Woo!

The mournful sound of the horn was the first to sound.

boom!

The signal gun sounded soon after!

After being silent for an hour, Huang Degong's 10,000-strong army on the right wing slowly moved out.

The tank battalion was the first to move out.

The soldier in charge of operating the chariot immediately pushed it forward, moving it neither too fast nor too slow.

If they march too fast, it will not only consume their physical strength, but also easily cause the army formation to become disrupted.

If you move too slowly, not only will you give the enemy a chance to adjust, but you will also consume the morale that you have built up with great difficulty.

There were different types of firearms on the chariots, including light artillery, falconets, bird guns, muskets, and even rockets. The soldiers fighting on the chariots started using gunpowder and projectiles for the firearms.

"Kill!" Every few dozen steps, the soldiers shouted in unison under the command of the command flag.

The soldiers on the right wing marched in neat steps, advancing forward like a dark cloud covering a city, and slowly and calmly approached amid shouts of killing.

The infantry followed closely behind the chariots, looking out through the gaps in the chariots while making various preparations.

The fuse is all lit, the gunpowder is loaded into the muzzle and compacted with a wooden stick before being loaded into the projectile.

The crossbowman took out the armor-piercing arrows and stared ahead, ready to fire.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer.

The Jiannu army did not move, especially the Jiannu left wing, which stood still and waited quietly for the Ming army to enter the artillery's firing range.

As long as the Ming army entered the artillery range, even with the cover of chariots, they would be unable to withstand the large solid bullets!

If you are lucky, one bullet can kill or injure dozens or even scores of soldiers.

One thousand steps... nine hundred steps... eight hundred steps...

Just as Duoduo was counting silently in his heart.

Sudden.

Dust was flying behind the Ming army's right wing, and a cavalry of hundreds of people rushed up from behind and directly to the front of the army.

Seven hundred steps is within the range of the Red Cannon.

(The maximum range of the Ming Dynasty Red Cannon was two kilometers, but in daily use the effective range was generally within one thousand meters. After all, the more gunpowder was loaded, the easier it was to explode.)

They rushed directly to a place 600 steps (900 meters) away from the Jiannu army formation, galloping left and right. Their horses dragged branches behind them, and under the dual effects of horse hooves and branches, dust flew in the center of the battlefield.

The dust quickly obscured the vision of both parties.

Duoduo knew that the Ming army's usual tricks were coming.

It is also their usual trick.

For the attackers, the dust is their shield. Before the dust dissipates, the enemy has no idea whether they are continuing to advance or stopping.

If the enemy continues to advance, then it is time for the Red Cannon to fire. After all, it has the longest range and the greatest lethality.

But once the artillery fires, the position of the artillery battalion will be exposed.

If the enemy does not continue to advance at this time, firing will not only waste the opportunity, but also provide a target for the enemy cavalry.

If we don't fire, the enemy may take the opportunity to advance and shorten the distance between the two sides.

Once you enter the enemy's artillery range, the advantage of the defending side will disappear.

"Tenth Prince, what should we do? Fire?" Tulai rode on his horse with a serious expression.

Duoduo responded calmly: "What are you afraid of? My Qing cavalry is best at field battles!"

"Order the left wing artillery camp (the right wing of the Ming army corresponds to the left wing of the Jiannu army) to shoot at the Ming cavalry! Then push the right wing forward and engage the Ming army in a field battle!"

"The center and right wing should not move, maintain the formation!"

When both sides fight in the field, they will try their best to maintain their formation.

Even if a melee breaks out in an encounter, the commanders of both sides will immediately gather their soldiers and re-form the battle formation.

If the two sides have the same number of soldiers, the one with a chaotic formation cannot beat the one with a well-organized battle formation.

Because a battle formation is a group composed of individuals, while the chaotic side is still an individual.

Whether in offense or defense, individuals cannot compare with the group.

This is the reason why he emphasized that the central army and the right wing should not move. Once they moved, they would involuntarily rush towards the right wing of the Ming army.

By then the formation will definitely be in chaos.

Because they were on their own left wing, if they wanted to attack they would have to face the enemy head-on, and then the center army and the right flank would be exposed to the Ming army.

If the Ming army seized the opportunity and sent the central army and the left wing to meet the enemy, he would undoubtedly be defeated.

boom!

Dozens of red cannons fired at the same time!

Because the distance was relatively long, the Jiannu artillery used large solid bullets.

The shells rushed towards the Ming cavalry with a sound of wind.

At the same time, the Jiannu army's left wing slowly moved forward.

In the front were chariots and shield carts, followed by the Jiannu infantry.

Dozens of solid shells flew toward the center of the battlefield.

These artillery pieces were not tested for impact before the war, so the accuracy of this artillery fire was not very high.

However, it still caused casualties to the Ming cavalry.

Three or four Ming cavalrymen were directly hit by the shells and lost their lives before they could even scream. Several others were injured by the shells and fell off their horses.

The remaining shells fell into the open space and rolled some distance away.

Woo!

"Kill!" There were shrill trumpet sounds and deafening shouts of killing coming from the Jiannu army.

boom!

The light artillery and falcons on the chariots of both sides fired at the same time.

Apart from the large solid bullets from artillery that could cause casualties to the enemy, other shells were difficult to penetrate the defenses of tanks and shield vehicles.

After all, this thing is used for defense.

Snap!

"Oh, my feet my feet!"

"Hurry up and save the people. Everyone else, don't stop, load the gunpowder and bullets!"

The large solid bullet directly penetrated the tank, and the residual force of the shell killed and injured several soldiers at the back of the battlefield.

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