The weather was unusually cold, the ice was very solid, and the Ming army stepped on the ice and slowly advanced.

Balb suddenly found himself short of artillery, and if it did, he imagined that it would inflict great losses on the enemy forces on the ice. It's a pity that Balb knew that the artillery was good, but he really didn't.

The strength of the Ming army was in an absolute advantage, and the two groups of soldiers who stepped on the ice far exceeded 10,000 according to visual measurements, and this was only the vanguard, because after these Ming troops reached the middle of the ice, the army behind them was still keeping up.

As the distance closes, the faces of the Ming army become clearer and clearer, and all in front of Balbu are shields and helmets that expose their shields.

It was the breath of steel, the shield was obviously an iron-clad shield, and the helmet was definitely an iron helmet, and the glowing metallic glow made Balb's heart sink slowly.

The defeat of the Great Qing State did not seem to be without reason, except for this steel front, the discipline of the Ming army made Balbu feel a kind of helplessness. These two formations were too neat, neat like squares moving forward, moving slowly without a trace of life.

The pressure was getting closer and closer, and Balbu took a deep breath and shouted: "Bow~"

Condescendingly, having a simple trench as a cover may be Zuihou's advantage, as for the lethality of the bow and arrow, Balbu has already predicted it, but at this moment there is no other way but to use the bow and arrow to block first. Balbe knew that the extremely sharp bows and arrows of the past were now useless, and the Ming army was no longer what it used to be.

Within a hundred paces, the advance of the Ming army slowed down significantly, and it seemed to stop after a while.

"Lean over! Lean down! "One of the Eight Banners officer left behind in Dorgon's army, who was in command with Balb, suddenly shouted.

Balbu also suddenly remembered that the Ming army's firearms were said to have an extremely long range and great lethality, and he hurriedly shouted to his soldiers: "Bow down!" Prepare to shoot on the back, give me the shot on the back"

The Qing army was very disciplined. Balb's soldiers were no exception, they were trained according to the strictest training protocols, and it can be said that his soldiers were the strongest and bravest soldiers in the Qing army. But Balb's soldiers had a habit of fighting with bows and arrows, and these soldiers, who were born Orions, were unusually confident, and they had a very strong command of bows and arrows, and they often used them to crush powerful enemies. Therefore, they were somewhat too slow to respond to such an order for the enemy to bend over the bunker without getting into the range of the bow and arrow.

The consequences of the slowness can be imagined, and countless firebolts were fired in an instant. The sound of popping beans and the smoke drifted away with the wind.

Balb's men were at a loss, they had never experienced such a battle, and it was common sense that the enemy would not be in danger if they did not come within range of their bows and arrows, and it was this common sense that made them pay the price in blood.

It was an unfair kind of battle, and Balb's soldiers began to suffer heavy casualties before they could fire a single arrow.

The sound of fire paused slightly, and immediately after, countless whistling projectiles once again pounced on the Jianzhou soldiers who occupied the favorable terrain.

The lesson of blood was profound, and Balb's men finally knew what to do. They resolutely followed the order and hid behind the trench. Soon, the sparse white feathers rose into the sky.

The Qing army habitually used heavy arrows, and although the armor-piercing ability of this kind of arrow was good, the range was too close. There was still a long way to go from the array of the Ming army, and there was no killing at all.

Balbu was still relatively lucky, he was not hit by the Ming army's firearms, but the projectiles whistling over his head made him completely understand one of the reasons for the defeat of the Great Qing Kingdom. The firearms of the Ming army were too powerful. It's not at all that ordinary archers can resist, this is a completely different way of fighting, and the Ming army in front of you and the rumored ordinary Ming army are not the same thing at all.

Balbe, leaning over the rudimentary trench, was also clear. The Ming army was going to block the defense with the sharp shots of the guns and projectiles, and then slowly advance, and such tactics should have no problem landing on the river bank.

Balbe, who reacted, began to roar: "Shoot arrows ~ shoot me ~ "

The bow and arrow became the only lifeline, and Balbu was unwilling to give up his territory like this, once occupied by the Ming army, he would never be able to return.

