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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 567: Seizing Shengjing (Part 1)

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    The location of the decisive battle is not at Yishi, let alone Shanhaiguan!

    Ding Yunyi has only one goal:

    Shengjing!

    And he himself is simply a piece of bait!

    This is something unbelievable, but it happened anyway.

    Ding Yunyi knew that the Manchus would definitely swallow this bait!

    Because they never believed that Ding Yunyi would be so bold!

    Ding Yunyi just did this!

    He used all the strength of the navy and marines to launch a sudden attack on Shengjing while the main force of the Qing army was attracted to the front line of Shanhaiguan!

    On April 12, the Huben Guard navy landed in Dandong in large numbers, and the Shengjing attack officially kicked off!

    This was the battle that dealt the heaviest blow to the Manchu Qing Dynasty!

    The names of people like Cai Jiuzhou, Zhang Xianxuan, and Ye Dahai are bound to be remembered by history forever!

    The end of the Manchu Qing Dynasty also began on this day!

    "Fire! Fire!"

    In the midst of these calls, countless artillery shells hit the unsuspecting Dandong hard.

    The artillery fire quickly overwhelmed everything, and the Qing army had no defense against the powerful artillery fire.  Artillery fire shrouded everything tightly

    The Qing general Ataimu here was in a state of collapse. He never thought that the Ming army would choose to take advantage of its powerful navy to land here.

    He must never give up here. What would it mean if he gave up?  That means that the Ming army can launch the most direct attack on Shengjing!

    Almost all the troops that can be mobilized have been mobilized by him, and he will launch a desperate attack on the Ming army!

    Two hundred Qing cavalry were arrowheads.  All of them were wearing double or triple layers of heavy armor, and even the war horses were covered in cotton or leather armor.  Started to rush towards the Ming army.  At this time, the distance between the two armies was about 150 steps. Because the war horses had a process of accelerating, and the infantry could not be thrown too far away, so at the beginning, they still advanced in small steps. After reaching a distance of 100 steps,  , just started to trot, and got within sixty steps.  Then he ran at full speed.

    At this time, a row of shields was suddenly erected at the front of the Ming army's front formation. They were often more than two feet wide and four feet high. There was a notch more than two inches wide and three inches deep at the top.  , a firecracker also stretched out from the notch.  He aimed at the Qing cavalry who was about to charge towards him.

    Those in the front line were all Hu Ben Guard's musketeers, a total of more than 600 people, divided into three rows, with more than 200 people in each row.

    Although he saw clearly that his opponents were all guns blazing, Artemu was not satisfied.  Because he knew that the fire cannon had to penetrate three layers of heavy armor, at least within fifty steps.

    Once it reaches that distance, the war horse sprints at full speed, and the opponent only has one or two chances to launch.  They would be overrun by the Qing Dynasty's cavalry.

    At this time, the war horse began to trot, and only the sound of "pah, pah, pah" was heard.

    Atemu couldn¡¯t help but be startled.  Why did the Ming army fire so early and only then got within a hundred steps? Could it be that in the field battle, the Ming army couldn't keep calm and started firing indiscriminately before they even got into range?

    These thoughts just flashed through Atemu's mind, and then he immediately felt as if he had been hit hard on his right chest, and a sharp pain came from him. He couldn't help but scream, and he instinctively lowered his head.  Look, I saw a hole the size of a fist punched in my right breastplate.  Almost at the same time, a group of people shouted and heard horses neighing, but these were not the shouts of the cavalry when they charged, but the screams after being attacked and injured.

    "What kind of gun did the Ming army use that could hit it so far?" This question immediately popped into Atemu's mind.

    Of course, Zhang Xianxuan, who was responsible for commanding these musketeers, knew that with the speed of the Qing army's cavalry, it would be over when they got within fifty steps before firing, so he had to take action in advance.

    Therefore, the first row of musketeers in the Huben Guards all used the same improved "Penghu-style" muskets, so that they could immediately launch an attack on the Qing army after the Qing army entered within a hundred steps.

