Chapter 230, it's not that the Eight Banners don't work hard, it's that the Ming Army is too cunning!

Under the orders of Qianlong.

Several rocket carts were pushed out.

The features are distinctive.

At first glance, it is a Congreve rocket created with the assistance of British advisors.

With a long balance bar, it is a rocket with an iron skin.

It's all the finest black powder.

Originally, British foreign advisers suggested that the rocket propellant should be made by mixing white sugar with gunpowder, so that a rocket with a longer range and stronger thrust could be obtained.

However, the Qing Dynasty has now lost Taiwan, Fujian, and Guangdong, the main sugar-producing areas, and does not produce sugar itself.

And the world's white sugar is actually South China, India,

And the Caribbean side.

Among them, the largest output has to be South China.

This is the traditional production area of white sugar.

So if you want to buy it yourself.

You can only buy Indian sugar, or Caribbean sugar.

It's all too far.

And it's too expensive.

I really can't afford it, I can't afford it.

I had to settle for the next best thing and use black powder.

Soon.

The rockets of the Qing Dynasty began to roar towards the Ming position.

This kind of rocket is not very accurate.

But there's a lot of it.

Several rockets fell inside the positions of the Ming troops, and there was a violent explosion.

I couldn't tell if anyone had been killed - because the smoke was too loud.

There were also some rockets that landed next to the barbed wire of the Ming army, and this time I saw the results of the battle - this violent explosion did not blow up the wire!

Seeing that Emperor Qianlong was heartbroken.

This is the way to fight the war.

It's all about money.

"Drums! Advance! ”

"Destroy the rebellion! Bao Daqing! ”

"Our Eight Banners have no way back!"

"Only after winning this battle can you have a future!"

Soon.

The three infantry towns slowly moved forward.

At the foreground were rows of flintlock pikemen.

They are all musketeers of the Eight Banners wearing various military uniforms.

The bayonet grazed on the flintlock pistol pointed to the sky.

A forest of bayonets was formed.

On the left and right of the infantry array, there were field artillery that followed forward, because the range of the Qing army's artillery was not as good as that of the Ming army, so the Qing army was equipped with a large number of small-caliber field guns, trying to make up for the quality with quantity.

And these field guns also had to advance with the infantry in a horizontal formation, and only began firing after reaching the front line.

The faces of the foreign advisers who saw this scene were a little solemn.

These eight infantry towns alone.

It is a huge force that cannot be ignored in Europe, except for a few countries, the vast majority of European countries cannot resist this powerful Eight Banners!

And it is the Eight Banners of the Qing Empire that looks so powerful.

When facing the army of the Ming Empire, he didn't take advantage of it at all.

So how powerful was the Ming army?

When the rockets of the Ming army roared and pounced.

They all exclaimed.

Unlike the Qing army's rocket hits, it basically depends on luck.

The technology is also derived from the Congreve rocket, the Ming army rocket, which eliminated the balance bar and instead used the spin principle to obtain a stable trajectory.

In addition, the propellant of the Ming army's rocket was added with sugar.

More power!

Fly faster.

Of course, the "equivalent" that can be carried is also larger.

The neat parabola accurately swooped down on the Qing army's infantry array.

The first rocket hit the front of the Qing infantry formation.

A violent explosion exploded.

The blasted steel pillar swept a mist of blood in front of the formation.

More than a dozen Eight Banners were killed on the spot.

The number of wounded is also a dozen.

Some of them were hit by shrapnel in their arms, shattering their bones and leaving only a little flesh in their arms, letting out lung-splitting screams.

But this one is not the least far.

Because of this level of injury.

It's just painful for a while.

I'll be going to see Lord Yama soon.

The ones who were really unlucky were those who suffered minor injuries.

It's not heavy to look at.

However, most of the sand or fragments and steel balls that were blown up on the body were embedded in the flesh and blood.

If you don't take it out in time.

It will soon cause the wound to become inflamed and suppurated.

The military doctors on the side of the Ming army also had anti-inflammatory and fungicidal drugs such as garlic, as well as popularized basic trauma treatment methods.

But on the side of the Qing army.

Inflammation of the wound is basically a dead end.

The difference is to suffer a little more

And the Qing army's Tulangzhong dealt with this injury.

Or turn a blind eye.

Rely on immunity to resist.

Or, it's better to cut off your hands and feet and dig up your flesh - it's better than not saving you from dying, but it's not much.

Because there are no conditions for disinfection and sterilization.

After a rocket landed.

Then came the whistling rockets.

Seeing so many rockets coming head-on.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners, who had vowed to restore the martial arts of the Eight Banners, suddenly relented.

The speed of the march was sluggish.

There was also chaos in many places.

Boom Boom!

A violent explosion rang out in front of the Qing army.

Huge casualties were immediately generated.

Seeing that the foreign advisers in Britain were shocked.

"It's horrible!"

"The firepower of the Eastern Battlefield is terrifying!"

"With such a range of casualties, how can we fight in the future?"

The Britons exclaimed.

Qianlong was calm.

Because he has already seen the routines of the Ming army.

At this time.

On the rocket position of the Qing army arranged on the hillside on the side of the large array.

The Qing Rocket Army gave the order for a rocket salvo.

The target was the rocket position of the Ming army, which had just launched a rocket.

Although it is said that the rocket accuracy of the Qing army is worrying.

But I can't stop the number of them.

All it takes is one rocket that concentrates on the detonation.

Then the Qing Dynasty will make a lot of money.

"The Great Qing Rocket Army! Invincibility! ”

As hundreds of rockets took off into the air, Mingliang suddenly shouted!

on the battlefield.

The Eight Banners soldiers who saw this scene were also chanting.

Morale was immediately high.

So many rockets smashed down.

