The rifle volleys shook the entire ice surface, and the front row of five hundred "dragon cavalry" seemed to have suddenly hit an invisible wall, and they fell on their backs.
The overturned horses and knights immediately became obstacles for the following people, and more people immediately fell to the ground.
After Chen Guangfu's men and horses were hit by two volleys of gunfire, fifty or sixty of them fell instantly.
The infantrymen calmly followed the sergeants' instructions, loaded ammunition and fired in an orderly manner. Although there was only a double-row formation, the firepower density far exceeded the "triple formation" of matchlock guns of the same era.
"Hurry up!" Chen Guangfu lowered his body low, almost completely lying on the horse - but except for some of his soldiers and servants who could ride horses, the rest of his men's riding skills were just average. In the dense atmosphere,
Under the rain of bullets, the soldiers neither dared to gallop their horses nor could they control their horses to make evasive maneuvers, so they became targets on the bare ice.
Gunshots rang out in rows, and more and more people fell on the ice. In the chaos, some people reined in their horses and tried to beat them to escape. Others were overwhelmed by the frightened horses and were carried on the ice.
Swirling around. The scene was extremely chaotic.
Chen Guangfu knew that it was impossible to attack in a roundabout way from the ice - the enemy had already prepared, and there were obviously a large number of well-trained local warriors on the island. Even if he rushed up with his men and horses, he would not get any advantage.
At the sound of a whistle, the remaining people turned around and fled towards the shore in a hurry. Some people were not good at equestrian skills. Their horses were frightened and could not control themselves, so they simply abandoned their horses and fled on foot.
"Free Fire!"
Rifles followed the fleeing rebels and fired, and from time to time someone was shot and fell to the ice.
"It's boring-" Zhu Mingxia said, and suddenly the sound of fierce artillery fire came to his ears again. He looked back, and there were continuous artillery fire on the sand embankment. Thick smoke blocked the sun, and he saw a large group of rebels gathered on the sand embankment like an avalanche.
, regardless of life or death, he rushed down from the sand embankment and ran wildly on the ice.
This time the artillery fire was rapid fire and lasted less than three minutes. All the artillery bombarded the 4471 position at their maximum rate of fire.
The place was suddenly engulfed by artillery fire. In the black and red explosions, only fragments of armor, weapons, flags and vehicles were thrown up, while the fragments of flesh and blood of men and horses could no longer be seen clearly.
The large group of rebels gathered on the sand embankment, whether they were combat soldiers, auxiliary soldiers or refugees, all fell into desperate panic at this moment. They saw the Chinese army's flag being engulfed by artillery fire. Although they looked at it from the front
Not a single arrow or bullet was fired from the wicker side, but the entire formation still collapsed.
The crowd on the sand embankment felt like it was exploding. Because the shells behind them were still falling continuously, many people simply slid down the sand embankment and tried to escape to the land by bypassing the ice. However, this section of the ice was not very frozen.
It was strong and there were crevices in the ice. Many shells were hit by the shelling on the ice. It was already in a state of falling apart. It could not withstand the trampling of thousands of people. Only a few clicks were heard, and the ice surface suddenly shattered.
People on the ice were caught off guard. Many people suddenly slipped into the ice crevice. Before they could struggle to call for help, they were submerged by the floating ice floe. For a moment, screams and calls for help echoed through the sky. On the ice floe, the ice crevice
There are floating bodies everywhere.
Ma Linxi also went down to the ice in the chaos. In the chaos, he was pushed and fell into an ice cave. Fortunately, he was extremely cautious and grabbed a pole before getting off the ice. Although he was stung after falling into the ice cave.
He was so cold that his body was numb from the cold, but he still tried his best to hold the pole against the ice floe to avoid being drowned. He took a deep breath, exerted all his strength, and finally crawled out. He lay on the ice and gasped for air.
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Although the refugees are weak, they are not wearing armor. Those who fall into ice caves and crevices have a chance of climbing out. Most of the rebels are wearing armor, and the soldiers are all in iron armor. Once they fall, they will be dragged down by the iron armor and sink.
A few people saw the opportunity quickly and quickly threw away their armor, finally escaping with a way out.
"Stop shooting and prepare to attack!" Chen Sigen put down the telescope. The enemy has collapsed. Continuing to shoot will only kill more people. Seeing that the broken ice is already filled with corpses, continuing to shoot will be just a meaningless battle.
Just massacre.
Chen Sigen immediately ordered a battle infantry company and a country warrior company to open the gate beside the wicker and start the pursuit. Zhu Mingxia's three companies also swept across the ice and launched an attack on the flank of the broken troops - he planned to try to kill most of the broken troops.
Block it on the sand embankment and have a pot of it.
The passionate melody of the charging horn sounded, and more than a dozen trumpeters blew the horns at the same time. Each company held its bayonet-mounted rifle and rushed towards the defeated crowd like a tiger descending a mountain. The slogan "Those who surrender will not be killed!" resounded in the sky.
The counterattack accelerated the disintegration and rout process of the rebels. Thousands of people threw away their weapons and sticks, used all their strength, howling and running as hard as they could. It was like the desperate howl of an animal before it died. There were people constantly shouting.
