This was a highly structured attack. The Ming army was already prepared and seemed to be waiting for the Jiannu. When they found that the Jiannu were blocking them head-on, they immediately launched an offensive.

The artillery carts were equipped with not only rapid-fire Portuguese cannons, but also the latest four-jin field cannons, as well as dozens of Ming Dynasty heavy mortars behind the formation.

Disguised as baggage wagons, the tarpaulins were removed, revealing either artillery or ammunition—almost all the heavy weapons of the two mixed brigades. Add to that the rounds of flintlock musket fire, and the Jiannu army had never seen such powerful firepower.

Boom, boom, boom, boom! The four falconets sprayed out countless hail of bullets, sweeping across the Jiannu in front of them.

As soon as the white smoke rose, the flintlock soldiers came over to the artillery carriage and fired rows of lead bullets at the enemy again.

Simple and brutal, it is to rely on firepower to push forward.

Such fierce firepower shocked Zhuona, Damubu, and the Jiannu troops they led. This was something they had not expected and had never experienced before.

Times have changed. Although the Ming army still lacks the firepower to overwhelm the enemy, the Jiannu army remains the same. They have no other weapons for long-range attacks except bows and arrows.

Even in history, the Ming army's advantage in firearms still existed, and it was still able to force the Jiannu to retreat step by step, leaving them almost helpless.

For example, in the Battle of Dalinghe, the military supervisor Zhang Chun led the way with chariots and artillery, advancing steadily along the main road and inflicting heavy casualties on the Jiannu.

Another example is the early stages of the Battle of Songjin, when the 130,000 Ming troops faced the 100,000 Qing troops. Faced with the Ming army's superior firearms and steady advance, the Qing army suffered successive defeats. Huang Taiji was so anxious and angry that he started bleeding from the nose.

In the end, the Qing army was able to turn defeat into victory, firstly by relying on the imitation red cannon, and secondly by digging trenches to encircle the enemy and cut off the food supply.

But now, the Jiannu cavalry led by Ajige had no red cannons, let alone old-style cannons.

As for digging trenches, the Jiannu came in full force, and the Ming army also attacked fiercely with all their might, leaving no time for the Jiannu at all.

Is this the case of the brave prevailing when they meet on a narrow road? It should be changed to the case of the stronger firepower prevailing when they meet on a narrow road!

Captain Zhuona and the reserve guard Damubu were shocked and scrambled to regroup. The heavily armored soldiers again advanced with shields, while the cavalry dismounted and used longbows, spreading their troops to both sides of the road to increase the number of arrows cast.

Boom, boom, boom... The Ming army behind the formation showed its power again. The shells flew through the air, landed on the road, and exploded one after another.

The Jiannu had no longer-range weapons except bows and arrows. Facing the Ming army's bombardment, they could only endure and suffer casualties in vain.

Due to the limited width of the road, only the Ming army in front of them was threatened by the Jiannu's bows and arrows.

The Ming army had muskets, direct-fire artillery, and indirect-fire heavy artillery, and their attack range ranged from tens to hundreds of meters.

The casualties were completely disproportionate, and Zhuona and Damub realized that continuing like this would be a disastrous defeat. They only thought of one way, which was to rush forward under the hail of bullets and engage in a melee with the enemy.

Of course, another option was to retreat, but Ajige's order was to stop this Ming army and buy him time to eliminate the enemy in Weizi Valley.

Military orders are difficult to disobey. Zhuona and Damubu also know Ajige's dissatisfaction, and they will definitely use them to establish their authority if they can find any evidence against them.

The horn sounded mournfully, and the Jiannu heavy armored soldiers who received the order reorganized themselves a little, then raised their large shields and charged forward shouting, hoping to engage in close combat.

The Ming army had anticipated the Jiannu's intentions and had already fought against the two Red Banners in southern Liaoning, successfully repelling the Jiannu's attacks with their chariots, artillery, and muskets.

Experience is truly valuable and important. Mao Wenlong's decision to transfer Kong Youde's mixed brigade and give him the main force of this operation was indeed a very wise one.

Faced with the desperate charge of the Jiannu, the experienced Ming army did not panic. They retreated slightly, exposed their artillery, and launched a fierce bombardment.

The Ming army was very fond of the falconet. Even though they were equipped with four-jin and six-jin field artillery, they still could not take away the falconet's status.

The reason is simple. The firing rate of the falconet is extremely fast. It can fire continuously by simply replacing the sub-guns, which is faster than a musket.

Although the range of the falconet cannon was limited due to its airtightness, within a hundred meters, the solid bullets or shotgun shells it fired were quite powerful, at least not weaker than a musket.

Under the control of a well-trained gunner, the falconet could fire three shots in twenty seconds, which was an astonishing rate of fire.

Another advantage of the falconet was its rapid heat dissipation, allowing for continuous firing, whereas the red cannon needed to be cooled after firing a few shots.

The emperor was also very fond of the Portuguese cannon, and gave the ones replaced by the navy and transferred from military garrisons in various places to the Ming army in Liaodong.

A big sprayer, it can spray a large area and suppress the enemy's dense charge, which is quite powerful.

Boom, boom, boom... The gunners replaced the sub-guns as quickly as possible, and the three falconets fired three times in a row, dealing a heavy blow to the madly charging Jiannu army.

After the artillery fired, the musketeers stepped forward again, emerged from the rising white smoke, and fired at the enemy that was blown to pieces.

Even wearing heavy armor, they suffered heavy casualties under such close-range attacks.

Ming army musketeers also appeared on the grassy slopes on both sides of the road. Their deployment was similar to that of the Jiannu army, increasing the output range of their firepower and firing more dense lead bullets.

Blood continued to splatter. Advances in gunpowder and gun-making technology had increased the power of flintlock rifles. Even heavy armor couldn't withstand close range attacks.

The Jiannu's first attack was thwarted, and the two sides continued to engage in a long-range firefight. However, the lethality of bows and arrows was far different from that of firearms, and the casualties between the Jiannu and Ming armies were still disproportionate.

Push forward and continue to kill the enemy with superior firepower. The tactics of the Ming army do not seem complicated, they just consume the enemy with disproportionate casualties.

Although their own army was forced to retreat step by step, Zuoling Zhuona and Beiyu Damubu were unwilling to give up. They suddenly mobilized some cavalry and launched another attack on the Ming army.

The cavalry charge was a last-ditch effort. You know, although the Jiannu army was mostly cavalry, they rarely used the tactic of charging the enemy's formation.

Moreover, although the cavalry was fast and had strong impact, it was not enough to break through the dense rain of bullets fired by the Ming army on the relatively narrow battle surface.

Furthermore, the cavalry in front were shot down, and the men and horses were thrown to the ground, which would cause certain obstacles to the cavalry behind.

After the Ming army spread out on both wings, their firepower output became more intense. When the most aggressive enemy cavalry was only about 20 meters away from the Ming army, they finally contained the Jiannu's second attack.

As another batch of artillery shells flew up from behind the formation, passed through the Ming army, and hit the Jiannu army hard, they fell to the ground and exploded. Zhuona and Damubu looked gloomy, realizing that failure was inevitable.

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