Chapter 5O: Rocket Temptation (Ask for Subscriptions, Recommendations, Collections)
Seeing the first wave of arrows shot by the Zhenghuang Banner, it seemed that it did not cause any damage to the incoming enemy, and the enemy's shield carts were still advancing in unison unhurriedly. And the shield cart was hidden from the enemy behind him, and he still couldn't get a glimpse of it, and Ying Ordai's brows couldn't help but frown.
Who is the enemy who started the attack?
How many troops did they invest in this attack?
How powerful are they?
If my 3,000 elites attack with all their might, will they be able to defeat them?
Although he was desperate to defeat the invading enemy in one fell swoop, Yingordai, who had always been cautious in his work, could only suppress his desire to attack the enemy and continue to carefully observe the enemy's movements before he got the answers to so many questions.
It seems that there are only thirty shield carts thrown into the attack by the enemy.
His eyes were fixed on the approaching enemy shield front, and Ying Ordai's eyebrows tightened more and more.
The enemy had already advanced 150 paces, and these thirty shield carts could still be lined up so closely?
Even now, he still can't see the scene behind the enemy shield car?
With such a well-trained position, the enemy's combat power should not be underestimated!
Commenting in a low voice, Ying Ordai pressed down again the thought of sending elite horsemen to charge from both wings.
The enemy is so well-trained, he will definitely not leave him with such a big flaw, so let's observe and observe.
'Woo', the sudden sound of horns from the flank of the Yellow Banner Army made Ying Erdai's frowning brow loosen a little.
The horn on the flank was a horn specially sounded by the Yellow Flag Sentry Horseman. The sound of this trumpet signaled that the enemy's offensive formation had been completely separated from the enemy's main station.
Not a lot of attacking enemies?
Hearing the sound of the sentry horse's trumpet, before Ingordai could think about it, an instinct jumped into his mind.
There really shouldn't be many attacking enemies.
With his eyes fixed on the narrow front line of the enemy's thirty shield carts, Inordai immediately confirmed his instinctive judgment.
The enemy had only invested a total of thirty shield carts, and they were so closely arranged that the back of the shield carts could only cover a wide and narrow line of more than 100 people at most. Now the sound of the sentry can confirm that the enemy has broken away from the main formation, and the enemy shield cart can hide at most a thousand men.
With years of experience in battlefield battles, Ingordai quickly estimated the approximate number of the enemy. The moment he judged the number of enemies, Ying Ordai's brows dissipated, and a smile reappeared at the corner of his mouth.
The area covered by the shield cart is limited, and even if the enemy is expected to be wide, the enemy will only have about 2,000 people at most. With this number of enemies, whether it was Lin Dan Khan's guards or the elite of the Ming Dynasty's border army, Ying Erdai also had the confidence to quickly defeat them.
"Prepare the rocket."
Looking at the shield cart that was still slowly approaching, Ying Erdai, who had already calculated the enemy's strength, was relaxed again.
The enemy wants to entangle our troops with shield carts, so that the Khalkha light cavalry can raid the grain team behind me, right?
Well, come on.
I will let you understand that even if you have a shield and a chariot to protect you, with the same strength, you will definitely not be able to stop the thunderous blow of my golden elite.
Seeing that the enemy's shield car had entered within 100 steps, Ying Ordai shouted: "Rocket, three shots!" ”
It's really a hundred steps into the shooting!
Seeing three rounds of rockets flying in a row in the Tartar army formation through the firing port, even if he had expected it in his heart, Niu Jinxing couldn't help but smack his tongue and exclaim.
After only one round of arrow rain at 200 paces, did the Tartars really dare to launch rockets at the carriage at a speed of three rounds at this just 100 paces?
Aren't they afraid to miss?
'Aggressive', hearing the sound of arrows raining down on the carriage, Niu Jinxing's face suddenly became much heavier.
The Tartar archers have this rate of fire, this accuracy; There is also this response of the Tartar commander, this group of Tartars really deserves their title of Tartar elite.
However, the rockets that came from the fire were dense, and the sound of the rain of arrows hitting the carriage no matter how loud it was, could only make Niu Jinxing's attitude so solemn.
Although rockets are the best way to deal with wooden carriages, the carriages used by the Cadets are deliberately doused with water long before they go out into battle.
In the face of the water-soaked carriage, no matter how fast and dense the Tartar rockets were, it would be difficult to ignite the wagon charged by the boys for a while.
If they expect to destroy the boys' formation by burning the wagons with rockets, then the Tartars are doomed to disappointment.
Looking at the skyrockets shot by the Tartars, Niu Jinxing clenched the flintlock pistol in his hand.
Although the Tartar's reaction was quick and the response was good, it did not go beyond the content of the junior team's drill.
During the exercise, this level of rapid rocket fire could not stop the charging carriage at all. And with just 50 more steps, the flintlock pistol in his hand will be officially fired.
At that time, he will be able to verify with his own hands whether the so-called Tartar elite who are not afraid of death in the legend is really so afraid of death?
Staring at the armor warrior in the front row of the Tartar, Niu Venus was full of eagerness to try.
Although the flintlock pistol in Niu Jinxing's hand could break through the iron armor at 60 paces during the drill test, the junior team unanimously decided to put the first round of shooting closer to within 50 steps to ensure the first-round killing effect against the Tartar armorers.
The carriage continued to move slowly under the skyrocket, 90 paces apart.
The three-wheeled rapid-fire rocket launched by the Yellow Flag Archers was very satisfied with the speed and accuracy. However, the rocket that fell on the shield car did not continue to burn.
Ignoring the effect of the rocket falling, Ying Erdai just stared at the shield car front line under the rocket, and he was looking for the imminent flaw in the shield car front line with the most critical eyes.
The rocket can't stop the shield car, which is actually in the calculation of the British Ordai. Attacking the enemy with rockets, Ying Erdai just wanted to increase the psychological burden of the enemy.
Even if the enemy shield cart is not easy to ignite, but the rockets rain down, the psychology of the enemy trolley will definitely change. And as long as the enemy's mind changes, the speed of the shield car will inevitably be different.
Forcing the unusually neat front line of the enemy's shield carts into chaos is what Inordai is really pursuing.
The rapid-fire rocket fell, and the enemy's shield front line changed only slightly, and there was no obvious gap that could be exploited by the positive yellow flag.
Seeing this result, Ying Erdai's heart sank, and his brows furrowed tightly.
In the face of rapid-fire rockets, the incoming enemy can still continue to advance without any confusion. It's not just about being well-trained.
No wonder the enemy dared to take the initiative to attack.
Seeing the performance of the junior team under the rocket, the alarm bell rang in Yingordai's heart.
If the enemy has this tactical literacy, even if the number of enemies is small, they do have the strength to entangle them.
Looking up at the sky, Ingordai's eyes showed a look of worry for the first time.
Now the Zhenghuang Banner is fighting more with less, if the Zhenghuang Banner can't quickly defeat the enemy in front of him, once it is completely entangled by the other party, then with the strength advantage of the Khalkha Department, not only the food team behind his Zhenghuang Banner is difficult to protect, if the reinforcements of the Horqin Department come later, maybe his Zhenghuang Banner is elite...
At this moment, Yingordai quickly raised the threat of the junior team to the greatest in his heart.
Thinking about it, Ying Erdai quickly decided to give up all other distractions and do his best to fight the enemy for the sake of the yellow flag.