Ming Empire

Chapter 307 tragic
The 5000 troops who were feigning a frontal attack were shot to death before they could reach the front of the Ming army.

The firearms of the Ming army who were blocking the frontal attack were very intensive, and the firearms equipped with front sights were very accurate. Although Jiannu's charge formation was scattered, they still could not escape the huge damage of the Ming army's firearms.

The impact of the cavalry depends entirely on speed, and the people and horses shot down to the ground seriously affect the impact speed of the follow-up cavalry.In addition, the range of muskets is farther than that of bows and arrows. Before Jiannu rushed to the range of bows and arrows, they had already been shot by several rounds of bullets.

Under the firing of cannons and muskets, not many of the five thousand Jiannu who charged head-on could reach the range of bows and arrows.Most of them were shot and turned over during the charge. Although many of them did not lose their lives, the injuries caused to them and the horses under them by the bullets made them helplessly lose their fighting power.

The troops attacking from the front did not pose a threat to their own side, so Cao Yue's attention was quickly removed from the front and placed on the two flanks.

The two Jiannu attacking from the flanks were a little later than the Jiannu in the front. When the muskets were firing from the front, the Jiannu attacking from the flanks had just rushed within the range of the artillery.Dozens of cannons in two directions also began to roar, and one after another, the explosive bullets fell on the road of Jiannu's charge.Due to the large amount of new gunpowder used, the power of today's artillery is far from what it used to be. The huge blast wave and the large number of shrapnel flying along with the air wave mercilessly tore apart Jiannu's healthy limbs.

Piece after piece of Jiannu suddenly fell down on the road of charge and became the stepping stones of the companions behind.However, most of the Jiannu were lucky enough to escape the bombardment of the artillery, and they continued to rush forward in the choking smoke.

The flickering light of the saber waving in Jiannu's hands, as well as the roars and shouts they burst out when they rushed to kill, had been clearly transmitted to the formation of the Ming army, and the soldiers could clearly see or hear them.It's just that this didn't put any pressure on them. The musketeers calmly raised their guns and shot at Jiannu who had already entered the range.

The shooting density of muskets is far from comparable to that of artillery. Several guns can fire thousands of bullets in one round. Although Jiannu's charge formation is sparse, the dense musket bullets still took the lives of many Jiannu.

Unexpectedly, the musketeers of the Ming army in the two flanks were also shooting so intensively. Duoduo was very surprised. He saw that the warriors of the Qing Dynasty fell to the ground of the Ming army before they had time to shoot the arrows of revenge in their hands. Under the musket fire, Duduo's lungs were about to explode.

But now, he has no other choice, and the only thing he can do is to bite the bullet and charge.Doduo didn't hesitate at all, and continued to order the sergeants under his command to rush to the front of the Ming army desperately.

He was also escorted by a group of personal soldiers, holding his sword high and rushing forward.

But Duoduo still didn't understand the essence of war in the era of hot weapons where muskets played the leading role. He also didn't expect that the muskets of the Ming army would have such short intervals between shots that they could almost shoot continuously.

A round of thousands of rounds of bullets brought continuous disasters to the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. Scores of soldiers fell under the fire of muskets.As the distance from the firearms array of the Ming army got closer, the lethality of the firearms became more and more powerful, which made Duduo feel endless sadness in his heart.But finally a sergeant rushed into the range of the bow and arrow, and no one needed orders. The sergeant who rushed into the range of the bow and arrow first also immediately drew a bow and arrow while running, and shot at the Ming army formation.

It's a pity that although some arrows fell into the formation of the Ming army, they did not cause any damage to the Ming army.In addition to wearing protective armor on vital parts of the body, the musketeers of the Ming army also wore hats on their heads.This kind of hat made of rattan and leather can effectively protect the head from knives and arrows, and can barely resist musket bullets.

These equipment, as well as the cover of the Ming army's front car formation, also further reduced the lethality of Jiannu's arrows.Rather than injuries to vital parts, it basically did not affect the shooting of the Musketeers. Many people even continued to shoot at Jiannu with guns regardless of the arrows stuck in their arms or legs.

As more and more Jiannu rushed into the range of bows and arrows, the rain of arrows shot into the Ming army's formation became denser, but the firing of the Ming army's muskets did not weaken significantly.On the contrary, as the distance approached, pieces of grenades were thrown from the formation of the Ming army.

The lethality of grenades is much greater than that of muskets. Seeing Jiannu rushing to a place not far from the car formation, the musketeers temporarily stopped shooting and put piles of grenades on Jiannu's head.

A series of explosions shattered the remaining Jiannu who rushed over quickly.The war horse was frightened by the explosion again, and ran wildly and jumped up uncontrollably. Not only did some Jiannu who escaped the bullet fall off their horses, but they also blocked the way for subsequent Jiannu to charge and kill.

Round after round of grenades, mixed with musket fire, were thrown on the heads of the surviving Jiannu. Bullets and shrapnel were flying, and the number of Jiannu sitting on the horse was further reduced.Although they rushed into the range of the bows and arrows, their Jiannu's shooting still couldn't bring serious damage to the Ming army, and Jiannu still couldn't make it through the last few tens of meters, and slashed the sword in his hand at the Ming army's head. on the head.

Duo Duo and Yue Le were excited about this situation, they thought that if they made a desperate charge, they would be able to break into the formation of the Ming army.As long as they enter the formation of the Ming army, the power of the Ming army's muskets will further decrease, and the Ming army will even be defeated quickly.Therefore, they unanimously ordered again to attack at all costs, and to break through the formation of the Ming army no matter what.

But the intensive grenade and musket fire of the Ming army, while killing countless Jiannu, also tore up the hopes of Duoduo and Yue Le little by little.The Ming army completely ignored Jiannu's desperate attack, and still shot methodically, throwing grenades row after row.

At this moment, nearly [-] cavalry troops gathered on standby at the rear received Cao Yue's order to attack, rushed out from the rear, outflanked Jiannu's rear wing, and prepared to give Jiannu a hard time from the rear. , cut off the connection between the soldiers and horses that rushed to kill and the people who were cut off.

The dispatch of the Ming army's cavalry was even more unexpected by Duoduo. He did not expect that the Ming army's cavalry, which had hardly been used, would also come out at a critical moment.Although the number of cavalry in the Ming army was small, the speed of the charge was very fast. In a short while, they stabbed into the rear of the Jiannu army in the two flank directions. Jiannu, who was almost attacked by the enemy, could no longer maintain a continuous attack. There was confusion in the formation.

What's more terrible is that from the north and east of the battlefields of both sides, almost at the same time there were faint shouts of killing, as well as dust billowing from the sky.

"It's over, the Ming army's reinforcements have arrived, and we are defeated!" Duoduo, who was escorted by his own soldiers, drove to a high ground, seeing the far away and the strange situation, he couldn't help but let out a long cry of grief.

But he still didn't want to give up, and wanted to fight desperately, "Order everyone to follow this king, to go forward and kill, and no one is allowed to retreat!"

As he said that, he immediately drove the mount under him, brandished his saber, and rushed forward quickly, and the guards around him also immediately followed!
(End of this chapter)