The crossbows of the Yi soldiers were no worse than those of the Ming army, and were even slightly better. The crossbowmen of the Yi soldiers were obviously stronger than the archers of the Ming army.
But since the Ming army had firearms, they have not vigorously developed crossbows, and the training of sergeants does not seek to draw strong bows. Basically, a bow of 120 kilograms can already reach the sky.
The most commonly used and widely used bow by the frontier troops is the Kaiyuan Bow, which is a soft bow.
It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty no longer paid much attention to crossbows. Unlike the Song Dynasty, in order to defeat the Iron Buddha of the Jin Army, they vigorously developed strong bows and single-shot armor-piercing long-range weapons such as bed crossbows.
The chieftains in the southwest seem to be a little behind due to the inconvenience of information transportation.
For them, the crossbow is a very important weapon in the army. Long-range attacks rely entirely on the crossbow.
But facing the Yulin army wearing fine armor and erecting iron shields, the power of their bows and arrows was greatly reduced. From a distance of nearly a hundred meters, they were thrown again, and no matter how strong the bow was, they would not have much power.
But fortunately, the attention of the officers and soldiers can still be restrained. The officers and soldiers can no longer fire and reload gunpowder as they did before. At least they will subconsciously avoid it to reduce the pressure on them.
When She Chongming saw Zhang Tong's front army rushing to the front of the official army, he quickly ordered a massive attack to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.
Seeing the rebels attacking in groups, Qin Bangping did not panic. They had already lost thousands of troops before the battle began. There was no reason for him to panic.
"Senior Huben went out to fight. According to the Yuanyang Formation fighting method, he formed a formation and defended it, killing all these rebels!"
The Yuanyang Formation is the Qi family's military strategy, which combines hot and cold weapons with elite soldiers. It is the most practical strategy for small-scale armies in this era. Zhu Youxiao will not waste Qi Jiguang's efforts.
What's more, there are three thousand Zhejiang soldiers in Yulin's army. Although they are not as invincible as Qi's army, they are still rare and brave and elite. Naturally, they can master this kind of tactics practiced every day.
When teaching other troops to practice, they can also combine actual combat experience to continuously improve.
Although most of these 10,000 tiger soldiers are just new soldiers who have been trained for several months, it is not a problem to deal with the overwhelming advantage of the chieftain soldiers.
And in this kind of terrain, the Yuanyang Formation is indeed the best choice. Only five small formations can be formed to build a solid line of defense.
The Yi soldiers had never seen this formation before, and they didn't even recognize some of the weapons of the officers and soldiers. They all thought that the officers and soldiers were playing tricks, so they all rushed forward with long knives and spears in their hands.
The result was that they died inexplicably at the hands of the officers and soldiers, and they didn't even have a chance to fight back.
After several waves of people died in succession, these Yi soldiers finally became frightened and showed panic expressions. They tightly grasped the weapons in their hands, but stopped moving forward. No one dared to go up and die.
Previously, they dared to charge against the artillery fire of the official army because they saw the hope of victory and thought that the official army relied on their firearms and there was nothing special about it.
Everyone is thinking in their hearts, as long as I can rush through alive, I will definitely be able to kill everyone and defeat the army.
But now they were rushing over, and as soon as they got into contact with the officers and soldiers, they were already starting to feel fear.
Moreover, in the rear formation of the Ming army, the artillery was still firing, bombarding their rear army wantonly. The Ming army on both sides were also holding firecrackers and firing continuously, and they were almost surrounded in a semicircle shape.
Fortunately, She Chongming's follow-up troops followed up. If Qin Bangping was given some time, the rebels could be wiped out here.
Qin Bangping quickly adjusted his deployment, using the Yuanyang Formation as the central fulcrum to guard the artillery in the rear, so that the gunners of the Shenji Battalion could safely and continuously bombard the Sheni rear army, causing damage and destroying the morale of the army.
Then, with heavy armored soldiers as the front army, and Huben sergeants following behind, the rebel army, which was several times larger than our own, attacked and killed them.
The reason why Qin Bangping, a steady person like him, dared to attack more with less was because he took advantage of the right time, place, people, morale, morale, and weapons.
The emperor told them many battles in which a small number defeated a large number, and in which defeat was turned into victory in a desperate situation.
His Majesty told them personally that it is not easy to defeat a large number with a small number. First of all, one must have strong conditions, which means that the army must be able to fight, and must be able to fight without fear of death, and one must be worth ten.
At this time, although the Yulin army was far from this level, it was still considered elite, and the enemy forces on the opposite side were not as numerous as them in any aspect.
When the ancients fought wars, they often talked about the so-called favorable time, place, and people. This is indeed reasonable. Even in later generations, when fighting a small-scale war, many factors must be considered and every effort must be made to ensure that one's army can win.
The current Qin Bangping is like this. He is in an excellent position at this time. He can enter and exit with heavy troops to fight the enemy decisively, and when retreating, he can rely on his superior weapons and terrain advantages to hold on.
However, he has lived a busy life and has been a general for more than 20 years, but his reputation is neither high nor official, which can be said to be a thorn in his heart.
As a general, who doesn't want his name to be resounding throughout the world and to shock everyone in the world? Now that the opportunity is in front of him, he must seize it.
The basin where they are now can only accommodate a melee of thirty to forty thousand people at most. The mountains and forests on both sides have never been developed. At first glance, there are trees and jungle weeds. If there are too many people, there will be no room for them.
It's a pity that this Xi Ni has such little military talent, but he dares to rebel. He really doesn't know how high the sky is and how high he is.
"Commanders, the leader of the rebels, She Ni, is right in front of you. If anyone can kill or capture She Ni, I will recommend him in front of Your Majesty to be promoted to a high official position, to honor our ancestors, and to be rich and glorious!"
Upon hearing this, Sergeant Habayashi raised his weapon to the sky three times in succession and shouted three times:
"Tiger, tiger, tiger!"
Qin Bangping pointed his sword, and behind the shield formation, the Taishan battalion sergeant wearing heavy armor and holding a refined machete rushed out like a beast. In addition, he was wearing a ghost mask. The Yi soldiers who had never seen such a scene suddenly
I was so frightened that I was frightened.
The rebels once again felt the gap in equipment. Few of their swords and guns could break through heavy armor. They used all their strength to slash the heavy armor made of fine iron, causing only a little pain and scratches on the armor.
Other than that, the rest has no effect.
And their simple armor, which only covered their chests and backs, was unable to withstand the weapons in the hands of the officers and soldiers. A single blow would result in injuries even if they were not dead.
The government troops attacked the rebels' fighting spirit and will again and again, and they were as terrifying as demons.
But She Chongming was also determined this time. In today's battle, either the officers and soldiers would be killed or he would be defeated. He would never take a step back.
When a battle reaches this point, the competition is about who can hold on longer, who can withstand their own casualties and fight to the end.
He drew his sword and shouted at his troops:
"Anyone who ascends first and kills the leader of the army, after the war, I will make him the first prince of our Daliang Kingdom and kill him!"