"General, there are still our people on the side of the Ming army!"

"Cannon!"

For Tu Lichen and the Mongol tribes on the steppe, the Mongolian Eight Banners of the Qing State were different from them, and they were not the so-called compatriots on the steppe.

The general who was ordered to have a look on his face, but he didn't pay attention to the advice of the people on the side, but just gave a categorical order there:

"Cannon, didn't you listen to the general's orders?"

Seeing that his own commanders were so resolute, what else did the others say, the leader of the Han artillery team, who had been waiting for a definite order, hurriedly ran back to the position of the artillery position after the military salute, and the twenty cannons over there had already been loaded.

At this time, Abatai gave a second order:

"Order, after the cannon sounds, let Daruhua lead the troops to disperse, don't be in front of the formation, each battalion prepares separately, and attacks the enemy formation!"

The salvo of twenty twelve-pounder guns really shook the ground, and the quality of the artillery in the Manchu Qing Dynasty was not up to par, so the cannon body was coarse, and there was no certain rule for the amount of charge, it was all vague numbers, this time the military situation was so urgent, and the commander of the artillery team was afraid of making a mistake, so the gun charge was ten percent of the weight.

This point of fire is really deafening, and on the battlefield where the sound of killing is earth-shattering, all the sounds are drowned out by the loud sound of artillery.

On the side of the Tartar army, the ears were buzzing and some were dizzy, but many of the horses were so frightened by the sudden noise that some horses even threw the knights off their horses. For a time, the cavalry formation was in chaos.

The twelve-pounder cannon cast outside the pass was not for field warfare, but for siege and destruction of fortifications, and it took a lot of time to set up the artillery ground, and it was not possible to talk about the degree and efficiency of firing the artillery. Only the Weapons Manufacturing Bureau of the Jiaozhou battalion could produce twelve-pounder guns for field warfare.

In fact, for the vast majority of armies in the East, the six-pounder cannon is a very luxurious thing to use in field warfare, and the time to erect the six-pounder gun is not shorter than the time of the current twelve-pounder gun, and the power is not too satisfactory.

During the siege, the defenders of the outlying areas had been cleared, and the artillery was just allowed to calmly set up the artillery within range. Everyone is ready in the back. Today, this is the first time that the situation is so close, so you should be prepared in advance. At the very least, the cavalry had to plug their own ears and those of their horses.

On the opposite side, Daluhua and the Mongolian cavalry led by him rushed towards the front line array of the Dengzhou army, in front of the opponent's abundant firecrackers and spearmen, of course, there were ten artillery pieces, which did not play any role at all, and the only benefit was that the sky and earth were boiling, and the ground was full of smoke and dust, so that the other party could not see the situation behind clearly.

Zhao Neng, the general of the Dengzhou Army, was a little calmer at this time, and the heralds everywhere could finally pass on the news from the rest of the places to him. Hearing that the commanders of each battalion had opened up the distance between the battalions and gradually expanded outward, the situation at this time was no longer the time for him to resent the generals below to do their own thing.

At present, the only thing that needs to be strengthened is the left flank, and Zhao Neng on the one hand allows the frontline ground array to disperse when dealing with the enemy's charge, and on the other hand, he also transfers the cavalry that remains on the front line as a mobile to the left flank. *****

"Let the battalions stretch out, and if the Tartar cavalry wants to get close to shoot arrows or charge, they must decisively step forward and assassinate!"

Zhao Neng didn't look at the Mongolian cavalry in front of him, after this period of fierce fighting and strangulation, the general Zhao Neng probably had some vague concepts, and the formation was restrained and stable. Of course, it can better protect against the impact of cavalry. But it is only defending, and there is no better way to attack the outside world.

And the formation is expanded. In the case that the difference in the number of soldiers on both sides is not so absolute, and the Manmeng horse team is always surrounded on all sides, if the distance between the battalions is opened, not only can you increase mobility and leeway, but also expand the perimeter of your own square.

The perimeter expanded, and the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry surrounding this phalanx on the periphery may not have enough troops to maintain the encirclement, if the queue becomes thinner, first, it is not aggressive, and secondly, it is easy to be broken through, so it is meaningless to maintain the encirclement, and it may even be broken by the foot soldiers of the Dengzhou army.

