The Mandahai horses galloped, and the left and right were the heads of the horses surging forward, and the roar of the Manchurian cavalry around was deafening."
Boom" A few artillery roars, and in the hollow formation group in front, the Ming artillery fired, and the shells pierced the air, screaming, and fell into the cavalry formation.By Man Dahai's side, there was a miserable neighing of the war horse being hit, but it was soon left behind by the galloping war horse.Facing the hollow formation in front, the Manchurian cavalry was not afraid, and the cavalry immediately divided into two groups, ready to kill through the enemy formation.Looking at the war horses galloping left and right, Mandahai's face was hideous, even if there was a hollow formation in front of him that specialized in restraining the cavalry, he still did not hesitate to attack, and no one seemed to be able to stop the impact of the Manchurian cavalry.When the cavalry of the Zhou army launched a fierce charge, the 30,000 musketeers led by Ruan Mei, accompanied by the drumbeat of the march, maintained a complete formation and slowly advanced.Ten battalions of musketeers advanced along the foot of the mountain like long snakes, guarding against the Jin army on the hill and guarding the flank of the army.When the Jin army at the top of the mountain rushed down the mountain, the musketeers of the Ming army, marching like a long snake, only needed to stop and turn left on the spot to form a horizontal formation facing south, several miles wide.At this time, on the flank of the Ming army's musketeers, the artillery bombardment of the Jin army on the hill splashed the mud pillars, and the corpses of the Ming army and the Jin army cavalry were scattered on the ground, and some of the war horses that were not dead were still writhing their bodies and kicking their hooves.Nguyen My led the army, marching undisturbed, and at this moment, a trumpet came from the direction of the Chinese army.It was the cannon sound of the Chinese army reminding the left flank, Ruan Mei hurriedly turned her head to look, and saw the northern slope of the Kunshan Mountain, layers of Jin troops, slowly walking down the mountain."
Stand!"
Nguyen Mei grabbed the reins of her horse and roared loudly.The heralds raised their heads and sounded the stop trumpet, and the commanders of the battalions immediately shouted the order, "Stop!"
”The cries of the officers came and went, and the musketeers marching to the rhythm of the drums stomped their feet in place at the moment when the drums ended, and they stood still for an instant.At this time, the commanders of the battalions on the left side of the team drew their swords one after another and raised their chests, "All battalion soldiers, turn left on the spot!"
”"Ho!"
The soldiers let out a low roar in unison, and the whole battalion of soldiers turned to the left together, their feet rhythmically together, and the 30,000 musketeers turned into a horizontal formation, forming a battle line several miles long.At this time, the battlefield at the foot of the mountain immediately appeared in front of them.In the thin smoke caused by the artillery, at the foot of the hill were the positions of the advance team of the Ming army, then the cavalry fighting under the mountain, and finally the ant-like Jin army on the opposite slope.At this time, the Jin army, which came down from the hillside, hurriedly lined up at the foot of the mountain, and in a moment opposite the Ming army, forming an abrupt human wall.The Jin army lined up in a line, flags fluttered above the heads of the soldiers, and muskets were on their shoulders, instantly forming a jungle of bayonets flashing with cold light.In the loud trumpet of the Jin army, the Jin army that went down the mountain quickly extended to the two wings and pulled into a wide horizontal formation as long as the Ming army's front.Jiang Xiang rode a war horse and looked at the infantry army forming a line in front of him, this kind of infantry army on both sides, lined up in a line, and the battle formation of musket firing against each other has been popular in this land for nearly ten years, but Jiang Xiang has never commanded tens of thousands of people to shoot.Looking at the long red wall formed by the Ming army on the opposite side, Jiang Xiang pulled out his sword and gave an attack order, "Sanjin Erlang, give this king!"
