Chapter 78 Night Escape
In order to prevent the Qing cavalry from attacking, the Chinese army began to form a formation five miles away, and the formation formed and slowly pressed towards Hanyang.
There are dense water networks outside Hanyang City. If you want to attack Hanyang City, the Tianjiapu area is the most suitable for large armies to pass, otherwise you have to bypass the Big Blue Lake.
If Wanjun wanted to destroy the Qing army in Hanyang as soon as possible, they would not have much time to take a detour, so they had to take Tianjiapu and press directly towards Hanyang.
Because they were moving forward in formation, when they arrived at Tianjiapu, the Qing army had already occupied the strategic location of Tianjiapu. When the Chinese army slowly entered two miles away, the well-organized Qing army began to take action.
As Azig issued instructions one after another, Wu Sangui put the iron helmet on his head. The iron helmet covered his bare scalp and the little pigtail like a rat tail.
When Wu Sangui adjusted his helmet, Azige turned to Wu Sangui and said, "King Pingxi will be the vanguard of this battle. I am waiting for your good news."
Wu Sangui knew the Manchurian's plan, which was just to let his subordinates bear the injuries of firearms. Anyway, to the Hu people, all the dead were Han people. Wu Sangui had become accustomed to it. How many Han people died had nothing to do with Wu Sangui's prosperity and wealth. As long as
The team brought from Liaodong will not suffer much losses, and the Hu people will have to rely on themselves.
Azig then said to the Mongolian Taiji next to him, "Wu Bashi, you lead the Mongolian Eight Banners behind the Pingxi King's Formation and look for opportunities to attack the enemy's formation."
For Wu Bashi, he does not believe in the so-called Manchu-Mongolian family. Mongolians are Mongolians, and Manchurians are Manchurians. For the sake of the Manchurian world, the Mongolians have shed too much blood, but for the Mongolian nobles, death
How many Mongolian compatriots are just a number.
The entire Mongolian nobles were unable to object, so what could Wu Bashi do? The Mongolian snorted, turned around and strode back to the Mongolian Eight Banners formation.
Azig said to the person next to him, "Dorobele, you lead the elite Eight Banners to form an array behind the Mongols."
Dorobele chirped and stood up to assemble the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers.
Azige left the big tent and climbed up to a high place to watch in person. He saw the eight flags of various ministries gathering in an orderly manner. Red, red, and white flags were fluttering in the wind. Azige smiled unconsciously and said, "Huh, so powerful."
With the army in hand, our Qing Dynasty is where destiny lies."
Wan Jun followed the army forward and soon saw the Qing army's formation flowing like a tide. However, they could not see the details from a distance. They unconsciously sighed in their hearts, "It would be great if there were telescopes. It would be great if there was a telescope."
A reconnaissance plane would be perfect.”
Wan Jun suddenly remembered that technology is the primary productive force. After all, he is the most advanced aerospace force. He does not have laser and electromagnetic weapons, so he should have some technological content. Using a knife to chop him is inconsistent with his identity. But at the moment
Still stuck in the original musket and artillery technology.
Soon after Wanjun came to his senses, the Chinese army had stopped two miles away. The musketeers followed the instructions at all levels and began to check the loading of muskets. The grenadiers also prepared the match ropes.
There was a squeaking sound behind the formation, and the artillery was pulled behind the formation and loaded with shotgun shells.
Although the open space in front of Tianjiapu is a rare spacious place in this area, it is also sandwiched between the Han River and the Dalan Lake, and is not suitable for large-scale maneuvers of the Qing cavalry.
Wan Jun looked at the tens of thousands of Qing troops ahead. The Qing troops had begun to form a wedge-shaped formation. It seemed that they were going to break through the Chinese army's formation in a frontal attack.
The terrifying thing about the cavalry is that they break through the formation. Once the formation is broken up and morale collapses, they will be chased and killed by the cavalry.
Wan Jun couldn't help but start to think again, if a heavy artillery brigade bombarded them, the effect would definitely be extraordinary.
