Zhang Han twisted his head to Qingcheng, the morning sun was very hot, Qingcheng had nothing to hide in the sun, the city tower and the city head were full of black and oppressive crowds, today and Yusheng's sentry cavalry pressed closer, a large number of small groups of cavalry galloped back and forth under the city, and even approached to within a hundred steps. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Zhang Han saw a small group of cavalry approaching, hundreds of herdsmen and armor soldiers suddenly fired a volley at the head of the city!

Far away, you can hear the sound of bowstrings and arrows in the air.

But these arrows were useless against that cavalry!

The strength of the bow and arrow is too soft, and the distance from a hundred steps seems to be very close, and the accuracy of the arrow is also very good, but most of them fly in mid-air and appear weak, and when they reach about a hundred steps, most of the arrows have fallen to the ground, and they are planted obliquely in the turf, as if a large reed has been planted on the ground. Only a handful of arrows reached the heads of the cavalrymen by the force of the wind, and the cavalrymen had already drawn their swords in their hands, and the swords danced to knock the weak arrows away.

For ordinary people, it is still a little scary for this iron arrow to fly towards the front door, but for veterans, it is very clear whether the arrow has any strength, and it is very clear whether it can be avoided or blocked.

A small number of feather arrows were blocked, and a white-faced man also played a trick, and an arrow flew past the door in front of him, and this man leaned forward and actually held the feather arrow with his mouth!

"Good!"

"Strong!"

Many soldiers who were ready to go out in the formation applauded together, especially the cavalry, who cheered desperately for their comrades.

"This is Zhong Zhenfa," Zhang Shixiong introduced beside Zhang Han: "Born as a horse thief, he has fought for more than ten years, but he doesn't follow the rules very well, and he can't pass the cultural class, so he can only be a sergeant major and lead a team of cavalry." ”

"Unruly?" Zhang Han smiled: "Why didn't you call Zhou Yao to slaughter it." ”

Zhang Shixiong said: "Commander Zhou killed people last year, and he tried his best to pick those diehard guys to kill, not all of them were born as horse thieves. Zhong Zhenfa's festival has passed, the military order is not discounted, and there are small violations of discipline in ordinary times, so I will tolerate it if I want to. ”

Zhang Han didn't expect Zhang Shixiong to say good things for Zhou Yao in a serious manner, in the past, the young officers who came out of these schools hated the most were the officers who were born of Lahu and horse thieves, they felt that they couldn't pee in the same pot with these people, and the two gangs often had disputes, and now it seems that after the incident of Xiaohehebao, Zhang Shixiong is really mature.

At this moment another young cavalryman showed his riding skills, and when the arrow flew away, the whole cavalryman fell back, and the arrow flew through the front door, and then the cavalry quickly straightened up again.

This time there was another thunderous applause, Zhang Shixiong recognized it, and said with a smile: "This is Lu Da, Rong, Lu Si, the four brothers of his family, except for Lu Sanzhong, everything else is good." ”

"Hmph." Zhang Han snorted and said, "The winner of the Medal of Excellence, of course, has to be good. This kid can withstand the pressure, turn from a cavalry soldier to a cavalryman, and his skills are still good, and it is not in vain that I gave him the medal. ”

Zhang Shixiong smiled and nodded.

The northern captives on the head of the city have been in a mess, their bows and arrows have always been the biggest reliance and pride, although they know that the field battle can not beat and Yusheng's firearms, but I didn't expect that it is so useless when defending the city, the city is in chaos, many people shouted in Mongolian, Zhang Han listened carefully, and did not hear what these people were shouting.

But soon there was an answer, and many cannons were launched from the battlements, and the black holes of the guns were pointed at the cavalry galloping back and forth.

"Beiyu is really a waste." Zhang Han sighed: "Bows and arrows are not good, and no one dares to open the city to fight and fight immediately, is there no confidence at all." ”

The general in charge of the Chinese army did not have Zhang Han's time to sigh, as soon as he saw that it was the artillery pushed up, the Chinese army immediately gave an order, and then the brass horn sounded, which was an order for the cavalry to withdraw.

Dozens of cavalry groups of hundreds of people immediately retreated!

The sound of horses' hooves rumbled, and the cavalrymen, knowing the sharpness of their firearms, immediately adjusted their horses to the fastest speed and retreated in all directions.

Only Lao Zhong and Lu Si's team are the closest, and they are also the most dangerous, and the whole army is betting on Lu Si and the others.

The firearms of the Northern Captives may have been pre-loaded, and they were fired quickly!

Zhang Shixiong was already saying to Zhang Han: "It seems that they are all two general cannons, weighing three hundred to four hundred catties, and the projectile weighs one and a half catties, and the nine-sided towns are equipped with this kind of artillery, and there are also small franc machines, weighing one hundred and fifty catties, and the children and mothers are equipped with scattered stone bullets......"

Before the words fell, the artillery at the head of the city fired in turn, far away, it was still very clear to see the muzzle of the cannon spewing flames, after the cannon body suddenly rose white smoke, and then saw a few projectiles fly out, but the Mongols were not accurate at all, in an exclamation, several shells or high or low, some flew out of three or four hundred steps, some of the muzzles were too low, hit the ground dozens of steps away, no shells could form an effective threat to the cavalry.