    Although the armor-breaking effect of the "Penghu-style" musket is not the best at about a hundred paces, even if it only penetrates one or two layers of armor, it will cause strong pain to the human body and even break bones and internal organs.  Dirty, after being shot, you will never recover in a short period of time.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? And the war horse is only covered with a layer of brocade armor or cloth armor, and it is impossible to defend it. Therefore, even if it cannot kill the person, it can still cause a heavy blow to the Qing army if it hits the war horse.

    After the first round of "Penghu-style" muskets were fired, almost twenty war horses were shot and fell to the ground with painful neighs. Not onlyThe knight on his back fell to the ground, and also blocked the path of the rear cavalry.  And there are almost the same number of Qing soldiers, or because the heavy armor was penetrated, the warriors fell off their horses because they couldn't bear the intense pain. Fortunately, the horses are only trotting now, so  It can also dodge and avoid fallen soldiers or horses in time, so as not to trample them into pulp or be tripped by them.

    But as a result, the speed of the cavalry advance also slowed down.

    Ataimu obviously understood that the situation was not good. He was a Jia La E Zhen after all, and his sense of responsibility was much stronger than others. He pressed the wound with one hand and controlled the horse with the other hand, avoiding several Qing soldiers who had fallen to the ground, and fought with all his strength.  With the last bit of strength, he shouted: "Rush! Hurry"

    Before he finished speaking, there was a "pop" sound, and a cloud of blood appeared on Ataimu's forehead. He swayed on the horse and fell down.

    "I hit, I hit a Tatar general."

    Jiang Yi, who was on the battlefield for the first time, waved his fist excitedly, and the muzzle of the "Penghu-style" musket, which was about the same height as him, still had smoke curling up.

    Zhang Xianxuan also came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Jiang Yi, you did a good job. The person you killed should be a Jia La E Zhen. Keep working hard."

    After listening to Zhang Xianxuan¡¯s praise, Jiang Yi¡¯s eyes also shone with pride.  This was his first real battle to kill an enemy, and he was more excited than nervous.  Then he immediately took out a paper shell bullet from his backpack.  Very skillfully, he broke the end of the paper shell with his mouth and poured the gunpowder into the barrel.  Then stuff the remaining paper shell inside and push it in with a wooden pole to compact it.  He immediately picked up the gun and looked for his next target.

    This is the first battle since the Huben Guard's sniper team was established. They all use the most sophisticated "Penghu-style" muskets, with a range of 120 to 130 steps.  Therefore, they all lined up behind the musketeers and fired while standing, so there was no conflict with the musketeers in front.  At the same time, each sniper is equipped with a launching bracket, which is actually just a long wooden pole about five feet high.  One end is a pointed head, and the other end is a fork. When using it, the pointed end is inserted into the ground, and a soldier holds it. The sniper places the "Penghu-style" musket on the fork, holds the gun and fires.

    In the ranks of the Qing army, all levels of Gushan, Jiala, Niulu and even leaders, infantry, and cavalry were in armor style.  The reason is that there is a clear difference between the helmet and the back flag, which is very easy to distinguish even in a group charge.

    This provides great convenience to the sniper team of the Huben Guards. They can easily identify who is the most senior among the Tartars and who is the junior one. If they want to attack, they can attack the one with the greatest authority.

    Although almost all generals of the Qing army wore three layers of heavy armor.  But snipers basically choose to attack on the face without any protection. Therefore, as long as they hit, they will die with a headshot. They will not even have time to grunt before they fall off their horses.

    After using paper shell fixed bullets.  The firing frequency of fire cannons has also been significantly accelerated. In the past, three-stage bursts were used.  On average, only five or six shots were fired per minute, but now seven to eight shots can be fired per minute.  Moreover, the Tiger Guards changed guns without changing people. The soldiers did not move. The front row was responsible for firing, and the two rows behind were responsible for loading. Then they passed the guns to the soldiers in the front row. Each musketeer shot ten more times before firing.  Rotate to another, thus largely avoiding the confusion caused by the Musketeers switching personnel.

    The Qing army was a little crazy, because this war did not develop according to the pattern they expected.  In Qing Jun's expectation, although the Ming army used fire blunderbuss, they would not get many opportunities to shoot in front of their own cavalry. Although they would suffer a certain blow, their own cavalry would still have a devastating impact.  With such momentum, he rushed into the Ming army's formation and smashed the Ming army into pieces. After his own infantry came up, he could clean up the mess.  At least in the past battlefields, it basically developed according to this model.

