At this time, the drums in the wilderness north of Changsha City were like thunder, and the neat and majestic pace shook the ground slightly, and more than 10,000 Ming army foot soldiers lined up into a strict phalanx and pressed towards the Qing army, and more than 1,000 cavalry on both wings also began to urge the horses to trot forward. Although the speed of the entire army formation www.biquge.info not fast, it exuded an unstoppable momentum.

The Qing soldiers who had already completed the formation looked at the spears in the Ming army's formation on the opposite side and the sea of flags waving in the wind, but they were nervous and even showed a look of horror. Even the Manchurian soldiers, who had always been extremely arrogant, put away their former arrogance, grabbed the weapons in their hands again and again, and looked solemnly at the Ming troops on the opposite side who had brought them a lot of losses.

Time passed little by little in the rumbling waves, and the distance between the Ming army and the Qing army was getting closer and closer. Soon, more than 1,000 cavalry on each flank of the Ming army began to urge their horses to speed up and leave the formation, outflanking the Qing army from both flanks.

Seeing this, Kong Youde immediately dispatched his own cavalry to intercept it, and at the same time ordered the archers in the formation to prepare to block it. After receiving the order, the Blue Banner Manchurian Cavalry and the Green Battalion cavalry quickly went out of battle and met the Ming cavalry who were outflanked from both directions.

This time, due to the tight space of the battleship, Kong Youde's headquarters cavalry did not follow, but stayed in the rear with most of the artillery. Not only that, but most of the war horses with blue flags were not delivered. Therefore, there were not many cavalry of the Qing army under the city of Changsha, only 1,000 cavalry each of the blue flag and Zhang Yingxiang's department, which was even at a disadvantage compared to the cavalry of the Ming army. But even so, the Qing cavalry was still fearless. On the contrary, he urged the horses to speed up with excitement, without the slightest nervousness and hesitation of his own foot soldiers.

The Manchurian soldiers with blue flags freely practiced the skill of "riding and shooting", and although the statement that they were "invincible in the world" was too boastful, they still had good strength. A large part of Zhang Yingxiang's cavalry was born as horse thieves, with excellent riding skills and a thirst for killing, and he had never been defeated by the Ming army in cavalry battles before, so he was also extremely arrogant.

Smoke and dust were splashing, iron hooves were rolling, and four torrents from the two armies galloped across the land, unstoppably launching an all-out charge towards the enemy forces on the opposite side.

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North Gate Tower

"Lord Governor. The main force of the Qing captives under the city has been contained, so it is better to let the last general lead the troops and horses of the headquarters out of the city to help Ding Wubo and them. Wang Yuncai pleaded with He Tengjiao, "Under the attack of our army on both sides, the Qing captives will definitely be defeated." ”

He Tengjiao gracefully stroked the flowing long beard that hung down to his chest, looked quietly outside the city, and did not answer immediately. Liu Chengyin disagreed and said: "Vice General Wang can't be underestimated!" In yesterday's battle, presumably Vice General Wang also knew that although the Qing army was not much, it could be called elite. And our army suffered a defeat not long after. There is also a lack of morale, once you rush out of the city. I'm afraid the situation will become even more out of control. ”

Out of control? I'm afraid you're too timid to be controlled, right? Wang Yuncai couldn't help but slander, didn't pay attention to Liu Chengyin anymore, but waited for He Tengjiao's decision.

However, local generals such as Wang Jincai, the chief soldier of Changsha, and Dong Ying, the chief soldier of the Governor, never spoke, and seemed to have become accustomed to obeying He Tengjiao's orders.

After being silent for a long time, He Tengjiao finally spoke slowly: "Uncle Dingman's words are reasonable, the battlefield situation is changeable, and it is always right to be cautious." Vice General Wang doesn't have to be anxious, the fighter plane is available at any time, so let's wait patiently for a while. ”

"Lord Governor Mingjian!" Liu Chengyin said with a smile. The waist bar is also straighter.

Seeing this situation, Wang Yuncai had to sigh heavily.

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It didn't take long for the Ming cavalry to engage with the Qing cavalry. Among them, it was the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion who was in close contact with the cavalry with the blue flag. The moment the cavalry of the two armies began to contact and hedge, the sound of the barrels of the cavalry guns breaking was incessant. The cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion let go while stabbing the Qing soldiers with their armpits, and quickly drew their sabers to slash at the enemy in front of them, followed by a series of sonorous sounds of swords and soldiers. Blood splashed, severed limbs flew up, and all kinds of fighting and screams went straight to the sky.

"Kill the Tartars!" Shi Youliang, who was galloping on his horse, waved the big knife in his hand and slashed at the nearby Qing cavalry, almost bloody, and several Qing soldiers had been cut into two by him. The bloody scene made the surrounding Qing soldiers frightened. It also made Shi Youliang cry out happily.

When the cavalry of the two armies rode past by mistakenly, the time for the battle was only a moment, and even the two sides passed by before they had time to wave their weapons. Therefore, in this case, the victory or defeat between individuals is almost a snap of a finger, whether it is life or death, the key lies in those one or two moves. In terms of individual force, the cavalry with the blue flag was obviously superior to the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion, and they received military training since childhood and had rich battlefield experience, which the vast majority of the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion could not compare. But like the infantry, the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion was also superior to the battle formation, and the well-trained officers and soldiers lined up in a tight offensive formation to charge the Qing army. The entire battle array was not affected in the slightest, and the Buddha blocked and killed the Buddha and crushed towards the Qing army. Therefore, as soon as many powerful Manchurian soldiers cut down the Ming troops around him, the cold light from another direction or even multiple directions made him head different.

