The Qing army, which was annoyed by the annoyance, ignored the scouts of the Ming people and let them investigate the movement of troops, but they didn't really care, and the number of their scouts increased.

The scouts on both sides fought fiercely, and although the scouts of the Denglai army were inferior in number, they still suppressed the scouts of the Qing army.

Not only has an advantage in vision, the scouts of the Denglai army also have the advantage of defense, as well as the advantage of long-range firepower, the main content of these scouts' usual training is to shoot this project, generally the wooden man is tied to the tall ram, and then let the sheep run, these scouts will shoot at these moving targets as targets, for which many rams are killed.

Although the rifled guns they are equipped with are difficult to load, the cavalry faces the cavalry, especially the scouts against the scouts, and the head-to-head confrontation generally only has the opportunity to shoot an arrow, unless the other party escapes, so these rifled guns do not suffer in the face of the Manchu scouts, and their rifled guns are miniature versions, but the power is already comparable to the smoothbore guns used by the infantry, and they are more accurate.

The reason why the Qing soldiers didn't care was that there was really no way, outflanking, ambushing and other means were used, but there was no effect at all, those Ming scouts were actually rarely close to the army, but they were outside to rob and kill the scouts of the Qing army.

The movements of the Qing soldiers only need a few scouts to reconnoitre, and it is naturally impossible for hundreds of scouts to carry out repeated tasks, so their main task is to rob and kill, so that the Qing army will lose its reconnaissance ability.

However, this goal is obviously impossible to achieve, although the Qing scouts suffered heavy casualties, they can still maintain a certain range of reconnaissance, and it is almost impossible to ambush or something.

On the thirteenth, the Qing troops attacked Xianzhuangkou and Gray Ridge Pass, Yan Duobu (the Mongols who took refuge in the Ming Court) surrendered, and the Qing soldiers successfully highlighted Wanshou Mountain from Gray Ridge Pass and Xianzhuang Pass, and directly went down to the south after breaking through.

However, in this place of Dagongmen Village, Zhao Yan and the members of the staff stood on the high command car, looked at the Qing army that appeared in the field of vision in the distance, and said with a smile: "It's here." ”

At this time, the Qing army in the distance obviously also spotted the Denglai army in front of them, and suddenly stopped.

"Lord Wang, there is a Ming army blocking our way ahead." The scouts of the Qing soldiers immediately ran to report to Azig.

Azig came to the front of the battle, took out a clairvoyant mirror, and looked at the situation ahead.

I saw a huge Ming army in front of me blocking there, that Ming army was different from the previous Ming army, in front of it were rows of firearms, behind were a pole of spears, and there was a cavalry of three or four thousand people on each wing.

These soldiers and horses are very well armoured, unlike other Ming armies who are only a group of family members wearing armor, the front Ming army almost everyone has armor, the musketeers wear leather armor, and the pikemen behind can't see clearly, but the armor is the same as those scouts who disturb them.

At the same time, their formation was very neat, and the soldiers were all immovable.

There were mountains on both sides, and if you wanted to go south to Changping, you had to cross these Ming defenses first. Of course, you can also take a detour from the road to the west.

The three infantry battalions of Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Qingzhou, plus two cavalry battalions, the forward battalion and the wind battalion, directly blocked the exit about 1.5 kilometers long.

"That Ming army is very elite, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with." Abatai said with a solemn expression, he has been fighting for many years, and just by looking at the surface, he can roughly see the combat effectiveness of the enemy.

"Ming people are good at guarding, but when it comes to wild wave warfare, is it my opponent of the Qing Dynasty?" Azig disagreed, "The Ming people have always been cowardly, as long as they break into their formation, they will inevitably collapse." ”

"This ......" Abatai was also difficult to conclude for a while, he was very conflicted in his heart, he also thought that the Great Qing Wild Wave was invincible in the world, but he still felt faintly inappropriate in his heart, "I'm afraid it's not easy to rush into their formation this time." ”

"Hmmm! Their armor is sturdy, and it's true that it's not easy to rush, but as long as there are more people, it's fine. Azig nodded in agreement, then commanded to the side: "Blow the trumpet." ”

The low sound of the horn sounded in the Qing army, and a group of Qing troops suddenly gathered, and pressed towards the Denglai army in the sound of rumbling horses' hooves.

"Artillery, rockets on standby." Zhao Yan saw that the Qing army was within the range of rockets, and in order not to scare them away, he ordered artillery and rockets to stand by.

Soon, the Qing army was only a thousand meters away from the Denglai army, Zhao Yanhe did not give the order to open the artillery, behind the formation, there were two hundred rocket launchers, which could shoot 3,000 rockets in one breath at any time.

During the exercise, there were several volleys, and the firepower was overwhelming, and the smoke of gunfire was thick for a long time.

More than 40,000 Qing soldiers lined up a thousand meters away, according to experience, this is a safe distance, the Ming cannons can't hit, and those Hongyi cannons that can be hit are obviously impossible to use in field battles.

