As early as the Green Battalion began to advance slowly under the cover of the shield cart, the artillery of the Flame Battalion behind the breastwork was busy, and the rest of the Lake Town soldiers were also staring ahead with wide eyes and weapons in their hands, waiting for the officer's command, waiting for the moment when the battle began. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Twenty-five gaps were evenly opened in the chest wall of the first line of defense, and the middle ten gaps were completely opened, each of which was about ten meters wide in later generations, and each of them had a passage of the same width through the trench. The scouts who had returned from the front that day returned to the camp through these passages. The remaining fifteen gaps on both sides were not completely opened, and the half-height earthen wall remained, slightly smaller than the gap in the middle, only seven or eight meters, and there was no passage on the trench in front.

At the sound of the officer's command, the artillerymen of the Agni Battalion worked together to quickly push a gun that had already been filled and placed behind the breastwork into the gap. The ten gaps in the middle have a Furlong medium gun, a Furlong bronze cannon and two Tiger squat guns behind each of the ten gaps, and one Furlong medium gun and two Tiger squat guns behind each of the fifteen gaps on both sides. The muzzle of the black hole was aimed at the slowly moving "shield wall" in the distance.

Like the main breastwork on the first line of defense, there are corresponding gaps in the low wall more than 20 paces ahead, which are convenient for artillery fire.

At present, for the sake of convenience, these artillery men who operate the artillery are temporarily assigned to the command of Lu Qiwu and Shi Lang. As for the timing of the cannon, Pang Yue also completely delegated power to the two of them. It is up to them to decide for themselves and do not have to wait for orders from the command of the Chinese army.

In the large array of green battalion soldiers, the rumbling drums were still ringing continuously. At the forefront of the march were the auxiliaries pushing the shield carts and even some forcibly recruited civilians, followed by a large group of green battalion soldiers armed with various weapons.

At this moment. The officers and men on both sides were nervous and expectant. The green battalion soldiers are looking forward to breaking through the defense line of the Ming army, making new contributions, and winning the master's reward. The officers and soldiers of Huguang Town were looking forward to the scene when the Green Battalion was beaten to the ground before they rushed to their own defense line.

Above the wilderness, the smoke and dust were filled, and the Qing army's front was constantly pressing towards the fortifications of Huguang Town, and as time went by, the distance became shorter and shorter. One and a half miles....one mile...

The artillery in Huguang Town has not been fired. The artillerymen, like the rest of the soldiers, waited slightly nervously for the officer's order, pinched their knuckles white, and their palms were covered with sweat.

Finally. The shield carts of the Qing army and the sea of fluttering green flags rushed to a position about 100 steps north of Mianxi, and there were only more than 200 steps left from the chest wall of the first line of defense in Huguang Town.

"Fire!" … After receiving the signal to open fire from the battalion headquarters, the officers standing behind the gaps lowered their flags and burst into loud shouts.

"Boom!" "Boom!" …… White smoke rose from behind the gaps in the breastwork, the ground trembled, and twenty-five Furlong medium guns opened fire in unison.

The large array of green battalion soldiers suddenly resounded with a series of crackling muffled sounds and continuous screams and exclamations. The red-hot solid iron balls smashed the shield carts in the front row to pieces and flew debris. Many of the auxiliaries behind the shield cart were also affected, and their flesh and blood were swept away by the flying sharp fragments, or they were directly hit by cannonballs, and their bones were gone.

After this round of shelling, large gaps appeared in the seemingly tight "shield wall", and there was a panic in the originally murderous Qing army's front. Cowhide-covered protective plates protect against arrows and firebolts. But it is wishful thinking to defend against shells.

Fortunately, the artillery bombardment of the Ming army did not last after it, although the Qing army suffered some casualties and panic. However, it still maintained a basically strict formation, far from the extent of collapse.

Two sides of the general army in the Qing army's large array. After Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen saw the situation ahead, they were stunned at first, but quickly ordered adjustments. The formation was slightly dispersed, the wounded soldiers were dragged to the rear, and the broken shield carts were quickly cleared to the side, and the intact shield carts behind took their place.

The drums of war were still the same, and under the surging green flag, the large wide front of the green battalion soldiers continued to advance, and the speed was much faster than before.

Behind the breastwork, the commands of the Flame Battalion officers rang out one after another.

"Medium Furlong, reload shotguns!"

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"Check the son!"

"Load the arquebus!"

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The surging green battalion soldiers had approached the north bank of the Cotton Creek, only a hundred steps away from the breastwork. Although the Cotton Creek was only a small stream more than ten paces wide and waist-deep, it also caused some trouble for the Qing army, after all, it was much more difficult to run the river fully armed than on flat ground. But it's all come to this point, and it's really unreasonable to be stumped by such a small river. Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen ordered at the same time that the whole army should cross the river!

The round of artillery bombardment of the Ming army just now made the green battalion soldiers in the front row have palpitations, and now there is a quiet on the Ming army's defense line, which only increases the fear in their hearts, and the second round of shells that will come at some point is like a pig-killing knife hanging by hair, making every one of them feel like they are on pins and needles, trembling. But the military order is like a mountain, no one dares to joke with their own lives, and the steel knife in the hands of the overseer team is not vegetarian.

Subsequently, with the sound of rushing water, the Qing army auxiliaries in the front row pushed the shield cart into Mianxi, and the Qing soldiers behind were also ready to cross the river, and the black and oppressive Qing army array began to fully press towards Mianxi.

