Chapter 1810 - Strength is not enough

In the previous several raids on the shore, the Portuguese had hardly ever bumped into the regular troops of the Qing army, and the opponents were basically local militia forces, or even just the personal guards of some large landlords, who were extremely lacking in weapons and equipment and combat experience, so they naturally could not resist the offensive of the Portuguese musketeers. And Simang seems to be a little underestimated because of this, the real strength of the Qing army is somewhat underestimated, and this landing operation is still too dependent on luck, and does not do enough reconnaissance work, which will lead to a head-on collision with the Qing army.

In the course of fighting with the Great Year after year, the Qing army has been reborn from the tribal armed forces to the establishment of a professional army, and has gradually accumulated rich combat experience, and in the past two years, there has been a strong opponent of Haihan, and the ability to adapt to musket tactics has become stronger and stronger, and some means of defeating the enemy have been studied. Although these tactics may not be effective against the more well-armed Haihan army, they have obvious effect against the Portuguese, who are inferior in combat power.

Simão became a conspicuous target because he commanded on horseback, and in the chaos, he was also hit by an arrow from the sky in his shoulder. But fortunately, he wore light armor, and although the arrow penetrated the armor, it did not hurt the muscles and bones, only skin wounds. Simon angrily drew his bow and arrows, and ordered the firing of signal flares, telling the fleet by the sea to quickly organize reinforcements.

The Portuguese were now only three or four miles from the sea, and there were still a few hundred sailors on the ship, so it was entirely possible to organize another force to meet Simão's retreat.

Soon, a red flare was fired into the air and exploded, this thing was still the equipment provided by the Haihan Army to the Portuguese, so as to transmit a distress signal to a distant distance in a critical moment, and I didn't expect it to really come in handy. Now as long as they can withdraw to the seashore, relying on the fire of the naval guns, the Portuguese can return to the ship and leave the danger zone.

However, the Qing army obviously did not want to let go of the Portuguese, who had caused trouble on the eastern coast of Liaodong, and still maintained a very oppressive offensive posture by virtue of their superiority in strength. Although the Portuguese had the advantage of troops, the musket formation tactics they used also had a very obvious shortcoming, that is, it was difficult to move quickly on the battlefield, otherwise they would lose the advantage brought by dense firepower.

Even if Simão wanted to evacuate the battlefield as soon as possible, he still had to keep his men and horses in a neat formation, and divided into two teams in the front and back alternately to cover the retreat. Otherwise, as long as the formation was disorganized, these hundreds of infantry would immediately become the target of the enemy's cavalry, and once the two sides engaged at close range, Simão would not have the confidence to command his troops to defeat several times the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. Fortunately, this group of people under him is not a fledgling, although the situation is passive, but everyone knows very well that the more this is the case, the more they can't mess up their own positions, and their two legs can't outrun the cavalry anyway, so they can only maintain the formation and retreat while releasing their guns.

The flintlock muskets equipped by the Portuguese had a limited frequency of fire, so in order to prevent the enemy from seizing the gap in the reload and rushing closer, it was necessary to ensure the lethality of each round of fire. To ensure a good chance of shooting, Simão had to order the enemy to be placed closer before firing, but this would give the enemy's bows and arrows more chance to shoot into the Portuguese musket array.

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In the previous several raids on the shore, the Portuguese had hardly ever bumped into the regular troops of the Qing army, and the opponents were basically local militia forces, or even just the personal guards of some large landlords, who were extremely lacking in weapons and equipment and combat experience, so they naturally could not resist the offensive of the Portuguese musketeers. And Simang seems to be a little underestimated because of this, the real strength of the Qing army is somewhat underestimated, and this landing operation is still too dependent on luck, and does not do enough reconnaissance work, which will lead to a head-on collision with the Qing army.

In the course of fighting with the Great Year after year, the Qing army has been reborn from the tribal armed forces to the establishment of a professional army, and has gradually accumulated rich combat experience, and in the past two years, there has been a strong opponent of Haihan, and the ability to adapt to musket tactics has become stronger and stronger, and some means of defeating the enemy have been studied. Although these tactics may not be effective against the more well-armed Haihan army, they have obvious effect against the Portuguese, who are inferior in combat power.

