On the banks of the Danube River, the two armies were pressing toward each other like two huge dark clouds.
The three-stage shooting tactic is still the mainstream on the European battlefield. As the distance between the two sides gets closer and closer, each other can clearly see that the faces of the other side's soldiers are as confused and fearful as their own, but their bodies
But it's like wood.
Following the commander's orders, muskets were stretched out, billowing smoke rose, and groups of people continued to fall.
When someone fell in front, someone from behind immediately took over, maintaining a three-stage shooting formation.
"Fire!"
With another order, the Spanish army wearing red matador uniforms, billowing smoke rose, and countless projectiles were fired at the Holy Roman Empire coalition forces on the opposite side, instantly bringing out countless blood.
people fell.
"Um!"
On a hillside behind, Alfred, riding on a tall horse, nodded with satisfaction.
The arms and weapons of the Ming Dynasty are very easy to use. They have long range, fast rate of fire, and high accuracy. With a single salvo, they can kill almost all the enemy soldiers in a row.
In contrast, the Holy Roman Empire was able to fight for a while at the beginning, but later on, it gradually tended to collapse.
The Spanish are wealthy and can use all Ming Dynasty arms, weapons and equipment, but the Holy Roman Empire is relatively not that wealthy.
The first batch of troops dispatched mostly used old-fashioned muskets, self-produced muskets, which were far inferior to the Spanish army in terms of range, accuracy, and rate of fire.
Once the two sides fight, the Holy Roman Empire's army will be unable to withstand it, even though they have an absolute advantage in numbers.
The Spanish army has less than 30,000 troops, but the Holy Roman Empire coalition has nearly 100,000 troops. However, the performance on the battlefield was a one-sided takeover.
The Holy Roman Empire's coalition forces, which had an absolute numerical advantage, could not defeat the Spanish army. Under the powerful open muskets, their flesh and blood had no effect at all.
"The tactic of queuing up and being shot was indeed very powerful in the past, but if anyone uses this tactic in front of our Ming army now, they will probably die miserably."
Beside Alfred, Fan Mindao put down his telescope and couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
The arms and weapons sold by the Ming Dynasty are all old-fashioned obsolete muskets, flintlock muskets. This kind of muskets has been eliminated in the Ming Dynasty. Now all the muskets used by the Ming army are similar to the rifles used in the First World War in later generations.
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Whether it is shooting speed, accuracy, range, etc., they are no longer what they used to be. According to the internal test results of the Ming Dynasty army, this tactic of queuing to kill is absolutely no different from sending someone to death with the new rifle.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty had already eliminated the three-stage shooting tactic.
And with the continuous increase in the power of artillery, the Ming Dynasty is now studying new trench tactics. By digging trenches to withstand the opponent's powerful artillery and rifles, it is simply impossible to continue to use the three-stage shooting tactic.
Although the Ming Empire once used the three-stage shooting tactic to push from east to west, all the way to the Baltic Sea coast, punching the Ottoman Empire, kicking the Japanese, sweeping across the Southeast Asia, and sweeping the world.
But this tactic is really out of date, but it is still the most effective tactic in the current European battlefield.
"The cavalry is ready to attack!"
Fan Mindao looked at the Holy Roman Empire coalition forces that were gradually collapsing, and also suggested to Alfred.
"Um!"
"Call the cavalry to attack!"
Alfred nodded solemnly. He was not good at marching and fighting, but there were retired Ming officers around him. They were professional soldiers.
Soon, as Alfred's order was issued, the Spanish cavalry waiting for the opportunity on both wings began to gallop. Thousands of horses galloped in the open area, and the scene was extremely spectacular.
The Spanish cavalry was also modeled after the Ming cavalry. Even the sabers used were imported from the Ming Empire. They wore leather boots and uniform red military uniforms. When the horses galloped, they were like a torrent rushing towards the Holy Land. The allied forces of the Roman Empire fought in.
Like a sharp sword, it pierced into the huge camp of the Holy Roman Empire Allied Forces. The Holy Roman Empire Allied Forces, which was already about to collapse, were unable to organize effective resistance at all, and were easily torn apart by the Spaniards. .
There was no suspense in the ensuing battle. When the cavalry rushed to the side, the old-fashioned muskets were no match for the cavalry. With the impact of the horses, the bright sabers kept flashing with cold light.
