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

Chapter 257 Daling River Elegy 5
When King Khan got angry, it was no small matter. Thousands of light cavalry rushed out, hiding outside the range of the Ming army's muskets, galloping back and forth, screaming strangely, and pretending to attack at any time, putting pressure on the Ming army.Looking around, the Ming army in the chariot formation was surrounded by the figures of the post-golden cavalry. The dust was billowing, and people were shouting and neighing. Being in it, they felt the fear of being surrounded on all sides, and as the post-golden cavalry repeatedly Approaching, this kind of psychological pressure is getting bigger and bigger.The officers of the Ming army shouted loudly to keep the soldiers calm, but it was useless. Those who can keep calm on the battlefield are not recruits.When a group of light cavalry rushed towards the car formation screaming strangely, and getting closer and closer, someone finally couldn't hold on anymore and fired the bird gun in his hand.As soon as the gunshot rang out, the soldiers of the Ming army, whose nerves were almost broken, scrambled to fire as if they had found a way to vent. They only heard bursts of impenetrable gunshots, and the front of the Ming army's vehicles almost turned into a sea of ​​flames. Countless tongues of flame flew, and iron bullets flew across the sky.

Waiting for this moment!
Although the shooting was very intensive this time, the distance was too far, and there were not many golden cavalrymen who were shot and fell to the ground.As soon as the gunshots stopped, the Golden Cavalry immediately charged over. The arrows flew like arrows, and the sharp arrows pierced the space. The soldiers of the Ming army fell in response.The screams one after another made the Ming army even more flustered, and the already slow reloading of the firecrackers was even slower this time.However, under the command of Wang Zhiku, the Ming army on the left quickly launched a second round of salvo. Thousands of Flang machines fired at the same time, and the lead bullets roared. Where can I stop it?The lead bullets swept through, the wooden shield pierced, the iron armor shattered, and all men and horses died!The rear golden cavalry who were shooting around the formation were brought down a large area, and the people behind were furious when they saw this, and the horses accelerated to charge up!This time they were greeted by a rain of arrows from the sky.The left wing not only has a large number of Flang machines, but also thousands of archers. As soon as the golden cavalry rushed up, they immediately shot arrows, without thinking about what they could shoot. Anyway, so many bows shot arrows at the same time. It's hard for a person not to get hurt!This round of arrow rain passed, and the Houjin cavalry was shot and turned on their backs.Under the cover of the archers, the musketeers of the Ming army calmly reloaded the guns, then aimed and fired. The firepower of the Frang machine never stopped, and the archers continued to shoot. The entire left wing was like a big porcupine, with spikes all over the body. , making people unable to speak.

On the right wing, Zhang Hongmo's talents are obviously far behind Wang Zhiku's. Besides, their chariots are not as many as Wang Zhiku's. It is quite a disadvantage to shoot against the golden cavalry behind.After several rounds of volleys, the entire front line was shrouded in gunpowder smoke, making it difficult to see. The sharp arrows shot by the Golden Cavalry pierced through the smoke screen, taking away lives and bringing endless fear to the Ming army.The post-Golden Cavalry quickly discovered that the left wing was not easy to chew, and invested more troops on the right wing, and the offensive wave after wave was higher.The muskets of the Ming army also caused them a lot of damage, but these cavalry firmly believed that they must be the ones who won in the end. They knew the Ming army too well. Over time, the muskets and artillery of the Ming army would heat up and their rate of fire would drop greatly. , The time has come for them to kill.The fierce offensive of the Hou Jin cavalry put great pressure on Zhang Hongmo. The ruthless rain of arrows weakened the right wing layer by layer like cutting a carrot. More and more soldiers fell to the ground with arrows, and the screams became more and more loud. Terrible.Soon, the roar of musket blasting was heard from the right wing, and the bloodied soldiers screamed heart-piercingly.This is just the beginning. As time goes by, more and more muskets are bombed, and the reliable Francophones and guns are also on the verge of exhaustion, and the right wing is in a panic.

Boom boom boom boom!
At this moment, a huge roar suddenly came from the Ming army's chariot formation, and cannons of various calibers fired at the same time. Hot lead bullets flew out of the gun bores, smashed into the middle of the rear golden cavalry who were getting closer, and immediately splashed a large A lot of blood!The lead bullets flew towards them with huge kinetic energy. If it happened enough, one shell could penetrate seven or eight cavalrymen.That's not counting, and several more guns fired, this time firing chain bombs.The so-called chain bomb is to connect two semicircular shot balls with a chain two or three meters long. The two shot balls are usually glued together with wax. After firing, the high temperature and impact force will separate them, and the chain will straighten. Sweep past like a windmill.The rear golden cavalry who had just been smashed into blood by the solid shot put hadn't recovered yet, and the chain bullets swept over again, and several rear golden cavalry were hung up. , tearing them to pieces at once.After crushing the first target, the kinetic energy of the chain bomb did not decrease slightly, and continued to fly forward... The golden cavalry was frightened, and retreated with a huff.

