Chapter 440 Offensive and defensive response
Although Huang Taiji reacts quickly and responds promptly, the transmission of commands takes time, and it is very difficult for horses running at high speed to turn, especially large groups of people. The knights on the horses can only try to deflect the horse's head and reduce the speed, which is difficult and difficult.
Turn and get out of the attack range of the vehicle formation.
Of course, there is another way, which is to speed up, go around the circle, and rush directly from both sides, but this way you will be exposed to the musketeers for more time. Compared with the current method, I really can’t say which one is better.
good.
In this way, as soon as Huang Taiji met the enemy, he left behind hundreds of corpses and retreated in embarrassment. Seeing his miserable appearance, the large group of cavalry attacking from the rear did not rush up stupidly, but rushed forward as soon as possible.
He reined in his horse from the precipice, made a big circle, bypassed the car formation, and ran over to join them.
"Great Khan." After seeing Huang Taiji, Wu Keshan asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
"It's not a problem, no need to worry." Huang Taiji waved his hand and said it was okay. Wu Keshan is Hailanzhu's brother and the son of Bellesance. It is precisely because of this relationship that Huang Taiji, who has an internal relationship, almost always treats him with a very small attitude.
At the cost, he stationed troops in the Horqin tribe, which was about the same size as himself.
And it was precisely by relying on his connections and merits that Wu Keshan took the lead among the newly formed Eight Banners and gained a pivotal position.
Seeing that Huang Taiji was fine, Wu Keshan was relieved, and together they observed the Ming Dynasty's tortoise-like formation, and said with a smile, "This tortoise-like formation is really difficult to handle.
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When Huang Taiji heard this, he also sighed deeply. It was not only difficult to handle, but also impossible to bite. This was a turtle with thorns, and these thorns could also be fired, let alone bite.
You'll get hurt before you even get close.
Fortunately, the opponent doesn't have cannons!
This is the only place where Huang Taiji is lucky, otherwise he would have to return in vain this time. Unlike now, he can still discuss ways to defeat the enemy here.
"Obai, you take those barbarians to charge first and see the opponent's firepower. Be careful not to get hurt yourself." Huang Taiji ordered, no matter what, he finally caught Daming's weakness, and
The other party didn't have cannons, so he just left in despair. He was really unwilling and couldn't do it.
"Yes, Khan." Oboi took the order, and with a large number of bulging muscles, wild Jurchen warriors who looked extremely tough, formed a dispersed formation and ran over quickly.
Ao Bai later became known as the first warrior of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Although he was young at this time, he also showed extraordinary performance. Among the entire Eight Banners, no one could match him in terms of hand-to-hand combat. Therefore, he was sent by Huang Taiji to lead these unruly wild beasts.
Jurchen warrior.
Obai was very witty. Although he had never seen the Ming Dynasty's new firearms, he had heard about them a lot, and the Khan was so serious. No matter how doubtful he was, he would not joke with his own life, so he cautiously followed
Behind a soldier, he moved forward step by step.
"Open fire, free fire."
Although the soldiers who came to attack were scattered widely, Li Yuyu still gave the order without hesitation. The thousands of musketeers facing this side immediately pulled the triggers, ignited the flints, and reflected the lead bullets.
The dense, fried-bean-like gunshots made Huang Taiji’s eyelids jump. The opponent was so decisive and didn’t care about waste. In order to kill these hundreds of soldiers, he fired continuously in volleys until the end.
One person fell. This kind of nonchalant approach can only prove that the opponent has sufficient reserves and is not afraid of a war of attrition.
"Great Khan, the general has failed." After a while, Obai came back with a disgraced face, his face full of panic and a look of survival.
He was also lucky. The corpse in front of him was directly killed by several lead bullets, and then fell on top of him, blocking subsequent attacks. But he was also smart, seeing that the situation was wrong, he immediately lay down on the ground and waited until
The sound of the muskets stopped, and he crawled back quietly with a little gunpowder smoke. When he was probably out of the shooting range on the opposite side, he got up and ran back, saving his life.
"It's okay. I'll be happy if you can come here alive." Huang Taiji looked at Obai with bruises on his face, and he also looked frightened. He was too hasty and let the young generals of his tribe test him. He almost missed it.
A general was lost.
"Great Khan, the general has some ideas." Obai said immediately after calming down. Although he almost died this time, the desperate close contact gave him some ideas about this dense musket array.
"Tell me." Huang Taiji asked with some anticipation. The other party was the only one who might come back. He must have some ideas after contacting him.
"Khan, although the Ming army's firearms are powerful, they seem to be able to shoot straight down. We can get close to the carriage array as long as we send people to climb over. And these carriages have huge wheels and there is a big gap under the carriage. As long as we climb in, we will be able to get close to the carriage array.
Able to break through from the inside." Ao Bai talked eloquently, and it must be said that his mind was very sharp, and he could see so many weaknesses in just one contact.
"It's worth a try." After listening to Obai's idea, Huang Taiji observed it for a while and felt that it was quite feasible, so he immediately arranged for someone to execute it.
