Chapter 74
The gunpowder was filled with triangular nails, and the most terrifying thing was actually the second strike. About two hundred meters away, the Eight Banners soldiers' horses had reached their maximum speed. At this time, the horses stepped on the triangular nails, and they were absolutely in pain.
Will be so crazy that he throws his master off the horse!
If you fall under a horse during a charge, the consequences will be very tragic. Even if you are not thrown to death immediately, you will be trampled to pieces by the horses galloping behind you.
Due to the impact of the explosion, the triangular nails were thrown everywhere. God knows where they would fly. To the cavalry, it was like entering a minefield.
In just one attack, most of the two hundred cavalry led by Hezhe were destroyed. Those who were lucky enough to rush out were frightened and allowed their horses to lead them into the place of death.
The speed of the galloping horses was no less than sixty kilometers, and the distance of one hundred meters meant that their brain circuits had not yet completed their work.
"Light up!" Following Ao Canghai's order, the matchlock gun began to ignite.
Soon, a "cracking" sound like a firecracker started. Seventy-five matchlock guns from three companies sprayed out projectiles at the same time!
In these days, the hit rate of a single matchlock gun was very low. But with a hundred matchlock guns, the hit rate was terrifying.
Li Xiao saw that at a distance of one hundred meters, the stopping effect of the projectile was very obvious. The armor of the Eight Banners soldiers was like a piece of paper in front of the projectile.
During the Battle of Hunhe, Li Xiao saw more than once that the Eight Banners soldiers were hit by several crossbow arrows, and they could still wave their sabers and continue to fight. However, as long as they were hit by projectiles, the huge kinetic energy would immediately make them lose their combat effectiveness.
The training during this period of time seemed to be very fruitful. The first row of soldiers finished shooting. The second row of soldiers started shooting, and there was another "crackling" sound. There were only a dozen Eight Banners soldiers who could sit on the horse. When the third row of soldiers
The platoon finished shooting. In front of the position, only dead people and dead horses were left on the ground. Some injured horses were still struggling helplessly, and their miserable whines could be heard far away.
Until their death, these cavalrymen with the red flag did not rush into the shooting distance of bows and arrows.
This is the benefit of firearms. A qualified cavalry is actually trained since childhood. Riding and shooting is a child's skill. This is why the Han cavalry can never beat the nomadic cavalry. People have been riding horses since they were young.
, you only learned to ride a horse when you became a soldier, how can this be the same?
But firearms can make a peasant who does not know martial arts, after a short period of training, have the ability to kill and injure a cavalry who has been trained for many years. Small projectiles can easily destroy a living life. No matter whether this life is good or evil!
Mangui opened his mouth wide and looked at the battlefield in front of him. In the blink of an eye, two hundred old men were killed like this? He pinched his thigh hard, and then he realized that this damn thing was real.
Ao Canghai also didn't believe it. Like Man Gui, he was a supporter of the theory of cavalry victory. Now, the military common sense developed over the years has turned into shit. With more than two hundred people, against two hundred cavalry. In the past, no matter what
They were all being slaughtered, but now actually no one on our own side was harmed, and the entire enemy army was destroyed.
"Don't be stunned! The second group of trebuchets, the altitude is three! Release!" Li Xiao could see clearly through the gunpowder smoke that the infantry behind the cavalry had pressed up. The pace of these infantry had slowed down, and Li Xiao was afraid that they would not come.
Attack yourself. The matchlock gun is good for positional warfare, but it is much worse for siege warfare.
"Everyone reload! Reload!" Ao Canghai reacted from his confusion and began to shout at his musketeers to reload!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!...!" The trebuchet fired again, throwing green smoke towards the Han army flag led by Wei Daman.
The Han army flags were infantry, and they were not as fast as Hezhe. When Hezhe's entire army was destroyed, they had just entered the range of the trebuchet. Because they were farther away, some shells actually exploded in the air above the infantry's heads. The burning fuse was
Things are less accurate, God knows whether they will explode in the air or wait a while after landing.
However, the destructive power of the shells that exploded in the air was devastating. Countless triangular nails flew out, and the sharp spikes were immediately driven into the heads of the soldiers with the Han Army Flag. These days, no one wears a helmet. The Han Army Flag
They can be regarded as the second-class troops of the Later Jin Army. It would be nice if they had leather helmets on their heads.
Wei Daman looked at his own soldier in surprise. A triangular nail directly opened his scalp, revealing the white skull and bones inside. There was also a triangular nail embedded in his face. The most fatal wound was actually on his neck.
On the bed, a triangular nail cut open his artery. Blood spurted out like a fountain, and he couldn't stop it with his hands.
In just one round of shooting, the Han army flag under his command injured almost a hundred people. The wounded soldiers were scattered all over the ground, rolling on the ground in pain.
Most of these were caused by shells falling on the ground, and the triangular nails were pierced into people's legs. Although not fatal, they lost their combat effectiveness.
"The first group has been loaded!" the artillery soldiers shouted loudly.
"Let go!" Li Xiao shouted, and the first group of five trebuchets that had just been loaded were launched again.
"Run! Go back to the fortress!" Just when Wei Daman was shouting loudly, wanting his soldiers to return to the camp, disaster struck again! Wei Daman saw a smoking object fall to his feet, and gunpowder fell to his feet.
The twister is still spraying brilliant sparks.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!...!" There were five more huge explosions, and Wei Daman felt himself flying up. While struggling in the air, he found that one of his arms had no less than ten triangular nails nailed into it!
After falling to the ground, he felt no pain, but felt very tired. His eyelids seemed to be filled with lead water. He tried hard to support it, but couldn't. Finally, his eyelids closed. He closed his eyes forever!
In fact, Wei Daman did not need to say anything. The soldiers of the Han Army Banner were already running back, and they now wanted to enter the walled city. The smarter ones fled into the wilderness.
Li Xiao secretly resented that he had no cavalry. If he had cavalry, none of them would be able to escape. In the future, he must acquire more horses and organize a team of cavalry if he has the chance.
At first, we got more than 200 horses in Liaoyang, but we had no choice but to throw them all away when we boarded the ship. There was no way, the ship was so big, so we had to install war horses instead of people!
Now he can only watch the retreating Han army flags re-entering the walled city. But Li Xiao is not worried, because he is afraid that they will not enter. Entering the walled city, both sides will die!
Chapter completed!