Grenades, a weapon that has existed in China for a long time, but is mostly used to defend cities. For example, the thunder used by the Ming army is the name of grenades in China.

In Europe in this era, this thing actually existed in the 15th century, but like its Chinese counterparts, it was just a weapon for defense of fortresses. However, it was only a few years later that the French king Louis XIV would have had the military reforms. However, in the eighth year of Yongli and 1654 AD, even the Sun King himself had never seen the type of grenade.

The grenades of this era are loaded with black gunpowder, and in order to ensure their power, they are not small in size, so they must be thrown by people with extraordinary arm strength. For example, the Potsdam giant in Prussia is a more extreme example. Moreover, the original fuse ignition method has led to the soldiers who use grenades having great courage, so even in Europe, only veterans who have been through battle formations can be competent.

Lu Yihao is such a veteran. He has been in the Ming army in Zhejiang for many years. His rank is perfect for the infantry captain of the war barracks, but after receiving the order, he immediately joined the grenade squad.

The power of the grenade is not astonishing as that of later generations. The instant explosion and the very few fragments looked like a super-large firecracker, but when it was thrown into the dense phalanx, it caused a large area of ​​damage in just this moment, and the Qing army in the explosion central area was even more blown up so hard that it was bloody and blood.

Moreover, this kind of killing was not just the one that Lu Yihao threw. There were more than a dozen grenadiers thrown at the Qing army with him. There could be almost no blind spot in the left front of the back camp of Zhongzhen, all within the range of this series of explosions.

On the battlefield, a large number of Qing troops were knocked to the ground in this sudden killing. Although there was only the explosion center of each grenade and the Qing army that was actually hit by those shrapnel were severely injured, and the others were at most mild burns, the explosion still knocked them to pieces, and the entire square formation could no longer maintain its original posture.

The explosion not only caused killing, but also shocked everyone present with the explosion that overwhelmed the sound of killing. Whether it was the Ming army like Liao Yiran or the Qing army, they were all shocked by the sudden outbreak of the explosion. For a moment, even the assassination that fought to the death was thrown behind their heads.

The moment of shock made the soldiers of the Ming and Qing dynasties who were approaching the Ming and Qing dynasties forget the battle that was still going on here, but some people on the battlefield did not forget it, but instead took advantage of this gap to kill.

After taking off the shield behind him, pulling out the Qi sword that was deliberately lengthened around his waist, Lu Yihao took the lead and rushed into the square formation where the Qing army was bombarded by grenades, and started to slash and kill.

The first scream woke up the Qing army around him, but also awakened the dazed Ming army. As the iron-faced man composed of two troops rushed into the Qing army's square formation, the Ming army's mandarin duck formation also showed the Xiaosancai formation that was more suitable for attack, and stepped into the rhythm of cutting melons and vegetables.

The density of the square formation brought advantages and also brought fatal fatal points. When the square formation could not be maintained, the Qing army, which was stuck close to it, immediately became a living target for the Ming army holding shorter weapons.

The iron-faced man slashed and killed wildly, and grenades had even become a foil. The evil ghost-like masks were accompanied by the killing like crazy tigers, and the mandarin duck formation that followed perfectly showed its flexibility, tearing the formations of the two square formations that were attacked by grenadiers like a sharp arrow.

The spear was ten feet and five feet long, but still five meters long. This weapon was not afraid of the Ming army's spear formation. However, when the Ming army's short soldiers rushed closer, the Qing army did not even have a chance to counterattack.

Several Qing troops were killed in a row, and a limited number of warriors who tried to counterattack were also shaken open by a shield and rushed to close and hacked them to death.

At this moment, Lu Yihao was stepping on the Qing army that was no longer dead or alive. He killed every Qing army in his eyes like the Ming army around him, and defeated the entire Qing army's battle formation step by step. Until a moment later, he saw a figure under the general from afar, and shouted loudly, and the iron-faced people who rushed over with him rushed forward one after another.

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"Array, re-array!"

With Zhao Liangdong's cry, he was responsible for visiting the battlefield to command the back camp of Jingbiao Zhongzhen. The elite soldiers trained in the past few months, the grenadiers, the ace troops of modern army, showed their figure for the first time, accompanied by the Ming army who took advantage of the chaos to enter the square formation.

In fact, when the explosion just now came, Zhao Liangdong had already realized the danger, but the situation changed too quickly. It was almost time for him to react and he had been broken through by the Ming army without even the time to react.

