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Chapter 140: Reversing the Future End

The wall-type charge of the elderly guard division crushed past like a road roller, leaving behind only the corpses of the Qing army and the war horses that licked and pulled the body of the master.

This scene was shocked not only the Qing cavalry who entered the formation, but also the Mongolian cavalry under his command, as well as the Doni and Liu Cheng who were even further away, all of them were staring at all in amazement.

Such shocking made these high-level Qing dynasties more frightened than the line-up that happened just now, because they had greater confidence in cavalry wars than the infantry battle with the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. However, at this point, they were even more miserable than before, and they were even less capable of resisting it.

Through the telescope, all this was in Liu Cheng's eyes. He was mentally prepared for the strength of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army. The most important reason why he had the current status in the Qing court was that this strength made the Qing court feel extremely frightened.

But what he didn't expect was that Chen Wen had been preparing for three years, and this army was already powerful. The new army was practicing the Gustav phalanx that ran across Europe, which was the most powerful tactic now. However, when facing Chen Wen's new tactic, it seemed like a boy with no power to be knocked away by a wild horse that was riddled, and there was no room for reaction.

As far as I saw, the cavalry of the Wuwei Right Army was overwhelmed and crushed by the elderly Guard Division like weeds. Ebilong's figure had long disappeared, and the flag of the commander had long been submerged in the fence. Behind the cavalry of the Wuwei Right Army, the Mongolian cavalry led by Oboi followed closely. However, from here, the looser and disorderly formation was afraid that the outcome would not be much better.

"It turns out that Chen Wen chose to break through the left wing, and he was not afraid that his young guard division, which had no spearmen, would be restrained by the superior cavalry of the court. This is what happened."

The Young Guard Division had no spearmen, which was very unfavorable to the advantageous cavalry of the Qing army. However, the attack power of this unit was really strong, and it defeated the right army of the Wuwei Army in just one encounter, thus taking the initiative. When the Qing cavalry was dispatched, its formation was only one or two places away from the canal. The cavalry of another Guard Division could be more perfectly played in such a strip area, and the cavalry of the Qing army did not even have room for escape in the cracks between the canal and the square formation.

At this point, Liu Cheng fully understood Chen Wen's arrangement and felt cold in his heart. With his own strength, he supplemented the Qing court's long-standing generals, but he was unable to figure out the Staff Office created by Chen Wen. Especially, Chen Wen's two newly sharpened spears were too sharp, and they could not resist the Qing army company for a little.

Liu Cheng had not thought about the collapse of the Qing army. However, the collapsed Wuwei Right Army was built by him and he has always regarded it as the capital to obtain greater power in the future. After this battle, the infantry of Wuwei Right Army suffered too much loss, and the cavalry was facing the possibility of complete destruction, which would mean that his foundation would be destroyed soon!

A moment later, the vanguard of the Mongolian cavalry of Oboi was overwhelmed by the elderly guard division. With Oboi's bravery who had always taken the lead in charge, it probably followed Ebilong's footsteps. The cavalry that had not yet fought began to turn their horses and flee, and was defeated. Even Doni's guards did not advance according to the orders, but instead deployed the infantry's square formation behind the central army of the military guards, obviously for fear that the cavalry would take advantage of the situation to swallow them or the central army, and clearly set up a defensive formation to raid cavalry.

The various tribes in Manchuria make a living by fishing and hunting, while the various tribes in Mongolia pursue nomadism, and they have a more advantage over the Han people who are farming civilized from the perspective of survival. At this moment, the cavalry composed of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of Mongolia, supplemented by the warriors of Mongolian troops in the south of the desert, were even more than the Northern Expedition Army. But on the battlefield, who would have thought that in front of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army, which is known for infantry and cavalry, was beaten to passive defense, which was really funny to say.

Liu Cheng looked at all this in a daze. The situation around him was no longer difficult to capture. However, on the high platform at this moment, both the eunuchs and the big guards were shocked by the means he had just used, and he did not dare to make any abnormal movements. Shunzhi, who was shocked by such shock and the changes in the battle situation in the distance, no longer had the courage to attack.

"The emperor, Lord Nala and Lord Guarja must have no matter what the king's affairs are. Now the court has only one chance of victory, that is, the central army will try to support the imperial guards to defeat the Zhejiang bandits in front of them and turn their battle formations. Now when we need to do our best, the reserve team has been sent out, and relying solely on Prince Yu and Prince Kexi is probably not enough. The slave asked for an order to temporarily take over the remnants of the Wuwei Right Army and assist in the flanks of Prince Yu."

