Chapter 466 Running to Tongbai Mountain at night

In fact, when Liu Guoneng's subordinates were a hundred paces away and had not yet fired, Hao Shaoqi knew that something was wrong. There were too many fights with the Ming army, let alone a hundred steps, and two hundred steps up, the cannon went off. It was almost fifty paces, and no movement was heard, and behind the half-man-high fence, a line of soldiers stood like a mountain.

If these soldiers want to march in formation, they must not expect to walk in order, but if they want to stand still and do not fire, even if they are afraid, they have to endure it, and they can barely do it. It's really been too miserable to be cleaned up by the instructors in the past two months. The soldiers would rather face the swords and guns of the civilian army than the torture of the instructors. More than 6,000 officers and men were in training, and some of them really went crazy.

The soldiers' ears were pricked up, and what they wanted to hear most at this time was the word "fire", and the enemy in front of them was already very close, so why did the command to fire come so late? Almost all the soldiers, at this time, the body is stiff. Even if a companion was wounded by a bow and arrow and fell, no one dared to move. Several soldiers really couldn't hold on, and the incident of dropping their muskets and running away had just happened, and the squad leader around him immediately enforced the military law. This kind of death is actually the worst, because there is no pension.

"Fire!" After a sharp whistle, the sound of artillery was deafening, the sound of artillery was an order, the saber fell fiercely, and the platoon guns rang out together. At this time, the civilian army, which rushed to a distance of fifty paces, had clearly seen the hideous face.

Clouds of white smoke rose from the position, the officers' commands were hoarse, and the soldiers pulled the trigger in a tense atmosphere. It's all relaxed. Dense lead bullets were ejected, and blood splashed in front of the charging civilian army. It's like peeling a grapefruit, peeling off layer by layer by a platoon of guns urged by military orders.

In the tense atmosphere, there are constantly soldiers making mistakes, and people who fall when changing lines abound. It was so tense before, and many people's muscles were stiff. But as far as the results are concerned, the tactic of firing within fifty paces is really effective.

Simple two-stage shooting, these soldiers who have just received new equipment are not good at playing, and they really lack time for training. The morale of the people's army is swelling to the top in an instant. After receiving a hard blow from the head-on. In just a few seconds, thousands of bullets rained down and shelled one by one. This kind of killing efficiency is too great a blow to people's spirits.

These people are strong. It's just to survive. I was still very forgetful when I charged. When the people around me are constantly being killed and injured. The fighting spirit fell to the bottom in an instant. The platoon of guns continued, just not as compact as before, but it was enough to keep the Nationalists within a distance of fifty paces. It's like hitting an invisible wall.

The people in front fell, the people behind instinctively rushed forward, and the platoon guns rang out mercilessly again and again. Every time it sounded, a group of people fell, and the most terrible thing was the cannon, and with a bang, in the shape of a small fan, lead bullets were sprayed like raindrops, and those who were hit fell down without inappropriateness, or dying convulsions, or screaming before they died.

The people who fell to the ground, layer by layer, very few died on the spot, and the vast majority of them were not yet breathed after being shot, and let out painful moans and screams, and these sounds exacerbated the collapse of the morale of the people's army. Although Hao Shaoqi was still waving the flag vigorously, he knew that this attack could be over.

Boom, boom, the three-pounder cannon rang out again, and after overturning a group of civilian troops who rushed into a distance of thirty paces, even the bravest civilian soldiers could not stand such casualties, and some people turned around and ran, and then the people around them ran after seeing their companions run. These people would rather go back and be faced with the knives of the warlords than face those officers and soldiers who are close at hand, but cannot be cautious.

The rout, and without waiting for the sound of gold, the brigade of civilian troops swept back like a low tide. The people behind continued to move forward, and they were knocked into pieces, and there was no formation at all. Those who reacted followed and ran back together. If the formation was chaotic when charging, now it is a wolf rushing and fleeing.

The most tragic section was probably between fifty and twenty paces, and the front of the position within this distance became a death section. Bodies and wounded piled up, screams and moans abounded.

The smoke of gunpowder had not yet dissipated, and the soldiers who had slowly calmed down were stunned when they saw the qi qi in front of them clearly, and some of them were still secretly glad in their hearts, thanks to the change of careers to become officers and soldiers, otherwise there would probably be one of them among the people who fell to the ground. Even now, we will not avoid this day in the future.

Liu Guoneng's eyes didn't turn anymore, he could see it clearly. The telescope in his hand has never been put down. When the people's army began to charge, the shouts were like thunder, and the tide seemed to be rushing up, and there was really a feeling in my heart that the boat was struggling in the angry tide of Qiantang. But even when his heart was in his throat, the sound of the guns and cannons rang out, drowning out the earth-shattering cry before.

