Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 179
Then the guards in the front row slowed down, allowing the cavalry behind them to take their place, and the guards in the front row fired their guns non-stop, and then went to the rear of the team as before.

In this way, row after row of guards and gun cavalry shot out the bullets in their hand guns and shot them at the Eight Banners cavalry. The lead bullets easily tore apart the cotton armor and locks they relied on, Like tearing apart a thin piece of white paper.

After the last row of imperial guards fired their guns, the distance between them and the Eight Banners vest was only ten steps.

"For Daming!" The imperial guards put their guns in their waists and pulled out their sabers.

At first I thought it would be a bloody battle, but I thought that after the white smoke from the pistols cleared, there would be mourning Eight Banners cavalry all over the ground.

The Eight Banners cavalry in the front row were lying all over the ground after being beaten by firecrackers and blocked the way of the Eight Banners cavalry in the back. Hauge wanted to step on these wounded soldiers and rush to fight the Ming army, but was killed by the soldiers around him. I was held back.

"Your Majesty, the Ming army's muskets are too sharp. Stop charging. Brothers can't stop them." Several soldiers rode up to Hauge and stopped him.

Hauge Wanwan didn't expect that the soldiers around him would dare to stop him, and he suddenly became angry, "You idiots, how dare you stop me."

"No matter how sharp their firearms are, they just shoot this shot, and they can't shoot again in a short time. What are you afraid of?" Hauge was very angry. In his opinion, these people really disgraced the Eight Banners warriors.

"But the brothers are all lying on the ground. If we charge, they will definitely be trampled to death." The soldiers persuaded earnestly.

If they rushed up regardless of everything, these wounded soldiers would definitely be trampled to death, and the morale of the living soldiers would definitely drop.

After all, everyone has one shoulder against one head, and their hearts and livers are all fleshy. Seeing brothers in the same robe being trampled to death, who can not feel heartbroken, and who can bear to trample on them.

"Could it be that we can defeat the Ming army by standing here?" Hauge's voice was high, and he was not only speaking to his own soldiers, but also to the surrounding vests.

"If we don't fight, these soldiers will die in vain, and we will lose this battle. Are you willing to lose like this?"

"Warriors of the Eight Banners, charge me Hauge, fight this battle, and capture the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty alive. I guarantee that each of you will be promoted and make a fortune, and each of you will get ten Han slaves." In order to boost the morale of these people, Hauge did not hesitate to promise a reward on the spot.

In fact, these are no burdens for him, as long as he wins this battle and captures Zhu Cihong alive, he will get Zhu Cihong's luggage of tens of thousands of people, as well as countless royal treasures.

As for the slaves of the Han people, it is even easier. Aren’t these people who are busy farming in the fields all Han people? As long as they are arrested, they will be their slaves of the Eight Banners.

"follow me."

Under Hauge's forced order, the Eight Banners cavalry still moved forward, but because the land in front was full of their compatriots, even if the cavalry did not give way, their horses would actively dodge to avoid stepping on people and horse.

As a result, the cavalry of Hauge were very slow. Although Hauge's order was to charge, the actual execution turned into walking slowly.

Although Hauge was angry, he had nothing to do. Although he was Gushan Ezhen and a prince, he would not feel comfortable even if hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers were ordered to resist.

Fortunately, there were only a few hundred wounded soldiers, and they were lined up in a long line. All you had to do was pass by them.

"Sanqian Battalion, Xiao cavalry guards, don't stop your bows and arrows, guards fire gun cavalry, quickly load me with gunpowder and guns." Seeing the Hauge army marching slowly, Zhu Cihong realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As long as there is time to reload the gunpowder, Zhu Cihong's more than a thousand guards and cavalry will deal a huge blow to Hauge.

Bows and arrows can harass the enemy troops, making them unable to concentrate on marching, but as long as the heavily armored Eight Banners cavalry walk forward with one heart, those light arrows will not have much impact on them.

Upon hearing Zhu Cihuang's order, countless guards and fire gun cavalry quickly opened the gunpowder bag from their waists, poured it into the muzzle, compacted it with a pole, then filled it with lead bullets, and compacted it with a pole again.

Although the process is very cumbersome, fortunately, it does not require much effort, even if it is filled with hundreds of rounds, it will not be too tired to lift your hands.

But if it is changed to a bow and crossbow, it will be very different. If you want to pull a hard bow, you must at least be a strong man with shoulder strength. If you shoot a pot of arrows at most, your arm will be so sore that you can no longer open it. Bow up.

As for crossbows, there are hand crossbows and quezhang crossbows. These crossbows are more lethal and have useful meanings on the battlefield, but loading requires a lot of strength from the shooter. Just like bows and arrows, dozens of shots are fired, and the physical strength of a shooter It's almost consumed, and there is no ability to fight anymore.

No, when the cavalrymen of the imperial guards and the cavalry of three thousand battalions are almost exhausted, the arrows they shoot become more and more sparse.

"Okay, let the Xiao Cavalry Guards and the Three Thousand Battalion stop." Seeing that the guards and cavalrymen were ready to fire again, Zhu Cihong ordered the Xiao Cavalry Guards and the Three Thousand Battalion to stop shooting and put down their bows.

Zhang Peilun was worried that if they kept shooting like this, they would run out of energy and would not be able to fight the Eight Banners soldiers in close combat.

"Guardian fire gun cavalry, open fire."

Zhu Cixiang gave an order, and the Guards' Fire Gun Cavalry opened fire with bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang white smoke rose from the ranks, as if someone released white clouds from the ground.

Poor Hauge's cavalry were almost able to touch Zhu Cihong's guard fire cavalry, forcing them to put down their firearms and switch to close combat.

Nowadays, the fire cannons of the Guards Fire Cannon Cavalry were firing loudly. After several rounds, Hauge's cavalry either fell off their horses or forced themselves to hold on to the shot bodies and lay on their horses. Some even had their horses hit several times in the crotch. The lead bullets hurt the horse and fell down on the spot, taking the knight on his back with him.

"Draw your swords and move forward." Seeing that Hauge's cavalry suffered heavy losses and their morale was low, Zhu Cihong immediately ordered the cavalry to draw their weapons and charge towards them.

Because the Guards Firegun Cavalry had been standing at the front, they were the first to rush in front of the Haug Army. At this moment, the Haug Army was already showing signs of defeat, so the cavalry did not bother to line up neatly. Once they formed a formation, they just rushed forward together.

Although the formation was scattered, the momentum did not decrease at all, which was in stark contrast to the disgraced Eight Banners vests who had just endured two waves of firecrackers and the baptism of arrows.

(End of this chapter)