Eight hundred and seventieth eight chapters closed eyes Zhengde
The artillery was firing, and the artillery shells fell into the infantry arrays on both sides one after another. Every artillery shell falling into the infantry array could cause a bloody storm, whether it was the well-trained infantry of the Tang Army or the Ming Army.
The half-baked line infantry had no defense against artillery shells.
At this time, the only thing they can pray for is that the cannonballs will not hit them!
However, although the shelling caused certain losses to the infantry formations of the Sixth Infantry Division, it still did not stop the advancement of the Sixth Infantry Division!
The infantrymen of the 6th Infantry Division, all holding muskets or spears, advanced slowly under the command of the officers, neither too fast nor too slowly.
The Ming army on the opposite side was also in a tight formation. The generals were running back and forth, shouting loudly, and trying to maintain the stability of the Ming army's array. The Ming army who was able to line up in front and shoulder the important task of guarding the right wing defense was obviously among these ten.
Although the main force of Wanming's army was subjected to fierce shelling, and Ming soldiers were killed and injured every moment, their array was still able to maintain.
This is a frontier army of more than 10,000 men, responsible for the core defense center of the right wing.
Even though there are second-line troops in the Ming army, and even tens of thousands of young men, the generals of the Ming army on the opposite side also know very well that the attack launched by the Tang army in the first round must be extremely fierce, and the central army and the left and right
On both wings, a main force must be deployed to act as the core. Otherwise, those second-line troops will probably be defeated by a single charge from the Tang Army.
But being able to maintain the array during the bombardment doesn't mean anything!
In the past battle history between the Tang Army and the Ming Army, many Ming troops were able to maintain their formation during the Tang Army's bombardment. In fact, most of the new troops in the Ming Army were able to do so.
However, there are not many troops that can withstand the heavy fire from the Tang army's infantry line in the follow-up. Those who can do so are all the main force of the Ming army.
But being able to maintain the front line, withstand the Tang Army's artillery fire, and withstand the Tang Army's infantry firing in line, this still doesn't mean anything.
Many of the main front-line troops of the Ming Army were able to do this, and they were even able to engage in exchanges with the Tang Army!
But what is the final result?
Without exception, they were defeated in the end, never an exception!
Whether it is Changsha, Zhang Yue Dubiao in the Battle of Hengyang, Huguang Training Army, or Wang Yiqi's Jiangnan New Army or the border army in the Jiangnan Campaign, in large-scale field operations, they often start with artillery fire and infantry shooting.
At this stage, they can all fight vigorously.
However, they still failed!
Why?
Because every time the Tang army launched its final bayonet charge, the Ming army on the opposite side could not hold on and was defeated!
The Tang Army itself saw this very clearly. Although the advantages of artillery and muskets brought them a lot of benefits, what really allowed the Datang Army to win in many large-scale frontal decisive battles in the wild was actually the last one.
Bayonet charge!
But does the Ming army know?
Maybe they know it, maybe they haven’t seen it yet!
But whether they knew it or not, they were always focused on the Tang Army's sharp guns and artillery, and they continued to work hard to catch up on this side.
They imitated the matchlock guns of the Tang Army. Except for the limitations of their own reasons, which made it difficult to unify the caliber on a large scale, the matchlock guns imitated by the Ming Army were exactly the same as those of the Tang Army in other aspects, including details.
If you don't distinguish the matchlock gun carefully, it is actually difficult to tell the difference from the matchlock gun of the Tang Dynasty.
The same is true for artillery. They copied and produced a large number of artillery. The five-pound field gun has already become the absolute main force of the Ming army's artillery. The seven-pound artillery is also a large-scale equipment. Even the nine-pound artillery is produced and equipped in small quantities.
In terms of firearms, they almost followed the pace of the Tang Army!
It's just that the ordnance production of the Ming Dynasty still relied on traditional hand-made production, which resulted in inconsistencies in data, relatively low output, and relatively high costs.
The costs of handcrafting and industrial mass production are quite high.
However, although the Ming army imitated everything in terms of ordnance and tactics, there was one thing they could not imitate, and that was the unique training method of the Tang Army.
It's not that the Ming army didn't know how the Tang army trained, but they couldn't copy it.
Because the training intensity of the Tang Army was quite high, and the high training intensity not only meant that the ammunition used in the training was large, it also meant that the requirements for physical fitness were very high, and therefore the nutritional requirements were also very high.
Nutritional supplements cost money!
Ammunition used for training also costs money!
The Tang Army's annual military expenditure exceeds more than 20 million taels of silver, which is enough to support the Datang Army.
However, as for Emperor Zhengde, he has only spent a few million on military expenditures in the past year, but he has also maintained such a huge new army. These military expenditures are used to purchase firearms, artillery and ammunition, and to maintain operations and provide troops with
The soldiers had to eat two meals a day, and it was not easy to barely keep their stomach full. There was still extra money to keep the soldiers satisfied every day.
After all, I still have no money!
