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Thorstensen was driven a little crazy by the Ming army. He knew that if there were a few more rounds, the men in the front row would be in a situation where they could only be beaten without being able to fight back, and they would definitely collapse! Moreover, the most important thing is that the Ming army on the opposite side is all cavalry. Once it collapses, it will be a disaster and there will be no escape.

In desperation, although he knew it would have no effect, he still ordered the artillery to fire freely to boost morale.

The Swedish artillerymen looked aggrieved at first. After receiving the military order, they immediately began to take action, aim and fire.

The sound of "boom, boom, boom" rang out, which cheered up the spirits of the soldiers in the Swedish army.

Artillery has always been the Swedish's trump card. Moreover, their commander was the most adept at using artillery in Europe. As soon as the cannon sounded, their confidence was restored a lot.

However, the reality severely hit their expectations once again.

At this distance, only solid bullets have sufficient range. However, those shooting Ming soldiers were in a group of three or four people. Each pile was separated from each other. They were originally well-organized. When they saw movement in the artillery position, they After a sharp whistle, three to four hundred shooting Ming troops formed a horizontal line with intervals. Just lie there and shoot, or sit there and load ammunition. As long as you pay a little attention to the direction of the muzzle and don't keep it in a straight line, you will basically be fine.

A round of artillery bombardment continued, and the sounds of "boom, boom, boom" sounded continuously, but only one Ming army soldier was unlucky and died heroically after being hit by an iron egg.

However, during this round of shelling, the Swedish military formation in front had already sunk a lot.

After several rounds of shelling, not to mention how many gunpowder shells were wasted by the artillery, the disproportionate exchange of casualties between the two sides was enough to make the Swedish soldiers despair.

You must know that these Swedish soldiers are not defending their country and there is no way out. They are coming out to win the war and grab things to make a fortune. Although they also abide by military discipline due to Thorstensen's harshness, the situation in front of them, where they were almost beaten and died without being able to fight back or inflict injuries on their opponents, was the biggest blow to their will.

Now at this time, even their most reliable trump card has been used, but it still has no effect. In this situation where all the trump cards were out, and it was still the same situation, the soldiers in the front row began to collapse.

Amidst the sound of shooting, suddenly, a Swedish soldier in the front row, who felt that he was being targeted by the Ming army, suddenly screamed "Wow", holding a gun and howling towards The Ming army rushed over.

There was no accident. He only took a few steps and was taken care of by a few lead bullets.

However, even though he died, he greatly affected the soldiers around him. Immediately, some soldiers followed him, holding guns, or fired directly, or they rushed towards the Ming army in a frantic manner.

If the Ming army fired in a salvo, they might be able to get closer while the Ming army was loading ammunition together, putting pressure on the Ming army. However, the Ming army fired in turns, and not many soldiers ran out of the formation due to mental breakdown. They were immediately taken care of by the Ming army soldiers who could fire, and they were often knocked down before they could get very far.

Unlike artillery, muskets will not kill the enemy immediately if they hit the enemy, except for vital points, of course.

After such a long contact battle, the Swedish soldiers lying on the ground in front of them were at least several hundred years old. Not many people died immediately, but those lying there moaning and crying for their fathers and mothers were one after another, which was very lively.

At the beginning, the Swedish soldiers were all focused on the opposing Ming army and almost didn't care about other things. But at this time, even if the spirit of the soldiers in the front row had not collapsed, it was still on the verge of collapse. When they saw those accomplices rushing out, they immediately attracted their attention, and then they saw them falling to the ground groaning and shouting. Suddenly, I discovered that there were so many accomplices fallen in front of me.

This time, it was like the last straw, crushing many Swedish soldiers at once. They no longer care about the cruelty of Thorstensen's military orders, nor the consequences of defeat if the phalanx is dispersed. Anyway, at this time, they don't want to be in this situation where they can only be beaten to death but have nothing to do. situation.

Speaking of which, the Ming army was cunning enough. In fact, they did not shoot at the soldiers in the middle of the phalanx, but at the soldiers on the edge of the phalanx. Now, this effect is coming out.

When the soldiers on the edge of the phalanx saw their comrades falling down again, they couldn't bear it anymore. With a "ah" sound, they turned around and ran towards the back of the formation. If the escaping Swedish soldiers were in the middle of the military formation, they would not be able to run back. But now that he was on the side, he could run back smoothly.

