The distance of 100 zhang in the Ming Dynasty is 300 meters away in the later generations. At this moment, Ding Junjie and his team were in the first row of the Young Guards Division at the moment, and in front of them were those firecrackers who were advancing in a straggler line.

Just as Ding Junjie looked at the right army of Wu Wei, Liao resolutely held the B-type firearm in his hand, stroked the gun, and then lifted the firecracker, his eyes went from the gap to the crosshair to the target that was almost unclear in the distance, pulled the trigger, only to hear the thud, and at the same time that the recoil was transmitted from the wooden butt to the shoulder, sparks and gunsmoke erupted with the trajectory of the lead bullet.

The smoke of gunpowder obscured his vision, but Liao resolutely did not pay the slightest attention to the shooting effect. This is stipulated in the firecracker drill code, and the long-term training has long been integrated into the blood, and almost the moment the shooting is completed, Liao resolutely began to reload, and there is no gap in the middle.

Tearing open the fixed charge bag, the granulated gunpowder rolled into the gun, and after a little compaction, Liao resolutely took out a round-headed cylindrical shell from the bullet bag, and a lead bullet with a wooden stopper embedded at the end of the bullet bag, and put it into the barrel with a spiral rifling inside, and pushed it slightly with a push rod to reach the front end of the gunpowder without the slightest sense of blockage.

Fixed-charge powder package and granulated black powder are both technologies that have long been used by the Ming Army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang, and even the ratio of gunpowder for guns and gunpowder for artillery has been specially studied and promoted. The firecracker in Liao Yiran's hand, from the Western concept, is no longer a front-loading smoothbore gun like the bird's gun, the Lumi gun, and the turtledove's foot gun, which have appeared on the Chinese battlefield, but a front-loading rifled gun that is rifled inwardly and rotates the bullet to make the bullet have better accuracy during the firing process.

Such weapons have been around in Europe since 200 years ago, but because they are more difficult to manufacture, more expensive, and ensure safe reloading, they must sacrifice airtightness and power, and to ensure airtightness and power, they face many problems such as the safety of loading and the fragility of weapons caused by the use of hammers to hit the ramrod to hard-stuff bullets.

It wasn't until 400 years later, in the nineteenth century, a few years after the First Opium War, that a bullet called the Mini bullet was introduced. And the bullet that Liao Yiran just loaded in was a Mini bullet made by the Department of Military Industry in accordance with Chen Wen's requirements, which was nearly two hundred years ahead of schedule!

When the gunpowder in the chamber is ignited, the cork begins to squeeze the tail end of the lead bullet under pressure, causing the tail end of the lead bullet, which is significantly smaller than the barrel, to expand and fill the barrel, thus achieving both loading safety and air tightness.

The combination of front-loading rifled guns and mini-bullets has directly increased the effective firing distance of rifles from more than 100 meters in the era of front-loading smoothbore guns to an astonishing 500 meters. And at this distance, it is also able to ensure the accuracy of shooting. In the military history of the world, this is already the pinnacle of front-loading guns!

The B-type firearm uses these two less sophisticated technologies, but it was not until hundreds of years later that they were combined to achieve brilliance. It was only a distance of more than 300 meters, and Liao resolutely shot out a shot, and one of the Wuwei Right Army in the distance fell down in response.

This distance, in this era, is to reach a certain caliber of artillery to be able to cause actual damage, that is, the heavy arquebus turtledove foot gun once equipped by the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies, its theoretical range can reach this distance, but when used on the battlefield, it depends on the effective range that can break through the armor, which is only about 150 meters, only half of it!

Gunshots rang out one after another, and the front row of the Wuwei Right Army appeared one after another, and the soldiers were shot and killed on the spot by such ultra-long-range shooting.

The leather whip was flying, the lower-level officers tried their best to suppress it, and the Ming army in front of them was only three or four hundred people, and then put aside those "off-target" bullets, the damage that could be caused was really nothing for such a 10,000-person battle array, but at such a distance, it was impossible to fight back after being beaten, and the army formation of the right army of the armed guard was strictly organized, and there was also a slight commotion.

