The closer the trench is, the greater the defensive threat to the new army.
The Jurchens wanted to drive the New Army out of the trenches, and the New Army wanted to fill the trenches.
For a time, the focus of the battlefield was on the trench.
Elite white-armored soldiers with white flags poured out from various passages and rushed towards the new army soldiers with shields on their heads.
"Third Company, fight them back."
The battalion commander who followed the troops into the trenches quickly made battle arrangements.
One of the companies immediately moved forward to meet Hou Jin's soldiers and kill them.
They didn't say anything when they met, but greeted each other with a hand grenade.
Houjin's white-armored soldiers were heavy-armored infantry and carried shields, so they could have defended against most attacks.
This is also the main reason why Hou Jin is invincible in close combat.
Unfortunately, the new army's fighting methods were far beyond their understanding.
In the explosion of the grenade, all armor and shields are useless.
Amid the bursts of thick smoke, a dozen white-armored soldiers were killed.
This loss made Hou Jinrou extremely painful.
But the battle has already progressed to this point, and there is absolutely no room for retreat.
The remaining Eight Banners soldiers continued to charge.
In the narrow tunnels, these most elite melee infantrymen in the world can even fire arrows.
Unfortunately, how can the lethality of bows and arrows be compared with thermal weapons?
The new army also has shields. As long as they are placed horizontally in front of them, these bows and arrows will be difficult to use.
The muskets in the tunnel are actually not very useful.
The third company facing the enemy had already put away its muskets and at the same time took out cold weapons.
That's the engineer shovel.
Since the birth of this thing, new army soldiers have found that it is much easier to use than a bayonet in hand-to-hand combat.
Especially when it is impossible to form an array to stab, the engineer shovel is amazingly effective as an individual weapon.
The two sides quickly collided.
Blood and flesh quickly flew out in the narrow tunnel, and screams continued continuously.
In such a narrow place, all martial arts and moves are useless, and you can't even turn around.
People are squeezing people, people are pushing people, and if they don’t kill all the enemies in front of them, there is absolutely no chance of survival.
Finally, we had a hand-to-hand fight with the new army.
The Eight Banners soldiers thought that this time it was their turn.
But after the real fight, they suddenly discovered that the melee combat skills of the Akito before them were actually better than theirs.
There is no way around it.
Most of the Jurchens' skills were honed after fighting wild animals in the deep mountains and forests, and later on the battlefield. Most of them were accumulated experience and only belonged to personal wealth.
The new army's fighting skills have the cheating device Zuo Mengeng, which is the most efficient and scientific training method from the beginning.
The more important point is...
In terms of physical fitness, the New Army soldiers far surpassed the Eight Banners soldiers.
Physical fitness is only related to nutrition.
When it comes to nutritional intake, New Army soldiers rank second, and no one in the world dares to rank first.
A piece of trivia is that the physical fitness of normal Ming Dynasty people in this era was better than that of white Europeans.
The reason why white Europeans became so tall, strong and powerful was because they slowly evolved after hundreds of years of colonization, looting everywhere and occupying abundant living resources.
The soldiers of the New Army are incredibly well-stocked with materials, and coupled with continuous professional training, their physical fitness is simply not comparable to that of the Jurchens who are hungry and well-fed.
When weapons collided, many times the Jurchens' weapons were knocked away before the New Army soldiers could do anything.
Of course, the Jurchens who lost their weapons could only die.
The engineer shovel is also an important weapon, and it is not at all inferior when facing the Jurchen white-armored soldiers.
Moreover, the cotton armor of the New Army is more scientific. Although the protection of the arms and lower body is removed, it makes it easier for the New Army soldiers to move.
As a result, during the fight, the New Army soldiers pressed forward step by step, beating the Jurchens until they kept retreating.
Dorgon couldn't believe it when he received the report. The white-armored soldiers actually lost to the southerners in hand-to-hand combat.
"He Luohui, I will give you two thousand soldiers and horses to fight back."
A general came out, quickly organized a new formation, and pressed forward.
Yu Lichun saw it on the city wall and made the same decision.
"Second Battalion, get out!"
On the New Army's side, the five hundred soldiers who were arrayed just below the city wall quickly formed a three-row formation and also began to press forward.
Both sides unanimously did not choose to enter the trenches, but approached each other on the flat ground.
Obviously both sides knew that the trench was so narrow and so many people entering it would not have any effect.
On the contrary, if you win outside, you will naturally win in the trenches.
He Luohui is a fierce general with a white flag and has made numerous meritorious deeds. But he is not an old man with a white flag. He is seconded from Zhenghuang Banner.
The most important thing is that He Luohui is Hauge's confidant.
He Luo will be involved in this battle. It is obvious that Huang Taiji has a purpose.
Dorgon knew this very well, so he sent him when encountering difficult battles.
After winning the battle, He Luohui, not to mention his meritorious service, the greatest contribution must be attributed to him, Dorgon and the two white flags.
But if he loses, and loses miserably, then Dorgon will have something to write about.
He Luohui knew this very well, so he was very cautious.
He was not very happy to see the new army sending 500 men to fight.
Because he noticed that each of the soldiers in the new army was holding a firecracker. They should be the legendary guys who can shoot three hundred paces away.
Seeing that the distance between the two sides was less than 500 steps, He Luohui shouted quickly.
"Raise shields! Everyone raise shields!"
Hou Jin's soldiers standing in the front row crouched down and held their shields in front of them.
On the shield car at the front of the battle formation, the gunman was not so nervous.
Because they felt that they were blocked by vehicle shields in front of them, and the New Army's muskets could not hit them at all.
On the contrary, the firecrackers in their hands were able to cause damage to the new army.
He Luohui walked cautiously, staring at the opposite side, but he couldn't figure it out.
Why do the new troops on the opposite side only hold firecrackers without any protection?
In this way, we have shields and chariots on our side, as well as firecrackers.
If we really fight, wouldn't there be victory but no defeat?
While he was thinking wildly, the distance between the two sides came to three hundred steps.
He Luohui tensed up his nerves, thinking that the new army should open fire.
If our side's shield can block it, then this battle should be won.
Sure enough, a very harsh whistle sounded from the formation of the New Army on the opposite side.
But what the New Army did next left him stunned.
I saw New Army soldiers lined up in a line. When they heard the whistle, their formation suddenly changed.
The entire array was divided into three sections, and both sides moved outward at the same time, revealing a gap about ten meters long.
These vacancies are filled quickly.
The filling made He Luohui fall into despair.
I saw artillery pieces being pushed up one after another, and the black muzzles were already pointing this way.
For a moment, four words flashed through He Luohui's mind.