Dominate the Country

The Eight Banners New Army crossed the Ziya River. The mighty army, baggage troops, artillery, civilians, and black heads spread out in a five- or six-mile-long queue, just like an endless army of marching ants, appearing on the west side of Yangliuqing Town.

The person leading this army was not Fuheng, but Hailancha. Fuheng knew his own business. He was good at talking about war on paper, but when it came to fighting with real swords and guns, his ability was far inferior to Hailancha, who had fought many battles on the battlefield. Yongcheng naturally followed Fuheng's memorial after receiving it.

The 24-year-old guard commander De Lengtai rode his horse through the gap between the queues of the two camps of the Eight Banners New Army, and galloped towards Hailancha's flag from a distance. The hurried horse hooves hit the ground, raising clouds of dust, and De Lengtai's dusty face became more and more clear in front of Hailancha.

This is a rising star in the Qing army, and De Lengtai was born in an ordinary bannerman family, that is, a small p-people in the Eight Banners, unlike Fu Kang'an's prominent family, so no one in the army has ever compared De Lengtai with Fu Kang'an.

De Lengtai was able to serve as a horseman in the vanguard camp in the Korean battlefield. In two years, he became a guard commander at his current age. That was earned through fighting and meritorious service. He and Eldenbao, another Jilin Zhuhu, are both the first in every battle, so two young people with no background can be promoted to the position of guard commander of the third rank. Of course, this is absolutely related to the rise of the Fu Han Army and the great crisis of Daqingguo.

In times of national crisis, good generals are needed. Although De Lengtai and Eldenbao are not good generals now, and they have not even entered the Eight Banners New Army, they are both seeds of good generals. The two are also known as the two sharp knives under Hailancha, and they have made remarkable contributions in the Korean War.

"General, it's three miles." De Lengtai rushed to Hailancha, and before he could catch his breath, he said anxiously, and raised three fingers.

Hailancha smiled, and the generals around him also smiled.

Are you confused? Don't know what this three miles refers to? Then I will tell you that this "three" refers to the range of the Fu Han Army's rockets.

De Lengtai led the team from the south of the canal to the opposite side of Yangliuqing Town, carefully checked the traces of the old battlefield, and based on the memories of the people from Tianjin around him, he finally determined that the range of the Fu Han Army's "super-large caliber" heavy artillery was three miles.

When the Eight Banners New Army was about to fight the Fu Han Army in Yangliuqing Town, the importance of this information was self-evident.

Hailancha had sent people to the old battlefield several times before, but they were all driven away by the Fu Han Army in Yangliuqing Town. However, Hailancha was lucky that the Fu Han Army only regarded those people as spies and did not think of anything else. When the situation was about to happen, Hailancha sent 200 cavalry to the old battlefield, but was once again used by Yangliuqing's Fu Han Army to block their retreat. After a period of exchange of fire, the Qing cavalry killed and wounded several Fu Han Army soldiers, but it was true that they were killed and wounded by Fu Han Army's snipers and scouts, which finally gave Delentai an exact number.

"Three miles..." Yongning, the commander of the second town of the Eight Banners New Army, breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was not a veteran general - the commanders of the Eight Banners New Army were all royal family members, and the real leaders were the commanders below, but Yongning also knew that the Qing army was defeated there in the previous battle of Yangliuqing. The Fu Han Army took out two very similar artillery pieces, one of which was a high-powered artillery used in previous battles. This kind of artillery directly turned the powerful trenches in defense into trenches for burying corpses. The Fu Han Army Navy also used this kind of cannon. In the Liaonan Sea Battle, the last large-scale navy of the Qing Dynasty, the Tianjin Navy, was beaten badly by this kind of cannon and is now hiding in the Yalu River.

This kind of artillery has a long range and guaranteed accuracy, and the firing rate is described by the Tianjin Navy as "as fast as thunder"! The Fu Han Army also used it more than once in the confrontation with the Qing Army.

Another very similar artillery is the small artillery hidden in the small hollow array of the Fu Han Army. The artillery that can hide in the small hollow array must have a very small head. The reason why they are similar is that the shells they fired have similar tail flames and are extremely powerful.

However, in terms of the extremely important firing speed ratio, the former can be called "thunder" The firing rate suddenly becomes a slow old cow in front of the latter, and the latter is much faster than the former. Of course, the latter also has shortcomings. One is that the range is relatively short; the other is that the accuracy is very different.

The Eight Banners New Army was about to reach Yangliuqing. If Hailancha didn't figure out the range of these two powerful artillery pieces, how could he be at ease? Although Yangliuqing's Fu Han Army was only a small regiment, this was the first battle between the fake Li Kui who had been beaten and went home to practice for several years and the real Li Kui!

The Eight Banners New Army and the Qing Dynasty's cavalry, this was Beijing's only hope.

Now a large group of cavalry had gone south along the canal, determined to cut off the thin transportation line of the Fu Han Army, and the 20,000 Eight Banners New Army also entered the Tianjin battlefield.