    But this time it was completely different. The Ming army's firecrackers not only hit far, but were also dense and rotated quickly.  Under the fierce attack of the Huben Guard musketeers, the Qing soldiers continued to fall off their horses, and many infantrymen, Niulu Ezhen, and even the leader of the rear team, Jia La Ezhen Ataimu, were also knocked off their horses by the Ming army.  went.

    But at this time, the Qing army was capable of conquering and fighting.  Although they suffered a heavy blow from the Ming army and lost their command, the other Qing soldiers did not collapse and still struggled to charge towards the Huben Guards' position.  I hope to be able to rush into the Huben Guards' position and take advantage of my melee combat capabilities.

    It's hard to tell whether the Qing army's attitude was brave or stupid, but as the Qing army's cavalry approached the Tiger Guards' position, the blow they received became more severe. Especially after entering within sixty steps, the double armor and triple armor  It has never been able to protect the bodies of Qing soldiers. As long as they are hit by fire cannon projectiles, they will almost without exception penetrate the heavy armor.??Punch directly into the vagina.

    Although within this distance, the Qing army's bows and arrows can be effective, and there are indeed many Qing soldiers who fired pellets rashly, bent their bows and arrows on horseback, and fired at the Tiger Guards. However, the guns placed in front of the musketeers  The large shield plays an excellent protective role, because the fire cannon is fired in a groove, so even the entire head is within the protection range of the shield, and each musketeer is equipped with an eight-ribbed iron helmet.  , so the bows and arrows of the Qing army did almost no damage to the Hu Ben Guard musketeers. Only three of them were injured by the arrows, but they still gritted their teeth and persisted.

    Amidst the roars of huge firecrackers, Qin sounded the prelude to death. The Qing soldiers screamed one by one and were shot through the body. Some people were even hit by the powerful impact and flew out from their horses.  Every part hit opened a huge bloody hole.  At the same time, more and more war horses were hit, and they fell to the ground with shrill and tragic wails, rolling the cavalry on their backs and falling out. Moreover, now that the speed of the war horses had increased, the cavalry behind them could not keep up.  He tried to dodge the men and horses who landed in front of them, either trampling over them or tripping over them.

    And this time in front of the Huben Guards' formation.  A large cloud of mist-like gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the air was filled with the choking smell of Liuhuang.  From time to time, the smell of blood floated in the distance, reminding me that this was a cruel battlefield.

    The pikemen and cavalry watching from the rear were cheering loudly and cheering for the musketeers.

    In fact, the entire battle only lasted for more than three minutes from the beginning. However, under the tenacious and fierce firepower of the musketeers, more than half of the nearly one thousand Qing cavalry who launched the attack had been lost.  It was the more than two hundred Qing soldiers who led the attack, and almost the entire army was wiped out.  But at this time, the Qing army broke through and was only more than 30 steps away from the front of the Huben Guards' musketeers' formation.  In the past battles between the Qing army and the Ming army, after reaching this distance, the Ming army would often be frightened and panicked. For some reason, their will to resist completely collapsed.

    Zhang Xianxuan also issued an order in the formation, ordering the spearmen to line up and stand behind the musketeers, waiting only for the Qing army to come within twenty steps.  The spearmen would rush through the array of musketeers to meet the Qing cavalry.  At the same time, the musketeers also put on bayonets and fought hand-to-hand with the Qing army.

    But before the Qing army came within twenty steps, the musketeers of the Huben Guards remained unmoved at all and continued to shoot calmly and change their guns.  Shoot again, switch guns again.  The more cavalry rushes in front, the faster they die.

    The Ming army with such determination and perseverance has never been seen by the Qing army before.  And among the Qing army, not everyone had such a firm will.  Suffering an unprecedented huge blow, the fighting will of many Han troops in the Qing army collapsed.  They all turned their horses and ran backwards, but the leader of the rear team, Ataimu Yijing, died in the battle. Therefore, not only did no one come to stop the Han army from escaping, but it also quickly spread to the entire cavalry team, except for a few who rushed to Yijing.  Except for the cavalry, which was only about twenty steps away from the musketeers, all the rest were routed.