Both sides had their own strengths and weaknesses, but the blue-banner cavalry was inferior in numbers, so after two or three hedges, it gradually became difficult. On the other side, the cavalry of Wugang Town and Zhu Dadian's Biao Battalion and the cavalry of the Green Battalion also fought two rounds, but their performance was obviously not as good as the Flying Tiger Battalion, and they barely had a tie with the cavalry of the Green Battalion.

At this time, the infantry phalanx of the Ming army was getting closer and closer to the Qing army. After receiving Pang Yue's order, the two Ming cavalry gave up their confrontation with the Qing army and returned to wander on both flanks of the formation, waiting for the next sortie order. After a battle with the Ming army, the arrogance of the Qing cavalry disappeared a lot, so after receiving Kong Youde's order, they also quickly rushed back to their main camp to protect the two wings.

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When the Ming army on the opposite side entered 200 paces, Kong Youde's bird soldiers began to reload ammunition under the loud command of the officers.

"Hammer!"

"Load gunpowder!"

"Lead into the gun!"

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Looking at the skillful and flowing movements of his subordinates, Kong Youde's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of smugness. This firearms unit was his starting unit, and a considerable number of its officers were old men who had rebelled with him in Shandong, and most of the soldiers had three or four years of military experience, and they were not only well-equipped but also well-trained and experienced in actual combat. Therefore, the treatment of this unit in the army is second only to those precious Hongyi gunners, and it has always been Kong Youde's killer weapon. Today, Kong Youde decided to use this killer weapon to give the Ming army a powerful look.

While the firecrackers in the center were loading their ammunition, the blue-flaged Manchurian soldiers on both wings and the archers in the green battalion soldiers also drew their wolf's tooth arrows from the quiver and mounted the bowstring. Prepare to suppress the Ming army at any time.

The Ming army, marching in formation, stopped one hundred and fifty steps in front of the Qing army. Accompanied by a series of loud commands, the soldiers of the Gangfeng Battalion and the Broken Army Battalion Gun Team in the front row also began to load their ammunition, moving quickly and neatly, without any suspicion of dragging mud and water, and the whole process brought people a neat beauty. At the same time, it will put a lot of pressure on the enemy.

Looking at the movements of the Ming military arms on the opposite side, Kong Youde's expression immediately became solemn. Judging from his experience, the strength of this Ming army firearms team should not be underestimated, and this effect will definitely not be achieved without long-term and rigorous training. However, Kong Youde is still relatively confident in the firearms units under his command. After all, Pang Yue's firearms team has only been established for more than a year, and in terms of real ability, I am afraid that it is not as good as those veterans under his command who have been tested by war for a long time.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ......" The sound of drums from the opposite side interrupted Kong Youde's thoughts. I saw that after the Ming army loaded and played with ammunition, the entire phalanx advanced to this side again.

"The Musketeers are ready to meet the enemy!" Kong Youde commanded left and right.

A moment later, the command of Officer Kong Youde sounded loudly in the front row.

"Raise the gun!"

"Wow!" The Qing soldiers in the first row raised their bird guns in their hands and pointed at the Ming army on the opposite side.

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After walking forward for a few dozen steps, the Ming army stopped a hundred steps away from the Qing army's battle array. After only such a long march, the quality of the officers and men of Huguang Town, Changde Town, and Wugang Town was immediately apparent. I saw that the infantry phalanx in Huguang Town in the middle did not show the slightest confusion, and the formation was almost the same as it was at the beginning, and there was no need to adjust the roots. The phalanxes of Changde Town and Wugang Town on both sides are much more messy, but fortunately, they are still outside the effective killing range of the Qing army's bows and arrows. Otherwise, you will have to suffer a big loss.

The two armies were only 100 paces apart, and the pressure on both sides immediately doubled. Time was pressing, and almost at the same moment when the entire phalanx stopped, the commands of the officers of the Gangfeng Battalion and the Broken Army Battalion Guns burst out: "Raise the guns!" ”

In an instant, a dense row of flintlock muskets was raised like lightning and aimed at the Qing army a hundred paces away. With the modification of firearms and the improvement of gunpowder, Baibu was already within the range of the Ming army's firearms.

between the electric light and flint. Kong Youde's eyes widened rapidly, and he didn't even shout the order directly through the war drums and the order flag: "Fire!" He didn't expect the Ming army to react so quickly, and actually raised the fire gun a hundred steps away.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ……”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ……”

In the dense sound of fried beans, the white smoke in front of the Ming army and the Qing army rose one after another. But in the end, it was the Ming army's musketeers who fired first. Kong Youde's musketeers were always accustomed to putting the enemy within 80 paces before fighting, but this inertia made them half a beat slower in their reactions, and they fell behind the Ming army in the time of firing.

Line up to be shot, the most test of the will has come, I hope the soldiers can withstand it! Pang Yue, who was commanding in the formation, looked at the white smoke in the distance, listened to the dense ringing, and said silently in his heart. Although he had been mentally prepared before, he was still shocked by the scene in front of him, and the queuing and shooting tactics that had appeared in many war blockbusters such as "The Patriot" were finally brought to the Ming Dynasty by him.