Chapter 506 Hollow Square Array
"Reported that the Qing army had more than 14,000 people, all of which were out of the camp, ten miles away from the army!"
The Ming army scouts kept running over and reported to Zhao Ming about the movements of the Qing army.
Hong Chengchou actually gave up reinforcements to the two tombs, stabilized the support point on the defense line, and chose to pounce directly on him, which surprised Zhao Ming, and also admired Hong Chengchou's decision.
The old thief was so old that he became a traitor and became more courageous.
In the Battle of Songshan, Hong Chengchou's retreat was threatened. His first reaction was to organize a retreat and break through. As a result, the retreat of the army turned into a defeat, and more than 100,000 people disappeared.
Today, facing a crisis, the old thief actually chose to pounce directly.
At this time, Zhao Ming waved his hand and ten thousand elite troops from Donghai Town immediately formed an army in the wilderness between Zhaoling and Dongling.
The Ming army's cavalry were distributed on the left and right wings, and the infantry formed a horizontal formation on the front. On the left and right of Donghai Town, Tang Tong and other surrendered troops were attacking Zhaoling. Lin Qingzhi's Korean army rushed to Shizui Mountain and fought desperately with Han Dai's remaining soldiers.
The cold wind yelled and blew the military flags and roared. The Ming soldiers were waiting for the battle. The eight thousand Qing cavalry in the distance had already appeared in their sight. They were divided into two strands, one left and one right, crossing the hills, like mercury, and rushed to a distance not far in front of the formation.
Zhao Ming stood on a horse under the flag, looking at the south with a cold expression, looking at the Qing cavalry that was pounced on him, and sneered on his face.
"Old thief Hong has been famous for many years. When he fought with Sun Chuanting, Li Zicheng had only eighteen cavalry left and fled to Shangluo Mountain. He was a famous old governor in the late Ming Dynasty. Today, this general is outside Shenyang City to compete with the old thief to see what methods the old thief has!"
To be fair, as far as facts are concerned, Hong Chengchou was indeed the commander-in-chief in the late Ming Dynasty, with outstanding abilities.
Defeating him will be very fulfilling for Zhao Ming.
At this time, Zhao Ming was not afraid of the eight thousand cavalry. He was not afraid of being so arrogant. At this moment, he had 10,000 elite troops in Donghai Town. Even if there were 40,000 to 50,000 Qing troops, he was not afraid.
The Qing cavalry was divided into two strands, and the speed was raised, with obvious intention, that was, to attack the two wings of the Ming army's front and implement encirclement.
When the cavalry trampled on the earth, six thousand Qing army infantry also appeared in the Ming army's vision.
These six thousand Qing army infantry were all flintlock musketeers, and were a new type of army trained by the Qing Dynasty.
They were wearing blue cotton armor, carrying muskets on their shoulders, and lined up in front of several miles, and stepped in a row with the sound of steps and drums, pressing towards the Ming army from the front.
Zhao Ming looked at the Qing army coming from the south, and the infantry pressed forward, and the cavalry surrounded the two wings, like the Tang Dynasty army, the Modao team advanced forward, and the cavalry attacked on both wings.
Seeing the army's posture, Zhao Ming knew that the 14,000 Qing army in front of him were all elite trained by Hong Chengchou, and he couldn't help but put away his contempt.
At this time, the eight thousand Qing cavalry appeared on the left and right wings of the Ming army, and the Ming army had 1,500 cavalry each. When the Qing army approached, they suddenly retreated. They did not block the Qing cavalry, but instead made way for the Qing cavalry to attack the Qing cavalry.
The sound of hooves resounded throughout the battlefield, and the ground trembled slightly. Before the Qing cavalry, several hollow square formations had appeared on all sides. The Ming soldiers in the formation seemed very firm in the face of the Qing cavalry's charge.
Under the flying Qing army flag, Hong Chengchou stared at the front intent. The artillery fired in the Ming army's formation, and the white smoke filled the air slowly flowed, making his vision a little blurred and he could not see the arrangement of the Qingming army.
