412 Where to catch? (Added to ZhengyuanHX)
"Come on, open the city gate immediately and let the king rush out!" Zilharan shouted, even pointing his finger at the city, and he shouted at all those who were near him, whatever they were wearing, whether they were fit for hand-to-hand combat, as long as it was a person.
As for himself, of course, it is impossible for him to charge first, and he is not a madman.
After Zilharang finished speaking, he saw the Ming army outside the city, and some of the cavalry troops that arrived later, did not stop, but just walked around the city. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration, patted his head with hatred, and immediately grabbed a personal guard beside him, almost with a roar of order: "Also, immediately pass on the order of this king's army, go quickly, the north gate, also go out of the city immediately, go out of the city before the Ming army, defeat the Ming army, and attack the Ming army at the south gate around the city!" ”
There are only two gates in the north and south of the naturalization city, and the south gate is the main gate, and the north gate is generally used for grazing people to go out from that side, so it is smaller. If they could get out from that side, it would be meaningless for the Ming army to block the city gate at the south gate, and they would be attacked from inside and outside by the captives.
But with such a simple truth, how could the Ming army not know it. When He Renlong took the lead to block the gate, a part of the Ming cavalry did not stop at the south gate, but went around the city and went straight to the north gate. In this process, He Renlong's actions were all seen by the commanders over there. Under the strict order of Emperor Chongzhen, there must be a way to learn from it, and for one purpose, Jianyu must not be allowed to rush out of the city gate.
At this time, Zilharang was very anxious, and he didn't have time to carefully look at the movements outside the city, so he shouted again: "Quick, archers, rush to the north and south gates at once, and shout to the king, all archers, rush to the north and south gates at once!" ”
What he meant was that he didn't care about what was organized or not, time was everything, and he would first go to the north and south gates of the city to shoot arrows, suppress the Ming army, and drag the Ming army to buy time for the city army.
This order was passed on, and the captives at the head of the city, whether they wanted to or not, all rushed down to the city, and they wanted to leave the city and slow down the deployment of the Ming army. However, no sooner had he descended from the city than the second command came down, and the archers went to the city.
So the archers who had just been at the head of the city scolded their mother, and their hearts rejoiced, and they immediately ran to the head of the city.
Azig was organizing his army, and when he heard the shout, the archers on his side began to stir again, and immediately slowed down Azig's side.
Anyway, under the sudden attack of the Ming army, it was a little panicked to grab time.
"Squeak", few people can hear it on this battlefield at all. However, the movement of the city gate was the main concern of the Ming army outside the city. As soon as it was opened, it was discovered.
At this time, He Renlong had already been liberated, and was shouting to arrange the Franco cannon. Hearing the reminder of the guards, he turned his head to look through the gap in the shield array, and immediately shouted: "Archers, block the city gate, don't let the Jianyu crowd out." ”
As soon as the archers in the Ming army heard this, they immediately hid behind the shield array, stretched their bows and arrows, and the arrows were obliquely upwards at an upward angle, commanded by officers who were specifically watching the movement of the city gates.
A stone's throw away, there were horses everywhere that no one controlled, and under the influence of the movement on this side of the Naturalization City, those untrained, not war horses, ran away from the distance.
However, as long as there is nothing on horseback, the soldiers of the Ming army can't care about it at this time. All the officers and men of the Ming army are busy. Some were busy unloading things from horses, and some were busy restoring the formation of the whole team......
"Rush!"
"Kill!"
On this side of the city gate cave, a team of builders held all kinds of shields, some long shields, some short shields, and even some wooden boards, which were obviously temporarily obtained, so they shouted to kill, cheered themselves up, and rushed out.
"Shoot the arrows!"
On the side of the Ming army, as the command sounded, forty or fifty arrows rose from the back of the shield array, drew an arc, and fell towards the city gate.
"Puff puff ......"
"Ahhh......h
The first group of Jianjun to rush out almost fell in response, and only those with long shields were still advancing.
Although the casualties were so heavy, the second group of prisoners rushed out again. This time, there are obviously more people with big shields, and it is obvious that the later the Jianyu comes out, the more prepared he should be, this is for sure.
The rain of arrows rose into the air again, shooting towards the side of the city gate.
"Puff puff ......"
"Ahhh......h
Although there were still shooting wounds and shooting deaths, this time, there were more prisoners who were fine.
