Chapter 063: Artillery Battle
Ouyang Che's face was flushed, sweat flowed from his head, he didn't care about wiping it, and said hurriedly: "Xianggong, the Jurchen cavalry is menacing, let's let our cavalry snipe for a while, and then let the archers and grenadiers fight."
"Xianggong, why don't you lead the villain to rush and kill for a while?"
Yang Zaixing's face was also pale, and he unconsciously grabbed the spear in his hand.
"Brother Ouyang, don't be impatient!"
Wang Song waved his hand at Yang Zaixing, his face was calm, and he said with a straight face: "If even the two or three thousand Jurchen cavalry in front of you can't do anything, how can the loyal army talk about restoring Taiyuan!"
Chen Dong also said softly: "Brother Ouyang, you and I are both on the official business of Xuanfu Division, don't panic and mess up the morale of the army."
Ouyang Che was ashamed in his heart, stopped speaking, opened his eyes wide, and looked forward carefully.
The Jurchen cavalry rolled in, and in an instant it had already entered the firing range of the artillery, Li Xiaochun could no longer hold it, the red flag in his hand waved down heavily, and roared loudly.
"First row, fire!"
The military order was given, and the gunners pressed their torches to the fire door, then crouched down and covered their ears.
"Pong! Ponto!"
The bodies of the 50 guns shook, and a wall of white smoke suddenly rose. The pale red flames of the muzzle of the cannon were fired simultaneously, and countless shotguns came out of their chambers, roaring towards the galloping Jurchen horse team.
50 guns, covering a range of more than 200 meters in front. The sound of "poof" iron bullets into the body was endless, blood dances burst out, and oozing screams sounded one after another, and the Jurchen knights in the front row dismounted in large pieces, and tripped over many knights behind.
"Second row, fire!"
The gunner of the first round reloads the ammunition, and the gunner of the second round of the gunner, of course, takes the lead on the fire door.
"Pong! Ponto!"
The shelling of the second and third rows followed, and the distance behind them became closer and closer, and the lethality became more and more great, and countless Jurchen knights were planted from their horses, and many people and horses were beaten to the ground with flesh and blood, and fell to the ground, completely unable to see the original appearance.
A Jurchen knight was beaten and sprayed with bloody arrows, planted in a cluster of dead grass in the wilderness, howling desperately, struggling to crawl forward, and the dead grass was covered with blood. The knights from behind rushed up and trampled over him like a whirlwind.
At a distance of 300 paces, the horse has to run 30 times, and the opponent's artillery is enough to fire 3 times. After three rounds, the war horses in front were already sparse, and the Jurchen cavalry had lost at least more than half.
The position was filled with the mournful screams of horses, and the terrible screams of the wounded knights, not only the heavy armored knights in the front row were basically swept away, but even many light armored archers in the back were also affected.
After several rounds of artillery firing, the artillery positions were filled with smoke, and the gunners drew their guns, turned around and ran backwards.
Samouru's heart ached. The Jurchen warriors suffered heavy casualties, especially many of the warriors in the army, and they fell under the fierce artillery fire of the opponent without even having a chance to wave back.
Finally rushed through the range of the opponent's artillery, and saw the opponent's gunner running backwards, Samoulu's eyes turned blood-red, and he waved the two-zhang long riding spear in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Warriors, follow me and kill all these Song dogs!" ”
The remnants of the thousands of Jurchen cavalry shouted loudly one by one, beating their horses and rushing forward. The iron cavalry was rolling, the ground was shaking, the momentum was huge, and many Jurchen knights had already set up arrows in their bows and aimed at the Song soldiers in front.
"Put!"
The officer's roar sounded, and the crossbowmen in charge of firing raised a sledgehammer and slammed the trigger violently, and a terrible sound of breaking the air sounded, 200 bed crossbows were fired at once, and 400 huge crossbow guns broke through the air, whistling and flying towards the oncoming Jurchen cavalry.
The range of the double-bed crossbow is 120-135 steps, which is basically half the distance of artillery, and can be used as an effective complement to artillery and ordinary bows.
Wang Song, as the envoy of the two rivers of the imperial court, was naturally equipped with many bed crossbows and large bows, which were used as long-range weapons.
400 crossbow arrows shot at the scene, countless light-armored knights were knocked off their horses, and the advancing Jurchen knights became diluted again.
The crossbow gun is like a chisel, and it is also seriously injured if it does not die. Some Jurchen knights were directly dressed as sugar gourds; Some of the heavily armored gold soldiers were directly shot and spat blood, which shattered their internal organs; Some of the heavily armored gold soldiers were chiseled through their bodies and dismounted; One by one, the horses that had been shot by the crossbow arrows fell to the ground with a grief, tripping the horses and knights behind them. The fallen knight was stunned, and before he could get up, he was trampled by the war horse behind him.
This is the comparative advantage between civilization and barbarism, and when civilization is properly used, barbarism will be defeated and there will be no possibility of turning over.
The double blow of the ballista bed and the artillery, the Jurchen knights were more than half killed and wounded, and they were terrified, seeing the tragic death of their comrades, many archers were dumbfounded and forgot to shoot for a while.
"Kill Song Dog!"
Sa Moulu shouted loudly, and before the words fell, countless tall and long-arm Song soldiers rushed out of the big formation, everyone threw their long arms wildly, and one by one the iron bumps emitting white smoke fell into the battle group of the Jurchen knights.
The Jurchen knights were all nervous, some were ignorant, and others were subconsciously close to the horse's back.
"Boom!"
