Chapter 107 Death God's Waltz
Well!
Almost at the moment when the Ming cavalry drew an arc and turned directly to the right of the Qing cavalry, Nikan was dumbfounded.
What tactic is this?
Before he could even recover from his daze, there was movement in the cavalry team on the opposite side, and clouds of white smoke poured out from the cavalry team. The cavalrymen who were holding their lances sideways pulled the trigger the moment they turned their horses.
The trigger.
Like firecrackers at a festival, the gunshots gathered on the battlefield...
Although the drone was not released, Zhu Guoqiang could still see the changes in the formations on both sides from the high ground in the distance.
The Qing cavalry used the most typical dense diamond formation, which was the most common tactic used in the cold weapon era to rush into enemy formations. The Fu Guard cavalry originally also had this formation, but compared to the Qing army, their formation looked a mess.
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Until the two sides were about to engage the enemy and were about to engage in a melee, at the moment when the Qing army fired arrows, the imperial cavalry, who had changed into a horizontal formation in the middle of the battle, pointed diagonally at the right wing of the Qing army, and then ran straight towards that direction.
This was obviously beyond the intention of the Qing army. Seeing the Ming army cavalry rushing towards them, the Qing army immediately released arrows when the distance was about to approach. However, most of the arrows were released as the Ming army's movements changed. A beautiful strike
The volley had no effect at all among the sparse single-layer columns, but it only knocked over one horse of the Ming army, and several others were hit by arrows that were blocked by their armor.
Before they could fully draw the bowstring with their arrows on the string again, or even before they could nock the arrow from the beginning, the Ming army here had already pulled the trigger.
Gunfire like a barrage of gunfire formed a mass on the battlefield. Ding Pengcheng, who was in the lead, pulled the trigger twice in succession. After firing the two rounds of bullets in the barrel, he inserted the gun into the saddle bag again, and then galloped towards the right wing.
in the wilderness.
The cavalry following him all left immediately after firing two shots.
The 17.5mm projectiles roared towards the Qing army. Although the accuracy of the smoothbore musket was average, at a distance of less than 80 meters, it still seemed to have eyes, accurately hitting the Qing army or them.
The war horses under the crotch - in fact, such a dense formation is most suitable for the display of firepower.
In an instant, hundreds of rounds of bullets were "smashed" into the space between the Qing cavalry. Those "smashed" Qing soldiers, despite wearing heavy armor, still screamed and fell off their horses. Some war horses
After being hit, he didn't even have time to cry out. He suddenly fell to the ground as if he was tripped by a horse rope, slamming the cavalryman on horseback to the ground. At the moment of falling, more injured people were injured because of their feet.
He failed to get off the horse stool and was dragged by the horse, like a piece of rotten meat. The screams immediately echoed among the Qing cavalry!
The moment they met the enemy, the Qing army was stunned by the brand-new fighting method.
The imperial cavalry formed a dense formation into four horizontal lines. The moment after the first row of cavalry drew an arc and fired, the next three rows of cavalry also rushed forward according to the script, changing in front of the formation.
The formation changed, and the moment the column drew an arc, they fired their lances and shot the Qing cavalry. After shooting, they would gallop to the right wing and make a half circle, and the next row of cavalry rushed forward to attack.
shooting.
Of course, the cavalrymen who crossed the half-circle did not withdraw, but reloaded their ammunition on the periphery of the battlefield. This was a typical musketeer cavalry tactic. The cavalrymen marched towards the pre-selected target, and then fired alternately row after row.
However, for the Fu Guard cavalry, they did not need to reload ammunition outside the battlefield after they completed shooting. There was also a cowhide gun bag hanging on the left side of their saddles - Zhu Guoqiang gave each of his cavalry three rifles.
A saddlebag gun, all double-barreled!
According to his idea - since one musket is not enough, then add two more!
After the first round of shooting, Ding Pengcheng, who circled the battlefield half a circle without any hesitation, once again took the lead and led the cavalry into the battlefield again. When passing in front of the Qing cavalry, he fired the double-barreled gun again.
trigger.
Such tactics were obviously beyond the understanding of Nikan and his cavalry.
These are Qing troops with many years of combat experience. During the battle, each one was more fierce and more powerful than the last. However, in the rush, there was no plan. When the Ming cavalry came to attack again, they still maintained a dense formation.
They tried to attack the Ming Army cavalry, but the Ming Army did not give them a chance for a head-on collision. Instead, they drew "circles" in front of them, circle after circle, fighting and retreating, even though it seemed that the Qing Army was attacking.
, but in fact, this circle of raiding formation was fatal to the Qing army. Thousands of bullets were fired at the Qing cavalry along with the Ming army's light cavalry raiding formation.
There were a thousand cavalrymen, but after just a few encounters, there were less than 500 cavalrymen left.
"The whole team, the whole team..."
After another round of killing, Ding Pengcheng shouted while drawing another saddlebag gun again.
Three shots immediately, this is the last shot.
When Ding Pengcheng's cavalry moved in a circle and passed in front of the Qing cavalry again like a satellite, Zhu Guoqiang had already laughed. Anyone could see that the Ming army now completely had the upper hand on the battlefield.
"This is the third shot!"
Zhu Guoqiang raised the riding whip in his hand and smiled at Liang Minghai and others.
"After this round, Ding Pengcheng can clean up the battlefield!"
"Your Majesty, those Jiannu slaves have the "three arrows at once", but I think it's useless in my humble opinion. To be more powerful, the "three arrows at once" by the prince is the most powerful!"
"Your Majesty, judging from your humble position, I'm afraid there's no one who can withstand "three shots at once" in this world..."
Wang Zhigang, who had been worried before engaging the enemy, now had a smile on his face. In the past, when they were training this "Three Shots at a Time" on their training ground, they still couldn't understand how powerful it was. But now it seems...
This is really enjoyable. From a distance of more than a hundred steps, you pull the trigger one after another, and then fly past the enemy formation like a whirlwind. However, this whirlwind can fire a gun, and the gun can shoot lead.
You can break through heavy armor and kill people!
"It's not three shots, it's six shots!"
Zhu Guoqiang specifically corrected him. At the same time, a word came to his mind.
"Waltz of Death!"
But that was it, the four hundred cavalry were like dancers on the battlefield, dancing gracefully on the battlefield with light steps.
The sound of horse hooves like winter thunder is like the accompaniment of music, and the constant firing of guns by the cavalry is like the bright and loud percussion instruments in dance music, echoing in the sky and earth with the sound of horse hooves.
But this is the waltz of death!
On this stage, the losing party will pay the price with their lives!
As an audience member, Zhu Guoqiang even stretched out his arms, holding an invisible baton, directing this grand performance. He was in a good mood, and even hummed softly.
"The wolves danced with the sheep, danced, danced, one-two-one; they danced in circles, danced, danced, one-two-one, and the little lambs were dead! Dead, dead, one-two-one
Chapter completed!