Chapter 508 Row of Guns
The Ming army musket battalion was arranged in a wide horizontal formation on the front, and the soldiers from each department and bureau were arranged in a row to form a wide front.
The Qing cavalry on both wings were repelled, leaving the frontal infantry without any threat and could face a head-on battle with the Qing army's new musket flag.
Now, as long as the Ming army defeats the opposite Han army's Zhenglan Banner, they can directly attack Hong Chengchou's big flag and completely defeat the Qing army.
On the battlefield, especially in ancient battlefields, the importance of the flag is far greater than that of the modern army. Taking down the enemy flag basically indicates victory in the war.
"The pirates are coming up, stand me up." Bayan's roar sounded in the front row.
The Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army was a new division army trained by Hong Chengchou, a musketeer from Donghai Town.
The new Zhenglan Banner has been in force for several years, and has also wiped out the Shandong and Liaodong rebels, as well as the battle with the Donghai Town Tun Army, and shined, proving their strength.
Although the Han army's Zhenglan Banner had certain strength, the Qing soldiers were still a little nervous when facing the oncoming Donghai Town training musketeers, and were afraid of the upcoming showdown.
The Qing army musketeers hurriedly searched for their own position and formed a horizontal formation. The Qing army had already set up a front line. Now, no one needs to make major mobilizations, so they formed a line-based infantry front like the Ming army.
The six thousand Qing army infantry were ready to form a formation, holding weapons nervously and bombarding the Ming army. Bayan looked serious and looked around the flag soldiers in front of him fiercely, and shouted angrily, "Those who leave the queue will die! Those who retreat will die! For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, I must defeat the pirates!"
Bayan walked past the front of the Zhenglan Banner, looked at the somewhat cringe-in-law subordinates, and shouted loudly as he walked, "The Qing Dynasty is dominant and has few opponents. Everyone could have gone to the south to grab things, treasures, silver, women, and food, but Zhao Zamao's appearance not only made us unable to grab things, but our family and property were threatened. In this battle, for the Qing Dynasty and for you, the pirates used muskets, and we also used muskets. Everyone cheered up and plucked up their energy and defeated Zhao Zamao for me. From now on, we will let us ask for things from the south!"
When the Qing soldiers heard the words, their expressions became much stronger. Bayan strode towards another front and continued to mobilize the soldiers. The Qing generals shouted loudly, commanding the soldiers and preparing to fight.
And at this moment, a "boom" cannon sound and a shell suddenly shot. The Qing army lined up was knocked away instantly, and a vacant appeared on the front line.
This made the Qing soldiers feel terrified and couldn't react for a moment. They looked at the vacancy around them and the corpse that was knocked away by shells, and their eyes were dazed.
After a while, the Qing soldiers woke up from the sound of cannons. They looked up and saw the horns of the Ming army opposite spreading, and a red military flag was fluttering in the middle of the musketeers in the front. They were advancing like a wall under the flag. After defeating the Qing cavalry, they also pushed the cannons and followed.
The artillery shell just now was fired by the Ming army on both wings. They pushed the artillery and moved forward with the musketeers, aiming the black hole diagonally at the Qing army's front, and the artillery bombardment immediately caused chaos to the Qing army.
Under the Ming army's flag, Zhao Ming stared at the battlefield. The Qing army flags on the opposite side were flying, and the officers shouted repeatedly, but the formation of the Zhenglan Banner was still a little scattered.
The defeat of the Qing cavalry on the left and right wings, coupled with the bombardment of the Ming army's artillery, hit the morale of the Qing army's musketeers.
Zhao Ming showed a smile on his face and a sense of pride appeared on his body.
Such a large-scale line-based infantry showdown may not have appeared in the West, but it is staged on the land of Liaodong today, which is exciting.
Zhao Ming immediately shouted loudly, "The cavalry battalion suppressed the Qing cavalry on the left and right wings, and did not give them the opportunity to gather the defeated army and reassemble. The infantry continued to advance. In less than thirty steps, no one was allowed to shoot! If this general wanted to shoot in a round of volleys, he would defeat Hong Zhe's infantry! Let Hong Zhe know who is the real musketman!"
In the wilderness, Ming army officers were walking in front with commanding knives, beside them were stomping hands, suona players, playing the General Order, behind them were a military flag, and soldiers holding muskets with guns inserted.
"General Order" is a music from the Tang Dynasty, which has been passed down for nearly a thousand years. Later, "Men Should Strengthen Self-Resistance" was adapted from this "General Order".