As soon as he ran, the soldiers around him immediately followed him and ran back without hesitation.

At this time, just like a sand sculpture, it dispersed with a "bang". The military formation at the front, which was hit the hardest, dispersed at once. Almost everyone did not dare to face the harvest of the Ming army directly, and they all moved back. Ran.

The Swedish military formation is not one large military formation, but is divided into small military formations. As soon as the small phalanx in front collapsed, the small phalanx next to them also followed suit and collapsed.

Several phalanxes that faced the Ming army and shot at them almost collapsed together after seeing some people running back first. These soldiers ran back, there were a lot of them, and they immediately began to attack the phalanx at the back.

Suddenly, in a very short period of time, the Swedish military formation was in chaos, all in chaos.

Behind the shooting Ming army, those Ming soldiers who were waiting for the opportunity, saw this situation, immediately speeded up their horses, like wolves seeing a flock of sheep, and began to pounce on the Swedish army formation. The cavalrymen further behind also started to move, and they all pressed forward.

As soon as these nearly 10,000 cavalry moved, the momentum became louder, like Mount Tai pressing down on the top of the mountain, pressing on the hearts of every Swedish soldier.

Thorstensen was frightened to death when he saw this. He quickly gave orders loudly, and the military formation in the rear immediately opened fire, targeting his fellow soldiers who fled back.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

Intensive gunshots rang out from the square formations in the back row, and smoke rose into the sky, immediately filling the sky above the Swedish military formations.

This decisive approach is indeed somewhat useful. The Swedish soldiers who were running back in a hurry saw their comrades who were fleeing at the front being shot and fell to the ground, and their minds suddenly came to their senses. They immediately remembered Thorstensen's harsh military laws and knew that if they fled further, they would die in the hands of their own people.

At this time, many of them hesitated and did not dare to run back.

However, at this time, they had already heard the intensive sound of horse hooves coming from behind, and they all turned their heads to look. At the same time, they also subconsciously wanted to re-form the phalanx, because they knew that only in this way could they confront the cavalry.

However, at this moment, the cavalry rushing in front were not far away from them. I saw those Ming cavalrymen pointing at them with sticks with many holes.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

Smoke of gunpowder rose from the Ming cavalry group, and at the same time intensive gunshots were heard. The Swedish soldiers in front of the cavalry, who were still hurriedly re-arranging, suddenly fell to a large extent, and almost none of the soldiers behind were spared.

Such violent shooting once again shocked the Swedish soldiers. They couldn't figure out why the Ming army fired so violently. At this time, their morale, which had been slightly restored due to the harsh military law, suddenly collapsed again.

If he didn't escape, he would either die under the fierce shooting of the Ming army or die in the charge of the cavalry.

So, the Swedish soldier ran back again regardless. And this time, because they knew that the Ming cavalry was pursuing, and the deadly sound of horse hooves sounded behind them, they ran faster.

At this time, it was useless for the military formations in the rear to fire any more. The approaching military formations were immediately dispersed by the defeated troops, and then they fled together. In this way, they dispersed the phalanx behind them...

Anyway, the Swedish military formation at this time is like a domino, a chain reaction, one square formation after another is collapsing...

At this time, no matter how awesome and powerful Thor Stenson is, there is nothing he can do about it.

In fact, when he saw the first phalanx collapse due to pressure, or when he was unable to break the Ming army's shameless tactics, he already had the consciousness of losing the battle. But what I didn't expect was that the Ming army responded very accurately and swiftly. Even if there were flaws in their own military formation, they were able to kill them immediately.

Seeing the army collapse, he couldn't control it anymore and immediately turned around and ran away. It was no surprise that when he ran away, all the Swedish soldiers ran away regardless.

So, on this Eastern European plain, the red ocean was seen rolling forward again, and the thunderous sound of horse hooves sounded again.

After about three hours of fighting, the plain became quiet again, and groups of Ming troops were cleaning the battlefield. In the distance, there are still many Ming troops, returning victoriously one after another. Everyone's face was filled with the joy of victory. This time, there are many more military achievements!

Li Dingguo came to the artillery position of the Swedish army, dismounted and inspected the Swedish artillery. I have to say that there was one thing that Ming Dynasty failed to do before, that is, it did not separate the artillery. If the artillery is separated, it will become possible for the cavalry to take the artillery. If it were an ordinary artillery piece, even if it was equipped with wheels, it would seriously slow down the cavalry.

