Chapter 56: The Great War (2)

The drums were dense, the trumpets were melodious, and the Geng army marched slowly in a large array, the Geng army in front pushed the shield cart and gun carriage, the sword and shield men followed, the pikemen, the musketeers and the archers followed, and the cavalry protected the two wings and slowly moved forward.

"Brothers, kill the dog!"

In front of the camp of Geng's army, the commander Ma Jiuyu pulled out the long knife on his waist and pointed forward obliquely.

"Kill the dog! Kill the dog! Kill the dog! ”

The surrounding soldiers shouted and screamed, they brandished long knives, and everyone's faces were hot.

If you defeat the Qing army in Zhejiang in front of you, you will be able to grab money, food, and women, and the whole of Zhejiang will be theirs.

The dust was flying, and thousands of cavalry on both wings of the Geng army slowly came out, the horse's head was crowded, the horse's hooves rumbled, and the tide surged, which was earth-shattering.

Behind the cavalry, the infantry of the Geng army followed closely, hundreds of shield carts in front, countless archers and firecrackers hid behind the firecrackers, and the artillery carriages followed, covering the mountains and fields, directly approaching the position of the Qing army.

Staring at the flood-like Geng army array, Ninghai General Fu Lata's face was pale, and his mouth scolded angrily.

"These dog minions, it's still the same old way of playing around, and it's still the same way of playing Taizu Taizong!"

During the period of Nurhachi and Huang Taiji, the Eight Banners fought, and the shield car was indispensable. The wooden planks of the shield are about 15 centimeters thick, and the wooden planks can be rotated and wrapped in cowhide and iron sheets to form a three-layer composite armor structure, which can effectively defend against the guns of the Ming army. One shield cart can cover about 20 soldiers.

The shield cart can be used to defend against firearms, and it can also cover soldiers and be used for attacks. Unexpectedly, Geng Jingzhong used this set of tactics of the Eight Banners on the battlefield, and he tried it repeatedly.

There is no fear, which may also be one of the reasons why Ma Jiuyubu dares to take the initiative to attack.

"Warriors of the Qing Dynasty, kill the rebels!"

Muhrin raised his sword and shouted angrily.

"Kill the rebels!"

In the battle formation of the Qing army, the Mongolian cavalry shouted and screamed, and the green battalion soldiers in the middle were silent, all clenching their long knives.

They all know that when the big war is about to break out, they are the main force to charge into battle. These flag soldiers are just here to see the scene.

At the moment of life and death, I can't care about those useless things!

A plain duel of cavalry is about to break out.

"Puffy Puff!"

A hundred steps away, in the Geng army's large array, the sound of artillery was deafening, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, dozens of solid iron balls tore the air, roared away, and went straight to the Qing army's large array.

The iron ball flew into the Qing army's array, bouncing and dancing, destroying the withering and decaying, and everywhere it went, there was a bloody wind and rain, people turned on their backs, and the screams continued, and immediately dozens of Qing soldiers were killed and wounded.

Two iron balls smashed on the hill in front of the broken temple, smashed over the two Qing soldiers, the crimson iron balls rolled weakly, and rolled down the hillside, falling into the Qing army array under the hill, causing an uproar.

Jieshu, who was talking and laughing freely before the broken temple, was forcibly embraced into the broken temple by the Qing soldiers, and then the temple door was tightly closed.

The front soldiers in the front yard of the ruined temple hid behind the broken walls and the big trees in the courtyard, and many Qing soldiers turned their faces like dirt, and some even trembled.

The children of the pampered banner people who eat big in the honey jar still have the courage to fight on the battlefield and face death.

"Fire!"

Duan Ying raised the army, Duan Ying took the lead, fearless, he commanded the gunners under his command, and fired artillery at Geng's army.

The iron ball tore through the air, roared and smashed into the rolling Geng array, smashed several shield carts, and even smashed into the Geng army's horse formation, and the cavalry fell to a piece, the flesh and blood were blurred, the muscles and bones were broken, and it was extremely tragic.

