Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 231 The Mysterious Army
Li Cunxiao led a group of black armored cavalry to stop them, and the other black armored cavalry quickly retreated behind Qi's army.

If you think that the captives of the Tartars in the east still only use cavalry to rush and fight regardless of life and death, you are completely wrong.

Daishan is very realistic. He is also the only Eight Banners soldier equipped with firearms. He has not only artillery but also a firearms battalion under his command.

It's just that the number of red cannons is limited. When the shelling first started, they were destroyed by the artillery of the Ming army.

Without the help of the Firearms Battalion, his Zhenghong Banner would have been defeated by the Xuanjia Army led by Li Cunxiao.

As soon as the Dongyao cavalry came after them, they found a Ming army phalanx three hundred paces in front of them.

The front row of the phalanx is full of Ming soldiers with Vulcan spears, and they all glared at the Dongyao cavalry.

"Stop chasing, the archers release their arrows!"

Dai Shan gave an order, and the cavalrymen of Dongyao immediately jumped off their horses, took off their strong bows and began to shoot arrows at Qi's army.

Immediately, densely packed arrows quickly flew to the front of Qi's army.

Seeing the Tartars shooting arrows, Qi Jiguang gave an order:
"Come here, form a shield formation."

Immediately, countless soldiers with shields stepped forward to form a shield formation to block the rain of arrows.

To be honest, Dongyao's riding and shooting is very good, covering shooting at a distance of nearly 200 meters.

However, the Ming army did not shoot at them. The flintlock guns at this distance did not do much damage to the Tartars, so there was no need to waste bullets.

When Qi's army fought against the Tartars, the black armored cavalry got a good rest time, and they waited for the order to attack at any time.

Dai Shan couldn't help frowning when he saw that the Ming army's shield array had almost blocked Dongyao's cavalry and shooting.

He is now thinking, if there is artillery, it can directly kill the Ming army, but it is a pity...

"Ama, bows and arrows are useless at all, call up the firearm battalion!"

Seeing that the riding and shooting were blocked by the shield formation of the Ming army, Man Dahai hurriedly suggested to go to the firearms battalion.

Daishan nodded:
"Command, go to the Firearms Battalion, the infantry is in front and the cavalry is behind. Once the open dog phalanx is torn apart, the cavalry will charge at full speed!"

"Cha, go to the firearms camp!"

Man Dahai immediately waved his hands to let the Firearms Battalion go forward to fight, and the Firearms Battalion hiding behind them stepped forward quickly.

The Dongyao Firearms Battalion is not all Dongyao Tartars, they are composed of elites and some Tartars selected from various Han armies.

Now Dongyao can also independently produce firearms. These craftsmen were all brought by Kong Youde. Although the quantity is small, the quality is far better than that of the Ming Dynasty.

It’s not that Dongyao’s firearms must be of better quality than those of the Ming Dynasty, the key is that the officials of the Ming Dynasty swallowed up all the funds for making firearms.

Almost all the army uses old firearms, either misfiring or exploding in battle.

The Ming army didn't dare to use firearms anymore. They all felt that it would be better to use a big knife to use such inferior firearms.

Dongyao Firearms Battalion held bird guns and Vulcan guns, and rushed forward in arrogance and arrogance.

Behind the firearms battalion were the rebels of the Han army with bows in their hands, and the Tartar cavalry followed behind the Han army and approached the Ming army's phalanx.

Whenever there is a Han army, they will be placed in front as cannon fodder.

The main general died in battle, and they had no intention of fighting for a long time, but under Dongyao's butcher knife, they didn't dare to resist at all, so they could only continue to charge forward.

This road of treachery and betrayal of the country and compatriots was chosen by themselves, and others cannot be blamed.

Due to the limited shooting range of the blunderbuss, the Dongyao Firearms Battalion could only rush up to a hundred paces to shoot.

The Ming army phalanx didn't seem to see them, and there was no movement.

But when the Tatars and the Han army entered a hundred steps away.

