"The gunners are in position, ready to load," Jiang Bin, the commander of the vehicle and artillery battalion at the North City Wall of Qizhou, shouted.
The Ming army's military array was two miles north of Qizhou City. At this distance, the Tiger Crouching Cannon and the ordinary Fran cannon could not shoot. At this time, even the red cannon had a maximum range of only three miles. As for some historical records, it can
There are indeed people who can shoot four, five, or even ten miles, but that was during the Kangxi period.
However, Zhu Hengjia paid special attention to the production of artillery. There were 180 improved red cannons in the army, with a maximum range of more than three miles. They were mounted on the city wall, commanding the sky, and could shoot farther.
According to convention, if the two sides were strangled together, although they could shoot, they would generally not fire for fear of accidentally injuring their own people. But that was just a general situation. This was a decisive battle. Emperor Guangwu became ruthless and determined to use artillery. If someone was attacked by the city,
If the artillery on board is accidentally injured, then you can only blame yourself for your bad luck. One emperor's achievements have caused hundreds of millions of bones to wither, and those soldiers who were accidentally injured should be regarded as loyal to me.
With Jiang Bin's command flag waving, 3,600 gunners began to take up their positions. These red-coated cannons were extremely heavy. Even if they were mounted on a gun carriage, twenty people were needed. One person visually inspected, two people adjusted the firing range, and the remaining
Once the artillery is displaced due to recoil, it will take twenty people to work together to reset the artillery.
Wang Erge calmly added propellant to the barrel, then put the projectiles in, took out a tamping stick, and tamped the projectiles. He was an experienced gunner, and he was very familiar with this kind of thing.
The red cannons of this era mainly used solid bullets. Although there were also explosive bullets, they were rarely used because the delay fuze technology was not up to standard, not only expensive, but also unsafe and easy to explode. It was not only used by the Ming Dynasty.
Even in the Napoleonic era, French artillery shells were still mainly solid shells.
The solid bullets of the Ming Dynasty mainly used iron bullets and sandstone bullets. The iron bullets carry kinetic energy and can clear obstacles for the army; the sandstone bullets are both brittle and hard, and burst into countless fragments after landing.
It can kill a large number of enemy soldiers. It is extremely effective against dense infantry phalanxes.
"Ergou, you have to aim and shoot later. If you shoot accurately, you will be rewarded with a lot of silver, and then you can go home and marry a wife." The team member was making a joke about Wang Erge.
Because of the homophonic pronunciation, Wang Erge was used to being called "Er Gou", and he didn't mind. He said stupidly: "Just look at it, I will definitely make enough money to marry my wife this time." After saying this, he flattered the ground.
Zhen Fu behind him smiled.
That guy was holding a booklet and was preparing to record it. All the gunner's military exploits were attributed to him. No matter how accurate his shooting was, it was useless if he didn't remember it.
Seeing Wang Erge smiling at him, Zhen Fu seemed as if he hadn't seen him before, his eyes looking straight at the battlefield ahead. That means, it's useless to please me. If you want to make a contribution, you have to shoot accurately.
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Ao Bai was a veteran general. He was relieved when he saw that the Ming army's formation was two miles away from the city. At this distance, except for the red cannon, other artillery could not shoot. Once the two armies started fighting, the Ming army would not dare to fire.
Inadvertently hurting one of your own.
"Forward", raised his hand, and issued a military order.
Each Qing army advanced slowly, using the same old tactics, with infantry in the center and cavalry on both wings.
Gushan Ezhenmulima and Bahana led 25,000 cavalry for the left wing; Gushan Ezhenbashan and Angbang Zhangjing Ye Keshu led 25,000 cavalry for the right wing; Aobai Qin led 60,000 infantry for the center formation.
"Huh? The formation of the Ming army is so weird. Could it be that the puppet emperor wants to use cavalry to break through my commander's central army?"
Obai put down his telescope, his face full of doubts.
Different from the Battle of Boye, Zhu Hengjia deployed 30,000 infantry on the left and right flanks this time, with Fan Youxian and Yuan Zongdi as the main generals respectively; he led more than 50,000 troops and horses in the central formation, with Sun Guangwei and Ma at the front. Ning and Wu Yingqi had nearly 17,000 cavalry, followed by fierce generals such as Li Dingguo, Ma Bao, Bai Wenxuan, Li Laiheng, Wang Guoxi, and Zhang Chengwu.
The imperial guard Wo He said: "Commander, the last general thought that the puppet emperor saw that our army was accustomed to deploying cavalry on both wings, so he changed his tactics and wanted to use cavalry to disrupt our center army, and then use infantry to attack me."
