In addition, the most important thing is that Qi Shi, who was in charge of ordnance logistics in the rear, also came to support with a regiment of reserves. To say that there are more than a thousand good people in a regiment does not make much difference. But this time, Qi Shi rushed to the front line to support, but he brought a sharp weapon. After many repeated research and improvements, the bronze cannon weighing about 800 catties has been developed by the ordnance under the Zhou Palace. This kind of artillery adopts a relatively advanced design similar to the previous life of the Francophone machine, not only the rate of fire is fast, and the degree of standardization of the shell is relatively high, and the weight is only about 800 catties, after the installation of the gun carriage and the wheel, two horses can be pulled at any time. Movement speed and maneuverability have been improved.

In addition, this artillery was produced and manufactured in two types of ammunition according to the requirements of Gongsun Jian. One is to fire a scatter bomb with a range of about 500 to 800 meters, and it is used to effectively kill and wound enemy soldiers. The other is a solid bullet, the weight of the projectile is 3.5 catties to 8 catties, which is mainly used for siege purposes. The effective firing range ranges from two to five miles depending on the weight of the shells.

It can be said that the emergence of this epoch-making artillery also indicates the doubling of the combat effectiveness of the army in the hands of Gongsun Jian in the future. Of course, it's still in its infancy. Everyone is not familiar with the performance of this artillery, and the combat methods need to be further improved in the future. In a word, the shape of war will change dramatically from now on.

The arrival of a total of six artillery pieces gave Gongsun Jian great confidence. Because in addition, Qi Shi, the logistics chief of the Zhou army, also brought about 5,000 grenades and 1,000 special explosive packs to the army, and these explosive packs were accompanied by twenty portable trebuchets that could be operated by four people. In addition, these explosive packs can not only be used for offense and defense, but siege is also a good thing, but unfortunately the number is swept some.

With these things, Gongsun Jian's confidence is incomparably sufficient. It was rare to order the whole army to add meals, and set up a banquet in his own tent to entertain Qi Shi and other generals. Before the banquet, Gongsun Jian ordered the whole army to fight to the death with the Southern Han army two days later.

Two days later, the army led by Gongsun Jian took the initiative to go out of the camp and curse, claiming that they would fight a decisive battle with the other party. This also made Liu Mang, the king of the Southern Han Dynasty, feel a little incredible. He had twice as many troops as his opponent, and he hadn't taken the initiative to ask for a war, but the other party was the first to shout. That Gongsun Jian Xiao'er can't have some conspiracy.

Liu Mang led his civil and military ministers out of the camp to take a look, and the Zhou army on the opposite side only sent more than 10,000 people from two divisions to challenge. I didn't take the Southern Han Army seriously at all. But Liu Mang's brows furrowed even tighter.

If nothing else, Gongsun Jian dared to do this, he would definitely hold back the bad. Fortunately, Liu Mang did not pestle the other party, and gave an order, so that his general Wu Yong led 20,000 troops out of the camp to fight the enemy. and earnestly instructed that if he found that something was wrong, he would immediately retreat, run back from the east side of the camp, and he would send someone to meet him.

Wu Yong bowed down and agreed, ordered his troops and horses out of the camp, and came to the front of the two armies. But before he could give the order to attack, the other party suddenly turned around and retreated in an orderly manner. The angry Wu Yong screamed, but he didn't have a temper at all. Wu Yong was angry, but he was still sensible, afraid that Zhou Jun would deliberately want to lead him into being fooled.

Seeing that the Zhou army in front of the battle had retreated cleanly, Wu Yong could only bring people back to his camp. It's not like a report, Liu Mang naturally sees everything in his eyes. I kept thinking about what tricks Gongsun Jian was playing.

After a day of nothing, the day turned around, and as soon as the day dawned, the Zhou army lined up again and began to scold. shouted that the useless dog thieves of the Southern Han Dynasty hurriedly came out to die. This time, Liu Mang did not hesitate, but still sent Wu Yong with 20,000 horses, and after leaving the camp, he went straight to the array of the Zhou army without saying hello.

