Dragon Sea Empire

Liu Ting, the commander-in-chief of Liaoyang, brought his own barracks.Regardless of the inconvenience of transporting firearms in Shenjiying.The artillery battalion was last.Self-serving rushed to the forefront.

He was a little worried about the battle in the eastern suburbs of the capital.Because he has heard that the enemy's combat is mainly based on firearms.Liu Ting faced President Konishi in the Battle of Suncheon in North Korea.I have tasted the power of Japanese pirate iron gunners.

The day before yesterday, the Changping Oath Master Ceremony.Jinglue Wang Keshou presided over the sacrifice.As a result, the butcher's knife is not good.It took three times to cut off the bull's head.At the parade.Liu Zhaosun, Liu Ting's adopted son, actually rotted because of the handle of the gun when he was performing martial arts.As a result, the gun head fell off on the spot.

This not only makes Liu Ting feel that the omen is bad and full of bad luck.He also instinctively realized how slack the military equipment of the Ming Dynasty had become.

The more than 13000 people in the Shenji Battalion under Liu Ting's command were originally the main force of Liu Ting's troops.At this moment, he was far behind the team.Their main combat weapons with other troops such as Zongzhen Zuoying and Zongzhen Zuoyingying are firearms.In total, they carried one Tianwei Great General Cannon and three Shenwu Second General Cannons.There are ten Honglei three generals, fourteen Feilei four generals cannons, four Jiesheng five generals, 130 Mielu cannons, fifteen tiger crouching cannons, several whirlwind cannons and magic cannons.420 sharp guns, 790 Lianzhu guns and wing tiger guns, [-] iron guns, [-] bird guns, [-] three- and four-eye guns, and [-] large and small copper and iron Francophones ...and so on a lot.It looks like there are a lot of firearms.The firepower is fierce.But these guns are actually the old style more than a hundred years ago.The newer Flang machine blunderbuss and bird blunderbuss are poorly crafted.Moreover, the three- and four-eye guns and quick guns are all fire guns.No front sight.The range is only a few dozen steps.Moreover, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion who operate these many firearms lack battle training.It is already very good to be able to fire the firearm in your hand when you are about to fight.

Liu Ting didn't like these Beijing soldiers.He knew that the Beijing army was rotten and useless.These soldiers of the Shenji Battalion knew how to fire their weapons desperately before the battle.Once the enemy rushed forward.He will definitely turn around and run away.

originally.Liu Ting planned to wait for the King Qin troops of the Sichuan Army to come to the capital.Bring your own old troops to fight again.He only has a little confidence in commanding the Sichuan Army to fight.But the court pressed too hard.The cold light of Shang Fang's sword was already flickering on these frontline generals.

so.Liu Ting had no choice but to fight.But leave other troops aside.In line with the purpose of military speed.He only charged forward with his own group of soldiers from Shuzhong.Liu Ting was the bravest among the generals at that time.He is powerful.Can hold up a Eight Immortals table full of wine and vegetables with one hand; good at using a big knife.The iron broadsword used weighs 120 jin.Immediately rotate like flying.The world is called "Liu Dadao".He is skilled in bowing horses.He is also good at using sleeve arrows.I used to draw random dots on the wooden board with ink.Then throw it with the sleeve arrow.Everything.He once pulled out dozens of war horses.Call it all.All of them are gone.Everyone who saw it was amazed.

but.Now is the age of firearms.In terms of personal bravery and the overall situation of the battle formation.is no longer the only determining factor.

It took two hours for Liu Ting's department.In the morning, we arrived at the south bank of Tonghui River.Suddenly, he realized that a square earth city had appeared in front of him.

He observed briefly.It was found that people's heads were shaking around Tucheng.There appears to be a trench around the wall.Countless people are moving in the trench.There is a fort protruding from the wall at each of the four corners of the Tucheng square.The form is eccentric.He didn't know that it was a simple polygonal fortress.It is the fortification system of the age of firearms.Originated from Europe.

Liu Ting's main force is his Shu soldiers.Small in stature but brave and good at fighting.He found that the enemy had built a fortress system and was waiting for the army.He couldn't help hesitating: he saw the cannons and firecrackers on the earthen wall.He didn't want his own soldiers, who numbered no more than 1000, to be cannon fodder.

then.Liu Ting's army was the first to advance to the vicinity of the Chinese Army camp.But wandering in the distance.Liu Ting was waiting for the follow-up troops to arrive.He planned to use the firearms of the Shenji Battalion to attack the fortress of the Chinese Army.

