Chapter 78: Strong Grass (7)
As the Qing army rushed into the bamboo forest, the sound of fighting during this period began to rise and fall. However, at this time, Chen Wen no longer cared about the safety of the flanks, because he only had the reserve team of armored whistles, and although the first strike of the Qing army on the front did not work, his troops still had a great advantage. At this time, he naturally did not dare to throw the reserve team lightly.
"Defeat the current bandits, and the thief's family, you can take it yourself!"
The two armies were only a single arrow apart, and Li Rong's shouts instantly reached Chen Wen's ears. Chen Wen just responded with a sneer.
Li Rong, are you motivating morale for me?
As expected, with Li Rong's shout, all the soldiers in Nantang Camp showed anger. No one has relatives, even a bachelor like Wu Dengke and others, at least they have a few friends with close friends. Li Rong's usual routine that inspired the beastly nature of the Qing army immediately aroused the resentment of the Ming army.
In response, Chen Wen decided to "use revolutionary propaganda to fight *** propaganda."
"Soldiers, the Tartars are right in front of us, behind us are our relatives and friends. There is only this way in between. If you defeat the Tartars, you can reunite with your family at night!"
It seemed that after hearing the slogans here, the Qing army that had completed the adjustment no longer stopped and immediately turned around and set out on the road they had just walked. However, due to the wave of attacks before, the auxiliary soldiers following the Qing army were almost filled in the trap. Although they were still uneven, their normal actions were not as restricted as last time.
Come on, these Tartars will be able to fight back if they hit the mandarin duck formation for another round, and they will probably not be able to withstand it. Then they can fight back.
Chen Wen, who had already seen hope for victory, looked at the Qing army's actions and began to think about how to deal with the problem of surrendering troops.
However, although the road was much flat this time, the Qing army's movement speed was much slower than last time. In addition, looking straight from Chen Wen, the Qing army seemed to have made no changes. Even the changes he had predicted that the Qing army might have taken out five or six meters long spears or sabers to fight against the wolf sils that he had previously predicted did not exist, but instead caused doubts in his heart.
Li Rong, are you so unbeliever?
The Qing army on the opposite side was moving slowly forward, and Chen Wen did not send archers to scratch the Qing army again, because there were still two layers of sword and shield soldiers on the opposite side, and the armor of the Extra Bian Battalion was not removed, so he just asked the front teams to continue to return to the vertical pressure resistance mode to resist the Qing army's projection before the battle.
Ninety steps...
Eighty steps...
Seventy steps...
Sixty steps...
Fifty steps!
The Qing army's quick action really made Chen Wen unbelievable. Was he timid? After this idea came out, he was overthrown again. If he was timid, there should be a scolding from the Qing army officer. During this period, the Qing army still maintained the quietness of the last attack, which was definitely wrong.
At this moment, the Qing army suddenly stopped, and as these Qing troops stagnated, a number of tiger squatting cannons were lifted out by the Qing army's gunners, and they emerged from the Qing army's formation.
It turned out that the Qing army planned to use artillery to break the formation and then use infantry to completely annihilate Nantang Camp!
"Firearms team, shoot those gunners!"
Seeing that the opponent showed his intentions, although it was only a few small cannons that were only two feet long and weighed more than 30 kilograms, Chen Wen knew very well that such firearms were no longer able to withstand wooden long cards and rattan rattan cards.
The only way is to shoot the gunner before the Qing army opened fire, and only in this way can the casualties be minimized!
Hearing the order, the soldiers of the Firearms Team rushed out immediately, but because they were behind the front two rows of formations, under normal circumstances, they could at most complete the first round of shooting before the Qing army opened fire. With the four teams of more than 40 archers, can they really sweep the Qing army's gunners in one round?
But at this moment, the Qing army's gunners were lowering the tiger squatting cannons, and after the auxiliary soldiers pressed stones on them, they pressed the torches they held onto the fire gate.
Damn it, it turned out that the Qing army had already completed the loading before coming over, and walked so slowly, it turned out that it was just to maintain balance.
