Wanli 1592

Chapter 569 Melee combat!fight!fight!

Accompanied by a series of musket shots from the Ming army, the high-temperature and rapid lead quickly pierced into the bodies of these northern captives, or the horses.

This is not something that Ming soldiers can change. Only God knows in which direction the bullets of the musket will fly after a certain range.

But it doesn't interfere with the current situation. Anyway, there are northern captives in all directions. As long as you shoot flat, no matter whether it is a man or a horse, you can almost be shot, and more importantly, the hit rate is greatly improved like a miracle.

Who let these guys who have never experienced the power of muskets surround the battle formation of the Ming army in a ring, and kept firing arrows in circles. Although the interval is not small, there are too many people and the encirclement is very thick. Do lead bullets hit wherever they fly?

Under such circumstances, Beilu continued to be shot and died, and those who did not die were beaten to the arms, thighs, or even buttocks, and they all screamed and fell off their horses.

The ones in the front fell, but the ones in the back didn't have time to brake. Those who didn't die were trampled to death. Those who were even less lucky were tripped and fell to the ground. The beilu also broke their necks and died even worse.

One stumbled, one stumbled, and another stumbled, and the chain reaction caused the loss of the North Koreans to increase sharply. Moreover, the Ming army's muskets did not stop and kept shooting. Shoot command, because the current situation is enough for the gunner to deal with.

Soon, a thick circle of corpses were piled up around the formation of the Ming army, and at this moment, the loss of the Ming army was less than one hundred.

Under the huge casualties and confusion, the North Korean commander had no choice but to make adjustments.

The ancient, distant, long and desolate sound of the horn sounded, and the circular formation changed, and the northern captives scattered to farther places, avoiding the firing range of the Ming army, and changed their tactics.

A large number of northern captives dismounted directly, dropped their bows and arrows, and picked up steel knives.

The remaining northern captives hid outside the range of the Ming army's muskets. They were not stupid. They realized the power of the Ming army's muskets and the huge damage they might bring to them. Under such turtle tactics, their bows and crossbows basically Can't bring much damage to the Ming army.

It seems that they intend to use infantry to smash the Ming army's battle formation, and then use cavalry to go forward and slaughter.

Tactics are good.

The horn blew, and the Beilu infantry rushed forward with howls, surrounding them from all directions.

Xiao Ruxun roared, "Fire!!"

The pawn immediately raised his gun and fired.

Without the horses, although they can charge forward and fight in close quarters, the death rate is also greatly increased. The dead are people, not horses. In the fourth round, it was finally the turn of the flintlock pawns with extremely high shooting accuracy.

Xiao Ruxun's requirement for them is to point to where to hit within a hundred steps, and to be the leader!Specially made to look like a commander!The farther you fight, the more accurate you are, the higher the reward, it depends on whether you can get it!

Xiao Ruxun's lectures to flintlock pawns are extraordinary——

The purpose of giving you this flintlock that costs 12 taels of silver is not for you to use it as a firestick!You should take care of it as your brothers and sisters!When fighting, you should use it as a magic weapon to kill people!
One shot from you is equal to three shots from the musketeer, so at such an expensive price, you have to achieve results worth the price!
Bird musketeers are trained with fixed targets, while flintlock players are trained with moving targets.

Becoming a flintlock player is also subject to strict inspection. Only the bird gunner with the highest shooting accuracy and the most skilled operation can become a flintlock player. After becoming a flintlock player, the salary is greatly improved, but the assessment is also more stringent.

A target has five concentric rings. The standard for a bird gunner is to hit it, and the standard for a flintlock player is within three rings. One shot misses a penalty of two silver points, two shots misses a penalty of half a silver, and three shots misses a penalty of two points. One tael of silver, ten hits on the board if you miss four shots, and get out of here if you miss five shots!
Under such stimulation, shooting accuracy is directly linked to their personal income, honor and disgrace. Each of them is comparable to a sniper, and basically refers to where to shoot within a hundred steps.

