The Later Jin Army, like all other armies of the period, was obviously uncomfortable for the first time when confronted with the muskets of the Qiong Navy with such a long range and such a fast rate of fire - they used to let some experienced cavalry or infantry seduce them at the limit of their range when facing the Ming army's musketers, and those who were untrained and frightened would be eager to fire the bullets from the muskets, which looked like fireworks flashed and lively, but in fact they were not very lethal. After that, the large army rushes forward, often before the opponent can reload.

Of course, sometimes you will encounter a particularly calm and calm firecracker, and you must wait for the target to enter the killing range before firing, so you have to take a hard round to see who is unlucky to be hit. However, the slow reloading speed of the firecracker has already become a fixed position in the thinking of the Houjin army, and the bows and arrows are known as "no more than three arrows to the enemy", and the firecracker is even more famous for its sound - as long as it passes the first round, it can rush up and chop over the firecrackers who only have burning sticks in their hands, which was originally the consistent tactic of the Later Jin army against the Ming army.

Therefore, even if Kong Youde repeatedly told them that those green-skinned firearms were definitely not comparable to the Ming army's firearms, the commander of the Houjin Army would not be able to conjure up a new tactic for no reason for a while, and he would definitely arrange his troops according to the old habits. And it was not until this moment that they were horrified to find that the hard-top and force-charging tactics that were very effective against the Ming army's firecrackers in the past were completely ineffective in the face of this green-skinned army! Although the firearm in the opponent's hand looks similar in appearance to the Ming army's firearms, it is completely different in terms of range and rate of fire! For this kind of firearm that can still have a strong lethality at a distance of hundreds of steps, no matter what tactics the Houjin army adopts, it will inevitably be passively beaten.

If it was the Ming Dynasty army, it would have collapsed long ago. But the Houjin Army is worthy of being the most brave and good at fighting among all the armed forces of this era. The attacking arrowhead composed of elite white-armored soldiers did not flinch even though they were bathed in a rain of bullets that had never been seen before in this era, but still insisted on moving forward. It's just that the speed is much faster than before, and the pace under your feet is a little messy as a result—there is no way, it is not easy to rush forward against bullets. It is obviously unrealistic to say that it is completely unaffected.

At the same time, the commander of this post-Jin army, who I don't know if it was Yue Tuo or Dege, whom Xiao Lang had not been able to find out of the crowd until now, also showed considerable command skills. Even in the current state that is very unfavorable to the post-Jin army. The opponent still made a quick judgment and changed tactics accordingly.

-- There were about three or four Niu Lu, more than 1,000 of the vanguard troops that had rushed out to be a temptation, and these people had already run halfway, and it was impossible for them to retreat back, so they could only continue to rush forward. But the main force of the Houjin side did not move, even if it was intermittently harassed by Xiao Lang with long-range hanging for a long time, it did not waver. At this moment, however, as the muffled sound of the bull's horn sounded, the huge army of thousands of men suddenly erupted into a few loud roars, and then began to move slowly forward—except for the hundred or so members of the central command and guards who were left behind with flags or horses. All auxiliaries and unarmored coats were driven to the front. And the well-equipped white-armored soldiers were in the rear. It turned out that the entire military formation was pressed on all fronts, leaving not even a little reserve, and leaving no back road at all!

On the other hand, the Houjin cavalry, which was originally scattered around the military formation, was also quickly assembled. After meeting a group of elite horsemen galloping out of the main formation of the Houjin Army, they left the brigade and made a big circle from a distance. If the defensive position of the Qiong Navy was taken as the center of the circle, and the main formation of the Jin Army was the central axis, the cavalry had been around to a nearly vertical position at a ninety-degree angle before stopping, and then all the soldiers dismounted and began to tidy up their belly saddles, obviously preparing to play a flank assault.

"The main force of the infantry pressed in full force, and the cavalry detachments were charged from the side. If you don't move, you can do it, and if you move, you will press it with all your might...... Very decisive style. ”

The position chosen by Xiao Lang was originally a high slope, so that he could observe the battle situation, so the layout and change of formation of the Houjin soldiers were clearly presented in the telescope. He didn't really care about the enemy attacking head-on, and he was already ready to face the position anyway. It was the cavalry that went around to the side that caught his attention—the opponent was clearly trying to quickly penetrate the range of the musket with the impact of the cavalry. Rush into his array to create a melee situation. Even if it doesn't achieve its goal, as long as it can attract the firepower of this side, force a part of the musketeers on this side to turn around, and weaken the frontal infantry to attack, it is still a tactical success.