Liao resolutely walked around the battlefield without interference, reloading, and shooting, but on the battlefield, only those of them who were called hunters in the army could be equipped with Type B firearms. Because rifling is still a technology with a low fault tolerance rate for the military industry department of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming Army, the defective rate is not bad, and the technology maturity rate is relatively low, and the manufacture of mini bullets is also far more complex than ordinary lead bullets, and it cannot be as fast as the flintlock front-loading smoothbore rifle of the A-type flintlock and the flintlock front-loading smoothbore gun of the C-type cavalry.

However, with their harassment, whether it was the Wuwei Central Army and the Wuwei Left Army of the Central Army, or the Janissaries and the Wuwei Right Army on both wings, the Qing army's front line inevitably appeared in different degrees of commotion, among which the Wuwei Left Army even had the front row of musketeers who tried to shoot back and were immediately whipped by the officers.

At such a distance, the commotion of the Qing army at the bottom, and the generals of the Qing army at the top were in an unbelievable uproar, and they chose to send more cavalry to clear out those Northern Expeditionary Army hunters like Liao Yiran.

Admittedly, this is the best solution, and it is the only way to deal with it within the reach of guns and light artillery. At least, you can't just be beaten passively!

More cavalry poured out of the passage of the battle formation, and at the same time, the cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army also came out in all directions, and did not hesitate to intercept the cavalry units of the Qing army.

On the huge battlefield, the cavalry of both sides once again staged a scene of fighting and fighting. However, the total number of cavalry of the Qing army was twice that of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the Northern Expeditionary Army sent out all the cavalry except for the elderly guard division and the guards of the palace of the king of Qi, which was still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

More and more Qing cavalry got rid of the interception, and they did not try to inflict greater damage on the cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army through numerical superiority, because when they were dispatched, the hunters on all fronts also set their sights on them.

With a shot, a cavalry officer of the Qing army in the distance fell straight from his horse, and was trampled on the head by the hooves of another Qing army's war horse.

The chasers fired freely in front of the battle formation, and the cavalry was more threatening than the infantry of the Qing army fighting in formation, and at this moment, it was natural to assist the cavalry to carry out the killing and wounding of these Tartar cavalry, and only those who could not reach it would continue to pour bullets into the battle formation of the Qing army.

After firing this shot, Liao resolutely began to reload without hesitation. The flintlock front-loading rifled gun uses mini-rounds, and the loading speed is not much slower than that of the flintlock front-loading smoothbore gun, which can almost be said to be minimal.

However, Liao resolutely loaded here, and the Qing cavalry who had just stepped on the leader of his own general and the two Qing cavalry around him desperately killed the Ming army interception net, and rode straight towards Liao Yiran.

The fire gun was still loading, Liao resolutely stood motionless, his eyes were fixed on the loading action in his hand, and occasionally looked into the distance, but the three cavalry of the Qing army were getting closer and closer to him, Rao is loading speed has been perfected, but no matter how fast the movement in his hand is, it can't compare to the gallop of the war horse.

The gunpowder had already been compacted, and the next step was to put the Mini bullet into the mouth of the gun, compact it with a pusher, and then raise the gun, aim, and shoot. However, the Qing army came too fast, so fast that he could not finish loading it even at the fastest speed he usually had. What's more, the three Qing cavalry, and he only had one bullet, said that he would never be able to kill them before the horse's hooves stepped on.

Seeing this, Liao resolutely threw the firearm directly to the left a few meters away, pulled out the Qi knife he was wearing at his waist, and stared at the three Qing cavalrymen who were rushing over, clearly with a posture of one enemy and three enemies.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and the Qing cavalry who took the lead fell in response. Liao resolutely knew that this skirmish line seemed to be out of order, but in fact it was a team of five people, distributed and arranged, although they could not fight against the enemy back to back and shoulder to shoulder, but the crossfire was enough for them not to fight alone, and the shot just now was the masterpiece of the hunter not far from him.

