Chapter 207: Musket vs. Sword
Xiao Feng, Tao Jin, Gao Li and other 2,100 people were the first to enter the battlefield. With enough time, they even dug a simple trench where the soldiers could hide.
As soon as everything was done, it began to get dark. It wasn't long before a cacophony of human voices could be heard in the distance, coming from the Vanguard's march into Willow Town.
The enemy was approaching, and for a while, the officers and soldiers of the two thousand Ming Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division became very nervous. Some of the soldiers who were still participating in the battle for the first time were constantly sweating outwards in their palms to show their inner anxiety at the moment.
That's what you should do when you go to war for the first time. Even for some, even if it's the second time they go to war, they will still be nervous. But once a hundred battles are over, when I see the battlefield, I am not nervous, but excited.
In contrast, the hundred cold fronts led by Teng Shan are very calm. They first dug a hole in the ground with a sharp sapper shovel to ensure that their bodies were well hidden in it, and then they set up the ninety-five style in their hands and aimed the crosshair at the front and the only exit from Willow Town to Jingshi.
None of the more than 100 people spoke, nor did they make a single superfluous sound, giving people the feeling of being ghosts in the night, and they could see nothing but a shallow shadow.
The lifelessness of the cold fronts shocked the officers and soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division of the surrounding two thousand. There are also some people who are good at it, and they usually think they are great. But now that they are comparing, they find that the gap between them is so big.
Not long after the preparations of the cold fronts were completed, not far away, three war horses rushed out of the town and headed straight for the formation they had laid out. It looks like they are all lightly armed, and there is no need to ask if they are scouts in the army.
"No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, ready to shoot. Four, five, and six are ready to replenish their guns at any time. Seeing the three enemy scouts rushing towards his formation, the Tengshan company commander who led him lost interest after just one glance. There are only three people, which is not enough to stuff the teeth, just hand it over to three warriors.
The three people who were named suddenly became excited. This shot was fired by them, which is an honor, but at the same time it is also a test, don't you see that the company commander Tengshan has arranged other guns to be replenished at any time? Don't really miss a blow, lose face and be robbed of the limelight by others, then you can't find a place to cry.
The three fighters closed their right eyes, aimed at the three moving targets with their left eyes, breathed more and more steadily, and gently rested their right index finger on the board to make all the preparations before shooting.
"Hit!" When the three enemy scouts were only one hundred and fifty paces away, Tengshan Pass spat out a word crisply. Then three gunshots rang out, "Horn horn." On the opposite side, three of Warat's scouts fell at the same time.
"!" At the same time as the three of them fell off their horses, the fighters in the fourth, fifth and sixth positions came out of the dirty mouth almost at the same time. It has nothing to do with quality or anything, it's all because they don't have the opportunity to shoot, another kind of complaint.
Looking at the soldiers in the first, second and third positions, they were all elated, and when they hit the first blow, they almost laughed out loud.
At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were with them all widened their eyes at this moment, revealing their eyes in disbelief. The scene just now deeply stimulated them, the battle can still be fought like this, a distance of one hundred and fifty steps, or the dark sky, can hit the enemy so accurately, what kind of means is this?
Thinking of fighting side by side with such an army, for a while, the officials of the Five Cities Terracotta Division began to be full of confidence. Originally, with 2,000 enemy cavalry and 10,000 cavalry, they also thought it was a very difficult, even impossible task. As for the hundred mercenaries, they didn't pay attention to it at all, what role can such a few people play?
But when the facts are in front of them, they realize that they are wrong, very wrong. I'm afraid that in the future, the combat effectiveness of these 100 people will be no worse than their 2,000 people.
Three gunshots rang out, so piercing in the quiet night. The Warat army in Willow Town was soon in motion. The general of Naigong in the town also shouted to his cronies for the first time, "It seems to be the sound of firearms, go see what happened?" ”
Although he suspected that it was the sound of firearms, the arrogant Naigong still did not think that the Ming army had such courage to dare to go out of the city to fight with him. They have obtained information, although there are many nearby Daming guards who are sending troops to the Beijing Division, but far water cannot quench the thirst of the near, and there are only 10,000 troops in the Beijing Division, and most of them are second-line soldiers, which is very easy to deal with. Such an army would not have the courage to go out of the city and provoke itself.
It's just that ideas are one thing, reality is another. Not long after Naigong sent someone to inspect the situation, there was another burst of gunfire. Later, in the courtyard where he was resting, a cronie trotted in with a nervous face.
