Chapter 62: The Raging Platoon of Guns
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ......" With the commander's order, the first platoon of Ganzhou town musketeers opened fire again, and the stormy lead bullets swept away the Qing troops who had not yet recovered from the panic. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this time, there were already hundreds of Qing troops on the west bank, but they were already in chaos under the two rounds of sudden attacks by the Ming army, and they almost completely lost their original structure, and they were unable to organize a strong counterattack. Under the green flag, which was staggering and swaying wildly, it was full of the anxious roars of the officials and the exclamations of the soldiers.
The first platoon of musketeers finished firing and quickly retreated to the back of the line to reload their ammunition. The second row of musketeers took over, continuing to aim their weapons at the frightened Qing soldiers in front of them. Today, most of the musketeers of the Gangfeng Battalion Firearms Team are equipped with flintlock muskets, and the craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau have also improved the propellants. With a higher rate of fire and a longer range flintlock pistol, combined with a five-stage firing formation that is more domineering than the three-stage shot, the entire firearms team has reached a new level of ferocity in terms of firepower.
"Ready! - Shoot! At the sound of a simple and loud command, the flintlock pistols in the hands of the musketeers in the second row also roared, mixed with the roar of some of the raised guns. At the same time as the white smoke rose, the ranks of the Qing army bloomed with even more brilliant blood flowers.
As the saying goes, rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, and in the face of the unscrupulous shooting of the Ming army, some of the brave people in the Qing army began to rush towards the Ming army in anger and shame, and the archers also began to counterattack the Ming army under the command of Guan Zuo. However, in the face of a five-stage firing formation equipped with flintlock pistols, these brave men finally paid the price for their actions, and all of them were killed on the way to the charge, and none of them could run fifty steps in front of the Ming army's formation. As for the arrows thrown by the Qing army, after flying more than 100 steps, they almost did little damage to the musketeers equipped with iron armor and masks and helmets.
The follow-up Qing army was still disembarking and landing in a steady stream, and the red tassels on its hats almost merged into a sea of red, which also seemed a bit imposing. But the Qing soldiers who landed first had been stubbornly suppressed in a small area on the shore, unable to move an inch, and from a high place, it looked like a red ocean current crashing against a strong embankment, and the momentum was stagnant.
At this time, the Jiannu artillery on the east bank was also useless, and if it was to be forced to fire, the shells could fall at any time into the green battalion that had already poured into the west bank. Although the generals of Jiannu, such as Turai and Durd, would not care about this possible accidental injury, it was not good to chill those loyal minions until they had to.
Seeing that his officers and soldiers were suppressed by the Ming army on the shore, Li Yingzong suddenly became angry and anxious, since the defeat returned to the Qing Dynasty, his men and horses have always been "like a bamboo" under the wise command of the master, and the Ming army lost its armor and armor, where did he suffer this kind of grievance? What made him wonder even more was when the Ming army's firearms had become so sharp, not to mention that there were very few explosions when they fought farther, and the firing queue was also extraordinarily different. Under the intensive bombardment of firearms, the officers and soldiers under his command who had made great contributions to the expansion of the territory of the Qing Dynasty could only be slaughtered like chickens and ducks, and this result was also unacceptable to Li Yingzong, who had fought a lot of favorable battles.
After gritting his teeth, Li Yingzong called the two guerrillas around him and shouted: "You two each lead the soldiers of the headquarters, bring firearms, outflank them from both wings, and give this Ming dog a little color!" ”
The two green battalion guerrillas led the order, and after a while, each with more than 1,000 people from the north and south directions touched hundreds of steps along the river embankment, and after avoiding the frontal fire of the Ming army, they turned to outflank the Ming army array that was shooting.
In addition, under Li Yingzong's orders and the threat of steel knives in the hands of the supervising team, the Qing army in front of him gradually woke up from the panic. A large shield was pushed to the front row, and the Qing army began to use the cover of various shelters to form a team, and even some Qing soldiers took out firearms to shoot at the Ming army. …,
Although most of the firearms of the Qing army were old things captured from the Ming army, they were varied and in disrepair, and they did not have much lethality at this distance, but they also attracted a lot of attention from the Ming army. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Qing army, outflanked from both flanks, gradually approached the Ming army's array, with sword and shield soldiers holding shields to cover in front, and archers following closely behind, ready to suppress at any time.
At this time, under Deng Yuanpeng's order, the formation of the firearms team of the Gangfeng Battalion suddenly changed, and the musketeers on both sides of the original five-stage strike formation quickly turned, and the muzzles of their guns were aimed at the Qing troops coming from both sides.
After a dense popping sound, the Qing army that wanted to touch it from the wings to bargain was suddenly knocked over. The galloping buckshot easily tore through the cotton armor and gowns on their bodies, bringing out clouds of blood mist. Even the Qing soldiers who were lucky enough not to die after being shot were mostly lying on the ground wailing miserably, spitting blood clots in large gulps, and the scene was terrifying. After the first blow, the Qing army's momentum was only slightly paused, and then it continued to rush forward. In their opinion, the firepower of the two wings of the Ming army is bound to be much weaker than the front, as long as they hurry up and rush over, this group of Ming troops can only be cut and killed by themselves. However, just as they roared and rushed forward, the second volley of the Ming army soon arrived, and the lead of the Heavenly Maiden shattered their wishes. The Qing soldiers in despair looked up and saw that the musketeers on both wings of the Ming army were actually lined up in an array of multiple shots, and the muzzles of the rows of muskets were constantly emitting life-threatening white smoke.
After another round of firing, almost all of the bravest of the Qing army on both flanks were corpses in pools of blood or wailing seriously wounded. At this time, the momentum of the Qing army completely slowed down, and some people even began to tremble with their legs, tremble and squirm backwards, or directly hold their heads and lie on the ground. In fact, as long as they rushed forward with all their might, they might not be able to rush in front of the Ming army. However, after some personal experience, they have a new understanding of the firearms of the Ming army, and they no longer dare to bet their lives casually.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Qing army's momentum was contained, the Gangfeng Battalion firearms team began to cover and retreat alternately. Although they inflicted a lot of losses on the Qing army, at this time there were more and more Qing troops ashore, and if they stayed in place, there was only one way to be annihilated. Seeing the retreat of the Gangfeng battalion firearms team, the Qing troops on both flanks also launched a tentative pursuit, but the Ming army was also heavily defended in the retreat, and the various departments alternately covered it, so they really couldn't bargain, so they had to give up this plan, and unwillingly "watched" the Ming army that brought them a lot of casualties to leave.
At this time, on the south gate of the town, Hu Yiqing and Zhao Yinxuan looked at the scene that happened on the riverbank, and their faces were full of shock. It's not that they haven't seen firearms, but they didn't expect the firearms in Ganzhou Town to be so sharp, and the soldiers who operate firearms are so well-trained.
"It's really a strong general, and there are no weak soldiers under him!" After looking at the front for a long time, Hu Yiqing sighed, "General Pang is brave, and his soldiers are so good at fighting!" ”
"General Hu has won the award! This is just the result of the hard work of the soldiers. Pang Yue smiled, but there was no relaxation in his heart. This is just a small victory, just the beginning, and it is unknown what kind of test the more than 10,000 defenders in Ganzhou City will face next.
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