According to the specific situation, although the formation of the Dengzhou army is not a large phalanx now, the left, right, and rear directions are protruding or concave, but the cavalry of the Tatars cannot attack it, but they are not able to advance and retreat at will, because in the real battle, the cavalry is not facing the entire formation, but has to fight against one battalion after another.

In fact, after this reaction from several other directions, the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry surrounding the Dengzhou military formation no longer dared to fight around like this, but gathered in groups according to their respective subordinates, carefully avoided, and waited for further orders from the main general's side.

General Zhao Neng may not have the ability to command a side, but he is not a rigid person, and he will not feel annoyed when the herald responds to the news in time, but he will learn from experience as soon as possible and make adjustments.

However, after this order was given, twenty cannons rang out together......

At this moment, these people who were facing the front line all felt a huge explosion and thunder loudly, and the spearmen and firecrackers of the Jiaozhou battalion were all shaken, and they lost their minds for a short time.

Zhao Neng subconsciously felt bad, before he gave the order, the screams had already sounded in his ears, and the Mongolian cavalry front that could not be attacked and could not retreat was immediately beaten out of many holes at this moment, and the people and horses who were just shelling were broken.

Then there was the line of fire soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion, and then there was the square team of spearmen, the interval between the two sides was about a mile or so, but they kept approaching in the battle, and now the distance has become more than 300 steps, and these 20 general cannons are erected slightly behind, a distance of about 400 steps.

The firing range of the general's cannon was more than 1,200 paces......

The soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion were proud of their artillery, and they had seen the power of their artillery to ravage the enemy before the battle, but they never thought that one day they would be hit on their heads by artillery.

The twelve-pounder cannon was extremely powerful. As soon as the cannon is fired, all the people or horses in the right face will be beaten to pieces, especially the artillery is facing the Dengzhou army array, the formation is dense, and the shells are fired into the array. It was even more bloody and extremely miserable, and after this first round of shelling, the front that had been stable was a little chaotic. *****

At this time, the Mongol cavalry that was attacking had already received the order to disperse backwards, and now there was no shelter in front of the Dengzhou army, and everyone saw the twenty cannons that were still smoking gunsmoke, as well as the Eight Banners Horse Team behind them, and were waiting for the opportunity to rush into battle.

"Spread out. Disperse. It becomes a drill formation!! ”

Zhao Neng was also not injured on the horse, but he could feel the cannonballs whistling past him just now. The mount was frightened by the roar of the cannonballs, and Zhao Neng took a lot of effort to stabilize the mount, and gave the order hoarsely.

The officers and non-commissioned officers of each battalion were also a little panicked, and after receiving the order, they all loudly told the soldiers to disperse, and the drill formation was relatively loose, and the distance between everyone was the length of the battalion's cane, so that the loose queue was only used in the school field.

"Don't listen to orders. Unauthorized military disposition!! ”

Officers at all levels maintained the formation hoarsely, but looking at the bloody comrades around them, those stumps and broken arms, and those who were seriously injured and waiting for death, no matter how strong the soldiers were, they would be shocked and could not line up and fight normally according to the drill code.

If it weren't for such a critical situation now, Zhao Neng would have the mind to wipe his neck with a knife, and from the beginning, it seemed that he had not organized the battle correctly, and he was calculated by the other party step by step. lost the life of the great son of the Dengzhou army in vain.

Such shelling. Not only did they kill and injure the Dengzhou army, but they also frightened the Mongolian cavalry who were cruising around the periphery and ran away. In addition to the Manchu Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there are also Han soldiers and soldiers who have seen the power of such firearms, but those Mongolian herdsmen on the steppe have never seen such firearms bombardment, and they think that it is some kind of magical weapon, for fear of being affected, they are far away.

"Artillery team, artillery team, return fire, you fucking fire back!!"

General Zhao Neng was already a little out of shape, the opponent's twenty guns were facing the center of this side, and the artillery of the Dengzhou Army was also in this position, as a result, a round of shelling, although there was no such coincidence, there were still two three-pounder guns that were affected, and the gun carriage was directly damaged.

The soldiers on the side of these two guns were either killed or wounded, and the entire artillery array was affected, and now it can shoot only five guns.

