Seeing that Wang Yongji's men and horses were afraid to attack, the ten six-pounder guns arranged on both sides also began to throw shells at the enemy more than a mile away, and the fire of the Tiger Ben division became even more fierce. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Yongji stood in the carriage behind and observed the battlefield, stunned, and the confidence just now had been swept away. Where did he think that this battle would be fought like this? 30,000 people rushed forward, and 10,000 collapsed without even touching the feet of the Tiger Division. There are still 20,000 people, although they have not yet collapsed, but they obviously have no morale and are simply not capable of charging again.

"Impossible..."

Wang Yongji was a little speechless, the firepower of this tiger master was too fierce, he had never seen it before. 5,000 people are equipped with 35 Hongyi cannons, and the shells will explode, doesn't it mean that only the Beijing camp has flowering shells? Moreover, it takes a long time for the flowering shells of the Beijing camp to shoot a single shot, which is as continuous as Li Zhi's troops.

The soldiers of the Tiger Ben Division attacked Jinan City without blood, and Wang Yongji had never seen the combat effectiveness of this army. If Wang Yongji had known that the firepower of the Tiger Ben Division was like this, he would not have dared to transfer troops to attack Jinan if he had given him a hundred dares.

Liang Fengchun, the governor of Denglai, was already pale and muttered, "It's over!" It's over this time! Li Zhi's 5,000 heavenly soldiers are powerful, and they will definitely not let us go..."

Wang Yongji was also shocked when he heard Liang Fengchun's words. He has repeatedly taken the lead in attacking Li Zhi, if he defeats Zhangqiu this time, how will Li Zhi deal with himself? Will Lee Sik kill himself? Wang Yongji only felt a sudden chill all over his body, and his hands trembled.

He originally thought that 30,000 people were foolproof against 5,000 people, and he never thought of retreating. At this time, the situation on the battlefield became like this, and he began to feel afraid.

So far, there is only a shipwreck. He waved his hand violently and shouted, "Let the cavalry of the main barracks charge!" ”

The flag was unfurled, and Wang Yongji's order was transmitted to the front of the battle. Three thousand cavalrymen in cotton armor rode out of the confusion of infantry. The Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to horse politics, and the general army is often equipped with cavalry, generally four steps and six steps, or half a horse and half a step. These 3,000 cavalry are the knights of the main barracks under the command of the Shandong General Soldiers and the Denglai General Soldiers, and they are the strongest soldiers and horses under Wang Yongji.

Three thousand cavalry rushed out of the ranks, gradually accelerated, outflanked from the left and right sides at the same time, and rushed towards the Tiger Division.

Wang Yongji's eyes were blood-red, grasping the guardrail of the carriage, staring at the three thousand cavalrymen who were charging hard.

Three thousand cavalry rushed three hundred meters in front of the Tiger Division, and twenty-five guns on both sides of the formation opened fire. In the loud noise that shook the sky, thousands of shotgun projectiles were like a bloodthirsty fog, shooting towards the 3,000 Shandong cavalry. As soon as the dense fog touched the cavalry in the front row, it exploded into countless blood mist.

The projectile pierced the cold armor of these cavalrymen and penetrated their bodies. Blood and flesh splattered out, falling on the battlefield like rain. The cavalrymen who had been shot did not even let out a scream before they landed on the dirt with a plop.

In such a massacre-like scene, where have the inland soldiers and horses who have not fought a few battles seen it? The prestige of the world's strong soldiers of the Tiger Ben Division is widely spread, and so many people died before they rushed up, can this battle be won? Looking at the more than two hundred horses that fell in front, the cavalry behind turned pale, and they all slowed down their horses, just wanting to let the others behind go to the front to block the shells.

For the next hundred meters, it took a long time for the terrified 3,000 Ming cavalry to finish. The soldiers of the Tiger Division were really a little impatient, and before the cavalry of the Ming army had reached the range of two hundred meters, an anxious infantry pressed the trigger and fired a bullet at the cavalry in Shandong.

A gunshot rang out on the battlefield at this time, and it was extremely loud.

The effective range of the Mini rifle was not more than 200 meters, but at longer distances the target looked too small to aim. The shot fired by this Tiger Division soldier missed the mark. A Ming cavalryman was hit by a flying bullet, spurted a bloody arrow from his chest, and fell from his horse with a scream.

Although the local soldiers and horses in Shandong also knew that the Tiger Ben Division was a firecracker soldier who could take people's lives a hundred steps away. But witnessing this scene and facing such an enemy in person, the impact is far stronger than hearsay.

The fragile morale of the Ming cavalry, which was overwhelmed, was shattered by this shot. The cavalrymen watched with wide eyes as the bulleted cavalryman fell to the ground and died, and there was no longer any fighting spirit. They no longer considered the commander-in-chief of the battle behind, howling and screaming to vent their inner fears, and one by one they ran to the sides, desperately fleeing.

Three thousand cavalry turned into a rout, fleeing like crabs desperately fleeing on the beach.

Behind the cavalry, the infantry, who were already at a loss, saw this scene and no longer had a trace of confidence in victory, and fled to the rear one after another. It took only a few minutes for 20,000 men to become a rout, just like the 10,000 who collapsed first.

Wang Yongji, the governor of Shandong, saw the collapse of the army, and stayed in the carriage speechless as if struck by lightning. Liang Fengchun, who had always been gentle, reacted quickly at this time, stepped on the war horse next to the carriage and fled to the east.

Wang Yongji saw Liang Fengchun flee a few hundred steps to the east before he came back to his senses. He gritted his teeth and stepped on a war horse to escape. But he was really a little flustered, and his riding skills were not perfect, and he stepped on the horse iron but failed to turn over the horse, and fell to the ground with a pop. He looked in the direction of the tiger master in a panic, and tried hard again before he finally got on horseback.

On the position of the Tiger Division, the cavalry of the 1,000 Elective Front Regiment had already stepped on their horses and rushed out. Zhong Feng rushed to the front and shouted, "Catch Wang Yongji!" Don't let him escape! ”

Wang Yongji rode a war horse and fled to the east in a panic. At this time, the army was defeated, and the soldiers and generals around him saw that the tiger division was eyeing Wang Yongji and chasing, and they all left Wang Yongji and fled for their lives. There was no one around the governor of Shandong to follow, and he didn't know the road, so he just buried his head and rushed forward.

One hundred cavalrymen of the Election Regiment stared at Wang Yongji's target and resolutely refused to let him go.

I don't know how long I fled, Wang Yongji's horse couldn't run, but Wang Yongji, who was panicked, still beat the horse desperately. The horse foamed at the mouth, the horse slowed down more and more, and finally fell to the ground with a limp.

Wang Yongji was thrown to the ground by the fallen war horse, and the black gauze hat also fell off, and a large piece of skin was rubbed off his hand, and blood was dripping. He glanced at the pursuers on the horizon behind him, and didn't have time to pick up the black gauze hat, so he just spread his legs and ran east.

But where can a two-legged man outrun a four-legged horse? Wang Yongji only ran a mile before he was chased by the Xuanfeng group. A cavalryman of the Selective Front Regiment slowed down his horse and bullied Wang Yongji's side, and gently knocked Wang Yongji on the back with the butt of his rifle.

Wang Yongji was immediately knocked to the ground and fell into a dog eating.

He turned over and shouted, "Soldier, spare your life!" Catch it alive! Don't kill me! ”

The cavalrymen of the Elective Regiment looked at each other and laughed.