Simão became a conspicuous target because he commanded on horseback, and in the chaos, he was also hit by an arrow from the sky in his shoulder. But fortunately, he wore light armor, and although the arrow penetrated the armor, it did not hurt the muscles and bones, only skin wounds. Simon angrily drew his bow and arrows, and ordered the firing of signal flares, telling the fleet by the sea to quickly organize reinforcements.

The Portuguese were now only three or four miles from the sea, and there were still a few hundred sailors on the ship, so it was entirely possible to organize another force to meet Simão's retreat.

Soon, a red flare was fired into the air and exploded, this thing was still the equipment provided by the Haihan Army to the Portuguese, so as to transmit a distress signal to a distant distance in a critical moment, and I didn't expect it to really come in handy. Now as long as they can withdraw to the seashore, relying on the fire of the naval guns, the Portuguese can return to the ship and leave the danger zone.

However, the Qing army obviously did not want to let go of the Portuguese, who had caused trouble on the eastern coast of Liaodong, and still maintained a very oppressive offensive posture by virtue of their superiority in strength. Although the Portuguese had the advantage of troops, the musket formation tactics they used also had a very obvious shortcoming, that is, it was difficult to move quickly on the battlefield, otherwise they would lose the advantage brought by dense firepower.

Even if Simão wanted to evacuate the battlefield as soon as possible, he still had to keep his men and horses in a neat formation, and divided into two teams in the front and back alternately to cover the retreat. Otherwise, as long as the formation was disorganized, these hundreds of infantry would immediately become the target of the enemy's cavalry, and once the two sides engaged at close range, Simão would not have the confidence to command his troops to defeat several times the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. Fortunately, this group of people under him is not a fledgling, although the situation is passive, but everyone knows very well that the more this is the case, the more they can't mess up their own positions, and their two legs can't outrun the cavalry anyway, so they can only maintain the formation and retreat while releasing their guns.

The flintlock muskets equipped by the Portuguese had a limited frequency of fire, so in order to prevent the enemy from seizing the gap in the reload and rushing closer, it was necessary to ensure the lethality of each round of fire. To ensure a good chance of shooting, Simão had to order the enemy to be placed closer before firing, but this would give the enemy's bows and arrows more chance to shoot into the Portuguese musket array.

In the previous several raids on the shore, the Portuguese had hardly ever bumped into the regular troops of the Qing army, and the opponents were basically local militia forces, or even just the personal guards of some large landlords, who were extremely lacking in weapons and equipment and combat experience, so they naturally could not resist the offensive of the Portuguese musketeers. And Simang seems to be a little underestimated because of this, the real strength of the Qing army is somewhat underestimated, and this landing operation is still too dependent on luck, and does not do enough reconnaissance work, which will lead to a head-on collision with the Qing army.

In the course of fighting with the Great Year after year, the Qing army has been reborn from the tribal armed forces to the establishment of a professional army, and has gradually accumulated rich combat experience, and in the past two years, there has been a strong opponent of Haihan, and the ability to adapt to musket tactics has become stronger and stronger, and some means of defeating the enemy have been studied. Although these tactics may not be effective against the more well-armed Haihan army, they have obvious effect against the Portuguese, who are inferior in combat power.

Simão became a conspicuous target because he commanded on horseback, and in the chaos, he was also hit by an arrow from the sky in his shoulder. But fortunately, he wore light armor, and although the arrow penetrated the armor, it did not hurt the muscles and bones, only skin wounds. Simon angrily drew his bow and arrows, and ordered the firing of signal flares, telling the fleet by the sea to quickly organize reinforcements.

The Portuguese were now only three or four miles from the sea, and there were still a few hundred sailors on the ship, so it was entirely possible to organize another force to meet Simão's retreat.

Soon, a red flare was fired into the air and exploded, this thing was still the equipment provided by the Haihan Army to the Portuguese, so as to transmit a distress signal to a distant distance in a critical moment, and I didn't expect it to really come in handy. Now as long as they can withdraw to the seashore, relying on the fire of the naval guns, the Portuguese can return to the ship and leave the danger zone.

