The weather in May was already relatively hot. The team walked all morning, and at noon the scorching sun shone directly on people's bodies, and everyone was sweating profusely.
He looked up at the scorching sun. Shi Bowen, the captain of the soldiers who had been guarding Pang Gang's side, glanced at the sweaty people who were walking, urged his horse to take two steps forward and whispered to Pang Gang: "Sir, the weather is too bad.
It’s hot, and some people will suffer from heatstroke if we continue walking like this.”
Pang Gang shook his head, "No, our whereabouts have been exposed. We must leave here immediately, otherwise it will be bad when the Tatar brigade gets entangled. Don't forget that we are still bringing more than 3,000 people with us. These people don't have
What is the ability to protect ourselves? Once we encounter a large group of clearing troops, it will be difficult for us to take care of them, so not only can we not stop, we have to speed up."
"Then shall we continue to attack the Tatar villages?" As soon as Shi Bowen said these words, even he felt that he was an idiot for asking. He quickly lowered his head for fear that Pang Gang would notice the blush on his face.
Pang Gang chuckled: "Bowen, didn't you ever think about it before you spoke?"
Shi Bowen touched his head and smiled sheepishly. In fact, Shi Bowen was not stupid. If he were a fool, Pang Gang wouldn't let him be the captain of his own soldiers. He was just a bit outspoken.
Fortunately, Pang Gang did not continue on this issue. He looked to the south, then squinted his eyes and said leisurely, "It's been almost seven or eight days since we disturbed them. It's time to go home."
Yes, Pang Gang is about to return home. After burning, killing, and plundering other people's territory for so many days, Pang Gang and his men are a little tired. Since their whereabouts have been discovered by the Qing army, what good things have they done these days?
It was time to spread the news to Huang Taiji's ears, and it was time to return home. Otherwise, if we were to be surrounded by a large Tatar army, our mere few thousand men and horses would not be enough to fill their teeth.
Just when Pang Gang was lost in thought, a dozen fast horses came running from a distance, and there were five or six knights on the horses who looked like they were resting at night. After they ran to the front of the team, they were responsible for guarding Pang Gang's several cavalrymen.
He also rode up to meet him.
One of the leaders, Ye Busuo, showed a sign and said a few words to the soldiers. The soldiers nodded and let them go.
Soon, those Ye Buzuo arrived in front of Pang Gang. After dismounting and standing still, Ye Busuou, the leader, immediately reported loudly: "Ye Busuhou, the foreign affairs committee member, met your Excellency in the past."
"Excuse me, what happened?" Pang Gang knew that if there was no emergency, he would not be in such a hurry these nights.
"Your Excellency, I and others discovered a group of Tatar cavalry galloping towards our army more than ten miles away. The flag is the Tatar red flag."
"Oh, the Tatars reacted so quickly!" Pang Gang was slightly surprised, and then asked: "Did you see clearly the number of Tatars? From which direction did they come?"
Gu Chen nodded and said solemnly: "I did a rough count and found that the number of Tatars is about five thousand. They are all elite cavalry. They came from the west."
"To the west? That's the direction of Shengjing." Pang Gang murmured to himself, and then immediately ordered: "Send the order, the cavalry will immediately disperse to the two wings to hide, and the entire army will immediately form a formation to prepare to meet the enemy!"
"Beep beep beep beep..."
The shrill whistle soon sounded, and the team that was walking quietly on the plain suddenly began to boil, as if a ladle of cold water was poured into a pot. The team that had been stretched into a long straight line immediately began to shrink.
stand up.
The infantry began to order the rescued Han people to arrange the carts into a circular defensive formation, and all the people were surrounded. The infantry formed a square formation to block the front, and the cavalry protected them.
On both wings.
Just as Pang Gang was commanding his soldiers to get into position, there was a rumble of horse hooves in front of them. Amidst the bursts of horse hooves, a cloud of dust and smoke appeared in front of everyone. They saw that the cloud of smoke was getting closer and closer. Finally, Pang Gang
He saw a large red flag appear in front of him, and then a large number of red flags followed closely, flying and dancing in the scorching sun. Under the densely packed flags, there were all knights in red armor, with black and pointed helmet tops.
Above, fiery red helmet tassels fluttered.
The Qing soldiers were getting closer and closer, and the sound of horse hoofs was getting louder and louder. It seemed that the earth was shaking under the impact of iron hoofs. The Han people surrounded by carts had never seen such a battle before. They were all trembling with fear.
Crowded together, some even closed their eyes and prayed for God's blessing.
It's just that such a formation is only a piece of cake for the Qingzhou Army, which has been through battles for a long time. After several battles, the Qingzhou Army has transformed into an elite division that will remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai.
Now, the development of the Qingzhou Army can be said to have gone through three stages. The first stage was when Pang Gang became a member of the Hundred Households. At that time, Pang Gang's army mainly used cold weapons, supplemented by blunderbuss.