He Renlong saw this situation through the gap in the shield array, especially when he saw that inside the city gate cave, a team of white-armored soldiers was about to rush out, they were holding shields, wearing three layers of armor, and the arrows were just scratching them.
He immediately turned his head to look at the Franc cannon and found that the mother cannon had already been carried over, but the Zi Gong had not yet arrived. So, he immediately shouted: "What about the javelin, bid for the gun for Lao Tzu!" ”
Hussar battalions are well-equipped and have all kinds of equipment, from bows and arrows to javelins, to firearms, etc., after all, each type of weapon has disadvantages and strengths, and different weapons may be used on different occasions. No, it's used now.
When a group of Ming troops heard this, they immediately rode horses and began to attack, and with the inertia of war horses, they threw themselves at the Jianyu who was still advancing at the city gate.
Of course, some of them were hit by arrows from the top of the city and people turned over on their backs, but after all, a group of javelins flew over with a whistling sound.
Whether you wear three-layer armor or hold a large shield, under the attack of the javelin, there is basically no defense.
"Puff puff puff ......" the sound of a javelin falling down.
The shield was penetrated, and the shield hand fell to the ground screaming, and then the arrow was replenished on his body, just as the Ming soldiers were shot into hedgehogs without shield cover. As soon as the white-armored soldiers rushed out, they were not spared, and the dense javelins made them have no chance to dodge, and they were nailed to the ground.
What about your bravery, if you don't give you a chance to play, it will kill you!
Zilharang at the head of the city was really anxious to see it. However, he also saw that although the Ming army outside the city would move as soon as they rushed to the city, they didn't care about the formation at all, and there was no whole team. However, there must have been orders given in advance to what the class should do. Therefore, although the team is not organized, military orders are not issued, and although it is very busy, it is still doing things purposefully. They were going to seal the gates.
Thinking of this, he ordered the hard bow on the head of the city, and the more shield arrays shot into the distance, cutting off the follow-up Ming army, if not if it couldn't be cut, at least it was necessary to slow them down.
This trick does work a little. After all, the shield protection range of the Ming army is limited after all. And the Jianyu on the head of the city has a good vision, shooting down from above, and the bow and arrow can be parabolic attack, just like this, the javelinmen of the Ming army, the casualties have increased. Either the war horse was shot, and even the man and the horse rolled to the end, or the person was shot and there were casualties.
On the side of the city gate cave, Jianyu also continued to rush out fearlessly, and the javelinmen of the Ming army also threw javelins regardless of casualties, of course, the archers also continued to shoot arrows.
At this time, the two sides are fighting for courage and consumption, and they can't hold on to it first.
Finally, a group of flintlock musketeers had been arranged, and under the rapid march, they needed to sort out the guns and ammunition, and by this time it was almost the same, so they immediately took cover with their shields and rushed to the shield array.
Although a few flintlock pikemen were a little unlucky, and although they were covered by shields, they were still shot by arrows and fell on the road, but most of the flintlock pishimen, probably more than thirty, rushed under the shields, and there was not enough space, and the archers just had a sore hand and retreated.
The shield array is facing the hole in the city gate, and there is no need to aim again, only the head of the gun is exposed from the shield array, and you can fire.
The smoke of gunpowder rose, and the moving sound of "Woo Woo Woo" also sounded.
Lead bullets burst out of the barrel at high speed, whizzing through everything they came in their hands until they ran out of kinetic energy.
At close range, muskets are much more powerful than bows and arrows. The equipment of the white-armored soldiers could not stop the musket fire at close range, and the flintlock musketeers immediately supported the javelinmen strongly.
At the same time, in the city of Naturalization, Azig had already led the army to the city gate, pushing Mongolian flatbed trucks with him. When he heard the sound of "Hoo Woo Woo" from outside the city, he knew that it was the sound of a fire gun.
So, he immediately sneered and said: "This king has long expected that there are firearms in the Ming army, come, rush to this king!" ”
When the white-armored soldiers led by him heard this, they immediately agreed, and rushed out with a flatbed cart.
As soon as they got out of the gate, they shouted and lifted the flatbed cart with all their might, and used it as a huge shield.
This kind of flatbed cart has very thick wooden planks, although it can't withstand the Jianyu's cart, but it is already more protective than an ordinary shield. As long as you hold out this distance at the city gate and rush close to the Ming army, you will be done.
