The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 821 The Battle of Ren'an and Qiang broke out (seeking subscription for monthly ticket)

Taking advantage of this New Year's Eve, Zhu Hongyu distributed brand-new military uniforms to the coalition forces. To put it bluntly, he was trying to win the hearts of the troops.

Whether it is the Ming army or the armies of other vassal states in the coalition, everyone has them.

Over the past few years, Daming's textile industry has developed rapidly, and the scale of the garment industry has continued to expand.

Things like clothes may be rare items for other countries.

Replacing the army with new military uniforms is not a small expense, but to Daming, it is really nothing.

It's just a matter of changing military uniforms for more than [-] people in the coalition army, and the Ming court can fully afford the cost.

Don't even have to grit your teeth!

To Zhu Hongyu, it was really just a trivial matter.

Of course, in order to facilitate the supply, the new military uniforms for the coalition forces this time, in terms of shape and structure, are all uniforms of the Ming army.

There is no special distinction between the armies of the various vassal states of the coalition.

However, these coalition soldiers have no opinion on this!
You get a new dress for nothing, as long as it fits you well, no one cares about the style of the new dress.

People in this era are not as particular about things as later generations.

Liu Shantai heard the words and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty Long En, the coalition forces have nothing to repay. Only by defeating the enemy in a deadly battle and offering victory to His Majesty can we repay in case."

Hong Wangfu smiled and nodded.

"What the handsome said is good!"

"Since the commander-in-chief has signed for the military uniform, the officer will leave and return to his command..."

……

Inside the coalition camp!
The soldiers from various feudal states received brand-new military uniforms from the quartermaster, all with sincere smiles on their faces.

All countries are the same these days, and being a soldier is a hard job.

Not enough to eat, not warm enough to wear, and the court owes some money from time to time are common things.

From a fundamental point of view, the military discipline of this era is poor, and the military itself cannot really be blamed.

Not only did a group of big-headed soldiers not have enough food and clothing, they even had their salaries deducted, making it very difficult to support their families.

If they want to go to the battlefield desperately, and the higher-ups are reluctant to pay the start-up fee, then they can only let the army go and grab it themselves.

Because, if you don't rob, these big soldiers won't be able to support their families.

Why was the Yue family army in the Southern Song Dynasty able to "freeze to death without demolishing houses, starve to death without taking captives"?
Apart from Yue Fei's strict restrictions on military discipline, the main reason is that they rely on the central finance of the Southern Song Dynasty court behind them, so they can neither freeze nor starve to death.

It can't be said that there is no need to worry about food and clothing, but the most basic supply of food and wages is guaranteed.

Since he can support himself and his family by food and salary, looting has become a non-essential thing.

Not a breadwinner for a living!

Only in this way can military discipline restrain the army!
Otherwise, if the army is really going to freeze to death and starve to death, no one really thinks that the so-called military discipline can restrain a group of big soldiers with knives and guns in their hands, right?

People, after all, are selfish.

No one would hold a sharp weapon in their hands and watch themselves freeze to death and starve to death.

Therefore, although Zhu Hongyu attached great importance to military discipline, he cared more about the food and pay for the army.

Because he knows that if he can't pay the army enough food and pay, he has to rectify military discipline, and the army will mutiny every minute.

However, Zhu Hongyu attached great importance to the army and gave the Ming army the best treatment.

Under Zhu Hongyu's insistence, the Ming army has always been raising soldiers with high salaries.

The whole army has no worries about food and clothing, they can even eat once every three days, and they usually eat a lot of food.

Even two sets of brand new military uniforms will be issued a year.

Not to mention there are military merit fields and daily salary rewards!

The treatment can be described as generous!
But this is the treatment given to the Ming army by the current Ming court, and the troops of other vassal states are not treated so well.

It can even be said that since joining the coalition army, it can be said that the armies of these vassal states have had the best period of time.

Despite the intensity of the fighting, the number of casualties has been increasing.

But it is Daming that is providing their food and salary, and their food and salary will no longer be deducted layer by layer by corrupt officials in the country.

