"Ready, release." Following the order, eighteen cavalry flintlock rifles with cut barrels opened fire.
This is the first official model of the cavalry flintlock rifle of the Yang Fan system. In order to facilitate immediate carrying and use, the bayonet buckle and other mechanisms are eliminated, and the barrel is shortened by 20 centimeters.
The length and weight of the entire gun were reduced by one-third. Bang! Bang! Bang! A line of fire passed through the muzzle of the cavalry array, and then smoke spewed out.
Eighteen lead bullets covered with steel balls flew out from the muzzle. At a distance of 80 meters, the accuracy of the flintlock rifle was very reliable. These scouts were also veterans of hundreds of battles. Their training intensity and practical experience were top-notch.
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All eighteen shots hit. Suddenly, eighteen cavalrymen on the opposite side were hit, some in the head, some in the torso, and all of them fell off their horses.
Tan Jizhong's heart suddenly trembled. He had never seen soldiers of the Ming Dynasty shoot volleys with blunderbuss. It was amazing to be able to hit all of them or even half of them.
Before he could recover, he saw the cavalry inserting their empty rifles into the holsters of their saddlebags, and then pulling out a loaded cavalry rifle from the right side with their backhand.
Then, there was another burst of gunfire. At this time, they had rushed to a position of about 60 meters. After the first round of shooting, the rebels immediately accelerated. They knew that reloading muskets was cumbersome and took a long time. Now they could take advantage of them to reload.
Reload and charge forward.
However, they did not see the other party reload, but instead pulled out another rifle and fired again.
This time, without any suspense, eighteen people were hit again, bleeding and falling off their horses.
Almost in the blink of an eye, thirty-six of the more than one hundred and fifty people were killed, which immediately caused a commotion among these confident cavalrymen.
"Put on the frog-mouthed helmet, let's rush down!" Chu Zhentang took off the frog-mouthed helmet hanging from the saddle, put it on his head, and roared.
He took the lead and rushed towards the enemy. The seventeen cavalrymen immediately put on their helmets and followed him towards the enemy.
Nowadays, the cavalrymen in regimental training have given up their armor and wear German military-style long leather boots. On the outside, they wear a cloak with sleeves and a hood made of stab-proof fabric.
Put on the helmet and fasten the buttons on the front of the cloak, and you can completely resist the enemy's slashing and stray shots.
Of course, you can't defend yourself against muskets. If you are hit by a musket, you can only consider yourself unlucky. How can a war be without danger?
There are still fifty meters away, so the cavalry must run and confront the enemy. Otherwise, the enemy will hit them with the kinetic energy of high-speed impact, which will inevitably cause casualties and suffer heavy losses.
The scout's horse is good, and fifty meters is enough to accelerate to the maximum speed. In this way, there will be no loss in the collision. Even because our own horse is faster and the horse is bigger, we will take advantage.
Tan Jizhong could hardly believe his eyes that the other party dared to hedge. Then he understood why.
He saw the opponent's horse accelerating extremely fast. It reached its fastest speed in an instant. Then, he saw the men taking out two short blazing guns from the front of the saddle and opened fire without hesitation.
Two double-barreled flintlock muskets fired four shots at the moment before the two sides came into contact, and then quickly inserted the empty muskets back into their holsters.
They drew their sabers. They were well-trained, their movements were uniform, and they drew a parallel arc almost simultaneously.
The sharp blade of the sword shone dazzlingly in the sun. This time the handgun opened fire, and he and the others were beaten even worse.
The rebels were directly shot by intensive handguns, which directly cut off the entire front layer. The people and horses in front screamed and fell forward amidst the rumbling gunfire.
72 rounds of steel-cored lead bullets knocked down more than 50 people. Several horses were also hit and knocked down. Tan Ji-zhong is a veteran. He has been in the army for more than 20 years.
He was a veteran cavalryman who had experienced battles for a long time. When he saw that the other party actually took out his gun, he immediately lay on the horse's back.
Immediately afterwards, a storm of lead bullets came. People were hit in front, back, left and right of him. Those people fell off their horses as if they had been hit in the chest with a hammer.
He watched with fear, as people in front, left, and behind him fell on their backs. A commander-in-chief's head was beaten to pieces by a lead bullet.
Although one of the test subjects was wearing scale armor, it was not enough to see in front of the steel-cored lead bullets, and was directly penetrated, with pieces of armor flying off his chest and back.
There was a small hole in the front, and a hole as big as a bowl exploded in the back, with broken bones and flesh spraying out half of his body.
Tan Jizhong crouched tightly on his horse, his whole body shivering with fear. Which Ming army was this? I had never heard of their firepower being so powerful.
In one confrontation, more than half of the people were gone. Before they could even attack, eighty or ninety people fell.
It's too late to regret now, we're going to be in close combat soon. If you want to escape, you can only rush over and run again. There's no turning back at this point.
Because there were cavalry behind him. He mustered up the courage, stood up, pulled out his Yanling sword, and shouted: "Come on, chop them to death. Avenge your brothers." Although the people behind him were very scared,
, but they also know that at this point, they can only bite the bullet and rush forward.
I can only pray that their sword skills are no longer good. Otherwise, I am afraid they will all be left here today. The two groups of cavalry collided with each other, and in the moment when the horses passed each other, they slashed with their swords.
The scout's modern saber is more suitable for immediate killing than the Yanling Saber. This kind of sword is lighter than the Yanling Saber, so it is faster.
They were able to cut down the enemy first. The two sides passed each other, and there was a scream. The moment Wang Xinmai passed by, he slashed with a diagonal knife, hitting the opponent's chainmail, and at the same time, he shifted his body to the right.
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He dodged the opponent's Yan Fei Dao. The chain armor of the cavalry on the opposite side was cut diagonally from the shoulder by the high-strength steel blade of the modern cavalry sword. A wound a foot long spurted out blood. The cavalry wiped it.
He shouldered it and fell off the horse directly.
Chu Zhentang dodged to the left to avoid the Yan Ling Dao slashed from the right. At the same time, he raised his hand with his backhand and sliced open the neck of the cavalryman on the left. Then he quickly leaned back, twisted his waist, and turned around.
A slash of the knife on the right side had already grazed the cavalryman's waist. Amidst the screams, the cavalryman fell off his horse.
Immediately afterwards, the cavalry who rushed from the opposite side slashed his helmet with a knife. At this time, his strength was exhausted and he could not maneuver to avoid it again.
The opponent was a tall and strong cavalryman with amazing physical strength. The wild goose feather knife he used was also very heavy. Sparks popped out of his helmet when he slashed.
If it were an ordinary eight-petal iron helmet from the Ming Dynasty, this knife could directly cut the head in half. Unfortunately, Chu Zhentang was wearing a second-generation pilot helmet.
Frog Mouth Helmet. This kind of helmet is used to replace the bird's mouth helmet. Currently, it is only equipped in small batches for the servant group, the teaching group, and the group training group.
The knife struck the helmet, causing it to jump upwards and the blade shattered. However, the helmet was not damaged at all except for violent vibrations.
This kind of helmet is worn over the head. There are left and right shoulder pads below the neck, which directly cushion the impact to the shoulders.
Chu Zhentang felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and cursed: "What the hell, that's so strong. I almost broke my neck."