The north wind howled by, kicking up a cloud of dust and making the clothes on my body rustle. An attack formation led by dozens of shield vehicles slowly approached the circular formation, and hundreds of cavalry also followed.
Their purpose of wandering around the car formation is very simple, that is, to cause trouble for the Ming army by wandering around, and at least to create psychological pressure for them. If the Ming army in front shows a flaw, they will not hesitate.
Like hungry wolves, the Tatars, who have made a living by hunting among the white mountains and black waters for generations, have already imitated the wolf's nature perfectly.
Pang Gang, who was standing in the center of the car formation, could clearly see the actions of the Qing soldiers. He also understood the purpose of the Qing soldiers, but he was unable to make an effective counterattack.
He could not bear to fight with the Tatar cavalry, so he had to mobilize two hundred gunmen to distribute on both sides to prevent the Qing army from approaching.
Saharian commanded the team to advance slowly. He believed that as long as he was careful and faced the challenge, relying on the unmatched field combat skills of the Qing warriors, the cowardly Ming army would definitely not be their opponent.
However, the power of those Ming Army firearms just now also impressed Saharian very deeply. Although the cavalry were only wearing cotton armor, the Ming Army's firecrackers could still penetrate the bodies of the cavalry at a distance of seventy or eighty steps.
Such power is enough to make Saharian extra careful.
Seeing the shield car in front of him slowly approaching, Pang Gang smiled coldly. For him, a Qing general, he was too cautious. The shield car was originally prepared for siege, and could only protect the front.
and arrowheads, lead bullets and other objects shot from above. However, if shield vehicles are also used in field battles, people only need to do some tricks on the road, and these shield vehicles will become useless. Moreover, the shield vehicle's protective area is limited, and it is difficult to fight with the enemy.
The role that the Qing army could play in field battles was really not great. It seemed that the Qing general was frightened by the fate of those cavalry just now.
Time passed minute by second, and slowly, the Qing soldiers in the dust got closer. Finally, they entered the car formation more than a hundred steps away. At this time, the people in the car formation could already see the Qing soldiers clearly.
appearance.
Pang Gang could clearly see in the car formation that the first wave of Qing soldiers approaching had about two hundred people. Positioned at the sharp knife position were the leading dozens of dead soldiers in vests, all of whom were wearing double-layered heavyweights.
A, holding a heavy shield made of hardwood in his hand, was led by several Fende Bashiku and Boda, and was approaching his own vehicle formation.
Behind and beside them, there followed dozens of archers wearing light armor who were good at shooting. They were led by some infantry Bashiku. Then there was a group of black soldiers holding swords. They either had armor or
They were unarmored. Among this group of people, some had tall red tassels on their helmets and blue flags on their backs. The particularly tough soldiers who looked armored all over in white were white soldiers commonly known as white armored soldiers.
Baya La soldiers, their appearance is particularly eye-catching. Pang Gang also noticed that among this wave of Qing soldiers, there was an official banner of Niu Lu Zhangjing.
Behind them there were hundreds of cavalrymen wandering left and right, sometimes gathering in one place and sometimes scattering, giving people an erratic feeling.
Seeing that the enemy was approaching, Pang Gang said to the flag bearer beside him: "Order the gunner to prepare!"
After hearing the order, the flag-bearer raised the flag in his hand and waved it twice. Li Yuan, who was always watching the movements of the flag-leader, immediately ordered: "The first row of bird gunners is ready!"
After hearing Li Yuan's order, the two hundred gunmen in the first row immediately took a few steps forward and mounted the modified Rumi gun on the iron frame of the Thorn Chariot. The loaded flintlock guns were pointed steadily at the enemy.
Aim ahead.
Saharian looked at his own shield chariot moving forward steadily, while the Ming army in front ignored the slowly approaching shield chariot. He couldn't help but feel overjoyed, thinking that he thought highly of those Ming troops, but he didn't expect that they actually
It would be foolish to ignore these shield chariots. By then, as long as the shield chariots are approaching fifty steps in front of the Ming army's formation, everything will be settled.
Seeing that these dead soldiers were pushing the shield cart ninety steps closer to the Ming army, the smile on Saharian's lips became thicker, but God seemed not to want him to be too happy, and more than a dozen shield carts suddenly roared together.
He tilted his head and fell to the side like a drunken man.
"Asshole, what on earth is going on?"
Saharian stared at the dozen or so shield vehicles that suddenly fell to the ground with wide eyes and asked loudly: "What is going on in the front? Why did those shield vehicles suddenly fall over?"
After a while, Qing troops came to report that the shield chariots had fallen into a deep pit.
"Hurry up and drag the shield cart up!" Furious, Saharian raised the whip in his hand and gave the armored man in front a whip. "I'll give you a cup of tea and drag the shield cart up right away."
keep going!"
"Sir, those Ming troops dug a lot of holes in front. Even if the slaves drag out the shield carts, they still can't get out."
