Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 24 Line Infantry, Advance!
The commander of the Second Cavalry Regiment, Qier Fang, rode his horse all the way. He was actually very dissatisfied with the quality of the cavalry he led. He was a full-time cavalry general recruited by Bai Mingxiu. His ideal cavalry should be skilled and courageous , It is best to be able to use a carbine, at least a professional and sharp saber is required, but now in his cavalry regiment, many people even fail to see their riding skills.

But no matter what, this is already his unit. Fortunately, the task he is performing now is not a cavalry charge or harassment, but a relatively simple luring of the enemy.

"If I have time, I really need to train these lazy guys well." Zier thought reassuringly.

His cavalry regiment will not run at full speed because he still has more than 2000 feudal troops with him.These vassal armies are mainly infantry, and many of them have never even been on the battlefield, but their morale is still good.

"Wu Min is really good at mobilizing the enthusiasm of the Burmese in such a short period of time." Qi Erfang thought.

His adjutant told him: "Regimental Commander, our scouts have returned and they said that the Qing army was chasing them very quickly, but the river twenty miles ahead is the place where His Royal Highness set up an ambush."

Zier put his chin on his hand, grabbed the rein with one hand, and said, "Is that so? Well, let's show the Qing army a little bit of color as we planned."

The [-]nd Ranger Regiment quickly began preparations and began to break away from the Burmese vassal army.

The terrain they are in is relatively flat, which is also suitable for cavalry to play.Their pursuers were the Qing army's pursuit troops led by Ma Bao and Gao Qilong, who were also mainly cavalry.

The Second Ranger Regiment took a detour back to the flank of the Qing army's march route, but the Qing army was still hurrying on its way.The [-]nd Ranger Regiment was ready to go.

Qi Erfang, who is good at cavalry tactics, waited for the opportunity. Nearly a thousand cavalrymen from his cavalry regiment stood on a small hill, looking down.

Qi Erfang pulled out his saber and shouted loudly: "Charge!"

At this time, the rangers of the Ming Dynasty rushed straight to the flanks of the Qing army's marching route. At this time, it was obvious how slack Ma Bao and other Qing generals were.It was not long before Ma Bao surrendered to the Qing court, and he surrendered when he was desperate.However, for so many years, whether it is the Ming army or the Qing army, they have basically been fighting bad battles. Whether they are generals or soldiers, they are actually numb to war.

Ma Bao did not send enough exploration horses, and did not know the surrounding terrain clearly enough, so Qi Erfang deftly detoured the problem back to the flank of the Qing army's march.When the Qing army passed by, Ma Bao's troops had approached the high ground on the right flank of the Qing army and launched an attack.

"Enemies, there are enemies!"

The sound of horseshoes stomping on the ground completely awakened the Qing army. The Qing army hastily took out their weapons and wanted to fight back, but Qierfang's rangers, like a group of fierce tigers, rushed directly into the Qing army's formation.Qi Erfang took the lead and waved his saber, cutting down several Qing soldiers in succession, then turned his horse's head and immediately led the team away.

Although his Second Ranger Regiment is still relatively unfamiliar, Qi Erfang has led his subordinates to practice this tactic many times.

It was only now that Ma Bao realized that his wing had been crushed by the cavalry of the Ming army. Ma Bao was shocked. This attacking method had already made him feel no sense of fighting with the Ming army.

"What the hell, this is the Ming army's harassment, chase after me!" Ma Bao shouted, and immediately rectified his troops and started chasing the Ming army.

Qi Erfang led the pursuing Ma Baobu all the way and got into the pocket formation set up by Bai Mingxiu.

On both sides of the road, the line infantry phalanx of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army has taken shape.The line infantry with flintlock guns and matchlock guns marched towards the Qing army in a neat line.

Seeing this scene, Ma Bao also knew that he seemed to be in an ambush, but what kind of routine was the Ming army, so that the infantry just lined up like this, and they didn't even have any shield chariots. It seemed that these infantry were not even wearing armor .

Ma Bao shouted: "Scatter them for me!"

The cavalry of the Qing army moved upon hearing the order and divided into two groups to attack the two infantry phalanxes of the Ming army.On both sides of the Ming army's infantry square formation were the spearmen arranged by Bai Mingxiu. The Qing army did not seem to realize how terrifying the newly trained Ming army formation was.

"First row, get ready!"

"Fire!"

The first row of infantrymen in the infantry phalanx raised their loaded rifles and fired at the charging cavalry.After they finished firing, the second row of infantry was added to fire, then the third row and the fourth row.If it were not facing the cavalry, then the first row would have been loaded.

In the past, the Ming army basically fired a messy volley, and then the infantry began to charge forward.The line infantry of the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army maintained dense and effective firepower, and instantly shot many Qing troops off their horses.

The spearmen immediately came to the front of the phalanx, and the spears over four meters stood up at once, protecting the phalanx like hedgehogs.The infantry in the phalanx also had bayonets on and formed a hollow rectangular phalanx while guarding against cavalry attacking their flanks and rear.

The original musket shooting had already blinded the Qing army. Some cavalry rushed up bravely, but they were faced with sharp spears.Many Qing troops were busy reining in their horses, and some even impaled themselves directly on the tips of their spears.At this time, there were still Ming troops holding muskets and shooting at the Qing army. The Qing army's cavalry charge seemed to cause no harm at all, and was resolved in this way.The remaining troops even turned their horses and retreated backwards, and behind them there was once again intensive gunfire from the line infantry, and these Qing troops continued to fall.

Ma Bao, sitting in the army, was shocked at this time.

"What's going on here? How did the Ming army change its fighting methods? What kind of formation is this? The Ming army brought so many muskets?"

After defeating the cavalry of the Qing army, the infantry phalanx of the Ming army was reorganized.

"Line infantry, move forward!" Regiment commander Lin Zheng shouted, and the line infantry, whose steps were uniform, moved forward again, towards the Qing army.

Such an enemy was enough to scare the Qing army who hadn't fought too many tough battles. Even though the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army had just been formed and had just become familiar with new tactics, the progress in weapons and tactical concepts had given them a whole new look.

When several Ming army infantry phalanxes attacked the Qing army Ma Bao's department continuously, the Qing army was directly dispersed.Ma Bao couldn't even maintain his own troops. He desperately wanted to gather his soldiers and horses and charge again, but his soldiers had never seen infantry who could maintain a platoon against cavalry.

But at this time, Bai Mingxiu pressed the cavalry regiment and his fan army, and the soldiers of the Ming army shouted: "The Han people will not kill the Han people! The emperor's grace is mighty, surrender and don't kill them!"

Sure enough, a large number of Qing troops threw away their weapons one after another and became prisoners of the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)