After receiving the order, Ma Wannian immediately came back with the dragoons and struggled with Ild's Manchu Qing cavalry because the Datong fire gunners covering the rear were about to change positions.
Seeing the dragoons return here, Ild was very unhappy, but he could only fight with Ma Wannian.
If Ma Wannian never comes back, when all the Datong fire gun soldiers are transferred to the front row, the Manchu Qing cavalry will be able to take out their heavy arrows and shoot them at close range.
There are three types of arrows in the Manchu and Qing dynasties, namely: capped arrows, stabbing arrows, and whistle arrows.
Phi arrows are commonly known as Manchu heavy arrows. The arrowhead is an inverted triangle and looks like a small shovel.
This thing is extremely powerful. When shot at close range, it can penetrate two layers of leather armor, one layer of chain armor, and one layer of iron leaves. The iron helmet will also be penetrated, and the bamboo helmet with iron plates of the Datong Army is also resistant.
Can't live.
Moreover, even if the Manchu heavy arrows cannot penetrate armor, they can still cause a heavy impact. It is like being hit by a bullet while wearing a bulletproof vest. The impact force alone is very uncomfortable.
The core tactic of Manchu and Qing positional warfare was to rely on carts to advance and then shoot heavy arrows at close range.
The elite servants of the Ming Dynasty's frontier generals were often shot into disarray, or simply collapsed on the spot.
A soldier who can withstand two rounds of heavy arrows is definitely an elite soldier, and a soldier who can withstand three rounds of arrows is a dead soldier!
Of course, Manchu heavy arrows also have weaknesses.
That is, the arrow is too heavy to be thrown, and can only be shot horizontally from 30 to 50 meters.
30 meters is twenty steps, and that is the world of Datong Fire Gun Soldiers.
As for the Manchu stabbing arrows, the arrow body is slender and light, and the arrowhead is also slender and sharp. It has strong penetrating power for leather armor and is mostly used for long-range shooting, but it is not very powerful. The Datong army can definitely take it down.
At this moment, the cavalry on both sides were entangled again.
While the Manchu infantry was still advancing, the archers hid behind the carts and fired long-distance arrows.
38 Manchu and Qing chariots have been defeated, and only 59 are still moving forward. A large number of Manchu and Qing infantry have been exposed.
"Boom boom boom!"
The Datong Army's artillery fired again, and the artillery position was on a small mound.
Not even mounds, just relatively raised flat land.
After the artillery adjusted its angle, the solid bullets passed over the heads of the Datong army and were specifically aimed at the Qing infantry who were not protected by carriages.
One of the shells, after killing two people in front of them, continued to bounce and roll along the ground with huge kinetic energy, smashing twelve lower legs of the Manchu infantry one after another.
"Ah, my feet!"
"My leg is broken, my leg is broken!"
Among the Manchu and Qing infantry formations, some who survived being shot and were not unconscious on the spot were holding their broken legs and howling hissingly.
Up to now, because 40% of the carriages have been destroyed, the effectiveness of the Qing's tactics of carriages, heavy arrows, and heavy infantry has been greatly reduced.
Because according to the fixed routine, after the cart advances, you have to hide behind and shoot with stabbing arrows. After shooting the enemy into panic, you can use heavy arrows to carry out the destructive strike. If you let the elite archers stand up directly, they will become the enemy's gunmen.
target!
Duduo was a little anxious, because after three consecutive rounds of stabbing arrows, the front line of the Datong Army did not waver at all.
Chen Dafeng was a soldier from Zhejiang. He only served as a peasant soldier for one year before he was drafted into the army. A few months ago, when the army expanded, he was promoted to the post of sentry commander. He was now hiding behind Tengpai with a spear in his hand.
"Well!"
A stabbing arrow was thrown, fell from top to bottom, rubbed the edge of the shield, and pierced his shoulder diagonally.
It doesn't penetrate deeply into the flesh, it just pierces the skin and is a little painful.
Chen Da Feng heard the rattan player groan, but his left foot was nailed by an arrow.
"Hold it, don't move, don't move!" Chen Dafeng repeatedly warned him, also to encourage himself.
Another wave of arrows flew in, and several rattan players in the front row fell.
Some of the arrows even hit the Fire Gun soldiers, but the Fire Gun soldiers retreated and still stopped fighting.
Simply resisting the shots of Manchu archers, an elite archer could only shoot more than ten arrows in a row if he didn't rest.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
The artillerymen of the Datong Army were busy. In this case, there was no need to fire volleys. Whoever loaded the shells would fire first.
The Datong Army was forced to carry bows and arrows, and the Eight Banners Army was forced to carry artillery. The two sides gathered together little by little.
