Yue Tuo was shocked, and he immediately realized that there was something strange on the ground.
No matter how these seven-inch steel nails are turned over, there will always be an iron caltrop with one side facing up. They were also purchased from Yang Fan. Now Yang Fan is about to go against the Mongolian Mongolia and the Kazakh Khanate in the desert. This thing is indispensable for infantry to fight cavalry.
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Recently, Zunhua has been reproducing this thing. It is used as consumables. It is not worth much. Just sharpen both ends of the steel wire and twist it a few times with a bending machine. It can be produced very quickly.
Qin Liangyu had previously exchanged details with Yang Fan about the battle with the Mongols on the grasslands. She asked very carefully. She was especially interested in how the infantry fought against the cavalry.
Because their southwest area is full of mountains, it is not suitable for cavalry fighting, and there are no good horses. Sichuan horses have evolved into city donkeys because they have adapted to the local environment. But they often need to go out to fight in Sichuan. Therefore, we still need to learn from Yang Fan’s experience.
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As for the Eight Banners, because almost no one came down from the battlefield, the entire army of the Zhenglan Banner was wiped out. These valuable experiences were not handed down. Huang Taiji knew nothing about these. Where did Daishan and Yue Tuoshang know where to go? The result was one
He suffered a big loss when he engaged in battle.
Yue Tuo had no choice but to shout loudly: "Stop moving forward."
Seeing that the front fell into a large piece, two rounds of artillery fire killed and injured about 400 people, and the remaining 1,100 cavalry fell over a large area.
Fortunately, Yue Tuo was an experienced cavalry commander. When he attacked, he divided the three Jia La into three batches and carried out waves of attacks.
Because this is because if the first wave of attacks fails, you can run around the enemy's formation from both sides. If there is any situation, the second wave will have time to adjust. Don't look at the distance of only more than fifty meters. This distance is that of a modern car
The brakes are enough to stop it.
The second and third waves immediately slowed down. After running about thirty meters, they stopped.
But the first wave couldn't stop no matter what. They had already rushed into the barbed wire fence. Thirty meters in front of the barbed wire fence, 100,000 caltrops were scattered densely.
These caltrops are all painted with earthy yellow paint, the same color as loess, and you can't tell if you don't pay attention. As soon as the horse's hoof steps on it, it will be pierced directly. The horse will lose control in pain and the knight will fall off.
Moreover, if the horse is unfortunately stepped on and neighs and jumps, it will step on more caltrops, causing the horse to fall. As long as it falls, the body will be pierced by the caltrops. These seven-inch steel nails are no joke.
Horses can't stand such a deep puncture either.
The whole country was filled with mourning, and three to four hundred people were attacked. They even fell into the dense iron caltrop formation in front of everyone. Even the triple armor with white teeth could not withstand the puncture of seven-inch steel nails. The cracks in the armor were fatal.
Flaw: This thing is elastic and will be inserted along the nail seal as soon as it slides.
In addition, they are tall and heavy, and they wear more than 70 kilograms of armor. In addition, they fall from the high-speed impact horses. If they fall to the ground, they will break their bones and die directly. If they fall, they will fall to the ground.
When the steel nail is put on, the three claws of the steel nail will be flattened directly, and the steel needle will also penetrate.
Jiala's forehead is really tuhatu, and his cheeks can't help shaking. He is also an old man who has been fighting. He can hardly bear to look at the miserable situation in front of him. Some people have been stabbed in the neck and are twitching. It is estimated that they will die soon.
They were moving. Some had their thighs pierced, and they were holding their thighs and wailing.
The length of seven inches is enough to penetrate the thigh.
Some had their stomachs pierced, some had their backs pierced, and the worst was the stirrups. That is, the feet were still in the stirrups, but the person was thrown off, and the horse was going crazy because it had stepped on a nail.
Jumping, standing upright, neighing.
The unlucky guy, whose feet were still in the stirrups, was thrown around by the war horse and kept hitting the iron caltrops, making an unbearable scream.
There were still seven or eight hundred cavalrymen left in the First Jia La, and they immediately stopped their horses, as if they were ants on a hot pot, not knowing what to do.
This is the first time the Eight Banners have encountered this situation on the battlefield since they entered the customs.
The Ming army has never been equipped with this thing. The last battle of Duolun was another battle of annihilation. No news came back.
They are in chaos, but the Sichuan army will not be in chaos.
"Everyone is here, ready, let go!" Following the officer's roar, three lines of musketeers fifty meters behind the cannon suddenly opened fire.
Because the leather cannon is relatively short and the terrain here is undulating, the musketeers are fifty meters behind the cannon. Therefore, the first wave of cavalry is about 100 meters away from the musketeers.
The flintlock gun Qin Liangyu purchased was Yang Fan's first-generation flintlock gun, with the best effective range not exceeding one hundred meters. These guns were eliminated by Yang Fan and had been used on the battlefield, and some were damaged.
, but it was overhauled in an ordnance factory before being sold to Qin Liangyu.
There is no problem in normal use. The key is that the price is cheap. Otherwise, Qin Liangyu would be equipped with 5,000 flintlock guns.
At this time, although the enemy had reached the 100-meter line, they had not crossed it. However, they were cavalry, and the cavalry had a big target, and they were in a dense formation. It was not a big problem to hit them with flintlock guns.
Yue Tuo was so anxious that his forehead was sweating. Before he could think of how to deal with the situation in front of him, he heard a blast of gunshots like popping beans.
"Bird gun, it's bird gun, get off your horse and rush over." Yue Tuo made a quick decision.
The cavalry has a large target and is a living target, and you can't see the nails on the ground while riding on the horse. If you dismount and walk, it is completely different and you can avoid these nails.
"Rush up and shoot at them with cavalry bows. It's not like we've never seen the Ming Dynasty's firearms before, and their accuracy is not as good as our bows and arrows." Yue Tuo shouted loudly.
At this time, riding a horse is definitely out of the question. No matter how hard the horses are beaten, they refuse to move forward. Horses, like dogs, are very smart animals. How can they continue to charge when there is death in front of them?
Simply, all dismount. These cavalry are all elite soldiers, wearing triple armor. Even if they are dismounted, they can also be used as heavy infantry. Moreover, there are a large number of white-toothed cavalry here. They are far more elite than infantry.
In the blink of an eye, the three rows of musketeers on the opposite side had already fought three rounds.
After the first row fired, they immediately squatted down, tilted their guns forward, and then took out a paper-wrapped fixed bullet from their ammunition pouch.
None of these musketeers wore armor. Qin Liangyu considered that the Sichuan people were short and not as strong as the northerners. If they wore armor, they wouldn't be able to carry much ammunition, and marching would be a problem. They couldn't walk too far and their physical strength wouldn't be able to keep up.
The cowhide belts of these musketeers have a cowhide ammunition box on the front and two sides. Each one contains fifty rounds of wrapped fixed bullets.
These bullets were purchased from Yang Fan in the early days, but now Shizhu's own workshop is able to produce them by themselves. Now they produce gunpowder, lead bullets, and paper-packed fixed-load bullets.