”Almost at the same moment, Ruan Mei shouted in a deep voice, "Catch up, less than thirty steps, no one is allowed to shoot." ”The artillery of the two armies roared, splashing mud pillars, and from time to time some soldiers were hit by shells, shooting through the line, but their respective soldiers quickly filled the line.At this time, amid the roar of military music, marching drums, and artillery, the two sergeants formed a close formation, and the non-commissioned officers walked forward shoulder to shoulder with arm to arm.The two armies advanced like a wall, and the accompanying artillerymen quickly fired shells, and the guns retreated, and as soon as they stopped, the gunners hurriedly began the second round of reloading.As the distance between the two armies narrowed, the cavalry of the two armies, which were fighting in the middle, retreated one after another, giving way to a wide front.However, the advance team of the Ming army in the stronghold formed a straggler line in front of the closely walled Ming army line in front of the infantry army, and spread out and moved forward.On the straggler line, the Ming sergeants carried muskets and crouched down from time to time to shoot, and the bombardment of artillery and the firing of muskets created a thin layer of white smoke between the two army lines.For a time, the Jin army's front was constantly hit by artillery and muskets, and the queue was broken through, but the Jin army's artillery, even if the counterattack came, the shells fell in front of the formation, and countless mud blocks flew around.Braving artillery fire and musket fire, marching forward, it caused great fear in the hearts of the Jin soldiers.The Ming army stragglers, kneeling on the ground, raised their guns and shot the Jin army in line forward, the front row of soldiers carrying muskets, constantly fighting to death, making the advancing Jin army frightened, Jiang Xiang rode a horse to follow the line after the infantry army, saw that the front row of soldiers suffered a lot of losses, the original front line like a wall, has become a zigzag black line, but the Ming army is still in a tight formation, and the heart can't help but feel restless.Compared with the Ming army, the Jin army lacked a skirmish line, and it was this skirmish line that made the Jin army's casualties much greater than the Ming army's in the advance.Looking at the Ming army rolling on the opposite side, their red uniforms were clearly distinguishable in the drifting white smoke, Jiang Xiang hurriedly ordered, "Stop!"
Restore the front!
”At the sound of an order, the advancing Jin army stopped first and restored the curved front to a straight line.At this time, the distance between the two armies was only 100 paces, and Jiang Xiang immediately shouted again, "Raise your gun!"
”In the first row of Jin troops, Qi Qi picked up his muskets, aimed sideways, and aimed at the Ming army advancing like a wall.At this time, the straggler line of the Ming army also stopped at the same time, and the soldiers were squatting or lying on their stomachs to shoot fifty paces away, and the Zhou army with muskets was sporadically hit, falling in front of the battle and howling, causing a commotion in the queue.However, the musketeers of the Jin army were also quite elite, and immediately a soldier stepped forward and raised their guns to fill the vacancy, and did not shoot on the basis of that.Platoon guns fired, and salvo fire was necessary to strike at the enemy troops in dense formation, the Jin army musketeers, enduring casualties, waiting for the Ming army to enter a distance of seventy paces.In this process, the Zhou army was constantly shot down by stragglers, and the soldiers in the first row hoped that they could finish a shot as soon as possible, and then they could hide behind and reload, but the Jin army officers shouted loudly to stop them from shooting, and only when they heard the order, they could fire a volley."
Shoot!"
When the Ming army approached seventy paces with a gun, Jiang Xiang roared loudly.A horn sounded, and the officer shouted loudly, "Shoot!"
”The Zhou army musketeers in the front row pulled the trigger with fear, and in the "bang, bang" gunshots, on the mile-long front, the gunflames flashed intensively, raising clouds of white smoke, and countless projectiles shot quickly towards the Ming army front.The projectile first hit the skirmishers between the two armies, causing the soldiers to fall backwards and then shoot at the line of muskets that were advancing in line behind them.In the Ming army's formation, there was a miserable scream, hundreds of soldiers fell to the ground, but the soldiers behind filled up with expressionless faces.At this time, the Ming army in front scattered and hurriedly retreated, while the line infantry army continued to move forward with firm steps, and the front line passed through the rear, leaving hundreds of corpses on the ground."
Bang bang bang" The Jin army shot again, and another round of salvo came, and the body of the Ming army walking in front of the array shook and fell, and the Ming soldiers behind continued to fill.In the Zhou army's array, Jiang Xiang saw this, a trace of fear was born in his heart, and he hurriedly roared, "Hurry!
Keep shooting!
”The third round of shooting of the Zhou army soon came again, but in the face of the Ming army on top, the power was not as strong as the first two salvos, and there was a trace of panic in the entire Zhou army front, loading and shooting.At this time, the Ming army had advanced to fifty paces, and the officer finally let out an angry roar, "The first column has guns!"
”The first musketeers in the march finally took off the muskets that were resisting their shoulders, held them diagonally in front of their chests, and stepped forward."
Thirty steps, the whole army is determined!"
In the rear of the military formation, when the Ming army was thirty paces away from the Zhou army, Ruan Mei roared loudly.For a while, the Ming army stomped on the ground in unison, the front line was still, and the Zhou army on the opposite side suddenly fell into a panic, forgetting to move for a while, and the battlefield actually quieted down.()