After having hot weapons, the phrase that the brave wins when the two armies fight can be changed to the one with the strongest firepower wins.

Tuoyangkun knew the sharpness of the artillery, so he concentrated the big shield in the middle lane, only holding on and not attacking.

It's just that he doesn't know how powerful the dense salvo of artillery really is.

At a distance of one hundred and twenty paces, all the guns in the middle of the Guandi army camp ignited the gunpowder of the fire gate at the same time.

Six small Francos and sixteen tiger squatting cannons roared in unison, and twenty-two iron bullets roared into the Liukou formation.

There were two rows of large shields, all of which were made of planks two or three inches thick, more than half a foot high and wide, and nailed with legs, and two or three of them advanced on top of them, while the others hid behind the big shields.

These shields were extremely strong, and when the cannonball hit them, there was only a loud "bang", and the big shield shook violently, and the rogue behind it was shaken to the ground, but the big shield showed almost no damage.

It's just that before the aftermath of the first shell has passed, the rest of the shells have arrived one after another.

The Guandi military was all iron bullets, and although the weight was not as high as that of lead bullets, they were harder and had a greater impact than lead bullets.

Without the support of the rogue, the two legs of the shield alone could not withstand the continuous fire, but all the big shields that were hit by two or three shells fell one after another, and some were even shattered by the iron bullets.

Losing the cover of the big shield, the rogues behind were completely exposed to the threat of cannonballs, and the hot iron bullets bounced at high speed in the crowd, bringing out a string of afterimages, like the iron chains of bulls and horses.

The first round of shelling overturned six large shields, killing and wounding dozens of rogue criminals.

Immediately afterwards, the artillery of the six Franc cannons quickly changed their guns, and after a few breaths, six tongues of fire erupted, smashing those rogues who wanted to hold up the big shield to cry and cry out for their mothers, screaming again and again.

The caliber of the Franc cannon is small and the firing range is short, but the advantage is that the rate of fire is extremely fast, and the empty sub-gun can be taken out and replaced with the sub-gun loaded with ammunition in advance to be fired again, and it only takes about ten seconds before and after, and it can be completed in a few seconds with a skilled gunner.

The rate of fire of the Tiger Squat Cannon of the Guan Emperor Army was also much faster than that of the Ming Army, mainly because of the use of fixed gunpowder, which was loaded in bamboo barrels in advance according to the different firing ranges within 120 steps, 100 steps, 80 steps and 50 steps.

After a cannon, first stuff the barrel with a cloth ball of wet water, clean up the residue at the same time, let the barrel cool quickly, so as not to ignite the gunpowder when charging, and then stuff it with a dry cloth and wipe it again, then pour the gunpowder in the bamboo barrel into the barrel, pad the shell with coarse paper soaked in tung oil, and stuff it into the barrel to increase the air tightness.

In the past, Qinchuan still used sheepskin, but the price of sheepskin was too expensive, and after the trade route in Texas was opened, Yang Yexing shipped a large amount of cheap coarse paper, and all of it was changed to coarse paper.

The oil-soaked Coarse Paper skill increases airtightness and speeds up reloading, and the Tiger Squat Cannon can also fire close to two rounds a minute.

During the second round of tiger squat cannon salvos, the big shields that the rogues had managed to hold up were overturned again, and the big shields in the back row were also staggered on several sides.

Fortunately, the lineup of the Liukou was thick enough, lined up as many as seven or eight rows, and the leaders such as Tuoyangkun and Zhang Fatzi took a group of old battalions to press the formation in the back, and under the coercion of scolding and swords and guns, the Liukou in front did not break up, and continued to advance with a tattered shield.

It's just that the rogues in the middle lane are getting thinner and thinner, and the number of people is getting smaller and smaller.

When the rogues entered a hundred paces, the guns on both sides rang out in unison.

The bullets of the flintlock pistol are still padded with parchment to increase the airtightness, and some even use softer deerskin, and there is the best ratio of black powder, the power and range are about thirty percent higher than the Ming army's bird gun, and the distance of a hundred steps still has good accuracy and lethality, which makes the shield of the front row of rogues crackle.

Some of the bullets passed by the shield, knocking the rogues behind them to the ground, causing a commotion.

The commotion was quickly suppressed by the old battalion behind, and the rogues continued to advance, and when they entered eighty paces, a hundred or so archers began to shoot at an upward angle, like the Guan Emperor's army returning fire.

In the face of these fluttering arrows, Emperor Guan's army didn't hide at all, and they didn't even raise their shields, because they all wore iron helmets and cotton armor.

The musketeers on both sides quickly fired again, and this time, a significant portion of the bullets pierced through the rogue's wooden shield, and the rogue in the front row fell in pieces.

"Charge, charge, kill!"

Seeing that the opponent's bird gun was hitting quickly and sharply, Tuoyangkun hurriedly raised his long knife and shouted.

Under the persecution of the old battalions behind, the rogues, who were terrified by the firearms, rushed up in a hurry.

However, the formation in the middle has been dented by the artillery, and all the big shields have been shattered, and the old battalion men and horses in that place have long been hiding on both sides for fear of being affected by the artillery, and the result is that the rogues in front have also hid on both sides, or have fled to the back, revealing a large blank area in the middle.

The rogues in the ribs of the formation also hesitated due to the blow of the flintlock pistol, and fell behind a lot.

The two flanks were only hit by four tiger squat cannons, with fewer casualties and the fastest charge, and were outflanking the flanks of the Guan Emperor's army from both sides.

The entire rogue formation was uneven and chaotic.

"The cavalry attacked, the artillery exchanged scattered bullets, and hit the opponent's ribs."

