At this time, the Ming army not only stopped, but also sent the gunmen who were originally protected by the spearmen in the queue to the forefront. This was obviously to start shooting at the Qing army's queue, so that hand-to-hand combat could break out.

One step ahead to cause damage to the Qing army. Yang Minggao also used this strategy. He even arranged the fire gunners at the forefront as early as the formation. However, the problem is that this is about a hundred steps.

The effective killing distance of the bird cannons commonly deployed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties simply could not reach that!

The ominous premonition was accompanied by a series of commands of "load, aim, shoot" from the Ming army officers, accompanied by smoke rising about a hundred steps away, and accompanied by the banging sound of shooting falling on the glazed tiles like heavy rain.

It finally became a fact before his eyes.

At a glance, about a dozen of the Qing gunmen in the front row fell in response. Some were injured and lying on the ground wailing; some, there was no movement at all. It was difficult to see from his angle.

It was clear whether he was knocked unconscious or directly shot to death on the spot.

"this!"

Such a distance can still achieve effective killing. Yang Minggao understood everything immediately. But before he could react, the Ming army had already started the second round of shooting, and dozens of Qing soldiers were killed and injured.

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The shooting speed of the Ming army was faster than that of the Qing army. This was something Yang Minggao had already seen. This was the case in Fujian back then. He also sent a special agent to investigate and got some information about "granulated gunpowder" and "fixed powder bags".

” and other nouns.

It was not that he had no idea about this, but he was well aware of the Qing court's defense against the Han people - the firearms of the Green Camp soldiers were originally restricted, and the real firearms troops of the Qing army were the former Eight Banners of the Han Army and the Sanshun Army.

Wang, Xushun Gong's Dongjiang surrendered generals. But even they were more focused on artillery. As for fire blunderbuss, the Ming army generally used bird blunderbuss and three-eyed blunderbuss, and the Qing army had no difference, even

Many bird guns and three-eyed guns of the Qing army were captured from the Ming army.

Green camp soldiers, not to mention the innovation of weapons technology, the Qing government was very stuck in the use of training drugs, which was almost negligible. And these three melons and two dates were inevitably corrupted by the officers and soldiers, so they could be used on the battlefield.

It is enough to fire and shoot, and even thinking about anything else is superfluous.

Today, I gave Yang Minggao a blow in the head. At this distance, even if the blunderbuss is fired, it is only used to hear the sound. And the infantry bow is already at the end of its power at this distance. On the contrary, the Ming army's new fire blunderbuss fired round after round.

Rounds of shooting, killing and bullying opponents almost without interference. If they were passively beaten like this, after a while, they would collapse without the Ming army launching an attack.

"The whole army is pressing forward!"

Being beaten but unable to fight back, the Qing army, who could hardly stand it anymore, only waited for the slightest sign of Yang Minggao's handsome flag to move forward and immediately took action. General flags, Qian Zongqi, General flags, one level at a time.

At the same time as they responded, the entire battle formation of the Qing army also started to move, and like a giant beast that had just been whipped, it pounced on the opponent who was about a hundred paces away.

According to the calculations of Yang Minggaohe's officers, the proportion of firearms in the First Town is indeed higher than that of the Qing army, but after all, they have twice the strength advantage. As long as they enter the effective killing range, their infantry bows and bird cannons can

Start shooting against the Ming army. Of course, ending the dilemma of being passively beaten is not the purpose. The purpose is to return to the normal rhythm, force the Ming army to give up their range advantage, and fight them to the death in an upright manner.

Despite the Ming army's continuous shooting, the Qing army's battle formation continued to advance. From a distance of a hundred steps, it quickly entered the range of the rifle bow, and even if it entered the range of the bird cannon, it could not go more than ten steps.

Step, twenty steps. Soon, the Qing army entered the effective killing range of the bird cannon. The Qing army, which had been beaten for a long time in vain, started to use the bird cannon fiercely under the upward firing of the foot bow.

Prepare to let the Ming army take a good look at the fire sticks they have in their hands.

It's a pity that the Ming army didn't seem to give them a chance to prove. As the loading of the Qing army's blunderbuss began, the Ming army suddenly changed their formation. The firecracker who was originally in the front row put away the blunderbuss, turned sideways, and then

The spearmen standing behind them came out more and more, forming a neat queue and advancing towards the Qing army again.

