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The British team began to advance slowly, which brought a great sense of oppression to the Mohicans.
"If the black bear hadn't been suppressing them, the Mohican warriors might have rushed out screaming and charging at the British with their weapons as before.
After all, they were trained by Zhao Hongyu. Since these Mohicans obtained the matchlock guns, they have begun to receive military training from Manhattan Island.
At that time, after Zhao Hongyu¡¯s military parade, the shock to the Mohican elders was too great.
The elders of Mohican could really see the power caused by the continuous attacks of the five-stage shooting. Therefore, they strongly requested Zhao Hongyu to teach them and learn this new method of warfare.
In this way, Zhao Hongyu taught them for two months.
Therefore, the Mohicans also learned the five-stage shooting technique developed by Zhao Hongyu.
"It's just whether it works or not, now it's time to test it."
Hold on! The first row is ready!
The black bear tried his best to give the correct orders as he did during training.
The Mohican soldiers also obeyed the black bear's order and began to prepare row by row.
The artillerymen sent by Zhang Tie pushed four 8-pound cannons to the front, cleaned the barrels and loaded the gunpowder. Then he stabbed it firmly with a big wooden stick and loaded the chain bullet into it.
The fuse was put into the fuse port behind the gun, and the artillery crews retreated one after another.
A gene man holding a torch lowered his arm and lit the fuse.
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A burst of blue gunpowder smoke rose, and there was a loud bang. The chain bullets swirled and flew out, shooting out of the barrel and rushing towards the British who were slowly advancing on the opposite side.
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Click!
The artillery of this era can only shoot in a straight line, and it is impossible to shoot at elevation angles like in the 19th century.
At the same time, in this era, whether it is muskets or artillery, artillery shells or lead bullets will miss a lot when fired.
This is the reason why the accuracy rate is not high.
Fortunately, the problems with artillery were smaller, so the Mohican's artillery shells accurately rushed into the British square formation, knocking down everyone they could meet, and at the same time leaving them with broken hands and feet. on the ground.
Clean the barrel!
Prepare gunpowder!
Load the shells!
The gene man gunners continued their operations in an orderly manner.
Damn it, how could these natives have artillery!
The British soldiers who were advancing towards the Mohicans cursed in their hearts.
For a time, their morale was greatly reduced, and they were no longer as enthusiastic as before.
first row! shooting!
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When the British advanced to a distance of 100 meters, the Mohawk soldiers began to light the fuses of their matchlock guns and fire.
Originally, according to theory, due to accuracy issues, the matchlock gun could only fire when both hostile parties were close to a distance of 20 meters. But the Mohican warriors were numerous, and each had an arquebus.
At the same time, he also learned the five-stage shooting technique taught by Zhao Hongyu, so Zhao Hongyu felt that it could make up for the problem of low accuracy.
Therefore, he told Black Bear to fire when he was 100 meters away when fighting the British.
" Once you fire, you can't stop, you have to keep shooting in turns.
Only in this way can we inflict the greatest and most effective damage to the British.
"Compared to the battle between Zhao Hongyu and the Mayflower Sailors, the performance of the Mohican Fighters was still very good.
¡°Perhaps due to the large number of people, under the intensive shooting, a few unlucky British guys were actually hit.
Don¡¯t be nervous, everyone, the second team goes up, the first team retreats to reload ammunition and clean the barrel!
The black bear kept himself calm and issued orders.
The Mohawk musketeers from the second row trotted up, set up their matchlocks on a wooden stand, and then lit the fuse.
The old matchlock gun did not have a trigger, because as long as the lead was dyed with black powder in the barrel, the lead bullet could be fired.
Only after the flintlock gun appeared did the trigger appear on the gun.
After all, loading the flint on the firing device requires the trigger to be pulled.
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Waves of blue gunpowder smoke continued to rise in front of the Mohican station.??
At this time, the distance above was still 80 meters, and the black bear was silently calculating in his heart.
The back row does not move. After the front soldiers shoot, they return to the end to reload ammunition!
The Black Bear adopted the ¡®post-wave¡¯ rolling method taught to him by Zhao Hongyu to deal with the pressing British.
This method is very simple. It is based on five-stage shooting. The soldiers in the front return to the rear after shooting. They continuously retreat a small distance to keep distance from the enemy and extend the shooting time to eliminate the enemy.
Originally, this method did not exist in history, but Zhao Hongyu created it during this war.
In fact, he himself didn¡¯t know if it was useful, but after Wang Shan and Lamour¡¯s calculations, this method should be useful in 1620.
