Under the vigorous adjustment of Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen, the soldiers of the Henan Green Battalion and the Xiangyang Green Battalion, who took the lead in the charge, finally ended the chaotic situation of rushing forward and then falling into the trench and being stabbed to death. At this time, the trench behind the first low wall had been filled with most of the corpses of the Green Battalion soldiers.www.biquge.info

However, the Green Battalion did not take a beating and did not return fire, and the archers among them, under the command of the officer, began to shoot at the Ming army behind the breastwork, covering the advance of their own army. For a while, with the sound of the bowstring of "Tuk Tuk" and the sharp sound of breaking the air, the black arrow rain drew an arc of cold light in the sky, like locusts flying in the sky, rushing towards the Ming army.

From time to time, the Huguang Town Gunner, who was shooting behind the breastwork, was hit by an arrow, let out a muffled sound and fell down, and even the pikemen and sword and shield soldiers in the back row were constantly affected. Fortunately, with the obstruction of the breastwork, the sight of the archers of the Green Battalion was affected, and there was not much choice in the shooting angle, plus the soldiers in Huguang Town were fully armored and protected by helmets, and the officers quickly ordered to raise shields for protection, so the overall casualty figure was still stable within a small range, and the number of people killed on the spot was even rarer.

Wounded or killed soldiers were constantly carried to the rear, and the robes in the rear quickly took their place. This was followed by more intense firing at the Green Battalion, the Gunners continued to fire in a three-stage firing array, and the Rocketeers of the Flame Battalion also lit a barrel of rockets and continued to shoot at the rear of the Green Battalion. The Green Battalion archers, in particular, were taken care of, and some were killed by firecrackers or rocketed into a honeycomb before they could see their results.

Although the firepower of the Ming army was very fierce, Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen both knew that there was no turning back at this point, either the enemy died or we died, and if we did not rush into the defense line of the Ming army as soon as possible, the situation would be even more critical. They saw that the twenty or so gaps in the first low wall were wider, and then there were passages leading to the breastwork, although they were blocked by horses and thistles. But it is much better than a pit full of wooden sticks, and the Ming army's artillery has been fired and it is too late to reload, so it is a good opportunity to take advantage of. He then ordered the whole army to storm the breastwork from here, which was more than twenty paces behind, and to fill in the abominable trenches when the situation had been opened.

Accompanied by the cramped beat of drums, the swaying flags, and the hoarse shouts of the officers, the Green Battalion soldiers swarmed in through the twenty-five gaps in the first low wall.

Each of the 25 gaps is no more than 10 meters wide. Even if it is lined up in a dense charging formation, it can only allow about a dozen people to pass side by side, and the passage behind it is also arranged with iron thistles, horses and other things, and it is necessary to face the threat of Ming fire on both sides of the passage, and the difficulty of passing does not have to climb over the trench much easier. Therefore, most of the soldiers sent by Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen to attack this place are the most fierce and warlike sergeants in the army. He was determined to break through the Ming army's defenses.

In the wolf's howl, the fierce and stout Qing soldiers with shields and heavy short weapons smashed through the rejection horses on the gap, crossed the low wall, and crossed the trench behind the low wall through the passages, and rushed towards the breast wall guarded by the Ming army.

More than twenty steps south of the low wall, the soldiers of Huguang Town behind the breastwork clearly saw that these Qing soldiers were obviously the elite of the green battalion. Not only are they tall and stout, but their faces are arrogant and cruel. The equipment on his body is much better than that of the rest of the green battalion soldiers, his arms are wrapped in shiny iron armguards, and the hem is bulging under the trumpet coat, and the hem full of iron leaves is exposed, and he is actually wearing heavy armor.

"Bang! Bang! ...... "Just as the elite of these green battalion soldiers were rushing with all their might, behind the gap in the breastwork and on both sides, the musketeers raised their firearms again and fired a volley. The front of each notch. The crossfire from three directions caused the fierce green battalion soldiers who were screaming to be beaten into blood gourds before they had time to show their strength, facing a dense stream of lead bullets coming from three directions. At such a close distance, the seemingly solid iron armor has also turned into a vulnerable tofu dregs.

I saw the elite soldiers in my army fall one by one. Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen were almost so anxious that their eyes were red, these were the backbone of their army, and they were proud of their capital, so it was too worthless to fall under the firearms of the Ming army.

After the first round of charge was repelled by the Ming army, Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen changed their strategy, pushing the shield cart parked behind the formation as a barrier to protect the soldiers from charging, and at the same time letting the auxiliaries carry or carry dirt bags to hide behind the shield cart, and when they were ready to march to the low wall, they threw the dirt bags over and filled the trench behind them, so that more soldiers could attack.

The drumbeat of the Qing army's attack stopped for a while and then sounded again, and a large number of soldiers pushed shield carts and launched a charge. The elite green battalion soldiers, who were the breakthrough force of the attack, once again crossed the gap in the first low wall under the protection of the shield cart and launched an attack on the breastwork held by the Ming army. This time, due to the protection of the shield car, the casualty rate of the Green Battalion soldiers was reduced a lot, and the bloodthirsty expression on their faces was even more terrifying. More than 20 steps, for them, is just an instant distance, as long as they rush over, they can use the sharp weapons in their hands to teach those Ming troops a hard lesson, which can not only avenge the revenge of the arrow just now, but also open a breakthrough for the attack of the whole army.