On the battlefield, after entering Jingbiaozhong Town, the Ming army of the two right battalions slashed and killed the Qing army frantically, but the Qing army, which had a dense square formation, had no room for re-establishment because the speed of retreating could never be as fast as the charge.

Facing the Ming army that was storming into the flock of sheep like a mad tiger, the Qing army in these two square formations almost fell into a state of collapse in an instant. The spearman gave up the attack and fled, but he was unable to move in the dense formation. Instead, he was killed by the Ming army that was catching up on the spot.

Zhao Liangdong's loud cry, but the army was ashamed and he was not able to turn the tide by himself. At this moment, under normal circumstances, when the formation collapsed, the main general was unable to return to heaven and naturally wanted to escape from the sky. However, the formation was too dense and the grenade had caused too much chaos. In addition, the formation collapsed, and he was in the center of the formation, but he was unable to move forward.

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The man Lu Yihao saw was Zhao Liangdong. The square formation collapsed too quickly. He was already targeted by the Ming army before he could break through the encirclement of the defeated soldiers. In a blink of an eye, Lu Yihao had already rushed forward and slashed with one knife. Unexpectedly, one of Zhao Liangdong's personal soldiers rushed over and slashed at him with one knife, causing Zhao Liangdong to stagger away from the knife.

With a knife, the armor leaf was even bent a few pieces, and the pain was felt at the end of the knife, but the armor piece was too thick and did not break the armor leaf, causing effective damage to Lu Yihao. Instead, Lu Yihao, who was blocked by the Qing army, raised his big foot wearing iron boots and kicked the personal soldier away with one kick.

"Bitch, bastard!"

After kicking away the personal soldier, Lu Yihao stared at Zhao Liangdong again.

"You continue to drive away the Tartars, this guy is my return!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to be provoked by Lu Yihao. Zhao Liangdong gave up his delusion of turning the tide and drew out his sword and rushed towards Lu Yihao.

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As the grenadiers among the Iron-faced men broke through the Qing army's square formation, the troops that followed the Ming army also took advantage of the opportunity to rush Jingbiao Zhongzhen to the right, and the two battalions were completely torn apart. On the battlefield, the trend of breakthrough in the middle road had been initially formed, and the Qing army of the two square formations was driven to other square formations by the Ming army like a duck.

All of this was seen in Hong Chengchou's eyes. The changes were so fast that the civil servants and generals around him had no time to react. Instead, the old man, who was already in his sixties, stood up first and ordered the Jingbiao Zuo Town Houying, which was adjacent to the two right and rear battalions of Jingbiao Zhongzhen, to immediately turn to the defensive position, and take a mercy attitude towards the expelled Qing army.

"Those who dare to attack the phalanx will be killed without mercy!"

Hong Chengchou's reaction was not slow, Zhang Yong was quicker, and even before Hong Chengchou's order was issued, he had already shouted out these words.

The Qing army's various phalanxes were very close. Fortunately, Zhang Yong, Hu Maozhen and Li Benshen were both long-standing generals. The green camp soldiers under their command were also from the elites of the Ganzhou Green Camp. While the two right and rear battalions in Zhongzhen were raided by the Ming army and fell into a collapse, the four nearby battalions immediately gave up their attacks and put on a defensive posture.

The Qing army kept shouting, but there were still many defeats and crashes into the spear forest. These Qing army were old soldiers who had been through battle formations for a long time, so they naturally understood the importance of it. Whenever the Qing army rushed over, they would stab him to death in front of the formation without hesitation, and would never allow anyone to scramble to disrupt their square formation.

Gradually, the two battalions were defeated and they tried their best to bypass the square formation while retreating. Soon, only the chasing Ming army remained in front of the Qing army.

The Qing army was ready to fight, so the Ming army had to re-form the formation and make sure to make a plan. The hand-to-hand combat was about to break out, but at this moment, the iron-faced men with cloth bags around their waists separated out more than ten, lit the round grenades in their hands, aimed at the center of the Qing army's formation and threw them over.

The front camp and the left camp of Jingbiaozhong Town were the camps that had just been ravaged by jump shots. The soldiers and morale inevitably suffered considerable losses. However, under the strict orders from Hong Chengchou and Zhang Yong, they also showed their defensive formation without hesitation.

However, when the Ming army's grenades showed their power again, this collapse was inevitable again, especially when a grenade was thrown into the front of the guerrilla Wang Jinbao, the guerrilla camp of Jingbiaozhongzhongzhen, and the main general and the general flag were instantly gone, and the front camp of the Ming army completely collapsed before the Ming army rushed over.

