Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 369 A revolutionary firearm, the ultimate weapon to end the era of cold weapons! A frenzied bombardment!

The northern border of the Ming Dynasty!

On the Ming side, 250,000 elite Ming troops were already lined up and ready, including 80,000 cavalry and 170,000 infantry.

It did not include the border troops, but rather the three main combat battalions that Zhu Ying personally organized.

And to the north of the Ming army formation.

Nearly 300,000 Tatar troops were also lined up in battle formation, with cavalry in the front and infantry in the rear.

For these former Northern Yuan tribes, their greatest pride lay in their art of mounted warfare.

Although their cavalry had been decisively defeated by Zhu Ying's army in the northern frontier, they remained arrogant, believing that the battle was merely an accident.

"Your Majesty."

"Three hundred red-coated cannons and seven hundred artillery pieces are all in formation."

"In addition, eight hundred fire-breathing vehicles are also in place."

"There are five thousand explosive shells, enough for six rounds to be fired simultaneously."

Chang Mao reported to Zhu Ying with an excited expression.

today.

This was the array of the Ming Dynasty's new artillery, ready to be deployed, marking the first real battle of these national treasures.

The test subject is the hundreds of thousands of yuan worth of military supplies right in front of us.

Five thousand shells.

That doesn't sound like much.

But its power was greater than that of the tens of thousands of shells fired before.

This is the difference in significance of the era's transition.

"correct."

"There are also five thousand flintlock musket squads and five thousand musket squads."

"We will use this as the front line of defense to annihilate the barbarians," Chang Mao immediately added.

In the past.

Firearms were primarily used for frontal duels and as an auxiliary weapon, not for actual military formations.

But now.

This was a true army equipped with firearms.

It is also the only army in the world that primarily uses firearms.

"Good." Zhu Ying smiled, his face also filled with anticipation as he gazed at the Yuan army to the north: "I am very much looking forward to the first battle of the Ming Dynasty's Divine Machine Battalion."

"The soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion will certainly not disappoint Your Highness," Chang Mao replied excitedly.

"Issue my order."

"All generals shall return to their posts and lead their troops, and obey my orders."

"This battle."

"I will completely crush the Yuan army and launch the Northern Expedition," Zhu Yingwei roared.

"I will take your orders."

The generals responded loudly.

Northwards, at the front!

Arughtai was stationed in the central command.

"Your Highness, General."

"Three hundred thousand soldiers have all gathered."

"In this battle, our men will surely defeat the Ming army."

"A direct confrontation would be suicidal for the Ming army."

"Please give the order to attack, General."

Many Tatar generals petitioned Arughtai for command.

But Arughtai raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move."

“The Ming army’s firearms are stronger than ours. We should wait for them to make the first move, and then remain still to wait for them to move,” Arughtai said in a deep voice.

Obviously.

At this moment.

Arughtai remained very cautious.

Although it was a direct confrontation, the thought that the Ming Dynasty's firearms were far superior to theirs made him worried.

"Yes."

The Tatar generals readily accepted the order.

"Zhu Ying."

What exactly are you thinking?

"Why would you want to initiate a direct confrontation with our army?"

"Do they really think they can easily defeat our army in a head-on confrontation?"

now.

Arutai pondered in his heart, even at this moment, he could not see through Zhu Ying's intentions.

If he were to lead the troops, he would certainly not abandon the advantage of defending the city to engage in a direct confrontation, which would inevitably lead to a tragic end.

But Zhu Ying did it anyway.

Arughtai was a cautious person, so it's no wonder he overthought things.

It's also at this time!
"General."

"The Ming army has moved."

"Their artillery is advancing."

A Yuan scout general rode up to report.

Hear this.

Arughtai was much more at ease, because this was the Ming army's consistent tactic: artillery first, firearms to suppress the enemy, followed by cavalry charges and archers to hold the line.

"Send the general's order."

"The army dispersed, and the cavalry attacked from the left and right."

"Spearmen, archers, charge!"

"attack."

After careful consideration, Arughtai finally issued the order to attack.

"The general has given orders."

"All troops, attack!"

"The cavalry maneuvered around the enemy lines."

"Young warriors of the Great Yuan Dynasty, the day has come to avenge our people."

"In this battle, our people will not take prisoners; we will slaughter every Ming person you see."

"kill!"

Many Tatar generals shouted loudly.

As the order was given.

From within the Tatar army ranks, horns resounded.

This is the clarion call to attack.

Hear the sound!

Zhu Ying sneered: "Did you think that the firearms of our Great Ming Dynasty were still the same as before?"

"However, they took the bait after all."

"Let you Tatars become the first batch of casualties of my Ming Dynasty's new artillery."

Followed.

Zhu Ying shouted loudly, "Shenji Battalion, advance!"