After saying that, Liu Cheng fell to the ground, completely looking like he was trying hard for the Qing Dynasty. However, when he heard this, Shunzhi's expression changed several times. It was not until Liu Cheng raised his head and swept his wolf-like eyes. He swallowed and then answered.

"Then I'll have to do my best."

"Thank you for your trust, I am the inner thought of the slave." After kowtowing a few times on the platform, Liu Chengji said, "Then please ask the emperor to give the slave a sword, so that the slave can use this to shock the remaining soldiers and exert force."

"It's still the prince who thinks carefully, I'm sure."

After taking the sword, Liu Cheng bowed and took the Goshkhas under the high platform to run to Xiaozhuangzi, who had just restrained his defeated soldiers in the distance behind the right wing battlefield, leaving only Shunzhi on the dragon throne with a relaxed breath, as if fear was able to get rid of it.

"Your Majesty, no, Liu Cheng's Han dog is going to run away."

The eunuch trembled and said his thoughts, but Shunzhi slapped him on the front with a backhand and slapped him directly on the platform.

"Do you think I don't know? But that guy's method can protect me with just your group of waste!"

After Shunzhi said viciously, he immediately covered his face and cried. He was bullied by Dorgon, and he hid in the quilt and cried for fear of being heard. Today, it has been nearly ten years since he was in power, but in front of Liu Cheng, a Han man, he still scolded and ordered him as he did back then. What is the majesty of the emperor? However, compared with Dorgon's overwhelming power, the aura that Liu Cheng had just burst out and the deterrent power of that pure personal bravery were indeed too terrifying, so Shunzhi even regretted not being able to get rid of this disaster earlier.

"Whatever he wants, just do it. The remnants of the Wuwei Right Army are left with only three or four thousand defeated soldiers who have lost their courage, and they will not play any role in such a battle situation. When the Imperial Guard defeats the Zhejiang bandits, even if it is just a tragic victory, I have time to turn back and destroy this traitor!"

After a sudden change, Shunzhi's thinking was not completely confused. In other words, Liu Cheng's words were not problematic, and for him, it was the only possibility and hope to defeat the Northern Expedition Army. As for Liu Cheng, he could tolerate Dorgon for so many years and wait for Dorgon to take revenge after his death. Such a slave who deceived the master was only a moment of effort, so naturally he was not in a hurry.

Shunzhi saw through the telescope. It seemed that Chen Wen's two guard divisions had already begun to change their formation after solving their opponents in front of him. It seemed that they were preparing to attack the central army of the Qing army as Liu Cheng expected, and did not show any interest in the remaining soldiers of the Wuwei Right Army further behind the left wing of the Qing army.

At this moment, the right wing of the Qing army was completely finished. The Guards cooperated with the Wuwei Central Army and the Wuwei Left Army built a defense line for the Central Army. What Shunzhi could count on was only the cooperation between these three new troops. With the complete organization of cavalry, spearmen and musketeers, he used the advantages of the Gustav phalanx to fight against the attacks between the Central Army and the left wing of the Northern Expedition Army.

However, the Northern Expedition Army held on to a little bit, and the hope for success was very slim. But Shunzhi also knew very well that when Chen Wen took down Shanhaiguan and blocked the western Liaoning Corridor, defeat meant that all nations could destroy their clans, and they could only place their hopes on it.

Unfortunately, Shunzhi's attention had just been thrown into the left wing of the Qing army, which had already launched a full-scale attack on the Northern Expedition Army in front of him, and the Central Army, the Wuwei Central Army, which was closest to the Young Guard Division, began to fall apart under the baptism of artillery fire.

The right-wing battlefield of the Qing army had already formed these two guard divisions for Chen Wenxin to occupy it. The right-wing army of Wuwei collapsed earlier, and the cavalry of Ebilong and Oboi were also crushed. In addition to a small number of fleeing, most of them had become dead bodies on the edge, and the unwatched pain and wailing.

After lifting the large-scale harassment of the Qing army, the Young Guard Division began to re-adjust the formation and extended to the direction of the Guard Army, while continuing to advance towards the central army of the Qing army, the central army of the Wuwei, which was close to the right army of the Wuwei.

The young guard division slowly advanced and stepped on the northern land in an orderly manner. The resonance aroused became heavier and heavy in the hearts of the Wuwei Central Army and the Guard Army. In comparison, the Guard Army was fine, but it was only facing the enemy in one direction, and it was also facing the enemy head-on. The Wuwei Right Army collapsed and used the cavalry advantage to harass it, thus slowing down the attack. In this way, facing the attack from both directions at the same time, the pressure on the Wuwei Central Army suddenly rose.

