Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 734

Splashes of blood, shouts of men, clashes of weapons, screams, groans, gunshots, gunshots!This is the game of men in this era!Iron-blooded and ruthless battlefield!

The tactics of the expeditionary army are very simple, bayonet stabbing in the front row, the skirmishers in the rear use muskets to snipe in the formation, and then use the three-pounders and six-pounders at the four corners of the phalanx to bombard his mother. Although this tactic is simple, it can be far away. The middle and the near all were taken care of, the roaring artillery kept flying overhead, and the cavaliers fell one after another in the puffing missiles at close range. Up to now, the Bangladesh army has not been able to retrieve the out-of-control war elephant. It can't be transported to the front of the formation, because the battlefield is too crowded.

However, the expeditionary force was too small after all. In the anxiety of the front line, the generous infantry of the Bangladesh Army began to be crowded into the gap between the phalanx by the two wings intentionally or unintentionally. The cavalry on both sides also left the battlefield from the two wings and went around. From the rear of the Ming army formation, another attack was launched. From a bird's-eye view from the sky, the square-shaped expeditionary army seemed to be surrounded by the knights and infantry of the Mughal Empire.

However, no matter how many times these Indian cavalry launched attacks, the seemingly thin hollow formation was impenetrable.

"fire!"

"fire!"

Wu Shi, the staff officer in command of the left wing, probably shouted the most orders in the audience. Facing the roaring Indian cavalry, the six-pound guns at the four corners of each phalanx spit out terrifying flames all the time. The cannonballs in the clay were sprayed out by the gunfire, fanning out across the front of the phalanx, and the affected Indian cavalry all screamed and fell off their horses.

Every minute and every second, the three rows of cross-firing infantry in the rear also fired dense ammunition, and bravely charged to the front of the formation. Those Indian cavalrymen were shot and fell one by one. Under the threat of the sharp point, the horses also stagnated. Even if they were charged with spears in hand-to-hand combat, and the nearby cavalry muskets shot to death the Ming army who had been shot and wounded, the fighters of the skirmisher battalion would quickly fill in the gap and face the enemy. The enemy is always efficient three rows.

Under such blows, the cavalry formed by the outflanking Bengal princes and nobles attacked the attackers in vain time and time again, leaving hundreds of thousands of corpses in front of the formation time and time again.

This kind of hollow phalanx tactic came into being when the enemy was outnumbered and was attacked by the enemy. When Napoleon went to Egypt, he used this phalanx to defeat the main force of the Mamluk dynasty in the Battle of the Great Pyramid. Later, Napoleon secretly After returning to China to participate in the May coup, General Kleber, who succeeded him, defeated the Ottoman and Mamluk coalition forces of more than 1000 troops near Cairo with 5000 troops.

It is ironic that in the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon's final battle, the British army, under the command of the Duke of Wellington, also resisted the main force of Marshal Ney's French Guards cavalry with a hollow phalanx, and finally defeated Napoleon's First Empire. The death knell was rung.

The infantry in the rear is still relatively stable, but the pressure faced by the infantry in the front line is much greater. I am afraid that the Ming army has never faced such a variety of weapons in more than 200 years. If you don't pay attention, you can easily get scratched all over your face. There is also a crab-like Indian warrior holding a fist sword in both hands. It's uncomfortable to take a sword when you come in.

Behind them, the Bangladeshi soldiers with earthen guns also fired firearms at the Ming expeditionary army all the time, but compared to their sparse gunfire, it was the chakra that caused the expeditionary army the most headaches!A kind of circular blade unique to India. This thing was thrown out of the crowd, and a large circle of round blades fell on the heads of the expeditionary army, and some were even embedded in the helmets of the Ming army. There are not a few people who hurt their hands and feet.

With a flicker, a chakra flew over Li Dingguo's head, cutting off the feathers adorning his hat. Angrily, Li Dingguo raised his rifle and was about to fight back, but at this time, the soldiers next to him rushed towards him. He clicked, and with a huge roar, a solid iron shell hit him not far away.

The French artillery began to fire!

42 cannons fell one after another into the formation of the expeditionary army. The artillery fire set off bursts of dust and began to cause severe casualties to the expeditionary army. Often one shell could knock down three or four people. The phalanx is even more dangerous.

"Damn it, haven't you arrived yet?"

At this time, it had been fighting until noon, and another shell was sprayed all over his body. Li Dingguo raised his binoculars anxiously.

Almost at the same time, Wang Fuchen's two cavalry divisions, who had been away from the battlefield for a morning, finally completed their circle.

Hearing the continuous sound of cannons on the frontal battlefield, the fat man was also terrified. This place is different from the civil war in Ming Dynasty. In the Battle of Poyang Lake, he could surrender Song Qingshu, but here are all Indians of different races. If it fell into their hands, he would not surrender at all. Said that it was two or three miles away from the noisy battlefield, and Wang Fuchen, who could no longer hold back, drew out his sword anxiously.