At this time, amid the intense music and drum beats, the Ming soldiers braved the artillery fire and stepped on the drum beats, and rows of gun piercings rose and fell regularly. More than 3,000 line-based infantrymen stepped on almost the same pace, the same movements, and moved forward neatly, approaching the range of the muskets and entering a hundred steps.
In the wilderness, the Qing army musketeers lined up in three rows, looking at the fire-colored figures in the distance, moving forward with firm steps, rolling forward, and feeling a sense of oppression.
Ba Yan looked solemn, staring at the red Ming soldiers' wall opposite, and entered an eighty step distance between the drum beats and suona. He immediately roared, "Rise the gun!"
A horn sounded in the Qing army formation, and the well-trained Zhenglan Flag musketeers immediately raised their musketes in a clamor.
The Qing army had three rows of muskets, the first row was squatting, the second row lifted the guns, and the third row stood up straight, and the three rows of muskets were flat, and the muzzles were pointed at the Ming army.
"Let me go!" Bayan roared loudly and waved his hand violently.
The Ming soldiers held muskets and continued to move forward. At this moment, a horn sounded opposite, and countless white smoke ejected from the Qing army's front, dense flames flashed, and the "bang bang bang" gunshots were connected, deafening.
The first row of Ming soldiers who were advancing, nearly a hundred people fell to the ground with the muffled groans of the projectiles entering their bodies, but the other Ming soldiers were not affected. Amid the sound of drums and suona, the soldiers in the back row consciously filled the gaps and then continued to move forward dullly.
"Let me go!" In the Qing army's front, the roars of officers such as Bayan sounded again.
The second row of Qing army muskets fired again with the sound of horns, walking in front of the front line, holding the command knife, Yu Guowang trembled, fell to the ground, and was shot in his chest.
The personal soldiers next to him immediately went to help him, and the Ming army beside him fell down again, but the Ming soldiers behind him made up again, holding muskets, bypassed Yu Guowang, who was sitting on the ground, and continued to move forward.
After rigorous training, even if the commander was shot and killed, the military music continued, and the pace of the line infantry continued to stop, which gave the Qing army great pressure and shock.
Under the Qing army's flag, Hong Chengchou looked a little panicked. The Ming army opposite was advancing like a wall with the sound of military music. After two rounds of volleys, he had approached the Qing army's front for fifty steps, but he had not stopped yet, causing the musketeers of Zhenglan Banner to be in a little riot.
As the Ming army advanced, the pressure of the Qing army doubled. The Ming army was shot and fell to the ground without fear. Instead, the Qing army, which was constantly shooting, began to panic.
Hong Chengchou fought for decades, and this situation is simply unheard of.
For a moment, he and Bayan and others didn't know what to do, but just hoped to defeat the Ming army in the next round of volleys.
However, one of the Ming soldiers fell down, and someone immediately made up the back. The front line did not stop at all amid the sound of military music, which made the Qing soldiers feel that the Ming soldiers were not afraid of death and were constantly killed, and a feeling of power surged in their hearts.
If Zhenglan Banner had not been trained for a long time and Hong Chengchou was supervising the battle later, Zhenglan Banner might have collapsed under pressure.
"Cum again!" Bayan let out a roar from hissing.
The Ming soldiers were getting closer and closer, and the passionate military music, like the sound of death, came into the ears of the Qing army, making the Qing soldiers' hands trembled violently and it was difficult to aim and shoot.
As the distance narrowed, all the Qing army realized that the Ming army was about to carry out volleys. Under the mechanical advancement of the Ming army and the shock of the strong will, many Qing soldiers were unable to complete the loading, and the queue began to be in chaos.
At this moment, a suona suddenly sounded in the Ming army formation, and the officers of each department shouted in unison: "The whole army stopped!"
"Stop!" The Ming soldiers immediately shouted, and they called out to their comrades beside them and heard the order.
In an instant, the Ming army soldiers stepped on the ground with their right feet, and all stood firm. On the battlefield, the sound of military music and stepping all disappeared. The moving Ming army was forbidden from the Qing army thirty steps away, and the entire army was silent.
At this time, the Qing army opposite, the soldiers who were shooting and loading, were attracted by the Ming army's actions and all forgot about their own affairs.
The Qing soldiers looked at the Ming army that was close to him in fear, and at this moment, the stationary Ming army started to move again.
"Rise the gun and prepare!" The Ming army general raised his command knife and issued a military order with the greatest voice.
The Ming soldiers in the first row immediately raised their guns, pried open the hammer, and put the musket flat with a crackling sound, aimed the muzzle at the opposite Qing army.
Hong Chengchou's raised eyes were attracted by nearly a thousand muskets that were flattened. For a moment, he did not dare to make any sound, and the Qing army musketeers under the muzzle were silent.
Chapter completed!