This is an era of evolution from cold weapons to hot weapons, and many people still retain the most rudimentary knowledge of firearms combat.

To put it simply, it is to use artillery to open the way, and then use the line of shooting to attack the enemy. After all, the primer has not yet been developed, and the fire gun that can fire in bursts has not been developed, and of course the revolver fire gun does not count.

The two sides met on a flat official road, and Da Ming was still on the way to retreat, so it was naturally impossible to build fortifications, and in fact, he did not have this concept.

And what was the greatest advantage of the Manchus? That is, they have cavalry, and they are two horses or even three horses.

Since the development of the flowering bomb, Huang Taiji also knew that the cavalry of the Qing Dynasty was not suitable for attacking cities, so it was good to give full play to the strength of field warfare. It was inevitable to be equipped with a firecracker, but the firecracker could only be fired single-shot, and it was not easy to refill ammunition, so it had to be canceled.

Then he thought of using a revolver, in fact, this has been put into use a long time ago, but the effect is not particularly good, after all, the range of the revolver is too small, even if there is the acceleration of horses for tens of meters, it can be completely shot by the opponent with two bullets, not to mention that the opponent is an intensive attack, and it is not easy to dodge.

How to increase the range and increase the destructive power?

So he came up with the model of artillery plus cavalry, so the artillery cavalry was born.

It's similar to a tank, except that it doesn't have a submachine gun and relies on a main gun to support the attack. But it doesn't matter, a cannon that can be used on a horse doesn't need to be too big, about thirty pounds. The steel smelting technology of the Ming Dynasty has suddenly improved a lot since it got a large number of craftsmen from the Japanese Kingdom, and it doesn't matter if the output can't keep up, anyway, there are not many soldiers who can fight in the Qing Dynasty.

After some experiments, this 32-pound small steel cannon was born. Load the ammunition and gunpowder in advance, and while rushing out, aim at the opponent and pull the flint mechanism to ignite the gunpowder and fire the cannonball. Such a small steel cannon, with an effective range of up to a hundred meters, with the help of the momentum of the horse, was quickly able to reach before the opponent fired, and then the shells were fired.

The shells are flowering shells, which explode immediately when they enter the enemy's position, dealing explosive damage. Huang Taiji even used the method of three shifts, dividing 900 men into three groups to bomb in turns to ensure that the shelling of the enemy's positions continued.

And this kind of cavalry is not completely without shortcomings, that is, in order to be able to carry these thirty-two pounds of small steel cannons, the horses can not continue to bear too much pressure, so the knight's body, at most, is cotton armor or paper armor, and there is no way to wear steel armor. In other words, the defense of this cavalry is weak, and it can be shot by the enemy at any time.

Another flaw is that after the artillery charges, the horsepower will be exhausted when it turns around, and the horses will be slow to return, and it will be difficult to continue the second charge. After all, horses have to bear not only the pressure of a person and an artillery, but also the recoil from shelling. In other words, although it was a three-shift bombardment, according to the number of artillery cavalry that the Manchus had at this stage, it could only be one turn.

Nine hundred shells can kill as many as they can, and there is no way to continue to expand the results of the battle.

However, when it comes to the battlefield, it is enough to reach this step, and after three bombardments, your own firecrackers have also begun to set up a formation, and they can shoot at each other. There were no trenches and anti-artillery holes on both sides, so the Ming army, which was attacked by the Manchus like this, was really miserable at the moment.

Lack of awareness of the battlefield protection of thermal weapons, and most importantly in this era when tanks have not yet appeared, they underestimated the role of cavalry. It can be said that before the appearance of tanks, cavalry still maintained the title of half-dead king of war, and even during the Japanese invasion of China, Japan bullied China for its lack of heavy weapons, and also formed a lot of cavalry in an open and honest manner, and the local armed forces in Shaanxi also had similar cavalry armaments.

The combination of artillery and cavalry is just a common pattern, but the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty have not yet come up with it. But then again, it's really not easy for Daming to get qualified horses now, plus after the power of firearms has been proven, Daming has slowly lost interest in elite cavalry, after all, this thing is too wasteful of money, but now I know that this thing is still useful, and it is very useful!

However, this tuition fee is still too high......

"Division commander, our people can't support it!" The Jinyi Guards hurriedly came to Ma Xianglin's side.

"How prepared is our artillery?" Ma Xianglin asked unhurriedly.

He may also be anxious, but as a superior and the commander of a division, he must take the lead in maintaining his composure, otherwise everything will be over.

"It's ready, but the opponent's artillery seems to have been set up!" The overseer said hurriedly.

"Open artillery to meet the attack, mainly to delay the opponent's cavalry, let the soldiers of the 12th Battalion of the front line retreat, and let the 23rd Battalion go up! Remember, aim at the opponent's horse and hit me hard! Ma Xianglin immediately gave the order.

"Yes!" The deputy division commander beside Ma Xianglin immediately went down and gave an order.

