Chapter eight hundred and twenty sixth breaking through the fortifications
A standard fire reconnaissance found all the firepower points of the Peasant Army. The Peasant Army was also very unfamiliar with this kind of combat method. During the indiscriminate bombing, the Peasant Army's artillery was basically eradicated, and the earthen walls were also demolished one after another.
Four large and small gaps were blown up.
Under the cover of the hand-pushed oars, the Runing Army began to move forward. This time they marched to a distance of about fifty steps without encountering any fire from the peasant army. The big drums of the Runing Army's main formation and the drums of the drummers were heard.
They all sounded at the same time, and with a command "Charge!", a large number of soldiers of the Runing Army rushed out from behind the oar car.
Those soldiers were all hatchetmen wearing plate armor. A group of more than a dozen of them rushed to the trench in front of the peasant army carrying long ladders. As soon as they reached the edge of the trench, the long ladder was set up, and then it was immediately heavy
The ground was laid flat, covering the opposite side of the trench, forming wooden bridges over the trench.
There were sharp long hooks at both ends of those trenches. Depending on the weight of the long ladder falling, those long hooks were nailed into the ground and fixed the long ladders. And the wood used for those long ladders was also thickened.
The weight of the person who can afford to walk on the long ladder. And the back of those long ladders, that is, the top of the long flat ladders, are nailed with pieces of wood, just enough for people to stay. But if you turn the long ladder around, you can
The rungs are exposed to form a ladder, so it is a very cleverly designed siege equipment.
At this time, the chariots behind the oars also moved forward. They gradually drove to the edge of the ditch to provide cover for the charging soldiers. At this moment, the peasant army's counterattack finally started.
Fire blunderbuss, bows and arrows were fired densely, but they hit the plate armor of the Runing Army soldiers, basically causing no harm. Only a dozen Runing Army soldiers who were shot in the face and legs were injured and fell into the trench.
under.
But then, the two remaining artillery pieces opened fire. The shotshells swept across the two bridge decks, immediately beating dozens of Runing soldiers to pieces. Seeing this, the covering artillery car also took aim and opened fire without firing.
After a few shots, the two Peasant Army artillery pieces also misfired one after another.
The peasant army's shooting did not stop the Runing army's charge at all. A group of axe-gunners shouted and rushed into the gap, and another group of Runing army axe-gunners rushed out from behind the oar car. They were still carrying their long spears.
Ladder, crossed the small wooden bridge, then set up a long ladder on the earth wall, and climbed up towards the earth wall.
Following closely behind the axe-men were the musketeers. They also crossed the ditch and looked up with muskets. Whenever they saw any peasant soldiers who dared to show their heads on the earthen wall, they would fire a row of volleys to cover the climbing axes.
The gunmen climbed up the wall.
The entire battle has progressed to this point, and the Runing Army's tactical movements have been completed smoothly. Yang Rusong from the rear was holding up a telescope to watch. He couldn't help but smile and praise: "Master Shu! Attacking and defending the fortified city, you are indeed the Runing Army."
Number 1, your soldiers have been trained very well!"
"Where! Where! Hahaha——!" Although Shumo tried hard to put on a serious expression and say a few polite words, his grinning mouth could not close.
The axe-gunners who rushed into the gap immediately ran into the group of soldiers arranged by the peasant army behind the earth wall. Most of the peasant army soldiers were sword and shield hands, and they were all veterans who were good at individual combat.
The advantage of sword and shield wielders is that they are very flexible. But when they met the ax gunners of the Runing Army, their weaknesses were immediately revealed. Because the weight of swords and shields is too light compared to the ax guns, as long as the soldiers
With the blades intersecting, it is difficult to control one's movements and expose one's own open door.
The axe-gunners all wear well-made plate armor, which means they can change direction and wear the shield on themselves. Therefore, the soldiers of the Runing Army can basically ignore their own defense and focus on wielding their axes and spears.
prick.
Therefore, although the number of axemen who crashed into the peasant army array was small, they still chopped down the peasant army array into concave shapes.
The axe-gun soldiers who climbed up the wall quickly killed the peasant army on the wall. They cleared sections of the city wall and covered the subsequent fire-gun soldiers who climbed up the wall. After the fire-gun soldiers were almost there,
These axemen also rushed down the wall and joined in the fight with the peasant army.
Although there were more and more Runing soldiers rushing down from the wall and rushing in from the gap, after all, the reinforcements of the peasant army were relatively close. So the gap in the number of people was getting bigger and bigger. And at this moment, the people who climbed up
The firecrackers on the city wall also began to line up, and then they aimed at the reinforcements of the peasant army and began to fire volleys.
This two-pronged attack immediately overwhelmed the peasant army. They were killed by the Runing army and retreated step by step, and gradually distanced themselves from the front-line axe-lancers. After the distance was established, the axe-lancers also
Gradually, formations began. From individual fighting alone to cooperation of three people, to team combat of ten people, and finally evolved into a "wheel tactic" of three teams.
