Chapter 201 Defeating the Jurchen is easy
The retreating musketeers were delayed early or late due to the delay in the order, but Li Tao had already considered this when he issued the order. Therefore, when the last soldier had just dodged away from the frontal battlefield, a knight broke through.
Out of the smoke, he suddenly rushed out.
"What a danger, what a danger!" When the last musketeer saw this scene, he patted his chest repeatedly and kept rejoicing. If he had left a little later, he might have been blocked by these cavalry, and obviously,
After the cavalry appears, those guys in iron armor will definitely not open the passage for themselves again.
After rejoicing that he was lucky, the musketeer kept his hands and feet. When he reached the end, he immediately started loading ammunition and prepared for another round. Compared with the previous nervousness and busyness, their movements at this moment were full of elegance.
, completed the skillful tactical movements quickly and accurately, and then waited for the order with the gun in hand.
"Free fire!" came the favorite command of the musketeers, which made some of them very happy. They are all people who reload very fast. This was the case for the last gunner who retreated.
He grinned and pulled the trigger the moment the order was given.
Bang, a Tatar swayed, and then fell down. He had already loaded the projectiles on the way here.
The Tatars were all riding horses and were much taller than the spearmen. This made it much easier for the musketeers behind them. They didn't have to put something under their feet like they had to deal with infantry to prevent them from being shot out because they were not high enough.
The projectiles hurt one's own people.
However, if it were infantry, could the opponent rush over so quickly? After blowing the smoke from the muzzle, the musketeer thought leisurely and disdainfully, let alone the three-row musketeer battle line, it is estimated that even this group of iron soldiers
The defense line of Pimple cannot be broken through!
After the first Tatar cavalry rushed out of the smoke, more and more cavalry rushed out one after another. However, the original dense formation suddenly decreased a lot at this moment, becoming sparse, and the intensity of the impact was also reduced a lot.
boom!
The first cavalryman to rush out collided with him, both man and horse, but his speed was greatly reduced, making his impact weak. He was stabbed through without even breaking through the dense forest of spears.
The same was true for the cavalry who came out from behind. As soon as they rushed over, they were stabbed to death by countless spears, which had no effect at all. However, more and more cavalry came out. Although the speed was slower, it was far faster than the others.
Those at the front are faster.
However, even so, they did not break through the defense line. The sharp objects with cold light made the horses that suddenly saw them panic. They raised their front hooves and refused to step forward. The knight on it was in such a state.
Under such circumstances, he was stabbed to death by spearmen again.
For a time, the screams of war horses continued to sound. This short three-meter distance was like a place of death, and no one could cross it. As these leading cavalry fell, fewer cavalry rushed out of the smoke.
However, the spearmen were far from letting their guard down.
The slight shaking of the ground and the rumble of horse hoofs told them that there was a large wave of cavalry not far ahead.
call!
A gust of wind blew away the smoke that was about to dissipate. Immediately, the soldiers from both sides saw each other. The Yulin Army's heart tightened, and then they tightly held the spears in their hands. The soldiers
They also leaned closer to each other. As for the Tatars, they were shocked when they saw so many pierced corpses of their companions in front of them. Then, their fighting instinct made them immediately wave their weapons and mount on their mounts.
It came hard on the butt.
hiss!
Countless war horses hissed in pain, and then some of the war horses were so stimulated by the pain that they ignored the steel in front of them and jumped forward.
boom!
However, what greeted them was not sharp spears, but heavy lead bullets. The musketeers in the back row finally showed their power, and cooperated with the spearmen on the front to kill the enemy together.
With the cooperation of spears and muskets, the Tatar cavalry fell one after another, but there were also fierce Tatars who directly moved their horses and jumped up. The huge bodies of the horses immediately pressed towards the soldiers.
boom!
Although the war horse and the knight on it were killed, the huge weight would not be changed. The soldier facing him was instantly crushed, and the two or three soldiers next to him were also confused.
Seeing that this method was effective, other Tatars also imitated it and urged their horses to jump over. However, after all, there are only a few Tatars who have this riding skill, and only those who are able to do it can do it, such as the Niu Lu leader and the tooth soldiers.
In this way, under this method, the first layer of spearmen's defense line was broken through.
This little breakthrough immediately boosted the spirits of the Tatars, and they finally saw results. As the cavalry attacked, some dragoons got off their horses and shot with bows and arrows from behind. Others followed the cavalry.
They rushed up together and tried to fight at close range.
The close combat that Nuerhachi expected came as scheduled, but the result was not satisfactory. The Yulin army did not collapse as expected, but very tenaciously used the spears in its hands to interact with the Jurchens.
For a time, the battle situation became tense. Jurchen soldiers continued to fall, and Yulin Army soldiers continued to be killed.
Seeing this stalemate, Nuerhachi was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. Why was this happening? These were the weak Ming soldiers in his impression? When did they become so brave?
The Jurchen cavalry continued to attack, but they could not break through the copper wall at all. At most, they could only break through one or two layers outside, and then there were more than twenty such defense lines behind them. Thinking of this number, Nuerhachi could not help but despair.
