Chapter 267: Snow Mountain Lion Flag Flying in the Wind
The officers and soldiers hid behind the trees and shot on the earth wall. The bullets flew in the air. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder. Commander Wu Kefan did not make unnecessary sacrifices and did not issue a charge.
More than 100 militia members hid in the ravines of farming. Waiting for the decisive battle to come. More than 100 officers and soldiers composed of constables and yamen runners are elites of the Ministry of Justice. There are at least five sharpshooters. Now three people are hiding behind birch trees. Aim at the rebels on the earth wall and shoot.
Little Knife Wei Qun was originally a personal guard with Bao Yitong. He was a sharpshooter. He had a hat made of willow branches on his head. The Shaspo-style breech gun was mounted on a tree branch. It was closed at a distance of 500 meters from the earth wall. One of his left eyes squinted his right eyes and tried to find the rebels who emerged from the earthen wall. The gun slowly moved back and forth on the tree branch, searching for the target.
The rebels have a characteristic. They like to tie a towel on their heads. It shows that they are an organized group of people. Little Knife Wei Qun murmured to himself: "Where are you, White Mouse? Come out quickly."
Several companions next to him had fired four or five shots. Wei Qun still didn't shoot a single shot. Both sides shrank their heads with one shot. It was difficult to hit the target with one shot. A small half of his head was exposed on the marquee of the earthen wall. The gun retracted.
Little Knife Wei Qun was counting how many seconds the other party would reveal his head and shoot him. Finally, Little Knife fired a shot at the empty mercenary.
With a "bang." The bullet was shot at the mercedes' mouth like an arrow from a string. A rebel just exposed half of his head and shot a bullet into the bridge of his nose. With a "ah" sound, he fell on the mercedes' mouth, motionless. Then countless people were killed. A bullet continued to shoot at the corpse. Wei Qun, the little knife, shouted angrily: "The Qing warriors, have seen the shooting. What's the point of shooting the dead?"
The body was dragged back to the back of the earthen wall by the rebel companions and disappeared. A soldier cheered and shouted, "Little Knife. Good."
Xiaodaozi Wei Qun ignored the person next to him, held his breath, aimed at another mercenary, and shot a deadly bullet.
A long spear fell from the top of the wall. The rebel at the mercenary was killed by Xiaodao Wei Qun. Xiaodao Wei Qun then smiled with relief. He hid behind the tree and quickly loaded bullets and gunpowder. He smiled proudly: " There are two. You have a few spears."
Another sharpshooter, Wei Yun, was very unwilling to fail. He glanced at Wei Qun next to him and said, "What's the point of being a little knife? The rebels who were shot by me fell into the wall. Let's go up and see later. There are no less than five people."
Little Knife Wei Qun set up his spear again and sneered: "The spear is a living target. Use your brain to think about it. Seize the opportunity and shoot. Don't do useless work."
The two sharpshooters who were not originally dealing with each other, looked at each other coldly and continued to search for the target with my aura of the world.
The spear Wei Yun refused to give in. He knew in his heart that he had shot five times but failed to hit the target. This time he loaded the bullets and did not shoot blindly. He widened his eyes and looked at the gun stick that stretched out from the marble of the high wall. Everything was There are rules. How many seconds does the opponent stretch out his gun and shoot?
The bullet route of the breathing is not deviated. The stable hands are fluctuating. Wei Yun pulls the trigger on the spear. The recoil of the butt makes him feel the momentum. Blood mist floats on the earth wall. Wei Yun smiles. He is only then He is a peerless master among the sharpshooters. The Shaspo breech gun plays the most effective in his hands.
Wei Yun blew the smoke from the barrel with his lips. The smell of gunpowder made him fascinated. The battlefield was where he should stay. He looked for the next target with an eagle-like gaze. He was an elite of the Ministry of Justice. No It takes a charge to enter the battlefield. The cold gun shooting from five hundred meters away is the task of several of them.
