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Chapter 630 The Battle of Mandalay

Heavy bombardment, flintlock shooting, bayonet chasing, simple and crude tactics, but the Burmese army suffered consecutive defeats and retreated in panic.

In fact, weapons and equipment are only one aspect, and the high morale of the soldiers of the Ming army is the key to victory.

In the eyes of the emperor, even if the level of weapons is comparable to that of the Burmese army, the Ming army, which has reinvigorated and wiped out the accumulated evils, will be invincible.

The example is not far away. When fighting Jiannu in Liaodong, did the Ming army not have advanced weapons and equipment?The decadence of spirit and will and the many disadvantages in the army are the reasons for the repeated defeats.

There is also a living fact in the previous life. Xiaomi added a rifle to defeat automatic weapons, relying on fighting will and heroic spirit.

There was chaos on the battlefield, and the chaotic ones were naturally the Burmese army.

In Mandalay, which is the last line of defense north of Ava City, the Burmese gathered tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of war elephants, hoping to defeat the overwhelming offensive of the Ming army.

At the beginning of the battle, the Burmese army wanted to attack quickly, so that the artillery of the Ming army had no time to deploy.But what came head-on was the violent bombardment of hundreds of rockets, which exploded and burned among the Burmese soldiers and war elephants.

War elephants are very powerful, and it is difficult to be blocked head-on by virtue of the impact of their weight.If war horses are ancient tanks, then war elephants are the tigers of tanks.

But war elephants also have weaknesses. They are afraid of fire and smoke. After being injured, they will go crazy, rush and trample regardless of the enemy, and are difficult to control.

When the Yuan Dynasty conquered Burma, the Yuan army concentrated their bows and arrows on war elephants, which had the same result.

It can be said that a war elephant is a double-edged sword, and its lethality is basically equal to both the enemy and us.

"Wan Sheng, Daming!"

"Da Ming, Wan Sheng!"

Xu Hongyu pulled out his waist knife, held it high above his head, and waved the flag accordingly, and the soldiers of the Ming army gave out passionate shouts.

Expressing the fighting spirit in their chests, the soldiers of the Ming army aimed their guns, staring at the Burmese army rushing ahead, as well as the uninjured and frightened war elephants.

The Burmese army was already in disarray, those in front were still charging, and those covered by rockets were knocked out of formation by frightened and injured war elephants.

Such an attack, in fact, had already failed at the very beginning.

The sound of war drums rumbled, followed by the roar of light Franco cannons in front of the formation.White smoke rose, and countless lead bullets shot out.

The war elephant under Hana's seat let out a miserable hiss, and with the inertia of running, he fell down.Several Burmese soldiers fell off the war elephant in embarrassment, and Hana also fell headfirst, dizzy from the fall.

Hana saw his beloved horse screaming on the ground, the elephant's face was bleeding profusely, and one eye had turned into a blood hole.

There was another splatter of blood and flesh, and right next to Hana, the head of the Burmese soldier who had just gotten up burst open like a rotten watermelon.

Hana's face and neck felt hot, and he was so frightened that he lay on the ground with his head in his arms and dared not get up again.The screams and screams of people and elephants are all around my ears, as if I am in hell.

After finishing five broods at the fastest speed, the roar of Fran's cannon finally stopped.

The loud trumpet sounded, and the muskets of the Ming army began to roar again.First, the heavy muskets bombarded the surviving war elephants, and the elephants were thrown into chaos by them.

The power of heavy muskets, even a war elephant with rough skin and thick flesh, cannot resist.

Accompanied by the tragic neighing, war elephants fell to the ground, making a heavy sound.Some war elephants were frightened and fled back, knocking over the Burmese soldiers and throwing the people on the elephant's back to the ground.

Burmese soldiers were constantly being hit in the flesh and blood, and the screams and wailing sounded one after another, and they were drowned in the roar of muskets.

Cannonballs flew up into the air one after another, and amidst the rumble of cannonballs, they hit the Burmese army's center and rear formations, making the chaos difficult to contain.

Long-range, powerful, minimize the casualties of your own soldiers, regardless of the consumption of ammunition.

The tactical play of the Ming army has gone from exploration to formation, quite like the tactics of a wealthy country in later generations.

The long-range rocket bombardment will smear your face first, the middle distance has heavy pressure, the medium and short distance has the Francophone, the short distance has the musket, and the hand-to-hand combat has the bayonet.

After such a set of strikes, whether it is the enemy's front, center, or rear, they are all covered by the firepower of the Ming army.

Just imagine, how many troops can still maintain their battle formations under such a wide-ranging bombardment?
Boom, boom, boom...

The sound of war drums shook the sky, and the Ming army marched forward stepping on the beat of the drums.The muskets were fired row after row, sweeping across the enemies ahead.

The failure of the Burmese army was finally unstoppable. From the officers to the soldiers, from the front to the back, they all began to retreat.

Defeat is certain, and the Ming army's style of play is unsolvable for the Burmese.Don't worry about your war elephants charging into the formation, or defending in formation, that is, bombing first, and then advancing with muskets.

The era of flintlock guns and bayonets dominating the battlefield was finally staged in advance by the Ming army.

The sound of the war drums became faster and faster, and the speed of the Ming army's battle formation became faster and faster.The Burmese soldiers were all running away in front of them, and there was no need to shoot with muskets.

"kill!"

"Kill it!"

Countless shouts of killing resounded across the battlefield, and the soldiers of the Ming army raised their gleaming bayonets and launched the final charge.

It was no longer easier to kill the enemy by stabbing the bayonet into the back. The Burmese soldiers threw away their helmets and armor, and even threw away their weapons to affect the speed of escape.

The sound of rumbling horseshoes sounded, and a thousand cavalry rushed out diagonally, surpassing the infantry, and rushed towards the defeated Burmese army like a gust of wind.

The saber was shining coldly, and it was held high in the air; the cavalry stared and opened their mouths, shouting, slashing horizontally and vertically like menacing gods, slaughtering the enemy mercilessly.

Due to the terrain of Myanmar, the Ming army did not have many cavalry, only [-] in total.There are quite a few mules and horses, all of which carry ammunition and supplies.

But for the defeated enemy, a thousand cavalry is enough to chase death and chase the north, causing the enemy the heaviest casualties.

"Kill!" With a drag of Xu Xiaoqi's saber, with the strength and speed of the horse's forward charge, the Burmese soldier's head was easily cut off, and blood spurted from his neck.

The saber drew an arc from bottom to top, Xu Xiaoqi slashed diagonally with his backhand, and another Burmese soldier fell to the ground.

Killing is exciting, especially for soldiers, killing is a profession, the more you kill, the greater your military exploits and the more you will gain.

With a snort, Xu Xiaoqi lightly pulled his horse's head and passed by several smart Burmese soldiers.

Leaving the back to the opponent and running away with a dull head, most of them will die.

These Burmese soldiers stopped running, fell to their knees, kowtowed and begged for mercy, and the other two wailed loudly with tears all over their faces, already terrified.

More and more Burmese soldiers gave up fleeing and knelt down to beg for mercy.

Individuals, groups of three or five, and large groups of people knelt down, kowtowed, wailed, and trembled all over. They all changed from soldiers to humble, cowardly, cowardly and fearful wretches.

The native soldiers following the Ming army rushed out brazenly and began their work - cleaning the battlefield.

Corpses everywhere, swords and flags everywhere, prisoners everywhere...

(End of this chapter)