Yiyun stood on the battlefield, holding a telescope and looking at the battle on the top of the city, his face sinking. The telescope in his hand was also produced by Su's Trading Company. In the past two years, the Ministry of War purchased a large number of telescopes, and used them to
For equipping the army, especially the border army, there are more equipment. If Su Hao knew that his products were now used by the enemy, he would probably be depressed for a while. In fact, this kind of thing is definitely inevitable, no matter what era, in any
As long as new equipment is widely used in one's own army, it will sooner or later be lost to the enemy's hands.
"This damn Xiao Ruxun is so brave. If I had known this, I should have found a reason to get rid of him before the incident started." Yiyun cursed bitterly.
"General Yi, our people have already attacked four or five groups, and each time they were driven back by the Ming army. Our casualties are very heavy." Qianhu Ma Zhengguo reminded. They themselves were originally Ming troops, but
After the uprising, they changed their name to the Ningxia Army and regarded the Ming Army as their opponent.
"I know," said Kuaiyun, "but the Ming army also suffered casualties. The Pinglu only had more than 2,000 people. Can they withstand such casualties?"
Ma Zhengguo said: "That being said, what General Kuai brought this time are elite soldiers that Prince Kuai has trained over several years. If the discount is too great, what will we do to resist the Ming army's massive invasion in the future?
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"In your opinion, what should we do?" Qiyun asked.
Ma Zhengguo pointed to a team standing aside and said: "We shouldn't let the Cangtou Army take over. While Xiao Ruxun is exhausted, the Cangtou Army can get full success in one fell swoop."
Yiyun nodded, turned around and shouted:
"Saihan!"
"Here!" A man with big muscles, a round waist and a sinewy face came over and stood in front of Kuaiyun. He was originally a horse bandit on the Mongolian grassland. He was recruited by Kuaibai and became a member of the Cangtou Army.
A Qian Zong. The Cangtou Army is a private soldier raised by Kuai Bai's family. He is well-fed, well-trained, and has strong combat effectiveness. He is Kuai Bai's trump card.
"You take 1,000 Cangtou Army sergeants to assist in the siege. You must defeat the Ming army and capture Pinglu City." Kuaiyun ordered.
Saihan grinned widely and asked: "After the city is destroyed, maybe we and other brothers can be allowed to make some money?"
Yiyun knew that the Cangtou Army had no military discipline at all. The soldiers did not care about their lives when fighting. After the war, they would harass the people, kill and set fires, and do all kinds of evil. Now they are allowed to fight without giving them any benefits.
It definitely won't work. Thinking of this, Kuaiyun nodded and said: "Pinglu City can be conquered. It's up to you to do whatever you want, I will never interfere."
"Okay!" Saihan responded loudly, then returned to his team and shouted to his subordinates: "Brothers, our master is now the master of Ningxia. We cannot embarrass our master. There are only two people in Pinglu City.
There are only 2,000 Ming troops, and we will go to attack the city immediately. After the city is defeated, all the property and women in the city will be ours!"
"kill!"
The soldiers of the Cangtou Army shouted slogans and ran towards the Pinglu City Wall. There was a melee on the city wall, and no one was using bows and arrows to block the charge at the bottom of the city. The Cangtou Army quickly rushed to the foot of the city wall, following the previous steps.
The rebels climbed up the ladder set up.
"What kind of team is this?"
Hearing the commotion below the city, Su Hao and others went to the city wall where there was no fighting and looked down. They saw a group of men with their heads wrapped in black cloth and dressed in black yelling and climbing up the ladder one after another. They looked like
It is like a crow sitting on the wall in winter, and its momentum is very scary.
"This is the private army of the Kuaibai family. Their name is Cangtou Army." Jiang Tingfu, who escaped from Ningxia City, introduced.
"This is the Cangtou Army. I have heard its name for a long time, but today I know what it looks like." Chen Dao said that he had heard Jiang Tingfu talk about the Cangtou Army, but he had never actually seen it.
Jiang Tingfu said: "Don't underestimate this Cangtou Army. This is the most ferocious army in Kuaibai's hands. These people are more like bandits and ruffians than soldiers. They fight without their lives. They are completely raised by Kuaibai."
Dead soldier. I really didn’t expect that Kuaibai would be willing to let the Cangtou army go out to attack Pinglu City."
"It's not surprising. Kuai Bai obviously knew General Xiao's reputation. He was afraid that Pinglu City would be difficult to defeat, so he spent all his capital on the housekeeping." Xu Guangzu said.
The joining of the Cangtou Army immediately reversed the situation above and below the city. The previous rebel offensive had already overwhelmed the officers and soldiers of the Pinglu Station on the top of the city. As soon as the more ferocious Cangtou Army came in, the defenders at the top of the city were overwhelmed.
The pressure suddenly increased, and the number of crenellations that were breached suddenly became more than a dozen. The soldiers of the Cangtou Army who rushed up to the wall held ghost-headed knives in their hands, and they danced to catch the wind, often fighting against each other without showing any signs of it.
Decline.
"Change it, it's your turn!" Xiao Ruxun ran to Su Hao and others and shouted loudly. He was covered in blood, and the sword in his hand had been curled, but he didn't seem to be injured.
, he still had enough confidence to speak. He also noticed the appearance of the Cangtou Army and knew that now was the critical moment.
"Okay! Xiong Minyang, lead the brothers up!" Su Hao had been waiting for Xiao Ruxun's words for a long time, and immediately gave the order to the Firearms Commander Xiong Minyang to join the battle.
"Woo!" Suddenly the call to withdraw troops sounded from the top of the city. The sergeants of Pinglu Station who were fighting with the rebels were stunned. Although they didn't know what was going on, they all retreated and separated from the rebels on the wall.
s contact.