Although Liu Mang couldn't guess what tricks Gongsun Jian was playing, he knew that if he was still the same today as yesterday, when he arrived in front of the two armies, the Zhou army would definitely turn around and retreat again. Therefore, his strategy for Wu Yong is to fight when he goes up, and then he will lead people to press the formation behind, once the Zhou army changes, then he will make adjustments to ensure the safety of Wu Yong's front army. And he wanted to seize the opportunity to be able to hurt Zhou Jun hard.

I have to say that Liu Mang's arrangement is very reasonable. But his arrangement had already been guessed by Gongsun Jian. Therefore, the Zhou army, which went out of the camp to provoke, not only did not retreat, but made preparations for the battle early. In particular, the six guns placed in front of the array had already been installed with ammunition and were ready to fire at any time.

Gongsun Jian's tactic is very simple, that is, he wants to take advantage of the other party's unpreparedness and eat the 20,000 horses that Wu Yong fought in one go. Don't look at the strength of only two divisions in the battle, which is less than the other side in numbers, but the combat effectiveness is not bad at all, not to mention the support of artillery and grenades. In addition, Gongsun Jian on both sides of the battlefield had already arranged men and horses, and once Liu Mang's rear army arrived to respond, the troops of Chang Fu and Zhu Zequan would do everything they could to stop it. And behind the array, which was invisible to the other party, twenty trebuchets had already been prepared. Just wait for the other party to come to support and surprise the other party.

In the open field, a major battle between the Southern Han army and the Zhou army was about to break out. This is not what is described in the commentary, the two sides scolded and talked for a while before they started, and finally the main general came out to compete in martial arts.

This is a real war that will not give the other side any time to react at all. Out of the camp, Wu Yong and his men of more than 20,000 people first advanced slowly and unhurriedly, but when they were about to approach the front of the two sides, the Southern Han army suddenly increased its speed, and raised the weapons in their hands one after another, and rushed towards the Zhou army without saying a word.

Fortunately, the second and fourth divisions of the Zhou army were prepared, and the soldiers raised their weapons unhurriedly, waiting for the moment when the other party rushed up to fight. In front of the Zhou army, when the Southern Han army approached the 800-meter range of the road, the six artillery pieces that had been prepared for a long time finally began to roar.

Each cannon fired a scattering shell against a soldier's charge. The total weight of this kind of shell is about five catties, the charge is three catties, and the remaining two catties are steel balls and lead that are slightly larger than soybeans, and there are hundreds of them in each shell, and after being launched, they fly rapidly into the distance in a fan shape, and even if they are wearing good armor within 500 meters, they can also effectively penetrate it.

After six cannon shots, the Southern Han army, which was running and charging in the distance, was like a straw blown by a strong wind, and most of the hundreds of people who ran in front fell in an instant. Some died instantly, while others wailed in pain after falling to the ground. And the Southern Han army that followed behind was stupid for a while.

What kind of weapon is the other side using? How could I hear a few dull thunders, and hundreds of people fell on my side. But the pace of running simply didn't give them time to think. In the blink of an eye, the Southern Han army had already charged to a place less than five hundred meters away from the Great Zhou army. Then there were six more cannon shots, and this time more people fell.

"The enemy will do the magic of the law!" A Southern Han soldier who was already frightened threw down the weapon in his hand, turned around and ran. But then he was cut off by the officer who supervised the battle behind him.

"Listen to me, it's an enemy grenade, everyone will be fine if they run away. Don't gather together. The officer shouted loudly, waved the bloody steel knife in his hand, and charged again towards the array of the Zhou army.

I have to say that the quality of the officers of the Southern Han Army is still good. At least better than Wu Jun. Especially after they saw the power of the grenade, they quickly thought of a way to deal with it.

