Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 483 Decisive Battle 6
The 120 Hou Jin light cavalry suddenly split into two lines, like a pair of huge horns, and slammed into the Tianxiong Army and the Heluo New Army with thunderous force. The flying knight on horseback straightened his waist and raised his hand. The riding bow in his hand.The shooting range of their riding bows is generally 150 to 50 meters. If a heavy arrow is used, anyone hit within 2000 meters will be killed immediately.They would not just crash into the Ming army's formation like the Lancers. The casualties caused by this style of fighting would be staggering. The sparsely populated nomads, fishermen and hunters could not afford to kill ten thousand enemies like this, and they would suffer losses. Seven thousand battles.Since ancient times, when they faced the Central Plains dynasty, they had always used light cavalry to fire arrows in line with the huge infantry phalanx, and continued to kill the opponent with rounds of arrow rain, bleeding the opponent, creating panic and chaos. When the opponent was attacked by this After the endless attacks disrupted the position, the heavy cavalry suddenly rushed out and defeated the opponent with lightning speed. What followed was nothing more than a massacre. This method of fighting has great results and low casualties. It has always been The specialty of the Northern Wolf Tribe - note that since the Warring States Period, the northern nomads have been fighting in this way. For more than [-] years, they have been changing the soup without changing the medicine. They rely on their mobility advantages to defeat the infantry-based Central Plains Dynasty. You have to die.Many people have exaggerated the "Mangu evil" tactic to the sky, brazenly believing that it was an original creation of the Mongols, which really makes people laugh.

Similarly, since the Warring States Period, the Central Plains Dynasty’s tactics against these light cavalry have been consistent: use infantry with long soldiers or even chariots to provide cover for the archers, and the archers are lined up in front of the formation with strong crossbows, enduring the continuous throwing of the light cavalry. The incoming arrow rain repeatedly killed, and used the strong crossbow in his hand to shoot at the light cavalry.This style of play is no trick, but it is very effective. Before the crossbow formation is defeated, it is a dream for the light cavalry to disrupt the entire army formation.The light cavalry has an advantage in speed and can move quickly, while the strong crossbow in the hands of the archer has the upper hand in range and accuracy. Basically, one life is exchanged for another when shooting against each other. Whoever can't stand the sharply increasing casualties first Whoever will fall first.In the war between the Khitan and the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a principle that every Khitan general must abide by, that is, "do not fight in the formation", in the words of Sun Tzu, it means "do not attack the dignified formation", it does not mean that the Song army can easily defeat They, but once the Song Army phalanx is formed, the whole battle will become a tragic battle of human life, and they cannot withstand such consumption.However, in the Ming Dynasty, the northern nomads were still the same, but the Ming army completely abandoned the tactics that had been passed down for thousands of years.

Now, [-] archers stand tall like a mountain, lined up like a formation, like the Shura Legion from ancient times, looking indifferently at the approaching post-golden cavalry.As the command flag swung down, the first row of archers raised their crossbows, with the butt of their guns resting on their shoulder blades, their forefinger clasping the bow with one hand, and the other hand supporting the body of the crossbow. The heavy crossbow seemed to be an extension of their bodies. Even though the sound of hooves shook the sky and the earth, he remained motionless, staring indifferently at the ruler on the mountain.

Only 120 meters left.

Bang bang bang bang!

On the left side, 120 flintlock guns sprayed out tongues of flame at the same time, and the sound of the guns exploded like thunder, causing severe eardrum pain. [-] meters away, hundreds of light cavalrymen or war horses suddenly burst into blood mist, screaming, Hissing sadly, he fell down with a bang, and the entire front line was almost wiped out.Abatai almost fell off his horse: Damn it, the firecrackers of the Ming army hit so far and so accurately! ?The Ming army was also stunned, and Lei Shisheng showed a smirk. These two thousand and four hundred half-rifled flintlock guns almost ate up all his funds for this year. Now it seems that everything is worth it. With the rifling, the bullets fired Surprisingly accurate, but with the gun cotton as the propellant, the bullet hits farther and harder, Jiannu suffered a big loss this time!He shouted loudly, and the first row of musketeers who had shot empty bullets immediately retreated to reload, and the second row filled up and raised their muskets.