Standing on a high place, you can see the dead and wounded everywhere, and at a glance, you don't need to count them to know that there are no less than a thousand people. It's only a little while, and it's been like this. How dare you imagine it before? Is this the lethality of firearms? It's amazing! Thinking of this, his heart gradually became afraid. If.......

"It's too chaotic, and after this battle, the troops have to strengthen their training." Gu Yunheng's dissatisfied voice was in his ears, Liu Guoneng listened to it as uncomfortable as a needle piercing his eardrums, looked back at the consultant, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Brothers, don't you practice much." The time is too short, half a year is fine. ”

Gu Yunheng said lightly: "Half a year is considered fast, this army, the advantage is that it has seen blood, and the disadvantage is that it is not used to new tactics." The Dengzhou battalion fought a war by relying on the intensive killing of firearms at a certain distance. You're armed with a smoothbore gun, which has a limited range, so you're shooting at fifty paces. ”

Hao Shaoqi, who had retreated, was shocked, and when he saw Liu Zhongmin, his face was full of bitterness. The two looked at each other with horror in their eyes. The smell of gunpowder smoke wafted in the air, and after Liu Zhongmin sneezed, he looked at the camp above in fear, and said in a low voice: "Let's go north, right?" Hao Shaoqixin said, can you go north? But he nodded and agreed.

The battle lasted only an hour, and although there was no loss of elites, the spirit of Liu Zhongmin and Hao Shaoqi was knocked out. At this time, anything is given for nothing. Fortunately, because he was worried that Liu Guoneng's troops would be chaotic on the march, Gu Yunheng did not order the pursuit, and asked to hold on.

Before dusk, after confirming that Liu Zhongmin and Hao Shaoqi had withdrawn thirty miles away, Liu Guoneng, who was watching the battlefield, let out a long breath. This premiere was a success. He developed a deep understanding of the tactics of pure firearms. Especially in the process of on-the-spot command, every detail is carefully recalled in the mind.

When Liu Zhongmin and Hao Shaoqi ran into a wall, Li Zicheng also bumped into a group of officers and soldiers, located near Hehedian in Suizhou, he touched here overnight, and the plan was to sneak out of the mountain town, drill into Tongbai Mountain, and then enter like that. Li Zicheng didn't have the courage to go in the direction of Xinyang, there were countless passes there, each more precipitous and difficult to walk. In places like Jinshan Pass and Baisha Pass, there are hundreds of people guarding it, and he can't get through, and he doesn't dare to risk hitting it. If you get entangled, you have to leave this bit of family money behind.

On this trip to the north, Li Zicheng marched at night, even if he walked slowly, and did not march during the day, so as not to be discovered. On this march, no officers and soldiers were found. It was already midnight when I walked thirty miles away from Izuyama Town this night, but I remembered the crisp sound of gunfire ahead.

Li Zicheng, who was marching, was stupid when he heard the gunshots. It's the middle of the night, how can anyone still be blocking the front at this time?

Soon Li Guo came back from the front, and said with an anxious face: "Uncle, there is a roadblock ahead." The scout brothers were spotted when they approached, and the officers and soldiers behind the barricade released bird guns, and no one was injured, but their whereabouts were exposed. ”

Li Zicheng was quite calm, and immediately asked, "Have you found out which team it is?" Li said: "Ten days ago, what was found here was the banner of He Renlong, an old enemy, and then it was not clear. The brothers did not dare to move excessively, lest they expose their movements. ”

"Probe again, try to catch a live mouth and come back and ask clearly, which way is the immortal?" Li Zicheng had no choice but to order to stop advancing and figure it out. The brigade rested on the spot, and Li Zicheng had 10,000 horsemen in his hand, and the entire old battalion added up to more than 30,000 people. On this trail, the mountains and forests are good cover, but there is also a problem, that is, it is difficult to replenish the provisions. This time, if he couldn't rush through Tongbai Mountain and return to Henan in one go, he would have to make a mistake again and take dozens of people to drill the ravine. This time, his luck was indeed a little worse, Chen Xie stared at him and didn't go to Zhang Xianzhong's trouble.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng scolded in a low voice in the dark: "Dog officer, stare at Lao Tzu." ”

Speaking of this time, Li Zicheng's luck was very good at the beginning. Zhang Xianzhong's goods attracted a lot of attention and gave Li Zicheng room to play calmly. After taking Luoyang lightly, Li Zicheng's strength swelled rapidly, even if he escaped under Kaifeng City, in his opinion, it was just a tactical transfer to get rid of the burden.

It wasn't until he won first and then lost in Mengjiazhuang that he changed his fate all the way. It was a hard-earned failure, and if it was a previous failure, in Li Zicheng's opinion, it was caused by bad luck. The last defeat was the result of being crushed in strength. The opponent is only 2,000 people, and Li Zicheng is not like before, he can't muster many troops in his hands. 100,000 horses, at least 70,000 or 80,000 elites, most of them were surrendered by the Ming army, and the equipment was not bad. (To be continued......)