Baiyintu and Hong Chengchou, who were watching the battle from behind, breathed a sigh of relief.
"What a risk!" Hong Chengchou thought to himself. The main force of the Qing army led by Sony was almost defeated by the Ming army's Shenhuo Feiyao. Fortunately, they held on in the end. It seemed that Sony was quite capable.
I wonder if the Ming army will have other tricks next?
If the Ming army has more tricks, can Sony withstand it?
Baiyintu's anxious heart also fell back into his stomach, but he said disdainfully: "How can the flying crow, a mere divine fire, defeat our Qing soldiers? Then it will be the turn of the artillery of the Qing soldiers to show off their power.
,snort!"
Hong Chengchou didn't refute, but he asked in his heart, didn't the Ming army have artillery?
The red cannons of the Ming army could even shoot farther, and in artillery battles, it was still difficult for the Qing soldiers to take advantage.
While Hong Chengchou was thinking, clouds of white smoke began to rise in front of each hollow square formation of the Ming army.
Seeing this, Hong Chengchou's heart suddenly trembled. The more he was afraid of, the more likely he would be. Just now he was worried that the Ming army would fire first, but the Ming army really did.
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When Jiannu advanced to only about 1,500 steps away from the Ming army's line, the seven field artillery brigades of the Ming army, with a total of 630 4-inch field guns, fired one after another.
The maximum range of the 4-inch field gun is 1,500 steps.
Now that we've reached this point, there's no need to hide it anymore.
Therefore, as soon as Jiannufu entered within a distance of 1,500 steps, the seven field artillery brigades of the Ming Army fired at the same time. With the sound of gunfire, 630 17-pound solid iron bullets were carried with them as if they could tear apart.
The huge scream in the air hit the Jiannu army formation in front overwhelmingly.
Just ten seconds later, a cannonball hit the open space in the middle, instantly plowing grooves on the ground covered with weeds, and at the same time spattering rows of soil and grass.
But more cannonballs hit the Jiannu military formation.
With the crisp sound of kacha kacha, hundreds of Jiannu's side cars shattered into pieces in an instant.
The wall of the sidecar that stretched for nearly seven kilometers from south to north immediately showed at least hundreds of gaps. These were all sidecars that had been shattered by the Ming army's 4-inch field artillery.
The Eight Banners Han troops hiding behind side carriages also suffered many casualties.
However, due to the maximum range, the solid iron bullets did not have much kinetic energy left after penetrating the front guard plate of the sidecar. They barely penetrated one or two rows of Eight Banners and Han troops before they were exhausted and failed to penetrate more.
It would be even more impossible to penetrate more than twenty rows of infantry arrays in a row.
But even so, it still surprised the hypocrites and Jiannu.
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"How is it possible?" Song Xiance exclaimed in a rude manner, "Can Minggou's Hongyi cannon shoot so far? I'm not blind, am I? This is impossible!"
Li Zicheng was also secretly surprised.
How is this possible? He fought with the Ming army not once or twice. He even knew better than the Ming army's artillery how far the Ming army's Hongyi artillery could hit.
Because the range of the Hongyi cannon is just a number to the Ming army's artillery.
But for Li Zicheng and the Dashun soldiers under his command, that is fate!
Li Zicheng clearly remembered that the longest range of the Ming army's Hongyi cannons was only a thousand steps, and only the most well-made Hongyi cannons could hit a thousand steps. Most of the Hongyi cannons could only hit seven or eight steps.
A hundred steps.
But right now, the distance between the Jiannu Army and the Ming Army is at least 1,500 steps!
The range of the Ming Army's Hongyi cannon was nearly doubled? When did this happen?
Only Gu Junen had seen the power of the Ming army's Hongyi artillery, and he immediately said to Song Xiance: "Great military advisor, now you should believe what I say? The Ming army's firearms are no longer what they used to be."
Song Xiance wanted to refute out of habit, but he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.
Because the ironclad facts are here. The range of the Ming army's Hongyi cannons has greatly increased. Isn't this a change from the past? What Gu Junen said is true. There is really no way to refute it.
After swallowing, Song Xiance said: "It seems that this battle still needs to be fought."
"Well, this battle should still be fought." Li Zicheng also made a new assessment of this battle, feeling that the Ming army would inevitably lose in the end, but it would definitely not be easy for Jiannu to win.
This will be a close battle, and there will be fun to watch.
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Sony also has some people who can’t believe it.
"How can Ming Gou's red cannon shoot so far?"
E Bilong, Suk Saha and others were also very surprised and said: "This distance is probably 1,500 steps away. How can the Ming army's red cannon hit 1,500 steps away?"
"We in the Qing Dynasty only have more than a thousand steps!"
"Only the red cannon can hit more than a thousand steps."
"That's right, like the Camel Cannon, the Fran cannon can fire up to 800 steps."
"The shooting range of the Crouching Tiger Cannon is even closer, only less than 500 steps!"
The Eight Banners generals on the observation deck looked at each other for a moment, this was going to be troublesome.
The Ming army's cannons could hit them, but their cannons couldn't hit the Ming army.
What to do now? Advance towards the Ming army's artillery fire, or retreat outside the range of the Ming army's artillery and think of a solution? But the question is, is there any other way? Send cavalry to charge? Is that possible?
The cavalry is fast, but the Ming army's artillery is also protected by infantry.
In the battle of Guting Town, 80,000 cavalrymen could not defeat the 8,000 dismounted Ming army cavalrymen.
