Looking at the chaos in front of the Tartars, Qiu Wen smiled with relief. The hard work of these young men on weekdays finally paid off, and the Tartars were nothing more than that, not much better than the Guanning Army and the border army.

Although he had the confidence to win before the war, the Tartars were so famous that they were still worried. Now it seems that these worries are completely unnecessary.

Moreover, the eight Yunfei cannons were not in the field, and they only relied on the sixteen Folang machines to make the Tartars frustrated. There was no need to worry about the remaining battles.

There were nearly 100 siege vehicles from the Tartars. After the eight sub-guns in the first round, nearly 20 were destroyed, and more than ten were already destroyed.

However, the Tartars' pace did not stop. The remaining siege cars were still pushed by the Tartars, but the front line was no longer neat. They had already run to a position less than fifty feet away from the Tiance Army's front, and the slowest was still sixty or seventy feet away.

The young soldiers held flintlock rifles in front and back, quietly watching the Tartar siege cars getting closer and closer, while the Flang machine next to them was still firing non-stop.

They were all waiting for the order to open fire. The team leader also shouted back and forth behind the team. He was not allowed to open fire without orders, otherwise he would be executed on the spot. These things did not need to be emphasized, but almost 30% of the soldiers in the army had not crossed the battlefield and had to be guarded.

However, the soldiers performed very well. The long-term training and strict discipline made them strictly follow the orders of the level.

Some timid people, worried that they would not be able to control their hands because of fear, simply took the guard off the trigger. They would rather order the fire to fire a little slower than others than fire in advance and disrupt the command.

At this time, the Tartars who had lost the protection of the siege vehicles were a little panicked. They were afraid of the artillery that kept bombarding them. So some archers began to shoot arrows and attack the opposite Tiance army, but most of the arrows fell in the open space between the two armies.

"Open fire!"

"Open fire!"

"Open fire!"

Seeing that all the Tartars entered the range, the captains issued attack orders one after another. The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time pulled the trigger. The smoke of gunpowders suddenly filled the formation, and the projectiles flew towards the Tartars without the protection of the siege vehicles. The large number of Tartars were knocked to the ground.

All the Tartar flag officers wore armor, and many of them were coated with armor. The Tartar face armor was actually quite effective when facing the Ming army's bird guns, but they could not resist the flintlock rifle of the Tiance army.

At this distance, whether it is iron armor or cotton armor, if you are hit by a bullet, you will only end up being penetrated, and even holding a shield in your hand will be useless. The Tartars who were hit fell one after another.

Compared with a flintlock gun like the bird gun, the loading and firing steps of the flintlock gun are much less, so the firing rate is particularly fast, and there is no need for three-section arrays or two rows of flintlock guns to show the firepower intact.

Two rows of soldiers loaded and fired alternately, and the projectiles kept pouring towards the Tartar front, while the Flangji cannons on the side were also constantly firing, overturning the Tartars' siege cars, exposing the Tartars behind to the muzzle of the flintlock rifle.

But the military discipline of the Tatars was not covered. The war drums and thunder were shaking. Even without the protection of the siege cars, the Tatars still held their shields and continued to move forward.

After suffering a large number of casualties, they approached twenty or thirty feet again, and finally reached the range of the bow and arrow. The Tartar archers set their bows and arrows to shoot at the Tiance Army's positions.

As the sound of the bowstrings sounded, a rain of arrows flew towards the Tiance Army, and the spearmen in the front row of the Tiance Army quickly raised their shields to reduce the attack surface.

However, even so, casualties cannot be avoided. Dozens of soldiers were shot in the air, but few soldiers were killed, most of them were only injured.

This is the difference between cold weapons and hot weapons. Like the Tartars, everyone's musketeers were wearing armor. Even if the Tartars bows and arrows could penetrate the armor, their subsequent lethality would be difficult to kill a soldier. However, the Titans' flintlock rifle can not only penetrate the armor and shields, but also have enough power to penetrate the body and kill it. If the person hits a coat without armor, it might even be able to kill a double shot.

The casualties caused by the Tartars' bows and arrows did not cause any turmoil in Qiu Wen's heart. On the battlefield, the commander must be heartbroken, otherwise due to a small number of casualties, there would be problems with the command, which would be annihilated.

