Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Province, stared at the Tatar thieves approaching again from the front. Although he was a little confused, he was full of confidence. After all, he was outnumbered, and in terms of combat troops alone, he was almost twice as many as the Tatar thieves.
What's more, in the first battle from the air, the cannons and cannons in our own camp were bombarded one after another. Most of the Tartar shield vehicles were destroyed, and the light-armored archers and handymen also suffered heavy losses.
However, our own soldiers have seen all this. Now that morale is at its peak and military morale is at its peak, even if the Tatars' heavy-armored warriors bravely return, they may not be able to gain any advantage.
"snort!
Liu Zhaoji snorted heavily and continued to issue military orders.
The roar sounded again, and the swan sound spread throughout the Ming army's positions, and the officers' shouts were clearly audible: "The rockets are ready. The gunmen are ready, the archers are ready. The hundreds of guns are loaded quickly."
The front lids of the rocket boxes on each tank have been opened, and the powder lines have been laid out. Just waiting for the military order to come, there are still sergeants who are busy filling the rocket boxes with ammunition. This process is very cumbersome, and they have no idea about the war.
Before it's over, can I have one more shot?
Firearmsmen holding three-eyed blunderbuss and winged tiger blunderbuss also quickly stepped forward and placed their firearms on the chariot's cover plate, or stretched them out from the holes in the cover plate, ready to fire at any time.
Prepare.
Behind them are a row of sword and shield soldiers. They hold swords and shields to prevent the Tatars' bows and arrows from hurting themselves and the gun soldiers in front. Behind them are groups of archers, holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other.
Seeing the Tatars getting closer and closer, all the soldiers were anxious. Some of them had beads of sweat on their hands. They wiped them on their armor quietly when no one was paying attention.
Another swan sound was heard.
"Rocket launching!"
As the officers shouted orders, the rocket boxes on each vehicle were instantly ignited, a large amount of smoke rose, and the rockets pierced the sky one after another, like life-threatening arrows flying out of hell.
Relying on the strong thrust of gunpowder, the rocket flew ruthlessly towards the Tartar shield vehicle line, harvesting fresh lives one by one. "Flang machine launch!"
The smoke that rose up when the rocket was launched had not yet dissipated. The Fran cannon that had completed rapid reloading roared again, and projectiles roared and flew straight towards the Tatar shield vehicle that was less than a hundred steps away.
The two sides were about to engage in hand-to-hand combat, and everyone's hearts were in their throats. To say they were not nervous would be a lie.
The firearms soldiers behind the Ming army's chariots aimed at the approaching Tatar shield chariots. Under the scorching sun, their heads were wet with sweat, their cotton armors were steaming, and they all bit their cheeks tightly.
Awaiting orders from the Chinese Army.
Beside them and behind them, generals of all sizes were also roaring: "Those who have not received orders are not allowed to fire guns, otherwise they will be punished by military law on the spot." Behind the gunmen, in addition to soldiers with swords and shields, there were dense infantry.
The archers of the camp, with their heads wrapped in folded scarves and wearing short armor, were holding their bows and arrows ready to wait for the Tartar thieves.
Looking down the hillside, some Tatar soldiers kept flashing out of the shield carts, and there was the sound of firecrackers and "bang bang bang bang".
However, the Ming army did not pay attention to them. The Tatars liked to lure me with empty guns. In fact, they only fired empty bullets. Once we follow their guns, the Tatars can take the opportunity to rush up and kill us.
The soldiers under Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, had been in contact with the Tatar thieves for a long time and were familiar with their tactics. The soldiers only paid attention to the orders of the Chinese army and ignored the Tatar thieves' false temptations.
It was too late, but it was too late, the sound of roaring and swans was heard again in the Ming army formation, the fire was bright, and large plumes of thick smoke were sprayed out. The roaring sound of "pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop" was loud, and some of the people in the future could not reach it in time.
The hidden Tatar archer fired a stream of bloody arrows from his chest and fell backwards.
Fire blunderbuss fired at close range are indeed more powerful than bows and arrows. However, the firearms soldiers under Liu Zhaoji's command are not strictly trained on weekdays, and they will inevitably become confused when facing a battle.
They had just fired one round of muskets, then turned around and quickly retreated to the back of the formation. They nervously and hurriedly cleaned the barrels and loaded the muskets, not knowing when they would be able to shoot the next musket.
The largest number of three-eyed muskets have not yet fired once, but because the shooting distance is too close, the Tatar thieves are still forty or fifty steps away, so firing now is in vain.
Fortunately, the shield carts pushed by the Tatars at this time were extremely crude, and their protective plates were relatively thin, and many of them had small holes shot out by bullets.
However, despite the loud noise, not many Tatar thieves were actually hit by the fire cannons. Only those who ducked out, or whose bodies were exposed outside the protection of the shield car, were occasionally hit, and fell down screaming one by one.
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Liu Zhaoji saw everything clearly on the top of the mountain, and his weather-stained face became more solemn. He whispered: Send the order, the cavalry is ready!"
The chirp sounded again, and the Fran cannon let out a final collective roar. Thousands of arrows flew out at the same time. The boluo sound sounded again, and the densely packed arrows flew out again in a perfect arc, almost
It completely enveloped the Tatar bandits in front of the front.
Ah...ah.ah
At the same time, screams were heard from the Ming army formation, and people were constantly being shot by the Tatar thieves who were charging towards them.
Fortunately, most of the Tartar thieves hid behind the broken shield chariots and fired towards the Ming army's infantry formation. Only the heavy armored soldiers who were mixed in and holding down the formation dared to lean out and shoot those whose bodies were exposed outside the chariots with strong bows and heavy arrows.
Ming army.
However, they are all skilled in shooting, and their targets are all deadly places. As long as they are shot by them, most of them will be in danger of life.
The Tatar shield chariots were densely packed with archers, and they kept firing towards the Ming army's formation. The arrows fired by both sides were almost like dark clouds, blocking the sunlight, and the middle area of the battle was dark.
The beating of drums could be heard constantly in the Tatar formation, and a large number of Tatar archers were approaching closer and closer under the cover of shield chariots.
The sound of bowstrings was loud, and dense arrows continued to fly towards the Ming army's infantry camp. The artillerymen, gunners, and archers either stayed close behind the shields, or relied on the protection of the sword and shield soldiers in the rear.
But the arrows thrown by the Tatars were too dense, and the arrows fell high. Waves of screams came one after another, and the injured retreated one after another.
However, fortunately, the kinetic energy of the thrown arrows is smaller than that of the Tatar vests. Even if they are shot by them, most of them will not have life-threatening consequences.
Liu Zhaoji rode his horse to the top of the mountain. Although he saw casualties starting to occur in his own camp, he thought it was very worthwhile. After all, he was fighting the Tatars, so there was no reason not to suffer casualties.
Moreover, looking at the current exchange ratio on the battlefield, it is obvious that our side has a huge advantage.
At this time, the shield chariots of the Tartar thieves also approached the place where the resisting horses were placed in front of the chariot. However, unless these resisting horses were moved away, the shield chariots could not move forward.
If they want to get rid of those simple resistance horses, the Tartar thieves must get out from behind the shield chariot. In this way, they become a living target for their own soldiers.