Li Jiucheng was impatient to wait, so Geng Zhongyi ordered the attack. He wanted to end the battle before sunset.
"go ahead!"
The Liao soldiers in Dongjiang looked with red eyes at the Ming army gunmen who were pointing at them. The expressions of the people behind were calm, but the faces of the Liao soldiers in front were pale. Because they knew that they in the front row must be
They were the first to be hit by the Ming Army's weapons system, and they will also be the first to die.
You know you will die, but don't choose, because the companions behind are not only the follow-up to the charge, but also the supervising team that wants their lives. If anyone dares to turn around or stop advancing, then the Ming army does not need to take action, the companions behind will be killed first.
their lives.
The desperadoes were created in this way. The fighting methods of the Dongjiang Liao soldiers were learned from the Grand Master Mao Wenlong. At that time, Mao Wenlong used this harsh fighting method of rear troops to control the front troops to defeat the Eight Banners cavalry of the Manchu soldiers again and again. Now, this kind of
The military model was used by his subordinates on the battlefield against their comrades.[
I don’t know what the underworld Master Mao would think when he saw this scene, and how he would scold the group of disciples and disciples he left behind.
After fighting until now, Shi Dayong suddenly thought of a question, that is, who is leading the rebels on the opposite side?
Judging from the size and combat effectiveness of the rebels, it is very likely that Kong Youde personally led them. Otherwise, who among the rebels would be qualified to lead such a large army.
If it wasn't Kong Youde who was leading this army, then who would it be?
Suffering from not knowing much about the situation of the rebels, Shi Dayong knew exactly who his opponent was. But it didn't matter now - thousands of rebels had already rushed forward.
The moment of decisive battle has arrived!
"The rebels are coming! Don't move, everyone, hold still! Listen to my order before firing!"
The officers loudly reminded the soldiers around them, and they themselves held their breath and held the fire weapons in their hands tightly.
The first row is the heavily armored wolf cavalry, the second and third rows are Jinzhou veterans, mainly Changping soldiers, the captive soldiers are arranged in the middle, and the last row is Wang Tiande's 500 soldiers. Cao Bianjiao leads one hundred soldiers.
Fifty wolf cavalrymen were making their last gasps on the flanks.
Shi Dayong's available troops were 1,400 men, but his opponent attacked with nearly 5,000 men, including 2,700 powerful Dongjiang Liao soldiers.
The soldiers were all armed with muskets, and there were broadswords and spears on the ground, which were used for the final hand-to-hand fight.
The formation of the rebel attack is very dense, which means that after reaching the gunfire range, the two sides will start shooting at each other, or "queuing up to shoot" is more appropriate to describe the confrontation between the two armies.
This was also the first all-firearms battle that Shi Dayong commanded in this era. Little did he know that the scene that was about to take place would be repeated by Westerners more than a hundred years later.
Courage, both sides are fighting for courage. Whoever cannot hold on will fail.
This is a confrontation with great disparity in power, and it is also a firearms shooting battle that transcends the times. All of this is not just the wings of butterflies, but also comes from Sun Yuanhua, who is obsessed with Western-style military.
Objectively speaking, the new firearms battalion of the Dengzhou Infantry created by Sun Yuanhua is a completely modern army. Their firearms and tactics are at the forefront of the times, even ahead of Westerners a hundred years later.
In the time and space without Shi Dayong, Kong Youde's rebels gave full play to the advantages of Western-style warfare. If it hadn't been for the 5,000 Liaodong cavalry and dozens of Hongyi cannons transferred by the Ming court, I am afraid that he would not have failed at all.
Without the barrier of the city wall and the cover of artillery, it is quite difficult for the Jinzhou Army, which is at a disadvantage, to withstand the dense formation of the rebels and fire cannon fire. This cannot be compensated by courage and bloodshed.[
However, the battle of war is the battle of spears and shields, to prevent the enemy from attacking and to make the enemy unable to block his own attack.
Now what the Jinzhou Army has to do is to be able to withstand the opponent's spear with its own "shield". If it can withstand it, everything will be fine. If it can't withstand it, there is no need to say anything. It is just a word of death anyway.
The shield of the Jinzhou Army is the heavily armored wolf cavalry in the front row. They will use the heavy armor on their bodies to defend their comrades behind them from the rebels' guns.
"It would be nice if there were artillery here!"
Jiang Wanli had no regrets. If he had a few cannons now, he could create several gaps in the opponent's dense formation. Even if it didn't work, it would also make their formation disperse, thus giving himself an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Li Dashan on the side said calmly: "Without artillery, this battle has to be fought. We can't just run away for our lives."
Shi Dayong did not say anything to comfort him, and his expression was solemn. He thought the rebels would fire. However, the rebels did not fire.
The reason why there was no artillery fire was not that the rebels did not want to fire artillery, but that the gunners were not yet capable of carrying out such close artillery fire. They were only halfway through learning Western artillery before they became rebels. If they were allowed to fire artillery now, I am afraid the artillerymen would have a lot of trouble.
Most of them exploded among their own people.
However, in Li Jiucheng's view, it doesn't matter whether he can fire or not. If he still can't win against a force several times his opponent's, then he can just wipe his neck with a knife.
Li Jiucheng was full of confidence in Geng Zhongyi and those Dongjiang Liao soldiers, and had an indescribable sense of pride.
Once upon a time, this sense of pride appeared repeatedly on the Liaodong battlefield when fighting against foreign enemies.
Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred and twenty steps
"Fire the gun!"
Almost at the same time, both sides fired cannons.
