After previous battles, the New Army has developed very scientific and rigorous regulations for the control of weapons.
When defending, one hundred meters is the optimal distance for the New Army's rifles.
If it is too far away, the accuracy will be very poor.
This is not because the quality of the flash cap gun is not up to par, but because the range of more than one hundred meters has a great impact on people's field of vision.
Not to mention today's weapons, even rifles made four hundred years later are even equipped with high-precision sights. The accuracy of the gun has reached an exaggerated level. It is very difficult to hit a target more than 100 meters away.
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Another point is that the earth is not flat.
Even though the terrain appears to be endless at first glance, it actually has curvatures and undulations.
Seeing with the naked eye and aiming with a crosshair are completely two different feelings.
Only when the target reaches one hundred meters does ordinary people's aim become slightly more reliable.
After all, the vast majority of soldiers are ordinary people. No matter how well they are trained, they still cannot compare with sharpshooters.
The New Army has already made calculations. At a distance of one hundred meters, even if the enemy sprints at full speed, it will be enough for the flash cap gun to fire two or three rounds in about fifteen seconds.
It may not seem like much, but considering the density of firepower, it is actually enough to defeat the enemy's offensive formation.
Therefore, today's new army will basically put the enemy at a distance of about 100 meters before opening fire during defensive operations.
Especially in today's combat tactics, people are all gathered together, which greatly facilitates the New Army's cap guns to aim and shoot, and the lethality is amazing.
Following Mao Yuanyi's order, the New Army's guns and artillery fired.
The cap guns cut down the rebel infantry, and the infantry began to cover the following phalanx.
More than forty new warheads loaded with guncotton fell into the rebel array, and the effect was astonishing.
The billowing black smoke rolled in countless sand, dust and gravel, destroying everything within a radius of about two miles.
The only thing that could be seen was the broken limbs flying all over the sky, creating a terrifying rain of blood in mid-air.
Ren Dong and Shen Shouyao were trembling on the spot and their eyes were straight.
Is this an artillery piece?
Why isn't the iron ball rolling randomly?
Why did it explode?
One round of shelling left a huge gap in the rebel formation.
The rebels at the front also didn't get anything good.
After the first row of muskets were fired, hundreds of rebels fell. Only those who huddled behind the shield car escaped.
But before they had time to rejoice, the sturdy shield vehicle was called upon by the rifle artillery.
As each shield vehicle was blown up by artillery or mines, the rebels remembered the fear they had in Huang County and finally retreated, not daring to charge any more.
"This... what kind of magical weapon is this?"
Ren Dong and Shen Shouao were greatly stimulated. Whether it was artillery or muskets, it was far beyond their understanding.
On the contrary, they took the rebels' retreat as a matter of course.
However, the rebels retreated, but the new army did not intend to let them go.
The loud charge horn sounded, and the soldiers who had been huddled in the trench jumped up and took the initiative to attack.
Each three-row infantry phalanx was completed almost in the blink of an eye and began to advance towards the rebels' main formation.
Those rebels who ran slowly were all killed on the spot one by one.
In the rear, Kong Youde was overjoyed to see the new army taking the initiative to launch an attack, and all of them were infantry without armor.
"General Mao Shen, lead the cavalry through, success or failure depends on this."
Naturally, Mao Chenglu saw clearly and immediately ordered his troops and horses. Thousands of cavalry left the formation and moved toward the southwest first...
Not in the northeast direction.
Kenli and other places in later generations are still the sea today.
This position was almost built close to the seaside.
Therefore, if the rebel cavalry wanted to get behind the new army, they could only run from the southwest.
The New Army's side is the first regiment of the second division.
The regiment leader Guo Wei and the political commissar Ming Fanglin were both in the formation, and they immediately understood the intentions of the rebel cavalry through the telescope.
But both of them sneered and didn't pay attention to the rebel cavalry at all.
Under the orders of the two men, the first regiment just moved forward towards the main rebel formation. The speed was neither fast nor slow, with three rows in front and back, but it was divided into dozens of square formations.
"The cannon has been used to hit me with all its strength, but I don't believe it. Is this man also made of iron?"
Seeing the New Army leaving the trenches, Kong Youde felt that his artillery might have a chance.
Unexpectedly, just as the first artillery fired shells into the New Army's array, causing three or four casualties, the New Army's heavy artillery immediately found them.
In a huge and earth-shattering explosion, three of the rebels' red cannons were completely destroyed, and more than thirty people were killed.
