Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 666 The Ming Army is the Devil (please subscribe!)

The sound of the cannon was deep and deep, tearing the smoke and dust, and the heavy cannon plowed death scars on the ground, smashing all the human bodies and objects that dared to stop!
For a moment, the neighing of camels and horses, the screams of soldiers, and the buzzing of metal shattering twisted the eardrums of Junggar Artillery Commander Sun Chengen into strange shapes.

Sun Chengen was actually lucky. In this battle, he mainly faced Ming's lightweight field guns and mortars, and of course there were also some lightweight rifled guns.

Those heavy artillery are in Yumen Pass and the fortress!
In view of the unique geographical environment of the Northwest, in order to minimize the logistical pressure, all armies in the Northwest reduced their field cannons to six and eight pounders, and rifled guns to twelve pounds.

At the same time, it is required that the heaviest field artillery must be able to be towed away with two horses.

For this reason, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty Manufacturing Bureau racked their brains and made further efforts to reduce weight.

The new cannons made after the ninth year of Shenwu are generally [-]/[-] to [-]/[-] lighter than the previous old ones, but they have not weakened in range and power!

This is not only due to the advancement of smelting technology, but also related to the widespread use of steam engines. At the same time, after the lathe system matures, the machining accuracy is further improved, which also makes the gas-holding effect of the gun bore better.

At this moment, facing the [-] large and small cannons in Junggar, Daming only brought [-] cannons, but with higher technological content, plus well-trained Daming artillery.

The Junggar artillery was completely defeated, and Da Ming quickly poured shells towards the Junggar artillery positions at a rate of nearly two rounds per minute.

What's even more frightening is that, three or four miles away from the Junggar artillery position, countless thunderbolts erupted into groups of gunpowder smoke, surpassing the infantry marching ranks, surpassing the front-line artillery, and pouring projectiles onto the Junggar artillery position.

This is the bombing of the Ming Dynasty twelve-pound rifled gun!
In fact, Ming's artillery could not see the bombing targets with the naked eye, but with the help of Ming's Royal Air Force and the high-powered telescopes, projectiles still accurately smashed into Junggar's artillery array!

It is also very convenient for the Royal Air Force of Ming Dynasty and the ground troops to communicate with each other through semaphore and lights.

From the perspective of the quasi-Russian coalition forces, this scene is extremely terrifying!
It was supposed to be a face-to-face artillery bombardment, but now there is an extra line of artillery fire, roaring from the invisible rear, and merged with the visible artillery line in front.

It feels like it fell from the sky!

"It was Changshengtian who dropped the cannonball!"

"It came from heaven!"

"I can't beat it! The Ming army on the opposite side is a devil!"

On the Junggar artillery position, many Junggar people rushed around with their heads in their hands, screaming frantically.

"Is the Ming army already terrifying to this point?"

Sun Chengen's face was dull.

The small artillery on the front line was quickly defeated, and the camel artillery in the middle had dispersed like a flock of sheep raided by wild wolves.

Sun Chengen had placed high hopes on the camel cannon, but he didn't expect it to collapse.

In the Battle of Diu in 1509, the Mamluks of Egypt noticed the advantages of the Portuguese caravel ship's rotary gun and then imitated the camel rotary gun for land warfare.

After the Ottoman Empire annexed Egypt, the camel cannon was quickly absorbed into the imperial army, and was taught to the Persians in the war between the Empire and Persia, and then spread throughout Inner Asia and South Asia through the Persians!
Although the camel swivel gun had no achievements in Europe, it showed great power on the battlefields of Inner Asia and South Asia.

The Junggar prairie not only has a lot of cattle, sheep and horses, but also a lot of camels, which is the most suitable place for camel cannons.

Pity!
"Taiji, the Great Khan asks you, how is the battle going? Can the artillery block the enemy's footsteps?"

The messenger came over and asked the question, but he already got the answer in his heart.

Because his eyes were defocused, and he seemed to be alert to the left and right at the same time, for fear that the Ming army shells falling like raindrops would jump on him.

"Tell Da Khan quickly! If you don't attack, there will be no chance!"

Sun Chengen covered his ears and screamed, he hadn't lost his mind yet, the smoke was everywhere, and he was struggling to observe the situation on the battlefield with his naked eyes.

He was seeing sun and moon flags and dragon flags one after another, and a line of vermilion broke through the smoke and dust.

The infantry of the Ming army has advanced to less than one mile from the artillery line.

In other words, the Ming army had occupied more than half of the battlefield, and the Junggar cavalry had to retreat if they did not attack. Once they retreated, the battle would be over.

Didn't Fu Jian's battle of Feishui lead to the annihilation of the entire army because of the retreat!

Before the messenger could bring the news back, Sun Sike had already made a decisive choice: "Charge!"

The artillery battle only started for less than half an hour, and the Junggar artillery was almost wiped out.

The family property that Sun Sike accumulated by gritting his teeth, and the artillery built by Sun Chengen with painstaking efforts, turned into countless broken copper and iron, as well as countless camels and soldiers who died violently.

Originally, this highly anticipated artillery can really display its firepower within one mile!
They were about to show off their might, but they were hit by the Ming artillery with twice the range.

Facing the approaching Ming infantry, and even the Ming artillery is advancing, if Sun Sike doesn't launch an attack, he is either a military idiot, or he has no intention of fighting again!

"Let's charge! For the Junggar prairie! Rush them to pieces!"

Sun Sike brandished a long knife and led his Junggar cavalry and green battalion soldiers in the lead. Tens of thousands of Junggars rushed towards the pressing Ming army like a curtain being lifted.

In this vast wilderness, the front of the battlefield is more than ten miles wide, and the battle situation is no longer controlled by any clever tactics.

The [-] army that Sun Sike gathered with all his energy could no longer command, and could only attack in roughly three directions: left, center, and right.

Sun Sike sits in the middle army and looks towards the Luocha people in the northwest direction, hoping that the Luocha people will have at least the spirit of allies and are willing to contribute a little bit in this battle, otherwise he will really have to surrender.

In the northwest direction, facing Alexei Tolbuzin, whose cheeks were flushed with excitement, and the Cossack officers who came to ask for the battle, the experienced Qiergobsky shook his head and said: "Don't worry, it's not the time yet, wait until the Ming army When this line collapses, rush in through the gap between them and the cavalry on the right."

He believes that the column tactics are too scattered, and once they are attacked, the formation will definitely fall apart.

Sun Sike counterattacked uncharacteristically, and then desperately pressed the main force, maybe it was a little bit wrong.

Kilgobsky felt that the Ming army's first array line would definitely not be able to defend, and that would be the chance for the Cossacks to win.

Through the telescope, I can see that the second line of the Ming army is still the same as the first line. It is divided into several marching lines, about one mile away from the first line, and is slowly advancing.

Kilgobsky felt that the war was settled!

(End of this chapter)