Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 321 Ming Army vs. Cossack Cavalry ([-])
"Prepare..." The commander roared an order, and the trumpeter hurriedly blew the horn to convey the order.

"Shua, Shua, Shua..." Three rows of soldiers quickly raised their muskets. The first row squatted, the second row squatted, and the third row stood upright.

Seventy feet, sixty feet, fifty feet...

"Fire..." the commander screamed loudly, and the trumpeter also increased his strength to blow the horn.

"Bang bang bang..." Several rows of black smoke rose in front of the Ming army.

The bullets flew towards them swiftly, colliding with the Cossacks who were also attacking swiftly.

"Ah..." The soldiers screamed, and one by one the Cossack cavalry fell like dumplings.

"Xiao'er, Xi'er..." the war horse neighed, its front hooves limp and fell to the ground, the horse's neck was almost broken on the spot.

However, under the action of huge inertia, the huge body of the war horse slid very far along the ground, so miserable that it was no longer in the shape of a horse.

"Kill..." The Cossacks remained unmoved, but the huge casualties inspired their ferocity, frantically whipping their horses to speed up.

A frantic murderous intent rushed towards the Ming army, and the tremors on the ground became more and more intense.

After shooting, the soldiers of the Ming army reloaded quickly. In this tense atmosphere, some potentials seemed to be stimulated, and the reloading speed of many people seemed to be a little faster.

"Prepare..." Ming army commander shouted and ordered.

"Beep beep..." the trumpeter conveyed the order.

"Shua, Shua, Shua..." The soldier who loaded the bullet quickly raised the gun horizontally, the target was only seven or eight feet away, and he could kill it in the next moment.

"Fire..."

"Bang bang bang..." Another three-row salvo.

"Ah..." Another group of Cossacks fell from their horses.

"咴咴儿..." The war horses stumbled one after another, and then slid forward rapidly under the influence of inertia, and the one that slid the farthest almost hit the Ming soldiers in the first row.

This was the first time that the soldiers of the Ming army experienced the damage caused by the three rows of musket salvos at such close range. The enemy cavalry fell down like a landslide, and the front seemed to be emptied all of a sudden.

However, there were so many enemy cavalry that they could not be killed. When this group of people fell, there was still a mass of cavalry behind them.

But now, our own side is no longer able to carry out the next round of shooting.

The soldiers in the first row and the second row stood upright immediately, and the soldiers in the first row quickly put their guns on the ground and bayonets facing outward, ready to meet the impact of the enemy cavalry.

The commander of the Ming army had already ordered the three rows of soldiers on the back of the hollow phalanx to turn around, ready to support the front at any time.

The third row of soldiers on both sides of the phalanx also turned, this is to make maximum use of the soldiers in the hollow phalanx.

Because judging from the enemy's offensive formation, the main attack is the front, the possibility of detour to the two wings is relatively small, and the possibility of detour to the back is even smaller.

The use of more soldiers in the phalanx is naturally to maintain the stability of the phalanx.

It was too late, but soon, after suffering heavy casualties, the Cossacks finally rushed close, full of violence and killing intent.

"Boom..." The Cossack cavalry collided with the Ming army phalanx.

Sure enough, during the collision, the Cossack's spear leaped over the horse and pierced the Ming soldier's chest first.

Then, under the huge impact of the horses, the soldiers of the Ming army in the front row were directly pushed and flew upside down, hitting the soldiers in the second row, and then the soldiers in the third row.

The soldiers of the Ming army were thrown out fiercely like bowling balls, and the front line of defense was suddenly riddled with holes. The Ming army who responded head-on paid a heavy price, but it also stopped the Cossack cavalry's charge and let them The speed dropped.

The front of the hollow phalanx was broken, and it was impossible to save it.

"Fourth Battalion, go up to me..." the blood-stained commander of the Ming army shouted.

The fourth battalion was the three rows of soldiers on the back of the original phalanx. They had already turned around and were ready to support at any time. Under the order, they worked hard to maintain the formation and raised their guns without hesitation.

"Fire..."

"Bang bang bang..."

One by one the Cossack cavalrymen fell down screaming, the spears in the hands of many of them were still stuck in the chests of the soldiers of the Ming army, and it was too late to pull them out.

"The second battalion and the third battalion changed to a line formation to stop the enemy..." The commander of the Ming army immediately ordered again. This order meant abandoning the hollow phalanx and changing to a line formation to deal with it.

Because the hollow phalanx is destroyed on one side, it is equivalent to the entire hollow phalanx being breached, and if the hollow phalanx is kept blindly, it is easy to be attacked from behind by the enemy.

The other hollow phalanx almost encountered the same problem. Now it is very difficult to unify the command, so the commanders of the two hollow phalanx let the battalion commanders, company commanders and even squad leaders fight freely according to their respective units.

Those who have been glued to the enemy's cavalry work hard to besiege one or two enemy cavalry in squads.

But even so, the Ming army did not have any advantage in frontal close combat. As long as the Cossacks cooperated with each other and waved their spears, it would be difficult for Ming army soldiers to get close, otherwise they would pay a big price.

The Cossacks knew their advantages, so they kept riding their horses, trying to increase the speed of the horses, and then used their momentum to disperse the besieging Ming army, and then caused damage to the Ming army.

Facing the oncoming Cossacks, the soldiers of the Ming army could only avoid their sharp edges, or go around to their side and look for an opportunity to stab them, or look for an opportunity to load bullets and shoot them to death.

The Ming army, which is relatively behind, can continue to maintain a linear platoon or company, but strives to maintain a linear formation, and then uses musket salvos to support the comrades fighting on the front line.

The Cossacks were unwilling to dismount and fight. They rode on tall horses, and their targets were very conspicuous, so it did not affect the shooting of Ming soldiers.

"Bang bang bang..." Cossacks fell down screaming.

The Cossacks knew that in order to gain an advantage, they must continue to gather together and use the mobility and impact of the cavalry to completely crush the Ming army.

Under the shout of the commander, the Cossacks tried their best to get closer to each other, and cooperated with each other with a few horses or more, and began to attack the gathered formation of the Ming army.

Companies and platoons of the Ming army were dispersed by the enemy, and then under the command of the commander, they worked hard to gather together to fight back. The two sides fought inextricably.

Obviously, the tenacity of the Ming army was beyond the expectations of the Cossacks. They thought that the hollow phalanx of the Ming army would collapse quickly after being dispersed.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army quickly changed into a team line and continued to fight back tenaciously, and the counterattack was very effective, because the Ming army's short-range salvos were really lethal.

In order to gather the cavalry's charge, the Cossacks needed a dense formation, but this was precisely the formation in which the Ming army's line formation salvo could cause the most damage.

Now, no one can defeat the other all at once, they are consuming each other, it depends on who can persevere till the end.

(End of this chapter)