Chapter 58: Breaking the Momentum
The camp of the Geng army was silent, and the sound of the tragic and earth-shattering battle between the two armies in front was unusually clear.
Geng's army and the Qing army fought head-on, but the Qing army sent elite cavalry across the Qujiang River, made a detour across the Qujiang River to attack Daxitan, seized the heavy grain and grass, and also cut off the back road for the Geng army to retreat to Jiangshan County and Fujian.
The report of his subordinates made Ma Jiuyu, the commander of the Geng army, sit on the chair, his face was like ashes, staring blankly at the front, like a fool.
"General, run away! It's all over! It's all over! ”
The deputy general Sha Youxiang urged irritably, and the blue tendons on his forehead burst out.
The back road was cut off, the grain and grass were robbed, and a fart was beaten! Run for your life!
"Grain and grass, silver and ......"
After a long time, Ma Jiuyu closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.
Geng Jingzhong, a bastard, rebelled well, half-heartedly, knowing that he couldn't be the emperor, he began to slack off, and even the soldiers' salaries were stopped, so that the army's morale was turbulent.
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have set up his army to do whatever he wanted, plundering all directions.
Now there is no way to retreat, and there is no way to escape.
If he surrendered, with the handwriting of the emperor of the current dynasty, he would either be executed by Ling Chi or the nine clans of Zhulian. Is that smell human?
"Why is this happening, why is this happening?"
The general soldier Xu Shangchao's face was like ashes, and his eyes were full of pain and unwillingness.
The good situation collapsed like this!
The east is the stretching mountain, the west is the rolling Qujiang River, the Qing army is in the north and south, do you want to abandon the army, the trail fled.
"Uncle, the Qing army is attacking back and forth, if you don't leave, you really can't get out!"
Ma Jiuyu's nephew, Ma Chenghu, was full of panic and impatience.
"What are you anxious about?"
Ma Jiuyu glanced at his nephew and waved his hand, feeling weak.
"Pass the order, Mingjin withdraw his troops, and retreat to Jianglang Mountain."
Now he has no choice but to sacrifice his life to flee back to Fujian, taking one step at a time.
"Yes, uncle, I'll give the order right away!"
Ma Chenghu panicked and ran out in a hurry.
In the big tent, there was silence, everyone's faces were ugly, and their eyes were full of despair.
With this defeat, it is likely that there will be no tomorrow.
"This time, I can be killed by Geng Jingzhong, a bastard!"
Sha Youxiang stomped his feet and scolded with hatred.
"Brother Sha, be careful that the wall has ears, and you will get into trouble!"
Xu Shangchao glanced around and whispered.
"What are you afraid of! It's all up to this, Lao Tzu's family is going to die, and Lao Tzu is still afraid of a bird! ”
Sha Youxiang's face was red, and he almost roared.
Ma Jiuyu glanced at Sha Youxiang, his brows furrowed, but he didn't say anything.
At this point, he no longer has the heart to reprimand his subordinates.
Who knows if there will be a tomorrow?
"Uncle, it's not good, it's not good!"
Ma Chenghu just went out, and hurriedly ran in.
"What's the matter? The Qing army in Daxitan is chasing and killing? ”
Ma Jiuyu frowned.
It's all cornered, what else is there to fuss about!
"It's not! No! ”
Ma Chenghu waved his hand again and again, his face full of surprise.
"It was the Qing army that fought on its own, and the entire left wing collapsed!"
Ma Chenghu's words made everyone in the camp stunned.
"Ma Chenghu, what do you fight yourself, you say calmly!"
Xu Shangchao was still asking, Sha Youxiang couldn't wait and strode out of the big tent.
"Chenghu, what you're talking about can't be nonsense, right?"
Ma Jiuyu looked at his nephew, his face darkened, but his body was trembling.
"Uncle, really, the officers and soldiers eat dogs, it's all messed up! You go out and see it......"
Ma Chenghu stomped his feet in a hurry. Before he finished speaking, Ma Jiuyu pushed him out of the big tent, and Xu Shangchao and the others followed closely.