"What! Those Nanman are so cunning!"
The furious Saharian jumped to his feet with anger, gritted his teeth and ordered: "We warriors of the Qing Dynasty can still fight without the shield chariot. Order the warriors in front to throw away the shield chariot and charge at full speed!"
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the vest at the front immediately rushed out from behind the shield car and rushed towards the Ming army's vehicle formation as fast as possible!
Seeing the Qing soldiers in front throwing away their shields and rushing toward them, their voices became clearer and louder. Li Yuan estimated the distance and shouted: "Get ready to shoot."
Immediately there was the sound of moving cannons. The cannon soldiers in the first row were all aiming at the Qing soldiers running in front. They followed the crosshairs on the cannons and each found their target. The freezing cold
Under the wind, their faces were a little red from the cold, but at this time they pursed their lips tightly and just focused on aiming.
The Qing soldiers quickly entered eighty paces, and they all shouted loudly and began to rush forward with even more wild shouts.
Looking at the Qing soldiers rushing up in black, Li Yuan couldn't help but a layer of sweat oozed from his hands. He looked back at the gunners on the side and found that although they were equally nervous, they had undergone rigorous training over the past few months.
With the strong military sticks, they all understood one thing, that is, without the order of the commander, they could not shoot even if the enemy rushed in front of them.
In the area where the two sides were fighting, except for the shouts from the charging Qing soldiers, the entire area was strangely silent. Now the Qing soldiers had rushed eighty steps away, but the Ming army in front was still motionless.
This kind of quietness seemed extremely strange to the Qing soldiers.
In the eyes of the Qing soldiers who were accustomed to dealing with the Ming army, they originally looked down upon the firearms used by the Ming army. Let’s not talk about the troubles with firearms during combat. Let’s just talk about Bird Tong. Although this kind of firearm has a long range, it has a long range.
The power is only a few dozen steps away, and it is difficult to break through the two layers of heavy armor they wear.
The Qing army had gained a lot of experience in actual combat. The Ming army used blunderbuss, and they used shields and oil-soaked shields. From a distance of fifty steps, they could effectively resist arrowheads and lead bullets. It is estimated that
The Ming army's muskets should be able to break the armor they were wearing at twenty steps, but the distance of twenty steps was already a negligible distance for the Qing soldiers. They could just lift their legs and walk across it.
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Moreover, there were many mistakes in the operation of the Ming army's firearms, and there were also many accidents. It has become normal for many firearms to fail to fire during battle. Moreover, the quality of the Ming army's firearms was very poor, and it was easy to explode.
There is a problem with the quality of the army. During the battle, many Ming troops began to panic when they saw the Qing soldiers coming. They couldn't help but fire indiscriminately before the Qing soldiers came into range. Before anyone entered the shooting range, the firearms over there were already firing.
The consequence of such indiscriminate firing was that the power of the Ming army's firearms could not be fully utilized in field battles. This was also the reason why the Qing soldiers repeatedly defeated the Ming army in field battles.
But the annihilation of a hundred cavalry troops just now also reminded these Qing soldiers that these Ming troops coming from Shandong seemed to be very different from the Ming troops they had encountered before. They were well-trained and could strictly obey their officers.
Order, the corpses of many cavalrymen still lying on the road ahead are the best proof.
At this time, the charging Qing soldiers had only one thought in their minds, "Hurry up, rush over and close the distance with them and you will be safe!"
In the blink of an eye, these Qing soldiers still rushed to a distance of seventy steps. Pang Gang's right hand holding the scimitar still began to tremble a little. This distance was a huge psychological test for the gunners in the front row. At this distance
The sergeants in the front row could already clearly see the expressions of the Qing soldiers. They opened their mouths wide and roared in a way that even they themselves could not understand. The breath they exhaled from their nostrils turned into streaks of white mist in the cold air.
Pang Gang once experimented with the bows and arrows of the Qing soldiers captured at night. The range of the Qing army's bows and arrows was not very high, only about seventy steps. Only at forty or fifty steps could they hit the Ming army wearing cotton armor.
To threaten, if you want to shoot through the chainmail armor commonly equipped by soldiers, you have to be thirty or forty steps closer. Therefore, in normal battles, the Qing army usually has to get close to the enemy fifty steps before starting to bend the bow and arrow.
, this distance is sometimes even shorter, but the arrowheads of the bows and arrows equipped by the Qing soldiers are as long as six or seven inches, and they are shaped like chisels. They are difficult to take out when they are shot very deep. Very few people can survive if they are shot by them.
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When the Qing soldiers rushed to a distance of sixty steps, Pang Gang finally gave the order, "Fire!"
A trumpeter beside him blew the whistle with all his strength, and a sharp sound suddenly cut through the cold air, echoing in front of the two armies.
Li Yuan, who was standing in the front row and was already waiting impatiently, raised the scimitar in his hand and shouted with all his strength: "Fire!"