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Chapter 415: The Beginning of the Battle
Yue Tuo frowned, not because he felt the same way as Luo Xiujin, but because he had an opinion on the "General of the Ming Army".

"Coward, you have no guts!" Yue Tuo finally stretched out his hand, pointed at the guy still on board, and cursed disdainfully.

It's no wonder Yue Tuo has such self-confidence, there are thousands of Guangnu cavalry around, and Tong Yangxing's Han soldiers.Not to mention a few hundred Ming troops, even two or three times more, in terms of military strength, it is still an absolute advantage.

Seeing the Ming army's pontoon bridge being extended and estimating the progress and time, Tong Yangxing also felt very strange.With just a few hundred Ming troops, why not wait until the pontoon bridge is built, and crossing the river by boat is looking for death, or there are other plans.

Tong Yangxing glanced at Luo Xiujin, opened his mouth, and finally did not continue to persuade Yue Tuo, because he could not give evidence.

Of course he knew what Yue Tuo was thinking, he finally had the chance to hit him halfway, how could he let it go easily?

A few hundred Ming troops are too few, so it would be better to have more!The Ming army was terrified after being killed in the first battle, and Yue Tuo had exactly such thoughts.

The boats returned one after another and picked up the second batch of soldiers after landing.But only [-] Musketeers were on board, and the other ships were loaded with gun carriages that looked like WISCO vehicles, two hundred catties of Franco cannons, and a lot of ammunition.

The boat left the shore, paddled its wooden oars, and moved forward quickly.Under the watchful eyes of the enemy and our generals, the boat approached the shoal.

"Master Baylor, the enemy has brought the artillery over." Luo Xiujin was a little anxious, pointing.

Tong Yangxing blinked his eyes, thinking that if he waited like this, the fight would not be as easy and simple as Yue Tuo thought.

"Master Baylor, let's lead the army to fight!" Tong Yangxing took the initiative to ask Ying, and also gently reminded Yue Tuo that it was time to act.

Yue Tuo touched his chin and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Shi Wuli, let's lead the army to battle! Ben Baylor will lead the cavalry to follow up, and we must defeat this Ming army in one fell swoop."

"Yes!" Tong Yangxing bowed and retreated.

General Ma Guangyuan received Tong Yangxing's order and immediately stepped forward to take the initiative to act as a forward.With so many troops, Ma Guangyuan wanted to claim the first victory in attacking a lone army crossing the river.

"Be careful." Tong Yangxing nodded in agreement, ordering Ma Guangyuan to lead [-] Han soldiers as the vanguard, and he led [-] Han soldiers to follow up.

The sobbing horn sounded, and the Han soldiers ran out of the woods, grass, and dirt hills to gather.The formation was laid out under the yelling and whipping of the officers at all levels.

The equipment of the Han soldiers is all bird guns, which is the kind of individual firearms that can be equipped in large quantities.I also got some flintlock guns when fighting the Ming army, but they were too few.For imitation, it can only be said that it is nowhere in sight.

In addition to the bird guns, the Han soldiers also pushed a few artillery pieces, the old ones were rather bulky and not too powerful.

Of course Tong Yangxing was aware of the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides, but the Han soldiers were superior in numbers.If the Ming army that landed had the same strength as him, he would have to think carefully about whether he was going to take the lead.

In order to hide, the Jurchen cavalry and Han soldiers were far away from the river bank, about four or five miles away.Of course, on the battlefield, or for cavalry, this distance is nothing at all.

The Fran cannons were lifted ashore and set up; the Musketeers lined up more closely, waiting in full force, watching the enemy approaching from afar.

The boat sailed to the south bank to load the third batch of musketeers.Perhaps instead of abandoning ship and landing, they would flank the attacking enemy from the ship.

The sound of horseshoes roared, smoke and dust rose, Jiannu's cavalry also gathered, followed behind the Han soldiers, and pressed down on the hundreds of Ming troops standing in the shallows.

"The first row of artillery, the elevation angle is 67 degrees..."

"The second row of artillery, the elevation angle is 56..."

"The third row..."

Behind the sand embankment, the artillery officers shouted loudly, hundreds of cannons lined up in four rows adjusted their elevation angles, and their dark muzzles pointed obliquely at the sky.

Recently, the Ming Dynasty's heavy force, which has a firing range of more than 800 meters, can cover a range of 600 meters to more than [-] meters in front of our own army through echelon deployment.

This is also the reason why the Ming army dared to cross the river alone. The concentration of hundreds of artillery pieces at a time is not only unprecedented in the Liaodong War, but may also be one of the best in the world today.

Xiong Tingbi stood on the sand embankment, his binoculars had not been put down for a long time.The hundreds of Ming troops on the other side stood in a serious battle formation, exuding a fearless aura.

If every Ming army has such a combat power, Ping Liao is just around the corner.

Xiong Tingbi secretly sighed that the Ming army in Liaodong and Liaonan obviously had more actual combat experience than Liaoxi.In the case of similar equipment training, the gap in combat power is mostly reflected in actual combat experience.

This is also determined by objective conditions. The big battle fought by the Ming army in western Liaoning was also the time when Jiannu attacked Ningyuan.How can there be so much actual combat experience without fighting?

Of course, there are several troops in western Liaoning that have supported the battle in southern Liaoning. Like Dengzhen and Jinzhen, they all have actual combat experience gained through harassment and rounds of battle, and their combat power is stronger.

As a clever commander, he will naturally assign tasks according to the strength of each unit's combat strength and strengths.It is quite difficult to cross the river and stick to it, so Xiong Tingbi will naturally send Zhang Pan's Mixed Association.

The boat that Zhang Pan was on left the shore and sailed to the opposite side.As the chief of the All-Association, he was naturally guarded by his own soldiers and watched by Xiong Tingbi, so he could only take the third batch of boats.

Looking at the situation on the other side, Zhang Pan narrowed his eyes.Estimated from the time, the third batch of troops did not need to abandon the ship and land.On both sides of the protruding shoal, the musketeers on board would flank the attacking enemy.

Such an arrangement made the front of the troops holding the shallows much narrower, and the density of firepower delivery increased.

On the sand embankment, Xiong Tingbi gave orders to the artillery commander.Only one row of artillery is left on standby, and the remaining artillery can fire freely when the enemy enters the range.

There is no bombardment in the middle. If you can block the enemy's attack with artillery, Xiong Tingbi will not be polite.He will not be like Yue Tuo, with big eyes and small belly, greedy enough to swallow elephants.

Hundreds of loyal and brave soldiers, as long as they can reduce casualties, it doesn't matter how many enemies they kill.If the prelude to crossing the river and attacking the city can make the enemy know how powerful it is and reduce the confidence in defending the city, then the goal will be achieved.

The artillery officer received the order, checked the direction and elevation angle of the shooting again, directed the artillery to load the shells, and made preparations for the bombardment.

The enemies on the other side didn't know the hidden murderous intent, and all their attention was on the Ming army who was getting closer.

In the formation of the Ming army, several artillery officers measured the distance to the enemy, and constantly sent the data to the opposite bank with semaphore.

Drums, gongs, horns, and loud arrows can be used for communication, but the semaphore is very simple, and with the help of a telescope, the transmission is very fast.

"Get ready, the guns are about to fire." Zhao Huizu watched the flag orders on the sand embankment, and reminded loudly: "Listen to my orders!"

"Yes, General." Zhang Zongbao yelled and teased from the side.

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(End of this chapter)