Very clever and practical strategy, but only a slight problem - the cavalry was not very numerous. Lushun was full of lofty mountains and dense forests, and was located at the top of the Liaodong Peninsula, there was no large flat land for cavalry to gallop, and when the Later Jin sent troops, the Han army mainly used firearms, and the goal was to siege the city—these points combined made the number of cavalry in their army very small. That is to say, among the two thousand Zhenyi, a certain amount of cavalry is customary, and in addition to the generals riding horses, there are only a few types of troops such as summons and scouts, and the total is only more than two hundred horses. Some of them, either mixed in the infantry brigade or armed with military flags, remained in their original positions as a chain of command, and the cavalry corps that was assembled and moved to the flank to prepare for the charge was only about a little dozen men.

The cavalry team of more than 100 people, if the Ming army is replaced, it may be difficult to resist thousands of people, so it is enough as a flank attack force in the eyes of the Houjin soldiers. But after Xiao Lang saw the size of the other party in the telescope, he only transferred a platoon from the reserve team around him, about thirty people, and asked Ah Shui to take it to the flank of his position, which could be regarded as a response.

On the Lushun North Castle behind his position, Huang Long and the others, who were nervously watching the battle, were all shocked when they saw this scene--they wanted to stop hundreds of cavalry with only 30 or so infantry? These short hairs are simply arrogant! As everyone knows, at this time, Xiao Lang was also cheering for his soldiers indifferently:

"You're all trained in anti-cavalry, and the other side only has about a hundred horsemen, while we have more than thirty warriors on our side - you only need to shoot three shots each, and you can beat people and horses, it's easy, isn't it?"

After making a brief pre-battle mobilization, Xiao Lang waved his hand and asked Ah Shui to bring people over, and he himself sorted out his guns, preparing to take all the remaining troops into battle - since the other party was pressed on all fronts, it was obvious that he planned to settle the situation with one shot, and there would be no more tactical maneuvers in the future, it was all about fighting the courage and combat effectiveness of both sides. Since he Xiao Lang pulled the troops over and advocated fighting with the Houjin soldiers, of course he would not hide behind, even if he did not take the lead, he would definitely join the battle.

However, before attacking, he still had one more thing to do - Xiao Lang raised his binoculars and carefully observed the small group of people who still remained in the original position of the Houjin army, and this time he finally found out the commander of the other party - although the clothes and armor that the guy was wearing were no different from the guards around him, the posture of standing on the stirrup to carefully observe the battle, and the posture of the knights around him carefully guarding it clearly showed this person's high status.

"Is that Yuetuo or Derge?"

Xiao Lang pondered for a while, in history, Yue Tuo, the son of Dai Shan, was relatively famous and had a reputation for being good at fighting, but Dege, as the tenth son of Nurhachi, must be higher than Yue Tuo, and he should also be in a dominant position in this Houjin army. Of course, in front of flying bullets, there is no difference. So Xiao Lang glanced at the man a few more times, secretly remembering his characteristics, and trying to kill him at the first opportunity.

And at this moment, the man also happened to look at Xiao Lang, through the lens of the telescope, Xiao Lang felt that the person's gaze was as cold and fierce as a wolf, and the commanders of the two armies looked at each other coldly from a distance of nearly a thousand meters. The man suddenly raised his palm and slashed down towards Xiao Lang - he had obviously noticed the observation.

As the most staunch and fanatical nationalist in the Qiong Navy, Xiao Lang immediately raised the rifle in his hand and made a shooting motion towards the opponent, countering the opponent's provocation.

After provoking each other-for-tat, the two sides turned their attention to the battlefield below. At this moment, in the forward position, the muskets of the two companies had already rang out - as the other side rushed closer and closer, the hit rate on this side was also increasing rapidly. The further those Houjin soldiers went, the greater the casualties they encountered. Finally, by the time the Houjin army finally approached two or three hundred meters in front of the formation, that is, the "recommended range" of the Qionghai rifle, the elite of the Houjin white armor at the forefront of the attack had fallen by nearly one-third! And the road they passed was covered with groaning and wailing wounded - not many were killed directly after being hit by bullets, but the cries of the wounded were even more demoralizing.

If it were in the "normal" face-to-face battles of this era, an army would have suffered such casualties, even if the strength of the Jin army would have collapsed and fled long ago. But now they are riding tigers - they have been advancing for so long in the range of the opponent's firearms, and if they turn around and run away at this time, they will only continue to be beaten in vain. Only by persistently moving forward and rushing into the opponent's formation can it be possible to gain a glimmer of life -- if it is the Ming army or the auxiliary soldiers of the Later Jin, even if they understand this truth, they will not have the courage to persevere to the end. But this group of people is Manchurian Zhenyi after all, and most of the white-armored elites in the Houjin army are veterans who have been in battle for a long time, and they can still grit their teeth and rush forward at this moment! P