It was the first time for many people to feel the taste of full food, the first time to get 100% of the salary and rewards they should have, and the first time to feel that their military achievements would not be shared by the superiors... …

And now, as the new year is approaching, the Son of Heaven has even sent them a brand new military uniform as a reward.

How can these people not be moved?

Not only because of such a dress.

It was more because they felt the importance and respect from Da Ming Zi.

They can feel that the Son of Heaven treats them as human beings!
Instead of treating them as slaves who can be bullied and squeezed at will, like those officials and generals in their country, they are even inferior to cattle, horses and livestock.

Before that, most of them had barely worn new clothes.

The military uniforms on his body were all dirty and old, and the patches couldn't stop the loopholes. Before it was given to them, he didn't know how many owners changed.

Before that, they were still envious of the brand-new, unpatched military uniforms worn by soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Now they have all received new military uniforms, all of them are sincere, and they are grateful to the great emperor who values ​​them.

Many people have an urge to die for their confidants!
It's that simple for the superiors in this era to win people's hearts.

Many people couldn't wait to take off their torn clothes, throw them aside, and then put on brand new Ming army uniforms.

Looking at the mighty and upright self after wearing the new military uniform, many people are proud of their identity as a coalition force.

Zhu Hongyu is professional in winning the hearts of the army.

Nobody knows what soldiers want better than him!
……

Just as the coalition forces were preparing for the new year in full swing and distributing new military uniforms, the Burmese army was also preparing for the new year.

Burma was far less wealthy than Ming Dynasty, and countless food and salaries were provided to the coalition forces to ensure food and drink for the coalition forces on the front line.

But in order to boost morale, Mangbai also almost emptied Myanmar's treasury, and got almost 200 million silver dollars, which he planned to use to reward the army.

That's right, it's silver dollars!
Although Burma and Ming are now in a hostile relationship.

But Daming's silver dollars are really delicious!

The silver dollar is full of materials, with a silver content as high as [-]%, which is similar to that of Yuan Datou in later generations.

And the pattern is exquisite, the currency value is fixed, it is convenient to circulate, and the reputation is endorsed by the Ming court.

These silver dollars were soon in circulation, occupying the domestic market of Ming Dynasty!

Many people rushed to take gold and silver to the Royal Bank of Daming to exchange them for silver dollars.

Then, it is logical to expand outward circulation.

Needless to say, this large area of ​​Asia is completely within the sphere of influence of Ming Dynasty, the place where raw materials are supplied, and the market where commodities are dumped...

It is within the scope of Ming's trade rights.

Whether they are willing or unwilling, for the convenience of trade, they can only accept the circulation of silver dollars from Ming Dynasty.

Even Myanmar is not immune!
The gold and silver in Myanmar were basically exchanged for Ming silver coins.

Of the 200 million silver dollars, Mangbai kept half of them as a spare, and scattered the rest to the soldiers below.

100 million silver dollars were distributed to 20 people, and five silver dollars per person was really not a small number.

It is enough for a family of five to live comfortably for more than half a year.

However, the account is not calculated like this!

What Mangbai sent here was indeed 100 million.

However, the officials who dealt with it in the middle must be lost, right?

The rule of not having [-]% of hands is not limited to Daming in the past. This thing is an outdated custom, and it is the kind of outdated custom that has a wide range of influence.

And, the generals of each army need to earn some money, right?

If they don't earn some money, how can they support their servants?
The grassroots officers in charge of distributing money need to deduct a little, right?

Don't skimp a bit, how can they support their many illegitimate children and concubines.

Then, just drifting all the way without deducting it, what was distributed to the soldiers below was only [-] big coins per person.

Of course, Mangbai didn't know about this.

The officials and generals below had a tacit understanding of hiding this matter from Mangbai.

Because, if you kill him, you can't let Mangbai know about it!

In order to reward the army, Mangbai almost pawned his own pants.

As a result, more than [-]% of them were blackmailed from top to bottom, and not many of them really fell into place.

If Mangbai knew about this, Mangbai would definitely kill someone.

But even if [-]% of the bounties allocated by Mangbai were hacked, the remaining ones were still enough to make the Burmese soldiers cheer.

Naturally, they had nothing to say about the bounty they got for nothing.

