The gunmen on both sides of the strait also immediately fired their already loaded matchlocks at the gunboats.
Dense plumes of lead shot fell on the hull. The crackling sound is like exploding beans.
The machine gun positions on both sides were also greeted by secret lead bullets. However, the naval gun emplacements had gun profiles, and the steel plates blocked the lead bullets.
The portholes on the side of the cab were also covered with lead bullets.
Because the lead bullet is soft, when it hits cement, steel plates, and bulletproof glass, it will turn into thin flakes and be embedded in them. As a result, the situation outside cannot be clearly seen.
But at this time, there is no need to aim. Because there are dense crowds on both sides of the river. The cannons on both sides were swinging left and right, firing wildly.
There is no need to observe at all, just shoot.
The ship also slowed down to match the firing of the cannons on both sides.
Gatlin's tongues of fire drew arcs over and over again and flew towards the crowd.
A magazine contains one hundred rounds, and it can be fired in a few seconds. The empty ammunition boxes were then unloaded. The gunner loaded the new ammunition box. It was thought that under the dense musketry, ammunition could not be transported on the platform. At this time, the ammunition replenishment port on the floor of the gun emplacement has been opened. Replenish ammunition directly from the lower deck.
Two 100-round ammunition boxes can be placed on the left and right sides of the cannon. However, due to the high rate of fire, it will burn out quickly. The sailors quickly loaded new ammunition boxes according to the training method.
Soon the platform was filled with empty ammunition boxes and shell casing collection bags everywhere.
A hundred-shot flaming sickle flew away, and a group of people were beaten to pieces. Every four scythes flew out, there would be a brief ceasefire. Because I need to change the ammunition box.
No matter how fierce the warriors of Oirat were, they could not withstand such a powerful blow.
They originally thought that the shield car could block such terrible firearms. Unexpectedly, up close, there was no difference between the shield car and the paper one. After the shell penetrates the wooden planks of the shield vehicle, it can still break the people behind into pieces.
At this time, when the gunboats rushed into the middle of the two clusters and switched to shotgun fire, the dense steel ball firepower network shrouded their heads like fire nets thrown down by pockets. Keep falling. Every time it fell, a large number of people fell down like wheat.
Almost at the same time, with a bang, the Oirat people collapsed.
Almost instantly, morale collapsed and everyone turned and fled. They ran into the distance. There was only one idea in their minds at this time, stay away from the river, the further away the better.
They found that there was no way they could deal with the ship.
Seeing the armies on both sides running away, Yang Fan had no way to pursue them.
After all, the boat cannot go out of the water. If the Mongols came to fight him, he could attack them with his machine cannon. If they run away, they can only watch and send them off with machine guns.
The Mongols came and ran even faster, and quickly escaped from sight. The machine gun fired at them once and then stopped firing.
"Sir, the Mongols have collapsed. They have become discouraged and will probably not attack us again. We have no way of finding them," Huang Hao said.
Yang Fan touched his chin and thought about it. It was only after noon and the battle was over. There seems to be some unfinished business.
"Bring the map." Yang Fan ordered.
Immediately, several sailors laid the map on the table. Yang Fan looked thoughtfully at the water system and dozens of castles on the back.
When he came out this time, the effect of the battle far exceeded his expectations.
Originally, he planned to attack Linhe City with Kangolev rockets. Let Gushi Khan understand. Yang Fan has the ability to attack and enslave any city along the Yellow River. There is no such thing as front and back.
In this way, the Mongols would not dare to send most of their troops to attack Jiuyuan City.
Sun Tzu's Art of War says, "I am one, but the enemy is divided into ten, so I attack one of them with ten." If we have an outnumbered enemy, and if we can use our numbers to attack the outnumbered, then we will have an agreement with the warrior.
In this way, the Mongols had to be defended by troops for the sake of their own safety, retreat, and baggage. Especially at the mouths of rivers. This will disperse the enemy's forces. By concentrating your own forces, you can form a local battlefield advantage.
The place we are fighting cannot be known, and if we do not know it, the enemy will be well prepared. If the enemy has many preparations, we will have few to fight against. Therefore, if you are prepared for the front, you will be few at the back; if you are prepared for the back, you will be few for the front; if you are prepared for the left, you will be few for the right; if you are prepared for the right, you will be few for the left; if you are not prepared for everything, you will be few for everything.
Yang Fan's troops are limited. If he uses his own infantry and cavalry troops, it will be no problem to deal with the Oirat Alliance. But not in Jingying.
The Beijing camp was a rotten army, even though Yang Fan had re-selected and reorganized it. But their combat effectiveness is still not as good as Mongolia in Mongolia. These are elite soldiers who have been fighting in the Western Regions for hundreds of years.
What's even more terrible is that the Beijing Camp is basically an army that mainly uses cold weapons and supplements with firearms. Their firearms were of extremely poor quality and poor performance. Compared with the matchlock guns and camel guns in Central Asia, they have completely lagged behind.
The number of firearms equipped by the Oirat Alliance is extremely large, and they are well-made and there is no danger of exploding the chamber.
The soldiers were also very proficient in the use of firearms. Even when facing off against Jiannu, he still won't fall behind. They were the ceiling of combat effectiveness among the Mongols at this time.
Because of this, they had the ambition to move eastward to unify Mongolia and replace Chahar.
Rather than seeking revenge for Monan Mongolia, it is better to say that the Wala came back again, replaced the Tatars, and regained control of the entire Mongolia.
They wanted to support an emperor from a golden family just like they did before, and they wanted to narrow the emperor to order the princes.
Ancient fortifications have one thing in common, that is, they are all located along rivers. The most common pattern of settlements is that they are distributed along water sources.
The castles in the back are all on the edge of the river.
"It's still early, so there's no rush to go back. They can run away, but those castles can't. Let's drive over and use heavy artillery to destroy these cities and reduce some pressure on the army to recover." Yang Fan said while still keeping the pencil on the map .
"Just move along this river. Fight all the way to Jilu Fort, Linrong Ancient City, Shoujiang City, and Woye Town."
The gunboat fired up again, billowing smoke from its chimney. The whistle blows. Woohoo!
The high-pitched whistle sounded all over the place. When the Mongols heard the whistle, they were so frightened that they fled even further. They drove their cattle, sheep, and their families and fled away from the river. They were really scared of being hit by machine guns.
The gunboat moved forward at full speed and swept away.
Jilu Fort, the main gun fired five shots at the dilapidated castle built on a dangerous cliff in the distance. Under the bombardment of 100 kilograms of high-explosive bombs, the castle was destroyed.
In the ancient city of Linrong, the gunboats sailed to the city and used their heavy bow guns against the rammed earth city walls. The bombardment continued for an hour. Large areas of the city wall collapsed. There was a huge fire in the city. The three thousand Dulbert cavalry who were stationed in the city fled in panic.
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The gunboats advanced all the way, and whenever they saw the castle, they were bombarded by heavy artillery.
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"Sir, the shells for the bow heavy gun have been fired." Huang Hao ran in and reported.
"Well, we finished the shooting so quickly. Didn't we prepare 300 rounds?" Yang Fan didn't expect that he ran out of ammunition.
"Master, we have been fighting for a whole day. It is almost dark and the barrels of the guns are red. No matter how many shells we have, it is not enough."
Yang Fan looked at the sky and saw that it was indeed getting dark.
"Then let's return. Let's go back and pick up the boat and go back to Jiuyuan City."
