Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 360 Persistence to the end is victory! (Seeking a monthly pass, asking for a subscription)

The fusilier battalions of the Ming army's model first town and the assault cavalry battalions of Wu Guogui's personal soldiers almost collided head-on!Moreover, the people on both sides seemed to be in a hurry, and they didn't take the time to start the formation. They were all about attacking!
The general "Li Polun" of the Ming army was mainly afraid that the cavalry of "Wu Luxieer" would not be able to withstand the charge after charging with horsepower, so he directly beat Laodaohe into Waterloo.

And "Wu Luxieer" didn't care about protecting "Ma Quan" anymore, because behind his buttocks was a very hard-working "Li Luxi", the vanguard sent by "Li Luxie" was far away from the guard of "Wu Luxieer". The troops were so close that they could shoot each other with rifled flintlocks!So "Wu Luxieer" also wanted to destroy "Li Polun" as soon as possible, otherwise he would be attacked by "Li Polun" and "Li Luxi" later, then he would become a sinner who ruined Wu Zhou's world.

The battle between the two armies of "Li Polun" and "Wu Luxieer" first broke out in the Fourth Fusiliers Battalion, the Eighth Fusiliers Battalion of the Model Town of the Ming Army and the personal soldiers of "Wu Luxieer". Ride left between camps to spread out.Although the fusilier battalion of the Ming army did not form a hollow square formation, they did not deploy a horizontal formation, nor did they draw out the "thin red line". Instead, they entered the battle directly in the state of marching columns.

The so-called marching column refers to a row of ten, one row of fusiliers forms four rows of horizontal rows, and five rows of one row of fusiliers (including the row of the headquarters) form a column after each row.A battalion belongs to five teams, and one team follows the other to form a large-scale column.The eight battalions belonging to Model [-] Town were divided into two large columns of four battalions each, advancing side by side.

A column of this width cannot march on the official road, and can only walk in the wild. If the two large columns are closer together, they can actually be regarded as a "rectangular formation" of about twenty by one hundred.

Because the depth of this "long phalanx" is too great, and most of the soldiers who "form the long phalanx" are carrying bayonet-mounted flintlock guns, walking in the sun with amazing momentum, looking like a row of soldiers. Like a moving steel jungle.Even if it is "Wu Luxieer"'s personal soldier Tuqi, he is not confident that he can give them Tutu at once-a hundred rows of "big depth", how can Tutu?What's more, the three rows of musketeers walking in the front were all carrying rifled guns. When they saw a group of cavalry rushing towards them, they immediately stopped advancing amidst a harsh suona sound, and then the first row came in a shooting kneeling position , The second row of soldiers held the muskets horizontally, while the third row of soldiers put the muskets directly on the shoulders of the second row of soldiers, using the second row of soldiers as human gun racks.

Ever since, the sixty flintlock rifles were all aimed at the Wu army cavalry in front, and then it was a volley of precisely aimed guns!

Although the shooting distance was quite far, more than 150 paces, but the rifled gun and the Minie bullets could shoot far and accurately, so they were put under the hands of a dozen "Wu Luxieer" on the spot.Eleven or two of them were hit by enemy bullets, lost the value of rescue on the spot, and fell off their horses screaming.Although the remaining people were not shot, the horses under their crotches were hit by bullets.Those horses were already "working overtime" and drove for half a day. Now they don't let them take a breather and eat something good, they just sprint. Waiting to die on the ground?The horses were overturned, and Wu Zhou Tuqi who was riding on their backs was all lifted?
Seeing the Tuqi rushing in front made people panic, and the Wu Zhou Tuqi who followed behind knew that they were afraid. No one went to the front of the Ming army column in front. And it was impossible to penetrate Such a thick enemy formation!
Therefore, these Wu and Zhou Tuqi had no choice but to detour to the left side of the two battalions of riflemen of the Ming army, wanting to use the Ming army that had not yet deployed a phalanx to make an assault from a relatively thin flank-in their impression, a marching It is not so easy for the infantry in the middle to successfully open a hollow phalanx. After all, it involves the coordination of the two different arms of pikemen and musketeers. No, this group of Ming troops are pure muskets!There are no long guns, aren't they afraid of cavalry assault?
Then there was an even more wrong situation. The group of Ming army musketeers didn't try to form a hollow square at all, they just came to "turn left", "turn right", and "turn back"—— The three rows of Musketeers on the right turn to the right, the three rows of Musketeers on the left side of the large column turn to the left, the three rows of Musketeers on the rear of the large column turn back, and the others do not move.