Soon the vanguard of the Qing army began to advance towards the Chinese army, and flags of various colors began to wave, like a huge monster suddenly coming to life.
The Qing army was not very fast at first, slowly pressing towards the Chinese army, but the murderous aura had already hit their faces, and it began to accelerate slowly from a mile away.
The artillery brought by the Chinese military were all small field artillery. They had no lethality at this distance, and they couldn't fire a few shots at close range. They simply loaded them with shotgun shells and held down the formation behind the musketeers.
By the time the Qing soldiers rushed to the front of the formation, the rumble of horse hooves could be heard throughout the world.
In the eyes of Wan Jun, the world has shrunk to only three hundred meters in front of the formation, and the Qing army is coming like a tide.
The flag of the Chinese army was waved, and for a moment there was a loud burst of gunfire, and a cloud of gunpowder smoke erupted. The charging Qing army suddenly heard a cry of misery, and many bodies of men and horses fell to the ground, and many were overturned.
The cavalry and the Qing army's formation quickly recovered after a slight panic.
But the second wave of gunfire soon started again, and then the third wave.
The Qing cavalry charge came very fast, but they had already withstood three waves of firepower within a distance of less than fifty meters.
Wu Sangui secretly regretted that in order to increase the intensity of the impact, a lot of old Liaodong soldiers were placed on the wedge-shaped head. Now that it had been hit by three waves, the entire wedge-shaped head had almost disappeared.
This is a brand new tactic. Everyone must learn to adapt to the changes in the battlefield brought about by firearms. On this battlefield, this is just the beginning.
Wu Sangui cursed, "Why are the bandits' firearms so terrifying? They can hit our troops from a distance of three hundred meters."
Seeing that morale was beginning to decline, Wu Sangui yelled, "Everyone knows how fast firearms can be reloaded. Come rush over to me now and avenge the death of the old brother from Liaodong Town. Let's kill him as fast as we can!"
As if to verify Wu Sangui's words, the firearms in the Chinese army stopped, and the green soldiers became more and more fierce. "Kill!" The green soldiers roared together under Wu Sangui's encouragement. There was only beast-like ferocity in these people's eyes.
Light.
But after only ten breaths, the Chinese soldiers in the front row raised their guns again. Smoke and fire burst out from the firearms formation that stopped briefly, and the sound of muskets sounded again. It was just a burst of iron bullets. The fierce light in the eyes of these green soldiers
It dissipated, leaving only fear.
Wu Sangui was horrified and slowed down the impact. No wonder Joluo Bachana was killed. The thieves' firearms were unprecedented. If the foundation of Liaodong Town is destroyed here today, I, Wu Sangui, will be a soft persimmon from now on. I will do whatever I want.
Why are people kneading it?
The momentum of the entire Green Camp had been defeated. Without Wu Sangui's orders, the momentum of the entire Green Camp's attack had completely stalled.
Wu Bashi, who was behind the Green Camp, sighed when he saw this. After all, we still want our Mongolian warriors to go up and bleed. Then he shouted in Mongolian, and the Mongolian Eight Banners roared out and rushed out from behind the Green Camp.
When the Mongolian cavalry rushed out, they happened to catch the second round of gunfire, and a rain of iron bullets hit them. Even though the Mongolian soldiers were wearing heavy armor, it was still of no avail.
When the Mongols rushed to 100 meters, the 8,000 Mongolian cavalry had already lost nearly 2,000 people. Wu Bashi watched in pain as the Mongolian warriors were beaten to death on the ground. Finally, he could not bear this horrific death ratio. The Mongols'
The offensive also failed.
Without waiting for Wu Bashi's order, the Eight Banners of Manchuria rushed out from behind the Mongolian army like an arrow. Dorobele roared, and the Manchu soldiers fell on their horses.
, raised his strong bow and threw it towards the Chinese army, and the black rain of arrows immediately flew towards the Chinese army in an arc.