After the Qing army lined up, Azig and Abatai came to the front of the battle and carefully observed the arrangement of the other party.

"The Ming army on the opposite side has no artillery, not a single one." Abatai looked at the front of the Denglai army in confusion, and did not see any shadow of artillery at all, according to the habit of the Ming army, the artillery was placed in front of the formation to shoot.

"Wouldn't that be easier to deal with, although they have a lot of guns, but they can only put one round, haha! I didn't expect that the Ming general on the opposite side was a fool, as long as our army rushed, their gunners would be in chaos, and then their rear formation would also be in chaos, and then they would be crushed. Azig laughed excitedly, "When I defeat them and strip them of their iron armor, I will definitely increase my strength." ”

Abatai was also infected, and his eyes became hot, these days they were disturbed by the scouts of Denglai, and they already knew the defensive power of the Denglai army's plate armor.

Plate armor is a very powerful armor, since its appearance, Western weapons experts have racked their brains in order to successfully break through the defense of plate armor, a large number of strange weapons have been designed, but to no effect, until the power of firearms increased, the end of the era of plate armor domination.

"Press it up." Azig said excitedly, the Qing army advanced again, and the Denglai army did not move until the distance between the two sides was two hundred meters and they could clearly see each other, the Qing army stopped, but the Denglai army still did not move.

"Sure enough, there are no cannons." Azig became even more convinced of judgment.

There is only a gap of 200 meters between the two sides, and the big battle is about to break out! The cotton armor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty looks a little bloated, while the costume of the Denglai Army looks neutral and masculine.

The Denglai soldiers looked at the Qing army wearing cotton armor on the opposite side, without the slightest look of fear.

They are convinced that they are invincible!

Every soldier has a bottom in his heart, and the firearms in the army have not yet been used.

"Lord, it's time to fire." Liu Heng reminded Zhao Yan on the chariot that Liu Heng felt that it was safest for the Qing army to bomb as soon as it entered the firing range, but it obviously could not cause the maximum damage to the Qing army.

Zhao Yan waved his hand and said, "The opportunity is rare, let them rush first." ”

"Order the artillery company and rocket company to continue to wait for orders." Liu Heng said to the flag bearer, and the flag bearer on the chariot immediately made a flag message.

Soon, the Manchu army launched the first wave of tentative attacks.

I saw that under the leadership of a Gushan Ezhen, the cavalry with a flag of 7,500 people came out of the battle, forming a sharp arrow and charging towards the Laizhou battalion.

Zhao Yan's army lined up, with the Dengzhou battalion on the left, the Laizhou battalion on the right, and the Qingzhou battalion as a reserve.

The shooting commander of the Laizhou battalion of the "All Reserve ......" raised the command flag in his hand, and as soon as the white flag rushed out more than 20 meters, the commander waved the command flag down fiercely and shouted: "Shoot." ”

The commander of the Dengzhou battalion of the "All Reserve ......" also gave an order, but the Qing army did not give the order to shoot because it was not in the firing range.

There was a loud "bang...... sound, and a thousand musketeers reflexively pulled the trigger in unison. Thick gunpowder smoke filled the front of the battle.

The rushing cavalry with white flags, suddenly people turned on their horses, and the V-shaped formation of the Qing soldiers seemed to have been bitten by monsters, and hundreds of Qing soldiers either fell off their horses, or the front legs of the horses were weak and fell to the ground.

This directly caused a rear-end collision, but fortunately, the speed was not fast and did not cause any major problems, but the speed of the horse that had just been raised with the white flag suddenly stagnated, and the speed was directly reduced.

Most of the Qing soldiers who fell off their horses died no longer anymore, thousands of bullets hit the front and sides of the V-shaped formation, and some Qing soldiers were even hit by more than a dozen bullets, but the Qing soldiers behind did not stop, and stepped directly on the Qing soldiers who did not die.

"The Ming army's firearms are useless, kill!" The Qing soldier with the white flag shouted, or the soldier with the white flag suddenly became angry and shouted excitedly.

Usually, as long as you have been hit by the first round of the Ming army, it is time for white-knuckle combat.

"Second platoon......" The commander hissed and ordered, and the second platoon had already stepped forward.

"Shooting ......"

"Bang ......"

The casualties of the Qing cavalry that rushed this time were even greater, hundreds of horsemen or people fell, or horses overturned, and the injured horses let out bursts of neighing, which made the speed of the horses that had just been raised by the white flag be suppressed again.

The Qing soldiers were stunned, and they didn't understand what was going on.

"Rush me." The Gu Shan Ezhen, who was under the protection of his own soldiers, shouted frantically, this is the time to make meritorious contributions, if he retreats, he will definitely be despised by others.

"Third row~!"

The hair-pumping shouting rang out again.

Is there any? This thought suddenly appeared in the minds of some Qing soldiers, and soon with a loud roar of 'shooting', the gunfire on the opposite side rang out in vain, and some Qing soldiers saw the fire coming from the muzzle of the gun through the smoke of gunpowder, and then felt that they were hit hard by something, and then they were thrown off their horses.

