373. Huguang Death Battle
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The Qing troops who fled back to the big array in panic were stopped by the warlords one by one, and then beheaded in front of more soldiers. Seeing that the army's appearance was shocked, Shanahai immediately ordered the second wave of Qing troops to fight, and for a while, it was like a huge wave surging after the ebb tide, and countless green flag soldiers in uniforms roared back to the Zheng army's defense line.
Shanahai didn't know what was happening on the side of the earthen wall, so in his opinion, the biggest threat to the Qing army at the moment was the artillery of the Zheng army. Although he didn't know why Zheng Jun's artillery could fire five times in a row without stopping the fire, but in terms of general knowledge, this firing frequency was impossible to sustain, so he did not hesitate to invest heavy troops, and Xia used the sea of people to block the fire. Of course, Shanahai did not need to consume too much cannon fodder before the victory was confirmed, so he did not hesitate to order the artillery of the Green Battalion, which had proved useless in the previous battle, to attack in the infantry formation, in an attempt to distract the attention of the Zheng artillery.
Although the Green Battalion soldiers who were advancing around the artillery were indiscriminately knocked down by the shells fired at it, most of the Qing army was able to avoid the Zheng army's lethal shotguns and chain bullets.
But Shanahai didn't realize that Zheng's earthen wall was actually a trap, and the Qing army, which was attacked from three sides, could not break through at all. As a result, when the advance was blocked, the Qing army began to automatically surge in the direction of various passages.
In fact, when the adjacent water barrier was filled, the Zheng army had already abandoned the various gatekeepers erected by the adjacent water trenches, and only hid behind the heavy horse rejection formation and fired at the Qing army with rifles. It's just that these heavy corpses have now been piled up in front of the heavy rejection of the horses, so that the Qing soldiers who can only advance but cannot retreat can step on these dead comrades and jump over the rejection of the horses and kill the generals.
Seeing this scene, the Zheng army also began to change formations, and the infantry men who were originally in front retreated one after another, and the front line was soon replaced by spearmen wearing scarlet armor. When the Qing army, which had broken down the rejection array, saw Zheng Jun retreating, and was overjoyed, he was cold and embarrassed when he saw that an iron man wrapped in armor appeared in front of him. It's just that a group of green battalion soldiers quickly slashed by themselves, and the sword fell on the armor of the deity and could not break the defense at all, and although the spear that stabbed forward could occasionally inflict damage on the opponent, more often it was just the opponent's armor slipping through it.
This was a basin of ice water splashed in the face, which immediately made the green battalion soldiers who were once in a frenzy terrified. But at this time, they couldn't retreat if they wanted to, so they had to fall to the ground under the cold assassination orders of the Zheng Jun squad leaders. Of course, the armored white soldiers of the Zheng army also had a lot of casualties, and the Qing army squeezed from three sides had all kinds of troops, among which the occasional shot in the face by the Qing army archers and the body shot by the Qing army's bird gunners at a very close range were the main reasons for the Zheng army's casualties.
Either because the casualties of the armored white soldiers on the first line had increased and they could no longer form a gun formation, or because the weather was hot and the physical consumption of the armored white soldiers was too large, just as the first line of Zheng army's formation was stirring at the passage, the infantry men who had already finished loading were rearranged in rows. When the white soldiers who were ordered to retreat bypassed the side, the infantry men who had already squeezed into a solid phalanx immediately launched a volley, and this blow alone almost swept away the first row of Qing troops on three sides.
Taking advantage of the intimidation of the Qing army, the second team of white soldiers in armor rushed up quickly and took over the position of the infantry again. It's just that at this time, the original Zheng army presented a "convex" type and responded to the enemy on three sides, and it was forced to shrink into a "one" shape, and was gradually pushed back to the inner side of the earthen wall by the influx of Qing troops.
