Chapter 204 Entering the City

"Kill!" A loud roar came out of Amin's throat, and the rumbling horse hooves began to sound again. The scene of thousands of cavalry charging was amazing. Rolling dust smoke rose on the wasteland with the cavalry's horse hooves, and rushed towards the Ming army with the sound of killing.

Such a fierce charge was enough to scare some timid people. Li Yuan, who was standing next to the rifleman, kept estimating the distance between the Qing soldiers. When he estimated to reach 250 steps, he shouted loudly, "Let's fire!"

"Bang bang bang..."

The sound of a thousand rifles firing was amazing. As white smoke rose, Amin, who was watching the battle behind, could no longer see the formation of the Ming army ahead. After thinking of the gunshots, he thought strangely: "Did the Ming army be so arrogant and thought that it could cause harm to our army within 250 steps?"

As the first row of guns rang, many cavalrymen who were maneuvering at high speed suddenly trembled or twisted and quickly fell off their horses, and then they were stepped into meat paste by their companions coming from behind.

"What, can the Ming munitions really hit so far?" Amin, who was supervising the battle behind, could see clearly. After the Ming army opened fire, the cavalry that were caught off guard in the front fell down and then were stepped into meat paste by the cavalry behind.

Although many subordinates have reported to him the power of Ming's arms, Amin still believes that only riding and shooting is the foundation of a warrior, and only cowards will rely on the power of firearms to kill people. This belief has been believed in him for decades, and it was not until today that he realized that he might be wrong, and that the firearms are not as useless as he imagined.

"Are those servants saying true? The Ming army is so sharp!" Amin, shocked, couldn't help but scream, but then he breathed a sigh of relief. "But fortunately, the Ming army's firearm still needs to be prepared for a long time after firing a shot. Just a cup of tea, when the warriors rushed to the Ming army's formation, they could tear the cowards who could only shoot cold arrows into pieces. It's not good!"

"Bang bang bang..."

Just as Amin finished speaking, another gunshot was heard. The Qing army was galloping and there was another chaos. Hundreds of cavalry running in front of him fell off their horses. At this moment, Amin could no longer sit still. He immediately ordered: "Blow the trumpet, order them to disperse, all of them disperse, and never get close together."

“Woooooooooooooo…”

The desolate horn sounded again, and the cavalry still galloped quickly. The experienced ones automatically lowered their bodies without anyone's instructions and hid on the horse's back, but they kept whipping the horse's butt with the whip in their hands. At this time, they had only one idea, which was to rush to the Ming army's formation as soon as possible to break into the 40% of the hateful Ming army.

Standing outside the west gate, Pang Gang had already transferred all the 1,000 riflemen to the left. The two thousand rifles were divided into two rows and continued to shoot at the rushing Qing army. At this time, the baggage soldiers had transported half of the supplies into the city. There were more than 100 large trucks waiting to enter the city outside the west gate.

"You must not let the Qing army rush in." Pang Gang knew very well that if the Qing army rushes in, there would be a danger of annihilation of the entire army.

"Increase the shooting speed and never let the Qing army rush over!" Pang Gang was also anxious. He called Wang Zhi, the leader of his cavalry, and ordered: "If the Qing army rushes into a distance of fifty steps from our side, you will immediately lead the cavalry to attack. You must block the Tartars, otherwise we will be all done!"

Wang Zhi also knew the urgent matter and said with a serious expression: "Don't worry, as long as he has a breath, he will never let the Tartars rush into our army's main formation."

After instructing Wang Zhi, Pang Gang ordered the five hundred shield soldiers to protect the right wing exposed after the cavalry was transferred away, and then mobilized five hundred spearmen to serve as the last line of defense behind the rifle soldiers. He also picked up the heavy shield and the mace weighing dozens of pounds.

"Quick, hurry up, speed up the shooting speed!" Seeing the rumbling sound of horse hooves rushing towards each other, the Qing soldiers kept approaching, and the forehead of Li Yuan, who was standing in the front row, had already appeared cold sweat. If the cavalry rushed in, they would undoubtedly die.

"Chain the horse, shoot the horse quickly, the horse has the greatest target!" Da Zhuang, who was standing in the second row, also gave a loud order.

At the critical moment of life and death, all the riflemen were shooting at speeds beyond their usual days. Seeing the cavalry getting closer and closer, their pressure was getting greater and greater.

"bump!"

Suddenly, a burst sounded among the first row of riflesmen. A rifleman covered his face and screamed loudly. His Minnie gun fell to the ground and the barrel was broken into two pieces.

Li Yuan walked over with a calm face and picked up the rifle. When he saw it, his face changed suddenly. He turned around and shouted to the spearman behind him: "You idiot, who told you to stuff two portions of ammunition into the gun? You deserve it!"

It turned out that the rifleman was too nervous and stuffed two portions of ammunition into the gun. As a result, not only did the rifle explode, but also half of his face was blown away.

