Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Cromwell spent a lot of money this time. The [-] longbowmen and [-] knights he collected were basically dispatched, and even the arrows and equipment were fully provided.

However it was of no use.

When the three thousand longbowmen had just arrived at a distance of 200 meters from the Daming army formation, the Daming army formation had already opened up their large shields, and cowhide tents were propped up in places that were not easily covered by the large shields.

Almost in an instant, three thousand long arrows were thrown into the sky by the longbowmen, and then pierced down with a sharp sound of piercing the air, hit the shield with a crackling sound, and then slid to the side weakly.

Occasionally, a few long arrows would shoot through the cowhide tent in the middle of the large shield and hit the soldiers. Most of them were shot in the arms, and a few unlucky ones were pierced through the neck.

The god arm bow also shot back - just like in the movie, the overwhelming arrows flew directly at the English longbowmen like locusts.

The English longbowmen in the first row were tied into scarecrows almost instantly, then the second row, the third row, and the fourth row.

The arrows used in the divine arm bow are different from the thicker eight-ox crossbow, but thinner and shorter, thinner than normal feather arrows, otherwise there is no way to guarantee a range of 400 meters, which causes the divine arm bow to be densely packed. Sexual shooting, otherwise the lethality is insufficient.

Two armies using different bows and arrows began to shoot at each other.

Emperor Chongzhen, Zhang Zhiji and others stood behind the position, looking at the scene in front of them expressionlessly.

In the army formation of the Southern Yulin Guard, the dead soldiers were quickly carried away by the rescue team behind, and the wounded soldiers retreated silently to bandage them, and the comrades behind them took the support they held in their hands. Shields and cowhide tents,

There is no confusion.

Emperor Chongzhen thought that he was used to watching life and death, and his heart had long been made of steel, but when facing this scene, the corners of his eyes still couldn't help getting wet.

Any army, when the battle loss ratio exceeds ten to one, will tend to collapse. Few armies can break this law, not none, but very few.

Emperor Chongzhen believed that if the battle was fought in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would not only be able to withstand a loss ratio of ten to one, but even if it was two to one or even wiped out, no one would retreat.

Because it is their home.

And now they are on an overseas expedition, what will happen to their performance?Emperor Chongzhen had no confidence at first.

Daming's army is awesome, its supplies are awesome, and its weapons are awesome. However, the combination of these awesome factors can't compare to a heavy rain from God.

It's okay to say that this kind of drizzle, if it is a torrential rain, then don't even think about using any kind of firearms to pretend to be aggressive, unless Ming's military equipment has developed to the level after World War II.

It is precisely because of this that all guards in the Ming Dynasty did not completely eliminate cold weapons. From the soldiers at the bottom to the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies to Emperor Chongzhen himself, no one proposed to completely eliminate cold weapons. This situation.

The soldiers in front of them told Emperor Chongzhen with their fearless performance of life and death that they were still the invincible and invincible army.

After dozens of rounds of arrow rain, the English longbowmen on the opposite side finally stopped - not because these longbowmen didn't want to continue shooting, but because they didn't have enough physical strength to support them, and on the other hand, it was because the casualties were too high.

Manuel, who had already boarded the horse with the help of his attendants.Huxley turned his head to look at the knight beside him, raised his hand and pressed the visor, and a slightly dull voice came out through the visor: "It's our turn!"

Zhang Shize looked at the English knights who started to advance in small steps from a distance, snorted coldly, and ordered: "Let them taste the taste of the eight-ox crossbow!"

The eight-ox crossbow and the divine arm bow, the two great killer weapons, should not have existed in this world. If Emperor Chongzhen hadn't dug Emperor Jiajing's grave, it is estimated that they would not have reappeared.

However, Emperor Chongzhen dug up Emperor Jiajing's grave at the risk of the world's disgrace, and "Yongle Dadian", the world's earliest encyclopedia, was once again realized. come out.

After many verifications and experiments, the bigwigs of the Royal Academy finally restored and improved these two weapons to a certain extent, and then equipped them in large quantities in each guard.

No matter whether it is the eight-ox crossbow or the god-arm bow, even if it is improved, it still requires three people to operate it—two are responsible for winding the string, and one is responsible for placing the arrow and firing it.

As Zhang Shize's order was passed on, the Eight-Ox Crossbow finally opened its man-eating fangs again—the four thick arrows of the Eight-Ox Crossbow directly plowed away the oncoming English knight army. Four blood slots.

Huxley was lucky not to be shot by the arrow of the Eight Bull Crossbow, but the good brother beside him was the most unlucky one, who was split in two by the arrow of the Eight Bull Crossbow.

