The weather in autumn is as usual. The so-called clear autumn air is a good weather for an outing.
However, at this place less than ten miles away from Xingshan Station, an army of Jianlu and Japanese pirates gathered and attacked from all sides, blocking the Ming army that was advancing along the official road towards Jinzhou.
The Japanese ambush troops at Chumuchong Fort and other places on the side have also moved forward, trying to attack the flank of the Ming army.
But it was obvious that although no body was seen on the flank, there was a lot of blood on the ground. It was obvious that the attempt failed.
At this time, the white-armored soldiers commanded by Aobai mobilized the elites of each banner, about two thousand people, to replace the Japanese troops on the flanks, and all of them were getting ready to go with serious expressions.
These elite soldiers all wore three layers of armor. Half of them were holding swords, shields, maces, machetes and other weapons. The other side was all holding bows and arrows. It can be seen that they were holding hard bows.
The arrow pots required by ordinary archers are one or more.
Originally, there were musketeers in the Jianlu army, the same ones that Kong Youde brought with him when he first defected to Jianlu. However, this army was completely wiped out in the Battle of Ningyuan that year. Therefore, the musketeers on Jianlu's side have been eliminated.
It is not organized, and only the Koreans still exist there. They have not been transferred here, but are only responsible for the siege of Jinzhou City.
The reason for this is not because the Korean soldiers are unreliable, but because the muskets used by the Koreans are obviously not as sophisticated as those of the Ming army. If they use muskets during the attack, they will probably lose their lives in vain. Otherwise, Dole
There was no way that Gon would not let the Korean musketeers go into battle.
Behind these Japanese troops, Yagyu Jubei also mobilized the elite of the Japanese army, including the samurai flag books and so on. They were all elite warriors of the Japanese country, and they were divided into two parts.
Some of them are iron artillerymen of the Japanese army, which sounds scary, but they are actually just shotgun troops. The other part is samurai flags with superb martial arts skills, most of them hold long two-handed katana swords. Relatively speaking, their individual combat capabilities are definitely strong.
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As for the ordinary ashigaru, those with spears in their hands are all further back. Only the Qing Batulu and the Japanese samurai in front can tear open the Ming army's defense line. These ashigaru will charge. Otherwise, they will only be consumed at most.
The Ming army's gunpowder had no other possibility.
The Ming army still relied on the chariot camp and focused on defense.
Dorgon used the telescope given to him by Yagyu Jubei and found that there were indeed not many artillery pieces in the sidecars of the Ming army.
Generally speaking, according to the practice of Ming army car camps, if two large and two small artillery pieces are installed in a side truck, this long-range artillery will be very powerful. But relatively speaking, it will also become very heavy. In this way,
Sidecars generally rely on powerful oxen or multiple horses to pull them.
However, Dorgon discovered that there were no livestock such as cattle or horses in the Ming army's camp. From another aspect, it could also be proved that there were absolutely no heavy artillery in the Ming army's sidecars because they were too heavy.
After seeing this situation, he felt more confident and his expression was no longer so grim.
You must know that the Qing Dynasty has been troubled by the Ming army's muskets from a long time ago. It finally figured out a way to deal with it, and gradually improved it in previous wars, and obtained the final weapon to deal with the Ming army's muskets, that is,
Car frame.
Since the days of Dajin, every 100 people in each Niulu (one Niulu is three hundred people) are equipped with four carriages, operated by thirty soldiers, accounting for 30%, which shows its status.
This carriage is actually the shield on the vehicle, that is, at the front of a two-wheeled vehicle, there is a shield that can cover a large area. However, this shield is made of thick wooden boards covered with cowhide and iron sheets.
The cart made in this way "cannot be moved by small bricks and stones, rolled down by large bricks, and will not burn when thrown by firewood". It has strong defensive power. It also has very strong defensive power against muskets. Basically,
It can't be penetrated.
Therefore, the carriage is the nemesis of muskets, but at the same time, it is also afraid of bombardment by medium-sized or larger artillery.
At this time, Dorgon was basically certain that the Ming army was eager to rescue Jinzhou and did not carry many heavy artillery. This gave Che Zhen a place to use!
This battle can be fought and won!
In order to contain the Ming army and create opportunities for the main attacking army, after Dorgon and Yagyu Jubei discussed it, Yagyu Jubei was responsible for sending troops to feint to contain the attack.
Before the sun even showed its power as an autumn tiger, the thunderous war drums started ringing in this corridor in western Liaoning.
"Dong dong dong..."
The Japanese troops blocking the road were the first to attack, but they were timid, obviously afraid of the power of the Ming army's muskets. They walked for a long time and did not move more than a few feet.
When Dorgon saw it, he immediately got angry. This kind of attack can contain a ghost!
So, he said seriously to Yagyu Jubei: "In this battle, you and I have sent our most elite men to flank the Ming army. If your ability to contain the Ming army is weak, is it possible that you want to kill those elites?
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After Yagyu Jubei heard this, he felt a little embarrassed when he saw those Japanese attacking and flinching, so he started to babble in Japanese.
