Chapter 300: Perfect Victory
Yan Bingtai made a big circle, the cavalry he led was exactly behind the flank of the Qing army, and Sun Dayong's dragoons happened to attack the tail of the Qing army, and the momentum of the flanking attack was instantly reversed.
Dragoons have long appeared on the European continent, this is not Zhou Huchen's invention, but the European dragoons are just an initial prototype, completely equal to the horse infantry, just one more war horse than the fire soldiers, and the European army rarely has shooting training on horses. Zhou Huchen belonged to an outlier, he knew that the fire shot of the dragoon could not be compared with the ordinary fire gun hand in the case of gaining a foothold, but Zhou Huchen let these cavalry increase this training, with sharp swords, short guns and grenades at the same time, the dragoon was equivalent to being equipped by Zhou Huchen with the most advanced weapons of this era. With these most advanced weapons and the fastest mobility, this is naturally the strongest mobile force.
For the first time, I experienced the power of the dragoons, the Qing army was galloping at high speed, and the attack on the flanks made the cavalry of the Qing army unable to fight back at all.
This is Zhou Huchen's art of war, it is a lightning-like attack, and the battle situation has changed from the pursuit of the enemy to the pursuit of the enemy in a blink of an eye, because Yan Bingtai also came up at this time.
The horses were jolting in the gallop, and the dragoons were not shooting accurately, but unfortunately, the Qing army was outnumbered and in disarray, which was equivalent to Sun Dayong's men conducting shooting training.
The firebolt projectile flew over, it depends on luck, if you are not lucky, the cavalry of the Qing army will be hit, and the consequences of being hit will be without exception off the horse. When a cavalryman falls off his horse, he will become a lamb even if he is not injured, and the speed of his legs will never catch up with the horse, and the soldier who falls off the horse is already equal to a dead man. Bo and Tsu were lucky because he fell off the horse. Fortunately, because he did not touch a mine, nor was he injured, but was directly blown up by the explosion of the artillery and went to follow the old slave Nurhachi.
The confusion of the Qing army continued, and now the distance was closer, and the dragoons' horse pistols were put away.
Never underestimate a nation that rises by war, their blood and courage are not only based on the weakness of the enemy, they have their own pride, but also have their own fighting philosophy. Chen Jin is a native of the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and his ancestral home is Jinzhou. He used to be the capital of the Daling River, and he surrendered to the Jianzhou people as early as Chongde, and was one of the first Ming generals to surrender to the Jianzhou people. Chen Jin was originally a secular Niu Lu Zhangjing, and after the Han Army Banner was formulated, Niu Lu was awarded the title of Zhen. Chen Jin's trust and promotion did not rely on his own deference, but on his real military exploits, on his many years of combat experience, on the advantages of his family in Liaodong, and on the fact that a group of Han soldiers gave him his life. Give your life to the people of Jianzhou.
It can be said that Chen Jin is the most trusted general of the Han Army in the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and this hardcore traitor who is good at fighting is sitting on the back road. The chaos caused by the surprise attack of the Ming army made the experienced Chen Jin react first, and he realized that escaping would only bring greater defeat. Now a counterattack is needed.
"Turn back, go up~"
The Qing cavalry on the rear road did not suffer from artillery bombardment, because the proximity of the Ming cavalry made its gunners throw rat traps, and Chen Jin just seized this opportunity.
Harsh military discipline played a role at this moment. Chen Jin, who was valued by Jiannu, also played a role, and the cavalry of the Qing army, which was already chaotic in the back, began to move closer to Chen Jin, and soon after. A cavalry platoon was quickly formed.
"Sortie~" Chen Jin did not hesitate, he believed that these cavalry could make a breakthrough, the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty was the strongest, and there were too many examples of counterattacks to win, Chen Jin, who has always been brave, believed that he could turn defeat into victory, and the least ideal should be able to break out of the encirclement.
There is no need to question the ability of the cavalry that can gallop the world in history, in a short period of time, thousands of Qing cavalry gathered, miraculously turned around and rushed back with Chen Jin bravely.