Qin Chuan saw that the time had come, so he shouted at the subordinates in front of him.

Liu Youzhu took the lead in turning over and getting on the horse, raising the javelin in his hand and shouting: "Get on the horse, attack!" ”

The five hundred Wudang battalions mounted their horses, drew their throwing guns, and rode forward.

The artillerymen in front pushed their guns to the sides one after another, aiming their muzzles at the ribs of the rogue formation.

There, there are hundreds of elite old battalions hiding in the rogue gangsters.

Seeing that a group of cavalry suddenly came out of the ranks of officers and soldiers, Tuo Yangkun and Zhang Fatzi's faces changed greatly, and they shouted in unison: "Quick, go and plug the gap in the middle road, you must not let the cavalry of the officers and soldiers come in, hurry!" ”

But no matter how they shouted, there were very few rogues who dared to come out to plug the gap, and those who had already run to the gap hurriedly ran back after seeing that others did not follow.

Their cavalry was on both flanks again, and it was too late to transfer them.

"It's over."

Fat Zhang's eyes were closed.

"There's still a chance." Tuoyangkun gritted his teeth violently, "The brothers on both wings hurriedly pressed over, pressed over, broke into the officers and soldiers from the side, and killed all these bitches, kill!" ”

"Kill!"

The two wings of the rogue were like rainbows, roaring and killing from the side.

"The musketeers support the flanks, and the ribs are given to the artillery."

"Prepare the javelin, forty steps to throw."

"The sword and shield men and pikemen cross cover, and they can't retreat a single step."

Qin Chuan commanded in an orderly manner, and after finishing speaking, he drew his long knife, ready to support the two wings at any time.

In the middle lane, Liu Youzhu took the lead, and the 500 Wudang camp came out of the cage like a tiger, straight into the blank space in the middle of the opponent's formation, and threw the throwing gun in his hand into the dense rogue on both sides.

After passing through the enemy line, the five hundred horsemen suddenly split into two, made an arc, and stole towards the backpacks of the rogues on both wings.

Being attacked from behind by cavalry is a disaster for any army.

Tuoyangkun and Zhang Fatzi naturally understand this truth.

But they did not make a noise, let alone alert the armies on both wings.

Because the morale of the two wings is high, once they know that there are cavalry coming towards their backs, the morale of the rogues on both wings will definitely plummet, and they will even flee.

Success or failure in this move, either the surname Qin was defeated in one go, or the cavalry surnamed Qin was defeated from behind in one fell swoop.

The rogue on both wings did not know that they were in danger, and they were screaming and pounced.

After forty steps, after a volley of guns, the people in front fell down, but the spirit of the people behind them was still strong and still rushing.

As soon as the gunfire was over, the musketeers put down their flintlock pistols, drew their javelins from their backs, and threw them out with all their might, along with the sword and shield men and spearmen.

The javelins roaring all over the world were more deterrent than muskets.

When the visible Death Spear approached, the rogues in front were desperate, and when they saw their accomplices in front of them falling down one by one, the rogues behind were timid.

"Kill!"

The elite of the old battalion in the back hurriedly shouted loudly, and the rogues who slowed down reluctantly raised the speed again.

The javelin is thrown very fast, and the damage caused is also very wide, which can well destroy the opponent's formation, and the rogue who rushed to the front first became sparse and fell, and the rogue who followed behind was also uneven, and the effect of the charge was greatly reduced.

When all the javelins were thrown, the sparse rogues collided with the shields of the sword and shield soldiers, and the spearmen behind them poked out the long weapons in their hands and stabbed them to the ground one after another.

Seeing that the rogue on the left flank was attacking more fiercely, Qin Chuan shouted "kill", and then took a hundred red-clothed attendants to kill him.

A fiery red guard, with an aura like a wolf pack, caused an equally great deterrent to the rogues, and everyone consciously avoided this army.

The red-clothed attendants led by Qin Chuan shuttled back and forth on the battlefield as if they were in a no-man's land.

If Koji Yi can use 800 to enter the camp and defeat Gongsun Zhan's 30,000 elite cavalry, he can use 1,500 Guan Emperor's army, with firearms and javelins, to break 10,000 Liukou.

When the two sides met in short combat, the cavalry of the Wudang battalion also circled the two wings and roared away from behind towards the rogues on both wings.

"Master Scorpion, let's go quickly."

Seeing that the defeat was decided, Zhang Fatzi hurriedly urged Tuoyangkun next to him.

"Let's go, let's go."

Wang Guangen also said anxiously.

Tuo Yangkun's face was pale, and he didn't know what to say, and suddenly sighed inexplicably, and then turned the horse's head.

"Let's go, let's go."

The two of them took the only dozens of elite battalions around them and rode their horses back.

Not long after running out, dozens of horsemen suddenly appeared in front of them, lined up to block the way, all with bows and arrows or javelins, led by an imposing and sturdy man, holding a winding bow and arrow.

Next to them was another man with an equally imposing man, carrying a large gun, and was looking at them fixedly with his chin raised.

Tuo Yangkun recognized it, and the man with the bow and arrow was the officer and soldier who beheaded the permission to fall off the horse.

This man has a sword and shield just now, and now he has a bow and arrow, and his ability is not small.

The man with the gun next to him also looks like a ruthless character.

"Split up."

Tuoyangkun didn't do anything, and pulled the reins of the horse and turned to the side.

Zhang Fatzi and Wang Guangen also hurriedly turned their horses' heads and fled in different directions.

The officers and soldiers who blocked the way quickly dispersed and chased after the three of them.