The Qing army opened the road with more than 1,000 vehicles. These carts were as small as two meters wide and one and a half feet wide as the large, and a layer of sacks full of dirt were piled up behind the iron-clad wooden planks, all of which were pushed forward by more than 10,000 foot soldiers of the green battalion under Lu Shiyang's command.

Luckedhun's descendant, the Red Banner Jianzhou Army, followed closely behind, quite a model of later generations using tanks to cover infantry advance operations.

At the same time, on the right flank of the infantry phalanx, more than 80 cannons of various calibers were dragged by men, and they shrank behind the carts and followed the foot soldiers forward. After the "teachings" of Gao Xiang and the Russians, the Qing army finally learned the tactics of "concentrated use of artillery".

In fact, the cannons in Lec's hands should have been much more than that, because John Tang wasted a lot of cannon casting resources on hexagonal rifles, otherwise he could have at least forty or fifty more heavy cannons. And now, these cannons have all turned into hexagonal spinners under Zhu Linmiao's "battle strategy", and they all disappeared with a bombing.

Immediately flanked by the Jianyu artillery were more than 5,000 cavalry under Chen Tai's command, who was responsible for covering the right flank of the foot soldiers, and more than 2,000 cavalry from the Tailu battalion under Li Zhongxing.

On the left side of the phalanx of Jianyu's foot soldiers, the 3,000 Zhenghongqi horsemen of the Lekedehun line and the 2,000 Jingying horsemen brought by Dasu were responsible for covering.

Another 4,000 elite infantry armor with yellow flags followed behind the side of the Zhenghongqi firearms battalion, and after the firearms battalion dispersed the Ming army's formation, they rushed forward to fight hand-to-hand with swords and spears.

Luckedhun himself brought more than 1,000 Jingying Bayala and nearly 10,000 Huizhou soldiers to Yu Yongshou.

Babutai, who commanded the formation of the infantry soldiers, rode on his horse and looked at the west side with a telescope, and his face couldn't help but show an unconcealed pride, "These Nikanguo are as Gao Xiang said, and they are discharged in such a long formation. It looks more than six miles across, but it is extremely thin. ”

The long snake formation of the Ming army is no different from the "Ming army" played by the green battalion soldiers during the new firearms battalion exercise.

In front of his eyes, he immediately reproduced the situation of many previous drills - the new training firearms battalion was pressed in a large formation, relying on the heavy firearms with a longer range to attack first, and the thin formation of the Ming army was immediately beaten to pieces. When the Ming army finally arrived within the range of the fire, they fired back, but found that they could not help the fine armor of the firearms battalion soldiers, so they had to continue to approach. In the process, the Zhenghongqi Firearms Battalion was able to shoot continuously, and on several occasions it was routed before the Ming army could enter the effective firing range.

Even if the Ming army could really get within thirty or forty paces, although its firearms could cause some casualties, the firearms battalion immediately abandoned its guns and rushed forward with spears to fight in a white-knuckle battle. The very awkward fire guns with short swords in the hands of the Ming army were no match for the Eight Banners warriors at all, and they were killed in an instant.

You must know that these military exercises were carried out under the situation that the Zhenghongqi Firearms Battalion was not equipped with vehicles and the number of people was roughly the same as that of the Ming army, and the firearms battalion was still able to win a complete victory.

And now he not only has thousands of chariots, but also has two and a half times the number of Ming troops, which is simply a one-sided massacre.

The more Babutai thought about it, the more excited he became, this time he won the great merit of destroying the main force of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court would definitely reward him greatly, even if he was a general of Zhenguo, he would no longer talk about it.

No, he suddenly thought that when Zhu Linmi's troops were destroyed, it would be like searching for things to capture Fujian with Lord Beile, and he was afraid that he would enter the feudal kingdom at that time!

While he was daydreaming, the Qing army's large array had approached less than a mile and a half from the Ming army's infantry line. The roar of the Dragonguard's twelve-pounder cannon that fired first pulled him back to reality in an instant.

Since it was an encounter, the Dragon Guards had not yet discovered the location of the Jianyu artillery, so they aimed at the densest part of the enemy's formation.

Five eleven-pound iron balls accurately drilled into the left side of the Qing army's infantry phalanx with a piercing sound of breaking the air, and immediately three carts were smashed to pieces, and the sawdust and iron pieces that collapsed out were scattered in all directions, and nearly 100 green battalion soldiers with carts were covered in blood, curled up on the ground and rolled and wailed.

The remaining momentum of the shells continued unabated, and the first company smashed more than 30 captives, and rolled out more than 10 zhang, breaking the legs of men and horses.

Nanban's cannon is so sharp?! Babutai frowned, and ordered the herald to raise the flag and order his artillery to return fire immediately.

The more than 80 cannons concentrated on Jianyu's right flank hurriedly pushed forward by sixty or seventy paces, and only then did they basically enter the range of the heavy artillery with the largest caliber.

In fact, the structure of the heavy artillery on both sides is similar, but since Zhu Linmiao implemented the process standardization, the accuracy of the Ming artillery casting has been greatly improved, coupled with the strict verification and performance wage system, the craftsmen are all carefully built.

Under the same caliber, the cannon of the Dragon Guard Army can be loaded with two more gunpowder to fire. If it weren't for the need to save every shell due to the excessive ammunition consumption, they could have fired a little earlier.

By the time Jianyu's heavy artillery entered the effective firing range, the Qing army had already eaten two more rounds of shells in the formation, while the nine-pounder cannon of the Long Wei Army had been able to get to the front of the enemy formation.

Immediately, more than 100 soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Army loaded all the ten twelve-pounder cannons with all their hands and feet, but they did not find that it was appropriate to shoot beyond the cannon for a long time - the thin long snake formation of the Ming army seemed to be extremely uneconomical no matter where they shot.

It was not until the commander of the artillery battalion urged that the gunners randomly chose a direction, and then ten guns fired in unison.

The gunners of these Han army banners trained by Cai Shiying have mostly gone through battles such as Songjin, Yibianshi, and Tongguan, and can be regarded as veterans. Half of the 10 guns directly or indirectly hit the Ming infantry line, and more than 20 soldiers were killed on the spot.

Zhu Linwei saw the smoke rising from the Jianyu formation, and immediately looked through a telescope, and only then did he determine the location of the enemy's artillery.

When the cannons of the Qing army gathered together appeared in the telescope, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and said secretly, Jianyu has also learned to use cannons intensively, but it is a little troublesome.

The smoothbore guns of the seventeenth century had very poor accuracy, and by grouping the guns together and firing a salvo, they could make up for the lack of accuracy by increasing the density of firepower, and the firepower could even be increased by more than 50% compared to shooting in front of the formation.

"My lord," and the hussars who had scout in front of the battle rushed to report the enemy's situation, "the thieves must have more than a dozen heavy artillery, and a large number of other artillery pieces of various types, the number of which is unknown. ”

Due to the presence of Chen Tai's cavalry, it was difficult to see the situation of the artillery battalion in detail.

Zhang Jiayu immediately bowed his hand and said: "My lord, or mobilize our artillery to fire at the enemy artillery in a salvo to prevent it from firing." ”

Zhu Linmiao looked at the main force of the Qing army approaching step by step in front of him, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly. Although he was not worried about the combat effectiveness of the Ming army's infantry line, this time he had built a huge front of six or seven miles on this great plain, and at such a long distance, as long as there was one carelessness, the soldiers under his command might pay huge casualties. Reading a book and finding the latest chapters by yourself? You're out, WeChat attention Beauty editor helps you find books! It's really a good book to flirt with girls!