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

Chapter 887 Rocket Battalion

With a bang, thick white smoke burst out from the muzzle, and a sentry rider with a white flag [-] paces away rolled under his horse like that. When he came out, he was too dead to die again.

With the sound of the blunderbuss, the flames and thick smoke emitted by the blunderbuss continued, and the guard riders with white flags on the opposite side screamed and rolled off their horses one by one after being shot.Another war horse was shot. It raised its front hooves while neighing miserably, overturning the rider on the horse, and ran away desperately to the side.

More than 30 sentry battalions were on horseback at night. They all had gray felt hats, gray knee-length armor uniforms, and excellent chain armor inside. They held riding guns in their hands and were divided into five rows to approach the opposite side The Manchurian sentinels with white flags came and bombed.

After they finished fighting in the front row, they put their guns across the saddle and scattered to both sides. At the same time, some people drew their sabers and some held their guns, ready to outflank the Tartar sentry cavalry on the opposite side from both wings.

But it seems that it is no longer necessary. There are more than 50 Tartar sentry cavalry on the opposite side, and there are as many as 30 cavalry who fell down after being bombarded by these more than 25 sentry camps.In particular, the remaining two rows were misaligned, and they rode together on the horses and bombarded, and as many as ten of the Tartar sentry cavalry were hit by 13 of them.

So the more than 50 Tartar sentry cavalry were hit by the brothers of the Jianshao Battalion in one round, and the casualties were almost half at once. This is still fifty steps away, how can we fight?
The rest of the sentinel horses with white flags in Manchuria yelled and fled one after another, and then more than 30 sentinel battalions chased after them without closing the night.

"With this blunderbuss, it will be much easier for the brothers to fight the sentry."

On Shenling Mountain, which is more than a hundred steps away from the battlefield, Xie Yike rode his horse and stood on the top of the mountain.

"My brothers from the Sharp Whistle Battalion are already brave, and with this sharp riding gun, they are even more powerful."

Long Er beside him said happily.

"Brother Xizi's gunplay is getting better and better."

It was Er Ya who spoke.

After Zhong Susu invented the blunderbuss, it soon became popular in the army, and she became a famous rich woman because of this.Compared with the horse guns used by escorts, the riding guns used by the Jingbian army are more sophisticated, with an effective range of sixty steps.

The tactics improved by the bodyguards are even more powerful. The few rounds of shooting just now are just a small test.

Of course, this is also because of fighting openly. If you want to spy secretly, a strong bow and crossbow in the battalion is still indispensable.

At this time, Xie Yike was still the chief general of the Sharp Whistle Camp, but many familiar faces around him had changed, such as the brothers who fought together in the past, Mr. Hu, Mr. Qiang, the bench, Ma Ziren and others, all rose step by step and joined the army in other camps. to take important positions.

Long Er, Yu Mao'er, Qian Hai, Daya, Erya, Xiezi and others were promoted, and all of them became the backbone and important officers of the sharp whistle battalion.

The one who shot a tartar inlaid with a white flag to the head just now was an actor. He was born in a troupe of Huadan.Back then, in a fit of rage, he beheaded the tyrants and gang leader's accomplices who had taken a fancy to his "beauty". By chance, he became a member of Yebushou, and now he is a capable general under Xie Yike's command.

Watching him lead the army to chase, the guns rang, and the Tartar sentries kept falling off their horses on the way. The big girl said, "Thank you, there are more and more Tartar sentries spying on us. We pretended not to know that the Tartars had already arrived in Shunyi." Impossible, what will happen next, please give Xie Ye a strategy."

Xie Yike stroked his well-cared-for mustache, and said: "Well, there are indeed more and more Tartars spying on Changping. From being sneaky in the past to being upright now, we used to pretend to focus on the thieves, but now it is really impossible. There is also news from the general that more bright-faced sentinels will be sent to the slaves."

He ordered: "Send more than half of Yebushou to the Tartars, let the brothers show that I have found you, you are dead, and I will send more people to see you!"

The subordinates suddenly took orders, and Xie Yike acted vigorously. For so many years, he has been engaged in sentry work, and he also loves this job very much.Although the Jianshao Battalion has few soldiers, he is willing to take Yebu to accept his brothers.

The general once asked him if he would like to be the leader of the first army and lead one of the first armies formed in the future, but he refused, licking blood with a knife, and the passionate sentinel battalion is his favorite.

"This is where I should be."

Xie Yike was thinking, and he turned his head to look down the mountain. Ant-like crowds were busy. Among them were soldiers and local people in Changping. parapet.

The parapet is the soil taken after the trench was dug, and it spreads very long, from Jundu Mountain in the north to the Shahe River in the south, with a length of [-] miles.

Then a pontoon bridge was built on the Shahe River, so that the soldiers on both sides could cross the river quickly and calmly.

This line of defense is very similar to the Julu line of defense back then. There are some gaps between the earthen walls, which can be used to place small artillery, or for the soldiers behind the wall to attack.Several ditches were dug in front of the earth wall, and then the excavated soil was piled up to form a small wall half the height of a person to prevent the possible impact of the Tartar horses and their shield chariots.

In particular, the ditch in front of the parapet is wide and deep, and it is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, resembling a "V" shape. People and horses fall into it and don't even try to climb out. It is very vicious.

Their defense line also mainly has three support points, Shenling Mountain, Tangshan Mountain, and Baifu Mountain about five miles behind Shenling Mountain.

Inner Shenling Mountain and Tangshan Mountain are the first line of defense. The parapet winds from the north, passes by the foot of them, and winds south to the Shahe River.Then there are a large number of artillery rockets placed on Shenling Mountain and Tangshan Mountain, condescending to attack the attacking Tartar soldiers.

They have an advantageous location, and the front of the artillery is covered by parapet sergeants. There is no danger and they can fire artillery calmly.