With the officers taking the lead, the soldiers of the Southern Han Army also regained their courage and once again accelerated the speed of the charge, trying to rush into the Zhou army's formation in one go.

Fortunately, the new artillery adopts the structure of submunitions, and it is the rated amount of gunpowder. After a simple cleaning of the chamber, the cannon can be fired again. Therefore, when the locals reached a distance of 300 meters, the artillery roared again, and a group of soldiers of the Southern Han Army were harvested and fell to the ground.

After three rounds of artillery bombardment, the Southern Han army was still nearly 300 meters away from the Zhou army, but the Southern Han army had already paid the price of nearly 1,000 people. And the last 300 meters will inevitably be a road paved with blood.

"Spread out and charge, don't gather together." There was a Southern Han officer commanding.

But the casualties of the front army were too heavy, and the sergeants who followed up were all a little frightened, and their speed slowed down for a while. This was also a fatal mistake, because soon the Zhou army's artillery rang out once. Fortunately, although the Southern Han army was closer this time, most of them dispersed because of the reminder of the commanding officer, so the effect was not as good as the previous times, and only about thirty or forty people were knocked down.

Finally, the Southern Han army broke through to a distance of less than 100 meters from the Zhou army, and at this time, more than ten horses came out of the Zhou army, and someone was responsible for hanging the six cannons on the trailer behind the horses, and pulled them to retreat to the rear army. By this time artillery was no longer very useful. So all that's left is up to the soldiers.

"Crossbowmen come forward." At the sound of an order, all the crossbowmen in the Zhou army's formation stepped forward a few steps forward and aimed at the Southern Han army that rushed over.

"Put!" Thousands of arrows were shot out, and the Southern Han army at the front fell again. But then the archers of the Southern Han army also began to organize a counterattack. And most of the sergeants have approached the Zhou camp.

After a few rounds of shooting at each other, the real hand-to-hand combat began. But at this time, the Southern Han army was already a little tired, on the other hand, the Zhou army was waiting in place, and naturally occupied the absolute initiative and advantage. Moreover, after four rounds of artillery bombardment and several rounds of crossbow fire, the Southern Han army lost at least more than 1,000 people, and its morale at this time also dropped a little. Zhou Jun held back his momentum one by one, and as soon as the two sides fought, they immediately stood tall.

Liu Mang, who was watching the battle in the rear, also saw the problem, and after waving his hand and calling a general to give a few words, the Southern Han army camp once again rushed out of a group of about 20,000 soldiers and horses.

Let's add fuel to the war! If I add it, you will also add it, it depends on whether your Gongsun Jian has more soldiers and horses than I have in the end. Liu Mang looked at the battle situation on the battlefield in the distance with some pride, and was thinking about the next way to deal with it.

When the Southern Han army sent out later rushed up, Gongsun Jian had already discovered it. and guessed Liu Mang's strategy. Fortunately, he had prepared for it beforehand. Twenty stone throwers in the front and rear of the formation waited for the opponent to enter the firing range, and then opened fire. Twenty explosive packets weighing more than 10 kilograms were projected into the enemy's ranks, and the violent explosion was mixed with iron filings and lime, which could not only effectively kill and injure the opponent, but also make the opponent's uninjured personnel lose their combat effectiveness in a short period of time. The lime powder that is sprinkled all over the sky can be extremely uncomfortable, whether it gets into the eyes or inhaled into the body.

"Ma Dan, this old Qi is really talented." Gongsun Jian stood on the platform and looked at the battlefield in the distance, especially the scene after the explosive bag exploded. couldn't help but praise Qi Shi.

"My lord, it's not all your inspiration." Qi Shi said with a modest smile. And Gongsun Jian turned his face blank. Pointing to Qi Shi's nose angrily, he said, "You did it yourself, don't rely on this king." I just said you could fill some items for killing, but I didn't let you fill them with lime powder. ”