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Chapter 989: Thunderbolt

Once the horses were driven, they would subconsciously run faster and faster, and the leaders of the Tartars in the ranks were there shouting loudly and restraining the group. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The power of the cavalry lies in the charge of the group, and if it is scattered, it is useless in front of a solid infantry formation, and the formation of the Ming army in front of him obviously belongs to the kind that is least easy to be disrupted.

The ancient cavalry and the Jurchen cavalry became more and more cautious and cautious, not daring to be careless, and there were also generals there who issued loud orders to let a cavalry rush towards the artillery of the Ming army.

The dozens of artillery pieces slowly advancing there are really palpitating, whether they have seen it or not, the Tartars also know that artillery is the most powerful weapon of the Ming army.

At a distance of more than two hundred paces, the general of the Tartar cavalry brigade began to give the order to charge, in fact, in the army, the soldiers were shouting and shouting, the horses were neighing, and the hooves were thundering, and the orders of the generals could not be heard by anyone at all, they just led the personal cavalry to the front.

They moved forward, the whole team began to accelerate, the cavalry in the first few rows took out their bows and arrows, and they didn't want to be accurate in cavalry shooting, but the formation of the foot soldiers in front of them was thick enough, as long as they could shoot arrows into it, they could cause damage.

Within two hundred steps, the two sides were already preparing to engage in battle, and the generals of the ancient men could judge this distance, and so did the generals of the Huwei army.

When the enemy's cavalry entered the cavalry range of 200 paces, it was the "shooting preparation distance" in the order, the drums were beating rapidly, and the generals and non-commissioned officers shouted orders and shouts.

The musketeers in the front line used the strip to compact the ammunition one last time, checked the gunpowder in the primer pool, the fire rope on the beak, and blew a few mouths to keep the arquebus head burning, and then set the fire gun on the wooden fork and aimed it forward.

The ground tremors from the soles of the feet became more and more intense, the faces of the cavalry in front of them were distorted, the bows and arrows and weapons in their hands could be seen clearly, the veterans could still maintain their composure, while the recruits were generally pale, many of their bodies were trembling slightly, and the non-commissioned officers in each column were constantly scolding to keep them calm.

No one dared to drop their weapons, no one dared to fire in advance, whether it was the regimental training in Guihua City or the escort team of Tianjin Wei, some of them had been on the battlefield, some had not, some had seen bloody battles, and some had not, but they had one thing in common, that is, they had been training for a long time.

Under the constraints of military discipline and punishment, each soldier formed a mechanical reflex to the order, and there was an absolute obedience.

They also know that if they fire in advance, if they drop their weapons and run away, they will be arrested and executed by military law, and their families will also be punished, and now those relatively generous military family treatment will also be canceled, and there will even be punishment, which everyone does not want to see.

The cavalry forwards of the Jurchens and the ancient men were already within range, and the archers on the horses were gradually filling their bows, and some people had already shot arrows.

Within this distance, the arrows naturally could not be shot into the body of the firecracker, and after flying in mid-air, they were all inserted into the ground, and they were already twenty steps into the firing range, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer

"Fire !!"

To this extent, the soldiers could not hear the orders of the non-commissioned officer of the Huwei Army, but they all saw the movement of the axe and gun in the hands of the non-commissioned officer.

The sound of "thumping" began to sound sporadically, and then quickly became dense, as if the drizzle at the beginning turned into a downpour.

Dense explosion, the first fire, the cavalry in the front are all leaning back directly from the horse crooked, and there is a sudden explosion of a blood hole in the face, the horse lost control and was naturally unwilling to burst towards the front of the fire, the explosion of the place to rush, more troublesome is that many horses are directly frightened, in the middle of the run directly stand up, or it is to jump around, throw off the cavalry on horseback.

Even if they are hit by lead bullets and do not die for a while, but they fall under the horse and are trampled by the frightened horse, it is the end like flesh, and some people are hung by stirrups and dragged around the battlefield, and in the end, even if the horse is still alive, only a limb remains.

After the imposing cavalry brigade was fired by a single shot from the firecracker, the momentum was immediately shattered, and it was needless to say that there were heavy casualties, and the remnants were also there screaming in terror.

The horses had already rushed up, the weight of the horses was not small, it was impossible to rein in the momentum and turn around immediately, the front row was hit hard, the people were on their backs, and the people in the back row were still being pushed forward by the people further behind.

The horses in front of them are already lying on the ground, and the horse team at the time of the charge will maintain a dense formation as much as possible in order to ensure the effect of the impact, and the speed is not possible to run too fast, and the horses in the back row are tripped by the corpses of the people and horses in the front row, which causes chaos to the people behind them, which is to make more trouble.

The Tartar cavalry was already within range, and deep enough, that it was impossible for them to get out of range of their guns in a hurry.

The Jurchen and Meng ancient cavalry could not move forward, but the firearms of the Huwei army were still shooting, like a sickle harvesting a wheat field, falling one by one.