The remaining dead souls were so overwhelmed that they didn't even bother to close their artillery. They ran around screaming and no longer dared to fire artillery to bombard the infantry of the new army.
In this regard, Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde had no choice.
The range, accuracy, and power of the New Army's heavy artillery are not comparable to the red cannons. If you dare to fire, you will still be called out.
Moreover, because the rebels were on the offensive side before, they did not dig trenches at all, not even bunkers.
The only people we can rely on now are Mao Chenglu's cavalry.
The rebel cavalry moved very quickly and moved southwest for more than two miles, reaching the flank of the new army. Mao Chenglu waved his long sword and commanded the cavalry to form a wild goose feather formation and pounce towards the flank of the new army.
His purpose was to get close to the side of the new army, slide over diagonally, and then use the high-speed running cavalry to shoot and kill the new army.
A cavalry force of several thousand men collided from the side, and the New Army's troops remained calm.
Guo Wei and Ming Fanglin didn't even pay attention to them. They only directed the response to the battalion commander in that direction.
The battalion commander counted the steps, and when the rebel cavalry approached one thousand meters, he suddenly blew his whistle.
The two phalanxes on the right wing that were originally advancing with the main force changed their formations during the administrative process.
Bahbabah…Bahbabah…Bahbabah…
In the simple and rhythmic sound, it only took about ten seconds for the two square arrays to complete the transition from horizontal to vertical.
Ren Dong, Shen Shouyao in the rear, and Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde on the opposite side all rubbed their eyes in unison.
What did they see?
Why so fast?
Is this still a human being?
The development of the war situation no longer allowed them to think too much.
Because they had to deal with cavalry, the new army opened fire at a distance of 500 meters.
It doesn't matter if the hit rate is not high, you just need to shoot in the general direction ahead, and maybe some unlucky guy will hit the bullet by himself.
Even so, under the first round of shooting, more than a dozen rebel cavalry fell from their horses, and three horses fell down wailing.
"They let go of their cannons and all rushed towards me."
Mao Chenglu once again made a wrong judgment, changed his original intention on the spot, and decided to lead his troops to rush in and massacre.
After all, the musketeers on the opposite side have fired, so isn't this a period of firepower vacuum?
Then he saw the New Army soldiers in the second row coming forward.
This time the distance was about two hundred meters, and there were clouds of white smoke steaming again.
This time they were much closer, and the lethality of the new army's muskets skyrocketed, with more than a hundred rebels falling off their horses.
Then the third row of New Army soldiers came forward, a hundred meters away.
Bang bang bang bang bang...
The rebels suffered more than two hundred casualties.
Mao Chenglu's heart was in his throat. He was no stranger to three-stage shooting. It was a tactic that the Ming army had long used.
Now, the three sections of shooting are over, and there is still a distance of 70 meters. It's their turn, right?
Then he saw another row of New Army soldiers walking to the front, their muzzles already facing this way.
At the same time, another New Army formation has been deployed nearby.
This time, the musket fire exploded more intensively, coming like a violent storm.
Before Mao Chenglu could react, he felt something hit his chest and flew backwards.
However, his feet were stuck in the stirrups, so he did not fall. However, the severe pain in his chest made him have lingering fears.
Fortunately, he was a high-ranking general. Before going to the battlefield, he was cautious and installed a protective goggle on his armor.
Otherwise, the bullet just now would have sent him away.
An angled musket shot is fatal.
After this round of fighting, the rebel cavalry was no longer a matter of how many people died. Instead, it was visible to the naked eye that a thick layer had been chipped away.
The dead men and downed horses all caused secondary damage, causing the cavalry behind them to dodge like dominoes.
When the cavalry is charging at full speed, it is very difficult to stop. But the chaos that has formed now makes it impossible for the rebel cavalry to maintain their speed.
The ones in the front who fell down and were squeezed together were almost like a wall. The ones in the back, no matter how stupid they were, would try their best to slow down their horses.
With great difficulty, the charging cavalry finally stopped.
But in this process, the rebels were defeated by half of their strength.
The remaining people could not find the general and could not overcome the obstacles. They were frightened by the terrifying musket array of the new army. They turned around and retreated on the spot, wishing they could run with their horses above their heads.
From the front, Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde were completely disappointed when they saw that the cavalrymen who had been given high hopes could not even attack the unarmored infantry.
Seeing that the main force of the new army was getting closer and closer, all the rebel soldiers' legs were shaking and their eyes were frightened. They knew that this battle was not going to be fought.