Hailancha was very confident in the combat effectiveness of the more than 10,000 Qing cavalry going south. It was not to attack the city, but to cut off the land transportation line.

The Fu Han Army extended from Shandong to a string of "beads". If all the soldiers were together and fought against the tens of thousands of Qing cavalry, the Qing army would be defeated in eight out of ten cases. But they are separated now. Those cities are more like strongholds on the retreat route than "military stations" along the way. If tens of thousands of cavalry are careful, there is no reason why they can't be defeated!

Hailancha now only needs to deal with the Fu Han army in front of him, and he also has the friendly army of Tianjin Qing army! If Hailancha cannot gain an absolute advantage in this situation, then the hope of the Qing Dynasty will be slim.

It was afternoon when the army arrived in Yangliuqing. The Qing army, which had an absolute advantage in manpower, surrounded the Fu Han army in the town from three sides.

Gao Jinghui had sent someone to report to Chen Ming, and he was not afraid at all. Twenty miles away was the main force of the Fu Han army. This battle was more like a test for him, to see if his regiment could withstand the fierce attack of the Qing army.

More than fifty cannons bombarded Yangliuqing Town. Of course, the cannons of the Fu Han army also fought back, but there were only a few twelve cannons in the town. It is not bad to have a team of two thousand people equipped with twelve cannons. The per capita ratio is much higher than that of the Qing army. But now they were being abused like dogs by the cannons of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing army made full use of the waterways of the North Grand Canal, and the cannons they brought were not only numerous but also powerful, most of which were large-caliber heavy cannons.

The Qing army's twelve-pound cannons and general cannons did not have suitable shrapnel shells, but they also knew how to use incendiary shells. One by one, red-hot iron balls were hit into Yangliuqing Town, and soon flames were ignited in some places. Now is the time when the weather is dry and there is a sea breeze! If small flames are not extinguished, it will cause a big disaster.

Gao Jinghui vowed to Chen Ming that he would defend Yangliuqing Town, but it is easy to say, but it is difficult to do.

Especially when it was close to dusk, Hailancha sent two battalions of troops to attack Yangliuqing Town from the west and north. The soldiers of the Eight Banners New Army also formed thin lines, followed by several cannons, and then there was a small-scale cavalry of one or two hundred people, making it look like a real battle.

Gao Jinghui had only twelve cannons, but he was very brave and always gathered eight cannons in the north, with two cannons on each side, and it has not changed until now. For the Qing army in the west, Gao Jinghui just sent out a battalion as if to fight head-on! A battalion of Fu Han army!

So Hailancha also moved his position to the west, although his flag was still standing in the north of Yangliuqing.

A battalion of the Eight Banners New Army vs. a battalion of Fu Han Army. The former has cannons, and the latter has rockets. But the former has cavalry, and the latter does not.

The Qing army's artillery stopped when the distance was shortened to five miles, and the cavalry also stopped to guard the artillery. One by one, they fired shells at the Fu Han army. But the iron ball solid shells really have little deterrence and lethality to linear infantry.

No matter what the Eight Banners New Army thinks in their hearts, their morale is absolutely high on the surface. They marched forward, and when the distance between the two sides was shortened to a hundred feet, they stopped and reorganized their ranks. The rocket troops behind the Fu Han Army had stopped, and a team of guards formed a small hollow formation. Now the Qing cannons were trying their best to hit the hollow formation. But the hollow formation can move, although the speed is relatively slow.

"Forward! Attack!" The time for the final battle has come. The battalion officers on both sides shouted these four words at the same time. Whether it is a mule or a horse, a hero or a coward, it will be clear in the next moment.

The red flags were flying, and the singing of the Fu Han Army never stopped. They started from the tiny place of Lushan and traveled across the country. The reputation of the Fu Han Army's musketeers was known to the world. Strong soldiers and elites were the hats they had thrown away long ago. The soldiers of the 13th Brigade are now more concerned about their ranking in the entire Fu Han Army!

Just like soldiers have points, each independent unit of the Fu Han Army - divisions, local brigades, and artillery regiments - also has their own points. Then through a simple individual average, plus a small proportional adjustment, that is the points of each independent unit. The 14th Brigade, no, it is the Second Garrison Division. The current points ranking is in a rapid rise period - frequent combat has surpassed the Sixth Division, the Fifth Division, and the Fourth Division. Now their goal is the First Garrison Division. After surpassing the First Garrison Division, they can look up to the four main divisions!

The Eight Banners New Army started with a group of early prisoners of war of the Fu Han Army, and later integrated the Portuguese Army Laws, and a little bit of the British Army Infantry, but the latter soon left them. After completing the transformation from stealing the teacher to the apprentice, how big is the gap between the fake Li Kui and the real Li Kui?

Because of the huge gap in the actual record of the two sides, the Eight Banners New Army did not expect that they could comprehensively defeat the Fu Han Army.

Now the most direct contest has begun!

