A round of arrow rain fell, even if the flat horizontal team faced a top-down attack area, and many arrows were inserted in the mud in front and behind, but the arrow rain was too dense, that is, the mission hit rate was less than half, and many soldiers were still injured and fell to the ground, and the array in front of them suddenly thinned out a lot. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

But that's not the end. Under the cover of the chariot, the archers could shoot arrows calmly, and the second and third rounds of arrow rain fell one after another, while the first regiment still could not break the protection on the opposite side, and the buckshot hit the chariot "crackling" and crumbling, but it did not fall. Since the formation of the Qiong Navy, relying on the rate of fire and power of the flintlock pistol, coupled with the strict discipline of "lining up to shoot", it has suppressed the opponent in countless face-to-face encounters with the enemy, and this is the first time that it has the upper hand.

Huang Hansheng's forehead began to sweat, he had never encountered such a situation. The Tartar cart looked very rudimentary, and even without the use of cannons, as long as the number of frontal soldiers was increased, it could be defeated by rifle fire alone. However, on each side of the phalanx, only five hundred soldiers remained in a firing state, and the fire was constantly decreasing under the blows of bows and arrows, and the fire was getting weaker and weaker. If this continues, it will be difficult for the Tartars to resist the frontal assault of either a cavalry charge or a heavy infantry attack.

He turned his head to look in the direction where the general and the others were—the distance was a little far, and the battle in front of him was fierce, and it was impossible to have time to ask for instructions on how to retreat from the enemy. I can only rely on myself.

He rubbed his temples and admonished himself to stay calm - the fate of the more than 5,000 people in the group was in his own hands, and he had to keep a cool head in order to make the right decision.

Huang Hansheng's gaze crossed the chariot, over the infantry archers, and after seeing the cavalry whose speed had dropped to a very low level, he closed his eyes and thought for a few seconds, and then made a judgment - such a distance, such a speed, and the obstruction of the chariot and the infantry archers in front of him, the cavalry could not increase its speed, and it was impossible to charge. Then, it is not the most important thing to protect against the onslaught of cavalry, but now it is necessary to resist the attack of infantry.

He opened his eyes and ordered loudly: "The soldiers in the first row in front shoot in a half-squat, and the soldiers in the second row remain unchanged; The left and right wings each drew a company to join the front, and the rest of the people moved closer to fill the gap in the formation! ”

One of the battalion commanders closest to him asked in surprise: "Regiment commander, have you withdrawn the bayonet formation, are you not afraid of cavalry?" ”

Huang Hansheng didn't have time to explain to him, and shouted: "Execute the order!" ”

The battalion commander shuddered and immediately saluted: "Yes!" ”

As soon as the order was given, the soldiers, who had been squatting on the ground to defend themselves against the cavalry with bayonets, immediately picked up their rifles, loaded them and fired. With them joining, the firepower suddenly doubled, and the buckshot smashed on the cart with a "crackling" sound, and the already crumbling cart finally could not support the raindrops of buckshot, and one after another burst open, and the fragmented wood chips mixed with wood chips fell to the ground, and the coats and archers of the cart were exposed to the muzzle.

The situation changed again, and the originally fearless infantry archers were immediately suppressed by the platoon of guns, and the light arrows thrown could not match the dense flat fire in any case, and the coats and foot archers fell one by one like leeks that had been cut down.

By this time, the two companies drawn from both sides had joined the horizontal formation in front, and the square phalanx had become rectangular. With an increase of two hundred, the fire became even stronger, and the archers, who were still struggling to shoot arrows in the rain of bullets, finally collapsed completely, and scattered and retreated on both sides, followed by the surviving coats.

At the shouts of Niu Lu Zhangjing, the vests dismounted, stepped forward on foot, filled the gap left by the foot archers, took off the strong bows, and launched an attack with heavy arrows.

Seeing this scene, Huang Hansheng's anxiety eased a little, the Tartars used the cavalry as infantry, although it was more difficult than the foot archers, but his adventurous change of formation was successful to a certain extent, because the two wings did not have to face the detour of the cavalry.

Armored cavalry had much higher defense than lightly armored or unarmored foot archers, and although the double safety of leather armor and chain mail may not be able to block lead bullets, the survival rate of horse armor under musket fire was much higher than that of foot archers who were shot and died. They braved the rain of bullets, shooting arrow after arrow, and did not stop until they were hit by one or even several buckshots; Their opponents were also uncomfortable, and heavy arrows roared into the chests of the soldiers of the First Regiment, and the middle of them was killed instantly. After a few rounds, the exchange ratio between the two sides is relatively close.

This kind of war of attrition, where either you die or I die, makes the commanders on both sides very distressed.

Huang Hansheng watched the soldiers who were hit by heavy arrows being dragged down one by one, and paced anxiously in place, but there was no good way. If the light arrow is shot, there may be room for salvation, but this kind of heavy arrow, which is powerful and heavy, is aimed at vital points such as the chest and abdomen, and basically dies on the spot, and there is almost no chance of survival. He laid out all four battalions on four sides, and there were no reserves at all to replenish - could not put artillery on top as infantry? It's too extravagant.

Abatai's heart is also dripping blood, these armored people are the elite of the banner, whether they are vests or foot armor, one less dead, there is no way to replenish in a short time, and ten coats can't be exchanged for one armored soldier. His only expectation now is that the other party will collapse in a brutal war of attrition.

The battle seems to be moving in the direction that Abatai hopes.

The total strength of the first regiment is equivalent to about one-third of the Houjin army, which is not an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, not to mention the bonus of advanced weapons, which can offset this disadvantage to a large extent. However, even with the addition of two companies, due to the limitations of the phalanx, more than 1,000 people would need to face the attack of more than 10,000 people alone - although due to the width of the battlefield, the opponent's forces were not fully deployed, but several thousand men were invested at one time, and the troops could be increased at any time - the war of attrition was very disadvantageous for the first regiment.

However, in local battles, the advantages of muskets gradually became apparent. The flat shooting of heavy arrows is the most physically demanding way of archery, even if these armor soldiers are excellent hunters, with strong physiques, after shooting seven or eight arrows in a row, they are a little unbearable, their arms are sore, and they gradually can't pull away the strong bow; However, when the musket on the opposite side did not seem to be exhausted, as long as they were not injured, the soldiers had no problem firing dozens of shots in a row - the sophisticated craftsmanship and advanced materials made the Qionghai rifle not in danger of exploding.

Niu Lu Zhangjing conveyed Abatai's order: "The people behind make up for it, use the bows and arrows in your hands to make these Ming dogs collapse, and open a gap for the army!" ”

The cavalry on standby in the rear dismounted, replaced the exhausted men, and joined in the fierce fire one after another. They tried to use their numerical superiority to crush their opponents in front of them in a wheel battle, open a gap, and then attack in one fell swoop, slaughtering melons and vegetables as they had done before.