The Geng army rolled forward, the two armies were getting closer and closer, the casualties continued, the Qing army was in a commotion, and everyone clenched the swords and guns in their hands.

It's just that the number of dead and wounded is like a small wave in the sea, insignificant and ignored.

With a "bang", a six- or seven-pound shell smashed on the dirt bag, and the dust was splashed everywhere, and the dirt bag broke and was deeply dented. Another solid iron ball hit a battalion soldier just right, and immediately his brain burst out, and blood splattered all over the soldiers next to him.

"Ahh

The soldier screamed, stood up, pulled his legs and ran, and in a few steps, he was stabbed over by Chen Zigou, who came from behind.

"Escape from the battle, there is no mercy!"

Chen Zigou's face was pale, he shouted loudly, and glared angrily.

All the soldiers were silent, and no one dared to say anything.

"Everyone, hide your body! Carry down the fallen brothers, write down the names, and handle the bereavement! ”

Wang Heyao shouted loudly and pressed his hand at Chen Zigou. Chen Zigou nodded and squatted down behind the earthen wall on the side.

"You kid, watch out for the artillery!"

While Wang and Yao were talking, a cannonball whistled and flew over Chen Zigou's head and smashed into the earthen wall behind him, causing a piece of dirt to fly.

I'll go!

Chen Zigou was shocked into a cold sweat, and a mantra of Wang Heyao came out of his mouth.

Almost, but it's really hanging!

Seeing the situation in front of them, Woshen and Li Fu were both smiling.

"This guy is pretty good at getting things done! That tall guy is ruthless enough! Your subordinates, good! ”

didn't have time to kill Liwei, he was put in the limelight by Chen Zigou and Wang Heyao, Woshen smiled and praised Li Fu.

"General Xie's praise is all the Governor's good teaching, and it is all the blessing of Prince Tokang!"

Li Fu, as always, was full of smiles and respect.

"Don't be happy yet! We'll see how they can fight! ”

Woshen said coldly, his eyes aimed at the battlefield.

"Order, let them shoot back, and have a good fuck!"

"Don't worry, the general, the next official will pass the military order!"

Li Fu respectfully called the sergeant to give the order.

"Dog's artillery, how can it be so powerful!"

Li Xingzhong looked at the blurred flesh and blood that was dragged out, and his heart beat faster as he saw the big soldiers.

"Can you hit it?"

Wang Heyao's gaze turned to the broken temple.

"If you haven't gone three miles, there shouldn't be any mistakes!"

Li Xing knew that his heart was beating faster.

"Old Five, you won't fire now, will you?"

Li Xingzhong looked at the battlefield, the cavalry of the two sides had collided together, the dogs and teeth were staggered, and a fierce fight unfolded.

"My lord, Lord Li let the cannon fire back!"

The sergeant came over and conveyed Li Fu's military order.

Zhao Guohao's eyes widened, and the sergeant immediately smiled with a smile on his face.

"Adult, the villain is just an order, and the villain listens to the adult!"

"Let the gunners prepare!"

Wang Heyao nodded and shouted loudly.

"Now? Broken temple? ”

Li Xingzhong's face turned red, as if he was about to ooze blood.

"The rebels on the other side!"

Wang Heyao glanced at Li Xingzhong angrily.

"Let the brothers take it easy, hit on time, play slowly, and save ammunition!"

Ma Jiuyufang kept firing cannons, and he didn't fire them again, which was too eye-catching.

Besides, the rebels are not a good thing either, and they don't mind a big fight.

"Everyone, reload your ammunition!"

Li Xingzhong shouted loudly, and the red on his face began to fade.

He seems to be much more courageous against the rebels.

The gunners began to methodically reload their ammunition.

"Puffy Puff!"

The sound of artillery sounded, and the positions of Duan Yingju's and Yao Qisheng's troops were filled with smoke, and the gunners were calmly loaded with ammunition and orderly, and they were indeed well-trained elites of the green battalion.

