The Ming Dynasty's army is all elite, and military orders are handed down like arms.
On the cavalry side, it is definitely unrealistic to fight the elephant troops head-on. When they received the military order, they immediately dispersed, either bypassing the war elephant troops and continuing to attack Dongwu's defeated soldiers, or simply rushing through the gaps between the war elephants.
However, no matter what, the War Elephant Troop is Dongwu's trump card and the confidence of Dongwu's army. With the war elephant troops blocking the front, Dongwu's defeated soldiers were less panicked. In this way, they no longer ran for their lives in a hive, and the advantage of having a large number of people suddenly became apparent.
If the Ming cavalry had previously driven away Dongwu's defeated soldiers, it was as easy as driving a flock of sheep; this time, it was not so easy. It was like a pride of lions driving away a pack of wolves, and they had to prevent the wolves from counterattacking and fighting for their lives.
The defeat of Dongwu's army is still becoming less and less obvious, but has a tendency to stop.
The Ming cavalry's side attack on the elephant troops was basically like scratching an itch. The leather armor worn by the war elephant, coupled with the thick skin of the war elephant, effectively reduces the damage caused by the war elephant.
Soon, in front of Dongwu's war elephant troops was the Ming army's infantry troops.
The fusiliers lined up in rows and took turns shooting: "Bah, bang, bang..."
Gunshots sounded continuously, lead bullets shot out, and the targets of the war elephants were so big that they could basically hit them.
Although the power of the flintlock spear is higher than the damage of ordinary bows and arrows, as mentioned before, the protective ability of the war elephant is indeed good.
After several rounds of shooting, these trained war elephants were only slightly frightened, or felt a little bit dangerous and a little uneasy.
The elephant soldiers on the backs of the war elephants immediately calmed the war elephants to prevent their panic from continuing.
King Talong was overjoyed when he saw that the war elephant troops were indeed not afraid of the Ming army's musketeers. He immediately issued a loud order and charged against the Ming army.
After his military order, the war elephant troops began to move again, driven by the elephant soldiers, and slowly changed from slow to fast towards the Ming army infantry, and began to gallop.
Looking at it like this, as long as Donggo's war elephant troops charge forward, the Ming infantry, even those heavy armored infantry, will definitely not be the opponent of the behemoth. If that really happens, I don't know whether they will win or not. The casualties of these Ming infantry will definitely be heavy.
Seeing this scene, not only the imperial guards of King Long, but also the morale of Dongwu's troops who fled behind were boosted. They all expected that King Long's war elephant troops would teach the Ming army a painful lesson, allowing them to defeat more with less. They really thought they were so easy to fight!
King Long looked at all this, and finally showed a proud smile on his face, thinking in his heart: How much food did Gu's war elephant army spend on training? Is it really just a decoration?
However, he had just begun to feel proud when he saw some Ming soldiers suddenly coming out of the Ming army camp. He saw only two Ming soldiers in a group. One of the Ming soldiers had a long spear on his shoulder. The position of the handle is controlled by another Ming army soldier, who is taking aim there.
There are ten groups of Ming soldiers in groups of two, that is, there are ten long spears.
Just by looking at this spear, you can tell that its power is definitely not comparable to the muskets of the previous Ming army. Suddenly, whether it was him, King Long, or the elephant soldiers on the backs of the charging war elephants, they suddenly became nervous.
Dong Wu's idea was absolutely correct. Since Daming knew that Yunnan, including Dong Wu, had elephant soldiers. How could Emperor Chongzhen be unprepared when he went on an expedition?
The artillery of the carriage camp is the best weapon to deal with the war elephant. No matter how thick the skin is, it is impossible to block the bombardment of the artillery. In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also prepared ten carrying guns for backup.
The lifting gun was originally a heavy-duty shotgun from the middle and late Manchu Qing Dynasty, about 1 feet long and weighing more than 30 kilograms. Its structure is exactly the same as that of an ordinary soldier's shotgun, but its charge, range and killing power are far greater than that of a soldier's shotgun. Two people are required to operate the gun when firing. One person acts as a gun stand in front and puts the gun body on the shoulder, while the other person aims and fires.
This kind of gun was even used to fight Japanese devils during the Anti-Japanese War. This weapon has been shown in many movies and TV series. Of course Emperor Chongzhen had seen it, and had the War Bureau build it, and now it is just in use.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
When the gun is raised and fired, the sound is much louder than that of a flintlock gun, and the effect is naturally obvious.
At the front of the gun-carrying queue, the nine running war elephants suddenly let out a mournful cry. After running a few steps, they suddenly fell to the ground, taking the elephant soldiers on their backs with them. Some of the unlucky ones fell to the ground. He was even crushed by the body of the war elephant.