Mangbai stood outside his big tent, listening to the cheers and eager atmosphere in his own camp, his eyes narrowed slightly.

But the expression on his face didn't relax much, instead it was rather dignified.

It is the New Year's Eve, and the coalition forces have suspended their offensive.

But once the new year's day passes, the coalition forces will inevitably launch another attack.

At that time, Ren'an Qiang is afraid that there will be a hard battle!
Mangbai exhaled heavily, his heart full of helplessness and despair.

Actually, he wanted to ask Daming for peace.

However, as soon as the envoy he sent arrived in Nanjing, he was ordered by Zhu Hongyu to behead and sacrifice the flag.

Daming just made it clear that I don't want to talk to you, I just want to kill you.

Mangbai really regretted it!

If there was regret medicine that he could take, he would never have activated the cursed water disaster back then, but would have fed Yongli with good food and drink.

Even if it's a battle with Wu Sangui's Guan Ningjun, I don't hesitate...

Oh, by the way, there is a Guan Ning army among the coalition forces on the opposite side.

Moreover, Wu Sangui's grandson personally led the army to cooperate with Daming to fight him in Burma.

This is so...

Really dog!

Mangbai couldn't help scolding his mother.

After pondering for a while, Mangbai spoke.

"Pass down the order and summon the generals to discuss the matter!"

Looking at the hustle and bustle of the coalition army camp in the distance, Mangbai suddenly had the idea of ​​launching a surprise attack on the coalition army during the New Year's Eve.

It may not be possible to defeat the enemy, but it should be able to frustrate the spirit of the coalition forces and gain more chances for victory in the decisive battle after the New Year's Eve.

Following the orders sent by the messengers, Mangbai returned to his tent of the Chinese army.

He stood in front of a sand table, staring at the coalition barracks on the sand table with piercing eyes, thinking about the feasibility of a sneak attack.

Without making Mang Bai wait long, all the generals of the Burmese army, including those mercenary officers hired by Mang Bai at a high price, all gathered in the tent of the Chinese army.

After Mangbai and the others arrived, he spoke directly.

"Judging from the current situation, our army is generally at a disadvantage."

"In order to save the current defeat, this king feels that our army should seize the opportunity of this New Year's Eve and launch an offensive against the coalition forces..."

Mangbai felt that it was the New Year's Eve now, and the Ming army was celebrating the New Year's Eve, so they would definitely be negligent.

If they can seize this opportunity, they may be able to achieve success in one fell swoop!
After Mangbai's words fell, the Dutch mercenary officer he had paid for stood up and said.

"It's a pole, it's a pole!"

"What His Majesty the King said is justified. This New Year's Eve may really be a chance for our army to come back."

The Dutch mercenary officer named Richard was a veteran who had participated in the first and second Anglo-Dutch wars.

Experienced in war!

A Burmese general on the side also spoke.

"Your Majesty's words are justified. If our army can take advantage of the New Year's Eve to defeat the coalition army in one fell swoop, it may really be able to restore the current situation."

"The last general is willing to lead the army to attack!"

When the surrounding people heard this, they also spoke one after another.

"Yeah, never come again."

"The New Year's Eve is approaching, and the coalition forces must relax. Now is the great opportunity God has given us."

"..."

Faced with the approval of the generals, Mangbai also had a smile on his face, and then he spoke.

"Haha, what you generals said makes sense!"

Then, he began to discuss with the generals in the army about the sneak attack on the coalition forces.

……

The [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month in the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty.

A group of elite Burmese troops left the camp and headed towards the coalition camp.

Prepare to take advantage of the New Year's Eve to play a wave of raids!
Today's coalition army camp was full of celebrations, a lot of wine and meat were used to reward soldiers, and even the army organized a party, spending money to invite theater troupes to perform for the soldiers in the army.

The Burmese soldiers who were about to attack the coalition camp looked at the excitement in the direction of the camp, and their eyes were full of murderous intent and full of destructive desire.

It's just that they were only halfway through the march when they saw a group of fine cavalry from the coalition marching in front of them.

