A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 896
The Mongolian soldiers from the Outer Domain advanced slowly, they came like a tide, and their horse heads were all in sight.

When they entered Sanli, they began to speed up, the sound of hooves rumbled, and the ground shook violently like a big drum.

Seeing them rolling in, like a rushing tide, the power and power can't help but make people look pale. Without special training in infantry and cavalry confrontation, or with strong psychological quality, it is actually difficult for many infantry formations to block the charge of cavalry.

There are too many army formations that collapsed in fright before the cavalry rushed to the front.

Facing the cavalry charge, it feels like trains and trucks coming head-on. It is hard to say whether you can stand firm in the local area, not to mention fighting.

This is also the fact that the Ming army has always been in battle. In the wilderness, it basically needs heavy car camps to cover. Relying on the protection of the chariots can bring them some sense of security.

However, the Xuanwu Army's position is still calm, and the hands of the soldiers holding their weapons are also steady.

Looking through the Han Dynasty binoculars, it turned out that there were about [-] horses in the first wave of Mongolian soldiers from the outer vassal states, and there were some sparse horse teams running in front of their large group of horses. It's a lure.

They will rush to the front and make various lures to fire. If they can't hold back and fire, after the artillery fire is finished, the large formation behind them will rush up and break the formation in one fell swoop.In the Battle of Songjin that year, Nuqi used this tactic to break through Bai Guangen's chariot formation.

Behind these decoys are large groups of horses, some Mongolian cavalry rode on them to drive them away, and behind them is their large group of horses.

Han and North Korea issued an order to pay attention to the horses bombarding them with rocket artillery later, as well as the large horse team rushing up from behind.As for the decoys in front, the gunmen in the large formation were not allowed to fire, and they were escorted by the artillery battalion and arranged for the hunters around them to shoot and kill them.

The first wave of foreign Mongolian cavalry entered Erli, and suddenly they accelerated their horses, and the horses under their crotches reached a galloping speed of ten meters per second, and the iron hooves shook the ground even more.

And this is not their highest galloping speed. When the horses charge, they can reach 2-[-] meters per second, and the highest sprint speed is [-]-[-] meters per second. However, at this speed, they only need [-] minutes to rush to the Great Wall. array near.

The war horses galloped, the shaking of the ground became more and more violent, Mongolian cavalry flooded in like a tide, and countless Mongolians screamed strangely on their horses.

At this moment, there was a deafening cannon sound, and 150 Hongyi cannons in front of the formation opened fire at the same time. There were thunder and lightning, and long white smoke spewed out, covering the entire front soon.

The heavy recoil caused all the gun mounts to retreat collectively, and at the same time, amidst the long bursts of flames, solid iron balls roared in the air, smashing their heads and faces at the rushing Mengqi.

The thunderous sound of the cannon made people jump in fear. Han and North Korea slightly stopped the commotion of the horses in the crotch. It was no small matter for 150 Hongyi cannons to fire at the same time.

Wang Pu let out a heavy breath. He heard the neighing of horses around him one after another. He also tried his best to suppress the restless heart. 150 Hongyi cannons fired at the same time. It was terrible. Only the Jingbian Army could handle such a big scene. .

He looked to the opposite side, the billowing gunpowder smoke filled the air, the situation there was a little unclear, but it could be seen that after the artillery bombardment, a large area of ​​horses neighed chaotically, and some solid iron balls even crashed into the horses, forming large groups of blood mist Soaring, some wounded horses rolled and bumped bloody.

Some horse riders were directly hit by the shells with huge blood holes, and then they rolled to the ground, causing serious confusion to the horses rushing behind them, and they were tripped and knocked to the ground one after another.Some knights were overturned by the frantic horses, and then they were trampled into flesh by the horses rushing behind them.

The shells roared, the roar of the artillery continued, and the cannons blazed fiercely. Amidst the thunderous sound of the cannons, large puffs of thick smoke gushed out endlessly.

