The Eight Banners of the Han Army originally appeared as the firearms unit of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they can be said to be the most proficient in these "high-tech" weapons in the Qing army, but in the face of the Ming army in Zhejiang, all this became their weakness. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In contrast, the Eight Banners of the Han Army far surpassed the Ming army on the opposite side in terms of the number of various artillery pieces and bird guns. But the use of weapons is often not about quantity. The firearms of the Qing army were originally inherited from the Ming army, and they also existed in the Ming army in Zhejiang, so the artillerymen, shooters and staff officers of the Ming army knew the range and power of these weapons well.

From the range of these weapons, the Ming army found that there was a lack of firepower output in the Eight Banners of the Han Army between 70 and 120 steps, and the Ming army had Lu Mi Gong to suppress the Qing army at this distance, so the scene just now appeared on the battlefield.

After being targeted by the Ming army for a few rounds, the Qing army could no longer hold back, they gave up shooting, and instead sent infantry and cavalry to attack the Ming army's formation.

This is a last resort, and if we come back for a few more rounds, I am afraid that even if the firearms units are not all destroyed, the morale of the army will fall to the bottom. Instead of being beaten passively, it is better to give it a go.

"Brother Liu, as far as you know, how will our army react after they launch an attack?"

Although he was really disappointed with Liu Zhiyuan's understanding of the Eight Banners of the Hangzhou Garrison facing the Ming army, it was always better than these newcomers under his command who could be called black-eyed officers, so when he decided to attack, Shi Tingzhu chose to consult Liu Zhiyuan at the first time.

Relatively speaking, running forward and the use of new firearms made Liu Zhiyuan lose face in front of Shi Tingzhu and other Han Army Eight Banner bigwigs who could speak in the Manchu court, but he still watched the drill and explanation of the officer of the Raised Left Battalion on the school field in Hangzhou, and he still knew the next reaction.

After pondering for a moment to confirm that there was no deviation from his memory, Liu Zhiyuan explained to Shi Tingzhu: "What the thieves used was Qi Jiguang's Mandarin Duck Array. Most of them are big three-talent formations, and occasionally they use small three-talent formations, it all depends on the plan of the rebel Chen Wen. ”

"Hmm."

For this answer, Shi Tingzhu was quite satisfied, at least not as ignorant as before. Prior to this, the Eight Banners of the Hangzhou garrison also made tactical adjustments to the Ming army, in order to give full play to the firepower advantage of the bird gun in its army, and reduce the role of the Ming army in using wolf and long cards to reduce the lethality, which can be regarded as promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses. Although the bull records used in the siege war were basically the Niu Lu of the Eight Banners garrisoned in Hangzhou, those Niu Lu still needed to rest and recuperate, and could not exist as the main force of the field war, but he was still full of confidence in the Niu Lu that was formed when Huang Taiji was still alive.

After receiving the order to attack, the Qing infantry of the brigade began to pass the gunners and bird guns, and strode forward in the face of the Ming army's fire.

The infantry of the Qing army marched forward in great strides, while the cavalry of the Qing army was still cruising and harassing on the flanks of the Ming army, looking at everything in front of him from afar, Shi Tingzhu recalled Liu Zhiyuan's previous explanation, and couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. But when he thought that the shooters of the Ming army would shoot another round or two before retreating on their own, what he saw was a scene that he could not imagine.

When the Qing army approached about fifty paces, the Ming army's infantry archers and musketeers did not retreat into the formation, but the Ming infantry behind them came out of the crowd, and at the same time as a war drum sounded, the tiger roared and rushed towards the Qing army's formation.

Morale, this is the only thing that the Ming army can rely on now, after yesterday's day and night, the Ming army has long been physically exhausted, and now it is all supported by the spirit. Surpassing those predecessors they look up to, this is the source of the high morale of the Ming army, at this moment since the Qing army has been beaten to the point that they want to decide the victory by hand-to-hand combat, then according to the usual day to turn to a vertical formation to meet the enemy, it is too conservative, but also too passive, it is far better to rush up directly, let the Qing army taste the power of infantry assault.

On the battlefield, the three battalions of the Ming infantry began to rush towards the oncoming opponent shouting, in the spear array killer team, the long card held the shield in front, and the pikeman's dense spears pointed obliquely at the opposite Qing army as they did in the usual battle, and the Mandarin Duck Array killer team was the same, but the blades were replaced by those wolf swords and spears.

As the infantry charges, the flanks will be exposed under maneuvering. At this time, the cavalry of the Ming army also maintained a formation to kill out of the formation and went straight to the Qing army on the flank, intending to involve more Qing troops and eliminate the flaws in the flank.

The sudden eruption of fiery red magma did not make those veterans of the Eight Banners of the Han Army feel afraid, but on the contrary, it aroused their fighting spirit even more. When the Ming army broke out, the Qing army rushed over without showing weakness.

Starting from fifty paces, as the distance between each other continues to shorten, the sky is no longer just the throwing of bows and arrows intertwined, and there are occasional weapons such as javelins flying out of the Qing army, and the closer they get, the more there are those weapons.

In an instant, the front row of the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties entered a distance of only about 20 paces, and the Qing army began to stop and regroup, but the Ming army did not do so, but rushed forward with a more violent attitude.

The spears were like a forest, pointing obliquely at the Qing army opposite, and the Ming army ignored the javelins and throwing axes that were thrown, and rushed over with a shout, only at the moment of collision, they used spears twice as long as the Qing army to string up the front row of the Qing army.

The thunderous first blow of the Ming infantry swept away the first platoon of the Qing army in an instant, and only a few veterans relied on the experience and muscle reactions accumulated over the years to flash and move in the forest of spears, and luckily saved their lives. However, the tactics of the two armies are very different, the Qing army still separates each soldier at a distance to facilitate the play of individual martial arts, while the Ming army is a dense formation, especially the three battalions of the Chinese army occupied by the spear array killer team, which is a sea of spears.

These Qing army martial arts are not not good enough, and the combat experience is not rich enough, and they can survive in the cruel environment of Liaodong to this day, and their reaction is not unpleasant, but facing the stabbing of several spears at the same time with the strength of one person is no longer something that can be solved by martial arts, and luck is often the most important.

The first platoon of the Qing army was almost wiped out, but the Qing army behind did not lose heart because of this, but rushed up. It's just that the Ming army also did not cause chaos in its own formation because of the rise of killing, but at the same time that they pulled out the spears from the corpses or wounds of the Qing army, those long players who rushed to the front with the identity of the captain put on a defensive posture the moment they came into contact with the Qing army, not only preventing the Qing army's attack, but also stopping the long soldiers behind them.

The commander of the Wu was the lowest-ranking officer in the infantry of the Ming army, and like the deputy captain of the firearms team, they did not have any rank, but they were the most indispensable position in the army. The captain of the killer team is responsible for the advance of the formation and is also the most important protector of the other long soldiers, while the deputy captain of the firearms team is responsible for controlling the shooting rhythm of the infantry archers, both of which are extremely important roles in battle.

In an instant, the sword and shield soldiers in the front row were wiped out in an instant, and the Qing army had no choice but to regroup, but at this moment, those commanders had obviously received the order, and they continued to attack the Qing army by pressing the formation together, without giving the opponent any chance to regroup. (To be continued.) )