When the Mongolians fired light arrows, the rate of fire could reach a maximum of one shot every two seconds. These Mongolian light horsemen kept shooting arrows while galloping.
There was no delay in charging and shooting. The pressure on the crossbowmen suddenly increased unprecedentedly.
These Mongolian riders were born and raised on horses, and their horse control skills are first-rate.
Even the slaves couldn't compare with them.
The Jiannu were a people of fishing and hunting, but they were the nomads.
The most powerful soldiers in the Jianzhou headquarters are the heavy infantry, but the four Haixi Jurchen tribes, Ula, Huifa, Yehe and Hada are really good at cavalry.
Therefore, Ming history records indicate that Jiannu feared the Haixi cavalry, while Haixi feared the Jiannu infantry.
The Sauron soldiers among the savage Jurchens are warriors who are born to fight in cold areas, jungles, mountains and plateaus.
The unified Eight Banners had elite cavalry, elite infantry, and elite special forces. Later, they also accepted the defected Daming firearms infantry from Shandong, and even had the most advanced blunderbuss and artillery at the time.
The main reason why the Mongols could not defeat the Jiannu was that one united and the other split.
The division of the Mongols was not only a division of ethnic groups, they were also divided spiritually. The division was complete.
The ruling class converted to Tibetan Buddhism, while the people at the bottom still secretly believed in shamanism. The middle and lower classes of the ruling class converted to the Red Sect, while the upper class converted to the Flower Sect. Many people in Mongolia and Mongolia even converted to the Middle East.
faith.
The Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama also enfeoffed a large number of leaders of various tribes to serve as Great Khans, and various forces were intertwined and intertwined. Not to mention Lin Dan Khan, Genghis Khan was resurrected, and he also had a headache.
Unity makes us strong, division makes us weak, this is the eternal truth.
And the equipment of the slaves was much better than that of the Mongols.
At this time, the Mongols demonstrated their powerful riding skills. They used their legs to control the horses, freed their hands, and kept drawing their bows and shooting arrows.
At this time, the militiamen saw a sight they would never forget.
Countless black lines continue to rise from the ground and fly into the sky.
And in the sky, dense arrows like dark clouds came overwhelmingly.
They looked dumbfounded.
Suddenly, the line became somewhat loose.
Many people began to panic.
As An Sanxi watched, the battle line began to become unstable. He knew that this was because people were panicking.
He sighed. After all, these were militiamen, not regular troops.
The psychological quality is far different from that of the three cavalry regiments.
This was also the reason why he didn't put everyone in a crossbow formation.
A good general always has a second plan.
"Don't be afraid, hold on tight,"
"This is a light arrow. It cannot penetrate your armor."
"Keep shooting, don't mess around"
"If they can't charge forward, don't stop shooting in three sections."
The officers immediately began to restrain the troops and stop the panic of these militiamen.
To be honest, for these rookies who have never really been on the battlefield, it is okay to fight with more people and fewer people, or to fight with a favorable wind.
Now this kind of tough battle is somewhat beyond their ability to bear.
However, there is no way, as long as you appear on the battlefield, there will be all kinds of accidents.
You can only adapt to the situation.
The rain of arrows finally fell.
Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!
Ding-dong, ding-dong, a commotion.
Countless arrows flew down, and the arrow clusters were directly at a 45-degree angle, hitting the armor and causing them to jump up.
When these militiamen were inside plate armor, they felt like they were wearing raincoats and being beaten by heavy rain.
The dense arrows were missing, creating an illusion that made them almost unable to open their eyes.
Because he wears a black cloth cloak outside. This is a camouflage used to facilitate concealment during night attacks. If fighting in the snow, he will change to a white cloak.
The arrow failed to penetrate the aluminum alloy plate armor, but easily penetrated the thick cloth cloak. There were many arrows stuck in each person's body. It looked very scary.
"Ah! Ah! I've been hit by an arrow." Many people shouted in panic.
There were still people running around, and the formation suddenly became a little chaotic.
The arrows fell like a heavy rain, continuously. There was no chance to breathe.
Many people covered their eyes with their arms in panic. This is a normal reaction when people are panicked.
In fact, it is not necessary at all. There is a header on the forehead of the beak helmet, which protrudes more than an inch.
This design is not only to block arrows and prevent damage to the eyes, but also to block the glare of the sun and when it rains, the rainwater will block the eyes and affect the field of vision during combat.
An Sanxi was a little helpless. After all, they were all militiamen. Their training was not very intensive and they had not experienced the test of actual combat. They could not ask too much of them.
If they don't panic, ignore the rain of arrows and maintain their formation, they will switch to direct fire when the Mongols reach a distance of 100 meters.
Three-stage attack, with a steel crossbow's rate of fire of one shot every six seconds, the Mongols simply couldn't charge forward.
Because Yang Fan's flintlock rifle now uses a fixed bullet's rate of fire, which is only about five rounds per minute. The three-stage shooting interval is about four seconds.
