Chapter 500 The Power of the Rifled Gun
There are no artillery, just infantry equipped with muskets.
Francisco's confidence improved again and he issued an order to face the battle.
The Spanish phalanx is also famous in Europe and has defeated many powerful enemies. It is invincible to enter Asia. It has only a 200-strong expeditionary force, but it can easily defeat the local indigenous army.
The Spanish still remained in the description of missionaries decades ago when they were given the impression of the Ming Dynasty army.
They believed that the Ming army was still a medieval army and could only fight by relying on cities. Even the barbaric Tatars who used bows and arrows, the Ming army had to defeat them with great effort.
Therefore, when the Ming army's two wings opened fire and fired, Francisco sneered.
This distance is more than 300 meters. Although the Ming army also equipped muskets, it seems that they know nothing.
But the next scene surprised Francesco and the Spanish in the square.
Blood flowers splattered, and the Spaniards were hit and fell to the ground one by one in disbelief. The Ming army's two wings stopped at this distance, rotated one by one, and muskets kept firing.
The screams rang in Francesco's ears, and a companion covered his chest, blood gushed between his fingers, and fell to the ground dejectedly.
A severe abdominal pain came, Francisco lowered his head, and a blood hole appeared in his sight, bleeding out.
How is this possible?!
The rush of blood quickly took away his strength, his thoughts and will, and he fell down weakly with his eyes wide open.
The Minnie gun, well, is now the Apocalypse Six. Although it is not easy to manufacture and expensive, it is amazingly powerful.
In the live-fire experiment, the killing distance of the Sixth Apocalypse can reach 700 meters, and there is also a good hit accuracy within 300 to 400 meters.
This is the power of the rifled rifle. So far, there is room for improvement in the Sixth Apocalypse, and there is room for improvement in power.
Qi Shiguang narrowed his eyes. He knew the sharpness of the Six Apocalypse Styles, but it was still shocking enough to be reflected on the battlefield.
If the army can change all its clothes, wouldn’t it be invincible to fight all over the world? Such power would not have much impact even if there were no artillery.
Muskets, even flintlocks, have an effective range of about 100 meters, and their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Once the sixth style of Apocalypse is released, the power is more than several times. It has the advantage of crushing against old muskets.
Rows of Spaniards were knocked down, and the Ming army was still as strong as a mountain, pouring bullets towards the enemy. This was a unilateral massacre, and the enemy had no power to resist.
Finally, the Spanish collapsed, and the battle formation with more than half of the casualties fell apart in fear. What discipline and rigor turned into a bubble in the face of death.
Screaming and screaming, the Spaniards left their companions, turned around and ran towards Manila City, not even daring to look back. In their hearts, the Ming army had become a monster and could not be resisted by human power.
The Ming army formation began to move, with gunfire constantly, shooting the enemy from behind without any mercy.
Before the operation, all the Ming army soldiers received education and knew the blood debts owed by the Spanish. The resentment and revenge, coupled with the emperor's secret decree, the Ming army would no longer keep prisoners.
Of course, if the Spanish in Manila surrendered, the elderly, women and children would be left behind, waiting for Spain to pay a ransom to redeem.
As for the Spanish soldiers and the middle-aged men, they will be punished by beheading and execution for the crimes they committed.
As mentioned earlier, the emperor not only needs to pay for his blood debts, but also let all Western barbarians know the principles of the Ming Empire, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty will no longer have Luzon experience in the future.
Two hundred Ming troops equipped with the Six Apocalypse of the Ming army advanced to shoot, chasing the Spaniards, and knocking them down one by one from behind.
From 300 meters to 800 meters, the shooting has never stopped. The officers were observing the shooting effect and evaluating the range, accuracy, power and other data of the Sixth Apocalypse.
Obviously, in the emperor's opinion, the Sixth Type of Apocalypse, as a rifled rifle, can reduce the total weight of the gun, reduce the caliber, reduce the bullets, and make it easier for soldiers to carry it, and its power will not decrease too much.
You should know that the entire gun of the Apocalypse Six Type weighs nine kilograms, has a diameter of 18 mm, and weighs 33 grams per bullet. This is quite different from the guns of later generations.
The emperor also hoped that the Six Styles of Apocalypse would be like in the future. Of course, he did not act arbitrarily and gave the solution to the military.
As long as the army feels it is good, it doesn’t have to force it. The laws of historical development must always adapt to the situation at that time. Too much transcendence may not be a good thing.
Just like this rifled rifle, the emperor did not intend to equip the troops soon. Even if the rifled machine is improved, the work efficiency will be greatly improved and the ability to produce and manufacture on a large scale is available.
The flintlock rifle, bayonet, field artillery, and rockets have already made the Ming army ahead of other armies in the world, and stand in a dignified manner without fear of any opponents.
After thirty or fifty years, the armies of other countries were also equipped with flintlock rifles and bayonets, which narrowed the gap in weapons with the Ming army. They were then issued rifled rifles, and they were still beaten and could still lead them for decades.
As long as the military strength can maintain a decades of advantage, the emperor's strategic layout can be completed. With the population and strategic locations for expansion of the Ming Dynasty, who can easily defeat the Ming Dynasty?
By then, the Ming Empire would really become a behemoth, with a vast territory and a hundred million people. Such a size would be daunting.
The Spanish defeat, or the defeat, was completely beyond the expectations of Philippine Governor Louis Das Marina.
"How could this happen?" Looking at the soldiers who were defeated after just two hours after leaving the city, Das Marina couldn't believe his eyes.
"The Ming people have extremely powerful muskets with extremely long range..." A Spanish officer was still in shock and described to the governor the battle, or the defeat without fighting.
Before Das Marina could react, a Spanish soldier ran over and submitted a letter, "Governor General, this is the Ming army's letter of persuasion to surrender."
Das Marina opened the letter and looked at it, threw it aside, walked up to the city wall with a gloomy face, looking at the situation outside the city.
The Ming army had already reached the city and stopped the array outside the range of artillery on the city. The rocket launcher was being placed and laid out, pointing diagonally towards Manila City.
Manila City is very small, to be precise, a castle or a fort, which is only equivalent to a village-level fortress of the Central Plains dynasty.
Thousands of Marines divided their troops to siege the city of Manila soon.
"Send someone to negotiate with the Ming army." Das Marina thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "We can negotiate whether it is a compensation or other requirements."
Chapter completed!