The location of the decisive battle is not at Yishi, let alone Shanhaiguan!
Ding Yunyi has only one goal:
Shengjing!
And he himself is simply a piece of bait!
This is something unbelievable, but it happened anyway.
Ding Yunyi knew that the Manchus would definitely swallow this bait!
Because they never believed that Ding Yunyi would be so bold!
Ding Yunyi just did this!
He used all the strength of the navy and marines to launch a sudden attack on Shengjing while the main force of the Qing army was attracted to the front line of Shanhaiguan!
On April 12, the Huben Guard navy landed in Dandong in large numbers, and the attack on Shengjing officially began!
This was the battle that dealt the heaviest blow to the Qing Dynasty!
The names of Cai Jiuzhou, Zhang Xianxuan, and Ye Dahai are bound to be remembered by history forever!
The end of the Manchu Qing Dynasty also began on this day!
"Fire! Fire!"
Amid these calls, countless artillery shells hit the unsuspecting Dandong hard.
The artillery fire quickly overwhelmed everything, and the Qing army had no ability to defend against the powerful artillery fire. The artillery fire enveloped everything tightly...
The Qing general Atemu here was in a state of collapse. He never thought that the Ming army would choose to take advantage of its powerful navy to land here.
He must not give up here. What does it mean if he gives up? It means that the Ming army can launch the most direct attack on Shengjing!
Almost all the troops that could be mobilized were mobilized by him, and he was going to launch a desperate attack on the Ming army!
Two hundred Qing army cavalry were arrowheads. Each of them wore double or triple heavy armor, and even the horses were covered with cotton armor or leather armor. They began to rush towards the Ming army. At this time, the distance between the two armies was about 150 meters.
Ten paces, because the war horse has a process of accelerating, and it cannot throw the infantry too far, so at the beginning, it is still taking small steps. After reaching a distance of a hundred paces, it starts to trot and enters within sixty paces.
.before running at full speed.
At this time, a row of shields was suddenly erected at the front of the Ming army's front formation. They were often more than two feet wide and four feet high. There was also a notch more than two inches wide and three inches deep at the top.
, one by one, the fire blunderbuss also stretched out from the notch. They aimed at the Qing army's cavalry who were about to charge towards them.
Those in the front line were all Hu Ben Guard's musketeers, a total of more than 600 people, divided into three rows, with more than 200 people in each row.
Although he saw clearly that his opponents were all fire guns, Atemu was not worried because he knew that the fire guns had to penetrate three layers of heavy armor, at least within fifty steps.
Once they entered that distance, the war horses sprinted at full speed, and the opponent only had one or two chances to launch. They would be overrun by the Qing's cavalry.
At this time, the war horse Yijing began to trot, and the sound of gunshots was heard.
Ataimu couldn't help but be startled. Why did the Ming army fire so early and only then entered a hundred steps away? Could it be that they were in a field battle? The Ming army couldn't hold back and started firing before they could get into range
Did you shoot indiscriminately?
These thoughts just flashed through Atemu's mind, and then he immediately felt as if he had been hit hard on his right chest, and a sharp pain came from him. He couldn't help but scream, and he instinctively lowered his head.
Look, I saw a hole the size of a fist punched in my right breastplate. Almost at the same time, the sound of a group of people shouting and neighing was heard, but this was not the cry of the cavalry when they charged, but the sound of a horse neighing.
The scream after being attacked and injured.
"What kind of musket did the Ming army use that could hit it so far?" This question immediately popped into Atemu's mind.
Zhang Xianxuan, who was in charge of commanding these musketeers, certainly knew that with the speed of the Qing cavalry, it would be over when they got within fifty steps before firing, so he had to take action in advance.
Therefore, the first row of musketeers of the Huben Guards all used the same improved "Penghu-style" muskets, so that they could immediately launch an attack on the Qing army after the Qing army entered within a hundred steps.
Although the armor-breaking effect of the "Penghu-style" musket is not the best at about a hundred paces, even if it only penetrates one or two layers of armor, it will cause strong pain to the human body and even break bones and internal organs. Dirty, after being shot, you will never recover in a short period of time.
