The shelling of the Han army of the Eight Banners soon ended.

Realizing that shelling alone would not be effective, ammunition was no longer wasted.

"Attack!" Xia Longshan raised his hand and pressed it, and the two thousand Guan Ning troops began to move forward.

The 2,000 Guanning army was divided into ten teams in the front and rear, the first team was the knife player, responsible for pushing the side van to provide cover for the entire infantry array, the back four teams were musketeers, and the next five teams were spearmen.

Compared with the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the proportion of firearms in the Guanning Army has also increased significantly.

It's just that the firearms equipped by the Guan Ning Army were arquebuses eliminated from the Eight Banners Han Army, not flintlock pistols.

"Roar! Roar! Roaring ......" Guan Ningjun shouted a neat trumpet while moving forward, and soon entered within a thousand steps of the Ming army's platform, and from this distance it became no longer safe.

Because he could be shelled at any time, Xia Longshan's heart immediately lifted.

The Ming army is just a group of native chickens and tile dogs, but the Hongyi cannon should not be underestimated, and the Guanning army's partial van can block the lead of the bird's gun, but it can't block the iron bullet of the cannon!

An iron bullet from the Hongyi cannon can easily smash the partial van, and the remaining momentum is still inexhaustible, and it can even break the limbs of the Guan Ning army hiding behind the partial van.

It is impossible for flesh and blood to carry steel.

Sure enough, just as Xia Longshan was in the blink of an eye, a scream that tore through the air sounded.

Immediately afterwards, there was a dull thud of shells hitting the ground, but no shells hit the guard plate of the Guanning Army's side van, strange, what was going on?

At that moment, Xia Longshan looked forward slightly from behind the guard.

At this glance, Xia Longshan almost laughed out loud, the performance of the Ming army's artillery was really inferior.

Looking at the length of the tube, it is obviously a Hongyi cannon, but the firing range is less than 800 steps, in contrast, the Hongyi cannon supervised by Tang Ruowang has increased the firing range to more than 1,500 steps.

Da Ming is really rotten to the bones, and he can't even make qualified guns.

The poor artisan has to pay for the court to build guns, how can they make them well?

"Stay in formation and keep up!" Xia Longshan put his mind at ease, raised his waist knife and shouted, "Don't be afraid, Minggou's cannon is just a pile of broken copper and iron, and if you can't hit a few shots, it will explode and scrap by itself!" ”

"Roar! Roar! The two thousand Guan Ning troops shouted the trumpet rhythmically and walked forward slowly.

Soon, the array of the Guan Ning army entered within a distance of 800 steps from the Ming army.

Eventually, a shell hit the ground and then ricocheted, hitting a van.

Only a crisp sound was heard, and the thick wooden planks on the front of the side van were torn apart in an instant, and a Guan Ning soldier hiding behind the side van was instantly hit and his limbs were broken, and he died tragically on the spot.

However, only one was killed, and there was no continuous smashing.

"Don't panic, hold me steady." Xia Longshan held his waist knife high and roared loudly.

"Trust me, most people are going to be fine, this thing is scary to watch."

As a veteran, Xia Longshan knows better than anyone else that although the penetration of the red-clothed cannon is terrifying, its accuracy is extremely poor, and it can only hit one point, so the lethality is actually not great.

"Of course, if luck really comes home and you get a shot,"

"Congratulations, you are free, and you can go underground to reunite with your ancestors for the eighteenth generation."

Hearing Xia Longshan's words, Guan Ningjun nearby laughed one after another, although Guan Ningjun in the distance couldn't hear what Xia Longshan was talking about, but when he saw others laughing, he also laughed, and the laughter shook the sky.

When Wu Sangui saw this scene, he just bowed his head silently.

The Guanning Army is still the Guanning Army.

Heroes of the world!

……

Dolgon, who was above the well, saw the scene as well.

"The Guan Ning Army is still the familiar Guan Ning Army." "The reason why they don't perform well in the Hetao is not because their combat effectiveness has declined, but because they have resentment in their hearts. ”

Hong Chengchou persuaded and said: "Master, the slave also thinks that it is a bit too hasty to reorganize the Guanning Army and the Datong Army into the Green Battalion, and for strong soldiers like the Guanning Army and the Datong Army, they can be treated differently, after all, the number one enemy of my Qing Dynasty at this stage is Nanming, and before Nanming is destroyed, it is not appropriate to have internal friction." ”

"I don't agree with this." Fan Wencheng made a rare objection.

"If we can't take this opportunity to eliminate the hidden dangers of the Guanning Army and the Datong Army, it will definitely be a big deal in time, and it will be even more difficult to solve it at that time."

