Chapter 10 Shield Car

Li Zijing jumped off his horse and found the highest boulder to climb on, overlooking the movements of the Qing troops on three sides.

The more he looked at it, the more solemn his expression became.

The shouts of killing became more and more intense, but they did not get closer. This can only show that the main force of the Dashun Army had taken advantage of the opportunity to rush out of the pass, but was blocked by the Qing army.

At this moment, Li Zijing's expression changed.

The people in the rear of the Qing army shouted "horses", and after some coordination, rows of shield carts with tiger heads printed on them were launched!

In TV dramas of later generations, there is always a sentence that misleads people, saying that the Qing Dynasty ruled the world by riding and shooting.

People have the inherent impression that the Qing Dynasty was able to conquer the world only because the Eight Banners of Manchuria were skilled in cavalry and archery and solved all battles with cavalry charges. This is not actually the case.

When Li Zijing was preparing for his graduation thesis, he consulted a large amount of historical materials and found that the Qing army not only made good use of artillery, but also had a kind of weapon that was regarded as a must-have in the army. Many Qing army generals even had the habit of not going into battle without this weapon.

It was these shield cars that were pushed to the front of the formation!

The so-called shield chariot is actually a wooden chariot.

Double decks are laid on three sides of the carriage, and the space between the two decks is filled with sand. The outside of the deck is covered with two layers of soaked quilts, which has extremely strong defensive capabilities.

Not only was he proficient in the use of firearms, but he also had an extremely keen sense of smell on the battlefield. Liu Fangliang clearly remembered that Li Zijing had declared to be on guard against an ambush by the Qing army after he proposed to rob the camp.

Looking at his demeanor, Li Zicheng didn't look like he was here to save others, but rather like he was here to risk his own life.

Among the more than a thousand elite cavalry from Dashun's old camp near the gully, many of them had fought against the Qing army in the frontier army, and they quickly recognized these things that were pushed to the front of the formation.

The flags were waving, guns and cannons were heard everywhere, the Qing army and the Dashun army were fighting together, tens of thousands of people and horses were going back and forth, fighting and fighting, and the shouts of killing shook the heart and lungs.

The Qing army often hid behind shield vehicles, which could effectively resist the shooting of various bows, arrows, muskets, and even light artillery. They could advance and attack, and retreat and defend.

However, after last night, many people's views changed, and they looked at Li Zijing with a little admiration in their eyes.

Liu Fangliang's eyebrows moved slightly, and then she suddenly remembered that she had brought a lot of firearms with her before the expedition. She really didn't expect that these four hundred firearms would have such a big effect.

Li Zijing gritted his teeth and jumped off the boulder, walked to the horse, held the reins tightly with his right hand, and pressed the back of the horse with his left hand. While enduring the pain, he also tried to comfort the horse.

One order after another was issued from the slope, and Duduo felt quite satisfied.

This is all that can be done at this moment.

"The Qing army's shield chariot can stop the horse's momentum, we are now the bait."

The plains were filled with Dashun troops as densely packed as ants.

Seeing Li Zijing commanding everyone in an orderly manner, Liu Fangliang didn't know what he felt in his heart.

Li Zijing looked at him quietly, without any blame in his eyes.

If the Qing army and their great Shunjing cavalry could still try to break through before launching their shield chariots, then now, the idea of ​​breaking out has completely disappeared.

"King Huaishun has repelled the charge of Liu Zongmin, a powerful general of the bandit tribe, three times. He is unable to fight and is asking for reinforcements!"

"If I had listened to your advice last night, I wouldn't be in this situation now."

When Liu Fangliang heard this, he hated himself even more.

Who are these bandits in the gully? They are willing to let Li Zicheng lead an army of 80,000 to rescue them.

"Order the Zhenghuang Banner Guards Commander Tulai to deploy 500 elite guard troops from the three Manchurian Banners to surround the mountains on the east side and cut off the route for the rogue bandits to retreat to Jindou Pass."

These rogue bandits swept away yesterday's defeat and rushed out from Jindou Pass in various colors of arrow robes. They violently attacked Geng Zhongming's Green Camp Formation at the foot of Jindou Pass like a tide.

Outside Jindou Pass, there is a flat terrain. Geng Zhongming formed his formation in advance. Although he does not have any advantage at the moment, he will not be defeated for a while.

"The Qing Dogs surrounded our army for a long time. They didn't fire cannons or charge. Instead, they pushed out shield carts. They were afraid that they had no good intentions."

At critical moments, you still know how to measure.

He had never had anything to do with Li Zijing before, but now it seemed that Li Zijing's performance on the battlefield was completely different from the rumors.

"strangeness."

Duduo rode his horse and stood on the slope, scanning the entire battlefield with an expressionless expression.

The horses under everyone's seat were tapping their hooves uneasily. The bloody tiger heads engraved on the front of these shield carts were opening their mouths, as if they could rush over and swallow them into their belly at any time.

"Would General Zhi want to hear my opinion?"