At the same time, the medical soldiers from each team in the formation also dragged the injured soldiers behind the array and began to treat them. According to the infantry organization, there were two to three medical soldiers in each team. Their medical skills were not very good, but the battlefield stopped bleeding for comrades and debridement was still done well, which could reduce the mortality rate of injuries to a certain extent.

It is precisely because of these medical soldiers that the rest of the soldiers can continue to fight with confidence. Even if they are disabled, they don’t have to worry about not having a chance to live for the rest of their lives.

When the Tartar archers and the Tsing Army musketeers were shot at a disadvantage, the Tartars were completely blocked when they advanced to twenty feet. As long as they continued, the Tartars' front would inevitably collapse for half the incense stick.

Behind the Tartar array, Dai Shan's face looked quite ugly.

Seeing that his front line could no longer move forward, he knew that this style of play could not defeat the Tiance Army at all. If he continued to stalemate, the army would be defeated soon.

At the same time, Dai Shancai finally understood why his son lost so badly back then.

I had already learned about the strength of the Tiance Army in advance and made a lot of corresponding preparations. As a result, this plain field battle did not gain any advantage, but instead suffered a great loss.

Last year, the battle at the fishing port was the first time that the Great Jin Kingdom had a large-scale battle with the Tiance Army. The eldest son Yue Tuo was also experienced many battles and had never suffered any losses in fighting with the Ming army. In addition, the Han army brought by Geng Zhongming would inevitably underestimate the Tiance Army.

Then he hit the Tiance Army's indestructible fortifications and more than a hundred artillery pieces. Facing the Tiance Army's sharp guns and cannons, he ended up in a crushing defeat and his head and head were different.

Dai Shan knew that if this battle was not a field battle on this plain, but a situation where the Tiance Army built fortifications, his strength would not be enough for the Tiance Army to get stuck in the gaps.

However, since he took on this battle, he had to fight, fortunately his cavalry had not moved yet.

According to preliminary observations, from the attack on Daxing Fort to the present, more than 800 casualties have been suffered, but Daishan is not very distressed, because almost 500 of these 800 people are coated, and the real flag managers are only over 300.

Baoyi is not considered a human being at all. Their status is similar to that of mules, horses, and donkeys, but they look the same as human beings, and they don’t feel sorry for death.

In normal times, these Baoqi is responsible for serving the head of the family, that is, the flag manager, and during wartime, they are responsible for consigning weapons, food, and supplies. If the battle is fierce, they will be dragged to the battlefield. If they can achieve military achievements by chance, they will have the chance to break away from Baoqi's identity.

During this attack, there were only two thousand flag soldiers in Daishan's army, and the rest were all coated, or cannon fodder. He knew that the firearms of the Tiance army were very sharp, so he used these coats to act as human shields to push the siege car forward.

However, now it seems that the infantry's way to rush into formation is indeed unable to achieve the expected results, so the cavalry is better.

Qiu Wen, who had been paying attention to the situation of the war, soon discovered the enemy's abnormal movements. Two cavalrymen rushed out at the same time on both sides of the Tartar army, carrying rolling smoke and dust, and surrounded the flanks of the Tiance Army.

According to visual observation, these two cavalrymen had 400 people, and Qiu Wen was not willing to be outdone. He spread all the 600 cavalry under his command, divided the troops into two groups to fight against the Tartar cavalry.

Although the troops are not superior, Qiu Wen is not worried that even if he cannot defeat the Tatar cavalry, as long as he entangles the Tatar cavalry and buys time for the infantry to defeat the Tatar infantry formation, victory will eventually belong to the Tiance Army.

Looking at the Tartar cavalry rolling in, the two artillery positions distributed half of the artillery to attack the enemy cavalry on the flanks. At the same time, the two brigades on the flanks also distributed one-third of their troops to turn the guns. For a moment, guns and cannons fired together, and Taurus cavalry were constantly knocked over to the ground, war horses neighed, and the injured Tartars screamed throughout the field.

The remaining infantry and artillery continued to attack the approaching Tartars. As of now, the casualties of the Tiance Army were still very small, while the casualties of the enemy were very large. Although the recruits were nervous, they were not cowardly. The strong discipline allowed them to perfectly exert their strength.

"Kill the Tartars!"

"Kill!"

The Tiance cavalry on both sides shouted and rushed towards the Tatar cavalry. The number of Tatar cavalry that was attacked by infantry and artillery was not much different from that of the Tiance cavalry.

Next, the battle between the cavalry on both sides.

