The Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties, but the Zhejiang army was unscathed. It seems exaggerated like a novel plot, but this is reality.
Firearms in this era are dimensionality reduction strikes.
Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, the same was true hundreds of years later in the late Qing Dynasty, such as the Battle of Bali Bridge.
Twenty to thirty thousand elite infantrymen of the Qing Dynasty faced the eight thousand British and French allied forces. In this battle, the Qing army was rarely brave. They did not flee before the battle, and did not hesitate to fight. Instead, they rushed to the British and French allied forces' positions without fear of death, shouting
They killed the enemy, but the Qing army's muskets and equipment were very limited. They were armed with spears and broadswords, and they rushed towards the British and French allied forces with enthusiasm, trying to break through the British and French allied forces' positions and massacre the British and French allied forces.
However, in front of the British and French allied forces equipped with flintlocks, smoothbore cannons, rifled artillery and rifled rifles, the Qing army's fearless charge seemed like a joke amid the dense artillery fire and hail of bullets.
After the first battle, the Qing army suffered thousands of casualties, while the British and French allied forces only lost five people. The British army lost two people and the French army three people.
Such a casualty ratio caused the French general Monteau, the commander-in-chief of the British-French coalition forces at the time, to lose his pension.
After the war, General Mento returned to his country, and French Emperor Napoleon III named him "Count of Bali Bridge". He also proposed to give him an annuity reward of 50,000 francs in parliament. However, he was fiercely opposed by the majority of parliamentarians and had no choice but to give up.
They believed that the war at Baliqiao was just a ridiculous battle. We only killed five people in the whole battle, and it was not worthy of giving him such a high annuity reward.
This is the dimensionality reduction attack of firearms on cold weapons.
Although the firearms of this era are still a bit backward, without rifling, they are still matchlock guns, but compared to cold weapons, they are definitely a dimensionality reduction strike.
The Zhejiang army was above the valley road, mechanically filling the gunpowder, aiming at the Japanese pirates in the valley road, firing, and repeating.
The Japanese pirates in the valley were like living targets, falling one after another amidst the dense sound of firecrackers.
The Japanese pirates in the valley were beaten until their corpses lay everywhere, crying for their fathers and mothers.
"Run, run quickly." The Japanese pirates in the valley scrambled to escape outside the valley. They fought for each other and even drew their swords at each other.
Above the valley road, Liu Mu watched the Japanese pirates trampling in the valley road and scrambling to escape from the valley mouth. In a short time, several Japanese pirates escaped. Seeing the Japanese pirates escaping, Liu Mu quickly suggested to Zhu Pingan, "Master
, Young Master, there are Japanese pirates who have escaped from the entrance of the valley, why don't we push down some huge rocks to block the entrance of the valley, block all the Japanese pirates in the valley, and not let any of them escape."
"I reserved the valley mouth specially." Zhu Pingan said with a smile.
"Ah? Did the young master keep them here on purpose?" Liu Mu was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "Why did the young master give them a way out? These Japanese pirates are full of evil, why didn't you kill them?"
"Brother Mu, do you know the principle of surrounding three buildings? Today is the case. If the entrance of the valley is blocked and no chance of survival is left to the Japanese pirates, then the desperate Japanese pirates will fight in a trapped beast, struggle fiercely, and fight back to the death.
Let's fight to the death. The height of the valley we are in is not very high, only about ten meters, and it is not steep enough. If the Japanese pirates sacrifice some people, they can still climb up. Once the Japanese pirates climb up, our firearms will be destroyed.
We have lost our advantage. Moreover, in addition to you veterans, the Zhejiang army we brought also has 1,500 new soldiers. These new soldiers can fire from a high position, but if they are allowed to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese pirates, it will be difficult."
"So, I deliberately left the valley entrance unblocked, just to give the Japanese pirates a glimmer of life and a glimmer of hope. If there is a glimmer of life and a glimmer of hope, which of the unorganized and undisciplined Japanese pirates would be willing to risk death and climb up with us?
Fight to the death to give other Japanese pirates hope of survival. They are all selfish guys. If there is a way to escape, do you think they will choose to fight for their lives or run for their lives?"
Zhu Pingan looked at Liu Mu and said slowly.
This time, the Zhejiang Army sent out not only veterans, but also new recruits. The reason why recruits also participated in this battle was that the number of veterans was insufficient. In the third-line battle, there was a serious shortage of troops. Ten thousand recruits could make up for the shortage of troops;
Second, there is no better way to train new recruits than actual combat. After experiencing the baptism of iron and blood, new recruits can quickly transform into veterans.
Of course, the new recruits are not well trained, and the army only lasts for one month. If the new recruits join the battle, they must avoid close combat as much as possible. The purpose of this battle is to train the new recruits, not to consume them, so the survival rate of the new recruits must be ensured.
To ambush Japanese pirates above the valley road, you only need to load gunpowder, aim, fire, and repeat the cycle. This is a perfect arrangement for new recruits to not only see blood but also avoid casualties as much as possible.
"Of course they chose to escape." Faced with Zhu Pingan's inquiry, Liu Mu replied without hesitation.
"When they run for their lives, we can be from a high position and shoot them calmly without worrying about casualties. As for the Japanese pirates who escaped, they only escaped from the valley temporarily. How can scattered deserters escape the organized pursuit of our rangers?
." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and said slowly.
"Young Master is wise, I understand." Liu Mu clasped his fists in admiration.
Above the valley road, veterans of the Zhejiang Army and their new recruits opened fire, and the sound of banging and banging firecrackers could be heard one after another.
"Just bite through the oil paper bag. Your saliva won't affect the firing at all. Pour in the gunpowder and don't forget to poke it a few times with the gunpowder."
"After aiming, keep your eyes away from the fire door when firing, so as not to get smoked by gunpowder in your eyes."
There are different drills in actual combat. The veterans teach the new recruits practical firecracker loading and aiming skills in actual combat.
Under the leadership of veterans, the new recruits became more and more skilled in firing, faster and more accurately.
At first, the recruits were a little timid when they opened fire. After all, this was their first time killing someone. Some of the recruits saw that the Japanese pirates below had their heads smashed by them. This bloody scene made them vomit.
"Well done. You are worthy of being the soldier I led, but there is still a gap between me and me. I have already defeated three Japanese pirates."
Under the jokes of the veterans, the recruits lost their timidity and became more and more accustomed to the bloody battlefield.
The Japanese pirates in the valley are rushing to escape out of the valley. If you want to run, I want to run. More and more Japanese pirates are fleeing to the valley entrance. In order to compete for the opportunity to escape first, they push and pull, draw swords at each other, and stampede one after another.
The Japanese pirates were huddled together at the entrance of the valley. The Zhejiang army above the valley did not need to aim at all. If they fired at the entrance of the valley, some unlucky Japanese pirates would be hit. Especially the Tiger Crouching Cannon, which could kill one piece with one shot.
The fiercer the firepower of the Zhejiang army, the more violent the Japanese pirates fought and trampled. For a time, the corpses of the Japanese pirates piled up in mountains at Gudaokou, and blood flowed into rivers.