A stone's throw is one hundred and thirty cloths, which converted into later units is about 202 meters.
This distance is considered the maximum shooting range of ordinary bows and arrows. Of course, if it is those who can shoot a hard bow, it can also be regarded as the effective shooting range.
At this distance, relatively speaking, the target of the carriage is large, the movement speed is slow, and the possibility of dodging left and right is even smaller. Therefore, the hit rate of the artillery will be greatly improved.
Jianlu is obviously experienced in this regard.
Therefore, at this time, the Jianlu abandoned the cover of the chariots and began to charge towards the Ming army camp.
Some were holding shields, and some felt like they were not even holding shields, but just ran away screaming.
Behind them were the Jianlu and Mongolian archers. Even those at the back were rushing to the front. They did not seek accuracy, but just shot arrows quickly, using the advantage of the arrow rain to cover the Ming army.
Suppress the long-range weapons of the Ming army, thereby providing cover for the charging Jianlu.
"Kill..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Amid the shouts of death, more cannon fire was suddenly added to the clearly spaced cannon fire.
Along this line of the Ming army's sidecars, more smoke rose into the sky, and was then blown back by the north wind.
This is a small- and medium-caliber artillery piece of the Ming army, joining the bombardment.
The charging Jianlu were like harvested wheat, and a large piece fell immediately in response to the sound.
No amount of armor can protect against artillery bombardment.
Seeing this scene, Abatai's face turned pale, but he still expected this. Every time he fought with the Ming army, the biggest casualties were during the charge, when he would be shelled by the Ming army.
But things will get better once the rain of arrows from behind has passed.
Almost as he was thinking about it, the arrows from the Jianlu archers began to fly towards the Ming army's position.
One advantage of bows and arrows is that the rate of fire is much higher than that of muskets. Especially skilled archers, such as Mongolian Tatars, can shoot a pot of arrows in one breath, which is absolutely no problem.
The rain of arrows, which seemed to block the sun, fell towards the Ming army's position.
Jianlu, who was charging, suddenly felt as if he had been given a shot of blood. He roared again and continued to attack the Ming army's position.
On the Ming army's side, the fusiliers and veterans arrayed behind the sidecars were better off. The recruits looked at the rain of arrows and felt a sudden despair in their hearts. Not to mention that there was an order, even if there was no order, there were such dense arrows.
It was shot and there was no way to hide.
"Lower your head!" At this time, an officer of the Ming Army shouted loudly.
Upon hearing the order, the Ming army officers and soldiers lowered their heads subconsciously.
"Ding ding ding..."
"Puff puff puff..."
The sound sounded continuously.
There were sounds of bows and arrows hitting armor, bows and arrows hitting the soil, and sounds of sidecars.
"Hey, it doesn't seem to be injured!" Many Ming army soldiers suddenly became ecstatic after being stunned for a while. This armor is really useful!
Of course, there were also some unlucky Ming soldiers who were injured in the continuous rain of arrows, but most of the injuries were not to vital parts.
"Boom boom boom..."
The artillery on the Ming army's camp still rang out even under the rain of arrows.
These cannons that can fire are all Fran cannons. Because this is a molecular mother gun, a mother gun is equipped with about five or six sub-guns, and the sub-guns are loaded with ammunition in advance. After firing once, it only needs to be fired from the mother gun.
Just take out the fired sub-gun from the gun and fill it with another loaded sub-gun. It is somewhat similar to the artillery of later generations, except that instead of loading cannonballs, it is a sub-gun.
Of course, this kind of Fran cannon also has a shortcoming, that is, the sub-gun and mother-gun cannot be as defective in air tightness as other artillery pieces. If the quality is poor, the gunpowder will eject from these gaps, thus injuring the gunner.
The soldiers of the Ming Army; if the quality is good, it won't, but the range will still be affected and it won't be able to hit far.
However, now it is possible to deal with the Jianlu infantry and even the cavalry that are charging over. At close range, those loaded with gravel and other shotguns will hit a large area.
Suddenly, another large piece of the charging Jianlu fell down.
I have to say that Jianlu was indeed very strong at this time.
Even though the Jianlu who was charging ahead was bombarded and fell to the ground, the Jianlu behind didn't seem to see it and was still charging with a roar.
Because they all know that as long as they break through this death zone, victory is right in front of them.
"Kill..."
At this time, the rate of fire of the artillery was indeed too low. It was impossible to fire a few shots at a time when running at full speed.
Seeing the Jianlu charging closer and closer, the Ming army finally gave the order. The fusiliers stepped forward, lay down on the side carriages, and started shooting at the charging Jianlu.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
The sounds on the battlefield were immediately covered by the sound of gunfire, and smoke rose into the sky. Thanks to the howling north wind, it was immediately blown behind the military formation. Otherwise, the dense smoke would definitely seriously affect the line of sight.
The charging Jianlu were suddenly hit by dense and continuous flintlock fire, and they fell immediately in pieces.
Seeing this scene, Abate was a little dumbfounded.
