A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 498 Power!

The roar of artillery has different sounds for different calibers. Large-caliber long cannons are bang, or bang, large-caliber short cannons are bang, and small-caliber long cannons are bang.

The cannons of General François are quite long, but because they fired shotguns, they all made a dull rumbling sound when fired.

Shotguns have a large range of damage but a small range. In order to increase the range and damage, the Jingbian Army continued to improve.

At first, the shotgun was wrapped with cloth, then sealed with a cardboard shell, and bound with wood chips of the same caliber as the barrel. The tension during firing caused the shell to explode, and then the small projectile was shot out through inertia, increasing the range and power.

The power of shotguns should not be underestimated. Even the shotgun shot of Hongyi's three-pound cannon, a high-firing projectile, can also punch a large hole with a diameter of five centimeters in an off-road vehicle, which is larger than the wound caused by ordinary bullets in later generations. .

It is the shotgun shot of the Frang machine gun, which is slightly less powerful than the Hongyi cannon, but its power is also extraordinary, let alone the improved shotgun shot of the Jingbian Army.

Those Qing cavalry rushed towards the Jingbian army in several small formations, and the Flang machine cannons in each small formation roared. Amidst the booming sound, thousands of projectiles rushed out of the muzzles in the thick white smoke. Inside, it turned into a rain of metal, and rushed towards those Qingqi.

In the blink of an eye, countless bloody arrows sprayed out. Amidst the screams and chaos, whether it was the archers in light armor or the dead soldiers with both horses and horses, a large number fell down.

In front of the small formations, most of the recruits from the Qing army were the dead soldiers and the horses who drove over.The fighting method of the Qing army, those light cavalry, they generally don't charge directly into the formation, they always use bows and arrows, outflanking and entering from the left and right sides.

The two wings of the Jingbian army's small formation were deliberately left open, so except for those who were recruited, Gu Gun Qingqi could not help but rush into the open space between the two formations.They dodged, and the unlucky ones were those dead soldiers riding heavily.

In fact, the power of these dead soldiers charging into the formation cannot be underestimated. If the soldiers and horses are all wearing heavy armor, they can sometimes even charge into the city wall.But against shotgun, it is a dead end, unless they are not flesh and blood.

And in order to increase the power of the heavy cavalry, they lined up closely, which happened to be a good target for the shotgun.

And the Jingbian army's five Frang machine cannons in front of each small formation, the range of their shotgun shells is enough to wipe out this wave of dead soldiers who are attacking the formation head-on.

In front of each formation, the killed men and horses crowded and fell down, and many bloody and bloody horses jumped wildly in fright, causing great obstacles and confusion to the following men and horses.

Qingqi's charging power and formation immediately slowed down, but due to inertia, there were still some remnants of horses ahead, and there were still heavy cavalry rolling towards them.

But at this time, the general Fran's machine guns in each small formation were loaded with shotguns again, boom boom boom, all the artillery roared, and mercilessly spewed a large stream of gorgeous flames forward.

By this time, white smoke shrouded the Jingbian army's formations, making it difficult for people to see clearly what was going on inside and outside the formations, and the sightlines of both sides were obstructed.But projectiles don't need eyes, the shotguns, especially the Jingbian army's shotguns, hit the shots, and the lead bullets as dense as raindrops swept down more Qing soldiers and horses in front of them.

Among the projectiles flying all over the sky, some dead soldiers were smashed into pieces on the spot, and even more, the recruits were densely packed with blood holes.I heard the shrill howls in front of the battle, and countless bloody and frenzied horses rolled and crashed in all directions.

The dead soldiers in front of each formation rushed to the formation, and they were at the end of their strength. Even if the follow-up heavy cavalry was about to charge, there was no place for them to let go of their horsepower.Their murderous dead soldiers led the horses into the battle, which instantly became empty talk.

Such a result is also due to the well-trained artillery of the Jingbian Army and the use of Frang machines.

If you use the Hongyi cannon to fire shotguns, although the firepower is fierce, they can only fire once when they rush down, and it is difficult to block the heavy cavalry that comes later.

However, the Flang machine gun, especially the gunner of the Jingbian Army, does not even need 20 seconds for the first three guns.From the enemy's cavalry entering 200 meters to the front of the formation, they can shoot two to three cannonballs. This is also the advantage of the Fran machine gun in close combat.

"Enemy of all people!"

Seeing the chaotic cavalry in front of them, the first-class army commanders in each small formation took the opportunity to order.

Because there are cannons firing cannonballs, there are not many first-class gunners defending the front of each small formation, only fifteen gunners.However, behind them, there were a large number of pikemen, holding heavy ten thousand enemies in their hands, and there was a person next to them holding a torch, which was specially lit for them.

Hearing the order from the superior, they immediately lit the leading ropes in their hands one by one, and while roaring, holding wooden handles, they threw them forward one by one forcefully.

……

"Enemy of all people!"

In addition to attacking the Qing soldiers in front of the formation, the tidal wave of Qing cavalry also swept between the formations. Most of them were lightly armored, and there were some dead soldiers behind them.

Seeing the rolling Qing cavalry pouring in, the voices of thousands of enemies sounded one after another among the various armies.

"Blow up these wild boars!"

When Qingqi came in, first of all, the pikemen on both sides of the small formations in front desperately threw ten thousand enemies.As the Qing cavalry spread and entered, it seemed that the Ming Dynasty version of grenades were thrown like raindrops in all directions.

