Huang An, the commander of the armor, put aside his usual lazy image. He was tall and strode forward with a shield. He held the shield in front of him with his left hand and ran towards a Qing soldier in front of him.
There was a loud noise, and the shields of the two sides collided. The Qing soldier was obviously not as strong as Huang An, but he was resisted by the Qing soldier rushing from behind and did not fall backwards.
Before he could react, Huang An swung the short ax in his right hand and chopped it off with all his strength. The Qing soldier's head left his body and flew into the air, with a stream of bright red blood splattering out.
Even though Huang An hurriedly used his shield to protect him, he was still sprayed in the face. He saw that the Qing soldier behind him also had a bright red face and his eyes seemed to be covered. He didn't have time to swing his axe, so he held the shield and vigorously
Rush forward.
As soon as the Qing soldier opened his eyes through a crack, he saw a big face covered with beard and blood stained close to him. Then there was a muffled sound, and he felt as if he had received a heavy blow in his chest and abdomen. He couldn't breathe. He opened his mouth wide
He closed his mouth and fell down with a sluggish body.
A mace hit Huang An's shield. He felt his left arm numb with shock. He couldn't help but take a big step back. The shield almost flew out of his hand. Fortunately, a spearman in armor behind him hit it with his shoulder.
Lived him.
A spear penetrated from his armpit and pierced the throat of the Qing soldiers who were charging at him. When the spear was withdrawn, a stream of blood arrows shot out, splattering on Huang An's face again.
Just in time for him to open his mouth wide and exhale, most of the blood arrows shot into his mouth, choking him so much that he almost stopped breathing.
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There were so many Qing troops that they only made contact for a moment. Although they killed and injured many Qing troops, they were still forced to retreat continuously.
Moreover, after the Qing soldiers passed through the narrow part of the trench, they immediately dispersed to both sides. Seeing the increasing number of Qing soldiers, Huang An and other Liangjia sergeants were in danger of being surrounded by Qing soldiers.
"...bang...bang bang..."
There was a burst of not very dense firecrackers.
As soon as the Qing soldiers spread out in a fan shape, Sergeant Xuanda loaded the ammunition of the fire gun behind the earthen walls on both sides of the passage, and fired forty bird blunderbuss at a distance of less than forty steps. Basically, there was no need to deliberately aim, especially
The array of Qing soldiers was still so dense.
Nearly forty Qing soldiers who had just rushed up fell to the ground and howled, and the screams and wails were heard together. The originally huge Qing soldiers' formation disappeared in an instant.
Huang An immediately felt that the pressure was greatly reduced, and shouted sternly: "Kill, kill back, kill the Tatars..."
He roared and pushed forward again. A chain hammer from the Qing army on the opposite side crossed the shield and hit the head of a Xuanda sergeant next to him. The helmet was dented and blood and brain matter splattered.
The sergeant didn't even scream. His body went limp and he lay on the ground.
At this time, a rapid sound of gongs came from behind Huang An. His expression changed and he shouted loudly: "Run, spread out... all spread out..."
There were only a dozen or so Xuanda sergeants who were fighting with the Qing army in the passage. They all jumped back in panic and ran quickly to both sides. Only a large group of Qing soldiers were left in the passage.
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If you don't pay attention, a long time has passed.
The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were only focused on fighting with Sergeant Xuanda, hoping to open a bloody road and march straight into the Ming army's camp. However, they forgot that the Ming army's artillery in front of the passage had already been loaded with ammunition.
In accordance with the original military meeting, they rang the gong in time to send an escape signal to the soldiers fighting in the front.
Forty steps, less than fifty steps, is the distance where the Tiger Crouching Cannon's shotgun has the greatest lethality.
Some Qing soldiers had already sensed the danger. They howled and chased the Xuanda sergeants who fled to both sides. However, there were still many Qing soldiers gathered on the official road, and they continued to come up from behind.
"Boom...boom..."
The sound of thunder was like thunder, and it sounded several times in a row, so shocking that the Qing soldiers rushing in the front row seemed to be going deaf.
The entire Xuan Army's defense line entered a state of close combat, with men and horses from both sides intertwined. However, the sound of gongs "Dang Dang..." was heard quickly, and the Xuan Army, which had been fighting to the death, suddenly rushed forward and suddenly fell into a panic.
Run far away.
A large hail of bullets came overwhelmingly, and the entire passage was dotted with hot small cannons. The impact, at such a close distance, shattered the Qing soldiers in the first few rows into pieces, leaving pieces of blood red.
Black corpses rolled all over the ground.
Broken limbs and broken arms were spread all over the ground, and blood mixed with unknown liquid was flowing everywhere. Those Qing soldiers who were still alive screamed loudly and hoarsely, revealing bursts of despair.
The remaining Qing soldiers were stunned for a moment and were at a loss. They were completely stunned by the tragic scene before them.
Then, I saw the smoke rising from the Xuan Army's artillery fire on the opposite side. In the rising smoke, an armored regiment as red as blood roared towards them.
All they could hear were the roars of "Kill...kill the Tatars...kill...kill...", and they were particularly frightened.
One Qing soldier seemed to be frightened. He exclaimed, "Oh my god...", turned around and ran backwards. For a moment, all the Qing soldiers on the passage were rolling and crawling back.
Many Qing soldiers were squeezed into the trench when they passed through the narrow part of the trench. Although the trench was not very deep, it was very wide, covered with thin ice and extremely slippery. The Qing soldiers who fell into the trench were unable to climb out.
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Zhang Cheng led the cavalry to raid the Qing army, and after defeating the Ming army's soldiers and artillerymen in front of the formation, they did not enter Jiazhuang. Instead, they joined Zhang Yan's Chinese cavalry sentry Lin Zhiyi's troops and watched the battle at the south gate to prepare for the battle at any time.
support.
When the two sides were in close combat, he led his cavalry to dismount, each armed with long and short weapons, preparing to engage the Qing soldiers in close combat. He must not let the Qing soldiers break through the line.
At the same time, he sent the front and rear sentries to the west, and sent Lin Zhiyi's troops and Zhang Yan's infantry squadron to the east. He led the left and right sentries at the middle passage.
Just after the artillery fire in the passage, Zhang Cheng jumped out and charged with a roar. More than 400 elite soldiers under his command also roared and charged forward, and no one was willing to fall behind.
The distance was only forty or fifty steps, and the Qing soldiers were stunned when Zhang Cheng led his troops to rush towards them. The few rows in front of them were filled with three-eyed muskets, firing randomly at a distance of ten steps.
Only a few particularly fierce Qing soldiers still did not forget to throw their spears and flying axes towards Zhang Cheng, but they themselves were also trapped by the retreating army and kept retreating.
"Boom boom boom..."
Smoke rose from the wall of Jiazhuangzhuang behind Zhang Cheng, and in the light of the fire, large iron bullets flew out and shot directly into the Qing army's array, further exacerbating the Qing army's panic.
He led his troops in pursuit to the trench at the front, where he saw the Qing army gathering together. Most of the shield vehicles that had been stagnant in the trench had been withdrawn, and were now lined up in front of the formation.
Zhang Cheng led his troops back, and on the way back, he swaggered in the sight of the Qing soldiers and ruthlessly attacked those Qing soldiers who fell into the ditch.
They either swung axes to chop off the heads of Qing soldiers in the passage and brought them back, or picked up axes and spears that fell on the ground and stabbed the Qing soldiers who were struggling to climb up in the ditch. Some sergeants were impatient and shot them directly with three-eyed guns.