In the blink of an eye, 20,000 Mongolians rushed forward.
Five thousand cavalrymen on each wing rushed to the outside of the diamond-shaped formation a hundred meters away, whizzing past while firing light arrows.
This is an old tactic of the Mongols.
The Mongolian side used light cavalry to form the front line, which was divided into three formations: left, center and right. At the rear of the army there was also armored cavalry as the general reserve.
The center of the Mongols is the main force, directly attacking the front line of Qin Liangyu's central army. In the front row are the 7,000-strong Maoming'an heavy infantry, and behind are 3,000 Horqin heavy cavalry. The heavy cavalry is the general reserve force.
Darkhan's plan was very simple. He would first use his rangers to launch light arrows to defeat the left and right wings of the Ming army, and then encircle the Ming army in three directions to annihilate the central army.
Suddenly, an overwhelming rain of arrows fell on Qin Liangyu's three positions. The heavy infantry of Maoming'an Department were temporarily armed in armor captured from the Ming Dynasty.
When they came, they were all wearing leather robes. Only the little boss had leather armor.
Now, the people in the Maoming'an tribe in the first row are holding small round shields with Mongolian characteristics and spears in the other hand. These spears are not as long as the spears of the white-pole soldiers, and theirs are only two meters three to four meters long. Others
He has a small buckler in one hand and a scimitar in the other.
The next few rows are filled with spearmen and swordsmen. Further back, there are archers who walk with long-stepping bows and keep throwing them. Mongolians are all good archers.
Their archers and infantry are actually the same people. They can fight and shoot arrows.
The time has come to test the white-armed soldiers. In the past, they wore piercing armor. Wrapped in quilts, they could also withstand the heavy Qing bows of Jiannu. They could also block the three-eyed blunderbuss.
The reason why it was replaced with the current new armor that combines plate armor and chain armor is mainly to reduce weight.
Pierced armor wastes too much area and dead weight. Plate armor can reduce one-third of the weight. For the thin Sichuanese, this is a considerable burden reduction.
Looking at the sky becoming gray with countless black spots flying towards him, Qin Liangyu also felt a little uneasy. For infantry, mobility is very important, because a human's legs cannot outrun a horse's legs.
It can reduce weight and save energy, which is very cost-effective.
However, she was also worried about whether the new type of armor, which combines plate armor and chain armor, would be effective after replacing the iron armor with thin steel armor.
If the effect is not good, not only will the money be wasted, but it will also cause casualties. Mistakes on the battlefield will cost you.
"Everyone lower their heads and cover their eyes with their arms." The little bosses in front were shouting one after another.
The weak point of this armor is the seam on the helmet. When the visor is put down, it is two fingers wide.
Then there was a ding-dong-dong sound. A dense number of bows and arrows fell, and a layer of arrow shafts suddenly grew on the ground, like weeds.
Although some people groaned, no one fell down. Qin Liangyu breathed a sigh of relief. This new type of thin steel plate armor is reliable.
"One hundred and fifty meters." Qin Liangyu looked at the red crossbow arrow shafts on the ground in the distance. This is a range-finding arrow fired. As long as the enemy crosses here, it means that he has entered the shooting range.
"Don't be anxious yet, let the steel crossbows and big archers fight back first." Qin Liangyu ordered.
With a bang, the soldiers in the front rows all sat on the ground, pointing their spears at the outside. As soon as the crossbowman in the back cleared his field of vision, he immediately pulled the trigger on the rushing Mongolian infantry.
Swish, swish, swish! With a burst of machine spring noise, more than a thousand crossbow arrows without tail fins were fired at the heavy infantry of Maoming'an Department.
The crossbow arrows have a high firing speed, and the arrows have no tail fins, so the firing speed is very fast. This distance is shot straight, while the bow arrows are thrown in a parabola, so the crossbow arrows quickly reached the Mongols.
They all took out small round shields to resist. These small round shields were made of seven or eight layers of rawhide. There was also a stress-bearing structure woven with rattan inside. Generally, at this distance of 100 meters, they could block the projectiles.
There is no problem with riding a bow with light arrows.
But they forgot that most of their arrowheads are made of stones and bones, and there are very few iron arrowheads. Iron is the most precious material in the grassland. How can it be used as a disposable weapon?
But this time the arrows shot were made of fine steel, and the triangular pyramid shone with a cold light.
Under the great power of the crossbow, the muzzle velocity reached forty or fifty meters per second.
Puff puff! A crashing sound came. The cowhide bucklers in the first row did not block the crossbow arrows at all. These tailless short arrows directly penetrated the small bucklers and pierced their bodies.
The remaining kinetic energy can still shoot them backwards.
This caused a chaos, and then these Mongolians seemed to have woken up and ran forward as hard as they could. Since they could not stop these crossbow arrows, the smartest way was to increase the speed of engaging the enemy and engage in close combat as soon as possible.
The firing speed of the crossbow was relatively slow, even with a ratchet. The Mongols fired two rounds, and when the crossbow fired another round, they had already sprinted to a distance of thirty meters.
"Let the front row lie down and fire the leather cannon." Qin Liangyu ordered.
Then the yellow flag waved, and all the infantrymen in front crawled on the ground, revealing the sidecar behind them. At this time, the black muzzles of the leather cannons on the car were pointed at these people.
Because the leather cannon is not strong, solid bullets will wear out a lot, and a barrel may be scrapped after a dozen rounds. Therefore, if you can use shotgun shells, try to use shotgun shells. Not only are a large number of small projectiles more lethal, but they also damage the steel plate inside the barrel.
The forged thin wall has less wear.
The Mongolian heavy infantry holding shields and spears rushed to the red marked arrows thirty meters away when they heard a deafening sound. The leather cannon on the side car opened fire.
These fixed-charge shotgun shells wrapped in Bai Juan are very easy to load and save time. However, the price is a bit high. However, the women in Shizhu raise silkworms to make Sichuan brocade, and they have no shortage of thin Bai Juan.
The artillery is mounted on a sidecar, mainly to have a high firing line, good visibility, and to prevent infantry from blocking the firing range in front. It is also convenient for transportation.
In addition, there are three spare gun barrels on the car. After this one is destroyed, it can be quickly replaced. Because the artillery shells are custom-installed, they are also placed on the car. These sidecars are actually artillery cars, so the wooden boards on both sides
The armor is very thin.
However, although it looks thin and light, the one-finger-thick hardwood is wrapped with a three-millimeter steel plate. It can also be used for construction.
Hearing the sound of cannons, Darkhan was immediately startled.
"Why are there cannons? How can they have cannons!"
It was too late to say anything at this time. Almost everyone on horseback saw the artillery on the car in the distance. Even though they were two hundred meters away, they could still clearly see the long barrel and large caliber.
.This muzzle has the caliber of a red cannon.
Oh my gosh! These are heavy artillery.
Didn’t I say that they were all cavalry soldiers? The heavy artillery came from the cavalry soldiers.