Because at this time, the Qing army was only more than 400 or 500 steps away from the position of the Merchant Army. Among the more than 420 artillery, nearly 300 artillery can be fired. At the same time, the Merchant Army also launched forty Thunderbolt rockets.
The launch of the simplified launch of more than a thousand thunder rockets, so in a short moment, it also caused an extremely fierce blow to the Qing army's offensive forces.-
The shells fell into the Qing army's ranks, which immediately triggered a series of wide-ranging explosions. After the Thunder Rocket exploded, tinder oil splashed everywhere. The Qing army was immediately blown up and overwhelmed, killing and injured, of course, it also accompanied the
Many people and the Qing army immediately became in chaos, and the soldiers were too busy to take care of themselves and had no time to care about the people anymore.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the people also scattered and escaped from the control of the Qing army. Although many people were tied up with their hands, they still rushed towards the position of the merchant army. There were also a few strong people taking the opportunity to break free.
After taking the rope, he picked up the weapons of the dead soldiers, and took advantage of the chaos to slash at the Qing soldiers. The formation became very chaotic.
Shang Yi saw it in the formation and immediately ordered the Third Regiment of the First Division, the Ninth Regiment and the Fourteenth Regiment of the Fifth Division to attack immediately. Among them, the Third Regiment and the Ninth Regiment blocked the attacking troops of the Qing army, and the Fourteenth Regiment was responsible.
Rescue the people and cover them to withdraw their positions. Then return to the positions to garrison. Do your best to rescue more people. The four auxiliary battalions of the artillery regiments of the two divisions are responsible for guarding the positions, and the artillery troops are in their own
Before contacting the Qing army, the troops continued to fire at the Qing army, maintaining a blow to the Qing army, and also covering their own troops' attacks.
It still takes a certain amount of time to complete the distance of five hundred steps. Although the soldiers of the merchant army were very anxious, they had undergone strict training and remained in a column in a company unit, unfolding in an arrow-shaped manner.
Attack the formation without running around. At the same time, the artillery soldiers of the Merchant Army continued to fire and bombard the Qing army, harshly attacking.
Shang Yi closely monitored the distance between the third and ninth regiments and the ninth regiments so that at appropriate times, the bombardment of artillery should be stopped to avoid accidentally hurting his own people.
At this time, on the battlefield, the Third Regiment and the Ninth Regiment were getting closer and closer to the Qing army, and had almost advanced 400 steps away. Many people had already hid in the array of merchant army, because the Third Regiment and the Ninth Regiment were
The task was to block the Qing army, so no one stopped to manage these people, but the soldiers also greeted the people: "Friends, run faster, and you will be fine when you get to the position." "We block the Tartars in front
, someone will answer you later."
The soldiers who rushed in the front had already taken over with the Qing army and started a hand-to-hand combat. Shang Yi also ordered the artillery to temporarily stop bombarding.
The Qing army's attacking force was 20,000. Although it was hit hard and the number of casualties had reached 3,000, the total force was still far below the two infantry regiments. However, the Qing army's formation was hit by artillery at this time.
It is difficult to form organized battles. In addition, the Qing army's behavior of driving the people also aroused the anger of every merchant soldier. Everyone was filled with righteous indignation at this time, wishing to kill all the Qing army at once.
Therefore, everyone is particularly brave and more fierce than usual.
Moreover, the merchant army now has a lot of experience in hand-to-hand combat. When they encounter the Qing army's distance of fifty steps, they take turns firing and shooting, and then shooting all the bullets; when they are thirty steps, they throw grenades together, and then A fierce explosion was given to the Qing army; and after approaching the Qing army, the soldiers in the front row fought hand-to-hand combat with the Qing army, while the soldiers in the back row threw grenades to a longer distance, attacked the troops behind the Qing army, and then took the The soldiers rushed over with a rifle, replaced their companions in front, and fought with the Qing army. The replaced soldiers threw grenades from behind and attacked in turn. The blocker hiding behind the entire army watched Leng Zi shoot, and he specialized in shooting. The army's front-line commander, battalion commander, and regiment commander restrained the troops and advanced together, so that a company could not rush too far.
As a result, under the attack of the merchant army with bayonets and grenades, the Qing army seemed extremely uncomfortable, and countless people were killed and injured. Although the troops were twice that of the merchant army, they were still beaten back and had no power to fight back. .
Shang Yi also saw it very clearly in the formation. At this time, the people who escaped from the Qing army had already met with the 14th Regiment. With the support of the 14th Regiment, the soldiers supported the people or supported them, or He carried or hugged him, regardless of the difference between men, women, old and young, retreated to the position. Although he could not rescue all the people, there were probably one or two thousand people.
At this point in the war, Shang Yi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This result was already very good, but at this moment, Yalisandra said: "The Qing army has added new forces to let them retreat. .”
