As soon as he got out of the way, two soldiers picked up two packets of paper from the barrel next to them and stuffed them into the barrel of the cannon. Inside the paper bag were lead bullets over half an inch in diameter! This is the original shotgun! When it comes to large-scale destruction, shotguns have to be used, but the range of the shotguns at this time is too close!
When the cannon was first fired, the Mongolian cavalry was still a hundred steps away. When they finished loading, they just rushed within thirty or forty steps. This distance is the best killing distance for shotguns, just enough to give them a hard hit!
When the artillery was preparing for the second round of shooting, the fire gun soldiers had already fired three rounds of fire guns! Moreover, the destructive power of the fire gun soldiers is much stronger than that of the first round of artillery! Anyone who rushes into the range of the fire is within their shooting range. With each salvo, a cavalryman will fall off his horse, or his horse will be injured and the cavalryman will be thrown away from him!
No matter what happens, the fallen cavalry will not end well! Either he was thrown to death, or he was trampled to death by his companions' horses! But after paying a considerable price, the Mongolian cavalry finally rushed through the fire! Now they are only fifty or sixty steps away from the village wall!
At this time, there was no need for anyone to direct them. These Mongolian cavalry opened their bows and started firing arrows from the longest distance! Due to the different living environments and shooting targets, the Mongolian cavalry and the Houjin cavalry use completely different bows and arrows!
Mongolians live on the grasslands, and the biggest animal they face is the wolf! The size of the wolf is relatively small among animals, and the only other prey are smaller animals such as otters and rabbits. So the Mongols generally used short bows because they didn't need much strength to hunt these animals.
But Jin is different. They live a life of fishing and hunting, and the animals they face are quite large! For example, ferocious animals such as wild boars, bears, and even tigers require that their bows and arrows must have a fatal impact. Therefore, soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty generally used long bows, which required the user to be very powerful and have a longer range than the Mongolian short bow. Much further.
For example, when the Mongolian cavalry shoots arrows, when accuracy is required, the distance is about twenty or thirty steps. Only when accuracy is not required, they shoot 50 steps away. Then the Golden Cavalry is different. They can generally shoot accurately from 50 steps away, and can shoot at about 80 steps. If it's a coverage shot that doesn't require aiming, you can do it from hundreds of other places!
This distance is not low! Because the ancients' step was equivalent to taking one step with each leg, this was called a step. The distance is about 1.3 to 1.5 meters. The range of a bow and arrow at this distance is equivalent to the range of a fire gun!
Therefore, these Mongolian cavalry could only risk their lives to rush to the enemy and shoot arrows. However, these Mongolian cavalry are very accurate in shooting arrows, and even the distance they fall when thrown is quite good. The basic landing point is near the village wall!
At this time, three rounds of loaded muskets had been fired, and the second round of artillery had not yet been loaded. At this time, the battlefield was filled with the shouts of the Mongolian cavalry and the sound of arrows piercing the air! The Mongolian bows and arrows shoot very fast and continuously! Yujianyu soared from the crowd, like a continuous stream of water from a water pipe! Even from the side, you can see that the dense arrows form a bridge-like shape in the air!
The arrow fell, and for a moment there was a "tunk" sound as the arrow hit the wood, a "ding" sound as it landed on the armor, a "puff" sound as it pierced the flesh, and a series of screams! However, there were not many screams caused by it!
The reason is that the Mongols are too poor. The feather arrows used by most of their cavalry are not iron arrowheads, but bone arrowheads! Facing the iron armor of Wu'an Army, iron arrows may not be effective, let alone bone arrows! Most of the injured soldiers survived their injuries, and only a few unlucky ones were shot in the vitals and died!
The Mongolian cavalry in the front row fired three arrows, then put away their bows and arrows, drew out their scimitars, and at the same time turned their horses' heads and rushed toward the truck. In their opinion, the baggage vehicle is the best place to climb. If you are lucky, you might be able to jump into it!
But just as they drew out their scimitars, many soldiers suddenly appeared around the baggage vehicle. They took out the upright swords and flattened them, pointing straight ahead! In the blink of an eye, what seemed to be a flaw in the wall turned into a fatal trap!
In fact, these spearmen had already gathered behind the baggage vehicles, but their spears were really inconspicuous in the dark night.
The Mongolian cavalry did not pay attention to them, and then they fell into this terrible trap!
When the Mongolian cavalry was charging, they were suddenly shocked when they saw a dense forest in front of them. The people in the front row subconsciously reined in their horses slightly! Even the war horses under their crotches were frightened when they saw the snow-white shining spear tip, and they actively slowed down to avoid it! After all, war horses are also living creatures, with the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages!
But if these Mongolian cavalry thought they could avoid the trap in this way, they would be completely wrong, because the main killer of this trap is not the ones who get out, but the artillery mixed in!
This time Liu Haojia brought 80 cannons. All the artillery were arranged on the surrounding walls. There were also many artillery carts loaded with Tiger Cannons, which were powerful weapons in close combat. They were the biggest weapons for harvesting human lives!
Sure enough, just as the cavalry in front subconsciously slowed down their horses, while the cavalry behind still accelerated towards them, the people and horses in front of the car suddenly became denser! At this moment, the artillery that had just been loaded started! Read the book
Just listen to a series of artillery sounds, and the dense shotguns are like sickles sweeping through the wheat seedlings, instantly mowing down a large area of the cavalry in front of the car, including men and horses! For a moment, the screams of people and the screams of war horses were mixed together, and the cavalry in the front row instantly became a mess!
Seeing their companions who fell instantly, the Mongolian cavalry behind them were stunned! They haven't seen such intensive killing for many years! Even the warriors who often participated in inter-tribal battles were frightened by the sight!
Hutch was heartbroken when he saw this scene! Because those at the front are the most elite cavalry in the tribe, and their purpose is to break through the opponent's wall! As long as they can rush in and entangle the Ming army, the cavalry following them can throw their flying claws to pull away the vehicles. This will open a hole, and the cavalry can swarm in and kill them!
But now the soldiers had suffered heavy casualties before they even reached the wall, and the density of the opponent's firearms far exceeded his imagination! It even made Hutch feel that the team in front of him was not the Ming army he was familiar with!
