The more than 100 turtledoves that were originally obtained from the Imperial Horse Supervisor were rare and reliable firearms in the entire team. In order to maximize their effectiveness, not only were the shooters who used these guns selected from the general firearms training of thousands of men, but also to prevent these shooters from firing early under excessive pressure. A set of principles of imminent archery was also laid down, whereby a firearm loaded with gunpowder and arquebus before firing was to be supervised by a shield-bearer who had never been trained in firearms, and that the fire-gunner was allowed to pick up the loaded and ready arquebus to fire only after the order had been given. Officers and men who open fire in advance will be punished to varying degrees depending on the consequences, regardless of whether they have a record or not.

Relying on these carefully prepared firearms, as well as a few other individual firearms, the signal to fire finally fired fireworks as the armored archers took turns covering the attack and approached a distance of about twenty paces. The 100 selected firearms men first raised their guns and fired fiercely at targets approaching not far away. After the car has been loaded, fire quickly with another normal three-eyed gun or fire door gun that has been loaded with ammunition.

The fierce firepower knew at the first time that it had knocked down the four elites of the advancing Houjin Protectors, and most of the firearms in the back could not break the armor, although they also hit many people, and the bullets could not form substantial damage, only a very lucky projectile seemed to have a real effect because it hit the fingers of a person supporting the bow.

A dozen or so people have been lost, and the casualties are more than one percent, and these armor-clad elites still don't seem to be shaken by such firepower. When most of the ammunition reloaded on the opposite side was exhausted, and the rapid sound of fire gradually subsided, dozens of armored elites began to charge in a geese-like formation under the cover of the two wing archers.

With the shouts of those armored elites gradually and clearly, the main force of the entire team also retreated back according to Xiao Xuan's request, as if the entire army had collapsed. At this moment, several teenagers in the distance began to pull the silk cords and mechanisms that had been connected for a long time, and a violent explosion sounded at once

The successive twenty "Second General Cannons" seemed to exert the efficiency of the body at the level of the late Napoleonic wars under five times the normal standard charge, and more than 3,000 heavy bullets were fired at the rate of fire of a strong crossbow at once.

The elites who thought that the armor on their bodies and the shields with their bodies low could withstand these projectiles did not expect that these artillery pieces used to overdraw their entire barrels to exert far unimaginable power and efficiency. Although the loose geese-shaped array reduced the probability of being shot to a certain extent, the bullets still broke the bones and tendons of the thirty-five elite armored men who were blunt under this violent heavy bullet storm, and the heavy armor and simple shields on their bodies did not play much role.

Not only that, but in addition to these firearms, there were also many improvised explosive points that collapsed and covered them with countless shotguns.

Although they had suffered nearly half of the casualties in the attack, the morale of these men seemed to be undepleted at this time. It's just that those flying projectiles made the whole team have to abandon many wounded and retreat as fast as they can.

When the projectiles that came like flying locusts hit the ground, someone realized that they were nothing more than pottery stone projectiles that had been blown up, and that they seemed to be lighter than normal stones in their hands, and that they were made of mud on wooden balls nine times out of ten, and that they were not too threatening. However, at this time, the original attack that was nine out of ten was completely uncertain for a while.

"I really didn't expect that these young recruits are so powerful in firearms tactics, although these two or three thousand have a lot of armor, but the children covered by car shields at all seem to be more difficult to fight than an ordinary battle-ready car battalion of the Liaodong Army!"

"Yes, against a battalion of four or five thousand people in the Liaodong Army, a thousand armors can be pressed and beaten straight away, and those of us who are more than ten in armor should be enough for a hundred people. . . ."

The middle-aged lieutenant general did not stop the discussion of the people around him, but only asked when the remnants of the more than fifty elites who had returned gradually calmed down: "Are you scared?" If you are willing to go, I think that after the news of this battle, the banner owners will not blame you! ”

"Lieutenant General, rest assured! This time, we took the initiative to sign up for the recruitment, and after hearing about this mission, we were ready to die on the battlefield. People live for a lifetime, either they die of illness or die on the battlefield, of course, the latter is more auspicious and more right! ”

"Yes! Those people's artillery and even ammunition have lost a lot this time, so there should be no decent killing moves... ”

After pondering for a moment, the middle-aged lieutenant general said: "The danger of attacking during the day is still too great, most of them still return with their guns, and the proportion of personnel and combat power losses is actually less than that of our people, that is, it is impossible for these people to maintain their original courage after experiencing a tough battle like us." ”

In this way, the remaining fifty or so warriors also understood what to do.

"There are many dreams in the night, and this time we keep an eye on them, and when the night ends, we will attack, and they will not have a chance to arrange anything. If they are going to dig fortifications or flee, it's up to us to shoot ... The deputy general of Houjin still roughly arranged.

In the previous successive battles, at least more than 100 teenagers were killed and wounded by the arrows fired by those armored elites, although the proportion was not large, but after this battle, the loss of horses was more than 1,000, and it was obviously "repulsed" by the opponent and lost a lot of horse baggage. If you want to start an escape, I am afraid that the number of people who can follow Xiao Xuan back to the capital in the end will only be a few hundred at most.

It's just that Xiao Xuan roughly pondered in his heart, and knew that even if he led a few cronies to break through and flee on horseback, it would be extremely dangerous. No one knows if the armor-clad elites have spare horses not far away. Even if those of you who have just learned to ride a horse walk for an hour first, what chance do you have of returning to the capital first? Thinking of this, Xiao Xuan finally gave up the plan of marching and retreating, and instead temporarily found a hilltop to set up camp, ready to deal with the attacks that these never-before-seen elites could launch at any time. According to Xiao Xuan's expectations, it is best for the other party to launch a night attack temporarily, in that case, if you are lucky, you may still have the certainty of reversing the unfavorable situation, this hillside is not too steep, nor is it a natural danger, you can easily rush up everywhere, but it seems that it finally gives many officers and soldiers a sense of psychological security.

"If you want to compare these armor-clad elites, there is no doubt that they are the Jiannu outside the gate! Otherwise, I really don't know where so many tough opponents came from! ”

"If the twenty or thirty thousand Jiannu outside the gate are so powerful, then I will be Ming...

It's just that when he said this, the teenagers who were occasionally talking also noticed something, and didn't say anything more. If you calm down and think about it carefully, you can understand that compared with these strong enemies in front of them, those people in the Fifth Army Camp are probably not the same in the wilderness. If the 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers outside the border were so powerful, the entire north would not be lucky at all.

"Hurry up and get ready! Maybe it won't be dark, and those Jiannu will easily rush up, and you will collapse in a rain of arrows! Seeing an army of more than 2,000 people gathered on the top of a hill with a radius of only about fifty or sixty steps, Xiao Xuan still felt a huge pressure.

The consequences of this dense formation in the face of heavy arrows in shield armor, especially when it gets dark, are unimaginable. Although the number of enemies is small, it seems that there is no problem in collecting thousands of arrows from the heavy arrows fired on the battlefield. It is difficult to dodge in the dark night, and even if there is one person with ten arrows, the entire team is likely to collapse even if there are no casualties.

At this time, under the order, many young officers and soldiers also quickly started construction, preparing a squatting skirmish and shields to meet the arrows.