The commander of the artillery team was hurriedly cleaning up and stabilizing there, and when he heard the loud order of the main general Zhao Neng, the commander of the artillery team also roared back:

"My lord, the range is not enough, I can't hit!!"

"Then you fucking push the cannon closer and boom, I'm afraid I'll replace someone else with death!!"

The commander of the artillery team was scolded by Zhao Neng like this, first stunned, and then wiped his face covered with blood and black, hugged his fist at Zhao Neng, turned around and shouted to the remaining artillerymen:

"Brothers, let's go up and fight with the Tartars, don't let people think that we are a bad seed!!"

The artillerymen gritted their teeth and agreed, but at this moment, the ground shook again, and the Tartar positions fired a second round of artillery bombardment, and the shells flew whistling, and there was an angle that might not be right, falling around the artillery array, and the ricochet flew directly into the array of the Dengzhou army.

But the frozen solid ground in winter was splashed with smashed mud, and the artillerymen who were just about to push the cannon were all subconsciously lying on the ground to dodge. ===

After the second round of artillery bombardment, the array of the Dengzhou army was finally a little unsustainable, and if it weren't for the cavalry with Tartars on the periphery, I am afraid that many soldiers would have to drop their weapons and flee.

The scattered formation just now reduced some casualties, but it was only reduced, and the casualties were still not small.

Seeing the banner on the opposite side and the team that was constantly converging behind the artillery, Zhao Neng knew in his heart that the other party was afraid that if the other party continued to bombard a few more rounds, the cavalry of the brigade would rush over, and by this time, it would be difficult not to break up.

"The battalions, guided by cavalry, retreated to the preset camp. The firecrackers in the front camp stayed, and the retreat time was when the firecrackers attacked, and immediately issued an order that the cavalry should go to the left flank and not leave. Stay here and listen to the officer's dispatch. ”

Zhao Neng knew that he didn't have much time to hesitate, and after thinking about it for a while, he gave this order, and the personal guards around him all knew that his own main general was probably going to charge into battle, which was extremely dangerous, but Zhao Neng's order was categorical, and they didn't dare to refute it.

"The firecrackers lined up. Align! ”

Receiving the order, the musketeers quickly aligned as ordered. As the old saying goes, the solid shells of artillery at this time are all line kills. The casualties of the fire guns in such a thin three-row queue on the front line were a little smaller.

They were also all terrified, the twenty artillery pieces on the opposite side seemed to be twenty monsters that were selected to devour, whether it was the Mongolian cavalry, the Han soldiers or the Jurchen horse team, they were all far out of range, and the firecrackers didn't know what to do to deal with such a scene.

Hearing this command, it was as if they had a backbone, and everyone was in good spirits, after alignment. Although the chaotic team has been reorganized, they also don't know what to do next.

Next, every firecracker soldier opened his eyes wide, Zhao Neng, the general of the Dengzhou Army, had already dismounted and walked to the center of the team, he was holding an axe and gun in his hand, followed by a standard-bearer and four drummers, and the general Zhao Neng only retained the plate armor on his upper body, wearing a helmet, and the armor on the lower body had been removed to facilitate action.

The third round of artillery was again roaring. It was to the left and right of Zhao Neng's location. All the firecrackers screamed and fell, but they saw their own commander standing there. The morale of the firecrackers, which had been depressed, was reinvigorated, and the panic was swept away.

The main general takes the lead, this is the next policy, because the main general of an army should command and dispatch, but the main general takes the lead, which can also boost the morale of the soldiers below.

"All stand upright!!" "Target enemy artillery array, march forward!!"

Zhao Neng put the axe and gun flat, and gave the order loudly, and the drums used to control the rhythm of the pace also sounded, and the firecrackers put their hands obliquely on their chests according to the requirements of the usual march, and strode towards the front. It was about fifteen hundred musketeers, formed in four rows as they marched, and strode forward to the rhythm of the drums.

The pace was very steady, each step was about the same distance, and the queue was kept neat with the battle flag and Zhao Neng, who was slightly ahead of him, as the benchmark.

Although there was only an array of 1,500 people, at this time, it gave people the feeling of thousands of troops, and they walked in the direction of the Tartar artillery array.

