Just as they were about to attack, they saw the spearmen in the front row abandoning their spears and turning to the back.

This made them feel a little excited! Because in their opinion, perhaps because the number of pike soldiers was insufficient, they could no longer maintain a solid formation and had to disband.

But they were not clear about the actual situation. All the recruits under Liu Pei were trained the same, but their professional directions were different in the later stages.

This means that the spearmen can fire muskets, at most the speed is slower. The muskets can also use the spears, at most the accuracy is a little worse!

The spearmen who retreated to the back were immediately sent out to collect muskets and ammunition from the brothers who died in battle! Those who were not assigned to the muskets joined the hand-to-hand combat soldiers on both wings. It can be seen that all the soldiers here have decided to fight to the death for victory!

Just as the Han army flag infantry had stepped within a hundred steps, the musket soldiers in the opponent's phalanx opened fire! The sword and shield soldiers in the front row screamed and fell down twenty or thirty people in the blink of an eye!

The still alive sword and shield soldiers hurriedly raised their shields to protect their upper body. But this may not be useful! All the musket soldiers under Liu Pei's command used heavy muskets, and the light shields used in ordinary fighting could not block the lead bullets at all!

Even if the lead bullet is blocked, the shield will break and be useless. What's more, the light shield used for fighting cannot protect the body at all. The upper body is fine, but the lower abdomen and thighs cannot stop the penetration of the lead bullet!

When the Qing army found that holding a shield could not stop the casualties, they went crazy! They simply stopped moving forward with the shield, as it would slow them down!

They began to run wildly, but this was exactly what the musket soldiers wanted! The musket soldiers shot revenge lead bullets at these traitors!

If the lead bullet hits the abdomen and lower half, the Han army flag soldiers will scream and pounce forward on the ground. If it hits the head and chest, the huge impact force will simply make them overturn backwards! For a moment, the people in the front fell to the ground one after another!

When they rushed into the Thirty Steps, the musket soldiers could already aim and shoot directly and accurately! The dense lead bullets suppressed them tightly in more than thirty places, and they would not make any progress.

, Han army flag soldiers were killed and injured!

Just as the Han army flag soldiers rushed about 30 steps and were held back, the musket soldiers shot five consecutive rounds of intensive shooting, completely defeating these Han army flags!

Because by this time, more than a thousand people had been killed in battle. Their morale was completely destroyed!

They dropped their weapons one after another, fled in all directions, crying and shouting at their parents. The musket soldiers excitedly shot two more rounds of volleys at their backs!

At this time, all the Qing army had escaped from the range and fled in a panic. The musket soldiers gathered their weapons and cheered loudly! At this moment, they regained their morale and determination to win!

Just as the soldiers were cheering, suddenly the artillery on the opposite side exploded, and three shells were flying over by calling!

None of these three shells hit the square formation. They either went too far or too far. But the cheers in the team immediately stopped and then stopped completely! Because everyone could see that the shell was obviously driven by them!

Just as the Zhenghuang Banner and the Han Army Banner cavalry were meeting and preparing to attack the Haoyun square formation, the artillery soldiers also arrived at the left wing.

Since the Manchus did not know how to manufacture and use artillery at all, all the gunners were actually the original gunners of the Ming army. They just surrendered under the coercion and inducement of the Qing army.

These artillery soldiers are the Wuzhen Chaoha camp appointed by Huang Taiji. Wuzhen Chaoha is a transliteration of Manchu, which literally means "heavy troops". The earliest establishment of Wuzhen Chaoha has a lot to do with the establishment of the Later Jin artillery.

In the eighth year of Tiancong, Huang Taiji determined that the old Han soldiers in the Ezhenxing camp of Gushan were "Wu Zhenchaoha". In the 17th year of Shunzhi, he named the Han army.

Huang Taiji was one of the few wise men among the high-level officials of the Qing Dynasty. He knew the importance of firearms. Especially when siegeing the city, heavy artillery would play a very important role. So he gathered all the collected heavy artillery and captured gunners to form the Wuzhen Chaoha camp, and had high hopes for them.

This time is the first appearance of Wuzhenchao's camp! Unfortunately, Abatai didn't know how to use artillery at all. He actually used this kind of heavy artillery to attack cities as light artillery on the battlefield to adapt.

Qing army artillery team rushed

After arriving at the left wing, they were required to continue to press forward and then shell out Qi Qitao's central army!

Fortunately, Hao Yun promptly pulled up a square formation to block the central army, and did not give the Qing artillery team enough room to advance.

Looking at Hao Yun's square formation in the distance, the officers of Wu Zhenchao Ha Battalion asked the supervisory Qing army officer: "Sir, what should we do now? Are we going to push forward?"

The Qing army officer who supervised did not understand the tactics of artillery. He said stiffly and rigidly: "The general's request is that you must advance to a position where you can destroy the opponent's central army. So can you fight the opponent's central army now?"

When the officers of Wuzhenchao Ha Camp heard this, they knew that the Qing army officer in front of him was a stick! He turned his eyes and nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir, you will definitely be able to attack the central army of the Ming army!"

He did not lie at this point, because he could see it as soon as the gun was fired, and his head would probably move. But at this time, Qi Qitao's central army was about 1,500 steps away from here, just at the extreme range of the artillery!

But whether you can fight is definitely up to God’s will! However, in the eyes of the Han army officers, it is not difficult to hit such a large square formation! Moreover, as long as you get involved, it is considered to hit!

The Qing army officer who supervised the Qing army hesitated and said, "Since you can attack the central army of the Ming army, then arrange the artillery position as soon as possible! Explore the artillery as soon as possible!"

The officer who received the order immediately bowed and said, "Okay, just look at it, let's arrange it immediately!"

The artillery used by the Qing army and others was a large-scale red-branded cannon! This kind of artillery was very difficult to arrange! The land was dug, the cannon box was placed in and buried with soil. Then nailed it to fix it with wooden stakes, so it could not be moved easily.

Just as Wu Zhenchao Ha Battalion set up positions, the Qing army officers who supervised them all turned pale! Because they had seen the Zhenghuang Banner cavalry being severely injured by the opponent and evacuated, the infantry of the Han Banner attacked again and were suppressed by dense muskets! So they loudly urged the people of the artillery battalion to hurry up and arrange the artillery positions.
Chapter completed!