The Xiang army was different, the big drums carried by the strong men used the dull sound that would sound after a fixed time to determine the basic point of advance of the entire army formation. The comparatively crisp sound of the small drums determined the pace of the Xiang army. The sound of the horns was used to transmit information about the relative distance and movement of each army.
The Europeans used this communication method in the era of waiting in line to be shot, and the overall effect was quite good. Of course, it was unrealistic for the Xiang Army to learn this directly from the foreign devils. However, in the Taiping army, Vézé was the first to adapt this technology to China and applied it very effectively. The technology of the Liberation Army was a bit difficult for the Taiping army to understand, but these technologies were quickly learned by the Taiping army. After that, the Xiang Army also learned these technologies from the Taiping army. Although the Taiping army who taught them these technologies was killed by the Xiang Army, the Xiang Army's highly disciplined fighting style needed this technology. Although the person was dead, the technology was completely transplanted into the Xiang Army.
Although the Korean army didn't know the process of these twists and turns, they could still feel the strong murderous aura of the Qing Army. It was the unique murderous aura of a soldier.
"Line up! Line up! "The Korean officer shouted. In this era, the countries in Asia were no longer fighting with weapons. The popularity of matchlock guns was not low. There was no special technical content in the three-part attack. Even if the enemy attacked halfway, the Korean army was prepared.
"Humph!" Seeing the messy response of the Korean army through the binoculars, Bao Chao didn't even bother to comment. He just snorted. After showing his contempt, he turned to the commander of the artillery and said, "Be careful when you fire. Don't damage those ships!"
The Manchu Qing kept shouting that the outside of the Great Wall was the place where the Manchu Qing flourished and where the lifeline of the Manchu Qing was. In reality, the Manchu Qing didn't have any operations outside the Great Wall. There were only civilian boats on the Yalu River, there was no navy at all. The Xiang Army was now an army, but there was no lack of former Xiang Army Navy personnel. Bao Chao had a lot of ideas on how to seize small boats and rebuild the Xiang Army Navy as much as possible.
When they marched into Goryeo this time, the Xiang Army had also studied the terrain of Goryeo. This was a peninsula country. If they wanted to gain a foothold here or even completely occupy Korea, they would need a mobile navy. This was not only Bao Chao's thought. No matter what Ceng Guofan thought, everyone in the Xiang Army, including Ceng Guoquan, had lost all hope in the small imperial court of Manchu Qing. As long as they could take over Goryeo, or even just a part of it, the generals of the Xiang Army all felt that it was necessary to occupy Goryeo and not let the Bannermen touch it. That bunch of Bannermen think that they are big shots, so let them be kings and tyrants outside the pass. It was enough for the Xiang Army to fight for the Manchu Qing until now. Now, the Xiang Army had to think for themselves.
The range of the matchlock was not only short, the real reliable range was 40 steps. At least, when the Xiang Army used the matchlock in the past, it was at this distance that they could fire continuously. The control of the generals of Goryeo was the same. 40 steps was about 60 meters. He was waiting for the Xiang Army to get close to this distance. However, the Xiang Army stopped 120 steps away. 120 steps was about 180 meters. The matchlock was useless at this distance. To be able to hit someone, it was a blessing from the heavens.
Part of the weapons in the hands of the Xiang Army were the weapons that the Liberation Army sold to the Manchu Qing. In order to make the war more intense, the Liberation Army sold Manchu Qing the cap-guns with cast iron barrels. The other part was the weapons that the Xiang Army seized from the Nian Army. In order to let the "friendly army" beat up the Manchu Qing, the Liberation Army naturally provided the same weapons that they sold to the Manchu Qing. The Liberation Army had long used steel pipe rifles. The exterior and interior were all products produced by the same weapon factory.
The effective range of these rifles was 200 to 300 meters. Even if the rifling was worn down, it was still ineffective because of the lead. But these weapons were not the match of the matchlock guns. The melodious horn sounded in each army. It was to inform each other that their army had reached the end and was ready.
The big drum was beaten fiercely. The small drum also seemed to respond to the big drum and began to beat intensively. The Gorians, who barely managed to get into formation, felt a stronger sense of danger from this battle. Although the enemy was still far away, far beyond the range of the muskets, the unknown drumbeats made the Gorians feel like they were going to charge.
Just when they were completely nervous, the drum and horn in the Xiang Army suddenly stopped. The Xiang Army on the opposite side stomped their feet for a while to make the formation more orderly. As the drums and bugles stopped, they stood straight on the spot, as if they were wooden stakes.
"Aren't they going to rush over?" The Gaoli general, who was completely confused by these changes, asked the deputy general next to him. At this time, the Gaoli Dynasty was surnamed Li. Both the chief general and the deputy general were surnamed Li. After learning that the Manchu Qing was driven out of the pass by the Liberation Army, the king of Gaoli felt that it was time to make a profit. Before the Ming Dynasty, Gaoli was unable to touch the four counties of Han. After the Ming Dynasty drove the Mongols out of the Central Plains, Gaoli was finally recognized by Ming Taizu. Their border reached the bank of the Yalu River. Although they were later forced to submit to the Manchu Qing, Gaoli still kept the land of the four counties of Han.
