Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 301 Chapter 301, the musketeers are fighting fiercely, Batur's surprise attack

To use a more popular term, it is "flat push".

This was not because of Zhu Cihuang's blind self-confidence, but when faced with so many advancing cavalry, the best tactic for musketeers was to gather together and use their superior firepower to confront the enemy.

If dispersed, the cavalry has a hundred ways to kill the infantry.

To the surprise of others, Zhu Cihuang did not immediately put tens of thousands of cavalry from the Ming army into the battlefield.

This may be in the hands of some people, but it is undoubtedly unacceptable to those cavalry generals who are loyal to Daming.

Battelle couldn't help but came to Zhu Cihuang, and said: "Your Highness, please don't worry about this. If our Qinghaiwei cavalry can fight the Heshuote Mongolia, they will naturally be able to fight the Junggar Mongolia."

Zhu Cilang laughed: "It's not for this reason, you should guard on both sides first, without my palace's order, you don't need to join the battle."

Although Batur accepted the order, his face was obviously not convinced.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Cihong said softly: "Of course Qinghaiwei is reliable, so I need you to help me keep an eye on those who are not reliable, understand?"

Battelle was taken aback when he heard the words, and then immediately beamed with joy: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the general will fully understand!"

Battelle is not worried about getting easier, or less important tasks, but he is worried about not being able to get tasks from Zhu Cihong.

After Battelle left, Zhu Cihong also let out a sigh of relief and stared ahead.

"Now, let me take a look at how the Junggar people have been able to compete with the Manchus for so long!"

The battle has begun.

It was not the first time for the musketeers of the Ming army to deal with such a situation. They lined up amidst the shouts of the commanders, loaded their bullets, and fired immediately after the Junggar cavalry came into range.

"Bang bang bang!"

The barrels of thousands of guns emitted smoke at the same time, giving people a slightly magical feeling.

But the Junggar cavalry obviously didn't think there was anything magical about it. Hundreds of Junggar cavalry rushed to the front fell off their horses on the spot, and many horses were also hit by bullets, neighing in pain.

Zhu Cilang used the binoculars to take a panoramic view of this scene, and he was relieved immediately.

This shows that the firearms of the Ming army have a longer range than the firearms in the hands of the Junggars.

In this era, a longer range means more advanced!
In Junggar's main formation, the chief general Batur Huitaiji's face changed after hearing the gunfire: "The muskets in the hands of these Han people are actually more advanced than ours?"

A Junggar general said: "Hui Taiji, it must be the fault of those Russians. Most of the muskets they sold to us are not the best."

Batur sneered, and said, "Of course I know that the Russians can't sell us the best muskets, but since that's the case, wouldn't other Hongyi be willing to sell the Han people the best muskets?"

When this question was raised, everyone present was speechless.

Batur said coldly: "Forget it, what kind of muskets does he have? As long as we can win this war today, won't we be able to get their muskets from the Han people?"

While speaking, the Junggar cavalry had already launched a counterattack.

As a "nation on horseback", the Junggar cavalry did not need to form a formation step by step and then shoot like the infantry of the Ming army. They had their unique ways.

I saw a Junggar cavalry sitting steadily on the back of a galloping horse, with his legs tightly clamping the horse's abdomen, holding the musket in his hands to aim, and then opened fire directly.

"Bang bang bang!"

Amidst the sound of many muskets, the musketeers of the Ming army began to fall.

It is roughly estimated that at least hundreds or even more Ming army musketeers were shot, and many died on the spot!

Looking at this scene, Zhu Cihong's expression finally changed.

This is the first time since the Great Ming Musketeers entered the war, the enemy was able to kill so many Musketeers instantly in one battle.

The reason is also very simple. In the past, the Ming army used hot weapons to bully the enemy's cold weapons, but now the Ming army is fighting against the Junggar people who are also using hot weapons!
"Interesting." Zhu Cihong said to himself.

The two sides kept firing, and the time continued to pass.

At some point, the sun in the sky had reached the center and began to set towards the west.

Under the shining of the sun, tens of thousands of armies on both sides fought desperately.

Amidst the sound of gunfire, the casualties of the Ming army and the Junggar army are increasing rapidly.

Relying on more powerful muskets and higher firepower density, the number of casualties of the Ming army was significantly less than that of the Junggar army.

But the problem is that there are a total of [-] Junggars, while the number of Musketeers in the Ming Army is only [-].

Even if it is a three-for-one ratio, the Junggar people can fully accept it, not to mention that the casualty ratio between the two sides has not reached such a disparity.

Batur Huitaiji smiled.

"Although the Han people are strong, they are nothing more than that!"

Many Junggar generals also let out a sigh of relief.

The Ming army had muskets, which they already knew.

The reason why the Junggar people are completely true is because the Junggar people also have muskets, and the Junggar people also have confidence in their musketeers!

Batur said with a smile: "Send an order to send the most elite [-] cavalry to pounce directly on their main formation from the flanks, and then outflank and eat their central army!"

A Junggar general couldn't help but said: "Hui Taiji, they still have tens of thousands of cavalry who haven't entered the battlefield yet."

The implication is that if Batur does this, he will probably be intercepted by those Ming army cavalry.

Batur sneered: "Tens of thousands of cavalry? It's just [-] idiots with bows and arrows. We only need a volley of muskets to defeat them. Besides, those cavalry have not joined the battlefield for a long time. You Don’t you think the most important reason here is that the little prince doesn’t trust them? Well, follow my orders!”

Batur's order has been resolutely implemented.

Ten thousand Junggar cavalry rushed out from both sides, and directly outflanked the two wings of the middle army of the Daming Musketeers.

This is a very radical move, because they will be blocked by the left and right wings of Ming Dynasty and the central army.

But it is obvious that Batur is not worried about this, because he clearly perceives the disadvantages of the formation of the Ming army.

When the musketeers gather together, they do have a numerical advantage, but this will also lead to the musketeers' defense being quite poor, and their mobility is extremely low, which can be described as bulky.

The Junggar cavalry not only has a firepower advantage comparable to that of the Ming army, but also has a mobility advantage that the Ming army does not have. Therefore, they can quickly break into such a small gap of one or two miles between the Ming army's central army and the left and right wings, so as to achieve The effect of dividing the Ming army into encirclement and annihilation.

Amidst the thunderous hoofbeats, two Junggar cavalry galloped out like sharp arrows. They had only one goal, and that was the direction of the Daming Commander's Flag!

(End of this chapter)