A Manchu commander rode up to Duduo on horseback and said, "Your Highness the Ten Kings, the stabbing arrows cannot hit you. Please use heavy arrows!"
Li Shutai also rode horseback in person: "Ten Kings, the heavy armored battalion of the Han Army Banner can hardly hold on anymore. The artillery on the opposite side is really fierce!"
Duduo hesitated for a few seconds and said: "Use heavy arrows and let the knights attack too!"
"Woooooo!!!!"
The trumpet sounded, and the Eight Banners archers hiding behind the heavy armored infantry and carriages quickly rushed to the front of the formation. If they wanted to shoot heavy arrows, they had to be exposed like this, and they had to shoot flatly within 50 meters.
Moreover, 50 meters is too far. It is best to shoot within 40 meters, so as to maximize the power of heavy arrows.
At the same time, Geng Zhongming's fire gun soldiers also came forward together with the archers.
Ild heard the sound of the horn and ignored Ma Wannian's dragoons. He divided into four groups and circled the sides and rear of the Datong Army, preparing to fire heavy arrows when they got close.
Zhang Tieniu's Chinese army quickly waved their command flags.
The commander at the front received the military order and sent out 1,500 gunmen to change their formations to deal with the Manchu and Qing cavalry.
During the expansion of the army last winter, the military configuration of the Datong Army was slightly adjusted.
The wolf spearmen were cancelled, but the cannonmen and spearmen were still there. The number of firecrackers in each division was 4,000.
Before changing to flintlock muskets, the proportion of arquebusiers cannot be increased. This is because the weapons limit the width of the battlefield. No matter how elite the arquebusiers are, they still have to stand close to one meter apart from each other.
3,000 Manchu and Qing warriors were divided into four teams. They rushed to about 40 meters away. They all dismounted, stood on the ground, drew their bows, and fired heavy arrows one after another.
1,500 Datong Fire Gunmen and 2,500 Datong Dragoons also opened fire on the Manchu Qing cavalry.
"Boohoo!"
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Life for life, whoever gets hit will basically die.
Nearly three hundred Datong fire gun soldiers were shot by the heavy arrows of the Manchu Qing cavalry. Most of them fell on the spot, and some even though they were shot in non-fatal parts, they fell back under the heavy blow. The inverted triangular arrows pierced the flesh.
Not only will it cause continuous bleeding damage, but it will also be difficult to pull out the arrow after the battle. Once pulled out, it will become a piece of flesh.
The Manchu Qing cavalry were not much better, and were attacked by fire gun soldiers and dragoons. Although the formation was extremely loose, they still suffered two to three hundred casualties. The two sides were almost exchanging lives one to one.
The Datong Army only suffered a slight disadvantage because at such a distance, the hit rate of the loose formation of fire cannons was not high.
The Manchu and Qing Dynasties couldn't afford this kind of fighting style.
Because the Manchus did not have a large population, the knights formed by Aliha Chaoha were even more elite among the elite.
Zhao Han could train fire gun soldiers in batches, but Dorgon could not recruit Alha Chaoha camp in batches.
After the exchange of fire, Ild was so frightened that he ran away with his cavalry.
Although some of these cavalry are affiliated with Duduo, he also has a share. If he loses a little more, his strength will be greatly reduced, and it may take two or three years to recover.
If he hadn't been under constant bombardment, Duduo wouldn't want to use this style of play.
On the front battlefield, the shield player in front of Chen Dafeng had fallen. He immediately picked up the shield and held it in front to protect the fire gun soldiers.
When he turned his head to look, he saw more than ten people fell on both sides. The heavy arrows from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were too brutal.
After two consecutive rounds of heavy arrows, more than 400 rattan players and spearmen of the Datong Army had fallen.
Li Guoying, who had been following the Qing Dynasty on the flank, was feeling frightened until now. Although he was no longer under attack, he broke out in a cold sweat just watching the battle. Such an intense battle was not something that surrendered troops and generals could withstand.
He was ready to lead his troops to charge, but found that the Datong army did not collapse.
A messenger rushed over and shouted: "General Li, I have ordered you to rush forward immediately, outflank and attack the enemy's right wing!"
"Yes Yes!"
Li Guoying was emboldened and led the entire army to speed up and bypass the enemy.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boohoo!"
Artillery and heavy arrows were fired at each other.
Nearly 500 of the Datong Army's melee infantry fell again, and many fire rifle soldiers were exposed.
On the Manchu and Qing side, a group of heavily armored soldiers under the banner of the Han army were directly bombarded by artillery and fled.
