As soon as he got out of the way, two soldiers picked up two paper packets from the wooden barrel next to them and stuffed them into the gun barrel. The paper packets contained lead bullets with a diameter of more than half an inch! This is the most primitive shotgun! It really depends on the large area.
The damage must be done with shotgun shells, but the range of the shotgun shells at this time is too close!
When the cannon was first fired, the Mongolian cavalry was still a hundred steps away. When they finished loading, they just rushed within thirty or forty steps. This distance is the best killing distance for shotguns, just enough to give them a hard hit!
When the artillery was preparing for the second round of firing, the fire cannon soldiers had already fired three rounds of fire cannons! And the fire cannon soldiers were much more lethal than the first round of artillery! Anyone who rushed into the range of the fire would be
Within their range, with every volley, a cavalryman would fall off his horse, or his horse would be injured and the cavalryman would be thrown away from him!
No matter which situation occurs, the fallen cavalry will not have a good ending! Either they will be thrown to death, or they will be trampled to death by their companions' horses! But after paying a considerable price, the Mongolian cavalry finally rushed through the fire! Now!
They are only fifty or sixty steps away from the village wall!
At this time, there was no need for anyone to direct them. These Mongolian cavalry opened their bows and nocked arrows and started shooting from the longest distance! Due to their different living environments and shooting targets, the Mongolian cavalry and the Houjin cavalry used completely different bows and arrows!
Mongolians live on the grasslands, and the largest animal they face is the wolf! The wolf is relatively small among animals, and its other prey are smaller animals such as otters and rabbits. Therefore, Mongolians generally
Use short bows as they don't need much strength to hunt these animals.
Hou Jin was different. They lived a life of fishing and hunting, and the animals they faced were quite large! For example, ferocious animals such as wild boars, bears, and even tigers, which required their bows and arrows to have a fatal hit. Therefore, Hou Jin
Soldiers generally use long bows, which require the user to be very powerful and have a much longer range than the Mongolian short bow.
For example, when the Mongolian cavalry shoots arrows, when accuracy is required, the distance is about twenty or thirty steps. Only when accuracy is not required, they shoot from 50 steps away. Then the Golden Cavalry is different. They can generally shoot from 50 steps away.
For accurate shooting, you can do it at about 80 steps when projecting. If it is a covering shot that does not require accurate head, it can be done from a distance away from Baibu!
This distance is not low! Because the ancients took one step with both legs, which is called a step. The distance is about 1.3 to 1.5 meters. The range of a bow and arrow at this distance is already equivalent to the range of a fire gun.
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Therefore, these Mongolian cavalry could only risk their lives to rush to the enemy and shoot arrows. However, these Mongolian cavalry were very accurate in shooting arrows. They even grasped the falling distance of the arrows quite well, and the basic landing points were near the village wall!
At this time, three rounds of loaded muskets had been fired, and the second round of artillery had not yet been loaded. At this time, the battlefield was filled with the shouts of the Mongolian cavalry and the sound of arrows piercing the air! The Mongolian bows and arrows fired very fast and continuously.
Continuously! Feather arrows rise from the crowd, like a water pipe spraying water! Even from the side, you can see that the dense feather arrows form a bridge-like shape in the air!
The arrow fell, and for a moment there was a "tunk" sound as the arrow hit the wood, a "ding" sound as it landed on the armor, a "puff" sound as it pierced the flesh, and a series of screams! However,
There weren't many screams caused!
The reason is that the Mongols are too poor. The feather arrows used by most of their cavalry are not iron arrows, but bone arrows! Facing the iron armor of Wu'an Army, iron arrows may not be effective.
, let alone bone arrows! Most of the injured soldiers survived their injuries, and only a few unlucky ones were killed when they were shot in vital parts!
The Mongolian cavalry in the front row fired three arrows, then put away their bows and arrows, drew out their scimitars, and at the same time turned their horses' heads and rushed towards the trucks. In their opinion, the baggage vehicles were the best place to climb, if they were lucky.
Maybe you can even jump in on a prancing horse!
But just as they drew out their scimitars, many soldiers suddenly appeared around the baggage vehicle. They took out the upright sword and flattened it, pointing straight ahead! In the blink of an eye, what seemed to be a defect in the wall turned into a fatal trap!
In fact, these spearmen had already gathered behind the baggage vehicles, but their spears were really inconspicuous in the dark night, and the Mongolian cavalry did not pay attention to them, so they fell into this terrible trap.
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When the Mongolian cavalry was charging, they were suddenly shocked when they saw a dense forest in front of them. The people in the front row subconsciously reined their horses lightly! Even the horses under their crotches saw the snow-white shining spear points.
They were all frightened and took the initiative to slow down in order to avoid it! After all, war horses are also living beings and have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages!
But if these Mongolian cavalry thought they could avoid the trap in this way, they would be completely wrong, because the main killer of this trap is not the ones who get out, but the artillery mixed in!
This time Liu Haojia brought 80 cannons. All the artillery were arranged on the surrounding walls. There were also many artillery carts loaded with Tiger Cannons, which were powerful weapons in close combat. They were the biggest weapons for harvesting human lives!
Sure enough, the cavalry in front subconsciously slowed down their horses, while the cavalry behind still accelerated towards them. The people in front of the car suddenly became denser! At this moment, the artillery that had just been loaded started!
Just listen to a series of artillery sounds, and the dense shotguns are like sickles sweeping through the wheat seedlings, instantly mowing down a large area of cavalry and horses in front of the car! For a while, the screams of people and the screams of war horses were mixed together, and the people in the front row were
The cavalry instantly became a mess!
Seeing their companions who fell instantly, the Mongolian cavalry behind them were stunned! They had not seen such intensive killing for many years! Even the warriors who often participated in inter-tribal battles were frightened by the sight!
Hutch was heartbroken when he saw this scene! Because those at the front were the most elite cavalry in the tribe, and their purpose was to break through the opponent's wall! As long as they could rush in and entangle the Ming army, they would follow behind.
The cavalry can throw their flying claws to pull away the vehicles, which will open a hole, and the cavalry can swarm in and kill them!
But now, the soldiers were already suffering heavy casualties before they even reached the wall, and the density of the opponent's firearms far exceeded his imagination! It even made Hutch feel that the team in front of him was not the Ming army he was familiar with!