Hundreds of grenades exploded one after another, and the entire forward position was shrouded in billowing smoke. The severed limbs continued to rise into the air, and everywhere there was a red blood mist, the mournful screams of the horses, and the screams of the Jurchen knights......
Not only were the Jin people on the walled wall stunned, but even the Song soldiers who watched were also frightened. If this artillery and grenade hit him, I am afraid that he will also be blurred with flesh and blood, and there will be no bones left.
"This is our "grenadier"?"
Chen Dong was dumbfounded, stupid for a long time, and then said with palpitations: "Fortunately, this is my own soldier of the Loyal Army, extremely sharp, extremely sharp!"
Yang Zaixing's face became calm, and Chen Dong's words made him feel the same way.
"It's terrible to be a straight sissy thief! Xianggong, this firearm must not be passed on!"
"Brother Yang is right!"
Ma Kuo nodded and said softly: "How can such a militaristic weapon be stolen by outsiders." The public has its own measure, you can rest assured!"
The various stages of the production of this firearm were top secret in the Loyal and Righteous Army, and only a few henchmen Wang Song and Lin Tianyou mastered it. Even if the Jurchens mastered the manufacture of artillery and grenade casings, they could not get the vital gunpowder part.
There was a thunderclap, and Samouru fell from his horse, and the horse pressed against his leg, and a heart-rending pain came, and Samouru almost fainted in pain.
The grenadier stepped forward and threw out a second round of grenades, "Boom! Boom!" The explosions sounded again, flesh and blood flew sideways, pillars of smoke rolled, and the entire Jurchen cavalry fell into a panic. Dozens of war horses panicked and drove their masters straight to the Song soldiers' position. The Song soldiers stabbed their spears one after another, and one by one the Jurchen knights were stabbed off their horses, with countless blood holes on their bodies.
The remnants of the Jurchen cavalry have lost their courage at this moment, and everyone's soul is scattered, who can withstand such a cruel firearm repeated attacks and destruction!
None of the Jurchen knights who rushed over survived, and the rest of the remnants of the defeated army could no longer bear such a blow, turned their horses' heads, and ran backwards, trying to escape into the village.
"Archer, shoot!"
"Bed crossbow, shoot!"
The feather arrows and bows and crossbows that covered the sky and the sun were densely whistling, and the fleeing Jurchen cavalry dismounted and went to a large area, and the remaining less than 100 horsemen were scattered, only to beat their horses and gallop wildly, and rushed back to the village.
"The Loyal and Righteous Army wins! The loyal army wins!"
Seeing that the Jurchen cavalry was almost completely annihilated, there was a shocking cheer in the Song army.
Zhang Xian shook his head slightly. A little victory, so happy, Xiang Gong took his own people, two bloody battles in Tokyo City, the situation is not known how many times more difficult than this, and he is not so happy.
It seems that this new army still has a long way to go.
Ouyang Che let out a sigh of relief, walked up to Wang Song, and bowed: "The prime minister is strategizing, fighting a decisive battle, and he is invincible. The strength of Xianggong's military training is unparalleled in the world, and the subordinates are convinced!"
Chen Dong also nodded and said: "Xianggong Tianzong is a genius, with sharp firearms, and he is the best in ancient and modern times. What is even more rare is that the Xianggong army training is a wise man who has not been seen in a century. I have a husband in the Great Song Dynasty, fortunately even ah!"
Yang Zaixing said hatefully: "It's a pity that our army has too few cavalry, otherwise the firearms will cover it and the cavalry will pursue it, and this village will be broken!"
The Loyal and Righteous Army only has more than 1,000 cavalry, and even Wang Song's Xuanfu Division has only 200 cavalry. Cavalry is a rare and valuable animal in the loyal army, so naturally it will not be used in siege warfare.
Wang Song nodded slightly. In today's battle, the first lesson of the recruits was considered a success.
"Tell Yang Jin that the former army remembers a gong."
Wang Song said loudly: "Order the front army, clean up the battlefield immediately, persuade to surrender first, if it fails, the front army and the left army will go together and start attacking the village!"
Yang Jin led his subordinates to clean up the battlefield, and all the injured Jin people who did not die were shot one or two, ending the suffering of these people.
One of Samoulu's lower legs was crushed by a horse, and his right hand was blown up and his flesh was blurred.
When he was escorted to Yang Jin, Sa Moulu endured the pain and scolded loudly: "You Song dog, if you want to kill or chop, give Lao Tzu a good time!"
Yang Jin's face turned red, and when he stepped forward, he stabbed it, and Sa Moulu's big head flew out, and blood spurted out, sprinkling Yang Jin's body.
"You bastard, kill my people, enslave my comrades, burn, kill and loot, do all kinds of evil, you dare to be so arrogant, you really don't know whether you live or die!"
Yang Jin spit on the ground fiercely, and said to the soldier: "Take this guy's dog head, and you will receive a reward from the prime minister in a while, and it is estimated that you can exchange it for a hundred and ten yuan!"
The knights of the loyal army took turns to fight their horses, and the bloody Jurchen knights' heads were still in the open space in front of the wall, and soon gathered into a small mountain.
Yang Jin picked up the head of Samoulu, beat his horse in front of the wall, and shouted loudly:
"The people on the wall have listened well, the prince has an order, either open the door and surrender, or disperse by itself, otherwise the army will attack the city, and in an instant, the jade will be burned, and the head of this guy will be the end!"
With a shake of his arms, he threw out the head of Samoulu with all his might, and the head of the big man rolled to the front of the closed door before stopping.
The golden soldiers on the wall were all pale. Once upon a time, they treated the Song army in the same way, they couldn't be the same, tyrannical and killed, but now the times have changed, and the other party has become the one who shows off his might.