The sound of firearms was still ringing, and the bows and arrows of the defending side were also rising into the sky, and at this moment, a huge sound sounded behind the Ming army, and this sound was heard far and wide on the surface of the river. Behind the infantry phalanx was the mortar team, Zhou Huchen made sufficient preparations, the ice was already frozen extremely solid, and the mortars began to cover the operation.

The sound of the mortar was loud, and the loud sound echoed through the forest and the mountains, shaking the snow on the forests along the river.

Balbu was a little unfamiliar with the sound of artillery, he had watched the firing of artillery in Shenyang a few years ago, and the sound was somewhat similar to the sound now, but he did not understand that there was such a way of firing artillery, and he could not see how the Ming army fired artillery, he could not understand.

Suddenly, Balbe felt a vibration behind him, and he turned his head in confusion.

A black whirring object landed a few paces behind him, it was supposed to be a projectile from artillery, the projectile that had just landed was so hot that Balbu could see that the projectile that had fallen into the snow had melted a snow hole in that place.

It seems that there is no threat, as long as it is not directly hit by the projectile of the artillery, it will be considered as having completed its mission, this is common sense, Balbu was just about to turn around, and at this moment, a loud noise was heard, and Balbu vaguely saw snow and frozen soil flying

This is a tough battle without suspense, Balbu died, he died very badly, and it can also be said that he did his best for the Qing Kingdom and himself.

After a frenzied artillery fire, the Ming army's foot soldiers began to advance on the ice, and as the foot soldiers advanced, the sound of artillery also stopped.

The firecrackers are still firing, but not intensively.

On the north bank of the river, there were many Qing cavalry at a distance from the trench. These cavalry were already in disarray when the artillery attacked, because some of Balbu's cavalry abandoned their horses and came to the trenches, the cavalry of the Qing army left many horses, and with the sound of cannons, many horses fell into the desert due to fright. The war horses that have not undergone the explosion test cannot adapt to the sound of artillery fire even after treatment, and the Qing army cannot control the crazy war horses at all, which also causes a lot of losses to the war horses.

There was no longer any need to fight, and the cavalry officers under Dolgon's remaining did not hesitate, and he decisively beckoned the cavalry to start withdrawing immediately.

This operation was simple and direct, and after more than two months of waiting, Zhou Huchen's army began to cross the river like an overwhelming force, and as the army that crossed the river closed the battlefield, Zhou Huchen also began to look around looking for the best camp place for himself.

There are many remnants of the Qing army, in addition to grain and a small number of war horses, there is also a large area of thatched houses that have just been built. The place is still nice, the terrain is higher and right in a valley.

Zhou Huchen stretched out his hand and pointed: "That's it, build some more, and let the auxiliary soldiers hurry up to chop firewood in the forest and prepare for the winter." ”

"Not chasing?" Zheng Sen, who was holding a thick warm hat, asked puzzled.

"What are you chasing? Who can stand fighting in this vast snowfield? Go freeze to death? Wait, let's chase after the spring! ”

"It's going to have to wait! Oh, my God! How long will it take? "Zheng Sen finally can't stand it, it's too cold, it's early winter, how long will it take to wait?

"About five months, in the north, this is called cat winter, and people who freeze to death in the wild will not pay for their lives, so wait patiently." Zhou Huchen smiled playfully, with a big meaning that I said I wouldn't let you come, and now I can't stand it.

"It's so cold! I kind of understand that weishenme, the north is vast and sparsely populated! Zheng Sen's sad emotions hit his heart, and he only sighed.

"This is not the coldest time yet, brother, you must not have seen what the coldest season in the north is like, in a month or two, it will be several times colder than now! This time I just happened to appreciate what is called the cold and also enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the ice and snow, which is also a long insight, and you can blow it to others after you go back! ”

Zheng Sen had nothing to say, it was cold enough now, and he couldn't imagine how cold it was several times.

(To be continued......)