New Shun 1730

The hot iron bullet smashed a section of the chevaux de frise, but did not bounce up on the ground.

This was the position Liu Yu deliberately chose. It was close to the river and had soft soil, so the shells could not bounce and could not hurt many people.

The chariot formation, which looked like a simple pile of wood, was actually filled with soil at the back, which could effectively resist the bombardment of small cannons.

He judged that the Cossacks had no heavy artillery, and just as he judged, the Cossacks who came out to rob only had two light small cannons.

The soldiers in the chariot formation were all waiting for orders.

Jiaolaobutu was not nervous at all. He knew that the troops in his hands were an elite force, selected from the Children's Army and the Beijing Camp.

Not just any people could follow Liu Yu from Beijing to the Nurgan Dusi at the mouth of the Heilongjiang River, and then return to the Songhua River from the mouth of the river and continue to fight. If this was the norm for the Dashun army, the war in the northwest would not be worth mentioning at all.

Some of the good players and veterans with honors in the chariot formation wore armor obtained from the Handoriwei City. Wearing two layers of armor is to deal with the hand-to-hand combat that will start soon.

This is the experience gained by the Xinshun army on the battlefield in the late Ming Dynasty after Jingxiang. Before Emperor Taizong obtained enough artillery and matchlock guns and completed the cold and hot mixed military reform at the level of the Thirty Years War, the way to resist the attack of the Later Jin shield car was to counterattack with elite heavy infantry.

From the Battle of Jieqiao in the Three Kingdoms period to the Battle of Yancheng in the Song Dynasty, this heavy infantry counterattack tactic has always been effective, but not everyone can put together a heavy infantry that dares to counterattack in a short time.

After the small artillery on the opposite side bombarded several times, the entire team of Cossacks had approached the shooting distance.

The infantry Cossacks lined up in three rows, and the people in the first row stuck the heavy axes and long swords in their hands into the ground, using their usual tactics.

After shooting, the people in the first row retreated to the back to reload, and the people in the second row borrowed the heavy axes inserted by the first row as gun forks, continued to shoot, retreated to reload, and kept it continuous.

The Russians had both flintlocks and heavy matchlocks. Bayonets, weapons that had already been equipped in Western Europe, were still rare among the Cossacks on the frontier.

The few flintlock gunners who were left moved forward with the shield carts.

Once they got close, they relied on a round of volleys to suppress them, and the hand-to-hand soldiers took advantage of the situation to open the barricades.

Bang, bang, bang...

Rows of volleys, under the numerical advantage of the Russians, even if the people in the car formation had cover, they were still suppressed.

Jiaolaobutu squatted behind the bunker and grabbed a handful of silver rubles that he had traded with the Russians before, making a clattering sound to counter the Russians' gunfire and boost morale.

From beginning to end, Liu Yu never shouted any slogans such as loyalty to the country, but used "money power" throughout the whole process.

The jingling silver coins made the blood of the old soldiers in armor preparing for a counterattack surge.

The shooting at a distance of about 60 to 70 steps lasted for about five minutes. People in the Luosha team were constantly shot down, and seven or eight people were injured in the chariot formation.

During these five minutes, Jiao Laobutu's only feeling was confusion.

That's it?

This is how the Luosha people fight. How can Liu Yu be so sad and depressed towards the Westerners?

Even if this is not the Luosha Jingying, even if the Luosha are European barbarians, it seems to be the case? How did Liu Yu conclude that the level of Western military formation is better than that of the imperial court?

It is always said that we should choose the best and follow it, and learn Western methods. Jiao Laobutu thought, learn? Learn a fart!

Just this method of pushing a shield cart to break the formation in close combat, what can I learn? Is this also the case for the Western Jingying?

The Cossacks pushing the carriage have approached the barricade, and the musketeers in the chariot formation fired another round at the Luosha people in the distance.

Just when the gunshots were in the reloading gap after the chariot formation, the Luosha flintlock musketeer hiding behind the carriage suddenly stood up.

A volley of fire was fired at the soldiers who were loading in the chariot formation.

Smoke was rising, and the strong man holding the heavy axe began to move the wooden chevaux de frise. The impatient Cossack cavalry, who were waiting more than a hundred steps behind him, were still waiting for orders.

The first chevaux de frise was moved away, and the flintlock musketeers hid behind and continued to load, and the musketeers in the formation behind continued to cover.