"Once the Yuan army is fifty paces away, we will bombard them with all our might."

"Mountary battalion, advance!"

"Once the cannons fire, I will charge with you to annihilate the enemy."

"Infantry archers, flank and surround."

"Infantry battalion commanders and pistolmen, advance!"

Issue the order.

The hundreds of messengers surrounding Zhu Ying immediately spurred their horses and set off to relay the orders to various parts of the Ming army formation.

As the two armies moved.

The entire earth trembled violently.

The two armies were rapidly approaching each other.

And on the front lines.

The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion pushed the new red-coated cannons, along with the original cannons of the Ming Dynasty, and stood in front of the formation in two rows.

Even with the Ministry of Works putting all its efforts into forging them, the Red-Clad Cannon has not yet achieved true mass production.

Therefore, the other cannons of the Ming Dynasty naturally came in handy.

It can also fire explosive shells.

It can also be effective in killing enemies within a hundred feet.

As for the next hundred zhang, two or three hundred zhang, there are the new red-coated cannons.

"Artillery battalion, take your positions."

"A Huaixi general in charge of the artillery battalion shouted loudly."

now.

All one thousand cannons were now aimed at the Yuan army that was advancing from the north.

Thousands of soldiers waited, holding torches.

Chang Mao personally oversaw the advance of the Yuan army.

"Kill, kill."

“Slaughter all the Ming people.”

"Leave no one behind."

"kill."

"Kill the people of the Kingdom of Light..."

The Yuan army's vanguard, with its cavalry flanking around, launched a rapid attack.

In the middle were the Yuan army's infantry, spearmen, and archers.

They were all steadily advancing towards the Ming army formation.

And their artillery was advancing.

However, their range was insignificant compared to the cannons of the Ming Dynasty.

"One hundred feet."

At the forefront of the Divine Machine Battalion, the general who was estimating the distance shouted loudly.

All the soldiers at the front lines looked on with serious and cautious expressions.

"Eighty feet."

"Sixty feet."

"Fifty feet."

As the words "Fifty Zhang" fell to the ground.

It is as if the command is in place.

"Send the general's order."

"First artillery emplacement, fire!" Chang Mao shouted.

This time.

The plan was to have the old cannons of the Ming Dynasty fire, while the new red-coated cannons could fire even further. Once they were completely unable to retreat, a bloodbath would ensue.

The order was given.

Seven hundred soldiers, each holding a torch, immediately lit the fuse.

呲呲!

The fuse was burning rapidly.

Suddenly.

Hey, hey, hey.

A series of deafening roars.

Seven hundred explosive shells, never before seen on any battlefield, were launched at the Yuan army in front.

Faced with the deafening roar of the Ming Dynasty's cannons, many of the advancing Yuan soldiers, though terrified, pressed on despite their fear. The shield-bearers at the front gripped their shields tightly to block the impact of the cannonball fragments.

but!
This time.

They were wrong.

As cannonballs rained down on the Yuan army.

boom!
A cannonball landed in the Yuan army's formation.

A deafening roar resounded throughout the sky.

The shell exploded directly, and the flames spread out like brilliant fireworks, instantly reaching a radius of five or six zhang.

The powerful force stirred up an invisible ripple.

The Yuan soldiers at the center of the explosion didn't even have time to scream before they were instantly blown to pieces. A dozen or so Yuan soldiers around them were thrown away by the blast wave and killed by the shockwave.

With just one cannonball, dozens of Yuan soldiers were killed.

But then came the next few days.

Boom, boom, boom!
Boom! Boom!

A series of deafening roars erupted in the center of the battlefield, bursting through the Yuan army's formation.

Brilliant streaks of fire, carrying boundless killing intent, swept outwards.

With each cannonball that landed, a dozen or even dozens of Yuan soldiers perished under the devastating force of the shells.

Amidst the roar.

The wailing continued.

It's just one round.

The Yuan army's formation was riddled with holes, littered with shattered corpses and blood, and riddled with huge craters.

"What kind of firearm is this?"

Why is there such a commotion?

"Heavenly lightning, this is heavenly lightning."

"Why are the Ming army's cannonballs like thunder?"

"How could the Ming army possess such firearms?"

"It's over."

"..."

As a volley of shells rained down.

The Yuan army had already suffered tens of thousands of casualties, all of them extremely tragic.

The faces of countless Yuan soldiers turned deathly pale.

But it's not over yet.

"Left and right artillery positions."

"Target: Yuan cavalry, aim your cannons."

"Central artillery position."

"Target: Yuan army's central position, cannon aiming."

"fire."

The Shenji Battalion's artillery array, with the command flags waved by the general in charge, signaled another round of loading and firing.

Bang, bang bang.

The deafening sound of cannons rang out again.

Another volley of 700 shells was fired.

