The blades of the mill were turning, and in the distance, Cao Jun's soldiers loomed. The commander of the artillery battalion shouted loudly in a hoarse voice: "Free fire, maximum rate of fire!" ”

The artillery commanders roared loudly, "Free fire, maximum rate of fire!" ”

Under the makeshift canopy, bronze cannons roared one after another. Orange flames erupted, and the gun carriage jerked backwards, and the projectiles shot out at a speed that the naked eye could not catch. There were seventy-two buckshots in each shotgun, and twelve of them were nearly eight hundred.

The muzzle of the gun was aimed at a position two hundred paces away, which for a twelve-pounder Napoleon gun was no different from firing at the enemy's chest. Because of the strict training in peacetime, in the light rain, ten out of twelve cannons were fired. Dense lead bullets shot into the water vapor rain curtain, and the Cao soldiers who were rushing forward seemed to hit the transparent glass, and the soldiers in front suddenly burst into a burst of blood.

Of course, the power of lead bullets cannot be compared with the eleven-pound solid bullets, after knocking over a person, the projectile has been deformed, and the kinetic energy has been attenuated to about one-fifth of the original. But the advantage of shotguns is that they are sprayed in large enough quantities and the area that can be controlled is large enough.

In just one volley, three or four hundred Cao soldiers fell in a pool of blood. The soldiers in the back heard the sound of thunder in front of them again, and their hearts couldn't help but be shocked. Obviously said that when it rains, Chen Thief can't use witchcraft, but now what's going on?

But what else can be done now? The officers in the rear were shouting loudly again, forcing the soldiers to rush forward. These officers are all veterans of battle, and they are extremely experienced in combat, and they know that if they rush forward now, they may be able to turn the tables, and if they turn and run in front of the enemy, it will inevitably be a great rout.

After running forward for more than a hundred steps, there was a continuous roar of thunder in front of him, accompanied by continuous spurting of flames. The sound is not as earth-shattering as before, but it is better than continuous, and every ten seconds or so, it will come again. Every time it was accompanied by flames and roars, it was an overwhelming black dot that sprayed over, as if there was a squatting one on the opposite side, no, a group of monsters that could breathe flames.

The soldiers of the Cao army are still advancing, and as long as an army is willing to shed blood, it will always be able to advance.

Chen Cheng was also a little surprised to see the enemy so tenacious, he thought that when he encountered this kind of unusually fierce fire for the first time, the enemy would collapse within a distance of 100 steps. Even if it was him, unless he launched a surprise attack with cavalry, he would never be willing to charge the artillery position with the infantry.

At least, it is not possible to charge with such a dense formation.

The thick plate armor also has a certain defensive effect against lead bullets, but even if it can't pierce the armor, the momentum of the lead bullet after deformation is all transferred, which will also be a very fatal thing. Even if you can't kill someone, the concussion alone is enough to drink a pot.

The orange flames spewed out continuously, knocking down rows of Cao soldiers, and the killing efficiency was far better than that of swords and crossbows. If it weren't for the fact that the water vapor was too great, the Cao soldiers would have collapsed again long ago. Even so, they were already panicked, and they could only rely on yelling to embolden themselves.

Finally rushed to the entrance of the village, and could already see those Xiliang thieves who still maintained a tight array in the rain, and the soldiers of the Cao army cheered loudly. Even if the thief will use the demon law and go up to fight hand-to-hand, he can't ......... "Boom!" At a distance of thirty or forty paces, the Tiger squat cannon carried by the infantry battalion began to fire.

Dozens or hundreds of lead bullets flew out, knocking the Cao soldiers who were about to fight to the ground. The gunners quickly switched to their guns and fired continuously, spilling the wrath of steel on the enemy. During the training, the artillerymen were told that if the weapons in their hands were fired continuously, the temperature would rise rapidly, and there would be a danger of exploding, and if the situation was not so critical, it was better to wait for a while for one shot, and wait for the temperature to drop down before striking a second shot.

But when it comes to the battlefield, who can carefully discern whether the situation is critical or not? The gunners didn't care so much, they happily and excitedly opened fire one after another, and in a little more than a minute they had all the spare six guns. Everyone was tired and out of breath, but they all felt extremely happy.

Shoot the cannon, shoot the cannon happily, that's the romance of men!

The infantry battalion is equipped with two tiger squat cannons per song, and there are forty for 10,000 people, and with such powerful firepower, even steel can be shattered, not to mention the human beings who are only wrapped in a thin layer of armor? Even if Cao Cao managed the army well, even if Cao Jun was brave and fierce, in the face of this unprecedented powerful firepower, he could only be defeated.

Countless soldiers were knocked to the ground by the shotguns, and corpses were strewn across the ground. Blood flowed out of the shattered human body and poured into the rain nephew red, dyeing the land for miles a bright red color. Many soldiers were hit by lead bullets, did not die immediately, and lay in the mountains of corpses and blood wailing loudly.