This fast-firing cavalry can't even charge forward. What's more, the steel crossbow fires in three stages with an interval of only two seconds. And the ratchet winding is not tiring at all, and it is no problem to fire more than a hundred rounds in a row.
However, the front line is now in panic.
An Sanxi had no choice but to retreat as soon as possible, let them shoot once and then retreat.
Otherwise, when the Mongols rush up, even though they cannot cut off their armor, their horses can knock them to death. If they fail to hit them, they will be knocked down and injured, and then they will be trampled to death by the horses' hooves.
The Mongols also had lassoes that could trap them, drag them down, and drag them to death.
At very close range, the Mongols will throw hand axes and iron bones. Plate armor can protect against knives, but it will still break bones and be cut open when defending against axes struck at very close range, because too thick armor is too heavy.
, unable to march or maneuver.
No armor is a match for an axe, which is a natural can opener.
Loud military bugles were blown one after another.
This is the signal to go straight into direct sunlight immediately.
The officers immediately scolded their militiamen and immediately launched direct fire.
By this time, the Mongols had already rushed within a hundred meters.
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Although none of the light arrows penetrated their armor, they were still panicked when the arrows that fell like a shower missed.
The three shots were a mess, completely lacking the neatness at the beginning.
Many people were in a hurry and lost their arrows on the ground.
Some people subconsciously avoided the arrows flying from above and knocked down the people behind them.
Others squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, which seemed safer.
After rushing a hundred meters, the Mongols received the first wave of direct hits.
Five to six thousand arrows came towards him like locusts, and the direct shots caused more casualties than the thrown ones.
Because the projectiles were not aimed, they were just rough shots. Every hit was counted as one. Many of them fell into the open space.
This was not the case with direct fire. The Mongols rushed in one after another, just like a swell, with the waves behind pushing the waves ahead.
Even if a straight-shooting crossbow arrow misses the first row, it will find its target in the second, third, or even fourth row, and it will basically not miss the target.
This round of direct fire immediately suffocated the entire front line.
The men and horses in the front row were shot into hedgehogs, and countless crossbow arrows were inserted into them. The men and horses fell forward one after another.
Many people in the second and third rows were also shot down. But after all, the first row blocked most of the crossbow arrows, and not many were shot through the gaps.
An Sanxi is a little confused. The effect so far is good. If these militiamen can hold it, he wants to continue shooting. As long as the crossbowmen stay calm in the face of danger and maintain three-stage shooting in an orderly manner, the Mongols will not be able to charge forward at all, and soon they will
Will be destroyed.
But he was unwilling to take risks. After all, these people were the main labor force in Duolun City, and he was unwilling to lose too much.
This is not the place where hundreds of families lived on the rocky beach back then. They could wash away the sand in big waves and win out a small number of elite soldiers with several times the number of casualties.
We still have to farm in the spring, and the strong labor force is gone. Who will feed these orphans and widows? It all depends on the master's water transportation. Then, what is the point of developing the city of Duolun?
My intention is to build an advance base on the grassland. Once the foothold is stable, it will gradually encroach and eventually unify the grassland. Instead of becoming a burden that purely consumes my financial resources.
"Ming Jin, please withdraw your troops. Let them retreat behind the wedge formation and regroup."
Following the order, 10,000 soldiers in twelve wedge-shaped formations also picked up their steel crossbows and started firing. They were mainly covering the retreat of the crossbowmen.
The gong clanged, and the militiamen on the front line felt like they were being amnested.
He immediately turned around and ran back.
The angry officers yelled and shouted, "We must maintain the order of the retreat and not run around in a swarm."
Fortunately, grouping according to communities and neighborhoods worked. When people escape, they are also used to being with familiar people.
These people carried their halberds and steel crossbows on their backs, and ran backwards in small groups.
Weapons are not cheap, they all bought them with loans.
If it is thrown away and the weapon is gone, the loan will still have to be repaid.
These people were so poor that they fled with weapons. These things were their important family property and they could not be thrown away.
At this time, An Sanxi deeply felt the master's wisdom.
No wonder he allowed himself to organize these militiamen like this.
If they weren't all relatives, neighbors, friends, and members of the same production team, they would have to be separated now. It is instinct for people to stay with people they are familiar with when they are in danger.
Daza and others finally breathed a sigh of relief, but the casualties were too great.
It seemed that the Mongolian missiles were very effective. These Han infantry collapsed and fled. The rest were the Mongolian warriors, who pursued and killed them one-sidedly.
But they were not happy for long, as another black cloud flew up opposite them.
The opponent is still firing. Haven't they already retreated? Why are there still people firing?
The Taijis looked at each other in surprise, with confusion on everyone's face.
Daza's face changed, he understood.
An Sanxi had a second formation behind him. As expected, he still underestimated Zhebie.
No one who can survive hundreds of battles without dying is a fool.