The result of lack of money was that the quality of the Ming army's soldiers was generally inferior to that of the Tang army.
Today, the Sixth Infantry Division is advancing, and although the Ming army on the opposite side still maintains its formation amidst the roar of cannons, can they block the attack of the puppet Tang rebel army on the opposite side?
Even though today's battlefield stretches for several kilometers, the battle on the Sixth Infantry Division's side is only a part of it, but this battle is so critical that it attracts the attention of senior officials from both sides.
Li Xuan's telescope frequently looked toward the Sixth Infantry Division!
Emperor Zhengde, at this time, was also looking to the right wing with a telescope.
The telescope in his hand was naturally not produced by the Ming army, but was captured from the Tang army. The Ming army had fought with the Tang army for many years. Not to mention mere telescopes, even artillery and river warships had been captured, but the quantity was limited.
It's just a small amount, far less than what the Ming army lost themselves.
Through the telescope, Emperor Zhengde saw that his right-wing troops were adjusting their array, because the Tang army's attacking troops on the opposite side were also adjusting their array.
It didn't take long for the distance between the two sides to be reduced to only about eighty meters, which was enough for the musketeers on both sides to fire and cause damage.
At this time, the musketeers on both sides were using matchlocks, and even the details were similar. However, the loading speed and hits of the musketeers on both sides were quite different.
Emperor Zhengde could clearly see that after many rounds of shooting from both sides, the number of soldiers on his side who fell exceeded the strength of the Tang army on the opposite side.
And the gap is not small, probably at least double the gap!
This is because although the offensive strength of the Tang Army was not large, with only one division and three infantry regiments, the proportion of muskets and equipment on the Ming Army was even lower.
The proportion of muskets and equipment in the new Ming army varies, but generally it can only reach 30%. No matter how high it is, their musket output will not be that much.
The Army of the Tang Dynasty was able to achieve a one-to-one equipment ratio of matchlocks and spearmen only after large-scale industrial production and the capture of many Ming army matchlocks.
The Ming army obviously couldn't do it.
When the 6th Infantry Division went up to fire, the shotgun team of the 6th Infantry Division also pulled up the artillery, got close and fired. When the shotgun was fired at close range, the power of the shotgun was quite amazing. One shot passed by and the shot was accurate.
It can even kill a row of people on the other side.
But the Ming army on the opposite side also had Folang machine guns and Wankou guns.
Simple shotgun and musket shooting is obviously not what the 6th Infantry Division wants, so when they are shooting against each other, they are actually advancing steadily and continuously.
They adopted progressive shooting. Although the speed was not fast, they were still advancing slowly!
Eighty meters, fifty meters, thirty meters!
At this time, the grenadiers in the rear also began to line up, struggling to throw grenades into the queue of the Ming army on the opposite side.
Coincidentally, the Ming army on the opposite side also threw some grenades, but the Ming army never had many grenades. Although it caused certain losses to the Sixth Infantry Division, it was far less than the grenades of the Sixth Infantry Division.
There were many casualties.
Seeing that it was almost done, the officers commanding the battle from the front also shouted: "Charge!"
Shooting has never been the basis for victory for the Tang Army. It is only to launch a bayonet charge at the last moment!
When the officers gave the final charge order, first an infantry regiment on the left rushed forward directly, and then the remaining two infantry regiments!
At this time, the heavily armored spearmen in the infantry regiment finally showed their value after silently suffering numerous casualties from one side!
Wearing plate armor and holding spears four to five meters long, they have become the main force in hand-to-hand combat!
At the moment when the infantry of both sides came into contact, the casualties caused by both sides exceeded the total casualties caused by previous shelling, shooting, and grenade explosions!
In just a few seconds, countless infantrymen on both sides screamed!
However, if you listen carefully, you will find that there are much fewer screams from the Tang Army!
The full body armor and half armor of the spearmen, the breastplates of the musketeers, and the helmets each held, helped them block a large number of spears and bayonets!
However, compared to the nearly 100% armor coverage rate of the front-line combat infantry of the 6th Infantry Division, the armor coverage rate of the Ming Army on the opposite side was less than 50%.
And even if the half of them are equipped with armor, their armor protection level is very ordinary, which cannot be compared with the several millimeters thick plate armor equipped by the Tang army.
Ever since, just over ten seconds later, a very terrifying scene appeared on the battlefield!
After the 6th Infantry Division rushed up, although the more than 10,000 Ming troops on the opposite side resisted desperately, the heavy casualties finally made them lose the courage to continue resisting. Then, like all rout, the Ming generals gave up.
No matter how they shouted, the soldiers still fled in droves!
In the first decisive battle between the two sides, the Sixth Infantry Division of the Tang Army won an overwhelming victory. Then, with the cooperation of a mixed regiment in the rear, it continued to sweep the right wing of the Ming Army in a crushing manner.
When the troops on the right wing of the Ming army collapsed one after another, and the entire right wing was about to be completely destroyed, Emperor Zhengde, who was located behind the central army, closed his eyes slightly!