Chapter 314: Battle (50)
Although the military order was transmitted, Sun Chuanting did not feel relaxed.
He is a commander who knows the battlefield and understands the war, and the movement of a battalion of artillery, fixing the gun position, and calibrating the target, it takes time. Although the Mongol soldiers on the right flank have straddled, it will take a long time for the artillery battalion to think of the use of the middle top.
The entire battlefield, not to mention the depth, is nearly three miles away from the front, although it is a plain area with a flat river, but it is not easy to move.
The only thing to count on is to send your own Chinese army first!
He summoned a few Chinese generals, looked at the generals, and said in a deep voice: "The rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty is here." The old man is here to raise the flag, and the monarchs lead the army forward. You have also seen the situation today, the Pingyu firearms are invincible, as long as they resist, the right wing car artillery battalion will recalibrate the artillery position, no matter how brave the Jiannu is, no matter how fierce the white armor is, they must be repulsed! ”
"Taibao doesn't need to say much!"
A general who has followed him for many years is also a family of generals of the Qin army, who has been in the army for many years, and his armor is also an ancestral thing, which can be regarded as a generation of Ming Dynasty food.
At this time, he also said angrily: "The last general's family has eaten the imperial court for more than 200 years, although it has never been the same as those shameless goods in Liaodong, every family has 10,000 acres of fertile land, but they have never worried about food and clothing. Now is the time when we will repay us with death, how can the last general be afraid and retreat? ”
"That's exactly what it is!" Someone answered: "Taibao has never said it explicitly, but the inferior level also understands." The imperial court has suffered decades of defeat, and at the beginning of the battle of Salhu, it was said that the equipment was not repaired, and the troops were not strong. But later, Guangning, Ningjin, and Dalinghe, which battle was not a big defeat or loss? The most loss-making thing is the Battle of Songshan, and the good men in our Qin army are more than 10,000 people killed in battle! Who doesn't feel pain when they lose? Now there is a chance to turn over such a bet, mark it and say a bad word, it is much better to die here than to die elsewhere! ”
"The Son of Heaven fled south, Shenjing fell, who doesn't feel heartbroken? I have always valued King Yue, and I am willing to learn from King Yue! ”
"Please rest assured, the Taibao will not take a step back if you would rather die."
"Well, that's good!"
Seeing everyone like this, Sun Chuanting's face lit up happily, looked at everyone, and finally said: "Then bring the troops up, the Pingyu army is a new army in the end, I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand a few times, you are just behind, give the old man to resist, the right wing of the Mongolian Tartars was defeated, Zhao Yingyuan came over, the left wing is a handsome man, the opposite army must not be defeated, and when the car and artillery battalion comes up, Jianyu is not enough to fear." ”
Everyone understands this truth.
But the battlefield on the multi-mile-long front is really changing rapidly, at least, in front of you, the threat of thousands of Manchurian Eight Banners is already imminent!
Under Bolo's command, more than 4,000 cavalry of the Eight Banners followed closely behind their vanguards, and in the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, blitzked.
The deployment of the Qing army is actually to disrupt the formation of the Ming [***] team in front of the forward, and then the heavy armored knights in the back follow to kill, break the formation, kill people, and then cooperate with the friendly troops on the left and right flanks to completely annihilate the Ming army.
When breaking the formation, it was the cavalry bows and arrows that were the mainstay, and the heavy armor soldiers moved according to the opportunity, which was also the old tactics of the Qing army.
This time, the striker was unfavorable, and as the specific commander of this battle, Bolo also adjusted his tactics in a timely manner.
Under his order, a large group of bannermen lined up in front of the Ming army in a dense formation, after they dismounted, handed over the horses to other followers to take care of, and took off the large and long infantry army iron bow, each carrying several quivers, they strode forward, although just now the Ming army's firearms showed good power, but in front of the battle-hardened Eight Banners, the scene just now was not enough to deter them.
It's nothing more than more blood shed and heavier casualties.
But after death, there must be a bereavement pension, the family will be taken care of, there will be an allotted flag land, and someone will take care of the family behind them.
These make the deceased feel at ease, and of course, more importantly, enjoy happiness without dying.
Across this Ming army, wealthy cities such as Dezhou and Jinan are in the bag, and you can reach out and get it. A large number of Han people plundered to be clothed slaves, women could play with them at will, and gold and silver treasures could be looted at will.
After any war of this magnitude, everyone will make a fortune and credit to a greater or lesser extent.
After immortality, what you gain must be far greater than what you have now.
Walking in the first array are almost all auxiliaries, that is, those with horses and those without horses, and so on. As a serious Manchurian Eight Banners, even if they are auxiliary soldiers, these people also have a strong and proud atmosphere.
In fact, they have enough money to be proud of.
Each flag soldier is also to be assessed regularly and accompanied by the expedition. In Baqi, there are no agriculture, animal husbandry and industry, only soldiers.
