Sun Yao stared at the gun group nervously. Three gun groups each had six people, one was a gun leader who was appointed by the team officer level, two bullet carriers, one igniter, one loader, and one libper. Each two gun groups were commanded by a flag captain, each four guns were an artillery bureau, and each eight guns were an artillery department, and the commander of the department head...≦,

Now there are only these four artillery gates. The right wing has concentrated several cunkou artillery and the second general’s gate, and a temporary artillery group has also been formed. However, it is under direct command of the Infantry Department and is not part of the artillery organization.

There is only one artillery now, and the General Manager of the Bureau is also an old acquaintance of Sun Yao. Tang Wangzong, who came out of the mine iron farm together.

Tang Wangzong was smart and smart, willing to use his brain when encountering problems. He was a stunner and was not as good as Sun Yao. However, he was very proactive in learning and his mastery of mathematics and geometry was much higher than that of ordinary people. Sun Yao originally wanted to transfer him to the Staff Office as his deputy, but later he established the Artillery Bureau. He felt that Tang Wangzong was a good material for the artillery commander, so he reluctantly recommended it. As a result, Tang Wangzong's performance on the training ground lived up to expectations and performed extremely well.

But the performance on the training ground cannot be regarded as on the battlefield, Sun Yao still couldn't help but be nervous for Tang Wangzong.

At least at present, the performance of the gun team is very normal. Tang Wangzong and several gunmen are calculating the distance and adjusting the muzzle. The bomb carrier has already swung the solid bullets unloaded from the car in front. Sun Yao couldn't help but look at these iron balls. Each of the black iron balls weighed more than three kilograms. According to the standards of Portuguese gunner Joao, this is a typical four-pound cannon.

Europe is now mainly four-pound cannons, followed by six-pound cannons, nine-pound cannons, and twelve-pound cannons. The situations in different countries are different, but within a hundred years, these caliber artillery were mainstream, and the first to be eliminated on the battlefield was four-pound cannons. By the time of Napoleon, six-pound cannons were rare. The main forces on the battlefield were nine-pound cannons and twelve-pound cannons, and the artillery company was a collection of cannons and flowering howitzers teams that fired solid bullets.

The loading hand pierced all the ammunition bags in front of him with iron bars, and the paper bags were granular gunpowder.

In terms of gunpowder technology, the manufacturing and use of gunpowder in the Ming Dynasty was not yet behind. The granular gunpowder was proposed by Qi Jiguang. There are many methods for purification and use, but they did not lag behind Europe.

At this time, the Beilu had already grown closer and closer. The earth was shaking. The heaven and earth seemed to be filled with the Beilu riding horses. At this moment, all the archers shouted, and the shouts of the Beilu were one after another. The heaven and earth seemed to be the sound of the soldiers shouting, and even the sound of horns and drums were suppressed.

Su Nang and Bu Nang were both shocked by the shouts of the archers. They had also seen the Ming army's battalion soldiers. At this moment, both of them could be sure that the opposite was definitely not ordinary battalion soldiers.

"Damn it." Bu Nang shouted: "Which idiot general has given his servants and the official barracks so much armor, but he has not given the war horses!"

"We have already rushed up, and we may not have no chance!" Su Nang also knew the power of the Ming army generals and servants, so he could only comfort himself in this way at this moment.

The two sides quickly collided!

The war horses rushed over, and the cavalry was high and at a very fast speed. When I saw the infantry array, I couldn't help but feel a psychological excellence. However, the rows of iron armor flashing cold light in front of the Ming army, and the long spears like forests in the array offset this advantage. In addition, most of the people rushing over were ordinary herders. They did have excellent riding and archery skills, but they did not undergo strict training and did not often participate in the war. In the face of the strict army in front of them, some psychological advantages immediately disappeared, and many herders began to panic.

Following the open space in front of the battlefield, the herdsmen of the brigade took off their bows, took arrows, and began to shoot within their farthest range.

During the shooting process, they would keep circling the horses, galloping back and forth on the war horses, using the momentum created by the war horses and the rain of arrows to disrupt the infantry's array and suppress the infantry's confidence.

If the other side was the Ming army camp soldiers without the support of elite cavalry, it would easily collapse under such momentum. In the more than 200-year war history between the Ming and Mongolia, there were the glory of elite cavalry rushing deep into the grassland and catching the fish sea in the early Ming Dynasty. There were also more than 300,000 central imperial guards of the Ming army were constantly harassed and suppressed by Mongolian cavalry, and eventually collapsed completely. After the Tumu Fort, the war between the Ming and Mongolian warriors was almost the war mode of elite cavalry against Mongolian cavalry. Due to the ban on iron and the depravity of the Mongolian martial spirit, the balance of the war was increasingly tilted towards the Ming side. At least now, facing the Ming army armed to the teeth, these Mongols did not have much confidence.

"Shoot the arrow!"

A Mongolian nobleman took the lead in ordering and shot arrows from his own bow.

There were nearly a hundred steps apart. After the first person shot the arrow, more herders and armored soldiers shot the arrows on their bows.

