The principle of the eye jump method is very simple. Put your right thumb up, close your left eye, aim at the opponent's military formation, and keep your thumb, eyes and target at the same level.
Then close your right eye and switch to your left eye. The target you see at this time should be to the left of your thumb, and there is an extra lateral distance from when you used your right eye to look at it. Estimate this lateral distance in your mind, and then multiply it by Ten times, which is basically the total distance from the target to the artillery.
Although this method is simple, it needs to be estimated twice, especially the estimation of the lateral distance, which is often not accurate. Therefore, after multiplying by ten, a larger error will occur. However, there is no way. This is already when artillery shooting has become a system. The most effective method before sex studies.
"The two armies are three hundred strides apart. Based on the lowest angle of the artillery, raise the muzzle three inches, solid bullets, gun position No. 1, fire!" With a bang, Gao Hengjun's artillery also fired a solid bullet, and all the soldiers in the army They all swallowed and waited for the final result.
This period of time seems very long, but in fact it is just a moment, with a bang. The shell landed, but like the opponent's result, it did not hit. Instead, it landed dozens of steps in front of Annan's military formation.
Cold sweat broke out from Wu Rong's back. He had not been a grassroots artilleryman for several years. In addition, there were not many battles in Zhennanguan, training was not frequent, and there were fewer opportunities to use artillery, so he was a little rusty. He was at his peak. When it is, it should be able to hit with one shot.
Fortunately, the three artillery pieces were loaded at the same time, so he still had the opportunity to continue test firing, "No. 2 gun position, raise another inch, fire!" The muzzle of the No. 2 gun was slightly raised, and the torch was placed on the fuse. With a hiss, the fuse was ignited, and with a bang, the artillery suddenly retreated under the influence of huge recoil.
The shell flew out again. Gao Heng stared closely at the shell. Although he was a special forces soldier, he didn't know how to use mortars. The eye-jumping method was also a method often used in actual combat. If necessary, Gao Heng would take aim himself. . However, since Wu Rong is asked to lead the artillery, we must fully trust him. Do not use doubters but trust others.
With a strange whistling sound, the artillery shells plunged into the crowd of the Annan army. Although the one-pound solid cannon looked small, its lethality was not small at all. It first directly hit an Annan soldier in the front row. The entire head disappeared directly, and the power of the cannonball did not decrease. It penetrated the second person and the third person, directly plowing out a bloody alley.
A large number of soldiers were knocked down. Some fell to the ground and twitched, looking like they would not survive. Others were rolling and wailing on the ground holding huge wounds on their limbs, with blood splattering. These soldiers could not imagine that the shells hit their bodies like this. pain of.
The soldiers of the Annan Army around him evaded for a while, but in the dense military formation, with companions in front, back, left and right, where could they hide.
Wu Rong shouted excitedly: "Great, hit. Fire at No. 3 gun position. Everyone reload!" With a bang, another artillery shell pierced the crowd, causing greater casualties to the Annan Army.
The governor was dumbfounded. In the blink of an eye, his men and horses were hit by two cannons. Although the one-pound cannon was not a heavy artillery and did not have strong penetrating power, the scene was terrifying. Ten or twenty people rolled to the ground, screaming in agony.
The governor yelled: "A bunch of idiots! Fire, fight back, fight back!" Boom boom boom, the Annan artillery that had adjusted its angle finally fired, and three shells came out at the same time. However, because of the attack from Gao Heng's army, the gunner was a little nervous. Panicked, the angle of adjustment was slightly larger. This time the cannonball hit closer, but it still caused five or six casualties to Gao Heng. The main reason was that the cannonball rolled a certain distance on the ground relying on kinetic energy, and just rolled into the formation. , taking away the calves of several soldiers.
There was no mature medical system on the battlefield in the Ming Dynasty. Everyone knew that if such a wound was not treated quickly, he would soon die from excessive blood loss. The companions around him wanted to rescue the wounded, but Gao Heng shouted: "No chaos! The captains of each team can shoot and kill anyone who disturbs!"
With a clang, the captains of each team pulled out their swords. The civilians were frightened. It was impossible to say they were not afraid in the face of death. These captains were all promised high bounties by Gao Heng. If the civilian husbands did something bad, these people would be very angry, so they were not polite and stared at the civilian husbands fiercely. There was no doubt that if this If anyone dares to turn around and run away, he will be chopped down with a knife.