At this time, there were only about sixty steps left, because any further away, even if the cannon could hit people, it would be difficult to cause damage. The difference in range caused the Qing army to lose more than a hundred soldiers for no reason, and there were still no

Include minor injuries.

Yang Minggao estimated the distance. According to the speed of the Ming army's march just now, it should be enough for his gunmen to complete a shot, and then replaced the spearmen and sword and shield soldiers to fight hand-to-hand. However, it was this abominable thing again. However, the first town

Immediately, his understanding of the Ming army was once again refreshed. Within his line of sight, the spearmen of the Ming army who came out in large numbers actually formed a neat team, holding spears, and began to walk quickly. Moreover, unexpectedly,

Going faster and faster!

"this!"

According to his experience, an infantry charge usually takes about thirty steps. At this time, the attacking party will let the sword and shield soldiers attack first and throw javelins, while the pikemen will charge under the cover of javelins and rifle bows.

.For so many years, every army he has seen has done this. Whether it is the Qing army, the Ming army, or the Chuang army, even the Eight Banners Army cannot get out of this category. Because, Thirty Steps has already entered the

Within the range of the javelin, a charge can compress the opponent's throwing waves and reduce one's own casualties. It can also suppress the opponent with the help of the javelin and the rifle. Moreover, at a distance of thirty steps, the entire team can engage in battle at this distance.

A relatively complete formation can be ensured at this time, which is very important on the battlefield.

However, the Ming army had already started charging at about sixty steps, and the speed was getting faster and faster, almost trotting. What is even more amazing is that even when trotting, every soldier seemed to be trying his best.

To maintain the integrity of the formation, it was even possible that they were all running at the same frequency and at the same pace. This was something he had never seen even in the Eight Banners Army.

The distance between the two armies was rapidly shrinking. At this speed, even if Yang Minggao didn't use any acceleration calculation formula at all, he could figure it out just by relying on these moves. Even if his gunman completed a shot, he would still

Within a breath or two, they were cut into meat skewers by the spearmen rushing up from the Ming army. These gunmen would even disrupt the formation of the spearmen and sword and shield soldiers behind them.

"Give the order, the gunners will retreat to the back row, and the sword and shield soldiers will prepare to engage in battle."

Based on the returns from the horse inspection earlier, Yang Minggao had realized that his spearmen were brought in vain - the spears of the Ming army were one and a half feet long, in other words four meters in length; while the willow leaf spears of the Qing army were only a few meters long.

to a length of two and a half meters. This obviously requires one Qing soldier to hold the calf of another Qing soldier, while the Qing soldier being held stretches his body horizontally and holds the tail end of the willow leaf gun to barely reach the Ming army's spear.

He stabbed the opponent while holding his Qing army. Such a difficult action required thousands of people to perform group exercises. It is estimated that it would not be possible until the Qing Dynasty conquered India and established the Eight Banners of India.

.Nowadays, the Green Camp soldiers are just the bottom layer of the Manchu and Qing military system. It is inhumane to expect them to do something that the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia cannot do.

Although the sword and shield are shorter, at least they still have defensive capabilities, which are better than the willow spears that can't fight back after being beaten. Moreover, the sword and shield soldiers under his command are all elites used to break formations, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the spearmen.

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As a result, the military orders were overwhelming, and the gunners who had not fired a single shot retreated to the back of the formation in frustration. The sword and shield soldiers who had just come up immediately discovered that the Ming army had run into the range of the javelin, and hurriedly fired from

He took off the javelin from his back and threw it at the Ming army.

Throwing javelins, the Qing army, which had been beaten for a long time, finally caused some damage to the Ming army. Although it was very few, there was a huge difference between having and not having it. This undoubtedly encouraged the Qing army. It is a pity that when the sword was used,

When the shield soldiers were about to draw the second javelin, they were surprised to see that the Ming army's charging rhythm was not interrupted at all, and they had no chance to shoot the second javelin.

"kill!"

The defensive formation of swords drawn, shields held, and the Ming army's attacks collided instantly. The shouts and echoes of spear thrusts instantly resounded through the battlefield. The Ming army's spears were too long, and their tactical movements were bound to be affected, so they could only directly attack them.

This move of stabbing was practiced for more than two years, so that when the Ming army stabbed directly, the spear almost seemed to be part of the body, stabbing exactly where they needed to stab.