"The Ming army was defeated! The Ming army was defeated!"
The rebels shouted happily. They did not rush to pursue the retreating Ming army. Instead, they guarded the occupied crenels and guided the rebels below the city to rush up to the city one by one along the ladders.
"Campy camp, get ready!"
In front of the rebels, a group of soldiers armed with long muskets appeared at some point. They stood in several rows, and the muzzles of hundreds of muskets were pointed at the rebels who were gathering at the crenel to prepare for a charge. Xiong Minyang
He held a small red flag in his hand to give orders.
"The Ming army is going to use fire blunderbuss, don't be afraid, charge forward!" Saihan raised the ghost-headed sword and ordered to his men.
"Charge!" The soldiers of the Cangtou Army shouted loudly and rushed towards the team of Kanyu Camp.
The popularity of firecrackers among the Ming army was very high. During the battles between the border troops and the Tatars, firecrackers were also used extensively. Therefore, the rebel soldiers were no strangers to firecrackers. They knew that firecrackers were used in
It has a certain power in close combat, but its shortcomings are also very obvious, that is, it takes a long time to ignite the fire and its lethality is limited. In the past when fighting the Tatars, the Ming army usually fired a round of firecrackers first, and then rushed
Throw away the firecrackers and take out cold weapons such as swords and spears to fight. Now, the two sides are facing each other on a narrow city wall. I really don't know whether the opponent's firecrackers are faster or the sword in my own hand is faster.
"put!"
Following Xiong Minyang's order, the flintlock guns in the hands of the soldiers in the front row fired. After a burst of roar, the steps of the front row of rebels stopped suddenly, and several big holes were opened in each person's chest.
, blood spurted out like spring water.
"Second row, release!"
Xiong Minyang waved the red flag in his hand again, and the soldiers standing in the second row pulled the trigger. Another group of rebels fell backwards on their backs. The other rebel soldiers following them were also knocked out of their feet.
Stable, almost ready to fall.
"No, the Ming army's fire cannons are powerful, retreat quickly!" Saihan was following behind and commanding. The two rows of salvos from the Kanyu camp did not hit him, but they also scared his soul away. He found
, the firecrackers in the hands of the team in front of them are obviously different from the ones they are familiar with. Not only do these firecrackers fire faster, but they are also much more powerful than ordinary firecrackers. The traditional firecrackers in the Ming army are fired with black powder.
It is not powerful enough to penetrate armor. However, the flintlock used by the Kanyu camp has undergone several rounds of modifications. The firing powder currently used is yellow gunpowder produced by Su's factory. It is several times more powerful. The bullets fired from the chamber are enough to penetrate ordinary people.
of iron armor.
"boom!"
"Boom boom!"
The soldiers in Kanyu Camp mechanically followed previous training, taking turns to shoot row by row. The soldiers who had fired quickly wiped the barrels of their guns and reloaded paper bullets, preparing for the next round of shooting. They had just entered the battlefield.
The tension of the moment had disappeared, and the soldiers only had the usual training skills in their minds. They pulled the triggers rhythmically, as if they were just a set of chest targets in front of them.
This three-stage shooting method did not originate from Su Hao's ideas. It had been invented as early as the early Ming Dynasty. It is said that when General Mu Ying was pacifying the southwest, he felt that the firing speed of the fire gun was too slow and could not be fired.
In order to contain the enemy, the tactic of shooting alternately in groups of three was invented, which increased the firing speed of firecrackers to three times the original. However, when using matchlock guns, due to the short range and long ignition time
, even with three times the rate of fire, it was difficult to stop the cavalry assault. This is why the Ming Dynasty was repeatedly defeated by the Mongolian cavalry even though it had firearms.
The flintlock guns of the Kanyu Camp were fired with paper shell bullets and flints, which comprehensively increased the firing speed. Coupled with the three-stage shooting method, the firepower was almost endless. The rebels commanded by Saihan simply could not rush to them.
before.
"Run quickly, the Ming army's fire cannons are too powerful!"
Seeing their companions falling in rows under the guns of their opponents, the rebels' courage suddenly drained away. They ran back crying and shouting, trying to escape down the ladder to the city.
As the saying goes, it's easier to go up a mountain than it is to go down. Running down on a ladder is much harder than running up. These people couldn't stand before taking two steps and fell headfirst. Some people were lucky and fell on the bodies of their companions.
Above that, the fall would not cause any damage. There are also some who are unlucky. There happen to be scattered weapons where they fell, which directly pierced a number of holes in the body.
Seeing the enemy's defeat, Xiong Minyang drew a circle in the air with the red flag in his hand. The soldiers dispersed into groups of more than a dozen and ran towards the crenellations of the city walls. Encountering rebels who had no time to escape, the soldiers from Kanyu Camp
Without waiting for them to get close, he raised his gun and struck, knocking the opponent to the ground as soon as he met them.
After a while, no living rebels could be seen on the top of the city. The soldiers from the reconnaissance camp occupied the crenellations, stretched out their flintlocks from the arrow holes, and kept firing at the rebel soldiers who were fleeing under the city wall.
Hearing the whistling sound of projectiles flying past their ears, the rebel soldiers were all frightened and ran wildly. They only regretted that their parents had lost two legs.
"Okay, stop shooting!" Su Hao saw that the rebels under the city had escaped a hundred steps away, and quickly issued an order to Xiong Minyang.
"General Su, why don't you continue to fight?" Xiong Minyang stopped his men and asked Su Hao in surprise. The range of Su's flintlock gun can reach 300 steps away. If you continue to shoot, how can you kill more people who are running for their lives?
of rebels.
"Don't worry, there will be many opportunities in the future, why expose our strength to our opponents now?" Su Hao said to Xiong Minyang with a smile. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote.
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