During this period, spearmen and sword and shield soldiers were the main arms. The second stage was after Pang Gang was promoted to Qianhu. At that stage, Pang Gang's army was already equipped with Rumi guns, which could be regarded as an army and a half.
An army with hot weapons.
After Pang Gang was promoted to the commander of Qingzhou, Pang Gang began to equip Mini rifles. This weapon with long range and fast loading can be regarded as a truly modern weapon. Until this time, Pang Gang's army
It can be called a modern hot weapon army.
Therefore, although Pang Gang sometimes regretted why the "Encyclopedia of Modern Weapons" did not have a picture of the big killer machine gun known as the Cavalry Terminator, but then he thought about it, God has been good enough to him, giving him such a
A cheating artifact, what more could I ask for.
However, although Pang Gang only had a muzzleloader in his hand at this moment, this did not affect the confidence of Pang Gang and his soldiers. More than 5,000 infantrymen lined up neatly in front of the formation had already formed five lines. Between each other
Only five steps apart, they had already loaded their ammunition, with their rifle butts on their shoulders, looking indifferently ahead, just waiting for the commander to give the order and then shoot the cold bullets at the target.
The rumble of horse hoofs stopped, and the black cavalry stopped a mile away from the Ming army's formation. From the distance of the Qing soldiers, one could clearly see the square formation of the Ming army not far away.
Formation. The leader of the team, Gushan'er Zhenying Erdai, reined in his horse, and the Qing troops around him also pulled the reins of their horses and stopped. Each of them was stout, riding steadily on the horse, and it was faintly visible that they were full of hostility.
Their faces were full of arrogance, as if they were tired from running. The horses under them kept snorting and snorting heavily.
Looking at the motionless Ming army in front of him, Ying Erdai couldn't help but be surprised. The calmness of this Ming army was really beyond his expectation. On the endless plain, he saw that the cavalry could be so calm in array to face the enemy.
, even the most elite infantry of the Ming army could only do this! But in a blink of an eye, Ying Erdai saw the thousands of people behind them surrounded by car formations in the center, and couldn't help laughing, pointing to the front and saying.
"The commander-in-chief of this Ming army is so confused that he even has to take the people with him to escape. Could it be that he wants to imitate Liu Bei and win people's hearts? It's a pity that he can't be Liu Bei, and I'm not Cao Cao!"
"Hahaha..." The generals behind Ying Erdai also laughed, with a hint of ferocious look on their expressions.
Ying Erdai looked back at the generals and shouted loudly: "Everyone has seen it. The Chinese dogs who killed our people these days are in front. They also rescued the slaves we captured. Now those slaves are
Hiding behind that thin car formation and shivering! Warriors of the Qing Dynasty, tell me now, what should we do?"
"Kill them, kill them!"
A sound like a roaring mountain and a tsunami sounded in front of the formation. All the Qing soldiers took out their long bows, with anger in their eyes, glaring at the Ming army in front wearing armor of the same color as them. The people around Shengjing
They already knew the news that dozens of villages had been slaughtered. Most Manchus living in Shengjing had few relatives and friends living nearby. When they heard that the murderer of their tribe was right in front of them,
Without any orders from the leader, the Tatars were already furious with murderous intent.
"Hey..." Ying Erdai pulled out the sword gifted by Huang Taiji from his waist, pointed forward and shouted loudly: "Now, I order everyone to charge! Kill!"
"Kill!"
Following Ying Erdai's order, five thousand Qing cavalrymen immediately rushed forward on horseback, and the rumble of horse hooves resounded across the land again.
As the cavalry charged, the ground trembled faintly, and finally began to tremble violently. It seemed that at the same time, ocean-like flags appeared from the ends of the horizon on all sides. Countless Qing army knights rushed towards them, and the darkness was overwhelming.
Boundless, they let their horses run wildly, and the sound of iron hooves shook everyone's hearts. Facing such an offensive, those who were more timid would have been so scared that they would wet their pants.
Pang Gang stood in the center, watching the Qing offensive in the distance with an expressionless expression. After seeing that the cavalry had rushed into a distance of 400 steps, he shouted loudly: "Ready... to fire!"
"Fire!"
"Fire!"
Following the order from General Qian, who was in the first row on the left side of the infantry, a thousand infantrymen in the first row who were already impatiently prepared immediately pulled the trigger!
The power of a thousand Mini rifles fired in an instant was astonishing. The Han people in the car formation behind the queue only heard a thunderous sound, and then a burst of white smoke rose up. In their opinion,
The Qing army rushed towards them like a fierce force, like a bitten apple, with a corner missing from the front.
This first round of volleys stunned the charging Qing soldiers, and at least hundreds of cavalry fell off their horses.