Chapter 104: Firearms vs. Cavalry
Fang Nan: "Among the people riding horses, there should be a senior officer of the Ming army, and the target of your platoon is this group of cavalry, all the tiger head guns will fire a salvo to kill this group of cavalry." ”
Platoon Commander: "Yes!" ”
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Scout: "The enemy has all entered the ambush circle!" ”
Fang Nan: "Fire!" ”
The next moment, the guns are fired!
Dozens of solid shells and more than 200 lead bullets were fired into the ranks of the Ming army on the march, and even if hundreds of people were shot, they were either killed or maimed if they were hit by solid shells or lead bullets!
The most serious casualties were Su Yu and his personal team, and the group of people on horseback in the middle of the crowd was obviously unusual, and was noticed by Fang Nan, who directly ordered a platoon of firearms troops to pay attention to this one target.
Thirty-eight tiger head guns fired a volley, and most of Su Yu and his personal soldiers were directly killed and wounded, and one of the lead bullets hit Su Yu's waist directly from the side, and Su Yu's body fell to the ground after two swings on the war horse.
The sudden attack directly caused chaos among the three thousand Ming troops, the uninjured Ming troops ran around trying to avoid the incoming shells and lead bullets, the wounded Ming troops wailed on the ground, the officers and generals wanted to try to control their subordinates, and Su Pleiades' still alive soldiers wanted people to treat Su Pleiades......
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”
"I'm hurt, save me!"
"Doctor, where is the doctor, my lord is injured!" (There are military doctors, mainly serving officers and generals)
A wave of KPA attacks could not completely confuse the 3,000 Ming army, but do not forget that most of the musketeers used three-stage shooting, and only one platoon of musketeers who attacked Su Yu and his own army fired all of them, and not long after the two hundred rounds of lead bullets were fired, the second and third rounds of shooting came quickly.
A total of more than 600 rounds of lead bullets and dozens of solid artillery shells caused hundreds of casualties to the Ming army marching in a dense formation, and the front army of the Ming army was completely chaotic at this time.
"Drumming! Charge! ”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The drums of the charge sounded, and more than 2,500 soldiers of the cold weapons unit of the People's Army rushed out of the mountains and forests and rushed towards the Ming army, which was mixed together on the official road.
Just when the cold weapon unit was charging, the firearms unit was still rhythmically tilting ammunition to the Ming army on the official road, and the soldiers of the cold weapon unit avoided the ammunition flight path when charging, so as not to be accidentally injured by their comrades.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”
Even if some of the Ming soldiers were able to calm down and wanted to find an opportunity to resist the rushing People's Army soldiers, they were quickly dispersed by the collapsed Ming soldiers, and even the People's Army Firearms Unit also targeted these Ming troops.
"We've been tricked! Caught in an ambush by the rebels, run! ”
"Your Excellency is dead! Your Excellency is dead! ”
With Su Yu dying of breath, the last straw in the hearts of the Ming soldiers was crushed, the commander died, there was no one to command, and the other officers who were still alive could only take care of their own affairs, and could not command the Ming army of other departments, and now the only way out was to run away and run back to the Chinese army, and they would be able to save their lives.
But the People's Army will not give the Ming army a chance to escape, the front, middle and back parts of the ambush circle are the areas that the People's Army pays attention to, and the lead bullets fired by the tiger head gun continue to pour down towards the fleeing Ming soldiers, and more importantly, the soldiers of the cold weapon unit have rushed to the official road and are about to meet the Ming soldiers and soldiers.
"Put down your weapons, squat on the ground, and don't kill those who descend!" A KPA fighter shouted.
"Put down your weapons, squat on the ground, and don't kill those who descend!" Several KPA fighters shouted.
There are Ming soldiers who know that they can't run away, and there is a glimmer of hope that they can live, and they will also find it, but there are also many Ming soldiers whose brains are confused, and they can't listen to what they say, they only know that they are running away frantically.
Seeing that the comrades-in-arms had rushed forward and the firearms unit of the People's Army had also ceased fire, they loaded the tiger head gun with bayonets and walked towards the official road together, maybe they could also participate in the battle, but the officers would never allow the firearms unit to fight with the enemy in close combat, and the death or injury of a firearms unit soldier was enough for Fang Nan to feel distressed, how could it be possible to let the firearms unit soldiers fight.
The Ming army on the official road has been defeated, and under the siege of the People's Army, they have no way to escape, and the battle situation has been decided.
"Hurry up and settle the battle, the Ming army behind will come up."
"The captives can be caught, and all those who resist will be killed, and we have no time to waste here."
"Hurry!"
"The enemy cavalry is coming, and the firearms unit is ready!"
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Back in time, when the People's Army had just launched an attack on the front army of the Ming army, the roar of guns and artillery reached the distance, and the soldiers of the Chinese army and the front army of the Ming army were only a few miles apart.
The Ming army spies had not yet seen the situation of the front army, so they returned to the Chinese army with the information that the front army used firearms to fight the rebellious people, and when they got this information, Ren Jianxiu just asked the Chinese army to speed up the march.
It didn't take long for another spy to come back, and the new information made Ren Jianxiu furious, it turned out that the front army was ambushed by the chaos when fighting with the rebels, and the front army was in danger.
Ren Jianxiu immediately ordered the cavalry battalion to rush to support the front army.
The cavalry battalion of the Ming army is also in the information obtained by Fang Nan, after the ceasefire of the firearms troops, the firearms troops in the second half of the ambush circle quickly gather behind, once the cavalry of the Ming army attacks, it will be blocked by these 300 musketeers, supported by eight tiger head guns, and assisted by the nearest cold weapons troops.
Soon, the cavalry battalion of the Ming army approached the ambush circle of the People's Army, and the three hundred musketeers quickly lined up in formation, and the tiger head guns and tiger head guns were aimed at the west, waiting for the Ming cavalry to appear.
When the figure of the Ming cavalry appeared hundreds of meters away, there was immediately a squad of twelve musketeers who immediately opened fire on the Ming cavalry, and twelve lead bullets attacked the Ming cavalry, and the next moment, the Ming cavalry who rushed to the front were all shot, even if they were war horses, they could not resist the power of the tiger head gun.
Only three or four seconds after the first squad fired, the second squad of twelve musketeers opened fire, accompanied by the second wave of twelve shots, and the eight tiger head cannons fired eight solid shells, and the solid shells smashed into the Ming cavalry, and even men and horses directly penetrated.
The official road was too narrow for the cavalry, and even if the open space around the official road was occupied, it could only be used by a maximum of six war horses at a time.
Wave after wave of lead bullets were ejected, and rows of Ming cavalry fell, and a distance of hundreds of meters seemed to have a line of death, and anyone who rushed through this line would die for all cavalry.
In a short period of time, the cavalry battalion of the Ming army has more than 200 dead and wounded, but it has not advanced much distance at all, and if it continues, all the cavalry will die here, and the general who commanded the cavalry battalion has no choice but to give the order to retreat.
The cavalry battalion on this side retreated, and the People's Army on the other side had completed the encirclement and suppression of the front army of the Ming army, capturing nearly 1,000 Ming troops.