Although it would take a long time for the Ming army to catch up to the official road on horseback from the hillside and from outside the ambush circle, they had been chasing after Jianlu, and they were not very far away from Jianlu.
When Jianlu just stopped and turned around to prepare for battle, those Ming troops wearing strange clothes had already rushed to a place not far away from them.
These Ming soldiers did not rush over directly, but reined up their horses at close range, then dismounted one after another, picked up their flintlock guns and fired a burst of fire.
Jianlu was full of hope and prepared for a hand-to-hand encounter, but he was greeted by a burst of rain and the sound of Ming army's muskets was continuous. It was obvious that he had adopted a three-stage "shooting" method.
The Jianlu at the front, no matter whether they were men or horses, would all lie down on the ground if they were hit, with no ability to fight back.
We can still fight here and there! Taduna had no choice but to turn around and run away
After escaping for some distance, they gathered all the follow-up troops and paid the price for the Jianlu who were slow to escape. This temporarily delayed the pursuit of the Ming army and put a distance between them.
After gaining a buffer, Duduo ordered to prepare for another battle. This time he prepared archers and prepared to fight with the Ming army's musketeers. How could he suppress the momentum of the Ming army and have a chance to turn defeat into victory?
But what happened was counterproductive. The Ming soldiers seemed to be fighting like crazy. They rushed forward on horseback, then dismounted and started shooting.
Duduo was very puzzled. He didn't see it clearly last time, but this time he saw it clearly. The Ming army didn't even need to light the fire. They could shoot just by holding up the gun. Why did the gun become so weird?
He only knew about matchlocks. He knew that if the cavalry wanted to dismount and shoot with matchlocks, they would have to use matchlocks to light the fire. And since the horses ran so fast, it was unknown whether the matchlocks went out. Maybe they had to light the matchlocks first.
Only then can we set off the fire and shoot
Duduo believed that it took time for the Ming army to fire, and the archers' shooting speed was much faster than that of the matchlocks. Therefore, it was possible to curb the momentum of the Ming army's pursuit and turn defeat into victory.
However, when the new army was chasing, they always loaded their flintlock guns before launching the charge. Therefore, they also needed to light the fire as soon as they mounted the horse. They could shoot directly by holding it up. In this way, the initial rate of fire was not the same.
Not slower than a bow and arrow
Moreover, those who were hit by arrows in the New Army could still continue to shoot as long as they were not in vital parts, such as the face or something. This can be seen from the fact that many soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were still shooting with arrows hanging on their bodies because of the new style of the New Army.
The military uniforms also wear cotton armor, otherwise the thin new military uniforms alone will obviously not have enough defense.
On the Jianlu side, no matter whether it is the shield bearer standing at the front or the archer behind the shield bearer, as long as they are shot by the Ming army, they will inevitably lie on the ground, and they will lose their combat effectiveness even if they are not dead.
Moreover, the Ming army and the cavalry are continuing to charge forward. If they continue to shoot at them, they will be able to rush forward in the blink of an eye.
Duduo now gave up and no longer thought of turning defeat into victory, and fled to Liaoyang in embarrassment.
The leader of the Liaoyang City Jianlu was still Namtai. He was lying on a simple bed, being carried by his guards on the archery tower. He was looking at the official road in the distance, thinking about something.
He thought that Duduo was wise and would blame him for everything outside the city. He would definitely understand his own difficulties and would not blame himself like Duduo.
Now Duduo is chasing the Ming army. Looking at the speed of the front and rear, Namtai thinks that Duduo should be able to catch up with the Ming army.
With the 4,000 gold elites led by Duduo, it should be no problem to win against the 2,000 extremely arrogant Ming army. If he had these 4,000 elites in his hands, it would be impossible for the Ming army to be arrogant outside the city!
Thinking that Dodo would return with victory, Namtai's face suddenly turned very pale.
Because he thought that after Duduo won the battle, no matter whether the process would be difficult or not, he would say that it would be easy to kill the Ming army to defeat himself.
In other words, the Ming army's combat power is very weak. This shows off its own ability and cowardice[
On the other hand, it is obvious that someone must be responsible for everything outside the city. Before, we could use the excuse that there were few soldiers in the city, so it was difficult to attack.
But in comparison with the victory of Duduo, this excuse seems a bit forced and it has to be based on the lack of soldiers in the city. Doesn't that mean that the Great Khan has deployed too many soldiers, and this responsibility must be borne by the Great Khan?
Obviously it is impossible for Huang Taiji to take responsibility, so there is only one person left to take responsibility, and that is himself
When Namtai thought of this, cold sweat began to break out. He suddenly became more eager. Duduo could not defeat the Ming army, or he would be directly destroyed by the Ming army. Only in this way could he show how wise his decision was not to go out of the city to attack the Ming army!
In his mind, he kept blessing the Ming army with various blessings, and blessing the Duduo troops on his side with various curses. He secretly promised that as long as his prayers came true, he would go back and offer sacrifices to the gods and Buddhas.
If Duduo knew that Namtai was thinking about these things, he probably would not have beaten him with twenty military sticks, but would have killed him directly.
Namtai spent about half a day in this kind of suffering. When it was almost dusk, he suddenly discovered that there were cavalry in the distance coming towards Liaoyang.
He immediately became nervous and even wanted to stand up to look. Unfortunately, his butt didn't allow it, so he had to ask his men with good eyesight to report it to him immediately.
When he heard that Duduo had escaped back in embarrassment and whether the city gates would be opened to respond, Namtai was overjoyed and subconsciously said:
Originally, his men were just asking him routinely. After all, the one who escaped was Heshuo Baylor, one of the top rulers of Dajin. Of course, Liaoyang City wanted to open the city gate to meet him, but he didn't expect Namtai to go directly.
If not, let them all look at him in amazement[,!]
As soon as Namtai saw their faces, he immediately understood that he seemed to have revealed his innermost thoughts. However, he changed his mind and immediately covered it up:
When his men heard this, they immediately praised Namtai's wisdom and immediately took the order to execute it.
Then Namtai ignored the pain in his butt and even though beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, he still had someone help him up. He wanted to personally watch his men escort Dodo into the city.
This made his men feel that Namtai values love and justice. Regardless of the reality of being spanked by Dodo, they had to watch Dodo enter the city in person before they could feel relieved.
Namtai watched Dodo flee back in embarrassment from the top of the city. Of the 4,000 elites he brought out, only a thousand or so people fled back with him. He was smugly smiling in his heart. Let you be arrogant, let you spank me!
Now it feels good, but it feels embarrassing!
Then he looked up at the Ming army chasing Duduo. It was like seeing a relative, and he felt particularly fond of this Ming army.
Watching the Ming army chase them outside the city and show off their power there, I felt very powerful!