The first line of defense of the Ming army was on the Xiaohenggou platform at the front. It used radial fortifications with two trenches and wooden fences on the left and right to form a frontal blockade of many uphill passages in front of the mountain; the second line of defense was on the gray slope above Xiaohenggou.
On the mountain ridge, there are three stepped defensive positions centered on the top of the mountain, which can block the intersection of Xiaohenggou in front of the mountain and the ancient road up the mountain.
If there are machine guns, I will give them all to you! Zhu Yongxing stood on the ridge of the second line of defense and looked up. Although the distance was not far, it was filled with dust. He could only see the first few rows of Qing troops approaching step by step, but he could not see
Be clear about the specific layout behind.
Although the first line of defense is under the command of Zhang Guangcui, most of the soldiers are from the three provinces of Wu, including 300 musketeers who have only been trained for half a month. Precaution is necessary, and having soldiers as generals has always been something Zhu Yongxing hates.
A problem. Not only does this easily lead to the generals' domineering warlord style, but also when soldiers become appendages of the generals, they are often regarded by the generals as capital that is "not important" and become the basis for them to preserve their strength and even surrender.
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Because of the Ming army's miasma and injuries, the soldiers' recovery was slow or fast, which gave Zhu Yongxing the opportunity to disrupt his organization and regroup. Of course, this measure was incomplete and he did not dare to do it yet.
It was too obvious, and I was worried that the generals would be dissatisfied.
The establishment of the musketeers was based on Zhu Yongxing's inherent thinking of later generations. Sooner or later, hot weapons will replace cold weapons. Although the matchlock guns captured from the Burmese soldiers had various flaws, he would never abandon them. Compared with the trained muskets,
The training of qualified archers and musketeers is faster. Of course, Zhu Yongxing does not expect this newly formed musketeers to win in the field, but when relying on danger to defend, the protection of musketeers is not a big problem, but
The penetrating power of this older arquebus can make the attacker's armor and shields weak.
Zhu Yongxing once proudly wanted to train three-stage or five-stage field musketeers, but after several trainings, he temporarily gave up this idea and came to the conclusion that without extremely strict long-term training, it would be impossible to train musketeers in the field.
The fact that the musketeers can perform several attacks in an orderly manner is pure bullshit.
"When each platoon first started shooting, perhaps there were only two or three soldiers who did not participate in the salvo and fired alone. Then a sea of fire appeared in the formation, and the soldiers in each row and column were mixed together. The soldiers loaded their bullets
Immediately after that, they opened fire on their own, and the soldiers in the first row no longer knelt down to shoot, although they really wanted to do that. At that time, faced with the chaotic situation of roaring gunfire, no one, whether it was the general or the junior officers, could
There is nothing we can do but wait for the troops to advance and retreat on their own."
Yes, this was the scene Zhu Yongxing encountered, which was almost the same as what was described in a Western military work. However, the musketeers Zhu Yongxing had just trained made such a mistake even when there was no enemy to charge into the formation.
Although he encountered setbacks that prevented Zhu Yongxing from forming a well-trained musketry unit as easily as his predecessors in time travel, Zhu Yongxing still thought of a solution and decided to use it in the blocking battle.
There is nothing to hide. In the current situation, the most important thing is to get a head start and boost the morale of the army. Moreover, with the current matchlock guns and the newly trained musketeers, Zhu Yongxing does not dare to regard them as a winner.
The trump card. Because that is simply unrealistic.
The Qing army, which was attacking from behind, had already approached the trench and was less than thirty meters away from the wooden fence. In the dusty field, the Qing army general issued hoarse orders. The archers behind the shield formation fired a row of arrows upward.
Then the auxiliary soldiers carrying cloth bags rushed forward to fill the trenches.
"Fire!" He Liangshun, the leader of the musketeers, roared.
The musketeers who took the lead and defeated the enemy in the first battle were not under Zhang Guangcui's command. This distance also met Zhu Yongxing's requirements for them to start shooting.
Standing behind the fence, with most of his body hidden in the trench, the musketeer immediately fixed the burning match rope in his hand to the trigger, extended the musket from the gap in the fence, took aim, and fired.
With a roar, the fire flashed, and white smoke suddenly rose behind the fence. Hundreds of projectiles flew out rapidly, shooting at the Qing army dozens of meters away.
The old-fashioned matchlock gun was eventually eliminated because it was large in caliber and heavy, and could not replace crossbowmen or archers to provide infantry with sufficient and flexible firepower. However, it was very powerful. Large matchlock guns could often kill several people or kill several people with one shot.
Several horses were recorded, and forming a fixed position under the cover of spearmen and trenches was also quite effective against the enemy.
Accompanied by screams and wailing, the Qing army's attack array suffered its first violent blow. The large bullets not only killed many auxiliary soldiers filling the trenches and the shield-bearing soldiers who exposed their bodies, but even the shields were penetrated.
The Shaoqing soldier was hit inexplicably and fell down with a scream.
After the musketeer finished shooting, he immediately took off the match rope and handed the musket back. The musket was taken by his teammates behind him, and another loaded musket was thrust into his hand.
Fix the match rope, extend it, aim, and shoot. A series of actions were rapid and accurate. In just ten seconds, the Ming Army musketeers fired another round of bullets.
This is the solution that Zhu Yongxing came up with. It is similar to the assembly line operation in a factory. Three, four or five musketeers line up in a row to complete their respective tasks, and then the first musketeer opens fire.
In this way, not only the firing speed is increased several times, but also the work is simplified and the possibility of making mistakes due to nervousness is reduced. As long as the shooter concentrates on shooting, he does not have to reload and pay attention to the position of the match rope, which greatly reduces the chance of misfire.
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The roars came one after another, and the white smoke became thicker. I could only hear the screams and exclamations from the opposite side, but I could hardly see the situation ahead. After six rounds of shooting, the musketeer commander He Liangshun issued an order to stop shooting in order to observe the attack.
Effect.
The gunpowder smoke gradually dissipated, but the dust was flying. It was still difficult to see the full situation of the enemy's attack array, but the trench was already a mess. Shields, swords, guns, corpses, and wounded soldiers lying on the ground screaming and wailing.
A bloody scene appeared in front of the Ming army.
Just repeated rounds of musket fire had defeated the first attack of the Qing army. The Ming army saw more and more clearly that the Qing army was fleeing in confusion, and the loess was flying all over the sky, as if thousands of troops were descending from the mountain.