Chapter 668: All or Nothing
The guns rang out, and the two yellow flags fell to the ground like wheat that had been cut down. However, this row of guns also woke up the flag soldiers of the two yellow flags from their panic.
The Ming army is already close at hand, and a dozen steps further will be able to enter the trenches! As long as they enter the trenches, they can kill the Ming army inside like chopping melons and vegetables.
The two yellow flags who reacted roared and rushed forward again, and they must admit that the two yellow flags were indeed brave.
However, unfortunately, the bannermen of the two yellow flags rushed forward less than ten steps, and thousands of long-handled grenades were suddenly thrown up from the trenches of the Ming army, and rolled down at the feet of the two yellow flags with green smoke.
Immediately, the smoking grenades exploded, and the sky shattered, and the flames soared into the sky. The two yellow flag soldiers who had just rushed to within ten steps of the Ming army's trenches were suddenly blown up, and they were lying down in an instant.
Then, before the smoke from the grenade explosion cleared, another platoon of Ming infantry leaned out and fired again at the thick smoke with flintlock pistols.
Screams and wails rang out again in the smoke and dust. Those who were lucky not to be killed by the explosion continued to rush up from behind, and they fell down again in an instant.
At this time, the corpses of the two yellow flags that had been covered within the distance of ten steps to thirty infantry in front of the Ming army's formation, that is, the smoke and dust generated after the explosion of tens of thousands of grenades had not yet dispersed, so this scene was covered.
The smoke of gunpowder and the dust that raised obscured the battlefield, and also gave the two yellow flags courage. Therefore, although many people have fallen in front, the two yellow flags in the back are still rushing forward.
Although the Ming infantry in the trench opened fire with all their might, they still couldn't stop the two yellow flags that rushed forward, because the attack distance of the two yellow flags was too short, and the advantage of the flintlock pistol was weakened.
But fortunately, each Ming army also had two long-handled grenades. Seeing that the two yellow flags were about to approach the trench again, another row of grenades was thrown.
After the explosion, most of the two yellow flag soldiers were killed on the spot, and no matter how bad they were, they were seriously injured, and only a very small number of flag soldiers rushed into the trenches of the Ming army.
However, these two yellow flags didn't even have a chance to go to the knife. As soon as they landed, a dozen or even dozens of bright bayonets stabbed over, instantly stabbing these two yellow flags that rushed into the trenches into a sieve.
Sony's estimate of the Ming army was seriously wrong. The Ming army at this time was by no means the Ming army of the past. In the past, as long as one Jiannu rushed to the front, the Ming army would collapse.
But the current Ming New Army is an existence that dares to meet the bayonets of Jiannu! But the two yellow flags will also be red-eyed, even if there are heavy casualties, the flagmen behind them still rush forward, anyway, they are out of the way, today is either you die or we die.
Seeing that a large number of two yellow banners were about to rush into the trenches of the Ming army...... Finally, the artillery of the Ming army had completed the loading of the shotgun again, and immediately fired at the two yellow flags in front.
With the sound of the second huge cannon, accompanied by the red flames that burst from the muzzle of the cannon, thousands of two yellow flagmen who rushed forward wielding swords and big bows were shot into sieves again, and fell backwards into the sky.
The Ming infantry in the trenches were given a precious respite. The various baggage battalions hastened to replenish their respective infantry brigades with grenades.
The fierce battle continues, and the two Yellow Flag soldiers are being consumed at an alarming rate...... This short distance of less than fifty paces has become an insurmountable moat.
…… Fifty paces away, the Eight Banners Han Army, who were hiding behind the side van formation, had already looked stupid, and they were surprised by the fierceness of the two yellow flags, and they were even more shocked by the firepower of the Ming army.
Huang Deheng felt his legs tremble. As a veteran, this is undoubtedly humiliating. But Huang Deheng really couldn't control his legs.
Geng Jimao also swallowed with difficulty. The heart said, the Qing Dynasty is over, this time it's really over. Even if the Ming army was defeated in the end, the Qing Dynasty would be dead.
Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi were also in a trance. Is this army on the other side really the Ming army in their memory?
When did the Ming army transform into such an elite? …… Li Zicheng, Song Xiance, Gu Junen and Ma Bao, the generals of the Dashun Army, were also greatly shocked by the vicious battle in Tonghui Hebei.
The ferocity of this fierce battle has exceeded their imagination. The two yellow flags are not afraid of death, and the firepower and courage of the Ming army are beyond the limit of their imagination.
In the face of such devastating firepower, which army can withstand it? It is difficult for Jiannu's two yellow flags to cross the fifty-step moat, so can they change their Dashun army?
Coincidentally, all the generals of the Dashun army came to a negative answer in their hearts, no, no army in this world can cross this death moat.
Li Zicheng also came to the same conclusion. As a result, his face was a little unsightly, and even a little pale. At this moment, Li Zicheng's confidence has been hit hard.
"It's useless, it's useless, it's useless." Song Xiance didn't know if it was to help Li Zicheng restore his confidence, or to prove his judgment just now, he was angry and corrupt.
