"Fire!" Following Luo Yuanbin's order, the first batch of 135 muskets were fired together. The sound of gunfire was loud and immediately overwhelmed the dense sound of rising and falling horses.
Because the Qing army only made a small breakthrough, there were only a few musketeers facing the Qing cavalry, but the other musketeers would slightly adjust their angles to hit the Qing army from the side.
But the ruthless iron bullets shot at the Qing army, which was almost a hundred steps away, at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye. The man in the front row acting as an arrow was a white-armored soldier. After hearing the sound of the gun, he felt a panic all over his body.
When he looked down, he saw that on his left chest, a hole the size of a fist had been punched through the strong iron leaf armor, and blood flowed out of the hole. Suddenly he felt a huge pain, and then
His eyes darkened, and he fell down from his horse. Beside him, a dozen Qing soldiers were also hit by iron bullets fired from firecrackers, and they screamed and fell off their horses.
With the second and third rounds of the Muling Army's continuous firing of firecrackers, dense iron bullets hit the armor or shields like raindrops, making a dull and powerful sound. More Qing soldiers were knocked off their horses,
Some war horses were also knocked to the ground, not only knocking down the soldiers on horseback, but also blocking the way for the horses behind them to rush forward.
Because the Qing army used the tactic of concentrated column breakthroughs and the team was very long, after the soldiers and horses in the front row fell to the ground, the speed of the assault had to be slowed down. This just gave the Muling army's
The soldiers calmly changed the timing of firing their guns, only for more and more men and horses to fall. When the entire army broke through and was still fifty steps away from the Muling Army's formation, one-third of the men and horses had been lost.
At this distance, the firepower of the firecrackers was more fierce, the penetration was stronger, and the blow to the Qing army was naturally greater. As long as it was hit, no matter what part it was, it would be penetrated without exception.
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At this time, Brin was dumbfounded when he was watching the battle in the rear. He originally thought that the Qing army's cavalry would break through the Muling army's formation with a force of withering and defeat. But he never expected that the Mu Ling army's
The fire gun is so powerful. Although the two-layer and three-layer heavy armor is not as papery in front of the fire gun, it is indeed not much better. Although the Qing army's cavalry was still braving the forest of bullets at this time, it was difficult
He rushed forward, but at this time more than half of the warp was demolished. Everyone could see that even if he rushed to the front of the Ming army's formation, it would not be able to cause much conflict with the Ming army's formation.
The cruelty of reality has far exceeded Brin's understanding. What kind of Ming army is this? With such sharp firearms, it can beat the always invincible Qing cavalry into this state? And just now I hoped that the Ming Dynasty would be like this.
The idea that the army could be stronger and have a lot of people fighting with him for a while is simply a huge irony now.
Brin only felt ashamed and angry, and then he was unwilling to fail like this, and became a little hysterical, so he immediately ordered all the remaining cavalry and infantry to attack in one body, and defeat the Muling army at all costs. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty
The remaining approximately 400 cavalry and 1,500 infantry of the army also dispatched and rushed towards Muling's army again.
At this time, the first batch of charging cavalry was only twenty steps away from the formation of Muling's army, and there were less than a hundred cavalry left. At this time, Luo Yuanbin immediately gave the order: "The musketeers fixed their bayonets and attacked. The spear commander stepped forward to help.
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After setting off the muskets, the musketeers immediately put on their bayonets, rushed out from behind their shields, and faced the remaining dozens of cavalrymen of the Qing Army. This was the first time that the musketeers of the Muling Army used bayonets to fight the enemy on the battlefield.
The army engages in hand-to-hand combat.
In another time and space, the bayonet was produced in the French army in 1647. Before that, musketeers were generally equipped with a short sword, which was used in close combat with the enemy. But on the actual battlefield, the use of the short sword
It was not very useful. On the one hand, the sword was too short and not suitable for use on the battlefield. On the other hand, it was difficult for soldiers to hold a dagger in one hand and a blunderbuss in the other to engage in close combat with the enemy. Until one man
A French soldier accidentally stuck his dagger on the muzzle of his gun and fought with the enemy. This invention, more or less on a whim, immediately changed the entire pattern of war, and the pikemen finally gradually withdrew from the stage of history.
Early bayonets were inserted into the muzzle of the gun. However, this had two major inconveniences. First, after the bayonet was installed, the musket could no longer be used. Second, the bayonet was easy to fall off during battle. Until the 18th century.
Later, bayonets installed with casing bayonet appeared, and the installation methods became diverse, including split type, bolt type, elastic pressure piece type, lock type, collar type, etc.
The flapping of the wings of Shang Yi's big butterfly not only made the invention of the bayonet five years ahead of schedule, but also half a century ahead of schedule. He directly used a bayonet installed with a casing bayonet, using the earliest split-type installation method.
.Thus, the Muling Army took the lead in entering the door of the modern army.
Although theoretically speaking, putting on a bayonet will not affect the firing of muskets, but today's muskets are all front-loading muskets. If a long and sharp bayonet is stuck on the muzzle, it will definitely
It affected the recharge speed, so the musketeers of the Muling Army waited for the enemy to get close before they began to bayonet.