On the position of the Qing army, the sound of artillery rang out, and dozens of solid iron balls smashed into Geng's shield car and artillery position.

Several shield carts were smashed over, and dozens of Geng gunners and archers were knocked down, their blood drenched and their screams shattering.

The sound of artillery continued, the smoke and dust billowed out, and the sound of horses' hooves shook the earth, and the cavalry of the Geng army and the cavalry of the Muhrin division of the Qing army first collided.

The sound of shouting and scolding, the sound of fighting, the neighing of horses, the sound of knives and guns entering the body, after the fierce charge, corpses and wounded, stumps and broken bodies were everywhere. The two horsemen ran far away, and they turned their horses and regrouped, ready to charge again for another killing.

The Geng soldiers and archers behind the shield car began to shoot, and the Qing army's gunners and archers followed and fired back, and the positions of both sides were filled with gunsmoke, and on the way of the Geng army, the positions of the Qing army were full of dead and wounded, and blood stained the ground red.

It is not difficult to see that the main target of the Geng army is the Chinese army camp in Jieshu, and countless Geng troops are holding shields to cover the archers and firecrackers forward.

An earth-shattering battle began.

"Shoot!"

The general of the Geng army gave an order, and the feather arrows rose into the air, covering the sky and the sun, densely packed, covering the front of the Qing army's Chinese army.

"Shoot!"

It was another order to shoot, and the marching Geng army platoon fired in unison, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and the white gas rose, which was magnificent.

On the position of the Qing army, thousands of arrows were also fired, and the sound of artillery guns was loud, and the two sides came and went, with countless casualties.

The battle was fierce, and as time went by, on the field in front of the Qing army's great array, the corpses were stacked on top of each other, and the blood gathered into a stream, flowing into the Qujiang River on the west side, and the entire river surface slowly turned red.

Wang Heyao's heart was depressed, his eyes were full of corpses and blood, and the impact of his heart could be described as full.

The spring breeze is slow, but it brings a strong smell of blood, coupled with the pungent smell of gunsmoke, which makes people nauseated.

The Qing army fought to the death and did not retreat, the Geng army stubbornly held forward, the two sides came and went, the dogs and teeth on the battlefield were staggered, you lived and died, and every moment was the interval between life and death.

However, the firearms of the Geng army were obviously stronger than those of the Qing army, and some of the Geng army's firearms were already firing at the Qing army in the ruined temple, and the two sides came and went, and there were casualties from time to time.

After another cavalry attack, the cavalry of the Geng army and the Qing army had already suffered about three or four percent casualties. As for the foot soldiers, the corpses are piled up, and no matter how you look at it, it is more than two percent.

"Ahh It hurts me! ”

A soldier of the "Wangzi Battalion" was hit by a firebolt, his face was covered with blood, and he lay on the ground, screaming from the heavens and the earth.

Another battalion soldier was hit by artillery, his entire chest collapsed, and his body was dragged down.

The bloody battle did not allow any luck, and the casualties of the "Wang Zi Battalion" gradually increased.

"How many casualties did the brothers have?"

Seeing Zhao Guohao's gloomy face, Wang Heyao's heart was also "groaning".

Fortunately, the rebels concentrated on attacking Jieshu's large array of Chinese troops, and invested less on the two flanks, and fortunately thanks to the fortifications of earthen walls and dirt bags, otherwise the casualties would have been greater.

"More than two hundred casualties. If the casualties continue, my little heart will not be able to bear it! ”

Zhao Guohao's words made Wang Heyao speechless for a while, and looked at the nearby battlefield.

In the flank formation of the "Wangzi Battalion", Duan Ying, who was wearing a helmet and armor, commanded Ruoding, surrounded by iron armor.

Seeing that they are not in a hurry, or even at ease, they seem to have become accustomed to the rhythm of the battlefield.

As if noticing Wang Heyao's waiting, Duan Yingju turned his head, looked coldly at Wang Heyao's situation for a moment, and then turned his head away.