Li Yuan waved his hand and called two spearmen to lift the rifleman down, cursing loudly: "If I see any fool who dares to stuff two portions of ammunition into the gun, I will definitely let him charge at the Tartars with a bird gun. If you want to die, you have to choose a better way of death. What's the matter if you let your gun be blown to death! Now shoot quickly, the faster the better!"

"Bang bang bang..." Thanks to the example of the unlucky rifleman, there was no one who put two ammunition into the chamber again.

The continuous gunfire kept shaking everyone's hearts. As the Qing cavalry approached, the riflesmen's movements became more and more anxious.

This period of time is very long, but in fact it only takes half a cup of tea. During this period, the two thousand riflesmen of the Ming army had fired seven or eight consecutive rounds of guns, and no less than two or three thousand elite cavalry had fallen in front of them. The heavy losses made Amin behind him almost vomit blood.

"Scatter, you fools will spread out for me!"

Seeing that the five thousand elite cavalry who launched the charge had been reimbursed for half of the charge, Amin, who could not breathe in his chest, almost fainted.

"We can't continue like this. We quickly blow the trumpet and order the warriors to surround the Ming army and kill them with the encirclement camp!"

After hearing the sound of the horn, the Qing soldiers who suffered heavy losses immediately changed their attack routine, and the remaining elite cavalry immediately dispersed and rushed around the Ming army.

Just as Dazhuang and Li Yuan were shooting nervously with the riflemen, they suddenly found that the Qing soldiers in front suddenly became less, and then screams came from nearby, "No, the Tartars are coming towards our flank."

The movements of the Qing soldiers were soon discovered by Pang Gang. In order to prevent the Qing soldiers from breaking through their own formation, he immediately ordered the spearmen to reach the flank and erect a forest of guns. Soon, some of the Qing soldiers had already rode their horses to a distance of fifty steps behind the rear team. They skillfully bent their bows and arrows and shot out a rain of arrows.

"Swoosh swish swish swish swish..."

A sharp roar broke through the air came, and dozens of spearmen fell to the ground. The Qing soldiers' arrows were three inches long, heavy and sharp, and it was extremely difficult to survive after being shot into the human body.

“Ahhh…”

There were constant screams of spearmen after being caught in the arrow, and Pang Gang, who was standing in the middle of the formation, looked at him so much that his eyes were almost on fire.

He shouted: "Wang Zhi, Wang Zhi, your cavalry are dead. Now you are just here to kill those miscellaneous people!"

Just as Pang Gang was cursing, a "bang bang" sound came from the front. It turned out that Da Zhuang, who was approaching the rear wing, rushed over. A volley of guns flashed by, and dozens of Qing soldiers were shot down and off the horse. At this distance, the riflesmen fully demonstrated the accuracy of the Minnie gun. In their not-intensive but extremely accurate shooting, dozens of Qing soldiers who were around and sneaked to the ground.

"Swoosh swish swish..."

Another rain of arrows, more than a dozen rifle soldiers were also shot into the ground, and at a distance of 40 or 50 steps, the Qing soldiers' bows and arrows had the upper hand. After they shot one arrow, they shot another arrow. The arrows were almost uninterrupted, and the arrows were continuous, fast and accurate, which was extremely vicious.

"Swoosh swish swish swish......Puchi puff...Bang buff..."

The sound of arrowheads breaking through the air, gunshots, the screams of soldiers after being caught in the arrows, and the sounds of Qing soldiers falling to the ground with their men and horses formed a tragic music.

"Blade and shield, make up for the position quickly, rifle soldiers come here to support!"

After being surrounded by nearly two thousand Qing soldiers, the distance between the two sides was already very close, but the Qing soldiers did not rush in, but instead played the trick of shooting volleys for the camp.

"Er Beile, why don't you order our warriors to rush into the camp of the Ming army to kill them all? Wouldn't it be more enjoyable?" A Qing army general asked Amin, who was watching the battle from a distance in confusion.

Amin replied impatiently: "Idiot, have you seen that there are nearly a thousand cavalrymen in them not being dispatched? I am sure that if we start trying to rush into their camp, those cavalry will definitely come out to fight us. Only by using the method of volley shooting for the camp can we severely damage this Ming army. You quickly order Shuotou to stop attacking the South Gate and lead people to Ximen to support it, especially the cavalry, and arrive as soon as possible!"

"Slag!"

The general quickly sent someone to run away with a whip!

Seeing the casualties of the riflemen gradually increasing, if the Qing soldiers were dragged here, it would be a big trouble. At this time, Pang Gang was anxious. He turned around and said in a deep voice to a personal soldier beside him: "Go and ask Meng Qing when those supplies can be completed in the city."

The personal soldier quickly rode into the city and asked, and after a while he came back to report: "Sir, Meng Dianli said that the baggage has been completed and you can enter the city now."
Chapter completed!