Suddenly, when the "boom" sound of artillery fire was heard, the front row of the Ming army was instantly empty. The soldiers who were originally squatting on the ground to fight the opponent's projection fell to the ground and wailed. The players standing in the front and the archers who rushed up to try to shoot and suppress the Qing army's gunners were mostly on the ground, motionless!
Maybe he's dead?
The moment the artillery fire spurted out of the gun mouth, Chen Wen's mind was empty. All of this in front of him was caused by his hesitation. If the Qing army had just retreated, he would command the army to suppress it, even if he could not defeat the Qing army, he could still use the urgent suppression of his infantry to use such artillery that was almost unreasonable in this narrow road.
So many loyal and brave soldiers died in battle just because of the incompetence of the commander. One general was exhausted from the three armies. This sentence only came to Chen Wen's mind in an instant.
More than three months of leadership experience have made him accustomed to considering the outcome of the battle. No matter how regretted he is, he cannot get the lives of the dead. The wasted time will only kill more soldiers!
what to do?
In an instant, several ideas emerged in Chen Wen's mind to avoid the damage of Qing army artillery fire, but none of them could solve the current problem.
"General, I am willing to lead the headquarters to charge against the Tartars!"
Looking at Li Ruixin's begging gaze, Chen Wen shook his head and immediately rejected the suggestion of this confidant general. Although the Qing army's gunners were a little far apart from the main force, if the Ming army's cavalry were dispatched, the Qing army would definitely pounce on them to protect them. Li Ruixin's subordinates were all cavalry, and the cavalry were clutches, especially the light cavalry, so Chen Wen could not bear to look at his light cavalry without vests and even cavalry only wore leather armor to hit the Qing army's spear forest.
"Mr. Li Qian, according to the plan, after the Tartars flee, you will lead the team to attack the Tartars' flag. There is no task here!"
There was only a breeze in the mountains, and the smoke from the Qing army had not yet dissipated. Chen Wen knew very well that his opponent should be still reset, clearing the chamber, and continuing to fire after the reload was completed.
There is not much time left for him!
In front of the Ming army's formation, the wounded wailing sounds still resounded throughout the formation. In addition, the fear caused by the unknown movements of the Qing army behind the smoke, many soldiers had already begun to retreat in such an environment, as if this could free them from this suffocating fear.
After the Ming army's formation, Chen Wen turned over and dismounted. Looking at the fifteen-year-old young soldier beside him, Chen Wen still vaguely remembered what he said to Chen Wen the day he joined Nantang Camp.
"General, when he came, the villain's brother-in-law said that the person who is a personal soldier is to be a good pawn for the general." The words seemed to be in his ears, but Chen Wen did not intend and could not let a fifteen-year-old child charge forward with him.
"Look at Dabai, don't teach him to eat randomly."
As soon as this statement was spoken, everyone understood Chen Wen's intention.
"General, let me go!"
After looking at Wu Dengke who was lying on the ground, Chen Wen did not stop at all. As a modern person, he knew very well the difference between "Brothers, come with me!" and "Brothers, come with me!". Not to mention that this tragedy was caused by him, he should bear it. Just as the head of the camp, this is also his unshirkable responsibility!
"Our unit is in a desperate situation here, and it is just when we need our generals to set an example for the soldiers of the battalion. General Wu Qian, reorganized the teams to prepare for the battle. The armored whistle and followed the generals to set the way for the army!" After that, Chen Wen immediately turned around and strided towards the formation with great strides.
Above the Ming army's battle formation, the wounded men who fell to the ground and wailed, rushed to drag the injured robes behind the formation, trembling with the retreating soldiers, and strictly ordered the officers under their command to stick to the formation. On the side of Fushenghui on this battlefield, Chen Wen led the armored whistle to gradually cross the previous line.
At this moment, the smoke from the Qing army's front artillery positions gradually dissipated, revealing the Qing army gunner who had just completed the reset and was reloading.