At this moment, the green battalion soldiers at the front were only more than one hundred and thirty steps away from the breastwork.

"Fire!" The artillery officers once again heavily lowered the order flag in their hands

"Boom!" "Boom!" …… The ten Furlong bronze cannons in the center of the battle, loaded with solid iron bullets, roared and smashed a row of slow shield carts that were flowing into the river to pieces and disintegrated on the spot. At such a close distance, the lethal effect of the shells increased dramatically, and the Qing army auxiliaries behind the shield carts were also killed on the spot or screamed repeatedly.

"Medium Furlong, fire!"

"Boom!" "Boom!" …… A series of loud noises followed, and a salvo of twenty-five Furlong medium guns was fired. The storm of shrapnel smashed the shield car's protective plate into a thousand holes, and the Qing soldiers behind were also swept into a large area. Especially on the front that was blasted open by the solid bullet of the Furlong machine bronze cannon just now, there was even more flesh and blood, and almost half of the Qing soldiers who were wading the river were swept away. There were even some Qing soldiers who were smashed into a cloud of fluttering red debris by countless shotguns.

The clear cotton stream began to glow red, and wailing and screaming came one after another, but the nightmare of the Qing soldiers had just begun, and it was far from over.

"Rocketeer ready, put!" The white smoke from the previous salvo had not yet drifted away, and the officers of the Agni Battalion once again ordered the rocketeers near the gap to open fire.

These rocketeers work in pairs, behind the breastwork near the gap, and one of them is responsible for aiming. One person is responsible for igniting the rocket. This kind of rocket is also the standard equipment of the Ming army's firearms unit, and its shape is a long cylinder about six feet long, the barrel weighs more than two catties, and it is equipped with dozens or hundreds of arrows. The maximum range can reach 200 steps, but the killing effect is best within 100 steps.

Hearing the officer's command, the rocketeers lit the rockets in their hands one after another. In an instant, a long whistle reached into the sky, and the black rain of arrows almost obscured the sky. After drawing a graceful arc, he rushed straight to the Qing army behind the shield cart.

Countless blood flowers bloomed to their heart's content, and the Qing army's large array that was rolling forward appeared one by one, and the green battalion soldiers who had not had time to make contributions fell down like artemisia grass swept by the autumn wind.

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"Being able to control the artillery so far, this gang of Ming Dogs really has some ability!" Weaving the golden dragon. Duoduo said with a calm face, "Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangenbu continue to attack from the front. The casualties are inevitably a bit large. ”

"Prince Yu is right!" Kong Youde, the obedient king on the side, put down the clairvoyant mirror and took over Duoduo's words. "The defensive position of this puppet Ming army is very tricky, and there are trenches dug behind the river, low walls are built, and when our army is paused, the guns are fired in unison, and the intentions are so poisonous! According to Xiao Wang, their tricks are definitely not limited to this, if Zhang and Wang still attack from the front, I am afraid it will be half the effort, not to mention how many people can cross the river alive under the bombardment of the puppet Ming army. Even if you cross the river, facing the low wall of the trench, I am afraid that you will not be able to do enough. It is better to let Wang Zongbing and them cross the river from the foot of the mountain upstream and downstream respectively, and avoid the bombardment of Ming Gou's firearms before continuing the attack. ”

"Just do it! The order went down, and told Zhang Yingxiang, Wang Guangen, and Feng Tengyuan to stop attacking from the front, and first cross the river from the foot of the mountain upstream or downstream, bypass the firearms battle formation in front of Minggou and then attack. After Duoduo finished ordering the heralds around him, he turned his head to the side, "King Gongshun, King Huaishun, and King Zhishun, the firearms soldiers in your camp should be prepared early and ready to play at any time!" When the time comes, let this group of Ming dogs see clearly, my Daqing Iron Cavalry not only far surpasses them in riding and shooting, but also enough to trample them under their feet in firearms! ”

"Huh!" Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi saluted together.

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After receiving the signal from Duoduo, Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen, as if they had been granted amnesty, hurriedly ordered the transformation of flags and drums, so that the army under their command could withdraw from the cotton stream and turn to the upstream and downstream locations to cross the river. Zhang Yingxiang's troops went to the opposite side of the hilly area upstream, and Wang Guangen's troops went to the opposite side of the high mountains downstream, preparing to cross the river. The successive rounds of bombardment by the Ming army just now made them feel uneasy, and if they still rushed so hard, it was not impossible to fill in all the old books.

Subsequently, Duoduo sent an order from the Chinese army to let the Han army with the red flag Bayala, the Aliha Chaoha battalion and the Hanyang general Feng Tengyuan also move upstream and downstream respectively, as the reserve of Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen's troops, and also avoid the Ming artillery fire in the front.

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"Mu Yuan really manages the army well, and he can let the soldiers under his command use the firearms battle array so skillfully!" On the high platform in the camp of Huguang Town, Zhu Dadian saw that the Qing army had been beaten to the ground and had moved quickly to both sides, and his expression relaxed a little, "The Qing army is menacing, but there is no power to fight back!" ”

"The superintendent has won the award, this is just the beginning, there are still many tricks that have not been used in the Qing captivity, and the next battle may be even more severe." Pang Yue still looked solemn, he knew that the Qing army, which was equipped with many heavy Hongyi cannons, would not be repulsed so easily. There must be a fierce battle to come... )