After each artillery fired, they immediately filled in new ammunition bags and wire tubes. The movements were fast and agile. The Jingbian army widely used silk ammunition bags and goose feather drug tubes, which made their firing speed reach an astonishing level. They could hit five or six shots in one minute. gun.

Compared with ordinary Hongyi cannons, which cannot be fired more than three times in a row, they can reach ten times, and then dissipate heat for a quarter of an hour, and after firing fifty shells, it only takes an hour to dissipate heat.

However, because the slave cavalry attack in multiple waves, they also need to control the rhythm of their firing. Generally, the red cannon will not fire after five consecutive shots.

At the same time, the sound of rumbling cannons sounded from the Zhuxinzhuang Ridge, heavy artillery shells weighing more than ten kilograms went directly over the top of the army formation, and smashed viciously at the rushing Mengqi.

And rockets.

Wang Pu raised his head and looked at the top of his head. A hundred brilliant rockets flew across the sky. They roared fiercely, dragged long tail flames and thick smoke, like a rain of meteors, and then fell heavily into the front of the Tartars. Among the coming horses.

Then, there were violent explosions one after another, high flames, smoke, fragments, iron bullets, shattered human bodies, shattered armor and weapons, tumbling horse stumps, and panicked and chaotic horses running around.

With only a few shells and a hundred rockets, their control of the horse herd was completely ineffective, and more than a thousand horses were scattered everywhere.

Some horses even neighed and ran back soaked in blood, causing waves of chaos around them.

Wang Pu looked at that side and murmured: "The effect is good, but it's too expensive."

Chief of Staff Tian next to him smelled the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke from a distance, and said with emotion: "War is really an industry of steel and gunpowder."

The Jingbian army each fired five formations of red barbarian artillery, with more than 800 light and heavy solid iron balls rampaging, plus a hundred rockets fired at once, causing heavy casualties to the Mongolian soldiers of the Outer Domain who rushed into the formation.

When they had only reached one mile, they could no longer talk about any formation, and at least one-fifth of their men had been lost. Due to the chaos of the cavalry, they unknowingly slowed down a lot. All scattered.

However, due to the horses running at high speed, the Outer Fan Mongolian riders are in high excitement, adrenaline is secreted rapidly, and it seems that they do not feel fear, and it is difficult to see the misery of everyone around them when they are running fast, because they run away quickly. up.

Their queue was also very scattered, so there were still many people who were not shot. They continued to run while making deafening screams.

Soon after they rushed within one mile, fifty General Franco machine guns opened fire again. In a short period of time, each cannon fired four or five cannonballs. The torrent of black cavalry is still rolling forward.

Some even rode their horses to charge, at a speed of [-] to [-] meters per second. The ground shook like an earthquake, and the sound of horseshoes was as dense as a drum in their ears.

……

"These Mongolians have taken medicine."

Wang Dou watched from the ridge, thinking silently.

Chen Xinjia, Ji Shiwei and others who were following the battle situation on the mountain also unknowingly cast their eyes on this side.

All of them looked worried. Such a violent attack by the northern captives was quite rare. It seemed that they were charging with thousands of troops. The entire wilderness was covered with their troops, and their own front was only a thin layer that could stop them. Charge?
The crown prince Zhu Cihong also watched, seeing the Tartars rushing in, the torrent seemed to break through everything, he was so nervous that he almost cried out, as the tide of their horses got closer, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, his fists Perception grips tightly.

……

Wang Pu's heart was beating violently. He opened his mouth to say something, but seeing Han Chao's face beside him, he closed his mouth consciously.

He wanted to do something, but he didn't know how to do it. Fortunately, he heard the command of the artillery officers of each battalion in front of the formation: "Shotgun ready, three waves of bombardment."

Then came the voices of responding one after another: "Shotgun preparation, three waves of bombardment."

One after another, the cannons adjusted their shooting angles to direct fire, and then stuffed the cannonballs into the barrels, and the black holes were aimed at the Mongolian soldiers from the outer domain who were still rolling in.

Finally, their brigade approached, and the ones rushing forward were those decoy soldiers. They seemed to be charging straight into the formation with tens of hundreds of strands. The two sides of the army array swept away.