Ao Bai nodded repeatedly, "You are right. The key to this battle is whether our cavalry defeats the two wings of the Ming army first, or whether the Ming army's cavalry breaks through the center of our army first."
Suddenly, he burst into laughter, and his thick musk laughter resembled grass in the wind, "The Puppet Emperor miscalculated this time. He only knew that our Qing cavalry and archery were unparalleled, but he didn't know that the Eight Banners' heavy infantry's combat effectiveness was no weaker than that of the cavalry. "Order the Chinese army to set up a military formation, advance slowly, and attack the Ming army with both wings." A majestic voice came from the "cave" in the grass.
"Array", there are mountains of military orders, and all the Qing troops are arrayed one after another.
Ao Bai's command is like flowing clouds and flowing water, busy but not chaotic.
At the forefront, there are densely packed spearmen.
There are hundreds of carriages lined up behind, and the gunmen are hiding behind the carriages, ready to shoot. Once the Ming army approaches, they will withdraw from the formation, and the remaining carriages will become roadblocks again.
Behind the carriage, a large formation was formed by overlapping small formations of sword and shield soldiers. In the center of the large formation were heavy armored infantry wearing double armor and holding broadswords. Once the Ming cavalry rushed into the formation, they would Rush up and chop off the horse's legs.
Behind them are several layers of archers, preparing to launch.
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When the Ming army was on the imperial chariot, Zhu Hengjia saw that more than ten thousand Qing troops were like one man, with an orderly and tight formation. He couldn't help but admire: "This Ao Bai is really a handsome man. It's a pity that he can't be used by me!"
Next to him, He Wuzou, Zheng Feng, Liu Maoxia, Fang Guangchen and other advisers all admired these words. The sea is open to all rivers, and tolerance is great! In the past, King Luo Bin wrote "Pleading for Xu Jingye to Wu Zhaoxi". Instead of being angry, Wu Zetian sighed. It is the prime minister's dereliction of duty that talents like King Luo Bin live among the people. That Aobai is just a general, how can he not conquer the world even if the emperor cherishes his talents?
He Wuzou asked: "Your Majesty, do you want the artillery to fire?"
Zhu Hengjia put down his telescope and said calmly: "Wait a little longer, wait until the Tatars move in further, and then fire when they are fifty steps away from our army."
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After hearing this, Zheng Feng felt nervous. His Majesty has put all his treasure in the hands of the artillery! At fifty paces, our army's horses cannot fully speed up. If the artillery on the city cannot give the Tatars in front of them a huge blow,
, to plow a passage for the cavalry. The cavalry who cannot raise the speed of the horse are not as good as the infantry.
Just as he was thinking about the cavalry, the cavalry came, not from the Ming army, but from the Qing army.
"Woo~woo~woo~"
Accompanied by the melodious trumpets, the left-wing Qing army Mulima and Bahana tribe fiercely attacked the Ming army's left-wing Fan Youxian tribe.
Fan Youxian had already ordered iron caltrops to be placed in front of the battle line to block the cavalry. He also rolled out two hundred carriages and ordered the gunmen to shoot from behind the carriages.
"咴聿聿!"
A war horse stepped on an iron caltrop, and the rider was thrown off the horse due to the pain.
Jia La Zhang Jing Gebu was so angry that he rode his horse around the horse gun and rushed towards the Ming army.
"Bah~bah~bah~"
The gun went off, and looking at the big hole in his chest, Luobu fell off his horse in disbelief.
"Drive~Drive~Drive~"
The Qing army had more horses, and the cavalry rushed closer.
"Withdraw!"
Ming army guerrilla Wang Xu gave the order, and the gunmen ran towards the formation one after another.
Mulima took out his two-stone strong bow. In this era, one stone weighed about one hundred and twenty kilograms.
, attached to an armor-piercing arrow, one arrow shot through Wang Xu.
Drive away the gunmen of the Ming army, and there is a forest of spears in front of you.
The Qing cavalry charged several times but could not break through.
"Dismount and fight on foot," Mulima shouted.
On Mount Ezhenba of Qinggu Mountain, Angbang Zhangjing Ye Keshu led his army to attack the right wing of the Ming army.
Yuan Zongdi saw that the Qing army was approaching fiercely, so he ordered those who were good at shooting in the army to come forward and shoot at the war horses. He also ordered the two generals Ta Tianbao and Ma Jinzhong, who had strong organizational skills, to face the Qing army and chop the horses' legs with their sabers.
In Bashan, Ye Keshu did not expect the Ming army to be so brave, so he had to dismount and engage in a melee with the Ming army.
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