But what is obvious is that in the fight between the heavy infantry on both sides, the Ming army had the absolute upper hand.
The Ming army climbed over the mound with heavy steps like a rainbow, like tigers descending the mountain.
The armored green soldiers of the Qing army looked like sheep being attacked by tigers!
Although they can barely cope with it with their numerical advantage, the gap between the two sides is not that big.
The most common armor in the green camp of the Qing army was cotton armor or cloth armor, while the armor of the Ming army was mostly iron armor and chain mail.
Just in terms of armor, the difference between the Qing army and the Ming army is extraordinary!
Moreover, this happened when Shang Zhijie supported Zeng Qizhao's batch of Eight Banners cotton armor.
Without the armor supported by Shang Zhijie, the Qing Green Battalion, which was facing the heavy steps of the Ming Army, would probably be dispersed if the Ming Army charged.
Of course, apart from the difference in armor between the two sides, the gap in physical fitness and physical strength of the soldiers is also very different.
When there is no war, it is not certain whether the green battalion soldiers of the Qing army can have enough to eat, and they only train once every ten days and a half.
However, the Ming army enjoyed three meals a day. All soldiers had enough to eat, and they would eat meat every three or five days.
Moreover, in terms of training, it is an average of three to four hours of high-intensity training every day.
The physical fitness and strength of the soldiers trained in this way are absolutely unparalleled!
Ming soldiers can wield iron rods, maces, iron bones and other blunt weapons with great force!
Every attack is overwhelming!
If the opponent was the Eight Banners Soldiers of the Qing Army, the physical and strength gap between the two sides should not be very large, and the Qing Army might be able to cope with it a few times.
But now it is the Qing army's green soldiers who are facing off against the Ming army, and they are no match at all!
A Ming soldier brandished an iron bone flower, which made a Qing soldier retreat.
The shield in his hand was smashed and deformed, and the sword was quickly knocked off the edge.
Faced with the heavy and powerful attack of the Ming soldiers, the faces of the Qing soldiers were filled with pain.
Because he couldn't stop the Ming army's attack at all!
Every time Tiegu Duo swung, it seemed as if he was going to break all the bones in his body.
The arm holding the shield seemed to have been broken, and his face was red from congestion.
Suddenly, this Qing soldier was in a hurry!
The Ming army's iron bones hit him on the head!
There was a click, first the helmet was dented, and then there was the sound of bones breaking.
A hole was made in the Tianling Cap of this green battalion soldier of the Qing Army, and blood and brain matter sprayed out like a fountain.
The soldiers of the Ming army shouted to kill and charged like wolves and tigers.
The Qing army was forced to retreat continuously, leaving corpses one after another on the battlefield.
Seeing this, Zeng Qizhao personally led his own soldiers to fight against the Ming army.
When the two sides fought, he realized how powerful the Ming army's heavy armor was.
The huge force erupted in each attack, the seemingly endless physical strength, and the fearless attack method made him feel like he had seen the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers back then.
"kill!"
Zeng Qizhao saw the opportunity and took advantage of the opportunity when the middle door of a Ming soldier Chongbu opened and stabbed the Ming soldier Chongbu in the chest.
On the battlefield, it is impossible to expect a sword to break armor!
The only things that can break armor are spears, spears, or blunt objects.
However, who would have expected that this Ming soldier's heavy step response was quite quick, he turned sideways to release his force, and completed his movements in one go.
The sharp spear tip slid along the smooth breastplate of this Ming soldier.
Create a little spark on the smooth plate armor!
Although this Ming army heavy stepman was stabbed and took several steps back, Zeng Qizhao was unable to break through the armor this time.
When Zeng Qizhao was about to withdraw his strength and fight again, the Ming soldier Zhongbu actually took out a blunderbuss from his waist.
There was a loud bang and smoke filled the air!
A large number of projectiles were shot towards Zeng Qizhao!
Zeng Qizhao felt a tightness in his chest and burning pain on his head and face.
"ah……"
Then his vision went black and he fainted.
Zeng Qizhao's fall caused the morale of the remaining Qing army's Green Battalion to plummet instantly, and they collapsed in the blink of an eye.
The heavy armored infantry of the Ming Army began to chase the defeated troops of the Qing Army!
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By the time Zeng Qizhao regained consciousness, the sky had turned completely dark.
Around him, there was a large group of soldiers and servants.
"What...what's going on?"
The current environment was a bit dim. Zeng Qizhao blinked and felt aches all over his body.
Fortunately, the armor he wore was of high quality, and the handguns used by the Ming army fired shotgun shells, so their armor-piercing ability was not strong.
Zeng Qizhao was hit almost in the face with a musket this time. He was only seriously injured and barely saved his life.
Zeng Qizhao drank a large bowl of water to relieve the interference in his throat and asked.
"Has Guangzhou City been defended? Have the Ming thieves retreated?!"
One of the servants nodded and said.
"Don't worry, military gate. Although the outer city was almost lost, the Ming thieves were finally repulsed by our Qing heavenly soldiers."
With that said, he began to relay to Zeng Qizhao the situation on the battlefield today.
After Zeng Qizhao fell into coma, the morale of the Qing army's green camp plummeted and they collapsed instantly.
His personal servants could only snatch him out, but were unable to save the situation of the war.
Just when the heavy armored infantry of the Ming army was about to sweep through the defeated Qing army, they captured the entire outer city of Guangzhou in one fell swoop.
Jin Guangzu ordered the red cannon at the top of the inner city to fire directly on the Qing army who was still fighting despite being entangled with the Ming army's pursuers!
The use of red-coat artillery attacks contained the Ming army's offensive. At the critical moment, the Eight Banners soldiers of Pingnan Prince's Mansion rushed from the inner city to the outer city to help in the battle, and then pushed back the Ming army that entered the city.
But even so, the Ming army found a foothold inside the mound formed by the collapse of the city wall!
The Eight Banners soldiers tried their best but failed to completely drive the Ming army out of Guangzhou!
Now, the two sides are fighting to the death in the outer city of Guangzhou, fiercely competing for control of every street and every house.
The blood of soldiers from both sides was sprinkled all over the city of Guangzhou!
The Ming army was passing through the gap in the city wall, constantly transporting grenades, rockets, and small cannons that could be used in street fighting into the city.
With the general in the dark night, the intensity of the fierce battle between the two sides has obviously dropped a lot.
The Qing army finally had a chance to breathe!
Zeng Qizhao's upper body was wrapped in gauze, with bright red blood oozing out faintly, and the severe pain from the iron sand wound on his face continued to simmer.
Zeng Qizhao said with a bitter smile.
"Damn it, I have been fighting for half my life, but I almost fell into the hands of an undercover soldier!"
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At this time, in the battle for the outer city of Guangzhou, the main force was no longer the Green Camp soldiers, but the Eight Banners of the Han Army under the Pingnan Palace.
The moment Zeng Qizhao fell in front of everyone, even if Zeng Qizhao was not dead, the morale of the Qing army's green camp had collapsed!
If you want to drag them onto the battlefield, even if you give them a large reward, they will need to recover for a while before they can go to the battlefield again.