Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 399 When the Classical Army Meets the Modernized Infantry
The Cossack cavalry tried several times to cut wood to make ladders, and forcibly climbed up the two cities of Temple Street and Longshanwei.

Even the Cossack cavalry thought about smashing the city gate directly with a thousand-year-old giant tree.

But helplessly, the Ming army had already poured a lot of water on the walls of the two cities. When the temperature dropped sharply at night, the current two cities of Temple Street and Longshan had completely turned into a solid ice city.

The Cossack cavalry thought about using fire, but it was still quite difficult to melt the city walls with ice thickness several feet wide.

What's more, if you get close to the city wall and start a fire, you will be crushed and beaten.

The time is not occupied, the weapons are not better than those of the Ming army, and the advantages of their own cavalry cannot be used. There is less and less food to eat. The Cossack cavalry can only continue to surround them to minimize energy consumption.

But they still did not choose to retreat. From Eastern Europe to here, they were invincible all the way. They had never encountered half a strong enemy. If they could not break through the two strong cities here, even the relatively short yellow race would be defeated. However, the prestige of their Cossack cavalry will be completely lost in the Raksha country.

For a tribe that relies on military warfare for a living, this is undoubtedly a threat to their survival.

Oknido, the supreme commander of the Cossack cavalry, also had to ask for support from the Raksha country.

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"The most worrying thing is that when the weather gets warmer and the snow melts, the strength of the two cities of Temple Street and Longshanwei will definitely decrease. The Cossack cavalry outside the city will also be replenished due to the awakening of a large number of hibernating prey. The intensification of consumption, especially food and medicinal materials, if there is another epidemic, it will be bad. Most of the people in the city have just immigrated here. As soon as it gets warmer, the cold and hot will alternate, so that those who are not in good health will not feel cold."

Mao Wenlong put his hands into his sleeves and said as he walked around the room.

"I don't know when the imperial army and supplies will arrive. Our people reported that they have been observing for several days, and there is no movement on the sea, and the guards have not found anyone coming from land. It is the slaves. The cavalry has become more active recently, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Cossack cavalry fighting with me, they captured several of my retreating castles."

Zhu Guozheng was trying his best to blow some wet firewood. In order to ensure the heating in the city, he did not divide any wet firewood and dry firewood. Anyway, he cut down a lot of trees and stored them in the city. Now the dry firewood is used for cooking and water. It was only these wet logs that were to warm the fire.

Regarding Jiannu's behavior, Mao Wenlong also sighed helplessly, but he felt a little relieved. At least the current Jiannu has not fully seen through the current situation, and can only simply take advantage of the situation to rob, but no one is sure, they Will he unite with the Cossack cavalry, and let the soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty who have traveled thousands of miles and finally gained a foothold be completely isolated and helpless.

"Wait a little longer, we have to get through it no matter what, I hope the war in the south can end soon, as long as the war in the south is over, with our military strength of Ming Dynasty, the mere Cossack cavalry is nothing but the end of the battle."

After saying that, Mao Wenlong left the General Military Mansion, ready to visit the barracks.

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The Xilin Gol Mansion in Monan, which has been reformed, has now become a very important transit point for the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Tinglin was ordered to build a road between Mobei Town and Xilin Gol Youpingwei last year.

Now that the construction has basically been announced, it will save a lot of time when it comes to supporting Mao Wenlong and Zhu Guozheng.

Except that most of the infantry was transported to Temple Street by the North Sea Fleet, the rest of the cavalry, other arms and important supplies had to pass through here.

At this time, this area has been under martial law, and no herdsmen are allowed to enter within five miles. In particular, the border with Jiannu has been heavily guarded to prevent this logistical supply line from being cut off.

But some herdsmen who were hired as peasants were fortunate enough to see the scene of this army crossing the border.

The ones marching at the front are naturally the cavalry of the Imperial Guard, but at this time the cavalry of the Imperial Guard have already put on white robes, white hats, white gloves and white snow boots, in order to better conceal their whereabouts in the snow .

Even their cavalry muskets were painted white, which, according to a scholar of the Royal Academy of Engineering, was antifreeze.

The second is all kinds of large-scale weapons. Now the Ming Dynasty has begun to vigorously manufacture large-scale chariots. Especially after the artillery skills have reached a certain level, steam power has been fully promoted, and ruts have been improved, modern chariots have emerged as the times require.