This situation is even more so now, 300 people are divided into two rings of shooting queues, one ring of 150 people with [-] shots, and retreat after two consecutive shots.

"Fire!!!"

With an order, the flintlockers each found their target and fired a volley. Many Beilu soldiers were horrified to find that many people around them had fallen down. No one was hurt.

Before they came back to their senses, another round of salvo was fired, and this was not over, followed by two more rounds.

Many northern captives felt that there was nothing around them.

They began to have a little fear of that terrible phalanx.

Every time a gunshot was fired, people around them were killed, or their hands and feet were broken, or their heads were blown off. Blood, brains, and broken limbs were everywhere. Such heavy casualties made them feel lingering. They charged all the way, and there was blood all the way. Flow all over the floor.

The gunshots were still ringing out, and the casualties were still increasing. It was unknown who was the first to react. The living Beilu soldiers lifted up their dead comrades on the ground and held them up in front of them, using them as shields. , just roaring and rushing forward.

As a result, the effect was unexpectedly good. It was difficult for bullets to penetrate the human body, and the casualties of the northern captives were greatly reduced, and they quickly approached the formation.

When reaching a certain distance, Xiao Ruxun directly ordered the blunderbuss hand to put down the blunderbuss, draw out the machete, turn into a melee unit, and the musket attack stopped suddenly.

When the soldiers of the Zhennan Army faced the enemy, they had to dare to fight hand-to-hand even if they were not hit by muskets!

fight!fight!fight!

In 1840, the Qing Dynasty was not defeated by firearms against the British army!At that time, the British Army was still using muskets! In 1860, the Qing Dynasty was not defeated by firearms!At that time, the Anglo-French Allied Army did not have machine guns and repeating guns!It was only invented during the American Civil War, and it will be installed more than ten years later!

Western weapons and equipment during the Eight-Power Allied Forces period and Western army weapons and equipment during the Opium War are not the same!

And even during the period of the Eight-Power Allied Forces, after 30 years of Westernization Movement, the Qing army was even better equipped than some troops of the Eight-Power Allied Forces. The advanced weapons they purchased were not even equipped with the British and French troops. The anti-Japanese national army equipment is so good that I don't know where to go.

But they almost fell apart.

The ratio of firearms and equipment in the Manchu Qing was very high, and the traditional firearm tactics were very mature. Although the weapons were not as good as the British and French armies, the Anglo-French allied forces had not yet reached the point where they could beat the Qing army.

Manchu soldiers could shoot firearms against the British and French troops. The British and French troops did not have an absolute advantage in firearms, but when firearms could not solve the war and the British and French troops lined up to charge, the Manchu soldiers quickly collapsed and fled up.

Like the guards of the Ming Army in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, they did not dare to fight in hand-to-hand combat and had no ability to fight in hand-to-hand combat. They could insist on using firearms when they had them, but once the firearms lost their effectiveness and the enemy started charging, they would collapse quickly.

They have no training, no fighting spirit, no organization and hand-to-hand combat ability.Therefore, until modern times, the hand-to-hand combat ability of soldiers is still very important!
The army is a whole, and the degree of organization and training as well as the will to fight are important components of combat power!This is not what weapons can make up for!

The Zhennan Army has a large number of pawns, accounting for a large proportion. Including gunners, in addition to training firearms, the most important thing is hand-to-hand training.

Xiao Ruxun attaches great importance to hand-to-hand combat training at all times. He told the soldiers that when all firearms are useless, when it rains that day, when the gunpowder is used up, and when the firearm is damaged, the steel knife in your hand is your last line. vitality!
Every soldier of the Zhennan Army must become a soldier who dares to fight hand-to-hand, and everyone must have the courage not to be afraid of any enemy!And the fighting spirit and belief to defeat any enemy!
Putting down their firearms, they can all fight hand-to-hand. They are top-notch hand-to-hand fighters. Even pawns and gunners have daily hand-to-hand training and strength training. They usually use swords, shield soldiers and gunners. Cooperating with each other, the lethality increases exponentially.

But Beilu didn't know!

(End of this chapter)