The cost of a paper-cased fixed-loading ammunition at the Ming Dynasty Royal Arsenal was eighty copper plates, and the military's purchasing price was one hundred copper plates.

The main cost is the production of the primer. When the primer production technology breaks through in the future, the cost of the bullet can be greatly reduced.

But the current price is so high, there is no way to lower it, and if it continues lower, the arsenal will lose money!

Although the rotary machine gun currently used by the Ming army cannot match the firing rate of the historical Gatling gun, it can still reach 200 rounds per minute.

After all, the bullets fired by a rotating machine gun per minute are worth twenty silver dollars.

And in a war, even if it is an encounter, it will take several hours at the earliest to determine the winner.

This means the fastest. If it turns into a confrontation or a war of attrition, we don't know how long it will take.

Although it could last for several hours, the rotating machine gun could not keep firing.

But the cost of rotating machine guns is still staggering!

That is to say, the current Ming court is not short of money. Otherwise, the Ming army would not be rich enough to use rotating machine guns to fire suppressive firepower.

Ta da! Ta da da!

The sound of intensive rotating machine gun fire rang out, and dense barrages were fired at the Qing blocking troops on the beach.

Projectiles fly, and the ultra-high rate of fire brings great killing effects.

Although the Qing soldiers on the beach were wearing cotton-padded armor, the cotton-padded armor was completely unable to provide the proper protection against the Ming army's machine gun fire.

An elite soldier in the Qing army was kept falling to the ground like wheat!

Soon, the entire beach battlefield was like a hell that had been watered with blood, and it was extremely terrifying.

However, facing the Ming army's landing craft, the Qing army also fought back.

Muskets and artillery fired in unison, and the smoke almost engulfed the entire beach.

The projectiles fired from the musket hit the steel plate in front of the landing craft and had no other effect except a clanging sound.

The Ming army's rotating machine guns are still unleashing firepower unscrupulously!

The dense barrage quickly killed people, with sand and soil flying and projectiles flying, making the Qing troops on the beach unable to raise their heads at all.

However, although the landing craft of the Ming army could block the fire of artillery, they were not much different from those of Zhihu in front of the artillery.

A solid artillery shell hit the Ming army's landing craft with great accuracy!

The kinetic energy carried by the shell exploded instantly, and the protective steel plate in front of the landing craft was directly dented and then torn to pieces.

The rotating machine gun that was releasing firepower instantly misfired, the barrel was broken, and the machine gunner's body was torn to pieces by the shells.

The landing craft suddenly reared in the sea, and many of the soldiers on board fell directly into the sea.

Accompanied by a harsh charge horn, the Ming army's landing troops began to formally launch their landing.

A soldier named Ming held a bayonet-equipped musket and strode forward to kill.

During the charge, these Ming soldiers kept pulling the triggers and firing volleys.

Coupled with the rotating machine guns, the suppressed Qing troops on the beach could not even lift their heads.

However, the Qing army's counterattack was equally powerful.

The Qing army hiding behind the fortifications fired their guns and artillery, bent their bows and set arrows, and the arrows fell like rain. The number of casualties of the Ming army was gradually increasing.

A cannonball was fired and fell directly into the Ming army's formation. Sand and gravel flew as it rolled and spun, but it also took away lives.

The thrown arrows hit the rattan armor of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, but could not break the armor!

However, some arrows were missed and shot into the gaps in the armor and stomach, causing damage to the Ming army.

The road to attack is almost paved with blood.

The Ming army quickly completed the landing operation despite casualties!

Seeing those Ming soldiers rushing up in black, the faces of the Qing soldiers on the beach could not help but be filled with fear.

They really don't have the courage to fight in a bloody battle with the Ming army now!

When they faced the Ming army on the battlefield in the Central Plains, the Qing army had lost all its vigor through a series of disastrous defeats.

When facing the Koreans and Japanese, it was nothing. They were still the invincible Eight Banners.

However, when they faced the Ming army, many Qing soldiers would subconsciously show their cowardice!

Accompanied by shouts and shouts, the Ming army and the Qing army entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat.

Facing the bayonet charge of the Ming army, the Qing soldiers summoned up the little courage they had left to respond.

Bang! Bang bang!

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were accustomed to firing a volley of muskets without respecting martial ethics before fighting with bayonets.

Then comes the bayonet charge!

It was only the first round of head-on combat between the two sides, and the soldiers in the front row of the Qing army suffered heavy losses.

After a period of fighting, both sides retreated to repair.

Two quarters of an hour later, the Ming army's attack surged up again.

Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, soldiers from both sides collided and fought fiercely.

Bang! Bang bang!

Bang bang bang!

The Ming army's firepower was very intensive. The attacking Ming army was equipped with revolvers, shotguns, and even breech-loading rifles.

Under intensive bullet strikes, the Qing army was defeated!

The entire beach was full of defeated Qing troops.

The Ming army's landing force concentrated its superior forces in order to break through the enemy's positions.

The Qing army was unable to resist, and was again dispersed by the Ming army.

The Ming army completely established a foothold on the beach. After seizing the Qing army's offensive, one engineer after another began to set up positions.

More and more Ming troops have completed the landing!

The rotating machine gun on the landing craft was disassembled and prepared for use in the subsequent attack on the dock fort.

In the process, another fort of the Qing army was destroyed by the Ming army's concentrated fire.

But the rest of the Qing army's forts were still roaring and projecting firepower towards the landing Ming army, causing considerable damage to the Ming army.

In this regard, the Ming army had no good solution. They could only organize more intense shelling and suppress the fort with firepower.

At the same time, he ordered the landing troops to accelerate towards the fort in a skirmish line, preparing to conquer the fort!

Ta da! Ta da da!

Fierce gunfire continued, and countless projectiles poured firepower toward the fort at a speed of two hundred rounds per minute.

The soldiers on the Qing army's fort were beaten so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads!

Only those who dare to step forward will be greeted by a hail of projectiles as dense as raindrops.

The Ming army quickly formed an assault force. Elite soldiers wore steel breastplates and helmets, holding breech-loading rifles or shotguns, ready to launch an assault at any time.

With a harsh charge, the Ming army's offensive troops rushed forward instantly!

The rotating machine gun provides fire suppression, the straight-firing mortar clears the way, the breech-loading rifle and shotgun ensure the continuous delivery of firepower, and finally the bayonet charge ends...

The Ming army's offensive routine was very simple, but such a simple offensive routine made it impossible for the Qing army on the opposite side to deal with it.

How did you say that?

If you are poor, you will use tactics to intersperse them; if you are good, you will be bombed by me!

The current Ming army is the type that Da Ze bombed for me. Countless naval guns are roaring, and direct-firing mortars provide fire cover for the attacking infantry.

They were completely unilaterally suppressing the Qing army!

The Qing army couldn't hold its head up at all!

To be honest, if the Qing army's forts were not made of solid fortifications made of cement, they would have been destroyed by the Ming Dynasty's naval gun groups.

Gradually, Ming soldiers began to rush into the Qing fort buildings, and soldiers from both sides began to fight at close range, exchanging lives for lives.

The Ming army's fearless charge was so intimidating that many Qing soldiers were deeply frightened by it.

Their courage to fight is getting lower and lower!

Bang! Bang!

The gunshots continued!

The tactics used by soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to attack fortresses were still simple. They opened the way with grenades, then fired with musketeers, and finally charged with bayonets.

However, the Qing army just couldn't resist it.

Continuous defeats!

However, since the current battle was a close-range melee, and the Qing army's resistance was quite tenacious, the Ming army inevitably suffered certain casualties during this attack.
To be continued...