Chapter 372 Defeat the National Treasure
The Tu Guobao pulled out his horse and ran back into the formation, his face extremely gloomy.
As governor Su Song, he was also a person at least. He took the initiative to show weakness and was willing to spend money to buy a way. Zhao Zamao not only disagreed, but instead humiliated him, which made Tu Guobao angry.
"Sir, what should I do now?" Qing Jiang next to him couldn't help asking.
Tu Guobao said angrily: "What else can I do? Zhao Zamao bullies people too much. I really think I am a nickname! I fought with him today!"
After saying that, Tu Guobao tied the reins of the horse, turned around and looked at the soldiers behind him, and said indignantly: "Brothers, Zhao Zamao doesn't give us a way of life. If you want to survive, you can kill a bloody path for me. We have more than 20,000 people, are you still afraid of thousands of them? Rush out, each of them will reward five taels of silver, kill a pirate, and ten taels of silver, and I will fight for you!"
To survive, Tu Guobao invested a lot of money.
With more than 20,000 Qing troops, Zhao Ming naturally could not let him go west.
After these people retreated west, they would inevitably strengthen the strength of Mandahai, which would be detrimental to Zhao Ming's future occupation of Susongchang region.
Moreover, when Zhao Ming saw the Qing soldiers, he saw hundreds of ships carrying property on the canal, which were probably worth millions. He wanted to send me a mere 100,000 taels. Did I think I, Zhao Tiebang, have I seen a local tycoon?
When Zhao Ming returned to the banner, he heard a howl suddenly in the Qing army array opposite, and then the horn tilted its head and blew it, sending an attack signal.
Seeing this, Zhao Ming raised his mace and immediately beat the drum behind him. He saw the Ming army musketeers standing in the first row step forward and began to check the firearms and load them.
At this time, the national treasure rode on the horse, raised the sword in his hand forward, and screamed loudly, "Brothers, kill the pirates and earn silver rewards!"
When we meet on a narrow road, we have no choice. Even if the famous Zhao Zamao blocks the road ahead, the Qing soldiers must fight.
Whoever blocks their way and does not let them get away with the treasure, they will fight to the death.
"Wow~" There were a series of movements, and the Qing soldiers raised their shields and advanced forward.
In the entire Qing army formation, the front row were soldiers holding shields, then spearmen erecting spears, and finally soldiers holding bows and arrows and bird guns. More than 10,000 people walked together to press towards the Ming army.
Seeing the Qing army slowly advancing, the wilderness was covered in darkness, all wearing cloth jackets, with the word "soldier" on the chest and a hat on the head, the Qing army was quite powerful.
"Transfer the order. Once the enemy enters the range, the artillery will first fire live ammunition. The enemy's nearly 100-step muskets will fire. The enemy's nearly 50-step cannon fires shot. Thunder will be thrown in twenty steps. The cavalry on both wings will encircle them. The infantry will counterattack and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!" Zhao Ming was on the horse and issued a military order calmly.
Three miles, the Qing army infantry was about to enter the effective range of the Ming army artillery.
At this time, the Ming army warships spread across the Liangxi River and the Grand Canal suddenly opened fire.
"Boom boom boom" a loud noise came, and the cannons on the side of the ship opened fire in turn, raising news, ejecting artillery flames, and the shells roared through the sky and smashed towards the Qing army.
The canal waterway was narrow and the Ming army's gunboats could not enter, but the warships driving in and the side guns were fired, which was enough to make people shocked.
The shells shot up rapidly and landed in the advancing Qing army. Several craters were immediately smashed and mud flowers splashed.
The Qing soldiers who were advancing were hit by artillery shells and their bodies were torn to pieces, and a ball of blood mist rose up. The shells were extremely powerful. When the Qing army was touched, the shells rolled on the ground and stopped slowly, leaving behind a blood line of dozens of steps. Wherever they passed were the broken limbs of the Qing soldiers, and the wailing Qing soldiers.
"Roar!" Tu Guobao roared anxiously when he saw the Ming army fired cannons.
The Qing soldiers in the front row lifted their shields to their chests and protected their bodies at almost the same time, and ran wildly.
In the mud pillars where artillery shells splashed, the Qing soldiers ran and rushed towards the Ming army's front. The soldiers shouted in waves to boost their courage.