"Even if there is a certain amount of internal friction, it is better than the Guanning army and the Datong army to fall to the Southern Ming."

Ning Wan also supported Fan Wencheng: "If Wu Sangui and Jiang Hao continue to retain the independent leadership rights of the Guan Ning Army and the Datong Army, this possibility exists. ”

"It's impossible." Hong Chengchou said categorically.

"What kind of fate did Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, and Gao Jie fall into, Wu Sangui and Jiang Hao are not unclear, Huang Degong made such great achievements on the battlefield in Xuzhou, and he was also relieved of military power by Chongzhen, so as long as these two people are still ambitious, they will never betray the Qing Dynasty, they will definitely not."

"Alright, don't fight the three gentlemen."

Dolgon said solemnly: "Regardless of whether Wu Sangui and Jiang Hao have ambitions or not, and whether they will rebel or not, the reorganization of the green battalion is already a fact, and it is impossible to change it back, however, the ten battalions adapted by the Guanning Army can still be commanded by Wu Sangui, and the five battalions adapted by the Datong Army can also be commanded by Jiang Jiu." ”

Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, and Ning Wan, I should not say anything more.

This is a compromise solution, which is not necessarily satisfactory to both sides, but it is barely acceptable to both sides.

Fu Lin looked at Dolgon's not very broad back, and secretly wondered, is this the compromise that Eniang said? Don't always think about perfection in life and work, you have to compromise when it's time to compromise.

When the best results are not achieved, it is acceptable to be unsatisfactory.

Thinking of this, Fulin nodded secretly, I have something to gain, this time it is really right to come along.

If you still stay in the Forbidden City, I'm afraid you will never learn such a trick to control people.

……

The two thousand Guan Ning troops had already approached within five hundred paces.

This distance has entered the range of the Tiger Squat Cannon.

Xia Longshan's heart was even more nervous, although the range of the tiger squat cannon was far less than that of the red-coated cannon, and the destructive power of the cannonball could not be compared with the red-coated cannon, but the lethality of the tiger squat cannon to the infantry was far greater than that of the red-coated cannon.

Because the Tiger Squat Cannon can shoot out hundreds of leads at a time, which is equivalent to firing a hundred bird guns at the same time.

Without the protection of the vans, the Ming army would only need a dozen tiger squat cannons to bloodied their two thousand Guan Ning troops.

Another "click" side van was hit by a Ming artillery shell and shattered on the spot, and a long line of six or seven Guan Ning troops following the side van also shattered limbs in an instant.

"Get closer, move closer to the middle, and protect the integrity of the formation!"

Xia Longshan immediately signaled the side vans on both sides to move closer to the middle to fill the gap.

Although this will cause the entire formation to become crowded, it is better than losing the protection of the van and directly exposing it to the muzzle of the Ming army's firearms, especially the Tiger Squat Cannon.

To date, 10 vans have been destroyed.

The Guanning army, which followed later, also suffered fifty or sixty casualties.

But these casualties are nothing for 2,000 people.

The mood of the officers and men of the Guan Ning Army was also very stable, and there was no chaos at all.

"Roar! Roar! "The sound of the trumpet in unison was louder than louder.

What Xia Longshan was most worried about did not happen, the Ming army did not use the tiger squat cannon to bombard them, and even the sound of the Hongyi cannon slowly became sparse.

It is estimated that it has been blown up because of the poor texture of the barrel.

Xia Longshan immediately urged Guan Ningjun to speed up.

Soon, the 2,000 Guanning army advanced to the edge of the slope and was forced to stop.

Because further forward is a trench more than a zhang deep, before it is clear what the specific situation is at the bottom of the trench, Guan Ningjun did not dare to rashly push the van into the trench and attack across the ditch.

However, even if you don't cross the trench, there is nothing.

Because the Guan Ning army is now also equipped with a large number of bird guns.

Even through the trench, the Ming army on the opposite side could be suppressed.

"Musketeers step forward, light the torch!" Xia Longshan raised his waist knife.

The second team of nearly 200 musketeers climbed onto the side vans.

Xia Longshan also climbed on the side box, looked forward through the guard plate of the side box, and saw that the trench was about thirty steps wide, and the opposite side was the fence of the Ming army's platform.

Xia Longshan immediately drew his knife and roared: "First team, raise the gun!" ”

The first team of nearly 200 musketeers raised their guns and aimed their guns at the wooden fence on the opposite side.

Suddenly, a large number of Ming troops appeared behind the wooden fence opposite, wearing cotton armor and helmets.