Moreover, the war horse was only covered with a layer of brocade armor or cloth armor and was completely defenseless. Therefore, even if it could not kill anyone, if it hit the war horse, it could still cause a heavy blow to the Qing army.
After the first round of "Penghu-style" musketry was fired, almost twenty horses were shot and fell to the ground with painful neighs. Not only did the knights on their backs fall to the ground, but they also blocked the path of the rear cavalry. Moreover. There are almost the same number of Qing soldiers, or because the heavy armor was penetrated, the warriors fell off their horses because they could not bear the severe pain. Fortunately, the horses are only trotting now, so they are still alive. Be able to dodge and avoid fallen soldiers or horses in time without trampling them to pieces or tripping over them.
But as a result, the speed of the cavalry advance also slowed down.
Ataimu obviously understood that the situation was not good. He was a Jia La E Zhen after all, and his sense of responsibility was much stronger than others. He pressed the wound with one hand and controlled the horse with the other, avoiding several Qing soldiers who fell to the ground, and fought with all his strength. With the last bit of strength, he shouted: "Rush! Hurry..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a "pop" sound, and a cloud of blood appeared on Ataimu's forehead. He swayed on the horse and fell down.
"I hit, I hit a Tatar general."
Jiang Yi, who had just entered the battlefield for the first time, waved his fist excitedly, and the muzzle of the "Penghu-style" musket, which was about the same height as his body, still emitted curls of green smoke.
Zhang Xianxuan also came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Jiang Yi, you did a good job. The person you killed should be a Jia La E Zhen. Keep working hard."
After listening to Zhang Xianxuan's praise, Jiang Yi's eyes also shone with pride. This was the first time he actually went into battle to kill an enemy. He was more excited and excited than nervous. Then he immediately took the gun from his backpack again. He fired out a paper-shell bullet. He very skillfully broke the end of the paper shell with his mouth, poured the gunpowder into the barrel. Then he stuffed the rest of the paper shell in, and pushed it in with a wooden pole to compact it. Immediately hold the gun and look for your next target.
This is the first battle since the Huben Guards' sniper team was established. They all use the most sophisticated "Penghu-style" muskets, which can shoot at a range of 120 to 130 steps. Therefore, they all line up behind the musketeers. , and it is fired standing up, so it does not conflict with the musketeers in front. At the same time, each sniper is equipped with a launching bracket, which is actually just a long wooden pole about five feet high. One end is a pointed end, The other end is a fork. When using it, the prongs are inserted into the ground and supported by a soldier. The sniper places the "Penghu-style" musket on the fork, holds the gun and fires.
In the Qing army, the armor styles of Gushan, Jia La, Niulu and even leaders, infantry, and horse soldiers at all levels. The helmets and back flags are all obviously different, even in group charges. , and also very easy to distinguish.
This provides great convenience to the Tiger Guard's sniper team, who can easily identify who is the most powerful among the Tartars and who is the most junior if they want to attack.
Although almost all generals of the Qing army wore three layers of heavy armor, snipers basically chose to attack on the face without any protection. Therefore, as long as they hit, they would die with a headshot. They would not even have time to grunt before falling off their horses.
After using paper-cased fixed bullets, the firing frequency of firecrackers has also been significantly accelerated. In the past, three-stage bursts were used. On average, only five to six shots were fired per minute, but now seven to eight shots can be fired per minute. Guns. Moreover, the Tiger Guards change guns without changing people. The soldiers do not move. The front row is responsible for firing, and the two rows behind are responsible for loading. Then the guns are passed to the soldiers in the front row, and each musketeer fires ten more times. Then it is rotated to another one, thus avoiding to a large extent the confusion caused by the musketeer switching personnel.
The Qing army was a little crazy, because this battle did not develop according to the pattern they expected. In the Qing army's expectation, although the Ming army used fire blunderbuss, they had no choice but to fight against their own cavalry. No matter how many opportunities you have to shoot, although you will suffer a certain blow, your cavalry will still rush into the Ming army's formation with a devastating impact, smashing the Ming army into pieces, waiting for your infantry After coming up, I have cleaned up the mess. At least in the past battlefields, it basically developed according to this model.