As for the front camp and left camp of Zhongzhen, the two camps on the left and right wings of Zhongzhen were facing the dilemma of defending the enemy from both front and side to side at the same time. When the grenade exploded in the square formation, maintaining the order of the square formation and firm fighting spirit suddenly turned into nothingness, and the collapse was only at this moment.

The Ming army relied on the grenadiers to open the way, and the barbaric tactics of the hand-to-hand infantry following the Qing army easily destroyed one square formation after another. At this moment, the overall formation of the Qing army had been torn apart by the Ming army from the westward area of ​​the central central area. The Shentang and Feixiong Second Battalions in the Ming army were commanded by Lou Jiye to drive away the left wing of the Qing army, Nantang, Lishui and Chun'an, under the command of Wu Dengke, and behind them, Chen Wen personally followed up with the reserve formation in case of accidents.

"Master, dispatch cavalry. Only by killing Chen Wen can we turn the tables!"

Hu Quancai's loud voice immediately aroused the approval of everyone. After two years, if Hong Chengchou was about to face the defeat of the army, he could only send out cavalry to take a dangerous gamble and try to kill Chen Wen. However, he did not give up like Chen Jin in the battle of Shentangyuan.

"All cavalrymen are dispatched to cover the retreat of all units!"

"Strategy!"

Looking at the staff and generals around him, Hong Chengchou shook his head with a bitter look on his face: "We have lost. What we need to do now is not to let the cavalry hit Chen Wen's long-awaited spear forest, but to try to bring back more soldiers. Only in this way can we defend Guangxin Mansion for the court!"

The terrain of Guangxin Prefecture is mountainous in the north and south, with only a flat area from Yushan all the way westward. After passing Guangxin Prefecture, you can enter the hinterland of Jiangxi's surrounding Poyang Lake. Once the Qing army lost Guangxin Prefecture, the entire Jiangxi would be out of control. With the 3,000 Fubiao camp alone, it would be impossible to defend Nanchang. Even if Hu Yousheng's Nangan Town Biao was transferred back, it would be impossible, because these two armies had not even practiced the Spanish formation, and it would be even more impossible to stop the Ming army's military front!

Only Guangxin Mansion, or even the only bastion of Guangxin Mansion, is the only possibility. Everyone present understands this truth, but the situation is like this, and the temptation of a turnaround is eye-catching. Hong Chengchou's way of seeking stability in defeat naturally cannot satisfy everyone's desire.

"Administrative, how can you know if you don't work hard once?!"

From the boss of the management to the management, this upcoming defeat undoubtedly eroded Hong Chengchou's prestige, and even gradually escalated in the Tongzhe case. With the news of the Southern Party in the Qing court's continuous defeat in the party struggle, there were already many people in the Southeast officialdom who were not optimistic about Hong Chengchou's future prospects. At this moment, it was just a small outbreak.

However, the rank and identity of the four Southeast provinces are so high, Hong Chengchou's years of prestige shocked everyone around him. When his eyes swept towards everyone, everyone, including Hu Quancai, bowed their heads to avoid this bloody edge.

"Execute the command."

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After a bloody battle for a morning, the Ming army defeated the main force of the Qing army in a battle on the main battlefield. However, when the Qing cavalry, several times the Ming cavalry, was dispatched, the Ming army, which was still pursuing, had to re-arrange the hollow square formation in battalions or bureaus to enter the defensive state to prevent being taken advantage of by the Qing army.

As a result, although the Qing army's infantry was slow to move, the Ming army's pursuit was greatly reduced, and most of them still retreated from the battlefield smoothly. Only those cavalry were constantly caught off guard under the shooting of Ming army's musketeers and infantry archers. They did not withdraw from the battlefield until the Qing army's infantry escaped safely, but they inevitably suffered great losses. So much so that when Chen Wen released his cavalry at the last moment, these brave men, who were quite brave in facing the Mongols, Han Hui Rebel Army and the remnants of the Dashun Army in Gansu, Shaanxi and Ningxia, had no power to fight, and were forced to leave a large number of defeated soldiers and almost all the supplies, and retreated from the battlefield in a hurry.

In the afternoon, the Qing army gradually retreated through Yulangxi with the large number of floating bridges built before and turned towards Guangxin Prefecture City. On the side of the Ming army, the main force followed up and soon joined the Ming army trapped in Yushan County. Taking advantage of the situation to sweep the Qing army's camp, sweeping away the troops behind the hall and the auxiliary soldiers who were reserved for delaying troops. Just wait for a few days to rest, you can advance westward and besiege the strategic location of Guangxin Prefecture City. (To be continued.)
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