Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated, becoming Emperor Chongzhen of the Great Ming, Zhu Youjian.
Bad news: Today is the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen's seventeenth year, and Li Z...
Huang Degong shook his head slowly: "No, Weng Zhiqi still has one last trick that he has not used. What's more, if Duoduo's main force does not move, our main force cannot move either!"
"Change formation?" Qiu Yue couldn't believe his ears and hurriedly picked up his clairvoyance to look towards the right wing.
Sure enough, the right wing of the Ming army led by Weng Zhiqi was quietly changing its formation.
The Ming army reserve in the middle sent some of its men to both sides.
These people did not come empty-handed, each of them carried a large bag.
"Grenade?"
"Yes!" Huang Degong nodded. "Whether it can be accomplished depends on this one time! If it doesn't work, we can only think of another way."
"He Weng Zhiqi..." Just as Qiu Yue was thinking about Weng Zhiqi's tactics, Weng Zhiqi moved.
Woo!
At the instruction of Weng Zhiqi, the bugler blew the attack horn again.
"kill!"
Nearly ten thousand Ming troops marched in neat steps, shouting slogans that shook the earth and rushed forward again.
The speed of this attack was obviously much slower than the previous two. After all, the weather was hot, and the two attacks were unfavorable, which greatly consumed morale and physical energy.
"Is Huang Degong crazy?" Under the flag of the Jiannu central army, Duoduo said in surprise while holding a telescope.
"Why do you say that, Lord Tenth Prince?" Aobai asked in confusion.
"The Ming army has failed to capture the city twice in a row, and morale is low. Any normal person would retreat or send the other two armies to take over. How dare Huang Degong continue to send the right wing to attack?"
"It seems that Huang Degong is just a name in vain. From now on, Lord Tenth Prince, please don't take this man to heart."
"Not necessarily!" Duoduo's face began to become serious. "The Ming army must have a countermeasure. Order the cavalry in the central army to be ready to support the left wing at any time."
"Hmm!"
At this time, the Ming army attacked again.
Like the previous two times, the chariots were in front, the infantry were behind, and Wang Yongji and Ma Dai's cavalry protected the rear.
"Kill!" As the Ming army shouted in unison again, half of the chariots in the front suddenly began to accelerate.
The Jiannu infantry were shocked by the sudden change of the Ming army.
"Fire, fire!" Not knowing what the Ming army was doing, the Jiannu commander urgently ordered the Portuguese and light artillery on the chariots to fire.
boom!
The shells were fired out, some hitting the Ming army and some being blocked by chariots.
After rushing out a dozen steps, the chariots suddenly stopped where they were.
Just as these chariots stopped, the other half of the chariots in front began to accelerate forward.
Just as the Jiannu infantry was about to lean forward to fight back, they were targeted by the Portuguese on the chariots in front and the Ming army's gunners behind the chariots.
Dense swarms of bullets instantly enveloped the opposite side, making them unable to raise their heads.
The other half of the Ming army's chariots followed unscathed.
"What kind of tactic is this?" Under the central army commander's flag, Qiu Yue's eyes widened.
"Your Majesty said that this is alternating cover. The advantage is that it can suppress the enemy during the attack and reduce our casualties; the disadvantage is the possibility of accidental injuries." Huang Degong handed the command flag to Qiu Yue while speaking.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will soon be in close combat with the Jiannu. You will command the troops in the center, and I will go to the right wing to provide support."
"This...this is not appropriate!" Qiu Yue was a little confused.
The center army and the left wing together had more than 30,000 people, and he had never commanded so many people before.
"Don't be nervous, I got here this way too. Remember, once the main force of the Jiannu army moves forward, you must send out your army without hesitation. At the same time, strictly order all units not to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. Just support the right wing and return safely!"
"Do you understand?"
"As you command."
Just as Huang Degong was inspecting his troops, the Jiannu cavalry set out.
"Kill! Let the Ming army crawl under the iron hoof of the Qing Dynasty!" Tulai raised his arms and led the cavalry out again with bows and arrows.
Boom!
Sixty steps later, the first round of arrows was shot out using projectiles.
Boom!
After forty steps, the cavalry in front shot out the arrows in their hands again.
Thirty steps...
Tulai suddenly felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
After all, the two previous cutting-corner tactics were very successful. Although they did not cause many casualties, they disintegrated the Ming army's offensive.
If this happens a few more times, the Ming army will definitely be defeated.
etc...
Tulai suddenly remembered that he did not encounter any counterattack from the Ming army sixty steps away.
The enemy's firearms and bows seemed to be broken; not a single bullet was fired, and not a single arrow was shot.
Twenty steps...
boom!
Just as Tulai was puzzled, the Ming army on the flank opened fire.
The few Portuguese guns and light artillery used 100-bullet rapid-fire bullets.
The explosions and projectiles slowed down the Jiannu cavalry for a moment, but their offensive did not slow down.
The rain of arrows continued to come one after another.
Since Tulai's cavalry was arranged in a vertical formation, except for a dozen cavalrymen in the front who were injured, the cavalrymen behind were not affected at all.
Ten steps!
Just when Tulai was about to continue his previous face-to-face arrow attack, an accident happened.
A group of Ming soldiers suddenly stood up behind the chariots on the flank of the Ming army. They carried bows on their backs, quivers on their waists, fire ropes wrapped around their left hands, and firecrackers of different colors in their right hands.
"It's a grenade!" Tulai had been attacked by this thing before, and Yan Yingyuan used this thing to defend the city when attacking Xuanfu Town.
So very impressed!
After seeing the Ming soldiers carrying bows and arrows, Tulai suddenly realized!
No wonder there were no arrows from the Ming army sixty steps away, it turned out that the Ming army archers were hiding here!
These small grenades were ignited by the Ming army and thrown out quickly, landing twenty steps away or even further.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just as Tulai shot the arrow close to his face, explosions were heard behind him.
broken!
Tulai cried out in his heart that something was wrong!
Although these war horses were trained and were not afraid of explosions in the distance, this time the explosion came from the war horses, and this thing could shoot lead bullets and emit a choking smell.
So I'm not as calm as I was during training.
really.
Some of the war horses affected by the explosion were frightened!
Wow wow...
The Eight Banners soldiers' most trusted war horses began to neigh.
Some of them kicked their four hooves and ran wildly; some of them raised their front legs high, trying to throw the cavalry off them.
Some war horses were like crazy, they would butt any horse they saw and trample any person they met.
The war horses that were not frightened originally were also frightened by these war horses.
The hundreds of Jiannu cavalrymen rushing in the front were instantly thrown into chaos.
"Retreat quickly, retreat quickly!" Tulai shouted loudly while trying to calm the warhorse.
However.
His voice fell on deaf ears and had no effect at all!
"kill!"
While the Jiannu cavalry were in chaos, the Ming army archers drew their bows and shot the first wave of arrows.
"kill!"
The Ming army hiding behind the chariots rushed out with spears raised.