Moreover, these army formations are mostly on undulating terrain or hills, and the spearmen have a relatively wide field of vision. They throw tens of thousands of enemies in the rear, and they are not worried that they will be thrown on the heads of the gunfire soldiers in front.

Explosions sounded one after another, and with the entry of Qing soldiers and horses, they seemed to be connected together in the end.In the rising flames and gunpowder smoke, toxin-laden barbed wire and gravel flew across, and the Qing cavalry that surged in were blown upside down, crying ghosts and wolves howling.

"shoot!"

Accompanied by the sound of the explosion, there was another loud noise of platooning guns, and it was still the gunners on both sides of the army formations in front who fired first.With the influx of Qing cavalry, the five first-class army formations behind and the second-class army chariots behind them all heard the sound of platooning guns.

All the car formations sprayed a large amount of thick gunpowder smoke outwards, and the thick white smoke quickly covered these car formations.Then it spread, enveloping the phalanxes one by one, and finally it seemed that the entire Jingbian army's battalion was shrouded in thick smoke.

The Jingbian army's attack seemed to be everywhere. The Qing cavalry who rushed to the entrance first saw the chariots on both sides, with dense spears stuck outside, and the horses did not dare to get too close.

But it doesn't matter, according to the riding and shooting ability of the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, they can stick close to the chariot, shoot sharp arrows inward, or throw in some sharp weapons such as iron bones, javelins, and throwing axes.

Unexpectedly, as soon as everyone entered, black objects were thrown one after another, exploding in front of or beside them.The passage between these two formations is only 150 steps away, and this wave of people, how can they dodge at the moment of charging?
Ten thousand enemies exploded one by one, blowing up their men and horses to a bloody mess, howling miserably.

Although everyone is wearing armor, they may not die immediately, but whether they are seriously injured or lightly injured, in such hot weather, [-]% of the wounds will be infected.Even if they were lucky enough to escape from the army, they would eventually suffer and die.

Thousands of enemies were constantly thrown like raindrops, quickly disrupting their cavalry formation.

And in order to avoid these explosive weapons, they unconsciously moved closer to the middle.Because the tens of thousands of enemies thrown from both sides roughly covered the range of [-] to [-] steps on both sides, only about a hundred steps in the middle, which is the boundary that explosives cannot touch.

But they forgot that the blunderbuss of the Jingbian army can break through heavy armor with a hundred steps.The Jingbian army's chariot formations were all no more than 150 paces apart. Although depending on the terrain, some chariot formations were relatively close to each other, and some were farther apart, but they were all within the range of the East Road Bird Gun's firepower.

The sound of a row of guns resounded, and the chariots on both sides hit the back of the board, bursting out one after another, and the heavy projectiles kept bombarding the people and horses passing by.

The power of side shooting, the Maxim machine gun during World War I, has been well reflected.In a frontal attack on the charging infantry, 80 rounds of bullets only kill [-] to [-] enemies, but if they are changed to the side, they can kill as many as [-] to [-] enemies.

The gunners of the Jingbian army on both sides of each formation were almost accurate in hitting each other. In the flames bursting out from the muzzles of each gun, there were many Qing soldiers in front of them who were shot and fell down.

Cheap buckshot easily ripped through their cotton or iron-inlaid quilted armor, or whatever chain mail they had underneath.Let their blood spurt, let them fall to the ground in pain, and then their scarlet blood gurgled and moistened the dry and hard land of Liaodong.

Of course, this was endless. The tide of Qing cavalry poured in, and the firepower on both sides of an army formation could not kill them all at once, but only confused them.There was still a large wave of Qing cavalry rushing to the small formation in the second row.

The layout of the five car arrays here is the same as that of the first row of six arrays, except that the Fran cannons in front of each array are changed to two.

Seeing the rolling Qingqi rushing in, after being attacked by the front vehicles, they were crowded and chaotic, especially in the middle area, where there were many people and horses.It was the sound of the thunderbolt of the Frang machine gun again, and in the thick gunpowder smoke rising from the muzzles of the various formations, layers of cannonballs were fired, directly piercing the flesh and blood alleys of the crowded rushing Qing cavalry.

For the archers of the Qing army, outflanking the two wings is a deep-rooted tactic.Before they reached the front of the second line of troops, they saw that there were vacancies on the left and right sides, so they rushed there, and those who stayed in front of the cannon were mostly dead soldiers and sharp soldiers from various banners of the Qing Dynasty.

Although these dead soldiers and sharp soldiers are elite, how can they resist artillery and shotguns?After the cannon fired, a large number of people fell down and struggled in a pool of blood, screaming miserably. Their sophisticated equipment and brave skills were so cheap in front of the lead.

Immediately after the sound of the cannons, there were continuous shots of ten thousand enemies, as well as the shooting of bird guns that made the Qing soldiers palpitate.

And those Qing cavalry who plundered to both sides did not take advantage of it.They ran from the two wings of these army formations to the front, only to realize that they were wrong, very wrong.They were hit by fire from two wings again, wrong, not two wings, but four wings!
They suddenly realized that they were again between two chariot formations, and on both sides, deadly Ming soldiers were constantly thrown at them, and deadly bird guns were constantly hitting them.

In front, the Ming army lined up a row of huge chariots, and behind the chariots were their blunderbusses waiting in formation, layer upon layer.

What's more terrible is that in the rear, the six small formations in the first column of the Jingbian army, under their chariot formation, are facing the backs of these Qing soldiers. What's the matter?

(End of this chapter)