    At this time, the long gunmen of the Huben Guards also passed through the musketeer array, met the few remaining Qing cavalry, and stabbed the last dozen or so people under their horses.

    At this time, more than 2,000 infantrymen behind the Qing cavalry also attacked. The defeated cavalry had no time to adjust their direction, so they hurriedly ran into the infantry formation.

    As for the infantry, seeing that they were their own men and horses, they were completely on guard against them. As a result, people bumped into each other, horses bumped into people, people pushed horses, and horses trampled people. Before they could make contact with the Tiger Guards, the infantry was overwhelmed by the force.  There was chaos.

    Upon seeing this, Zhang Xianxuan immediately ordered Long Zhantian to lead the cavalry to attack and pursue the defeated Qing army.

    Seeing the other troops making numerous meritorious service and being proud and proud, the cavalrymen naturally felt uncomfortable and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

    Whenever you have a chance to fight, you must fight a good battle and let other soldiers see that the cavalry can only eat and not work.

    Now that they finally got the chance to fight, and beat the drowned dog hard, the cavalrymen were naturally excited, everyone urged their horses to start, and chased after them from behind.

    The moment the cavalry catches up from behind the soldiers, they only need to wave their sabers lightly to use the impact of the horses to cause huge damage to the enemy.

    By this time, the Qing army's cavalry had already been defeated, and the infantry was thrown into chaos by the cavalry. Facing the attack of the Huben Guards cavalry, they had no power to resist, so they could only retreat.

    In the past battlefields, especially in field battles, only the Eight Banners cavalry of the Qing army could catch up with the Ming army. But now it is completely reversed. The cavalry of the Tiger Guards are carrying the Qing army.  , and then pursued and killed them, only to make the Qing soldiers fall to the ground and die.  When the others saw it, they all abandoned their helmets and weapons and ran forward desperately.

     Zhang Xianxuan couldn't help laughing when he saw it: "Tatars claim to be invincible in the field, but that's all, right?"

    At this time, Ba Futu, who was waiting for Ataimu to return from victory in Dandong, received the news of the defeat of his army. Ba Futu looked in the direction of the soldiers' fingers, and sure enough he saw dust flying in the distance of the mountain road, and there was indeed a large group of people heading towards them.  Came here myself.

    Until this moment, Ba Tutu was still a little doubtful. Were Ataimu's men really defeated by the Ming army?  how can that be possible?

    After all, Ba Tutu was a man who had experienced hundreds of battles and had seen a lot of strong winds and waves. He immediately ordered the entire army to line up and prepare to fight the Ming army. At the same time, he sent someone to send a message to Bolo of the former army, asking him to come and meet him.  .

    The Qing army was indeed well-trained. Although they were resting, they were not in disorder. Therefore, the entire army formed a formation and immediately set up a formation in the blink of an eye.

    At this time, the defeated troops had retreated closer, and even Ba Futu was shocked. Looking in such a mess, could he still be the invincible army of the Qing Dynasty?  It seems that we really need to reevaluate our enemies.

    Ba Tutu has experienced battles for a long time and is well aware of the dangers of the defeated army. He must not let the defeated army charge directly at his formation. In that case, even the prepared formation will be disrupted by the defeated army. He must force the defeated army to retreat from the formation.  The sides of the style escape backward.  Therefore, he immediately ordered the archers to line up in front of the formation. Once the defeated army approached, they would shoot fiercely, knocking down the defeated army in the front row.

    In fact, the Qing army has also been trained to defeat the Ming army. However, in the past ten years, they have almost never been defeated in battles with the Ming army, so they are a little unfamiliar. After a group of them were shot down, they all woke up a little.  , hurriedly divided into two groups, and fled from both sides to the back of the people in the middle.

    At this time, the cavalry of the Huben Guards also caught up. When they saw the Qing army forming a formation, they brought too few cavalry and did not dare to continue the pursuit, so they retreated.

    There were two Jia La Ezhen beside Ba Futu who asked to lead the pursuit, but Ba Futu stopped him. At the same time, he ordered people to find Ataimu and ask how the battle was lost.

    But he didn¡¯t know at all that Atemu had already died on the battlefield!
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