The speed of the Qing army became faster and faster, the rumbling pace and the sound of horses' hooves reached the heart, and the shaking of the earth intensified. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info In this atmosphere, the firearms soldiers in the first few rows inevitably had some nervousness, but because the corporal punishment they had received on the training ground was still vivid, no one dared to move, just quietly waited for the officer's order.

At this time, Pang Yue had already seen the formation of the Qing army clearly. Thousands of foot soldiers are surging from the front, holding a big banner with the character "Hu", and more than 1,000 cavalry on each wing are slowly following up, and the word "Gao" and "Xu" are respectively on the banner, and the three are arranged in the shape of "product". Seeing this formation, Pang Yue roughly guessed the intention of the Qing army: first use the elite infantry as the main force to attack the opponent's formation, the cavalry is located behind the flank to provide support, and after the opponent's formation is scattered, the cavalry will launch the final blow.

Historically, Jiannu used this tactic to defeat the Ming army for thousands of miles in field battles. It's just that the traitor army that uses this method today is far inferior to Jiannu in terms of combat effectiveness, and the town of Ganzhou, which is on the defensive, is by no means comparable to those miscellaneous Ming armies.

Soon, the Qing soldiers who rushed to the front could already see the cold masks on the faces of the Qingming soldiers. When they first saw the countless "grimaces", the Qing soldiers were stunned at first, but then they were relieved, in their subconscious, the Ming army was a bunch of waste, no matter how fancy the equipment was, it would be useless, although most of them were also members of the Ming army.

200 steps...... One hundred and fifty steps...... The Qing army, imposing and eager for victory, gradually came into the range of flintlock pistols.

"First row, ready! - Put! ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ......" A series of fried bean-like sounds suddenly erupted, accompanied by bursts of fire and rising white smoke, and lead bullets erupted like a storm.

Although some of the Qing soldiers had shields as cover, the Qing troops who were still surging forward immediately screamed and fell down in large areas, and the high-speed flying lead bullets either broke their cheekbones, or pierced their armor, and stirred up the bones and internal organs in their bodies. In the air, a terrifying mist of blood was raised.

But the Qing army was still advancing, and although the first round of fire from the Ming army caused them some casualties, it was not enough to stop their offensive. Seeing that the companions in front of them fell, the Qing soldiers behind were only slightly stunned, and then they surged up like a tide, and some people's expressions even became more hideous. Because they have long summed up from their previous experience, the Ming army that used firearms at the beginning of the battlefield was often mostly waste wood in white-knuckle combat, and once it entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat, those Ming troops would drop their firearms and flee in all directions.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ......Just as the Qing army continued to charge forward with confidence, the second round of shooting by the Ming army's firearms also arrived.

Countless blood flowers once again splashed in the ranks of the rapidly advancing Qing army, and the murderous cone-shaped advance formation was also concave. The inertia of the Qing soldiers' charge brought the lethality of lead bullet to the extreme, and most of those who were shot struggled to die in extreme pain.

This time, in order to deter these Qing troops, who did not know the height of the sky, the Ming army's firearms team also took out the guns that were specially used to deal with the enemy's shield vehicles and opened fire. Even a large-caliber buckshot that can penetrate a thick wooden board covered with cowhide can only be described as inhumane when it hits a person. Those Qing soldiers who rushed to the front in a hurry to show themselves were beaten and separated, and the people next to them were all frightened when they saw it, and the Qing army columns, which could barely maintain their composure, gradually appeared in a lot of commotion.

A Qing army general just wanted to drink his soldiers, but before he could open his mouth, after a strange crisp sound, a sudden lead bullet with a gun knocked off most of his head, and the red and white, disgusting viscous liquid splashed several Qing soldiers around him all over their faces, and the most timid one peed his pants on the spot. …,

Seeing this scene, Ke Yongsheng, who had been paying attention to the battle situation behind the battle, couldn't help frowning. It wasn't that he hadn't seen firearms before, but he didn't expect that the Ming army in front of him could use firearms on such a large scale and with such skill, and the firearms they used were also extremely sophisticated, and there was almost no explosion after two rounds of shooting.

This group of Ming troops is not ordinary! After struggling in his heart for a while, Ke Yongsheng finally admitted this fact that he had been unwilling to admit.

Braving the fierce fire of the Ming army's firearms, the Qing army's momentum still did not stop, although their flesh and blood had rendered the road forward extremely tragic. There is still a little hope to rush forward, stop or run backwards and there is only one way to die! Most of the Qing soldiers were cheering themselves up in this way, at least for now, and it was the only belief that sustained their advance.

The distance of more than 100 steps is not far away, and as the number of casualties climbs, the distance between the Qing army and the Ming army is getting closer and closer. After entering the distance of fifty paces, the Qing archers began to return fire on the Ming army, and the sharp arrows rushed towards the heads of the Ming firearms who were shooting with suppressed anger and a desire for revenge.

