Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 60 The Battle of the King of Jin to Kill the Thieves ([-])

The Eight Banners Army moved out in a big way, and the cavalry of the Ming Army who rushed to the attack soon discovered it.

This is a cavalry regiment of the Ming army. Compared with the Eight Banners cavalry, which can be said to be luxuriously equipped, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty Fuguo Army definitely has no advantage in equipment.They are all wearing the World War II uniform of the Zionist Army, with a breastplate, and their weapons are sabers or spears, and they are also equipped with some firearms that can only be fired at one time.

"Have you really left the camp?" Qian Yun, the leader of the cavalry regiment, said to himself.

"Let's turn around!" Qian Yun ordered, and the cavalry of the brigade reined in their horses one after another, then turned their horses and ran in another direction.

Their movements must be said to be clean and neat. Although there are still some small confusions, overall, their formation is still very good.

On the other side, Zhuo Luo noticed that the Ming army seemed to have reined in their horses and turned around. Seeing this scene, he immediately smiled contemptuously: "Sure enough, the Han people are all courageous people. When they meet our Eight Banners elite, they will not dare to fight."

Bao Yi, his subordinate, reminded me lightly: "Master, the Ming army may have tricked me into getting into their ambush with the elite of the Eight Banners. The thousand cavalry may be just a decoy."

Zhuo Luo would not be so reckless as to think that he was really ambushed, and he could get some advantage, but he was too full of words, and it would make him feel ashamed if he didn't pursue him at this time.

But the one who saved his face in the end was the Ming army.

"Master, the Ming army is in formation!"

Zhuo Luo took a closer look and found that besides the cavalry, there were other troops of the Ming army.The scale is not very large. On the high ground in front, there are infantry lined up. The cavalry has been divided into the two sides of the infantry. There are several artillery pieces in the center of the infantry.

At this time, Yide led the other Eight Banners soldiers and horses to rush over. From the scene, the Qing army's Eight Banners troops were dominant.

Yide rode to Zhuo Luo's side and said, "The Ming army may be deceitful. They only have 3000 to [-] people, not as many as our army, but they still dare to line up. There must be something wrong."

Zhuo Luo thought the same in his heart, but his arrogance could not make him admit the strength of the Ming army.

However, something that neither Zhuoro nor Ild could have imagined happened. The Ming army's infantry lined up neatly and began to walk down the hill towards the Qing army.

Ild also frowned: "Are these Ming soldiers crazy? They are taking the initiative to provoke us."

Zhuo Luo laughed strangely three times with a red face, and said loudly: "Since you want to die, then I will fulfill them!"

"Follow me!" Zhuo Luo galloped wildly, surrounded by the elite cavalry of the Zhengbai Banner, heading straight for the Ming army.

Hou Xiaoqun, commander of the [-]th Regiment of the Line Infantry who occupied Chengjiang Mansion before the battle, commanded this battle. In this battle, he also commanded a cavalry regiment that also belonged to the [-]nd Division of the Army. and Tusi army troops.

"Did you really rush over?" Hou Xiaoqun looked at the Eight Banners cavalry who came in a hurry.

"Artillery, fire!"

The artillery company belonging to the infantry regiment had six 6mm field guns. After occupying the high ground, it assumed a position and opened fire directly at the Eight Banners cavalry who charged over.

The artillery of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army is the highest-level artillery of this era. Not only are the weapons they use come from 200 years later, but their overall artillery use and tactics are also ahead of this era. played a very important role.

Although the number of artillery pieces is small, the Napoleon cannons can follow the army for more flexible maneuvers, and it is a very classic and effective training, directly allowing the artillerymen to aim at the route of the cavalry's impact. When the Eight Banners cavalry rushed over, the shells fell on the ground over their heads.

The explosion of the cannonball immediately caused casualties among the cavalry. Zoro could only hear the sound of the cannonball exploding in his ears, but the density of the shelling was not very high, so even if his troops suffered casualties, they could still continue to charge forward.

"Right here, right away!" Zhuo Luo looked at the group of Ming army soldiers, as if all his fangs were bared, as long as he rushed over, those Ming army infantry would let him kill them.

However, this is not the case.

"Shoot!" Three rows of infantry standing and kneeling on one knee fired a row of guns at the cavalry rushing over. The cavalry in Zhuoluo's team immediately fell sparsely, and even the cavalry beside Zhuoluo A coat servant was also shot and fell off his horse.

If the charging cavalry cavalry falls or collapses, it is also a risk to the rear. The dense guns hit the Eight Banners cavalry like a torrential rain. If the charging horses did not go straight forward, they would not be able to withdraw from it. I'm afraid there are already some whose fear will compel them to stop.

Seeing that the cavalry was about to charge over, I heard the officers in the phalanx shouting:
"Hollow array, bayonets facing outward!"

As the command of each phalanx came out, the infantry facing the Eight Banners cavalry stood up their bayonets like spears, forming hollow four-sided phalanxes. This is the classic musket era infantry against cavalry. The formation, also because of the bayonet, directly eliminated tactics such as the Spanish phalanx.

The cavalry of the Qing army also tried to fire with their muskets, but their accuracy was much worse than that of the line infantry of the Ming Fuguo Army who fired intensively. There were also sporadic soldiers of the Ming army who were shot and fell to the ground, but the soldiers behind immediately made up for it. The position is up, making the whole formation very stable.

When seeing such a scene, Zhuo Luo subconsciously felt bad. He had never seen this kind of discipline in the Ming army. Seeing his comrades being shot, he immediately filled his position with a blank expression. Maintaining the formation, this kind of combat quality can already be regarded as an elite soldier.

For the Manchurians, fighting a war may require a bit of strategy, but the key is to rely on their powerful and fierce Manchurian warriors. With great strength and majesty, they will definitely be able to overwhelm the opponent.But the battles displayed by the Ming army now are completely different from what they have experienced.

"Be careful not to bump into those blades!" Zoro could understand what the bayonets were used for. If the cavalry charged directly, they would be blocked, but such a hollow square formation, from any side Like hedgehogs, it is difficult for cavalry to find a position to attack them.Even cavalry wielding weapons is not as long as bayonets and guns.

Sure enough, there were still cavalrymen who had no time to adjust, so they ran directly into it.Some horses were directly stabbed with bayonets, and the cavalrymen were thrown off their horses in shock.And the Ming army musketeers in the back row continued to shoot at the Eight Banners soldiers with their guns up. At such a short distance, almost every shot could kill an enemy.

Completely different from Zhuo Luo's imagination, the elite Zhengbai Banner cavalry did not break up the formation of the Ming army at all, but was beaten without temper in front of such a hedgehog formation.

(End of this chapter)