Because they were so close, the Qing army could see clearly that the soldiers of the Mu Ling army had never planned to shoot with muskets, and they couldn't help but cheer up when preparing for hand-to-hand combat. Now they no longer have to passively take beatings and worry about being beaten.
Guns and bullets can finally display their bravery in close combat, allowing the Muling Army to repay the power of the Eight Banners Cavalry. Everyone is full of confidence. As long as the two sides engage in close combat, the soldiers of the Muling Army are by no means the warriors of the Qing Dynasty.
The opponents therefore all clenched the weapons in their hands, preparing to use the impact of the war horses to deliver a thunderous blow to Muling's army at the moment the two sides came into contact.
But at this moment, he saw dozens of long tube-shaped objects suddenly thrown out from the Muling army formation, along with a cloud of sparks and light smoke, rolling in the air and flying towards him.
Some Qing soldiers had sharp eyes and could see clearly that the long tube-shaped object thrown by the Muling army looked like a big firecracker with a lit fuse, and the sparks and light smoke were
It came out from the fuse. I couldn't help but feel a little surprised: Why did the Ming army throw firecrackers on the battlefield?
"Boom-boom-boom-boom-"
Just when the Qing army didn't understand what was going on, a series of huge explosions suddenly sounded, and the violent air waves sent many Qing soldiers flying into the air, including their men and horses, and then they fell violently.
He fell to the ground. Moreover, during the explosion, countless iron flakes and sandstones were shot out with great force, shooting aimlessly in all directions. They hit the armor, helmets, and shields, making a sharp sound.
The sound comes.
It turned out that Shang Yi had arranged sixty bombardiers on the right wing of the Muling Army. When the Qing cavalry rushed within thirty steps and the musketeers began to fix their bayonets and prepare for hand-to-hand combat with the enemy,
Only then did he throw the grenade, which dealt a heavy blow to the Qing army at close range.
Sure enough, after a row of sixty grenades were thrown, they immediately blew up the Qing soldiers. Some Qing soldiers were directly killed by the explosion caused by the gunpowder, and some Qing soldiers were stabbed through the body by the iron pieces contained in the grenades.
They died unexpectedly. There were many soldiers. Although they were relatively far back and were not affected by the explosion, the horses under them were frightened by the huge roar at close range. They roared and kicked wildly.
Although all the Qing soldiers were skilled in riding, many of them were thrown off their horses by the frightened horses and fell to the ground. While other soldiers tried their best to control and calm the violently jumping mounts, and could not even take care of the sprint battle.
When Zhou Shaohuan and Tong Dayong saw that the opportunity had come, they immediately raised their weapons and shouted: "Brothers, go ahead! Kill the Tatars and avenge the villagers." The musketeers, spearmen, sword and shield soldiers of the Muling Army were waiting.
Under their leadership, they also raised their weapons and rushed towards the Qing army. Yang Wucheng also led the cavalry and killed them from the flank.
After this round of grenade explosions, the Qing army lost almost another 200 cavalrymen. But what was more important was not the loss in numbers, but the fact that due to the obstruction of the explosion, the Qing army's cavalry galloped at full speed.
Being completely interrupted, almost all the war horses were forced to stop and became a mess. And before they could start to accelerate again, the musketeers, pikemen, swords, shields, and cavalry of the Muling Army also
All Yijing rushed forward, and the two armies immediately got together and started a hand-to-hand fight.
Once the speed of sprinting was lost, most of the cavalry's power was lost. In addition, after being hit by the Muling Army in succession, more than half of the troops were killed, and the morale of the Qing Army was also reduced a lot. And the Muling Army
The tactics laid out in front of them were successful one after another, and their momentum could not help but surge. In addition, the number of people was now twice as large as that of the Qing army, and their courage doubled. They surrounded a Qing cavalry with two or three people, or stabbed them.
People, or spurred horses, cooperated with each other, and they could only kill the Qing soldiers until their horses turned on their backs and fell to the ground.
However, not long after, the infantry behind the Qing army finally arrived on the battlefield, and finally rescued the remaining cavalry and stabilized the battle situation. The two sides immediately started a fierce hand-to-hand combat.
It can be said that this is the first time that the Muling Army has engaged in a large-scale hand-to-hand combat with the Qing Army on the battlefield. Although the Qing Army is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles and is not only well-equipped and has rich combat experience, the long gunmen of the Muling Army are also
They have all gone through rigorous assassination training, and their armor assembly is no worse than that of the Qing army. At the same time, after several previous battles, the fear of the Qing army has disappeared. On the contrary, due to what I have witnessed during this period,
Many atrocities committed by the Qing army, coupled with Shang Yi's deliberate guidance, made everyone hate the Qing army. When they met face to face, they just wished they could fight to the death with the Qing army. This also inspired a strong will to fight.
, can completely make up for the lack of experience.
Therefore, the soldiers on both sides performed very bravely, with almost no cover. Their spears and bayonets were all used for stabbing. Many soldiers almost stabbed the enemy and were penetrated by the enemy's spear at the same time. Even though
It was a little later, and there would be no stopping. After he lost his life, the weapon in his hand still stabbed his opponent with the help of inertia. As a result, both of them fell on the battlefield at the same time and could not get up again.
The battle on the entire right wing was also extremely fierce. Soldiers on both sides continued to fall, and people continued to come up. Zhou Shaohuan, Tong Dayong, and Yang Wucheng also went into battle in person, leading the Muling Army to fight hard with the Qing Army.
kill.
