Chapter 518: Fighting among Heavy Armored Soldiers
The cry of killing, the sound of swords clashing, the sound of musket shooting, the sound of explosions...
The entire city of Tianjin was caught in the flames of war.
The Ming army's offensive was very fierce. Teams of elite soldiers continuously launched attacks and advanced in depth.
The Ming army was full of vigor and courage.
In addition, the desire to defeat the Qing army and avenge the innocent people of Tianjin was mixed in, which made the morale of the army high.
The momentum is quite fierce!
After being passively beaten for a long time, the Qing army finally launched its first counterattack.
Chentai organized a group of Eight Banners soldiers to attack the flanks of the Ming army entering the city, hoping to cut off the Ming army's array in the middle.
Then open up the situation!
The Qing army's raiding force arrived, but was discovered in advance by the Ming army.
The two sides exchanged muskets, bows and arrows from a long distance away, and then began to fight hand-to-hand.
Facing the heavy armor of the Eight Banners, the Ming army could not take much advantage.
The quality of the cotton armor of the Qing army was very rubbish, but the only rubbish was the cotton armor worn by the Green Camp soldiers.
The quality of the cotton armor worn by the Eight Banners soldiers is still guaranteed.
Facing the thick cotton armor worn by the Eight Banners soldiers, the armor-breaking efficiency of the Ming army's bayonets was not very high!
Tang Aren kicked an Eight Banners soldier in front of him in the chest, and the force exploded, knocking the Eight Banners soldier down and lying on his back.
The bayonet in his hand stabbed the Eight Banners soldier's chest fiercely!
There was a pop. His powerful knife only penetrated half an inch and was blocked by the cotton armor worn by the Eight Banners soldier.
The Eight Banners soldier swung his knife to fight back. Tang Aren subconsciously took a step back, but was still struck by the knife on the skirt of his leg.
The blade collided with the armor, making a crisp sound, but it also failed to break the armor.
But if you lift up the skirt and take off your pants, you will see that the huge force still left an obvious purple scar on Tang Aren's calf.
"Kill!"
Tang Aren shouted loudly, and once again thrust the bayonet in his hand at the Eight Banners soldiers who were trying to get up from the ground.
This time he targeted the gap between the armor and stabbed it, hoping to break through the armor and kill the enemy in front of him.
But it is a pity that this Eight Banners soldier is not mediocre and has rich battlefield experience.
His body suddenly leaned back and fell to the ground again. At this moment, the sharp bayonet scratched his armor and stabbed to the ground.
The moment the Eight Banners soldier fell to the ground, he fought back again.
Without mercy, he stabbed Tang Aren's lower body with the long knife in his hand.
Seeing this, Tang Aren knew that he couldn't dodge, so he rushed forward and faced the Eight Banners soldier's long knife with his chest.
With a clang, the long knife stabbed the breastplate, but it failed to break the armor.
Apart from leaving a white spot on the breastplate, it has no other effect.
This is a battle between armored soldiers. Due to the existence of armor, both sides have a lot of room for error.
Ding Ling and Ding Ling were fighting each other for a long time, but they were still lively and vigorous. This is the norm!
Bang! Bang!
Clear gunfire sounded from time to time.
Some soldiers of the Ming army knew that the bayonets in their hands were not strong enough to break armor, so they simply loaded their muskets and went up to fight the Qing army in hand-to-hand combat.
Before fighting, take a shot in the face!
To be honest, this style of play is a bit rogue.
But it’s also really useful.
The cotton armor, which was difficult to break through with a bayonet, was no different from paper when faced with lead bullets fired from a musket.
The fighting on the battlefield became more and more intense. Facing Chentai's counterattack, the Ming army responded quickly.
The main front is delaying tactics!
In addition, men were sent to attack the flanks of the Qing army.
Chen Tai's plan to have the Eight Banners soldiers attack the flanks of the Ming army and cut off the Ming army's ranks failed.
