Ming Empire

Chapter 112 Seriously?

Because the manufacturing process of muskets in this era is not good enough, it is very easy to break down. Cao Yue doesn't have much to do about it. He can only deal with it in another way, which is to arrange a reserve team.

The first battalion in the first battalion to be fully equipped with muskets, now the second battalion is also fully equipped with muskets, and the third battalion is also equipped with 4000 muskets.The second battalion and the third battalion are the reserve team of the first battalion. When the first battalion joined the battle, not all personnel joined the battle. Cao Yue only used 1000 troops to shoot four times in units of thousands of people. More than a thousand men and horses are used as a reserve team.In addition to the [-] men and horses in the first battalion as a reserve team, Cao Yue also prepared nearly [-] muskets in case of emergencies.

If there is a problem with the musket in the hands of a sergeant, it will be replaced by the reserve team to ensure that there are at least a thousand guns fired in each round.

A salvo of a thousand muskets is very powerful. Outside the north gate of Datong, although there is a lot of space, it is impossible for many people to stand in one row. The shotgun fire of a thousand guns has a terrifyingly large area of ​​damage. .Jiannu who attacked from this direction would have little chance of escaping the bullets fired from the top of the city, unless there was something wrong with the gun in the hands of the soldiers of the Ming army on the top of the city, or they ran out of ammunition.

When the muskets continued to fire, the artillery that had stopped for a while also fired again, and after a certain period of time, it would ring again.

Although the shooting accuracy of today's artillery is not good, the target crowd is not far away, and the arrangement is very dense. A random bombardment can knock down a large number of people.

Not only Sun Chuanting thought it was a massacre, even Cao Yue thought so after watching the situation on the battlefield for a while.He believed that as long as the guns on the top of the city continued to fire, even if Jiannu sent more followers to attack the city, all of them would die in battle, and no one would be able to climb to the top of the city.

In war, compared with cold weapons, guns have an overwhelming advantage in killing effect, not to mention, the army with firearms can still defend the city.After witnessing the tragic situation of building slaves under the city for a while, the only worry left in Cao Yue's heart was quickly dispelled.As long as Jiannu attacked the city in this way, he was confident that all of Jiannu's troops would be disabled in this war.

If Dorgon really dared to devote all his troops to attacking Datong City, then Cao Yue would be completely confident that the Manchus would be completely destroyed in one battle.But Cao Yue knew that neither Duoduo nor Dorgon would be so stupid as to fill in the troops under his command in a way like moths filling the flames, and use them as targets for the Ming soldiers.

Such suicide attacks will stop soon. Cao Yue only hopes that Doduo, who is in command of the battle, can give some orders to suspend the attack, so that his soldiers can kill more soldiers of the opponent.

Just as Cao Yue expected, the Mongols who attacked the city came one after another. They seemed to be blind, ignoring that their companions in front were shot to death at a distance from the city wall, and continued to charge forward.The Mongols are very bloody, and they fight in a desperate manner.This reckless style of play has allowed them to win many victories in previous wars, but today, it has brought them disaster.

The Ming soldiers at the top of the city, encouraged by the one-sided killing, became more and more motivated. No one had any fear, and almost all of them were overwhelmed with self-confidence. They never thought that Jiannu, who was originally invincible, would Today it was so vulnerable, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty hardly suffered any casualties, but the Jiannu who attacked the city suffered heavy losses, and they didn't even have a chance to set up the ladder on the city wall.

Those who were not equipped with muskets originally had a mentality of sour grapes and the few battalions that had already equipped muskets. Many people found it difficult to change their old ideas, believing that wars should ultimately be resolved with swords and arrows, and muskets could not give Jiannu the benefit. Great damage.But after today, everyone changed their minds. Those leading generals became a little crazy. They really hoped that all the troops under their command could also be equipped with muskets.Many participating generals decided that after the battle, they must pester Cao Yue and equip their battalions with muskets.

The massacre outside the city wall continued. The first round of more than [-] Mongols who attacked the city had not survived half an hour, and almost all of them fell under the fire of the Ming army's muskets.More than half died in battle, and the rest were burdened with heavy responsibilities and could not move.Some of the less injured crawled back while screaming, trying to escape from this hell.

Few people have the ability to continue to rush towards the city wall.

And Cao Jie, who directed the shooting, saw that there were no more Jiannu charging forward, and decisively ordered the soldiers to stop shooting.

For the few Mongols who survived, even if they rushed to the city, it was enough to take their lives with bows and arrows.

In Datong City, although gunpowder is abundant, it must be used sparingly. No one knows when this war will end.

The roar of the muskets on the top of the city stopped instantly, and the artillery stopped firing. After the original noisy sound stopped, many people were still a little uncomfortable, and their ears were a little buzzing.There are still a few surviving Jian slaves, holding up their sabers and rushing towards the city wall, but before they can reach the moat, a few arrows from the top of the city are shot down, and these few surviving slaves are easily killed. Jiannu shot and fell to the ground.

Cao Yue thought that after Jiannu suffered heavy losses in the first wave, he would immediately stop attacking and change his strategy, but he didn't expect that just as the gunfire stopped here, the second wave of Jiannu's charge had already rolled in.In the field of vision, at least [-] Mongols in khaki battle suits rolled up dust all over the sky and rushed towards the north gate of Datong viciously.

"Jiannu thinks that he has too many troops and wants us to help them carry the army?" Cao Yue held the binoculars and muttered to Sun Chuanting beside him while watching.

"Cao Zongbing, I finally know how you defeated the Jiannu and the bandits!" Sun Chuanting, who was also holding up the binoculars and watching the yellow stream rolling in from nowhere, joked with Cao Yue in a good mood , "Your boy is not particularly capable, but you just got the knack of musket shooting and how to use the musket to maximize its power. Jiannu and rogues are not used to this kind of warfare. They still use the old method Charge, so you are looking for a dead end. Their stupidity has made your reputation. If one day they find the door and find out the tactics to break your formation, then you will not be so lucky, yes no?"

"With these broken guns, I can beat the conquered Jiannu like this. If I improve the muskets, the cannons are also improved, more powerful, and the rate of fire is higher, and they hide in the strong city, how can they break it? "Cao Yue put down his binoculars and glared at Sun Chuanting angrily, "Old man Sun, you must have seen that the guns in the hands of those Frangji men are much more advanced than the matchlock guns we use. If all our soldiers are equipped with that Kind of musket, how do you think Jianu defeated my Ming army?"

Sun Chuanting didn't mind Cao Yue calling him old man Sun at all. After laughing at Cao Yue, he said, "Boy, you really have the guts to show your arrogance in front of this old man. But this old man still likes your temper, and he doesn't put anyone in front of you." Eyes. Let me tell you the truth today, if you beat Dorgon in this battle, then my old man will tell you everything, including the secret discussion with Long Live God!"

"really?"

"certainly!"

(End of this chapter)