Chen Jin faced Sun Dayong, who was in the lead, and the two sides were very close, so close that they could see each other's faces clearly, and they were about to collide together.
Chen Jin has undoubtedly become the backbone of these Qing cavalry now, but for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, this big traitor Chen Jin's hands are stained with the blood of his compatriots, I don't know how many people want to drink his blood and eat his flesh, but unfortunately, Sun Dayong doesn't know him, and he doesn't even know his name.
Sun Dayong looked at Chen Jin, who was obviously the leader, and he raised the short fire gun in his hand while galloping.
Having combat experience with Zhou Yujijun, Chen Jin naturally knew the power of this firearm, and he decisively buried his head.
The fire in Sun Dayong's hand rang, and Chen Jin hid it well, but unfortunately, people can hide behind horses, but war horses can't hide. As the commander of the dragoons, Sun Dayong is qualified, as an old cavalryman, he is very strong in all kinds of jishu on his horse, and now, he also includes the short-fire gun shooting jishu that has been tempered for thousands of years. With such a close distance, Sun Dayong accurately hit the forehead of Chen Jin's warhorse, and the projectile with the thickness of his little finger punched a hole in the horse's head.
Chen Jin fell off his horse, and he fell off his horse cleanly, and the cavalry behind Chen Jin drowned him, and the close-range fight between the two sides was about to begin.
Zhou Huchen's preparation was very thorough, and the short guns he issued to his soldiers came in handy, although the power was far from comparable to that of the carbines, but the short guns had the benefits of short guns; Shoot faster, raise your hand and shoot. That's the plus, the lethality of close combat surpasses all weapons.
In the sound of firecrackers, there were non-stop Qing troops falling off their horses.
This is the moment of life and death, and the cavalry of the Qing army has no choice, they carry their swords and bury their heads in the sky.
The distance was too close, and each short firearm had only one chance to fire, and the frequency and accuracy were limited after all, and they could not stop the Qing cavalry who were rushing forward. The close-range fight came instantly, and the dragoons of the Ming army drew their swords, and the two fighting machines established for honor and their own country collided fiercely.
At this time, the sound of artillery stopped. Yan Bingtai once again went around in a small circle, he bypassed the dragoons and these Qing cavalry fighting together, Yan Bingtai thought that the number of the other party was not worth his attack, so he decisively led the team to bypass. The Ming gunners found their cavalry rushing up, and the artillery team had to abandon the shelling.
The Qing army lost its commander, and the chaos continued, and Yan Bingtai's arrival undoubtedly added salt to this chaos.
Courage in the chaos is also bravery, few of the cavalry of the Eight Banners escaped, Yan Bingtai had to admire their professionalism, but unfortunately, it was just admiration. The whole platoon of short guns would kill these brave men first, and the ensuing close encounters were not much suspense, as weapons and morale determined the final outcome of the battle, and the Jianzhou cavalry, which had always boasted of being invincible in the world, fell into a desperate situation.
As the most loyal servants of the Qing Dynasty, the Kol Mongol cavalry sold a handful of strength, but also suffered one of the heaviest casualties in history, and those patchwork Mongol motley cavalry never had the habit of fighting to the death, and they simply fled north from the battlefield.
Zhou Huchen fully demonstrated his war wisdom, and the entire Jihua execution was extremely perfect, no one would have thought that Zhou Huchen would use artillery to attack tens of thousands of cavalry, which was not expected by the Qing army at all. Artillery can be used in this way, and it is used so shockingly, Zhou Huchen is equivalent to creating a precedent, and once again creating a first. Zhou Huchen completely broke the balance of the entire battle situation in the first battle, and this victory undoubtedly foreshadowed the direction of the war, because the Qing army lost these strongest cavalry, Zhou Huchen almost knocked out the backbone of the Qing army, and the Qing army, which was already lacking in troops, will now be even more difficult. (To be continued......)