However, the Ming army array in front was not as chaotic as the Qing army expected. Although a small number of Ming firearms soldiers fell from arrows, they were soon dragged into the formation by the robes in the back row, and the entire formation remained unmoved.

Previously, because Pang Yue considered that the firearms soldiers would be attacked by the enemy for the first time on the battlefield, so he paid special attention to their protective equipment, and almost all of the existing iron armor in Ganzhou Town was put on the firearms soldiers except for the equipment officers. As a result, in the face of the Ganzhou firearms soldiers with iron armor and countless rigorous trainings, the lethal effect of the arrows fired by the Qing army from fifty paces away was extremely limited.

Just when the archers of the Qing army were about to send out the next round of arrow rain, the firearms in the hands of the Ming army opened fire again, and many Qing soldiers who had not had time to observe the results of the battle went to hell.

Gradually, after paying the price of hundreds of casualties, the Qing army finally advanced to about twenty steps in front of the Ming army's formation, and at this time, they could clearly see that the Ming army's firearms had put away their firearms and fled back into the formation.

At this time, the Qing soldiers almost forgot about the previous pain to the clouds, and replaced it with endless excitement: Haha, the firearms of the Ming army have been fired! Without the help of firearms, these waste-like Ming troops are not only slaughtered?!

"Kill!" A Qing soldier with a fleshy face and a sword and shield in his hand took the lead in a hysterical shout, which immediately caused a tsunami-like resonance.

"Whew! - Ho! A low and neat shout also erupted from the Ming army's formation, and countless spears were flattened and pointed straight ahead. From a distance, the entire Ming military array looked like a hedgehog covered in thorns.

Seeing this scene, a more hideous sneer flashed on the face of the Qing army: What is the difference between using a spear in hand-to-hand combat and finding death? Immediately afterwards, when they saw the spearmen of the Ming army in the first row collectively turning to the right and exposing the side under the cheering of the officers, almost everyone laughed: Did the Ming army know that they were invincible and wanted to kill themselves? If that's the case, then it's a lot easier.

The commander of the Qing army who took the lead in shouting just now was even more ecstatic, although he didn't know why the Ming army would make such an idiotic move, but one thing he knew very well: as long as he rushed forward a few more steps, with a wave of his sword, the first result would be in hand! It didn't take long for the commander of the Qing army to choose the first target for attack, and immediately held the shield in front of his left hand to guard against a possible attack, and raised his waist knife in his right hand to slash at the Ming spearman who was completely exposed sideways and seemed defenseless.

"Kill!" Just when the Qing army was full of reverence for the results of the battle, an earth-shattering shout pulled him back to reality. …,

"Flutter!" Before the commander of the Qing army could react, he heard a muffled sound of broken bones and flesh, and at the same time, a sharp pain penetrated his heart and lungs from his right ribs.

The commander of the Qing army, who was still menacing just now, looked at the spear that pierced deep into his body in disbelief, felt his strength fade little by little, and the knife and shield in his hand also fell to the ground, and then watched as the spear was pulled out violently, bringing out several blood arrows. In the last moments of consciousness, he saw that most of his companions around him were like himself, either being pierced through the body with spears or falling backwards in a precarious manner......

The contempt and lack of defense of the Qing army allowed the first round of spurts of the Ming army to exert the greatest effect, and after a muffled sound, dozens of Qing soldiers fell down with reluctance, while only two of the Ming pikemen were injured by the cold arrows that flew in.

Looking at the almost one-sided killing situation, the row of Qing soldiers who rushed up couldn't help but be stunned, and their pace slowed down a little. However, it was impossible for them to stop, and the thousands of people who rushed up had already decided that they could only move forward.

"Kill!" At the same time that the first row of Ming soldiers withdrew their spears, the second row of Ming soldiers stabbed their spears straight forward from the gap in the shape of the first line.

"Flutter!" "Flutter!" …… The Qing soldiers, who had just felt the chill of their companion's death, suffered the same fate, the sharp, vicious blades of the guns made them lose all consciousness before they even had time to moan, and even those who were lucky enough not to die for a while lay on the ground and struggled weakly, splashing a puff of dust and then no longer moving.

The Qing army was still moving forward, and while the second platoon of pikemen collected their guns and returned, the first platoon of pikemen once again stabbed out the spears in their hands to the right......

This...... It's like a bunch of butchers slaughtering a herd of sheep! After the Ming army's formation, Tian Shizun, who was watching the battle beside Pang Yue, stared wide-eyed at the scene of the Qing army flying flesh and blood in front of the Ming army's spear array, falling like harvested rice, and muttered to himself. It wasn't that he hadn't seen two armies fighting before, but the impression he had had was too shocking: there was no endless shouts of the two armies roaring together, not even the sonorous sound of swords colliding, only the terrifying muffled sound of metal tearing flesh and the helpless wails of the enemy. It's unimaginable!

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