Chapter 558 The decisive battle outside the capital
But complaints are complaints, and the Tiger Ben Guard's blows have not weakened. The closer they are to the position, the stronger the blow they receive, because the Tiger Guards' front is not long, and the closer they are, the smaller the spread area.
The more densely packed they are, the more vulnerable they are to blockage.
Later, it was very difficult to take a step forward. In the end, they were suppressed to a distance of only forty or fifty steps from the Tiger Guards' position, making it almost impossible to take another step forward. On their way forward,
A large number of corpses were left behind,
At this point in the duel between the musketeers, most of the thief's musketeers have suffered casualties, and the endurance of the remaining soldiers has basically reached the limit. Because until now, the musketeers can only be beaten and cannot fight back.
, such a result cannot be endured even by a tenacious army. What's more, the fire rifle soldiers of the thieves are all composed of the former Ming army. They have nothing to do with the word tenacity, which has supported them to persist until now.
Yes, it is actually the sharp sword in the hands of the supervising team behind him.
But at this moment, an unexpected thing happened, which finally triggered the rout of the rebel army.
While the musketeers on both sides were engaged in an unequal duel, the artillery was also not idle. You came back and forth, and the fight was still very fierce.
In order to achieve a better shooting effect, the rebel artillery fired for a while, stopped for a while, and then slowly advanced. When they advanced about two hundred steps away from the Tiger Guards' position, almost most of the artillery finally reached their own positions.
Within the effective shooting range, but at this time, the rebel army had less than twenty artillery pieces left. But at this point, even if there was only one artillery left, they still had to fight, so Liang Dong commanded the gunners,
Hurry and fire at the Huben Guards' position.
At this distance, when the artillery shells fired by the rebels began to fall, although many of the artillery shells flew past the soldiers' scalps and fell into the Tiger Guards' formation, it was inevitable that a small number of them would
The shells will hit your own people from behind.
At first, the gunmen of the bandit army did not notice it. But soon they discovered that they were caught in a double attack by the enemy and their own people. Naturally, no one could bear such a tragic result.
What's more, the Fire Gun Soldiers were on the verge of collapse.
So the last straw finally broke the camel's back. The gunmen of the rebel army finally couldn't hold on anymore. They turned around and fled, regardless of the supervising team behind them.
The speed of escaping was naturally much faster than the speed of advancing. After a while, they escaped from the range of the Tiger Guards' muskets and approached their own soldiers' position. The gunners were also beaten by the defeated fire soldiers.
They were so frightened that they risked their lives?
At this time, the Tiger Guards' No. 2 Folang machine gun was replaced with a more lethal shotgun. After the artillery was fired, it almost swept away a large area, which also caused the casualties of the rebel army to increase suddenly.
As a result, the defeated army ran faster, and the emotions of collapse were also transmitted to the gunners, so the gunners gave up their artillery one after another, turned around and fled. Even Liang Dongcai was caught in it, and he couldn't help but
Go back.
After a while, there were only a dozen lonely artillery pieces and corpses on the ground on the gunner's position. There was not a single living person left.
When the Hu Ben Guards' musketeers saw it, they jumped out of the trenches one after another and came to the rebel position to pick up the firecrackers they had thrown down. They also took a dozen or so still intact artillery pieces and some gunpowder.
They all moved back to their own positions. Regardless of whether they could use them or not, they couldn't let the rebels take them back.
At this time, the defeated soldiers of the rebel army retreated to the front of the supervising team, but the supervising team was still rude. They raised their swords and chopped down several defeated soldiers who were running at the front, and shouted at the others before returning to continue.
Combat.
But this time the intimidation of the supervising team was ineffective, because the defeated army was beaten by the Tiger Guards and lost their minds. Just now, the Tiger Guards beat themselves, and their own people were also killing themselves. This did not allow anyone to survive.
.Since the left and right are also dead, it is better to fight before death. The Tiger Guards are out of reach, and there is no way to fight if they want to, but the Supervisory Team is different. It is right in front of you, and you can't fight with them.
If we fight, who should we fight with?