"Uncle, wait for me!"
Ma Chenghu was also in a hurry, and followed out of the big tent.
"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! ”
In the large array on the left flank of the Qing army, the banner soldiers under Woshen who escaped by luck were in a hurry, and soon fled into the large formation of Duan Yingju's troops, causing a riot.
In the Wangzi battalion, all the large and small artillery was diverted, and the ammunition was quickly loaded, and it was directed towards the section to the west.
"Fire!"
When the officers and soldiers of Duan Yingju's department were ignorant, Li Xing resolutely issued a military order.
Although the gunners of the Wang Zi battalion were suspicious, the red-hot iron chisel in their hands was sturdy and pressed on the fire door of the artillery.
Military discipline is strict, and military orders are like mountains, and they are not allowed to have any doubts.
"Pong! Disheveled! Ponto!"
More than 30 artillery pieces opened fire together, smoke filled with smoke, countless shotguns rushed out, and the storm raged straight towards Duan Yingju's pacesetters and cavalry.
The frightened Duanbu Qing army immediately became chaotic. The bannermen who fled into the formation were scattered.
"Shoot!"
Zhao Guohao's military order was issued, and the firecrackers raised the firecrackers together and lit the firerope.
The sound of "crackling" guns continued, and the firecrackers opened fire one after another, and the lead bullets flew one after another, weaving into a stream of bullets, and also went straight to the artillery fire array that Duan Yingju raised.
After the first platoon of 200 musketeers finished firing, they passed back the muskets, took the muskets handed up from behind, and continued to aim and shoot.
The smoke was filled, and the crisp sound of firecrackers was incessant, and the firecrackers didn't even look at it, just loaded their ammunition and shot calmly.
Wang Heyao's military discipline was strict, and the military orders were like mountains, even if the soldiers did not know why, even if they were suspicious, but as the officers took the lead in shooting, they followed and shot without hesitation.
"Archer, shoot!"
More than 50 archers stretched out their bows and arrows, followed Lao Huang, aimed at the officers in Duan Yingju's army who were wearing armor and began to shoot.
This is true of musketeers, gunners, archers, and pikemen.
The fire was dense and continuous, and the artillery was fierce and killed countless people.
"Bastard! Typing a mistake! ”
"Stop! Idiot! ”
"Holy shit, you're going to rebel!"
All the scolding was ushered in only more fierce shooting from the other party. In particular, Duan Yingju's 2,000 pacesetters, who were at the forefront of the army, had to deal with the attack of Geng's army and the surprise attack of Wang and Yao's troops, with countless casualties.
"Fight back! Fight back! ”
In a panic, the officers of Duan Yingju's department reacted, commanding his officers and soldiers to organize a counterattack.
One by one, the "10,000 enemies" who made a "bang" noise threw in, and the explosions of "all the people" came one after another, and the little counterattack that the Qing army had just formed was instantly defeated.
Under the tide of slaughter without warning, Duan Yingju's army did not even have a chance to counterattack, and was directly disrupted.
Countless Qing soldiers were not knocked to the ground, they were leaderless, some fought and some fled, and they became a mess.
In the face of a plate of scattered sand, the morale of Wang Ziying's battalion soared, and the blow became more ferocious.
At such a critical juncture, if you win, you will still be in crisis, and once you lose, you will be ruined and ruined, and you will never recover.
The real war has not yet begun.
Wang Heyao, who was watching the battle, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The reason why he temporarily changed his strategy and decided to defeat Duan Yingju's army was that there were too few artillery, it was too far away from Jieshu's Chinese army camp, and his grasp was too poor.
Another reason is that the section next to it that is in the way should be lifted. If the broken temple of Jieshu is shelled, even if it can be successful, if Duan Yingju's troops counterattack, coupled with Yao Qisheng, Mu Herlin and other units of the Qing army's large array, the Qing army's advantage on the battlefield is still very great, and the "Wangzi Battalion" will even be wiped out.
