The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 733

Geng Zhongming, Zhang Cunren, etc. have been studying Huang Han's command methods and the battle examples of the "Red Banner Army".

Huang Han, who thinks that he might be good at slipping first battles, likes to engage in sneak attacks, and doesn't want too many casualties under his command, sees that this bone of Seoul is difficult to crack, and it is not known whether he gave up his plan to seize Seoul in order to avoid huge casualties.

Who knew that their illusions would be completely shattered just half an hour after the battle. The "Red Banner Army" didn't care about the long trenches outside Seoul with a circumference of more than forty miles, and chose to concentrate their artillery fire and troops to attack within two miles south of Seoul.

The dense rain of bullets made the gunners of the Han army and Koryo army in the trenches dare not show their heads at all. After the sound of cannons and gunshots stopped, the gunners of the Qing army immediately began to flee, because the sword and shield players of the Ming army had already entered the trench.

The lead bullets from the blunderbuss could not penetrate the steel shield at all, and turned into a piece of lead cake that firmly adhered to the steel shield.

The Ming army was close at hand, but the Qing army's musketeers only had a bird gun that had been emptied.

They didn't have time to reload at all, and they turned into lambs waiting to be slaughtered one by one. Many people threw away the bird guns and ran away.

Unexpectedly, the Qing army with such thoughts accounted for the majority, and the narrow passage quickly formed a traffic jam when it lost its order. Someone just climbed out of the trench and exposed half of his body, "Bah, bah, bah... ..."

More than one Minie bomb hit accurately, and the Qing army, who was trying to jump out of the trench and fled, fell into the trench and knocked down several comrades immediately.

The fleeing Qing army still surged up, and the fallen Qing army had no chance to get up again. They were trampled and dragged at the same time, and some fell down.

Then more and more people fell, and soon the living and the dead were entangled together.The trench, which was not wide at all, was blocked by a human wall.

Geng Zhongming is also a master who is good at escaping. Seeing that the situation is not good, he hurriedly led his family to flee in the direction of Seoul.

The tactics originally formulated by the Qing army were to rely on the trench network to repeatedly compete with the "Red Banner Army" for trenches to form a tug-of-war, causing as much damage as possible to the "Red Banner Army".

When the "Red Banner Army" broke through the trench network, the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry in full gear charged in groups in the open area reserved for two miles below the city, beheading all the "Red Banner Army" who had just experienced a fierce battle and approached the city.

However, as soon as the fight started, Geng Zhongming understood that it was all wishful thinking. The artillery fire of the "Red Banner Army" was too fierce, and his subordinates were too cowardly, unable to stand it at all, so he slipped back first.

Arzin led half of the Mongolian cavalry to wait near the south gate of Seoul. He heard the rumble of guns two or three miles away, saw the red flags rolling, and saw Geng Zhongming rushing towards the city with 2000 people.

He was not stupid, and immediately understood that King Huaishun, who had vowed to fight the first battle of the war, would abandon the outer positions and hide in the city.

Arzin was so angry that he scolded his mother. He had [-] cavalry, and he could abandon the city if he found that the situation was not right. Now that the periphery of Seoul has been dug into a big face, it has become very difficult for the cavalry to leave.

Seeing the "Red Banner Army" approaching, Alzin found that without the cooperation of the Han army and the Goryeo soldiers in the deadly battle, his cavalry could not give the "Red Banner Army" a surprise attack through the trench network.

Because the two armies did not form a tug-of-war, the "Red Banner Army" was completely able to bombard his cavalry team across the last trench.

But he had no choice but to retreat. If he dared to charge forward, his subordinates would either be hit by guns or blunderbusses or fall into the trenches.

No way, Alzin had to make a stupid decision that caused his head to be lost and the entire army under his command to be wiped out. He retreated into Seoul with the intention of standing firm and waiting for reinforcements.

Zhang Cunren's troops moved even further forward, and because they were blocked by the "Red Banner Army" Mini gunner's shooting range for [-] steps, not to mention jumping out of the trenches to escape, they might even be shot in the head.

The Qing army had no choice but to scurry through the trenches with their waist down. Too many places were blocked, and it was declared that this road was impassable.

Zhang Cunren's helmet and armor were heavily loaded, and he lost most of his comrades in the trenches. Hearing the sound of gunfire, this big traitor was thinking about surrendering and found that dozens of soldiers crowded around him were not pregnant. Kindly peek at yourself.

Zhang Cunren thought: "Not good, these people seem to be Jiang Xin's people, they were all released by the 'Red Banner Army' not long ago, will they capture him and surrender again to ask for credit?"

He quickly waved his Qi knife and shouted: "I order you to wait..."

Before the words were finished, he chopped them down with a smooth knife, and one of the chief executives yelled: "Jiannu and the Tartars will definitely not be able to defeat the 'Red Banner Army', brothers, let's take down Zhang Cunren, the Jiannu His lackeys defected to General Zhenglu, and returned to Ming Dynasty!"

In an instant, there were countless people who responded, not only shouting in Chinese, but also Goryeo Bangzi shouting in Korean that he would never follow the ignorant and barbaric slavery, and return to the state of etiquette and suzerainty of Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Cunren was not willing to catch him without a fight, he brandished Qi Dao to block the oncoming knife, the servants around him were not slow to react, they swung their knives and slashed wildly, and more than a dozen servants nearby rushed to protect the general.

Dou Kuaishou and Xie Hu were prepared to surrender to the "Red Banner Army". When they saw someone turn their backs and arrest Zhang Cunren as a gift to General Zhenglu, they got excited and joined the battle group.

Zhang Cunren's servants all have iron armor and are usually well-nourished and physically strong. One of them can really fight two or three ordinary soldiers, and he has the upper hand in a burst of slashing and killing.

In Dou Kuai's hand, there is a bird gun to be loaded, and the matchlock is always burning.

He knew Zhang Dawei, the leader of Zhang Cunren's servants, and usually hated that fellow who oppressed the soldiers unreasonably. Seeing that Zhang Dawei had already chopped down two defecting Han troops with a knife in his hand, he raised his hand and gave him a gun.

The firing rate of matchlock guns is actually higher than that of flintlock guns, and Dou Kuaishou is also a person who likes to study firearms.

He is very familiar with the bird gun that he holds all day long, and he can finish loading and firing with his eyes closed. At this time, he sneaked up on Zhang Dawei at a distance of more than ten steps, and the lead bullet hit the eye accurately, almost smashing half of Zhang Dawei's head. .

Suddenly, Zhang Cunren's most capable servant leader was fired, and the red and white blood flowed all over the ground. The rest of the servants were immediately discouraged, no longer interested in fighting, and they were all ready to flee.

Momentum is even more important in the cold war. Zhang Cunren's servants were all thinking about how to escape. Of course, their combat effectiveness took a sharp turn for the worse.

Zhang Cunren knew that he was doomed, and he couldn't suppress the rebel army at all. He didn't dare to stay, and fought desperately in the direction of Seoul with the seven or eight surviving servants, trying to leave the dangerous place.

However, there are too many Han soldiers and Korean soldiers who want to capture Zhang Cunren, a big fish head, and return to Daming to change his future and reward silver, and there are more and more.

At this time, there were still many panicked Qing troops pushing here. They didn't know that there was internal strife, and they actually squeezed dozens of people who were fighting against each other together.

(End of this chapter)