But this time it was completely different. The Ming army's muskets not only hit far, but were also dense and rotated quickly. Under the fierce blows of the Hu Ben Guard musketeers, the Qing soldiers continued to fall from their horses, and Many infantrymen, including Niulu Ezhen, and even Jia La Ezhen Ataimu, the leader of the rear team, were knocked off their horses by the Ming army.
However, the Qing army at this time was capable of fighting well. Although they suffered heavy blows from the Ming army and lost their command, the other Qing soldiers did not collapse and still tried their best to charge towards the Tiger Guards' position. They hoped to be able to rush into the Tiger Guards' position. , take advantage of your melee combat.
It's hard to tell whether the Qing army's attitude was brave or stupid, but as the Qing army's iron cavalry approached the Tiger Guards' position, the blow they received became more severe. Especially after entering within sixty steps, the double armor and triple armor It was also unable to protect the bodies of Qing soldiers. As long as they were hit by fire cannon projectiles, they would almost without exception penetrate the heavy armor and penetrate directly into the body.
Although within this distance, the Qing army's bows and arrows could be effective, and there were indeed many Qing soldiers who fired pellets rashly, bent their bows and arrows on horseback, and fired at the Tiger Guards. The large shield plays an excellent protective role, because the fire cannon is mounted in a groove and fired, so even the entire head is within the protection range of the shield, and each musketeer is equipped with an eight-ribbed iron helmet. , so the bows and arrows of the Qing army did almost no harm to the musketeers of the Huben Guards. Only three of them were injured by the arrows, but they still gritted their teeth and persisted.
With bursts of huge roars of firecrackers, Qin sounded the prelude to death. The Qing soldiers screamed one by one and were shot through the body. Some people were even hit by the powerful impact and flew out from their horses. The hit parts all opened a huge bloody hole. At the same time, more and more war horses were hit, making shrill and tragic whines and falling to the ground, rolling the cavalry on their backs and falling out, and now The speed of the war horses increased, and the cavalry behind them and the cavalrymen who had been trying to avoid the men and horses in front of them would either trample over them directly, or they would be tripped over and overturned.
At this time, in front of the Tiger Guards' formation, a large cloud of mist-like gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the air was also filled with the choking smell of Liuhuang. From time to time, the fishy smell of blood floated in the distance.
A reminder that this is a cruel battlefield.
The pikemen and cavalry watching from the rear were cheering loudly and cheering for the musketeers.
In fact, the entire battle only lasted for more than three minutes from the beginning. However, under the tenacious and fierce firepower of the musketeers, more than half of the nearly one thousand Qing cavalry who launched the attack had been lost.
It was the more than 200 cavalry Qing soldiers who led the way, and almost the entire army was wiped out by Yi Jing. However, at this time, the Qing army broke in and was only more than 30 steps away from the Hu Ben Guard musketry formation. In the past battles between the Qing army and the Ming army
After reaching this distance, the Ming army would often be frightened and panicked, and for some reason, their will to resist would completely collapse.
Zhang Xianxuan also issued an order in the formation, ordering the spearmen to line up behind the musketeers. As soon as the Qing army came within twenty steps, the spearmen would rush through the musketeers' array to meet the Qing cavalry.
At the same time, the musketeers also put on bayonets and fought hand-to-hand with the Qing army.
But before the Qing army came within twenty steps, the Hu Ben Guards' musketeers remained unmoved at all. They continued to shoot calmly, changing their guns, shooting again, and changing their guns again. The more cavalry rushing in front, the more likely they would be.
Die sooner.
The Ming army had such a firm will that the Qing army had never seen before. And not everyone in the Qing army had such a firm will. After suffering a huge blow that they had never seen before,
, many Han troops in the Qing army had their will to fight collapsed. They turned their horses and fled backwards, but the leader of the rear group, Ataimu Yijing, died in the battle. Therefore, not only was there no one to stop the Han troops from escaping, but also
It also quickly spread to the entire cavalry team. Except for a few cavalrymen who rushed to only about twenty steps away from the musketeers, the rest were all routed.