What is going on?
Why are the Ming army's musket sounds so dense?
Under the rain of arrows, it stands to reason that a large number of Ming troops would be killed and wounded. How could there be such dense gunfire?
The smoke of gunpowder was blown southward by the north wind, which just obscured the situation in the Ming army's formation. It was impossible to see how much damage the bows and arrows had done!
If the bombardment of artillery sounds scary, but the casualties caused each time are limited and can be tolerated, the casualties under this intensive gunfire are far beyond the casualties of artillery.
Not only Abatai understands this, but also all the veterans among the Jianlu. What they fear most is actually this kind of volley of guns!
After several batches of Jianlu who were charging in front were defeated in succession, the Jianlu who were behind finally showed signs of fear. Even if they were still charging, they no longer had the momentum they had at the beginning.
Abatai looked at this scene as if he had seen the bloody battle of Hunhe River, when the Dajin army charged the defense lines of the Qi army.
That time, they were also unable to charge in, and lost many men and horses, so much so that the Dajin army was afraid of charging. Huang Ama killed several generals in a row before frightening the deserters.
Thinking of this, Abatai immediately issued successive orders and adjusted his deployment. In short, he could not retreat at this time. Once he retreated, his momentum would be gone, and the subsequent battle would be difficult to fight.
As his order was issued, the Mongolian cavalry was rushed up and charged towards the Ming army's defense line. In order to ensure combat effectiveness, the Eight Banners of Mongolia were also included.
The carriages also began to advance, because the carriages could effectively withstand musket fire.
In addition, Kong Youde also received a military order, no matter what method he used, he must blast open the Ming army's defense line.
"Kill..."
"Boom boom boom..."
"Bah, bah, bah..."
Various sounds mixed together and resounded through the sky, covering up the sound of the howling north wind.
There were already many corpses piled up in front of the Ming army's formation, which even affected the subsequent charge of Jianlu. However, this also reduced the damage caused by some muskets.
At this time, the Jianlu and Mongolian Tatars were no longer as relaxed as they were at the beginning. Especially those who had their turn to charge, their faces looked like their dead parents!
But at this time, they still had hope in their hearts for victory.
The Ming army is not good at close combat, but as long as they rush in, they can win!
Under the human wave tactics of the Jianlu and Mongol Tatars, and supported by the belief that they could win if they rushed into the Ming army, some cavalry finally rushed in front of the side carriage, but they were soon shot to death with both men and horses.
But at the same time, it also blocked the lead bullets for the Jianlu infantry behind.
Slowly, under the pile of corpses, Jianlu's troops finally approached the Ming army's line.
Seeing this scene, Abate was relieved, but his face was still very ugly.
Because the cost of rushing to the front of the Ming army was far higher than he expected.
After this battle, it is estimated that many people will die in each banner, and most of the people in Shengjing City will wear sackcloth and mourn!
I wonder if Huang Taiji will cause trouble for him again because of this?
With this thought in his mind, Abatai made up his mind again. This time, he would never leave the border without grabbing enough supplies and people!
"Kill..."
"Bah, bah, bah..."
At this time, the sound of cannons was basically gone, but the sound of muskets was still ringing continuously.
On many Ming army defense lines, Jianlu and Mongol Tatars had already attacked the side carriages, and many of them were already fighting for the side carriages.
One by one, they stepped on the corpses of their accomplices, climbed into side cars, and tried to fight their way into the Ming army's formation.
However, most of the prisoners were hit head-on by lead bullets as soon as they climbed into the sidecars.
Even so, the subsequent Jianlu soldiers continued to climb onto side carriages and attack the Ming army's formation.
Watching this scene vaguely from behind, Abate breathed a sigh of relief again: Victory is in sight!
The morale of Jianlu, who had been beaten down before, began to recover at this time. Because they had the same understanding as Abatai, if they rushed into the Ming army, the Ming army would collapse!
It seems like whatever they think about comes to them!
I saw that at the sections of the Ming army's defense line where Jianlu attacked the most fiercely, it was as if there was no resistance at all. Jianlu, who was climbing, rushed past the sidecar like water pouring out.
Ha, the Ming army collapsed!
Seeing this scene, Abata couldn't help but laugh out loud.
This battle was really not easy, but luckily, we won!
The Jianlu and Mongolian Tatars in the back naturally saw a steady stream of their accomplices climbing over the sidecar's defense line. It was certain that there was no Ming army resisting in the sidecar. Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many people to move so smoothly.
Get in!
In other words, the Ming army over there was defeated and finally won!
Thinking of this, the Jianlu and Mongolian Tatars behind them felt as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood. They no longer flinched and accelerated their pace and rushed over.
We all have to win, and the rest is to grab the credit. Whoever is not in a hurry is a fool!
However, something they, including Abate, never expected happened!
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
There are at least two more updates today, probably in the afternoon or evening. I will try to end my overtime work as early as possible and go home to code. But everyone, you can like the character card every day. It’s free. Don’t forget to like it. Two characters.
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