Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 964 Blood Sea

This day was simply disastrous for the Qing army. They not only lost Dagukou and Tangshan, but also Wanping. Even Jinan could not be saved.

Yes, Jinan, the strong city that held back Denglai's new army for half a month, finally couldn't hold it.Wu Sheng divided the six naval guns into three groups, and fired at the weaker parts of the city wall from the east gate, south gate, and west gate at the same time. Each gun fired nearly a hundred rounds, which made the barrels explode. Red, finally succeeded in blowing down the city wall before exploding the chamber, blasting out three large gaps more than ten meters wide. Denglai's new army roared and swarmed in through these gaps.Tong Kewang commanded the Qing army to resist desperately and beat out the Denglai New Army several times. However, before they could repair the city wall, the Denglai New Army launched a more violent attack.After a day of bloody fighting, the Qing army finally couldn't hold on any longer. Along with it, the rebels organized by Jinan officials and gentry also completely collapsed. Amid bursts of fanatical cheers from Denglai's new army, several city gates were opened one by one, and people stepped on In the moonlight, the cavalry of Denglai's new army roared into the city, and the Qing army was defeated like a mountain.Seeing that the general situation was over, Tong Ke let out a long sigh and led the remaining four hundred Qing troops to break out from the north gate that Denglai's new army made way for.

The north gate was not guarded by Denglai's new army, so the breakout went smoothly.But when they ran a few miles away, a rolling barbed wire fence suddenly appeared in front of them, and landmines exploded right under their feet.Tong Kewang was shocked, and shouted: "I've been tricked, withdraw! Withdraw quickly!" Before the words fell, there was a roar of killing from all over the world, and two thousand Denglai recruits rushed up with a broken crossbow in their hands. The muffled sounds of flesh and blood and the screams of dying came one after another, which made people shudder. After the two thousand crossbowmen shot out one arrow box, none of the four hundred Qing troops could stand still, only one left. hedgehog on the ground.

Jinan officials and gentry led a group of servants and Jiangyang robbers bought with a lot of money to start street fighting with Denglai's new army and resisted to the end.The Denglai new army didn't bother to tangle with them, so they directly transferred a thousand hoplites.These thousand hoplites were covered with thick steel armor from head to toe, and they were divided into two teams to attack in turn, slashing and killing with a big axe, no matter whether you are a hero of the green forest or a gangster, if you bump into them, you will only be killed In pieces!The bloody scene soon completely shattered the last trace of courage of the rebels. They surrendered in large numbers. Although they may not be able to save their lives after surrendering, it is better than being chopped into pieces by these two-legged mecha monsters!
Now, the end of Jinan officials and Jinan gentry has come.Wu Sheng fulfilled his oath before breaking the city and slaughtered all Jinan officials!Those officials of the Jin gentry who were helping the tyrants were picked out one by one by Denglai's new army. They were too lazy to interrogate them and hung them directly on the city wall. For a time, the Jinan city wall was overcrowded and quite spectacular.The ill-gotten gains they saved were also confiscated by Denglai's new army, and the sound of howling in the city of Jinan shook the heavens and the earth.There must be someone who is guilty and not worthy of death, but Wu Sheng doesn't care. On the day of breaking the city, he will slaughter all the officials and gentry in Jinan, and he will do what he says!

On the Haizhou battlefield seven hundred miles away, a fierce battle is still inseparable.Qi Hu mobilized almost all of his troops, including the Zhe Army who volunteered to join the battle, the Jinmen Army and Yingxia Army of the Zheng Group, the fierce Huaisi Rebel Army, and the Heluo New Army as a fire brigade, a total of 8000 troops. People are pressing towards Haizhou with overwhelming force.Haizhou was just a small city, and the Qing army had no danger to rely on. Abatai gritted his teeth and tried his best to confront the Ming army on the plain outside Haizhou city.It's not that he wants to fight this bad old man to the death. There is really no way. He only collected six sea boats, barely enough to hold a thousand people. If he really took a thousand cronies on board and fled, the army would collapse immediately. No one can escape, they can only fight!

The two armies faced each other a mile apart.

Looking at the Ming army coming from the wilderness, the Qing army felt guilty... The opponent's strength was at least six times theirs, how could they fight this battle?Abatai also took a deep breath, gathered himself together, raised his horsewhip and pointed at the huge phalanx of the Ming army, and roared: "Soldiers, we have no way out, the sea is behind us! The only way out is to defeat the Ming army and kill them." Make a bloody path!"

Pu Luo also roared angrily: "Don't be intimidated by their astonishing numbers, they are just a bunch of mobs! Follow me, crush them, and let them know what it will be like to fight against me!"

The Qing army shouted wildly in unison, thousands of cavalry mobilized at the same time, and rushed towards the Ming army's phalanx, their horn bows were drawn into a full moon, and their arrows were like pearls, pouring towards the Ming army like a wind.The Ming army also fired ten thousand arrows at the same time, launching strong bows and crossbows at the same time, and the sharp arrows shot almost covered the sky.The sharp arrows shot by the Qing cavalry caused heavy casualties to the Ming army. The entire phalanx was cut off layer by layer like a radish.The cruel reality told them that as long as the infantry dared to fight to the death, it was purely a dream for the cavalry to win by riding and shooting!Just when the cavalry of the Qing army was a little discouraged by the shooting, the cavalry of the Huaisi rebel army rushed over like a tide, and their sharp sabers shone coldly in the sun, making people feel chills all over.Without saying a word, the Qing army put away their horn bows and drew out their sabers or raised their spears to meet them. The two sides twisted into a ball on the great plain, kicked up a cloud of yellow dust, and killed blood and flesh flying all over the place.