However, the Ming army's plan to attack the flanks of the Qing army and split the Qing army into two was successful!
The Qing army attacking the flank of the Ming army was cut off and divided into two...
In the first half of the Qing army's survival space was gradually compressed by the Ming army, and they were about to be surrounded and annihilated almost immediately.
The second half of the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army tried to rescue them, but they were met with a head-on attack, defeated by a counter-charge by the Ming army, and then collapsed.
The chaos in the city became more and more serious, and there were defeated Qing troops everywhere.
There are rioters everywhere!
Seeing this scene, Chen Tai ordered with a dark face to prepare for a second counterattack.
However, due to the failure of the first counterattack, a large number of elite Qing troops were lost on the battlefield.
Coupled with the obvious drop in morale after a defeat, Chentai could clearly notice it.
The gathering speed of the army has slowed down a lot!
By the time the Qing army launched another counterattack, the Ming army was already gathering prisoners of war.
Soldiers from both sides fought fiercely together again!
The fighting was extremely fierce!
Corpses fell to the ground one after another, and blood flowed all over the ground as if it was for free.
Then, they froze together in the cold winter wind.
People must be careful when stepping on it because the ice is too slippery.
Chentai stood in a conspicuous position at the top of the city, with a blazing fire beside him, which not only provided him with light but also kept him warm.
He continued to give orders to direct the battle. Under his command, groups of Eight Banners soldiers were thrown into the battlefield in Tianjin City to fight with the Ming army.
The reason for this is not that Chentai is reluctant to let the green soldiers serve as cannon fodder, but because those green soldiers are completely unreliable!
In tonight's battle, the green soldiers collapsed as soon as the battle started.
Until now, Chen Tai has not been able to reorganize the defeated troops.
He really wants the green soldiers to be used as cannon fodder, but he also has to be able to find where those green soldiers are!
"The Ming thief deserves to be killed!"
Chentai once again ordered to mobilize troops and horses to attack, but his face was gloomy and scary.
He had a vague premonition that the Qing Dynasty might be defeated in tonight's battle!
Just when Chentai was frowning, a group of fire flickered in the darkness not far outside the city wall.
The next moment, crisp gunfire sounded!
Chentai's figure suddenly stiffened, and the expression on his face froze for an instant.
A blood hole appeared on his chest, and blood flowed out gurglingly.
Through the blood hole, one can even clearly see the internal organs shattered by lead bullets.
Chentai fell limply to the ground, opened his mouth, and blood poured out of his mouth, even staining a large area of the clothes on his chest red.
The look in his eyes gradually dissipated, and his warm body began to become colder little by little!
The followers and guards around him all let out bursts of panicked shouts.
"Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!"
"Something bad has happened. The young prince has been assassinated!"
"Catch the assassin, catch the assassin quickly!"
"..."
Panic and confusion inevitably arise.
Then it spreads rapidly like a plague!
The Eight Banners soldiers in the city who were preparing to continue their counterattack against the Ming army collapsed instantly after hearing the news that Chen Tai had been assassinated.
Countless Eight Banners soldiers dropped their weapons, turned around and ran away!
The Ming army took advantage of the situation and launched a charge!
"kill!"
"Kill the prisoners!"
"Drive out the Tartars and restore China!"
"..."
Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, the Ming army vigorously pursued the defeated Qing army in the city.
With a creak, the gate of Tianjin's west gate was opened from the inside.
The defeated Qing troops in the city left the city along the west gate and fled along the official road toward the capital.
During this process, the Eight Banners and the Green Camp were no longer clearly distinguishable!
Almost all the Qing troops were fleeing, abandoning their helmets and armor, and were in a very embarrassed state.
The Ming army did not go out of the city to pursue the defeated Qing troops, but focused more on the clearance work within the city of Tianjin.
A large number of Qing troops gathered in the green camp, and the Eight Banners, in desperation, chose to throw away their weapons, kneel on the ground, and surrender to the menacing Ming army.