During the push and shove, he fell down and was trampled to death by the people behind him. Some people even stabbed the people in front with knives and guns in order to open a way.
This kind of survival was astonishing - he had never seen such a cruel battlefield. Although the entire army of officers and soldiers was defeated in Chengmai, the battlefield was vast and there were no nearly ten thousand people crowded on the sand embankment to escape for their lives.
"Everyone run!" Zhu Mingxia waved the saber in his hand and directed the three companies to run wildly. He was eager to seal the entrance to the sand embankment before the defeated troops escaped from the sand embankment. Although this nearly ten-kilometer sand embankment now has ice on both sides,
It's still possible to pass through, but as long as the entrance is blocked, most of the rebels can be captured.
How many people are killed is not the purpose, but how much benefit is obtained is the main thing. Zhu Mingxia is very clear about the character of the Senate. In the final analysis, fighting and killing must be rewarded. It is not enough to just be satisfied with military exploits such as "beheading xx level".
Zhu Mingxia led the fastest light infantry company and finally arrived at the connection between the sand embankment and the mainland. Because he ran so fast, all the typewriters reinforced for the infantry were left behind.
However, he was still a step late. Before that, some of the cavalry and the men and horses who stayed at the rear of the team ran out and ran towards the county seat of Huang County.
Zhu Mingxia ignored the pursuit and ordered the troops to occupy the camp immediately - Mao Chenglu was no ordinary person. He knew the key points here and set up a camp here before the entire army launched an offensive, leaving behind 500 soldiers, 500 auxiliary soldiers and many firearms.
Guard in case the way back is lost.
However, when the Chinese army was destroyed and the entire army collapsed, the rebels guarding the stronghold were already panicked, and some people had already jumped off the stronghold wall to escape. The traveler guarding the stronghold was a close associate of Mao Chenglu. Knowing that this place was of great importance, he still
Try your best to suppress the troops.
The light infantry company launched a skirmishing front while marching, firing a volley of guns first, and then rushed towards the stockade with great force. There was a loud cannon blast on the wall of the stockade, and hundreds of various firearms placed on the wall opened fire at the same time. All of a sudden,
Gunpowder smoke filled the air, but few Fubo soldiers were killed. Zhu Mingxia sneered disdainfully: He couldn't change his habit of firing indiscriminately when within range.
Although the rebels on the wall opened fire once, they saw this group of people rushing forward with bayonets in their hands regardless of the situation. There was another cry and scream on the sand embankment, and the soldiers' morale was already panicked.
Unable to hold on any longer, the remaining hundreds of people suddenly collapsed.
Zhu Mingxia commanded the entire army to break into the village. While clearing away the rebels, he ordered people to put on the red flag of Star Fist. In an instant, the defeated army had rushed in, and hundreds of people were already running away from the road in front of the village.
"Block the intersection with firepower and bring the loudspeaker." Zhu Mingxia excitedly slammed the command knife on the ground, picked up the microphone of the electric loudspeaker amidst the sudden burst of gunfire, and shouted: "Those who surrender will avoid death!
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The defensive battle on Qimu Island came to an end. The battlefield was cleared and the work of capturing prisoners continued until night. Except for Chen Guangfu's troops, most of them escaped, and the rest either died or surrendered. There were less than 2,000 people who escaped. More than 6,000 rebels surrendered.
.Countless baggage and firearms were seized. The biggest gain was the capture of a large number of horses, donkeys, mules and cattle.
There were more than ten generals under Mao Chenglu who were killed - all of them were above the rank of General Qian. Zhu Mingxia ordered the captured rebels to be identified one by one, and the heads of all the identifiable rebel generals were cut off and preserved with lime.
I am going to give it as a gift to Sun Yuanhua. Now Sun needs something that can express himself to the court.
The rebel prisoners were stripped of their armor and tied together with ropes, and were temporarily taken to the stockade and guarded in the open air. There was no housing, and the island could not accommodate these many people.
Regarding the disposal of the rebels, the three of them had different ideas. Needless to say, the refugees who had been kidnapped were all transported to Jeju Island, but there was controversy over how to deal with these battle-hardened soldiers. The simplest thing is
Ship it to Sanya to work hard in the mines, or better yet, join the road construction team to work as atonement like He Rubin's captives.
However, Zhu Mingxia believed that the prisoners could be released to prevent the rebels from over-reducing their combat power and allowing the turmoil in Dengzhou to last longer. By the way, he met Kong Youde and the two sides came to a non-aggression agreement - he could even ask the rebels to do it for them.
After all, they are very skilled at searching for refugees - there is no need to dirty their hands.
Lu Wenyuan expressed his opposition: The rebels' basic strategy is to coerce refugees. Handing the refugees over to Qimu Island is tantamount to giving up part of the benefits, which will inevitably involve the issue of interest exchange.
"What do you plan to exchange for the refugees?" Lu Wenyuan asked, "Why should they give us the refugees they captured by siege the city and plunder the village?"
Food, firearms, and gunpowder were all things the rebels needed, but Lu Wenyuan felt unwilling to do so. They themselves were in short supply of these things.
"Exchange?" Zhu Mingxia sneered, "The exchange is to ensure the safety of the rebel transportation lines in Huang County!"
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