1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 322 Destroying the Formation ([-])

"The enemy army is not large, less than 2000." Ruan Yucheng whispered to the generals nearby: "But the opponent's leaders are all musketeers! This may be a little troublesome."

"Commander, the opponent is backed by the city, with many musketeers, and more than a thousand cold-armed troops with spears and broadswords on the flanks. With the cover of the artillery at the top of the city, our army may not rush to charge." Ruan, the deputy commander of the Fuchun Guards Because Jing Qing has lived in the royal city for a long time, he has often come into contact with the Portuguese and the Dutch, and knows the power of firearms.

"Commander, although there are many enemy guns, they only fired two or three shots before the battle." The general of the border town who had clashed with Ruan Jingqing said: "Our army rushed at full speed, sacrificing some casualties, and engaged the enemy. That's it. , The enemy's muskets cannot fight me, and the artillery on the top of the city dare not bombard at will. Once our army annihilates the enemy's vital forces, the city will definitely be destroyed!"

"Commander, the enemy's musket formation is tight, and our army may not be able to fight it." Ruan Jingqing said: "We should wait in front of the camp and wait for the enemy to attack me. Only in this way can our army take advantage of it." chance."

"If I were an enemy army, why would I give up the advantage of the city's cover and rashly attack me?" The general curled his lips and said, "I guess the enemy army will be impatient and retreat into the city after a while."

"But no matter what, our army can't rush forward under the attack of the enemy's muskets and cannons. It's impossible to say that the whole army will be defeated." Ruan Jingqing said to himself: "The power of firearms is beyond human power. block!"

"Master, don't miss this opportunity!"

Ruan Yucheng lowered his head and murmured silently, but his mind was spinning rapidly, constantly calculating the strength of the enemy and us, and weighing the pros and cons between offense and defense.

"Order the Firearms Battalion of the Imperial Guard to come out to the front of the array!" Ruan Yucheng suddenly raised his head and ordered sharply: "Xishan Town will follow closely, and the Imperial Guard will be behind."

"Yes!"

"……Yes!"

Under the city of Xinshengbao, Niu Hu is also observing the army formation of Guangnan Kingdom. The banner is clear and the troops are well-organized. It looks like the anti-insurgency army seen at the foot of Dengzhou city a few years ago. It is indeed a powerful force.

But at this moment, more than 700 Musketeers in Hanzhou and more than [-] civilians gathered under the city of Xinshengbao, under the cover of artillery from the top of the city to attack, they would not be afraid of the Guangnan army on the opposite side.Facing twice as many enemy troops, Niu Hu is confident that he will win the battle.

More than two years ago, they jointly attacked Aceh with the Netherlands. When they were attacked by more than 1000 soldiers from the Kingdom of Aceh before dawn, more than 200 marine soldiers from Hanzhou repelled them with trenches and volleys of guns, and killed many.Since then, Niu Hu believed that the army with cold weapons, mainly swords and spears, would be eliminated by muskets sooner or later.

I remember that General Manager Qi Tian once said that if the firepower output density of the firearms troops is greater than the enemy's charge speed, then, for an army with a large number of firearms, the enemy's charge is a one-sided massacre.

In the past, the targets of the Hanzhou Marine Corps were Spain, Holland, Portugal, or the natives on the islands.The scale of the battles is not large, and they are all confrontations of hundreds of people.Therefore, Niu Hu has been unable to verify what the power of the intensive firepower output of the firearms troops looks like.

Today, there are more than 4000 people in the Guangnan National Army on the opposite side, and they are also the so-called elite soldiers in their country.Niu Hu had the idea of ​​using pure firearms to defeat the enemy, and for the sake of safety, he specially arranged the general formation under the city of Xinshengbao.

"Commander, do the Annan people dare not attack us?" Captain He Chuanrong of the First Marine Corps felt a little impatient when he saw that the Guangnan army had been out of the camp for a while, but he still hadn't made any move.

"It doesn't matter." Niu Hu said calmly, "The enemy doesn't move, and we don't move either. We will go back to the city if we haven't seen the battle in the afternoon."

"That's right, they may not be able to afford us!" He Chuanrong said with a smile.

"I am now worried that the four big ships led by Qi Er will not be able to arrive in time." Niu Hu said leisurely: "If there is a fight on our side, and the Annan people are defeated in World War I, many of them may flee to the sea. went."

"Why don't we let the city leaders fire a few shots and call the fleet?" He Chuanrong said.

"When the cannon fired, I was worried that the Annan people would be too scared to rush forward."

"Hehe... Maybe Annan's head is so strong that he insists on rushing into our guns." He Chuanrong said with a smile.

Seeing that the two chief officers were still calm, talking and laughing happily in the face of a situation that was a multiple of their own, it relieved the slightly nervous mood of the Marine Corps soldiers and Xinxin Island soldiers below.Backed by Jiancheng, there are many artillery covers, and the Annan people on the opposite side may not dare to come to die.

"...Annan's people seem to be a bit tough!" Niu Hu said: "Are they going to attack?"

I saw some changes in the Guangnan National Army formation on the opposite side. The team split from the middle, and a group of musketeers rushed forward. Several flags pointed obliquely in the direction of the Hanzhou Army formation, and the passionate drums sounded. .

