Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Following Zhu Dadian's order, dozens of wrestlers beside Shuai Qi beat dozens of big drums with all their might.With the sound of "rumbling" drums, the Ming army officially pressed forward and began to prepare for battle.

However, Qiu Lei's central army rushed to the front, and the Ming army on the left led by the commander-in-chief Yang Yufan followed closely behind.The right-wing Liaodong Army lagged behind a little bit. As the main force of today's offensive, the Liaodong Army has gained the essence of accumulating strength and attacking later!

The Liaodong Army also changed their position during the last Shahe battle. They put the infantry formation at the forefront and the cavalry at the back, which also returned to the conventional tactics in the army battle.

And seeing the pressure of the Ming army, the rebels pressed forward not to be outdone.As the queues of the two sides got closer, the atmosphere on the entire battlefield seemed to freeze.

When the front lines of the two sides approached a distance of about a hundred steps, and it was unknown who shot the first arrow and the first shot of the firecracker, the long-range weapons of both sides rushed to fire.

The flying of a large number of arrows seemed to cover the sun, making the soldiers on both sides feel as if they had come to the dusk of the end.And the sound of firecrackers shooting one after another, just like midnight on New Year's Eve, it seems that the never-ending sound of firecrackers is ushered in.

The sound of the gunfire continued for a long time, which made some military attachés of the coalition army unable to sit still.They jumped off their horses one after another, climbed up the watchtower, and watched the distant battlefield together with Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing.

"Fuck!" A military officer couldn't help cursing.

At this time, the entire battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke after firing the gunpowder, and soon the entire battlefield was shrouded in smoke.

These military officers were not without experience in battle with artillery and muskets, but it was the first time they had seen thermal weapons used on a large scale.This changed from quantitative to qualitative, making these military officers who are used to fighting with cold weapons feel the fear and power of fighting with hot weapons for the first time.This also gave them a great shock.

"It's a good thing we didn't become pioneers again!" A military officer murmured happily.His words also expressed the aspirations of these coalition military attaches.In such musket shooting, individual prowess must be insignificant.

Wu Shigong also stared blankly at the battlefield.But at this time, he couldn't see the situation on the battlefield clearly.Wu Shigong didn't know that this was the narrow interpretation of what Clausewitz called "fog on the battlefield".

Wu Shigong was actually bursting with foul language in his heart.All of this is completely out of Wu Shigong's common sense, and it is completely the era of foreign guns and cannons.Wu Shigong suddenly felt a little dazed, and he even wondered if he had traveled to the battlefield of the Napoleonic era in Europe again?

Who said that after China invented gunpowder, it could only make firecrackers.Didn't use the weapon?Who said that ancient Chinese firearms lagged behind those of the West?Who abandoned such a sharp firearm, and made China a century-old national humiliation after the Opium War?Wu Shigong wished he could travel back to modern times immediately, and slap those experts who held these views back and forth.

Wu Shigong also felt a little unreal in his heart.But Wu Shigong was not mistaken.What he saw was the war with the highest technological content in the entire world at that time.none of them.And that includes the entire Western world.In the Western world, it was only in the seventeenth and eighth centuries.Firearms were used to such an extent in warfare.

As for why in the nineteenth century.China would be so far behind in the use of firearms.The author briefly described the reason in the previous article, but this is not the focus of this article.Therefore, there is no more to say.

As for the two sides in the Laizhou battle, the Ming army was dominated by the Liaodong army and the Beijing camp.We already know that Li Chengliang's Liaodong Iron Cavalry was the starting point of the Liaodong Army, and the iconic weapon of the Liaodong Cavalry is the three-eyed firecracker.So how could they not be proficient in the use of firearms?

And in the Beijing camp.It is also dominated by the Divine Machine Camp.The Shenji Camp was established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty.After nearly 300 years of exploration and the inheritance of the father's career by the officers and soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, it can be said that the use of firearms is handy.Of course, the soldiers in the Beijing camp were pampered because they were always in the capital.The will to fight is not very high, but how can this army defending the emperor not have the best equipment?Therefore, the Beijing camp can also be called a strong army.

As for Kong Youde's rebels, they were also from Dongjiang Town, Liaodong, and they were also equipped and trained by firearms expert Sun Yuanhua.Therefore, it can be said that the use of firearm tactics and the degree of understanding of firearms are the highest among Kong Youde's rebels on this battlefield.

It can be seen that, except for the Ming army on the three sides, the strongest army of the Ming Dynasty at that time had already gathered in the Huangxian battle.Although they have not yet created the same tactics as the "Spanish Phalanx" like the West, they still show a high level of tactics in battle.

