The sound of gunfire, artillery, and shouts of killing resounded throughout the fields, horses galloped, cavalry roared, and bullets and bows and arrows fired back and forth in the air.
The Ming army formations with three general banners were like fire-breathing hedgehogs, advancing firmly and tenaciously. The Qing army rolled in from three sides like a wave, trying to submerge and destroy the Ming army formations.
Xu Jin, shoot, step, shoot, move forward, shoot... In the rising clouds of smoke, the Ming army smashed and defeated the wave of impact, advancing and advancing on the enemy's corpses and blood. Especially
In the gap between the three phalanxes, the dense and interlaced firepower knocked the Qing troops who entered the area to their knees, causing heavy casualties.
Hala did not expect that what was supposed to be a beautiful encirclement and annihilation battle would turn into a huge melee. The order and tenacity of the enemy's infantry phalanx exceeded his expectations. For the invincible infantry, faced with dense and continuous musketry,
When shooting, it was difficult for the cavalry to take advantage of it. The result of a head-on confrontation was a war of attrition that he tried his best to avoid.
The longer the time drags on, the more disadvantageous it is for the Qing army. Drawing a strong bow and shooting sharp arrows is very threatening, but it consumes energy; the horses also sometimes get tired, and amidst the roar of muskets and artillery, horses are sometimes heard.
They were jumping around in fear. While the Ming army's musketeers were paying casualties, they also used their superiority in weapons and firepower to cause death to the enemies and destroy their will and morale.
The arrogant look disappeared from the faces of the Qing soldiers, and the momentum of the attack gradually faded. In the face of blood and fire, superb riding and martial arts skills were no match for a cheap lead bullet. Even the galloping horses could not defeat the tenacious ones.
The tough infantry phalanx. Smoke rose up, and blood burst out, and the Qing soldiers fell to the ground. They covered their wounds and howled in agony.
Yes, the attack of the Qing soldiers brought some chaos to the phalanx. It also caused a lot of damage. However, the Ming army's formation was quickly repaired or shrank, but it never collapsed. It was still spitting out flames and burning brightly.
It protects people and horses who dare to approach it.
You will die faster if you run away than if you persist. Maybe not everyone thinks so under pressure, but when you are in the overall situation, the companions around you will give you strength and courage, and give you a reference to learn from when you are at a loss.
Sharp firearms and tight battle formations. It is not uncommon in history for infantry to defeat cavalry with such magic weapons. Especially after modern times, only modern infantry with the same iron will can stop the wall-like charge of cavalry that looks back on death. What's more,
.The current Qing army still doesn’t know what a wall charge is.
The plundering and killing of nomadic peoples relied on their bravery and combat skills, while the resistance and fighting of farming peoples mostly relied on their technology and equipment.
The advancement and use of firearms played a major role in the Han nation's first defeat of foreign rule, which was the battle to destroy the Yuan Dynasty led by Zhu Yuanzhang. After hundreds of years, the weapons and equipment of the Ming army have once again reached the forefront of the world.
, also possesses the ideas and will of modernization, and is using this advantage to once again launch a fierce counterattack against the aliens.
Of course, the research and development of firearms during the DPRK can actually be regarded as one of the world's leading levels. At that time, there were already self-generated fire guns and Lumi guns. They were basically the same idea and structure as flintlock guns.
However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were many disadvantages. First of all, it was difficult to guarantee the reliability of the quality of firearms. The reasons were complicated and involved many relationships. Even after the demise of the Ming Dynasty, no solution was found.
What's more important is that the discipline of the Ming army is corrupt and even some are as ruthless as bandits. Food and wages are certainly a problem, but it is not the reason for "bandits come like combs and soldiers come like grates". In this way, no matter how sophisticated firearms are, they can also play their role.
No power.
Therefore, the theory of victory with weapons was not entirely correct at the time. The key lies in people, the will and discipline of the soldiers. Li Dingguo's ability to win the great victory at Hengyang and Zheng Chenggong's ability to force Nanjing illustrate this point to a large extent, and also
It shows that if the armies composed of the Eight Banners and the Han people are equally determined in fighting, the gap is not as big as the Manchus boasted. And now, the Ming army is more clearly proving to the Manchus that a rising nation cannot
will be conquered.
More Ming troops rushed to the battlefield. The general banner led by Tang Ji attracted the Qing troops with heroic and deadly battles, buying time so that the Ming troops, mainly infantry, could arrive for reinforcements, gradually forming a strength advantage, and
The siege began.
The infantry of the Ming army had no mobility advantage. If the cavalry of the Qing army did not take the initiative to attack, they would never be able to force them to engage in a face-to-face battle. Now, what Hala saw was the Ming army that was constantly coming from the distance. Square formations separated the Qing cavalry.
The formation and transmission of orders became difficult, and more and more Qing troops were hit by crossfire.
It was time to retreat! When Merle Ezhenhara saw that the battle on the mound had ended, and there was no one standing among the pillows of corpses, he was heartbroken by the loss, but also felt a little comforted.
The whimpering horn sounded, and the Qing cavalry took advantage of their speed to quickly leave the battlefield and gallop into the distance. As long as the cavalry wanted to escape, the infantry could not deal an annihilating blow to the cavalry. This was undoubtedly a flaw that the infantry could not make up for.
The muskets were still firing, and from time to time Qing soldiers were shot down and dismounted. Some Qing soldiers who lost their horses in the battle could not outrun the lead bullets fired from them.
Mele'er Zhenhara looked back. This was perhaps the move he regretted most in this battle. On the small mound covered with blood and piled with corpses, a figure suddenly stood up staggeringly, followed by a second figure.
The flag, raised with great difficulty... was re-erected, so bright red that it stung Hala's eyes.
Is this the final result? Hara doesn't want to admit it, but he has to admit it. At the same time, he also knows that all the Qing soldiers who still have a glimmer of comfort in their hearts will be heartbroken because of these seriously injured figures. The soldiers will lose their troops.
, the cavalry could not shake the infantry, which was already a heavy psychological blow. But these few survivors made the Qing soldiers feel discouraged and had no intention of fighting anymore.
Biting his lips till they bleed, Hala hurriedly assembles his troops. He has already suffered more than half of his casualties. Future harassment and delay missions will be impossible to complete. Facing five to six hundred Ming troops, he cannot completely eliminate them. It is conceivable that morale is extremely low.
matter.
But the battle did not end with the departure of the Qing troops. The Ming army's infantry was reinforcing, but the more than a thousand dragon cavalry that had gathered had already cut off the Qing army's retreat in a roundabout way.
In Hara's field of vision, the Ming army's dragoons all jumped off their horses to form a formation. The formation spread wider and wider, forming a wide skirmish line of four rows. The seemingly thin four rows of musketeers lined up very densely and stood upright.
In front of them, nearly a thousand muskets were pointed at them.
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