After such a long time, why do you feel much slower than the subordinates in the Central Camp who specializes in artillery guards? Doesn’t the High-Ball practice artillery on weekdays?
Feeling grateful to the amateurs of the Qing army artillery, Chen Wen had already led the armored whistle to appear at the forefront of the Ming army's front. He pulled out the sword from his waist and raised it high above his head, and a command also resounded throughout the battlefield.
"If you are in the front, if you are in the back, you will die. The soldiers of Nantang Camp will follow me to kill the Tartars!" In his words, the sword reflecting light under the sun pointed directly at the Qing army's front. Before he finished speaking, Chen Wen walked towards the Qing army's front with firm steps.
Behind Chen Wen was the flag bearer and flag guard of Nantangying, and the Flying Tiger Flag of Nantangying was also waving in the breeze of the mountains of Siming Mountain. Under the Flying Tiger Flag, the Chief of the Armored Sent, Lou Jiye, followed closely, and behind him was the Armored Sent from the entire Nantangying Sent.
At this moment, Niu Ping'an, the captain of the First Killer Team of the Armored Side, led the First Killer Team and the other three Killer Teams with a flag gun, until the fourth Killer Team of the Armored Side, An Youfu, and Ding Keji, who had always been with him, had already been at the forefront of the entire battalion as the reserve team.
Driven by armored posts composed of all veterans, the various killer teams in Nantang Camp followed closely regardless of whether the formation was complete. Even the engineer team and the firearms team, which had already suffered heavy losses, were also unwilling to let the enemy down.
For a time, only the tutors who were ordered to stand on the spot to kill deserters and the fire soldiers who left behind to assist the military doctor, Old Doctor Lu, to treat the wounded, were still performing their work on the spot. Of course, although the golden drummer standing in front of the drum could not move in concert due to the large size of the drum, he also followed the pace of the entire Nantangying camp to move forward and spread to everyone's ears at the fastest speed.
"Tiger!"
The drums of the attack had already sounded, and since Chen Wen's soldiers from Nantang Camp shouted in unison the words that the Qi family army had shouted when the drums of the attack were sounded decades ago. As this new army showed the same rhythm as the invincible army back then, the morale of the entire army was boosted and its pace became stronger.
After the formation, everyone in the temporary auxiliary troops were full of incredible ideas about everything in front of them, and Luo Yongzhong was among these people.
As a veteran of the Central Camp, Luo Yongzhong was never a man who lacked martial arts. He had all the heroic performances of the Ming army in Dalanshan, including the second battle to break through Shangyu County.
However, in the Battle of Siming Lake last month, when the left-wing army was defeated, he followed Huang Zhongdao to stabilize the formation of the central army, but after Huang Zhongdao was accidentally shot, he was swept up by the defeated soldiers and fled south. Even several times when he wanted to go back and die with other robes, he was washed away by the torrent of defeated soldiers fleeing south.
The Simingshan coalition army was wiped out and was persuaded by several fellow comrades from the Central Camp whom they met halfway through. Luo Yongzhong and they returned to Dalan Mountain, because his family still lived in the town at the foot of the mountain.
But when they returned home, they were just about to catch up with Nantangying, and the defeated soldiers like Luo Yongzhong were only placed with other gathered defeated soldiers after meeting their families. They were surrounded by the Nantangying Mandarin Duck Formation Killer Team and a small team of firearms team.
The purpose of these people moving forward together in their positions is self-evident, but Luo Yongzhong could not raise any anger at this. Because he always remembered how angry his father was about to the annihilation of the Ming army in Dalanshan, but he escaped alive.
Confucius said to be benevolence, and Meng said to take righteousness. Only when the righteousness is complete can be benevolence. What do you learn from reading the books of sages? Now, I will be almost ashamed.
His family was also a scholarly family hundreds of years ago. Later, after several changes and the family's fortunes fell, it was impossible to even do farming and study and pass on the family. They even wanted to serve as a military man to support their family.
