Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 71
The formation formed by Huang Degong is almost the same.

There are sword players in the front, three rows of musketeers in the back, and three rows of spearmen in the back.

It's just that the musketeers adopt a large-spaced formation, and the density is less than half that of the knife players and spearmen.

In this way, when there is danger, the spearmen can also step forward in time, replacing the musketeers to form a dense spear phalanx.

Gaodi's surrendered army totaled [-], and there were probably more than a thousand musketeers. Huang Degong's Ming army had about [-] people, and the three rows of musketeers also had only about [-] people.

Then there are the two wings of the Ming army and a small number of chariot soldiers behind them.

In fact, both the Ming army led by Huang Degong and Gaodi's surrendered army originated from the Qi family army, or it shows that the infantry tactics of the entire era in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty all originated from the Qi family army.

Qi's army's tactics have influenced an entire era.

The most well-known Qi family army is the mandarin duck formation.

The captain, two sword players, two wolf players, four spearmen, two palladium players plus one fireman, and later the wolfmen were replaced by musketeers, and the number increased from two to four.

But in reality, this tactic is extremely complicated.

Dealing with Japanese pirates in the complex terrain in the south often has miraculous effects.

But when it came to the northern battlefield to fight against the large corps of Mongolia and Jiannu, the mandarin duck formation became a burden instead, so Qi Jiguang simplified it and introduced it into the car camp.

After being introduced into the car camp, the Qi's army became a real firearms force.

Not only the proportion of matchlock guns has greatly increased, but also a large number of artillery are equipped.

Since then, Qi's army's tactics have become full food and pay, guns and guns.

When encountering Mongolian cavalry or Jiannu, first form a defensive formation with chariots. When the Mongolian cavalry or Jiannu attack, they use vehicle-mounted cannons and matchlock guns to cover their faces. A set of tactics can be said to have been tried and tested on the East Asian battlefield.

After the Dengzhou Rebellion, Jiannu also made great strides into the age of firearms.

Then there were cannons bombarding each other and queuing up to kill on the Liaodong battlefield.

The first thing that appeared on the East Asian battlefield was not queuing up to be shot, but queuing up to be shot.

Because the cannons on the East Asian battlefield are much more ferocious than those in Europe, when there were only solid cannons on the European battlefield, there have been tiger crouching guns, Baizi Gun, which specialize in killing combatants, on the East Asian battlefield!
Because there is a slave-building supervisor behind him and the treatment is better than that of the Ming army, the fighting will of the Eight Banners Han army is generally stronger than that of the Ming army, so every time they line up for shooting, the Ming army will basically end in failure.

Then Jiannu dispatched Eight Banners soldiers and Mongolian cavalry to harvest the heads.

The Eight Towns Aid and Suppress General Soldier in the Songjin War was eaten by Jiannu in this way.

Therefore, the pot of Songjin's defeat cannot be pinned on Chongzhen, let alone Hong Chengchou, and it is difficult to pin it on the heads of Wang Pu and other eight town commanders. The Ming army won the Songjin war. That's called breaking the rules.

Li Zicheng's tens of thousands of old camps were eaten by Jiannu in the same way.

The old man Shiquan said that Jiannu conquered the world by riding and shooting, so he was deceiving children.

At this time, Jiannu's weapons and equipment, tactics, fighting will, and the quality of its soldiers are all top-notch in the world. It is well-deserved to say that it was the world's number one army in the seventeenth century.

Under normal circumstances, this battle between Huang Degong and Gao Di would also be shot in line.

However, there was a small accident here. Huang Degong found that the opposite side did not carry artillery. At the same time, in order to beware of the Jiannu cavalry, he placed a small number of vans and artillery on both sides. All the vans and artillery were taken away by the Han army flag, and they became pure light infantry.

Thus, the first line-up shooting on the East Asian battlefield was staged so suddenly.

Whether it is for the Ming army or the descending army, it is the first time to line up and shoot, and they have no experience, so the commanders of both sides can only act according to their own feelings.

About a hundred steps away, Gaodi took the lead in ordering the sword players to hold their ground.

The musketeers and spearmen behind them also stopped, and then the musketeers lit the matchlock to prepare for shooting.

The Ming army on the opposite side did not stop, and was still advancing steadily under Huang Degong's command. Because there were no cannons on the opposite side, Huang Degong felt that it could get closer.

Fifty paces is best.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The first platoon of musketeers of Gaudi's descending army opened fire one after another.

Accompanied by loud and dense bangs, the front of the army was soon shrouded in smoke, and the sight began to blur.

Oboi's vision was also affected, and he could no longer see clearly the situation of Gaodi's surrender. Dang Lian couldn't help cursing in his heart, this is a fucking blunderbuss not a Frang machine gun, can it hit someone at such a distance?

A moment later, the second platoon of musketeers from Gaudí's descending army stepped forward and opened fire.

After another bang, bang bang, the gunpowder smoke became thicker in front of the surrendered army, and now it was completely unclear.

Aobai cursed, and turned his binoculars to the Ming army, only to see that the Ming army was still advancing at a leisurely pace, and from time to time, there were a few loud and clear swan sounds coming from afar.

From time to time, the Ming army fell, but in general,

The shooting of the descending army did not hinder the Ming army.

"Hey, it's interesting." Obai was a little surprised.

Yabran also nodded and said, "This Ming army can do it."

