Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 221 Cavalry
Under Daling River City, smoke and dust billowed, two cavalry rushed back and forth, twisted into a ball, three-eyed blunderbuss fired three lead bullets, they were treated as maces, and they smashed heads one by one with the whistling wind. Sharp arrows flew through the air, tearing armor and flesh, sabers slashed by the wind, bringing up a rain of blood, iron bones, steel axes, throwing spears and other melee weapons came and went, greeting each other fiercely All the unlucky ones... Just in this square inch, Hou Jin Tieqi and the elite servants of the Guanning Army fought desperately. People on both sides kept falling off their horses, and once they fell off their horses, there was no possibility of standing up again.

There were two hundred soldiers from the Ming army who went to battle, and there were also two hundred elite cavalry from the Jin Dynasty. , riding on the back of a galloping horse, the epee weighing more than ten catties still swung loudly, splitting the armor of Ding Lianren of the Ming army, and the steel axes and iron bones thrown were even more severe. They all greeted the face with the weakest defense. Almost every time a steel ax was thrown, a Ming soldier's forehead would be split open, and he would fall from his horse screaming.Guan Ningjun’s three-eyed blunderbuss also suffered a lot from the Houjin cavalry. This thing can only fire after a dozen steps. No matter how powerful you are, you can’t dodge it. It's dead.Both sides got angry and killed more and more fiercely, and the two armies watching the battle above and below the city also let out loud shouts from time to time to cheer for their own side, and the war drums beat like mountains falling and the earth cracking.

No one expected that the two armies fought so fiercely and fiercely in the first battle.

Huang Taiji watched quietly for a while, then smiled and said to Mang Gurtai: "It seems that Guan Ning's army is still a bit capable. In terms of riding and fighting, they are not much worse than our Dajin warriors."

Mang Gurtai snorted: "It's just that the servants are good. If all Guanning cavalry can have such a level, why should they stay in Ningyuan and Jinzhou City all day long like turtles!" He lowered his nine-foot long spear, "I'll go meet them!" No matter whether Huang Taiji agreed or not, he raised his long spear, and more than forty white-armored soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner all unleashed their weapons, clamped their horses' bellies, and charged towards them like a whirlwind. battlefield.

On the top of the wall, Zu Dashou could see clearly, frowned and said: "Let Zhang Cunren move, stop this Jiannu!"

The drums of the Ming army were beating more and more deafeningly, amidst thousands of people shouting in unison, the mighty general Zhang Cunren led hundreds of elite servants to gallop out of the urn city and head-on to Mang Gurtai.Mang Gurtai laughed loudly: "Good time!" Instead of rushing towards the chaotic battle group, he turned slightly, and more than forty riders circled a long arc and rushed towards Zhang Kecun's troops. Hit less and more, without even blinking.When the distance between the two sides was still fifty steps away, the Ming army servant first drew his riding bow. As the bowstring trembled, a wave of arrows rained down on Mang Gurtai's group of white armored soldiers.Such superb riding and archery skills cannot be trained by the Guan Ning cavalry, but the generals of the Guan Ning Army can spend money to recruit some Mongolian soldiers who are skilled in bows and horses as their servants. The treatment of these Mongolian soldiers is even better than that of the Han nationality soldiers To be a little better, their loyalty and combat effectiveness are naturally quite impressive.The white-armored soldiers tacitly raised their riding shields to cover the vital points in front of them, without slowing down, sharp arrows shot at their riding shields and iron armor, clanging, crisp and crisp, but it was useless.The three Mongolian servants shot all three arrows in an instant, and with a touch of their hand to the quiver, they grabbed three more arrows in their hands.However, before they could draw their bows again, the white-armored soldiers raised their strong bows. They opened their bows like a full moon, and the armor-piercing heavy arrows shot out like a rush. There was a burst of painful screams among the Ming cavalrymen. People turned on their backs, and when the first round of arrows came, more than a dozen of them fell down, most of whom were shot in the chest and face, and there was no way to save them.The Guan Ning cavalrymen, who were lucky enough not to be shot, were startled and angry, and shot furiously with their bows, while the second heavy armor-piercing arrow in the hands of the white-armored soldiers also flew out roaring...

The results of the cross-shooting were obvious. Only three of the Baijia soldiers fell down, and a dozen more fell from the Guan Ning army's side, which was a big loss.Even the most elite servants of the Guan Ning Army have a considerable gap in horsepower compared with the later Jinbaijia soldiers. Among other things, the bow strength alone is not at the same level.For ordinary cavalry, the riding bow cannot be made too strong, otherwise it will be difficult to draw it. It is already quite remarkable to be able to open a three-stone bow while on horseback.Those Mongolian servants are no exception, their bow strength is only a few fights, while the riding bows used by white armor soldiers are generally more than five fights per stone, even if they shoot against infantry bows, they will not suffer. , Naturally suffered a big loss!
Zhang Cunren shouted: "Three-eyed gun!"