At this time, the post-gold light cavalry was far from within the effective range of the cavalry bow!
thump thump thump thump———

There was a continuous metallic tremolo from the right wing, and each sound seemed to knock on everyone's heart, making their hearts tremble.90 archers pulled their engines at the same time, and a foot-long triangular crossbow shot out, forming a terrifying metal storm, sweeping across the front line of the rear golden light cavalry.After several improvements, the tension of the greatly strengthened formation-breaking crossbow has reached an astonishing [-] kg. It is not easy for even a strong man to pull it apart, but with the help of pulleys, it is not so difficult. It is not difficult Imagine, what an astonishing muzzle velocity will be given to the crossbow by such a terrifying tension, and what a terrifying lethality will be given to the arrowhead by such an astonishing muzzle velocity! [-] meters away, the post-gold light cavalry on the front line wailed desperately in the metal storm. Their armor was torn mercilessly by the crossbow arrows as waste paper. A long line of blood, the metal storm swept across with a heavy howl, and the rear gold light cavalry on the right wing was also swept away!

bang bang bang bang———

thump thump thump———

The sound of gunfire and the trembling of bowstrings sounded almost simultaneously, and the second volley began again.This time more people were shot, and there was almost a blood mist among the rear golden cavalry, screams everywhere, and horses neighing in pain everywhere, the tragic scene made Yue Tuo, Abatai, Mang Gurtai and others looked pale, and the nightmare on the Daling River happened again.But this time the nightmare was even bloodier and more terrifying. The Tianxiong Army used half-rifled flintlock guns capable of throwing matchlock guns, and the Heluo New Army was no longer the original one that could only pull out a thousand. The poor fellow who was a famous archer was shooting at the enemy. Under the thunder blow, I don’t know how many Houjin Cavalry were beaten into a hornet’s nest, and I don’t know how many people were shot into a hedgehog!

The Ming army shouted wildly: "Long live! Long live! Long live!"

General Houjin was shouting wildly: "Let the arrows! Let the arrows!" Now they are still 70 meters away from the musketeer phalanx and crossbow formation of the Ming army, and they have not yet entered the effective range of riding bows, but they can't care so much Now, the arrows must be shot, and then the archers and musketeers of the Ming army will pull the triggers at them calmly, and none of them will go back alive!The frightened and furious Houjin light cavalry drew their bowstrings to the full and fired ten thousand arrows. A wave of arrows rained across the sky and fell obliquely, covering the Ming army. The first arrow was still flying through the air, and the second arrow Then he left the string, and there was a muffled sound of tearing flesh and blood in the Ming army phalanx. The Heluo new army, which is generally equipped with breastplates and helmets, is not afraid of this kind of flying cavalry diffuse attack. It's okay to miss all the arrows, and the same is true for the musketeers of the Tianxiong Army.However, the Sichuan Army and the Dongjiang Army did not have such good equipment, and people kept falling down from arrows and screaming.

Archers and musketeers were also constantly hit by arrows and fell to the ground, but they gritted their teeth and remained silent.The people nearby turned a blind eye to the fallen person, and aimed and fired in an orderly manner.As the distance was shortened, the killing efficiency of crossbows and muskets was doubled. The rain of bullets and arrows swept away. The Houjin light cavalry almost fell down layer by layer like dominoes. The corpses lay on the ground and were killed in the blink of an eye. Trampled to pulp.What is gratifying is that both the archers of the Heluo New Army and the musketeers of the Tianxiong Army have completed a launch. There must be a gap in their firepower, and the opportunity has come!

Glad to be a little early.After the third row finished firing, they retreated, and the first row made up for another round of salvo.The post-gold light cavalry was almost driven crazy. Isn't it very slow to reload the crossbow and musket?How could it be ready to shoot again so quickly!

