Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 316
Seeing that his counterattack was effective, the madness and arrogance of the Cossacks was revealed again. The cavalry who had already fired a round knew that they could not reload for a second round of shooting, so they immediately put away their muskets and drew out their spears.

As long as they get close to the Ming army, the spears in their hands will easily pierce through the chest of the Ming army under the powerful charge of the horses.

But obviously they would never have thought that the muskets used by the Ming army seemed to have the same appearance as the matchlock guns they used, but there were many improvements in many aspects.

First of all, the speed of loading bullets was obviously much faster. They felt that the Ming army could not carry out the second round of shooting.

But the fact is that when they clenched the spears in their hands, the soldiers in the first row of the Ming army quickly raised their muskets.

The Cossacks, who were only about ten feet away, were startled, but they were unable to avoid it, and could no longer react.

"Bang..." With a burst of clear gunshots and green smoke rising, the Cossacks who were about to reap the lives of the Ming army fell down again.

After the soldiers in the first row of the Ming army finished shooting, the soldiers in the second row were also ready. They immediately raised their muskets, and then fired a volley without hesitation, and then the third row.

After two rounds of shooting by the Ming army, the Cossacks launched an offensive of 1000 people, and the casualties exceeded two-thirds, leaving only about 300 people. Even the commander was killed in the shooting just now, because he did not expect The Ming army can also shoot a round.

While the Cossacks were horrified and indignant, they could confirm that the Ming army in this direction would not be able to shoot the next round.

After paying such a high price and rushing here, they naturally couldn't just retreat. Although there were only a few hundred people left, now is the time for their Cossacks to kill to their heart's content.

The remaining Cossacks all clenched their spears and continued to charge, while the soldiers in the first two rows of the Ming army also stood upright, and clenched their muskets tightly, pointing their bayonets at the charging enemy.

The two sides quickly collided together, and for a while, people were turned on their backs, and more than a dozen breaches were opened in the defense line of the Ming army. Some soldiers of the Ming army were directly rushed out, and dozens of Cossacks rushed into the formation. middle.

The spears in the hands of those who charged at the front were pierced through the bodies of soldiers of the Ming army, making them laugh like bloodthirsty crazily.

The spears in the hands of the Cossacks were nearly two feet long, and they had a considerable advantage, because their spears could stab the Ming soldiers in the front row first, while the muskets and bayonets in the hands of the Ming soldiers were out of reach.

Moreover, the horses ridden by the Cossacks were obviously taller, and the charge was more ferocious. It was difficult for the flesh and blood of the Ming army to stop them when they rushed to the front without slowing down.

It was precisely because of these reasons that the Ming army's frontal defense line was broken in more than a dozen places, and the formation was also chaotic.

Although it was the first time for the Ming army to see such a ferocious impact, it was not the first time for them to face such a life-and-death test. Amid the shouts of the commander, the soldiers worked hard to stabilize their formation.

Because it has been proved through actual battles that as long as the hollow phalanx works hard to stabilize the formation, they still have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

The enemy troops who have already rushed into the formation do not need to worry about the soldiers who are resisting head-on. The soldiers in the third row in the other three directions will immediately support them.

"Bang bang bang..." After a burst of gunfire, the Cossack cavalry, who were still arrogant just now, were shot down by the superior Ming army before they caused any further damage to the hollow phalanx.

Regardless of whether the enemy was dead or alive, a group of soldiers of the Ming army rushed forward, holding the muskets tightly in their hands, and stabbing them madly without hesitation.

"Ah..." The Cossacks who hadn't died immediately let out a scream, and after a while, each and every one of them was stabbed like a hornet's nest, and they were inhuman.

Seeing the enemy's tragic death, the soldiers of the Ming army breathed out a little bit of anger, and it was considered revenge for the tragic death of their brothers.

Immediately under the order, they quickly turned around and began to support the frontal defense. The soldiers who hadn't had time to shoot just now raised their guns and aimed at the target.

"Bang bang bang..." Cossacks sitting on tall horses were shot down one by one.

The soldiers of the Ming army who were in direct contact with the Cossacks also launched a fierce counterattack while trying to stabilize their formation.

A soldier of the Ming army was stabbed in the abdomen by an enemy spear. He knew that he could no longer survive. While spitting out blood, he threw the musket in his hand, and then firmly grasped the enemy spear that stabbed in the abdomen.

The comrades around the soldier saw it, and at the same time, they raised their guns and stabbed wildly without hesitation.

No matter how tall and strong the Cossack horses are, they cannot withstand so many bayonet stabs.

The Cossack cavalryman tried hard to pull out the spear, but found that he couldn't pull it out at all. He really couldn't understand that this seemingly thin Ming soldier had already been stabbed bloody by the spear, and he couldn't survive. There is still such a strong force.

Before he could figure it out, the war horse under him neighed, and finally knelt down with both hooves unable to support it.

The Cossack cavalry was startled, and hastily let go of his spear, ready to draw his saber to fight back.

But the counterattack speed of the Ming army was not slow. Several soldiers seized this opportunity, one stabbed the enemy's abdomen fiercely, and two stabbed his thigh.

"Ah..." The Cossack cavalry howled in pain, and fell down crookedly.

"Pu Chi Chi Chi..." As soon as he fell down, he was greeted by several bloody bayonets.

This scene happened in other places. Although the spears in the hands of the Cossack cavalry who were engaged in battle nearby could cause damage to the Ming army from time to time, the Ming army had a larger number and often attacked the people under them first. War horses make the Cossacks hard to defend.

The Cossacks who had lost their horses suddenly lost a bit of their fighting power, and they were even more difficult to fight with four hands. They were stabbed to death one by one by bayonets stabbing from several directions.

Seeing that the victory was about to be locked, with a rumbling sound, the remaining [-] Cossack cavalry had come to support them.

The commander naturally saw the casualties caused by the previous salvos of the Ming army to his army, so he knew that if he wanted to use his army's combat power, he had to get closer to the Ming army.

Now spending so much money to get close to the Ming army to engage in close combat, he naturally wants to expand his advantage. After all, in order to get close to the formation of the Ming army, the vanguard army who launched the attack suffered too much loss. The price is in vain.

Therefore, the commander who was observing from the rear put all his strength into it without hesitation, wanting to break down the square formation of the Ming army in one fell swoop.

In his mind, as long as the phalanx of the Ming army is in chaos, it will inevitably affect the other adjacent phalanx, and it is very possible to defeat the other phalanx in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)