Ming Zuo

Can infantry with pure muskets be able to beat the onslaught of cavalry in the plains without relying on fortifications?
This has always been a strong controversy within Xia Jun.

Many people think it can.

Their reason is that the muskets are stacked in layers, the firepower is continuous, and the range of the muskets is obvious, and it will not give the cavalry a chance to get close.

And there are also many who think it can't be done.

The mobility of the cavalry in the plains is too fast, and in the constant transformation of the formation, the flaws in the infantry phalanx will definitely be found.

And the musket array is denser.It will always be sparse.No fortifications, as long as the cavalry rushed in, it would collapse immediately,

For this reason, the two sides quarreled endlessly, and neither could persuade the other.

Even Zuo Menggeng was not sure about this.

Since the establishment of the Xia Army, there has never been a real chance to face the impact of the cavalry.

Under the Qingshui Pass, Xia Jun's fortifications are complete, and it is not a normal battlefield situation.

During the Korean War, whether it was the Xia army or the Qing army, faced with complex and rugged terrain, they had to abandon their horses and climb mountains.

Therefore, the argument of musketeers and cavalry has never been able to produce effective persuasive evidence.

When facing the Qing army, Zuo Menggeng did not dare to let the generals below try it even if he had the chance.

After all, once the experiment fails, it will be a fiasco and a tragic sacrifice.

But now facing the Dongying cavalry, Tang Wenhuan felt that it could be used to give it a try.

After all, the cavalry of Dongying was much worse than the cavalry of the Eight Banners, and it was unlikely to cause too much loss to the Xia army.

One more thing, the terrain of Aino is more suitable.

The plain area, but the two flanks are either the sea or the rugged mountains, so that the shogunate army has no way to outflank.

In this way, you can only face-to-face and head-to-head.

So he sent two battalions of musket phalanxes to confront the shogun's cavalry.

Although the ratio of troops is 1:2.5, it seems that Xia Jun's side is slightly inferior, but Tang Wenhuan has a strong self-confidence.

Does the Marine Corps really have no artillery support?

actually not.

Just not far behind them, more than [-] infantry guns were waiting to prevent emergencies.

Under Tang Wenhuan's intention, the duel between the musketeers and the cavalry was staged.

The first wave of Xia Jun's attack was very effective, and it completely wiped out a large number of Dongying cavalry.

Although the distance between the two sides is still far away at this time, it is beyond the range of infantry aiming and shooting.

But when the musket formation fights, it's not the accuracy, but the coverage.

The musketeers only need to raise and lower the muzzle according to the distance and control the trigger towards the approximate position of the enemy in front of them.

Whether they can hit the enemy or not is not something they need to consider.

Even if one bullet fails to hit, hundreds of bullets always have a killing effect.

The first platoon of soldiers finished shooting and quickly retreated.The second row stepped forward and finished raising their guns while standing still.

Commander reports data.

"Four hundred meters away, shoot!"

At the speed of the cavalry, Xia Jun had already completed two rounds of shooting just after running [-] meters. The difficulty of it can be imagined.

As the distance gets closer, the killing effect of the musket increases a lot.

Watching the scene of the shogun's cavalry turning their backs on their horses, Yamada Yuei and others were all in a cold sweat, and their thoughts were greatly impacted.

The Dongying people began to attach importance to the application of muskets from a long time ago, and it caused great damage to the Ming army during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion.

But they always felt that the slow rate of fire and the poor accuracy of the musket could not be used against the cavalry.

But now, Xia Jun completely subverted their cognition.

Yamada Yuei had already discovered that Xia Jun's musket had no matchstick on it. Although the loading steps were the same as those of Dongying's musket, they only needed to buckle a small thing on the back to fire it directly.

In this way, the rate of fire is much faster.

And the most unbelievable thing for Yamada Yuei and others is the range of the flash hat gun.

Traditional arquebuses attack the enemy in armor, and basically they cannot penetrate more than fifty steps.

But Xia Jun's flash cap gun completely ignored this.

The shogunate's military equipment is not bad, even with the sharpest swords, the armor on the body is not easy to cut.

But under the attack of Xia Jun's musket, they were all as fragile as white paper.

Three hundred meters.

Xia Jun started the third round of shooting.

The shogun's cavalry fell more, the formation was more chaotic, and the speed of running was slow.

However, Xia Jun's array conversion was like a ruler, and it was exactly the same.

The first wave of soldiers returned to the front.

They were expressionless, just repeating the same action.

Load, raise, shoot.

It seemed a simple action, but it caused a devastating blow to the shogun's cavalry.

The effect of this blow became more painful as the distance got closer.

Behind the shogun's cavalry, Matsudaira Nobuzuna and others burst into tears, only feeling the tragic and solemnity of these samurai.

The elite army, which was clearly able to pacify the world, is now like a moth to a flame, going straight up to die.

When did war become like this?

Tachibana Mongshiger, who was charging, didn't feel much, he just felt that there were fewer and fewer people around him.But now that the cavalry had burst into full speed, it was impossible to stop.

Then go bravely!
Break through the obstacles in front and return to the vast world.

The musketeers on the opposite side must be tired after fighting for so long, right?

Their barrels should be hot enough to shoot, right?

The thick smoke should have blocked their sight, right?
It's a pity that Tachibana Mongshiger overlooked one point.

The fighting area is by the sea.

Under the strong sea breeze, the gunpowder smoke caused by the musket shooting was quickly blown away, and it did not affect the sight of the Xia Army soldiers.

When the shogun's cavalry rushed within a hundred meters, it was as if they had hit an invisible wall.

Whether it is people or horses, they all fell down in front of this wall, or died or injured, but they were unable to move forward.

Tang Wenhuan could see clearly and knew that this distance was the limit that the cavalry could reach when charging the musketeers.

For the soldiers of the Xia Army, the shooting accuracy of [-] meters is very high.

Under direct aiming, even if there are fish that slip through the net in the barrage, they will be quickly replaced.

As soon as I saw the line of [-] meters, the cavalry of Dongying rushed up layer by layer, and fell layer by layer.Soon, it turned into a wall of flesh and blood as high as a human chest.

The cavalry of more than [-] people, at this moment only two or three kittens are left.

Tachibana Zongshiger finally understood that it was all over.

A sense of powerlessness flooded his body, making him inexplicably sad and angry.

With a loud shout, the warhorse was driven across the wall of flesh and blood.

Even if they were all killed, so what.

As a samurai, what is the fear of death?
He was alone, holding his sword high, and rushed forward without stopping.

bang bang bang bang...

Under a series of gunshots, the warhorse under his crotch neighed, and his body suddenly slanted to the side, throwing him off the horse.

Tachibana Zongmao slammed heavily on the ground, only to feel that all the bones in his body seemed to be out of place.

He barely propped himself up with his arms, his throat suddenly sweet, and scarlet blood spurted out.

The severe pain in many places on his body made him understand that he should have been shot.

The opposite Xia Jun became more and more blurred, as if out of reach.

I think he is known as the unparalleled Western country, he has fought countless battles in his life, and his glory is as many as stars.

But at this moment, he couldn't even touch the enemy's face.

What a fire!
Tachibana Mongshiger reluctantly stood up and roared in anger towards the opposite side.

"Duel like a samurai!"

The Xia Jun soldiers on the opposite side couldn't understand what he was saying.

Hundreds of muskets spewed thick smoke together, turning him into a hornet's nest.

Tachibana Zongshiger lost control of his body and fell backwards on his back.

His last gaze was towards the sky, which was getting darker and darker, as if foretelling the future of the warrior.