"Well, it seems that Gaudí's surrendered army is not their opponent."

Aobai thought for a while and said, "Let Zu Zerun and the others prepare in advance."

In an instant, a flag rider galloped up the small slope to the rear of the Zhenghuang Banner Han army.

The Zhenghuang Banner Han army following behind Gaodi's descending army quickly began to change their formation. One after another, the vans were pushed to the front of the formation, and the front and rear barriers of the vans were also removed. Iron rods were also nailed into the ground.

The Ming army on the opposite side was ignorant of this.

Because the line of sight is blocked.

……

"Hold on!"

"No shooting!"

"Steady everything for me!"

Huang Degong held up the iron whip and walked slowly while roaring.

He originally had a magnificent green horse, but it was a pity that Chongzhen snatched it away before leaving, so he could only march with the soldiers on foot.

"Hold on!"

"No shooting!"

While roaring, there was another loud "bang bang" on the opposite side.

Huang Degong turned his head subconsciously, and then there was a sound of gold and iron in his ears, and the phoenix-winged helmet seemed to be hit hard by a heavy hammer, and he felt dizzy for a moment.

A blunderbuss must have hit his phoenix-winged helmet.

But with such a distance, it is impossible for the blunderbuss to penetrate the phoenix-winged helmet.

Huang Degong quickly woke up from the dizziness, and continued to move forward holding the iron whip high.

When the distance reached sixty steps, the number of casualties of the Ming army began to increase, and sword players fell to the ground in succession.

At a distance of sixty steps, the hit rate of the bird gun is greatly improved, and the threat to the sword player is greatly increased.

However, spearmen kept replacing them, picked up the wooden signs, and kept the shield wall intact, providing tight protection for the musketeers and spearmen behind.

The distance between the two sides continued to approach.

More knife players fell.

From time to time, the musketeers fell to the ground.

Some fell to the ground without making a sound.

Some lay on the ground and howled loudly.

There were also those who hugged Paoze's thigh and cried for help.

Panic inevitably spread in the military formation.

A soldier wanted to retreat subconsciously, but before he could move, a loud voice came to his ears, it was the voice of Bo Huang Degong of Jingnan.

"Keep going!"

"Don't stop!"

"Da Ming Wansheng!"

Seeing Huang Degong walking steadily forward with his iron whip held high, the soldier immediately stopped being afraid. The dignified Uncle Jing Nan didn't flinch at all. What do you have to be afraid of as a pawn?

The soldier's footsteps became steady again, and his eyes became firm.

Finally within fifty steps, Huang Degong immediately hissed and roared: "Sword player, stand up! Musketeer, shoot again and again, take turns! Che Ying, pay attention to protect the two wings!"

The messenger immediately waved the command flag, and at the same time the sound of the swan sounded.

The knife player immediately inserted the tip of the wooden token into the ground, squatted down and supported it with his body.

The three rows of musketeers lit matchlocks one after another and clamped them on the snake-shaped triggers. The last two rows held their guns and stood by. The first row of musketeers quickly put their guns on the wooden sign and pulled the trigger.

"Bah bah bah!" There was a huge sound of gunfire.

Then the thick gunpowder smoke filled the air, blurring the vision.

However, continuous screams could be vaguely heard from the opposite side.

Under this round of shooting from the Ming army, the surrendered army on the opposite side seemed to suffer a great loss.

Gaudí's surrendered army did suffer a great loss, with only one round of volley, a total of fifty sword players fell to the ground.

Due to many defects of matchlock guns, even well-trained elites have a misfire rate of nearly [-]% in actual combat, and the misfire rate of most armies is [-]%.

The Ming army had a total of more than [-] musketeers, [-] in each row, so in fact, only [-] or [-] matchlock guns could be successfully fired in each round of shooting.

Kill and injure more than fifty sword players at one time.

This hit rate has exceeded [-]%!
On the other hand, Gao Di's surrendered army, due to the premature firing before, when the Ming army approached within fifty steps, the firepower output density was not as good as before. Only less than fifty matchlock guns could be successfully fired each time. With the same hit rate, the killing efficiency is only a quarter of that of the Ming army.

So the difference is immediately apparent.

After two rounds of six rows of guns, Gaudi's surrendered army had suffered more than [-] casualties.

Since the gunpowder smoke completely obscured the line of sight, it was impossible to see the situation on the other side.

However, from the continuous sound of firing the guns, the continuous penetration of the long wooden plaques, and the continuous falling of sword players and musketeers, we can know that the Ming army has no signs of collapse.

It even feels that the firepower output of the Ming army has become more intensive.

Finally, the will of Gaodi's descending army reached a critical point and collapsed.

When the Ming army on the opposite side came in another row, it was unknown who would take the lead first, and the Jiang army, which was already in a disorganized formation, suddenly collapsed and fled to both sides.

There is the Eight Banners Han army behind him, so running back is courting death.

The only way to survive is to run to the wings of the battlefield, hurry up.

"Don't run, hold on, come back!" Gao Di still wanted to rescue him.

But soon, Gaudi also gave up, turned around and ran towards the canal.

Speaking of fleeing for his life, Gaudi is a veteran. Anyway, it is right to run towards the canal. Based on his experience, as long as they pass the canal, the Eight Banners soldiers basically don't care about it. This little life is considered to be saved.

(End of this chapter)