Immediately afterwards, among the shouts of killing one after another, screams were interspersed. Casualties in the first battle were inevitable, but according to normal circumstances, after blocking a straight thrust from the Ming army, the sword and shield soldiers could

He rushed in along the shaft of the spear, and even if the spearman managed to retract the spear, he would definitely not be able to rush forward as fast as the sword and shield soldiers. He would not be able to stab the sword and shield soldiers in front of him.

The spearmen are nothing more than a group of sheep. At this point, they are not even as good as the willow spear. At least the willow spear can still fight in close combat, but the spear can only watch.

This was undoubtedly his only chance. At this moment, Yang Minggao stared intently at the front line of the battle. While casualties were being suffered at the first moment, some experienced Qing army sword and shield soldiers moved around in a flash, and managed to avoid the Ming Dynasty.

The army made intensive thrusts and took advantage of the situation. This was a very good start, but it came to an abrupt end when the third spear was inserted between the two Ming army spearmen.

Between the two spears, it was difficult for the sword and shield soldiers of the Qing army to have room to move. When faced with the third spear thrust from the back row, they often had to rely on their shields to resist. It was just pure resistance.

In fact, it just delays the time of being killed in the formation. The spearmen in the first row stabbed directly, and those in the second row can selectively assassinate. The sword and shield soldiers who can bully people are only rare.

Once they enter the attack range of the second row of spearmen, they will no longer be attacked from only one direction.

Yang Minggao watched with his own eyes as a veteran blocked a spear from the front, but was stabbed in the abdomen by another spear on his right side almost instantly. Immediately afterwards, the spear he had just blocked struck again.

, stabbed him directly in the chest. When he pulled it out again, it fell to the ground like a tattered baggage.

"It turns out that Suk Saha was so consumed by Chen Kai that he came to the stage of the Iron Man Army."

It wasn't just Yang Minggao who understood all this. The deputy general was dumbfounded as he watched the warriors who had broken through the formation being easily stabbed to death by spears in front of the formation. The muscles in his cheeks caused the corners of his mouth to twitch twice, and he immediately got close to him.

The commander came forward and lowered his voice and said: "Commander, if you can't win, keep the green hills. If you are not afraid of running out of firewood, you should withdraw your troops first."

There are two completely different situations: withdrawing troops in front of the formation, being separated by two miles, and already fighting in a group. In the former, there is still a chance based on distance and strategy; and in the latter, rather than withdrawing the troops, it is better to simply abandon the troops and abscond.

Be honest.

His loyal confidants, who had always been brave, were not optimistic about this battle from the beginning and had always advised him to avoid confrontation. However, after being rejected, they still chose to follow him and fight against the enemy together. At this moment, watching

He really couldn't win the fight, but he still tried to persuade him, which could be described as being very arrogant. However, at this moment, Yang Minggao just shook his head, pointed at the source of the shouts of death in the distance, and said with a wry smile: "It's not that we can't win.

It has been defeated."

Following the direction pointed by Yang Minggao, with several rounds of stabbing attacks by the Ming army, the first row of sword and shield soldiers of the Qing army had been wiped out. At this time, the Ming army's offensive was still coming in waves like a tidal wave.

Waves of waves came until the second row of sword and shield soldiers on the left wing of the Qing army was completely penetrated. First they retreated, and then they turned their backs on the Ming army and fled. Such a situation soon spread like a stone thrown into the air.

The ripples in the quiet pond quickly turned into huge waves.

"Failed! Defeated!"

The huge wave spread rapidly from the left wing, and the Ming army took advantage of the situation and followed up with a large army, which undoubtedly accelerated the process. Yang Minggao had seen countless army defeats in his life, including his enemies and others.

He was in the army, but this time, he no longer had any desire to survive, not even a little bit.

"You are still young, let's go."

"Commander..."

"Even if I was lucky enough to escape Chen Kai's clutches, I still can't escape the court's laws." Amidst the defeated cries, Yang Mingao smiled miserably: "In the future, if you still remember the benefits of me, please take care of me.

My wife, children, and young children."

"Commander!"

His last words were as loud as tears, and the deputy general burst into tears when he heard them. However, before he could say anything else, Yang Minggao had already sternly urged him to escape. He had no choice but to jump off his horse, kowtow three times on the ground, and then

He got on his horse, took the soldiers with him, and the servants walked away.
To be continued...