"Chongzhen has already made a big mistake, the Ming army has already made a big mistake, they concentrated all their firepower on the front, and there is nothing behind them!" After a pause, Song Xiance said again: "Jiannu's two white flags can easily attack the Ming army from behind, and even Chongzhen will be unable to escape death at that time!" As if to confirm what Song Xiance said, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded on the left side of the battlefield.
Li Zicheng, Gu Junen, Ma Bao and other Dashun generals turned around, and saw that the two white flags of Jiannu had launched an attack, and nearly 20,000 cavalry, lined up in dozens of horizontal formations, charged towards the main formation of the Chinese army of the Ming army.
In the blink of an eye, the 20,000 horsemen turned from trotting to fast running, and finally to a high-speed charge. This kind of rapid charge, no matter how strong the war horse is, it can't last too long, and when it rushes into the Chinese army of the Ming army, the war horse will be exhausted, but Jiannu's two white flags are obviously no longer taken care of, and they are ready to make a desperate bet.
"Holy Lord, Jiannu is really ready to fight for his life." Gu Junen said awe-inspiringly,
"The outcome is still unknown."
"Wrong, the right division is wrong." Song Xiance said persistently,
"The Ming army is bound to be defeated." Li Zicheng was silent, just staring at the cavalry queue with two white flags with a complicated expression.
Thinking that back then, in the battle of a stone, his 80,000 elite troops of the Zhongquan pro-army were crushed by Dolgon's two white flag iron cavalry when they were exhausted, and I still feel pain in my skin when I think about it.
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"Holy Lord, the two white flags have begun to charge!" Gao Qiqian's voice attracted the eyes of Chongzhen, Xu Yingwei and Wang Jiayan behind the big array.
Looking back, I saw that the two white-flag cavalry who were originally watching a thousand steps away had formed a horizontal formation of about fifty cavalry and charged towards the Ming Chinese army.
"Hehe, come on, let the horses come!" Chongzhen smiled and said, "Get ready to be cannon fodder!" Xu Yingwei quickly rushed to the 1st Mountain Artillery Brigade and several infantry brigades in the rear and gave an order.
After receiving the order, the 90 2.5-inch mountain guns of the 1st Mountain Artillery Brigade immediately lowered the firing angle and aimed at the two white flags that were covering the tide at an elevation angle almost parallel to the ground.
The infantry artillery of each infantry battalion will always be erected with tiger squat guns. The infantrymen crouching in the first row of the phalanx also pressed their guns down.
You have to squat, or the shells will hit your own heads. Suddenly, the muzzles of more than 3,000 black holes were already aimed at Jiannu in front of him.
"Steady, steady!" The soldier who commanded the rear of the Chinese army was indeed Yan Yingyuan. Yan Yingyuan wore a hat-shaped helmet, a cotton armor and a cuirass and back armor, holding a short gun to patrol back and forth in front of the phalanx, after seeing Yan Yingyuan's figure, the Ming infantry miraculously calmed down.
"The artillerymen are listening, and they are not allowed to fire within a hundred paces."
"Infantry, no fire is allowed within fifty paces."
"The mine, Jiannu is close to ten steps and then detonates."
"Strive to cripple Jiannu in the first wave of attacks." ……
"Kill, kill!" Bai Yintu pointed forward with his slashing sword, and let out a hoarse roar. However, his voice was completely muffled by the rumbling of horses' hooves, so no one could hear his roar at all, not even Hong Chengchou who was following him.
But it doesn't matter, the command of the cavalry never relies on roaring. Baiyintu urged his horse to sprint at great speed, and the oncoming wind blew his entire face completely out of shape, and the ground under his feet receded like a tide.
In the blink of an eye, the Ming army's main formation was less than five hundred paces. However, there was silence in the opposite formation, and the red-clothed artillery and tiger squat artillery of the Ming army really did not rush to fire, obviously wanting to wait until they approached and shoot with 100 bullets to create maximum damage.
These damn bright dogs are really cunning, and their hearts are darker than jackals. It's just that the Qing soldiers also have a cunning Hanchen on their side, who can get a glimpse of Ming Gou's sinister intentions.
Thinking of this, Bai Yintu turned his head and looked at Hong Chengchou, who smiled back at Bai Yintu, as if to say to him: How is it?
The lower official is not wrong, right? Bai Yintu immediately put the knife back into its sheath, and then raised his hands at the same time. Seeing this, the two yellow flag generals who followed behind Bai Yintu grabbed the reins of their horses one after another.
Suddenly, Bai Yintu's raised hands pressed down hard, pointing to the northeast and southeast respectively.
The next moment, the two yellow flag generals who followed behind Bai Yintu tightened the reins of their horses, and the war horses under their crotches immediately folded diagonally to the northeast or southeast.
Immediately afterwards, the two white flag soldiers behind him also divided into two groups.
"Woohoo!" Bai Yintu gently drank the war horse, and Hong Chengchou and more than a dozen horsemen Bayala also followed to drink the war horse.
However, the nearly 20,000 cavalry of the two white flags were divided into two groups under the leadership of the two yellow banner generals, such as Tulai, Tazhan, and Tuhai, and cut diagonally to the northwest and southwest corners of the main formation of the Ming army.
This was Hong Chengchou's countermeasure to avoid the front where the Ming army's firepower was most intensive. From the relatively empty northwest and southwest corners, a surprise attack was launched on the central army of the Ming army.