However, the deeper the Qing army broke through the passage, the more exposed it was to the fire range of the rear guard tower of the Zheng army. Originally, because the earthen wall blocked the line of sight, the two adjacent sentry towers of the Qing army that could only hit the earthen wall opened fire at a condescending oblique fire, so that the Qing soldiers who rushed to the front understood what a three-dimensional strike was. Of course, the Qing army did not try to counterattack, but the killing effect of bows and arrows is really limited, and the rocket, nailed beyond the cement coating of the building, cannot burn at all.
What frightened all the green battalion soldiers, including the Qing army at the passage, was the earth-shattering thunder that came to be thrown, this kind of explosive clay pots, clay pots and clay pots brought by various fragments, although they may not kill you all at once, but as long as they are hit, they will definitely make the Qing army with light armor and no armor lose part or even all of their combat effectiveness.
Just when the dull explosion sound of earth-shattering thunder was rising and falling on the entire front, suddenly a dazzling spark broke out on a horse face fort of Zheng Jun, and the artillery team of the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion took advantage of the Zheng army's suppression of the infantry and artillery of the green battalion, secretly moved forward the artillery position, and shot Zheng Jun's horse face fort in one fell swoop.
Since this explosion also shook down all the Qing troops who were climbing this Mamian Fort, the pillars of smoke that rushed into the sky and the sudden firepower gap still boosted the morale of the Qing army, and for a time the cheers of "ten thousand victories" and "breaking the city" resounded in the sky.
It's a pity that the Qing army cheered too early, when the Qing army that had re-erected the ladder had just climbed up to Mamian Fort, a sentry reinforced from the rear Zheng Army had already rushed to Mamian Fort like a whirlwind, and used platoon guns and white soldiers to kill the opponent who had not gained a firm foothold again. The Zheng army artillery on the adjacent Mamian Fort also came back to their senses, and with the help of the fireworks from the guns of the Eight Banners Artillery Team, they determined the opponent's position, and a fierce artillery bombardment once again forced back the sneaky opponent.
"Hurry up." The shirtless leader hurriedly ordered, and the gunner who cleaned the chamber immediately used a very fast degree to manipulate the breech brush stained with dilute vinegar water to cool down the inner chamber of the barrel over and over again, and the dilute vinegar water dripped in the chamber of the gun, emitting sizzling white smoke, and almost at the same time, the gunner who carried the shell also put down his job, took out the hand towel soaked in the spirits and wiped it on the outer wall of the gun repeatedly, and the smell of wine and vinegar mixed together to form a strange taste, so that everyone had to use a cloth towel to wrap their mouths and noses in the hot weather. "Alright." The leader, who had tested the temperature of the inner and outer chambers with his hands, commanded categorically. "Reload!"
Relying on the bravery of the gunners, and in the case of dumbing the high-ranking generals of the Qing army, including Nertu and Shanahai, the artillery fire of the Zheng army could be fired almost every three minutes, which not only dwarfed the firearms battalion of the Xi'an Banner Battalion, but also made the green battalions of various towns suffer in the rainstorm of shotguns.
At this time, the night has gradually dominated the entire sky, looking at the Zheng army's defense line that has always stood still in the tide of the Qing army like a, Rao is Shana Hai has been in battle for a long time, and the word shock is still written on his face, Shana Hai is like this, and the nobles from Beijing such as Nertu, Ananda, and Zhu Duna are even more unbearable.
Fortunately, the shock could not shake the determination of Shanahai, he pondered for a moment, and then ordered loudly: "Order, the fourth formation is attacked!" ”
"Deputy marshal, you can't fight!" Tong Gui, whose face was like dirt, suddenly opened his mouth to persuade. "So far, it has been reported that two general soldiers, two deputy generals have been seriously injured, three more staff generals, five guerrilla casualties, and the battalion officers below the capital division and garrison are even more than three out of ten, and if the fight continues, I am afraid that the green battalion soldiers will rebel."
Shanahai hesitated, knowing that all the Eight Banner soldiers, including the Han Army Banner, only accounted for one percent of the 70,000 troops, and more than 4,000 of them remained in Jingzhou City.