At the same time, the Qing army auxiliaries carrying dirt bags also approached the low wall under the protection of the traffic jam, and in groups of several people, they threw the earth bags over the wall to fill the trench at the risk of being hit by the Ming army at the sound of the officer's order. As for the Qing soldiers who were still dying in the trenches, they were no longer in the consideration of Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen, because those people had no possibility of being rescued, unless the Ming army had a problem with their brains, and they would watch the Qing soldiers slowly climb into the trench and carry the wounded companions out, and even if those seriously wounded were rescued, they would not have much rescue value, and they would take many lives in vain. This kind of loss-making business, Zhang Yingxiang and Wang Guangen, the old oilmen who have been tested on the battlefield for a long time and are based on practicality, will never do it.

As a result, the seriously wounded Qing soldiers who were lying in the trench and could not move looked at the dirt bags that were smashed on their heads one by one, and let out a desperate roar with the last trace of strength.

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"Qinglu's offensive is fierce!" On the high platform of the Chinese army headquarters, Zhu Dadian looked at the situation on the front through the telescope and sighed, "Although our army's firearms battle formation is sharp, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop them from approaching, and short-handed encounters are inevitable." ”

Just now, as soon as the artillery bombardment of the Qing army ended, Zhu Dadian ignored the dissuasion of Pang Yue, Zhang Yunli, and others, and climbed the high platform again to observe the battle situation in front of him. This spirit of putting personal safety behind was a sentiment for everyone present.

Pang Yue had also been paying attention to the battle situation ahead, and he also looked serious when he saw the surging green flag and the black crowd pressing towards the first line of defense together. After hearing Zhu Dadian's words, he nodded: "The superintendent is right, it is estimated that it will not be long before the soldiers will meet with the Qing captives." The moment when the morale of the army will be tested is coming. However, please rest assured. The soldiers of my Huguang Town usually not only practice firearms, but also do not forget the skills of hand-to-hand combat, and will definitely let those arrogant Qing captives stain the fertile soil with blood later. ”

"The combat power of Huguang Town, the old man has always been at ease." After Zhu Dadian finished speaking, he pointed to the hilly area in the northwest direction, "But." This direction must also be guarded against. If the Qing sent a large number of elites to attack from here, the strength of an auxiliary battalion would be too thin. ”

Regarding this problem, Pang Yue and the officers of the General Staff Department naturally thought of it, if the Qing army really touched it from the side of the hill, a mere Taishan battalion was a little stretched. But now the five battalions have their own defensive tasks, and the strength is not very large. Although the remaining auxiliary battalion, the Huashan Battalion, is also a fully staffed battalion, most of the officers and men in the battalion have received engineering training, and their combat effectiveness is much worse than that of the Taishan Battalion. In addition, the large battalion also needs people to stay. It would also be inappropriate to send them out too early.

Before Pang Yue could answer, Zhu Dadian said again: "For the time being, send all the 500 foot soldiers in the old man's battalion to defend with the soldiers of the Taishan battalion." After a while, the old man sent someone to inform Mr. Ma and Mr. Liu, and asked them to transfer some soldiers and horses to come over to support. The stakes are very high, and it is necessary to be foolproof. ”

"Inspector Gaojian!" Pang Yue smiled and complimented. Zhu Dadian can take the initiative to solve this problem. Naturally, it couldn't be better.

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On the first line of defense, the elite soldiers of the Green Battalion, who were the breakthrough force, finally touched the gap in the breastwork after paying the price of blood. Somewhere other than the notch. A large number of Green Battalion soldiers also began to brave the rain of bullets to carry the shield carts over the low wall, and then under the cover of the wide protective plates. Climb over the low wall and advance towards the breastwork through the passage that the auxiliaries had filled in the trench with their lives. The archers, hiding behind the shield carts, kept throwing a rain of arrows behind the breastwork, and they cooperated closely with each other.

Especially in the Zhang Yingxiang Department of the Henan Green Battalion, the people in the front row continued to fall like dumplings under the fire of the Ming army, and the follow-up people still continued to make up for it, showing a determination to win, and the will to fight was much stronger than the various units of the Green Battalion encountered by Huguang Town before.

As the death squad of the Green Battalion touched up, the musketeers near the gap in the breastwork had all retreated, replaced by rows of pikemen and sword and shield men. The dense blades of the spears were aimed at the elite soldiers of the Green Battalion who rushed up with a roar, and the cold light of the stars exuded a burst of death.

"Pikemen, all the first row is there, forward-" After approaching a gap in the middle, Liu Wu, the general manager of the first division and third bureau of the Gangfeng Battalion B, looked at the Qing soldiers who rushed from outside the gap through the gap in the steel mask, and while estimating their charging speed and the distance between the two sides, he gave a password, and then suddenly waved his saber and made a move to draw the gun, and at the same time shouted: "Thorn!" ”

"Kill!!" With a neat and powerful echo, the pikemen in the first row stabbed their spears forward in unison.

There were more than a dozen pikemen in the first row, and they stood in a slightly arcing row facing the gap, and a dozen spears stabbed out together and swooped straight at the green battalion death squad rushing up from behind the gap like a dragon out of the water. The whole set of movements is neat and uniform, fast as a wind and lightning, and as strong as a thunderbolt, which is also the result of the soldiers' thousands of hard training.

"Flutter!" "Flutter!" …… A terrible muffled sound of metal tearing flesh suddenly rose, and the dozen or so elite soldiers of the green battalion who rushed to the front just jumped over the thistle, and before they could make the next move, they were all stabbed through, and the iron armor on their bodies did not play a protective role... )