When the military order came from the rear, the cavalry of the Green Battalion, which had been divided into a chaotic formation by the infantry phalanx, quickly gathered their formation, disengaged from the infantry of the broken barracks, and divided into two wings under the response of the cavalry with white flags, and continued to harass the opposing formation with cavalry bows and javelins. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as the dense cavalry dispersed, a human wall had appeared a hundred paces away from the hollow phalanx. Behind the human wall, there was a sea of people surging in cascading, and the foot soldiers of the Qing army came up. At the forefront are the melee soldiers with white flags and blue flags, these melee soldiers are all wearing heavy armor and are also equipped with horses, which belong to the nature of "dragoons" and have a strong mobility advantage, so when the green battalion cavalry dispersed, they quickly advanced to the hollow phalanx and dismounted to prepare for foot combat, almost not giving the hollow phalanx much time to breathe. Behind them, a tidal wave of green camp foot soldiers was coming from afar.

At this time, because the firecrackers in the hollow phalanx were already in a state of free fire, it was difficult to organize a salvo for a while, and they were in an extremely passive situation in front of the black pressure of the Qing army's melee soldiers. Due to the smoke and the obstruction of the Qing cavalry, the spear phalanx behind did not notice the danger of the hollow phalanx in front for a while, and still stayed in place to resist the Qing rangers who rushed over from time to time.

The 1,000th Brigade in the hollow phalanx tried to send liaison soldiers to inform the spear phalanx behind, but several of them were killed by the Qing rangers with light arrows.

In the hollow phalanx, the officers of the 1,000th Brigade of the Broken Barracks shouted orders for the detachment and rocket corps to concentrate on the west side. The officers and sergeants of the firearms corps shouted to stop the soldiers from firing freely, telling them to hurry up and prepare for a salvo. But in the midst of the roaring and neighing of the surrounding people, the soldiers were already in a state of extreme excitement, and many of them shouted and shot after completing the loading, and the whole situation was still relatively chaotic.

Two bugles sounded, and the killer team in the front row of the hollow phalanx stood up one after another, hiding behind the musketeers who were still not ready to fire a salvo.

The Qing army's infantry quickly advanced to fifty paces away from the phalanx, and the white-flag-inlaid heavy armored melee soldiers in the front row picked up their infantry bows one after another. The 1,000th Brigade of the Broken Army Battalion, which was lined up in a hollow phalanx, temporarily did not have the long-range suppression of the firecrackers, nor did it have the cover of the chest wall, and would directly face the close-range infantry and bow shooting that the Eight Banners were best at.

Another trumpet sounded, and the killer team on the west side shouted in unison, taking a step forward to make a combat posture. Qian Zong, who commanded the hollow phalanx, had no other choice, and if he didn't send a killer team to meet him, the powerful armor-piercing cone would sweep the entire phalanx in an instant.

After a battle drum sounded, the killer team on the west side roared and swarmed out, rushing forward against the Eight Banners, who were absolutely superior in numbers. But at this time, all kinds of voices around were noisy, and the officers' orders could not be accurately conveyed, and many musketeers and soldiers of the detachment also rushed out, and the defense on the western side had completely disappeared.

The melee soldiers with white flags only fired a round of heavy arrows and severely damaged the oncoming Broken Barracks Killer Team, and the follow-up Broken Barracks soldiers still rushed forward without fear. The Eight Banners had no chance to calmly shoot in the second round, and the two sides collided together and began a bloody melee battle. The battle line was full of soldiers on both sides, and there was almost no room to dodge, it was a simple exchange of lives for lives. Although the killer team of the two flags on the west side and some of the firecrackers who came out to meet the battle were at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, their will to fight was particularly resolute, and they stubbornly blocked the hundreds of eight-banner armor soldiers who rushed to the front with their flesh and blood.

After the soldiers of the broken barracks on the west side came out to meet the battle, there were only three sides left of the hollow phalanx. In the thick of smoke, the white-flaged cavalry on both flanks drove the green battalion cavalry into the formation along the gap in the phalanx. The sentry cavalry, artillerymen, and even baggage soldiers and ambulance soldiers who stayed behind in the formation took up arms to engage in melee battles with those cavalry, and many wounded soldiers who could move also picked up the firearms around them and beat them indiscriminately, and the entire formation became a battlefield.

Fortunately, the cavalry of the Green Battalion who were driven in lost their horse speed in the small space, causing casualties to the hollow phalanx and blocking the path of the melee attack behind to a certain extent. Relying on the bloody battle of the two bureaus on the west side, the Qian Zong of the hollow phalanx got a little respite, and ordered the supervisors around him to blow the horn loudly to remind the spear phalanx behind. Officers at all levels were also loudly encouraging the soldiers to fight, and the soldiers, organized by the junior officers and the commanders, reorganized themselves into small battle groups to cover each other and continue the battle.

Subsequently, the two bureaus on the west side of the sortie were quickly killed and wounded under the siege of the superior Qing army, and the heavy armor soldiers with white flags drove away the green battalion cavalry that stood in front of them, and rushed into the broken hollow phalanx like a tide. The officers and men of the 1,000th Brigade of the Broken Army Battalion, which were surrounded by the infantry and cavalry of the Qing army, had no way to retreat, and the two sides roared loudly and fought together, and the first line of defense of the 1st Brigade on the left flank of Huguang Town was about to collapse. After the hollow phalanx was severely squeezed, the original defensive front was also greatly reduced, and many Qing cavalry and foot soldiers had begun to rush along the newly opened passages to the second line of defense behind.