So a few gunmen, filled with fear, raised their three-eyed guns, pointed them at the supervising team, and yelled crazily: "Brothers, fight them." Then they lit the fuse.
He shot the ammunition that was supposed to be fired at the Tiger Guards at his own people.
Although the range of the three-eyed gun is not large, it is very lethal because it is a three-eyed volley. When fired at close range, it is naturally very powerful. After the gunshots were heard, several soldiers in the supervising team were beaten to the ground.
After pulling it, he screamed and fell to the ground face to face.
With the beginning, there is no fear of not continuing. The other firecrackers raised their firecrackers one after another and shot out the ammunition that was powerless just now. The soldiers who did not have firecrackers also took turns using their swords and guns to shoot at
The supervising team stormed away.
The soldiers of the supervising team were also shocked and angry. What happened to this group of people? They dared to fight with the supervising team and even killed people with swords. Did they want to rebel? So they all waved their swords and fought against each other. The two sides immediately started fighting.
A fierce battle ensued.
Now the traitor army has turned into killing its own people!
Although Gao Yigong had been watching the battle, because the distance was too far and a lot of smoke was produced after the artillery fire, he could only see vaguely, and saw his firearms troops slowly advancing towards the Huben Guards' position.
, and then divided into two parts, one part stopped, and the other part continued to move forward.
Gao Yigong was able to tell clearly that the artillery had stopped while the cannon team continued to advance, and at one point it was very close to the Tiger Guards' position.
However, these are the only scenes that can be seen clearly, and other details cannot be seen clearly. Gao Yigong can only think that the firearms unit has successfully competed with the Tiger Guards, so he is still very satisfied with their performance. Although
We also saw many casualties, but Gao Yigong believed that these losses were worth it.
Gao Yigong gave it some second thought and sent additional troops to help the firearms troops, and in one fell swoop they broke through the Huben Guards' position. But suddenly, the situation was reversed.
The soldiers who were about to attack the Huben Guard position were suddenly defeated. Even the artillerymen gave up their positions and retreated back together. They even started fighting with the supervising team that blocked them.
Gao Yigong couldn't help but became furious. Rebellion on the battlefield has never happened in his army. This is not bad, it is simply a rebellion. If he is not severely punished, won't the army be in chaos? How can he do it in the future?
Fight for the world.
Gao Yigong said sharply: "Deng Jiuzheng?"
Deng Jiuzheng responded and said: "General Quan, the last general is here."
Gao Yigong pointed his whip at the battlefield where the fighting was taking place and said: "Our general will not give orders without giving orders. Anyone who escapes from the battle will be killed without mercy. Now these soldiers can't help but retreat without orders, and they dare to rebel. I order you to immediately
Lead a thousand guards to the battle to help supervise the battle team. All the soldiers who rebelled against the battle will be executed without leaving any one behind. For the sake of police efficiency."
Deng Jiuzheng said hurriedly: "The last general respects your order."
After saying that, he turned around, ordered his troops, and then set off to the battlefield.
At this time, the war team and the rebels gradually decided the winner. After all, the war team only had 500 people, but the defeated army had nearly a thousand people. And most of them had fire blunderbuss in their hands. Although they were all three-eyed blunderbuss.
It was very close, but because it was so close, the hit rate was very high, and after the three-eyed gun was fired, it could also be used as a stick. In addition, the defeated army was also driven into panic at this time, and everyone
They all tried their best, and gradually gained the upper hand, only to kill Dedu's team and retreat continuously, suffering heavy casualties.
But at this moment, Deng Jiuzheng led his men and horses to kill them. The number of the rebels suddenly exceeded the defeated army several times, and the breath that the defeated army had saved was almost exhausted, and all the fire cannons were fired, and continued
It was too late to reload. Therefore, the bandits immediately reversed the situation, surrounded the defeated troops, and killed them until they fell to the ground one after another.
At this time, the defeated army's ruffian nature of bullying and fearing the strong was revealed again. As soon as they saw that they were defeated by the rebel army, they immediately surrendered to save themselves.