Obviously, it is not only the Burmese army, but also the coalition forces who have the idea of ​​sneak attacking the other side during the New Year's Eve.

The sneak attacking troops of both sides met in the wild, and after looking at each other for a while, fighting broke out in an instant.

The coalition cavalry reined in one after another, and rushed towards the surprise attack troops of the Burmese army.

Allied soldiers on horseback bowed their bows and set up arrows, preparing to send New Year gifts to the Burmese army.

collapse!Bumble!

The sound of the bowstring chattering was endless.

People shouted and horses neighed one after another, and the encounter broke out in an instant.

Soldiers from both sides fought on the battlefield. The coalition army had cavalry, and the Burmese army naturally also had cavalry. Cavalry fought cavalry, infantry fought infantry, and the fighting became more intense.

Casualty figures on both sides are climbing!
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, but on the eve of this New Year's Eve, there are countless blood-stained battlefields...

……

Watching the evolution of the battle situation on the battlefield, Liu Shantai exhaled heavily, and then spoke.

"It seems that the Burmese King Mangbai still has a wicked heart!"

"If he wants to rely on a sneak attack to change the overall situation, he really dares to think about it!"

The generals in the coalition army are mostly veterans who have fought in battles, so how could they not guard against the enemy's surprise attack?

Don't look at the new year's festival being celebrated in the coalition camp, but at most only half of the people participating in the celebration.

The remaining half of the people are almost inseparable from their armor and guns, ready to go into battle at any time.

In war, what is ultimately contested is a country's overall national strength and war potential.

Sneak attack, trickery, may be able to save the situation a little bit, but it is absolutely impossible to reverse the overall situation.

The situation on the battlefield evolved little by little. In the end, the Burmese army's sneak attack troops retreated.

He was chased and killed by the cavalry of the coalition army, causing a large number of casualties!

However, after repelling the invading Burmese army, the coalition forces did not continue to pursue and expand the results of the battle, but withdrew their own camp.

Because for the coalition forces, now is not a good time to attack the Burmese army camp head-on!
The main force in the army is celebrating the New Year's Eve, and the heavy artillery for the siege has not yet been transferred and is still on the way.

If we attack rashly now, the number of casualties is estimated to be very ugly.

In order to keep the Ming army in Ren'an Qiang, Mangbai managed the city defense of Ren'an Qiang a lot.

A small Ren'an Qiang city, except for the Burmese army camp outside the city, the city itself has also undergone a bastion transformation.

There are trenches between the Burmese army camp and the city.

In addition, there are a large number of bunkers, traps, firepower points, fence antlers and other defensive facilities around the camp.

If there is a choice, without the assistance of heavy siege artillery, the coalition forces will never rashly attack the Burmese army camp in Ren'anqiang.

……

After the New Year's Eve, the time has entered the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, 1671 in the Western calendar.

Time passed quickly, until the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the heavy siege artillery transported from Yunnan finally arrived at the camp of the coalition forces.

Liu Shantai arranged for people to arrange artillery positions and prepare artillery positions.

On the one hand, he ordered the army to prepare for war, preparing to attack the Burmese army camp in front of him.

Since this period of time, the fighting between the coalition forces and the Burmese army has continued, but it has always been only a small-scale war.

For example, a battle of hundreds or thousands of people!
This kind of fighting intensity is not low, but it can't affect the overall situation.

In addition, Liu Shantai also dispatched elite cavalry from the coalition army, and the tropical rainforest combat troops dispatched by Daming from Nanyang to harass and cut off the Burmese army's food roads.

Get more chips for your side to win!

With the transfer of heavy siege artillery of the coalition forces in place, the horn of the decisive battle was also sounded.

And the Burmese army has quickly made corresponding preparations!
……

In the fifth year of the Ming Dynasty, the nineteenth day of the first lunar month.

The decisive battle begins!
The coalition forces began to kill the Burmese army's camp outside Ren'anqiang City.

The main force of the infantry pressed forward, and the cavalry swept the flanks of the army.

The Burmese army also sent people out of the camp, preparing to fight the coalition forces.

The distance between the two sides has been continuously shortened, and the war is about to break out.