The use of steam power to manufacture civilian steam-powered locomotives has met the technical requirements, but it is not practical for civilian use.

Because the cost is too high and the size is too large, it is not convenient and free to walk on the streets in the current Ming Dynasty, not to mention that gold plating technology and electrochemistry have not yet appeared, and these large steam-powered locomotives are very ugly in appearance.

The same is true for the chariots traveling on the Monan Prairie at this time.

On the surface, it looks like a combination of broken copper and iron, and there are two oversized chimneys on the back, emitting black smoke, like a large stove.

Although the track is also used underneath, but because of the poor processing skills of the current machine tools, the chariot is always crooked when moving. If it is not for the large size, it will directly turn the rhythm of somersaults. The soldiers sitting inside bear the burden It is conceivable what kind of turbulence it will cause.

Moreover, the speed is not fast, an adult can pass him by walking faster, but even so, the coal mine it consumes a day is equivalent to one-tenth of the coal mine consumption of the entire capital.

How steam thermal efficiency is more reflected in kinetic energy has always been a difficult problem.

Stupid is clumsy and not beautiful, but it still has power. The turret is directly equipped with a twelve-pound cannon, and it is also equipped with a Ming version of the machine gun. Overturning the car, the chassis was deliberately enlarged, which made it even more bulky.

Behind the chariot are two hundred newly-made rifled guns pulled by carriages from the artillery. These guns have also been painted white, and the caliber has become smaller, but the barrel has been extended a lot, just like the trunk of an elephant. Generally move forward slowly on the grassland.

Tang Ruowang also followed the two hundred cannons this time. He was not sure how much the thermal expansion and contraction in the extremely cold weather would affect these new cannons. Although he had done relevant experiments, he was still not sure. After all, the Royal Academy of Engineering in the capital can't create an experimental environment that is tens of degrees below zero.

Artillery is followed by flying battalions and other strategic weapons.

This time the gas bombs were quite sufficient. The Institute of Microbial Fermentation of the Royal Academy of Engineering added several large fermenters, and the screening of microorganisms producing methane and hydrogen sulfide was further optimized. After the first generation, the next The reproduction speed and secondary metabolism ability of the second-generation microorganisms have been greatly enhanced.

In addition, the current Daming has begun to carry out primary constant temperature treatment, which can also allow microorganisms to ferment more efficiently.

But what they bring more is food and bedding and cotton clothes. Sometimes the key to the victory or defeat of a war lies in these aspects related to human basic necessities.

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Fortunately, Temple Street is one of the few ice-free port areas in the outer Northeast, so the North Sea Fleet was able to smoothly transport the Imperial Guard infantry to Temple Street and Longshan Acropolis not far from Temple Street.

The first to arrive at Temple Street and Longshanwei was the [-]st Brigade of the [-]st Infantry Army of the Imperial Guard. The second day after they landed, they were detected by the sentries of the Cossack cavalry.

Oknido, the commander of the Cossack cavalry, was a bit apprehensive when he learned that the reinforcements from the Ming army were coming, but he was relieved when he learned that the reinforcements from the Ming army were coming, so he couldn't grasp it. Last chance to retreat.

"It's fantastic that mere two-legged infantry want to compete for territory with my Cossack heroes. In this case, let these yellow dwarfs taste the sharpness of our steel knives and pass on an order to end the attack on Temple Street City. Surround them, gather all the ministries, and kill these yellow dwarves before they can get a firm foothold!"

After all, it is a western army whose theory of military warfare is still limited to gang fights. The Cossack cavalry did not think about finding out the truth first. If you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles. Anyway, in his opinion, the cavalry is absolutely overwhelming in front of the infantry. Even if it is the long hair and shield formation, in front of my Cossack cavalry, they will be broken up and then trampled into flesh by their own iron hooves.

The infantrymen of the Imperial Guard who landed first were the First Brigade of the First Army of the Imperial Guard, the First Town, and the First Brigade of Chang Yanling. For the Ming Dynasty, the only ace army equipped with rifled rifles and Mini rifles , this is his first appearance on the battlefield.

Before this, the first brigade of the imperial guards had been stationed in the capital and conducted intensive training. After all, its training mode had to be upgraded after it was equipped with modern weapons, so that it could be completely built into the number one ace army of Ming Dynasty.

The first brigade has more than [-] members, which is tens of thousands less than the Cossack cavalry who were besieging us at this time. Moreover, when the main force of the Cossack cavalry arrived, the first brigade of the Imperial Guard had just been established. Clear the first defensive barrier and prepare to receive other brother troops ashore.

