The 238th chapter decisive battle (eight)
"Qianhu, it seems to be the cavalry of the Qing Yao, the Tianjia helping soldiers of the Shang family!"
Shao Jiugong had sharp eyes and was the first to see hundreds of armored cavalry fighting from behind the Qing army's defense line, and at first glance they recognized the cavalry as the Tianjia soldiers under Shang Kexi's command.
The year before yesterday, Shao Jiugong accompanied Kong Guozhi. When Kong Guoliang's brothers participated in the Chaozhou Battle, they had seen these cavalry under Shang Kexi's command from the north to the south. On that day, Hao Shangjiu knew that it was not a good idea to defend Chaozhou City, so he adopted his son Hao Yao's proposal and personally led 5,000 elite troops out of the city to fight with the Qing army that arrived in advance, in order to severely incite the Qing army to reduce the pressure of defending the city, and strive to defend for a period of time to wait for the Zheng family of Fujian to send troops to help, or to reconcile with the Qing army. However, before the battle had really begun, the Hao army formation was broken through by Shang Kexi's cavalry. In the face of a great defeat, Hao Shangjiu had to flee into the city with several remaining soldiers. From then on, he never dared to send one army and one soldier out of the city until the people of the whole city died with his father and son.
Thinking of the terrible situation of the Shang family's cavalry that day, Shao Jiugong couldn't help but be shocked. He knew that these Shang family's cavalry were used by Shang Kexi as the most direct force and were also the backbone of the Han army's blue flags to the south. Therefore, no matter whether it was a human or a horse, the best supply under the Pingnan vassal state, the armor on the cavalry was extremely hard, and ordinary arrow branches could not be shot through. The war horses they rode were also Mongolian horses in the north, and the short Yunnan horses in the south were incomparable in terms of weight or speed. Once they launched a charge, no matter how many opponents stood in front, they would collapse at once.
Even though the Qing army attacked the city in June, their soldiers climbed the city, and they were killed and injured by the Taiping Army. According to logic, Shao Jiugong was much less afraid of his soldiers, but at this moment he was still extremely afraid. After all, they had no strong city support at the moment, but their opponents were cavalry who were good at field battles! What's more terrible is that the Taiping Army had never had a head-on confrontation with the Qing army since its establishment, especially with the cavalry!
How can infantry win when fighting on the ground?
Can we beat them. Can we win?
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Cavalry? Shangshi Tian assists the soldiers?
Zhou Shixiang was also disgusted. The war has been fought so far. The second battalion of Zhenlu and Xiongwei, which were used as the main force of the current front, had more than half of the casualties, and the guard battalion serving as the reserve team, had more than 40% of the casualties. The third battalion can now use only six or seven hundred troops. However, in the premise that the Qing army did not arrive in front of him, although the Taiping army was at a disadvantage, it had favorable conditions for victory everywhere and the morale of the Qing army, and the reinforcements on the river were echoed. Therefore, even if they could not break through the last line of defense of the Qing army, they would not collapse. But now the Qing army has reinforcements, and it is still cavalry, which makes the Taiping army fall into the danger of being wiped out by the entire army. The previous advantage was as fragile as the moon in the water.
Zhou Shixiang's face turned pale, and his eyes were constantly beating seemed to be confirmed. There was only one thought in his mind: the last battle is, the last battle is! If you win, you will live, and if you lose, you will die!
Turning his head and seeing Shao Jiugong's face pale, everyone in Jiangxi soldiers behind him changed their color. When they looked at the soldiers who had just reorganized the team and were about to launch another attack, they were all afraid. Zhou Shixiang couldn't help but hold his fists, gritted his teeth and took a breath of air conditioning. He still overestimated the fighting will of the soldiers under his command, and faced the cavalry they had never contacted. When facing the Qing soldiers sitting on the horse, they were still afraid!
I am also afraid, so what if I am afraid, can I survive if I am afraid?
Zhou Shixiang secretly mocked: When his time traveler came to this era, everything seemed so unhappy, so don’t even raise the bloody family feuds he bears!
Heavy, history is too heavy, I have never felt much about the few sentences in history books in my previous life, but in this life, I feel the unforgettable pain and unforgettable hatred!
This hatred is by no means diluted by time; this hatred is by no means forgotten by tolerance; this hatred must be freed with blood!
I have no way out, if I don’t move forward, I will die!
"Brothers, kill the Qing Demon with me!"
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More than 500 Shang family cavalrymen had the same vests, each with a bronze mirror of heart protection, holding a knife in his hands, a pointed helmet on his head was facing long red tassels, and the rat tail whip behind his head was floating straight in the wind as they ran. Their faces were full of vicious expressions, and their eyes showed arrogance and arrogance. Looking at the front, they were very disdainful of the flag soldiers who were looking at them frantically, which made these flag soldiers who were struggling to look ashamed. They all thought that they were the most powerful army under the prince's vassal, and they were very powerful. They couldn't see anything when they were not wearing armor. Once they were put on armor, this posture was inferior to us!
Looking at the Qing cavalry rushing up, Zhou Shixiang's heart was in his throat, and he was restless on Daqing Horse. The big green horse under him seemed to feel the owner's uneasy and kept making low sounds.
As the first army joined the army crossed the collapsed fence, as the appearance of the Taiping Army opposite was clearly visible, the cavalry of the Shang family began to shout loudly, and finally formed a roar of howling:
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Amid the shocking shouts, Qin Guocheng waved his long sword forward, and the soldiers behind him rushed towards the Taiping Army like a tide.
"preparation……"
Looking at the Qing Yao cavalry rushing towards the opposite side, Bald Jiang He kept swallowing and spitting saliva. Next to him were 140 gunmen from his guard camp. These gunmen were arranged in three rows according to previous training. Each of them held the guns trembled violently, but none of them threw down the musket and turned around. They had no way to retreat, and they could never retreat - in the hard city behind them, their parents, wives and children!
"put!"
In the blink of an eye, the Qing cavalry had rushed over a hundred steps, and the bald man Jiang He could no longer hold back. He shouted a fierce order, and the flag bearer beside him suddenly raised. The gunmen who had been waiting for the order to open the fire immediately lit the bullet rope on the muskets. The bullet rope burned to the end, and suddenly the smoke rose from the positions. In the dense sound of guns, sharp flames shot out from the muskets of each gate and shot deadly guns at the Qing soldiers.
"Uh...ah!"
During this round of shooting, more than a dozen soldiers who rushed to the front fell down. The thick vests on their bodies could not stop the guns. Many of the Qing soldiers who were hit by the horse were knocked out of dense and uneven blood pits.
However, the Qing soldiers ignored the companions in front of them and their bloody appearance could not shake their fighting spirit at all. They quickly pulled the horse's head and bypassed the fallen companions, and then kept rushing towards the Taiping Army opposite.
"Let go! Let go!"
Bald Jiang He shouted over and over again, but the sound of the gun became more and more rash. When the Qing cavalry rushed within thirty steps, the sound of the guns stopped. The gunmen, who had not trained enough and had not had enough medicine, did their final efforts, but they still could not bear the heavy responsibility of delaying the Qing army.
The Qing army rushed closer and swung the butcher's knife. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!