Shenling Mountain and Tangshan Mountain are not far apart, and they can echo each other and at the same time form a fierce crossfire.

The second line of defense is Baifu Mountain a few miles away. The low wall and trench are no different from the first line of defense. This side is mainly a reserve force, and it is also used in case of emergency.In the Jingbian Army's operations, all aspects were considered very thoroughly, and the worst possible results were considered at all times.

A dense crowd of soldiers and civilians is building fortifications. They dig the soil with shovels and hoes. Although the project is huge, the logistics camp has many mathematical talents, reasonable planning, and strong strength. As of today's April [-]th, it is code-named "God". The three-dimensional fortifications of the "Lingshan Defense Line" have been basically completed.

However, the huge crowd continued to work, digging trenches wider and deeper. Anyway, the Tartars didn't arrive, and they were idle, so let's build better fortifications.

……

Sun Sanjie, the head of the supply battalion, rode his horse to inspect the defense line, followed by the battalion generals Tian Wenliang, Ma Gui, Zhang Wenjian, Zhang Rengang, Wang Mingzun and others. At this time, several healthy cattle passed by him with heavy artillery, and slowly went up Tangshan .

In addition to the gunners, there were many sergeants beside each artillery, shouting chant and pushing and pulling together, pulling the five heavy Hongyi heavy artillery to the top of the mountain one by one.

These cannons are very heavy, because they are all heavy cannons that can fire more than ten catties. Fortunately, Tangshan is gentle, the altitude is not high, and there are many people to help, a few Hongyi heavy cannons were pulled up one by one, and the rest Ordinary red cannons are much easier.

Sun Sanjie watched happily, the big rough tumor on his forehead turned red because of it.

Because it is related to the rear, Wang Dou and everyone in the staff department attach great importance to the defense line of Shenling Mountain. There are ten Hongyi heavy artillery, twenty ordinary Hongyi cannons, and twenty heavy mortars. There are [-] tiger crouching guns, and [-] small and medium-sized Frang machine guns.

At present, there are 430 Hongyi cannons in the Jingbian army, and [-] Hongyi heavy artillery in the Neihongyi army. They can fire guns weighing [-] jin or more. The maximum range is five miles.

The remaining 350 ordinary Hongyi cannons were fired with three to five catties more, with a range of two or three miles, and it was best to fire at one and a half miles and two miles.

Then there are [-] heavy mortars, [-] general Frang machine guns, and [-] small and medium Frang machine guns.This medium-heavy mortar fires a [-]-jin cannon, and the maximum range is five miles, and it is best to fire at three or four miles.

The maximum range of the general Fran's machine gun is one mile, and the medium and small guns are one to two hundred paces.

Arranging so many artillery on the Shenling Mountain defense line shows that the Jingbian Army attaches great importance to this.

These cannons, the Red Barbarian Cannon and the Mortar Cannon, were placed on Tangshan Mountain and Shenling Mountain respectively, attacking the enemy condescendingly.

And rockets...

Some covered carriages came, and the rocketmen who accompanied them took out semi-circular rocket launch slots with bipods. Although these semi-circular chutes were made of hardwood, they were three feet long and had thick iron-clad tails. The baffle is actually not heavy, only thirty or forty kilograms, and it can be carried by one person.

At the same time, many porters took out rockets one by one from the covered carriages that followed, and carried them up the mountain.

These rockets are more than three feet long, with a slender body and a pointed head, which is slightly smaller than the launch slot. There are three inclined and stable spiral plates at the tail, so that they can rotate and move forward after launch. The accuracy is quite high. Missiles and mortar shells are quite similar.

Of course, the tails of missiles and mortar shells of later generations all have tail fins, but they are used to stabilize the flight attitude and basically do not rotate.

The idea of ​​the Jingbian army rocket is derived from the Hall rocket. The tail is equipped with an inclined spiral plate. The principle is similar to the high-speed rotating bullet out of the chamber.The principle of Daming Shenhuo Flying Crow is similar to missiles and mortar shells, but because the bamboo wood is too light, and it only has two wings, it is difficult to stabilize after launch.

Sun Sanjie looked at these rockets greedily. The generals of the Jingbian Army paid a lot of attention to the rockets. Sun Sanjie was very happy to learn that the staff would set up rockets on the Shenling Mountain defense line. Unfortunately, only light rockets were installed here, and On the two mountains, there are only ten rocket troops in total.

Zhao Xuan's artillery battalion became the arrow artillery battalion. In addition to the ten artillery battalions, there were also ten rocket battalions, including four heavy rocket battalions and six light rocket battalions.

Their salary is higher than that of the Artillery Battalion. The Light Rocket Battalion has ten teams as a team and five teams as a team. There are four people in each rocket team. hand, one hand to ignite the fire.

Each headquarters has one observer and two observers, both of whom are equipped with gun scopes, and both enjoy the treatment of the commander and deputy commander.

They have one hundred rockets in one battalion, and they are divided into two parts. Counting officers, baggage guards, etc., there are 600 people in one battalion.

Then the Light Rocket Battalion has six battalions, a total of [-] rockets, and [-] sergeants.

The heavy rocket battalion consists of five divisions, each with seven members, one commanding, five carrying, and one lighting the fire. Each division has one observer and two observers, all equipped with gun sights.They have 300 heavy rockets in one battalion, which are divided into two parts, counting officers, baggage guards, and one battalion has [-] people.

Then there are four heavy rocket battalions, with a total of [-] rockets and [-] sergeants.

There are ten battalions of light and heavy rocket battalions, that is, 800 people, including a large number of mathematical elites and artillery talents.

The establishment of the Jianpao Battalion also marks that the Jingbian Army has entered the high-tech threshold.

(End of this chapter)