In broad daylight, officers and soldiers have the advantage in frontal competition. The guns in their hands are the latest French-made Shaspo breech gun. The range can reach a distance of thousands of meters. The dense bullets of hundreds of officers and soldiers brought the rebellion on the earth wall. The bandits were so fierce that they didn't even dare to stick out their heads. The power of several sharpshooters was even more unquestionable. One bullet was the impermanence of life-seeking.
The more than thirty rebels hiding on the earth wall were at a loss. The bravest spearmen died at the mercedes. The rebels didn't even aim. They stretched out their guns and headed towards the fields in a random way. When shooting, both sides are fighting to consume. It depends on who has sufficient ammunition and can afford time and bullets.
Two drummers among the officers and soldiers kept beating the war drums and issued orders to stand by on-site. This is a new tactic learned from the Western army. In the past, the Qing army was eliminated by the sound of gold and gongs. The war drums became the commander of the army. .As drummers, they are the bravest soldiers. They do not wear weapons. They only have a war drum on their bodies, tied to the front of their lower abdomen, and a small trumpet is also hanging on their chests. The drummers are the driving force for the soldiers to move forward. During the charge, the drummers and the soldiers move forward together. As long as the drummer is not dead, he can only blow the charge desperately and move forward.
However, the officers and soldiers here have not yet reached their desperate moment. They have not formed a battle formation and advanced to the range of the enemy's muskets. Their mission is to suppress the firepower of the rebels on the earth wall and be on the two carriages on the official road. The Qing officers and soldiers who entered the range of two cannons were laid out. They had guns in their hands and grenades. The war was a cautious school. This set of tactics was fully reflected in these officers and soldiers. They were unwilling to fight hand-to-hand with the rebels. .Fight step by step according to planned strategies and tactics.
Wu Kefan personally directed the battle on the road. He was from an old army. He had experienced the death duel. He had personally experienced the bloody siege in Hangzhou. He was a Manchu warrior who had been tested by blood and fire. This time he siege eight The battle in Lizhuang is a masterpiece planned by him.
A cannon pulled by four horses. The Folang machine cannon weighs 350 kilograms. It is an iron rear-mounted smoothbore cannon. The abdomen is quite thick. There is a steering rudder rod on the tail of the cannon. There is a barrel on the cannon. Quasi-heart and Zhaomen. The Folang machine cannon has five major advantages: fast firing speed, fast rotation speed, fast heat dissipation, certain capacity of the cannon, and long life of the cannon abdomen. However, due to the industrial level of the Qing Empire, there is an insurmountable difficulty. .The gap between the sub-cannon and the abdomen is large, causing gunpowder gas leakage. Therefore, it does not have long-range attack efficiency. It usually takes a distance of 100 steps to exert its maximum power.
But these two Folang cannons are big men. The average Folang cannon is as high as 100 kilograms. The Folang cannon with a range of more than 300 kilograms. The firing distance of the cannon reaches 180 steps or even 200 meters away Small blooming bullets can also be used.
These two cannons were "borrowed" by Li Guolou through Wu Peipei, the widow of You Gaoming, the commander of the Eight Banners Guard of the Ministry of War. Zhang Xuefei, the commander of the Xishan Ruijian Camp. The property belonging to the army also allowed Bao Yitong to see Li Guolou Wu The public relations ability that people can achieve is a ruthless battle. He will definitely win a complete victory.
In addition to two cannons of the Folang machine, another carriage is loaded with a modified Yuanrong carriage. The so-called Yuanrong carriage is the command car used by ancient generals. The carriage has lifting devices. During the battle formation, the commander stood on a high place. The building waved the command flag to command the soldiers in the battle formations around. This Yuanrong cart was spliced with two carriages. The height of the rising height was higher than that of the city wall that was more than three meters tall. It was originally used to watch the enemy hiding on the city wall. .Now the Qing army keeps pace with the times. We know that commanders do not need Yuanrong Cars. This Yuanrong Car has been modified and turned into a position of sharpshooters.
