The shelling continued, and countless projectiles flew over the heads of the sergeants who were paddling desperately, and flew towards the beach. Although these iron projectiles fell on the soft beach, most of the impact was offset by the soft beach.
, so not many people in the Qing soldiers were directly killed by projectiles, but they couldn't stand the fear. It is true that the Qing soldiers have always been brave, but no matter how tough the warrior is, he will never compare the hardness of his head with steel.
, under the threat of iron pills flying everywhere, the Qing soldiers hurriedly retreated for more than a mile.
"Quick...row quickly!" On the twenty small boats heading to the beach, Da Zhuang commanded the sailors and encouraged the sergeants on the boat who were preparing to land. "The Tatars are on the shore. What we have to do is
It’s just to stand firm after washing ashore so that the brothers who follow can get ashore safely.”
The big ship was not far from the beach. It was half a mile away. The sailors and soldiers on the small boat paddled hard and quickly approached the shore. Suddenly, Da Zhuang felt the sharp sound of the projectiles that had just passed over his head.
Stop, he knew it was because the gunners on the ship stopped shelling for fear of accidentally injuring their own people.
But he also understood that once the bombardment stopped, the retreating Qing troops would go to the beach again to prevent their own troops from landing on the beach, so his speed became the key.
"Brothers, let's move. We must get ashore before the Tatars." After Da Zhuang finished speaking, he picked up an oar from under his feet and started rowing with all his strength. The other soldiers followed suit and also started paddling from under their feet.
I picked up the oar and started rowing.
The principle of strength in numbers was realized at this moment. After adding twenty more people, the speed of the boat increased exponentially, and the boat rushed towards the shore like an arrow from a string.
In fact, the sudden cessation of shelling not only made Da Zhuang aware of the crisis, but also allowed the Tatars, who had just desperately retreated, to see opportunities. When those Niulu saw the shelling stopped, they immediately relied on their intuition about war and realized
When the Ming army arrived, in order not to accidentally injure their own people, they would definitely not fire any more artillery fire. Therefore, they immediately urged their soldiers to turn back and collectively return to the beach.
Originally, the open beach should be a good place for cavalry to gallop, but God is fair. Although the soft beach just restricted the use of artillery fire by the Ming army, it also restricted the galloping of Qing soldiers' horses.
When their hooves sank deeply into the sand, no matter how hard the Qing soldiers beat the horses under their crotches, the horses could not pick up their speed.
At this time, Pang Gang, who was standing on the bow of the ship, was holding a telescope and staring ahead all the time. Although Pang Gang now had the advantage of the navy, he could choose the landing place at will. No matter how many people the Qing troops had, it would be impossible.
It was fortified everywhere, but the advantage of Incheon being only 28 kilometers away from Namhansanseong Castle made it the first choice for landing. Pang Gang wanted to quickly reach Namhansanseongseong to rescue the Korean royal family, and Incheon became an unavoidable obstacle.
Thinking about MacArthur who commanded the Incheon landing in later generations, Pang Gang couldn't help but feel a little proud at this moment. He didn't expect that the Incheon landing commanded by him was nearly four hundred years earlier than MacArthur.
Just when Pang Gang was thinking wildly, the small boats were already landing on the beach one after another. At this time, the Qing soldiers were still rushing towards Da Zhuang and the others on the beach.
"Hurry up... Everyone spread out in battle formation, load the muskets quickly!" Da Zhuang jumped off the boat and ran as hard as he could to the beach. Panting, he gave the order to the sergeants before he could take a breath.
order, but these sergeants can be regarded as elites who have followed Pang Gang through several battles. After getting off the ship, they quickly and automatically formed three rows without Da Zhuang's command, and immediately took out the ammunition bags wrapped in tarpaulin around their waists.
He took out the projectiles and started loading.
After Pang Gang cashed in on the Mini gun, another weapon that changed the shape of warfare - the conical bottom expansion bullet (mini bullet) finally appeared on the battlefield two hundred years ahead of schedule.
This kind of bullet, whose diameter is slightly smaller than the diameter of the gun bore, is very easy to load. Its appearance also greatly makes up for the shortcomings of the front-loading rifled gun such as difficulty in loading ammunition and low firing efficiency. The bottom of its warhead is artificially dug into a small hole.
When fired, the warhead ignites to expand and stick to the gun bore. Under the pressure of the rifling, the warhead can rotate out at high speed, greatly improving the hit accuracy.
The more than one hundred sergeants who came ashore first quickly loaded their ammunition, put their guns on their shoulders and looked straight ahead, calmly waiting for the officer's order.
Seeing the Qing troops galloping in front of him who were fighting desperately and were already 300 steps away from his own side, Da Zhuang took a deep breath and loudly ordered: "Ready, aim, fire!"
"Bump bump..." Gunshots rang out, and bursts of white mist floated on the beach.
When they heard the gunfire, the Qing troops who were fighting their horses and charging forward were startled, and then burst into laughter.
"Hahaha... These Ming soldiers must have been frightened. They couldn't even see the figures clearly from such a long distance and they hurriedly opened fire. They thought they were holding red cannons."