"The whole army attacks!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
Duduo gave an order, and the Manchu and Qing infantry accelerated their charge.
Because there are only 3,000 melee soldiers of the Datong Army, and some of them are behind to deal with the cavalry, and more than half of them are dead or wounded in the front. If they rush out in this case, they will definitely break the Datong Army's formation.
Moreover, if we don't charge, one or two troops may be defeated by artillery.
The Manchu and Qing archers were throwing and flat shooting, and several consecutive arrows were exhausted. They still had to fight in close combat. If their arms were weak in shooting, their combat effectiveness would plummet.
Well, the Manchu archers also wore heavy armor and were also close combat soldiers!
Chen Fugui did not wait for the order from the Chinese army, and ordered each battalion of firecrackers to cross the melee defense line and form an array.
Chen Dafeng got up from the ground. He was hit by an arrow in his shoulder and was bleeding again. Not only was his shoulder numb, but his entire left arm also had no strength.
"Third Battalion, those who are not dead yet, stand up!" Chen Da Feng held a spear in one hand, ready to step forward to meet the gunmen at any time.
Thirty steps, twenty steps...
"Fire the gun!"
2500 fire gun soldiers, three-stage continuous fire.
Duduo put down the telescope and then picked up the telescope again. He was stunned.
The heavy armored soldiers of the Han army have been defeated. Some Eight Banners soldiers are still charging, and some Eight Banners soldiers have been routed.
Senior traitor Li Shutai fell to the ground at this moment, his body still twitching.
Geng Zhongming's horse was shot, knocking him to the ground and breaking his leg. He endured the pain and limped back.
"Fire the bayonet!"
"Grenadier!"
"Tianpa players, spearmen, all come forward!"
Chen Dafeng held a heavy arrow and a stabbing arrow on his shoulder. He held a spear in one hand and led his troops forward.
"Boom boom boom!"
The Eight Banners elites who were still charging faced an enemy of ten thousand people. After an explosion, more than four hundred people fled again.
The grenadiers each dropped two bombs, drew their sabers and charged forward to kill them.
Li Guoying's troops, who had already surrounded him, had no one to pay attention to him. At this moment, he could rush to the Datong Army immediately, but by now he was really frightened.
I heard that Emperor Zhao had many such armies, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties had no place in the world!
Li Guoying cut off his braid before the battle, raised his knife and shouted: "Young man of the Han family, follow me to kill the Tatars!"
This guy actually switched sides in the face of battle.
"Dududududududa dadudududu..."
The charge horn sounded, and all the fire rifle soldiers fixed their bayonets, aiming to kill those who had not yet fled.
The rattan players threw away their rattans and carried swords, and rushed forward together with the spearmen and grenadiers.
Chen Dafeng held a spear in one hand and jumped out. Another spearman had already caught up with the enemy. Together, they knocked over the elite soldiers of Hong Baya. They really just knocked them over because they did not pierce the armor.
The three of them rolled together, their weapons useless, and they were fighting like a street brawl.
"Boom boom boom!"
A cannonball shattered Duduo's flag, but the artillerymen were still firing.
"The enemy general is dead!"
Duduo ran away on horseback. This was not the first time he ran away. He had a history of escaping from battle before.
The Eight Banners soldiers were completely defeated, leaving only the more than two thousand cavalry.
Ild wanted to lead his cavalry to join Duduo, but there was a dragoon with a horse in the middle. He didn't care about the number of cavalry and led his troops to escape into the mountains to the north.
But many of the cavalry led by Ild were Dodo's bannermen.
These flagmen did not dare to abandon Duduo and run away, otherwise they would die if they fled back. More than 2,000 Manchu Qing knights were actually divided into two, and one of them went to Duduo desperately.
Ma Wannian led his troops to fight against these guys, and then divided out 500 cavalry, chasing them directly in the direction of Duduo.
"Father, get on your horse quickly!" Geng Jimao got a war horse from somewhere.
Geng Zhongming was supported by his son and wanted to climb on the horse.
The Datong Army was already chasing after him. Geng Jimao pushed his father onto the horse's back, then jumped on his horse and fled far away.
Geng Zhongming had a broken leg. His son pushed him so hard that he almost fell off the horse from the other side due to the pain.
Before he could sit firmly, Datong soldiers grabbed his broken leg and pulled him off the horse with all his strength.
Another Datong soldier, holding a blunderbuss, stabbed his face with a bayonet, causing Geng Zhongming to scream in pain.
Another bayonet hit him in the throat. Geng Zhongming drew his sword and slashed wildly, cutting the arm of the Datong soldier, and then he died.