Under Gao Heng's order, the formation barely stabilized, and the artillery on the opposite side was still loading. However, because of the large number of people, their artillery team finished loading first, and three more artillery shells were fired.
This time the result was even greater. All three shells hit, directly knocking down the opponent's 20 or 30 men. The army of 500 men was reduced by nearly one-tenth. This was already a very remarkable result.
If it were in later generations, the superior officer would definitely order the team to disperse and not to gather together, so as not to become a living target for the opponent's artillery. But in this era, only when armies are close together can they form a complete formation and have combat effectiveness. Therefore, even if so many people fell, the remaining people still did not dare to make any move to escape. The governor was not a fool. He summoned a dozen of his cronies to stand at the end of the team and act as a supervising team. Anyone who chased them away would be dead.
The governor gritted his teeth. Standing like this and being beaten was definitely not an option. He immediately ordered: "Advance the entire army! Attack them and crush them!"
He had a lot of people, and it was obvious that he was at a disadvantage in the exchange of fire between the two sides. It was better to press forward. He still had a few melee artillery pieces that were not used. He rushed forward at once, and used artillery and firecrackers for a while to break up the opponent's formation, and then Wouldn't it be great to annihilate the opponent in one fell swoop?
As soon as the governor finished speaking, thunderous cheers came to mind inside the concentration camp. It turned out that the expats were lying on the fence watching the confrontation between the two armies. Although they didn't know who was coming, as long as they wanted to cause trouble for the Annan Army Yes, that is the people on their side. Seeing the defeat of Annan's army, of course they were extremely happy.
This made the governor even more angry. The guards in the concentration camp whipped the expatriates lying beside the fence and cursed: "Don't look at it, get back!" Although the expatriates were beaten and fled everywhere, they all faced the Annan soldiers one by one. glare.
A captain smiled contemptuously and said: "You damn Chinese, what kind of dreams are you having? Do you think these people can save you? I think you are overthinking. What kind of fighting power can these civilians have? Apes can't even put on clothes." Unlike human beings, they have just left the camp a few days ago, and are they still reborn? Aren’t they going to rescue you? Just watch and watch how the Governor’s men kill them all, oh yes. , after the battle is over, I will also select a group of people from you to reunite with them."
Only then did the expatriates realize that these soldiers who suddenly appeared turned out to be their family members. Although they did not know what means they used to escape from the clutches of the Annan Army and were armed, there was no doubt that they They came with an urgency to save their families.
A middle-aged man behind the crowd whispered to the people around him: "We should think of ways to help them."
"Uncle Wang, I also want to help, but in the current situation, how can we help? We are unarmed, have not had enough to eat for many days, and have no strength." A young man said.
"No, we have a numerical advantage. As long as everyone fights to the death, there are only a few dozen Annan soldiers in the camp. If ten or twenty of us fight against one, we will bite them to death even with our teeth." said the middle-aged man. .
Another young man's blood surged, "I'll go now!"
The middle-aged man grabbed him and said, "Don't worry, now is not the best time. You should contact several family leaders first, and we will act together."
Several young people acted separately under the arrangement of the middle-aged man, who was always paying attention to the situation on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, the Annan Army has launched an attack. Hundreds of troops moved forward under the leadership of officers. However, with this movement, the situation became somewhat passive. The combat effectiveness of the military household was not like that of the standing army, which had experienced the death of its companions. After that, they felt a little timid. When the military formation started to move, some people hesitated to move forward and immediately distanced themselves from those around them. The chain reaction was that the formation became more and more loose.
The governor can't control that much anymore and must continue to attack. Once the attack starts, it cannot be stopped. The only way to resolve the battle is to quickly attack. The three-door Folan machine stayed in place and continued to fire, while the Tiger Crouching Cannon moved forward and entered the firing range.
Gao Heng immediately ordered: "Wu Rong, concentrate your firepower and use the cannon to hit the squatting tiger cannon at the front!" Wu Rong responded: "That's your order!"