After taking a photo and uploading it to the temporary chat group, Li Dingguo suggested: "My Ming Dynasty's rifled cannon can also be used in a detachable type. In this way, the cavalry can carry it, and it will be easier to fight against the phalanx of the European army." .”

After all, artillery is artillery. No matter how small it is, it has a longer range and more power than a flintlock. In this war, if there is a small rifled artillery, such as one that can be operated by two people, even if it uses solid bullets, it will definitely be able to penetrate the enemy's formation with one shot, and it will be a great deterrent to the enemy. a lot of. This battle, if there had been such a sharp weapon, would have ended long ago.

Although talent is the final factor that determines a war, today's war still proved that the quality of equipment is also a factor that cannot be ignored. Especially when the military quality of both sides is not overwhelming, excellent equipment becomes even more important.

Naturally, the big guys in the group, including Emperor Chongzhen, would have no objection to Li Dingguo's proposal. With the decree, craftsmen would naturally make improvements.

This is not a technical problem, but because in the past, the Ming army did not need cavalry to go to other countries like this time, and it needed to have the speed of coming and going like the wind like Li Dingguo's troops, so it did not consider this kind of cavalry. The problem of carrying artillery. Now, since it has been raised, to solve this problem, with the technical strength that Ming Dynasty has reserved, of course it will not be a big problem.

Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied with Li Dingguo's victory, and then ordered him: "Sweden and Poland cannot limit themselves to destroying their reinforcements. They must give them a severe lesson and let them know that those who dare to be enemies of the Ming Dynasty The end. You choose the opportunity to act, if possible, and teach their country a lesson. However, you must remember that you cannot attack fortified cities. Our Ming Dynasty does not engage in wars of attrition! The way to deal with the war after the war is still the same. The so-called nobles, Kill them all, and show mercy to the oppressed serfs!”

Hearing this, Man Gui couldn't bear it anymore. This time, he only watched Li Dingguo perform during the war. He immediately asked for a fight and also wanted to help Li Dingguo. Anyway, the main force led by Yang Sichang has almost arrived at Samara Fort.

So, while Li Dingguo built another capital, Patriarch Philalet was surprised to find that the Ming army outside the city had withdrawn from the Samara Fort.

No, that's not right, they just left Samara Fort and went west.

At this time, Filaret became anxious. There were too few troops in Moscow, and the Ming army did not want to retreat and went straight to Moscow. The pressure on Moscow was too great.

Patriarch Filaret immediately convened an emergency military meeting and said to many nobles below: "The Ming army dares to ignore Samara Fort, which is a good thing for us. Everyone, as long as we can deal with the cattle and sheep in the Ming army, If we attack in groups and kill more cattle and sheep, even if we can't cause casualties to the Ming army, the Ming army will definitely be defeated despite our previous strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country. Therefore, all the cavalry in our hands must be concentrated and used. You can’t hide your secrets, victory or defeat depends on this, do you understand?”

On Li Dingguo's side, the 10,000 cavalry troops could still support the war with war and use the property of the nobles to supplement military supplies. However, Mangui's 30,000 cavalry troops could not do this. Therefore, the army carried cattle and sheep, but this also slowed down the speed of the cavalry. Now Archbishop Filaret took a fancy to this point and planned targeted actions.

It has to be said that dealing with cattle and sheep is much easier than dealing with the Ming army, and there will be many more methods. After all, those cattle and sheep need to eat grass and drink water. The cattle and sheep used by the thirty thousand cavalry army are not a small number.

Therefore, many nobles agreed one after another, beating their chests one by one, shouting that the Ming army must not come back.

But at this moment, a small leader suddenly rushed in from outside and shouted in panic: "It's not good, it's not good, the Ming army is here again, there are many, many..."

After hearing this report, everyone had no intention of continuing the meeting and rushed to the top of the city to see the situation. I saw countless red seas on the grassland to the east. No need to guess, there were obviously more than the previous Ming army.

At this moment, Patriarch Filaret and others were in despair. The big country in the east was too bullying. It actually sent so many troops from such a long distance.

There are so many of you, so you just come to the West and do whatever you want, and bully the few of us!

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