Amidst the roar of gunfire, a cloud of black smoke rose over the battlefield. Due to the strong wind, the black smoke quickly dispersed. Shi Dayong could not clearly see what was happening on the other side, so he could only wait anxiously for the black smoke to dissipate.
The Jinzhou Army was also shocked by the thunderous sound of fire. After their ears got used to it, they heard the screams and cries from the opposite side, as well as the shouts of the leader of the other side. There were more than a hundred bandits lying in front of them.
's corpse.
A dozen wolf cavalrymen in the first row fell, and behind them, a dozen Changping soldiers fell to the ground, groaning in pain.
"Fire the gun!"
Before the rebels could react to the cannon fire, the Jinzhou Army's second round of cannon fire was launched, and the third and fourth rounds were launched without any time interval.
Sun Yuanhua's Western-style tactics do not yet have the concept of three-stage shooting. He has always emphasized the use of concentrated firepower to suppress the opponent, and then attack with vehicles and camps. This concept is firmly rooted in the Dongjiang generals who are superstitious about firearms and enemy theory, so they will understand
The army's previous art of blunderbuss was eliminated, and the overwhelming blow advocated by Sun Yuanhua was adopted.[
Therefore, after the cannon fire just now, the rebels simultaneously fired a thousand cannons from the first five rows.
It was obvious that most of the muskets of the Liao soldiers were removed by the wolf cavalry protected by heavy armor. The distance between the two sides was 120 steps. This distance could allow soldiers wearing only cotton armor to be hit, but it could not hit them.
The wolf cavalry, wearing dozens of kilograms of iron armor and two layers of cotton armor, fell down.
The dozens of wolf cavalry who fell were knocked down by the powerful gunfire. The wolf cavalry who did not fall also felt the suffocating force of the blow on their chests. The feeling was as if their hearts suddenly ached.
It’s the same as breathing.
The Jinzhou Army's continuous shooting formed a fog on the battlefield, and no one on both sides knew the killing effect. However, it was obvious that the rebel formations began to become sparse.
No matter how courageous a person is, he will feel scared when he sees his companions constantly falling down and that he may become the next person to die at any time.
A large hole appeared in front of the rebels, but it was quickly filled by those behind.
"dash forward!"
Geng Zhongyi judged that the Ming army in front of him had finished firing the muskets in their hands, and he couldn't wait to order the entire army to charge.
"superior!"
Under the officer's orders, the Liao soldiers began to surge forward like a tide. The sound of firing muskets sounded from time to time.
"Change dressing, free fire!"
After discovering that the rebels were charging forward, Shi Dayong immediately ordered free fire, delaying the rebels' charge. The soldiers hurriedly charged the fire weapons, and the soldiers in the back row who had not fired the weapons raised the fire weapons, and there was a burst of chaos in front of them.
boom.
Compared with queue firing, this kind of free-firing shotgun is obviously much less powerful, but it gives those companions who are concentrating on loading ammunition a great deal of confidence and sense of security. On the battlefield, the greatest sense of security is around you.
There are also companions.
However, at this time, the difference between the soldiers was immediately visible. The captive soldiers began to be afraid, and many of them were already looking back.
The five hundred rebels under Wang Tiande still maintained their fighting formation. Their presence made the captive soldiers who wanted to run away dare not move lightly for a while.
"Kill, the officers and soldiers are out of gunpowder, charge!"
"You are all handsome and have orders. If you defeat these officers and soldiers, each of them will be rewarded with five taels of silver, and there will be wine and meat in the evening!"
The Liao soldiers in Dongjiang heard that the sound of fire from the Ming army on the opposite side was not that dense. After a brief panic, their morale was greatly boosted. They thought that the Ming army had no medicine, so they started to make noises one after another.
The Liao soldiers rushed out from behind the black smoke, either directly jumping over the corpses of their companions on the ground, or stepping on their corpses to continue the attack. At this time, the fire commander in the front row of the Jinzhou Army had not yet loaded the medicine.
"Grandma, we can't let them get close to us!"
Attack always takes the initiative, while defense can only be passive!
Shi Dayong's face turned grim: Thousands of rebels were rushing over. If they didn't counterattack, they might be surrounded. In that case, failure would be imminent. After all, most of the people fighting around him had not yet fought with the rebels.
The spirit of the army to fight to the bitter end.
"General, Wolf Rider!"
Amidst the screams, Shi Dayong saw Cao Bianjiao leading the remaining more than a hundred wolf cavalry troops to charge towards the rebels again. Everyone could clearly see that the armor on their bodies was gone!
War horses could no longer carry heavy armor and charge, so Cao Bianjiao chose a charge similar to a suicide attack at the critical moment. He wanted to buy the infantry time to fire again.
Xiao Cao! Shi Dayong's eyes turned red because there was no point in passive defense. He swung his sword forward. If the Wolf Cavalry Army was destroyed, the Jinzhou Army would lose all chances of victory.
"Jinzhou Army advances!"
When they meet on a narrow road, the brave wins, so Shi Dayong chose to attack again.
"Brothers, follow me!"
The first one to rush out was Peng Dachui, the leader of the horse thieves. None of the horse thieves were afraid, so they rushed out with their horses and swords.
Seeing the general rushing out with his sword, Changping soldiers hurriedly rushed forward. The wolf cavalry could not run due to the heavy armor on their bodies, so they could only continue to shoot at the rebels with their muskets.
Some of the captive soldiers rushed forward, but some did not move. However, angry shouts soon came to their ears, and several soldiers were immediately chopped down to the ground.
"Fuck it all for me!"
Guo Yi waved the long knife in his hand with a ferocious expression. Beside him, Qi Sanbao was frightened and his face turned green.