Almost in the blink of an eye, at least several soldiers were killed by Cheng Yan.
Dozens of soldiers who kept up with Cheng Yan actually reported that their speed was only slightly slower than Cheng Yan's, but what greeted them was the cruel roar.
The bodies that rushed forward seemed to be hit hard by heavy objects. Their bodies staggered and flew out involuntarily.
There were originally dozens of people, but with this roar, eighty or ninety percent of them were blown away on the spot.
There were only two or three people who looked at the soldiers in front of them with lingering fear. In the astonished eyes of these soldiers, the weapons in their hands stabbed fiercely into the opponent's body.
Fireguns themselves have a very high chance of misfiring. I never thought that these soldiers would survive due to the accident of fireguns.
Seeing this, Cheng Yan's eyes turned red, and he roared like a wounded beast: "Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
Following Cheng Yan's loud roar, Cheng Yan's figure was seen submerging into the square formation, and chaos suddenly appeared in the corner of the square formation.
After all, when these soldiers were attacked personally, many of them did not even react. Even if they did, it would be difficult to pick up the weapons in their hands to protect themselves or even resist.
Archers holding longbows cannot use longbows at close range. As for fire gunners, faced with the splash of blood, it takes time to calm down, aim, and light the match. Before they can lock the figure, they are caught.
Cheng Yan came closer to kill him.
With a puff, a roar was heard, and then the figure who was killing wantonly among the crowd suddenly froze, and then there were roars, and blood flowers bloomed on Cheng Yan's body.
They saw a Westerner dressed like an officer holding a short-handled musket. Smoke filled the air. It was obvious that Cheng Yan died in the hands of the other party.
The two or three soldiers who had rushed into the formation with Cheng Yan and were lucky enough to survive were all killed on the spot one by one. In front of the square formation, except for a pile of corpses, there were no standing figures at all.
The military formation is like a strict instrument. The square formation is tight and marches to the beat of the drum. No matter whether it is impacted or Cheng Yan rushes into the formation, although it causes some damage and chaos locally, there is no impact on the whole.
No matter the chaos, just keep moving forward as normal.
Hundreds of soldiers in the distance were already confused at this moment, and each of them looked at the phalanx on the opposite side with fear as it pressed forward like a monster.
Whoosh, whoosh
There was a harsh and heart-stopping sound of breaking through the air, and then a black arrow was seen pouring down like a heavy rain. Suddenly, screams could be heard incessantly, and there seemed to be a sudden growth on the ground.
It looked like a bunch of arrows coming out.
Most of the hundreds of soldiers fled, but those who were nailed to the ground were unable to move and could only watch helplessly as the phalanx on the opposite side slowly pressed forward.
"Run away!"
As the saying goes, the morale of the army collapsed. In two consecutive waves of arrows, hundreds of soldiers were nailed to the ground. It was also death. At least they were hacked to death or stabbed to death with spears on the battlefield.
Being nailed to the ground alive like this is so dazzling. Seeing your companions being nailed in front of you, unable to survive or die. The piercing screams and pleadings are extremely stressful to the psychology.
Much bigger than the cold corpses.
Putting down the telescope in his hand, Governor George, who was behind the phalanx, said with a bit of disdain in his eyes: "The Ming army is nothing more than this."
"If the Scottish longbowmen are unable to defeat their opponents, it would be best for us to evacuate as soon as possible."
As a strange drum beat sounded, the phalanx changed, and a group of soldiers rushed out with spears in their hands, shouting and charging towards the scattered soldiers.
These defeated soldiers fled in all directions, and they didn't even have any weapons to resist. The only advantage was that they were running madly on two legs. For a while, the pursuers really couldn't catch up.
Tianjin Guards, as the guards of Tianjin City, are responsible for the safety of Tianjin City and command all military forces of Tianjin City.
Not long ago, waves of messengers passed the news of the attack on the port to the garrison general Dong Ke.
As a veteran who has been in the military for more than ten years, Dong Ke has very rich experience in fighting enemies. After receiving the warning from Cheng Yan, Dong Ke immediately assembled
All the soldiers and horses in the city set off as quickly as possible.
Tianjin City serves as the gateway to Gyeonggi Province. At the same time, a large amount of military material resources are continuously sent to the sea through Tianjin City to supply the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops overseas. It can be imagined that Tianjin City is definitely the most valued one above the Ming Dynasty.
One of the cities.
Fully five thousand elite soldiers and horses were stationed in Tianjin City. Except for the one thousand soldiers and horses led by Cheng Yan who were stationed at the port, the remaining four thousand elite soldiers and horses were stationed in the city, and the remaining three thousand were stationed in the barracks outside the city.
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Dong Ke, who was dressed in military uniform, was riding on a horse, and behind him were four thousand neatly dressed men and horses, heading straight for Qingtian Town accompanied by smoke and dust in the sky.
Qingtian Town is located almost between Tianjin Port and Tianjin City. Dong Ke was not slow in mobilizing troops, but when he arrived at Qingtian Town, he saw a group of fleeing soldiers in the distance.
Dozens of fleeing soldiers fled in panic, and behind them were a dozen tall aliens who were chasing these fleeing soldiers with ferocious faces.
Dong Ke couldn't help but feel his heart sink when he saw this scene. Cheng Yan was very strict in managing the army. If the situation hadn't been irreversibly corrupted, Cheng Yan would never have allowed these soldiers to be dispersed like this.
