Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() We all know that since modern armies have uniform training standards, the same number of troops have similar levels of combat effectiveness.However, the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty army at that time was uneven.

In addition, just as most people are accustomed to using their right hands, generally in the formation of the army, the combat effectiveness of the troops arranged by the commander on the right wing is often much higher than that of the troops arranged on the left wing.So when the 2000 rebels approached the Ming army, the left wing of the Ming army was somewhat confused.

But the 2000 people Kong Youde sent out were not the strongest force in the rebel army.They were composed of Liaodong veterans, bandits and refugees who had defected after the rebellion. The 2000 people were divided into two teams of 1000 people each.When the rebels approached the Ming army, the two sides started shooting with firecrackers and bows.

Since ancient times, long-range weapons have always been used to disrupt the opponent's formation at the beginning of a battle.This is true from the stone-throwing between primitive tribes to the missiles and cannons of modern warfare.And this battle is of course no exception.

But after such a fight, the shortcomings of those Ming troops can be seen.The troops of the Ming army, whether they were in the Beijing camp in the capital or in other places in the interior, had not received any baptism of war.Besides, the Ming army on the left wing was originally the weaker force in this Ming army.Therefore, when the rebels were 150 steps away from the Ming army, the Ming army's musketeers and archers standing in the front row could not bear the psychological pressure, and fired their muskets and shot arrows in a hurry.

It is entirely conceivable that the firecrackers and arrows shot out of range basically did not cause any casualties to the rebels.The rebels continued to advance, and the panic-stricken Ming army launched a second shot at a distance of about 110 steps, but there was no result because the shot was too far away.

Just as the Ming army was busy loading ammunition, the rebels were only eighty steps away from them.In the Ming army at this time, only a few archers fired a few sparse arrows, and the casualties caused to the rebels were minimal.

The rebel army stood still under the order of the military officer, and the gunmen in the front row raised their guns and made their first salvo.No matter how small the power of this bird gun is, it has great lethality at such a short distance.Besides, the soldiers of the Ming army didn't have any armor.Therefore, the gunners and archers in the front row of the Ming army fell down a row.

In fact, according to the general situation, there is still some time to reload the blunderbuss, but the firecrackers and archers of the Ming army were afraid that the blunderbusses of the rebels would shoot again, so they all dropped the blunderbuss and bows in their hands. , turned around and fled towards the back of his queue.This back and forth collision immediately caused confusion in the left wing formation of the Ming army.

Seeing the chaos in the queue of the Ming army, the military officer of the rebel army immediately gave an order, and the soldiers of the rebel army in the back row held weapons such as knives, shields, guns and axes, and rushed towards the Ming army at the speed of sprinting.

Seeing the rebels approaching, the gunners and archers in the front row of the Ming army fled faster.Because the musketeers and archers are like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered in close combat, they are completely powerless.But in this way, the left wing of the Ming army became even more chaotic, and it was impossible to organize a complete combat formation.

In an instant, the rebels from the front line rushed into the ranks of the Ming army, and they slashed and killed the Ming army's musketeers and archers facing their backs.Immediately caused a large number of casualties of the Ming army.

The Ming army in the back row finally waited until the gunners and archers were exhausted before they could fight the rebels head-on with the weapons in their hands.

But the morale of the rebels had already risen, and their speed of charging had a kind of inertia, so the rebels beat the Ming army back steadily.

However, the number of the Ming army was huge. After paying a lot of casualties, under the command of some brave Ming army attachés, they gradually restrained the advance of the rebel army. It seemed that the two sides were about to face a stalemate.

But at this moment, the 1000 rebels in the back team rushed towards the Ming army at high speed when they saw that the front team was fighting smoothly.After the addition of this new force, the formation of troops on the left wing of the Ming army was gradually dispersed again.The troops on the left wing of the Ming army were also on the verge of collapse.

Kong Youde was also shocked by the situation.To be honest, he sent these 2000 people for a tentative attack.

Kong Youde's main force this time is more than 4000 cavalry led by him, and more than 600 chariot troops based on the van designed by the famous general Qi Jiguang during the Jiajing period and improved by Sun Yuanhua.

