Chapter 242: Extended Shooting

"Boring and boring, boring and ......"

The rapid withdrawal gong sounded continuously, telling the soldiers who were still suffering on the battlefield that you could run back. But this was not an order from Schinba, and his guards had not yet had time to give orders, dozens of soldiers armed with gongs rushed from the direction of the Great Tent of Ashu.

"Withdrawal ......"

"Retreat ......"

"Hurry up and run!"

The generals who had already killed on the battlefield had no fighting spirit, and as soon as they heard Mingjin's order to withdraw their troops, they hurriedly summoned their soldiers, turned their horses' heads and galloped in the direction of the camp. Although this simple turn represents the difference between life and death, these soldiers know in their hearts that after losing the ladder, the fate of staying in the city is only death.

They still have horses, and those who don't have horses still have two legs, and they show their backs to the Song army at the head of the city, anyway, it depends on who runs faster and can't outrun the flying cannonballs, as long as they can outrun their comrades with slow legs.

After half a day of strangulation, now they can finally breathe a sigh of relief, and the soldiers of the firearms battalion at the head of the city cheer loudly and hug their comrades tightly There are many scenes.

"Don't mess up, all gun commanders prepare, continue to adjust the angle, extend the range by double and prepare to fire."

Liu Changhai ordered with a straight face, this is the best moment to hit the enemy's confidence, according to the speed at which the Yuan soldiers returned and fled back to the camp, after loading the shells, they could only fire once, and the large troops of the Yuan army could run away from the range of three miles.

However, after repeated experiments, the breech charge of the 38-caliber Hongyi cannon can be increased by a part, but the increase in range is not controllable, and it is also difficult to aim. However, at this time, in addition to effectively killing and injuring the Yuan soldiers in dense places, the biggest effect is to achieve a psychological threat, that is, if you run far away, my cannon can still kill you.

This not only caused the same psychological pressure on the soldiers who fled back from this defeat, but also on Ah Shu, who was watching the battle on the hillside three miles away. It is to tell you clearly, in the past, it was said that the range of the cannon was to fool you, and you always thought that it was safe three miles away, but now I can still hit five miles, and see if your battalion can move away today.

In addition to the first round of artillery firing, 38 large-caliber guns were erected high, and the firing angle of nearly 40 degrees had reached the limit of the current level.

With the addition of 30% of the gunpowder in the breech, the gun emplacements began to clear the ammunition and dangerous items, and at the same time evacuated the surrounding soldiers, leaving only the gun commander responsible for ignition and firing, in order to avoid the accident of exploding.

However, relying on the casting technology of the leading era, the cannon on Hong Kong Island has long been rid of the low-end clay mold casting, and the more accurate sand mold process makes the cannon have fewer sand holes and dark wounds, and the firmness and service life of the cannon barrel have exceeded the technical limitations of this era.

"Boom!"

An earth-shattering cannon sounded, the huge cannon body shook violently in recoil, and the sturdy gun carriage creaked and twisted.

Zhao Tianyou, like many people in the firearms battalion, was staring at the impact point of this cannon in the distance, so as to record the approximate distance data and lay a good foundation for increasing the firing range of the cannon in the future.

Ah Shu was extremely angry in his heart, he hated the Song army's artillery was extremely powerful, he hated the hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry attacking, and lost more than half of it in more than half a day. If it weren't for him to withdraw his troops in advance, wouldn't Si Qinbari be able to see that the location of the Yunti siege was deliberately arranged and guided by the Song army? If we continue to fight, will the rest of the men and horses be able to come back?

If they can kill and injure the living force of the Song army, then everyone can win by desperately deciding the victory, after all, I still have nearly 250,000 fresh troops that have not been dispatched, and your entire Guangzhou city is only 80,000 troops, even the old and weak women and children in your city are added, and it will not reach the number of thirty, can I still be afraid of your desperate efforts?

It's a pity that the battle situation is already a one-sided situation, before there is no means to attack the city and kill the enemy, these Yuan soldiers are like live targets, they were arbitrarily bombarded by the Song army at the head of the city, and you still don't collect the troops, is it because your brain is broken?

A sharp whistling sound passed overhead, and Ah Shu and the other generals all raised their heads to the sky, trying to catch the source of the sound with their eyes, and at the same time lifted the bucket in their hearts, everyone was worried about where the cannonball would fall.

Ashu's Chinese army tent is five miles away from the city of Guangzhou, which is the location determined after careful calculation, regardless of the range of the cannons, as well as the possibility of the Song army in the city sending troops to sneak attack, and so on and many other aspects have been considered before setting up the camp.

Dozens of steps in front of the gate of the camp, there is a small square for soldiers, which is very flat for resting, and more than a dozen soldiers are responsible for cleaning up the last sundries, and they are resting and laughing with two wheelbarrows.

The cannonball landed right on a soldier on the side of the wheelbarrow, and smashed ten thousand peach blossoms with a bang, splashing blood and bodily fluids all over the head and face of the soldier next to him, before they could scream and scream.

"Boom!" After a loud bang, none of the dozen soldiers were spared, five or six died, the rest were wounded, and in the process of being treated by the military doctor, two more lost too much blood and swallowed their breath.

The herald here had not yet delivered the information to Ah Shu, and he had already begun to move in a panic with his generals, not because he guessed that the range of the cannon might be longer, and they were not safe on the mound.

Instead, a cannonball landed next to the mound, and although it didn't hurt anyone, it blew down two trees and kicked up a cloud of soot and ash, which was terrifying enough. Ah Shu was shocked, and the generals under him didn't need to say much, and immediately surrounded Ah Shu and left the mound.

The remnants of the defeated army who retreated from the city of Guangzhou, under the continuous pursuit of the cannons at the head of the city, did not dare to turn back to the garrison's camp, but the scene along the way made them even more frightened. Why are there horses killed by shells in the rear? And the generals with bleeding heads, what's going on?

Soon the cannonballs that followed the deserters gave the answer, the artillery of the Song army had hit the door of the camp, killing and wounding more than a dozen soldiers, so is it safe for us to return to the camp? Will there still be shells falling from the sky......

The morale of the Yuan army was extremely low, and some smart soldiers began to keep their distance from others, consciously or unconsciously, to avoid becoming a member of the crowd, which was summarized from the location of the shells landing.

Thirty-eight cannons, after firing the first round of shells, Liu Changhai relaxed his tense face, looked at his subordinates who were still fierce, and laughed out loud.

"My good brothers, can't you have a good time? It's not cool! ”

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