Because Li Yan said last time that the next time he fights, the musket team will participate in the battle and test the results of training. So this time, Li Zhong took advantage of the fact that he was waiting for the team to surround the thieves, so he called out the musket team.

Only four hundred of the musketeers came out this time, and the remaining one hundred remained to continue training recruits. If it weren't for the lack of damage from the crossbowmen to the horses and the lack of artillery, Li Zhong would not have planned to use this new class.

Sun Tianyang nodded, and immediately ordered: "Line up!" Four rows of queues! ”

The team quickly began to line up, their guns were already loaded with ammunition, and they only needed to pull the bolt again, pull the trigger and fire.

Li Zhong looked at the musket queue and found that the four rows of queues were lined up quickly, so he nodded slightly with satisfaction.

At this time, the second group of horses of the thieves began to rush again. This time, it was the entire cavalry that rushed out, and the infantry in front of them all got out of the way. They were also ready to follow the cavalry and rush out of the encirclement together.

At this time, the infantry from other directions also began to move towards the northwest corner, all trying to keep up with the horse team and rush out.

Luo Rucai is in the middle of the horse team, and safety must come first at all times. Although the first group of horses rushed out smoothly, he knew that it was because the officers and soldiers were not prepared. Now that he is rushing out in this wave, he will definitely be blocked by the officials and soldiers, and it is better to be safer in the middle.

At this time, the artillery in the distance had already opened fire, and they were using solid bullets, and the shotguns could not reach that far. Solid bullets travel through the middle of a team of galloping horses, and can knock down several cavalry. Immediately after that, the nearby artillery also fired, and they used shotguns to sweep away the cavalry on the periphery. Not only the casualties of the riders, but also the horses will be directly knocked down.

Sun Tianyang watched the cavalry enter the eighty paces distance and ordered: "Change the gun and shoot in turn!" Get ready! Put! ”

"Bang", "bang", "bang", the musketeers in the first row fired their muskets one after another, and the projectiles flew out towards the thieves' horse team, some hitting the riders, some hitting the horses. Needless to say, the riders were directly shot into the body by the projectile and took them off the warhorse. And the one who hit the war horse was to make a few big holes in the horse, and the war horse screamed, and the man stood up and threw off the rider above. If it hits the vital point, it will fall straight down and throw the rider far away.

When the musketeers in the first row had finished shooting, they handed them back with their left hand, while the musketeers in the second row handed their muskets with ammunition to the right hand of the first row, and the left hand took the empty guns. After that, the second and third rows did the same thing, passing the empty guns all the way to the last row, while the second and third rows were holding muskets with ammunition.

When the musketeers in the fourth row got their empty guns, they took the ammunition boxes from their waists, loaded them, and refilled them with gunpowder. Since they are at the end, they will naturally not be too nervous, and all the actions can be completed seriously, and there will be no situation where the whole strip is also played together.

"Ready, put!" Sun Tianyang gave the order again after almost two breaths.

"Bang", "bang", "bang", and the musketeers immediately fired their muskets again.

Li Zhong was really satisfied at this time. Although the rate of fire is slightly slower than that of a crossbow arrow, it is much more powerful. It was only a row of a hundred people, and the number of thieves killed and wounded was more than the bows and crossbows of more than three hundred.

"Boom", "boom", at this time the tiger squat cannon also moved, firing bombs at the rogue cavalry. However, the number of tiger squat cannons is not large, and the west and north sides combined are only six, and the rest have to guard against the impact of the thief's infantry on their military formation. However, the explosion still killed and injured some of the Rogue Cavalry, and also caused some confusion for the Rogue Cavalry.

Li Yan discovered the movement of the thieves, but did not order the troops to start advancing. He wanted to give the thieves some space, so that they would not be in a hurry to break through, and relieve Li Zhong and Qian Er of a little pressure.

Luo Rucai ran all the way, but he was terrified. As the artillery of the official army also joined in intercepting them, he felt unsafe even if he was running in the middle.

The most terrible thing was the solid shells, they couldn't see where the shells were at all, they could only see the people and horses next to them suddenly falling. That's just a matter of luck, and whoever finds the shell is unlucky.

The next thing that scared him was the kind of shells that could explode. The bomb was falling on the ground, and it was not known when it would explode. Especially when they galloped on horseback, maybe they ran past without any trouble, maybe the people behind happened to be in an explosion, or it was a matter of luck.

As for the shotguns and crossbow arrows of the official army, he is not worried, after all, there are so many men and horses on the periphery, and he will never be found.

Along the way, seven or eight of his own soldiers died in front and back, and he prayed in his heart for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas all the way to rush forward with his head covered.

Although Li Zhong and the others did their best, using three-inch cannons, tiger squat cannons, muskets, and crossbow arrows, there were many cavalry of the thieves, and they only destroyed a small part of the enemy. Fortunately, the thieves' cavalry did not directly rush to their military formation, otherwise there would have been so many cavalry, and their casualties would not have been less.

With only a few dozen breaths, the rogue's cavalry rushed out of the gap. The infantry behind were still running, but the two-legged men naturally could not catch up with the four-legged horses, and they were at first following the cavalry, but after a while they were pulled away. By this time the cavalry had already broken out of the encirclement, and the infantry was still nearly a hundred paces away from the gap.

Li Yan immediately ordered: "The cavalry team will catch up and drive the thieves far away!" We can't let them come back and threaten our infantry! ”

Bai Shixiong did not immediately take the order, but asked, "Is it necessary to block the cavalry of the thieves?" ”

Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "You bring some bombs, you don't have to defend them." But be sure to keep the thieves farther away, at least to give them time to prepare for defense. ”

Bai Shixiong hugged his fists and said: "I understand my humble duties." "Then I went and asked the cavalry to prepare, and asked each cavalry to bring two bombs.

Li Zhong was also aware of this problem, so he immediately ordered: "Sun Tianyang, take this musket team and go to the back for a hundred steps to organize a defensive line to prevent the thieves' cavalry from coming back." ”

Sun Tianyang hugged his fists and said: "I ask for two artillery pieces for support, and I also need three or four tiger squat cannons." ”

"You lead the team first, and I'll send you the artillery right away!" Li Zhong nodded in agreement. The rest are the infantry of the thieves, and the impact is naturally much weaker, and there is no problem with less artillery.

"Yes!" Sun Tianyang agreed, and ran to the rear with his subordinates.

Li Zhong didn't have time to admire the strength of the musket team, so he continued to devote himself to the command of intercepting the rogue infantry.

And Li Yan had a telescope in his hand, so he could see the situation more clearly, and he ordered in time: "Beat the drums, press forward, and surround the thieves' infantry." Then he ordered: "Transfer two Franco cannons to the west to strengthen the defense of the musket team." ”

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