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Volume 1: Invasion of the Capital Chapter 958: The Qing Cavalry Charges the Formation

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    The Qing army suddenly turned from defense to attack, which really caught the Daping army by surprise.  First of all, the artillery of the square array was not placed in place, and a complete infantry and cavalry artillery formation could not be formed.  Then came the stop of the phalanx and formation of defense, which was somewhat incomplete in the rush.  So after only three rounds of shooting, the Qing cavalry rushed in front of them.  Not all the cavalry at the front were defeated.  More than a dozen riders who had slipped through the net rushed in front of the gunmen, and violently knocked some of the gunmen away.  Although these cavalrymen were basically pierced by the spears and flowers in the next step, they effectively shook the phalanx and prevented future cavalry from being hit by firecrackers.  "One row, two rows, three rows, the Qing cavalry charged the formation very resolutely.  Just now, as soon as Dorgon made up his mind to switch from defense to offense, he assigned his most elite troops to the left and right wings.  This also reflects Dorgon's decisive and desperate character.  And Azig and Tuberi, who commanded the right wing, were also very determined.  They don't care about feint attacks or main attacks. As long as they defeat the left wing of the Daping Army first, wouldn't that be able to attract more Daping Army troops?  With a "wow" sound, the gun-and-flower formations in front of the two square formations were finally overwhelmed.  The Qing cavalry rushed into the square formation row by row. Although the Qing soldiers who rushed in first were chopped off by axes and spears, each Qing cavalry always took away the lives of several Daping soldiers.  Just like this, lives were exchanged for a stick of incense, and the remaining Daping Army finally couldn't hold on any longer.  Although the soldiers of these two phalanxes fought very bravely, they still fought to the death despite the unfavorable situation.  But when manpower finally runs out.  The scattered infantry could never stop the torrent of cavalry.  When thousands of Qing troops on horseback continued to charge forward, the two phalanxes were finally overwhelmed.  But the Qing army did not stop charging.  When they successfully defeated the two phalanxes, these Qing cavalry did not pursue the defeated Daping Army soldiers. They still lined up in a linear array, bypassed the phalanxes, and roared away towards the artillery positions of the Daping Army in the middle.  .  "Turn the gun's muzzle! Load the cannonballs! All the gunners are lined up on the edge!" The artillery commander who commanded the artillery immediately shouted the order when he saw that the Qing cavalry was targeting him.  But the artillery of the Daping Army was lined up in the direction of the Qing Army, while the Qing Army cavalry on the left wing rushed over from the flank of the artillery.  The muzzle of the gun was not aimed at this Qing army at all.  That is to say, the artillery on the edge can turn its muzzle.  Coupled with a few swarms of bees, this is all the firepower to deal with the Qing army.  And in the Daping army formation that followed closely, the gunmen in front of the formation also ran forward and fired freely at the Qing army.  But the Qing army didn't care about their own losses. They just stared at the Daping Army's artillery and wanted to wipe out all the Daping Army's artillery.  ¡°Swish, swish, swish¡ª!¡±, the swarm of bees finally ignited.  Hundreds of rockets flew away, immediately creating a gap in the front row of the Qing army's array.  However, the charging Qing army immediately moved closer, tightened their formation again, and still maintained a high-speed sprint.  ¡°Boom¡ª¡ª!¡±, the shotgun fired, and iron sand flew out from the muzzle.  Immediately beat the Qing soldiers in the fan to pieces.  But the remaining Qing soldiers had already rushed in front of the artillery. They chopped down the artillerymen with guns and knives. Some Qing soldiers even threw lassoes and put them on the cannon, overturning the cannon.  then.  They rushed towards the second cannon without stopping.  ¡­ ¡­ More and more artillery pieces of the Daping Army were overturned, but there were also more and more gunmen gathering around.  Intense free fire has created great density.  The continuous firing of swarms of bees and shotguns also defeated a large number of Qing cavalry.  By the time of the eighth artillery piece, the remaining Qing troops could no longer maintain the cavalry array. They all scattered and still rushed towards the artillery behind them.  The ninth gate, the tenth gate, etc., it was not until the twelfth gate was overturned that the gunners guarding the artillery team gathered on this side, and finally arranged a round firing array.  As the fire cannons began to fire in turn, the surrounding Daping troops surrounded them again. Seeing that there was nothing they could do, this group of Qing cavalry gave up the attack and went back to their own troops.  The total number of Qing cavalry that broke through the square formation this time was nearly 2,000.  However, they charged decisively, but inflicted great damage on the Taiping Army artillery team.  Although in the end, less than 500 Qing troops were able to retreat smoothly, after losing so many artillery pieces, the Daping Army could no longer muster a sufficient number of artillery pieces for cluster shooting.  Having suffered such a huge loss, Xue Yongli, the commander, immediately became furious.  However, now is not the time to analyze gains and losses. Xue Yongli immediately ordered the second row of phalanx to move forward, and transferred the Shu Mo Department as a reserve team to the left wing to block the gap on the left wing that had been opened by the Qing army.  But the Qing army was still unwilling to give up. Seeing that the two phalanxes on the right wing had been defeated, Azig and Tubei? Orders were issued one after another: let the subsequent cavalry continue to line up in linear array and continue to charge towards the square array in the middle.  But at this time, the Daping Army, which had just suffered a loss, was finally ready.  First came the long-range regimental artillery fire, then the round fire of firecrackers, and then the swarm of bees and shotguns. Under such intensive firepower, the first three rows of cavalry of the Qing army were attacked one after another before the gun formation came into use.  Knocked to the ground.  Seeing the intense firepower of the Daping Army, the phalanx behind them stepped forward to block the gap.  Azige, Tubeli and other generals immediately paid the money and retreated their troops, preventing the Qing army from charging into the formation again and preventing their own troops from being lost in vain.  Although the second charge was somewhat anticlimactic, Azig and the others did not forget that it was a feint attack.  Now that the Daping Army's attention has been drawn to their side, Azig and the others have completed their mission.  At this time, the sound of war drums sounded again from the central military office of the Qing army.  With a "wow" sound, the Qing army's left defense formation dispersed again, and Hauge and Wu Sangui launched a real attack.  This time Hauge and Wu Sangui also spent a lot of money.  Two thousand Guan Ning cavalry servants were in front, and three thousand taels of yellow flag bannermen were behind. They rushed towards the three square formations on the right wing of the Daping Army.  The high-speed cavalry withstood the artillery fire of the Daping Army, rushed into the hundred steps, and entered the range of the Daping Army's artillery.  Seeing the Qing army approaching, the first row of Daping Army's fire cannons immediately fired a volley, but with this salvo, the three-eyed fire cannons of Guan Ning's cavalry also fired.  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  Therefore, the shooting of Guan Ning's cavalry suddenly caused a bit of confusion in the firing array.  But when the Daping Army had just ended the chaos and fired another salvo, Guan Ning's cavalry fired the second time.  Then came the third time¡­.
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