Chariot camps usually formed a circle with the chariots outside to block cavalry. Under normal circumstances, they were in a defensive formation and would only counterattack after being besieged.
But the situation before him was not like that. They were laid out in a straight line. Such a formation was a natural target for the cavalry. They could charge in and shoot arrows, and then the cavalry would charge in one go.
Huang Taiji was full of confidence. He glanced at Manggurtai beside him and said directly, "Lead the men to charge. One charge will take down their army."
"Don't worry, Khan." Manggurtai said with a big laugh, and then dispatched 10,000 troops to prepare for the charge.
Considering the enemy's army formation and these people, ten thousand troops are enough.
On the Ming side, Sun Chuanting sat on his horse, watching the other side's troop deployments calmly.
He glanced at Liu Xian beside him and said, "Is the rocket car ready?"
In this war, the rocket car is the key and also Sun Chuanting's confidence.
"We've been ready and just waiting for them to come." Liu Xian said with a smile.
At this moment, just behind them, the rocket carts had been unloaded and hidden in a semicircle behind the infantry, ready to be launched at any time.
Sun Chuanting nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good."
Manggurtai's men were ready, and their war horses kept hitting the ground.
With an order, the men and horses began to move forward slowly.
The cavalry sprint has a process of accelerating from slow to fast, and when it reaches the highest speed, it will directly charge into the enemy formation. In this case, they are confident that they can break through the enemy formation.
On the Ming side, the Ming officers and soldiers were still adjusting their formations in an orderly manner. As the Jiannu cavalry charged, these people stood still.
If you guys come over here, I don’t have to go over there.
On the battlefield, the horses neighed and the shouts of killing shook the heavens. Manggurtai led the way.
The rumbling sound of horse hooves hitting the ground became faster and faster, and the entire ground began to tremble.
Everyone is looking forward to the moment of collision.
Liu Xian looked at Sun Chuanting and asked directly, "Is it ready to launch?"
"Wait a moment, move them closer." Sun Chuanting said, "I don't intend to let these people who rushed up this time return alive. If Huang Taiji continues to send people forward, that's perfect. We can all stay here."
Liu Xian instantly understood what Sun Chuanting was thinking and what he was going to do.
Obviously, these Jiannu soldiers in front must be fought hard. It is best not to let the infantry phalanx in front shoot, but to kill them directly with rockets.
After a round of rockets, these Jiannu scum were defeated.
Liu Xian nodded and waited quietly.
Seeing the enemy cavalry charging faster and faster, Sun Chuanting clapped his hands and said, "Order the rocket soldiers, fire immediately!"
The messengers began to wave the flags in their hands, and some messengers began to ride their horses and shout.
These are two different ways of conveying messages, but they both convey the same command, and the purpose is to prevent someone from not hearing it.
Behind the Ming army, countless people began to get busy.
These people lit the torches in their hands on the fuse, and as the fuse burned, excitement appeared in their eyes.
Some people started jumping up. This was the first time that rockets were used on the battlefield of the Ming Dynasty.
As the fuse burned out, all nine rocket launchers on the rocket car were filled with rockets.
As the first rocket flew out with a whoosh sound, the next eight rockets also made whoosh sounds.
At this moment, the entire row of thirty rocket cars all made a whooshing sound.
If Zhu Youxiao were here, he would definitely be very impressed. This is really a bit like Katyusha.
After the rocket flew out, it drew a perfect parabola and directly crashed into the Jiannu army formation.
Because the rockets are of different sizes and have different ranges, the sizes of their parabolas are also different, and they quickly cover a large area.
After the first batch of rockets were launched, the rocket soldiers hurriedly loaded the prepared rocket launchers into the launch vehicles one by one, preparing for the second round of salvos.
In fact, only three rounds can be fired, otherwise the barrel will not be able to withstand it.
Someone nearby was holding a bucket and pouring water onto the barrel of the cannon.
As the cold water was poured, the barrel made a crackling sound and water vapor rose instantly.
The parabolic rocket had already hit the military formation, and an explosion sounded instantly.
The rumbling sound shook the entire earth, with rocks flying and smoke rising. The entire battlefield was filled with such sounds.
Explosions rang out and flames shot into the sky.
Black powder has very little power, and previously used artillery did not have this kind of power at all.
When Sun Chuanting saw this scene, he almost jumped up with excitement.
Sun Chuanting had also used artillery, heavy artillery, and shrapnel, but the effect was completely different. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty did not yet have a red cannon. The only real cannon was the one on the top of Shenyang City, but in comparison, its power was far inferior to that of rockets.
You know, the largest rocket charge reached 52 kilograms. Even if it was black powder, the explosion of such a large amount of black powder on the spot would be very powerful.
The explosion directly blew a large crater in the ground, and instantly earth and rocks flew everywhere, and the warhorse was blown directly into the sky. There was even a blast of air around the crater.
Thirty rocket vehicles, each carrying nine rockets, for a total of two hundred and seventy rockets, covered a large area on the battlefield.
After one round of volleys, before the Jiannu could react, the second round of volleys came.
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