The Yuanrong Car's iron sheet is outlined. There are several shooting holes around it. Two blockers stay inside. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the rebels on the earth wall to shrink their heads. The Yuanrong Car quickly marched to a distance of fifty meters from the earth wall. The groom explained Drive a pack horse and take the horse out of the dangerous place. Five officers and soldiers next to them braved the rain of missile guns and quickly spliced two Yuanrong chariots. In less than five minutes, the tall tower stood up.
One officer and soldier was shot on the shoulder by the rebel's gun and fell to the ground with a scream. Another officer and soldier quickly dragged the injured officer and soldier behind the Yuanrong Car.
Take out a bottle of Zhuge Zhenjun Powder. The powder was poured on the wound. The blood was ripped off immediately. Then bandage the injured officers and soldiers with gauze. They skillfully and quickly said, "Brother, I can't die. Don't scream so badly."
The injured and sick man grinned and said, "Well... Hu Qingyutang's name of magical medicine is not promoted. It really doesn't hurt anymore."
"Yeah, he's a hero." Several other officers and soldiers hiding behind the Yuanrong Carriage shouted and encouraged the wounded and sick. While speaking, they put the guns on the carriage and shot at the earthen wall.
The snow-mounted lion flag floating above the Yuanrong Cartel's tower was flying in the morning breeze, making more than 400 officers and soldiers excited. This is their spiritual power. The military flag of the Qing Empire "Snow-mounted Lion Flag".
"The Qing Dynasty has thousands of victories." "The Qing Dynasty has thousands of victories." "The Qing Dynasty has thousands of victories."
Cheers came one after another, and the officers and soldiers roared. They had the eyes of eagles. The rebels were waiting for the judgment of justice. The scale of victory tilted towards them. The goddess of victory seemed to be waving to them.
The Qing Empire originally had no military flags. The totems of the Eight Banners were used to distinguish their respective armies. The Han army used various mascots (mostly beasts) as their respective armies. After the Tubo Dynasty split in the mid-9th century, it was very common. For a long time, there were no regular troops in Tibet. Until the end of the 18th century, the Qing Dynasty formulated the famous "Imperially-designated Articles of the Post-Constitution for the Intra-Tibet".
Article 4 stipulates: There are no regular troops in the past, front, back and forth, and temporary recruitment is used. Not only does it lack combat capabilities, but it also causes great harm to the people. This time, the emperor is requested to approve it. Three thousand regular troops are established: each stationed in the past, back and forth. One thousand people, five hundred people in Gymzi, and five hundred people in Dingday.
This army with a quota of 3,000 is what people often call "Tibetan Army". The military's usual training and combat command are inseparable from the military flag. So the Tibetan army's military flag "Snow Mountain Lion Flag". The lion symbolizes the great The imperial power of the Qing Empire. This is the origin of the so-called "national flag" of the Qing Dynasty.
The earthen wall of Balizhuang is not three meters high, only more than two meters high. When the tower on the Yuanrong car rose, the two blockers looked down at more than 30 rebels squatting on the earthen wall. Even the village in the distance The people inside can also be seen walking around. Bao Yitong has five sharpshooters who are his personal guards. They are loyal and can be shown. They are first-class in kung fu. They usually put on airs and protect themselves by Lord Bao. They have a rare opportunity to take action and receive awards. Just rely on today. How can we not kill the enemy desperately?
Lijian Arirang raised the Shaspo breech gun in his hand and fired the first shot at a person who was lying on the earthen wall.
With a "bang." The bullet hit the target accurately. The revenge bullet eliminated a rebel who had just fired.
With a "clang." The tower was shot by a bullet. It made a sharp collision sound of iron plates and bullets. "The gunshot technique of the turtle is quite accurate." Yang Cong scolded the arrow angrily. He didn't hit the target just now. But he was attacked by the rebels.
Arrow Yang Cong pulled the trigger to the rebels on the earth wall. A hatred bullet shot out of the gun chamber. A perfect trajectory. A perfect blood splash. A perfect ending. Arrow Yang Cong rarely smiled so happily. Good Men should take risks, fight on the battlefield, and dedicate their passionate youth to the motherland. This is his destination. Even if the blood is sprinkled on the battlefield, it will always be buried on this land.