We agreed to fight in hand-to-hand combat, but you actually shot me in the face, do you want to lose face?
Shooting in the face at close range, let alone the cotton armor worn by the Eight Banners of the Han Army.
Even the double-layered heavy armor of the Eight Banners of Manchuria cannot withstand it!
The Liberation Army fired a volley, and the Qing army, which had come up to fight hand-to-hand with great momentum, was stunned.
A large number of people were killed and injured in an instant!
Before the remaining people could react, the soldiers of the Liberation Army launched a bayonet charge.
"kill!"
"Drive out the Tartars and restore China!"
"..."
Amidst the loud shouts of killing, the sharp bayonet phalanx quickly defeated the Qing army that rushed towards them and wanted to fight hand to hand.
The Qing army was defeated all over the mountains and plains!
The sharp bayonet pierced the back of the Qing soldier, and the sharp three-edged bayonet pierced the Qing soldier.
The Qing army collapsed quickly and fled quickly!
If Shang Zhixin had not seen what was going on and sent cavalry to intercept the rear, he would have used the superiority of the cavalry to block the pursuit of the Liberation Army.
I am afraid that the Qing army's attacking troops will be completely wiped out in this wave.
Seeing the Qing cavalry coming to block the attack, the Liberation Army did not advance rashly, but formed an orderly formation and retreated to the rear of the fortifications.
During this process, the Qing cavalry's arrows missed and fired, causing considerable casualties to the Liberation Army!
After the Liberation Army retreated to the fortifications, the artillery started roaring again.
Each artillery piece aimed at the Qing cavalry and fired.
When the cannonballs flew across the sky, many Qing cavalrymen and horses were smashed into a pulp.
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The battlefield was filled with smoke and birds, and corpses lay scattered on the battlefield.
The smell of blood is tangy!
Shang Zhixin's face was extremely gloomy. Sanxiang Town was captured easily, and the Ming army almost fled without a fight.
Let him be full of contempt for the Ming army!
But who would have thought that Tanzhou Town behind Sanxiang Town would be a tough nut to crack.
Can't chew it at all!
Heavy artillery cannot attack, infantry cannot attack, and cavalry harassment has almost no effect...
The Qing army's usual offensive routines simply didn't work!
The elite and skilled soldiers of the royal vassal and the Eight Banners of the Han Army suffered heavy casualties under the indiscreet firing of the Liberation Army.
Shang Zhixin let out a heavy sigh, saying that the Liberation Army's fighting style without martial ethics, let alone the Eight Banners of the Han Army, even the Eight Banners of Manchuria would not be able to withstand it.
The fight hasn't even started yet. You're getting hit in the face with a volley of bullets. Who can withstand it?
Shang Zhixin, who did not believe in evil, looked gloomy and ordered.
"Continue the attack!"
"We must capture Tanzhou Town within today!"
The soldiers beside him clasped their fists and accepted the order.
The retreating Qing offensive troops regrouped and prepared to attack again.
The roar of heavy artillery echoed across the battlefield!
Before the Qing infantry came on stage, the heavy artillery had already opened fire and began to suppress the Ming army's artillery.
On the other side, the well-organized infantry also began to take action!
The shouts of killing continued one after another, and the Qing army surged towards Tanzhou Town like a tide.
The Ming army's artillery began to fight back!
The artillery of the Ming army relied on the protection of fortifications and ignored the artillery fire of the Qing army. Instead, they aimed at the infantry of the Qing army.
Solid bullets and shotgun shells kept shooting out as if they were free.
Qing troops were constantly being killed and turned into corpses.
The battlefield was soon covered with broken limbs and broken arms!
The soldiers of the Liberation Army behind the parapet loaded their muskets in an orderly manner, and then fired round after round of volleys.
Bang! Bang!
The crisp gunshots gathered together, almost suppressing everything.
The cavalry of the Qing army galloped back and forth around Tanzhou Town, and the sound of bowstrings exploding never stopped.
The Ming army also continued to suffer casualties!
The infantry of the Qing army rushed to the front of Tanzhou Town again.
However, in the face of the Liberation Army's ungrateful shooting tactics, the Qing army reenacted the situation again!