It's a pity that the bandit army will not let them go this time. They don't pay any attention to the defeated army's pleas for luck, and still kill the defeated army mercilessly. Many defeated soldiers threw away their weapons, knelt on the ground, and raised their hands.
, those who had no resistance were killed. This time many more were killed.
However, while the rebels were killing each other, the Tiger Guards had already swept the battlefield with their guns and moved the artillery and muskets back to their positions. Of course, there were still many people stretching their necks and looking far away.
Watching this wonderful show, Li Dingguo, Shi Weide, A Hu and other generals even took out telescopes to see more clearly. A Hu looked at it and stuck out his tongue:
"Good guy, you are really capable of killing yourself and your own people!"
Shi Weide looked serious: "I think at this distance, it can be hit with the No. 2 Franco machine gun."
Li Dingguo glared at him: "What's the point of this kind of excitement? Isn't it better to just let the thieves and bandits kill each other? Once we start firing, maybe they won't fight. It's great like this, and we don't have to waste any time.
If you don't have the strength, just sit back and watch the fun, it's best if they all fight by themselves, that way we can save some effort."
After speaking, Li Dingguo ordered the soldiers to rest on the battlefield, eat some dry food, and drink water. At the same time, they also covered the gun barrel with wet cloth to help the gun barrel dissipate heat as quickly as possible, so that the soldiers could better participate in the subsequent battles.
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But at this time, on the battlefield inside the rebel army, seeing that there was no hope of begging for mercy, the remaining defeated army could only rise up to resist again in despair. But at this time, the defeated army was still more energetic and their number had been reduced by most. Even if
He intended to fight to the death, but his heart failed him and he was no match at all. Therefore, under the siege and slaughter of the bandit army, the number of the defeated army became smaller and smaller, and finally they were all killed and all of them died.
Bodies were scattered all over the floor, bleeding profusely.
Seeing that all the defeated troops were killed, Deng Jiuzheng led his troops back to their own formation and handed over his orders to Gao Yigong.
Although he killed all the defeated troops, Gao Yigong also understood at this time that the firearms unit's attack had completely failed. Although it is not clear how much damage was caused to the Tiger Guards, it was certainly not a lot.
This also shows that using firearms is also a technical job, and not everyone can master it. The purpose of using firearms to make firearms has completely failed.
But at this point in the war, it was impossible for Gao Yigong to stop. Fortunately, he did not place all his hopes on the firearms troops, and had second-hand preparations. At the same time, Gao Yigong was basically certain that this
There are no firearms with a long range in the Zhihu Ben Guard. This is good news for the rebels. At least they can move the main formation forward and get closer to the battlefield so that they can see clearly. This is probably what it is.
The biggest gain from the battle.
So Gao Yigong took care of the whole army and pointed to the place where the defeated troops died tragically in front. He said sternly: "You have all seen it. Anyone who disrespects the general's orders, fights ineffectively, or retreats without authorization will suffer."
Among the more than 30,000 thieves stationed outside the city, more than 10,000 were surrendered troops of the Ming army. Gao Yigong's second move was to use these surrendered troops to attack, using human lives as a cushion, and consuming the ammunition and physical strength of the Huben guards.
Then use elite troops to attack and break through the Tiger Guards' defense line in one fell swoop.
Anyway, these surrendered troops are used to eliminate enemies. It doesn't matter even if they are all destroyed. As long as you give the order, you can recruit as many as you want.
However, the biggest weakness of Jiangjun is that he does not have a strong will to fight. He can only fight with the wind. He cannot fight with the wind. If he encounters a tough opponent, he will be easily defeated.
Therefore, Gao Yigong ordered to kill all the defeated troops in order to warn other surrendering troops in the formation of the consequences of fleeing without authorization. However, this action was quite effective, and many surrendering troops had a look of horror on their faces.
, obviously was greatly shocked.
This is probably another gain from this battle.
These changes were naturally seen by Gao Yigong, so he was very satisfied, so he immediately ordered three of his men, each with 5,000 men and horses, to attack Hu Benwei's position from three directions: east, west, and north.
Launching an attack at the same time, the Huben Guards were surrounded by enemies on all sides and found it difficult to take care of their head and tail.
