Shang Zhixiao's voice was full of passion, and he ran back and forth in front of the army, boosting the morale of the army.
"The Ming thieves are provoking us! They are looking down on our ability, the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty."
"Not only do they not huddle in their turtle shells and avoid the warriors' scimitars and arrows, they dare to challenge us in the wild!"
"Tell me, can you agree?!"
Listening to the Qing soldiers constantly shouting, they could not agree.
Shang Zhixiao seemed to see the scene where the morale of the army was restored and the Ming army was defeated in a devastating battle on the battlefield.
He still kept shouting, infecting everyone with his words.
"The traitor is just ahead, and the opportunity to avenge the shame is just ahead!"
"The prisoner of the Ming thief is in the formation of the Ming thief. Anyone who kills the prisoner of the Ming thief will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver and a flag village!"
"Warriors, let us use the blood of Ming thieves to wash away the shame we suffered under Leizhou City!"
"Spread your battle exploits and polish your sabers. The honor of warriors needs to be commended with the heads and blood of the enemy!"
"kill!"
"..."
As soon as the order changed, the Qing cavalry immediately increased their horse speed and roared towards the ferry of Suixi River, letting out strange screams and cheers.
"kill!"
"Kill the thief!"
"Long live the Qing Dynasty, and a thousand live the King of Pingnan!"
"..."
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Winter! Winter winter!
Winter winter winter!
The sound of war drums resounded across the vast wilderness.
The dull sound of war drums drowned out the sound of the roaring Qing cavalry galloping and the hoofs of war horses trampling the earth.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! The Liberation Army will be victorious!"
"Long live the prison state!"
"..."
The Liberation Army also sounded a chorus of shouts of "Long Live the Mountain".
The military formation of the Liberation Army was unusually neat, with heavy armored soldiers in the front row carrying shields, and musketeers behind them.
In order to prevent the Qing army from rushing into the formation, sharp spears were pointed outwards!
In the establishment of the Liberation Army, heavy armored soldiers were not the main force, but the musketeers were the main force!
The task of the heavy armored soldiers is to protect the musketeers in the rear when the two armies confront each other on the battlefield, and to give the musketeers a chance to kill the enemy.
At present, the main enemy of the Liberation Army is the Qing army on the mainland!
And the Qing army was heavily armored!
Facing the Qing army's heavy advance, the Guangfu Army's muskets were too far away to break through the armor.
Once you reach a distance that can break armor, you won't be able to fight for more than a few rounds before you will be rushed in front of your face.
The rate of fire of the muzzle-loading musket is a flaw!
Moreover, the threat of bayonets to heavy armored soldiers is also very limited!
The Liberation Army's bayonet charge tactics would definitely suffer if they faced the Qing Army's heavy attack.
If the Liberation Army uses line tactics and the Qing army rushes up with shield carts, and then performs a heavy armor charge, then it will be called a calf.
In order to let the musket exert its power as much as possible!
The formation of heavy armored infantry used to fight against the heavy infantry of the Qing army on the battlefield and protect the musketeers was indispensable to the Liberation Army.
During the war, the heavy armor was always in front, and the musketeers were behind. The heavy armor withstood the Qing army's attack, and the musketeers took the opportunity to use their muskets to cause damage to the Qing army.
The Liberation Army was ready for battle, and its military appearance was solemn and solemn.
In order to encircle and annihilate the seven thousand cavalry led by Shang Zhixiao, Zhu Hongyu directly mobilized almost all the troops of the Liberation Army in Qiongzhou.
Coupled with the soldiers and horses attacking Leizhou, the strength of the Liberation Army in this battle on the Suixi River reached an astonishing number of ten thousand people.
This is the first time Zhu Hongyu has commanded an army of 10,000 people in battle!
…
The Qing army roared in, and the knights on horseback were strong and majestic.
Shang Zhixiao looked at the formation of the Liberation Army by the river and just said with a sneer.
"Oh, a last-ditch fight?"
"The Ming thief has a good plan!"
Obviously, with Shang Zhixiao's level of education, he could easily recognize that Zhu Hongyu was using Queyue Formation.