On the north bank of Tonghui River.The main force of the three major battalions of the capital is more than 22000 people.It was led by Xiangcheng Bo Li Guoframe.Just came out from Zuoanmen.The long procession marched on the north bank of the river.Advance to the Chinese Army camp to the east.Li Rubai, the former Liaodong general, came out of Guangqumen with more than 8000 people from the loyal and loyal battalions belonging to the three major battalions and the fifth military battalion.He is rushing to join Li Guoframe.The three major battalions were originally the Five Army Battalion, the Three Thousand Battalion and the Shenji Battalion.The name of the compilation has changed over the past hundred years.It was originally the main and strategic mobile force of the Ming army with the most combat effectiveness.The civil fort was completely worn out during the change; Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, reformed the establishment of the Beijing camp.Select elite 29 from the three camps.It is divided into ten battalions for training in case of emergency call, which is called ten regiment battalions.The regulation of Beijing camp has changed so far.In the 1550th year of Jiajing ([-]), the Tuanying and the two official offices were dismissed, and the old system of the three major battalions in Yongle was restored. A member of the general is the commander in chief, and is called the governor of the Jingying Rongzheng; he is assisted by a civil servant, and is called the assistant manager of the Jingying Rongzheng.Under it, there are deputy counselors and other officials.All the soldiers of the regiment camp and the two official halls belong to the five military camps; while the treasure order flag and other items are still attached to the Shenshu camp.At this time the three camps.There are generally sent to monitor the ministers, and the business affairs are all under the control of the middle officials.

Now that the main force of the Shenji Battalion has been assigned to Liu Ting's troops.The troops led by Governor Jingying Rongzheng and Xiangcheng Bo Li Guojia were mainly soldiers from the Shenshu Camp and the Fifth Army Battalion.The Shenshu camp is actually a cavalry unit in charge of the emperor's banner, public service, soldiers and golden drums, and imperial treasures.More like a guard of honor.rather than combat troops.They walked at the forefront of the team with the imperial flag.It means that the emperor came to the battlefield in person.The real combat force is the Weizishou Battalion under the Fifth Army Battalion.The fork-knife hand and the Jingwei infantry under it are considered combatable soldiers.Being loyal and loyal to the camps is only barely able to fight.

In the north of the Beijing camp.The main force of the Liaodong Army led by Zhang Chengyin, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, was marching eastward from the Ritan.The Liaodong Army's main force of 30000 people led by Deputy General Po Tingxiang and General Pu Shifang of Liaodong Town has been deployed.The 5000 cavalrymen belonging to the Liaodong Army were marching next to the left wing of the Beijing Battalion.25000 soldiers of the Ming army led by Wang Pu, the general of Datong, Yang Guozhu, the general of Xuanfu, Tang Tong, the general of Jizhen, Ma Ke, and Wang Xuan, the general of Baoding, advanced eastward on the plain further north.

In the eastern suburbs of Beijing.The frontal front of the official army stretched nearly three miles in the north-south direction.

After half an hour.They saw the camp of the Chinese Army.It was a large camp that stood abruptly on the North China Plain.There are dense fences and deer villages around.Three flat earth platforms were built in front of the camp.There are several heavy artillery pieces placed on each platform.

Groups of soldiers of the Chinese Army are forming in front of the camp.Streams of black people are marching forward neatly.Carrying a black gun on his shoulder.Tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers are under the command of drums and conch horns.Under the guidance of countless battle flags with Chinese characters on the blue background.A battalion as a unit launched a long front.Facing the direction of the imperial army.

At both ends of the infantry array.Countless cannon carts were pushed out.This kind of field artillery that can be pushed lightly made some people in the army change their faces.There were also firearms troops in the Ming army.Generally, heavy firearms such as cannons are used as siege weapons.How to use it in the field.The generals of the Ming army hardly thought about it.Because the Ming army did not have an integrated artillery vehicle like the artillery of the Chinese army.The performance of artillery on field marches.For the Ming army, it was simply a burden.

Ming army artillery.It's just a cannon transporter.It is not possible to deploy positions flexibly.

The units of the Ming Army were two miles away from the Chinese Army.Gradually stopped.Thousands of cavalry galloped past the two armies.The battlefield commander of the Ming army was nominally Jinglue Wang Keshou.In fact, it was Zhang Chengyin, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.He ordered the formation to begin; the Firearms Battalion was at the forefront.The infantry was in the rear.The cavalry shuttled back and forth between the two armies.The posture he puts on is a defensive posture.Although the number of the Ming army is nearly four times that of the enemy.But after Zhang Chengyin saw the situation of the Chinese Army's position.The confidence to win the battle has been lost.