When the thunderous cannon sound sounded again, the yellow horse under Cao Cao's crotch jumped suddenly, almost knocking him off. After finally calming the horses, I saw that the soldiers were flustered again. Cao Cao was frightened in his heart, but his face was unmoved, he shouted loudly: "Attack, you must take advantage of the moment to defeat the Chen thief!" ”

Xiahoudun, Cao Chun and other Cao clan relatives worked hard to force the soldiers to continue to move forward, and when the soldiers rushed forward a few hundred steps, the sound of thunder became more and more dense, directly connected into a piece, and there was no time to stop. From afar, Cao Cao could only see the occasional flash of fire and the figure of his own soldiers falling to the ground.

"How strong is the enemy?"

The soldiers of the Cao army followed one after another, but they were smashed to pieces in front of the artillery. When the bravest and most daring vanguard was killed and wounded, the soldiers behind hesitated, not daring to move forward. Suddenly, someone shouted again: "The general will make the demon law, we are defeated!" ”

"Run!"

"Everyone, run!"

They had already been defeated once, and they were forced back by the officers with whips and knives, and then the courage was extinguished, and they fell into an even greater panic. The soldiers in front rolled back and scattered in all directions. At this time, the rain became heavier, the visibility was lower, and the officers could not restrain the soldiers at all.

If the persecution is severe, the soldiers will burrow into the rain curtain and disappear without a trace.

Xiahoudun beat his horse and rushed to Cao Cao's side, shouting: "Lord, you can't do anything, let's withdraw first!" ”

The apricot yellow flag on the side was wet by the rain, and it hung down weakly, just like Cao Cao's mood now, he sighed and said: "It's easy to retreat now, but there will be no chance in the future." ”

However, the soldiers have fallen in courage, and the defeat is like a mountain, even if they are as powerful as Cao Cao, they have no choice but to retreat to the direction of Xiangyi with the remnants of the defeated generals. Because the rain was getting heavier and heavier, Chen Cheng did not chase after him, and collected his troops and returned to the camp. After you go back, you should boil more ginger water, otherwise, I am afraid that many people in the army will get sick.

After confirming that Cao's army had retreated, Chen Cheng also ordered his soldiers to evacuate the battlefield in an orderly manner.

Yan Xing rode out of the rain curtain on a white horse, and he came to Chen Cheng, who was also soaking wet, and said in a loud voice: "Lord, what about the wounded soldiers of the enemy army?" ”

Most of Cao's army had already broken up on the way to the charge, and there were almost no people who could rush to the front in hand-to-hand combat, so there were no casualties among the tooth soldiers. The wounded were all Cao soldiers, and after being hit by lead bullets, even if they did not die of bleeding, they would probably die of lead poisoning in the future.

In the past battle formations, the Xiliang Army always tried its best to accommodate its own and the enemy's wounded soldiers, but now that the rain is getting heavier and heavier, do those enemy wounded still need to be sheltered and rescued?

Chen Cheng pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Yan Xing replied loudly: "It's better to let me stay in the village, carry the nearby Cao soldiers back, and treat them if they can be saved, and bury them on the spot if they can't be saved!" ”

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "That's it!" ”

The soldiers put away the military flags, carried their weapons, led their horses, and pushed their cannons back to the barracks. Of course, the Napoleonic cannon weighing more than 1,000 catties was put away by Chen Cheng himself. That thing is so heavy that with the road conditions of this era, you might be stuck somewhere.

It rained heavily for three days, and the whole world seemed to have turned into a country. Even in the camp, you can feel like you're getting wet all over your body. Chen Cheng sat on the mazar and listened to Fa Zheng's report on the casualties on both sides.

"Our army killed 227 people, lost 102 people, killed more than 5,600 enemy soldiers, captured 3,000 ......."

After Fa Zheng meditated on the casualties of both the enemy and us, he was overjoyed and said, "My lord, this is a great victory!" ”

He was appointed as the first president of the Academy of Sciences, and he was there on weekdays, but Fa Xiaozhi felt that it was more interesting to fight. This time the scale of the army was unprecedented, so he put aside the matter of the Academy of Sciences, and then followed Chen Cheng to Yanzhou.

Chen Cheng smiled: "There is also the credit of filial piety to you!" ”

Although the concept of artillery was put forward by Chen Cheng, it is necessary for Fa Zheng to lead people to improve the structure of artillery and the ratio of gunpowder day and night, so that it can have its current power. It was in order to watch the effect of the use of artillery in actual combat, and Fa Zheng ran from Guanzhong to Yanzhou to be rained.

Fa Zheng's face was full of excitement, but he said respectfully: "If it weren't for the lord, how could we just think of a divine weapon like a cannon?" ”

His temper is even worse than Yan Zhong, and he is a loyal practitioner of "the grace of a meal must be repaid, and the grievances of the eyes must be repaid". If you want him to be so humble, Chen Cheng is the only one in the world.

"How's the situation over there Yan Xing?" Chen Cheng asked, "What is the survival rate of the enemy's wounded?" ”

Fa Zheng opened the notebook, looked at it, and said: "Less than two-thirds of them, many people have died from wound infections and lead poisoning. ”

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