The distance between the two armies was 300 paces, and the Shenji artillery was the first to speak.

According to the newly formulated regulations for artillery firing, the Shenji gun should bombard three rounds with solid shells at an average speed at a distance of 300 paces from a distance of 300 paces, and then bombard two rounds with shotguns at an extremely fast rate within 100 paces.

Originally, Xu Shiyang was particularly fond of emphasizing the three-wheel rapid-fire tactic of concentrating all firepower at a very close range, but the newly established General Staff did not think it was too necessary.

Because the best results can indeed be achieved in the shortest possible time by short-range rapid fire, but the rate of fire of 5 seconds can only be achieved after canceling the necessary clearing procedures, in this case, the slow heat dissipation of the god cannon must be stopped after three rounds, otherwise there is a danger of exploding.

If the enemy is not repelled during the three-round cannon, the Divine Cannon will immediately become useless.

Therefore, after conducting many rounds of firing experiments, the General Staff of the New Army believed that the Shenji artillery should combine speed and slowness and fire at least five times before making contact with the enemy, so that the Shenji artillery could play a greater role before the two armies came into contact.

Of course, the above conclusions are all obtained from the shooting range, and what the actual situation is depends on the actual combat results.

There's never been a better time to do that.

The enemy is facing the battle head-on, but it is not the most elite true Jurchen armor, and the danger factor is not large, so it is simply the best target.

Boom Boom!

Six 2-pound iron balls flew out of the cannon chamber with a low roar, and the short distance of three hundred steps was fleeting, and the cannonball rushed into the crowd, and the crackling sound of bones breaking suddenly became a sound.

The muzzle velocity of the cannon is so low that the shells fired give the illusion that they can be fished directly by hand, but they are cannonballs after all, and any flesh and blood that stands in its path will inevitably pay a heavy price.

The 3 directly hit shells cut three narrow gaps in the Jin army's array, and the other 3 shells smashed to the ground with a bang, and then they bounced up quickly and cut straight into the waist and abdomen of the Jin army.

After a round of shelling, the Jin army paid the price of 11 dead and 9 wounded, and the wounded could not be treated without treatment, and it was basically impossible to survive until the end of the war.

Riding on a horse, Xiao Fonu, who was following behind the formation of armor soldiers, looked at the tragic scene not far ahead, and panicked in his heart.

His troops were originally used to deal with the raids of the Japanese invaders, and even he, the commander, was very unconfident in the face of such a formidable opponent.

What's more, the Xi people did not have the obligation and determination to fight to the death for the Jurchens.

After about twenty seconds, the Shenji cannon calmly carried out the second salvo, due to the proximity of the distance, this time the hit rate was much higher, a total of 5 shells directly hit the array, and the other hit a little higher, flying over the soldier's head, but unfortunately hit the head of a cavalryman.

The part above the neck of the taunting cavalry disappeared in an instant, and blood spurted out of Lao Gao, and after a long time, the headless body fell to the ground like a stake.

In the infantry array, the screams were deafening.

In fact, in the second salvo, the magic cannon only caused about 30 casualties, which is not worth mentioning at all for an army of more than 2,500 people.

However, before the battle was engaged, the morale of the soldiers, which was not very high, was inevitably much lower.

The pace of the Jin Army's advance slowed significantly, but this was an even bigger mistake.

The longer the time dragged on, the more opportunities were given to the artillerymen to shoot calmly, and after about half a minute, the third round of firing arrived as scheduled, and at the same time, the stragglers of the New Army, scattered at a distance of 7 or 8 paces, also began to use short-barreled muskets or pistols to fire at the large array of the Jin army.

Guns and cannons roared, and in the pungent smoke of gunpowder, there were constantly Jin soldiers who were shot and fell, and in the screams, the soldiers who were not hit couldn't help but look left and right in panic, their eyes swaying back and forth on the calm death in front of them and the fallen companions beside them.

The Jin army's large array, which had already seemed hesitant, was almost completely stopped, but their stopping did not mean that the new army's offensive pace would also stop, and the offensive line of nearly 2,000 infantry calmly advanced, and the soldiers were like emotionless machines, approaching to within 100 paces.

"Fire!"

The ultra-light guns are so reassuringly mobile that they can even be pushed directly by a few soldiers to accompany the infantry with a two-wheeled gun mount.

It's just that when firing, the god cannon still needs to stop advancing, and the gunners also need to pay attention to avoid the infantry's offensive line, so as not to hit their own people.

Boom Boom!

A burst of cannonballs, the Shenji artillery used shotguns to cover the Jin army array in accordance with the regulations, 200 pieces of 5 grams of lead bullets sprinkled death rain above the head of the Jin army, the Jin soldiers fell in pieces, and the cavalry who followed Xiao Fonu were unlucky together, this Xi Bo A personal soldier was directly hit in the head by a lead bullet, Xiao Fonu clearly heard the sound of "dang", the neck of the pro-soldier was directly twisted into a 90-degree right angle, and a conspicuous round hole on the helmet was trickling out of red blood!

At the same time, the brave skirmishers had approached to a distance of only 50 paces from the Jin army, and they opened fire almost at the same time as the Shenji artillery, inflicting more casualties on the Jin soldiers at close range.

After two rounds of fire, the skirmishers began to retreat to the flanks, making way for the attack.

The main array of the new army advanced another thirty paces.

"Stand upright!"

With the order of the commander of the first battalion of the Dingyuan Brigade, who was standing at the forefront of the attack array, the entire attack line of nearly 2,000 people let out a roar comparable to artillery bombardment, and the well-trained Dingyuan battalion infantry formation instantly stood still.

"Raise your gun, aim!"

With a bang, the rifles on the shoulders of the soldiers were raised flat, and the soldiers raised their guns and pulled the hammers at the same time.

Five musket infantry companies of the 1st Battalion of the Dingyuan Brigade had 500 flintlock muskets and black holes, and the muzzles of the black holes were unanimously pointed at the enemy just 70 paces away.

Xiao Fonu felt that he was finished.

Although he is not a battle-hardened general of the True Jurchen, as a prince who guards one side, he is not a rookie who has just entered the battle array.

What's more, even rookies can see the current scene, and the war situation is irreversible.

Before the battle, his side suffered a series of violent beatings for no reason, and the specific number of dead and wounded is not known, probably more than a hundred, which is not a small number for a team of only 2,500 people.

What's even worse is that the situation of being beaten and unable to fight back is really not something that ordinary people can bear, the array of armor soldiers in front of Xiao Fonu has begun to waver, some people are trying to escape, some people are still holding on, and more people are looking left and right, as if they are looking for a pillar in their hearts.

However, the officers, who were supposed to come forward to stabilize the situation, were not much better at this time, and they also looked back at Xiao Fonu, hoping to get clear orders from this Bo Jilie.

Unfortunately, Xiao Fonu himself was also worried in his heart, he knew that at this time he should attack the whole army, against the enemy's firepower, but he did not think that his subordinates still had the morale to carry out such orders.

The last chance slipped away.

"Fire!"

Woohoo!