After turning around, these musketeers came to the front row kneeling, and the back row put the muskets on the shoulders of the middle row with three rows of volleys to shoot Wu Zhoujun's cavalry who tried to pass by them at a hundred paces. .

Although most of the musketeers behind the Ming army's large column were equipped with ordinary flintlock muskets, the bullets they used were all stubby bullets with corks on the "chrysanthemum".This kind of bullet is different from the "Mini bullet" which has a longer bullet body and grooves in the middle and lower part of the bullet body. A cork base.The principle of this bullet is similar to that of the Minie bullet, and it can also be regarded as a special Minie bullet for smoothbore guns.According to the test of Guangdong Lecture Hall, the effective range of a smoothbore gun using this bullet can be doubled!
If it is used by a well-trained infantry, it can easily hit a target 150 paces away in training, and has a high probability of hitting a target [-] paces away in actual combat.

It is very difficult to pass through Yang with a hundred steps, but there is still a certain probability of passing through a horse and a person with a hundred steps.

And when Wu Zhou of a battalion suddenly rode around to the left side of the Ming army's large column and stopped a little more than a hundred steps away from the Ming army's column, when he was about to launch a charge line, at least [-] or [-] pieces were loaded. The corked musket fired!

These Wu Zhou Tuqi were all stationed in Hunan with Wu Guogui, and they had all seen the power of rifled flintlock guns.But they also knew the rarity of flintlock guns, so they never expected that they would be hit by intensive firepower from "fusilier guns" a hundred paces away from the enemy's line.Caught off guard, Wu Zhou Tuqi, who had fewer than 50 people in this battalion, had 30 to [-] people killed and injured, and more than [-] horses were also knocked over. one slice.The rest of the Wu and Zhou cavalry were all confused. Could it be that the Ming army in front of them was not only full of flintlocks, but also full of rifled guns?Is this too wide?
Before these Wu and Zhou cavalry could react, a rush of drumming sounded!

It turned out that Wu Guogui, who came to the front to supervise the battle, made people beat the drums.

And the drumbeat is the order!
It's an order to charge!

Wu Guogui's level of army management is still very high, and his pro-military assault cavalry can even be banned by order. Although he knows that there may be a lot of rifled flintlocks in front, when the drums sound, more than a thousand soldiers in this battalion The cavalry warriors charged without hesitation.

However, although their charge was resolute, they were a little hasty. They did not complete the whole team, but a large group of cavalry cavalry rushed up in disorder.

The reason why Wu Guogui was eager to launch an attack was actually to disrupt the deployment of the Ming army and prevent them from deploying in time, so that his troops could deploy first and then launch a fierce attack, so this cavalry charge was actually a feint.

However, the charge of more than a thousand Wu Zhou cavalry seemed to be very imposing. These Wu Zhou cavalry armed with spears surged forward like a tide, and rushed towards the "long phalanx" of the Ming army.

This is thousands of cavalry, even if they spread out in disorder, it is still a huge area, almost drowning the "long phalanx" of the Ming army in front!
However, the Musketeers of the Ming Army were not intimidated by these imposing Lancers. They were the infantry of Mofan Town!

Model!Of course, he is very powerful, with strong discipline, strong will to fight, and high training level, and he often trains with Li Zhongshan's personal guard cavalry. Armor's cavalry frightened.Compared with them, this chaotic cavalry is nothing at all?
Charge without even the team, not professional at all, don't be afraid!