As for the flanks, Nuerhachi took one look and didn't think about it. On one side of this iron wall, it was close to the sea. On that side, there were ten huge gunboats waiting in a row. Those densely packed, black gun barrels,
Just one glance made Nuerhachi lose his courage, and he didn't dare to approach there at all, let alone break through from there.
Mang Gurtai is the best example. As soon as he and his men approached there, the large and small artillery on the big ships fired instantly. The loud noise caused the cavalry to disperse. Mang Gurtai himself was also hit by a huge bullet.
The cannonball hit directly and turned into minced meat.
Jurchen! Defeated! Nuerhachi thought in despair. Wherever he looked, subordinates he was familiar with rushed up one by one, and then fell down. Fei Yanggu, E Yidu, He Heli, died one by one.
In front of him.
No, there is still hope. Nuerhachi seemed to have remembered something and looked to the west. There were no cannons there, only five thousand black-armored cavalry. As long as I could break through, I would definitely be able to turn defeat into victory.
"True yellow flag, attack." Leading his own bodyguards, Nuerhachi launched a decisive yet desperate charge.
Zhu Youxiao didn't care so much. He kept staring at the battlefield with his binoculars. When he saw the stalemate, he understood that it was time for him to take the stage.
"Cavalry, attack!" Zhu Youxiao grabbed the lance, pulled his helmet, lightly clamped the horse, and the arrow formation with him as the arrow was instantly formed, and beside him was the cavalry commander Li Tu.
Boom!
The violent trampling of horseshoes sounded again, coming from the west, which shocked Nuerhachi. He glanced around and saw the armor-clad general who was leading the charge.
The other party's look of having everything under control and the whole world bowing down immediately made him tremble. At the moment of contact, Nuerhachi realized that the other party was definitely the commander-in-chief of this army.
This couldn't help but raise a glimmer of hope in him. If I kill him, I can have a way out! This thought excited Nuerhachi, raised his saber high, and rushed forward ferociously.
The distance is getting closer and closer, Nuerhachi's energy is getting more and more concentrated, but why is the opponent's lance so long, and he can't touch the opponent at all.
Phew!
The long lance pierced Nuerhachi's chest fiercely, and all his strength suddenly disappeared, and his vitality began to dissipate.
Why, this is why, my whole life, why must I live in the shadow of the people of the Ming Dynasty! With deep regret and unwillingness, Nuerhachi fell to the ground.
boom!
There was a silent vibration, and two black torrents collided together. After Zhu Youxiao's spear pierced a tall figure hard, it exploded. Fortunately, he let go in advance, so he was not injured.
Suddenly, he saw a trace of reluctance and regret in the eyes of the tall figure who fell, but he didn't think much about it. There were too many people dying on the battlefield, and any strange things would happen.
On April 18th, the first year of Tianqi, Houjin Tianming Khan and Nuerhachi died!
Drawing out the man's knife, Zhu Youxiao spurred his horses and continued to rush forward. He had no idea that the man he stabbed to death just now was Hachi, the thief chief's slave.
The Jurchen cavalry had been baptized by artillery. Three rounds of three-stage volley fire from muskets, followed by a phalanx of spears in the steel jungle. The successive blows had already demoralized them. Their previous desperate efforts were just an explosion of despair.
, now that Nuerhachi died, they immediately lost their sustenance and leadership and collapsed immediately.
However, after breaking through the two cavalry groups, all the remaining Jurchen Eight Banners immediately fled in all directions, or simply dropped their weapons, knelt down and surrendered. These were all dragon cavalry who were wearing multiple layers of armor.
They can't outrun the cavalry at all.
Of course, there are also those who are stubbornly resisting, such as Daishan and Fei Yingdong. They bring their own soldiers and would rather die than surrender and fight until the last moment. Of course, this is the same as knowing that they will not survive if they surrender.
When the time comes to be humiliated by the Ming Dynasty, it would be better to die on the battlefield.
"Is this the end?" Zhu Youxiao stopped his horse and looked back blankly. After the cavalry was dispatched, he so easily defeated the enemy's resistance, which made him feel slightly unreal. But thinking about the equipment on his side
, as well as the blows the Jurchens suffered, to be able to persist until now, the Jurchens can be said to be tenacious.
If it were the Mongolian cavalry at this time, they would not be able to charge over at all. Under the design of the cannon and muskets, they would absolutely collapse directly, and they would not even be able to touch the sides of the phalanx.
"In fact, it is very easy to defeat the Jurchens!" Zhu Youxiao thought silently in his heart that even if the Ming army did not have muskets or breastplates, as long as they developed artillery that could accompany the army, beating the Jurchens would be just like playing. And the artillery that accompanied the army
It's also very simple, just cut the barrel short.
When hundreds of artillery pieces are fired at the same time, any cavalryman has to kneel down.
Defeating the Jurchens is really easy!
With the entry of Zhu Youxiao's cavalry, a side attack, and the death of Nuerhachi and a series of generals, the Jurchens completely collapsed. However, the war was over, and the subsequent cleaning work did not end so quickly.
However, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to take care of it anymore. He handed these to Li Yuyu and the others and walked to the artillery position. He was in a low mood. He thought there would be a bloody battle in the end. However, the Jurchen who was washed away by the firearms...
Chapter completed!