Zhao Chengsheng led the 1,000 elite infantry of the Wu army, carrying 300 ladders and holding knives and guns, and swaggered towards Danyang County.

Wu trained a total of 50,000 elite soldiers, of which 1,000 were 1,000.

Elite infantry, that's not an ornament.

They were all dressed in a pair of leather armor with good protection, which could slightly withstand arrows and swords. Commanders and generals wear iron armor with excellent defensive power and train all year round.

The formation is neat, and the military posture is mighty.

And the miscellaneous soldiers, who have no armor on their bodies, have at most an iron spear and an inferior knife in their hands.

In addition, the "prince" Xiang Xian led the remaining 9,000 soldiers to press the formation in the rear.

After breaking through the city and opening the city gate, the Wu army rushed into the city with all their might.

...

"Master Li, they're coming, but they're going to shoot?"

County Lieutenant Zhao Hu held a powder gun in his hand and said tremblingly.

"Don't worry, let them come closer! Only a thousand people came, and they definitely couldn't rush it. ”

"Use only guns, don't shoot!"

Li Dangnian said.

Outside the city, Zhao Chengsheng's 1,000 elite soldiers were a hundred steps away.

The distance was close to the distance of the arrows, and in order to reduce the attack from the arrows, they finally began to accelerate and charged.

"Charge!"

Zhao Chengsheng roared, drew his saber, and began to charge.

Li Kangnian still did not give the order to shoot.

Although it can be hit within 100 steps, the hit rate is not high, and it is estimated that only a small part can be hit. Let them come closer.

Soon, Wu's army rushed to within thirty paces, and it was very close to the city. In a few breaths, you can set up a ladder and rush to the top of the city.

"Ready! Fire ——! ”

Li Kangnian shouted.

At this distance, the accuracy of the shot of the powder gun was very high. With the city wall, he was not worried at all that the Wu army would be able to rush up a lot of soldiers at once.

Bang~!

Bang~Bang~!

At the head of Danyang County, I remembered the dense sound of gunpowder gunshots.

A full 5,000 powder guns, firing almost simultaneously.

After this round of volleys, the smoke of gunpowder filled the city, enveloping the entire Danyang county town.

The head of Danyang County fell silent for a while.

There was no more movement.

The rate of fire of the powder gun was very slow, about one or two rounds a minute. After a round of shooting, there will be no movement for a while.

And the bow and arrow can be shot about five or six times.

Powder guns are noticeably slower than bows and arrows.

However, the power of the powder gun was extremely strong, at least four or five times higher than the energy of the bow and arrow. An iron pellet bullet can easily pierce through leather armor and flesh and bones.

Outside the city.

"Poof!"

The general, Zhao Chengsheng, held a big knife in his hand, opened a pair of eyes wide, lay flat on the ground, was shot in the chest, the iron armor was directly pierced, a big hole was broken, and blood was vomited in his mouth.

He was confused.

There was an earth-shattering sound from the head of Danyang County, and it was still breathing fire, what were they?

They didn't see anything, they didn't see knives, they didn't see arrows falling, and there were more bloody holes in their bodies.

Thousands of elite infantry soldiers within thirty paces were subjected to a dense volley of thousands of powder guns, with an average of five shots per person, and almost all of them fell.

The very few who were not shot were all so frightened that they were all scared and urinated together, lying on the ground softly, and pretending to be dead directly. At such a close distance, you can't escape, and you can save your life by pretending to be dead.

...

Prince Xiang Xian and the young generals and captains were several miles away, lined up to watch.

I saw the smoke of gunpowder at the head of Danyang County, and the fire shook the sky.

For a moment, they were stunned.

A thousand elite infantry of the Wu army put on armor and went into battle, twenty or thirty steps away from Danyang City, before they got close to the city, and the ladder was not put up, and the whole army was annihilated???! None of them escaped, but they all lay down under the city.

One hundred percent fatality?!

They had never seen such a severe death rate in their lives.

The 1,000 light cavalry and the horses were all frightened when they heard the gunpowder gunshots, and they all snorted and jumped up.

"Powder gun?"