With this experience, the Gaoli people felt that they should have a chance to make a profit when China changed dynasties. After a heated discussion, Gaoli sent troops across the Yalu River, hoping to take a few bites from the Manchu Qing. If they could occupy some land at this time, they might wait until the Liberation Army fought out of the pass to take these land for themselves.
What the Gaoli army didn't expect was that the Manchu Qing army, who was fiercely attacked by the Liberation Army, would decisively send troops to fight at this time. Moreover, from the method of attacking halfway across, the other side's army was not a weak force that could not withstand a single blow. The deputy general had never seen such a tactic, so he couldn't answer the chief general's question at all. However, the battlefield had changed from the loud drums and bugles to the current silence. The difference in the middle made him feel that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Just as the two of them were staring at each other, the sound of cannons suddenly came from behind the Xiang Army's formation. Gaoli also had cannons. Even if their level of casting cannons was not good, it was not impossible for them to cast some iron cannons. However, these cannons were either "Crouching Tiger Cannons" with a very short range, or cannons with a long range weighed hundreds of kilograms and were inconvenient to transport. At this time, they were still on the east bank of the Yalu River and could not be transported to the west bank. These cannons could not be used across the river at all.
Before the two of them had time to regret not having cannons on their side, the shells of the Xiang Army had already flown into the Gaoli army's formation and exploded. In terms of artillery, the Huai army's level was above the Xiang Army's. However, the leader of the Huai army, Jiang Zhongyuan, had a close relationship with Ceng Guofan, so he gave Wang Qinian, who was in charge of the cannons of the Huai army, to Ceng Guofan. With the help of the artillery expert Wang Qinian, the standard of the Xiang Army's artillery had greatly improved. In addition to the cannons seized from the Nian Army, the Xiang Army's artillery had a qualitative leap. They were also able to use explosive shells to attack with their artillery.
The Xiang Army had explosive shells, but the Gaoli army did not have them. Bao Chao originally thought that the Gaoli army would immediately scatter like birds and beasts. He did not expect that under the fierce artillery attack, the Gaoli army was able to withstand it. They just stood where they were and let the artillery attack them indiscriminately. Unexpectedly, there was no movement at all.
Bao Chao was a fierce general of the Xiang Army. In the past, when the Taiping army was at a disadvantage, they would use the tactic of splitting up and retreating. At the same time, they would scatter their belongings on the ground. Normally, when the Qing Army encountered this kind of situation, they would do their best to pick up their belongings. The whole formation of the pursuit would be in chaos. The Taiping army would then turn around and attack, and the Qing Army, who had the advantage, would be utterly defeated. This tactic worked time and time again, until they encountered Bao Chao's army.
This was the first Qing Army that did not care about the belongings on the ground. Instead, they ferociously chased after the Taiping army. The Taiping army had suffered great losses at Bao Chao's hands several times. It was only when elite troops like Chen Yucheng were mobilized that they were able to stop Bao Chao. From this, one could see how strict Bao Chao was in managing his army.
Seeing that the Gaoli army was enduring the artillery attack, Bao Chao immediately became excited. He shouted: "Artillery soldiers, stop firing! Infantry soldiers, start firing! "
The military order was quickly carried out. The artillery soldiers stopped firing. The infantry soldiers raised their rifles under the command of the officer and started firing orderly. The bullets flew over a distance of more than 100 meters and crashed into the ranks of the Gaoli army. But to Bao Chao's surprise, the Gaoli army, who were unmoving in the face of the artillery fire, actually collapsed after a volley of gunfire. Those Gaoli soldiers who were killed or injured by the explosion fell to the ground. This group of people could ignore them. Those Gaoli soldiers who were not injured or slightly injured dropped their weapons and started to flee. However, they had set up a formation along the river. At this time, they could only run along the river or rush to the boats and try to escape.
How could Bao Chao let go of this opportunity? He shouted: "Chase!"
The small drum continued to be quickly beaten. Following this beating order, the Xiang Army pulled out the bayonet from the gun, put the steel bayonet forward, put the sleeve on the muzzle, and locked the sealing device.
"Kill!" Following the shouts of the officers, the Hunan infantry followed the officers and raised their bayonets as they chased after the fleeing Goryeo troops. The distance of more than 100 meters was covered in the blink of an eye. Needless to say, the Xiang Army soldiers were wearing rubber-soled shoes seized from the Nian Army's dead soldiers. The weather in May was not cold, and wearing rubber-soled shoes, they ran very quickly on the muddy ground. In the blink of an eye, the Xiang Army rushed to the front of the Gaoli army.
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