I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 333: The Victory of the Pistol Cavalry

In the end, more than 5000 flintlock pistols were produced, and the more than light cavalry basically had one pistol each, and some people had two.

Don't imagine a flintlock pistol to be the same size and look as a modern handgun.

This cavalry flintlock pistol produced by the Royal Group has a barrel length of 29 cm and a total length of 45 cm including the buttstock. It weighs 950 grams and has a caliber of 15 mm. The gun head also has a simple front sight to assist in aiming.

Such a long pistol can be used as a short stick, and can knock someone unconscious when swung.

Such a long barrel is entirely for the purpose of increasing the power and accuracy of the musket. After all, the propellant of today's flintlock pistols is completely incomparable to the propellant of modern pistols. In order to have enough power, one is to increase the amount of propellant; the second is to increase the caliber; the third is to use a long barrel to allow the bullet to stay in the barrel for a longer time, to make more full use of the energy generated by the combustion of gunpowder, and to increase the initial velocity of the bullet out of the muzzle.

A longer barrel also improves accuracy because it provides a longer aiming line and greater directionality.

A flintlock pistol of this weight and length can be used with one hand.

The two cavalry teams broke contact, and Wang Dayong immediately bit the reins with his mouth and took out a small paper bag from the bag next to the saddle.

The paper bag is divided into two parts, one part is fixed propellant, and the other part is lead bullet. Wang Dayong skillfully poured the propellant into the barrel, then took out a small piece of soft linen and placed it on the muzzle, then put the lead bullet on the linen and stuffed it into the barrel, and compacted it with a cleaning rod. The cleaning rod has an anti-lost rope, and the other end of the rope is tied to the saddle. The padding cloth is added to increase the airtightness and prevent the bullet from falling off.

Finally, he opened the fire door, took out the primer pot, poured some primer next to the fire door, and then covered the fire door.

Wang Dayong had practiced this process countless times, so even on a bumpy horse's back, he could complete it all within 20 seconds.

The result just now gave him a huge boost of confidence. He also clearly felt that the morale of everyone in their team had become higher. It was the flintlock pistol that gave them tremendous confidence. In the past, they would have to put in a lot of effort to achieve such a result.

The commander of their cavalry team instantly locked onto the next group of Mongolian cavalry and led his troops to charge towards them.

The Mongolian cavalry had obviously seen what had just happened, and this time they began shooting arrows from a distance. However, both sides were on horseback moving at high speed, and their accuracy was very poor, so even if they hit the target, they could not cause much damage.

When the Ming cavalry approached the Mongolian cavalry within twenty steps, the Mongolian cavalry began to panic. They were not aware of the effective range of the musket. They could also use horse bows to shoot directly at a distance of twenty steps, but this was not a comfortable distance for them and their accuracy would be greatly reduced.

The Ming army gradually approached the Mongolian cavalry. With a popping sound, the Mongolian cavalry fell down again.

There was no way. The lead bullets fired from the muskets had too strong a penetrating power. They could penetrate heavy armor at this distance, let alone the Mongolian cavalry wearing light armor.

This kind of power can cause great damage to horses.

The Mongols reacted quickly as well. If that was the case, they would quickly approach and engage in close combat. However, the Ming cavalry were not stupid either. They did not engage in close combat with the Mongols at all. Instead, they used the kite tactic. The horsepower of the Mongolian horses had no obvious advantage over that of the Ming army, so the Ming army could calmly turn around and shoot. The Mongols' attempt at close combat also failed.

This revolutionary piece of equipment directly changed the way the Ming cavalry fought, giving them an advantage. The Mongols were stunned and could only passively take the beating for a while, unable to find a way to deal with it. They also suddenly discovered that the Ming cavalry, who they had always thought were timid, suddenly became proactive.

Victory is the best catalyst. After repeated successes, the Ming cavalry became more confident and bolder.

This non-contact combat method also made it easier for the Ming army cavalry to adapt quickly.

In war, the cruelty of close-range hand-to-hand combat is far greater than that of long-range combat. Humans are intelligent animals, and it is their instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm, but hand-to-hand combat goes against this instinct.

The scene of flying blood, broken limbs and flowing internal organs is too shocking to the human mind. It is a cruel blow to the human spirit and vision.

Long-range combat can greatly weaken this impact.

Even in modern times, there were many armies that could maintain their morale during long-range exchanges of fire, but as soon as someone rushed to the position with a bayonet, the morale of the entire position would collapse. This is the same principle.

Now the Ming army's pistol cavalry showed an overwhelming advantage as soon as they appeared. The Datong army, which had been besieged for several days, also saw the changes on the battlefield and their morale was greatly boosted.

But Dayan Khan reacted quickly and commanded more cavalry to carry out large-scale maneuvers, trying to surround this strange Ming cavalry and compress their space for movement.

However, He Song, the cavalry commander of the Ming army, was not at all carried away by the victory. He keenly noticed the movements of the Mongols and led the Ming cavalry to break out of the Mongols' encirclement, which had not yet formed, to join the main force.

On the way back, Wang Dayong was extremely excited. The reason why he was so excited was not only because of the battle just now, but more of the excitement came from the captives he was about to tie up.

Just in a series of battles, his cavalry team attacked a group of strange Mongolian cavalry. This group of Mongolian cavalry had obviously stronger fighting will, and they held out for a long time before collapsing under the repeated attacks of flintlock pistols.

Wang Dayong had noticed long ago that there was a young man dressed as a Mongolian nobleman in this team of Mongolian cavalry. This young man was also unlucky, as his horse was hit in their first wave of attack.

The dead warhorse also broke the young man's legs. Mongols kept trying to rescue the young man despite being attacked by lead bullets, but their actions were crushed by Wang Dayong and his men.

Finally, Wang Dayong wanted to shoot the Mongolian nobleman again, but for some unknown reason he decided to take the young man back. After all, the young man was only in his teens, and his old friend should be able to bear the weight of both of them.

So Wang Dayong had one more prisoner.
At the same time, the main force of the Ming army led by Zhu Houzhao also entered the battlefield and rushed towards the direction of the Datong army with determination.

Seeing that he could not stop the enemy, Dayan Khan had no choice but to order his troops to retreat.

Zhu Houzhao stood on the imperial carriage, observing the enemy situation with a telescope. He looked at the huge mass of Mongolian cavalry and said excitedly: "The Tatar cavalry is overwhelming, they are indeed the main force of the Mongolian prince!"

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