This rolling "wheel" bit into the formation of the peasant army, causing particularly severe casualties to the peasant army. Those peasant soldiers who avoided the rolling "wheel" just retreated at first, but when they saw the "wheel" of the Runing army,
The "wheel" was unstoppable and moving very fast. Finally, they could no longer hold their position and began to turn around and flee backwards.
The gunmen on the wall then rushed down the wall. Under the orders of the frontline officers and the beating of the drummers, the Runing army finally formed phalanxes. There was no suspense in the subsequent battle.
The Ning army's long-range and short-range attacks were simply difficult for the peasant army to resist, and the fortifications carefully built by the peasant army fell into the hands of the Runing army.
At this time, the auxiliary troops outside the trench also began to divide into two parts. One group was filling in the trench, and the other group was expanding the gap in the earth wall and smoothing the road in the gap. They wanted to let the Runing Army's
Artillery and tanks can be successfully deployed on the battlefield.
"Let the cavalry charge faster, and rush out the official dogs before they have a firm foothold. Ergou! You lead the troops forward to supervise the battle, and those who retreat will be beheaded immediately. Let the troops who retreat also quickly form a team, and immediately
Follow the cavalry and charge. Damn it! Without ditches and walls, we can't stop Butcher Wu here." He Yaoqi, who was watching the battle from behind, was also anxious. He didn't even bother to ask Tian Jianxiu's opinion and immediately issued the order.
As soon as the Runing Army's phalanx was formed, they saw the fleeing Peasant Army making way to both sides, and from the space that gave way, the Peasant Army cavalry rushing over was revealed. These Peasant Army cavalry had already
Walking quickly and getting ready to sprint.
"Reject the horses! Get ready!" The officer commanding the phalanx immediately issued the order, and several Runin soldiers who had been staying behind, carrying a swarm of bees on their backs, immediately ran to the front of the phalanx, put down a swarm of boxes, and waited for the farmers.
The charge of military cavalry.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the peasant army's cavalry rushed in. The soldiers beside the boxes immediately lit a swarm of bees, and then ran desperately behind the phalanx. The axe-gunners in the front rows of the phalanx also stepped on their axe-guns.
At the rear, the axes and guns were placed at various angles, forming a formation of spears and flowers, waiting for the peasant army cavalry to charge into the formation.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Rows of rockets flew out, immediately making holes in the peasant army cavalry array. However, although the density of the rockets was very high, the launch angle was too small after all, and they were not hit by the rockets.
The peasant army cavalry still maintained their formation and charged towards the phalanx.
"Bang bang bang—!" Then came the firing of the firecrackers. The firing of the firecrackers only lasted four rounds, and there was no time to rotate. The cavalry of the peasant army rushed in fifty steps. The firecrackers were unable to see the situation.
Wonderful, under the orders of the officers, they all ran towards both sides of the phalanx, trying to get out of the way of the enemy cavalry. However, a few gunmen who were running behind were brought down by the peasant army cavalry.
"Puff puff puff——!" Groups of war horses and their knights were pricked with holes by the spears and flowers. But the ax spears were not as long as the spears after all, so some axemen were also pierced by the spears. Others were pierced by the spears.
The Axeman was so shocked that he vomited blood and fell limply on his comrades behind him.
Then the second row of cavalry from the Peasant Army rushed in again. This time, the cavalry in charge were much larger because they were not hit by firecrackers. However, they still did not break through the square formation. The small number of cavalry on both sides relied on their own strength.
The excellent horsemen moved to the side, but most of the cavalry in the middle suffered the same fate as the first row.
Then there’s the third row….
After the third row charged into the formation, the front row of the Runing Army's axe-gunners had already suffered a large number of casualties. However, these axe-gunners were all composed of backbones and had a strong will to fight. Therefore, in the end, the phalanx once again reluctantly
Blocked the peasant army's cavalry charge. However, at this time, the Runing army's phalanx was already at the end of its strength.
But at this time, the cavalry of the Peasant Army did not dare to carry out such a life-threatening charge. The cavalry of the Peasant Army had always been in the mouth of the leaders of each battalion, and they had always been pampered, so their will to fight a tough battle had
I don’t know how many times it has been weakened. But now, the peasant army’s cavalry is better than most of the Ming army’s cavalry, but compared with the Runing army and the Qing army’s cavalry, it is simply a world of difference.
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For the cavalry, the will to fight, especially the essence of chivalry as mentioned in the East and the West, is an indomitable fighting style. When facing a hail of bullets, the cavalry must also rush forward fearlessly. It is a kind of death that does not mean you die.
This is my fighting style. Therefore, it can be said that the fearless spirit of the peasant army cavalry has not been shown at all today.
But as a result, the following rows of peasant army cavalry also retreated. They all reined in their horses and no longer dared to collide with the Runing Army's spear formation. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Runing Army's phalanx also immediately moved forward and backward.
Changing positions, the fresh troops in the back row were moved to the front row, and a complete square formation was immediately formed. The gunmen also ran to the front and started shooting freely at the peasant army cavalry who had stopped running.
When they heard the sound of gunfire, the peasant army cavalry immediately became frightened, whipped their horses desperately, and ran towards the rear.