After the three generals received their orders, they each led their troops away. Then Gao Yigong gave the order for the men and horses to move forward, pushing the main formation to a distance of about 600 steps from the Tiger Guards' position, so that they could command the battle at close range.
The mobilization of soldiers and horses by the rebel army did not escape the attention of the Tiger Guards.
Li Dingguo also understood that the bandit army was going to launch an attack from all sides. Therefore, he immediately ordered that all the artillery on each line be returned to their positions, and at the same time, two more squatting tiger cannons were added to each line.
It was precisely because the Tiger Guards were able to discover the movement of the rebels first that they had enough time to adjust their defense layout.
When the other three lines of the rebel army entered their positions, the Tiger Guards took the lead and made all preparations, just waiting for the rebel army to launch an attack.
After General Deng Jiucheng led his troops into their respective positions, they all ordered the surrendering troops to attack first and consume the ammunition of the Tiger Guards first.
As the rebel army's attack unfolded, the rebel army launched a tidal wave of attacks on the Tiger Guards' position from all directions at the same time. However, the Tiger Guards faced an army that was more than ten times larger than themselves. They showed no fear and fired all kinds of artillery and artillery.
, spitting tongues of fire, spraying all kinds of artillery shells and bullets at the heads of the rebels.
For a time, the crowds were noisy, the artillery roared, and the gunfire was loud. The momentum was earth-shattering, far beyond what the battle just now could compare with.
However, although the number of rebels was large, because the Huben Guards' defense line had shrunk greatly, there was not much scope for the attack, so they could only invest two to three thousand men at a time.
Of course, this is also the position deliberately arranged by the Huben Guards. However, the Huben Guards can firmly defend their position with a small number of soldiers from all directions. The rebels use solid bullets from a distance, and use shotgun shells nearby.
Musket.
Because the rebel army's offensive formation was very dense, the hit rate of artillery and artillery was extremely high, and the rebel army was only beaten to the ground in rows. However, the number of the rebel army was large, and the number of people in the previous firearms unit was very high.
Everyone saw it and did not dare to retreat. They had no choice but to rush upwards with all their strength. As a result, after a while, the battlefield on all sides was littered with corpses and blood flowed into channels.
A smile appeared on Li Dingguo's lips: "Ah Hu, it's up to you now!"
Having been waiting for this sentence for a long time, Ah Hu immediately shouted loudly: "Hu Ben's army, kill the thieves!"
"Kill the thief!" Such a cry broke out from the formation of Huben's pro-army troops.
Under the cover of Major Swede's regiment, countless Tiger Guards soldiers rushed out.
The decisive battle! The decisive battle outside Beijing!
Gao Yigong and the generals under his command have always had an illusion. They firmly believe that the Tiger Guards only rely on their sophisticated firearms. Especially when Ding Yunyi is not in the army, as long as they can rush forward, they will
can win.
Unfortunately, they soon realized they were wrong!
The good boys in the Tiger Guards' army, with red eyes and gritted teeth, screamed "Aoao", and rushed towards the rebel army desperately.
At this time, the rebel army was already in chaos. How could they resist? No matter how loudly the rebel generals yelled and cursed, they could no longer save their troops from disintegration.
Now, failure is irreversible.
Gao Yigong knew it was over. What he never imagined was that his subordinates would be so vulnerable to the firearms of the Tiger Guards.
He once imagined that he could hold off the enemy outside the city of Beijing, and then get a bigger reward in front of His Majesty, but now all this seemed impossible.
The bandit army retreated in large numbers, unable to stop them at all. Even Deng Jiuzheng died in the onslaught of the rebel army. Gao Yigong stared at all this in amazement, let out a long sigh, and then shook his head.
He shook his head.
He suddenly discovered that not only his own troops, but also the entire Dashun army could no longer stop the Tiger Guards. The only thing they could do now was to hope for a miracle to happen. But now the miracle looked like this
of remoteness.
He finally understood why Li Yan told him to be careful when he went on an expedition. Unfortunately, it was too late to understand this truth now.
A terrible thunder suddenly shocked the entire earth!