"General, general, a large number of Ming troops were found outside the town, and they killed dozens of our warriors with firearms and strong bows." The cronie fell in front of Naigong and said in a panic.
"What? Ming Army! As soon as he heard that there was indeed a Ming army here, Wara was stunned at first, and then laughed, "Very good, very good, General Ben still thought that he would only be killed if he entered the Beijing Division, but he didn't expect it to be sent to the door so soon." Very good, pass the order, the warriors get on the horse, and follow the general Ben to attack! ”
It's just a firearm and a strong bow, and it's really not in Naigong's eyes. Not to mention that under the dark night, the head is not accurate, even if it is daytime, he has 10,000 cavalry, so why is he afraid of the Ming army?
Whether it is a firearm or a strong bow, the distance of shooting is limited, and there is still a time lag when operating, so the Warat cavalry can completely attack. As soon as they rush into the opposing camp, it is time for them to go on a killing spree and run rampant on the battlefield.
Naigong was extremely confident, and not only that, but the Warat cavalry under him did not take the Ming army in front of him seriously. Along the way, I have seen too many useless Ming troops, and there is no one who can scare them.
It is worthy of the elite cavalry, and it was quickly assembled. Just because the road to the east of Willow Town is not wide and not suitable for a large cavalry storm. Naigong personally ordered five hundred cavalry and asked them to rush forward as the vanguard of the vanguard. No matter how much damage you take, you must rush to the enemy's formation to create enough time for the rear army to attack.
Five hundred cavalry took the order. Like a gust of wind, it rushed out of Willow Town, heading straight for the Ming army camp not far away.
At this moment, on the position, Teng Shan and the soldiers of the third company were staring at the front with blazing eyes, ready to shoot at any time. The 2,000 Ming troops led by Tao Jin and Gao Li on their side also drew their strong bows and were ready to release arrows at any time.
After the first shot of the three Warat scouts, the enemy army came in a small wave just now, and more than thirty people were almost wiped out by the mercenaries at a distance. Although the Ming army also released some bows and arrows during this period, they all knew that this was just to scare people, and there seemed to be none of the Wara cavalry who were really killed by bows and arrows.
was robbed of merit by others twice in a row, and this time Tao Jin and others also wanted to perform well. Therefore, it was ordered early that as long as the enemy's cavalry entered the firing range, there was no need to wait for orders, and they could fire their bows and arrows to kill the enemy.
In the dark night, open the net and wait. At this moment, there was a kind of condensation in the air, which made everyone's breathing seem to be much heavier, so that the originally cool night was full of warm breath.
As far as the eye could see, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar. Because there were so many cavalry coming, the earth trembled because of it, and every soldier's face was filled with a solemn aura.
"It's out!" In the midst of longing and anticipation, a large number of healthy horses rushed out of Willow Town, and there were bursts of shouting and shouting in their ears, which was the Warat warriors riding their horses, thinking of rushing up as fast as possible and slashing the Ming army with swords.
"Prepare to shoot on your own!"
The moment he saw the cavalry rushing out of the town, Tengshan, who led the team, gave an order to the soldiers of the third company. The distance of 500 steps far exceeded the effective range of 600 to 800 meters of the 95 type. Now if you give the order to shoot, I am afraid that the bullets will go out, and it will be difficult to hurt people. But this did not prevent him from giving orders for free fire, and as soon as the soldiers felt that they could kill the enemy, they could dispose of it themselves.
Each soldier carries a base number of magazines (300 rounds) to ensure that the lack of ammunition against the Varat cavalry will not allow the enemy to rush through the lines.
The Tengshan battalion commander gave the order, and the momentum on the bodies of the hundred Leng Feng suddenly changed, and a powerful murderous aura spread outward on their bodies, and finally formed a substantial cold air, which actually made the Ming soldiers who were close to them feel a chill.
"Whoa, whoa, hey, hey," came the Varat cavalry with the sound of a charge that belonged to their own nation. Driven by his master, the horse quickly narrowed the distance between the two sides.
Three hundred and fifty steps... Three hundred steps... Two hundred and fifty steps...
It had reached the effective killing range of the Ninety-Five, but none of the three cold front soldiers were shooting. Apparently the usual training worked.
Due to the lack of raw materials such as copper and iron in the Red Embedded City Arsenal, the most common thing the instructor said when teaching Leng Feng was to save ammunition and let every bullet enter the enemy's chest as much as possible, instead of shooting indiscriminately.