The shield array in front of the Ming army's phalanx suddenly and quickly spread out to the two wings, revealing black muzzles behind them.

"Rumble..."

"Rumble..."

Hundreds of tiger squatting cannons spewed out their anger almost at the same time, and one after another exploded around the captive Tartars and the Han army.

In an instant, hundreds of people were hit by the shells of the tiger squat gun, and the soldiers fell one by one.

The soldiers of the Firearms Battalion in front of the Dongyao formation were in a commotion, and hurriedly began to light the Vulcan guns.

In the face of the bombardment of the tiger squatting cannon, the power of the Vulcan gun is too small, and it has not yet entered their range.

""Boom...""

The Ming army's tiger squatting guns kept bombarding, and the firearms battalion and the Han army in front of the Dongyao formation suffered countless casualties.

"Quick, get on the shield, get on the shield..."

Daishan hastily ordered the shield to go up, and the shield quickly blocked the soldiers from the east.

But what's the use? The Ming army immediately began to replace solid ammunition.

"Rumble..."

There was another burst of gunfire, and Dongyao's shield was instantly shattered by solid bullets.

Seeing that the situation was not good, many Han soldiers turned around and ran away.

"Rush forward, and those who escape will be executed on the spot!"

Dai Shan's eyes widened, and immediately the supervisor's team raised their scimitars and slashed and killed the fleeing Han army.

The other Han soldiers didn't dare to run away, so they had to turn around and charge up again, but at a much slower speed.

To say that these rebels are also pitiful, they all looked like uncles in the Ming Dynasty, but they all turned into sheep in front of the Eastern captives.

Under their fearless impact, they finally entered the front of the Ming army about [-] steps away (if they didn't rush, they would be hacked to death by the Tartars)

The price was very high. There were 5000 Han troops when they came, but at this time there were only [-] people, so there was no fighting power.

Li Cunxiao saw that the cavalry of the Eastern Captives and the Han army were knocked down by the tiger crouching artillery, which was more efficient than their black armored cavalry.

He couldn't help shaking his head, he missed his dynasty very much.

In the era of no firearms, he was invincible in the world, but now, his majestic Li Cunxiao was actually defeated by a cannon.

The tiger squatting cannon kept bombarding, and the muzzle was almost turning red. It could not continue to bombard, otherwise the chamber might explode.

Hearing that the shelling stopped, Daishan immediately ordered to attack at full speed, and the large troops rushed towards the enemy like a tide.

"Captain, the tiger squatting cannon is overheated and cannot continue to fire. What should we do now?"

After Qi Jiguang received Huang Ming's report, he immediately issued an order:
"Stop shelling, flintlock fire!"

"Bang bang bang..."

A burst of gunfire rang out, and hundreds of people from the Tartars and the Han army rushing forward were shot and killed in an instant.

At this time, this distance has entered the shooting range of Dongyao Firearms Battalion.

They all stopped, raised their guns to aim at the Ming army, and then lit their fire to shoot.

"Boom bang bang..."

They had just started to ignite the matchlock, and the flintlock bullets of the Ming army had already penetrated into their bodies.

The soldiers of the Dongcap Firearms Battalion fell one by one, and soon lost their combat effectiveness.

In front of the Ming army's flintlock guns, the Dongyao Firearms Battalion can be completely ignored.

Daishan and his two sons were commanding the battle behind them. Seeing the fierce firepower of the Ming army, they began to feel a little nervous

They didn't dare to get too close to the Ming army, they were worried that they would be hit by stray bullets.

If the father and son and the three thieves thought it was safe to hide behind and command, they were very wrong.

On a hillside behind them, a Ming army quietly appeared at this time.

The shouts and gunfire on the battlefield completely covered their voices.

The leading general is wearing a white robe and silver armor, and holds a bright silver gun with majesty.

He was accompanied by a general, who also had a white horse on his lap, but held a flintlock gun in his hand.

(End of this chapter)