Then, I saw a Japanese army coming forward and began to supervise the battle: those who retreated were killed, and those who failed to fight were killed!
After the military law dealt with some people, the Japanese soldiers who were responsible for containing them had no choice but to cry and howl and start to attack the Ming army.
At this point in the war, it started to look a bit like a war.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
On the side of the Ming army camp, the sound of muskets sounded continuously, and they began to harvest the Japanese soldiers who were approaching.
In the rear position of the Ming army, Japanese troops also rushed out to contain the Ming army's rear army.
All of a sudden, there were shouts of killing, gunshots, etc., all of which were heard.
Dorgon is still observing and wants to wait.
Because he saw that the Japanese army that was restraining the Ming army did not restrain the Ming army's attention at this time. Based on his many years of battlefield experience, he found that the Ming army could still deal with it calmly.
However, Yagyu Jubei watched his men fall one after another on the way to the Ming army camp. This made him very unhappy, and he began to urge Dorgon: "With just this little effort, it has already been done."
Thousands of people have died, is that enough?"
"You haven't given the order yet? We can't let all our Japanese soldiers die, right?"
"Look, at least five hundred people are dead and they still don't attack. Then you Qing soldiers will come and contain them!"
"Aren't you going to let me, the Japanese, use up the gunpowder of the Guangming Army? That would be considered a containment, right?"
"..."
Dorgon couldn't resist Yagyu Jubei's complaints, and finally issued a military order for Obai to attack.
When Obai received the military order, he did not hesitate, nor did he care that the Japanese army might not be strong enough to contain the Ming army, so he immediately ordered an attack.
One by one, the ground trucks were pushed out. There were about thirty of them, forming an uneven shield wall. One after another, like waves, they were pushed by several powerful builders as fast as possible.
The Jianlu white-armored soldiers who were covering the carriages began to attack.
The Jianlu who were hiding behind the front carriage were all selected elite archers. They held hard bows in their hands, adjusted the shooting angle, and threw arrows diagonally upward to cover the progress of the carriage.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
"Bah, bah, bah..."
The Ming army obviously also noticed this Jianlu, and the Jianlu who used the carriage must be taken care of, and the muskets followed.
Not to mention, the Jianlu were hiding behind the carriages, and the Ming army's muskets did not cause much damage to them.
As the number one Baturu of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Ao Bai was already the commander of the guard army and one of the most trusted people around the emperor, but he was also in the charging team.
This team was all elite and naturally knew how to cooperate with each other. Basically, they did not need to be commanded by Obai. With the help of the command of the carriage, they quickly moved towards the Ming army camp.
Seeing this situation in the distance, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but admired: "The elites of the Qing Dynasty are invincible in the world!"
After hearing this, Dorgon's face flashed with a hint of joy, "No, these are white-armored soldiers drawn from the Eight Banners, how can they not be elite?"
However, this glimmer of excitement soon disappeared, because he knew that the Ming army must have brought artillery to some extent, and the Ming army also knew that the best way to deal with chariots was the bombardment of artillery. Therefore, as the chariots moved
If we advance, the Ming army's artillery will definitely fire, and the Qing elite will inevitably suffer losses.
However, as long as the Qing elite can rush into the Ming army's camp, it is worth losing some white-armored soldiers.
While he was thinking this, he saw that the elite Japanese troops behind the elite elites of the Qing Dynasty had also followed up, and in a dense mass of darkness, they rushed towards the Ming army camp with the front carriage as a cover.
"kill……"
The distance was only twenty or thirty feet away. Dorgon was sweating when he saw it. At the same time, he also had a trace of doubt: Why didn't the Ming army fire yet? If they didn't fire again, it would be too late, right?
There were no Ming soldiers operating their sidecars. Did they not even have a cannon?
At this distance, even if the Ming army fired artillery and the carriage was destroyed, the loss would not be much. The Qing warriors would surely be able to break into the Ming army camp, right?
For a moment, Dorgon was a little confused.
Oboi, who was in the middle of the game, didn't think as much as he did. Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the Ming army's camp, he couldn't help but start to feel happy.
But at this moment, he finally heard the voice he had been thinking about for a long time.
"Boom boom boom..."
Smoke was coming out, not from the sidecar, but from inside the sidecar.
When Dorgon saw this scene, he was even more surprised. What were the Ming army's artillery doing? Shooting cannons into the sky, how many people could be killed when they fell? The power of iron bullets all depends on the direct bounce!
What surprised him even more was that he could see the iron bullets of the Ming Army. No, he could see the traces of the iron bullets of the Ming Army that were thrown into the air and then fell to the ground.
"..." At this moment, he was a little speechless. At this speed, it would be crazy if he could hit someone!
What happened to the Ming army's artillery?
Obai also saw the Ming army's iron bullets falling, the light ones. Of course, this was compared to the iron bullets. Seeing this, he immediately sneered and struck the "iron bullets" that fell next to him with a knife.
"Cut it off.
I, Obai, the best batulu in the Qing Dynasty, chop cannonballs with my sword!