Zongbing Zhang is not a reckless person without knowledge.But a seasoned veteran.He knows some of the situation of the Chinese Army.He also fought against Japanese iron gunners.He also commanded firearms troops and Mongolian cavalry to fight.

He sits on a horse.It is found that thousands of people on the other side are like one person.Bu Wu dressed neatly.The weaponry is also uniform.The signals, snails, golden drums, etc. are in order.Tens of thousands of people acted like one person.Condensed a compelling murderous aura.

After a burst of conch horn.The formation of the Chinese army is completed.The soldiers' tactical movements were skillful, and each unit was in order.It can be said that the gathering and dispersing of the army is like a hand.This Chinese army is the best army that Zhang Chengyin has ever seen in his life.It is also the strongest enemy Zhang Zongbing has ever seen in his life.

The [-] Ming army belonged to various units and had different training and habits.Although the array of cars is not neat.But it is already the result that many generals have tried their best to achieve.

The Ming army is setting up formations with all hands and feet.Eighty-five thousand soldiers of the Ming army suddenly made a commotion at the same time.

Two white "big mushrooms" suddenly soared into the air behind the formation of the Chinese army.Slowly floating to a hundred feet high in the air.

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Facing the Ming army with a large number of people.The Chinese army completely violated the Ming army's habit of fighting in the field at that time.Arranged a depth of only four rows.It is more than 3 miles long.Thin infantry long snake formation; thousands of rangers in front of the front.Holding flintlock muskets, they approached the officer's position carefully in a loose formation.

at both ends of the main array.It is the field artillery group position of the artillery.Both the heavy artillery and the rocket launcher are on the three earth forts in front of the camp.The field artillery positions on the two wings each have 50 guns.Behind the infantry lines in the central position.There were also ten field guns concealed behind the infantry. 2000 light cavalry were deployed on the left flank of the Chinese Army's Long Snake Formation.On the north bank of the Tonghui River; 120 heavy cavalry and 500 light cavalry were deployed on the right flank.

In the camp and behind the main position.There are 2500 sailor marines as a reserve force, the standard battalion directly under Chen Zhongji, and the student barracks.

Chen Zhongji, Zhao Tie, Yang Liu and other major generals are on the largest fortress at the west gate of the camp.You can see the big picture.They have intelligence.Use the binoculars to search for banners in the opposing camp.According to the information, make corresponding arrangements: "The cavalry is the best to deal with the Beijing army. Their morale is low. The Shenji Battalion is all on the south bank of the Tonghui River. The Beijing army in front of us lacks firearms. Let the cavalry kill them. Order. All the right-wing light cavalry Move to the left wing. Only the heavy cavalry remain on the right wing."

"Report. Information is sent from the observation balloon; the officers and men's firearms battalion is mainly deployed in the front. There are fifteen cannons on the right flank of our army."

"Okay. Order Lin Feiyang, the commander of the artillery regiment. Turn the heavy artillery and rocket vehicles on the north and central turrets to the position of the army's left-flank firearms battalion. Be sure to try to suppress the enemy's artillery fire."

...Boom boom boom.

There were bursts of gunfire from the south bank of the Tonghui River.

Start early.The first Liaoyang General Soldier Liu Ting's unit to arrive near the Chinese Army's camp began to attack.

And on the frontal battlefield.The Ming army has not yet arranged a good formation.

Compared with the intelligence work of the Chinese Army.In addition to learning about the general situation of the northern front troops of the Chinese Army from the officers and soldiers of the Ming Army who had fled back, the Ming Army learned.Basically, the inside information about the number and establishment of the Chinese Army is a mess.Confused.For the main generals of the Chinese army.That would be even more ignorant.

Liaodong Commander Zhang Chengyin gritted his teeth.Order the soldiers of the standard battalion to go around to check military discipline.Urge them to line up quickly.He also announced a new bounty:

"All soldiers... beheaded as the leader and thief one level. Promoted to three ranks; those who do not want to be promoted will be given 150 taels of silver. Beheaded as a thief one level. Granted one rank; Beheaded as a follower of one level. Granted one rank. Before the battle Those killed in battle. The army and sons are actually given a rank. Encounters with bandits are meritorious. They are rewarded according to the rule of extraordinary merit...."

At this time.Suddenly, one man and one rider ran out of the Chinese army's position.Swaggeringly walked towards the officer's position.The horse is a dark horse.Riders also wear black.A forceful evil spirit surrounds this person.But he held his hands up.Shouting: "Chen Zhongji, the general manager of the northern march of the Chinese Army, has a letter. Hand it over to the leading general of your army."

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