It seemed that relying on cavalry alone was not enough. When Abatai gave an order, the cannons thundered, and the shells flew in rows towards the Ming army's phalanx. Nearly ten thousand infantrymen mobilized at the same time, pressing towards the Ming army's infantry phalanx.Qi Hu retaliated with an eye, more than 400 artillery pieces, large and small, opened fire at the same time, and the front positions of the Ming army were shrouded in thick smoke and flames. It's screaming endlessly, and wherever it rolls, there is a bloody alley.The Qing army endured the destruction of the artillery fire and approached the effective range of the bow and arrow. The archers raised their powerful compound bows to shine on the Ming army. They fired nine consecutive salvos and wiped out the soldiers in front of the Ming army. The crossbow arrows fired almost horizontally by the soldiers also made their bodies lie on the ground.When the Qing army launched a charge, Qi Hu's musketeers of the Thousand Heluo New Army rushed out, and poured firepower at the Qing army with a standard three-stage shot, knocking down the Qing army in pieces.But the Qing army was already red-eyed, and they didn't care about the casualties at all. Under the leadership of Pu Luo, they slammed into the Ming army's formation like an angry wild boar. Now the long-range strike weapons have lost their effect. It could be close combat.

Qi Hu clenched his teeth.

Pu Luo was very fierce. He led three hundred white armored soldiers on a rampage. He swung an epee like a windmill. He died when he was touched, and he died when he was rubbed. There was no general under his command. In a short time, the Ming army was defeated One general and two lieutenants died in his hands.Using him as a sharp knife, the Qing army advanced all the way, and the Ming army's formation was broken through by them one by one, which was unstoppable.But the Ming army also went all out. The Zhejiang army was defeated, and the Huaisi rebel army went up; the Huaisi rebel army was defeated, and the Kinmen army went up; Fighting fiercely, rushing back and forth, being repelled, and taking a few breaths, the whole line was killed again, like a group of locusts that could not be killed or scattered. The Qing cavalry wanted to deal with them quickly, but that was a dream!
This was the bloodiest battle since the Qing army entered the customs. Although the Qing army performed extremely well in order to survive, one was as fierce as ten, but the Ming army was also fearless of death. The entire plain was shrouded in the shadow of swords and swords, and the earth was filled with blood and blood. Drifting pestle.The Qing army rushed to only two or 300 meters away from the Ming army's general flag several times, and was repelled by the Ming army several times.The Ming army fought back several times, only to have the Qing army fight back.The initiative changes hands alternately, both sides are spinning forward and backward, and no one can completely grasp the initiative.

Seeing this, Abatai couldn't care less, and personally led the last Jiala into the battlefield, storming the junction of the Jinmen Army and the Yingxia Army on the right wing of the Ming Army, trying to tear the two troops apart.His attack was sudden and fierce, and the Jinmen army and Yingxia army were caught off guard and retreated steadily.These two troops were the main force of the Ming army, and their retreat directly affected the entire battle situation. The Ming army was a little bit overwhelmed, and the formation began to be chaotic.Seeing this, Qi Hu took off his helmet and threw it on the ground, sternly shouting: "This is the bottom line! Anyone who crosses this line will be cut immediately!" Li Shu roared even more: "This is a battle that must die and win, whoever takes a step back one step at a time It is to hand over the victory to others, are you willing to give up your victory to your opponent? Let me kill you!" Organized two thousand elite soldiers and went to battle against Abate in person, but was hit by a stray bullet and died on the spot.This old general was very clear about rewards and punishments, loved his soldiers like a son, and won the hearts of the soldiers. Seeing him being shot and fell, the bloody pupils of the Jinmen army and the Yingxia army let out terrible roars, rushed towards the Qing army like crazy, and surrounded the old general. The general's body fought an unprecedented and tragic fight with the Qing army, and finally snatched the body back.

At dusk, both sides were exhausted. The Qing army had at least 6000 dead, and the Ming army had two or three times as many casualties. The ground was stained red with blood.Seeing that the Ming army's offensive was getting more and more fierce, Abatai knew that there was no hope of winning today, so he ordered the withdrawal of the troops.However, at this moment, a loud swan whistle sounded, and a black storm swept across the plain. Thousands of Heluo New Army cavalry galloped towards the rear of the Qing army!This was a cavalry unit led by Li Dingguo, which came to join Qi Hu. Unexpectedly, he encountered such a bloody battle as soon as he arrived at Haizhou. He had nothing to hesitate. When he saw that the Qing army was exhausted, he immediately took action and swept away The rear of the Qing army.Seeing the fresh troops joining in, the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted, and the offensive became higher and higher. The already exhausted Qing army finally couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed suddenly. Abatai sighed in despair and led the remaining troops. Escape to the sea.As soon as he fled, thousands of troops and horses followed him, and countless casualties were trampled on each other. The Ming army took the opportunity to press down with all their strength, and Haizhou was covered in blood.

The Qing army fled to the beach and swarmed onto the boats. However, there were six boats, but they had nearly [-] people, and they couldn't fit them no matter what. In order to compete for the boats, they began to kill each other. Chaos, complete chaos!The Ming army encircled them from all sides, fired their muskets, bows and crossbows at full force, and cut them down like wheat. More and more artillery joined the massacre. Every row of shells splashed a large amount of blood. The desperate screams and cries of the Qing army overwhelmed the roar of the tide, and it was extraordinarily thrilling...

The battle turned into a massacre, and Abatai, the elite army that swept through Nanzhili, just disappeared into the sea of ​​blood and ceased to exist.

(End of this chapter)