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The gunfire is a big shock!

In this time and space, at least in East Asia, the raid that broke out today at Bauktu was the first battle in history in which firearms were fought against cavalry, and is therefore enough to go down in history. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 One side of the info cavalry is the Ordos department, and the side of the firearms is naturally the Qin soldiers who have come from a long distance.

Although the arquebus, or arquebus, appeared hundreds of years ago, it has not been able to shake the position of the bow and arrow due to various insurmountable shortcomings such as short range, slow firing, and inconvenient operation. The officials and troops of the Ming Dynasty were equipped with a lot of bird guns, but many people were unwilling to use them; The Mongols and Jurchens were even more superstitious about their own riding and archery skills, and disdained birds.

But from the day the Qin soldiers formed the army, they attached great importance to firearms. The reason is also very simple, Zhu Youzhen has crossed over from the future, and naturally knows that hot weapons, with their overwhelming superiority, will replace cold weapons sooner or later, it is just a matter of time. Whoever is the first to become proficient in the use of firearms and continuously improve them will be able to gain the initiative in future wars. On the other hand, if we are complacent and cling to the thousand-year-old thunder of riding and shooting like the Mongols and Jurchens, we can only sit back and wait to be eliminated by the mighty tide of history.

Therefore, knowing that the existing bird guns had various shortcomings, Zhu Youzhen still let the Qin soldiers be equipped with a large number of equipment. Especially for the infantry, the bird gun is the most important weapon, and the traditional sword, spear, bow and arrow can only be regarded as auxiliary equipment. Firearms are also the main subjects in peacetime training, and individual soldiers' loading, aiming, and shooting, as well as the overall formation, coordination, and supply, are all necessary subjects for repeated drills every day.

In the many previous battles with the thieves, the Qin soldiers' bird guns had already begun to show their power. However, because of the small number of troops and fewer guns, it can only be used as a supplement, and there are still more traditional methods of warfare. However, the first regiment of Xie Sheng was not, because they were stationed in Qinwangzhuang, they had the most sufficient birds, and they had already achieved one manpower; It is also very convenient to replenish ammunition, so it has initially possessed the strength of a modern hot weapon army, which is also one of the important reasons why Zhu Youzhen handed over the first battle of the complex to the first regiment.

At this time, the Mongol cavalry was confronted by the 1st Battalion, the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment and the Chevist Battalion, which were the vanguard troops. Regiment commander Xie Sheng knew that this first battle was extremely crucial, not only had a great impact on morale, but also directly related to whether the follow-up battle plan could be smoothly implemented, so he acted with the vanguard and personally commanded on the front line at this time. At the sound of the order, the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions skillfully lined up in three rows, the first platoon half kneeling to shoot, the second platoon holding guns upright and preparing, and the third platoon responsible for reloading.

When the Mongol cavalry began to shout and charge, the ground trembled lightly under the trampling of the horses' hooves, and a terrifying murderous aura rushed to the face, and some of the recruits were a little frightened, and their hands with guns trembled involuntarily. Even the veterans who had experienced the defense of Qinwangzhuang last year were fighting cavalry in the wilderness for the first time. Seeing the Mongols rushing towards them like a whirlwind, it was impossible not to be nervous.

However, the military discipline of the Qin soldiers was the strictest, and they repeatedly emphasized during their daily training: If they do not listen to the command and advance and retreat without authorization during the battle, they will be regarded as fleeing from the battle, and they will not be forgiven! So nervousness is nervousness, without the commander's order, no one dares to shoot rashly, and the attention of the whole army is focused on the regiment commander Xie Sheng.

Xie Sheng, however, maintained his usual calmness and was in no hurry to order the troops to open fire. Although the bird guns now equipped are relatively well-made, and the range can reach seventy or eighty steps, which is much stronger than the shoddy bird guns in the hands of the Ming army and the range of only thirty or forty steps, but to exert the maximum power, of course, the closer the better. Seeing that the Mongols were defenseless and charged forward with a big grin, Xie Sheng couldn't help but show a grim smile.

It wasn't until the cavalry that rushed to the front reached a distance of about thirty paces that Xie Sheng waved his hand violently and said, "Release!" "The Qin soldiers were already impatient, and at this time, the three hundred bird guns that were half-kneeling in the first row were fired together, and the power was not as small, so a large cloud of gunpowder smoke would rise on the position.

On the opposite side, the "Great Prince" Zhuo Ligetu and more than 20 Mongolian cavalrymen who were charging immediately fell into bad luck. 300 guns hit more than 20 targets, so do you still use aiming? In an instant, the twenty-odd horsemen and horses were beaten into a sieve. The projectiles used by Qin Bing are all round lead bullets, which have poor penetration, but they can quickly release kinetic energy after hitting the human body. As a result, these unlucky bastards, including Zoligetus, were beaten backwards. By the time it fell to the ground, it had already become a mass of minced flesh with a terrifying bloody hole.

The Mongol cavalry charge seemed to be disorganized, but it was actually quite exquisite. At the forefront are the most fearless warriors, usually more than twenty riders. It is followed by several waves, so that the front is not very wide, but the longitudinal drag is very long. The advantage of this formation is that even if the first wave of cavalry is killed by bow and arrows, the second wave of cavalry behind can still be unharmed, and quickly rush into the enemy formation, like a sharp spear, easily cutting through the infantry's defense, back and forth, giving the opponent the maximum damage.

If it is replaced with dealing with ordinary Ming troops, this tactic is quite effective. But today they were facing Qin soldiers who were very skilled in using firearms, and this formation suffered a big loss. As soon as the first row of birdie gunners finished shooting, the second row immediately stepped forward to become the first row, and half-knelt down to light the arquebus to aim. The platoon that had just finished firing handed over the bird guns to the third platoon in the back, which was responsible for reloading, and took the bird guns that had been loaded and stood ready. The loaders in the third platoon filled the barrels with lead bullets of exact size and the exact same amount of firing charge wrapped in paper and compacted them with strips.

At this time, the second wave of cavalry of the Mongols happened to rush to the place where the first wave had been beaten just now, and due to the influence of the dead bodies on the ground, the formation was inevitably a little chaotic. At this moment, the fire rope of a new row of bird guns ignited into the barrel of the gun and suddenly fired, so the Mongols added another batch of dead bodies.

If the Mongols used a wide frontal charge, the density of bullets would be reduced, and the hit rate would naturally decrease; Second, the biggest shortcoming of the bird gun is still in the reloading, the first two shots are acceptable, from the third time you must first clean the chamber, the speed will be greatly reduced, so that the cavalry will have a chance to rush to the front of the bird gunner.

If this was the case, the Qin soldiers would have to immediately change their formation, changing from three rows to two rows. The row that was saved immediately formed a barrier with shields and spears to protect the bird-gunners behind. Of course, in this way, the firepower of the bird gun will definitely be weakened a lot, and the casualties caused by hand-to-hand combat will also increase significantly.

It is a pity that these hundreds of Mongolian cavalry are too small and too large, and it was not until the first two waves of the whole army were wiped out that they realized the seriousness of the problem. Seeing that the brave "Great Prince" had finished playing before he touched the corners of the enemy's clothes, the cavalry behind was frightened and restrained their horses. At this time, the distance between the two sides was about seventy or eighty paces, and the Mongols were not willing to lose, and they took their bows and arrows one after another, trying to rely on their amazing arm strength and superb archery skills to shoot at the Qin soldiers.

Seeing that the enemy stopped moving, Xie Sheng smiled slightly and shouted: "Rapid-fire cannon!" ”