"Pretend to be a ghost, who are you to scare?" Xia Longshan laughed and shouted: "Let's go!" ”

Nearly 200 musketeers decisively pulled the trigger of the snake shaft, and with the sound of "bang bang bang", hundreds of lead bullets hit the wooden fence on the opposite side and the Ming army, crackling.

Many Ming troops fell backwards in response, but soon they were replaced by Ming troops.

However, what puzzled Xia Longshan was that the Ming army on the opposite side did not fight back.

But even so, Xia Longshan would not be soft, and raised his knife again and snorted: "Second team, let's go!" ”

The second team of musketeers stepped forward and pulled the trigger one after another, followed by the continuous sound of guns, this time there was an accident on the side of the Guan Ning army, two bird guns exploded, and the fire rope of one bird gun was thrown out, igniting the gunpowder jar on the musketeer next to him, and it burst into a deflagration and turned into a burning man.

Xia Longshan was unmoved, and it was inevitable for the birds.

"Team 3, let's go!" Xia Longshan held his waist knife high and gave the order again.

There was another continuous sound of firing guns, and the Ming army on the opposite side fell a lot, at least thirty.

At a distance of about thirty paces, the accuracy and lethality of the bird gun are still extremely impressive.

And this time, after the Ming army guarding behind the fence fell, there was no other Ming army to replace it, obviously, either the number of Ming troops behind the fence in front was insufficient, or the Ming army had been frightened.

"Fourth team, let's go!" Xia Longshan once again gave a cold order.

A huge bang sounded, and the Ming army behind the opposite fence fell a lot.

When the smoke cleared slightly, Xia Longshan looked forward again, only to see that the Ming army still guarding behind the fence had become sparse, just like the teeth of an eighty-year-old woman.

"What a bunch of crap, haha."

Xia Longshan laughed twice, raised his knife and shouted: "Attack!" ”

Seeing Xia Longshan's gesture, the five spearmen who had been waiting for a long time climbed onto the side van one after another, climbed over the guard plate of the side van and jumped onto the slope, and then jumped into the trench in front of him like dumplings.

No problem, there is no thistle or anything like this under the trench.

In the blink of an eye, two teams of four hundred spearmen had jumped into the trench.

However, at this moment, a group of Ming troops suddenly appeared behind the fence in front.

Xia Longshan immediately chuckled in his heart, vaguely feeling that something was not right.

The Ming army that emerged this time seems to be a little different from the Ming army that was "defeated" by them just now?

When he changed his mind, Xia Longshan's eyes vaguely saw that the dozens of "Ming Army" that had been left were pushed aside by the newly emerged Ming Army, and fell straight back.

Seeing this scene, Xia Longshan reacted immediately.

"Damn it, dummy!" Xia Longshan's soul was scared out.

"It's a dummy just now, and the thief has been fooled, come back quickly!"

However, it was already too late, and Xia Longshan's words had not yet fallen, and the huge sound of releasing the gun sounded again.

This time it was the Ming army on the opposite side, Xia Longshan had clearly seen the white smoke coming out of the mouth of the Ming army, and the Ming army musketeers were so close and so dense?

In the next moment, the third spearman, who was just about to jump down, fell like a wheat.

In the blink of an eye, almost all of the nearly two hundred spearmen fell in a pool of blood, some of them were killed on the spot, but many more were only wounded, lying on the ground and wailing loudly.

Seeing this, those who had already jumped into the trench, and those who were about to jump down the parapet of the van, immediately stunned nearly six hundred spearmen, and the sudden blow stunned them.

The Ming army on the opposite side did not relent, and the musketeers who had finished firing retreated, and the second team of musketeers replaced them.

There was another dense sound of releasing guns, and the nearly 200 spearmen of the Guanning Army who were riding on the guard of the side van fell down again like wheat harvesters, and the wails resounded through the sky.

At this moment, the nearly 400 Guan Ning troops who were stunned in the trench finally reacted.

With a shout, the more than 300 Guan Ning troops turned around and were about to climb the slope.

However, the slope protection was originally heightened, and the ditch was nearly a zhang deep, so how could it be climbed up in a hurry?

The Ming musketeers behind the fence on the opposite side came up one by one, and put two rows of guns, and the nearly 400 spearmen of the Guanning Army who jumped into the trench also lay down.

The spearmen, if not shot, lay down.

Would a fool stand and wait for the guns of the musketeers?

In just a few moments, Guan Ningjun lay down seven or eight hundred.

"Damn it, scumbag!" Xia Longshan was so angry that his back tooth socket was about to be crushed.

"Musketeers, take turns!" Xia Longshan raised his waist knife again and roared angrily.

These damn Ming dogs, they have musketeers, don't we have the Guanning Army?

(End of chapter)