Chapter 387: The Great War Begins
As the Korean musketeers lined up in a horizontal row began to move forward, the third wave of the Tartar army began, and the artillery of the Dengzhou army in the Jiaozhou battalion had already cooled down, shouting and pushing to the front of the formation to prepare to shoot.
The musketeers all walked to the front line of the large army formation after loading their ammunition, and the slightly scattered spear squad also began to become strict under the supervision of the non-commissioned officers and officers.
Zhao Neng, who was sitting on the horse, looked around, the Dengzhou army had already done everything that should be done, all meticulously, at this time Li Mengcai's mind was a little calmer, the other party started the third attack after the two attacks were frustrated, I don't know if the first two times were an illusion or a bait.
The offensive and defensive means on his side were almost all used in the first two enemy attacks, and the enemy did not know what was useless.
Attacking in the way of the Ming army on the opposite side, the task assigned to Li Rui by Abatai was very simple, and Li Rui, the leader of the Han army, knew the difficulties as soon as he did it.
First of all, this firecracker maintains an almost straight array, and maintains alignment during the march, the Korean firecracker is in front, and the foot soldiers of the Han Eight Banners and the Sanshun King are behind.
The North Korean musketeers did not have the courage of the Ming army's musketeers, and they were at the forefront of the ranks, and they were obviously sent to death, and no one wanted to be in the front, as meat shields and cannon fodder.
But the Ming army on the other side can do it, why can't you Korean firecrackers do it, Li Rui, who seems to be a slave in front of Abatai, is also an amiable assistant leader Li Rui to the commander of the North Korean army, and now he has turned his face.
Seeing that the Korean firecrackers who had walked a few steps hesitated, he immediately ordered the foot soldiers of Han Baqi and King Sanshun to arrest the dozen or so North Korean firecrackers who had retreated at the end, and pressed them to the ground directly in front of the formation, and for a time the entire formation stopped, and all the North Korean firecrackers looked behind in an uproar.
The commanders of the firecrackers all went to Li Rui's side to argue. Let the other party keep people under the knife, Li Rui didn't meet with them at all, and directly ordered to cut off his head.
The knife fell from the hand here, and more than a dozen heads fell to the ground, spraying blood all over the ground, which immediately shocked the firecrackers in front. The effect of such a method of killing people in front of the formation has always been good.
Because of the peculiarities of firearms troops. The status of the Korean musketers in the Tatar army has always been not low. Koreans are famously villains. It was the time of the Ming Domain. Treat the Han people with trepidation. Consciously put yourself in a lower position. It can be taken seriously by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. But he began to be arrogant. Since entering the customs from the boundary ridge pass. The march along the way. insulting and despising the Han soldiers. That's a lot.
If it weren't for the fact that there was a full Mongolian flag pressed on it. I am afraid that the two armies have long been fighting among themselves. This is the situation at the moment. Of course, the Han soldiers will not let it go.
The dozen or so unlucky ghosts who were treated as deserters. Slashed by the current one. Of course, everyone was shocked by the North Korean firecrackers. However, the Han soldiers were all very happy.
Originally, this soldier with a firearm and a soldier with a cold weapon. It should be a cover for each other. Rely on each other. In this way, you can wield 100% combat power on the battlefield. It can even achieve a good effect of one plus one is greater than two. But that's what I'm looking for. The firecrackers trembled in front. Behind the firecrackers, the Han sergeants were fierce and vicious. It's not a match at all. The Han sergeant was a squad commander at this time.
It's a mess here. The general Abatai was ordered to ignore it at all. On the contrary, they kept sending messengers to urge. This is almost like supporting Li Rui.
Seeing all this, the North Korean soldiers finally accepted their fate. The formation slowly moved forward. Advancing on foot was like a signal. The commanders, assistant leaders, and staff leaders all shouted in unison. The Mongol cavalry on the left flank, which had always been unfortified, began to slowly disperse.
The already dense formation began to thin out, and the Mongol cavalry began to rush towards the edge of the right flank of the Dengzhou infantry phalanx at as safe a distance as possible, and the left flank of the Manchu army was the right flank of the Dengzhou army.
The Dengzhou Army also had cavalry. But there are not many of them. There are only about two thousand horsemen, except for five hundred horsemen who are guarding Zhao Neng's center. The rest of the cavalry was placed in the upper right corner of the large array, ready for a decisive attack, the so-called decisive force invested in the battle.
This method is indeed a standard practice in the drill code and the Jinan military brochure, but it has no meaning in the current battle.
These scattered Mongolian light cavalry were far away from the shooting range of the Jiaozhou battalion's firecrackers, but it was impossible for the more than 1,000 Dengzhou army horses to attack at this time, so the cavalry was thrown into the opponent's 10,000 horse team, as if a drop of water was in the river, and it had no effect.