Although the Burmese army has a strong city, it cannot be relied on. Facing the advancing coalition forces, the Burmese army can only go out to meet them.

In the final analysis, it was because the cavalry of the coalition forces cut off the food road of the Burmese army.

Even if there is a certain amount of grain stored in Ren'an Qiang City, it cannot supply the needs of a full 20 people.

This is the reason why the big city has been difficult to defend since ancient times!
With hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians at every turn, no matter how much food there is, it is not enough to eat.

Once the food road is cut off, no matter how strong the city defense is, it will be broken sooner or later as long as the city is besieged for a long time.

To be honest, if it weren't for the arrival of the siege artillery of the coalition forces, the coalition forces would be ready to launch an attack.

Wait for a while, and the Burmese army may take the initiative to attack the coalition forces in order to open up food channels.

……

Mangbai, the king of Myanmar, climbed onto a high platform in person and beat the drums.

Amidst the roar of war drums, the Burmese army came out of the camp to fight with the coalition forces.

At the end of the war, the cavalry of both sides began to confront each other.

Teams of elite cavalry crossed back and forth on the battlefield, sprinted, and hunted each other.

But it is very obvious that the cavalry on the coalition side is gradually seizing the initiative on the battlefield.

Countless fine cavalry of the coalition army are rapidly covering the battlefield and suppressing the space for the Burmese cavalry to move.

The cavalry in the coalition army, whether it is the headquarters of the Ming army, the Guanning army, or the Eight Banners soldiers, are all the best of the best.

Speaking of cavalry fighting, the cavalry in the Burmese army can only be hanged and beaten, and they will not be opponents of the coalition cavalry at all.

The revolver, and the double-barreled nozzle, can be called a big killer on the battlefield of cavalry confrontation.

The cavalry equipment of the Ming army impressed countless people and deeply envied them.

Whether it is the Guanning Army or the Eight Banners soldiers, they are all envious of the Ming Army's equipment.

Da Mingzi is really willing to spend money on the army!
At the same time, artillery fire from both sides was also firing and roaring.

Amidst the rumbling sound of shelling, shells flew over the battlefield one after another, shooting towards the enemy.

The cannonball rolled and rotated, releasing kinetic energy, and could even plow out flesh and blood passages made of stumped limbs and broken arms in the crowd.

Whether it is the coalition forces or the Burmese army, the number of casualties is increasing rapidly in the face of the opponent's artillery fire.

However, in order to reduce the casualties faced by the bombardment, the infantry formations of the coalition forces are arranged very thinly.

Only a handful of three rows!
It is exactly the most typical infantry array for queuing and shooting.

The reason why such an infantry formation is used for queuing up and shooting is not that it is impossible to form several more rows.

It's because if the array is too thick, it will be a living target in front of solid shells.

In the face of the enemy's solid shell bombardment, the number of casualties will be unimaginable.

However, the Burmese army on the opposite side is not like this.

In other words, although the current Burmese army has also begun to use the tactic of queuing and shooting, its tactic has not yet fully formed.

Their formation is still the traditional thick army formation of the cold weapon era.

The kind with dozens of rows of people at every turn!
It's just that the thicker the Burmese army's array, the more astonishing the number of casualties in the face of shelling.

This kind of large phalanx tactic, which was very useful in the era of cold weapons, should be eliminated after the war enters the age of firearms and artillery becomes the decisive factor leading the direction of war.

Otherwise, no army can withstand the bombardment of artillery.

Seeing that his own infantry suffered casualties under the shelling of the Burmese army, Liu Shantai couldn't help asking.

"Can our army's artillery directly knock out the Burmese army's artillery array?"

After Liu Shantai's voice fell, Zhang Shan, who was in charge of the artillery command, spoke.

"can!"

"But it takes time to prepare!"

Now the coalition's artillery shelling target is the infantry array of the Burmese army.

If you want to switch to shelling the artillery positions of the Burmese army, you need to measure and verify the shooting elements of the artillery.

It will be troublesome!

However, since Liu Shantai asked, Zhang Shan would naturally not refuse.

Because, Liu Shantai is the main general of this battle.