Shang Yi stood on the high platform and could clearly see the situation on all fronts. Naturally, he also understood the fierce situation on the right wing. Although he couldn't bear it in his heart, this was how it was on the battlefield. When it was time to fight,
, we have to fight tooth and nail and cannot tolerate any softness. Sometimes we even know that we are sending soldiers to die, but we still have to send soldiers there.
However, although the battlefield on the right wing was very fierce, the situation on the other two fronts was completely one-sided. The Mongolian army attacking the left wing had no intention of fighting to the death, and only asked the Han army to rush in front and act as a scapegoat, while the Han army
They were even less willing to risk their lives, because they were unwilling to fight for the Mongolian army. In addition, the Han army was not as afraid of the Mongolian army as it was to the Qing army. When it encountered a little resistance, it immediately retreated, and the entire attack was ineffective.
Cope with it forcefully.
Therefore, the main generals guarding the left wing Cheng Jin and the Cheng Gang brothers became the easiest people on the battlefield. If Shang Yi had not issued a strict order before the war, the left and right wings were only allowed to defend and were not allowed to attack without permission. Cheng Jin and the Cheng Gang brothers guarding the left wing would have given the order.
Counterattacked.
Unlike the Mongolian army on the left who was unable to make any effort, the Qing army in the middle wanted to resist but was powerless. As the Muling army advanced with volleys of gunfire, the Qing army in the middle suffered numerous casualties and almost rushed forward.
As many as possible were killed, leaving only corpses scattered all over the ground. Even though Wenketu sent the last Manchu Niulu and Mongolian Niulu up, it still could not change any outcome. Later, no matter Wenke,
No matter how hard you try to threaten or induce, no one dares to take another step forward.
However, the Qing army did not dare to attack again, but it could not stop the Muling army from continuing to advance. Although the Muling army did not advance quickly, it was very determined every time it advanced, as if it could not move. Instead, it followed Muling's army.
As the Qing army advanced, the Qing army could only retreat step by step before leaving the firing range of the muskets.
Wen Ketu was anxious and angry. He never thought that this Ming army would be so difficult to deal with. Not only were their weapons sharp, but their will and ability to fight were not inferior to those of the Qing army. In fact, on the right wing, both sides
The Ming army began to engage in hand-to-hand combat, but the Qing army still could not gain the slightest advantage, and could only fight with the Ming army. On the left, the Mongolian army was still perfunctory, which also made Wen Ketu angry.
My teeth were itching, but there was nothing they could do.
However, at this moment, the Qing army's middle troops were about to retreat back to their own formation. If they retreated again, the Muling army would directly attack the Qing army's main formation. At this time, only the Qing army's main formation remained.
The three hundred men and horses of the Supervisory Formation and the rest of the soldiers were sent out by Yi Jing. Wen Ketu couldn't help but became furious and yelled at the defeated army: "Don't retreat anymore, go back, go back and attack, and attack Shangyun for me."
"
But this time Wen Ketu's order was ineffective. The Qing army was still retreating. Those who ran fast reached the formation quickly. Niu Lu from the Han army came to Wen Ketu and cried in mourning.
Face said: "Jia La, we really can't resist anymore, so we should retreat."
Wen Ketu was so angry that he raised his big knife and slashed hard at the Han soldier Niulu. The Han soldier Niulu was unprepared and could not dodge, so he was instantly killed by a knife.
Holding up the bloody sword, he pointed at the retreating troops and said: "Kill them for me. Anyone who retreats will be killed immediately."
Almost all of the 300 people around him were carrying bows and arrows. After listening to Winktu's order, they immediately bent their bows and nocked arrows and shot them at the retreating army. Because the distance was too close and the retreating army was unprepared, they were immediately shot down.
There was a big row. At the same time, chaos immediately broke out.
Winktu said loudly again: "Everyone go back and attack. If anyone retreats, we will kill them immediately."
At this moment, I saw a horse flying in front of Winktu. The knight on the horse rolled off his saddle, knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Jia La, the city is in chaos, please return quickly.
Bar."
Winktu felt a "buzzing" in his head and almost fainted. After regaining his composure, he hurriedly asked: "Why is there chaos in the city? Tell me quickly, what is going on?"
The soldier who reported the news said: "The captured Han people rebelled in the city and killed many of our soldiers. There are too many of them and we can't control them. Jia La, what do you think we should do?"
"
Wen Ketu was shocked and angry. He chopped off his feet in the stirrups, looked in the direction of Jinan City, and said: "These damn Han Chinese should have been killed at that time. It would be a disaster to keep them alive..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard another huge chaos ahead, with shouts of killing everywhere. A closer look revealed that the retreating troops were fighting with the troops supervising the battle.
It turned out that the retreating army was blocked by the supervising team and could not retreat, but the Muling army pressed forward step by step. The retreating army did not fight the Muling army as Wenketu imagined, but they were trapped in an environment that was squeezed from both front and rear.
Next, all the previous resentments and dissatisfactions against the Qing army broke out. I don’t know who took the lead. Like the Qing army’s supervising team, they rushed up. The two sides started fighting in a melee. Wen Ketu couldn’t help but blackened his eyes.
I know that this battle was completely lost.
Shang Yi, who was commanding from the high platform, saw clearly and immediately issued the order to attack across the entire front. The musketeers in the middle of the Muling Army inserted their bayonets one after another, and together with the pikemen, they rushed towards the Qing army's main formation.