"Is this the legendary powder gun? Xiao Duhou used a hundred Danyang gunpowder spearmen to defeat a hundred elite soldiers of the Li family of Taiwei Li Rong?! ”

They knew about the gunpowder gunners.

It is said that gunpowder is put into an iron pipe, and after ignition, an iron pellet is shot out, and the power is so great that it can shoot people and horses within 100 steps.

It's just that they have always thought that the number of gunpowder spearmen in Danyang is very small, and only a hundred are not to be feared.

But I didn't expect that it had only been two months, and there were so many musketeers in Danyang City. Look at the dense sounds, at least a few thousand in number.

"In this Danyang County, there are at least five or six thousand gunpowder gunners, right?!"

"Danyang County, a small county seat, usually only has a hundred soldiers. When did there be so many powder gunners? ”

All the generals of the Wu army were all frightened.

They have a total of 9,000 soldiers and horses left, and even if they all charge, I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand the attack of gunpowder gunners, right?

"Prince, what can I do?"

The generals were terrified.

Xiang Xian's mind was buzzing, looking at Danyang City, his mind was blank.

Ask him?

He didn't know what to do!

It was the first time in his life that he had seen a powder gun unit.

But one thing is beyond doubt!

He absolutely couldn't just drop the corpses of a thousand elite infantry under Danyang City and retreat back to Wanling City.

A small county town with less than 100 standing troops can't take it, and after he goes back, his father Wang Xiang Bi will let him, the prince, get out of the way without saying a word.

Will Xiang Bi listen to his explanation and say that Danyang County is very powerful? Won't listen at all.

A prince who is such a waste still wants to inherit the throne?!

When Xiang Xian thought of this, his face turned blue and his lips trembled. In this battle against Danyang County, he must not be defeated!

Gotta win!

...

This terrifying record, not to mention that Wu Jun can't believe it.

Even the county commander Li Kangnian, the county lieutenant Zhao Hu, the warden Jiang Gang, the government service soldiers, and the 6,000 gunpowder gun miscellaneous soldiers who were improvised were completely unbelievable.

Wait for the smoke to clear.

Holding hot powder guns, they hurriedly wrapped the barrels of their guns in water-soaked damp cloths to cool them, and prepared to fill them with gunpowder and iron projectiles, while their eyes widened and they looked twenty or thirty paces below the city.

Lay flat thousands of elite infantry.

With these 1,000 well-trained elite infantry of the Wu army, if they were to meet in the field, they would probably scatter and flee in panic.

But now, they were unscathed, not a single minor injury, and they all killed the 1,000 elite infantry of the Wu army under the city.

They couldn't believe it at all, it felt like a dream.

There was no surprise, but my heart was very empty.

"Our Danyang County has killed a thousand elite infantry of the Wu army. If this record is reported to the imperial court. Will the court say that we have a false record? ”

Zhao Hu's face was a little weak.

"If I were a court official, I wouldn't believe it! If you don't die and kill a thousand elite soldiers, aren't you falsely reporting your achievements? Or the most outrageous false report! ”

Jiang Gang muttered.

There is a big difference in the treatment of elite soldiers and miscellaneous soldiers, and there is also a huge difference in combat effectiveness.

A thousand well-cultivated and well-trained elite soldiers can kill thousands or even tens of thousands of peasants who have been improvised and kill them like pigs and dogs.

Otherwise, why should the imperial court and the princes train elite soldiers as a standing army.

The 6,000 Danyang soldiers were all blacksmiths and miners, who were put together temporarily. Before today, there was no war at all.

If they want to say that they can kill a thousand elite Wu army infantry without dying, they themselves don't believe it.

Even after firing, I saw a thousand Wu troops lying flat outside the city. It feels like these Wu soldiers are pretending to be dead on the ground.

They still can't believe that they have won this first battle.

"Wu Jun, there is movement again!"

"Their army of 9,000 is all pressed up!"

"Quick, prepare the powder gun, the firing distance is fifty paces! A hundred small steel cannons are aimed, and the firing distance is a hundred paces! As soon as an enemy rushes up to the city, switch to a big knife and cut them down! ”