The danger ahead finally attracted the attention of the 2,000 Corps, which was lined up in the spear phalanx on the second line of defense, and the deputy battalion officer of the broken battalion, who was personally in charge of the second line of defense, immediately gave up his fortification, ordered the four spear phalanxes to take the initiative to attack, and sent a sentry cavalry to Liu Renjun, the commander of the 1st Brigade, to report the emergency.

After a trumpet, the four spear phalanxes marched forward in unison. The musketeers on both flanks of the phalanx followed the team and fired as they went, providing accompanying fire to the phalanx. The detachment reloads as it travels, providing fire replenishment as the musketeers reload.

The first wave of cavalry of the Green Battalion rushed towards the two flanks like a tide in front of the spears of the forest, and the chaotic situation of the hollow phalanx in front of them appeared in front of them. The four spear phalanxes marched in unison, and the musketeers attacked the Qing troops who were attacking the hollow phalanx from far away.

At this time, the second wave of Qing troops also rushed up, with heavy armor soldiers with blue flags, armored melee soldiers from various units of the green battalion, and cavalry with white flags. Heavily armoured melee soldiers rushed up directly from the front to fight on foot, while cavalry flanked from both flanks, attempting to throw themselves out of line with bows and javelins. Before the engagement, both sides were firing at a distance of about fifty paces, and casualties were surging.

After a few rounds of fire, the musketeers on both flanks of the spear phalanx ran out of ammunition and began to reload. The spearmen in the center strode forward to the beat of drums, covering the reloading of the musketeers.

The blue-flaged armoured soldiers on the opposite side fired at the advancing spear phalanx with their rifles, and the soldiers in the broken barracks were shot by the armor-piercing cones and fell to the ground. But every time a soldier fell to the ground, a soldier in the back row immediately filled in, and the entire front of the phalanx remained neat.

Soon, as the distance approached, the two sides entered the stab of cold weapons. Dense lines of sharp blades filled the gap between the two armies, and soldiers on both sides shouted and stabbed at each other. Blood splattered on the battle line, and screams shook the sky.

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At the headquarters of the First Brigade, Liu Renjun observed the battle situation in front of him with a solemn expression. At the moment, the first line of defense may collapse at any time, and all the troops on the second line of defense have also met it. The two lines of defense had actually become one, but the follow-up offensive of the Qing army was still overwhelming. If you can't hold it, do you really have to ask the Chinese military department for help?

Just now, the battle situation in Hutou Village, north of Hutou Mountain, was also reported. The battle was quite fierce, the headquarters and the first division of the 1,000th Brigade of the Huashan Battalion stationed in the village had lost more than half, and the Qing army had also suffered heavy losses, and the ruins in the village were covered with corpses. Although the 1,000th Brigade of the Huashan Battalion still occupied most of the village, the Qing army increased its strength by nearly 1,000 troops in this direction, and Li Zhengchun, the commander of the 1,000th Battalion, asked the brigade headquarters to send troops to support.

After thinking about it, Liu Renjun ordered the staff officer beside him: "Let the 30000 Corps go up and take over the original flood land of the 2000 Corps." Let the Second Division of the 1,000th Brigade of the Huashan Battalion reinforce Hutou Village, and tell Li Zhengchun that even if there is one person left, he must defend the village for Lao Tzu! In addition, let the artillery, sentinels, detachments, and baggage troops directly under the brigade headquarters be counted as one, and as long as they can move, they are ready to go up to support the 3,000th Corps at any time. ”

"Then we don't have reserves?"

"Leave a ** Mao reserve, if you can't stop the Tartars, including Lao Tzu, thousands of lives of our First Brigade will stay here!"

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On the second line of Huguang Town, the location of the Central Military Headquarters, Zhang Yunli reported to Pang Yue: "Marshal, the first and second lines of defense of the First Brigade have been attacked by the Tartars. The battle for Hutou Village was also particularly fierce, and both sides were taking their lives to fill in. Lao Liu had already sent the 3,000th Corps to take over the original flood land of the 2,000th Corps, and at the same time sent the 2nd Division of the 1,000th Corps of the Huashan Battalion to reinforce Hutou Village. At present, there are only four or five hundred directly subordinate personnel of the brigade headquarters left in the reserve in his hand, and he has just sent someone over to ask the marshal to send him an additional reinforcement of a thousand corps. ”

Pang Yue nodded slightly. An hour had passed since the battle on the western flank, and the 1st Brigade on the left flank had come under great pressure and withstood the pressure. As the chief officer of the left wing, Liu Renjun's performance was nothing to be faulted with, and the request for reinforcements was not excessive. Pang Yue thought for a moment and said to Zhang Yunli: "Let the Taishan battalion be ready, ready to go to support the left flank at any time." Also, what is the situation in the mid lane? ”

"The two battalions of the 2nd Brigade of the Middle Road have advanced to the front line of Xugang Village, and the Tartar infantry on the front are desperately resisting, and there are cavalry attacking from both flanks. The 2nd Brigade did not have enough cavalry and could not go any further for the time being, but it was constantly pinning down the forces in the middle of the Tartars. At present, Tan Tai has put all the foot soldiers of the Zhili Green Battalion into the front line of Xugang Village, and with the cooperation of the cavalry, he can block the offensive of the Second Brigade. ”