Dai Shan originally thought that spilling cavalry could turn the situation around and defeat the cavalry of the Tiance Army, and detoured the flanks to disrupt the Tiance Army's front, but unexpectedly, this battle between the cavalry became a fierce battle that was evenly matched from the beginning.

The cavalrymen on both sides collided with each other, and thirty or forty people were each caught off guard, and then they waved various weapons, such as sabers, rifles, hammers, and giant axes, and greeted each other.

The cavalry on both sides continued to fall, but the subsequent cavalry and horses filled the gaps and continued to fight fiercely, and the war was bloody and stalemate.

Seeing that casualties continued to increase, the cavalry of the Tiance Army exceeded expectations, and the cavalry of its own side still did not make any progress. The infantry front was blocked 15 feet away. If he continued to fight, he would only die. Dai Shan finally decided to withdraw his troops.

Most of the casualties and injuries in front were Baoyi, and he didn't feel sorry for him, but as the loss of Baoyi was completely over, the casualties of Qiding also rose rapidly, which was something he could not accept.

Immediately, a signal of retreat came from the rear of the Tartar Front. The Tartars, who were fighting with the Tiance Army, quickly wanted to retreat.

The two cavalry took advantage of the situation and killed them, leaving the Tartars unable to take away the baggage and wounded. When the retreating Tartars saw the cavalry chasing, they had no time to take away the bodies and wounded, so they retreated.

Looking at the retreat of the Tartars army, Qiu Wen thought the Tartars would retreat to their original position, fight again, or call for reinforcements, but he did not expect them to continue running around the king of northern areas.

How could Qiu Wen miss such a good opportunity? Even if he can't wipe it out completely, he must at least chew him hard.

Immediately, the Tiance Army, who was in a defensive state, attacked decisively under Qiu Wen's order and rushed towards the retreating Tartars.

Seeing that the Tiance Army was indeed chasing him, Dai Shan was overjoyed. Although he failed to defeat the Tiance Army head-on, he arranged a backup plan. He planned to eat the vanguard troops of the Tiance Army in one bite and avenge his dead son.

Under Qiu Wen's command, the soldiers who achieved initial victory followed the pace of the Tartar soldiers and chased them all the way, striving to kill more Tartars.

However, Qiu Wen was not suppressing the entire army. The cavalry continued to chase the defeated Tartars and kept cutting out small pieces of defeated Tartars. The infantry still maintained their formation and advanced at normal speed, strangling the small groups of Tartars divided by the cavalry.

Along the way, there were many results. After only five or six miles away, three or four hundred Tartars had been killed and captured, and a lot of baggage, weapons and armor were seized.

At this moment, a large amount of smoke appeared in front of me. Qiu Wen felt that the situation was not good, and it was likely that the Tartar reinforcements had arrived.

Sure enough, in a moment, the cavalry chasing ahead came back to report and found a large number of Tartar cavalry approaching, with a preliminary estimate of no less than 4,000 people.

Qiu Wen suddenly wanted to slap himself in the face, but he actually made such a low-level mistake that the enemy would be defeated, but he rashly pursued him.

He quickly sent someone to ask Kong Youde for help, saying that he was besieged by 5,000 cavalrymen of the Tartars and asked for a quick dispatch of cavalry reinforcements.

What we have to do now is to wait for our reinforcements to arrive. Before that, we can only rely on ourselves.

Fortunately, during the pursuit, he ordered the infantry array to maintain its formation and advance, and did not evolve into a pursuit battle with complete chaos between the two sides, which made the current situation not bad.

So he personally commanded and quickly besieged the six brigades of infantry in the city in a large circle. The spearmen with shields in front and dense spear formations could block the impact of the Tatar cavalry, and the musketeers were behind and attacked the Tatar cavalry. The sixteen Bolang machines were scattered and placed everywhere, and no matter which direction the Tatars attacked, they had enough firepower to resist.

Compared with a more common policy, the advantage of a circular array is that it has stronger defense and no weaknesses at all. It can exert its firepower to the extreme, but the disadvantage is that it is impossible to maneuver.

But for Qiu Wen now, he does not need mobility at all. More than 5,000 Tartar cavalry, and after fierce battles, his own cavalry was only less than 400. It was completely delusional to retreat by himself.

What we have to do now is to block the attack of the Tartars and wait for reinforcements to arrive.
Chapter completed!