It's just that this time he didn't arrange for the young generals in the tribe to test, but arranged for the gathered wild Jurchens to go. Although these wild people were brutal and bloody, they were still very loyal warriors after surrendering, and they were very quick to execute orders, so there wouldn't be too much trouble.
Lots of ideas.
Soon, hundreds of people slowly walked over, came to the first fallen soldier, lay down, and crawled forward. This time it went smoothly. Faced with this tactic, the Ming army on the opposite side seemed to
They were helpless and did not make a move, allowing these soldiers to climb in smoothly.
Seeing this, Huang Taiji and Obai smiled proudly and opened their mouths, as if they wanted to say something. However, at this moment, a scream suddenly came from the car formation, and then there were screams one after another, occasionally mixed with
The sound of slashing with swords did not last long and soon faded away.
You must know that the combat power of these soldiers who entered was very strong, and there were five hundred in number. They were killed in such a short time, and no muskets were used. From this, it can be inferred that there was a large number of soldiers in the car formation.
melee soldier.
The sudden scream made Huang Taiji's open mouth freeze, and in the end he could only swallow the words on his lips. The scream not only interrupted what he wanted to say, but also made him attack from all sides, trying to consume everything.
The idea of punching in was stillborn.
If the Ming Dynasty only had musketeers, then he would have to send people over carts and into the hinterland at the risk of a large number of deaths. As long as they could get in, these musketeers were just lambs to be slaughtered. The Eight Banners he brought this time had 60,000 people
, even the wild Jurchen, who is not good at riding, has horses to travel instead. When he charges, the short distance passes in a few breaths, and he can enter quickly.
However, it is different with the extra melee defense units. The opponent can defend on the roof of the vehicle, defend from behind the vehicle, or even defend outside the vehicle formation. With the addition of these people, there are many more variables.
His method of attacking by force is no longer effective. Dead people are the next best thing. The real problem is that even if people are dead, they may not be able to penetrate.
Looking at the silent car formation with no one in sight, Huang Taiji was extremely depressed. Why did this raid go so poorly? Not only was the movement discovered in advance, allowing the opponent to form a formation smoothly, but there were also so many people and various types of troops that the defense was difficult to achieve.
It fits perfectly, with no holes at all.
"It's really annoying!" After much deliberation, Huang Taiji, who had no choice but to do anything, cursed angrily.
"Wait, fire..." Suddenly, the last word of his words gave him a little inspiration and made him think hard.
"Yes, it's fire. The carts opposite are all made of wood, and they contain either food or gunpowder. When encountering a fire, it will definitely..." Thinking of this, Huang Taiji laughed sinisterly. His original purpose
It is to destroy the Ming army's logistics. As for whether you can grab something, that is secondary.
"Everyone, make torches, light them and throw them over." Huang Taiji immediately went down, and soon the soldiers went down to make torches one after another.
There are many dense forests in the Northeast at this time, and pine trees can be seen everywhere. When the rosin is cut and smeared on the top of the wood, a simple torch is quickly made. After lighting it, the large group of cavalry disperses and charges towards the car formation.
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Bang bang bang!
Seeing the enemy charging, the musketeers inside opened fire without hesitation. However, the dispersed formation made the salvo ineffective. They only killed dozens of Eight Banners soldiers, and the rest were quickly killed.
He ran over and threw the torch with a wave of his hand.
Looking at the flaming wooden stick, Li Yuyu cursed secretly, "How damn despicable, attacking with fire!"
"Free Fire!"
The volley was useless. He quickly asked the musketeers to find their own attack. Although the accuracy was insufficient, one could still be killed under the cover of three or four muskets. Even if it was a musket, some talented bastards
They can always play tricks, even if they use muskets, they can still produce the same effect as rifles.
With this response, the sporadic charge was finally contained. In addition, due to the quality issues of the torch itself, it was extinguished during the charge, extinguished when thrown, and the flame was too small. In short, it did not cause much harm this time. Several production
Even if the fine torch was thrown onto the roof of the carriage, it would be doused before it could light the carriage.
"There is a way!" Although this time it failed, the other party's hurried response and the torches already burning on the roof of the car gave Huang Taiji hope that his actions this time were effective.
"Everyone takes turns to attack." Since there are few people, add more people. There is always a limit to your muskets. You can't kill everyone. As long as you keep throwing torches over, you can always burn them and open a passage.
At that time, it will be your death.
Soon, all 60,000 Jurchen Eight Banners mounted their horses. Whether they were Jurchen warriors or Horqin elites who could charge on horseback, they were all mounted on horses, carrying torches, and took turns to charge.
Not to mention, such a continuous scattered charge left Li Yuyu inside really helpless, even though he kept shooting and letting the alien soldiers climb to the roof of the car to extinguish the torches.
However, the women's bows and arrows were not good at it. Many soldiers were shot down not long after they went up. As the saying goes, if you defend for a long time, you will lose. Under the attack of 60,000 people in all directions, one carriage was finally set on fire.
Chapter completed!