Chapter Five Hundred and Fortieth Can't Hold It Anymore
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The desolate horn sound heralded the beginning of the general attack. Tens of thousands of Qing soldiers wearing blue armor and red armor with yellow trim roared up from behind. The rumble of horse hooves made the earth tremble.
"It finally begins!"
"Did Huang Taiji finally couldn't bear it anymore?"
"It's finally here, we can retreat!"
Whether it is Wang Zhi, Dorgon, Azige or Daishan, they are all exclaiming in their hearts. This is Huang Taiji's last trump card. After dispatching the Zhenglan Flag and Xianghuang Flag, Huang Taiji can also use
There is only one Zhenghuang Banner, and in fact the main function of the Zhenghuang Banner is to protect the emperor, so it can be said that Huang Taiji has used all his power.
On the Dahua Army position two miles away from Huangtaiji, listening to the rumble of horse hooves in the distance, Wang Zhi's face not only showed no nervousness, but also showed an expression of relief. He murmured: "Emperor
Tai Chi has finally revealed its final wealth. In this case, it’s time for us to turn over the cards.”
At this point, Wang Zhi's voice suddenly became louder, and he shouted loudly: "Come here, order all reserves to meet the enemy immediately!"
Following Wang Zhi's order, the last three phalanxes that had been watching the fierce battle for a long time began to move.
"Everyone obeys the command and stands up!"
"Wow!"
In order to save energy, the sergeants who had been ordered to sit on the ground all stood up.
"Gun on shoulder!"
"Wow!"
The neat sound of gun collision sounded in an instant!
"Great Chinese Army, advance!"
"Wow, wow, wow..."
More than 15,000 riflemen, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, marched forward in neat steps under the command of drumbeats.
Seeing that the infantry phalanx had moved forward and backward, Wang Zhi turned to a middle-aged general behind him wearing black fish scale armor, and said with a smile: "General Qi, your cavalry battalion has been watching this drama for so long. It seems that you
Are you tired of waiting?"
This middle-aged general is Qi Wuming, a member of the original Lingshan Guards. Now that Pang Gang has become the emperor, his family has also followed the rising tide and turned into a guerrilla.
Facing Wang Zhi, who used to be just an ordinary poor soldier under him, but now became his immediate boss, Qi Wuming smiled brightly, "I'll be honest with you, General Wang. I'm a bit anxious for a low position."
"Okay, since you're in a hurry, I'll start arranging work for you."
Wang Zhi pointed his hand at the place in front where the horseshoes were rising and the dust and smoke were billowing, and said to him: "General Wang, the Tatars have exposed the last bit of their wealth. We can't hide it. It's time to fight them to the death.
But most of us are infantry, and there is only one battalion of cavalry. We are at a great disadvantage when we work together. You have also seen the battle just now. If the brothers had not resisted desperately, the phalanx would have been broken. Therefore, the task of your cavalry battalion is to use the cavalry.
With our mobility and the superiority of our firearms, we can create trouble for the Tatars on the periphery, and we must not let them attack us without any distractions. Can you do it?"
Qi Wuming patted his chest and said carelessly: "No problem, this is what our cavalry battalion does, just take a look!"
Wang Zhi smiled happily: "That's good, go ahead!"
"yes!"
Qi Wuming paid a military salute to Wang Zhi and immediately jumped on his horse and ran forward.
Just when Huang Taiji and Wang Zhi were dispatching their troops, Dorgon, who had been paying attention to the situation on the central battlefield, also sent a pre-agreed signal to Duduo, who had been in contact with him.
After receiving the signal, Duduo, who understood the situation, immediately led the main force of the White Banner under his command to retreat slowly. Only a group of coated slaves and vassal soldiers of the Eight Banners of Mongolia were left in front of them, pretending to be in contact with the Dahua Army. On the other hand, Dorgon
It was the same over there, and just like that, Wang Zhi quickly noticed the changes in the two wings.
"Well. What are brothers Dorgon and Duduo doing? Do you want to retreat?"
Wang Zhi was puzzled. No matter how smart he was, he would never have expected that Dorgon would act so openly.
But don’t think about it if you don’t understand. Wang Zhi is not in too much mood to speculate on Dorgon’s actions. Now that the pressure on the two wings has suddenly been relieved, it is a good thing for the central battlefield, and it is not enough for Dahua.
The military strength is even more good news.
"Come here, tell Dong Guo and order his artillery battalion to quickly turn their guns to support Paoze on the central battlefield. That's the most dangerous time right now."
"yes!"
After a while, the rumble of horse hooves and the roar of cannons rang out in the center of the battlefield. More than 600 steps away from the military formation, bursts of cannon fire rang out, and bombs flew towards the center of the battlefield one after another.
In the past, the cavalry who were charging desperately were knocked off their feet by the continuous falling artillery fire.
"ah........"
A Qing soldier was desperately urging his horse forward when a larger shrapnel exploded next to him. A large piece of shrapnel cut off half of his head. As if the Qing soldier didn't know it, he kept riding his horse and kept going.