Crossbows and muskets do reload slowly, but this problem can be overcome.Tianxiong's military semi-bore flintlock gun uses sub-caliber ammunition and guncotton. The guncotton is fixed. When using it, tear open the paper bag and stuff it into the gun chamber, then stuff the bullet into it and compact it. It's very convenient, and the rate of fire is naturally greatly accelerated.At least the Heluo New Army was just playing hooligans. They unexpectedly installed a magazine for the crossbow. After shooting an arrow, after stringing it, they opened the iron pan pressing the mouth of the magazine, and the second arrow fired. Just put the bullet up, aim, and pull the trigger. It's enough to shoot five arrows in one minute.

An archer can shoot five arrows in one minute, and 1 archers...

Zhong Baylor was condescending, and saw with his own eyes that the Houjin light cavalry fell from their horses like dumplings, and then turned into meat paste, while the Ming army was still in good order and the lineup was not chaotic, they couldn't help but change their faces again.After decades of fighting against the Ming Dynasty, this is the third time they have seen such a scene. The first time was on the banks of the Hun River. In the end, Nurhachi had nothing to do. In the end, the gunners of the Ming army who surrendered opened up the spear formations of the Sichuan army and the Zhejiang army, and they were lucky enough to win; the second time was on the banks of the Daling River. Shooting them down one by one, without saying a word, they didn't fire until they were less than 50 meters away from Houjin's archers. Four volleys of guns defeated Houjin's arrow array.Now, the nightmare is happening again!

Mang Gurtai murmured: "Quick, too fast! According to this way of fighting, even if all the four thousand light cavalry are dead, it will have no effect!"

Yue Tuo gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe their muskets won't get hot, and their crossbows won't be able to finish shooting!"

He said it lightly, but it was not so easy to do.The Houjin light cavalry had realized that there was only a dead end if they continued to carry the front. They skillfully separated the two sides and shot arrows around the infantry phalanx of the Ming army.What made them want to cry was that there were also a large number of archers on the two wings waiting for them holding compound bows with huge lethality. The Shansang crossbow shot at them angrily. Although the damage of the Shansang crossbow was not as abnormal as that of the formation-breaking crossbow, it still pierced through the front and back after being hit by an arrow!This is not the most fatal thing, the most fatal thing is that many grenadiers ignited the Laigua-shaped grenade weighing one catty and put it on the sling, swung it up a few times and then flicked it, the grenade flew away with smoke Come over, land among the cavalry and explode with ping-pong-pong.Of course, the range of this thing is not as far as that of a bow and arrow. Riding a bow can shoot 120 to 150 meters away. Thank God they can shoot 90 to [-] meters away. The problem is that this thing does not need any "effective range", as long as the direction That's right, someone would be unlucky if thrown among the enemies.The grenade rained down, and many light cavalrymen let it fall off their horses in a daze. Those who didn't get hit, don't rush to laugh, that thing is very troublesome. Once it explodes, it will be rusted and even soaked in dung. The iron nails of juice splashed out of it with a whirring splash, and wherever they hit, there would be a hole!Not many people were killed on the spot, but quite a few were injured, and the screams were extremely shrill—it's not good to be driven into the body by iron nails, not to mention the red-hot iron nails!
Whoosh whoosh!

This time, what flew over was not a crossbow bullet, nor a grenade, but a javelin.Twenty or so cavalrymen who were red-eyed and rushed towards the grenadiers with their sabers were nailed to the ground, and told them with bloody facts: don't get close to this phalanx, there is no dead angle in this phalanx at all. , if they are far away, there are cannons and howitzers, at medium distances, there are crossbows and muskets, and if they are closer, there are grenades. If they approach to 30 meters... Congratulations, they will enjoy the welcome of javelin rain!

Seeing the comrades around them falling continuously, seeing the Ming army happily, scrambling for the first place, smashing the things in their hands as if they were going to a market sale, those fierce Houjin cavalrymen were so angry that their hair stood up. I want to look up to the sky and howl, I just want to shout loudly: "It's against common sense for you to fight like this! You should put up your shields and form a turtle formation for us to shoot, instead of fighting us desperately! This is a war, a war. ! Please be more professional!"

(End of this chapter)