After hearing this, Shang Yi hurriedly looked towards the Qing army's position. Sure enough, he saw that the Qing army dispatched another team of troops to advance towards the battlefield.
It turned out that Shang Yi ignored the threat of the people and still fired bombardment. He fought with the Qing soldiers and the people, so that the Qing army's tactic of driving the people first did not achieve the expected results, but forced the merchant army to take the initiative to fight from the position and the Qing Dynasty. The army conducted hand-to-hand combat, which also greatly satisfied Duoduo. In a sense, the gains were even greater. As long as the merchant army was not hiding in the position, Duoduo would have the confidence to defeat. Because after the two sides fought, the merchants The military's muskets and cannons cannot play a role.
Although the Qing army does not occupy the battlefield now, it doesn't matter. There are many Qing soldiers, so Duoduo immediately mobilized another 20,000 infantry and rushed to support the battle. He must bite the merchant army that went out to fight. He will not let them go. Have another chance to retreat to the trenches to defend.
At this time, the battlefield where the two sides fought was in the middle of the array of both sides. Although the Qing army dispatched reinforcements, it would take a certain amount of time to reach the battlefield, and the merchant army was occupying the wind, so if you take advantage of this time, you can retreat. It is a good time to get rid of the Qing army, withdraw the position, and re-arrange the defense line.
But at this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Shang Yi's mind. In an instant, he made a bold decision and immediately ordered: "Foreign mercenaries attack to reinforce the battlefield; all heavy artillery, seven hundred steps away , fire and shoot; all medium-sized artillery advance two hundred steps and five hundred steps away, fire and shoot, guarded by two auxiliary battalions; the thunderbolt rocket launcher advance three hundred steps and six hundred steps away. The cavalry brigade is ready to attack. ”
With the issuance of these series of orders, Alisandra was also confused and did not understand what Shang Yi was planning to do. But she knew that pushing the cannon out of the position to use it can expand the range of the cannon, It is a very dangerous thing, because the artillery itself has no defensive ability. Because the battle field has not yet been decided clearly, once a small enemy force breaks through the battlefield, or kills it by a detour. Coming to the artillery position will be a catastrophic consequence. At this time, artillery will never be allowed to leave the main formation.
So Yalisandra couldn't help asking: "Shang, what are you planning to do?"
Shang Yi raised his hand and stopped her question, saying, "Yani, I have to command the battle with all my heart now. I don't have time to explain like you. After the battle ends, I will tell you in detail, now you are in front of you.
Go to the artillery position, and command them to fire artillery as I ask. And be careful of the Qing army's attack on the artillery position."
Alisandra also knew: "It is indeed not the time to explain, so she agreed and immediately rushed to the artillery position to command. As soon as she left, the sixty heavy artillery left at the Merchant Army position were also adjusted.
After the firing angle, the bombardment began to be fired again. Now the strike range of the heavy artillery just crossed the battlefield where the fierce battle was being fought, and directly hit the Qing army formation that was coming from reinforcements.
At this time, the reinforcements of the Qing army were only fifty or sixty steps away from the battlefield and were immediately hit by a fierce blow. No one could have thought that at this time, the merchant army would even open fire and bombard. Could it be that the merchant army was not allowed to do so.
Crazy? Are you not afraid of hurting your own people by chance?
Immediately afterwards, the Merchant Army's medium-sized artillery, the thunder rocket launcher, etc. entered their own firing position according to Shang Yi's arrangement, and also activated enough firepower to launch all the artillery shells, and the thunder rockets were like raindrops toward the Qing army.
The reinforcements came over, and the dense firepower immediately chased the Qing army's formation, with countless casualties.
The foreign mercenary group had already been put into the battlefield at this time. Although their number was not large, they had strong combat effectiveness. After joining the battle group, they also greatly strengthened the offensive of the merchant army. Although the Qing army's reinforcements were put into the battlefield,
However, due to the chaos in the formation and the chaos occurred when the two teams exchanged, it did not play much role and could not stop retreating.
Shang Yi was on the podium, paying close attention to the advance and retreat positions of the troops on both sides to adjust the position of the artillery position.
Since the emergence of artillery, how to make artillery play its greatest role in the battlefield has always been a new tactic for military experts from various European countries. However, in this era, artillery artillery was not accurate, and shells were all made of solid bullets, so it was generally
It was when war started that artillery fire was used to bomb the enemy's positions, but after the infantry was dispatched, the artillery would stop firing to avoid accidentally injuring his own army. Just like the two armies are now fighting in a melee, although the Qing army's artillery has been prepared.
But I didn't dare to fire.
But this brings another problem. It takes a certain amount of time when infantrymen arrive at enemy positions from their own positions, and this gap is often used by the defense. However, Napoleon more than a hundred years later
During the war, Napoleon used the training of an elite cavalry to solve this problem. After the artillery was stopped, the French cavalry could quickly arrive and occupy the enemy's positions. Therefore, in that era, Napoleon also brought the cavalry.