"Ten steps forward before firing!!"

The non-commissioned officer dressed in Huwei plate armor strode forward and stood still, and the next time the firecrackers would fire in a horizontal row based on him, and they would advance again.

The six regiments, a total of 3,600 musketeers, took turns firing, and the cavalry that rushed forward suffered heavy casualties, and the queue in front became more and more sparse.

On the artillery position on the other side, the guns were fired, the artillery was still being set up and prepared, and the artillerymen and auxiliary Ding Zhuang unloaded the gun carriages and gun carriages, drove the livestock away, and nervously loaded the ammunition.

There were already cavalry rushing towards them, and Wang Tong was now surrounded by only more than 20 personal guards, and the rest were sent to the front of the artillery array.

The Volunteers did not launch a counter-charge against the enemy on horseback, they all dismounted and drew their bows and arrows there, while Wang Tong's personal guards quickly checked their firearms.

The Jurchens are big bows and heavy arrows, and the ancient people are horned bows and short arrows, one is lethal and the other is penetrating, but the range is not as good as the standard longbow of the Ming army, and naturally it is not as good as the firearm.

The roar of the firearms on the side, the terrible screams of the companions, the people who rushed to the artillery array were also clearly heard, they were frightened in their hearts but did not dare to retreat, now they were in front of them was an opportunity, breaking through the artillery of the Ming army, and they could also turn to attack the flank of the Ming army, this was the only chance, otherwise the whole army would be defeated.

They also saw the sparse firearms and bows and arrows being prepared, and they had never heard of bows and arrows to hold off the onslaught of cavalry, and many of them had taken up wooden shields from the side of their saddles.

Within the range, the fire bolt opened fire first, and the wooden shield could not block the high-speed flying lead bullets, and immediately some people were planted down and died, but there were not many casualties, and the large army continued to move forward.

It was dozens of steps, swishing sounds, the Ming army's bows and arrows had already been shot out, the arrows hit the horses, and some also hit the human body, but most of them were blocked by wooden shields, and even some people did not suffer fatal damage even if they were hit by arrows, and they could continue to roar and charge.

The guns can still shoot one round, and the bow and arrow can shoot two rounds, but this can't stop the charge, and if you can get to you, those cannons have just been settled, and it is impossible to reload and shoot.

It was another round of sparse fire, and the bow and arrow were also shot in one round, and the cavalry on the horse could already shoot arrows to shoot back, and some of the Ming army fell and could rush away immediately.

But at this time, the Ming army in front of the artillery array ran desperately to the back, revealing a cannon, the distance was only fifty steps, what can the cannon do, a shell kills a few people, nothing can be decided

"Cannon !!"

This roar of the Jurchens and the ancient cavalry of the Gate G could hear it clearly, and they also shouted in unison, killing the past and killing all the Ming troops.

"Boom~~Boom~~~"

There was a thunderous movement, and puffs of smoke erupted from the muzzle of the cannon, not the kind of cannon blasting out of the head of the Ming army, and the roar of the cannonballs flying

The cavalry's thoughts ended here, the sixteen three-pound cannons fired a salvo of shotguns to beat the cavalry in front into a sieve, directly emptying the range of dozens of steps at once, most of the Jurchen and Men G ancient cavalry did not even scream, they were killed, now the space is large enough, the people in the back row are desperately strangled their mounts, roaring to turn around, and some people are rushing forward in a daze, and the spirits of these people have completely collapsed.

The volunteer cavalry mounted their horses one after another, brandishing their swords and guns and began to charge, only thinking about how the fleeing Tartar cavalry still had the courage and fighting spirit, they sold their backs to the other side without any cover, and the result of the rout was slaughter.

But the volunteer cavalry did not chase far, after chasing dozens of paces, they heard the sharp sound of copper whistles behind them, and if they did not come back, then the artillery behind them would open fire indiscriminately.

"The three-pound cannon is loaded with solid shells, the angle of fire is raised, the maximum firing range is ready, fast, fast!!"

"You can eat a pound for a fucking meal, don't talk to a girl Yes, the six-pound cannon retreats, aiming at the enemy's main position, and the nine-pound cannon raises the elevation angle"

Mu En held a five-foot-long bamboo stick in his hand, and Zhang Wu held a leather whip in his hand, and the two of them roared and shouted in the queue, urging the soldiers to move faster and faster.

The artillerymen stuffed the cartridge into the chamber, tamped it with a boring stick slightly smaller than the caliber, and then put in the shells of iron balls or lead balls, while the three-pound guns that had just been fired were cleaned with wet brushes, and then cleaned twice with dry brushes to reload ammunition.

"Ready!!" "Ready!!"

"Bunnies, remember to plug your ears!"

"Fire!!"

Mu En roared wildly, and the entire artillery array began to vibrate, and the cannonballs flew out with a whistling sound

The explosion of the firecracker and the roar of the artillery made Sun Peng, who was beside Wang Tong, tremble, and he endured his fright, staring at the head of Shenyang City