But even so, the saints never dared to forget the teachings, especially the last sentence of the former Prime Minister Wen of Song, who did not dare to die for a day, because the family genealogy records that his ancestors once followed Prime Minister Wen to fight Baoyuan and later died bravely in battle. This is the honor and spirit passed down from his ancestors. How could he be defiled because of his escape at the last minute?!
Walking on the road in a daze, Luo Yongzhong seemed to have lost his soul and could no longer do anything, because doing nothing could remove the reality that his ancestors and family were brought to shame when he escaped, and this was until the Qing army caught up with the team evacuated from Siming Mountain.
After receiving the news that General Chen decided to lead most of Nantangying as the people's palace behind the Qing army, especially when he knew that his opponent was the group of dog traitors from Tibiao Zuoying who killed his many comrades, Luo Yongzhong immediately began to call on the controlled defeated soldiers to join Nantangying as the palace behind the palace.
Although he had never fought side by side with Nantangying, he had never seen the competition that was so popular among the Ming army in Siming Mountain and even to an incredible level. However, along the way, Nantangying's military discipline was strict and never showed any disturbances to the people. No one dared to disobey the military orders; if the orders were implemented properly, everyone was like the same person. Many differences were seen in his eyes.
In Luo Yongzhong's view, there is no reason for such an army to win a battle. His choice today is to avenge his fellow comrades and to cleanse his previous shame. Even if he dies in the battlefield, he can gain a reputation of being shameless and brave, so that he will not lose the reputation of a coward to shame his family.
However, there are only a few good things that can kill two birds with one stone. There are only a dozen men in the defeated army of two or three hundred people who are willing to join him in pleading with Chen Wen. The cowards who have been scared by the radical camp would rather be ridiculed, but they still hide in the crowd and tremble, not daring to face life and death.
Then let them bear the reputation of cowards for the rest of their lives.
After all his begging, Luo Yongzhong finally stayed with those comrades and became the temporary auxiliary team in Nantangying in this battle.
Before the war, Chen Wen continued to strengthen the geographical advantage gained by his side first entering the battlefield, showing the basic qualities of a good general who has certain research on military tactics. After the war, the unmoving vertical formation of Nantang Camp made the tactics of the Tibiao Camp that suppressed the Ming army in one fell swoop during the Battle of Siming Lake. Then, he relied on the formation of the Yuanyang Formation to defeat the Qing army without any power, and forced the Qing army to withdraw his troops.
Excited by the strength of Nantang Camp, and regretted that such powerful soldiers failed to participate in the Battle of Siming Lake. At the same time, Luo Yongzhong felt more and more anxious about his identity as an auxiliary soldier and unable to go into battle to kill the enemy.
Next, the Qing army came back. Not only did it come back, but it also divided a group of troops to restrain the Ming army on the flank. However, at this time, Luo Yongzhong no longer had the intention to worry about the Ming army, which was at a serious disadvantage in the flanks, because on the front battlefield, the Qing army still came up with a brand new set of killer weapons - tiger squatting cannons.
Although it was just a few small cannons with stones and iron sand, such a close distance still caused heavy losses to Nantang Camp, which was caught off guard. But at this moment, General Chen, who was recognized by him as the Confucian general Huang Zhongdao, actually walked at the forefront of the entire army with a sword in his hand and led the team to charge!
Luo Yongzhong has not seen such a scene before, but almost none of the generals who led the charge were the commanders of the entire army, and they all rode war horses to drive the way for the army, which was very different from the scene in front of them.
After finally coming out of the shock, Luo Yongzhong's whole body was immediately filled with passion. Such a general was probably only found in those historical books, which was enough to inspire the hero's courage!
Thinking of this, Luo Yongzhong immediately picked up the sword and shield of a wounded soldier who had just returned from carrying him and was waiting for treatment, and crossed the shore of the stream through the moving Nantang Camp soldiers who were running towards Chen Wen...
A moment later, when the Ming army had advanced to a distance of only twenty steps from the Qing army's gunners, the second round of artillery attacks of the Qing army also began, and Chen Wen was at the forefront of the entire Nantang Camp!
Chapter completed!