In addition to the cavalry of the Dengzhou army and this firecracker to keep a distance, the back row of spears and the remaining firecrackers have begun to withdraw from the battlefield in a group, in the face of the threat of cavalry swimming, the infantry should remain still is the safe way, but the spear phalanx of the Jiaozhou battalion appears even if it is in motion, the opponent's cavalry may not be able to put themselves how, the range of the opponent's bow and arrows, the rigorous queue training of the Dengzhou army, can ensure that after being harassed, you can stabilize the formation at any time to fight with the cavalry of the Tartars.

The Mongolian cavalry cruising behind the Dengzhou army was unable to stop the Dengzhou army brigade from turning due to the adjustment of troops, so they could only watch the infantry of the brigade gather together and begin to retreat to the south.

The uniform number of silence is from one to sixty, the Tartar can shoot a round of shelling, from one silence to one hundred and seventy, the other side has a total of two rounds, almost from one round of shelling, Zhao Neng has to count eighty to ninety, this is a simple method of measuring unit time in the Jiaozhou battalion.

These 60 numbers are definitely faster or slower than 60 seconds, but there is always a calculation that in the face of such an earth-shattering shelling, the Dengzhou Army actually has such an army pressing up.

Is it crazy or stupid, the artillery position on the Tartar's side hesitated slightly.

"According to normal training, the average number of sixty steps, the foot soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion can walk seventy-five steps on foot, but because of the corpses and obstacles on the battlefield, the number of sixty should be able to walk sixty to sixty-five steps, and the distance from the opponent's artillery array at this time is about five hundred steps, and it should withstand six or seven shellings."

Zhao Neng was silently calculating the distance and time of walking in unison, as well as the casualties he might bear. But the footsteps did not stop at all, and they still strode forward.

The fourth round of shelling roared again, and the screams came out right next to Zhao Neng, and Zhao Neng could feel that his cheeks were splashed with wet debris again, and he didn't pay attention to it. The axe gun was still firmly pointing ahead, and seeing his performance, the drummer was also calm, and the rhythm of the drum remained unchanged.

The firecrackers maintained a posture of walking in unison according to their usual drills, and no one cared about the fallen companions, but the gaps they fell were silently filled.

"Are these men crazy?"

In the Abatai Honjin. Everyone changed the names "Ming Dog" and "Han Dog" to Ming and Han people. Several times they had to beat the other party to the collapse, and several times the Ming army was reversed. You must know that the number of Manchurian and Mongolian troops is much larger than that of the other party, and most of them are cavalry, but they are so difficult to fight, and they have unconsciously raised the status and evaluation of the other party very high.

Originally, everyone looked at the rushing troops with a joking attitude, thinking that the one directly opposite was bombarded by the artillery array, but they wanted to see when you collapsed.

However, during the fifth round of shelling, the faces of Abatai and the generals around him changed color, and the rhythm of the drums on the opposite side remained unchanged. \ The queue was neat and unchanged, and the degree of the soldiers' advance remained unchanged, and they were getting closer and closer in such great strides.

The artillery brought by the Tartars is a siege artillery, which is not so suitable in the field, and a few rounds of artillery bombardment, although the momentum is amazing, but for the approaching Dengzhou army and gunners in front of them, each round of shelling can only kill and wound less than 100 people, because the firearms are thin, and the artillery on the opposite side of this front is only ten.

The twelve-pounder cannons of the Tartars created a safe distance between the batteries and the cannons. The front of twenty guns was not short. And there is a very fatal weakness, that is, it is difficult for this cannon to adjust its direction. The gun mount was almost fixed in the ground, otherwise how could this gun be mainly used for siege and not field battles.

Sixth round of shelling......

Those firearms and artillery brought by Wuzhenha, that is, King Sanshun, who kept loading ammunition, were all hurriedly loading artillery there, and they did not have the kind of drill system of the Jiaozhou battalion, so naturally they could not talk about efficiency and one board and one eye, and the gradually approaching queue and the increasingly loud drum pressure in front of them became more and more panicked.

They wanted to use what they thought was the most powerful weapon to overwhelm the drum and destroy the queue, but it didn't seem to be of any use at this point.

After the sixth round of shelling, in Zhao Neng's estimate, there were about three hundred steps away from the artillery array, and there was always an error in people's visual inspection, in fact, it was already about to enter the distance of two hundred and fifty steps, and the opponent's artillery only fired two rounds.

