Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 378 Dead End 3
This opening is simply a replica of the Battle of Shahe. The archers of Wuyang Guard had the absolute upper hand from the very beginning. Their arrows were like flying locusts, and they swept down clusters of rebel archers. The bloodthirsty roar of the Heluo New Army From low to high, the earth trembled in their roars, and with the terrifying howls, the archers of the Heluo New Army shot faster and faster, and the rain of arrows became denser and denser. Jun couldn't hold his head up.This kind of long-distance shooting has become a nightmare for the rebels. Their bows and arrows can't help the well-armored Heluo new army, but the crossbow arrows fired by the Heluo new army can easily penetrate their helmets and armor—— —if they had helmets and armor!It was hard to bear the feeling of being shot at as a target. Watching the brothers in the front line fall down in rows, the rebels were terrified and couldn't stop backing away, fearing that it would be their turn next.

Kong Youde was very helpless about this.They would definitely not be able to shoot at the Heluo New Army, and they couldn't beat them with muskets, let alone with bows and arrows that were far less lethal than muskets.So, rush forward and get involved with the Heluo New Army, leaving their archers unable to perform?

The clusters of extremely sharp spear points told him that this was definitely not a good idea.He had already seen the tenacity of the Heluo New Army. Even 2000 cavalry could not push through their phalanx of more than [-] infantry. Wouldn't it be death for a group of infantry who had been shot to pieces?
Crossbow arrows continued to rain down, the massacre continued, and the rebels continued to bleed.Seeing more and more rebels hiding behind the big shields, the archers of the Heluo New Army replaced them with heavy arrows.The so-called heavy arrows are crossbow arrows made of wrought iron shafts, which are several times heavier than arrow shafts made of bamboo, and the arrowheads are also lengthened and enlarged. The cost of such arrows is naturally much higher than that of ordinary crossbow arrows The range is 70 meters shorter, but the lethality...please refer to the difference between automatic rifle bullets and anti-aircraft machine gun bullets!

Heavy arrows are anti-aircraft machine gun bullets!

With a loud shout, a row of heavy arrows shot out, and small holes were added to the shield wall of the rebels. The rebels behind the shield wall let out heart-piercing screams. They were horrified to see the officers and soldiers shooting The crossbow bolts pierced through their shields, pierced their bodies with sawdust, and took their lives!The eyeballs of the shield's hands protruded from the arrow, and he fell down in the mud with a face of disbelief. There were many gaps in the shield wall. Before the rebels could fill the gaps, the second round of heavy arrows shot over. Blood splattered on the wall!
Kong Youde finally lost his temper.From the beginning to the end, the Heluo New Army did not intend to fight hand to hand. It seems that they want to completely defeat them with long-range firepower, even if they use up all the more than 1000 strong crossbows. reduced, or even useless, so the ancient army has been trying to avoid fighting in the rain), and their lancers stared at their own cavalry, motionless, needless to say, they waited for the rebel infantry to be completely shot down before rushing up In one fell swoop, more than ten thousand rebels were destroyed.The Heluo New Army has taken the initiative from the beginning to the end, and they can only respond passively. If the fight continues like this, few of the more than 1 troops will be able to enter Dengzhou City.He shouted loudly: "The cavalry attack! Cover the infantry retreat!"

The rebel trumpeter sounded the bugle for the cavalry to attack.Probably the morale was hit too hard, and even the sound of the trumpet seemed weak, like a moan before dying, the morale of the rebel cavalry can be imagined.Kong Youde spent a lot of effort to pull up six or seven thousand cavalry, which can be regarded as a considerable assault force in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but the only ones that can really fight are the Liao troops who came from Dongjiang Town It's just cavalry, and most of the rest are from Shandong thieves, just mobs.In the Battle of Shahe, the frontier cavalry, the backbone of the army, had been killed and injured, and the rest were frightened birds. If they were to confront the Lancers, wouldn't they be sent to their deaths?For a moment, the three thousand rebel cavalry looked at each other, but none of them charged forward.

Kong Youde was furious and roared: "Why are you still standing there? Charge! Otherwise we will all die here!"

The loud horn rose from the ground, resounding through the sky, sonorous and exciting, making people's blood boil. Unfortunately, it was not the rebel cavalry who blew it, but the lancers of the Heluo New Army.In the drizzle, the lancers held up their horses, mobilized their horses, and rushed over in an array of 250 by four. Because the ground was soft and muddy, the speed of the cavalry was greatly affected, so the lancers tightened their formation, and the two sides The distance between the horses was no more than two meters. The horseshoes, which were as big as bowls, were raised high, and then fell heavily, splashing puddles of muddy water.The speed at the beginning was not very fast, just jogging in small steps. Since the rebel archers were almost dead, there was no need for them to accelerate prematurely, so they just rushed over.When the distance between the two armies was less than 100 meters, the Lancers began to accelerate. The horses neighed wildly, spread their hooves, and roared. Multiple horse stalls were leveled at the same time, densely packed. The cold light burst out from the sharp edge, which made people tremble!Upon seeing this formation, all the rebels who had experienced the Battle of Shahe shuddered. The cavalrymen brought back by Li Jiuzheng were the first to collapse and screamed wildly: "Defeated! Defeated!" They galloped away and fled. This cowardly behavior infected everyone like a plague. Thousands of rebel cavalry shouted wildly: "Defeated! Defeated!" They scrambled to turn their horses and fled towards Dengzhou.

