Soon half an hour passed.
Under the leadership of Leonardo, 2,000 servants were in front, and 1,000 main troops were behind. They lined up in order and headed towards the Ming army's position.
Seeing that only about 1,000 Ming troops were ready for battle, and most of the remaining Ming troops were still doing their own thing, Leonardo suddenly became furious.
"Assholes, I'm going to kill you all," Leonardo roared.
After the Ming army saw the Xiyi army coming out, the Ming army slowly moved forward and stopped when they were 10 miles away from the city of Relanja.
"Damn it, you cunning and arrogant Ming army," he said, looking at the Ming army on the city wall that was just outside the artillery range of Relanja City.
William Orondo couldn't help roaring.
"Send the order and ask Leonardo to be careful and tell him that we can't provide them with artillery support. The Ming army definitely has artillery hidden around it."
In William Orondo's view, the Ming army must have hidden artillery around them.
Want to use artillery to lower the morale of your soldiers. But since it can be hidden, the number of artillery will definitely not be too many.
As long as you are prepared in advance and are not frightened by the Ming army's artillery, the Ming army will have nothing to worry about.
....
Soon the distance between the two engines was shortened to 2 miles.
At this time, the Western Yi coalition forces entered the effective range of Zhu Dinghai's army mortars. However, Zhu Dinghai did not order an attack.
Seeing that the Ming army did not launch an attack, Leonardo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The distance between the two sides was less than two miles, and it only took five minutes to run at full speed. The pressure brought by the Ming army's artillery bombardment will be much less.
"Accelerate"
Soon the distance between the two sides was shortened to 200m.
At this time, Zhu Dinghai finally gave the order to shoot.
"Bang, bang, bang."
"Hahaha, these idiots from the Ming Army..." Before Leonardo could finish his words, he saw his soldiers at the front falling down in pieces.
"What's going on? How can the Ming army's fire cannons have such a long range?" Leonardo couldn't help but roar.
Obviously, the scene in front of him blinded him.
Here, it is generally accepted that the quality and range of the Ming army's firearms are far inferior to Western firearms.
Otherwise, Ming people would not buy firearms from the Portuguese at high prices.
In his opinion, even if the firecrackers equipped by his army are not the most advanced, their range must be more than ten meters higher than that of the opponent.
But now, the effective range of other people is further than the farthest range of our own, so we are still playing tricks.
"Charge quickly. If you kill a Ming soldier, you will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver." Leonardo quickly ordered after reacting.
Leonardo, who is familiar with the situation of fire guns, knows that the biggest problem with fire guns is the rate of fire.
Although the continuity of firepower can be maintained through three-stage shooting, the Ming army has a small number of people after all. As long as you can rush into the Ming army camp, you will be victorious.
As for the dead servants, Leonardo never regarded them as human beings.
As long as you have money, food, and weapons, you can easily pull out another army.
"Bang bang bang. Bang bang bang."
The Ming army, which was shooting in three stages, quickly took turns, and one of the Dutch servants fell to the ground.
Leonardo knew about gunfights, but that was about arquebuses.
Even the most minimal preparations for the current Ming army are flintlock rifles. The main battle force used paper-based ammunition.
When loading gunpowder, you only need to tear off the tail of the paper with your mouth, pour it into the barrel, and then insert the projectile. Just poke it with a stick.
Because there was no need to consider how much gunpowder was stuffed, the Ming army's loading speed had already exceeded Leonardo's expectations and reached an astonishing 5 rounds per minute.
The soldiers cooperated tacitly.
3-stage shooting ensures the continuity of the army's firepower.
In addition, there is no need to worry about burning the powder bags of comrades when lighting the match rope. This allowed the soldiers of the Ming army to stand closer and concentrate their firepower more.
"Bang, bang, bang,...bang, bang, bang"
Ammunitions rushed towards the Xiyi army one after another.
Bright red flowers are blooming.
....
"Ah. The Ming army is a devil."
For a while, many Dutch servants were frightened by the sight in front of them. They all ran back shouting.
Ten taels of silver is enough for a family to spend two years in peace.
But no matter how good the reward is, you still have to live to get it, right?
"No retreat is allowed. Anyone who runs around will be killed on the spot." Leonardo ordered hurriedly, and the Dutch guards around him also lit the matches one after another.
"Bang, bang, bang" the servant army who took the lead in escaping was killed.
Seeing this, the rest of the servant army could only cry and attack the Ming army again.
At this moment, only a few explosions were heard: "Boom, boom, boom".
The artillery squad hiding behind opened fire.
The target of the shooting was "the location of Leonardo."
The violent explosion instantly swallowed up Leonardo.
Leonardo's bodyguards didn't even react, and they went up to the sky together with Leonardo.
The artillery team then aimed their artillery directly at the Dutch who later prevented these servants from retreating.
For a time, the explosions one after another made the Dutch people dizzy.
These Dutch people are all experienced in the battlefield, but most of the battles involve relying on advanced weapons to bully a group of indigenous people armed with cold weapons.
These people can fight with ease, but once they encounter an army with more advanced weapons and stronger strength than theirs, their nature of being soft and afraid of the hard will be immediately revealed.
Especially this kind of cannonball that has not yet exploded, instantly shattering the opponent's heart.
"The Ming army is a devil, run away." As a Dutchman dropped the gun in his hand and ran behind, the entire Dutch army was like an avalanche, out of control.
When the Dutch servants saw the Dutch master behind them, they all ran away and turned into birds and beasts and dispersed instantly.
Many of them ran towards the city of Relanja. But some people ran to other places,
Fortunately, the Ming army did not pursue them, otherwise it would be a problem whether these people could escape.
When those who had not fled to Relanze City escaped from the bombardment range of Relanze City, Zhu Dinghai immediately ordered the 200 cavalry in his hands to attack.
Before the advent of machine guns, cavalry had always played an important role.
For soldiers equipped with matchlocks, if they form a tight team, they may not be able to defeat the opponent directly.
But now, let’s not talk about formation.
These collapsed soldiers were so scared that they didn't even dare to look back. How could they form an array?
In this way, the cavalry is like the god of death, constantly harvesting the heads of deserters.
Only a few bright-minded people managed to survive by throwing away their weapons in a hurry and raising their hands in surrender.
"Sir, we successfully defeated the Xiyi army, killed more than 500 enemies, and captured 200 enemies. The number of injured enemies will not be less than 1,000, and only 2 of our people were injured due to accidents."
