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

Chapter 53 Three Strikes

At this time, the Ming army had already used all its strength. Except for the two to three hundred guards on Zhu Jiazhuo's side who were responsible for protecting his safety, the main force of the Ming army was already here.

For the Ming army, this battle can definitely be said to be a national battle that will determine the life and death of the Ming Dynasty.

Boom!dong dong!

As the Qing army rushed a hundred steps in front of the Ming army's formation, Zhu Jing'an's Chinese army decisively gave the order for the musketeers to fire a volley.

"Everyone has it, three volleys, let go!"

The command flag was waved, and in the next moment, the only sound left on the battlefield was the sound of neat musketry firing.

bang bang!bang bang bang!

Bang bang bang!

Three consecutive musket volleys were fired, nearly two hundred muskets were fired, and the entire battlefield was filled with smoke.

Thick smoke directly obscured the sight of the Ming army. As a gust of autumn wind blew, the Ming army regained their sight.

The tragic situation of the Qing army was revealed to everyone.

Under three volleys from the Ming army, the Qing army at the forefront suffered a huge blow.

In the blink of an eye, 40 people were hit by muskets and fell to the ground, screaming in agony.

Although the range and power of the shotguns are indeed insufficient, the enemies faced by the Ming army this time are not the Eight Banners heavy infantrymen who crisscrossed the battlefield wearing double-layered heavy armor in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

Rather, they are a group of government officials and regiment trainers who only have one uniform to wear.

To fight them, a shotgun is enough!

After three consecutive volleys were fired, the Ming army's musketeers retreated in an orderly manner. After retreating behind their own spear phalanx, they began to reload their muskets.

The archers of the Ming army also released a rain of arrows for the first time!
collapse!Bumble!

A wave of arrows rose into the sky, then fell immediately, shooting straight towards the Qing army that was coming up.

In the blink of an eye, another group of Qing troops fell down in the formation.

After experiencing three rounds of volleys of muskets and a wave of arrows, the Qing army's offensive slowed down significantly and they did not dare to charge any higher.

The battlefield was filled with corpses and wounded soldiers, screams continued, and the smell of blood hit our faces.

When many people saw this scene, their legs and feet began to tremble.

But soon, Li Xiancheng led a militia group and pressed forward from behind.

After seeing the tragic situation on the battlefield ahead, Li Xiancheng made a quick decision and spoke.

"Instruct the forwards to withdraw immediately, and let the militiamen press the civilians up to destroy the Ming army's array."

Li Xiancheng was reluctant to let the county's yamen and regiment training soldiers take the lead, because the yamen were all organized, and death would cause too much trouble.

The team training was also organized by the county government. If he died and became disabled, the county would more or less receive a pension.

It’s also troublesome!

As for the militia and the militiamen, it doesn't matter.

The militia is the private force of the landlords and gentry, and Prime Minister Li hopes that as many of them will die as possible.

The weaker the power in the hands of the landlords and gentry, the more stable the government's rule. Li Xiancheng still understood this truth.

The civilian husbands were actually organized by the gentry, and their nature was similar to that of the militia. Likewise, no matter how many people died, it was none of the government's business.

In comparison, Li County Prime Minister would naturally prefer to let the militia and civilian husbands take the lead.

When the leaders of the militia heard this, all of them looked unhappy.

However, in the face of Li Xian Cheng's order, they could only obey the order and order their militia to take the civilian husbands with them.

Zeng Qingzhi grabbed his clan brother and said.

"Don't act recklessly. If there is any disagreement, hide behind others. If you can't, retreat. You must conserve your strength as much as possible and don't let the sacrifices of your brothers be in vain."

"Most of the members of the militia are members of my Zeng family, as well as tenants on Zhuangzi. If there are too many casualties, you and I will not be able to explain to the clan, do you understand?"

Hearing this, Zeng Hezhi nodded. "Brother, don't worry, I understand."

"There is no enmity between this bandit army and my Zeng family, so there is no need for my Zeng family to fight with them."

"If you really want to fight to the death with the bandits, the people who die will be the tenants of my Zeng family, but the one who gets the advantage is the court. There is no such truth in the world."

Hearing this, Zeng Qingzhi nodded with satisfaction.

"Congratulations to you for being able to figure this out, I'm very happy for you..."

After saying this, Zeng Hezhi led his own militia to prepare to attack.

Soon, the fighting became fierce again.

The militia took over the government officials and regiment training and began to kill the Ming army.

The musketeers of the Ming army came out again and formed a formation to shoot.

The muzzle of the black hole pointed straight ahead, ready to fire another three rounds of volley.

The militiamen swarmed up to kill, and the Ming army's musketeers pulled the triggers.

The sound of gunfire resounded across the battlefield, and dense pellets and iron sand were thrown towards the enemy in front of them.

The vigilante group immediately suffered a head-on attack.

But then, the vigilante groups began to fight back.

boom!Boom!

Bumble!collapse!

Shotguns, bows and arrows began to fire, delivering firepower.

A dozen of the musketeers in the front row of the Ming army fell down in response, and screams rang out.

Many people were hit by projectiles or pierced by arrows, and blood spurted out from the wounds.

What's more, some people were hit in vital parts and died tragically on the spot.

It’s too late to save!
The Ming army's musketeers began to retreat after firing the volley, and the musketeers withdrew behind the spear phalanx.

Medical soldiers came forward to take over the wounded soldiers and carried them off the battlefield to prepare for treatment.

At the same time, the Ming army's archers and artillery placed on the commanding heights of the low hills also began to show off their power.

Accompanied by bursts of sound like playing cotton.

Both sides were shooting arrows back and forth, each suffering casualties.

The Ming army's spearmen phalanx in front kept getting hit by arrows, and the screams never stopped.

Affected by the screams of our own casualties, the morale of the Ming army was obviously low!
Of course, the vigilante group was not feeling well either. Round after round of arrows rained down, and the front row also fell down.

However, although the Ming army could not take advantage of the archers' shooting, they had artillery to support them.

The eight artillery pieces fired one after another, forming a continuous fire delivery.

Accompanied by a series of shelling sounds, one shell after another drew a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the militia's formation.

Wherever the black cannonball passed, bones were broken and tendons were broken, and blood and flesh splattered.

The shells hit the ground and bounced up again, and they continued to move forward in a straight line. The sand and dust flew up wherever they passed, and the soldiers of the militia died when they were brushed against each other.

Broken limbs and broken arms were everywhere, the smell of broken internal organs was exuding fishy smell, white bone stubble, flying pieces of flesh and blood... everything was extremely shocking.

And because they were condescending, the Ming army's artillery range was farther and more accurate.

In a short period of time, it caused great damage to the vigilante groups in front of them!
……

"Lord County Magistrate, the Ming thieves' sharp artillery poses a great threat to our army. If our army wants to defeat the Ming thieves, we must first capture the Ming thieves' artillery formation at that time!"

Zeng Qingzhi came to Li Xiancheng and suggested.

(End of this chapter)