As we get closer and closer to the beach, the ground gradually changes from hard ground to soft mud soaked by the river water.
If a horse's hoof steps on it, it will sink deeply if you are not careful.
You can’t even pull it out!
The speed of the cavalry's advance gradually slowed down, and the next moment, crisp gunshots rang out on the beachhead.
Bang! Bang!
Some Ming soldiers aimed at the enemy and pulled the trigger.
A clear gunshot sounded, and plumes of smoke rose from the muzzle.
A Qing soldier who was riding forward suddenly stumbled, fell backwards and fell into the mud at the beach.
A bloody flower bloomed on his chest!
The blood seemed to be free of charge, gushing out like a fountain.
Bang! Bang!
As the gunshots were fired one after another, Qing cavalry fell to the ground one after another.
The rifled gun's ultra-long range and ultra-high hit rate are fully demonstrated.
For a time, the Qing army's offensive was frustrated!
Due to the terrain of the beach, the Qing cavalry's greatest advantage, speed, could not be used at all.
Facing the Ming army, whose weapons are different from theirs, they will naturally suffer!
There were also soldiers of the Qing Dynasty who bent their bows and set arrows to shoot at the musketeers of the Ming army!
However, since the distance between the two sides had long exceeded the effective range of bows and arrows, the Qing army's counterattack had little effect.
Ding Shi stood behind the parapet and directed the Ming army to meet the enemy.
An arrow came towards him, but its strength had long been exhausted and it became limp and powerless. After catching the arrow with his bare hands, he grabbed the arrow shaft and held it in his hand.
He threw the arrow in his hand aside and said with disdain.
"That's all!"
"It seems that the cavalry archers of the Qing army are only of this quality!"
"..."
Although Ding Shi was disdainful, his heart was already full of vigilance.
He said this just to increase the confidence of the soldiers below!
To be fair, the quality of the Qing army's archers was not bad!
You can still shoot an arrow two hundred steps away, even if the arrow is exhausted, it's definitely not bad.
Bows and arrows are no better than muskets. Once the distance exceeds a hundred steps and you want to cause damage to the enemy, only a few good hands who can draw a hard bow can do it.
As for more than two hundred steps...
Bows and arrows have basically no killing effect.
Unless it’s something big like a bed crossbow!
The archers of the Qing army also realized this and began to spread out to find bunkers and rush forward.
Prepare to close the distance with the Ming army!
As the distance continued to increase, the shooting accuracy of the Ming army's musketeers also continued to improve.
Bang! Bang!
The crisp sound of musket shooting continued one after another, and lead bullets flew across the battlefield.
It burrows into a person's body, or shoots into the soft mud on the ground, causing mud to splash everywhere.
During this process, Qing soldiers were constantly hit by muskets and fell to the ground. Those who were lucky enough to survive wailed and screamed.
Blood flowed!
In this way, the Qing army endured casualties and approached within a hundred steps of the Ming army.
Then, they began to fight back.
Collapse! Collapse!
Bang bang bang!
The sound of bow strings trembled one after another, and arrows formed a rain of arrows and splashed down.
As if there was no need for money, he shot towards the Ming army's position.
Although the arrows were thrown, so their accuracy was not very good, Ming troops were still hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
Medical soldiers were busy on the battlefield, treating their own wounded.
Each wounded soldier was dragged off the battlefield, and after being briefly bandaged, he was transferred back to his own naval ship in a small boat.
At the same time, the Ming army's artillery also began to fire.
The muzzles of the Franco machine guns spit out thick smoke, and dense clouds of pellets were fired at the enemy in front of them.
Phew! Phew!
Countless shotgun blasts tore the bodies of the Qing soldiers, splattering them with blood.
Countless projectiles sank into the soil, causing the soft mud on the beach to fly everywhere.
A famous Qing soldier screamed in agony!
With their arms and legs broken, their screams were horrifying.
Unlike the Ming Army, which had a complete military medical system, the wounded soldiers of the Qing Army were just randomly discarded on the battlefield, with no one paying attention to them.
The Ming Army's Franco machine gun was an improved version, and both the breech block and the gun powder were improved.
While not affecting the rate of fire, it greatly enhances the range and power of the Folan rapid-fire cannon.
Since it is currently unrealistic to equip breech-loaded artillery, many of the research results of the Ming Dynasty's arsenal on breech-loading artillery were used in the Folang machine gun.
The range and rate of fire of the Fo Lang machine guns now equipped by the Ming Dynasty army have been greatly improved.
Although if it is used for attacking fortresses or in naval battleship duels, the Folan cannon is still not qualified, because its rear-mounted structure is not nearly as powerful in terms of power.
But if it is only used for infantry support firepower, the Franco machine gun is currently the best choice.
Among them, one of the most important reasons is that the Folan cannon fires fast enough!
If the gunner is skilled enough, a breech-loaded cannon such as the Folan rapid-fire gun can fire three or four rounds in twenty seconds before a battle.
As for ordinary front-loaded artillery, no matter how skilled the gunner is, it is good if it can fire two rounds per minute.
Under the blockade of the Ming army's guns and artillery, the Qing army was unable to kill them for a while.
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate and fighting fiercely, the main force of the Qing army commanded by Fei Yanggu came forward.
Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, groups of Qing troops pressed on the Ming army's position on the beach from all directions.
Seeing more and more Qing troops swarming in, Ding Shi frowned inadvertently, looked around, and spoke.
"Send someone to send a message to the fleet, saying that our department needs them to provide fire cover!"
As Ding Shi's request for help was sent to the fleet floating on the river, the Ming Dynasty's fleet also began to take action.
The gun windows on the side of the ship were opened, revealing the dark muzzles of the guns.
The muzzle of the artillery was aimed at the beach in Jiangbei, and it seemed that it was ready to give an order to fire at any time.
"Test firing!"
Following the order from Wu Ming, commander of the Ming fleet,
The Ming fleet began a test firing of artillery fire. Amidst the booming sound of artillery fire, the artillery shells were fired towards the beach.
Heavy heavy artillery shells hit the beach, causing mud and water to splash everywhere!
The shock wave caused by the explosion of the bomb carried fragments and swept around.
After the test firing, the Ming fleet made fine adjustments to the muzzle and then got ready to fire.
When the main force of the Qing army entered the battlefield, the Ming army's naval guns began to roar!
Amidst the rumbling explosions, shells were fired towards the beach.
Boom! Boom!
Explosions sounded one after another.
The attacking troops of the Qing army were instantly hit by artillery shells and knocked off their feet.
The Ming army's rapid-fire artillery also began to fire!
Countless shotguns formed a barrage and were fired at the Qing army in front of them.
After the barrage of shotguns plowed through them, the Qing army in front of them was beaten to pieces in an instant.
Countless people fell off their horses and died tragically, their bodies falling into the cold muddy water!