In fact, within 200 paces, there is a problem with the artillery, the battery mounts have an elevation angle, and if you go 200 paces or closer, the shells can only pass over their heads.

Seventh round of shelling......

Looking at the queue of Dengzhou arms and soldiers who were still silently moving forward, the commander of the artillery team ran to Abatai's horse and kowtowed again and again, crying out in horror:

"General, general, let them go again, the minions' artillery won't be able to hit them, besides, this cannon will ......"

"Hurry up, can't you still fight!!"

Abatai, whose face was pale, scolded loudly, and the horsewhip in his hand was pulled down fiercely, and this kind of horsewhip twisted with tendon and iron wire was immediately cracked on the person's body, and the artillery leader's face was suddenly pulled open with a bloody wound, and he knew that he was afraid that he would be cut off if he said it again.

The artillery leader ran back again, with a crying order as he ran:

"Fire, fire, ......"

There was a loud bang, but the momentum was much smaller than the one, but the sound was not the sound of the cannon, a general cannon went off fire on the artillery array, in order to ensure the power of the shot, and this was attacking the opponent's advancing array rather than the city where it stood, the frequency of firing was too fast and the charge was not so uniform, and the degree of firing was too fast for the artillery cast by the Tartars outside the pass.

The excessive charge and the excessively fast firing were finally reached in the eighth round of shelling, and they could not withstand the gunpowder after being loaded. The gunpowder burned directly in the chamber of the cannon and exploded quickly.

directly pushed out the stick used to deliver ammunition, and pierced the bombardier in front of him, and the bombardier was penetrated by the thick stick, and he couldn't live. But for a while he could not die again, the bloody hole that had been pierced was bleeding continuously, and the loader rolled in front of the muzzle, howling loudly and miserably in pain.

The temperature inside the barrel of the cannon is too high, and the gunpowder is filled in and will catch fire and explode, which is the same as what the Dengzhou army encountered on the opposite side, but the Dengzhou army only appeared after ten shots, and the frequency of fire here is not as good as that of the Dengzhou army. The number of rounds shot is not as good as that of the Dengzhou army. But this thing was born early.

Although they are all handicraft workshops, the difference between high and low is completely different. The quality of the weapon, of course, also varies dramatically.

Abatai, who was a certain distance away from the artillery array, saw that something was wrong here, and the sound of the steps and drums echoing in his ears became more and more anxious, and the expected artillery sound did not sound, and the general Abatai did not even let his own soldiers come to check, but just ordered in a cold voice and said:

"Tan Tai, take people to rush these madmen, break them up, and sweep them away. We can continue to fight his big formation, or we will run away. ”

Tan Tai, the commander of the Yellow Banner, nodded on his horse when he heard the order, and was about to turn his horse's head to lead the troops out, but he thought of something, turned around and said in a sullen voice:

"General, this is our national son of the Qing Dynasty, don't bombard it indiscriminately."

The general Abatai, who was ordered to have a jump, jumped out of the corner of his eyes, but his face was still very calm, and he waved his whip and scolded:

"But to go, where is all this nonsense."

Tan Tai made his words clear. I'm not worried that Abatai will ignore the life and death of the children of the two yellow flags. He led his troops to his own devices, and Abatai rode his horse to the front of the artillery emplacement. The leader of the artillery team, whose face was broken before, kowtowed on the ground again and again, begging for mercy and saying:

"General, general, you can't fire any more cannons, you can't fire any more, the bore of the cannon is too hot, if you fire in the charge, I'm afraid the whole cannon will explode."

Abatai was stunned, and raised the whip in his hand, but it did not fall. With his backhand, he pulled out the knife that hung in the saddle, threw it down, and plunged it into the back of the commander of the artillery team, and after a few struggles, he could not survive.

"When you can open the cannon, fire the cannon immediately, delay for a minute, and go back to destroy your nine clans."

Abatai said coldly to the frightened artillerymen on the artillery array, and then rode back to his own position, raised his horsewhip and waved it a few times, and said loudly:

"The old and young masters of our Eight Banners, there were no firearms, but the same was to beat the Ming army, Emperor Taizu and the current emperor have taken soldiers and horses to the Ming army's firearms array, with one as ten, the Ming dog killed was defeated, what a majesty it is, today we have iron armor on our bodies, and there is a sharp blade in our hands, why do we still cower behind the artillery ground, rush up, and completely kill these Ming dogs!!"