But now that the Cossack cavalry could not wait to approach, Chang Yanling had no choice but to lead the first brigade to open fire with the Cossack cavalry first.

On the entire white snow field, the Cossack cavalry sprinted towards the first brigade of the Imperial Guard like an avalanche with a large amount of slush sandwiched in a gust of wind and sand.

Its sharp long knife is particularly dazzling under the reflection of the sun, especially when it is danced in the hands of these screaming Cossack cavalry, it is like a bloodthirsty madman.

"The first battalion blocked the front, the second battalion and the third battalion were responsible for scattering left and right, the fourth battalion continued to build the camp, and immediately sent a signal to other brother troops. The Cossack cavalry can't wait to take advantage of us, so let them See how untouchable the tiger's butt is!"

After Chang Yanling said, the guard soldiers of the first battalion walked outside the wooden fence and began to prepare for formation. The soldiers of the entire first battalion were all arranged around the first line of defense, and directly knelt on one knee, holding their guns , Pulled the bolt and aimed at the rolling Massak cavalry from the front.

The second battalion and the third battalion also immediately moved to the left and right wings, using snow slopes or tree stumps as cover, waiting for the approach of the Cossack cavalry at any time.

The Cossack cavalry was very excited. They didn't take advantage of the siege of Temple Street and Longshanwei. At this time, they saw the first brigade of the Imperial Guards, and they were as crazy and forgetful as a wolf dog in heat seeing a bitch.

They changed their riding skills very skillfully, staring at the dignified Ming soldiers in front of them who seemed to be petrified with blood red eyes, and kept cursing the yellow dwarf in their mouths.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the [-]st Brigade of the Praetorian Guards at this time did not understand their swear words. As a well-trained modern infantry, the Cossack cavalry, a typical classical army, brought in front of them only It's only shocking, but its superb riding skills may increase the difficulty of shooting for the soldiers of the Praetorian Guards.

But the First Brigade of the Imperial Guard, who had been training in the capital for a year, wasn't really worried that they wouldn't be able to shoot accurately because the cavalry were moving fast, it just added some tension.

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"Get in range, hit!"

After the commander of the first battalion gave an order, bursts of gunfire crackled immediately, and the speed was very fast, covering the Cossack cavalry rushing to the front in an instant.

These Cossack cavalry didn't realize that they had been shot when they were moving at high speed, and they didn't realize that they had been shot until they found that they had fallen to the ground with their horses and men.

Suddenly, under the intensive and continuous firepower, these magnificent Cossack cavalry were beaten to pieces, some had their entire heads blown off, some were shot by horses, and people were directly trampled into flesh.

Even if there were some who escaped by chance, they were shot clean by the second and third battalions on the left and right wings.

Oknido hurriedly blew the trumpet and ordered his Cossack cavalry to withdraw. He was so astonished that he did not dare to advance rashly, but asked himself suspiciously: "Why do these infantrymen have such powerful firearms in their hands!"

"The enemy temporarily retreated, the first battalion retreated to clean the barrels, the fourth battalion took over, and the second battalion and the third battalion alternated internally to prevent the next wave of enemy attacks."

As soon as the Cossack cavalry retreated, the [-]st Brigade of the Imperial Guard here also immediately cleared the barrels according to Chang Yanling's order. It turned out that although the current [-]st Brigade of the Imperial Guard was equipped with miniguns and miniature bullets, it was Gunpowder is still black powder, not smokeless gunpowder, so when the bullet explodes, there will still be many impurities left to block the barrel.

This has to be said to be a small flaw in the Ming Dynasty's ordnance manufacturing. Perhaps this problem can only be solved perfectly after the appearance of smokeless gunpowder.

However, despite such a small defect, the [-]st Brigade of the Praetorian Guards was still able to easily block the attack of the Cossack cavalry.

After more than an hour, Oknido launched a second attack, but this time he learned a little bit smarter and used his numerical advantage to attack the first brigade of the Imperial Guard infantry from three sides.

Chang Yanling had to use all four battalions to block the attack from four directions. With the advantages of range and rapid continuous firepower, the Cossack cavalry of Orknido still had no way to take advantage of the slightest advantage.

This made him very depressed. He couldn't chew on Temple Street and Longshanwei, and now there were only five thousand infantrymen, and he still couldn't chew.

(End of this chapter)