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

Chapter 52
At this time, three hours had passed since the Ming army arrived at Pangwo Ridge, set up camp and began repairs.

The physical fitness of the entire Ming army has returned to its peak state.

You can jump into battle at any time!

Groups of Ming troops came out of their camps to form formations, with flags blowing in the autumn wind and war drums and horns sounding one after another.

The clear flag is flying high!

In addition, the Ming army also seized the commanding heights of the low hill on one side of the battlefield in advance, built an artillery position at the commanding heights in advance, and transported all the artillery in the hands of the Ming army.

When it comes to war, the Ming army's artillery can rely on the short hills and bombard the invading Qing army from a high position.

All departments of the Ming army are actively preparing for war and making final preparations before the official war begins.

Zhu Jing'an holds the sword in his hand, with a scarlet cloak behind him, and his posture is tall and majestic.

He rode his horse past the Ming army's phalanx and waved his hand to signal the Ming army up and down.

Wherever he passed, there was a burst of cheers.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious, and long live the Governor!"

"..."

At this time, the Ming army's morale was boiling from top to bottom.

The military formation was strict, with spears like a forest, and pieces of red turbans gathered into a sea, spreading out on the ground like a blazing flame.

Zhu Jing'an also had blood stirring in his heart, and his mood was slightly excited.

At this moment, the Ming army's sentinels came to report again.

"Report!"

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, General Xie Gao's troops are less than five miles away from the battlefield. The main force of the Qing army is following closely behind and is about to enter the battlefield!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an nodded.

"Send military orders, prepare the entire army for war, and be ready to meet the enemy."

"Han Sigu!"

Zhu Jing'an said.

After hearing this, Han Sigu stood up and knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Jing'an.

"The end is here!"

Zhu Jing'an gave instructions without looking back.

"You and your men are ready to assist Xie Gao's troops to ensure that our army's formation will not be impacted."

When Han Sigu heard this, he cupped his fists and took orders.

"I will understand at the end!"

Zhu Jing'an knew that Xie Gao's troops were most likely fleeing.

If he didn't send someone to respond, the defeated troops might break up the Ming army's originally tight array.

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Jing'an turned his gaze to the west.

Not long after, he saw smoke and dust rising at the end of the horizon in the distance.

Xie Gao's subordinates were running in front, discarding their helmets and armor, and were in a very embarrassed state.

Behind them, the Qing army was pursuing them.

The battlefield was chaotic, but it was very obvious that the pursuing Qing army had lost its order.

The two soldiers and horses are getting closer and closer to the battlefield.

Seeing this, Zhu Jing'an opened his mouth and ordered.

"Pass military orders, beat drums and fire cannons to show military power."

When the ordering soldier heard the words, he answered with his fists clasped, and then went to convey the order.

Not long after, a burst of powerful war drums sounded from the Ming army.

Boom!Boom!Boom, boom, boom!The rhythmic sound of war drums resounded throughout the battlefield.

boom!
A cloud of gunpowder smoke also rose from the low hill, and an artillery fire was fired.

Then there was a roar like a tsunami from the Ming army.

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Ming Dynasty Wan Sheng!"

As soon as the Ming army shouted to kill, the Qing army's pursuit action showed a very obvious lag.

Many people subconsciously slowed down and looked in the direction of the Ming army's formation in surprise.

None of them expected that the main force of the Ming army would be waiting in formation here.

But before they could report the news, the order from Li County Cheng to urge the army came again.

"Attack! Keep attacking, don't stop!"

"The county magistrate has an order, ordering us to drive away the defeated troops of the Ming thieves and directly break up the Ming army's formation."

"..."

With no choice, the Qing army could only continue to advance.

At the same time, Han Sigu also led his men to jump out of the formation to meet Xie Gao's troops.

With Han Sigu's support, Xie Gao's troops successfully bypassed the main array of the Ming army and retreated to the rear for repairs.

The Qing army, which rushed forward, also ran into the main force of the Ming army, which was neatly arrayed.

"Everyone is here, in formation, ready to meet the enemy!"

The military order to engage the enemy was issued, and the Ming army's formation quickly prepared to fight the enemy.

Each sharp spear points to the sky. As long as the military order is issued, the spearmen of the three bureaus will level the spears to form a forest of sharp spears to face the enemy.

However, at this time, these spearmen were not in the front row of the Ming army's array.

In front of them were two bureau musketeers, nearly 200 people.

Two hundred musketeers stood in three rows, their loaded muskets aimed at the front, ready to shoot three rounds in line.

On both sides of the spearmen of the three bureaus, there were also sword and shield soldiers guarding one bureau respectively.

In addition to swords and shields, the sword and shield soldiers in these two bureaus are also equipped with throwing thunderbolts. When wartime comes, they will be flexibly mobilized based on specific battle conditions to reinforce tight fronts.

Behind the phalanx of spearmen from three bureaus, archers from one bureau were arranged to hold off and provide long-range fire support.

After three rounds of shooting, the musketeers will retreat behind the spearmen and be responsible for long-range firepower delivery together with the archers.

As the enemy approached, Zhu Jing'an couldn't help but clenched the long knife in his hand, but his face was not panicked, but ordered in an orderly manner.

"Musketeers prepare three rounds of fire!"

"Wait until the enemy enters a hundred steps in front of the formation, then launch a volley."

According to the stride length of a normal adult, one step is about 0.5 to 0.7 meters. According to the compromise, it is 0.6 meters.

Wait for the enemy to enter a hundred steps in front of the formation and then launch a volley. This basically means placing the enemy 60 meters in front of the formation.

(PS: In ancient times, one step could only be called a step. If there is no step, two steps would be called a step. For the sake of convenience, we simply use one step to refer to steps.)
After the enemy enters this range, the musketeers will open fire again. This is an iron rule stipulated in the training instructions of the Ming army.

The shooting distance can be closer, but never further.

It wasn't that Zhu Jing'an didn't want to bring the enemy closer, but that if they were any closer, he was afraid that the Ming army's musketeers would not be able to withstand the pressure and fire in advance, resulting in large-scale indiscriminate shooting.

The accuracy of muskets in this era was really poor. If you wanted to hit the enemy, you had to fire a volley.

If the musketeers really cannot withstand the pressure and fire volleys indiscriminately on the battlefield, then most of the battle can be considered lost.

Not every army in the world is a British lobster soldier, who can put the enemy 20 meters in front of them and then line up and fire a volley.

Zhu Jing'an believes that the Ming army will be able to do it sooner or later, but that will be later, after the Ming army has been trained in battle formations for a long time, not now.

The current Ming army has just started, has insufficient training, and lacks war experience, so there is still huge room for improvement in many places.

Ok……

High emotional intelligence: There is a lot of room for improvement!

Low EQ: A batch of dishes!
(End of this chapter)