The dense rain of arrows flew towards the Ming army's chariot formation, falling on the thorn chariots and shields, making a frightening sound. Although the shields of the swordsmen and shieldmen formed a large net, most of the sergeants were protected.
Inside, there were still a few arrowheads that passed through the gaps between the shields and hit the soldiers hiding behind. The soldiers who were hit by the arrows were immediately dragged down by their companions to rescue them.
At the same time, the gunners who were closely protected by the chariot of thorns and shields also shot out the fury of revenge from the gaps between the shields. As the sound like fried beans continued to sound, lead bullets burned in the gunpowder.
Driven by the kinetic energy generated, it shoots forward rapidly.
Many Qing soldiers who were galloping on their horses, bending their bows and setting arrows, only felt a sharp pain in their bodies. Their originally strong and powerful arms immediately dropped down, and then they fell off their horses. As the saying goes, shoot the man first, shoot the horse.
In such a situation, the target of horses is indeed greater than that of people. Many war horses were shot by lead bullets while running and then raised their front hooves due to severe pain, causing their owners to fall off their horses.
Objectively speaking, the tactics used by the Qing soldiers were indeed a very advanced tactic three hundred years ago. The essence of this tactic is to attack the enemy from a long distance, attack the enemy continuously, and not let the enemy fight back.
opportunity. No matter how strong the enemy's spirit and armor are under this kind of attack, it is only a matter of time before it completely collapses.
But there is a prerequisite for this tactic, that is, when using this tactic, one's own bows and arrows have a farther range than the opponent's, and one's own bows and arrows must be better than the opponent's. Three hundred years ago, the Mongols had the longest range in the world at that time.
The most lethal combined bow (this weapon usually consists of an animal sinew on the back, a layer of horny material on the belly of the bow and a wooden frame in the middle. The draw force of this bow is between 50kg and 75kg
, and is very short and easy for cavalry to use freely, which was also the magic weapon of the Mongolian wars in the past. But the Qing soldiers were different. The bows and arrows used by the Qing soldiers emphasized accuracy and power, but their range was not as far as the Mongolian bows and arrows.
In addition, the development of firearms has now begun to exceed the range and power of bows and arrows. Therefore, the so-called encirclement and volley fire method adopted by Amul this time is destined to be a bloody encounter in front of a car formation with a large number of firearms.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
As the sound of gunfire continued, the cavalrymen who were running around the car formation fell off their horses one after another. The fate of those cavalrymen who fell off their horses was predictable. They were either beaten to death or trampled by the hooves of horses galloping behind them.
It became meat sauce.
Amul, who was watching the battle from behind, saw the usually brave and skilled warriors being shot down one by one by the Ming army like wild geese in the sky. Although he still had a gloomy expression on the surface, the hand holding the riding whip kept moving.
trembling.
A Niu Lu couldn't bear to watch anymore. He knelt down in front of Amul and cried sadly: "Sir, we can't continue to fight like this. The firearms of these Ming soldiers are too powerful. If we continue to fight like this, we will only be defeated."
The brave man died in vain!"
The muscles on Amul's face couldn't help but twitch, and all the strength in his body seemed to be taken away instantly. After a while, he finally said: "That's it, order them all to withdraw!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Soon, bursts of sad horn sounds sounded in the formation of the Qing soldiers. After hearing the horn sound, the light cavalry who were still shooting arrows at the car formation quickly retreated to their formation like an amnesty and lined up in front of Amul.
Team.
Looking at the cavalry with less than 400 people left in front of them and the expressions in the eyes of these Qing warriors who didn't know what fear was, there was a trace of fear and panic in their eyes. The corners of Amul's eyes twitched twice involuntarily.
In just half a stick of incense, more than two hundred cavalry were lost. These are all elites with blue flags. Manchus start martial arts training and assessment at the age of ten, and it takes at least ten years to train a
Qualified cavalry, but now a small lead bullet easily took away their lives. Is this still the cowardly Ming Dynasty army that I remember?
Amul's originally straight back also bent. Not only did he gain nothing this time, but he also lost more than 500 horse armor, infantry and armored men. The entire armor lost one-third of its troops, which can be said to be a serious loss of vitality.
, I’m afraid Master Abatai won’t let him go easily after he returns to Dezhou Mansion.
Looking at the Ming army's vehicle formation and the "Pang" flag erected in the distance that still stood motionless, Amul, who had been fighting for more than 20 years, felt bitter in his heart. He knew that from today on, he, the armor, would
Lazhangjing may have become the laughing stock of Xilan Banner or the entire Eight Banners.
"This Ming army surnamed Pang will definitely be my strong enemy in the Qing Dynasty in the future!"
"Withdraw your troops!"
Amul's palm was pricked with blood by his own nails and he was still unaware of it. He stared at the big flag, as if he wanted to remember the word "Pang" firmly in his heart. After a long time, he reluctantly said
Order to withdraw troops.