Since the enemy's military formation continues to move forward and the distance between the two sides is shortened, the Fo Lang machine can lower its muzzle to the lowest position and fire flatly. The Tiger Crouching Cannon poses too great a threat to its own troops, and it will be very passive if it gets close.
"Load the cannon!" Wu Rong shouted.
The igniter nervously brushed the chamber, and the remaining soldiers repeated the actions just now. The cannonballs they brought this time were not broken stones, but standard cannonballs captured from the Annan Army. They were more powerful than broken stones. Much more, the distribution is more even, and the range is much longer than that of gravel.
Gao Heng chose the scattered cannon to attack the opponent's Crouching Tiger Cannon gunner. The target of the Crouching Tiger Cannon was too small. If it were bombarded with solid bullets, it would be impossible to achieve a precise strike with the accuracy of the current artillery. But the scatter gun is different. You can directly destroy the opponent's gunner with the scatter gun.
"Ready, let go!" Boom boom boom, the three French aircraft spit out tongues of fire, and large pieces of cannon shot out. The tiger crouching gunner walking at the front of the Annan army formation was caught off guard and fell to the ground amid the screams. Without a gunner, the Crouching Tiger Cannon is nothing more than scrap metal. Those military households don't know how to use the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
The governor was in a hurry: "Charge! Charge up! Run!" Boom boom boom, Annan's artillery also fired a round of solid bullets. After adjustment, it finally worked and claimed more than 20 lives. In particular, one shell directly hit the spearmen's camp, killing more than a dozen people instantly.
Gao Heng looked at his men, and there were already faint signs of collapse. Indeed, his demands on them were too high. It was completely impossible for these new recruits to perform like veterans who had just entered the battlefield.
"Brother Li! I'm afraid!" shouted a young spearman. He had peed his pants. Just now, a cannonball took away the lives of three people in front of him. It was also his luck that the cannonball passed by his feet. , otherwise I will definitely not be able to save my calf. He cried and said something to a man beside him.
The man's performance wasn't much better. Although he didn't wet his pants, his face was pale, and big beads of sweat rolled down his face. This kind of death on the battlefield was different from the usual death from illness or starvation in concentration camps. , being tortured to death is completely different. It was a slow process, and on the battlefield, the brother who usually talked to him lost his head and fell into pieces in an instant. This strong visual impact made his stomach churn.
"Ouch!" Several soldiers suddenly bent down and vomited violently. If not for the support of people around them, these people might have collapsed to the ground.
Gao Heng gritted his teeth. He knew that this was the last moment and he had to bring the enemy closer to fight. Fan Yu and several people were already setting up explosive packs. This was his trump card.
"Annan soldiers, attack!" The governor drew out his sword, swung forward and ordered a general attack. Since there is no squatting tiger cannon, we will use the fire gun team to fight for a while, and then charge and destroy these civilians.
After firing several rounds, the artillery on both sides had to stop firing because of the need to dissipate heat. The artillery at that time had poor heat dissipation performance due to the casting process. Generally, it was necessary to dissipate heat after firing seven or eight rounds, rest for a period of time, and use Use cold water to cool down before continuing to shoot, otherwise there is a risk of the barrel exploding. In an emergency, some soldiers will urinate directly to cool down.
Wu Rong's artillery team began to retreat and hid behind the sword and shield soldiers. "Squat down!" Lu Tao yelled, standing on the left wing of the sword and shield soldiers. All the sword players gathered together in a half-crouching position, and the fire gun player stood behind them holding the fire gun flat, with only the upper body exposed.
Twenty-five fire blunderbuss stretched out from above the shields of the sword and shield soldiers, and they were waiting for Gao Heng's order.
The two sides were about a hundred steps apart. Gao Heng could not take his eyes away, nervously calculating the approximate distance between the two sides. "Hold on!" Gao Heng shouted. The soldiers' nerves had reached an extremely tense state.
"Eighty steps!" Gao Heng shouted loudly. The effective killing distance of a fire gun is fifty steps, but to achieve the best killing effect, it is best to place the enemy at a position of thirty steps. These people are all novices and have never hit anyone with a fire gun. , it’s no different from firing a gun into the air from a long distance.
In this position, the power of the directional explosive package can be brought into full play. First use the explosive package to hit the opponent, and then release the gun, which will definitely achieve the best effect.
