Chen Ying received the signal and immediately gave the order.
"First team, fire!"
The gunman in the front row half squatted and half knelt, and started the first round of shooting.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
After a burst of smoke, the Ora cavalry rushing at the front began to fall off their horses.
Angketu subconsciously shook off the stirrup and hid his body on the side of the horse, successfully avoiding the fire blunderbuss attack.
He couldn't help laughing loudly, and his eyes were extremely excited, because the cavalry unit he led had completely broken through the Ming army's firepower, and now it was time to go on a killing spree!
The price paid was only a few dozen cavalrymen. In the face of the huge military exploits, these losses were simply insignificant.
But the next second, the smile on Angketu's face froze, because he saw the opponent's firecrackers suddenly changed their formations. The first team retreated, while the other team came forward with firecrackers. p>
Chen Ying held up the command flag and continued to give orders: "Second team, fire!"
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
After another burst of smoke, dozens of people around Angketu fell off their horses.
This time the distance was closer, and the number of Ora cavalry shot increased significantly, about seventy or eighty.
Angketu's face was full of surprise, why can the opponent's fire blunderbuss be fired continuously?
In the Ming army formation, Chen Ying ordered again: "Third team, fire!"
This set of tactics was personally taught by Zhu Qizhen. The gunmen were divided into three columns. After the first team finished shooting, they returned to the position of the original third team and began loading and other operations. At this time, the second team became the first team.
, shoot, then retreat, the third team steps forward to shoot, and the cycle repeats.
At such a short distance, the firecracker is extremely powerful, but there is an obvious problem, that is, the process of loading ammunition is very cumbersome.
First of all, the blunderbuss tube should be cleaned after being fired, and then the gunpowder should be filled from the mouth of the blunderbuss, and then lead bullets and iron sand can be loaded. After filling, it should be tamped with a special stick. Finally, new materials must be added.
The lead can be fired again.
This process will take at least two minutes to complete. The opponent is a cavalry, and they would have rushed right under their noses if they had this time.
However, the three-stage fire blunderbuss had a continuous effect. The Ming army fired continuously, and the Ora cavalry fell one after another.
Moreover, in addition to the effective killing effect when the fire gun is fired, the explosion sound can also cause a certain deterrent to the war horses.
In the Ora formation, some war horses were frightened by the huge explosion, raised their front hooves, threw off the cavalry on their backs, and ran around wildly.
The out-of-control horses caused the Wazi people to suffer a lot. Some horses sprinted forward, some ran to the flanks, and some simply stayed sideways in the queue, refusing to take another step forward no matter what.
You must know that the entire army is charging with all its strength. The horses in front suddenly stop, and the cavalry behind them have no time to avoid. It is like countless speeding vehicles rear-ending them on the high road. One horse hits the other, and the entire cavalry formation becomes chaotic.
Group.
In the Ming army's formation, there was still a steady stream of fire and gunfire, causing the Ora cavalry to fall into complete chaos.
Ang Ketu was stunned. In his expectation, at this time, those cowardly southerners should have fled. How is it possible? How is it possible that they are still motionless, but are in chaos?
"Charge, charge forward..."
Angketu yelled desperately. Behind him, some people retreated, while others continued to rush forward, trampling on each other. The short distance of fifty steps was like a chasm, and they could never take another step forward.
"Come on, rush on!"
Onketu continued to roar, but no one heard his order at all, and even if they heard it, they couldn't execute it.
People kept falling around them, and in an instant, hundreds of elite cavalry were dead.
There were countless injured people. Some people fell off their horses and had one foot still entangled in the stirrup. They were dragged by the frightened horses and ran wildly. It was terrible to see.
Even if no one fell off the horse, there were fallen men and horses everywhere on the battlefield at this time. Let alone charging, it was impossible to retreat.
Zhu Qizhen was riding on his horse, paying close attention to the battle ahead. Feeling that the time had come, he gave the order decisively.
"Fifth Army Camp, attack!"
Fan Zhong immediately sent an order: "The emperor has an order to order the five military camps to attack!"
Immediately afterwards, a deep horn sounded, and the Ming army's formation changed again.
The gunners in the front row began to retreat. Chen Huai led the left sentry army, and Li Zhen led the right sentry army to attack from the front. On both wings of the team, Chen Xun led the left Ye army, and Shen Rong led the right Ye army to attack the Ora cavalry.
Attack from the flank.
British Duke Zhang Fu then led the Chinese army to suppress the formation and guard around Zhu Qi Town.
"Go!"
"Kill!"
Everyone charged towards the enemy formation with endless anger. These people had red eyes and poured out all the grievances they suffered along the way on the heads of the Wala people.
The greatest advantage of the cavalry is mobility and impact. After being hit by the Ming army's firearms, the team was already in chaos. Facing the menacing Ming army, they could only dismount and fight in a hurry. As a result, there was no difference between the cavalry and the infantry.
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Angketu jumped off his horse and slashed at a Ming soldier with the scimitar in his hand.
There is no skill in fighting at such a close range. There are only swords, guns and blood flying. Dozens or hundreds of people will fall every second. The battle is very fierce.
"Angketu!"
During the melee, an adjutant shouted: "I can't hold it anymore, retreat quickly!"
Angketu's eyes were already red with blood, and he saw that his whole body was covered with blood, and he roared: "What did you say?"
"You can't beat us, you can't beat us, find a way to break out!"
"Impossible!" Angketu roared, "The cavalry I lead are all warriors who can fight one against ten. How is it possible?"
"More than half of our troops and horses have been lost. The Ming army has too many people, so retreat quickly!"
Angketu looked around and realized that the number of people fighting around had significantly reduced, and there were corpses everywhere.
Moreover, the number of people behind me seems wrong...
"Where are the people behind? What are they doing?"
The adjutant replied loudly: "I don't know, it seems something happened later and I didn't follow up..."
Poof!
Before he finished speaking, a spear passed through his chest, and he suddenly lost his breath.
"Damn Southern Dog!"
Angketu's eyes were blood red, like a mad beast, fighting desperately with a scimitar.
When he didn't know it, the eight thousand cavalry had already been intercepted.
The Ming army's artillery salvo aimed at the middle of the Wala cavalry team. The fast-moving cavalry were killed and injured numerous times, making it impossible for the follow-up troops to move forward.
The four thousand people in front were blocked by fire cannons, and more than a thousand were lost. The remaining people fell into hand-to-hand combat. Facing several times the number of Ming troops, they were unable to resist.
At this time, the Ming army's formation changed again, and the two flanks continued to move to the rear, forming an encirclement of the Oara army.
Finally, Angketu realized that he had failed!
A complete failure!
But, why?
In his expectation, although the Ming army was superior in numbers, they were all as timid as mice. As long as they rushed closer, these people would flee.
Why is this happening...
A small group of Ming troops had already surrounded him, holding swords and spears pointed at Ang Ketu.
"Look at that guy, he seems to be the leader!"
"To be able to persist for so long, you must have some ability. Don't be careless. Let's go together!"
Angketu licked the blood on his lips and rushed towards the Ming army...