The concentrated bombardment of more than 50 naval guns completely suppressed the Qing army on Niuzhuang Fort. Moreover, a section of the wall of Niuzhuang Fort has collapsed under constant shelling, forming a small gap. The loss of command of the Qing army, coupled with the suppression of shrapnel shells, made them unable to plug this gap again. And under constant shelling, the gap is constantly expanding. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the enemy being suppressed, the soldiers of the Marine Corps quickly approached Niuzhuang Fort with this opportunity, and the stragglers approached about a hundred meters and stopped, and began to raise their guns on alert. The rest of the Marines crossed them and approached the walls of Fort Niuzhuang.

At this time, the naval guns also stopped. After all, warships are shaking, the accuracy of the shelling is difficult to guarantee, and the shrapnel is an area-killing weapon, and now that the marines are very close to the walls and gaps, the shelling must be stopped in order to avoid accidental damage.

The pause in the shelling naturally gave the Qing army the opportunity to counterattack. Although the Qing troops who originally stood on the city wall have basically suffered casualties under the blow of shrapnel grenades, there are still some Qing troops who have not made it to the city wall. These people, under the leadership of Niu Lu Zhangjing, hid behind the gap and quietly waited for the landing team to attack.

The Marines stepped on the slope formed by the collapsed wall, gradually approaching the breach. Because of the unevenness of the slopes, they were unable to maintain a tight queue, but gradually approached the gap in small groups of three.

Just as they had reached the breach, suddenly, from behind the wall that had not yet collapsed, with a shout, a dozen or so smoked enemies were thrown out.

The so-called "10,000 enemies" is a gunpowder weapon commonly used by the Ming army when defending the city. It is made of gunpowder and thistles in an airtight container (such as a clay pot) and then wrapped in rattan on the outside, and the fuse is attached to ignite the throwing weapon that is thrown to blow up the enemy. Because the power of the gunpowder explosion is limited, in order to ensure the lethality, the charge of such things must be very large. A large number of charges, plus thistles, plus containers, led to the weight of this weapon, and if the lethality was to be guaranteed, a 10,000-strong enemy would often weigh several pounds. It's not easy to throw such a heavy thing, so the scope of use of this thing is very small, basically it is easy to use when defending the city or other condescending states, but at this moment, these Qing troops suddenly threw these things, but it was just right. Because they can hide behind the city walls as long as they dodge, but they are not afraid to lose too far.

"Ten thousand enemies! Lie down! Shi Tienan, the leader of the Marine Corps squad who was walking in the front, shouted as he flew up and kicked back a 10,000-strong enemy who happened to land at his feet.

"Boom", "boom"...... 10,000 enemies were blown up. Although most of the Marines fell down in time, the explosion of so many 10,000 enemies at close range still caused them a lot of casualties. As long as it is not too close, the cuirasses and helmets equipped by the model army can block the broken pottery shards and thistles flying sideways when the 10,000 enemies explode, but in order to control the load, whether it is the army or the marines, their limbs are not particularly well protected. In the case of the Marine Corps, for example, the soldiers have no armor on their legs and feet, but they have a thick felt skirt (which is usually removed as a blanket), which can be considered to be able to deal with light arrows and other things. As for the arms, in fact, there is no armor, but because of the rich military salary, some soldiers who are strong and strong and are not afraid of the heavy luggage on their backs paid for themselves and went to buy themselves two chain mail sleeves. It's kind of adding some defense to my arms. But none of these things can prevent those thistles. Coupled with the concussion of the explosion, when the explosion was over, most of the Marines who rushed up first fell to the ground and could not stand up.

"Kill Nikan!" A group of Eight Banners soldiers shouted, and before the smoke of the explosion had dispersed, they rushed out of the gap to cut down the wounded Marines who fell to the ground. However, the Marines who were not affected by the explosion also rushed forward with bayonets, and the two sides fought near the gap.

The flintlock pistol with a bayonet is close to a short spear when I use it as a cold weapon. But seriously, this thing is still far inferior to the short spear. First of all, this thing is too heavy. A flintlock pistol with a bayonet weighs about thirteen or fourteen pounds, and whether it is a short spear or a sword, or even a so-called "heavy weapon" such as a whip and a mace, it is much lighter than this. When the weapon is heavier, the attack rate decreases, and the physical consumption increases significantly when using it. Moreover, the shape and center of gravity of the gun itself are not as comfortable as a pure short spear in hand-to-hand combat, and it cannot slide the bar, so the attack range is not as good as that of a short spear. Therefore, if it is only a cold weapon fight, whether it is against a spear or a sword and shield, this combination of rifle and bayonet is theoretically not advantageous. But in actual hand-to-hand combat, the soldiers of the Marine Corps quickly gained the upper hand. Of course, there are advantages in physique and training, but there is also an important reason that the Marines have better armor.

The Marines wore cuirasses and covered helmets, and the deadliest positions were protected by armor. Weapons such as swords in the hands of the Qing army are hardly a threat to the cuirass, while spears and other things, pierced on the cuirass with chicken breasts, basically only slide away. As for the battle axes, war hammers, iron whips, copper maces and the like with armor-piercing capabilities, firstly, because the armor of the Ming army, my opponent in the Qing Dynasty, was not very good, and it was not very useful to deal with them, so the Qing army was not well equipped. Second, the frequency and range of these weapons are even lower than those of bayonets.

In contrast, the armor of the Eight Banners is in good condition, and some warriors can even fight with double armor. But their armor was much worse in comparison. Most of the cotton armor used by the Eight Banners was cotton armor with iron pieces sandwiched. After being soaked in water, the defensive performance of the cotton armor is actually not bad. With two layers of armor draped in, it is difficult to cut through or penetrate it, whether it is a knife or an arrow. But this thing is much heavier than the cuirass, and compared with the cuirass with support at the waist and shoulders, all the weight of the cotton armor is pressed on the wearer's shoulders, and the physical exertion of fighting with this thing is much greater than wearing the cuirass. On the other hand, the performance of cotton armor in terms of anti-stab attack is not very good. The cotton armor was not smooth, and it was unlikely that the weapons that stabbed him would slide away on their own, on the contrary, the three of the model army. Edge. Bayonets, however, are particularly suitable for dealing with cotton armor. Because the weight and inertia of the weapon as a whole is not without benefits. This makes it easy for his opponent's cotton armor to be pierced once he stabs him. In battle, if your attack can't break the defense, every blow of the opponent can hurt you. Under such conditions, if a team can maintain its training, it is already considered good.

So the Qing army soon collapsed in hand-to-hand combat. The Brigade of Marines continued to kill from here.

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