The formation of the Dengzhou army was also in a rather awkward situation at this time, and in order to maintain the tightness of the formation, the foot soldiers could not go out to pursue at all, and of course they did not have the mobility to intercept the Mongolian light cavalry that was constantly pouring out.
At this time, the formation of the Korean firecrackers and the Han army's infantry in front of the Dengzhou army was slowly moving forward, and the Mongolian cavalry outside the range of the firearms could not attack the Dengzhou army at present, and the slowly approaching infantry queue in front of it was the most direct need to deal with.
"Beat the snare drum!"
Zhao Neng immediately gave the order, and the herald immediately transmitted this order to the ranks of each battalion, the drums began to sound, and more than 20 squares began to slowly move towards the center.
The large squadron of the Dengzhou army began to shrink, but when the enemy was approaching in several directions, the infantry of Shandong was able to make such a tactical move.
The distance between the battalions and the battalions has become smaller, making the whole formation more solid, more stable, more solid and stable, this is the tactical arrangement of the Jiaozhou battalion, but in the eyes of the Tartar relatives and nobles who watched the battle over there, it is really incredible that they can calmly make such a move in the war.
The Jurchen general who jumped out of the corner of his eye was not one, after the opponent's large formation was reduced, his ability to resist the cavalry charge was stronger, but the general Abatai who was ordered was more calm.
The Mongolian cavalry on the left flank lined up in a very scattered formation, spread out and moved forward, and the generals of the Jiaozhou battalion finally appeared, this tactical move of the Mongolian cavalry on the left flank of the Tatars was not for attacking, at least not for attacking now, but for the dense formation to be dispersed and expanded as much as possible.
Almost two-thirds of the Mongolian light cavalry on the left flank were dispersed, and gradually half of the entire Jiaozhou battalion was encircled, and the firecrackers on the outer edge were very nervous, setting up the firearms in their hands, facing the cavalry cruising outside, but these Mongolian cavalry screamed and shouted on their horses, doing their best to provoke, but they just didn't impact into this range.
The Dengzhou army is mostly recruits, and the advantage of the Jiaozhou battalion foot soldiers is that the jerky performance of the recruits can be compensated for with discipline and advanced tactics, but at this time the shortcomings of the psychological quality are exposed. 、
Some soldiers were frightened by the formation of a large force of cavalry on the periphery, and the fire rope hanging on the beak hook was extinguished, although the fire rope was fire-resistant, but it was still necessary to keep blowing to keep burning, and in this case, it was often not possible to appear until the time of shooting.
In this kind of clumsy action, they had to hurriedly reload the ammunition and replace the arquebus, and the firearms commander who was angry enough to supervise the battle behind them smashed it with his scabbard with his waist knife.
At this time, the Dengzhou military formation seemed to be as immobile as a mountain, but in various details, there was something wrong.
The ten guns had been pushed back to the front of the array, and the commander of the artillery team shouted loudly in front of the artillery:
"Hold down, hold down, wait for the Tartar to come into range before firing, shoot slowly, it's not dinner yet, we don't need to burn the barrel to cook!!"
It is rare to have such a humor in the Jiaozhou battalion, the artillery team and the surrounding firecrackers are laughing, Zhao Neng picks the corners of his mouth on the horse, but the commander of the artillery team is because of a mistake, which almost affects the overall situation of the entire battle, and his heart is also a little empty, the meaning of this joke is also to show that he will not do it again.
Seeing Zhao Neng's expression, the mind of the commander of the artillery team was also a lot more determined, and although the Korean firecrackers and Han infantry soldiers in front of him were slow and chaotic, they still entered the firing range.
Such a dense array is simply a target sent to the door, and of course the artillery team of the Dengzhou Army will not let it go, "Fire!" After the loud order, the artillery was fired again.
Every shot was fired to inflict enough casualties in the ranks of infantry soldiers walking in front of them, and at this time, before they were within the range of the firecrackers, the Korean soldiers with heavy firearms could not start charging at such a distance, and they cried wolf and cried hard next to the shelling.
Because whether they retreat or run in both directions, they will definitely be killed by the so-called "friendly forces", and they can only rush to the front if they want to survive.
A brigade of several thousand people ignored the bombardment of artillery fire and walked towards the Jiaozhou battalion, this momentum was even more terrifying than the rook front, and the firecrackers and spear arrays in front of them were all on full alert, ready to meet the battle.
The right flank, which had not moved, was full of eight banners, and the original chaotic formation began to change, turning into a cavalry formation, which was orderly.
But at this time, the attention of the Dengzhou army was attracted by the Mongolian cavalry that was about to surround the Dengzhou army on three sides, as well as the array of Han troops and Korean soldiers on the right side.
At this moment, countless horns whistled......
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