Faced with the Yuan army's all-around attack from the front lines.

Boom, boom, boom!
Even after the shells land, the harvest continues endlessly.

Under such fierce and devastating artillery fire.

The Yuan army's attacking formation was shattered in an instant.

Everywhere there were Yuan soldiers fleeing in terror, everywhere there were Yuan soldiers wailing and screaming in agony.

"attack."

"Attack... ah..."

"what……"

Screams and wails were heard everywhere.

There was also the deafening roar of artillery shells.

this moment.

With seven hundred cannons firing in turn, both infantry and cavalry met the same fate.

The moment the shell fell.

It was a massacre.

It originated from the slaughter caused by modern artillery fire.

The cannonballs fell, blasting the Yuan cavalrymen and their horses to pieces. The shockwaves swept through, killing both men and horses instantly.

The front lines of the army, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, all met the same fate: men and horses were thrown into chaos, and casualties were heavy.

The formation could no longer be maintained.

This is a devastating blow stemming from the superior power of firearms.

It is the only one of its kind in this world.

A distance of fifty zhang.

Although they were still far apart, to the Yuan army it was like an insurmountable obstacle, making it impossible for them to get close to the Ming army's formation.

The few Yuan soldiers who had broken through fifty zhang were now terrified and had no will to fight.

But instead of being met with cannon fire, they were met with a volley of fire.

Eight hundred fire chariots were lined up in two formations, facing the Yuan army ahead.

This chariot naturally doesn't have the range of artillery; it's designed for close-range combat, with the greatest destructive power within thirty zhang (approximately 15 meters).

Whether cavalry or infantry, no matter how heavy their armor, they would all die facing the onslaught of this chariot of fire.

Each chariot was equipped with fifty giant arrows.

A single giant arrow can pierce through several people in an instant.

"Build a chariot of fire."

Chang Mao shouted loudly, raising his long sword.

His gaze was fixed on the remnants of the Yuan army who had already broken through the fifty-zhang distance. Even though they had broken through the defense line, they had lost their fighting ability under the attack of the Ming cannons and were forced to attack out of desperation.

The fire-powered chariots were there to send them off on their final journey.

"put."

Chang Mao shouted.

Suddenly.

Then, the Ming soldiers operating the fire-tipped chariots lit the fuses.

Unlike the roar of artillery.

After the fuse ignited the gunpowder inside the tank, a terrifying shockwave erupted in an instant.

The giant arrow on the chariot was instantly propelled out by the force of the burning gunpowder.

For an instant.

Thousands upon thousands of giant arrows shot towards the Yuan army ahead, densely packed like a giant net.

"Ah...ah..."

“Ming army…this is a new type of weapon used by the Ming army.”

"what……"

"General..."

The vanguard of the Yuan army.

Under the baptism of artillery fire, thousands upon thousands of giant arrows pierced through again.

Squads of Yuan soldiers died as they were pierced by the giant arrows.

The Yuan army charged forward relentlessly, suffering heavy casualties.

After just a few rounds of shelling.

Tens of thousands of Yuan soldiers perished under the artillery fire, some even dying incompletely.

"Your Highness."

"Such artillery fire is truly terrifying."

"After several rounds of cannon fire, the Yuan army's formation collapsed."

"Fortunately, this weapon was created by His Highness. If it had been created by barbarians and controlled by foreign races, it would have been a great danger to our Ming Dynasty."

Liu Lei, standing next to Zhu Ying, watched this incredibly terrifying scene with shock and couldn't help but sigh in disbelief.

It's not just him.

Standing on the front lines, watching the Yuan people being buried under the bombardment of artillery fire, even those who were firing the cannons felt what "purgatory" truly meant. The battlefield before them was indeed purgatory.

"Now that our Great Ming is strong, and China is strong, it is best that these things be under the control of our Great Ming."

"But if it were truly controlled by a foreign race, it would be a crisis for China, a crisis for the Ming Dynasty."

“Now it’s the barbarians who are suffering, the invaders who are suffering, not China. That’s enough,” Zhu Ying said slowly, with a sense of profound understanding.

Having lived two lives, Zhu Yingke knew all too well what it meant for cannons to blast open China's gates, and he also knew what the humiliating history of modern times was like.

he came.

I will change all of this.

he came.

Then let those foreign barbarians experience what humiliation is, and what it means to have their gates blasted open by cannons.

"Issue my order."

"After two rounds of artillery fire, follow me into battle."

Zhu Ying coldly shouted.

Currently, there are only three rounds of artillery fire, and the firing chariots only fire once.

but.

The effect is remarkable.

This directly thwarted the Yuan army's offensive momentum.

All that's left is chaos and disarray.

And in the back.

Arughtai's face had turned deathly pale.

……

(End of this chapter)