Chapter 210 The Battle of Zhangzhou (VII)
As soon as the battle started, Zhu Youlang watched the battle from the gate tower of the West City Gate.
Li Chengdong, Wu Bing, Huang Zongxi, Wang Fuzhi, Chen Jitai, and Li Yuanyin were with him.
After seeing the Qing soldiers experiencing the initial panic after Lin Cha's first wave of offensive, and then quickly organized a counterattack, Zhu Youlang thought to himself: "The Qing soldiers' combat effectiveness and strong fighting will are really worthy of their reputation. If they hadn't studied grenades by themselves, relying on Lin Cha's soldiers would not be enough to fill the gaps."
When he saw that the Ming army and the Qing soldiers had not yet fought and were shot by an arrow, Zhu Youlang was furious: "Lin Cha is really a fool, how can he train soldiers? He has issued an order to strengthen ideological education and strengthen his fighting will. It seems that Lin Cha turned a deaf ear and did not take my will seriously."
"Lin Cha is dangerous! Yuan Yin is ready to attack and respond." Even though he was angry, he still had to save so many living lives. So Zhu Youlang quickly ordered.
"Abide by the order!" Li Yuanyin replied loudly, turned around and left.
"Slowly. If you bring all the cavalry, don't bring the infantry." Zhu Youlang called Li Yuanyin and instructed him.
"Abide by the order!" Li Yuanyin bowed and turned around.
"Your Majesty, look!" Huang Zongxi had a good eye and clearly saw the tragic scene of Lin Cha's desperate struggle.
When he saw the Ming army being inspired by Lin Cha and began to counterattack, Zhu Youlang sighed and said to himself: "It's quite helpful."
The imperial guards had a total of 4,000 cavalry. Li Yuanyin and Chen Zhongwu each led two thousand, rushed out of the city gate, and rushed towards the Qing soldiers in two teams.
The cavalry of the Imperial Guard was well equipped, each with a helmet and armor, equipped with sabers, bows and arrows. Of course, grenades are essential. Most of the mounts are Mongolian horses left by Li Chengdong when he surrendered. They are tall and majestic, and they rushed up very quickly. They also received special training and were not afraid of the explosion of grenades.
The Imperial Guards and other people's cavalry skills are slightly inferior to those of the authentic Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, but after political and ideological education, their discipline and style have been strengthened, and their combat effectiveness is no longer the same as before.
Li Yuanyin and Chen Zhongwu commanded the cavalry, crossed the two wings of the Lin Cha army, and rushed towards the Qing army quickly.
Boluo was about to order a counterattack when he saw two teams of Ming cavalry rushed up and hurriedly ordered: "Hurry, shoot arrows, stop Mingdog!"
To exert the maximum combat power, cavalry must accelerate for a distance to make the war horse rush up, and the saber will slash out with huge potential energy to emit a thousand pounds of force. No matter how strong your arm strength is, you dare not use weapons to block it.
Before the Qing soldiers could rush up, the Ming army's war horses had already reached the highest speed. Compared with the two, the Qing soldiers were at a disadvantage, so they had to shoot with bows and arrows, hoping to use precise archery techniques to kill the Ming army and block their offensive.
"Swoosh", "Swoosh" "Swoosh"...
The Qing soldiers' arrows were shot out like locusts, but the Ming army had helmets and armor, so the casualties were not large.
The Ming army did not attack head-on, but rushed towards both wings quickly. When they rushed closer, they threw the grenades.
"Boom", "Boom", "Boom"...
From east to west, it exploded one after another.
The central army of Boro was also not immune to the attack of grenades. Similarly, people were on their backs and horses flew around, frightened horses and jumped around uncontrollably.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Boluo's horse is a good horse in Dayuan, called "Milling Red Beast". It is a gift from Prince Rui Dorgon, and it is the most amazing horse. The "Milling Red Beast"'s horse can only show that it runs fast and has enough endurance, but it does not mean that it is not afraid of explosions. On the contrary, it is even more afraid.
As soon as Boluo's shout fell, a grenade exploded in front of the left. With a loud "boom", the "Red Beast" was so shocked that it neighed, and the front legs raised and almost lifted Boluo off the horse.
The "Mid-red Beast" was shocked and no longer listened to the master's orders. He turned his head and ran westward and frantically.
The fast speed is originally the strength of the "Mush Red Beast". The shocked "Mush Red Beast" is as fast as the wind and lightning, and instantly throws the army behind his head.
Boluo can only save his life first now. As for the fate of the 50,000 army, he can't take care of it now.
Boluo is very experienced and knows that the uniformed horse cannot resist its temperament, especially the divine beasts like the "Middle Red Beast". They can only follow it and wait until it is tired of running, so he can slowly calm down. Therefore, he pressed against the horse tightly and let it run wildly.
Half an hour later, the "Mush Red Beast" slowed down. Boro gently patted his neck and kept comforting him, finally letting the "Mush Red Beast" stop.
It was already bright at this time. Boro looked back and no one followed. He wanted to go back to the camp, but after looking at the "Red Beast", he saw that its shoulders were slightly bulging and blood-like sweat came out. He knew that he could not run anymore for the time being, and running the horse would be a waste.
Helplessly, I had to get off my horse and saw a clear stream in the north. I led the "Red Beast" to the stream, let it eat grass, drink some stream water, and prepare to wait until the horsepower recovers before returning to the camp to see how the war is going.
A quarter of an hour later, Boro was about to return to the camp when he suddenly heard the sound of hooves coming from the east, and he quickly rode his horse and looked east.
I saw a group of people galloping from afar. When I saw the banner clearly, I found that it was my own. Then I felt relieved and rode my horse to meet him.
When they saw the coach, Tulai, Zhao Butai, Duld and others rushed over to apologize.
"Mr. Beizi, the slave is incompetent. He was attacked by Minggou. Please punish me!"
Tu Lai was covered in dust, with a crooked helmet and a slanted armor. Seeing Boluo, his eyes turned red, he swayed his horse's sleeves, and he knelt on one knee, saying in a crying voice.
"Master Beizi, I'm incompetent, please punish me." Zhao Butai and Duld were also very embarrassed. Duld had a color hanging on his neck. Zhao Butai limped while walking, obviously hurting his leg.
"All up, get up." Boro is very popular with a general. He knew that this is not the time to hold the responsibility accountable. He must stabilize the morale of the army and boost morale.
"The Mingdog has a flowering iron bullet, which has taken advantage of weapons, and is not a crime of war. Don't blame yourself, hurry up and think about what to do next." Boluo comforted.
"Mr. Beizi, Longyan is twenty miles ahead. According to the servants' wishes, let's go to the city to rest and think about countermeasures." Duld suggested.
"Well, this is very good. Mingdog will definitely pursue the victory. We are trapped and we cannot fight with them here. After entering Longyan City, with the defense of the strong city and high walls, their flowering iron bullets are powerful, but as long as they suppress them with bows and arrows and prevent them from getting close to the city wall, they will have no choice but to think about it and say.
"Master Beizi, I just took a few iron bullets from the bodies of several Ming dogs, and caught several prisoners and asked. They said that this is not called a flower iron bullet, but a grenade. It was created by the dog emperor Yongli and personally asked the craftsmen to make it." Duld said as he took out two grenades from his body and handed them to Boro.
Chapter completed!