Chapter 46: Defeat and Surrender
The sound of horse hooves was like a war drum. All the soldiers on both sides were excited when they beat each other. Before the cavalry could collide together, the infantry began to have intimate contact.
This contact is not a contact between soldiers, but a contact between shells and shields. The Ming army artillery is basically a veteran who has been practicing for nearly ten years. He is so skillful when operating cannons. He sets up cannons, loads gunpowder, loads shells, and ignites in one go, without any pause in the middle.
As soon as the cavalry on the left and right wings rushed out, the roar of artillery sounded in the middle, "Boom boom boom". This time it was not more than 200 artillery, but nearly 2,000 artillery fired at the same time, and its power even overshadowed the sound of horse hooves on the battlefield.
Dara Shik's face changed when he saw the shells that were hit like raindrops. The Ming army was too cunning. He only used nearly 10% of the artillery in the first round of artillery fire, which made him misjudged the number of artillery.
In his opinion, the range of artillery was the same, because the Dutch sold them only one range, and the Persians also had one range. He didn't expect that there were many types of artillery from the Ming Dynasty. During the first round of test firing, the Type 620 howitzer could barely be able to reach it. Other artillery bombardment was also a waste of fire, so Lu Xiangsheng naturally could not waste the shells.
The difference between two thousand gates and more than two hundred gates is not a little bit. In one round, nearly two thousand heavy armored infantry will be killed. Ten rounds will be twenty thousand, and one hundred thousand heavy armored infantry will only be fifty rounds, and it will take less than half an hour!
Dara Shike originally thought that even if the opponent was hit by a blow, there would be no big loss. At that time, the armored cavalry should have defeated the opponent's light cavalry. Once the armored cavalry rushed into the infantry formation, it would be a massacre and he would definitely win.
But in this situation, it is estimated that it will take less than half an hour for the 100,000-held infantry to be completely killed by the opponent, and the iron-armored cavalry will be finished by then.
What should I do? He did not make a decision immediately, but raised his telescope to look at the battlefield of the cavalry. He wanted to see the cavalry's confrontation before making a decision. Perhaps the Ming army's cavalry might collapse at once. This situation has not happened before, and it is not the first time he has commanded the iron-armored cavalry to fight. He has seen a lot of defeating the enemy cavalry in one fell swoop.
However, he was destined to be disappointed. The Ming army's cavalry was not so easy to defeat. Although the opponent was wearing heavy armor and even his horse, it was almost invulnerable to swords and guns, it was impossible to criticize heavy armor on his face. The Ming army's cavalry were all experienced in battle formations, so they could naturally see this obvious weakness. Therefore, when the two sides were still more than 200 steps apart, the Ming army's cavalry raised the flintlock rifle in their hands and pulled the trigger continuously at the enemy's head.
In this case, it is naturally impossible to aim and shoot. They can only rely on their feelings to blindly hit. Although the accurate head is not very good, they cannot hold back many bullets. A rain of bullets passed, and the armored cavalry on the opposite side were immediately fucked several rows.
However, the impact was not very big. The losses of thousands of people were not a big deal for the 50,000 cavalry. The cavalry behind them still rushed up firmly.
Seeing that less than fifty steps were gone, the grenade in the Ming army hit him like raining. "Boom boom boom", the armored cavalry of the Mughal Empire was instantly covered by smoke.
The problem is not very big. At this time, the grenade can only be damaged by sputtering steel needles. In fact, it does not have much effect on heavy armored cavalry, so they can only suffer minor injuries.
The cavalry of both sides finally collided. It was time for you to know how powerful the armored cavalry was. Dara Shik clenched his fists excitedly, and he seemed to see the scene of Ming cavalry falling over and fleeing with defeat.
However, the plot did not develop as he imagined. After the two sides collided, there was no scene of people turning over and over, and the Ming cavalry basically did not suffer much damage!
What's going on? The main thing is the weapon problem. You should know that the flintlock rifles of the Ming cavalry are more than one meter long, and the length of the bayonet is nearly two meters. The cavalry of the Mughal Empire is generally full moon scimitars, less than one meter long. The gap of this meter is like a natural barrier!
The cavalry of the Mughal Empire were covered in heavy armor and were not afraid of chopping. The cavalry of the Ming army would be finished without a single cut of armor. However, you always have to cut it. People were stabbing with a spear two meters away and stabbed it with one knife. Not to mention killing people, they would not even touch the hair!
Seeing this, cold sweat broke out on Dara Shike's forehead. The armored cavalry could no longer count on him. The heavily armored infantry was eating shells again. What should I do?
Run away? Can't run away!
Surrender? You can't surrender. Others may be fine. He is definitely dead because he is the eldest prince of the Mughal Empire. Even if the Ming army does not kill him and release him back, the other princes will not miss the chance to beat the dog in the water. He is dead!
Finally, he gritted his teeth and roared wildly: "Order, all the infantry charged with their shields, rushed forward, and killed them!"
When Lu Xiangsheng saw the enemy's heavy armored infantry start charging, he knew that the opponent was going to play with the death of the enemy. Bi Feng, this is his favorite. He has never seen him in this world who is more powerful than him.
When the enemy rushed to the front of the formation, he directly ordered: "Order, the artillery stopped bombardment, retreated left and right, and the Siam Legion immediately stepped forward to support."
After saying that, he rushed forward by hitting the horse and amidst the formation, and his personal guards followed him excitedly.
At this time, Mao Wenlong, who was commanding in front of the formation, was also constantly issuing orders. When the enemy was still a hundred steps away, he shouted directly: "Order, everyone, take a bayonet."
When the enemy was still eighty steps away, he shouted again: "Order, everyone, prepare the grenade."
When the enemy was fifty steps away, he shouted again: "Order, everyone, throw grenades, don't stop, throw all five grenades."
As soon as he finished speaking, the grenade hit the opponent's shield formation like raindrops. The enemy was immediately submerged in smoke and the shield formation was also stagnant.
Seeing this, Mao Wenlong roared directly: "Everyone, come and fight me."
Before Lu Xiangsheng could rush to the front of the formation, the Ming army in front shouted: "Run.", and rushed forward like a tide. He was stunned at first, then laughed: "Hahaha, is Mao Wenlong very fierce, isn't this guy? It's not bad."
The so-called "the brave ones win in the confrontation between the two armies". The Ming army was full of momentum, but the Mughal Empire had been bombarded with artillery for a long time. In addition, the weapons were disadvantaged, even if they were covered with iron armor, they could not escape the fate of defeat.
There was nothing to say about the subsequent battle. The Ming army used the advantage of weapon length to continuously consume the opponent's strength. Coupled with the advantage of numbers, the Mughal Empire was almost always being suppressed and beaten, and if it was accidentally stabbed, the face was full of peach blossoms.
In less than half an hour, Lu Xiangsheng rushed into the shield formation and caught the local commander Dara Shike. The Mughal Empire army suddenly lost its fighting spirit. Soon, the heavy armored infantry and iron armored cavalry surrendered one after another.
It’s not okay if you don’t surrender. You’re wearing heavy armor, waving a scimitar, and playing for half an hour, you’re going to be tired and paralyzed!
Chapter completed!