1701, The war horse sprints hard into the knife array
Note: The three chapters written the day before yesterday are to make up for the four chapters promised on July 8 and the three chapters owed. It is not July 6. This is corrected.
The lead bullets flew at high speed, as densely as a storm.
A large number of war horses screamed and fell to the ground. Even war horses could not withstand the power of the flintlock guns. During a frontal charge, the horse's head and chest were the areas with the largest areas hit by bullets.
Although the Eight Banners installed armor plates on the horses' foreheads and chests, they were of little use.
The lead bullet directly penetrated the armor, and the war horse fell to the ground screaming.
After all, horses are much larger than people, and many lead bullets hit the horses.
As the horse fell, the knight was also thrown off.
However, Zheng Hongqi's well-trained training was reflected at this time. Although pieces of cavalry fell forward, their charge not only did not stop, but also continued to accelerate.
They hit the horse hard and used the spurs on their boots to stimulate the horse's abdomen. The horse was in pain and accelerated again, almost running out of its last remaining strength.
One by one, the horses rushing in front fell forward and threw the knight out. Other horses were not hit, but the knight was hit.
A lead bullet hit the helmet of Niu Luzhen. A big hole was punched in the front of the iron helmet, and then a bigger hole exploded in the back.
Brains, flesh, blood, and bone fragments spurted out from the big hole in the back of the helmet. His head tilted and he fell off the horse.
The white-toothed soldiers around him were also hit by dense lead bullets.
Although he was wearing triple armor, he still penetrated the shot site. The armor was deformed, the silk ribbon of the armor was broken, and the scattered armor was blown away. This large-caliber lead bullet deformed rapidly after entering the body, destroying the internal organs.
It was all mashed up, forming a huge cavity.
All the cavalry fell off their horses, and the remaining empty horses continued to run forward neighing.
"Everyone is here, don't be afraid, hold on." The officer shouted loudly.
Three thousand cavalrymen were shot down, and more than two hundred of them were shot down. The rest all rushed over. Wherever they looked, they were in front of them in an instant because the horses had already reached their maximum speed.
Yongni is a Tujia soldier. They have a first name but no surname.
Because he was taller, about 1.6 meters tall, he was selected into the Fusiliers. At this time, he was only sixteen years old and it was his first time on the battlefield.
His second uncle died on the banks of the Hun River outside Shenyang ten years ago.
It would be false to say that I wasn't nervous. The ground was shaking with the hoofs of the horses, and even the musketeers were shaking. The cavalry rushed to the front, and they realized that the cavalry and the knights together were so huge. The huge shadow almost obscured them.
The sky before him dwelt.
Following the instructions, he stuck the butt of the rifle on the ground, and placed the bayonet at a 45-degree angle in the small hole made by kicking it with his boot, facing forward.
I felt nervous and scared, but still a little excited. I was waiting for the collision to come.
With a bang, a heavily armored cavalryman wearing horse armor took the lead in charging into the bayonet array.
On the way to charge, the knight had already covered the eyes of the war horse with a cloth. Otherwise, the jungle of bayonets dazzling in the sun would be ahead. The war horse is not a fool, and it will definitely turn and run in both directions.
The bayonet pierced the breastplate of the war horse without any suspense, penetrated the body of the war horse, and was then broken by the huge impact. The soldier holding the rifle was knocked away before he could even scream.
go out.
After falling to the ground, he rolled a few times and vomited blood. He tried to struggle to get up, but after twisting a few times, he couldn't move.
Immediately afterwards, one after another, the horses crashed into the bayonet array.
When a war horse rushes in, several people around it will be knocked away. However, the war horse will also be stabbed by several bayonets and fall down with a scream.
Yong Ni was lucky that the war horse didn't hit him. He immediately grabbed his rifle and stabbed a red-toothed soldier who fell to the ground with the war horse.
The red-toothed soldier was beaten to a pulp. Before he could get up, a bayonet stabbed him to the core from behind. The sixty-centimeter-long bayonet penetrated the triple armor from behind.
The tip protrudes from the chest.
Yong Ni followed the rules and kicked him on the back, then pulled out his bayonet.
Seeing that the red-toothed soldier was not alive, the bayonet pierced the lungs, a large amount of blood spurted out from the wound on the chest, and a large amount of blood foam came out of the mouth. When the blood enters the lungs, people will soon suffocate.
He turned around and saw a dense group of cavalry rushing up, galloping past from both sides.
The light of the long knife reflected dazzlingly in the sunlight. As the knights rushed past, the long knife slashed across, and each of the musketeers was chopped down to the ground.
However, they themselves would be picked off by bayonets. The flintlock rifles of this era were all large-caliber and long-barreled rifles. The bayonets were much longer than those of later generations. After all, this was still an era of cold weapons. No one dared to eliminate them.
Spear.
Seeing the chaos in front of him, with three columns being scattered in many places, Qin Liangyu was also heartbroken.
Actual combat showed that the musketeers she trained were far from the level of Yang Fan's army she had seen. If it were Yang Fan's musketeers, they would form an insurmountable fire net thirty to fifty meters in front of the team.
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There is no way these cavalry can charge forward.
This was achieved through a large amount of live-fire shooting training, improving organization and proficiency, as well as maroon gunpowder as propellant and silk fixed-loading ammunition. To put it bluntly, it was made with money.
Yang Fan's infantry can fire at an astonishing rate of six rounds per minute. This is one more round than the five fire rate per minute of the most elite musketeers under Emperor Barbarossa in Europe.
Don't underestimate this shot. This shot can often determine victory or defeat. It can defeat the cavalry.
She can now achieve a maximum burst rate of fire of three rounds, which is already amazing. The sustained rate of fire can maintain one to two rounds.
"The first two of the four spear formations, move forward and prepare to support the withdrawal of the musketeers." Qin Liangyu ordered.
Behind her, Zhang Fengyi and Ma Xianglin were riding side by side, looking at the melee musketeers and Jiannu cavalry in front of them. The fight in front was very fierce. Both the Jiannu and the musketeers suffered heavy casualties.
Although it is not easy to train musketeers, an army that cannot use bayonet or hand-to-hand combat is unqualified.
The battles in this era were still dominated by cold weapons. Therefore, the musketeers must be trained in hand-to-hand combat capabilities because there is no one to protect them on the battlefield.
The collapse of the Ming Dynasty's infantry all started with the collapse of the musketeers. As soon as Jian Nu rushed up, they immediately panicked.
"Blow the trumpet and ask the first row of musketeers to withdraw and regroup after reaching the second row." Qin Liangyu saw that he was almost trained in hand-to-hand combat, and any further fighting would only increase casualties.
So, after they persisted in hand-to-hand fighting for a while, they ordered to retreat.
As the horn blew, the three thousand musketeers, who suffered heavy casualties, abandoned the Jiannu and turned around and ran back.
After the cavalry rushed into the formation, they also lost momentum. They stopped and began to fight hand-to-hand.
The cavalry did not pursue them, but the officers began to restrain the troops and reorganize their formations.
At this time, they immediately organized their formation and prepared to continue the attack.
Because fifty meters behind, there is another row of musketeers. But this row of musketeers is also three lines, but it is shorter, there are only two thousand people.
Yue Tuo did not rush to pursue the cavalry. If the cavalry lost speed and did not have an array, they would be seeking death if they collided with the bayonet array.
Bai Baiya's soldiers quickly arranged their formation and watched as the defeated soldiers ran more than thirty meters away.
Yue Tuo smiled ferociously and said, "Rush up and chop them to death. They won't be able to escape."
