Chapter 165: The Pit

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The penetration rate of firearms in the Ming army once reached 50 percent, and it was not uncommon for the army of the Qing Dynasty to have a large number of firearms.

He rode his war horse past the men, and the hooves of the horses kicked up a cloud of dust.

"Listen to me, the food of the king will repay the king's kindness. We are all people of the Qing Dynasty, and we should be born and die for the sake of the Qing Dynasty and serve our masters. No one wants to back down, from the moment we shave and change clothes, we only have such a way to choose! ”

Zu Kefa's words couldn't be clearer, in fact, since the Qing army entered the customs, the traitor's desire to destroy the Ming Dynasty was far stronger than that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. After all, the Ming Dynasty is not dead, they have always been shameful traitors, not only the possibility of being liquidated, but even throwing graves and digging graves, leaving a stench for thousands of years.

Because of this concern, these traitors are also extremely hardworking, and it can be said that they have become the vanguard of the Manchu Qing Dynasty!

For a traitor nemesis like Gu Zhenhua, Zu Kefa is hateful and afraid, resentment and fear have burned into the strongest anger, he wants to fight to the death, completely eliminate An **, and stop the nightmare from continuing!

"Whoever breaks through the Ming army first will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver, and the official will be promoted to one level, and he will not be spared immediately!"

Zu Kefa said, pointing forward with his saber, more than a thousand firecrackers lined up and pressed up towards An **. They rushed to about two hundred paces, and at this time the tiger squat cannon on the hill had already been prepared, and there was another dense burst of grapes, iron and lead shots, like hail, scattered in the crowd.

Each shell killed and wounded a dozen people, and lead pellets the size of quail eggs easily smashed flesh and blood. Some of the charging musketeers lost their heads, and some had their chests blown up. Some of their hands and feet turned into rotten flesh, fell to the ground, and fell down in pieces, so that they were not miserable.

However, with the desperate shouting of the warlords, these people did not dare to retreat, so they could only bow their heads and rush forward, stepping on the corpses of their comrades. After two or three hundred sacrifices, they finally approached the musket position.

At this time, the gunshots of An **, who had been waiting for a long time, rang out. Like a breach of the Yellow River, the lead bullet swept in with a torrential wind and rain, and the Qing army continued to fall.

A tall guy with a firecracker. Tried to fight back. A shot is fired, but the bullet is missing. At this time, the three An** shooters were already eyeing him, and the lead shot hit him, and blood bloomed in his chest. A large piece of flesh flew out with ribs, and the guy didn't seem to accept it, but his body still became weak and fell to the ground.

The Qing army, with its shaved head and a pig's tail on its head, seemed to be much braver than before. They rushed forward regardless of life and death, shooting with all their might. It's just that their firearms have a short range. Moreover, it is easy to blow up the chest, and without hurting the enemy, he suffered first, his hands, chest, and face were all injured and blown up, and many people were injured by the weapons in their hands and lost their combat effectiveness.

The counter-shooting turned into a one-sided massacre, and the casualties of the Qing army became more and more heavy. The tiger squat cannon on the hill was also ringing happily, and the artillery battalion's first battle won a good start.

The high killing efficiency makes Gao Hongtu simply happy. However, Gu Zhenhua, who had been watching the battle, was not very satisfied, after all, the Tiger Squat Cannon had a limited range, at most five hundred steps. This distance may be okay against infantry, but against mobile cavalry, there will be trouble.

According to Gu Zhenhua's estimate, at a distance of 500 steps, you can only shoot one round at most, and the enemy will rush to the front of the formation. In order to inflict a more lethal blow on the cavalry, it was necessary to build field mobile guns with a longer range.

The red-coated cannon I got last time is a good product, after loading the gun cart, relying on the pack horse traction, you can keep up with the large army, easy off-road.

There are three or five artillery battalions, plus one or two hundred thousand musketeers, even if they face the same number of Manchu iron cavalry, they will not suffer, and as for those traitors and miscellaneous weapons, they are not in Gu Zhenhua's eyes.

Gu Zhenhua was observing the situation on the battlefield, but he was planning the next exhibition strategy.

At this time, on the battlefield where guns and cannons were flying, An's advantage was getting bigger and bigger, and about half of the Qing gunners who rushed up had fallen. Speaking of which, the real gap between the two sides lies in discipline. An ** emphasized that thousands of people are the same, every action is standardized, and every time you shoot, it must be a row of bullets coming over, so that you have nothing to hide.

After all, the accuracy of the arquebus is very poor, and it is necessary to line up to shoot in order to ensure a sufficient probability of hitting. This required rigorous training and strong military discipline, and it was clear that the ragtag army that had just surrendered did not yet possess this. The scales of victory have tipped in favor of Ann.

At this time, Zu Kefa also had to come up with the last resort, he mobilized a thousand cavalry, stormed the left flank of An **, and then concentrated the three thousand cavalry of his closest cronies on the right flank and pressed it by surprise.

According to Zu Kefa's experience in using troops, the powerful and continuous cavalry charge has unparalleled attack power, and the two wings of An ** are all temporary patchwork Kaifeng troops, and the combat effectiveness is not at all, as long as a hole is opened, the infantry with a chaotic formation is just a lamb of the cavalry.