The blood dyed red to the end, gathered into a trickle, and finally flowed into the Rhine River, soon turning the river red.
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This is a fortress on the Western-French border in the Pyrenees Mountains.
"Fire!"
Following the Spanish commander's order, a total of 500 Miyun cannons were aimed at the bust fortress built by the French.
"Dongdong!"
"Dongdong!"
The rumbling sound of the cannon was deafening, resounding through the sky, constantly reverberating among the mountains, the billowing smoke of gunpowder kept rising, and the strong wind revealed a series of ferocious cannons.
In the sky, with the whistling sound of artillery shells slamming heavily into the fortress, the terrible explosive shells exploded again, the terrible air waves lifted everything around, and countless shrapnel were like the sickle of death, harvesting humble lives.
Round after round of artillery bombardments poured onto this solid fortress. The French troops in the fortress were dizzy by such fierce artillery fire. Many people even lost their hearing and could only see one. A cannonball fell, and a large number of houses, buildings and other places collapsed.
Suddenly something fell on his face, and he stretched out his hand to swipe red blood and broken limbs.
"terrible!"
Every French soldier was afraid from the bottom of his heart. Such fierce artillery fire had never been seen before. In comparison, the artillery in the hands of the French was just lumps of iron and could not hit the opponent at all.
"Why do their artillery have such great range and power?"
"Our artillery is already imitated from the Ming Dynasty's artillery. Why is it still not working?"
On the fortress, the French commander looked at his own artillery and then at the Spanish artillery. He was wondering why the gap was so big.
"The wall is down!"
"The walls are here!"
Before he could figure out the situation, a section of the city wall collapsed, and the French soldiers guarding it suddenly shouted in horror.
At this time, the Spaniards also rushed forward like a tide. The billowing smoke of gunpowder continued to rise. Countless lead pellets flew everywhere. Blood stained the fortress red, and corpses lay everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, this solid fortress fell into the hands of the Spanish. To the north, there was an endless plain. Once this fortress was captured, the Spanish army could march straight in and kill directly into the hinterland and heart of France.
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English Channel.
As the sea breeze blew away the thick fog that filled the sea, huge warships could be faintly seen, with the flag of the Spanish Empire hanging on them.
"clang!"
"clang!"
Suddenly, the bells on the English and French warships rang, and all of a sudden, the sailors on the entire station began to get busy.
One by one, the cannons pushed out their muzzles, revealing their ferocious barrels.
"Fire!"
Following the order, the rumbling sound of cannon fire echoed, and the shells roared and attacked the Spanish warships.
"Enemy ship!"
Here at the Spanish warship, they also discovered the enemy and immediately became busy.
"Winter! Winter!"
On the sea next to the warship, as cannonballs fell heavily one after another, huge water columns rose into the sky, and the splashing seawater soaked the decks of nearby warships.
A few unlucky warships were directly hit, with holes smashed out, sawdust flying, and the sailors around them being killed and injured.
"The armored warship rushes over!"
"Form into a triangle attack formation!"
The Spanish commander held a telescope, carefully observed the enemy troops, and quickly made arrangements.
As the flag soldiers waved the flags in their hands, the surrounding Spanish warships quickly adjusted their formations. The three armored warships purchased from the Ming Empire were like three tanks on the sea.
Wearing thick iron armor and billowing black smoke, they took the lead and rushed towards the English and French warships.
As the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, cannonballs continued to fall on these armored warships. However, for warships covered in thick armor, these cannonballs were like scratching an itch, just scratching the surface of the thick armor.
There were marks one after another on the armor, but other than that it had no effect or effect.
However, the Spaniards relied on these three armored battleships to easily tear apart their buttons. Each warship was like a sharp sword thrust into the enemy's heart.
Along with the billowing smoke, cannonballs fell on the French and English warships one after another, smashing huge holes in these wooden warships, causing heavy casualties on the warships.
There was back and forth between the two sides, a constant exchange of blows.
Each warship was riddled with holes, some sank directly, and some began to withdraw from the battlefield dragging their scarred bodies. Gradually, the Spanish began to gain the upper hand.
Relying on the strong defense of the armored battlefield, the terrifying speed and the fierce artillery, the English and French simply could not withstand it, and they gradually showed signs of collapse.
Countless wreckage was floating in the surrounding sea, accompanied by cold corpses. The sea was dyed red with blood, but the war had just begun.