Sure enough, the javelin whistled and stuck on the board with a "poof", but it couldn't penetrate it. The flintlock guns rang out, but the lead bullets could not penetrate the thick planks.
The soldiers of the Ming army holding Zi Gong saw that they didn't even care about the shield protection, raced against death, and rushed to the side of the shield array.
The Fran cannon is a rare rear-loading gun in ancient times. It has become a sub-mother gun again, in which the rear of the mother gun is a large opening, empty, can be equipped with multiple sub-guns, just enough to be installed on the large opening in the rear, the combination is completed, it is an ordinary cannon.
The advantages of this kind of Furlong cannon are obvious, multiple sub-guns, can be reloaded, after a shot, you can quickly reload the next sub-gun, this reload speed is much higher than the general artillery.
However, there are also disadvantages, first, the range cannot be compared with the Hongyi cannon or the general's cannon; Second, because the child is combined with the mother, airtightness is a problem.
In the original history of the late Ming Dynasty, this kind of Franc cannon did not make a great contribution, but the Hongyi cannon was the most famous, because the quality control at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not strict, the first material was not good, and the second air tightness was not good, so that the power of this Franc cannon was greatly reduced, and even some gunners were burned by the gas sprayed out of the gaps.
However, all the equipment used in the hussar camp now comes from the military bureau in the palace, and the quality is strictly required by Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, this kind of Franc cannon, not only the barrel material is reliable, never cut corners, but also the air tightness has also been tested, and it can only be delivered to the hussar battalion when it meets the standard.
This kind of Fran cannon, of different sizes, can be carried with the army regardless of foot riding and choosing according to different weights.
At this time, there were already three Franc cannons of about the same size that had been nailed to the ground, similar to an elevation angle of the Tiger Squat Cannon, and a large number was written on the barrel, which could correspond to the number on the sub-gun. Otherwise, once you make a mistake, it is not the original combination of mother and child, and it is easy to have air tightness problems.
The soldiers of the Ming army were also trained and immediately began to install them.
At the head of the city, Zilharang saw his own white-armored soldiers hiding behind the car board, and finally rushed out of the city gate, although the javelins and muskets of the Ming army, although they could still cause some damage, there were unlucky places where they could not be covered by the shots, but most of them had already relied on the cover of the car board and advanced forward. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as they approach, with the combat power of the white-armored soldiers, and these Ming troops came in a hurry, they definitely did not have enough physical strength to fight hand-to-hand, then this battle would be a victory for the Qing Dynasty!
However, at this time, there was a sudden loud "boom", and suddenly, he stayed there.
Just now, because of the smoke of the flintlock gun, he didn't see clearly that the Franc cannon was in place.
As soon as the cannon sounded, he didn't even need to look at it, he knew that it was impossible for the mere car board to block the gun's fire.
Sure enough, the advancing cart, along with the white-armored soldiers behind them, was pierced by an iron bullet, killing a person in a straight line.
The sound of "boom boom" followed by another sound.
The few door panels outside the city could no longer maintain their original appearance, and they were smashed to pieces by iron bullets, and even the brave white-armored soldiers behind the car plates did not play their due role, so they died with a whimper, and they died in pieces and could not die anymore.
Azig, who was still happy inside the city gate, heard the sound of cannons outside the city, and was immediately stunned. Immediately after, he saw a guard standing in front of him, and the whole person flew backwards. On his stomach, there is also an iron bullet inlaid with it. Obviously, the artillery bombardment outside the city, this iron bullet shot straight out, and when it hit the stomach of his guard, the kinetic energy was exhausted, but even so, this guard was also sunken in the stomach, spitting blood, and dying.
Azig was still in a daze, so he was immediately knocked down by his guards who came back to his senses, and then he didn't care whether the prince was decent or not, so he dragged it out of the vicinity of the city gate as soon as possible, and hid to the side.
Azig was dragged like this, and he came back to his senses in pain, and immediately shouted angrily: "Let go, damn minion, it hurts me to death, where to catch it!" ”
At the head of the city, Zilharang had already come to his senses, he didn't hear Azig's shouts at all, but he was very resentful in his heart, why didn't the Naturalization City even have a cannon, not even a crossbow? Those Mongols, are they all brains? Why didn't you set up defensive equipment when the city was built?