"The morale of the Qing army is good." Chen Ming, who had come to Yangliuqing at some point, muttered to himself while looking at the battlefield. He stared at the battlefield without blinking. The Qing army on the battlefield actually had a red "morale value", which was beyond his expectation. Moreover, such a morale value has not dropped significantly from the beginning to the present, and it is still red. The morale of the Qing army's large forces is mainly white, with a layer of light red like gauze. "Rare. Really rare..."

"The Qing Dynasty has reached a critical moment of life and death. Behind us is Beijing. The place where millions of nations have reproduced for hundreds of years."

"If we lose, how can Chen Ni rush into Beijing at this time-"

"Think about Jingzhou, think about the fate of the Southern Kingdom, are you willing to see it?"

"Watching your relatives fall in a pool of blood, watching your wife, daughters and sisters being insulted by the traitors..."

"Are you willing? Are you still men?"

"Tell me loudly!"

Chen Ming, who was standing far away in Yangliuqing Town, did not hear the encouragement from the Qing army camp officer before the battle. The Eight Banners New Army shouted "No", and the shouts of "We are men" were also drowned out by the sound of cannons and the distance. Therefore, the Eight Banners New Army, which was in danger of extinction, burst out with a bloody courage, which surprised him a little.

Both sides entered the shooting range, and the Qing army fired the first shot at a distance of 20 meters. This is not the projectile fired by the crudely made bird gun at the beginning. At a distance of 60 or 70 meters, the projectile fired by the flintlock rifle is a great threat to the breastplate.

Even if many projectiles cannot penetrate the breastplate due to angle problems, the heavy blow on the chest is enough to make the soldiers lose the ability to continue fighting in a short time. However, the Fu Han Army did not open fire immediately like the Eight Banners New Army. Chen Ming had a smile on his face. Even if some people in the Fu Han Army were shot and fell to the ground during the shooting of the Qing Army, the Fu Han Army continued to approach the Eight Banners New Army under the firepower of the Qing Army.

The Eight Banners New Army soon fired the second shot, then the third and fourth shots. They had adjusted to four rows and moved forward alternately to complete a round of shooting. But during this period, the Fu Han Army took more than 20 steps forward than them, and walked more than 20 steps in the rain of bullets. Then, the Fu Han Army began to shoot.

Both sides showed a certain gap in experience and training.

Although the Fu Han Army was hit by four rounds of volleys and thirty or forty people fell, the ranks remained neat and the distance of the troops was also the same. On the contrary, the ranks of the Eight Banners New Army, which fired first, were all curved, and there were a few collisions when the front and back rows crossed, and the distance between the front and back lines was also different.

The distance between the two sides has been shortened to less than 40 meters. The three rows of the Fu Han Army fired at the same time, and the firepower of a battalion was volleyed. Blood splattered, brains flew, and the Qing army ranks opposite fell to the ground like wheat seedlings swept by the wind, and the screams of pain quickly reached the ears of all the banner soldiers.

Chang Xin was just laughing at the Fu Han army for being stupid and letting them fight an extra round in vain, but now he was dizzy. The smile on his face was still hanging on his face, but the bright red blood and white brain matter were all over his face. The soldier next to him had his head shattered! And the man who fell in front of him was hit on the shoulder blade by a bullet, and blood was flowing under the torn flesh. He was only a few breaths away.

Were there 100 or 200 Qing soldiers in the four rows who fell? No one could tell, anyway, it was a sad scene, especially the first row, where almost half of the people fell.

At a distance of 30 to 40 meters, the soldiers on both sides, one with four rows and one with three rows, launched an infantry shooting with a very Western land battle color. This kind of battle best reflects the power of flintlock rifles, and it is also the difference in combat effectiveness between the East and the West in this era of the original time and space.

The rescue shooting of the Eight Banners New Army caused considerable losses to the Fu Han army. Thirty or forty people fell to the ground, and it was unknown how many of them could survive in the end. The Fu Han Army's close-range volleys completely paid back the capital and interest of the Eight Banners New Army. The Qing Army's losses were undoubtedly much greater than those of the Fu Han Army. In the next round of shooting on both sides, the Eight Banners New Army still took the lead at the beginning, but soon Hai Lan Cha, who was observing from the back, felt a crack in his heart.

"Too slow, too slow..." Yong Ning slapped his legs and howled. The shooting speed of the Eight Banners New Army on the battlefield was much slower than that of them on the training ground.

"Bang bang bang..."

Both sides fired linear volleys. At the end of the second round of shooting, the Eight Banners New Army not only failed to maintain its lead, but was also greatly surpassed by the Fu Han Army.

In the third round, when the scattered musketeers of the first row of the Eight Banners New Army had not yet raised their muskets, the Fu Han Army, which had always maintained the rhythm of "advance, stand still, and shoot", fired the first volley of its third round at a distance of less than 30 meters. Half of the remaining banner soldiers of the first row of the opposite Qing Army fell down again, and then the entire new army camp was completely in chaos.

"Kill..."

The Fu Han Army shouted to kill.