Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 358 The decisive battle at Bali Bridge 2

Well, the current Qing army has more than three times the strength advantage compared to the Ming army.

However, out of caution, the Qing army still did not dare to engage in a decisive field battle with the Ming army. Instead, they carefully chose to deploy defenses and prepare for defensive operations.

Well, the current Qing army has really left a psychological shadow on the Ming army!

Soon, the Ming army successfully advanced to the east bank of Bali Bridge.

Still following the old rules, while the artillery group was preparing to launch a fire test, the Ming army once again launched the hot air balloon into the sky for reconnaissance of the battlefield.

Zhu Jing'an, also guarded by a group of soldiers, rode to the front of the formation, climbed a low hill, held a telescope, and began to survey the battlefield.

In order to avoid being attacked by concentrated fire from the Qing army, Zhu Jing'an wore only an officer's uniform when he was scouting the battlefield. Except for details such as collar insignia and epaulettes, it looked no different from the uniforms worn by ordinary Ming army officers from a distance.

The main character is one who is sincere and afraid of death!

Looking at the Qing army's troop deployment on both sides of the Tonghui River, Zhu Jing'an said with a slightly solemn expression.

"The Qing army's force deployment is quite organized. The east and west rivers echo each other. In addition, it has an absolute military advantage. It may not be easy for our Ming Dynasty to win this battle."

After Zhu Jing'an finished speaking, Gan Changsheng, the commander of the East China Sea Fleet of the Ming Navy, spoke.

Then there was a rumble of artillery fire, and artillery shells were fired towards the Qing army's positions on the east bank of the Tonghui River.

With a bang, the artillery shells advancing in a straight line hit a wall of the Qing army. There was a loud bang and a big hole was made in the wall of the wall by the cannonballs.

"Your Highness is wise!"

This is the importance of opportunity to people.

"Otherwise, no matter how many arrangements the Qing army has, they will be just decorations!"

Since ancient times, heroes have emerged in troubled times.

Over the past seven or eight years, although most of Gan Changsheng's people in the same group had died on the battlefield, Gan Changsheng was luckier.

"Unfortunately, the navigation capacity of the Tonghui River is limited, and our large warships cannot reach Bali Bridge and launch artillery attacks on the Qing army."

This was the case for Gan Changsheng. Without the uprising in the Ming Dynasty, he would most likely have been just a boatman in his life.

The cannonball hit the ground, throwing up a large cloud of smoke and dust on the ground, and then bounced and continued to roll forward.

Gan Changsheng was from Xunzhou Prefecture in Guangxi. When the Ming Dynasty first launched its army and moved from Zhujiazhuang to Zijin Mountain, he was coerced into joining the army and forced to eat public food.

"Give me the order and let our artillery group begin to test the firepower!"

Thick gunpowder smoke spewed from the muzzle, and a solid shell was pushed out of the barrel by the gunpowder gas generated by the deflagration of gunpowder. It rolled and rotated, drawing a beautiful arc in mid-air, and fell towards the Qing army's position.

Along the way, he went from being an ordinary boatman to becoming the commander of the fleet, and was even awarded the title of Marquis.

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he nodded slightly.

Basically there is no chance of getting ahead!

However, precisely because of the restoration war of the Ming Dynasty, Gan Changsheng successfully stood out from the crowd and gained an identity and status that he had never dared to imagine before.

He can definitely be regarded as a member of the upper echelons of Ming Dynasty!

As Zhu Jing'an's military order was issued, the Ming army began to prepare for the war in full swing.

boom! Boom boom!

At the very least, I have earned a hundred or two hundred years of wealth and glory for my descendants.

"The observers on the observation balloon widened their eyes and must mark all the gun positions of the lonely Tatars..."

Sawdust is flying everywhere!

Artillery shells were fired one after another, and soon the ground buildings on the Qing army's defense line were blown to pieces.

Seeing this scene, the Qing soldiers could only huddle in the trenches, trembling and waiting for the Ming army's shelling to end.

What's more, some heavy artillery in the Ming army's artillery array began to raise their muzzles and launch extended fire at the Qing army in Hexi.

Boom boom! Boom boom boom!

Artillery shells were fired one after another, and some landed on the Tonghui River, shooting up water jets.

But some of them landed on the beach west of the Tonghui River, rolled forward, and caused a certain amount of damage to the Qing army. …

On the other side of the Tonghui River, Fukang'an observed the battlefield with a telescope.

Looking at the performance of the Qing army on the battlefield, he couldn't help but frown.

The Ming army's artillery bombardment was as accurate as ever and full of lethality.

Almost every shell can achieve the desired results.

Seeing this, Yong Rong couldn't help but speak.

"Why don't you ask our army's artillery to fire back? A one-sided beating like this will definitely not work after a long time."

Seeing the Qing army on the other side of the river being suppressed by the Ming army's shelling and unable to raise their heads, Yong Rong felt a sense of aggrievedness.

I couldn't help but suggest to Fukangan.

When Fukang'an heard this, he didn't give Yong Rong the face. He just shook his head and said.

"My lord, I don't know. The range and accuracy of Ming artillery are superior to our Qing artillery."

"Even if the Ming thief's artillery is across our army's defense line in the east of the river, it can still shoot to the west of the river, posing a threat to our army's artillery positions. However, our army's artillery is inferior. It can hit the shells one step in front of the defense line at most. Two hundred steps, there is at least a few hundred steps away from the Ming thief's artillery array."

"It's hard to pose any actual threat to the Ming thief's artillery!"

"What's more, if our army's artillery will expose the positions of our army's artillery in advance!"

"It would be better to wait until the Ming thief launches an attack, and then use artillery to cover the Ming thief's infantry with firepower in order to achieve maximum results."

The artillery of this era has very poor mobility. Once its position is discovered on the battlefield, it will become a living target and will be destroyed sooner or later.

Therefore, Fukang'an did not want his artillery to expose his position in a meaningless situation.

Upon hearing this, Yong Rong, Yong Yan and others nodded in approval.

It can be seen that they are quite satisfied with Fukang'an's command now.

……

Zhu Jing'an saw that the Qing army's artillery was slow to fire, but he was not in a hurry. He just gave orders in an orderly manner.

"Send the order and let our army's forwards launch a tentative attack on the Qing army's defense line in Hedong..."

Zhu Jing'an's military order was issued, and the military order flag of the Ming army was waved.

Soon, the Ming soldiers who received the order began to advance in a skirmish line.

At the same time, in the Ming army's camp, rocket launchers were set up one after another, aiming in the direction of the Qing army's front.

Prepare to launch a covering artillery bombardment on the Qing army's defense line!

"Everyone has it, rocket volley!"

"put!"

The next moment, the sound of burning fuses was heard. As the fuses gradually burned out, the rockets began their first salvo.

Phew! Whoosh!

shhhhhhhh!

There were bursts of sharp cracking sounds in the air.

The rocket took off, its long tassel cut through the clouds, and fell like a meteor shower...

(End of this chapter)