Seeing that the cavalry collapsed without fighting, the infantry who had already been shot dead and wounded by the powerful crossbows of the Heluo New Army immediately collapsed.Frightened and angry roars swept across the entire battlefield like a tsunami. Thousands of rebel infantry threw away their weapons and fled in all directions. lost!Kong Youde almost exploded with anger. Although they killed and injured more than 2000 people under the crossbow fire of the Heluo New Army, there were still more than 1 cavalry troops. No matter what, they could survive until the arrival of Geng Zhongming's reinforcements. I didn't expect so many Sagittarius collapsed as soon as he said it, and he didn't even have time to react!He killed more than a dozen deserters in a row, but still failed to prevent the army from collapsing. Amidst the tsunami-like screams and cries, the behavior of beheading more than a dozen deserters was so weak that it had no effect at all!Seeing the Lancers rushing over like mountains and seas, and the rebel infantry standing in front of their horseshoes were trampled into flesh, Kong Youde was also terrified, sighed, and rode his horse to join the fleeing ranks.He originally thought that the army retreated into Dengzhou, and Dengzhou's fortified city would be enough to deal with the officers and soldiers for a few months, but now, let alone a few months, he is thankful that he was not driven out of the sea by the Heluo new army in one go!
As soon as Kong Youde escaped, the situation of the rebel army's rout became more and more uncontrollable. Everyone scrambled to escape from the battlefield, and countless casualties were trampled on each other. I don't know how many people were trampled to death like this.To the surprise of the rebels, the Heluo New Army did not take advantage of the momentum to attack them. The Lancers swept across the battlefield like a hurricane, chasing the fleeing rebel infantry, while the infantry of the Heluo New Army mounted their horses and galloped towards Dengzhou And go!They walked so simply that the rebels who had already fallen into frenzy were also deeply surprised, and slowly stopped, looking at the black torrent going away, they couldn't believe that they would have such good luck!If the new army of Heluo attacked them, it only took one blow to make their blood flow like a river, but the new army of Heluo missed the great opportunity to harvest their heads. Could it be that their ancestors really burned high incense?
However, the rebels' good luck ended here.The sound of the horseshoes of the Heluo New Army had not yet disappeared, and the sound of the trumpet sounded desolately again. The first thing that appeared in their field of vision was a fiery red human wall, and a thousand soldiers of the Ming Army were wearing raincoats made of canvas and mulberry oil paper. , carrying a rifle, kicking forward and pressing towards them.On the other side of the battlefield, thousands of equipment are relatively poor, but the Ming army with high morale also appeared in front of them. Wolverines, long spears, rattan cards, long knives, firecrackers... These very distinctive weapons are in the first place. Immediately told the rebels, what kind of army they are!
Tianxiong Army and Zhejiang Army!

In the Battle of Shahe, the three strong forces that caused more than half of the rebel casualties are all here!

Rebel, you look at me, and I look at you, with smiles uglier than crying.Now they couldn't run anymore, and they didn't want to run anymore. Facing the black holes of the guns, they knelt down tremblingly.

On August 21, the fifth year of Chongzhen, the Heluo New Army, Tianxiong Army and Zhejiang Army defeated the Denglai rebels ten miles outside Dengzhou City, beheaded more than 1 people and captured more than [-] people. The rebel main force no longer exists.

But the disaster of the rebels did not end there. Just as the Tianxiong Army and the Zhejiang Army were busy capturing the prisoners, the Heluo New Army led by a thousand cavalrymen and pursued the fleeing rebels fiercely. A group of rebels were overtaken by them, and then, the icy front came in and out, picking them off their horses.The Heluo new army seemed not interested in the leaders, they only focused on chasing and killing them, catching up and destroying one by one, causing the rebels to be frightened and scattered. The road leading to Dengzhou from the battlefield was covered with zombies, and blood flowed like a river.The rebels completely lost the courage to fight against the new army of Heluo, they just ran away, until they were pierced by Ma Qiang.Many rebel generals who were originally from the Dongjiang Army were about to gnash their teeth. This group of Henan soldiers are too ruthless. Jiannu is not so cruel!
Fortunately, the speed of riding a horse is faster than running on two legs. Running at full speed, the rebels soon arrived at the foot of Dengzhou City, just in time for Geng Zhongming to lead two thousand rebels out of the city to prepare for reinforcements.Seeing this support army, Kong Youde seemed to be seeing his parents, tears were about to come out...Since the rebellion, he has never tried to let the officers and soldiers chase him to the sky, nowhere to go, nowhere to go, seeing the friendly army with tears barking.He gestured to Geng Zhongming who was looking at him in shock, good brother, don't say anything, run away quickly, or those evil spirits will catch up!
Geng Zhongming glanced at the dark mass of cavalrymen, then at the mass of reed-like cavalry, reined in his horse's head calmly, and rushed towards the wide-open Dengzhou city gate. Almost!
At this time, Li Jiuzheng had already fled into Dengzhou City with his subordinates.

(End of this chapter)