serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 109 Fighting for Life 3
In fact, the White Lotus Sect was not to blame for this incident. The artillery of the Yongwei Battalion fired two kinds of shells, one was 350 taels of iron bullets with a range of 20 paces, and the other was shotgun shells with a range of more than 200 paces.

General Uliasutai led the Eight Banners soldiers to charge forward against the waves of bullets. Although the bullets could not break through the double armor, they still hurt when they hit the body, and many bullets hit the horses. , Many Eight Banners soldiers lost their lives because of this.

When they rushed into a distance of a hundred paces, the sound of artillery rang out again, and the heavy raindrops of lead hit them hard. The swarm drowned.

The musketeers were still firing in turn. At a distance of a hundred paces, the Xiyi muskets pierced the armor, and they were both accurate and ruthless. Bloody arrows shot out from the Eight Banners soldiers, and they fell off the horses due to the force of the musket bullets. .

The distance of a hundred paces became the dividing line of death. As long as they rushed into the hundred paces, no matter whether they were people or horses, they would be swept away by the dense bullets. Through clairvoyance, Jia Hu saw General Uliasutai and his personal guards rushing forward. In the scene of the horse being shot down, amidst the volley of firecrackers, the charging Eight Banners soldiers fell down one by one, and those who rushed to the front were almost swept away.

Jia Hu laughed, times have changed, blood and courage alone cannot defeat firearms, of course, you can choose to pile them up with human lives.

Seeing the Eight Banners soldiers fall one by one, Eunuch Zhao and Wang Ziteng both opened their eyes wide, deeply shocked them.

The Eight Banners soldiers used their flesh and blood to create an opportunity for the Mongols. With their advantage in speed, they slammed into the formation of the heavy armored pikemen fiercely after paying a considerable price in leather jackets. General Liyasutai made a good judgment. Under the continuous impact of the Mongols, several openings were torn open in the formation of the heavy armored pikemen. Some Mongolian cavalry had rushed in and fought fiercely with the oncoming sword and shield soldiers.

Eunuch Zhao screamed, "The Mongols are rushing in!"

Wang Ziteng: "Let the three thousand battalion go."

Xie Qiong was also a little surprised, and looked at Jia Hu: "Marshal?"

Jia Hu waved his hand, and a herald holding a red flag beside him waved the flag.

The flags of the two firearms battalions of the Chinese army waved one after another. Under the watchful eyes of Eunuch Zhao, Wang Ziteng and others, the soldiers of the two firearms battalions started to run, and the team formed a semicircle, slowly pushing the intruding Mongolia The people surrounded themselves, and walked on as they fired their last bullets.

Holding muskets with bayonets in their hands, they rushed towards the Mongolian cavalry who were killing the sword and shield soldiers.

The musket with the bayonet added is six and a half feet long, and it can be stabbed close up or far away, and it can pick the Mongols off their horses from a distance.

Under the command of the officers, they kept stabbing out. Many Mongols were stabbed in the chest by several bayonets in a blink of an eye, and then were picked off their horses.

The flag of the Chinese army kept waving, the artillery started a new round of shelling, and the musketeers continued to shoot at the Mongols. The three parties cooperated with each other, and the Mongols were frightened and kept retreating.

Those Eight Banners soldiers who survived by chance hid behind the Mongols and shot cold arrows at the firecracker soldiers, and the firecracker soldiers kept falling to the ground with arrows.

A gunner spotted them, turned the muzzle, and directly fired five sub-cannons. The effect was very good. Whether it was the Mongols blocking the front or the Eight Banners soldiers hiding behind, they were all swept away.

The line of defense was too long, the gap was blocked here, and the gaps were opened by the Mongols in several other places, and the two sides fought together.

Eunuch Zhao turned to Jia Hu anxiously, "Marshal, let the cavalry support you."

Jia Hu didn't speak, but nodded to Xie Qiong.

Xie Qiong raised his hand.

An orderly with a black flag swung it forward.

Five hundred throwers lined up behind the artillery were launched under the leadership of the officer.

They rushed to the back of the firecrackers, took out the grenade from the bag hanging on their shoulders, lit the fuse with a torch, and then counted silently three times in their hearts, and threw them all at the top of the Mongol's head.

A burst of "bang" explosions resounded over the grassland. The first batch of [-] grenades were thrown out and exploded around the Mongols. Flesh and blood flew across the crowd, sparking a rain of blood among the crowd.

The loud sound startled the horses and howled wildly, their front hooves raised high. Many Mongolians rolled off their horses in fright, hugged their heads with their hands, and lay down on the ground in a mess.

One by one grenades were ignited, and the throwers continued to explode towards crowded places. The shock waves generated by the explosions sent nearby Mongols flying. Many people were trampled and injured by their own people in the chaos, and even lost their lives.