Putting down the telescope, Duduo's expression remained unchanged, but he became suspicious in his heart.

We fought fiercely all night, and everything Li Zijing said yesterday was true.

"It's too late to say anything now. Letting the brothers rush into the shield chariot is tantamount to courting death. Compared with the tens of thousands of Qing troops, the number of more than a thousand cavalry is too small."

Liu Fangliang struggled to stand up, his eyes fixed on the immovable Qing army formations on three sides in the distance.

This time Liu Zongmin personally led the charge, with a life-threatening attitude.

As he spoke, Li Zijing paused.

Although Liu Fangliang looked down on Li Zijing, a young king with no combat experience before the expedition, after all, he was the one who put more than a thousand old camps into a tight siege in this battle.

Unexpectedly, all the main forces of the Shun Army came out at once.

"That bitch Duduo kept us here to lure Your Majesty to rescue us!"

Duduo looked back and looked at the gully again.

Even Li Zijing's tawny war horse began to sway its tail and became restless.

As a result, the ambush arranged in advance seemed to be insufficient, and Geng Zhongming, who should have been allowed to defeat again to lure the enemy deeper, could not be defeated easily now.

One cavalry after another, the soldiers rushed out from the Qing army's rear formation and came to the small slope where Duduo was.

Before this expedition, many people had the same thoughts as Liu Fangliang.

After calming his mount, Li Zijing bent down and picked up the paper ball on the ground.

When Li Zijing climbed up and looked up, Duduo's eyes immediately moved over, and then he frowned slightly.

Duduo's original intention was to encircle the more than a thousand soldiers who came to rob the camp, and implement the classic tactic of encircling a point for reinforcements, luring some of Li Zicheng's troops out of Jindou Pass and waiting to be annihilated.

"Send an order to return to the camp and order Berenik to command Manchuria's 3,000 armored soldiers and 10,000 green battalions with a red flag to rush to the aid of Geng Zhongming. They must hold back the main force of the rogue bandits outside Jindou Pass."

This gangster was not tall and wore an ordinary black arrow jacket, but he was very conspicuous among the surrounded gangsters.

The details of Geng Zhongming's Green Battalion, Duduo, knew very well that it was fine for these Han soldiers to follow the Eight Banners of Manchuria and fight with the wind, but they were unreliable in such a battle.

"Once there is an opportunity to break through, we must use it all."

At least Liu Fangliang dared to charge and fight when he led the cavalry, so he was qualified as a vanguard.

Duduo stared at Li Zijing closely for a while, then turned his gaze to the battlefield behind him.

Apart from his status as the third younger brother of Emperor Yongchang, Li Zijing had been with the camp for many years and had no merit, and he had no direct lineage of soldiers or generals. It was difficult for people to listen to his suggestions as human words.

Liu Fangliang alone is not enough for Li Thief to take him so seriously.

"In my humble opinion, if the Qing army wanted to eliminate us, they would have taken action long ago. They have kept us here only because they want to take the opportunity to bring reinforcements, so all they can do now is wait."

"Prince Yu, the main force of the rogue bandits has been sent out, and the offensive is swift and fierce!"

Duduo had no doubt that as long as his three-sided military formation showed some flaws, these bandits would start a trapped beast fight and rush towards the rear of the military formation.

As the Qing armies from three sides launched several rows of shield vehicles facing the direction of the gully, Li Zijing's mood also fell to the bottom.

Otherwise, Duduo's Chinese army will face Liu Zongmin's main force.

Liu Fangliang's face showed a slight frown, then he smiled with relief and nodded slightly.

Liu Zongmin is the number one warrior among the bandits. Duduo has always wanted to kill this man with his own hands to prove his bravery.

In fact, Li Zijing also knew in his heart that he was a descendant, and he only relied on knowing the history in advance to warn him, not relying on any battlefield skills.

Duduo looked calm as usual as he listened to the frightened reports from the knights.

If he really wants to lead an army, Li Zijing has no experience, and may not be as good as Liu Fangliang.

The pain on Li Zijing's left shoulder gradually became clearer, but he no longer had the mind to pay attention to it. He was focused on the battlefield a few miles away, where the sound of killing was loud, and he was always paying attention to the movements of the Qing troops on three sides.

"Before setting off for the expedition, the general prepared to bring two hundred thunderbolt cannons and two hundred unblocked cannons. Now we need to gather all the remaining firearms and bows and arrows and distribute them to the brothers who can use them."

It is a powerful weapon to deal with the Dashun Army without heavy artillery!

Li Zijing's eyes circled in front of the three Qing army formations, and finally returned to the people behind him, and found that everyone's expressions were ugly.

"Li Zicheng, no matter what you are risking your life for, I will never let go of this golden opportunity."

Duduo held down the wide-edged wild goose wing knife at his waist and said to himself indifferently.

"My beheading sword has been prepared for you."

Brothers, you must read the new book issue, this is so important.
Chapter completed!