The charge of this cavalry group can be said to rely mostly on intimidation, and only a small part on charging. If the cavalry cannot overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum, but allow them to calmly load bullets, calmly aim, and calmly fire a volley, then this charge will have no effect. up.

With a piercing suona sound, the first three rows of musketeers on the left side of the Ming army's "long phalanx" fired another volley. Wu Guogui, who was supervising the battle not far away, seemed to see a hurricane sweeping past his precious cavalry formation. Dozens of cavalry fell to the ground like dead leaves being scraped off, and some of the frightened or wounded horses fled indiscriminately, which immediately disturbed the already chaotic cavalry of Wu Zhou even more chaotic.But they are still surging forward, but their scattered formation is beginning to have a negative effect at this time.

Since there is no dense formation to restrain, the cavalry in charge can choose to avoid the densely packed bayonet formation of the enemy. I saw that most of the cavalry wisely avoided the hedgehog-like long phalanx of the Ming army and divided into two groups. , pouring to the left and right sides.Although dozens of Lancers bravely charged into the Ming army's long phalanx, they also managed to make large and small gaps, and some Ming army musketeers pretended to fly, and then fell heavily. Among the crowd behind.

But the "long phalanx" with a thickness of dozens of rows is not something that a few dozen brave Wu Zhou cavalry can break through!

Wu Zhou Tuqi, who failed to disrupt the formation of the Ming army and suffered a lot of losses, were unable to launch a second round of attack immediately, so they had to withdraw first to regroup and store their horsepower.

After successfully withstood the first wave of the enemy's cavalry attack, a suona sound suddenly sounded in the long phalanx of the Ming army.Then, the rectangular formation suddenly swelled in four directions, front, rear, left, and right, and within a short period of time, it opened into a large hollow square formation composed of 2000 people.

Once the hollow phalanx is completed, the Ming army on this line will have a reliable support point.Immediately afterwards, two more double-battalion columns rushed up from the left and right wings of this hollow square formation.Wu Guogui knew that he couldn't give the Ming army a chance to form a front, otherwise it would be very difficult to fight!So immediately mobilized four battalions of "Double Spearmen" and two battalions of cavalry to attack the two new double battalion columns of the Ming army.

A more intense confrontation than the previous battle ensued, and this time Wu Zhou had four more infantry battalions!So they first came to attack with a wave of cavalry to prevent the Ming army from forming a formation.Then the cavalry retreated, and the "Double Spearmen" equipped with long spears and muskets took advantage of the opportunity of the cavalry's attack to complete the deployment, forming six rows of four long spears in the center and muskets on both sides, and then launched a charge.

The two double-battalion columns of the Ming army also feared Wu Zhou's "double spear" soldiers. After repelling Wu Zhou's cavalry, they immediately began to change formations, but they did not deploy a hollow square formation, nor did they form a horizontal formation. It became two shocking columns-the front of the formation was wider, but it still belonged to the column.Afterwards, a more intense confrontation unfolded on the two wings of the hollow phalanx of the Ming army just opened.

At the same time as the eight battalions of Ming and Zhou fought fiercely, more Ming and Wu and Zhou armies arrived on the battlefield!They all rushed to the two wings of the battle line in unison, trying to outflank the enemy's two wings.

With the input of one battalion after another, the display of the two sides became longer and longer, and soon formed a line of engagement more than ten miles wide.

The tens of thousands of troops from both sides fought fiercely on this battle line.The sounds of gunfire, artillery, and shouts are mixed together to form the most heroic battlefield symphony!

And there is not only one such fighting line in today's Laodaohe battlefield, but at least four!

The main forces of the Ming army and Wu Yingqi's troops were facing the front formed just then - the battle on this front started first. By the evening of September 22, the two warring parties had been fighting fiercely for eight or nine hours.After Li Zhongshan left, Li Fuchen took over the command. Under his organization, the Ming army attacked the Wu army's front line one after another. The number of casualties on both sides increased sharply. The corpses of the fighters on both sides!