On the other side, the Ming army soldiers were ready for battle. In front of the formation, there were bronze cannons in the field. As soon as the cannon retreated, a ball of white smoke rose up. A gap immediately appeared on the Qing formation opposite, and the Ming army musketeers raised their muskets together amid the whistle.
More than a thousand muskets were lifted one after another, forming a straight line. The black holes were aimed at the guns, and the Qing army rushed towards them, waiting for the orders to be issued.
"Let me go!" Wang Deshun saw the Qing soldiers approaching and could already see the blurred faces of the Qing soldiers, and immediately waved his hand to order.
A whistle sounded, and the Ming army musketeers pulled the trigger together. With a click, the hammer hit the scythe and sparks appeared. The barrel of the gun exploded with a "bang". The gun body shook back, and more than a thousand muskets shot out gun flames at the same time. Countless projectiles roared out and splashed at the Qing army.
In an instant, the Qing soldiers rushing forward fell in groups, as if they were hit by a wall.
The projectile shattered the Qing army's shield and shot the Qing army's body. The cotton wool exploded, and a mass of blood mist rose up. The Qing army soldiers' bodies trembled and leaned back.
The flintlock rifle is powerful, and the Green Camp soldiers are not wearing armor, just a torn jacket. Those who are shot are either dead or injured.
The Qing army behind saw the comrades in front of him falling to the ground like mowing grass, and the ground was covered with wounded soldiers who were wailing and moaning. They couldn't help but slow down, showing fear on their faces, and hesitated whether to continue charging.
"Bang bang bang" When the Qing army hesitated, the first row of the Ming army's musketeers retreated, the second row stepped forward, and fired guns again, and smoke filled the smoke.
The Qing army, who hesitated and slowed down, had not yet decided whether to rush, and blood mist rose in front of their chests, and they fell to their backs and killed them. The corpses on the ground formed a thick black line, as if they could not be crossed.
"Stupid! Waiting for the gun?" Tu Guobao saw the Qing army's face filled with fear and did not dare to charge forward. He couldn't help but be furious and shouted urgently, "Run over, the pirates are about to shoot again!"
The Qing soldiers reacted, hesitated and slowed down, so they could only let them take a few more rounds of musket fire. They didn't want to die, either retreat or rush forward to fight to the death.
"Brothers rushed forward, and the pirates' firearms became fire sticks. Give them to me!" Tu Guobao roared at the top of his lungs.
"Bang bang bang!" Another gunshot sounded, and the Qing soldiers were knocked down again, but this time the Qing army's corpses exceeded the previous black line and fell in front of the black line.
"Kill!" The Qing soldiers roared, plucked up the last trace of courage, and charged forward.
At this time, Zhao Ming ordered coldly, "Change the shotgun and shoot!"
The Qing army rushed forward with the bullets of the flintlock rifle. At this moment, the Ming army's artillery roared, and this time it did not fire live ammunition, but sprayed countless iron sand into a fan.
The dense iron sand was a hundred times denser than the projectiles fired by the platoon. One of the Qing troops rushing in front was counted as one, and they were all hit by the iron sand. Each of them had dense blood pits on their bodies and faces. They would be disfigured even if they were not dead, which was creepy and shocking.
For a moment, the ground was full of shots and wailing and swelling in pain.
Zhao Ming overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Qing army. The Qing army failed to rush to within thirty steps, and the Qing army behind was already frightened. Suddenly, there was an uproar and they ran away.
The dense firepower of the Ming army formed a wall of projectiles that the Qing army could not break through. The Qing army would die when it hit. The corpses and shrill howls wiped out the blood of the Qing army. The Qing army rushing forward suddenly retreated like a dam with horror.
"Don't retreat, I'll hold it back!" Tu Guobao was furious and shouted loudly, but to no avail.
Seeing this, Zhao Ming immediately stopped and waved his order, "My sons, the whole army attacked!"
The Ming cavalry, who had been silent for a long time on both wings, could no longer hold back. Luo Wenyao pointed his spear and said, "Kill!" The Ming cavalry on both wings raised his horse speed and galloped out, preparing to massacre the defeated Qing army.
When Tu Guobao saw the Ming cavalry crashing into the defeated soldiers, he surrounded him from both sides. He immediately pulled out his reins and shouted in panic, "Hurry! Hurry! Retreat!"
The Qing army rushing in front of him and the Qing army that was defeated by muskets and cannons in front collided with each other, but soon reached a consensus amid the roar of horse hooves and the screams of the Qing army, and they all ran eastward.
Chapter completed!