Since the soldiers were defeated, it meant that the soldiers and horses of Cheng Yan's troops who had retreated to Qingtian Town were no longer able to resist the foreign army.
When the fleeing soldiers saw the incoming reinforcements, they all ran towards the army like drowning men who saw hope.
Seeing these people rushing towards the army, Dong Ke couldn't help but frowned. Fortunately, these fleeing soldiers were only a few dozen, and there were only a dozen enemies chasing behind them, so they would not cause any harm to the army.
influence.
If these fleeing soldiers number in the hundreds or even thousands, and there are hundreds or even thousands of enemies pursuing them, then if these fleeing soldiers dare to attack the military formation, Dong Ke will definitely order these fleeing soldiers to attack as soon as possible.
The fleeing soldiers in the military formation were bombarded and killed in front of the military formation.
Even so, Dong Ke still sent soldiers to shout at the dozens of soldiers who rushed up based on instinct, ordering these soldiers to flee to both sides of the military formation.
There were only dozens of soldiers. The shouts from the opposite side suddenly woke these people up. The most important thing was that the enemy who was chasing behind them stopped.
My heart relaxed, and the military knowledge I had learned on weekdays suddenly came to my mind. Then I looked at the blazing guns in the military formation on the opposite side, which were facing them.
Many soldiers couldn't help but sweat seeping out from their foreheads. They stopped almost as a reflex, froze for a moment, and then ran to both sides.
Anyone who dares to attack the military formation head-on, whether it is an enemy or an opponent, Dong Ke, as the leader of an army, will never hesitate at all.
The fierce flag fluttered in the wind. At this moment, several fleeing soldiers were brought to Dong Ke by his own soldiers. Dong Ke frowned and looked at these embarrassed soldiers and said: "What happened? Why are you waiting for this?"
So miserable."
As a soldier, he was scared out of his wits by the enemy. Now he calmed down. Thinking about it, everyone had a look of shame on his face. When facing Dong Ke, he didn't even dare to raise his head to look at Dong Ke.
After hearing Dong Ke's inquiry, a soldier said: "Sir, those...the aliens have a kind of extremely sharp bows and arrows in their hands. Master Cheng Yan led us to fight with the enemy, but we were defeated by the archers of those aliens. General Cheng Yan fought
Died in the enemy's formation, nearly a thousand brothers either died in battle or fled..."
Dong Ke narrowed his eyes, looked at several people and said, "A sharp bow and arrow?"
Several soldiers turned pale when they thought of the arrow that could almost nail someone to the ground. They shuddered subconsciously and said, "Yes, it is an extremely terrifying long arrow."
Without seeing it with his own eyes, Dong Ke would naturally not believe all the words of these soldiers, but Dong Ke could confirm one thing through the reactions of these soldiers, that is, the enemy's attack power on the opposite side is definitely very strong, otherwise it would not be possible to attack them.
These soldiers looked so frightened.
The four thousand troops were much less powerful than the less than one thousand horses. When the army arrived outside Qingtian Town, the coalition forces of the two countries that had already entered Qingtian Town also discovered these thousands of reinforcements.
When they saw that group of soldiers neatly appearing outside Qingtian Town, both Governor George and Earl Harry showed solemn expressions.
Although they were mentally prepared to face the Ming Dynasty's large army, after all, when they were exploring the outside world, thousands of people even faced off against tens of thousands of indigenous armies.
Nowadays, they have thousands of troops, and they can win even if they face as many as 10,000 or 20,000 indigenous troops.
In the eyes of George and Harry, although Da Ming was stronger than the natives they had seen, his strength was limited. Especially the smooth start made George and Harry look down on Da Ming.
Therefore, even if the soldiers and horses led by Dong Ke were serious and elite at first glance, George and Harry ignored them under the influence of preconceptions and did not take Dong Ke and others to heart at all.
superior.
One side did not take the opponent seriously, but Dong Ke regarded the people on the opposite side as one of the strongest opponents he had ever encountered in his life.
"The army forms a formation and follows my general to meet the enemy and avenge General Cheng Yan."
As the first general under Dong Ke, Cheng Yan was said to be strict in running the army, but he did not put on any airs in front of the soldiers, so he was quite loved by the soldiers. Now that all the soldiers have learned about Cheng Yan's death, I don't know how many soldiers have done it.
He was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes showed a bit of anger.
Step, step, step.
It was just a cup of tea. When Dong Ke used Cheng Yan's death to incite thousands of soldiers to hate the enemy, and successfully raised the morale of the army, at the same time, in Qingtian Town, a burst of drumbeats came, and a group of soldiers were seen.
The soldiers lined up in a neat military formation and slowly pressed forward.
When the allied forces of the two countries marched out of Qingtian Town to the beat of drums, the fleeing soldiers saw this similar scene and seemed to think of Cheng Yan's attack on the military formation and his death.
His whole body started to tremble, and he said in a trembling voice: "That's it, that's it..."
At this moment, Dong Ke squinted his eyes and stared solemnly at the neatly arranged enemies in front of him, who were pressing forward without much precaution, which made Dong Ke couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"This doesn't seem to be difficult. Once the artillery fire goes down, the military formation looks scary. Why don't they collapse on the spot?"