"Sir, what should we do with the corpses of our warriors? Shall we let them be beheaded by the Ming army to receive the reward?" A Niulu looked at the corpses of his comrades in front of him and said unwillingly: "We want to
When we withdraw our troops, we must take the bodies of those warriors back to their families."
There is a rule in the Eight Banners of the Manchus that if you seize the body of one's own warrior during the war and carry it back to your hometown, you can get half of that person's property. That's why Niu Lu asked such a question. When the Qing troops retreated just now
Except for a small number of lightly injured personnel who were able to retreat with the large group of troops, most of the corpses of the Qing soldiers who died in the battle and many seriously injured personnel were discarded at the front.
Amul sighed: "Forget it, if we take these corpses back, I don't know how many warriors we will lose. Now we can't afford to lose anymore."
Niu Lu's expression darkened after hearing this, and he silently took a few steps back without saying a word.
With the sound of trumpets that resounded throughout the battlefield, the Qing soldiers retreated slowly with the infantry as the vanguard and the cavalry behind.
"Sir, the Tatars have withdrawn their troops. We have won the battle! We have defeated those Tatar soldiers!"
Seeing the Qing soldiers finally retreating, Li Yuan and others couldn't help cheering. Pang Gang, the commander standing in the middle, gave another order, "Send out five hundred soldiers with swords and shields and go forward."
The formation of vehicles cleans the battlefield."
Soon, a group of sword and shield soldiers rushed out from the formation and began to clean up the battlefield. They chopped off the heads of the Qing soldiers from the corpses, took off their armor, and put away the weapons scattered everywhere.
The wounded Qing soldiers were also slashed, cutting off their legs, and gathering more than fifty Qing horses that had fled in all directions.
After half a stick of incense, Pang Gang's troops had reorganized their formation and were ready to start again. Da Zhuang looked at Pang Gang and asked hesitantly: "Sir, should we follow the Tatars now?"
Pang Gang sneered: "Of course, how can there be such a good thing if you want to run away after beating us? You can come and leave when you want. Do you think our place is an inn? Pass my order to form a battle formation, and the musketry soldiers and
The sword and shield bearers are on the flanks, and the pikemen are in the center and are advancing towards Sitong Town! Then spread out all the Ye Bu Sui, and report immediately if there is any situation!"
"yes!"
With the sound of drums, groups of soldiers formed small square formations, and then formed large square formations and slowly marched forward. They formed a tight formation, and with the beating of drums, they fired spears and cannons.
Like Lin, he rode his horse all night long to explore around the phalanx, slowly approaching behind the retreating Qing soldiers.
Seeing that the Ming army was chasing after them, Amul was shocked and angry. When did they, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, ignore the Ming army and follow them so closely?
Are you going to fight back? Not only Amur, but many Qing soldiers and generals are angry and aggrieved. Why don't I fight? I want to leave, why don't I?
After this battle, many Qing soldiers in Gaijiala have become afraid of this Ming army. As the saying goes, those who are stunned are afraid of their lives. This Ming army belongs to the ranks of those who do not want their lives. They have already felt in their hearts.
Having put away their past contempt for the Ming army, now they just want to leave this hellish place as soon as possible.
Fortunately, these Ming troops only formed formations to watch from a distance and did not come up to attack. This also comforted them. However, there were people watching from the side, and many Qing soldiers felt a panic that they had never experienced before.
The Qing soldiers were in the front with infantry, on horseback or on foot. There were also those with horses or horseless followers who were escorting the vehicles and baggage behind. Finally, a group of Qing soldiers were riding in the rear to guard the formation and cover those soldiers.
March with the auxiliary troops.
Pang Gang led the army and followed behind him unhurriedly. The terrain here was flat and there were no obstacles to marching on the field. Pang Gang's troops had always maintained a strict formation. The rigorous physical fitness and formation training of the Lingshan Guards also made the sergeants
Able to easily pursue enemy troops.
There was a fierce army following behind him, and no one felt comfortable. The Qing soldiers' light cavalry would turn around from time to time to harass them. Pang Gang's method of dealing with them was also very simple. When they were small in number, they would not stop moving forward to intercept them at night.
Pang Gang ordered the team to slow down. When the light cavalry saw the black and moving muzzles sticking out of the square formation, none of the Qing cavalry dared to rush up and kill them. Today's killing and the power of the firearms had already overwhelmed them.
They were completely terrified.
Not everyone among the Qing soldiers had horses, especially among the auxiliary soldiers and servants, there were even fewer people with horses, and they marched even more slowly with many mules and horses. The Qing soldiers saw the Ming Dynasty behind them.
The army just followed him a few hundred paces behind him unhurriedly, unable to shake him off no matter how hard he tried. This inevitably caused a kind of panic in the hearts of many Qing soldiers, and their marching footsteps began to scatter.
At noon, Amul finally ordered to throw away some of the looted people and bulky property in order to speed up the process, and Pang Gang accepted these things unceremoniously. In this way, the Qing soldiers threw Pang Gang and picked them up until the evening.
At that time, Amur finally withdrew to Dezhou Prefecture, their base camp in Shandong.