Artillery began to fire, firing in the middle of the positions of both sides. The loud roar frightened the horses, and the threat of death prevented them from charging with all their might. The 23rd Battalion quickly replaced the 12th Battalion and fired at the first opportunity. Anyway, we finally killed hundreds of enemy soldiers who were about to open fire.

"Let our men come back and let our artillery cover as much as possible!" Huang Taiji shouted.

"Kill the Kouke!" At this time, in the forest not far away, a troop was killed, and it was Yan Yingyuan's battalion.

He should have been the first to retreat, after all, there were only fifty men left in their battalion to fight. But Yan Yingyuan said that the Tartars might catch up at some point, so it was better to set up an ambush on the way back, and then when the other party attacked a large army, he would suddenly kill him, maybe he could make a miraculous feat!

Lu Xiangsheng said to him at the time: "This strategy may work, but it may not necessarily require your disabled battalion."

Yan Yingyuan shook his head and replied, "No, it's because we were crippled and there was no one left, so we should go?" If we have more people, with the Manchus' familiarity with Liaodong and their sensitivity to the battlefield, they will not find us? ”

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't resist him in the end, so he could only let him try, and told him many times that if there was anything wrong, he would immediately retreat.

In his heart, he knew what really happened, but he was afraid that Yan Yingyuan might not retreat.

Yan Yingyuan's fears were confirmed, and the Manchus not only chased after him, but also caused four battalions of the Ming army to be crippled and destroyed, and almost attacked the Chinese army of the troops behind the palace. Seeing that the opponent's artillery was about to start firing, Yan Yingyuan knew that he couldn't hide, so he immediately led people out to kill him.

"Kill the Kouke!" Yan Yingyuan took the lead, rushed out on the horse with a firearm in his hand, and fired towards the enemy commander of the Chinese army.

He didn't know who he had hit, but he knew that he had to keep fighting.

So he pulled out the two revolvers from his waist and began the second round of shooting. The fifty soldiers behind him also threw their muskets aside after firing a shot, and took out their revolvers to shoot.

After a simple panic, the Manchu Qing also quickly counterattacked, and a round of shooting down, which also caused more than 30 people to fall from their horses, and the life and death of the soldiers were unknown.

Yan Yingyuan was shot in the left abdomen, but he didn't roll off the horse, seeing that the two sides were so close, he took out the two grenades on his waist, pulled out the pull ring, and threw them towards the enemy's location.

Then, I only felt another pain in my chest, and the whole person fell off the horse.

Fifty people, none of them are okay at the moment, if you are lucky, you may still have a breath, if you are unlucky......

But their surprise attack this time is outstanding! After all, the bombing killed and shot more than 200 Manchu soldiers, and Yan Yingyuan's shot at the beginning, which was so good that he couldn't die, actually shot Huang Taiji, who was under the command of the Chinese army.

Huang Taiji only felt that someone was shouting at that time, and turned his head to see who it was, but he didn't want to have a pain in his forehead, but he was unconscious.

He deserved it, if he didn't turn his head, with the wings on both sides of his helmet, he might not have been shot in the head, but there was no second chance in this world, so he died. I haven't seen the complete rise of the Manchu Qing yet, and I saw the Manchu unify China, so I died.

Just like the situation in history, before seeing the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, he was injured by the artillery of the Ming army, and then died of serious injuries. It's just that the time of death has been slightly advanced. But if you want to say that it is unlucky, it is probably Dolgon's house, who could have been regent, but now he can only watch Huang Taiji's son sit on the throne and become the emperor in the real sense...... But according to the current situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, can this emperor really be able to continue?

Huang Taiji died, which had a great impact on the morale of the Manchu army, not to mention that as the commander of the Chinese army fell, Ma Xianglin, who had been observing the battlefield situation with a telescope, immediately ordered to go down and let the soldiers shout: "The thief chief is dead!" ”

Many soldiers looked back, and Huang Taiji fell to the ground...... Now it's a big deal!

Ma Xianglin asked the soldiers to quickly pile up, and the artillery took advantage of this opportunity to continue to bombard the opponent's position.

Mang Gurtai knew that nothing could be done, and in order to preserve the vitality of the Qing Dynasty, he could only give the order to withdraw the army.

Seeing that the Qing army was retreating, Ma Xianglin finally breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly said that he must tell the military department when he goes back and study the manufacturing method of this cavalry artillery!

Suddenly, he realized a problem: "Quick, go and see our warriors!" ”

There was no need for him to speak, someone had already gone to check on the situation of Yan Yingyuan and his party.

As a result, I regretted that all 50 people were killed. finally found Yan Yingyuan's body, and just wanted to pull him out from under the horse, so that he could be brought back to be reined in, and it would be good to be buried in the ground.

"Uh......" But he didn't want to, after Yan Yingyuan was pulled out, he let out a slight moan.

"Camp Commander Yan is still alive! Medic! The soldiers who pulled him out raised their heads and shouted at the men and horses of their headquarters.

"He's still alive...... That's great! Medic, go! When Ma Xianglin heard this, he immediately shouted happily.