It’s no wonder that the Qing soldiers despised the Ming army. The Manchus admired personal bravery and skillful archery and horse riding, and had always looked down upon the Ming army’s firearms. Although this view was followed by Azig, Abate and others.
People have changed their minds after suffering heavy losses under the walls of Beijing, but they are limited to those Qing soldiers and generals who participated in the last southern invasion, and these Qing soldiers stationed on the beach belong to Zhenghong Banner. For those who have never seen Pang Gang lead
As for them, Qingzhou's weapons were so powerful that even if they were killed, they would not believe that there were firearms that could injure the enemy at a distance of three hundred steps.
But the cruel facts soon taught them. After the fire flashed in front, the more than 20 Qing soldiers who were flying at the front fell off their horses one after another as if they were hit by the oncoming iron fist.
Fall down.
"What is this? How can it hit so far?" Niu Lu, who was supervising the battle from behind, asked in horror as he looked at the dozens of fallen cavalry in front.
As soon as he finished speaking, another burst of gunfire rang out, and with the sound of the gunfire, more than ten cavalrymen fell off their horses.
"Well done, these blunderbuss are damn good." Although these newly equipped firearms have been named Mini rifles by Pang Gang, old people like Da Zhuang still habitually call them blunderbuss. See
The newly equipped Minigun achieved such great results after participating in actual combat for the first time, which made Da Zhuang feel very happy.
While he ordered the sergeants to continue shooting, he ordered the sergeants who were getting off the boat one after another to join the queue. As the number of sergeants disembarking continued to increase, the firepower on the beach gradually became more intense, which resulted in greater casualties for the Qing army's elite cavalry.
Already.
Because the soft sand on the beach hindered the speed of the Qing soldiers, by the time the Qing soldiers reached a hundred steps, their casualties had exceeded 200.
"Hurry, hurry up, rush forward and those Ming troops will be finished."
Although the losses were heavy, relying on the experience of fighting against the Ming army, the Qing soldiers always believed that as long as the Qing's invincible cavalry rushed in front of the Ming army, no matter how strong the Ming army was, it would immediately collapse.
Unfortunately, they were still wrong. When they finally rushed seventy or eighty steps away from the Ming army's formation, they were already facing 400 Ming army riflemen who had assembled.
"put!"
Following a loud roar, another burst of thick white mist sounded. This time, more than a hundred Mini guns fired simultaneously, and more than a hundred projectiles rolled rapidly in the barrel of the gun by the rifling guide inside.
It flew out of the muzzle and rolled forward almost in a straight line.
"Puff puff..." This was the sound of projectiles hitting the chests of Qing soldiers. A Qing soldier was hit by increasingly precise projectiles and fell off his horse with helplessness and sadness in his heart.
After three more rounds of salvos, only about 30 of the five hundred elite riders who had been fully loaded when the attack was launched were left, including Niu Lu, who was originally at the end.
Looking at the horses and corpses lying on the ground all around, Niu Lu, who was originally overwhelmed with blood, was completely frightened. Looking at the sparse companions around him, he knew that if he continued to attack, he would rely on these few dozen
The ride could only be used to deliver food. But if he turned around and ran away now, it would be too late. For a while, he was in a dilemma.
The long-lost volleyball fired again. Niu Lu, who was in a dilemma, felt a sharp pain in his heart. When he lowered his head, he saw that there was a big hole in his chest at some point, and blood poured out like a spring. He also slowly
Slowly slid off the horse...
Seeing the last Qing soldier fall in front of the battle, a Baihu who was excited about fighting ran over to ask Da Zhuang for instructions: "Sir Huang, all the Tatar cavalry have been wiped out, but there are still hundreds of Tatar infantry in front.
Do we move on?"
Da Zhuang shook his head, "No, our mission is to establish a solid point on the beach to protect the safe landing of subsequent troops. You can put other things aside and tell me to order everyone to start vigilance."
"yes!"
Following Dazhuang's order, the four hundred riflemen who landed early dispersed and stood guard around the area in units of small flags.
All these actions of Da Zhuang were seen by Pang Gang, who was watching the battle with a telescope on the ship. Seeing that Da Zhuang resisted the temptation of hundreds of Qing soldiers in front of the formation and first carried out security on the beach, he nodded with satisfaction.
nodded.
It seems that under his influence and training, Da Zhuang, who was originally straightforward, has begun to have an overall concept. This phenomenon is gratifying and worthy of celebration. Pang Gang knows very well that as his strength expands, so does his military strength.
More and more, it is becoming increasingly undesirable to have to do everything by yourself, and the matter of cultivating generals who can take charge of their own affairs has become more and more urgent.
Now seeing that his most loyal subordinates can mature step by step, Pang Gang is also very happy in his heart. He looked back at the subordinates surrounding him and smiled lightly: "Everyone, Deputy Huang Qianhu
The channel has been opened for us, now let us seize the time to get off the ship!"
Everyone agreed with a bang and started to prepare one after another...