He was full of energy, although he was a little hoarse, but everyone could hear it clearly, and his morale was instantly mobilized by his words, and everyone in the Jurchen cavalry who had been behind raised their swords and shouted:

"Rush up, rush up, fight!! Fight!! ”

For a while, everyone's eyes were red, thinking that the Ming army that fought back then was majestic, they could do it too, why were they so angry, rushed out to defeat them, and after going back, it was also beautiful, until now, no one thought that they would fail, from the beginning of the army to the current victory, has blinded everyone's eyes.

Satisfied with his agitation, Abatai was about to give the order to attack, when all the shouts were drowned out by a rapid boom......

The gap between the twelve-pounder gun batteries was wide enough for the cavalry, and the cavalry led by Tan Tai, the commander of the Yellow Banner, rushed out along this gap.

In the face of such a dense formation of the other party holding a firearm, the dense cavalry team that impacted the spear array will naturally not be used here, and by the gap in the fort, it is just to disperse the cavalry team and turn it into a straggler formation, and Tan Tai, the commander of the Yellow Banner, is also a general who has fought an old battle, and has also entered the customs many times, so he naturally understands such a dispatch, Tan Tai rushed out of the place of the artillery, and immediately stopped the horses with his own army, and let the cavalry behind him rush forward, but he refused, will Abatai fire behind him, He couldn't guarantee it.

At this time, the array of firearms led by Zhao Neng has entered within two hundred steps, and the roar of the cannons has taken the lives of the comrades in the queue, and the array led by Zhao Neng is still moving forward steadily, at this time the artillery has not fired for a long time, and the footsteps of the firecrackers are more stable.

Out of the formation, the Jurchen cavalry suddenly dispersed, urging to run forward, the cavalry had already blocked the artillery, Zhao Neng squinted and measured the distance, took another ten steps forward, stood up the axe and gun in his hand, slammed it into the ground, and ordered loudly:

"Stand!" "Check the firebolt, ahead of the target!" "Round-robin, wait for orders!"

Every word he said, the drums and the standard-bearers made corresponding movements, and the firecrackers were all engrossed at this time, and they were meticulous in carrying out every order given by Zhao Neng.

Check that the rope hanging from the beak hook is still burning, that the whole strip has been removed from the barrel, and that your lead bullet pouch and powder pouch are in a fixed position.

Seeing that the cavalry on the opposite side was already about to reach the firing range, Zhao Neng pulled out the axe gun inserted in the soil and raised it high, shouting:

"Pre!!"

The firecrackers were flattened and aimed at the front, and the Tartar cavalry ran into range, and the axe and gun in Zhao Neng's hand swung forward fiercely, almost shouting out all the air in his lungs with this order:

"Fire !!!"

The explosion heard by the general Abatai was the first row of firecrackers in the firecracker procession, which was fired when the Jurchen cavalry entered the edge of the maximum range of the firecrackers in the Jiaozhou camp.

Many Tartar cavalry thought that they would be safe and sound, because the Ming army opened fire too early, and in those battles, the firecrackers all fired when they entered eighty and sixty paces, which made them misjudge the range of the firecrackers.

After the explosion, the cavalry who rushed to the front trembled and fell directly from their horses, and the Tartar cavalry who were not hit were also frantically urging the horses to rush to the front while they were in the air.

The second row of firearms fired, the advance of the cavalry rushed to ninety paces, the third row of firecrackers fired, eighty-five paces, and the fourth row of firecrackers fired, eighty paces.

After the four rows of firecrackers were shot, the corpses of the men and horses were already lying on the ground eighty paces away, but for the Tartars, the opportunity also came, and they beat the horses desperately.

Seventy paces away, the first row of firebolts re-fired......

On this battlefield, at this moment, the firearms of the Dengzhou Army shot out the Jiaozhou battalion, and even the entire East, with the highest rotation frequency, the fastest degree, and the most dense firepower platoon of guns. Sue, routinely pull monthly tickets to pull subscriptions, thank you