Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 320 Ming Army vs. Cossack Cavalry ([-])
Ainengqi organized the cavalry team, ready to cut in for support at any time.

"Rumbling..." The Cossacks divided into three forces and began to advance towards the formation of the Ming army.

The artillery of the Ming army was ready to go, calculating the distance between the two sides, five miles, four miles, three miles...

When the enemy entered a distance of about three miles, with an order, the second gunner in charge of lighting the match immediately held up a torch to light the match.

"Hey..." The match was burning quickly with sparks and black smoke.

"Boom boom boom..." The barrels of the field guns retreated and fired three different types of shells of 2.5kg, 4kg and 6kg in the barrel.

The big solid iron bullets were like meteorites, scrambling towards the enemy camp.

Quite a few Cossack cavalrymen saw the incoming artillery shells just by raising their eyes, but most of them didn't pay much attention to them, and they knew in their hearts that in such a situation, there was no way to hide and they could only resign themselves to fate.

"Boom boom boom..." The shells fell fiercely.

A 4kg shell fell directly on the head of a Cossack cavalryman, and his head burst like a rotten watermelon on the spot.

The big iron ball remained unabated and hit the back half of the horse's back. A strong Don horse was lifted up on the spot by its front hooves, and then fell to the ground with a mournful cry, spitting blood. alive.

With a "boom", a 6-kilogram shell missed any target, but hit the ground hard, kicking up a piece of mud.

The flying mud hit the surrounding cavalry and horses, causing screams.

And after the big iron ball hit the ground, it didn't stop. It rushed like a bowling ball on the relatively flat grassland, and hit a horse's hoof with a bang.

The war horse neighed, and an unsteady one rushed forward. The horse's head hit the ground hard, and the horse's neck was twisted on the spot.

The cavalry on horseback flew out uncontrollably, smashed hard on the ground, and was trampled into flesh by the galloping horses.

And the inertia produced by the 6 kg big iron ball cannot be stopped by a horseshoe, this horseshoe only makes it change its position slightly, and then rushes in another direction.

In such a dense formation, it was difficult for him to avoid all the hooves of the horses, and two unlucky horses ran into each other one after another, and naturally another group of people turned their backs.

This scene was staged everywhere, and those who were hit on the spot, whether it was a cavalry or a war horse, could only splatter on the spot with blood.

But in the face of such bloody scenes, the rest of the Cossack cavalry all turned a blind eye and hurried past on horseback.

If you can't dodge it in time, you will even step on the body or the wounded without hesitation.

The cruelty of the Cossacks was not only towards the opponents, but also towards their own people. An army that was cruel towards itself would not be inferior in combat effectiveness.

What's more, the Cossacks are also proficient in cavalry, have suitable weapons, and very good horses. The combination of these factors has created their fierce combat effectiveness.

After the enemy cavalry entered the effective range of the grape bullets, the artillery of the Ming army immediately replaced them with grape bullets that could kill in pieces, causing even greater casualties to the Cossacks.

A solid iron ball the size of a bull's eye hits a human body and can even penetrate a person.

Even if a strong war horse is hit by one bullet, it can't bear it. The solid bullet will leave a big blood hole in its body, and even cause further damage to its internal organs.

After the Cossacks got closer, the artillerymen of the Ming army switched to shotgun shells. The shotgun shells were smaller than the grape shells and the projectiles were denser, so the damage range was also larger.

Seeing his soldiers screaming and falling down, the Cossack commander Eriksha was in a haze. He did not expect the artillery fire of the Ming army to be so fierce. Judging from the information obtained before, the Ming army Part of the artillery should be hidden in the battle.

Moreover, after experiencing it personally, Eriksha confirmed that the firing speed of the Ming army's artillery was faster than the artillery he knew. From this aspect, it can be seen that the Ming army's artillery is more advanced.

Eriksha also had artillery in his hand, but he felt that this kind of artillery was not very helpful in field battles and would slow down the marching speed of his army, so he didn't carry it.

When he invaded Buriyat, he hardly used artillery. He believed in the spears in the hands of the Cossacks. After all, the Mongols did not have a strong city, and the role of artillery was very small for him.

But now, it's too late to say anything, his own artillery is still in the city behind, and now it has reached this point, and he can only continue to advance against the artillery of the Ming army.

But it didn't end there. After the Cossacks continued to advance for a short distance, the Ming army's even smaller captive-killing cannons also appeared on the field. Although the power was much smaller, they were more numerous.

The Cossacks were really sprayed in the face, because the captive cannon also used shotguns, even smaller, and the few soldiers who rushed to the front were just hit in the face.

"Ah..." They howled at the same time, even instinctively dropped the reins, and stretched out their hands to touch the bloody face. Of course, they couldn't see the situation on their own faces.

However, they didn't dare to touch it. In the end, they only made a crazy movement, and then fell off the horse screaming.

In order to reduce the number of bombings, the Cossacks could only continue to speed up.

"Kill..." the Cossack roared angrily, and then the speed became faster and faster.

Ainengqi had already ordered the commander of the infantry phalanx to fire when the enemy was about fifty feet away from the phalanx.

Because he observed the enemy's current advance speed, if he didn't shoot in advance, his side might not be able to shoot two rounds, and one less round of shooting would have a greater impact.

Of course, firing earlier means that the shooting distance will be longer, and the power and accuracy of the musket will be reduced, but this effect is definitely much smaller than firing one round less.

One hundred feet, eighty feet...

Seeing that there was no way to carry out another round of firing, the artillery immediately retreated.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and the ground was trembling. Many soldiers of the Ming army were involuntarily nervous when they saw the spears tightly held by the enemy.

There is no way, everyone knows that under such a quick impact, even a sharpened stick can pierce him through.

Therefore, even the soldiers in the second and third rows felt that they were not safe enough, and it was very possible to stab through the three of them with a spear.

And this time is the time when courage is tested the most, just like what King of Light Tangning said when he implemented this tactic.

Even if the enemy has learned the line tactics in the future, he will stand on the opposite side and shoot at the opponent ten feet away. Knowing that the possibility of death is very high, he must be fearless and not retreat in the slightest.

The more you are in this kind of despair, whoever can persevere will be the final winner, and defeating the enemy is the only chance of survival.

Now this situation is better than meeting an opponent who is also proficient in line tactics.

Many soldiers silently cheered themselves up in their hearts, and even prayed to various gods.

(End of this chapter)