The Goryeo Eight Banners, which were forced to turn into defense in the right-wing battlefield, were forced to turn into defense, as the young guard division advanced, their physical autonomy was increasingly dominated by fear.

However, this time, the Young Guard Division did not follow the tactics just now, but stopped when it advanced to fifty or sixty steps, and launched a cannon that the Young Guard Division had not shown since the beginning of the battle.

The caliber of the Young Guards Division was similar to that of the three-pound guns of the Qing army. They were all small-caliber field guns. There were quite a few, but they were less than twenty meters closer. They aimed at them and took two rounds of volleys, and then launched an assault with guns and swords. This was barely acceptable for these new troops.

This distance, the two sides' confrontation, and the range and power of the A-type musket made the Northern Expedition Army more dominant, but it was not decisive.

The cannon pushed forward, and the big shield hand put a giant shield made of hardwood wrapped in iron sheets, and the soaked quilt was erected on both sides of each cannon. The crackling sounds were endless, and the gun group behind had safer loading and shooting conditions.

The gun team was busy in an orderly manner, fixing the cannon truck, measuring and aiming, loading gunpowder, compacting, installing leads, and placing shells. All the steps were done in one go, and the members of the gun team did their own thing, even under the shooting of the Qing army, there was no panic.

The loading was completed, but the difference from usual is that the shells loaded this time were completely different from those used in daily life - it was not a round iron ball, but two small iron balls, with an iron chain connected between them, connecting them into one.

"The chain bullet is loaded!"

The loader shouted and the gunman received a signal from the artillery team to ignite the cannon's fuse.

The torch was pressed, and the fuse penetrated into the cannon body as if it was frightened. The next second, the sound of the cannon sounded, and the flames and smoke burst out. Two iron balls pulled the iron chain straight under the action of centrifugal force, rotated their bodies, and made a scream by tearing the air, and rushed into the crowd of the Wuwei Central Army in a subtle arc.

The first chain bounce flew past, and the new army in front felt that the helmet was facing backwards. In the blink of an eye, the helmet tassel had disappeared without a trace, and even the straight iron rod was cut off in the waist.

Just like he could not see his own ears, the new army could not see the tassels on the helmet. However, when he went backwards, the new army subconsciously turned around, and the horror and blood that he had never experienced in his nightmare immediately appeared in front of him.

The shattered helmet fragments were inserted into the head of the fellow villager behind him. The latter widened his eyes but no response. He then turned back, the upper and lower foreheads had been divided into two halves, and the brains were splashed, spraying the next New Army with no head. He swept through four positions in a row, and the rotation of the chain bullet had not stopped. His chest, lower abdomen, and the thigh of the left leg did not stop until the kneecap of a New Army was broken, leaving only a mess on the ground.

A straight line of minced limbs and blood were everywhere. The first few new troops had lost their signs of life without even making any movement. However, the pain they suffered was reflected in the latter few new troops who had their legs broken. The originally neat queue immediately became incomplete like the Qing troops hit.

The vanguard of soldiers means a higher probability of being shot by the opponent's musket. This new army is undoubtedly lucky. The chain bullet swept past him, and nearly ten people were killed or injured, but he only lost a helmet tassel. With such luck, I guess I will win the first prize of more than one million yuan when I buy a lottery ticket.

However, while this luck came, a huge fear also came. While urine soaked the legs of the pants, one chain bounce after another flew towards the fifth town. The area behind him turned into a Shura field at this moment, and there was no more human atmosphere.

"ah!"

The chain bullet swept over a round, and the survivors who reacted fled madly. However, before they could run far away, after the formation of the battle formation of the Northern Expedition Army, one after another of the artillery fired, and the shells were like storms. As the three divisions of the central army advanced, they accurately bombarded the new army more than 20 meters away from the front row of soldiers, and continued to extend forward.

As the Siming Division and Jinhua Division on the right wing entered the defensive state one after another, the Young Guard Division on the left wing had defeated the opponent in front of them and was entering a state of pursuit. Through the Central Army that continued to advance, the overall front line of the Northern Expedition Army had formed a diagonal line at the beginning of the array, no longer as parallel confrontation as before.

