Yang Fan came from the north, and his central army faced the northern part of the Yarkand camp. There was no bombardment there. At this time, there was chaos. People were putting on their armor, getting on their saddles, and getting on their saddles. The whole team. They
Prepare to go out to fight.
Yang Fan remained unmoved. He had twice as many troops as theirs and had already surrounded the camp. They were defeated when they fought out. Yang Fan was not afraid that they would run away.
"Master, re-aim. Do you want to fire?" Tang Erhu asked for instructions.
"Well, let's launch. This time it's on time. The rockets we brought are enough for six launches."
"Here! Master, let's do our best this time."
Swish! Another burst of smoke filled the air. Five hundred rockets flew up, targeting the military camp area.
However, reality soon hit us again. The wind direction changed and became stronger.
There is no way around it. Grasslands and deserts are like this, and this is not only a desert but also a plateau. The climate here is changeable.
If you go to a snowy area, it is normal for it to rain sometimes, snow sometimes, and be extremely hot sometimes.
As for the wind direction in the plateau desert of Ordos, it is even more unpredictable.
Seeing that the five hundred rockets launched this time were blown even more dispersed by the suddenly strong wind. When they were originally aiming, they were centered on the cowhide gold tent in the middle, but they were scattered high in the sky of the camp. They fell all over the place.
in every corner of the camp.
Although this time there was no shocking effect like the first launch, which was relatively concentrated in one place. However, the scattered impact points caused greater panic to the entire building.
Rockets were falling throughout the camp, and fireballs were rising one after another. The entire camp was in chaos.
The soldiers surrounded Su Litang, put on his armor, helped him mount his horse, and hurriedly grabbed their weapons. The trumpeter beside him blew the horn, which was the order to assemble.
Although everything is in chaos, we must gather together at this moment and rush out of the camp.
There are fires everywhere here, and under the strong wind, they are burning more and more fiercely. Even if it is a small fire spot on the sand, the horse's hair will be burned when the horse's hooves step on it.
The flames were already scorching the people and animals in the camp, and they couldn't stay any longer.
"We just came yesterday. Even if the enemy crossed the river last night, not many people could cross over in one night." At this time, Suli Tang's head finally came to his senses. Although he didn't know, these damn flying fireball-like rockets
Damn, what on earth is this? However, the most correct choice at this time is to leave here immediately.
If you don't rush out quickly, you may become a roasted sheep if you stay here.
"Rush north and find them. Yarkand warriors, use the scimitars in your hands to chop off the heads of these despicable and shameless people. Follow me and rush out."
Amidst the continuous explosions, horn horns were blown one after another in the camp.
There were crawling soldiers gathering everywhere. They were disheveled, some had one foot bare, and one of their shoes was missing. Although they were panicking, the horn gave them the direction. They quickly headed towards their destination.
Yan gathered there and left.
"Master, they rushed out." Zhang Geda said from the side.
"Get the Fran machine cannon and No. 1, 2, and 3 general cannon ready to fire, enter the range, and fire immediately." Yang Fan said expressionlessly.
Since coming to this era, Yang Fan has either been fighting or on his way to fight.
For the battlefield, he has long been accustomed to the smoke of gunfire, the sky full of bows and arrows, and the rain of bullets.
Fighting is also a job where practice makes perfect. The more you fight, the more you will naturally be able to respond.
Suli Tang gathered more than 5,000 people, including more than 1,000 cavalry, and the rest were infantry. They rushed out from the north gate of the camp, howling, and charged towards the infantry of the three regiments in front.
There were more than 10,000 men in the three regiments, followed by two cavalry regiments, and an artillery brigade in the middle. Their strength was almost four times theirs. But they were so confused that they did not understand the situation at all.
They did not think highly of the Ming Dynasty. In their view, the Han people were never a nation that could be fought.
In fact, it’s not their fault. Their history lasted less than a hundred years. By the time they were destroyed by Galdan in 1680, they had only 144 years of history.
In the early Ming Dynasty, they had not seen the military prowess of the Hongwu period, nor the elite soldiers and generals of Zhu Di's Northern Campaign. They were still a group of barbarians at that time, and had no chance to learn the methods of Emperor Chengzu.
Behind these 5,000 people, more than 3,000 people ran out. But most of them were infantry. Even many cavalry people could not find their horses at this time.
Rushing out has become a common choice for almost everyone who is still alive.
People rushed out from all directions of the camp. Soon they encountered the Beijing camp surrounding them. The sounds of matchlock firing, the sound of arquebuses being fired, the loud buzzing sound of bowstrings vibrating when volleys of crossbows were fired were recalled from all sides.
"Fire!" As the Yarkand people rushed five hundred meters away, Zhang Geda gave the order, and the Fran machine cannon protected by the left and right shield formations opened fire.
Boom boom boom! With the deafening sound of the cannon, one-pound solid lead balls flew out one after another.
The gunners immediately took off the sub-gun and replaced it with a new one. They stuck it with wooden wedges to prevent air leakage at the joint.
Boom boom boom! Another volley.
Only then did Suli Tang realize that there were too many enemies coming, because there were sounds of cannons and matchlocks from all directions. This was definitely not a sneak attack by a small group of enemies.
Whoosh! There was the sound of wind blowing through the grass in his ears. He broke into a cold sweat.
There is only one possibility for this kind of sound, that is, the cannonball was very close to him and flew past his ears.
Sure enough, there was a popping sound from behind. Guards on both sides of him were hit by cannonballs. Although the Fran machine gun had a small caliber and light shells, it had no problem penetrating three or five people.
There was a crash, and a solid bullet hit the head of his guard captain's horse. The horse's head was instantly torn apart, and blood, flesh and bone fragments were sprayed all over his head and face. Then, the cannonball flew upwards diagonally, killing
His captain of the bodyguard was beaten in half.
Before it was over, the cannonball fell again and landed on the helmet of an unlucky guy. The helmet disintegrated instantly and his head was shattered like a rotten watermelon. Then it jumped up again and killed another guard.
"Charge! Charge over while they are reloading." His lieutenant shouted loudly.
"Hoola, hoola" the crowd roared and rushed forward as if they had been given a shot of blood.
Suli Tang's closest guard quietly grabbed the reins of his horse and slowed down unnoticed.
A large number of cavalry and infantry were hit by the first salvo. Although more than a hundred people were killed, their morale was still high.
Their eyes were red and their nostrils were breathing hot air, like angry bulls.
This fire attack made them feel insulted. They were a little crazy because they couldn't see their attacker. They were eager to rush forward and take revenge.
However, immediately afterwards, the Fran cannon opened fire again. Another burst of blood and flesh flew everywhere, killing more than eighty people and more than twenty horses.
Suli Tang's heart sank, no, it's a Franco machine gun.
The first three shots of this thing take a total of less than 20 seconds to fire. The rate of fire is astonishing.
Whether they can charge forward depends on how many guns they have prepared for each cannon.
The more prepared guns you have installed, the harder it is to attack.
Because this thing is a breech-loaded gun, the barrel is connected from front to back, air can circulate, and the barrel is thin, which makes it easy to dissipate heat. Fast heat dissipation can increase the gun's ability to continue shooting and reduce the possibility of self-ignition of gunpowder. The rate of fire is amazing, and
Can continue firing for a longer period of time than other artillery.
Suriname regretted it very much at this time. He underestimated the enemy too much.