Under Zhang Shan's order, the field artillery of the allied forces continued to pour firepower at the infantry array of the Burmese army.

The siege heavy artillery stopped its shelling, quickly adjusted its shooting, and aimed at the Burmese army's artillery position to fire.

The reason why only the heavy siege artillery fired at the Burmese army's artillery formation was entirely because the field artillery of the coalition forces had a limited range and could not reach the Burmese army's artillery formation on the opposite side.

Not long after, the heavy artillery group of the coalition army that had adjusted and fired at Zhu Yuan opened fire.

Amidst bursts of roaring sounds, bullets fell towards the artillery array of the Burmese army.

The shell exploded after hitting the ground.

Smoke and dust rose into the sky!

The fragments unscrupulously swept around, harvesting life.

Amidst the rumbling explosions, the artillery positions of the Burmese army were submerged in the sky full of smoke and dust.

A round of shells raged, and the movement of the exploding shells even caused the explosion of gunpowder.

Seeing this scene, Mangbai's knuckles holding the telescope turned slightly white.

How long has it been since the war started, and our own shelling has been completely suppressed!

He really felt the despair!
I felt the oppression of fighting against the Ming army.

Taking a deep breath, Mangbai said.

"fight back!"

"Aim at the enemy's artillery positions and fight back!"

However, the only response to him was a heavy sigh.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, I can't hit you!"

"Our artillery range is not enough, we can't hit the artillery positions of the coalition forces!"

"..."

Most of the artillery currently used by the Burmese army is purchased from Western countries, and the sources of artillery in Western countries are mostly second-hand goods retired from the Ming army.

They are almost all smoothbore guns, and their range and accuracy are far inferior to the rifled guns that the Ming army is now deploying on a large scale.

Therefore, during the shelling, the Burmese army was almost unilaterally suppressed and beaten.

Although their shelling can also pose a threat to the advancing coalition infantry, it cannot reach the coalition artillery positions at all.

This aggrieved feeling made the reckless want to go crazy.

"How about strong charges?"

Mangbai asked again.

But he still couldn't get the answer he wanted.

"No, Your Majesty, the forced charge will explode!"

The current artillery pieces of the Burmese Army are all second-hand, or second-hand.

Even if the arsenal of the Ming army strictly controls the appearance of artillery, the quality can be imagined!

Normal shelling is fine, but if the charge is forced, it will definitely explode.

Because these artillery are second-hand goods retired from the Ming army.

The artillery retired by the Ming army has basically reached the end of its service life.

On the surface, there seems to be no problem with the artillery, but in the long-term war and daily training, the wear and tear of the artillery is very serious.

Although it can still be used, the risk of bombing is not low!
Otherwise, the Ming army would not have sold all these artillery pieces.

Mangbai kept taking deep breaths, feeling a tightness in his chest.

But the only thing that made him feel relieved was that his side had arranged artillery positions in advance.

Although one's own artillery position is being unilaterally ravaged by the artillery of the Ming army, due to the existence of fortifications, the number of casualties can still be controlled.

Moreover, the shelling can still be maintained, and it can continue to cause damage to the Ming army in front of them.

……

The battle on the battlefield is still going on!

The infantry of the coalition army kept pressing forward, and the rows of musketeers were extremely strict.

These musketeers in the Ming army are well-trained. Even in the face of enemy shelling, they feel the shells passing by, taking away the life of Pao Ze, leaving stumps and broken arms all over the ground.

They can also keep the array in order and continue to move forward.

After long-term training, these soldiers' fear of military law surpassed their fear of enemy guns on the battlefield.

And such soldiers are rare elite soldiers in the era of queuing up and shooting.

One by one muskets were carried on the shoulders, and the whistle with strong penetrating power continued to sound on the battlefield, guiding the soldiers to move forward.

The infantry array of the Burmese army is also slowly moving forward.

Musketeers on both sides raised their loaded muskets, ready to shoot.

Snapped!clap clap!

The distance between the two sides was still nearly 200 meters, and the Ming army musketeers on the coalition side stood still and fired first.

Accompanied by bursts of copper whistles, the musketeers of the Ming army quickly fired several rows of volleys.

