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This guy wears feather armor and rides a majestic white horse. He must be a noble person with status.
I just don’t know if it’s Taiji, but he probably has that same face at least.
The pirates' camel city here opened fire one after another in the face of the eight thousand Heshuote cavalry who were surrounded from all sides.
The outer camel city was surrounded by 10,000 camels, and there were 500 camel rotating cannons on it.
Looking from the sky, the camel city below was surrounded by smoke and dust. Thick smoke and flames spurted out one after another. Lead bullets roared and flew towards the cavalry.
Elunqi immediately realized something was wrong.
Even the best-equipped Dzungars in Mongolia, the desert, have a range of only 300 to 400 meters for their camel cannons.
They are a full five hundred meters away from Camel City, which is a very safe distance.
The heavy matchlock can only hit 150 meters. The bow and arrow can only be thrown at this distance. The Han people can throw the bow and arrow at a closer distance.
But now the lead bullets that penetrated seven or eight people and flew far away showed that the range of these small cannons was twice that of their camel cannons.
"Retreat, retreat immediately!" E Lunqi shouted.
He shouted a little late. The rate of fire of these Fran cannons is very fast.
These are not the front-loaded camel cannons that the Mongols in the desert were equipped with.
These are breech-loading cannons! These are breech-loading cannons with a high rate of fire.
The camel cannon of Mongolia in the desert came from the Turks. It is not much different from the No. 5 general cannon of the Ming Dynasty. It is only 1.2 meters long and has a caliber of 70 to 80 millimeters.
The muzzleloader fires very slowly.
Their gun mounts were pressed directly onto the camel's bracket, and the recoil was completely borne by the camel.
Therefore, their camel cannon not only has a slow rate of fire, but also cannot be recharged.
Otherwise, once fired, the huge recoil would overturn the camel or break the camel's spine.
Their shooting range is 300 meters, reaching the sky.
And it’s only a one-pound shell, so the weight of the projectile has no advantage.
After considering the weaknesses of the Camel Cannon, Yang Fan thought that he might as well replace it with the Fran cannon.
I don’t dare to charge more powder anyway, so I might as well sacrifice the range and increase the rate of fire.
The two ends must be close to one.
Therefore, Yang Fan improved the gun mount so that the gun mount was in direct contact with the ground, eliminating the need for the camel to bear the recoil.
Then the rear barrel was improved. Modeled on the locking device of later artillery, staggered screws were designed, which could be rotated and locked. A rubber gasket was added for sealing.
The result was a great success, with a maximum range of 750 meters and a rate of fire of no less than 6 rounds per minute.
This rate of fire has exceeded the rate of fire of matchlocks and flintlock guns.
Each cannon is equipped with twelve muskets, which can fire continuously within two minutes.
Elunqi's order had been issued, and the fighting qualities of the Heshuote people were quickly revealed.
His trumpeter immediately blew the horn.
Woohoo! The retreat horn sounded. Immediately all the cavalry turned their horses and ran back.
From the point of view of the execution of orders and prohibitions, the Heshuote people were much stronger than the troops of Chotu Khan.
However, retreat also takes time. With so many people and horses crowded together, Tuocheng was given the opportunity to continue firing. All the Fran cannons facing the enemy fired twelve rounds within two minutes.
The retreating Heshuote people fell on their backs. There were paths of flesh and blood plowed by cannonballs everywhere.
Human limbs, horse legs, broken weapons, and armor were flying around. Ricochets also increased the damage.
Only after running two miles away was he completely freed from the fate of shelling.
The bad luck in the battle cast a shadow on their hearts.
Elunqi only brought more than 8,000 people this time, and he left a thousand people to garrison the old city of Gaochang.
"Count the number of people immediately and see how much has been lost." E Lunqi said with a gloomy face.
The losses this time were considerable. It is estimated that thousands of soldiers and horses were lost.
He did not expect that the opponent's camel cannon fired so fast and had such a long range.
The statistics came quickly, making him furious.
"Zaisang, more than 600 of us were killed by artillery shells, and more than 400 were injured. It is estimated that the injured ones cannot be saved. They are all mutilated. You also know that it is so cold now that there is too much blood loss. The horses.
More than six hundred horses died. But..."
Seeing Yili Butabunang hesitate to speak, Erunqi asked with a cold face: "It's nothing."
"They don't seem to have the 20,000 people we expected, but only three or four thousand. Our scouts have scouted in all directions, and there are no other Ming troops within a hundred miles." Yili Butabunang said carefully.
E Lunqi showed a shocked expression.
Didn't I say that 20,000 Ming troops came? Why are there only so few? Where have those people gone?
Could it be that he took the north road and took the back road?
But he quickly shook his head and threw this unrealistic idea out of his mind.
The North Road has been abandoned since the end of the Tang Dynasty. There is not a drop of water in the 900 miles of Gobi Desert and soil forest. Is that army crazy? How dare they leave?
Now that we have ruled out the possibility of a large group of enemies taking the back route for a sneak attack, the next question is how to deal with the small force in front of us.
"Humph, don't the Han people often say that a small enemy can be defeated by a big enemy? How dare you bluff people with this small number of soldiers and horses. Let's eat this partial division, and then go to find the main force of the Ming army for a decisive battle." Elun
Qi said angrily.
The opponent's firearms are so sharp, if you hit them hard, you will definitely suffer losses.
"Let's set up camp first, let everyone have a good rest, and launch a general attack tomorrow morning. Under the cover of night, use the cavalry to rush in from the front." E Lunqi quickly made up his mind.
His cavalry is very elite. As long as he relies on night raids, this camel city will definitely not be able to stop him.
It has been cloudy these days and there is no moon at night, so it is very dark.
Without clear vision, the gunner cannot aim, and the artillery becomes a fire stick.
"At that time, send three thousand-man troops to circle the camel city, gallop at a distance of ten feet, and shoot light arrows in all directions. The remaining four thousand elite cavalry will follow me and conduct a surprise attack on the front of the camel city." Elunqi ordered.
road.
He is a veteran of war and has rich combat experience.
Since your firearms have a long range and a high rate of fire, you have an advantage during the day. You can completely suppress our camel cannon and bows, so let's fight at night.
At that time, when you can't see anything and can't see anything, the firearm will become like a fire stick. At that time, hand-to-hand combat and bow and arrow shooting have become the main methods of combat.
He clearly knew that in this mode, the Han people had no advantage.
As long as they rush in, they will immediately become chaotic.
These officers and soldiers will run around in panic. At that time, it will be the time for the Heshuote warriors to ride on their war horses and use their long knives to chase and kill them.
Each of the three thousand-man troops on the periphery shot an arrow pot and more than thirty arrows they carried with them.
About three thousand people can shoot a hundred thousand arrows intensively in a few minutes.
At this time, the interior of the camel city without any covering will be baptized by arrow rain.
There is no safe place inside Camel City. They will suffer heavy casualties in their sleep. If they are attacked by heavy cavalry, they will soon be defeated.
Because he has a force of 500 heavily armored cavalry in his hand, which can be used as a sharp knife to break through the camel city.