The sudden occurrence of this situation immediately stunned everyone on Dongwu's side.
They never expected that the Ming army would prepare such weapons to deal with war elephants. With the war elephant's protective capabilities, it is impossible to resist it!
Thinking of this, the remaining war elephants couldn't help but hold back and did not dare to charge again.
King Long was also stunned. The smile he had just now disappeared long ago, and his heart kept sinking into the abyss. If even his most ace war elephant troops could not deal with the Ming army, wouldn't there be no chance of winning this battle?
Thinking of the consequences of failure in this battle, how could he, King Long, be able to bear it. When he came back to his senses, he suddenly discovered that the Ming army's powerful spear never appeared again, nor was it fired immediately. The soldiers of the Ming army were busy loading ammunition, but the other fusiliers continued to shoot.
Seeing this situation, it was like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw. He immediately cheered up and loudly ordered: "While the Ming army is still reloading, rush alone!"
As long as you can rush over in time, this powerful musket is useless!
However, nine war elephants were knocked down at once, not one, but two war elephants. This was still very shocking. Although the elephant soldiers received the military order and wanted to drive away the war elephants, the war elephants were a little afraid when they heard the continuous "bah bah bah" sound.
If this continues, the Ming army will finish loading their powerful muskets, and they will be ready to be used as targets.
The opportunity must never come again. King Talong knew that if he missed this opportunity and the war elephant army suffered continuous blows, it would really collapse like the other Dongwu armies.
Suddenly, his eyes turned red again. Suddenly he pulled out his waist knife, pushed away the elephant soldier beside him, and inserted the knife into the war elephant's butt.
The war elephant felt pain and jumped out suddenly.
Under the roar of King Long, the elephant soldiers quickly controlled the direction of the war elephant and rushed towards the Ming army. At the same time, King Thalong shouted loudly to the other elephant soldiers: "All follow Gu, and rush to Gu!"
"Kill..." King Talong shouted hysterically.
"Kill..." King Talong continued to yell hysterically.
Seeing their royal capital rushing out at the head of the crowd, I have to say that this was very morale-boosting. Other elephant soldiers also controlled war elephants and started charging behind King Long's war elephant.
Elephants are animals that live in groups. When they see their companions running forward, they are not very afraid of the rest, or in other words, they are still afraid, but they follow the herd.
As a result, King Long's war elephant troops launched a charge against the Ming army again.
Seeing his Wang Chong at the front, the morale of Dongwu's army following the war elephant rose again. They all roared to encourage themselves and then charged after them.
"Ho ho ho..." The demons danced wildly, without any formation, just eating ashes and running wildly.
On the Ming Army's side, the guns were very powerful, so the reloading time was naturally longer. At this time, they had not even finished loading. Seeing the huge beast rushing over, some Ming Army soldiers were a little panicked, and the reloading speed was even more affected. .
Just now, the commander who raised his gun didn't think about taking turns to shoot. However, firstly, because there are only ten guns raised, even if they take turns to shoot, they may not be able to be consistent due to the loading speed. The second reason, which is the more important reason, is that Dongwu's war elephant troops rushed over just now, which was very intimidating. If only one or two guns are raised and fired, even if two shots can hit two war elephants, the effect on deterring the charge of the war elephants may be limited. They fired at the same time. Although one shot missed, the nine war elephants were shot and fell to the ground wailing. The shock effect was still very good.
However, at this time, under the madness of King Long, he became very disadvantageous to the Ming army.
If they were charged by Donggo's war elephant troops, one can imagine how serious the casualties would be, at least to the fusiliers and archers.
Even Emperor Chongzhen in the distance felt nervous when he saw it.
At this time, it can be said that everyone's eyes are focused on the charging war elephant.
There is no doubt that at this time, King Long, who is at the forefront, is the most dazzling one. Dongwu soldiers saw that their king was about to lead the war elephants to deal with the Ming army. No matter how embarrassed they were before, they all screamed "Aoaoao".
They all expected that their king could lead them to turn defeat into victory. Even if they failed to win in the end, they would still give them a good fight. Otherwise, what happened before was really embarrassing.
It can be foreseen that if Dongwu is lucky enough to win this battle, then this time will be the turning point of the entire war, and his prestige as King Long will be at its peak in Dongwu!
However, the Ming army is all elite, and there is no telling how many heroes the Ming Dynasty can produce based on a population base that is several times that of Dongwu.
At this critical moment, suddenly, I saw a man coming out of the Ming Dynasty infantry. He lost the long sword in his hand and only held a hard bow in his hand. Instead of retreating, he advanced to meet the rushing war elephant. He passed by and started running.
The appearance of this person immediately attracted everyone's attention, whether it was Dongwu's side or Daming's side.
