Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 415
The 3000 soldiers of the blood wolf mercenary regiment were quickly divided into five square teams, each with [-] people, and not all of these soldiers were musketeers.

In the center of each phalanx is a phalanx of 240 spearmen, flanked by musketeers on both sides, and small musketeer phalanxes at the four corners. Each phalanx has [-] musketeers.

It is still a platoon, but they can shoot independently in their own phalanx, and the standard bearer is arranged in the middle of the pikemen's phalanx.

All the musketeers had no fixed positions, and were so mobile that they could advance and fire in one long line of battle.

At the beginning of the Franji large square formation, the space occupied by the 3000-person square formation has been stipulated. The distance between each pikeman and the adjacent soldiers is [-] meters. space for soldiers.

The guard musketeers on both sides of the pikemen phalanx lined up in a column formation with the width of five shooters. The musketeers for the main battle were deployed at the four corners of the large phalanx to guard against enemies on all sides.

In this position, the musketeers could shoot and harass the enemy infantry, while the pikemen formed a defensive fortress. When the enemy cavalry charged, the musketeers could avoid the attack.

This is the well-known Franji Grand Phalanx in later generations.

Undoubtedly, Arthur, the mercenary captain who has experienced the 30-year war in Europe, is the leader in commanding the large phalanx.

Ma De, Yiguan Zheng, that profiteer, actually asked for 20 Daming silver to let his fleet cross the Daming Sea. This is simply extortion and robbery!

The head of the loss-making group even helped them beat the Dutchman, what a shame, profiteer!Arthur, the mercenary leader, seems to have a problem with talking to himself.

If it were me, I would probably do the same!Arthur thought to himself, after all, who has trouble with money!
"Abagon, where is Wencheng Fan of the Qing Dynasty? Why didn't I see it?" Arthur turned to the fat man while marching.

"My lord, Wen Chengfan is in the Shengjing City ahead. We must defeat this group of Ming troops before we can see him." Abagon bent down and said to Arthur with a smile on his face. Humility is his motto.

"Hmph, these ignorant savages are really useless. They can't even pay the commission, so they want to hire the great blood wolf mercenary group!" Arthur became angry when he thought of it. Would not come here.

Although Daming is very rich, there are many rich places around Dayang, and there is another official in Ming Dynasty, Zheng, a profiteer who controls it.

Thinking of this official, Zheng, Arthur became angry again. The two had done several businesses, and they had the common enemy of the Dutch, but his fleet was still charged a full 20 taels of Daming silver for crossing the Daming Sea. .

This is already half of the deposit paid by Wencheng Fan of the Qing Dynasty!

This trip must not lose money, must grab a lot of money, and grab a lot of slaves!Arthur thought hard.

"My lord, the soldiers of Ming Dynasty have stopped!" Fat A Bagong had sharp eyes and hurriedly reported upon seeing this.

"Command Joseph, stand still and prepare for battle!" Arthur ordered.

His phalanx is an all-infantry phalanx, and the best way to fight is to form a tight formation and wait for the enemy to come to his door.

When the two armies were still three hundred paces apart, Liu Hongjian waved his hand to stop the army.

"Chang Yu, get the rifle ready, let these niggers listen first!" Liu Hongjian ordered.

Chang Yu then signaled the flag officer to wave the flag.

bang bang bang bang bang bang-

The 2000-year-old soldier from the Qianhu Institute fired first, and the distance of [-] paces was the limit of the front-loading rifles of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Hongjian wanted to see how the equipment of these maritime powers compared with that of the Ming Dynasty.

Or a demonstration.

The platoon formation of Ming Dynasty was all trained by Liu Hongjian, and it was just the simplest platoon formation mentioned in the history books of later generations. The rifled guns all equipped by Qianhu in Longevity Mountain also had the longest attack distance, and were arranged in the camp of the Ming army. middle.

What Qianhu shot was a 3000-man phalanx in the middle of the blood wolf mercenary group.

With a burst of gunshots, dozens of people in the center of the mercenary group's phalanx fell to the ground, but the phalanx remained motionless.

"What? The muskets of the Ming army can hit so far?" Arthur stared straight.

In all previous wars, Franji's muskets have been on par with the Dutchman, and they have roamed all over Obaro.

Like the old Dutch muskets, the Francois are all rifles (rifled guns), and the attack distance is about 250 steps according to Ming calculation.

What he never expected was that Daming's musket could shoot so far, it was beyond his expectation!
The attack distance means the first opportunity, and this advantage is enough to win a victory.

"Order, Joseph advances fifty yards! Fire immediately!" Arthur ordered hastily.

After a while, the blood wolf mercenary team started to move forward against the muskets of the Qianhu Office of the Longevity Mountain. At a distance of fifty yards, the Qianhu Office of the Longevity Mountain had already fired a full ten rounds of guns in a row.

The phalanx in the middle of the blood wolf mercenary group was almost crippled, and at least more than 1000 people fell down.

However, the entire phalanx of the blood wolf mercenary regiment remained neat and unmoved, with discipline and military orders!It is the essence of the big square!

Except for the generals, Arthur's soldiers were all black slaves recruited from Levia. These black slaves only had to be fed, and they were trained to be the most qualified musketeers.

They are not afraid of death and have excellent physical strength, which is the root of Arthur's self-confidence.

bang bang bang bang bang bang-

After the phalanx of the blood wolf mercenary group came within the attack range, they also opened fire.

"WTF? The muskets of these niggers can hit 250 paces?" Liu Hongjian couldn't sit still!

The musket in Shenjiying's hand was the first-generation front-loading smooth-bore firearm from the Ordnance Institute. Its attack range was only 150 steps, which was only 34 steps longer than the bow and arrow.

This will be a great test for the Ming army. If the entire Shenji Battalion cannot function, the Ming army will be extremely passive.

"Kong Er's idiot! Fire him!" While ordering the Shenji Battalion to retreat slowly, Liu Hongjian gave orders to Kong Er's idiot who had already prepared.

Boom, boom, boom—fifteen cannons erupting with fury!

Regardless of whether they were Tartars or blacks, the shells began to wreak havoc in the blood wolf mercenary group's camp.

"Master Superintendent! The niggers are speeding up! Do you want the cannon camp to retreat?" A messenger came to ask for instructions.

"Retreat for the time being! On the top of the Qianhu House on Longevity Mountain! Fight while retreating! Wu Binghao, each of the [-] Battalion took two grenades and stood by!" Liu Hongjian was very depressed.

The commander of this group of niggers is really shrewd. He knows that the reloading speed of the cannon is slow. As long as the phalanx continues to approach, the cannon must retreat with the army, and the marching cannon cannot finish reloading.

Moreover, the discipline of this group of niggers was too strict. The unison of fifteen cannons caused at least a thousand casualties in several phalanxes.

But these five phalanxes seem to have not been affected at all, and they are still advancing steadily, which is terrible!

This foreigner is indeed the originator of the queuing and shooting tactics, and they really did it.

Liu Hongjian was horrified!If Daming hadn't worked hard to reform in the past year, he definitely wouldn't be a match for these niggers!

"Wu Binghao! The [-] Battalion charge, bombard him with grenades!"

PS: A little historical science popularization: Franji, today's Spain.Europa, today's Europe.Levia, present-day Africa.Daming Sea, now the South China Sea.Xiaodongyang, today's Benhai.Luzon, an island in the northern part of the Philippines today.

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