"Warriors of Ming Dynasty! The cannons and gunners of these western ghosts are in front of us. It's time to show our country's prestige. Just like the autumn wind blows the fallen leaves and the wolves bite the sheep, kill them!"

Amidst the excited shouts of humming, the two divisions spread out like sickle blades, scraping towards the rear of the Bangladesh Army, and they were still pouring firearms at the expeditionary formation. The sound of heavy horseshoes made these rear Indians Bing turned around in astonishment, and immediately felt the same fear as the Ming army just now.

But the expeditionary army had sharp gun arrays and sharp bayonets to resist, these Indians did not, and the cavalry also had firearms in their hands. Almost both sides fired at the same time. The Bangladeshi firearms soldiers knocked over dozens of Ming army knights. Carbines fiercely tore dozens of holes in the infantry formation.

Even if it is a short rifle that is used immediately, it is still difficult to reload it a second time on a bumpy horse, not to mention that the charging distance has not allowed to fire a second shot. After shooting a round, these Ming cavalry directly left the rifle behind. Pulling out the cavalry sword with his right hand, he lowered his whole body to prostrate, and accelerated the speed of the horse.

Don't look at Wang Fuchen's wretchedness, but he is a real titan. This time he rushed to the front, and the cavalry knife was softly and powerfully held by him near the horse's neck. With his fast horse speed, he didn't have to swing it at all. Chopping, rattling and snapping, three rows of four Bangladeshi soldiers threw down their rifles after he passed by, and fell down screaming, clutching their bleeding throats.

In an instant, entering from the south, the cavalry of the expeditionary force cut the Mughal musketeer phalanx moving to the right wing of the infantry phalanx to be riddled with holes.

At around [-]:[-] noon, the shooting on one side almost stopped, and the French gunners also dropped their cannons and fled backwards. The shelling that troubled Li Dingguo came to an abrupt end.

At the same time, the frontal attacking Bangladesh army also began to fall into a weak state.

The military system of the Mughal Empire was even more complicated than that of the Ming Dynasty. Officers were divided into 33 ranks. The smallest unit was the local feudal knights leading four to ten retinues into battle. In terms of combat effectiveness and morale, retinues were naturally much lower than feudal knights. In the bloody battle in the morning, the most elite feudal knights and warriors rushed to the front, and the foundation of the empire's rule had already suffered heavy casualties. The remaining followers were naturally unwilling to put their lives to work.

But even if some people still have dreams and continue to fight with the Ming army, they are starting to run out physically.

Song Qingshu knows the influence of individual soldier's quality on the war, not to mention the strict training of the Ming army, the food is much better than the common people in terms of nutrition alone, three meals a day, with meat and vegetables, and the supply of eggs is guaranteed when in China, Soldiers have taken enough protein. Even on the battlefield, hungry soldiers can still take out tsampa, beef jerky, and sour plums from the dry food bag to supplement their energy.

But the subordinates who work in agriculture are not treated so well. Since the march, they have been forced to attack in the morning, which has exhausted many people. The murderous charge in the morning has already begun to anticlimactic. The Bangladeshi army began to fight against the expedition Gradually opened the distance.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, more than a dozen white letter bombs suddenly flew out from a slightly higher mountain ridge in the north. Wang Fuchen, who had already charged the Bengal rear army several times, wiped the greasy sweat on his forehead excitedly. With a roar, the cavalry of the expeditionary army quickly retreated from the messy Indian formation.

Their departure made the Bangladeshi army step leader, who was already on the verge of collapse, heave a sigh of relief. The Mughal Empire musketeers and the Great Ming musketeers are simply two types of arms. Almost five or six thousand were slaughtered, which is equivalent to killing one person for each cavalryman. However, the three brothers killed and wounded only a dozen cavalrymen from the Ming army. In such an unequal war, these three brothers who had been beaten long ago lost their souls.

But before these nobles organized their troops to rest, the scalp-numbing whistling sound suddenly exploded on their heads in the northeast direction. Amidst the rumbling sound, small white mushroom clouds appeared like spring rain. One after another, they bloomed in the Bangladesh army formation.

This time, the coverage area was extremely large. Just now, the Ming Expeditionary Army had suffered a lot from the heavy artillery of the French. Now, it was the turn of the Expeditionary Army to invite these brothers to suffer.

Every shot is full of weight. The grape bullets whirled around and cut a large piece, and the flower bullets exploded above the head. The metal fragments like fairy flowers made the Mughal soldiers within a few miles cover their heads, faces, and howl in pain. Then, this kind of hellfire-like attack will come endlessly.

During the shelling, the Bangladeshi army, which had fought hard all morning, finally disintegrated from the rear!

(End of this chapter)