At this moment, the young guard division shot from the right end of the army, and the infantry and artillery coordinated under the advance of the third division of the Central Army. Only a moment later, while the spearmen of the Central Army launched the final charge, the Central Army of the Wuwei collapsed first, and the defeat spread at an unimaginable speed. These defeated soldiers who had completely lost the desire to fight quickly began to attack the Guards' battle formation while the left army of the Wuwei collapsed.

After the right wing of the army suffered a series of linear tactics and wall-like charges, the central army of the Qing army completely lost its fighting will under the artillery fire of the Northern Expedition Army. The soldiers fled in large numbers. In the face of the emperor's name, the "main weapon that determines the outcome of the war", the new army, which had undertaken too much pressure from the Northern Expedition Army, could no longer support it.

Such killing and such small-caliber artillery were only at the level of beginners in later generations. However, in the contemporary continental Europe, artillery weapons were still small-caliber artillery, and there was not much difference.

The larger the caliber, the longer the range, and the greater the power, this is obvious. However, with the artillery casting technology of this era, the larger the caliber, the weight of the cannon body will increase by a factor of magnitude, and it is absolutely impossible to keep up with the marching artillery. The artillery that cannot keep up with the marching is completely unnecessary to occupy the limited supply of field troops. Therefore, the Swedish lion Gustav II favored the three-pound cannon, and 150 years later, during the War, the French Empire and the anti-French alliance were more inclined to six-pound cannons, nine-pound cannons, and even twelve-pound cannons, called "beautiful girls" by the emperor.

Chen Wen has done too much technology such as granulated gunpowder, fixed charge package, rifled gun, and Minnie bullet, which can greatly improve weapons by changing the shape. However, once chemistry and more high-end science are involved, it obviously takes longer to accumulate. This is really too out of reach for the military political group of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army, which was less than ten years old and the orderly research of basic science has just begun for a few years.

Chen Wen was not so anxious about this, because for him, there was still more time to realize it in the future, and even just need to open his head well, and the rest was to watch this road continue. However, it was urgent to eliminate the Qing Dynasty, because only by destroying the Qing Dynasty, we could change the dynasty and take the supreme position, and better implement the policy, rather than struggling to survive in the cracks between imperial power and gentry.

The right wing collapsed first, and the central army did not support it for long. The left-wing guards, which still maintained the offensive, were also inevitably affected, at least due to morale influence.

This new army, which integrates the highest-end infantry tactics in Europe and the last core elite troops of the Qing Dynasty, was completely smashed and smashed in front of Chen Wen's modern army and even the Northern Expedition Army, which was mixed with modern military elements fighting for ideals and beliefs, was completely smashed and shattered in just one encounter.

The Northern Expedition Army began to sweep the entire front. While Chen Wen issued an order to attack the entire army, he also led the guards of the Qi Prince's Mansion of the Supervisor to go straight to the town stationed in Shunzhi Imperial Camp.

"Capture the thief and capture the king, kill Shunzhi!"

Dividing, tearing, annihilation, chasing and chasing the north. Chen Wen once said that in today's battle, he did not need any prisoners in Cangzhou. He would kill all the Tartars who dared to harm China, and would not leave any of them.

The Northern Expedition Army launched its final offensive and its troops were defeated, especially when Fu Shou and others took the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry from their headquarters and abandoned the infantry, the Imperial Guards were no longer able to support them.

The defeat was like a mountain of defeat, and the Qing court was over, and the rest was nothing more than escaping from this dead land. The right wing that the Qing army collapsed first, and the fire soldiers affiliated with the two guard divisions, had already begun to finish off the Qing army's wounded.

The Qing army officer who was crushed by the elderly guards was no longer a helmet, and his face was covered with blood and mud, stood up shakingly. His right arm and left leg had been broken, and he leaned against one leg and the sword on his left hand to support it.

"I am the first-class Wugong of the Qing Dynasty, the head of the guards, the first warrior of Manchuria Guarjia Oboi, and the Han Dog, who dares to fight me!"

He was crushed by the wall-like charge of the elderly guards. Oboi was knocked down from his horse. One of his arms and legs was cut off by the war horse behind him. His head hit a stone. He was unconscious for a long time before he woke up.

Here, a few fire soldiers who had just entered the battle all took a few steps back. Seeing this, a fire soldiers captain drew his sword in his hand and strode to Oboi who was already unstable. He raised his sword and cut off his throat. After the corpse fell to the ground, he cut off his head with an axe, and then threw it to the fire soldiers casually.

"There is no more Qing Dynasty."

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Note that this chapter is not the finale.
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