The Ming army's detour troops and Wu Yingqi's right-wing flank protection troops formed the second battle line, and the battle on this battle line was extremely fierce!Wu Yingqi's right wing was almost broken by Li Zhongzheng!
However, after Wu Shicong led the cavalry to launch a counterattack, Li Zhongzheng's offensive momentum was contained, and he was forced back a little by Wu Shicong and Ma Bao.However, the powerful firepower and tenacious style in Mofan Second Town quickly helped Li Zhongzheng stabilize his position, and even caused great casualties to the opponent, with corpses lying everywhere on the entire front!

The blocking force led by Li Zhongshan and Wu Guogui's front formed a third line of engagement. The battle on this front was fierce from the beginning. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides even before the completion of the deployment. In the end, they had to fight while unfolding. .When the horizontal teams, columns, square teams, and hollow square formations of both sides were deployed one by one, the front line had already become a stalemate.

And the Musket of the First Model Town is also a well-deserved god of death on this front, recklessly reaping the lives of Wu Zhoujun, repelling wave after wave of their attacks.

And the battle line formed by Wu Guogui's palace army and Li Laishun's troops.It was the fourth line of death on the Laodaohe battlefield today!Li Laishun "Li Luxi"'s performance today is also quite positive, but his troops are not very effective, equipped with far fewer flintlocks than other Ming troops, and are on a shoulder-to-shoulder level with the Wu and Zhou troops, and the number of cavalry There are also very few, and there are not many artillery that can be used on the field battlefield.In short, it is mediocre.

But Li Laishun was still the "most handsome boy" in Li Zhongshan's eyes. It was because of his dedication that Li Zhongshan did not become Napoleon of Waterloo. Li Laishun almost rushed to the battlefield biting Wu Guogui's ass.

So Wu Guogui only mobilized 3 to 2 people to attack Li Zhongshan, and at the same time, he had to use [-] people to resist Li Laishun.
And the battle has progressed to this point, the outcome is a competition of will!
At this time, if you persist to the end, you will win!
"Persistence, persistence, persistence to the end, is victory!"

Li Zhongshan's eyes were already red at this time, and he didn't even care about the threat of the enemy's sharpshooter. He just rode his horse back and forth behind his own front line, and kept cheering for the Chinese soldiers who were fighting hard!
And "Perseverance to the end is victory" these eight simple but philosophical words are the motto of the martial arts hall founded by Li Zhongshan. When the battle is the most intense, it is often to see who can persist to the end!
Persevere, maybe it is victory!

"Come on, fight with me. Ming will win! The general is invincible!"

This is the cry of the Southern King Li Fuchen once again leading the cavalry of the Ming army who had rested enough to charge!He really went all out for the "eighteen sons to rule the world". He braved the hail of bullets twice, rushed across the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke, and launched an assault on the enemy's formation.

The real Lu Bu is here, is that all?

"Model Second Town Go! Go Forward"

When the sky was getting dark, Li Zhongzheng organized another model army charge, and put in six battalions of fusiliers at a time, forming a wide horizontal line, approaching the enemy's formation, and using fierce firepower to try to suffocate his enemy.

"Come on, make another wave. After this battle, I promise to share the house and the land for the big guys!"

Li Laishun was a real person. He carried a trumpet made of cowhide, and while galloping behind his own front line, he promised the soldiers below to share the house and the land. The experience and lessons Li Zicheng summed up was not to let everyone work in vain!
Only when you get real benefits to go, can you stick to it!
And this persistence to the end is a battle of victory. When the night fell on September 22, it was finally time to decide the winner.

Because people, after all, can persist more than horses!A flintlock gun is more persistent than an arquebus after all!
Faced with heavy casualties, faced with the depletion of horse horsepower, faced with the firepower of arquebus guns being crushed by the enemy's flintlock guns, and faced with the exhaustion of ammunition for artillery.

Wu Zhou's army finally began to collapse!

(End of this chapter)