With the sound of crackling muskets, projectiles squeezed out of the rifled barrel, spinning and shooting towards the enemy in front of them.

Although they are far apart, the muskets generally equipped by Ming army musketeers are rifled guns.

The range and power far exceed the smoothbore guns used by the Burmese army, and the lethality is still considerable.

After a three-row volley, the Burmese musketeers on the opposite side fell down in a large area as if they were cutting wheat.

There was an instant silence on the battlefield!
The Burmese army musketeers in front of them were all frightened by the sudden killing.

Then came the hysterical screams and wailing.

Some poorly trained Burmese musketeers were terrified and ignored orders from their own officers.

The Ming army was still a full 200 meters away from them, so they pulled the trigger.

Amidst bursts of gunfire, the Ming army suffered very few casualties.

In the tight formation, only a few people were hit by muskets.

After a round of salvo, it was far less than the casualties caused by their artillery to the Ming army.

And more importantly, at a distance of 200 meters, the lethality of the Burmese army's muskets was severely weakened. In addition, the breastplate per capita of the soldiers of the Ming army had a certain protective effect.

Therefore, even if the volleys of the Burmese army can hit the Ming army's musketeers, the damage they can cause to the Ming army's musketeers is very limited!

Liang Jinchang stood in the formation and ordered the musketeers to continue loading and prepare for the next round of salvo.

With a copper whistle in his mouth, he felt the whistling wind on the battlefield and the sound of shells and lead bullets passing through the air, with a calm expression.

There was no panic on his face, and he methodically conveyed instructions through the copper whistle, directing the battle.

Accompanied by sharp whistles, the soldiers under his command finished loading and put their muskets on their shoulders one after another.

Another brass whistle sounded, and the soldiers of the Ming army methodically pulled the trigger and fired a second round of salvo.

After a burst of gunfire, the vision of the front row musketeers was obscured by gunpowder smoke.

Fortunately, a gust of mountain wind blew away the gunpowder smoke in front of the Ming army's array, without affecting the battle.

The Burmese army on the opposite side also pulled the trigger. After a burst of gunshots, several people from the Ming army were shot.

The dead and wounded were carried down by the health workers, and the soldiers in the back row quickly filled their seats.

These musketeers of the Ming army are like cold robots, they will only act according to the predetermined instructions, and there is no panic in the face of the enemy's muskets and artillery.

Then continue to load, salvo!
The artillery fire roared, and the musket fire continued. Both sides fired one round, and we fired one round, firing back and forth.

This is the most typical war in the era of queuing and shooting.

There were casualties on the side of the Ming army, but the number of casualties on the side of the Burmese army was even more exaggerated.

The two sides fired at each other for six or seven rounds, and the first few musketeers of the Burmese army were completely defeated.

One soldier dropped the weapon in his hand, turned around and ran behind.

The Supervising Team can't hold back at all!

Moreover, due to the distance problem, the casualties that the Burmese army can cause to the Ming army are very limited after all.

The follow-up Burmese army was driven to fill the gap and continued to shoot at the Ming army.

Then, after being crushed by a unilateral weapon generation difference, he quickly retreated.

The array of Burmese troops continued to fill in, like filling a bottomless hole, with no effect at all.

Although the Ming army on the opposite side suffered casualties, the formation remained motionless.

"Your Majesty the King, the muskets equipped by the Ming army are rifled guns, while our soldiers are equipped with only smooth-bore guns."

"It's not okay to shoot from more than 200 yards!"

"The Ming army can hit us, but we cannot hit the Ming army."

"We need to keep the Musketeers moving!"

The military instructor hired by Mangbai proposed next to Mangbai.

It is no secret that the Ming army equips musketeers with rifled guns.

Even if you didn't know it before, you can see it now by looking at the situation on the battlefield.

The muskets of the Ming army were obviously farther and more accurate than the muskets of the Burmese army.

The only thing the generals in the Burmese army could think of was rifled guns.

Shooting across 200 meters, the casualties of the Burmese army were almost ten times that of the Ming army.

If this continues, no matter how elite the army is, it will be crushed!
Not to mention that the Burmese army is not an elite at all!

(End of this chapter)