Shanahai hadn't made a decision yet, and Nertu on the side was a little undecided: "Old General Sha, Tong Gui has some truth. ”
"Lord Wang, the momentum is undeniable, once the troops are collected today, I am afraid that it will be difficult to attack next." I can't help but say that Shanahai's consideration is reasonable, in the face of heavy casualties, if you can't grit your teeth and persevere, and then want to regroup, you have to be a peerless general. "Therefore, only by continuing to march into the army and dragging the war into a night battle can the power of the sea backfire weapon be slightly reduced."
"Deputy Marshal, although the power of the sea backfire weapon is slightly reduced at night, the combat power of the officers and soldiers is also weakened because of the night." Ananda also persuaded. "Besides, according to the confessions of the defeated soldiers who retreated from the city, the only way to defeat Hai Wei is to seize all the Ma Mian Forts, but Zheng Jun's Ma Mian Fort is many and small, if I besiege it with a large army, I will not be able to use it at all, but will be subject to Hai Rebellion's firearms."
"Deputy marshal, what Lord A said is exact." Tong Gui continued to persuade. "The same problem is still in the passages everywhere, the Zheng army blocked the passages with the Iron Man Army, although our army is outnumbered, but it is also a shame that it cannot be used, and it is really a crime of non-war to be attacked from three sides."
Ba Lin, who came back with a body of gunsmoke, distinguished himself: "The key is that the number of artillery in the flag camp is insufficient, and the artillery of the green camp is completely useless. ”
Ba Lin's words are not blindly commissioned, because the artillery of the Zheng army is scattered on the various Mamian forts, so once the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion gathers fire to attack, it is indeed possible to suppress each Mamian Fort one by one, but the number of Wucheng Yonggu General Cannons that can be fired at Zheng Jun by Ba Lin is limited, and the more powerful invincible general cannons need to enter the Zheng Army's artillery fire realm before they can threaten Zheng Jun's Mamian Fort, and Zheng Jun takes the elimination of the Banner Camp Firearms Battalion as the first priority. Even if it delayed the blocking of the Green Flag soldiers' infantry, he didn't care, and in this case, Balin could only count on Beijing to bring in more artillery support.
Hearing Balin's words, Nertu leaned over and whispered into the ear of Shanahai, who was leaning over: "Old general, didn't the holy decree say that there was a foreign firearms battalion transferred from Xuzhou?" ”
Originally, the outer firearms battalion only operated birds, but as the Zheng army fought all over the southeast, Kangxi had to abandon the Manchurian cavalry that had always been publicized to the outside world, and secretly expanded the firearms unit in the Beijing banner, and the outer firearms battalion was also incorporated into the artillery battalion by taking advantage of this east wind. The concept of the external firearms battalion has also changed from being stationed outside Beijing to being attached to various large battalions, and Balin was transferred from the Xi'an Banner Battalion as the external firearms battalion of the Zhennan battalion.
Since the matter of the reinforcements has not yet been made public, Shanahai also replied in a low voice in Nertu's ear: "The troops from Xuzhou have not yet arrived in Xiangfan, and when they drive to the point where the daylilies will be cold." ”
"The old general's words also have some truth, but this king sees that this day is also very hot, maybe it will rain at night or tomorrow, why don't you wait for the firearms of the sea to fail in the rain before attacking, otherwise, it will really make a mess, and it will not end well."
A little messy, Nertu is naturally not afraid, but if he leads to a large-scale mutiny, it will be troublesome, in this regard, Shana knows it, he has the heart to refuse, but Nartu is the iron hat king is the boss after all, he can't treat several deputies the same refusal, so he thought about it: "Since the prince has an order, let's withdraw the troops for the time being." ”
Seeing the Qing army fleeing like a tide, the Zheng army on the whole line thundered with joy, and at the same time, the long-range weapons in their hands shot rapidly, leaving more Qing troops on the spot
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