Seeing the Qing troops retreating like a tide, Shang Zhixin's face turned frighteningly gloomy.
"Your Highness, brothers can't attack us!"
Covered in blood and extremely embarrassed, the soldiers cried out in front of Shang Zhixin.
"We can't go on like this. Those who died are all slaves of our Pingnan Prince's Palace!"
Shang Zhixin looked around and looked at the demoralized Qing army with a very ugly expression.
But he also knew that he could no longer be so arrogant.
"Order people to hurry up and build a batch of shield vehicles and use them to defeat the enemy!"
The shield car was the only weapon used to deal with the Ming army's firearms during the Manchu and Later Jin Dynasties!
After King Sanshun surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and the Qing army surpassed the Ming army in terms of firearms, the role of the shield cart was infinitely reduced, and few people used it anymore.
Shang Zhixin never imagined that there would be a day when the Qing Dynasty would pick up the shield chariot again.
The Qing army could not capture Tanzhou Town for a while, but for the safety of their own retreat.
But he didn’t dare to cross Tanzhou Town directly!
Instead, they chose to station themselves outside Tanzhou Town and began to prepare shield vehicles and other offensive equipment.
The Ming army was trapped in limited strength and was unable to fight back.
The war situation has reached a stalemate!
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On the other side, the main force of the Ming army led by Zhu Hongyu had taken Zhongshan and wiped out hundreds of Qing defenders in Zhongshan.
Then he led his army along Shang Zhixin's march route and pressed all the way south!
However, at this time, Shang Zhixin still knew nothing about it, and had no idea that his way out had been cut off.
With a bad temper, he is still working hard to conquer Tanzhou Town!
Two days later, the Qing army finally completed a batch of shield vehicles.
Pushing the shield cart, they launched another attack on Tanzhou Town!
Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the artillery fire from both sides began to roar again.
The artillery of the Liberation Army aimed at the shield truck!
Since the threat of shotgun shells to shield vehicles is limited, all solid bullets and exploding bullets are used.
A solid bullet hit the Qing army's shield car.
In an instant, the shield cart was hit by a burst of sawdust, and the Qing army pushing the cart was shocked to death.
But the other Qing troops behind the shield car were intact!
The solid bullet pierced the shield car and exploded with a loud bang. The impact overturned the shield car and killed and injured the Qing troops behind the shield car.
Although the artillery of the Liberation Army still caused damage to the Qing army, compared with when the Qing army did not use shield vehicles, the artillery bombardment effect dropped dramatically.
The musketeers of the Liberation Army were also fully loaded, but they did not fire a salvo.
If the shield car is too far away, the artillery can't hit it with shotgun shells, let alone the musket!
Rather than just shooting now and wasting bullets, it would be better to wait for the Qing army to rush forward and engage in hand-to-hand combat, then fire a shot in the face, and then engage in a bayonet fight with the Qing army.
The cavalry of the Qing army were still galloping outside Tanzhou Town, and light arrows were thrown into the parapet of the trench.
It's not that the Qing army didn't want to use heavy arrows, but because heavy arrows consume too much bow power.
If you use too many heavy arrows, a strong bow will be ruined.
Also, the Qing army’s cavalry were somewhat physically weak, so they couldn’t keep using heavy arrows!
If you are not sure that you can kill the enemy accurately and just suppress the opponent's probe, light arrows will be enough.
Tang Ren couldn't help but shrink his neck as he heard the sound of arrows hitting his helmet and stomach.
Although the light arrows used by the Qing army would most likely not be able to penetrate the armor, if the light arrows were shot into the gap in the armor's stomach, it could still kill someone.
"Stay still, stay still, don't panic, don't be afraid!"
"Remember, what you are holding is a musket, not a spear!"
"If you are afraid, you should be afraid of us!"
"If you shoot someone in the face before fighting, who the hell can't be afraid?"
"We are not afraid, we are afraid of Qinglu!"
Tang Ren saw his company commander enthusiastically encouraging his brothers, and he felt that his whole body was full of strength.
"Think about the military exploits and the preferential treatment the military government gave our family!"
"If you become a deserter or a traitor, your family will be affected!"
"Just do it, kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn one!"