After two rounds of gunfire, the Manchurian Eight Banners had already rushed to the front of the formation 30 meters under the rain of bullets. This distance was only a blink of an eye for the cavalry. The Chinese troops in the front row retreated according to the predetermined plan, revealing ten artillery pieces.
At the muzzle of the gun, the grenadiers lit the fuse of the grenade and threw it out.
At the same time, an unprecedented series of roaring sounds sounded.
Ten artillery pieces roared together, and shrapnel and grenade fragments tore apart all the Eight Banners soldiers they encountered. Broken limbs and flesh and blood flew up again, covering the ground in front of the entire Chinese Army. Many volunteers who had newly joined the Chinese Army on both sides were
I was shocked by this scene.
However, the following Eight Banners soldiers were still sprinting, and this distance was no longer enough to reload ammunition and shoot.
The muskets were far from being able to crush cold weapons. Wanjun ordered the Chinese army in the center to continue to retreat. Only the grenadiers were still attacking the enemy with grenades. Under the strong bows of the Eight Banners, the casualties of the Chinese army began to increase sharply.
Finally, the Eight Banners rushed into the formation and collided with the soldiers of the Chinese Army. The Chinese Army armed with spears lined up in a battle formation and rushed forward. They withstood the impact of the Eight Banners and fought and retreated. The soldiers clenched their fists and relied on their strength in the past.
Firepower strikes the enemy from a distance. Without the test of iron and blood, even if it wins, it cannot prove that it is a strong army.
Fortunately, the strict military discipline of the Chinese Army came into play at this time. Although the spearmen suffered heavy casualties under the charge of the Eight Banners, they still maintained their training array. The Eight Banners soldiers were very fierce, and one person could often kill several people when they rushed into the formation. The Chinese Army
They could only rely on a tight formation to guard and defend to the death. From time to time, several spears would be thrust out at the same time, stabbing an Eight Banner to death on the ground.
The charge of the Eight Banners soldiers was blocked by the Chinese army, and the speed of the cavalry came to a complete halt. Wanjun finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Chinese army lived up to expectations. At this time, because the Chinese army in the center retreated and its wings stretched, the Eight Banners soldiers in the middle had fallen into three sides.
During the siege, since the central breakthrough of the Qing army could not be achieved, it was the turn of thousands of troops to outflank the Qing army.
The flag was waved, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding the two wings rushed out together. Although these volunteers had average combat power, they were very brave, and many of them died in exchange for the victory.
Wan Jun felt some regret in his heart. Most of these recruited martyrs, influenced by the simple thoughts of distinguishing between Hua and Yi, had a strong sense of family and country, and were very honest in handling affairs. If they were trained and educated, most of them would become the essence of the Chinese army.
But now I can only bury my life here.
However, Wanjun must take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate Azig. Otherwise, if the Qing Dynasty gains a firm foothold, how can it resist the power sweeping the world?
Encountered on a narrow road, the brave wins. Facing the fierce Eight Banners soldiers, soldiers and horses from both sides rushed and fought fiercely, and finally encircled them behind the Eight Banners.
Wu Sangui and Wu Bashi on the periphery saw this scene and were shocked by the morale and combat power of the Chinese army. However, if they just sit and watch the destruction of the Manchu Eight Banners, how could the Manchurian court let them go?
At the command, the Green Camp and the Mongolian Eight Banners went crazy and rushed towards the Chinese army from the outside.
Seeing that the first step was successful, Wan Jun couldn't help but waste all his efforts. He shouted to Zhao Boji, "Take your men to block the enemy's reinforcements. The enemy must not be allowed to break through our formation before the barbarians are wiped out."
Although Zhao Boji is young, he is brave and resourceful. The last battle at Songshugang was highly appreciated by thousands of troops. At this time, Zhao Boji also knew that the situation was urgent and shouted, "Leave it to me!" He led three thousand Huang'an Township brave soldiers.
Chapter completed!