Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 228 Fierce Battle at Zhongshan
Zuo Guoliang galloped to Zhu Jing'an and apologized.

"The general is incompetent. He suffered a setback in the first battle and retreated. This has damaged the morale of the army. Please punish him, Your Highness!"

Zuo Guoliang is really ashamed now.

I feel like I am really good at cooking.

Just after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, they showed their big eyes in the first battle, which was really embarrassing.

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, the speechlessness on his face had long since disappeared.

Instead, there was a touch of warmth, and he nodded and said.

"We don't blame General Zuo, we can only blame the Qing captives for being despicable and occupying Xiaoling, so that our army used rat weapons and was unable to use artillery to cover the battle."

"Otherwise, General Zuo's tactics are not wrong!"

Zhu Jing'an's words were not to comfort Zuo Guoliang, but to state a fact.

Because, if the Ming Army's artillery group can be used now, all the Qing Army's artillery will be pulled out by the Ming Army's artillery group as soon as they fire.

The Ming army usually launched a group charge only after the artillerymen pulled out the enemy's artillery.

In this case, Zuo Guoliang's operation cannot be wrong.

When Zuo Guoliang heard this, he cupped his fists and said.

"The end will be ashamed!"

Zhu Jing'an narrowed his eyes and then opened his mouth to give instructions.

"General Zuo, go prepare for war again!"

"Next, Guhui will dispatch several squads of rifle rifles from our army to assist in the battle. They will be used to attack the Qing army's artillery, suppress the Qing army's firepower, and provide fire cover for General Zuo's attack."

The effective range of the Ming army's rifled guns is about 200 meters, although this distance is still far behind the Qing army's general artillery.

However, if the rifle shooters move forward in a skirmish line, close the distance and then shoot, they can still pose a threat to the Qing artillery.

Because the rifled gun pursues a precise strike, and the Qing army's general artillery cannot do this.

Zhu Jing'an could not let the Ming army bombard Zhongshan, but if he only used rifled guns to carry out precise strikes, Comrade Zhu Jing'an would not have any objection.

Well, at worst, after the Battle of Zhongshan is over, Zhu Jing'an will cut off a few more Tatar heads and send them to Lao Zhu, just to make Lao Zhu happy.

After all, the power of the muskets is not as powerful as the artillery, and it should not disturb Zhu Yuanzhang's tomb!

Thinking of this, Zhu Jing'an let out a deep breath.

This feeling of being held hostage and being constrained in doing things is so unpleasant!
……

At the same time, the Qing troops on Zhongshan Mountain were also cheering and celebrating this rare victory.

"We win, I, the Qing Dynasty, win!"

"The Ming thief has retreated, hahaha, the Ming thief has retreated!"

"Ten thousand victories, the Qing Dynasty will be victorious!"

"..."

"Hahaha, our army made the right move by retreating to Zhongshan!"

"I would like to see if the Ming thieves can become arrogant without the help of artillery!"

Gao Jin's face was full of pride. He finally felt Zhu Jing'an's happiness.

Well, I am really happy!
Not to mention, using artillery to crush and bully enemies is really fun.

Shu Hede on the side couldn't help stroking his beard and laughed.

"Hahaha, yes, yes, in the past, the Ming thief's artillery showed its power on the battlefield, and it made our Qing soldiers miserable."

"Now, things are changing, and I, the Qing Dynasty, can feel proud and proud for once! Hahaha!"

The generals of the Qing army are relatively optimistic about the current war situation.

They finally saw hope of defeating the Ming thief!

However, the Qing army will not be happy for long.

The sound of war drums was heard on the battlefield again, and the Ming army launched another aggressive attack on Zhongshan.

At this moment, the shouts of killing shook the sky and the earth.

The Ming army's offensive troops were organized into teams, separated by tens of meters from each other, and launched a skirmishing charge towards the Qing army's position.

Seeing this scene, the Qing army's artillery began to fire again.

Boom!Boom!
The moment the shelling sounded, the Qing army's position was also engulfed in gunpowder smoke.

Artillery shells roared away one after another, shooting towards the Ming army's array.

Since the Ming army launched the offensive with skirmishing lines, the Qing army's artillery bombardment effect was significantly reduced.

Several artillery shells were fired, and although they also caused some damage to the attacking Ming army, the casualties were still within the tolerable range.

The Ming army's array continued to move forward, and as the distance between the two sides narrowed, the Qing army's artillery began to fire more and more accurately.

However, at the same time, the rifle shooters of the Ming army mixed in the array also raised their muskets at the gunners of the Qing army.

Snapped!clap clap!

Scattered gunshots rang out from the Ming army, and clouds of gunpowder smoke appeared.

Correspondingly, several gunners on the Qing army's side who were firing their cannons burst out with blood sprays on their bodies, and then they fell to the ground with their heads up.

"what……"

"Help, I've been shot!"

"Damn it, the Ming thief's gun is so accurate..."

"..."

The screams sounded instantly.

The crackling sound of rifled gun shooting rang out, and for a while, the Ming army successfully used the high-precision shooting of rifled guns to suppress the Qing army's artillery.

