Chapter 657 Two earth walls
Being able to leave a name in Chinese history and step by step on the path of powerful ministers is destined to be a brave and resourceful Later Jin general.
Therefore, after making the decision to destroy the 500 Tiger and Leopard Army, Aobai did not immediately order his cavalry to launch an attack.
I have seen the powerful combat power of the Tiger and Leopard Army many times.
Although the combat power, especially the impact power of the Later Jin Iron Cavalry, is very powerful. However, these are all fakes under the interception of the Tiger and Leopard Army muskets. Because no matter how fast the impact power is, it cannot stop the attack of a lead bullet of a fingertip.
Therefore, if you are rational, you would rather give up some time than reduce the casualties of some of your warriors as much as possible.
A thousand Tartars gave up their war horses and used the logs and branches around them to start making simple shields.
In Aobai's eyes, although these shields cannot stop the close-range shooting of the musket, they still have a certain effect at long distances.
With these shabby and rough shields, the attack distance of the soldiers under his command will be shortened a lot...
After an hour of hard waiting, all the 1,000 Tartars, holding shields, appeared in front of the formation three hundred steps.
Facing a shield wall in front of him, although Chen Ming, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Legion, was not afraid, but his calm face still showed an unprecedented solemnity.
Because, from what the Tartars did in front of him, Chen Ming could already be sure that the Tartar generals he faced must be a very difficult opponent. Unlike some other Tartar generals, he had only brute force but no wisdom...
After taking a deep breath, he ordered to several company battalion commanders around him: "Brothers, we have encountered a hard bone this time, but since we are here, no matter how hard the bone is, we will break it up, and we will never let the Koreans watching the battle come to laugh at..."
"Look, the Tartars attacking troops face shields one by one. With the cover of these shields, the effective range of our muskets must be shortened to at least 100 steps... In addition, our troops are limited, and after the Tartars rush to seventy or eighty steps, they can suppress and kill us with bows and arrows... So, with the first earth wall, they can't stop them at all... Even if they block them, we will pay a huge price that we can't bear in the blocking..."
Chen Ming just finished speaking. The battalion commander asked, "Captain, what do you mean..."
"Use the three earth walls on the battlefield to block the enemy in turn and kill them... If possible, leave them all on the battlefield..." Chen Ming answered without thinking.
At the same time, a trace of unprecedented seriousness also appeared on Chen Ming's face.
He decisively ordered to the subordinates beside him who were eager to try...
"All musketeers, immediately enter the front line to block the enemy... When the enemy starts to counterattack with bows and arrows, immediately retreat to the second line of defense. Continue to block the enemy..."
"There is a hundred steps between the two earth walls. Even if the Tartars occupy the front line, they will not be able to do anything to the musketeers who have retreated to the second line position without continuing to launch an attack..."
"Of course, it would be even better if the Tartars occupied the front line and stopped leaving. At that time, we can play a crucial role by digging a trench between two earth walls..."
"The three musket companies' bomb platoons, with grenades, are all hidden in the trench. As long as I receive a counterattack order, I will throw all the grenades I carry on, and they will also throw them into the trench next to the earthen wall and have a width of one meter..."
"Will not talk about it too much at that time. Five grenades per man will be enough for the Tartars' offensive troops to suffer..."
Hundreds of Tiger and Leopard Army hurriedly entered the position, and the Tartars, which were lined up with dense attack formations, also started to move.
The shield wall composed of shields is like an extremely huge chariot, slowly pushing towards the Tiger and Leopard Army position.
At this time, if you still preserve your strength, there is no need to...
Nine light mortars roared and fired flowering bullets at the dense military formation of the Tartars.
On the battlefield, although the explosion of the flowering bullets continued to take away one Tartar's lives one after another, such losses were obviously insignificant for a thousand Tartars.
The loss of less than a hundred people was made, and the shield wall blocking in front of the Tartars entered the range of the musket.
So, the sound of gunfire like a bean-burning gun began to sound on the battlefield, one round after another, endless...
Although the battlefield was full of lively, the results were unsatisfactory.
It was not beyond Chen Minghe's expectations. At a distance of 150 steps, all the lead bullets fired by the musket were nailed to the shield without exception, and the Tartars were unable to hurt the shield.
Unless one or two lead bullets pass through the gap between the shield, there is no way to play a role in the Tartars hiding behind the shield wall.
One hundred and fifty steps, one hundred and thirty steps...one hundred steps...
Facing the Tiger and Leopard Army muskets that seemed to suddenly lose their function on the battlefield, the Tartars, who had almost never paid any price, were becoming more and more brave as they fought.
Inspired by the atmosphere of victory on the battlefield, he rushed towards the Tiger and Leopard Army position at an increasingly faster speed.
In their eyes, as long as they rushed forward thirty steps, they could hide behind the shield, shoot the tiger and leopard army blocking their faces with bows and arrows...
Wishes are beautiful, but reality is cruel...
As the shield wall gets closer to the battlefield, the whistling lead bullets are no longer as simple as embedding into the shield wall.
Instead, it directly penetrates the shield wall, and its remaining power will be shot into the Tartars' body.
Soon, the Tartars hiding behind the shield wall began to suffer casualties, and the number of casualties increased...
However, the Tartars, who had already rushed here, would certainly not let it go in the face of the close-kick counterattack opportunity.
Fighting the casualties, stepping on the bodies of the dead comrades... and even, directly combining the two shields into one side and continuing to attack forward.
When they finally had a hard time fighting back, raising their longbows, and preparing to shoot arrows, the loss had exceeded 20%.
More importantly, the gunfire that had just been continuous suddenly stopped...
Through the gap between the shields, the tiger and leopard army quickly retreated and immediately appeared in front of the Tartars.
Facing this unexpected scene, everyone was stunned on the spot.
However, there are also some fast-reacting Tartars.
Seeing the Tiger and Leopard Army retreating quickly, I was excited and shouted loudly as if I had taken stimulants..." Warriors, the Tiger and Leopard Army was defeated by us, and victory was right in front of me. Continue to attack forward... Kill... Kill all the Tiger and Leopard Army... "
So, this scene appeared on the battlefield...
The gunshots stopped, and the musketeers of the Tiger and Leopard Army retreated desperately. The Tartars, who were twice as good as themselves, followed behind and pursued desperately.
Chapter completed!