The artillery commanders nervously watched the rogue cavalry rushing in the distance. Commanded: "The next grape bomb with a silk bag"

In fact, without the command of the gunner, the loader was already nervously loading the grapeshothull of the silk bag. This was the first time they had encountered a cavalry charge, and although they had trained before, they were still very nervous in the first actual battle. After all, the speed of the horses was incomparable, and they only had two chances to open fire.

The cavalry was still 300 paces away, and the artillery commander decisively waved a small red flag and ordered loudly: "Open the cannon and prepare to load"

The igniter lit the fuse, and the fuse burned rapidly, even though there was only one breath at this time, but everyone felt that it was too slow at this time.

There was a "boom", followed by a "boom", and the two guns finally fired the shells one after the other.

After the grape projectile flew thirty paces away, the projectile began to disperse, and it rained down on the thief's cavalry, knocking out nearly forty cavalry in front. Some riders were killed, while others were killed and wounded on their horses, screaming and falling to the ground. The rider in the back lifted the reins and made the horse jump up, skip over the fallen companion in front of him, and continue on his way.

But there are always those who don't react in time, either dodging to one side and squeezing their companions to the side, making the whole team a little confused. Either you just trample on it and turn your companions who were still saved into meat sauce.

Several loaders worked together to immediately remove the square iron rod, replace it with the sub-cannon, and then thread the square iron rod into it to fix the sub-cannon.

"Loaded" the loader immediately reported loudly.

The commander of the "open artillery" did not hesitate for a moment, and immediately waved a small red flag and gave the order.

"Boom", "boom", two cannons rang out, and two silk-wrapped grape shells were fired. As soon as the silk came out of the gun, it shattered, and the projectile it wrapped in immediately began to disperse under the influence of the conical butt, and the more it flew forward, the larger the barrage formed.

Once again, the projectile inflicted a large number of casualties on the rogue cavalry who rushed to the front. At the same time, the orders of the captains of each team were also heard in the team: "One row, put"

"Second row, put"

"Three rows, put"

"One row, put"

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The command was hurried, and the time interval was very short, and the crossbowmen in the front row had only time to bend down to wind and load their arrows, while the other two rows of crossbows had already fired. If it weren't for the fact that each of them had undergone long-term rigorous training, and had enough food and strength, they really wouldn't have been able to keep up with such a fast speed.

The artillerymen hurriedly picked up the hoes, took out the wheel pads, dragged the ropes on the gun mounts, and moved the guns backwards. The artillery must not be damaged or captured by the enemy, otherwise they will be severely punished. Of course, they will not be sentenced to death unless they deliberately destroy the cannon or throw themselves into the enemy, but whips and sticks are definitely not comfortable.

Countless rains of arrows flew over, knocking down the horses and cavalry that were running ahead. The wailing of the war horses and the screams of the wounded made the battlefield instantly lively. The rogue cavalry behind them led their horses to the sides, allowing them to avoid the raining crossbow arrows in front of them.

However, after they bypassed the front, they were also fired at from both sides of the official and military formations. Amid the screams of the casualties, they kept carrying their horses outward, keeping them farther away from the official and military formations.

More than 2,000 cavalry swept past both sides of the phalanx in a short time. Li Yan quickly ordered: "Cavalry, attack and drive them farther."

The herald went to give the order, and then Bai Shixiong quickly prepared with the cavalry, and after the infantry in the phalanx made a gap, they immediately rushed out on horseback. And Li Mu also rushed out with his four personal soldiers, and Li Yan didn't notice it.

After the cavalry rushed out, he ordered again: "Let the artillery come here, set up the artillery, and prepare to receive the cavalry back." ”

The reason why he sent cavalry at this time was because he had calculated the time, and it would take some time for the infantry to follow. He was going to use this time to collect all the crossbow arrows he could use. They are going to be besieged, and the more arrows the better. The only thing to worry about now is drinking water, which lasts for two or three days at most, so they must defeat the thieves within two or three days, or they will be wiped out.

The cavalry rushed out and caught up with the rogue cavalry, which began to slow down. The cavalry of these thieves is basically lightly armored or unarmoured, and the cavalry has more choices. Some took out steel whips, while others drew their long, one-handed knives. Either smash or slash, knocking off the thief who is dragging the thief behind him slowly.

The rogue cavalry listened to the screams behind them, and they all turned back in surprise, but they saw the officer cavalry wearing chain mail chasing after them, and they were still killing and injuring their rear comrades. At this time, all they had to do was to speed up the war horse again and distance themselves from the cavalry of the official army, and then they could turn around and come back and fight with the cavalry of the official army.

If they stop and turn around now, their companions behind them will be able to dash them to pieces. Because the companions behind were already whipping the war horses, they were all cavalry with their backs to the official army, and they had no ability to fight back at all, so if they wanted to survive, they could only flee faster.

Li Mou and Bai Shixiong were at the front, controlling the speed of the pursuit. When they saw that the thief's cavalry began to speed up again, they slowly began to reduce their speed, and after a little more pursuit, they stopped.

Bai Shixiong asked, "Withdraw?" We can't stop them from coming back. ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "Withdraw" After that, the two beckoned the cavalry, began to turn around, and ran towards the phalanx.

After Li Yan saw Li Mu and them start to retreat, he ordered: "Beat the gong and let the soldiers outside come back." ”

The gongs sounded, and the soldiers who were collecting crossbow arrows outside, no matter how many crossbow arrows they collected, immediately returned without the slightest hesitation. The speed of the cavalry was not blown, if they were slow, either the phalanx was not strong enough to be routed, or they were killed by the cavalry that rushed over, and they had to retreat quickly.

"Quick, grab your spears and crossbowmen and prepare," the captains commanded in a loud voice. Especially now the captains who are facing the cavalry head-on, they are even more nervous about orders. They had to quickly close the gap after the cavalry returned, and the pressure was not ordinary.

However, what they feared did not happen, and the rogue cavalry, after turning around, did not follow their cavalry to continue the attack, but stopped in place. The thieves were all frightened by the dense mass of human and horse carcasses outside the phalanx, and they were reluctant to attack again.

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