When the Ming army saw this scene, their morale was greatly boosted, and they began to stride forward, preparing to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Qing army.

Snapped!Bang bang!After the Ming army entered a certain distance in front of the Qing army's formation, the sound of neat musket shooting sounded instantly.

There was a crackling sound of gunfire, and the Qing army's musketeers aimed at the charging Ming army and fired a volley.

In just an instant, the number of casualties of the Ming army began to rise.

Fortunately, the Qing army's strength was limited, and the Ming army launched its attack in a skirmish line.

Therefore, even if the Qing army's musketeers fired a salvo, the damage caused to the Ming army was relatively limited.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty rushed to the front of the Qing army despite the hail of bullets.

When the Qing army saw this, they were not afraid and charged forward with their swords and spears raised.

"Kill the thieves of the Ming Dynasty and protect the Qing Dynasty!"

"Kill! The Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers are invincible!"

"..."

The two sides collided and fought fiercely, stabbing each other with spears and cutting each other with swords. The number of casualties on each side was constantly rising.

These Eight Banners soldiers who would persist in resisting even if they retreated to Zhongshan began to fight desperately.

Many Eight Banners soldiers used a losing-lose and life-fighting strategy.

When the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were stabbed with swords and spears, they did not dodge at all. Instead, they used their bodies to withstand the blow and at the same time brandished their swords and guns to attack the vital points of the Ming army.

There were even wounded soldiers from the Qing army who rushed forward and threw the Ming soldiers to the ground, and then allowed themselves and the enemy to be pierced by their companions' spears, and died together.

Faced with the Qing army's life-for-life strategy, Zuo Guoliang's troops, who had just surrendered, began to show obvious cowardice and became confused.

……

Witnessing the fighting on the front line, Gao Jin's face seemed to be filled with pride.

"Haha, it all shows that the thieves' soldiers fight bravely, but now it seems that without the help of guns and firearms, is it nothing more than that?"

Gao Jin said proudly.

Now on the battlefield on the front line, although the battle situation is in an anxious state, it is very obvious that the Ming army, which has the numerical superiority, has not gained much advantage.

On the contrary, the smaller Qing army showed quite good combat effectiveness.

Usually a Qing Eight Banners soldier can fight with two or three Ming troops without falling behind...

In Gao Jin's view, today's Eight Banners can be regarded as a bit like the "Eight Banners are invincible" style of his ancestors!
However, when Shu Hede on the side saw this, the expression on his face was not optimistic.

Because he keenly noticed that those currently fighting with the Qing army on the front line were not the Ming army's main soldiers.

It is the second-line troops in the Ming army, that is, the forward battalion.

The predecessors of these forward battalions were the Green Camp soldiers who surrendered to the Ming thieves.

To put it bluntly, this is a group of cannon fodder troops!
The Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty fought back and forth with a group of cannon fodder green soldiers. Is this something to be proud of?

However, seeing the joy on Gao Jin's face, Shu Hede couldn't bear to attack him.

I can only choose to say nothing!

Zhongshan is about to fall. They all die soon, so it doesn't hurt to make Gao Jin happy before they die...

The fighting on the front line became more and more intense, and the soldiers on both sides fought fiercely.

However, as time passed, the numerically superior Ming army began to gradually gain the upper hand.

Because the Qing army's strength was limited.

But the Ming army can rotate at any time, withdraw the troops that cannot hold out and rest, and let the new troops continue to fight.

But what about the Qing army?

There are only a thousand people in total, and there is no way he can rotate them to fight.

As time went by, the Qing army with limited strength began to be difficult to resist!
But the fighting became more and more brutal.

More and more Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army are using the perish-to-die strategy.

From time to time, it can be seen that the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army died together with the Ming army holding explosive bags.

Zhongshan now is completely a meat grinder.

Although Zhu Jing'an is unwilling to admit it, the current Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Army have indeed shown quite good combat effectiveness and resilience.

If all the Eight Banners soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty could have the combat effectiveness of these Eight Banners today, then the future war in the north may not be so easy to fight.

Zhu Jing'an narrowed his eyes and gave an order.

"Continue to increase troops to Zhongshan and deal with the remnants of the Qing army who are still resisting as soon as possible!"

Zhu Jing'an's patience began to gradually run out.

The Battle of Nanjing has been delayed for so long, it's time for a result!

……

The battle continues!

The Ming army is constantly advancing, and the Qing army's resistance has reached its last moment.

Gao Jin even put on his armor and went to the front line of the battlefield in person to supervise operations and boost morale.

Shu Hede actually wanted to have sex, but his health was really failing.

He is seriously ill and now needs help when walking. He will definitely not be able to wear heavy armor.

Gao Jin personally rushed to the front line to supervise the battle, which greatly boosted the morale of the Qing army.

The Qing army's resistance reached its final stage of recovery.

Suddenly, Gao Jin's eyes turned red because he saw a familiar figure, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"The traitorous general Zuo Guoliang is here. Soldiers, come with me. Kill him and use his head to commemorate the fallen nation!"

Gao Jin saw Zuo Guoliang, who was also supervising the battle on the front line.

In an instant, enemies met and became extremely jealous!
(End of this chapter)