Therefore, Zhao Hongyu taught Black Bear and the others how to deal with the British.
Judging from the current situation on the battlefield, it is quite useful for the time being.
The British advanced slowly, and the Mohicans retreated a small distance while maintaining a stable formation. The five-stage shooting formation has been maintained steadily, and the soldiers of Mohawk have become more and more skilled.
The distance between the British and the Mohicans is always 80 meters away.
This gave the attacking British side a headache.
If they can¡¯t get in touch with the Mohicans, why don¡¯t they give it a try!
And it was their first time encountering such a tactic. They were really confused and didn¡¯t know how to deal with it.
The artillery on the Mohican side kept firing shells, and every shot made the British people fearful.
When David, who was behind, saw this happening, his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
¡°It¡¯s really unexpected that these natives still have such means.
It has been five minutes since the battle started, but our phalanx has not yet approached the Mohicans, which makes David a little disappointed.
How come these damn natives are so good at using matchlocks?
David immediately saw the advantages of this five-stage shooting technique. In addition, the enemy kept retreating to create distance from his forward and did not make contact with it at all. This was completely draining his own strength and morale.
As a soldier, although David has shortcomings of one kind or another, he has a strong talent for military sensitivity.
We decided not to continue like this, otherwise our soldiers would suffer heavy losses.
He saw what the Mohicans were planning, but also saw their advantages and his own shortcomings.
So, he quickly made adjustments.
"Order the soldiers to charge. The enemy doesn't want to engage in hand-to-hand combat with us! Then I will have to engage in hand-to-hand combat with them. I must not let them lead me around!"
Yes, in the five minutes since the war started, David and the others have been led by the Mohicans, and the initiative on the battlefield has been controlled by the Mohicans.
This is not possible!
David saw the clues, so he had to react to get his troops out of this state.
Yes, sir!
The adjutant on the side responded, turned around and rode back.
Soon, bursts of drumbeats came from the rear to the battlefield.
"Charge!"
The British soldiers, who were lined up in neat formation, immediately began to charge towards the Mohicans after hearing the drum beat from behind.
In this era, sometimes on the battlefield, you cannot just rely on messengers to shout messages. Sometimes, the military band in the rear can also be an important way to convey command information.
Every army in Europe in this era would have a few drummers in their own troops. This method was not abandoned until the Seven Years' War more than a hundred years later.
Before the British charged, the artillery behind them was also firing continuously.
"It's just that compared to the Mohican's artillery, the damage caused by the British artillery to the Mohican was pitifully small.
Prepare! Meet the enemy!
Seeing those rushing towards them, the black bear shouted loudly.
The Mohican warriors who were loading ammunition at the rear put down their matchlock guns, drew out their machetes and cross axes, and rushed forward.
However, they did not rush over recklessly, but waited until the arquebusiers in front continued to shoot for two more rounds before rushing forward.
The British did not attack with their entire army. Only a small phalanx of 500 people came over in this wave of attacks.
This counts??A tentative attack to see the combat effectiveness of the Mohicans.
If the Mohicans are vulnerable, then David will bring all his troops up.
But now that he has encountered such a situation, David will not do so much.
A thousand Mohican warriors rushed out to deal with the small British force that had been maimed. This was simply a piece of cake.
It was just a charge, and the small tentative British troops retreated one after another. All that was left were corpses and broken limbs on the ground.
Out of a team of five hundred people, only a dozen people were able to escape.
It can be said that this brigade has been destroyed.
David had to re-evaluate the combat effectiveness of the Mohicans. He felt that he and other officers used the Indian combat effectiveness in Virginia to estimate the Mohicans, which was very wrong.
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After the British pushed down, the Mohican soldiers did not chase after them. They stopped in a very disciplined manner. Just in the center of the battlefield where the two armies were fighting, he waved his weapons at the British and kept making provocative sounds of "oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh".
Some Mohican warriors walked up to the seriously wounded British soldiers who had fallen down on the battlefield, leaned down and cut their throats with sharp daggers, ignoring the blood spurting out of their throats. , proceeding to cut off their scalps and hold them high.
What a bunch of barbaric people!
David narrowed his eyes and muttered bitterly.
???????? Is there French support behind these Mohicans?
In David¡¯s opinion, since these Mohicans possess so many matchlocks, have learned how to use matchlocks, and have weird fighting methods, they must be made by the French guys in the north. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward (this site). Your support is my biggest motivation.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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