There were thousands of arrows, almost instantly covering the sky. When the bowstring was pulled, there was a continuous sound of collapse. This sound was almost terrifying. More than 300 years ago, it was in such collapse sound that the Mongols destroyed countless countries, destroyed countless civilizations, and killed countless creatures.

Arrows gathered in the air and made a buzzing sound.

The first round of arrow rain fell quickly, and there were still 10 or 20 steps away from the archers. The arrows were too dense, and each one was inserted into the soft land. In front of the archers, there seemed to be a piece of wheat fields suddenly appearing.

"Don't panic, it's just a bow and arrow!" Li Shouxin, the captain of the flag, roared loudly in front of his own flag team.

"The Tartars' bow is only 30 kilograms, it's really a toy for children." Deputy Team Officer Zhang Chunniu shouted, pointing at the iron armor on each person and shouting: "With this mail, the arrows cannot penetrate at all."

"It's not fatal to not shoot the neck or the face. If you are unlucky and are shot, you have nothing to do with so many people and you can get hit by the beam when you walk."

"Don't panic, don't obey military discipline, otherwise you will end up being much worse than being shot to death, and people in the world will starve to death!"

"Before I'm afraid, think about the honor and status of our archers, and the money we usually receive!"

On such a battlefield, the role of officers at the middle and lower levels is crucial. On the battlefield, the archers and officers shouted constantly. Their faces were firm and their will was as unshakable as mountains. Those who could serve as officers in the archers were either experienced veterans or outstanding on the battlefield. For example, when Zhang Chunniu was in the war for the first time, he only cut his head in the back formation. Later, he made many military achievements and performed well in the mountain war, so that he was promoted to a deputy troop officer. In this system created by Zhang Han, it was impossible to imagine the Ming army relying on their relationship or family background, or to be flattered by horses.

The archers of the merchant group in Lingqiu and Tianchengwei were placed in the back formation, and their training was also strict, and there were many experienced officers. However, they were not professional archers after all, and the training time was not long enough. Recently, Zhang Han increased subsidies to the merchant group, and many archers of the merchant group also started to work full-time, but after all, the start time was not very long, and their combat effectiveness was still slightly worse than that of Li Zhuang's First and Second Divisions.

Li Shouxin's flag team was still a pure firearm flag team. Nearly forty people were holding bird guns, and all the medicines were ready. The fire cans were blown up. Everyone's bird guns were inspected and in good condition.

This round was a volley of all bird gunners. Nearly 800 people from five divisions and 20 bird gun flag teams were all fired together, causing the greatest damage in the first round!

Everyone was staring at the enemy cavalry that was getting closer and closer, and Li Shouxin's breathing became very heavy. He kept looking at the Baimao flag on the left side of the team. Before the flag was ordered, he, the captain of the flag, was not qualified to order the order to be released.

All the bird gunners were breathing heavily. They held the bird guns diagonally in front of their chests and kept aiming at the enemy who was running towards them.

In fact, it is the bird gun made by Li Zhuang, and it is difficult to aim accurately. This aim is more of a display of posture and has nothing to do with the actual effect.

Lu Dafu also became the deputy flag team officer. In the last conflict between Lingqiu Shang Gang and Lian Yong, Lu Dafu rushed forward and performed well. Afterwards, Li Congye had a good impression of this archer. Later, Lu Dafu asked to transfer back to Lingqiu Shang Gang. Internal communication between various merchant groups and inspection department archers was very easy. After all, each merchant group needed experienced veterans, and Lu Dafu's application report was approved as soon as he hit it.

When he arrived at the Lingqiu Iron Field Office, Lu Dafu was immediately appointed as the deputy team officer because he was a veteran, and then the team officer and the deputy flag captain. Now he is only half a level away from his old boss Li Shouxin and two levels higher than Zhang Chunniu.

However, these old comrades had no time to reminisce about the past. The two departments of Lingqiu arrived at Lizhuang a few days ago. Then, under the arrangement of senior officers such as Wang Changfu, they used the battle plan formulated by the Staff Office to conduct joint training. Everyone was extremely busy every day and could not leave their own camp. At this time, on the battlefield, Lu Dafu's flag team was on Li Shouxin's right hand. The flag captain held a spear with a small flag in his hand, and his figure was leaning against the array. Lu Dafu saw Li Shouxin's figure at a glance. He looked around again to find Zhang Chunniu's whereabouts, but he did not find it. All the bird gunmen were wearing gray short robe military uniforms, silver mail, and iron helmets with big hat brims. It was almost difficult to identify who would be among so many people, even if they were acquaintances.

"Old team officers, old guys, let's see who has made more military achievements this time." Lu Dafu could only look at Li Shouxin for a few glances, and then focused on his own flag team. The deputy flag team officer was the preparation for the command sequence. Their position was slightly behind and they were not in the same array as the flag captain. Lu Dafu also held a bird gun. Only when the flag captain died in battle or left the battlefield, the flag gun would be handed over to the deputy flag captain and he would replace the command.
Chapter completed!