Chapter 530, The Iron Wall (2)

The cavalry of the Qing army was closer, and at this time, the artillery of the model army began to fire first. For reasons of secrecy, the Model Army did not open fire as soon as the enemy entered the firing range, (many of the artillery on the defensive positions were borrowed from the navy.) Because the navy does not have to consider the difficulty of artillery movement, it is not very sensitive to the weight of artillery, and its cannon that fires shells of the same weight is always heavier than that of the army, of course, the barrel is also a lot longer, and the range and accuracy are also better. The downside is that it's almost impossible for them to keep up with the speed of the Army. The Qing army had fought with the Model Army before, and had a certain understanding of the range of the Model Army's artillery, but they were more familiar with the army's lighter artillery. And not even let the artillery of the Navy fire, but with those few cannons that were captured. Of course, the ones that Jianxuan himself copied don't count. Those guns, light in the front and heavy in the rear, the barrels were rough, and the copper quality was very poor, both the Marine artillerymen and the naval gunners thought that this kind of guns was extremely unsafe and was likely to explode. Therefore, the only use is to transport it back for copper use. So this time it was the foreign trade version of the 24-pounder guns that fired.

A few solid shells accurately entered the ranks of the Qing cavalry, but the formation of the Qing army was very loose, so not many people were hit, and only four people were knocked down by the six shells. The Manchu cavalry continued to approach, and the artillerymen began to prepare for a change of ammunition. The foreign trade version of the cannon is 24 pounds, the rate of fire is relatively low, and against the cavalry, after firing a shot, you have to prepare for shotguns.

Artillery takes longer to replace shotguns than to load solid shells. So before the artillery completed a new round of loading, the Qing army had already rushed to the front of the position. But it's not a big deal, there are two layers of barbed wire in front of them.

The equestrian skills of the Qing army were generally good, and they almost instantly pulled the horses and let them lay down, while the cavalry hid behind the horses. And he took all the bows and arrows in his hands.

At this time, the monk had already jumped into the trench with the other pirates, and now they all ran away and didn't know where to go. Naturally, bows and arrows can't hurt them. Although the cavalry of the Qing army was eager to shoot them into hedgehogs.

But fortunately, those who were captured on wooden stakes were really unable to move, and they were already within the range of the bows and arrows of those Qing cavalry at this time. These captives shouted when they saw the approaching Qing cavalry.

"Captain Park, what are those Jianxuan shouting?" Huang Zhao looked at those Qing soldiers and asked.

"My lord, these Jianshen who are wearing wooden stakes are shouting, let the Jianshen gang outside help them and give them a good time. Well, there are still people shouting that they want to avenge him. Park Demeng hurriedly bent down slightly, and replied with a smile on his face. Considering that sooner or later there would be a war with the Manchu Qing in the future, the Zheng family had been cultivating talents who could speak Manchurian for a long time. Park Demeng showed a good talent in language, learned quickly, and now he is a talent who understands the five languages of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Manchurian and Mongolian. As a result, he was also taken seriously and became a captain of the Korean Anti-Destruction and National Salvation Army, a subsidiary organization under the Zheng family. It's just that there are not many Koreans on Jeju Island who really dare to go into battle, and these Koreans are generally reluctant to take risks on the battlefield as long as they can live and do not starve to death. Therefore, more than half of the people in the Korean anti-national salvation army are Japanese ronins or Nanyang natives.

"Ben is wishing they would come and give him a head!" Huang Zhao smiled and said, "That monk under your command is very interesting, and he does a good job!" How long do you think it will take for these people to die when they wear this pile? ”

Pu Demeng hurriedly replied: "My lord, the monk told me that with his craftsmanship, these guys can't die in three or five days." ”

"Well, that's good!" Huang Zhao stretched out his tongue and licked his lips and said, "What a good craft!" Well, you say these guys won't really be shot by the Tartars outside, right? Lao Tzu still wants to appreciate it more. Listen, this cry, real him. Mother. Mother. That's a good call! ”

"Don't worry, sir." Pu De clenched his fists and said, "My lord, please see, those people have now been covered with two layers of thick felt by us. At this distance, the heavy arrow is not enough, and the light arrow is weak in damage, but now with these two layers of thick felt, the power of this light arrow is not enough. This is even more limited. If these tartars had been pierced on that pile for a day or two, they might have died with a few light arrows, but now they are not so easy to die. ”

"Not bad!" Huang Zhao nodded and said, "Captain Park, you are very attentive!" Very good! I'll give you credit! ”

"Thank you, General!" Pu Demeng hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Hahahaha......" Huang Zhao helped Park Demeng up and couldn't help laughing. There is no etiquette of kneeling in the model army, even if a private, when he sees a general, he just raises his hand to salute, and he has to raise his hand to return the salute for the general. However, the Korean Anti-Destruction and National Salvation Army is not a model military system, so naturally it is possible to kneel and salute. And such a kneeling salute also made Huang Zhao feel inexplicably satisfied.

Hani and the cavalry hid behind the horses, hoping to attract the other side to fire a round of guns. He knew that the pirates' muskets were very sharp, and that this was within the range of the opponent's muskets. If you shoot directly with a bow and arrow at the shotgun of the model army, you will definitely suffer a big loss. So he hoped to lure the pirates into firing first, and then use the gap in their reloading to help the captives who were pierced on the stakes with their bows and arrows.

However, the opponent never fired a shot. Hani knew that he couldn't wait for a long time, because the opponent had artillery, and if he didn't act quickly, the cannon on the other side would come immediately. That's not something a war horse can stop.

"Follow me, Lao Tzu shouts to three, and you will stand up and shoot arrows together! One ......," Hani shouted.

Hani counted to three, and two hundred or so horsemen stood up from behind their horses, (although they used light arrows, they could not shoot them at the captives if they did not stand up and exert their strength.) He raised his bow and fired a round of arrows at the captives who had been pierced on their stakes. At about the same time, a puff of white smoke rose from behind the breastwork a little behind the captives, and a burst of gunfire rang out.

A burst of bullets swept through the Qing cavalry like a hurricane, knocking down dozens of people at once. As soon as one of the cavalrymen beside Hani fired an arrow, a bullet flew straight at him and hit him in the arm, breaking his arm in two. Blood gushed out and splattered Hani's body. The cavalryman screamed and looked around with his head down, until he saw his broken arm on the ground, and then stumbled over, bent down and picked up the broken arm, but he didn't know what to do, just looked around blankly.

At this time, another round of gunfire rang out from the opposite side, and it was obvious that most of the people on the opposite side were specially responsible for loading, and the guns were fired so fast. This round of salvo knocked down dozens of people again. The cavalryman who was still beside Hani just now, holding his broken arm and not knowing what to do, was shot in the head, and his whole head exploded like a big watermelon, spilling blood and brains all over Hani.

"Quick, get out!" The enemy's firepower exceeded Hani's expectations, and he knew that he could not stay here any longer, and he had to retreat immediately! to escape from this net of fire. But at this moment, another burst of artillery was heard in the distance.