With one enemy and three enemies becoming one enemy and two enemies, the situation is still not optimistic, especially for these two Qing troops or cavalry, they have been killed in front of Liao Yiran in a blink of an eye.

The two war horses were one on the left and one on the right, the cavalry holding the saber was on the left, and the sword in the right hand was slashing straight at the right, and the cavalryman with the spear was on the right, and the spear was also stabbing straight to the left, all of them coming towards his vital point.

The first Qing soldier was shot by his fellow soldiers, and he didn't even look back, just staring at the two Qing soldiers. He has been in the army for many years and has rich combat experience, so he saw the war horse rushing towards him at this moment, and he jumped in the direction of the war horse that rode the spear Qing army.

The collision did not happen as scheduled, and Liao resolutely rolled over with his legs bent at the moment he took off in the air. The military uniform brushed the iron hooves of the war horse, and the cavalry spear was on the left, and there was no chance to stab him. Liao resolutely got rid of his life, rolled around a few times, unloaded his strength, and once he stood up, he directly threw the Qi knife at the Qing cavalry holding a spear.

In the next second, Qi Dao was inserted into the back of the Qing cavalry, and his body collapsed softly from the war horse, and he was dead when he boarded. Only the sword-wielding cavalryman was still riding his horse to slow down so that he could turn and fight again.

Thanks to the habit of the firecracker's drill, when the shot is over, it is not the first priority to see if it hits, but to launch the next attack as quickly as possible. Liao resolutely threw out the Qi knife, lowered his head and picked up the firearm that had just been thrown here.

There was still not enough time to reload, and after such a shock, the gunpowder in the barrel was also dispersed, and it was necessary to reload. Rao is Qing cavalry needs time to turn around and fight again, and it is absolutely impossible to shoot this person.

Seeing this, Liao resolutely picked up the firecracker, and the cold glow of the sleeve-type sword that had already been put on the front end of the firearm pointed to the Qing army who turned around on horseback, and a standard swordsmanship posture used in the army to fight against cavalry was put out.

The war horse rushed to kill, dodging the horse's head, and the sword pierced the cavalryman's lower abdomen. On the battlefield, there are places where life is fought for their lives everywhere, and naturally there is no shortage here. But this time, without waiting for the cavalry to rush over, with a gunshot, the Qing cavalry fell on the horse, and then rolled off the saddle, and the huge wound was in the back of the heart, and then the white face on the body was trimmed with red-edged armor, and it looked like it was not alive.

On the battlefield, even if you have just experienced a thrilling fight, you must not relax at all. Liao resolutely looked around, and a group of cavalry was killing the chasers in the distance.

Compacting gunpowder, putting in mini bullets, compacting bullets, raising guns, aiming, shooting, all in one go. And the unlucky guy who was shot by him, the brain of the war horse erupted like mist, and the huge body directly pressed it under the horse, unable to move at all.

In the division of the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, the hunters are the same as the grenadiers, only the veterans of a hundred battles can be competent, they have experienced many bloody battles, experience, mentality, reaction, combat skills are not comparable to the recruits, and even today's Qing court, such veterans are also very few, and they have long been eager to be placed around like a baby, and then release a fatal blow when the winner is decided.

The chasseurs made every move on the battlefield, and Chen Wenduo saw that this type of army was created in order to better harass the battle formation of the new army when the number of cavalry was at a disadvantage. At this moment, the purpose of the attack has been achieved, and it has forced the Qing army to send more cavalry out, and now the Qing court's hole cards are running out, and his hole cards are far from being revealed.

The cavalry of both sides pursued and fought in front of the two armies, however, as the Northern Expeditionary Army advanced into battle, the fear left for them became narrower and narrower.

The jungle of spears ran over like a steamroller, and neither of the cavalry of the two armies wanted to touch and die on it. The cavalry broke away from their opponents, and after returning from the passage, between the two armies, soon only the painful wails of the dead and wounded soldiers and the mournful screams of the horses remained.