Jiaolaobutu was not in a hurry and continued to wait.

After the second round of volleys fired by the flintlock musketeers behind the carriage, Jiaolaobutu shouted, and the armored heavy infantry who had been gathering strength for a long time took advantage of the gap in loading and followed him out of the chariot formation and rushed towards the carts.

An old soldier next to Jiaolaobutu was holding a small double-armed horse, and when he was about to rush into the crowd of carts to kill, a Cossack on the opposite side drew a short gun from his waist and shot the old soldier in the head.

The blood splashed on Jiaolaobutu's face seemed to remind this man in heavy armor who was counterattacking: times have changed.

The Cossacks behind the cart were not frightened by Jiaolaobutu's counterattack and did not panic.

They quickly formed a team, holding heavy axes or sabers, and started hand-to-hand combat with the people led by Jiaolaobutu.

Jiaolaobutu also used a two-handed short horse, and after killing a Rakshasa man, his eyes were attracted by the Cossack who had just fired the gun.

The man who came out of the blood, just one glance can tell that the opponent is a master. The first shot killed a soldier and the soldiers put the short gun into their belts, holding an axe gun about one person tall.

An old soldier raised his knife and chopped, and the Cossack used the axe gun with both hands to block it. His footsteps were not messed up at all, but took a small step forward at the moment of blocking.

He lifted it up and slashed the tail of the spear downward, stabbing the old soldier's thigh with the iron tip of the tail of the axe. The old soldier felt pain, and his thigh near the knee had been pierced. The knife in his hand shook, and the Cossack knocked it hard, took a half step forward and knocked down the old soldier on the leg, and stabbed the old soldier's throat with the axe.

After the stab, he didn't care whether the opponent was dead or not. He quickly retracted the weapon, stepped back half a step, adjusted the position of the axe, and put it diagonally in front of him to return to the starting position.

"Damn it, he's quite good."

Jiao Laobutu saw that this guy had killed two companions without any hesitation. From the distance of holding the spear, it can be seen that he is an old hand.

He spitted and rushed to the front of the Cossack. He knew very well how to use the saber, which was powerful and heavy. At least he had to pretend to be powerful and heavy, forcing the opponent to respond and lure the opponent to reveal a flaw.

With both arms raised and the sword lifted, he made a diagonal chopping posture, which actually retained 70% of his strength, just to trick the Cossack on the opposite side to use the axe gun to block or dodge.

For such a heavy sword, you can only block it by using the waist and abdomen to cooperate with your feet, but as long as you choose to block, your strength will be used up and there will be a flaw.

However, the Cossack on the opposite side did not fall for it at all, but took a half step back when Jiao Laobutu chopped. Originally, the right leg was in front of the bow step, and after stepping back, it became the left leg in front and the right leg slightly bent behind, ready to exert force at any time.

The axe gun in his hand also changed from the defensive starting posture in front of the body to the horizontal shoulder posture of exerting force. Then he exerted force on his right leg, took advantage of the momentum to half turn around, twisted his waist, and swung the axe gun horizontally on his shoulder ready to exert force with great force.

Jiao Laobutu's move was also a feint, the chop was to deceive the flaw, and he did not use the strength of his waist and abdomen. Seeing the opponent's retreating stride, he knew that he had not fooled the opponent this time. He stepped back and hunched his waist. The opponent's axe and spear chopped into the air, but he did not use all his strength to mess up his steps, and quickly returned to the starting position.

The two exchanged a move, and there was no sound. It was as if two people were slashing at the air.

However, if it was someone else, Jiao Laobutu's first move would have killed him if the opponent had taken it. And if Jiao Laobutu had used up his strength when the Cossack stepped back and turned from the starting position to attack, he would have died.

The Cossack stared at Jiao Laobutu, and Jiao Laobutu also stared at the other party. The previous fight made them both know that the other party was a veteran on the battlefield, and they would surely die if they were a little careless.

After several attempts, Jiao Laobutu finally seized the opportunity.

At the moment when the two weapons clashed, he took advantage of the armor on his body, and withdrew his horse and twisted the other party's spear handle with both hands after being chopped on the shoulder.

He twisted the opponent's axe with all his strength, twisting it horizontally, making the Cossack holding the gun cross his hands and unable to exert force.

The Cossack was also very experienced. The moment Jiao Laobutu twisted it, he knew he couldn't hold it anymore.