Immediately, a military general suggested: "General, if this doesn't work, why don't you stop advancing first?"
"Stop moving forward?" Sony said coldly, "Waiting for Minggu to blast us with divine fire and flying crows?"
Until now, the divine fire flying crows in the Ming army are still attacking in rows. Which wave is it now? The fifth wave or the sixth wave? Anyway, it seems that it will not stop in a short time.
Another general said: "But if you go further, you will not only be bombed by Ming Gou's divine fire flying crows, but also hit by Ming Gou's red cannon. The casualties of the Qing soldiers will be too great. It doesn't matter the Eight Banners Manchuria, but the Eight Banners Han Army.
The Eight Banners Mongolia, the Green Camp and the Outer Mongolia may not be able to withstand it? Let alone Lian Yong, they will definitely collapse!"
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"We, the Qing soldiers, have no way out!"
Sony still has some ability to make decisions in an instant.
In a battlefield duel, the most taboo thing is to be indecisive.
In this regard, Sony has done a good job and can make decisions whether right or wrong.
"By my general order, the Eight Banners Han Army will be changed to the second team, and the Green Camp will be changed to the first team!"
Such a specific order could not be conveyed with a large banner, but could only be conveyed with the help of a fast horse.
Sony's military order was quickly passed down. The order of Eight Banners Manchuria, Eight Banners Mongolia, Outer Mongolia and Lian Yong remained unchanged, while the Eight Banners Han Army slowed down slightly and became the second team.
Lvying, on the other hand, accelerated forward and reached the front row.
Because the green camp pushed the artillery cart, it was extremely difficult to move.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon's gun carriage is okay, but it doesn't actually weigh much.
However, the artillery carriages of the Folan cannon and the red cannon are very bulky.
Among them, there are about 400 red cannons, about 500 Franco machine guns, and as many as a thousand tiger crouching cannons. In addition, there are a total of 800 camels, all of which are carried on the backs of these 800 camels.
With camel cannon.
Sony's idea is still very clear, which is to approach the Ming army's formation as soon as possible.
Wait until you are within the range of the Qing artillery, then use the Green Battalion to engage in an artillery battle with the Ming artillery.
The Eight Banners Han Army, Eight Banners Manchuria, Eight Banners Mongolia, and Outer Mongolia Lian Yong also need to follow up to protect the Green Camp.
If the Ming Army's cavalry and infantry army cannot shrink out of the hole, then first use the artillery of the Green Battalion to defeat the Ming Army's artillery, then drive the Eight Banners Han Army, and the Eight Banners Manchurian attack, and then concentrate the 40,000 elite troops of the two Yellow Banners and the two White Banners from the east and west.
At the same time, they launched a fierce attack on the Ming army's central formation from all directions.
As long as the main formation of the Ming army's central army is defeated, this war will be over.
If the Ming Army uses its horse and infantry army to attack the Green Camp, the Eight Banners Han Army, Eight Banners Manchuria, Eight Banners Mongolia and Outer Mongolia will launch a tit-for-tat counterattack against the Ming Army's horse infantry army. At the same time, they will concentrate the elites of the two Yellow Banners and the two White Banners, from east to west.
Attacked the Ming army's main formation from two directions.
Sony's tactical thinking is generally like this.
Frankly speaking, there is really nothing wrong with this idea.
It can be said to be the best tactical choice in the flintlock era.
The lobster soldiers in another world generally follow this tactic.
But one of the most troublesome aspects for the Qing army was the range of firearms.
Because the Qing army's red cannons had a range of only one thousand steps, the Folang machine guns and camel cannons had a range of only seven or eight hundred steps, and the tiger crouching cannons had a range of less than five hundred steps.
Therefore, the Green Camp had to continue to move forward in the face of the Ming army's artillery fire.
Only when they are within a thousand steps of the Ming army's formation can the red cannons stop and fire. As for the Folan cannon and the camel cannon, they must be within seven hundred steps.
As for the Tiger Crouching Cannon, it probably won't be able to keep up with the artillery battle.
The Qing army had walked less than fifty steps, and white smoke rose from the Ming army's formation on the opposite side.
Immediately afterwards there was another scream of "Hunting", which seemed to tear the air apart.
Then, another row of cannonballs fell into the Green Camp's formation, but the Green Camp's formation was not as dense as the Eight Banners Han Army's and was very sparse. Therefore, more than half of the cannonballs fell into the gaps, only dragging deep grooves on the ground.
Only a few shells hit the Green Battalion's artillery cart, instantly shattering the wooden artillery cart. The cannon mounted on the cart also fell to the ground, and the Green Battalion following the artillery cart also fell down.
Several camels were also hit by cannonballs and immediately fell wailing in a pool of blood.
A wailing sound immediately sounded on the battlefield, which was the wailing of hundreds of Green Camp soldiers.
Seeing this, Sony breathed a sigh of relief. Such a loss was still bearable.
According to the frequency of one shot at fifty paces, the red cannons of the Green Battalion can set up their cannons to counterattack after taking ten shots, and the Fran cannons and Camel cannons can also set up their cannons to counterattack after taking fifteen shots.
At that time, the Qing soldiers would be able to crush the Ming army with the numerical advantage of their artillery.
Sony has always had great confidence in the artillery of the Green Battalion, and this is the confidence that comes from fighting.
Because ever since Huang Taiji formed the Wuzhen Chaohe, the artillery of the Qing Dynasty has never let them down, and this time will definitely be no exception, and it will definitely be able to crush the artillery of the Ming army.
