Eight hundred and twentieth chapters pull out the fire point
After dozens of dirt roads were laid on the Huiji River, the soldiers of the Runing Army began to cross the river in order. However, the total number of people crossing the river was not large, only more than 3,000, and they lined up three thousand
The human square team was at the river to cover the large force crossing the river. However, the peasant army did not notice that among the three thousand-man square teams, the number of fire gunmen exceeded 40%. It was obvious that this was 40%.
A 1,000-man squadron with enhanced long-range firepower.
But the Runing Army seemed to have insufficient firepower, and then they drove dozens of artillery carts and swarms of chariots across the river. The Runing Army placed the artillery carts and swarms of chariots in three thousand-man square formations.
On both sides and in the gaps, this was used to strengthen the firepower and guard against the charge of the peasant army cavalry.
"How did Wu Butcher's soldiers train? It's difficult for the cavalry to rush in with such a formation!" Tian Jianxiu couldn't help but sigh when he saw that the Runing Army's troops were well organized.
"We have to do it again no matter what. Hey——!" He Yaoqi also sighed.
Then He waved the flag and summoned the cavalry leader over, and ordered: "Lead a thousand men to charge, don't force it. If it works, the other people will step forward to crush the official dogs crossing the river. If you can't charge in, then first
Retreat to the back. Be careful! Don't cause too many casualties."
"yes!"
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Half an hour later, He Yaoqi looked at the more than 300 human and horse corpses in front of Runing's army. His expression was quite ugly. He frowned and sighed again: "Hey——! Let the cavalry retreat.
!The troops move forward, get behind the earth wall, and get ready to fight!"
Seeing that the cavalry of the Peasant Army had retreated, the Runing Army accelerated its crossing of the river. However, the first ones to cross the river were mainly tanks. Soon, four or five troops consisting of three artillery carts and seven tanks
A formation began to charge forward, led by horses.
These chariot groups stopped advancing when they arrived a hundred steps away from the peasant army's earthen wall. They all lined up and began to bombard the earthen wall with small one-pound cannons mounted on the vehicles. Of course, such small-power artillery could not defeat it.
Those earthen walls can also cause certain damage to the earthen walls, and the peasant soldiers hiding behind the earthen walls also suffered some casualties.
Encountering such a passive beating, the peasant army behind the earth wall must not be able to bear it. The artillery they set up behind the earth wall also began to fire, and firecrackers, bows and arrows all flew towards the tanks in unison.
The artillery of the peasant army was filled with shotgun shells. The artillery brought by He Yaoqi and Tian Jianxiu this time did not have heavy artillery, and those heavy artillery were all set up in Kaifeng City.
At that time, the Ming army had two types of artillery use: one was the use of heavy artillery, which was generally used in critical battles; the other was small artillery, which was basically used in field battles.
And because the artillery at that time had a short range and fired solid bullets. It was even more inconvenient to move. Therefore, in long-term battles with the Mongolian cavalry, the Ming army discovered that the shooting effect of solid bullets was not good. On the contrary, shotgun shells were more effective.
It exerts great power in close combat. Therefore, in the Ming army, there is a jingle to describe the power of artillery - close combat is a god egg, and long range combat is a bastard. Therefore, the use of small artillery by the Ming army is all loaded with shotgun shells.
Waiting for the enemy to approach before firing.
This tactic was obviously inherited by the Qing army and the peasant army. So although there was artillery counterattack, those shotguns, muskets and bows and arrows could not damage the Runing army's chariots a hundred steps away.
Seeing that the long-range firepower of the peasant army was not threatening, the tanks of the Runing Army began to move forward again, and they stopped shooting again until they reached about eighty paces. However, the peasant army did not notice this time.
The position of the earth wall where Ning Jun shot was no longer the original position. They deliberately shot at places that they had not hit before.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
The officers who commanded the artillery, muskets, and bows of the peasant army were shouting loudly. They punched and kicked the soldiers. They also shouted: "Who told you to shoot without an order? The muskets, bows and arrows stopped, and the artillery
Load them all with solid ammunition and destroy those big cars!"
However, the artillery and gunner skills of the Peasant Army were indeed lagging behind. After they opened fire, the artillery vehicles of the Runing Army fired two or three more rounds. However, this time the Peasant Army's shooting was effective, and two tanks were successively shot.
After breaking up, the horses of several chariots were killed one after another. Although the result of the battle was not great, the chariots of the Runing Army also began to retreat. Some of them picked up their dead and injured companions, and some cut off the reins.
Using manpower to push the chariots, they gradually retreated back to their own formation.
Seeing that the Runing army's chariot was repulsed, both He Yaoqi and Tian Jianxiu breathed a sigh of relief. Tian Jianxiu then said: "Old He! When Butcher Wu's cart comes up next time, we will use the cavalry
It would be good if you can overturn a few large cars with a rush."
But He Yaoqi shook his head and said: "By the time our cavalry has gone around, Butcher Wu and the others have already retreated. It's better to keep it as a weapon. Besides, the firearms behind them are so close to the cart.
, the cavalry team will not fare well when they go out."
"Then what should we do? Are we going to be beaten by them?" Tian Jianxiu asked again.
"That's all we have to do, and it's more popular and ugly. With the wall as a cover, the casualties of the men are actually not big. Besides, the cart is also heavy and heavy, and it can't pass the ditch or the earth wall. Waiting for Butcher Wu's soldiers to fill the ditch,
When attacking the wall, our troops can show off their power."
After hearing what He Yaoqi said, Tian Jianxiu also nodded in agreement. However, no one in the Peasant Army noticed that a group of officers from the Runing Army were hiding in the formation, recording what happened behind the earthen wall.
Each one has its own firepower.
Soon, the officer who synthesized the recorded data sent the sketch to the artillery commander. The artillery commander directed the artillery team to be divided into two groups. All the three-pound artillery in one group crossed the river, and the six-pound artillery in the other group were also towed.
They were placed by the river on the south bank. As the commander's trumpet sounded, all the loaded artillery shells were fired at the artillery fire point of the first peasant army.
"Boom, boom, boom!", more than thirty large and small artillery shells flew towards the fire point, immediately blasting a hole in the earth wall there, and blowing up an artillery behind the earth wall. Then, the artillery hit the target
Loading ammunition was stepped up, and the aim of the misaligned shots was corrected. With the second round of shelling, two more artillery pieces of the Peasant Army were damaged.
After another round of shelling, it was seen that this firepower point had been removed. All the artillery began to rotate their muzzles, preparing to remove the second firepower point of the peasant army...
Not to be outdone, the Peasant Army began to fight back, but the range of their artillery was far inferior to that of the Runing Army, leaving them in a passive position of being beaten. Seeing that it was impossible to compete, the Peasant Army's gunners could only endure the artillery fire and fight hard.
He dragged his artillery away from the wall. (To be continued...)