The horse that lost its owner was a little dazed, but no matter how dazed it was, it couldn't stop, and could only be forced to rush forward with the other horses.

Huxley also couldn't back down, and deep down, he didn't give up his desire for victory.

The shortcomings of the heavily armored knight were magnified infinitely at this moment, because the weight of his body plus the weight of the equipment, plus the weight of the horse was already close to one ton, and some even exceeded one ton.

Once you start to speed up, it is very difficult to change direction, let alone stop or turn around, which is basically impossible.

Since you can't turn around, let's keep moving forward. After all, although the thinner arrows of the Ming army will hurt when shot on the body, they can't effectively break through the armor on your body. Only four can be fired, which is not enough to cause a fatal blow to one's own side.

As long as they can get close to their army formation and inflict heavy damage on them, all the price is worth it, and after the longbowmen recover, they can get closer to the opponent's army formation to provide support for their own side.

Zhang Shize obviously also noticed this problem, and then his face became a little ugly, even Zhang Zhiji and Emperor Chongzhen also turned ugly.

There are many reasons why heavy cavalry has not become popular in the East. For example, the cost of equipment is too high, the movement speed is slow, and it is easy to be killed by light cavalry.

The trouble with the heavy cavalry in front of them is that the god arm bow can't effectively break through its defenses, and a large number of knights who fell to their death from their horses happened to be unlucky enough to be shot in the neck with insufficient protection.

If this heavy cavalry were allowed to rush forward like this, the final result would probably be to disperse the already formed Ming army formation, and then there would be a massacre.

And Zhang Shize, who made the entire battle plan, will undoubtedly be the first responsible person, followed by Zhang Zhiji, and then the undefeated reputation of Emperor Chongzhen will also be affected.

Pull the hair and move the whole body!

Fortunately in misfortune, it was because of the slippery road in rainy days and the lack of light in the early morning, which caused the speed of this heavy cavalry to be unable to increase, and they could only move forward a little bit at a jogging speed.

With a cry, Emperor Chongzhen let out a breath of turbidity in his chest, and ordered: "Order, the infantry retreat, the shield soldiers retreat, and give up the frontal battlefield to those barbarians. Order, three thousand iron cavalry and ten thousand cavalry, ready to follow me Let's kill the enemy together!"

Zhang Zhiji bowed and said: "Your Majesty! I am willing to lead the troops there!"

Emperor Chongzhen said coldly: "Then take it to the Beijing camp and go to kill the enemy together!"

Emperor Chongzhen's order was quickly conveyed. The three thousand iron cavalry brought over by the Xibo tribe as a dowry and the ten thousand cavalry that Emperor Chongzhen had recruited from Zhuoli Ke Tuhan all mounted their horses without saying a word, and drew out their horses. saber.

The soldiers of the Jingying also got on their horses and lined up behind Zhang Zhiji.

Cavalry has nothing to fear from cavalry. Even if heavy cavalry are rough-skinned and thick-skinned, can their necks be surrounded by iron sheets?Even if they are really surrounded, it's really nothing, Mangu will teach them how to be human!

These veterans have long known how to deal with heavy cavalry. Today is just a test of the old-fashioned tactics that can be used against heavy cavalry.

However, what Emperor Chongzhen did not expect was that for the first time, there was a situation of disobedience on the battlefield in the guards of the Ming Dynasty, especially when Emperor Chongzhen himself was present, the soldiers disobeyed orders.

No one obeyed Emperor Chongzhen's will to withdraw from the battlefield.

After receiving the order from Emperor Chongzhen, the soldiers of the Southern Yulin Guards did not immediately withdraw, but their own incompetence, embarrassing the Ming army and embarrassing His Majesty the Emperor.

If this kind of shame can't be washed away with the blood of the enemy, then use your own blood to wash it away, doesn't it seem good?

Shen Zhenjiang gave up his function of commanding in the rear, instead rushed to the front line, stood at the position of the arrow in the front on foot, and shouted loudly: "Wang Ergou!"

Wang Ergou, who has long since changed from a foodie who can eat six people to a man like a steel tower, and now he has risen to a hundred households with accumulated meritorious service, replied: "The humble job is here!"

Shen Zhenjiang squinted his eyes, looked at the shadowy English heavy knights, and said loudly: "Today, I will accompany you to kill the enemy, are you afraid of death!"

Wang Ergou laughed loudly and said, "Turtle son is afraid!"

Wang Ergou, who has become a hundred households, has a Sichuan accent that he doesn't know where he learned it, but it's a bit nondescript, which makes the soldiers behind him laugh wildly.

Afraid?What are you afraid of?Afraid of death?