However, the Ming army arrived much later than Sun Xuebin expected. It was only two days later that Sun Xuebin saw the Ming army dragging over through his telescope.
What almost made him vomit blood was that after discovering the enemy outside the village, the forward of the Ming army did not immediately observe the enemy's situation or rush forward to fight. Instead, he turned around and ran away.
A total of more than 500 people, without even the intention of approaching for investigation, just ran away.
This almost made Sun Xuebin think that the Ming army had withdrawn directly.
However, after that, the main force of the Ming army slowly came over and set up camp two kilometers away from the village.
But this time, the camp set up by the Ming army looked a little different.
Wooden fences, trenches, antlers, etc. were all laid out one by one, and several cavalry were also sent to circle around the village from a distance.
Obviously, the Ming army commander was very cautious this time and even refused to get close, probably because he knew that the Kun thieves had sharp guns.
And at night, the other party actually sent a lot of scouts around.
Seeing this scene, Sun Xuebin, who had originally planned to conduct another night attack, gave up the plan.
After all, as far as the naturalized soldiers in the dock area are concerned, fighting at night is actually detrimental to them.
Before flares were developed, shady weapons were the best weapon to weaken the accuracy of guns.
Let's put it this way, at night, if you are engaged in a night attack and are discovered by the enemy, you may suffer greater losses.
However, in the early morning of the next day, the Ming army began to take the initiative to attack.
More than a hundred Ming troops pushed carts filled with sand and lined up in a row, slowly marching towards the village. Behind them were more than 300 archers and fire gunmen, and further away were sword and shield men.
, Spearman.
Seeing this scene, Sun Xuebin couldn't help but sigh, don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.
The news of the battle at Meiren Ridge finally spread, and the other party also figured out a way to restrain the sharp firearms.
Think about it, the Ming Dynasty has been using firearms from the founding of the dynasty to the present, and they have also studied a lot.
If you say they don't understand firearms, that's a joke.
However, after the middle and late Ming Dynasty, as the officialdom further deteriorated, the quality of the firearms produced became increasingly junk.
There are many things like how the gun explodes when fired, the smoke puffs out hurts the eyes, etc.
This also resulted in soldiers being less willing to use firearms after the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
No way, if it were you, a weapon that could explode at any time, would you dare to use it?
I have to say that the Ming army's move was quite targeted.
However, it is difficult to say whether it can really resist it.
After all, Sun Xuebin has not only riflemen, but also artillery!
Sixteen Napoleon cannons were placed on both sides of the parapet, forming a cross-firing angle.
When the Ming army was still 150 meters away from the parapet, Sun Xuebin immediately ordered the artillery fire.
It's not that this can't bring the other party closer.
After all, the archers of the Ming army could only shoot fifty or sixty meters at most if they used heavy arrows, while the fire gunners basically lost their accuracy beyond thirty meters.
But the problem is that Sun Xuebin feels that the soldiers under his command still fight less.
In fact, most of the soldiers brought out this time have been rotated into new recruits.
After all, there may be fewer battles with weak opponents like this in the future. Under such circumstances, it is the right way to implement rotational training.
Two hundred meters away, many soldiers seemed very nervous.
Sun Xuebin was worried that if the enemy was brought closer, many soldiers would be nervous and fire in advance. In that case, there would be big trouble.
After all, the Thunderbolt 1646 rifle is not very fast to reload. A skilled rifleman can shoot four to five rounds per minute, which is considered very good.
As for Sun Xuebin's new recruits, they were considered qualified if they could fire three rounds per minute.
Therefore, a half-minute shooting gap is enough for those Ming troops to get half the distance!
Following Sun Xuebin's order, sixteen Napoleon cannons opened fire one after another.
Round solid artillery shells rushed out of the muzzle, and after crossing a distance of more than a hundred meters in an instant, some directly hit the cart filled with sand and soil, smashing the cart and sending sand and soil flying everywhere.
It became parts flying all over the sky.
This is not surprising. The cart is made of wood, so it is really difficult to withstand the bombardment of a six-pounder gun.
Even if it was filled with sand and soil, it would still be impossible.
Some cannonballs passed directly through the hands of the archers and muskets behind the cart.
All Ming soldiers hit by artillery shells would have their arms and legs broken, or they would be beaten into two pieces.
What's even more terrible is that the cannonball is round. Even if it hits the ground, it will bounce around on the ground due to its kinetic energy.
This would be even more lethal.
It can be said that after a round of firing from sixteen artillery pieces, dozens of people fell down in the Ming army's formation. Broken arms, thighs and flying weapons could be seen everywhere.
However, the coach of the Ming army was a ruthless man, and even though the scene was so tragic, he did not flinch at all.
Those Ming soldiers gritted their teeth, thinking about the reward offered by their coach before the war started, and pushed the carts one by one as they rushed quickly. The archers and gunmen who followed behind them hurriedly shot arrows and opened fire, then fell to the ground.
On the contrary, the sword, shield and spearmen further away began to charge under the supervision of Jia Dingdu's team.
This cannot be blamed on their strong will to fight.
In fact, these sword, shield, and spearmen are basically military households farming, which is equivalent to farmers.
The reason why they are so desperate at this time is that Master Qianhu has said that as long as the bandit is killed, when the reward is given after the war, each person will be given ten acres of land!
Ten acres of land!
Those military households worked hard all their lives and could not even buy an acre of land.
You must know that the fields in those Qianhusuo belong to the gentlemen. Ordinary military households, even Xiaoqi, basically have no right to touch it.
Now Mr. Qianhu is actually willing to give up his land to divide the land. Regardless of whether Mr. Qianhu's promise is credible or not, just this little hope is enough to make these military households work hard.
If you can get these ten acres of land, your family will not be tortured by hunger in this place where it is like spring all year round.
For the vast majority of military households, this is already a paradise-like life.
Sun Xuebin did not ask the riflemen to fire, but asked the artillery to target the carts.
He knew that those carts filled with sand and soil were useful.
At least these carts can weaken the lethality of bullets. Even if you hide behind the carts, it is basically impossible for bullets to penetrate the sand.
Those artillerymen are basically not new recruits.
Artillery is always a technical branch of the army. To be honest, it is not easy to train a group of artillery soldiers in the dock area.