Chapter 2043 Dimensionality Reduction Strike
The Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties, but the Zhejiang army was unscathed. It seemed exaggerated like a novel plot, but this is reality.
Firearms in this era are dimensionality reduction strikes.
Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, the same was true hundreds of years later in the late Qing Dynasty, such as the Battle of Bali Bridge.
Twenty to thirty thousand elite infantrymen of the Qing Dynasty faced the eight thousand British and French allied forces. In this battle, the Qing army was rarely brave. They did not run away from the battle, did not hesitate to fight, but rushed forward without fear of death. The British and French allied forces shouted to kill the enemy, but the Qing army's muskets and equipment were very limited. Each one armed with spears and broadswords rushed towards the British and French allied forces in an attempt to break through the British and French allied forces' positions and massacre the British and French allied forces.
However, in front of the British and French allied forces equipped with flintlocks, smoothbore cannons, rifled artillery and rifled rifles, the Qing army's fearless charge seemed like a joke amid the dense artillery fire and hail of bullets.
After the first battle, the Qing army lost thousands of lives, but the British and French forces only lost five people. The British army lost two people and the French army three people.
Such a casualty ratio caused the French general Montto, the commander-in-chief of the British and French coalition forces at the time, to lose his pension.
After the war, General Mento returned to China. The French Emperor Napoleon III named him "Count of Baliqiao" and proposed to give him an annuity reward of 50,000 francs in parliament, but he was fiercely opposed by the majority of parliamentarians. , had no choice but to give up. The congressmen believed that the war at Baliqiao was just a ridiculous battle. We only killed five people in the whole battle, and it was not worthy of giving him such a high annuity reward. .
This is the dimensionality reduction attack of firearms on cold weapons.
Although the firearms of this era are still a bit backward, without rifling, they are still matchlock guns, but compared to cold weapons, they are definitely a dimensionality reduction strike.
The Zhejiang army was above the valley road, mechanically filling gunpowder, aiming at the Japanese pirates in the valley road, firing, and repeating.
The Japanese pirates in the valley were like living targets, falling one after another amidst the dense sound of firecrackers.
The Japanese pirates in the valley were beaten and their corpses were scattered everywhere, crying for their fathers and mothers.
"Run, run quickly." The Japanese pirates in the valley scrambled to escape outside the valley, fighting for their lives and even drawing swords at each other.
Above the valley road, Liu Mu watched the Japanese pirates trampling in the valley road and scrambling to escape from the valley mouth. In a short time, several Japanese pirates escaped. Seeing the Japanese pirates escaping, Liu Mu quickly suggested to Zhu Pingan, "Master , Young Master, there are Japanese pirates coming from the valley. They fled out of the valley. How about we push down some huge rocks to block the entrance of the valley and block all the Japanese pirates in the valley and not let any of them escape? "
"I reserved the entrance of the valley specially." Ping An said with a smile.
"Ah? Did the young master keep them here on purpose?" Liu Mu was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "Why did the young master give them a way to live? These Japanese pirates are full of evil, why didn't they kill them? . ”
“Brother Mu, do you know the principle of surrounding three buildings? If you block the entrance of the valley today, there will be no danger. If we don't leave any chance to the Japanese pirates, the desperate Japanese pirates will fight hard, fight fiercely, and fight to the death with us. The height of the valley road we are in is not very high, only about ten meters, and it is not high. It is steep enough. If the Japanese pirates sacrifice some people, they can still climb up. Once the Japanese pirates climb up, our firearms will lose their advantage. Moreover, in addition to you veterans, the Zhejiang army we brought also has 1,500 new soldiers. These new soldiers can fire from a high position, but if they are allowed to fight against the Japanese pirates, it will be difficult. "
"So, I deliberately left the valley entrance unblocked, just to give the Japanese pirates a glimmer of hope. There is a glimmer of hope. There is only a glimmer of hope for survival. Which of the unorganized and undisciplined Japanese pirates is willing to risk death and climb up to fight us to the death to create hope for other Japanese pirates to survive? They are all selfish guys who have a way out. If they can escape, do you think they would choose to run for their lives or run for their lives?”
Zhu Pingan looked at Liu Mu and said slowly.
This time the Zhejiang Army sent troops not only with veterans, but also with new recruits. The reason why recruits also participate in this battle is that firstly, the number of veterans is insufficient, and in the third-line battle, there is a serious shortage of troops. Ten thousand recruits can make up for the shortcomings of insufficient troops; secondly, to train recruits, what better way to train recruits than actual combat? , after experiencing the baptism of iron and blood, recruits can quickly transform into veterans.
Of course, the new recruits are not well trained, and the army only lasts for one month. If the new recruits join the battle, they must avoid close combat as much as possible. The purpose of this battle is to train the new recruits, not to consume the new recruits, so the survival rate of the new recruits must be ensured.
To ambush Japanese pirates above the valley road, you only need to load gunpowder, aim, and fire, and the cycle is good. This is the best way for recruits to not only see blood but also avoid casualties as much as possible. arranged.
"Of course they chose to escape." Faced with Zhu Pingan's inquiry, Liu Mu replied without hesitation.
"When they run for their lives, we can be from a high position and shoot them calmly without worrying about casualties. As for the Japanese pirates who escaped, they only escaped from the valley temporarily. How can scattered deserters escape the organized pursuit of our rangers? ." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and said slowly.
"Young Master is wise, I understand." Liu Mu clasped his fists in admiration.
Above the valley road, veterans of the Zhejiang Army and their new recruits opened fire, and the sound of banging firecrackers came one after another.
"Just bite through the oil paper bag. The little saliva you have will not affect the firing at all. Pour the gunpowder and don't forget to poke it a few times with the purge."
"After aiming, keep your eyes open when firing. Stay away from fire doors and don’t get burned in your eyes by gunpowder.”
There are different drills in actual combat. The veterans teach the recruits practical firecracker loading and aiming skills in actual combat.
Under the leadership of veterans, the new recruits are becoming more and more skilled and faster in firing, and their shooting accuracy is also getting higher and higher.
At first, the recruits were a little timid when they opened fire. After all, this was their first time killing someone. Some recruits saw the Japanese pirates below having their heads smashed. This bloody scene made them vomit.
"Well done, you are worthy of being the soldier led by me, but there is still a little gap between me and me. I have already defeated three Japanese pirates."
Under the jokes of the veterans, the recruits' His timidity is gone, and he is becoming more and more accustomed to the bloody battlefield.
The Japanese pirates in the valley rushed to escape outside the valley. If you want to run, I want to run too. More and more Japanese pirates are fleeing to the valley entrance. In order to compete for the opportunity to escape first, they push, draw swords and stamp on each other one after another.
The Japanese pirates huddled together at the entrance of the valley. The Zhejiang army above the valley did not need to aim at all. If they fired at the entrance of the valley, some unlucky Japanese pirates would be hit, especially the Tiger Crouching Cannon. One shot would kill them. piece. The fiercer the firepower of the Zhejiang army, the more violent the Japanese pirates fought and trampled. For a time, the corpses of Japanese pirates piled up in mountains at the entrance of the valley, and blood flowed into rivers.