Zhang Chun breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the artillery battalion opened fire in time and repelled Jiannu, otherwise Zhang Hongmo might not be able to hold on.Taking advantage of this rare moment, he ordered to transfer two thousand musketeers and one thousand archers from the central army to the right flank.The Ming army knew that time was precious, so they mobilized very quickly. As soon as Zhang Chun gave the order, three thousand Ming troops moved to the right flank at high speed.However, although their movements are fast, they are far from fast enough!Before this new force could reach the right wing, a series of deafening roars suddenly sounded from the front of the rear-Jin phalanx, smoke rolled in, flames erupted, and dozens of lead balls shot through the air, targeting the right wing!Some of these shot balls hit the chariot, and the chariot immediately fell apart, and the cracked wooden boards flew around, and the archers hiding in the chariot suddenly turned into meatloaf!The lead ball hitting the middle of the Ming army's infantry caused even more heavy casualties to the Ming army. It collided horizontally with unparalleled kinetic energy. When a lead ball hit, six or seven people would often fall down like dominoes. Bloody alleys were opened up in the army's formation, which was terrible.The reaction of the Ming army that was bombarded was the same as that of the defenders in the fortresses of Daling River City when they were bombarded. Their minds went blank, their expressions were dull, and they forgot where they were————

cannon!

The Jiannu actually had cannons!
Zhang Chun's first reaction was that his cannon had exploded, so he quickly sent someone over to check.However, the result of the inspection made him pale.Before he could react, the Houjin Artillery opened fire again, and dozens of shot balls hit it again. The horse on the right wing neighed wildly, the chariot broke and fell, and the screams of the soldiers hit by the artillery and the screams of the terrified soldiers were like a tsunami In general, it almost drowns out all the sounds on the battlefield!The Houjin artillery seemed to enjoy the feeling of torturing their opponents. They fired at the fastest rate of fire and fired four volleys in a row. Each volley was equivalent to cutting the nerves of the Ming army that had been stretched to the limit. One knife!Four volleys came down, and the right-wing front was in a mess, with casualties all over the place. Many soldiers of the Ming army threw away their muskets, shouted wildly, and ran wildly!
Huang Taiji saw clearly and decisively ordered: "Archers, tear apart their right flanks!"

The fight between the light cavalry and the Ming army in the front was only consuming the ammunition of the Ming army, and did not move forward——It is better to expect the sow to climb a tree than to expect the light cavalry to break through such a tightly guarded vehicle formation. The ones who kill the generals are the infantry.In the desolate Conch, Houjin Baoyi pushed the shield car with all their strength, and approached the Ming army formation like a wall. Behind the shield car, six thousand archers lined up in six rows and approached the Ming army with neat steps.And those heavy armored infantry armed with tiger guns also advanced under the guidance of their respective Niulu flags, while the heavy armored cavalry moved to the relatively difficult left wing.The fighter plane appeared, and Houjin's huge phalanx began to rumble. When the phalanxes moved forward one after another, the Ming army seemed to see mountains pressing towards them.

Zhang Hongmo hacked to death a panicked soldier, hissing and roaring: "Fire! Fire! Beat those Jian slaves back!"

The Ming army also wanted to fire. The problem is that the artillery is overheated now, and the sub-guns of the Frangji are also exhausted, leaving only the bird gun and the three-eyed gun.In the eyes of the soldiers of the Ming army, the blunderbuss is more terrifying than Houjin's bows and arrows. It often explodes as soon as it is fired. Thinking, the soldiers of the Ming Army were fortunate to be 400 years ahead of the world in using small-caliber rifles—the calibers of these bird guns were insanely small, often only a little over six millimeters. Shit use!As for the three-eyed blunderbuss, this thing is relatively solid and will not explode, but its lethality is too poor. It can knock down the enemy within a dozen steps, and it can only hear a sound after more than [-] steps.At the moment of life and death, knowing that these weapons were unreliable, the Ming army couldn't care less. The hot-barreled blunderbusses and three-eyed blunderbusses rushed to fire. Yelling, unusual confusion.The lead bullets flew over in pieces and hit the shield car. The shield car was covered with wet quilt and cowhide.The few guns that were still able to fire also fired at the shield car, and this time it finally worked. After the roar, the shield car was pierced through, and the archers behind were blasted to a pulp.However, there are very few guns that can fire, so what is the use of just a few shots?Not to mention those battle-hardened post-golden archers, even the skinny coated servants didn't take these casualties seriously, and continued to move forward silently pushing the shield cart!

Amid the desperate screams of the Ming army, the shield car stopped about fifty steps away from them, and the sharp and long whistle of the swan whistle rose from the ground and went straight to the sky.Six thousand archers raised their compound bows at the same time, the bow strings trembled together, pulling people's heart strings, and the screams of sharp arrows leaving the strings almost formed a line without any gaps, and six thousand sharp arrows streaked across the sky , poured down towards the Ming army.Before the first arrow landed, the second round of arrow rain was thrown into the air, followed by the third and fourth rounds...

The wind is picking up, it's Metal Storm.

It's raining, it's the rain of death.

(End of this chapter)