Besides, at such a long distance, how easy is it to be able to hit Jieshu?
After defeating Duan Yingju's troops, Geng's army would free up his hands and attack the Qing army's large array. They are the closest to Jieshu, and it is easier for them to form a siege with their own troops.
This is the key to this battle!
"Xu Jin tactics! Artillery cover, sword and shield men in front, pikemen follow! ”
Seeing that Duan Yingju's troops were in chaos, Wang Heyao shouted loudly and commanded his subordinates to move forward.
"Say hello to the Tartars!"
Like his subordinates, Zhao Guohao no longer had the nervousness he had at the beginning.
"Brothers, if you kill all the Tartars, Zhejiang will be ours!"
Zheng Siming personally went into battle, commanded Ruo Ding, and demagogic.
"Wu Sangui has crossed the Yangtze River, and the Tartar is coming to an end! Brothers, good days are ahead! ”
Chen Zigou's face was flushed and impassioned.
"Reload! Bomb Lao Tzu to death on the dog's day! ”
Li Xingzhong looked excited, and he became a war maniac again.
Seeing a Qing army assembling with difficulty, frantically rushing forward, and hundreds of cavalry rushing forward, and the Qing army general with a helmet and armor personally commanded, it seemed that he was going to break down the artillery array, Li Xingzhong's heart beat faster.
"Aim, change shotguns!"
Li Xingzhong personally operated a Franc cannon, adjusted the angle and direction, and aimed at the rolling iron horse in front.
Those firearms and pikemen on their own side may not be able to withstand the impact of the Qing cavalry.
The sound of "crackling" continued, the fire guns were fired in unison, and the hundreds of Qing cavalry who came forward fell down, and for a time the smoke and dust were billowing and people were rolling on their horses, and there were screams and the sorrowful screams of war horses everywhere.
The artillery has not yet fired, and the musketeers have already engaged.
The sound of fire continued, the flesh and blood of the people and horses flew sideways, and Li Xingzhong let out a long breath.
"These dog tartars, that's it!"
Saying this, Li Xingzhong still did not forget his duty, commanded the gunners, and fired at Duan Yingju's galloping cavalry.
"Puffy Puff!"
The sound of artillery was loud, Duan Yingju's cavalry was beaten and wounded, and the thin monkey clearly saw that a Qing army general wearing a "lightning rod" helmet and chain mail was beaten and flew out from his horse.
This Tagnan must be a big fish!
"The heavy artillery stays here to cover, and the small artillery goes up with me!"
Seeing that the cavalry of the Qing army was scattered, Li Xingzhong immediately made a decision.
Encountering the double blows of Geng Jun, Wang and Yao, Duan Yingju's Qing army suffered heavy casualties, coupled with the death of the main general Duan Yingju on the battlefield, the courage of the Qing army was immediately lost, and everyone abandoned the battlefield and fled backwards.
The artillery and guns continued to fire, desperately shooting at the scattered Qing soldiers. And at this time, the pikemen joined the warband.
In hand-to-hand combat, in the face of the attack of 3~4 pikemen locally, the Qing soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit and structure were stabbed one by one, and there were screams and begs for mercy everywhere.
"Thorn!"
In the roar of the officers, countless spears were like countless poisonous snakes, stabbing wildly, stabbing and retracting, accompanied by blood splattering and the end of life.
The spears stabbed quickly, and although some pikemen kept falling under the fire of the Qing archers and musketeers, they didn't care, just stabbed their spears and moved forward quickly.
No matter how brave the Qing soldiers are, they often can't support one or two rounds, and under the opponent's sharp stabs, the flesh and blood are blurred, and they soon turn into corpses, and the entire battlefield is full of earth-shattering screams.
The Qing army on the left flank lost its formation, scattered and fled, and was pursued and killed by Wang and Yao's troops, and the road in front of them was unimpeded, leading directly to the camp of the Qing army.
The broken temples on the hills there are the real goals of Wang Heyao.