dmims Chapter 2043 Dimensionality Reduction Strike
Chapter 2043 Dimensionality Reduction Strike
Chapter 2043 Dimensionality Reduction Strike
The Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties, while the Zhejiang army was unharmed. It seems exaggerated like a plot in a novel, but this is the reality.
Firearms in this era are a dimensionality reduction attack.
Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, the same was true even in the late Qing Dynasty hundreds of years later, such as the Battle of Baliqiao.
Twenty to thirty thousand elite infantry and cavalry of the Qing Dynasty faced the Anglo-French Allied Forces of 8,000 troops. In this battle, the Qing army was unusually brave. They did not flee from the battlefield, nor did they fear the enemy and rush towards the Anglo-French positions fearlessly, shouting to kill the enemy. However, the Qing army was very limited in their equipment with muskets. One by one, they rushed towards the Anglo-French Allied Forces with spears and swords in their hands, full of passion, in an attempt to break through the Anglo-French Allied Forces' positions and slaughter them.
However, in front of the British and French allied forces equipped with flintlocks, smoothbore cannons, rifled cannons and rifled rifles, the Qing army's fearless charge was like a joke amid the dense artillery fire and hail of bullets.
After the first battle, thousands of Qing soldiers were killed, while the Anglo-French allied forces only lost five people, two British soldiers and three French soldiers.
Such a casualty ratio caused the French General Mentos, the commander-in-chief of the Anglo-French Allied Forces at the time, to lose his pension.
After the war, General Mento returned to his country. The French Emperor Napoleon III named him "Count of Baliqiao" and proposed in the parliament to give him an annual pension of 50,000 francs. However, it was strongly opposed by the majority of the parliamentarians and had to be abandoned. The parliamentarians believed that the war at Baliqiao was just a ridiculous battle. Only five people were killed in the entire battle. It was not worth giving him such a high annual pension.
This is the dimensionality reduction attack of firearms on cold weapons.
Although the firearms of this era were still somewhat backward, without rifling and still being matchlocks, they were definitely a dimensionality reduction strike compared to cold weapons.
The Zhejiang army was located above the valley, mechanically loading gunpowder, aiming at the Japanese pirates in the valley, and opening fire, repeating the process over and over again.
The Japanese pirates in the valley were like living targets. They fell one after another amid the dense sound of musketry.
The Japanese pirates in the valley were beaten to pieces, with corpses scattered all over the ground, crying for their parents.
"Run, run quickly." The Japanese pirates in the valley rushed to escape, fighting with each other and even drawing their swords against each other.
Above the valley, Liu Mu watched the Japanese pirates in the valley trampling and scrambling to escape from the valley entrance. In a short while, several Japanese pirates escaped. Seeing the Japanese pirates escape, Liu Mu quickly suggested to Zhu Ping'an, "Sir, sir, some Japanese pirates are escaping from the valley entrance. Why don't we push down some huge rocks to block the valley entrance and trap all the Japanese pirates in the valley without letting any of them escape?"
"I left the valley entrance on purpose." Zhu Ping'an said with a smile.
"Ah? Did you leave them here on purpose, sir?" Liu Mu was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "Why did you give them a chance to live? These pirates are full of evil, why don't you just kill them?"
"Brother Mu, do you know the principle of surrounding three sides and leaving one side open? Today is the day. If we block the valley entrance and leave the Japanese pirates no chance of survival, they will fight like trapped beasts, struggle fiercely, fight back desperately, and fight us to the death. The valley we are in is not very high, only about ten meters, and it is not 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, the Zhejiang Army we brought, in addition to you veterans, also has 1,500 new recruits. These new recruits can fire from a high position, but if they are asked to fight the Japanese pirates in close combat, it will be difficult for them."
"So, I deliberately left the valley entrance unblocked to give the pirates a glimmer of hope. With a glimmer of hope, which of the unorganized and undisciplined pirates would be willing to risk their lives to climb up and fight us to the death, giving other pirates hope of survival? They are all selfish guys. If there is a way to escape, do you think they will choose to fight or escape?"
Zhu Ping'an looked at Liu Mu and said slowly.
This time, the Zhejiang Army sent out not only veterans but also new soldiers. The reason why new soldiers were also involved in this battle was that there were not enough veterans. The three-front battle had a serious shortage of troops, and 10,000 new soldiers could make up for the shortage of troops. Second, to train new soldiers, what better way to train new soldiers than actual combat? After experiencing the baptism of iron and blood, new soldiers can quickly transform into veterans.
Of course, the new recruits are not well trained and the army has only been in place for a month. If they are to participate in the war, close combat must be avoided as much as possible. The purpose of this war is to train the new recruits, not to consume them, so the survival rate of the new recruits must be guaranteed.
To ambush the Japanese pirates above the valley, one only needs to load gunpowder, aim, and fire, and repeat this cycle. This is a perfect arrangement for the recruits as it allows them to see blood while avoiding casualties as much as possible.
"Of course they chose to escape." In response to Zhu Ping'an's question, Liu Mu answered without hesitation.
"If they run for their lives, we can be on high ground and shoot them calmly without worrying about casualties. As for the escaped Japanese pirates, they have only temporarily escaped from the valley. How can the scattered deserters escape the organized pursuit of our rangers?" Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and said slowly.
"My lord, you are wise. I understand." Liu Mu clasped his fists in admiration.
Above the valley, the veterans of the Zhejiang Army led the new recruits to open fire, and the sounds of muskets firing rang out one after another.
"Just bite the oil paper bag. Your saliva won't affect the firing at all. Pour the gunpowder, and don't forget to poke it a few times with the cleaning rod."
"After taking aim, keep your eyes away from the firing port when firing, and don't let the gunpowder smoke hit your eyes."
Actual combat is different from drill. The veterans teach the new recruits practical skills in loading and aiming muskets in actual combat through words and deeds.
Under the guidance of the veterans, the recruits became more and more skilled and faster in firing, and their shooting accuracy also increased.
At first, the recruits were a little timid when they opened fire. After all, it was their first time to kill someone. Some of the recruits saw the Japanese pirates below having their heads smashed by them. This bloody scene made them vomit.
"Well done, you are worthy of being my soldiers. But you are still a little behind me. I have already defeated three Japanese pirates."
With the old soldiers' jokes, the recruits lost their fear and became more and more adapted to the bloody battlefield.
The Japanese pirates in the valley scrambled to flee out of the valley. You wanted to run, and I wanted to run too. More and more Japanese pirates fled to the valley entrance. In order to compete for the opportunity to escape first, pushing, drawing swords, and trampling followed one after another.
The Japanese pirates were huddled together at the entrance of the valley. The Zhejiang troops above the valley didn't need to aim at all. They could just fire at the entrance and some unlucky Japanese pirates would be hit by the bullets, especially the tiger squat cannons, which could kill a whole group of them with one shot.
The more powerful the Zhejiang Army's firepower was, the more the Japanese pirates scrambled and trampled. For a time, the corpses of the Japanese pirates at the valley entrance piled up into a mountain and blood flowed like a river.