After galloping for a while, he suddenly fell off the horse.
At the same time, the three newly recruited phalanxes had also arrived at the front, replacing the three previous battalions that had suffered heavy casualties, allowing them to withdraw and rest after fighting for a long time.
"What, let us retreat? No, absolutely not, I want to avenge my dead brothers!"
Wei Jiang, whose eyes were red with bloodshed, refused to retreat. He was yelling at the deputy general who came to replace him with wide eyes.
The lieutenant general looked stern and said mercilessly: "Master Wei, this is Master Wang's order. You must obey it or not, otherwise you will not blame me for enforcing battlefield discipline!"
Wei Jiang was stunned for a long time, and he lost his composure and burst into tears: "Forty percent, my brothers were killed or wounded forty percent, how should I explain to their families when I go back!"
Pang Gang, who comes from later generations, has always done a good job in caring for the fallen soldiers. After a soldier is killed in battle, his memorial tablet can not only be enshrined in the Martyrs' Shrine, but his family members can also receive a large amount of compensation. As a soldier's master,
The official is even required to write a letter to the family members of each fallen soldier.
In the battle just now, Wei Jiang's Fifth Army participated in three battalions of 15,000 men, and more than 6,000 people were killed, including three thousand commanders and fourteen hundred commanders. As for the commander-in-chief,
There were countless low-level officers such as commanders. The Fifth Army Corps could be said to have been severely damaged. It would not be possible to regain its original combat effectiveness without them for three to five months. That's why Wei Jiang shed tears on the spot.
Looking at Wei Jiang who was crying profusely on the spot, the lieutenant sighed helplessly and made some gestures to the left and right. Finally, two soldiers stepped forward and dragged Wei Jiang down.
When Wei Jiang withdrew the three battalions of soldiers with scarred wounds, Hauge from the front also commanded two flags and nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses to rush into the rifle range.
"Everyone has it, the front row raises their guns and fires!"
"Bang bang bang..."
Soon, deafening gunshots rang out again on the battlefield covered with blood...
The battlefield fell into a fierce and anxious stalemate again. The stalemate made Huang Taiji's heart slowly sink to the bottom.
In Huang Taiji's expectation, no matter how powerful the newly formed Dahua army was, it would never be a match for the Qing cavalry in the field. Facing the swarming Qing cavalry, even if they were not defeated at the first touch, they would still face hundreds of thousands of them.
The rolling cavalry of the Qing Dynasty will definitely be defeated. It is only a matter of time before they retreat and retreat to the main camp.
But the fact was that Huang Taiji was severely slapped in the face. The military formation composed of Dahua's infantry not only blocked the impact of the Qing cavalry, but also beat them to heavy casualties. What does this mean? This shows that the Qing Dynasty has always been for
His proud riding and shooting skills were no longer able to gain the upper hand when faced with Dahua's firearms.
His round face was full of solemnity, and his fat hands tightened the reins of the horse. Huang Taiji hesitated. From where he was, he could see with the naked eye the battlefield a mile away. Groups of Manchu and Qing warriors were standing beside him.
Under the command of the eldest son Hauge, he charged with all his might, but was forced back by countless bullets. Most of the people were knocked to the ground by the ruthless lead bullets. Many people wailed and rolled on the ground, and finally slowly
Slowly waiting to die.
Huang Taiji's heart slowly grew cold, because for the first time he could not see the hope of victory in the battle, and he was afraid when facing Dahua's sharp firearms.
"Should we let Hauge continue to fight?" This is the most difficult question for Huang Taiji at this moment.
Although Huang Taiji was very anxious, the turning point on the battlefield was not due to human willpower. As the Dahua Cavalry also joined the battlefield, Hauge's new force not only failed to achieve the expected results, but once again
They fell into a quagmire of anxiety. Especially the addition of the Dahua Cavalry made them miserable.
Relying on their mobility which is no less than theirs, the Dahua cavalry always fired their guns at a distance of more than 200 steps, and then quickly left. After loading their ammunition, they approached them and fired again, which made the Manchu and Qing cavalry
The mobility is completely unavailable.
And more importantly, the number of these cavalry is no longer the dozens or hundreds of cavalry in the past harassment, but a full five or six thousand cavalry. With so many people firing together, the lethality produced is astonishing, and often a
With each volley of guns coming down, at least hundreds or even thousands of Qing troops would fall.
The Manchus, who had always been full of confidence and regarded themselves as Manchu warriors, were afraid. This emotion had even affected the large group of troops who were attacking the phalanx in front.
Hauge was also surprised to find that his command was not smooth. This situation was very rare for the Manchu and Qing armies, which had always maintained strict military discipline.
"Prince Su, we can't continue fighting like this. If we continue fighting like this, the foundation of our Manchu people will be broken!"
In front of Hauge, a Mele Zhangjing was kneeling in front of him and begging bitterly...