Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 206 The first battle between the New Army and the Eight Banners Army ([-])

Duoduo didn't treat the new army like the previous rabble, so he didn't rush to attack immediately.

After the reconnaissance scouts came back to report, they knew that the terrain behind Xiaopo was steep, which was not conducive to the cavalry attack.

Due to the constraints of the terrain on both sides, the space available for deploying troops is relatively small, but the current front is very conducive to the deployment of troops.

Duoduo immediately no longer delays, and immediately assigns a leader to lead a thousand cavalry to launch the first probing attack.

Under the command of the leader, the [-] cavalry of the Qing army who were assigned immediately began to form a team, and the horses snorted loudly, showing great fighting spirit.

Huang Hairu observed the scene below with a telescope, knowing that the enemy army was about to launch an attack.

Since the new army's firepower configuration is different from other armies, the formation configuration is also somewhat different from other armies.

At this time, in front of the new army formation, there is a huge, stacked shield formation.

Careful people will find that these six shield formations have left six black gaps.

If you get closer, you will see a black hole in each gap, which is the muzzle of the MG42 machine gun.

The machine gun shooters were all wrapped up, making this huge shield look like a series of bunkers, but it was a bit simple.

Unless it is artillery bombardment or cavalry close-range impact, it is difficult for ordinary muskets and bows to break through the shield's defense.

The Qing army was in complete formation, and following an order, the soldiers rode forward and ran slowly, approaching at a constant speed, and did not charge immediately.

As the distance approached, at a distance of about three hundred feet, the new army hadn't made any movement.

But the Qing army already knew that the firearms of the new army had a range of three hundred feet. At this distance, the new army could attack, but they couldn't.

The tentative effect was not achieved. Under the command of the leader, the Qing army continued to advance and increased the speed appropriately.

At two hundred feet, the patience of the new army was still very good, but the leader of the Qing army was a little nervous, so he gritted his teeth and continued to order to move forward.

Seeing that the Qing army finally approached a distance of about [-] feet, Huang Hairu's eyes sank, and he ordered: "Shoot..."

"Chi Chi Chi..." The six MG42s fired immediately, and the bullets spewed out like rain.

"Hiss..." The shot horse neighed in pain, and fell to the ground, throwing the cavalry off the horse.

Some cavalrymen were shot, a cloud of blood exploded from their bodies, and then fell off their horses.

"Oh..." The Qing army was not intimidated by the scene in front of them, but shouted one after another, and the team quickly separated from the middle and turned around to both sides.

Even though horses and cavalry fell from time to time, they still did not appear chaotic.

"Stop shooting..." After the Qing army fled three hundred feet away, Huang Hairu immediately gave the order, and the terrifying sound of the six MG42s stopped quickly.

After the Qing army turned back, they immediately regrouped, and the deputy leader quickly returned to the army to report the situation to Duoduo, because the leader was beaten into pieces just now.

Duoduo had been paying attention to the situation of the feint attack just now, and his expression was a little dignified. Hearing the report of the deputy commander, he lost 300 troops in a short period of time, and felt a pain in his heart.

But then, he again ordered a feint, but this time on three sides simultaneously.

The front was still the same Qing army just now, and three hundred cavalry were dispatched on each side.

After some probing, Duoduo confirmed that the new army had the strongest defense in the front, and it was likely that all the powerful firearms were arranged in the front.

In other words, the new army probably only had six such powerful firearms in total, and it was further confirmed that the new army should not carry artillery.

Duduo immediately began to analyze the information he had obtained, and then began to adjust his tactics, preparing to attack on three sides at the same time.

Among them, there were [-] cavalry on the front and [-] cavalry on each side. He knew some characteristics of the new army's weapons.

Therefore, it is specially emphasized that before rushing in, try to disperse as much as possible, so that you can disperse the power of the new army's firearms as much as possible, and your own casualties will be smaller.

The three teams of the Qing army were quickly completed.

"Kill..." The thousand-man team rushed directly to the front.

"Kill..." Two [-] cavalry detoured towards the two wings.

This time the Qing army made a lot of decisive decisions, and the momentum was magnificent. The horses slowly began to run, and the speed became faster and faster, which was gaining momentum.

"Oh..." Many cavalry cheered and howled, listening to the strong wind beside their ears, enjoying the excitement of galloping horses, and staring at the target coldly.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer, from less than three miles to two miles, and then one and a half miles.

Amidst the violent rumbling sound, the ground trembled, and a biting murderous aura rushed towards his face.

Huang Hairu's attention was mainly focused on the front, while the sides were handed over to the two battalion commanders.

When Ruo was around two hundred feet, Huang Hairu shouted, "Fire..."

"Chi Chi Chi..." The four MG42 machine guns let out a terrifying howl, spewing tongues of flame ferociously, and the bullet casings flew out like rain, making a clear and crisp sound.

The reason there are only four MG42s left is because he just transferred two to the flanks.

The bullets flew like a shuttle, and then pierced fiercely into the body of the horse, or penetrated into the body of the cavalry.

"Xiao'er..." The war horse wailed in pain, its front hooves gave way, and under the action of inertia, the whole horse fell straight forward and severely.

The horse's head hit the ground first, and the cavalryman on his back was thrown out, and hit the ground again, flying several feet away like a gourd rolling on the ground.

Some cavalrymen were directly on their horses, and a cloud of blood suddenly burst out from their bodies.

A cavalryman's head was severed at the neck, and the horse galloped forward with the headless body spurting blood, leaving the head behind.

A war horse flew past behind him, and the cavalry on the horse instinctively hugged him, and a human head hit him hard on the chest, almost knocking him off the horse.

Throwing away the head casually, he endured the discomfort in his body and continued to ride his horse forward. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched the horses stumble and fall, and the cavalry on the horses screamed and fell down one by one.

Some war horses continued to gallop forward, but the owners on the horses had disappeared.

The fallen corpses and undead cavalry were trampled into a pulp by the horses of the rear team.

In the field of vision of Huang Hairu's telescope, he saw the enemy's cavalry fell down in groups. He paid a big price, but he couldn't stop the enemy's advance, and the distance between the two sides was still getting closer.

It was less than 150 feet away, and he gave an order, "Ready the rifle."

The huge shield array revealed smaller gaps one after another, and the soldiers equipped with 98K immediately began to aim.

Huang Hairu had already issued an order before that due to limited ammunition, all soldiers equipped with rifles should aim as much as possible before firing, and try to kill an enemy with each bullet.

98K fighting horses is naturally not the best choice, so every soldier aimed at the cavalry on horseback.

"Bang bang bang..." The soldier who aimed at the target immediately pulled the trigger.

The cavalry who raised their knives and shouted to kill suddenly froze, and then fell back weakly.

Some fell directly, and some were hung on the horses, and were shaken off as the horses galloped wildly.

When the enemy cavalry approached the distance of nearly a hundred feet, Huang Hairu continued to order, "Ready the muskets."

Soldiers armed with flintlocks immediately stepped forward, and there were more of them. After entering the shooting position, they aimed at the target and fired quickly.

"Bang bang bang..." The Qing soldiers who were shot one by one fell off their horses.

Now the new army's flintlock guns have been improved with projectiles, and their effective range can reach more than forty feet, and their power and accuracy are better than those of bird guns.

Some of the crude guns of the Ming army could not even pierce the cotton armor of the Qing army, but this kind of thing basically would not happen to the flintlock guns of the new army.

(End of this chapter)