"Rush, kill!"

The cavalry attacking the left flank was the first to go out, although their number was only a thousand, but the spread was very large, the horses galloped wildly, the sand was full of dust, the horses neighed, the long knives were raised, and the sun was shining!

They were getting closer and closer to the left flank, and there seemed to be no movement on the side of An**, all of them stood dumbfounded, with no guns at all.

These Qing troops didn't know where they were, but they didn't have time to think about it, so they could only rush forward. Just when they were less than a hundred steps away from the An** front, a few sparks suddenly appeared on the ground, moving quickly.

Seeing this, some Qing troops understood, and they were immediately frightened, desperately turning the horse's head, trying to escape, but the Qing army behind did not know where to go, and was still rushing forward, and the two sides were so entangled together.

At the moment of hesitation and confusion, a violent force came out, as if the fierce beast in the ground had been resurrected, opening its teeth and claws, and twisting its body. Countless cracks suddenly cracked in the ground, stones and iron pellets flew sideways, and the cavalry that rushed to the front were all drowned in the dust.

This gift is the mine specially prepared by An **, this is the first time it has been used, and it has caused amazing lethality, Guo Yunlong, who is in charge of the left wing, saw the Qing soldiers turn over on their backs, and he was extremely excited.

The Ming Dynasty was on the firearms exhibition, and did not lag behind the world, and advanced firearms were used in large quantities. Landmines are an example, and during the war against the Japanese in the southeast, they used mines to kill and injure the Japanese invaders.

According to the records of the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", the mines at that time were first dug in a large pit on the enemy's inevitable path, buried with gunpowder, covered with gravel, and detonated with incense.

To put it bluntly, this kind of mine is the earliest flowering bomb, and Gu Zhenhua has a bunch of skilled craftsmen in his hands, so it is not difficult to make this thing.

When setting up the formation, he deliberately showed weakness on both wings, which was to lure the Qing army into being fooled, and Zu Kefa really hit him headlong. There were more than 100 mines buried on the ground, all covered with a large number of stones and iron pellets, and when they were detonated together, the power could be imagined.

Iron pellets splashed everywhere, and stones flew wildly. Every stone is incredibly powerful and powerful. It hit the human body, breaking the bones and bones, and damaging the internal organs.

The person in charge of commanding the charge was named Zu Shou, this guy was originally Zu Kefa's nephew, extremely cruel, fierce, and tyrannical and murderous.

As soon as he entered the pass, Zu Shou rushed to the forefront every time he fought with the Dashun army, he was wearing three layers of armor, like a humanoid tank, invulnerable, rampage. This time, he acted as a vanguard again, wanting to smash An's formation.

How do you know that it actually encountered a mine attack, just under Zu Shou's horse's hooves, a mine exploded, the two front legs of the war horse were blown away, the war horse fell to the ground, and Zu Shou also rolled down.

At this time, the scattered stones came over, like countless hammers, and smashed on his armor, and the armor that was invulnerable to guns in the past turned into rags and twisted into rags, and was blown to pieces. The heavy blow had already injured Zu Shou's internal organs. The guy gritted his teeth and knelt on one leg, and a gust of wind blew, and the smoke of gunpowder drifted away, revealing a miserable scene.

One or two hundred cavalrymen were reduced to fragments in the mine-attack, and some were screaming and struggling desperately. Looking at the dripping blood, Zu Shou's eyes suddenly turned black, and he opened his mouth to spurt out a cloud of dark red blood, and there were patches and patches in it, and the internal organs had been blown up.

Zu Shou's huge body fell to the ground, losing his breath. Zukefa, who attacked the right wing, did not get a bargain, and the right wing, which seemed to be weak and even, was simply an illusion. When they attacked, the chaotic Kaifeng soldiers quickly dodged away, revealing a tight queue of An **.

In order to meet Zu Kefa, Gu Zhenhua concentrated six infantry battalions, two cavalry battalions, and an artillery battalion, while only three battalions were displayed outside.

After Zukefa rushed up, he happened to be hit by the three hidden battalions, and the dense fire guns slashed the head and covered the face, and the cavalry fell in pieces.

"Quick, turn the muzzle, fuck it!"

Gao Hongtu also saw the opportunity, and the tiger squat cannon was aimed at the Qing army, and the rain of bullets that split the head and covered the face fell, causing heavy casualties in an instant.

Gu Zhenhua has been supervising the battle from a high place, and the Qing army on the side has fallen into passivity, it is when An ** counterattacked, the red flag in his hand waved, and the cavalry that had been ready for a long time finally attacked, as soon as they shot, they used the fastest degree to cut off the connection between Zu Kefa and the rear, and surrounded the most combative cavalry.

Fierce guns and cannons, almost reaping the life, Zukoffa's men finally could not bear the casualties and began to rout. At this time, even Chen Yi, who had been watching the battle, was enthusiastic, beckoned his subordinates, and rushed towards the Qing army.

The battle entered the final stage, every front was victorious, thousands of Qing troops became prisoners, and all the soldiers pursued and killed the defeated army.

"Grandpa Guo, what do you say these captives should be done?" Fang Jianming couldn't help but ask.

"Dig a pit and bury it all for me!" Gu Zhenhua said expressionlessly. (To be continued......)