"Today's battle, all the generals must fight bravely to be the first, and wipe out the enemy's army under the city. Unless ordered by my general, you must not retreat without authorization." Ruan Yucheng said loudly: "If there is anyone who is afraid of death and refuses to advance, immediately kill them!...Attack!"

More than 200 Musketeers, supported by more than [-] spearmen, slowly rushed forward.Behind them is a thousand-blade shield soldier. After a little distance from the front team, they followed in silence with small steps.Ruan Yucheng led a thousand powerful soldiers behind the formation, ready to make the final blow after breaking the formation.

"Push the artillery to the front of the formation, and after entering the range, bombard the enemy musketeers first." Niu Hu ordered.

"Marines put on their armor, check their bullets, and prepare for battle!"

"The village soldiers put on their armor, check their bullets, and prepare for battle!"

"Min Zhuang is armed and ready!"

"The 3-pound artillery at the head of the city, five rounds of bombardment."

When He Chuanrong heard that Niu Hu ordered the 3-pound artillery in the city to bombard the enemy, he couldn't help being taken aback.At this distance, the 3-pound gun may not be able to hit the Annan people for the time being.But when he saw a mocking smile on the corner of Niu Hu's mouth, he immediately understood that this was deliberately showing weakness to the Annan people.

"Boom!" The artillery on the opposite wall rang, and a projectile flew over at high speed, hitting the ground heavily in front of the Guangnan army, bounced a few times, and rolled backwards.

Ruan Yucheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the shell landed.The last time the defeated army reported that there were many artillery pieces in the city. During the bombardment, the bullets rained down like rain, which caused the army to collapse. In the end, it was shot by the enemy's muskets, so that the whole army collapsed.

Now it seems that the enemy's artillery is not very powerful, which should allow the Guangnan army to be closer to the enemy when it is attacked by artillery.

"Order the front army to speed up the advance!" Ruan Yucheng ordered.

The speed of the charging Guangnan army suddenly increased. Driven by officers at all levels, Guangnan soldiers began to stride forward.

"Commander, the enemy has pushed the artillery to the front of the formation."

Well, what is the enemy going to do?They already have artillery bombarding us from the top of the city, why push the artillery to the front of the formation?Aren't you afraid that we will destroy the army outside their city and capture these artillery pieces?
"Order all the artillery at the top of the city to start bombarding the enemy!"

Guangnan State's charging army has advanced to more than 500 meters from Xinshengbao, and the 3-pound artillery has caused sporadic casualties to them.For this reason, they accelerated their progress a little bit, and began to trot.As long as we rush to the front of the enemy's formation under the city, the enemy's artillery and muskets will not be able to harm us.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." The nine cannons at the head of Xinshengbao suddenly fired together, and several projectiles instantly smashed into the densely charged formation of the Guangnan army. The soldiers who rushed up were "repaired" intact.

Ruan Yucheng followed closely behind the charge line with more than 1000 troops in the formation. At this time, the sudden increase in enemy firepower was also within his expectation.After calculating the distance, it is 500 meters, and it is estimated that it will withstand four to five rounds of bombardment by the enemy.But at this moment, the momentum of charging has already been established, and it must not stop, let alone turn around and retreat.The whole army must take a breath, quickly rush into the enemy's formation, and engage in hand-to-hand combat with it.

Round after round of artillery bombardment at the head of Xinshengbao, the Guangnan army, which was in a tight formation, gradually began to deform.Everyone didn't know whether the projectile would hit him or not, but they subconsciously dodged aside when the artillery sounded.

The Musketeers and Spearmen who rushed forward were already crowded and intertwined with each other, and the fear in their hearts reached the extreme.Those who were hit or rubbed by the shells all had their legs broken, and even half of their bodies were directly penetrated, exposing bloody human organs.

"Stop advancing! Team up! Team up!... Musketeers rush forward!" Seeing that they were less than 200 meters away from the enemy army below the city, the Guangnan officer in the front line shouted hoarsely.Rushing into the enemy's formation in such a mess can't threaten the enemy at all, and they might be defeated by the opponent.

"Marines, town soldiers, get ready with your guns!" Niu Hu ordered loudly.

More than 700 musketeers lined up in five long rows, with two rows of marines in front and three rows of rural soldiers behind. Behind.

"Grape bomb attack, volley! Everyone is ready!" In front of the Hanzhou formation, an artillery squad leader ordered loudly.

After a period of confusion, under the restraint of many officers, the charging Guangnan army braved the constant artillery fire, and the troops resumed their formation, began to speed up, and launched a final charge.

"Let go!" The artillery squad leader in front of the Hanzhou formation swung down the dagger fiercely.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." The four cannons immediately fired dense shotguns, like a gust of wind, towards the Guangnan army rushing across.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!..." The gunmen of the Guangnan Kingdom suddenly fell down, and the nearby spearmen were also affected.The whole team paused for a while, but under the order of the officer, they gritted their teeth and continued to rush forward.The enemy is close at hand, and the spear can be driven into their body in a moment.Pairs of blood-red eyes stared fixedly at the opposite enemy team in black and gray uniforms.

(End of this chapter)