At this time, the spearmen of the Huben Guard also passed through the musketeer array, met the few remaining Qing cavalry, and stabbed the last dozen or so people under their horses.
At this time, more than 2,000 infantrymen behind the Qing cavalry also attacked. The defeated cavalry had no time to adjust their direction, so they panicked and ran straight into the infantry formation.
As for the infantry, seeing that they were their own men and horses, they were completely on guard against them. As a result, people bumped into each other, horses bumped into people, people pushed horses, and horses trampled on people. Before they could make contact with the Tiger Guards, the infantry were overwhelmed by the force.
It was a big mess.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Xianxuan immediately ordered Long Zhantian to lead the cavalry to attack and pursue the defeated Qing army.
Seeing the other troops making countless achievements and being proud and proud, the cavalrymen naturally felt uncomfortable and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as there is a chance to go to war, you must fight a good battle and let other soldiers see that the cavalry is not only good at eating but not working.
Now that they finally got the chance to fight, and beat the drowned dog hard, the cavalrymen were naturally excited, and everyone urged their horses to start chasing them from behind.
The moment the cavalry catches up from behind the soldiers, they only need to wave their sabers lightly to use the impact of the horses to cause huge damage to the enemy.
By this time, the Qing army's cavalry had already been defeated, and the infantry was thrown into chaos by the cavalry. Facing the attack of the Tiger Guard cavalry, it had no power to resist, so it could only retreat.
In the past battlefields, especially in field battles, only the Eight Banners cavalry of the Qing army could chase the Ming army. But now it is completely reversed. The cavalry of the Tiger Guards are carrying the Qing army.
, and then pursued and killed them, only to kill the Qing soldiers who fell to the ground one after another. When the others saw it, they also threw away their helmets and weapons, and ran forward desperately.
Zhang Xianxuan couldn't help laughing when he saw it: "Tatars claim to be invincible in the field, but that's just it, right?"
At this time, Ba Futu, who was waiting for Ataimu's return from victory in Dandong, received the news of the defeat of his army. Ba Futu looked in the direction of the soldiers' fingers, and sure enough he saw dust flying in the distance on the mountain road, and there was indeed a large group of people heading towards them.
Came here myself.
Until this moment, Ba Tutu was still a little doubtful. Were Ataimu's men really defeated by the Ming army? How could it be possible?
After all, Ba Tutu was a man who had experienced hundreds of battles and had seen a lot of strong winds and waves. He immediately ordered the entire army to line up and prepare to fight the Ming army. At the same time, he sent someone to send a message to Bolo of the former army, asking him to come and meet him.
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The Qing army was indeed well-trained. Although they were resting, they were not in disorder. Therefore, the entire army was in formation and the formation was set up in the blink of an eye.
At this time, the defeated troops had already retreated to the front, and even Ba Futu was shocked. With such a embarrassed appearance, could he still be the invincible army of the Qing Dynasty? It seems that we really need to re-evaluate the enemy.
Ba Tutu has experienced battles for a long time and is well aware of the dangers of the defeated army. He must not let the defeated army charge directly at his formation. In that case, even the prepared formation will be disrupted by the defeated army. He must force the defeated army to retreat from the formation.
The two sides of the formation fled backward. Therefore, he immediately ordered the archers to line up in front of the formation. Once the defeated army approached, they fired a burst of fire, knocking down the defeated army in the front row.
In fact, the Qing army has also been trained to defeat the Ming army. However, in the past ten years, they have almost never been defeated in every battle with the Ming army, so they are a little unfamiliar. After a group of them were shot down, they all woke up a little.
, hurriedly divided into two groups, and fled from both sides to the back of the people in the middle.
At this time, the cavalry of the Huben Guards also pursued them. When they saw the Qing army forming a formation, they brought too few cavalry and did not dare to continue the pursuit, so they retreated.
There were two Jia La'erzhen beside Ba Tutu who asked to lead the pursuit, but Ba Tutu stopped them. At the same time, he ordered people to find Ataimu and ask how the battle was lost.
But he had no idea that Atemu had already died on the battlefield!