In front of Taiping Fort, a large number of troops began to fight, blood and sweat blended on the ground, and a level ground was artificially cleared.
And in the sky not far away, it seems that they are avoiding these huge humans. Even the birds have disappeared, only a few lonely clouds are moving slowly.
"Crackling——"
"Crackling——"
The two armies marched forward in unison.
A large amount of thick smoke filled the military formation, causing all accuracy to fail. Only the musketeers loaded and fired numbly.
Above their heads, a large number of artillery roared in the air, leaping into the enemy camp, damaging morale.
"I never thought that Jiannu would also have musketeers."
Li Jingwu stood guard at the top of the city, with his hands on the female wall, his face full of disbelief.
Chen Yongfu, who was on the side, deeply hid the shock in his eyes and said in a deep voice:
"Jiannu has always had a strong ability to imitate. Wasn't it true that our Ming Dynasty's most powerful artillery was also imitated by him?"
"But I've also learned how to carry a gun."
Li Jingwu still found it hard to believe that this Ming Dynasty's trump card was actually copied.
How harmful this is to our own side.
This largest musketeer confrontation in history, which took place in Liaodong, really frightened everyone.
The Ming army was shocked by the Qing soldiers' muskets, while the Qing army was intimidated by the artillery.
Haug frowned and looked at the roaring artillery and the shells that destroyed the formation, and he felt extremely unhappy.
"How come the Ming army has artillery? And it's a red cannon."
"It was probably transported by sea."
The deputy general Nikan on the side showed a helpless look: "The navy of the Ming army has always been powerful, and the ships have strong carrying capacity. It is not a problem to bring in some artillery."
"We don't have a navy!"
Haug was quite angry, but somewhat helpless.
"snort!"
After watching the battle for a long time, the soldiers from the two armies were fighting back and forth, which was very lively.
But whether it is artillery or muskets, the accuracy at this period depends on God's arrangement, unless it is crowded and rushes forward without fear of death.
Just like the fearless Qing army before.
But now the Manchus are also afraid, they are no longer so reckless, they are cautious, and they are not close to death.
"General, it's almost eighty steps."
Nikan on the side watched the battle and said with fear.
"What happened to Eighty Steps?"
"The Ming army is still moving forward. They have more people than us, so we will suffer a loss."
Once the Musketeers are close to the effective range, the further forward they face each other, the higher the damage will be.
In history, the famous British lobster soldiers relied on their boldness at about thirty steps to scare the enemy.
Because most of the soldiers are made of flesh, they are also afraid. At a range of fifty steps, a round of musketry can take away three people.
However, the lobster soldiers could quickly make up for themselves, but the opponent did not have such discipline and courage, so they could only be defeated.
Nikan couldn't help but trembled: "Look, the formation is a little loose, and the soldiers can't hold it anymore."
"withdraw--"
Hauge gritted his teeth tightly and struggled to say a word.
At this time, the Qing army breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew to the two wings. The cavalry on the side also began to cover.
Opposite Chen Yongfu also breathed a sigh of relief: "They really can't hold on."
"We can't hold on much." Li Jingwu sighed: "There are too many casualties, but we can't trust our sons' lives here."
A tragic victory is definitely not what the two of them are pursuing.
Likewise, Hauge cannot afford this one-to-one substitution style of play.
He immediately raised his palms, turned his head and shouted: "Send the order, order Sauron's soldiers to move forward and fight -"
At this point, Hauge knew he couldn't retreat.
Because there is not much gunpowder left.
There was already a shortage of saltpeter in Liaodong, and now in this battle, almost all the gunpowder he carried was consumed, so he could only use it as a fire stick.
If you can't take advantage of this opportunity to fight, it will be wasted.
The horses gradually began to divert like a flood changing its course, and the heavy cavalry of the former army ran towards the northwest.
After the musketeers retreated and the two groups of cavalry pressed forward, Haug personally led the army, leading the brave Sauron people, and slowly came in, forming three groups of cavalry, with the front like a pin character and a cluster of arrows.
The horses started running again, the armored knights rising and falling on their horses, the horses' hooves digging up the soil on the ground, and a large amount of dust filled the air.
The Ming army was not afraid of this. They had been practicing cavalry for a long time and came towards them. Li Jingwu personally went into battle.
With a wide cross-section, the Qing army had a strength advantage and its momentum was very strong.
"Kill——" Li Jingwu showed no fear.
When the musketeers retreated, the entire battlefield was handed over to the cavalry.
The cavalry from both sides gradually approached, seemingly slowly but actually quickly.
Li Jingwu's ears were covered with fur and mail, but he also heard the whistling of the wind in his ears. Things on the ground became increasingly blurry, and only the cavalry soldiers running parallel on both sides seemed to be still.
"Hmph!" Looking at the enemy troops getting closer and closer, a ferocious smile appeared on his face: "Boys, take out the muskets."
"Thunder bang bang."
There was a sound like fried beans in the wind. When Haug looked up, bursts of gunpowder smoke were everywhere.
There was a crashing sound of "ding ding ding", and even his shoulder was obviously hit. It was embedded in the armor and blocked by the silk inside.
But the heavy force shook his whole body.
"How come the cavalry has muskets? Why didn't I see it?"
Haug was shocked.
What's going on with the Ming army? Can't they live without muskets?
"Crack -" He quickly approached a rider, raised his knife and dropped it, killing him.
I saw the blunderbuss in his hand.
He looked back and saw that the large number of cavalrymen had not been hit by the muskets, only some unlucky ones.
However, many war horses were frightened, and many horses stumbled. The cavalry were unable to control them.
This gave the Ming army an excellent opportunity.
You must know that on the battlefield, any opportunity is fleeting and can even determine the outcome of a war.
Li Jingwu has been a soldier for many years and has long been aware of this, not to mention that he created such an opportunity himself.
He roared: "Kill Jiannu——"
At this time, the Ming Dynasty cavalry was a combination of elite cavalry such as Chuang soldiers, frontier troops, Guan Ning troops, and the Western army. They had been tempered for many years.
Whether it is armor, weapons, or morale, they are no different from those of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and even exceed them in some aspects.
Therefore, Li Jingwu had no fear and was eager for the cavalry to truly defeat the Qing army in a battle.
However, the Qing army always looked at the Ming army in the same way, thinking that the cavalry was invincible, but when they came into contact with it, they were immediately shocked.
The two armies fought for more than an hour, and it could be said that there was no winner or loser.
Tactically it was a draw.
But strategically, judging from the sparse population of the Qing army, they lost miserably.