The new army strictly guarded the front, the Northern Expeditionary Army advanced step by step, occupying the initiative on the battlefield, once the wounded soldiers of the Qing army fell into the hands of the Ming army, it was a dead end. However, the speed of the Ming army was not slow, and there were even more hunters in front, and few could escape back, and the casualties of both sides at this stage were becoming more and more unfavorable to the new army.

The strength of the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang is proved by the lives of the Eight Banners of Manchuria with two Prince Heshuo plus ten thousand Zhenyi Bannermen, this first round of confrontation, the Qing army was more seriously damaged, but most of them were borne by the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Army and the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and the Eight Banners of Manchuria did not go into battle, and the number of the army was just a skin.

The battle formation of the new army was as solid as a rock, and the front of the Northern Expeditionary Army was pressing forward step by step, and when it reached one hundred and twenty or thirty meters, the phalanx of the Northern Expeditionary Army stopped. In the next second, the order was issued, the formation suddenly changed, and the musketeers who were originally guarded by the spearmen switched positions with the front team, and they stood outside the range of the new army in such a daze, one by one, and the fire guns were raised to the battle formation of the new army is a volley.

"Damn, it's this hand again!"

It is indeed an old routine, Chen Wen did not use the range advantage of the Lu Mi gun to bully the Qing army's bird gun, and now the Qing army is equipped with bird guns, and the military industry department of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies has developed a type A gun with a better range and power, and it is the heaven and earth that will be beaten if it is backward!

The Northern Expeditionary Army shot first, but at this distance, it was the edge of the effective range of the A-type firebolt, coupled with the fact that the accuracy of the front-loading smoothbore gun was not high, and the problem of excitation rate could not guarantee the certainty of shooting, and the salvo was huge, but the actual killing was not ideal.

However, this is not the case in all directions, the battalion heads protruding in front of the Gustav phalanx, they are closer to the muzzle, and the shots they receive are multiplied geometrically, only after this moment, the original battle formation as neat as a knife cutting tofu has become gnawed by wolf teeth and dogs, and the sudden casualties have inevitably shaken the battle array, especially the spearmen phalanx at the front.

The range of the firecracker is superior, this matter has never been revealed by Chen Wen on the battlefield, even in the Henan battlefield, the firecrackers of the Northern Expeditionary Army are also close to fight. And if you get closer and then fight, how can you see clearly how much range you can have.

It is definitely not possible to be beaten passively like this, there is no need for Liu Cheng to plan, there is no need for Ao to bow and admonish, and there is no need for Shunzhi's order, the third line and the fourth department of the new army invariably issued an order to advance.

In the current war, since the purpose of bringing into play the power of firearms, it is necessary to provide better firing conditions for firearms units. This is the truth, and they know everything. However, the Northern Expeditionary Army, after revealing its range, did not continue to shoot, but stopped and began to reload ammunition, as if preparing to wait for the new army to get closer and fight again.

"The Zhejiang bandits are no less firearms than the new army, and I only have one forward battalion of grenadiers, how can this be good?"

On the high platform, Shunzhi held the binoculars tightly and looked ahead, his hands were already full of sweat. So far in the battle, the new army has been led by the nose of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Shunzhi has been panicked, Liu Cheng had to put down the deduction, opened his mouth to Shun Zhi'an and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the new army still has grapeshot bombs in all departments, and the new army has a lot of artillery, and it is not certain who will suffer at that time." ”

The real battle has just begun, Liu Cheng is as calm as ever, but although Shunzhi relies on his people, and knows that this person knows the most about the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, but at this juncture, he still can't help but look at Aobai's opinion.

It's just that at this moment, Ao Bai's attention is not on this, and when he heard the conversation between the master and slave, he said suspiciously: "No, Chen Rei's move hasn't finished yet." Look at the young guards division on the left flank of the Zhejiang bandits, they are still moving forward! ”