It is nothing more than a guard or a horseman, or an ordinary vest or infantry armor, and auxiliaries of various levels.
Some are old and not strong enough, some are born with some kind of defect, and some are too young to start from the service.
It's not that there are absolutely no cowardice and useless people who can't be brought to the battlefield, but this number is really small for this tribe.
At this time, the Qing army was strong enough, and even these auxiliaries were wearing heavy cotton armor or leather armor, and carrying long bows and arrows on their backs.
In terms of personal martial arts and archery, the ordinary bannermen recorded by these cattle are no worse than an ordinary Ming army battalion soldier, and even, in terms of organization and discipline, they far exceed the previous elite of the Ming army.
More than 1,000 ordinary bannermen, plus hundreds of carefully selected archers who are good at shooting, and hundreds of infantry armor responsible for covering the front, this is the most advanced unit of the Qing army.
The infantry armor wears iron armor, and holds melee weapons such as knives and scythes in his hands, and most of the hands carry a shield covered in cowhide.
There were also infantry armours with spears and tiger spears, and after the archers had suppressed the enemy's fire, they were the first to break the formation.
After the infantry armor, it is the main force of about 2,000.
Less than half a mile away from the Ming army's array, these infantry armor and accompanying auxiliaries had all dismounted, lined up in formation, and were just waiting to charge.
Behind them, there were nearly five hundred white-armored soldiers, the mercury armor shining in the winter light, and when they moved, the silver light was brilliant and dazzling. Together with more than 1,000 forwards and soldiers of the cavalry battalion, they formed the most formidable main assault force.
They were heavily armoured, armed with huge spears or iron knives, the sharp points of the spears and the heavy knives, and these cavalry, like moving iron towers, looked at from a distance, giving people great pressure.
The Qing army rode forward slowly, and the sight of the entire battlefield undoubtedly fell here.
Bolo pressed all the treasures almost all at once. This is undoubtedly a very confident move, but of course, it is also a last resort.
The Ming army's firecrackers left a deep impression on the Qing army's generals, and many corpses in front of them were not far ahead, and the strong bloody smell and choking sulfur saltpeter were already disgusting.
The only way to do it is to give it your all!
At this moment, with a large number of infantry armor and archers to fight in the front, the archers suppressed the opponent's firepower, and the infantry cover opened the passage to disturb the enemy's position, and the final blow will be completed by the invincible striker, the protector and the three battalions of the cavalry.
The Qing army was slowly approaching, and in the wilderness north of Texas, it was already full of murderous atmosphere.
The coercion brought by this kind of strong main force is by no means comparable to the miscellaneous troops that have just rushed into battle. As the distance got closer and closer, this huge pressure also kept pressing on everyone's hearts, and everyone was staring wide-eyed, biting their lips, and holding the weapons in their hands tightly with both hands. At this time, it is the time to test the courage the most, and this time is also the time to truly test the maturity of an army from generals to soldiers!
"Order the whole battalion, stabilize the position, don't panic, those who disturb our army's heart and disturb my position will be killed!"
At this time, Zhang Quanbin, who has always loved soldiers like sons, or rather, regarded soldiers as brothers, was also full of iron, and his face, which had always been smiling and calm, was only a look of slaughter.
The artillery battalion of the Pingyu Army has proved itself, and the officers and soldiers of Xuzhou Town on the left flank have also shown their good strength. At least, they deserve the title of a strong town and a strong soldier!
The officers and men of the third battalion of the Pingyu Army, at this time, wore the best armor and military uniforms, held the best weapons, ate the best military rations, received the highest salaries, and also endured the strongest level of training...... All hard work, only at this moment, will have its true value!
"Pick, Pickleman!"
Just when the orders were being heard one after another on the position of the Pingyu army, there was also a Jia Lazhangjing in the formation of the Qing army on the opposite side and waved his hand suddenly!
All the infantry and archers began to move quickly, and the archers in red and white armor or blue-gray cotton robes rushed to the front, they spread their huge bows, and their iron feathers rested diagonally on the bows, just waiting to be rounded by their masters, and then aim, and throw!
"Within three hundred steps!"
A musketeer sentry of the Capture Army was sweating profusely, and his hands trembled as he looked at the fierce enemy that was getting closer and closer.
But when the enemy approached two hundred and fifty paces, the sentry calmed down.
"Nearly two hundred steps, everyone, salvo!"
At the same time that the sentry officer of the Pingyu army waved his arms and roared angrily with all his strength, the Qing army camp on the opposite side was also given orders in Manchurian by military attachés, and then the archers of the Manchurian Eight Banners with hideous faces first bowed slightly, adjusted the huge step bow to the best position, and then pulled the bowstring hard until the bow and arrow were pulled the most round and tight, and then there was another order, everyone let go of their hands, and more than a thousand feather arrows were like a swarm of flying locusts, and with a buzz, they swept towards the front of the Pingyu army!
(To be continued)