This time, the casualties of the Qing soldiers were even greater, not only because the distance was closer, but also because the V-shaped formation was disrupted, and the area of bombs was also increased.

Nearly 500 cavalry were directly damaged. Rear-end accidents occurred again, and they were common, with some rear-end cavalrymen falling off their horses.

The chaos slowed down the Qing soldiers' charge once again.

However, Ezhen, who was inlaid with a white flag, was not killed, at this moment he was already red-eyed, and he was repulsed without even touching the Ming army, he was really unwilling, and still continued to charge.

"Bang ......"

"Bang ......"

"Bang ......"

"Bang ......"

Row after row of shots, as if a steady stream, each shot, caused a large number of casualties, but also caused a rear-end accident, reducing their charging speed.

When they rushed fifty meters away, only two-fifths of the men and horses remained.

At this time, the musketeers of the Dengzhou battalion had already adjusted their direction, and with a command to shoot, they immediately pushed the rushing white flag into the abyss.

The sides of the white flags seemed to have been skinned, and the five or six hundred light horsemen were directly damaged.

"Retreat." The commander of the Laizhou battalion saw that the Qing cavalry had rushed to a distance of 50 meters, and had to order a retreat, and the regulations stipulated that the enemy troops must retreat at a distance of 50 meters no matter what the circumstances.

The musketeers suddenly retreated from the four passages like a tide, and the pikemen behind them were suddenly exposed.

"Flat gun." With a loud shout, in the smoke of gunpowder, the pikemen in the first two rows suddenly leveled their spears, and Han Sensen aimed at the Qing cavalry who rushed in.

"Second row...... Shoot~! "The commander of the Dengzhou battalion is still waving the order flag fiercely, and the Dengzhou battalion musket team at this moment has formed a 'K' shaped line with the Qing soldiers, and the firing distance is of different lengths, but such a close distance does not prevent the killing and wounding of the Qing army.

"Third row...... Shooting ......"

The muskets on the side of the Dengzhou battalion exploded endlessly, and at this time it was a southwest wind, and the Dengzhou battalion and the Laizhou battalion were just leeward, and the dense gunpowder smoke was blown to the front by the wind, and the Qing troops who did not charge on the opposite side could not see what was happening in front of them at all, but heard the neighing of horses and the sound of gunfire endlessly.

The rushing white-flaged cavalry kept falling, and when they rushed in front of the pikemen of the Laizhou battalion, there were only five or six hundred men, and the rest of the men and horses fell on the road to death.

The remaining five or six hundred men, when they collided, were stabbed to the ground one by one, and grenades kept flying out from behind, and the sound of a bang exploded around the cavalry.

These grenades are not very powerful, because the power of black powder itself is not large, and it is too big to throw out, so in the West at this time, the grenadiers are just a chicken rib army, and it is the same in the Denglai army, but after all, there is still some firepower, and the horses are most afraid of grenades, even if they are well-trained horses, the explosion at close range will still cause them to panic, so Zhao Yan did not cancel the grenadiers of the musketeer cameo.

The musketeers who stepped forward with knives and spearmen launched a massacre of the five or six hundred Qing cavalry, and the Qing cavalry that rushed forward was already scattered in formation, such a formation not only scattered attack points, but also insufficient follow-up ability, it was simply a food delivery.

After a while, the riders fell completely.

Although it is said that there were no machine guns in this era, it was impossible to really block the cavalry charge, but because it had not fully entered the era of hot weapons, the cavalry charge was still in a dense formation.

Because the denser the formation, the more likely it is to rush into the enemy's formation, and then fight to cause chaos or even cause the enemy army to rout. Usually no one would be stupid enough to let the cavalry line up and charge, because that would be no different from sending them to their deaths.

At the same time, there were also pikemen in dense formations in this era to restrain the cavalry, and even if the cavalry rushed in front of the infantry formation, it could not slaughter the infantry like in the era of hot weapons before the advent of machine guns.

Zhao Yan and Liu Heng, as well as a cadre of the staff department, were a little dumbfounded when they looked at the chariot, and even Zhao Yan didn't expect that the musketeers would shoot most of the Qing soldiers before they rushed to the front of the formation.

"If Jiannu hadn't launched a charge from two hundred meters away, I'm afraid there would have been a lot more Qing soldiers rushing over." Liu Heng immediately saw the key.

The Qing soldiers launched a charge at an inopportune distance, at a distance of two hundred meters, the muskets of the Denglai army could kill the enemy who could not be armoured, and when the Qing soldiers first began to charge, the speed was not increased, and they suffered a blow, resulting in the charging speed has not been able to increase, and there are few people left along the way.

At this moment, the battlefield was filled with gunsmoke, and the gunpowder smoke had been blown into the Manchu formation, Zhao Yan immediately ordered: "Order the cavalry artillery battalion to bypass the east side of the Qing army, enter the firing range, and fire at the rear of Jiannu after hearing the sound of artillery, and stop when charging." ”

(To be continued)