"Ready, release." With the order, eighteen cavalry-specific flintlock rifles with cut-off barrels opened fire.
This is the first official model of the cavalry flintlock rifle of the Yang Fan system. In order to facilitate immediate carrying and use, the bayonet buckle and other mechanisms were eliminated, and the barrel was shortened by 20 centimeters.
The length and weight of the entire gun are reduced by one-third. boom! boom! boom! A line of fire streaked across the muzzle of the cavalry array, and smoke erupted.
Eighteen lead pellets coated with steel balls flew out of the gun's muzzle. At a distance of eighty meters, the accuracy of flintlock rifles is very reliable. These scouts are also veterans of hundreds of battles. Their training intensity and actual combat experience are top-notch.
All eighteen shots hit, and suddenly eighteen cavalrymen on the opposite side were hit, some in the head, some in the torso, and all of them fell off their horses.
Tan Jizhong's heart suddenly trembled. He had never seen soldiers of the Ming Dynasty use muskets to fire volleys. It was extraordinary to be able to hit all of them or even half of them.
Before he could recover, he saw the cavalry inserting their empty rifles into the holsters of the saddlebags and pulling out a loaded cavalry rifle from the right side with their backhand.
Then, there was another volley of gunfire. At this time, they had rushed to a position of about sixty meters. After the first round, the rebels immediately accelerated. They knew that reloading the muskets was cumbersome and took a long time. Now they could rush forward while they were reloading.
However, they did not see the other party reload, but instead pulled out another rifle and fired again.
This time, without any suspense, eighteen people were hit again, causing blood to bloom. He fell off his horse.
Almost in the blink of an eye, more than 150 people were killed and 36 people were killed, which immediately caused a commotion among these confident cavalry.
"Put on the frog-mouthed helmet, let's rush down!" Chu Zhentang took off the frog-mouthed helmet hanging from the saddle, put it on his head, and yelled.
He took the lead and rushed towards the enemy. The seventeen cavalrymen immediately put on their helmets and followed him towards the enemy.
Nowadays, the cavalry in regimental training have given up their armor and wear German-style military-style long leather boots. Covered by a sleeved, hooded cloak of stab-resistant fabric.
Put on the helmet and fasten the buttons on the front of the cloak, and you can completely resist the enemy's slashing and stray shots.
Of course, muskets cannot be defended against. If you are hit by a musket, you can only accept it as bad luck. How can a war be without danger?
There are still fifty meters away, so the cavalry must run and confront the enemy. Otherwise, the enemy will hit them with the kinetic energy of high-speed impact, which will inevitably cause casualties and suffer heavy losses.
The scout's horse is good, fifty meters is enough to accelerate to the maximum speed. This way you won't suffer any loss if you collide in this way. Even because our own horse speed is higher and the horse is bigger, we will take advantage.
Tan Jizhong could hardly believe his eyes that the other party dared to hedge. Then he understood why.
I saw the opponent's horse accelerating extremely fast. It reaches top speed in an instant. Then, he saw those men taking out two short blazing guns from the front of their saddles, and fired without hesitation.
Two double-barreled flintlock muskets fired four shots at the moment before the two sides came into contact, and then quickly inserted the empty muskets back into their holsters.
Draw your saber. They were well-trained, their movements were uniform, and they drew a parallel arc almost simultaneously.
The sharp blade shines brightly in the sun. This time the cannon opened fire, and he and the others were beaten even worse.
The rebels were directly shot by a dense barrage of handguns, which completely cut off the entire front layer. The men and horses in front screamed and fell forward amidst the rumbling gunfire.
72 rounds of steel-cored lead bullets knocked down more than fifty people. Several other horses were also hit and knocked down. Tan Ji Zhong is a veteran. He has been in the army for more than 20 years.
He is a veteran cavalryman who has experienced many battles. When he saw that the other party actually took out his gun, he immediately lay on the horse's back.
Immediately afterwards, a storm of lead bullets came. People were shot in front, behind and to his left. Those people fell off their horses in a flash, as if they had been hit in the chest with a hammer.
He watched with fear, and people on the left, right, and behind him were on their backs. A commander-in-chief's head was beaten to pieces by a lead bullet.
Even though a tester was wearing scale armor, it was not enough to be seen in front of the steel-cored lead bullets, and he was shot through directly, with pieces of armor flying off his chest and back.
There was a small hole in the front, and a hole the size of a bowl exploded in the back, spewing broken bones and flesh all over half of his body.
Tan Jizhong leaned tightly on the horse, trembling with fear. Which Ming army is this? I have never heard of their firepower being so powerful.
In one face-to-face encounter, more than half of the people were gone. Before they could even attack, eighty or ninety people fell.
It's too late to regret now, there will be a close fight soon. If you want to escape, you can only rush over and run again. There is no turning back at this time.
Because there are cavalry behind them. He plucked up the courage, stood up, pulled out the Yanling knife in a flash, and shouted: "Come on, hack them to death. Avenge your brothers." Although the people behind were very scared, they also knew that At this point, I can only bite the bullet and rush forward.
I can only pray that their sword skills are no longer good. Otherwise, I might have to leave it here today. The two groups of cavalry collided with each other, and in the moment when the horses passed each other, they slashed with their swords.
The scout's modern saber is more suitable for immediate killing than the Yanling Saber. This kind of knife is lighter than the Yanling knife, so it is faster.
They can cut down the enemy first. There were screams as the two sides passed each other. The moment Wang Xinmai passed by, he slashed with his knife at an angle, hitting the opponent's chainmail, and at the same time shifted his body to the right.
He dodged the Yan Ling Dao slashed by the opponent. The chainmail armor of the cavalryman on the opposite side was cut off diagonally from the shoulder by the high-strength steel blade of a modern cavalry sword. A foot-long wound spurted out blood. The cavalryman passed by and then fell off the horse. .
Chu Zhentang dodged to the left to avoid the Yan Ling Dao slashed from the right. At the same time, he raised his hand and slit the neck of the cavalryman on the left. Then he quickly leaned back, twisted his waist, and turned around.
A slash of the knife struck the cavalryman's lower back on the right side. Amid the screams, the cavalryman fell off his horse.
Immediately afterwards, the cavalryman who rushed from the opposite side slashed his helmet with a knife. At this time, his strength was exhausted and he could no longer maneuver to avoid it.
The opponent is a tall and strong cavalryman. Amazing physical strength. The Yan Ling knife he used was also very heavy. He slashed until sparks popped out of his helmet.
If it were an ordinary eight-petal iron helmet from the Ming Dynasty, this knife could directly cut the head in half. Unfortunately, Chu Zhentang was wearing a second-generation pilot helmet.
Frogmouth helmet. This helmet is used to replace the beak helmet. At present, only a small batch of servant groups, teaching groups, and training groups are equipped.
The knife struck the helmet, causing him to jump upwards and the blade shattered. The helmet was not damaged at all except for violent vibrations.
This helmet is worn over the head. There are also left and right shoulder pads below the neck. The impact force is directly cushioned to the shoulders.
Chu Zhentang felt a sharp pain in his shoulder and cursed: "Damn it, such strength. I almost broke my neck."