They are very familiar with this kind of seductive action, obviously they have not done less than usual.

In the past, when facing the Ming army's formation, they would often lure them in, causing them to bombard with firecrackers and cannons for a while.

However, the Jing border army did not move, if these lures rushed forward, the hunters beside the artillery would shoot them to death with Lumi blunderbuss.

The sound of hooves was like thunder, and the black Mongolian cavalry rushed forward. They all let go of their horse speed and rushed straight within 150 steps.

"fire!"

Suddenly, a sharp swan horn sounded, and a flag bearer raised his hand. The sound of the cannon seemed to shake the ground, completely suppressing the sound of horseshoes on the opposite side. 150 Hongyi cannons fired at once, billowing thick smoke and puffs of smoke. out, accompanied by a long flame spurting out of the muzzle.

Each of these red cannons is loaded with 150 rounds of shotgun shells, and 400 of them are 60 small iron bullets. They are fired at an initial velocity of 300 meters per second, with a diffusion area of ​​[-] meters and an effective range of [-] meters. .

150 red cannons fired shotguns in salvo, and the flying bullets covered the entire front area of ​​the infantry formation. Iron rain as thick as a thumb swept across, blood mist and dust were flying, and the front and rear rows of Mongolian cavalry rushed almost Was swept away.

Regardless of whether they were men or horses, dense blood arrows shot out from their bodies, screaming and neighing together.

Some people who rushed close and faced the muzzle of the gun were beaten to pieces on the spot.

The lure soldiers who were looting to both sides of the army formation were also swept away.

Those Mongolian riders in the back all opened their mouths wide, and the thunderous cannon roar in front made their ears buzzing, and they saw the people and horses in front rolling like waves of wheat, and then there were countless screams, that kind of The shock is indescribable.

They rushed forward numbly and dazedly, hearing the sharp swan voice again.

Fifty General Fran cannons fired shotgun shells in salvo. They were also loaded with 100 rounds of projectiles, with a range of more than [-] steps and a spread area of ​​[-] to [-] steps. The billowing smoke became even more intense, and another roaring rain of bullets rushed over.

They rolled down a large area again, and the rest of the people were even more blank-minded, all at a loss.

There was another sharp swan sound, 250 small and medium-sized Frang machine guns were pushed up, they were loaded with 250 rounds of shotgun shells, and then [-] guns also had [-] small iron bullets, they fired again, and poured more into this area. Lots of smoke and intense flames.

In a short period of time, the hundreds of paces in front of the Xuanwu Army formation were already filled with corpses of people and horses. Many surviving wounded were crawling and screaming on the ground, and the horses that had been shot were rolling on the ground in a bloody mess. crying, or frantically jumping and whining.

The rest of the Mongolian riders rushed up, they were all crowded and wandering in this area, and the people struggling in the pool of blood on the ground made them terrified.

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"There are a lot of horses in the north, but fortunately we have a lot of guns."

Chen Xinjia let out a long sigh of relief, and said to Ji Shiwei beside him.

Ji Shiwei still looked over there in shock, and subconsciously said, "Yes... yes..."

"The power of technology is, after all, unstoppable by flesh and blood."

Wang Dou's heart was completely relieved. It is conservatively estimated that the Xuanwu army fired at least [-] rounds of cannonballs at the position just now. How can such a huge rain of bullets be covered by a mere Mongolian cavalry from the outer domain?

This is also the reason why he wanted to destroy the Shun army's Cheying artillery in advance. If they also fired shotguns, wouldn't the soldiers under his command suffer heavy casualties?

He sat back on his big tiger-skin chair, took out a box of Yunyan, and saw that the minister of the Ministry of War and his father-in-law were standing beside him unknowingly, so he handed one to them, then took one out and put it in his mouth, Zhong Tiaoyang He hurriedly took out the fire folder and lit it for him.

Wang Dou exhaled a puff of smoke, and leaned comfortably on the chair, everything was fine.

(End of this chapter)