Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 210 Hundred Tigers Running Arrows Together

In order to attack Yuezhou, Geng Zhongming was afraid that the Ming army would defend against the city, so he brought ten red barbarian cannons, but he didn't expect to use them to attack the chariot camp now.

Whether it's a rammed-earth old city or a brick wall, it's a big pit after a single shot, let alone a wooden chariot?
Wang Yan watched the Qing army's cannonball directly smashing the chariot, and the cannonball's power remained undiminished, and with momentum, it beat the soldiers behind the chariot to a bloody mess, and he was not shocked.

Seeing this, Geng Zhongming was overjoyed. Although only one of the ten shells hit, the Qing army could rush in as long as the car battalion was opened up.

But just when he thought that he was about to win, the [-] Qing soldiers who pressed against the Ming army were thrown into chaos by the artillery of the Ming army. Seeing this, the leader of the Qing army did not wait for his order and left the formation [-] steps away. When the time comes, he runs wildly.

Facing the bombardment of the red cannons of the Qing army, Wang Yan did not dare to hold back, so he ordered the Ming army to fight with all his strength. In this way, the artillery advantage of the Ming army was immediately revealed. As long as half of the two hundred cannons were fired In the formation of the Qing soldiers, four or five hundred people can be taken away in an instant, and the advancing Qing soldiers dare not gather at all.

The battle at this time had deviated from what Wang Yan thought, but generally speaking, it was still proceeding according to his plan.

Although the Qing army now has red cannons, Geng Zhongming has actually fallen into Wang Yan's trap.

The Qing army had a total of 3 soldiers. He first sent 4000 soldiers, and now he sent another [-]. Increasing the strength of troops bit by bit has become a taboo for military strategists to refuel the battle.

Among the 2 Qing soldiers, more than 500 green camps were not seen by Wang Yan. What he was worried about was the Zhenghuangqi of the [-] Han army under Geng Zhongming. Then Wang Yan has a good chance of winning.

It’s just that the Qing army’s red cannons are really annoying at this time. Although Wang Yan can let Wang Shixiu lead the cavalry to raid the Qing army’s artillery formation, but in this way, the Qing army will be on guard against the cavalry, so that they will not all press on the car battalion. His ambush will not be able to play a role.

At this time, eight thousand Qing soldiers had already fallen thousands of people under the rounds of artillery and bird control, but they still rushed to the front of the chariot camp.

During the bombardment just now, the Qing army's artillery had already smashed four gaps in the car battalion. At this time, the two armies were stalemate, and the red cannons stopped bombarding due to time, but the Qing army rushed towards the gap.

At the gap, the spearmen of the Ming army fought with the Qing soldiers who wanted to rush in, while on the chariot, the bird commanders of the Ming army shot at the archers of the Qing soldiers. As time went by, both sides continued to fight. Some soldiers fell.

Geng Zhongming looked at the battlefield, and the look of contempt on his face was gone. He knew that although it looked evenly matched, the Qing army would soon be defeated again.

The Ming army mostly used firearms, while the Qing army mostly used bows and arrows. The firearms fired dozens of rounds in a row. The feather arrows in the quiver are already insufficient, and it is only a matter of time before failure.

Sure enough, after a while, the eight thousand Qing soldiers were defeated again.

At this time, Geng Zhongming had put away his contempt, and did not order the troops to attack again. Instead, he wanted to use his strengths and ordered the red cannons to continue the bombardment, making sure to smash the Ming army's chariots to pieces.

Seeing this, Wang Yan on the hillside was anxious. If Geng Zhongming was allowed to go on like this, the Che Ying would suffer heavy losses, and the Green Ying, who had just been defeated, would also rest and recover slowly, so that his previous strength would be restored. All efforts were in vain.

At this time, Wang Yan looked at the artillery of the Qing army in the distance, and then at the defeated green battalion sitting on the ground after retreating, his brows were frowned.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the commander must be decisive.

Sometimes, making a wrong judgment may lead to the defeat of the whole army, but if you hesitate and keep making decisions, you will definitely only fail.

"Fire the cannon, let Zhang Youde and the sentry cavalry attack the Qing army's artillery array!"

At this time, Wang Yan gritted his teeth and made his judgment, but what he sent was not Wang Shixiu's cavalry, but the 100 infantry in ambush on the other side, and more than [-] sentry cavalry cruising around the battlefield.

"Bang bang~ bang~"

Three trumpets sounded on the top of the mountain, and the two thousand Ming troops ambushing in the dense forest on the right side of the Qing army suddenly rushed out, and the sentry cavalry of the Ming army cruising in the distance also rushed over to harass them.

At this time, part of the defeated Qing army had retreated, while some were still going back. Zhang Youde led two thousand Ming troops and rushed into them in an instant, making Geng Zhongming, who was just about to send cavalry to intercept, had to order someone to issue an order first. , Let the rout soldiers not attack the artillery team, otherwise they will be killed immediately.

Faced with the Ming army's infantry that suddenly rushed out, Geng Zhongming showed a smug look on his face, but he didn't expect that he stopped the shelling, but attracted the Ming army's ambush.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield, it is obvious that this Ming army was used to sneak attack on his central army or the back of the main army after his entire army was overwhelmed, but now that Wang Yan has used it, it proves that Wang Yan Yan had no other means under the shelling, and it also proved that as long as the artillery blasted a few gaps, it would not be too difficult for him to rush into them.

At this time, he dispatched [-] infantry troops from the central army to keep the defeated and raiding Ming army from the Qing army brigade, and ordered artillery to continue the bombardment. But at this moment, the Ming army's chariot formation on the hillside moved. stand up.

The four chariot battalions of the Ming army formed a circle on the mountain. The chariot battalion that was facing the Qing soldiers had already suffered a lot in the battle just now, and was smashed into gaps by the artillery. But at this time, the chariots of the Ming army However, under the pull of the mules and horses, they turned half a circle, and the wagon battalion that had been injured turned to the side, and a wagon battalion full of people came to the front of the Qing army again.

Seeing this, Geng Zhongming was startled. Just as Wang Yan couldn't restore the combat power of the Green Battalion soldiers, he couldn't look at the car camp that had experienced two attacks and was smashed into several gaps by the artillery, calmly repairing the connection from the side. .

At this time, he looked at the ambushes of the Ming army blocked by four thousand Qing soldiers, and at the defeated green camp troops returning one after another. Five hundred Han Eight Banners went around the front to attack the car camp that was about to rest.

At the same time, the remaining 2000 infantry in the central army who had not participated in the battle, and the more than [-] cavalry from the green battalion on the left wing were all sent out to press on the battlefield in one fell swoop.

Tens of thousands of war horses galloped for a while, and the sound was like thunder, shaking the earth.

Seeing this, Wang Yan was not surprised but delighted, "The big thing is done!"

Geng Zhongming didn't see it. After the chariot camp turned around, vehicles covered with black cloth were pushed out in the direction he ordered the cavalry to attack. In addition, large barrel-shaped objects were also carried onto the chariot.

At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army aimed them at the cavalry of the Qing army who circled around to attack. These weapons were actually swarms of bees and tigers rushing to shoot arrows.

(End of this chapter)