Looking at the scene in front of me, I thought it was just a desperate fight!
On the other hand, Xu Tai on the side showed a thoughtful expression.
He was able to go from being a slave to being a trusted advisor to Shang Zhixiao.
His character is indeed not that great, but his knowledge is definitely worth mentioning.
"Your Highness, this is Queyue Formation!"
Xu Tai had big beads of sweat on his face, and he reminded Shang Zhi of his filial piety.
Shang Zhixiao looked puzzled.
"Que Yue Formation? What is that?"
Xu Tai lowered his voice and prepared to explain the origin of Queyue Formation to Shang Zhixiao.
However, as soon as he opened his mouth, before he could finish his explanation, Shang Zhixiao ordered the army to attack.
"Attack!"
"Swear to kill the Ming thief!"
"..."
The Qing army's cavalry swept forward instantly, like a scimitar, drawing an arc across the ground and rushing towards the Liberation Army's formation by the river.
Rest! Rest rest! Rest rest rest!
The moment the two sides passed each other, the bowstrings exploded and arrows flew away.
One arrow after another missed the heavy attackers of the Liberation Army, with little effect.
Some arrows missed the heavy armored soldiers and hit the musketeers, causing damage to the Liberation Army.
But the muskets of the Liberation Army are also fighting back!
Clear volleys of gunfire sounded one after another, and lead bullets flew everywhere.
The Qing troops who passed by the Liberation Army on horseback kept falling to the ground!
Boom boom! Boom boom boom!
The roar of the naval guns almost shook the heaven and earth. Amidst the rumbling explosions, the shells plowed bloody channels in the Qing army's formation.
The sound of the naval gun firing was so terrifying that the whole world seemed to be roaring!
The battlefield was full of shouts of killing!
The Qing troops kept passing by the Liberation Army's formation, riding and killing the enemy.
However, due to the existence of Queyue Formation, the Qing cavalry faced enemies on three sides while riding and shooting.
As the lead bullets flew everywhere, the Qing army's casualties were astonishing!
Especially the rockets used by the Liberation Army, with their super high rate of fire, were simply the nemesis of the cavalry.
Amidst the rumbling explosions, not long after the battle started, the Qing army's corpses were lying in front of the battle array!
Shang Zhixiao ordered the Qing army to adjust the order of attack!
Continue to use cavalry shooting against the Liberation Army!
However, looking at the scene on the battlefield, Shang Zhixiao's face was extremely ugly.
"Damn it, the Ming thieves have a lot of armor and stomach, but our troops are all light cavalry, so they are really at a disadvantage when shooting against each other!"
The casualty ratio between the Ming and Qing armies in this field battle is even more exaggerated than the casualty ratio in the Leizhou City offensive and defensive battle.
The muskets of the Liberation Army frequently fired volleys at the level of company and platoon!
With each salvo, the Qing cavalry fell in large numbers.
That kind of scene is really amazing!
"Mader, we can't go on like this. Order the army to prepare to rush into battle with me!"
After Shang Zhixiao realized that cavalry and archery could not take advantage, he decisively ordered the Qing cavalry to change their tactics and prepare to charge into the formation.
Although using light cavalry to attack a large formation of heavy infantry will be a big loss, no matter how bad the loss is, it will not be as bad as the current situation where the two sides are shooting at each other!
"The whole army is ready to charge. Follow me and kill the Ming thief's supervisor!"
"The guards are holding down the formation, but anyone who retreats without being ordered to do so will be killed!"
In order to gain Shang Kexi's recognition and inherit the position of Prince Pingnan, Shang Zhixiao made up his mind to personally lead the charge.
In order to prevent deserters from appearing in the Qing army, he even lined up his personal protection team to supervise the battle.
"Come with me!"
Shang Zhixiao, wearing Eight Banners cotton armor, shouted loudly, clamped his legs under the horse's belly, jumped out of the formation, and headed towards the formation of the Liberation Army.
Behind him, thousands of Qing cavalry rumbled, their horses speeding up to their fastest speed, ready to charge head-on.