As for the firearms unit, Kong Youde only carried a batch of small cannons, firecrackers, and eagle blunderbusses.Because after all, he still has to ensure the siege and siege pressure on Laizhou City, prevent the Ming army in Laizhou City from rushing out, and cooperate with the main force of the Ming army who came to help.

But when Kong Youde learned that the Ming army was coming to encircle and suppress him, he didn't know what to do.Because the spies he sent could only find out about the strength of the Ming army, but they couldn't find out the composition of the Ming army and the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Therefore, when the war started, Kong Youde dispatched an army of 2000 people with weak combat effectiveness to test out the reality of the Ming army.But what Kong Youde didn't expect at all was that this small army with weak combat effectiveness was about to crush the left-wing troops of the Ming army.

So after being surprised, Kong Youde was immediately overjoyed. He immediately ordered the cavalry to prepare to follow the rout of the Ming army on the left wing and attack the flank of the Ming army's central army. victory in battle.

However, the commander of the Ming army, Governor Liu Yulie, was helpless against the defeat of the left wing of the Ming army.You know, in order to ensure his own safety, Liu Yulie put the Shenji Battalion, cavalry and several Ming troops with the strongest combat effectiveness in his central army.

And at this moment, it was impossible to transfer the Shenji Battalion and cavalry in the central army to his left wing, because the Ming army on the left wing was defeated too quickly.Liu Yulie could only watch the unfavorable situation of the battle, unable to make any necessary troop transfers.

But at this moment, a change occurred.

The Jiang guerrilla from Henan, because of his appearance, was really powerful, so Liu Yulie believed that the army he led was very powerful, so he was placed in the central army.

But after all, the number of troops led by Jiang Guerrilla was too small, and they were guest troops from Henan, so his troops were set up in front of the left side of the Chinese army, which was a more dangerous place.

But Jiang Guerezha saw that the Ming army on the left wing was about to be defeated, and he didn't care about the military order or the formation where he was standing, so he led his army and killed the flank of the 2000-man rebel army.

But this nonsense move was beyond everyone's expectations.This is a completely unreasonable attack.

Part of the 2000-strong Henan army led by Jiang Guerrilla came from his own guerrilla battalion, while the other part came from the governor's standard battalion.

After Jiang Guerrilla's defeat against the Holy Spirit Society's rioters, he really devoted himself to training and trained a team of elite soldiers.Of course, in Wu Shigong's eyes, the combat quality of this elite soldier is definitely not up to standard compared with his own Runing Battalion, but at least this elite soldier is very brave.However, most of the time in the Ming Dynasty, soldiers only needed bravery.

Fundamentally speaking, the governor's standard battalion is the personal soldier of the governor of Henan.Therefore, the soldiers and equipment of this standard battalion must be top-notch in Henan.

In addition, Jiang Guerrilla has a white helmet and white armor, a white spear and a white horse. His appearance is very cool. He rushed to the front and brought a lot of morale to his army.

So this flank blow immediately dealt a painful blow to the rebels.And seeing the friendly troops coming to help, the morale of the Ming army on the left was also greatly boosted. They also stopped retreating and organized to fight forward.

In such an instant, the Ming army had the upper hand.Although those Liaodong veterans were still fighting desperately, the difference in the number of people fighting between the two sides was too great after all.There was even a rebel army that was divided and surrounded by the Ming army.

At this time, Kong Youde hadn't had time to mobilize the cavalry in the center to his right flank, and of course it was even more impossible to arrange for his own cavalry to charge.So as soon as he saw that the troops he sent out were in a hard fight, he stopped fighting and immediately withdrew his troops.Facing the right-wing troops of the rebel army who came forward to meet them, the left-wing troops of the Ming army who rushed to kill for a while also retreated as soon as they saw it.

As soon as the troops of both sides broke contact, Kong Youde slapped his thigh in regret.He regretted that he was too careful and lost a chance to completely defeat the Ming army.

In this confrontation, the Ming army killed and injured more than 1000 people.The rebels left more than 400 corpses in front of the Ming army, and the surrounded rebels saw that they had no way out, so more than 300 people surrendered to the Ming army.In addition, there are also wounded soldiers among the returning rebels.Therefore, it can be said that the first time the warring parties barely fought a tie.