In fact, not many Ming soldiers were killed.

But it gave the soldiers of the Eight Banners great confidence.

Suddenly.

The pace of the cheering Eight Banners Front Army also became a lot faster.

Meanwhile.

At the forefront of contacts between the two sides.

The infantry on both sides has already begun to exchange fire.

Constant explosions, gunshots, shouts kept ringing out.

The advance teams sent by both sides to fight for several strongholds in the center of the battlefield had already begun a fierce confrontation.

In the middle of the battlefield.

There are several abandoned villages.

The villagers have already run away.

However, they left behind the village fortresses with strong walls.

The walls were built with rammed earth and stones.

The "composite wall" with two stone walls sandwiched by rammed earth walls is very solid.

Although the houses in the village were burned to ashes.

But this walled wall is still very strong and tenacious.

And after the fire, I am afraid that it will be even stronger.

Therefore, these abandoned villages are the points that the advance troops of both sides must fight for.

No matter who is going to attack.

It is best to control these villages in order to cover the prospects of your own troops.

That's right.

The Ming army did not have the intention of pulling out barbed wire, building a trench, and then waiting for the other side to attack.

Because they don't have much rations.

The plan specified by the staff of the Ming Guards Corps was to seek engagement as soon as possible and to crush the opponent in two days.

Therefore, the Ming army also had to take the initiative to attack.

Both sides have the will to attack.

Therefore, the competition around these strongholds has become very fierce.

The Ming army sent a battalion of 1,000 people.

And the Qing army sent a co-ordination of 2,000 people.

The reason why only so many people are dispatched.

This is because the scope of these bases is very small.

No amount of troops can be put in.

And now the brigade is facing off.

Now is the time for flowering bombs.

Generals with a little more normal minds are clear.

To fight a war in this era.

It is necessary to rely on the "soil work".

It is necessary to build trenches, bomb craters, bomb walls, etc., where infantry can hide from artillery fire.

Then the infantry charge was launched after the artillery exchange between the two sides.

And at this time, there is a scramble for these strongholds.

It is the preparation of the two sides for the next stage of the offensive - if these four strongholds are taken, they can rely on these strongholds to consolidate the results of the offensive, and then rely on these strongholds to build fortifications and continue the offensive.

But for both sides.

These strongholds are not so important that they have to fight around them when they have not yet gained a firm foothold.

As a result, there were not many troops.

The two sides also want to try each other's money through cutting-edge confrontations.

Cheng Huacheng, who belonged to the 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Brigade of the Dragoon of the Ming Army, now led his own platoon of soldiers and horses to rush to the village called Gaojiabao.

At this moment, the entrance of the village suddenly appeared

They also seem to be the absolute elite of the Qing army.

Far away, the guns were flattened, and when aimed, it was a salvo.

Bang bang bang.

With the sound of gunshots.

Chen Huacheng shouted "lie down" and pounced forward.

But there was still a Ming soldier next to him whose skull was ripped open by a bullet.

Blood is spurring.

Chen Huacheng's eyes changed slightly.

But he still crawled forward in a lying position.

"Why did you crawl?"

The Eight Banners at the entrance of the village were obviously a little caught off guard.

It's too unmartial arts.

How can you climb it?

How do you aim while crawling?

These Eight Banners are strange though.

But the reload started very quickly.

Seeing this, Chen Huacheng immediately leaned forward with the firearm in his hand and aimed it for a shot.

Syllable!

A soldier of the Eight Banners in front of him was suddenly shot and fell.

"Shoot!"

Chen Huacheng shouted.

Bang Bang Bang!

With the dense gunfire, several of the Eight Banners soldiers in front of them suddenly fell.

By this time, they had reached a distance of fifty paces from the enemy!

Chen Huacheng suddenly jumped up from the ground.

"Charge! Charge! Daming Wansheng! I am invincible!! ”

The soldiers of the Ming army who shot the bullets out also chanted under the leadership of platoon commander Chen Huacheng.

"Ming Wansheng, I am invincible!"

They carried bayonets.

There was no horizontal line either.

It's a skirmisher.

Fifty paces away.

But a few breaths of time can be rushed.

Those Eight Banners soldiers are really elite!

"It's too late to reload! Get on the bayonet! Kill them! ”

This group of Eight Banners shouted to the general manager.

Kill!

The Eight Banners soldiers immediately drew their bayonets.

He who screamed threw himself forward.

Chen Huacheng, who was rushing forward, had already set his sights on the Eight Banners Commander.

The hand touched his waist.

At a distance of ten paces from the enemy.

I figured out a revolver.

Bang Bang Bang!

Splitting the head and covering the face is three shots.

Knock the Eight Banners to the ground.

Then quickly poured all the remaining three bullets out.

Finally, he used the pistol as a hammer and slammed it forward, hitting the door of a Eight Banners soldier in the face.

At this time, the two sides finally rushed to the front.

Poof!

Chen Huacheng's martial arts are very good.

After all, he was once a hereditary military attache of the Green Battalion.

The bayonet in his hand pierced the enemy's chest.

The soldiers of the 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Dragoon Brigade also fiercely held their bayonets and pushed forward fiercely.

A photo.

Knocked down the Eight Flags in front of you!

The Eight Banners co-leaders who were watching this battlefield from a distance jumped to their feet and cursed.

"I can't even beat the Ming army in hand-to-hand combat, and I have lost the face of my ancestors!"

"Master, it's not that we don't work hard, it's that we don't talk about martial arts!" A Eight Banner next to him lamented.

As soon as he looked at him, the other party took out his pistol first.

How do you fight?

"Yes, it's not that the Eight Banners don't work hard, it's that the Ming Army is too cunning!"

"Send another team of people to go right away and press them down!"

(End of chapter)