But we can also see that in the original history, except for the unexpected surrender, these elite Ming troops were defeated by the Hou Jin army, which mainly used cold weapons.So we also have to deeply understand this point: in the battle at that time, it was not only the cavalry or the cavalry that dominated the defeat in the field battle.

It can be said that with the same level of training, if you face a Spanish phalanx infantry equipped with firecrackers and long spears in a field battle, and the same number of cavalry equipped with cold weapons, you can completely beat them. die.

Therefore, in many literary works, the protagonist who travels back to the past is just practicing formation and building firearms, thinking about making a "bulldozer" in the late Ming Dynasty?That was totally a dream.

Seeing this kind of war scene, Wu Shigong's original dream of relying on firearms also collapsed.But after a brief absence, Wu Shigong's bachelor heart took effect again.

"Since the technology of firearms is not very advanced, then use quantity to make up for it; since the number of soldiers is too small, then go all out to expand; since the cost of raising soldiers is not enough, then squeeze out every penny you have. Anyway, since you have come here One step, then go forward with a broken head and a bloody head, and desperately break out a way out." At this moment, Wu Shigong was determined to completely turn the Runing Battalion into a war machine under a state of full mobilization and combat readiness.

At this time, the battlefield was still shrouded in smoke, and the sound of gunfire was still coming and going.Of course Wu Shigong and the others couldn't see the situation on the battlefield clearly.Only the sound of shouts of killing came from the battlefield from time to time. It is estimated that the troops of both sides relied on the cover of smoke and approached the opponent for hand-to-hand combat.

Of course, the cavalry who delivered the news still shuttled back and forth to Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian, delivering them the news on the battlefield.The troops in the back row of the Ming army were also continuously raised, and even the Liaodong army rushed into the smoke and went into battle.

Suddenly, Liu Zeqing pointed to the front and said to Wu Shigong: "These bastards are taking precautions against us as if they were thieves."

Wu Shigong looked in the direction Liu Zeqing pointed, and saw that although the Ming armies were mobilizing forward, the first part of the Qiu Lei army and the first part of the Liaodong army of the Chinese army were still standing motionless. The troops below blocked the direction of the coalition forces' advance, and it seemed that they didn't even want to leave a bowl of soup for the coalition forces.

"Fuck!", "Fuck!"... The military attaches of the coalition forces shouted and cursed.

"Anyway, it looks like this battle won't last long. But with their defenses, we don't have to worry about surprise attacks. Let our soldiers rest first." Wu Shigong suggested helplessly.This proposal is indeed helpless. It may not be at this time that the coalition forces and the Ming army blocking their way will engage in a firefight?

Liu Zeqing also nodded helplessly, and then ordered: "The whole army dismounts and rests. Feed the horses and prepare to go up to fight at any time."

Like waves, the sound of firecrackers firing was wave after wave.The smoke on the battlefield is always endless.It wasn't until the battle lasted for nearly two hours that the exhausted soldiers and horses retreated in the sound of gold ringing, ending the first round of fighting.

This whole morning has completely turned into a stalemate.Both sides suffered more than 1000 casualties each.So it can also be said that in the process of frontal firefights, the casualties of the army will not be too large. The losses of the defeated army are often caused when they are evaded and killed by the opponent.

However, such an arduous battle still poured a basin of ice water on the Ming army who thought they could win easily.

At this time, Wu Shigong and other coalition military attaches were no longer standing on the watchtower, and they couldn't see the situation on the battlefield clearly, so it didn't make much sense to stand like this any longer.Wu Shigong rode to the forefront of the coalition army array to inspect, to ensure that his coalition forces remained in a fighting state.

At this moment, a group of the Ming army that Qiu Lei belonged to retreated behind their formation.It seemed that they were the front line troops just now, many of them were wounded, and the most frightening thing was that their mental state was not very good.Walking around and sitting still is like a group of walking dead.

"Hey! Why do these little bastards look like this?" A coalition general manager Qian said with a sneer.

"Shut up!" Wu Shigong turned his head and sternly stopped the words of Mr. Qian.No matter how you don't deal with it, it's still your own friendly army.It is better not to say such provocative words.Besides, he might not be sure that his own army would look like this when they came back from the battlefield!

Wu Shigong grabbed a military officer of the Ming army, and asked softly: "Is there anything I can do to help? I have some medicinal materials here, and some doctors, should I ask them to come over?"

"Thank you, my lord!" The military officer immediately saluted and thanked Wu Shigong.

After a while, Zhi Zhi, who was notified, ran over with dozens of medical soldiers from the Runing Battalion carrying medicinal materials...

Wu Shigong took a deep breath of the smell of gunpowder in the air, and whispered to himself: "This is war!" (To be continued...)