Years of experience made him withdraw his hand directly, grab Jiao Laobutu's arm, and get his right leg stuck under Jiao Laobutu's crotch, so Jiao Laobutu couldn't stab his leg with the butt of the axe.

He twisted his body, exerted force with his waist and abdomen, and wanted to throw Jiao Laobutu on his back. Jiao Laobutu's armor saved his life again. The extra dozens of pounds prevented the Cossack from throwing him on his back the first time, and this time Jiao Laobutu didn't give the Cossack another chance and strangled his neck.

The bull-like neck was strangled to burst veins, but he still couldn't break free...

Throwing away the strangled Cossack in his arms, looking at the pile of corpses that were still squirming and twitching next to him, Jiao Laobutu was a little scared.

I thought that if I hadn't worn armor, the blow on my shoulder would have been enough...

The melee was just a moment, and the musketeers behind pulled out the axes stuck in the ground. The first team fired to cover, and the two rows behind began to advance one by one.

The Cossack cavalry farther away finally received the order to charge.

The Cossacks in the front row stretched out their hands and drew a cross on their chests, holding the birch brittle wood guns tightly, and the formation was deployed, and began to jog and accelerate.

Just when these Cossack cavalry switched from jogging to trotting, Liu Yu in the flanking woods finally thought it was time.

Once the cavalry switched from jogging to trotting, it was difficult to adjust. It only takes seven or eight meters to turn when jogging, but it takes at least forty or fifty meters to turn when jogging.

The formation of the Rakshasa people has been deployed, especially the musketeers in the formation began to advance alternately, which is the best time for a flank attack.

A little later, those Cossack cavalry may break through the defense of the chariot formation; earlier, the cavalry can still adjust and the musketeers can also turn to defense.

The drums sounded, and the Dashun musketeers who had been prepared for a long time began to shoot according to the order. They ignored the musketeers who were advancing alternately, but chose to shoot the Cossack cavalry who started to run fast from the side.

Some people threw themselves into the vicinity of the carts where the melee was the most intense from the side.

Most of the people from the Kuwu and Hezhe tribes who followed Liu Yu to "pay tribute" did not participate in the frontal battle, but were assigned by Liu Yu to the nearby woods to rely on their hunting skills to hunt down the Cossacks who might escape after the battle.

Bang bang bang...

A series of gunshots, the Cossacks who had already started charging did not expect to be attacked from the flank. Even if they were good at horsemanship, it would be difficult to stop at this time.

As soon as Liu Yu's gunshots rang out, the entire battlefield was in chaos. Some Cossacks chose to ignore the attacks from the side, continued to speed up their horses, and charged at the chariot formation with brittle wooden spears; while another part of the Cossacks threw away their spears, drew their sabers from their sides, and controlled their horses to turn forward, trying to circle back and counterattack the flanks.

However, it was too late.

Du Feng and the light cavalry of the palace soldiers of Handoriwei also rushed to the side and rear of the Luosha people following the sound of Liu Yu's gunshots. After killing the gunmen, they launched a flank attack on the Cossacks who tried to circle back and counterattack.

Cavalry was the key to the battlefield, especially when the infantry of the Cossack formation was still using matchlock guns and had no bayonets.

They were already in chaos when they heard the gunshots from the back and sides, and with the firing of the three small cannons hidden in the chariot formation, these Cossacks in infantry battle in formation completely collapsed.

Some people chose to ignore the shooting of the chariot formation and turned around to shoot freely on both sides.

Some people shouted directly: "No! No! The cavalry is behind, run!"

The first few people who shouted were the smartest. They threw away the muskets in their hands and ran towards the river bank. The Cossacks lived along the water, and everyone was a good swimmer. Although the Heilongjiang River was wide, they were sure that they could escape from the water.

The two who ran to the river first tore their shirts and jumped into the water. With a strong arm like an oak root, they rushed out more than two meters.

More and more people jumped into the water to escape, including some cavalry. Perhaps they were reluctant to leave their horses, and some even swam to escape with their horses.

Du Feng and Handoriwei's light cavalry had turned to chasing and killing, which was what they were best at.

The remaining Cossack cavalry formation was in chaos, and there was no possibility of hedging. The most stubborn Cossacks rushed to Liu Yu, but were still knocked off their horses by the musketeers around Liu Yu.

Most of them ran to the riverside, where there were trees on both sides and they couldn't run fast. Compared to the trees, they trusted the surging river more.