Shang Kexi decided to launch a fierce offensive against the Ming army, who were digging tunnels outside the city of Hanzhong.

This battle will not be carried out with any retention, but with all its strength.

As soon as the gates were opened, the cavalry poured out like a flood and headed for the mound.

They all knew what the Ming army wanted to do, so they attacked very targeted.

They had only one goal, and that was to kill all the Ming soldiers who were digging the mound.

Zeng Ying naturally noticed the Qing army's actions for the first time.

He was slightly surprised, but he was quick to respond.

The best way to deal with cavalry is cavalry.

Although the cavalry hedge was fierce, it was effective in stopping the enemy's advance.

The most important thing for the Ming army is time. With enough time, they were able to dig the tunnel and stuff the coffin inside.

The cavalry under Zeng Ying's command was basically the subordinates of the Lao Sichuan Army. Although the mounts of these cavalry are not as strong as the Mongolian horses, they can be regarded as experienced in a hundred battles.

Once the two sides met, it was a vicious fight. Neither the Qing nor the Ming army wanted to make any reservations.

They know very well that the slightest hesitation can ruin a good situation.

Zeng Ying looked very calm.

He has great confidence in his subordinates and believes that they can withstand the pressure.

There were no tactics to speak of in the chaotic battle, and both sides were almost hand-to-hand. It's just that the cavalry of the Ming army cooperated more tacitly with each other, and the individual combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Qing army was better.

The battle between the two sides is inseparable, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior.

The further down it dragged down, the more beneficial it was for the Ming army.

Shang Kexi at the head of the city gradually became a little anxious.

He glanced at his cronies and ordered an additional part of the cavalry.

Sure enough, the gates opened again.

Thousands of cavalry rushed out.

These cavalry were heavily armoured, and were obviously stronger than Fang Cai's cavalry.

Shang Kexi wanted to resolve the battle quickly and didn't want to drag it out any longer.

Heavy cavalry has a crushing advantage over light cavalry.

However, in actual combat, it is often difficult for heavy cavalry to destroy all light cavalry.

This is due to the fact that the light cavalry has the advantage of flexibility.

In other words, if I can't beat you, won't I still run?

It's just that now the light cavalry of the Ming army can't run.

If they run away, the robes who are digging the tunnels will most likely be killed by the Tartars in the tunnels.

So no matter how difficult it is, they have to grit their teeth and hold on.

"General, what now?"

Zeng Ying's relatives frowned.

"Tune the gun, bomb the fuck."

On this trip, Zeng Ying brought a lot of small artillery with the army.

These small cannons may not be able to open the gates of Hanzhong, but they are not a problem to deal with the cavalry.

At present, the heavy cavalry reinforcements of the Qing army have not yet arrived, and it is the time for these small cannons to come into play.

"Yes!"

Immediately after the order was issued, Zeng Ying's order was well implemented.

More than a dozen small cannons were lined up, and the muzzles of the guns were aimed at the heavy cavalry of the roaring Qing army.

"Put!"

But listening to the rumbling sound, the cannonballs whistled out and smashed straight towards the Qing cavalry array.

These guns were reloaded, and their flexibility was much higher than that of the previously reloaded Redcoat Cannon.

Before the cavalry of the Qing army could react, they saw the cannonballs flying, and they were stupid for a while.

The power of these cannons was completely revealed in the face of flesh and blood, and many cavalry companies and horses were blown away, and they wailed again and again for a while.

After a round of shelling, there were severed limbs and stumps everywhere, and the smell of blood was in the air.

Shang Kexi, who witnessed this scene, turned green on his face.

The heavy armored cavalry is the sharpest existence of his own army, and it is a killer weapon that he has spent countless efforts to cultivate.

Now they were turned over by the Ming army's indiscriminate bombardment, and his heart was dripping blood.

Shang Kexi, of course, knows the power of artillery. There were many heavy artillery pieces in the German army.

However, Shang Kexi had the impression that these cannons were very cumbersome and were generally used for siege cities.

The use of artillery in field battles is simply unheard of.

But reality gave him a hard slap in the face.

Who said artillery can't be used in field battles? Who said that artillery could not be used against cavalry?

Isn't that how the Ming army uses it?

Shang Kexi felt very sorry for his elite heavy cavalry. But there was no turning back from the bow, and it was impossible to transfer back his elite cavalry now. He could only hope that the cavalry would quickly reach the vicinity of the mound. In this way, the gunners of the Ming army did not dare to fire their guns at will.

No matter how you look at this battle, it's a bit tragic.

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As Shang Kexi expected, after the Qing army's heavy cavalry entered the area near the mound, the artillerymen of the Ming army did not dare to fire their guns at will.

The battle turned into hand-to-hand combat.

Hand-to-hand combat was the favorite of the heavily armored cavalry.

Because they were covered in heavy armor, ordinary swords, guns, swords, and halberds could not hurt them at all, so they could slash and kill without any scruples.

In comparison, the light cavalry of the Ming army was somewhat passive.

Of course, they have the advantage of flexibility, but this advantage cannot be used at the moment, and they can only watch the Tartars slaughter their own brothers.

That hatred in their hearts.

Is there no way?

At this time, Zeng Ying issued a new order, using the earth-shaking thunder.

This thing is a kind of firearm improved by the Ministry of Industry, and it will burn and explode when the trigger is opened, and the power is considerable.

It's just that the production of this thing is very limited, and the number of border troops distributed to each place is very small.

Zeng Ying only has more than 3,000 pieces here.

He didn't want to use it. But now that the battle has entered the white heat, in order to stabilize the situation, it is necessary to use the Earthquake Thunder.

As soon as the order was issued, the soldiers complied with it.

They are no strangers to the Heaven-Shaking Thunder, but because they have used it too few times, they are not very proficient in using it.

However, after several experiments, they were able to grasp the essence of this firearm.

In the face of the menacing Tartar cavalry, all they had to do was to ignite the primer, and then throw the earth-shaking thunder in their hands towards the enemy.

Then there was a muffled explosion.

Before the Qing cavalry could understand what was happening, they were blown up and flipped backwards.

The Ming army began to use artillery again? It's impossible, the artillery can't be used at all at this distance.

People can get scrambling in fear, even if they are professional soldiers.

At present, the cavalry of the Qing army is only thinking about saving their lives, where is there still half a point of rushing to kill.

And the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted. They took advantage of the victory to pursue and continued to use earth-shaking thunder to strike at the Qing army's heavy armored cavalry.

At this moment, the shortcomings of the heavy armored cavalry of the Qing army were infinitely magnified.

They tried to dodge, but they couldn't pull away.

Amid the loud noise and billowing smoke, the horses fell.

Along with them also fell Shang Kexi's own soldiers.

Shang Ke on the top of the city was happy to see this change, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he almost fainted.

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