However, the Qing army obviously did not want to let go of the Portuguese, who had caused trouble on the eastern coast of Liaodong, and still maintained a very oppressive offensive posture by virtue of their superiority in strength. Although the Portuguese had the advantage of troops, the musket formation tactics they used also had a very obvious shortcoming, that is, it was difficult to move quickly on the battlefield, otherwise they would lose the advantage brought by dense firepower.

Even if Simão wanted to evacuate the battlefield as soon as possible, he still had to keep his men and horses in a neat formation, and divided into two teams in the front and back alternately to cover the retreat. Otherwise, as long as the formation was disorganized, these hundreds of infantry would immediately become the target of the enemy's cavalry, and once the two sides engaged at close range, Simão would not have the confidence to command his troops to defeat several times the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. Fortunately, this group of people under him is not a fledgling, although the situation is passive, but everyone knows very well that the more this is the case, the more they can't mess up their own positions, and their two legs can't outrun the cavalry anyway, so they can only maintain the formation and retreat while releasing their guns.

The flintlock muskets equipped by the Portuguese had a limited frequency of fire, so in order to prevent the enemy from seizing the gap in the reload and rushing closer, it was necessary to ensure the lethality of each round of fire. To ensure a good chance of shooting, Simão had to order the enemy to be placed closer before firing, but this would give the enemy's bows and arrows more chance to shoot into the Portuguese musket array.

In the previous several raids on the shore, the Portuguese had hardly ever bumped into the regular troops of the Qing army, and the opponents were basically local militia forces, or even just the personal guards of some large landlords, who were extremely lacking in weapons and equipment and combat experience, so they naturally could not resist the offensive of the Portuguese musketeers. And Simang seems to be a little underestimated because of this, the real strength of the Qing army is somewhat underestimated, and this landing operation is still too dependent on luck, and does not do enough reconnaissance work, which will lead to a head-on collision with the Qing army.

In the course of fighting with the Great Year after year, the Qing army has been reborn from the tribal armed forces to the establishment of a professional army, and has gradually accumulated rich combat experience, and in the past two years, there has been a strong opponent of Haihan, and the ability to adapt to musket tactics has become stronger and stronger, and some means of defeating the enemy have been studied. Although these tactics may not be effective against the more well-armed Haihan army, they have obvious effect against the Portuguese, who are inferior in combat power.

Simão became a conspicuous target because he commanded on horseback, and in the chaos, he was also hit by an arrow from the sky in his shoulder. But fortunately, he wore light armor, and although the arrow penetrated the armor, it did not hurt the muscles and bones, only skin wounds. Simon angrily drew his bow and arrows, and ordered the firing of signal flares, telling the fleet by the sea to quickly organize reinforcements.

The Portuguese were now only three or four miles from the sea, and there were still a few hundred sailors on the ship, so it was entirely possible to organize another force to meet Simão's retreat.

Soon, a red flare was fired into the air and exploded, this thing was still the equipment provided by the Haihan Army to the Portuguese, so as to transmit a distress signal to a distant distance in a critical moment, and I didn't expect it to really come in handy. Now as long as they can withdraw to the seashore, relying on the fire of the naval guns, the Portuguese can return to the ship and leave the danger zone.

However, the Qing army obviously did not want to let go of the Portuguese, who had caused trouble on the eastern coast of Liaodong, and still maintained a very oppressive offensive posture by virtue of their superiority in strength. Although the Portuguese had the advantage of troops, the musket formation tactics they used also had a very obvious shortcoming, that is, it was difficult to move quickly on the battlefield, otherwise they would lose the advantage brought by dense firepower.

Even if Simão wanted to evacuate the battlefield as soon as possible, he still had to keep his men and horses in a neat formation, and divided into two teams in the front and back alternately to cover the retreat. Otherwise, as long as the formation was disorganized, these hundreds of infantry would immediately become the target of the enemy's cavalry, and once the two sides engaged at close range, Simão would not have the confidence to command his troops to defeat several times the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. Fortunately, this group of people under him is not a fledgling, although the situation is passive, but everyone knows very well that the more this is the case, the more they can't mess up their own positions, and their two legs can't outrun the cavalry anyway, so they can only maintain the formation and retreat while releasing their guns.