It can only be said that the high-intensity training of the Liberation Army was not in vain!
Even though the front lines where the two sides were fighting were in chaos, they quickly completed their assembly.
The heavy armored soldiers were at the front, fighting with the heavy infantry of the Qing army with their swords.
The sound of gold and iron clashing kept ringing, and the jingling was extremely lively.
However, the casualties on both sides were not many.
On the battlefield, it is not an easy task to kill a heavy armored infantryman with cold weapons.
The heavy armor on the heavy armored infantry is not a decoration!
The musketeers behind the heavy armor of the Liberation Army took out the paper-cased fixed bullets and quickly loaded them.
Gunpowder, lead bullets and paper casings were all stuffed into the barrel of the gun.
Then compact it with a straight strip!
Bang! Bang!
On the front line where the two sides were fighting, gunfire rang out constantly.
The Qing troops who were fighting with the Liberation Army in front kept falling to the ground.
Some people were killed directly by musket fire in the face, with lead bullets blasting a big hole in their chests, and their heads turned into rotten watermelons.
However, some people's vitals were not concentrated, but the lead bullets hit their limbs, and the heart-piercing pain surged like a tide.
"ah!"
"It hurts!"
"..."
However, the Qing army's counterattack was equally sharp.
A Qing army archer bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and threw the arrow at the formation of the Liberation Army and missed it.
The arrows fell like rain and hit the stomach of the armor, making a tinkling sound!
But there are also unlucky ones who are shot by arrows through the gaps in their armor. The sharp arrows pierce into the flesh, and screams are endless.
Some Qing army infantry archers used hard bows and heavy arrows, bent their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at the Liberation Army in front of them.
collapse!
The sound of the bow string exploding is extremely harsh!
An arrow missed and penetrated Guangfujun's heavy armor breastplate.
The Liberation Army soldier fell heavily to the ground and his breathing was very weak.
Another heavy armored member of the Liberation Army was shot in the face. The arrow entered his eye socket and penetrated his skull.
Blood mixed with brain matter gushes out from the wound!
The person suddenly died!
A fierce exchange of shots between the two sides!
Life for life!
There is absolutely no trickery in the current playing styles of both sides.
Heavy armored swordsmen, musketeers and riflemen shoot each other.
Due to the dense array on both sides, it was impossible to even dodge.
I can only grit my teeth and persevere!
Either die or win, there is no other possibility!
The artillery on both sides is still roaring!
The heavy artillery of the Qing army continuously bombarded Tanzhou Town, and the shells smashed buildings into pieces. The artillery of the Liberation Army delivered firepower to the infantry of the Qing army.
Artillery shells flew across the battlefield, and the battlefield was filled with smoke.
The blood gathered into a stream, almost turning the ground under his feet into bloody mud.
The vassal soldiers in Prince Pingnan's Mansion couldn't hold on any longer!
Many of them have seen blood and been on the battlefield, that’s right!
But, that was a long time ago!
Shang Kexi took the main force to Nan'ao to quell the rebellion. The Pingnan Palace had only a thousand standing troops stationed in Guangzhou.
Shang Zhixin pulled out 7,000 people in one go. Many of them were not standing troops, but just bannermen from Prince Ping's palace.
Although these people were once veterans, they have been away from the battlefield for a long time.
In the midst of glory and wealth, it is unknown how much of the bloody spirit is left!
However, what is certain is that most people no longer have the fearless fighting spirit they had when they were young.
The Qing army's attack was very powerful at the beginning!
Both sides fought fiercely, and corpses lay all over the battlefield.
But as time passed, the heavy armored infantrymen on the front line of the Qing army began to feel fear when facing the black muzzles.
The movements begin to sluggish and are no longer decisive!
A grenadier on the Liberation Army side lit the grenade and threw it towards the Qing army's array.
The wooden-handled grenade emitted black smoke from its tail, arced through the air, and landed in the Qing army's formation.
Explosions sounded one after another!
Boom! Boom!
In the thunderous explosion, fire and gunpowder smoke engulfed many Qing soldiers.
The fragments tore into pieces the heavy armor of the Qing army!
Finally, the Qing's offensive troops could no longer hold on!
It receded like the tide!
However, the Liberation Army also suffered heavy casualties in the fight just now and was unable to pursue and expand the victory.
There are corpses lying on the battlefield!
There were members of the Liberation Army and the Qing Army. Broken limbs and broken arms, as well as broken weapons and armor, were always visible.
After a fierce battle, although the Qing army was repulsed, the Liberation Army also suffered heavy losses!
Of the hundreds of defenders, nearly a hundred people died on the spot in the fierce battle just now.
The injured are countless!
The number of Liberation Army soldiers who can still continue to fight is estimated to be less than 70% of the number before the war.
"Everyone, hold on!"
"Reinforcements led by His Royal Highness Jian Guo will arrive soon!"
"As long as we can hold on and wait for His Royal Highness the Supervisor to lead the reinforcements, we will be able to encircle and annihilate this Eight Banners soldier."
"Behead this traitor Shang Zhixin!"
The officers of the Liberation Army spoke passionately to encourage the morale of the soldiers below.
Even if the Liberation Army has a firm will to fight, morale will still drop after such a hard battle.
At this time, the officers must play their role and boost the morale of the soldiers!
…
On the other side, Shang Zhixin was furious because the attack failed again.
"Damn it!"
"Damn it!"
"What on earth is going on? Isn't it just a small town with hundreds of thieves? Why can't we defeat it?"
General Shang Jiajia, who had just led the attack, knelt on the ground and spoke with fear in his voice.
"His Royal Highness, it's not that the soldiers don't want to die!"
"It's really impossible to attack!"
The furious Shang Zhixin whipped him over with a whip.
With a snap, a blood mark was drawn from the man's face, and blood oozed out.
"Damn it, give the order and attack again!"
"I don't believe that I can't win such a small Tanzhou Town!"
However, just as the Qing army was reorganizing its troops and preparing to launch another attack.
A messenger came running from a distance!
The messenger's face was full of fear and panic. He knelt down in front of Shang Zhixin's horse with a bang, and then spoke.
"Your Highness, something serious has happened!"
"A Ming army has been killed from the direction of Zhongshan and is advancing towards Tanzhou Town!"
"The sentry sent word that Sanxiang Town has been lost!"
"Our escape route has been cut off!"
When Shang Zhixin heard this, his vision went dark and he almost fell off his horse.
"What on earth is going on?"
Shang Zhixin forced himself to calm down, rode on the horse, and asked.
His voice was full of tremors, and veins popped up on the back of the hand holding the riding crop.
The sentry said.
"No...I don't know!"
"But what is certain is that the Ming army is coming for us!"
Shang Zhixin couldn't hold back his emotions any longer. He waved the riding crop in his hand angrily and said.
"What the hell!"
"Damn Ming thief, you really deserve to be killed!"
"Instruct the army to stop attacking Tanzhou Town, repair on the spot, and prepare to engage the enemy!"
"..."
Facing pressure from his own rear, Shang Zhixin called off the attack on Tanzhou Town.
Orders were given to the Qing army to prepare for war.
The Qing army's cavalry were also dispersed and used as sentries.
Responsible for investigating the battlefield situation and understanding the dynamics of the enemy forces.