Such dense explosions blinded the Mongols, and the fear of the unknown made them lose their previous blood and courage. They fled, lashing their horses and fleeing backwards, even those Mongolians who were thrown off because of the frightened horses In order to escape for his life, the man extended his black hand to his own clansman, chopped off the horse with a single knife, and took the horse as if fleeing from the rear, causing chaos immediately.

All three thousand grenades were thrown out quickly, causing considerable damage to the Mongols. More importantly, they gave the heavily armored pikemen and sword-shield soldiers who were surrounded by divisions a respite, allowing them to retreat to the firecrackers. Around him, large hollow squares were rebuilt.

Watching the Yongwei Battalion, which had been disrupted by the Mongols, reorganize its military formation, Eunuch Zhao heaved a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the artillery positions had been exposed to the Mongols, Jia Hu said to Xie Qiong, "Let the artillerymen withdraw."

Xie Qiong said to the messenger holding the yellow flag: "Order the gunners to withdraw immediately after firing this round of cannons."

The messenger with the yellow flag passed the signal to Che Ying.

Jia Hu said to Xie Qiong again: "Order the left and right wings to form a hollow square and move closer to the central army. Let the [-] battalion move."

Xie Qiong blushed, and quickly ordered the messengers to pass on Jia Hu's military orders with semaphore.

"dong dong dong"

The drums sounded, and as the general flag continued to dance, the left and right wings and the flags of the [-] Battalion swayed in response.

Outside the battlefield, Yong Qi sat on the horse with a gloomy face. Behind him, seven thousand and eight bannermen and more than [-] Mongolian main forces had already formed a square formation and were ready to attack.

He already knew the news of General Uliasutai's death in battle, but he didn't care, because it was worth it. The Mongols successfully broke through the Zhou army's defense line. As long as the fighting continued, the Zhou army would dispatch three thousand soldiers. At that time, he will push all the last men and horses up, and wipe out the Zhou army in one fell swoop.

It's just that God made a joke with him, and the Mongols collapsed!
The fleeing Mongols rushed over, and then gradually calmed down, shouting and lining up in front of the army.

Seeing Zhou Jun's left and right wings moving closer to the center, and the cavalry of the [-] Battalion also moving to the front of the army formation, the words "waste of previous efforts" came to Yong Qi's mind.

At this moment, the guard general of Jinzhou rushed to Yongqi, and said: "Young master, the deputy general of General Uliasutai also died in battle. There are less than 1 of the [-] Banner soldiers left. The Mongols fought More than [-] people died."

Yong Qi was stunned, and it took a long time before she said: "It's a pity that all previous efforts have been wasted."

The guard of Jinzhou looked at several Mongolian princes, and then said: "Young master, withdraw your troops."

Yong Qi gritted her teeth: "Okay! The army is withdrawn." Suddenly, a drop of rain fell on his face, making him shiver!
Then, a drop of raindrops fell on the ground, Yongqi raised his head, letting the cold raindrops fall on his face, he suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, the heavens help me, not the traitors!"

The Jinzhou guard shouted loudly: "Long live the Qing Dynasty!"

"Long live the Qing Dynasty!" The Eight Banners soldiers shouted in unison.

The sudden heavy rain boosted the morale of the Eight Banners soldiers, and then the Mongols also shouted.

Several Mongolian princes were stunned!
Yongqi said to General Jinzhou: "You lead [-] Banner soldiers and all the main Mongolian forces to attack the Zhou army and wipe out the Zhou army's camp!"

Guard of Jinzhou: "Hey!"

Yong Qi waved his hand coldly, and the horn of attack sounded again.

The guard of Jinzhou drew out his saber, rushed to the front of the army, and shouted: "Kill all the Han thieves!" With a wave of his saber, he rushed out.

Tens of thousands of horses roared loudly and rushed over.

On the other side, Eunuch Zhao, Wang Ziteng, Xie Qiong and others were all stunned.

Jia Hu raised his hand, and Lin San waved his flag.

The war drum rang "Boom! Boom! Boom!", louder and louder.

The lieutenant-general of the [-] Battalion looked at the rolling Eight Banners cavalry and snorted coldly. He drew out his saber and roared, "Kill!"

The Three Thousand Battalion rushed over, and the cavalry of the Yongwei Battalion also charged.

In a blink of an eye, the cavalry of the two armies collided fiercely, and countless old soldiers who rushed to the front died in an instant, sparking a rain of blood.

The cavalrymen of the two armies were chopped off by the opponent's horses or stabbed by spears in the blink of an eye. The two sides fought together, shouting and screaming, one after another, and more were the sounds of weapons intersecting and bones being chopped off. A click, life and death in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)