At this time, through the smoke of gunpowder, he could barely see the front of the Ming army clearly, and the soldiers holding muskets stood in a row to form a wide front.
Hong Chengchou studied the Ming army's musket formation. The musketeers in Donghai Town usually line up in a row to achieve a wide front and give full play to the advantages of platoon shooting. However, although the frontal firepower of this formation is strong, it has its disadvantages, that is, the firepower of the two wings is weak and cannot stop the impact of the cavalry.
Hong Chengchou said to Bayan beside him: "Bayangushan, waiting for the cavalry to attack the two wings of the pirates, causing chaos in the pirates' front line. The infantry of Zhenglan Banner pressed forward and fired guns, which would definitely destroy Zhao Zamao's army."
At this time, the dark Qing cavalry cluster was getting closer and closer to the infantry formation in Donghai Town. The Qing generals Jin Yuhe were all surging horse heads on both sides.
The Qing cavalry skillfully controlled the war horses while galloping, took out bows and arrows, and rushed to the wings of the Ming army in a blink of an eye. In the blink of an eye, they reached a distance of 200 steps.
At this time, in the hollow square formation outside, the Ming soldiers suddenly pushed out large chariots from the formation, placed them in front of the formation, pulled the red cloth on it to reveal the rockets inside.
Jin Yuhe's expression sank, but he did not stop the attack. The Qing cavalry continued to pounce on him. The Ming soldiers hurriedly lit the hundreds of tigers and ran back to the formation.
The Qing cavalry was rushing, and suddenly there were countless dazzling white lights on the chariot in front of him. Countless rockets dragged their tails and roared into the Qing army's attack formation. The Qing cavalry and war horses immediately neighed miserably.
More than ten rocket cars, each carrying one hundred rockets, shot out nearly two thousand rockets in an instant. The Qing army suffered heavy casualties, and the front of the Ming army's front was also covered with smoke, and the vision was blurred.
In the mirror of a thousand miles, Hong Chengchou saw the Qing cavalry. Under the attack of rockets, the vanguard was in chaos. The cavalry fell off their horses in succession. The cavalry in the rear could not avoid them. They stepped on their own soldiers and hit the unowned war horse, and their momentum was stagnant.
This made Hong Chengchou a little worried. He couldn't see the Ming army's front clearly, and he couldn't help feeling a little ominous in his heart.
At this time, Jin Yuhe led the Qing cavalry and continued to rush into the smoke caused by rocket shooting.
The Qing cavalry could already see clearly through the thin smoke and dust. The Ming army spearmen in the front row of Ming army arranged outside the Ming army were all wearing shining breastplates. They were half-squatting on the ground, holding the spears in their hands diagonally, and in the back rows of musketeers lifting flintlock muskets.
The Qing cavalry rushed out of the smoke and dust and saw the slanting spears shining with cold light. The cavalry and war horses did not directly collide with the Ming army's staggering formation, but controlled the war horses, bypassed the front, and broke into the hollow square formation group from the gap between the hollow square formations.
The Qing cavalry roared loudly, and while galloping, they also shot an arrow at the Ming army. The Ming soldiers were shot and screamed everywhere, but the musketeers in the Ming army still did not shoot.
This made Qing general Jin Yu and a little uneasy. The Ming army seemed to wait for more Qing cavalry to enter the hollow formation group.
At this moment, a sudden gun fired, and almost all the hollow square formations of the Ming army opened fire. The cannons in the formation also began to fire shots, and the iron kills shot across the side. At the same time, the Ming army threw grenades, and the explosions produced by the Year pieces and the projectiles shot out of the musket swept across the gaps between the hollow square formations, instantly shooting the Qing army overturned.
The Qing cavalry who rushed into the formation seemed to be hung by a hurricane. The cavalry around them landed one after another, and the other frightened war horses and cavalry fled in the maze.
Chapter completed!