Dozens of three-eyed blunderbusses were leveled, aimed at the oncoming Jin Iron Cavalry, and there was a burst of bang, bang, bang, lead bullets roaring out, and finally there was a painful scream from among the Hou Jin Iron Cavalry, who was shot The white-armored soldier hit spurted blood wildly, turned over and fell, either dead or injured.However, the effect is not ideal. The accuracy of the three-eyed blunderbuss is already very poor. It is not bad if you fire on a bumpy horseback without knocking down the birds in the sky. For these brave white armored soldiers, this weapon It's more about listening to it, if it hits you, it's purely a matter of character, just blame your parents, no one can blame you.For example, Mang Gurtai, he took the lead and rushed to the front, and the lead flew past him screaming, but he didn't hurt a single hair on him.Guan Ningjun also knew that he shouldn't have too high expectations for the three-eyed blunderbuss. When he hit the lead bullet, he swung it up immediately, and smashed it down on the head of the rear golden cavalryman or horse who had already rushed in front of him!Mang Gurtai let out a sinister grin, and thrust out his long spear obliquely like a poisonous snake, hitting the neck of a Guan Ning soldier who swung his three-eyed blunderbuss to hit him, and it penetrated the back of his neck.A Mongolian servant yelled loudly, and the scimitar slashed towards him with a strong wind. Mang Gurtai lay on his side, and his whole body lay on the saddle bridge.The Mongolian servant slashed into the air, feeling annoyed, when the wind suddenly sounded in the back of his head, the barrel of Mangurtai's nine-foot long spear was almost stretched into a bow shape, and it was slammed towards the back of his head. Before he could react, the barrel of the gun flew It was drawn onto the helmet, smashing the skull directly, and splashing the brains.Mang Gurtai drew out his long sword, and charged like a tiger into a flock of sheep, among the servants of the Ming army, stabbing with his long spear and swinging his sharp sword.And the white-armored soldiers he led were equally ferocious. When the saber and epee fell, blood splattered, and some fierce men were holding long-handled hammers or big axes. When a guy went down, his flesh and blood would fly, and his broken limbs would be thrown around. The scene was extremely bloody.The Ming army was terrified and was beaten back and forth. Not to mention supporting Zu Kefa, it was hard to protect themselves.

Seeing that the situation is not good, Zu Dashou yelled: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops, let the sons come back, the gunners are ready!"

The Ming army on the city wall immediately blew golden drums, and the Ming army who could no longer support it seemed to be amnesty, Zu Kefa yelled: "Throwing spears!" A gun threw at the rear golden cavalry who rushed towards him.His subordinates pulled out their throwing spears one after another and threw them with all their strength. More than a dozen of the Golden Cavalrymen screamed and fell down. The attack could not help but slow down a little.Mang Gurtai cursed, and leaped with his spear and horse in hot pursuit. When he caught up with one, he shot him, and he stabbed three of them down in a row.The white armored soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner saw how brave the banner owner was, cheered thunderously, followed behind fiercely, and took the opportunity to rush into Dalinghe City and seize the momentum of the city gate.However, within a few steps of chasing them, there was a thunderous noise from the city wall, and several shells roared out with black smoke, and hit them straight. Although they missed anyone, they also told them: This road is dead!
Although Mang Gurtai has well-developed limbs and a simple mind, he is by no means a brainless person. Don’t forget, he has fought with Nurhachi since he was a child. He has fought more battles than many generals of the Ming army. His grasp was unmatched by others. As soon as the cannon rang, he knew that it was impossible to take the opportunity to seize the gate. He immediately reined in the horse's head, spit at the Ming army swarming towards the gate, and cursed: " Dad, you can use cannons instead of cannons, can you change your tricks!" He stabbed to death a Guan Ning army servant who fell off his horse and was about to get up to escape, and then turned his horse's head around, before the second round of shells hit him. Satisfied, he took the gang of white armor soldiers and ran away.

The second round of shells roared in, and puffs of black smoke exploded behind the Houjin Iron Cavalry, as if sending them off.This is also impossible. How accurate can you shoot solid shells with that kind of cannon that doesn't even have rifling? You can barely shoot accurately within 400 meters. What you can hit at 500 meters depends on your character. As for 1000 meters...let's save some gunpowder, this thing is not cheap.Of course, if dozens of cannons fire at the same time, and the opponent's force density is high enough, even 1000 meters away, they can still cause damage to the enemy. As for the success of the battle, it depends on luck.Pretty discouraging, right?There is no way, before the emergence of flowering shells, the biggest role of cannons on the battlefield is mainly psychological deterrence. It is unrealistic to rely on them to cause much damage to the enemy. Just listen to it, do you think it is a nuclear shell?Nuclear shells are not so good!Obviously, the Ming army did not have such advanced weapons as nuclear artillery shells, so the gunners of the Ming army could only watch helplessly as the two hundred golden cavalry retreated from the battlefield swaggeringly.

In this riding battle, they lost.

When Mang Gurtai returned to the formation, the post-golden soldiers cheered thunderously, paying tribute to the incomparably brave Sanbeile.Mang Gurtai ran back to Huang Taiji's side in a hurry, wiped the blood and sweat off his face, and called, "Happy, happy!"

Huang Taiji asked: "Fifth brother, what is the fighting strength of these Ming soldiers?"

Mang Gurtai said: "It's very tough. It's much stronger than the average Ming army... Of course, it's only a little stronger. If it hadn't been for that damn cannon, I would have taken the opportunity to rush into the city and seize the city gate." Come down!" He stared bitterly at the cannon muzzles that were still emitting green smoke on the city wall, wishing he could jump over and bite these cannons.

Huang Taiji said: "For this Dalinghe City, the Ming army has spent a lot of money. How can we let us take the city gate so easily?" Following Mang Gurtai's gaze, he looked at the artillery on the city wall and smiled coldly. , "What the Ming army relies on is nothing more than Jiancheng cannons. Jiancheng, we don't have cannons... Huh, from now on, they are not exclusive to them! Tell Tong Yangxing, the day after tomorrow at the latest, I want to see all Cannons appear in front of me, and I want to see the Ming army trembling in the sound of our army's cannons!"

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With King Khan's order, the whistling of whips on the official road and the screams of the coats became louder, and the coats' slaves covered in whips pushed the cannon carts, carried the shells, and staggered forward... …

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