Before becoming musketeers, the soldiers of the Muling Army were all spearmen. After Shang Yi's rigorous training for nearly half a year, they were all able to master the spear thrusting technique. Later, there were spear masters like Yang Wucheng in the Muling Army. The soldiers'
Spear stabbing technology has also been greatly improved. Although bayonet technology and spear stabbing technology are not exactly the same, they have also laid a good foundation for soldiers.
Because the length of the general spear is about 1.4 feet, which is 2.4 to 2.7 meters in metric system, and the total length of the fire blunderbuss with bayonet is only 1.6 meters, so the bayonet technique must not be like that of the spear, which is to stab without force.
Physical defense.
Shang Yi was trained with the bayonet. He knew the bayonet technique, but the Japanese soldiers during World War II were the most powerful. His standard assassination preparation posture was: standing with his legs in front and back, one hand holding the front handguard, and the other hand holding the front part of the gun stock and bending it.
The butt of the gun hangs slightly on the side of the supporting leg, and is pointed at the opponent half diagonally. The tip of the bayonet is slightly at the level of the eyebrow. In this way, the gun goes from diagonally above to below, just protecting the vital parts of your neck, chest, and abdomen, while the bayonet is pointed at the opponent's side.
It can be stabbed by throwing it. In addition, the Japanese's 38-type rifle is longer than ordinary rifles, so it also has a great advantage when fighting with bayonets.
During the Anti-Japanese War, only the Northwest Army troops who were good at using machetes were the only Chinese troops that could gain the upper hand over the Japanese troops in hand-to-hand combat. Including the heroic Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, they were slightly inferior to the Japanese when it came to pure bayonets.
Because the times were different, it was impossible for Shang Yi to copy the Japs' bayonet skills. Fortunately, there was Yang Wucheng, a master of marksmanship in the Muling Army. Therefore, after repeated research and testing, the two of them made reference to the Yuanyang Formation for the particularity of the bayonet.
, designed a bayonet tactic of three people in groups, with three soldiers forming a regular triangle. When encountering the enemy, the soldier in front held up a gun to block the front, and the next two soldiers were on both sides of him, using bows.
Stepping sideways, raising their spears and stabbing. The three soldiers cooperated with each other to fight the enemy, and the effect was naturally very different.
In addition, the long gunners of the Muling Army also rushed up from the rear to help in the battle. The remaining cavalry of the Qing Army after rushing through the hail of bullets had already lost all their energy and could not form the advantage of a group attack. Therefore, although it was
The cavalry could not withstand the attack of the Muling army, and they were stabbed off their horses one after another and died. In the blink of an eye, the dozens of remaining cavalrymen were killed by the Muling army, leaving only a few dozen ownerless horses.
War horses were wandering around, but in hand-to-hand combat, they killed a thousand enemies and suffered three hundred losses. The musketeers were also hacked and killed by the Qing army, killing more than a dozen people.
After the Muling Army eliminated the remaining cavalry, the second batch of attacking troops from the Qing Army also began to attack. This time there were cavalry and infantry. The long gunmen of the Muling Army immediately retreated to the back and gave up their positions.
The musketeers also immediately set up their shields on the ground again, and the injured soldiers were also carried down. Because the Muling Army also prepared some reserve musketeers, other soldiers took over the firecrackers used by Shang Le.
Come over and continue to use it, and the total number of muskets has not changed.
At this time, a large number of dead bodies of men and horses were left on the battlefield, and there were also many horses running around without owners. Therefore, although there were cavalry in the second batch of attacking troops of the Qing army, they could not increase their speed at all. This was just right.
This gave Muling's army ample shooting time.
As gunfire rang out continuously again, and because the number of Qing troops was nearly three times larger this time, the battle line was also opened. Therefore, the six artillery pieces set up by the Muling Army on the hillside were also divided into groups of two.
They took turns firing and hit the Qing army head-on.
Under the fierce firepower of the Muling Army, the Qing Army's cavalry and infantry also fell in rows, and a large amount of smoke immediately gathered on the Muling Army's position, filled with the choking smell of sulfur.
Although they suffered numerous casualties, the Qing army still stubbornly or foolishly approached the Muling army's formation. After leaving a large number of corpses along the way, they entered a blind spot that could not be reached by artillery. The artillery temporarily stopped firing.
, but the musketeers remained unswerving. Following Luo Yuanbin's order, Tian's three-stage continuous fire was changed to free fire, and they fired at the fastest speed at the enemy who was not far away.
At this moment, Shang Yi ordered the cavalry troops to attack from both wings and outflank the Qing army. All other infantrymen were also dispatched to help the musketeers and prepare to fight the approaching Qing army.
"Fix bayonets." Following Luo Yuanbin's order, a series of "click, click" sounds immediately sounded in the formation of the Mu Ling Army. The soldiers all fixed their bayonets and prepared for hand-to-hand combat. At this time, other infantrymen also added.
Come up.
"Kill!" I don't know who it was, but the leader roared, and the whole army roared in unison, and then they all rushed forward.