Chapter 160: Miserable
The 5,000 men and horses who feinted to attack head-on were shot and killed before they rushed in front of the Ming army.
The shooting of the Ming musketeers who blocked the front was very intensive, and the muskets equipped with the crosshairs were quite accurate, and although the charging formation of Jiannu was scattered, they still could not escape the huge damage of the Ming muskets.
The impact of the cavalry depends on the speed, and the people and horses who are shot to the ground seriously affect the impact speed of the subsequent cavalry. In addition, the range of the musket was far longer than that of the bow and arrow, and before Jiannu could rush within the range of the bow and arrow, they had already suffered several rounds of bullet fire.
Under the fire of artillery and muskets, not many of the 5,000 Jiannu who rushed head-on could not rush within the range of bows and arrows. Most of them were shot over on the way to kill, and although many of them did not lose their lives, the injuries caused by the bullets to them and the horses under them made them helplessly ineffective.
The frontal attack did not pose a threat to the side, and Cao Yue's attention was quickly shifted from the front and placed in the direction of the two flanks.
The Jiannu attacking from the two flanks was slightly later than the Jiannu on the front, and when the musket fire was in full swing in the frontal direction, the Jiannu attacking from the flanks had just rushed within the range of the artillery. Dozens of artillery pieces in both directions also began to roar, and one after another flowering shells fell on the road of Jiannu's charge. Because of the massive use of new gunpowder, today's artillery is far more powerful than it used to be, and the huge explosion and a large amount of shrapnel flying with the air wave ruthlessly cut the sound limbs of Jiannu.
One by one, the Jiannu suddenly fell on the way to the charge, becoming the companion of the companions behind. However, most of the Jiannu were lucky enough to escape the artillery bombardment, and in the choking smoke of gunpowder, they continued to rush to kill quickly.
The glittering light of the war knife wielded in Jiannu's hand, as well as the roar and shouting of killing that erupted when they rushed to kill, had clearly reached the Ming army's formation, and the soldiers could clearly see or hear. It's just that it doesn't put much pressure on them. The musketeers raised their guns with great composure to shoot at Jiannu, who had already come into range.
The firing density of muskets is far from being comparable to artillery, a few guns and muskets can shoot thousands of bullets in one round, although the stormtroop formation of Jiannu is sparse, but the dense musket bullets still take the lives of many Jiannu.
Unexpectedly, the musketeers of the Ming army in the direction of the two flanks were also shooting so intensively, Duoduo was very surprised, and saw one after another Qing warriors, and fell under the musket fire of the Ming army before they could shoot the arrows of revenge in their hands. Duoduo's lungs are about to be blown up.
But now, he has no other choice, and charging harder is the only thing he can do. Duoduo did not hesitate at all, and continued to drink the sergeants under his command, desperately rushing to the front of the Ming army.
He was also escorted by a group of personal soldiers, and rushed forward with his sword held high.
But Duoduo still did not understand the essence of the war in the era of hot weapons in which muskets played the leading role, and he couldn't imagine that the muskets of the Ming army would shoot so short at intervals, and they could almost shoot continuously.
A round of thousands of bullets. The Qing soldiers were inflicted with a continuous calamity, and the sergeants fell under the fire of muskets. As the Ming army's musket array got closer and closer, the muskets became more and more lethal, which made Duoduo feel endless sorrow in his heart. But finally a sergeant rushed into range of the bow and arrows. There was no need for anyone to order, and the sergeants who were the first to rush into the range of the bow and arrow also immediately took their bows and arrows while running, and shot at the Ming army's formation.
It's a pity. Although some arrows fell into the Ming army's formation, they did not cause any damage to the Ming army. The musketeers of the Ming army, in addition to the vital parts of the body, wore protective armor. They also wore hats on their heads. This hat made of rattan and leather can effectively protect the head from knives and arrows, and the musket bullets can barely resist it.
These equipment, as well as the cover of the Ming army's front car formation, also further reduced the lethality of Jiannu's arrows. Rather than being injured in vital parts, it did not affect the shooting of the musketeers, and many continued to shoot at Jiannu despite the arrows stuck in their arms or legs.
As more and more Jiannu rushed into the range of bows and arrows, the rain of arrows fired at the Ming army also intensified, but the shooting of the Ming army's muskets did not weaken significantly. On the contrary, as the distance approached, pieces of grenades were thrown from the Ming army's formation.
The grenade was much more lethal than the musket, and seeing that Kennu rushed to a place not far from the car formation, the musketeer temporarily stopped firing and put the pile of grenadiers on Kennu's head.
The continuous explosions blew up the remnants of Jiannu who rushed to kill quickly. The war horse was frightened in the explosion again, and jumped up uncontrollably, which not only caused some Jiannu who were lucky enough to avoid the bullet to fall off the horse, but also blocked the way for the follow-up Jiannu to rush and kill.
Round after round of grenades, mixed with the sound of musket fire, were thrown on the heads of the remaining Jiannu, and the bullets and shrapnel flew around, and the number of Jiannu who were still sitting on their horses was further reduced. Although they rushed into the range of the bow and arrow, their Jiannu's shooting still couldn't bring heavy damage to the Ming army, and Jiannu still couldn't rush through the last few tens of meters, and slashed the war knife in his hand at the head of the Ming sergeant.
Duoduo and Yue Le were excited about this situation, they thought that if they fought to the death again, they would be able to enter the Ming army's formation. As long as they entered the Ming army's formation, the Ming army's musket power would further decrease, and even the Ming army would quickly collapse. Therefore, they unanimously ordered again to attack at any cost, and to break through the Ming army's formation no matter what.
But the Ming army's intensive grenade and musket fire, while taking the lives of countless Jiannu, also shattered the hopes of Duoduo and Yue Le little by little. The Ming army completely ignored Jiannu's lifeless attack, and still fired methodically, throwing grenades in rows.
At this time, nearly 10,000 cavalry troops assembled on standby in the rear of the flank, received Cao Yue's order to attack, rushed out from the flank and rear, and outflanked Jiannu's flank, preparing to give Jiannu a week from the rear of the flank, and cut off the connection between his rushing soldiers and horses and the broken descendants.
The dispatch of the Ming cavalry was even more unexpected to Duoduo, he did not expect that the cavalry of the Ming army, which had hardly been useful, would also be killed at a critical time. Although the number of cavalry of the Ming army was not large, the speed of charging and killing was very fast, and after a while, it pierced into the rear of the Jiannu army in the two flank directions, and the Jiannu, who was almost attacked on the back of the enemy, could no longer maintain the formation of continuous attack, and there was chaos.
What's even worse is that from the north and east of the battlefield on both sides, there was a faint shout of killing almost at the same time, and there was dust and sand rolling in the sky.
"It's over, reinforcements from the Ming army have arrived, and we are defeated!" Guarded by his own soldiers, Duoduo galloped to a high ground, and when he saw the distance and the strange situation, he couldn't help but let out a long mournful cry.
But he was still unwilling to give up, and wanted to fight to the death, "Order everyone, follow this king, and kill him forward, and no one is allowed to retreat!"
As he spoke, he immediately drove the mount under him, brandished his sword, and rushed forward quickly, and the personal guards around him immediately followed! (To be continued.) )