"The Mongols don't know how to use firearms at all." John Tang stood in the artillery team, smiling and shaking his head.

Frederick, who was full of freckles, said with a look of disdain: "Rude and uncivilized barbarians, it's good to be able to start." ”

Tang Wangzong said: "We can also prepare, and the Chinese army may order a return fire in a while." ”

All the gunners and gunners got into action, piercing the packets, stuffing them into the chambers, and then standing in order.

More than a hundred guns were lined up in a long artillery array, and the officers were still making ballistic calculations before the test firing, and the few blonde and blue-eyed missionary officers in the crowd were very conspicuous.

After all, there are too few qualified artillery officers in this era, and Yusheng's artillery has been formed for less than two years, and qualified artillery officers are still the same as giant pandas, even if they are accompanied by Tang Ruowang and others, the progress is very limited, Tang Ruowang and others have learned enough, and the missionaries have also learned a certain amount of knowledge about firearms and artillery fire, but they are not professionals after all, and their own level is not very high.

This kind of technical arms, more than two years is too short, the artillery of the European army powers are precipitated in a hundred years, although and Yusheng has a late-mover advantage, and even the current technical level is definitely unique, but there is still a considerable gap with the artillery of the old European powers, not to mention the naval artillery battle.

This is also the reason why Zhang Han spared no cost, and even fought a decisive battle with Tumut in advance, Dezhnev and others are the hope of the Russian navy, they are proficient in shipbuilding and naval warfare, and they may only be second-rate in front of the top British and Dutch in Europe, but in the case of He Yusheng, they are top talents that cannot be found with lanterns.

In addition, Zhang Han has sent people to hire Portuguese gunners and qualified officers in Macao and Nanyang, when Sun Yuanhua was the governor of Denglai, there were more than 300 Portuguese mercenaries and officers in Dengzhou, and later died in the Wuqiao Mutiny, Zhang Han did not need ordinary infantry officers, but for those who are proficient in artillery operation, even the most ordinary gunners, the more the better.

After seeing the gunner's movements, Tang Ruowang also nodded slightly, no matter what, He Yusheng's artillery training level has maintained a fairly high level, every action of the gunner, the tools in everyone's hands are used to the fullest, and the movements are very skilled and fast.

After everyone had completed the preparations, John Tang smiled and said, "We are ready." ”

Tang Wangzong nodded and looked at the Chinese army.

In today's battle, Zhang Han appointed Liang Xing as the commander-in-chief, Zhao Shiwu as the central officer, and the rest of the regiments were pointing to their positions and waiting for orders. The Chinese army has a command vehicle, which is as high as three zhang, and the flag bearer commands in the flag language at the highest point.

This is much faster and more accurate than Tangma's instructions, of course, if it is a complex military order, it is still subject to Tangma's transmission.

The Chinese army has not moved for the time being, and there is a thunderous sound of horses' hooves in front, and a considerable number of sentry cavalry retreated directly into the infantry formation, and a small part of the cavalry retreated to the cavalry position in the north.

"I heard that Ren Jing's seventh regiment may also drive to the Daqing Mountain area." Tang Wangzong and Tang Ruowang chatted: "As soon as he arrives, two infantry regiments and three cavalry regiments, the northern captives will have no chance at all." ”

"I don't have a chance now." Tang Ruowang was quite surprised and said: "It's already closed." ”

"Hmph, Mongolia is not just Tumut." Tang Wangzong said: "Brother, don't think too simply. ”

"Who's your brother?" Tang Ruowang sneered at each other: "You are the elder brother." ”

Both of these people were born in the twentieth year of Wanli, and Tang Wangzong deliberately waited for Tang Ruowang to report it in the month, and the two have been arguing because of this matter.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter if you call you brother." Tang Ruowang suddenly took a step back and acknowledged Tang Wangzong's status as the elder brother with a smile.

"What?" Tang Wangzong said: "What are you holding back?" ”

Tang Ruowang smiled and said, "After this battle, I will leave...... We have been with Yusheng long enough, and the crusade against the Tatars is also a great cause, but after all, it is not to spread the gospel of the Lord. The atmosphere in Beijing has loosened a lot, and I plan to go back to Nantang. ”

Tang Wangzong was silent, and only after half a voice did he say: "Brother, I can't be the master of the matter of building a church to preach, and if the adults don't agree, no one can do anything." When this battle is over, let's have a good drink. ”

"I want to state it up front." John Tang said, "I don't drink soju." Also, when I leave, there will be many people who are willing to stay, anyway, although we can't build a church, you Lord Zhang have not forbidden us to preach. When you arrive in the capital, I can also continue to introduce qualified talents to you, so don't hold back and get me drunk! ”

Tang Wangzong laughed.

At this time, the Mongols fired a second round of artillery.

The time interval is indeed long enough, and this can't be blamed on those gunners, the Mongols have always been heroes with bows and arrows, who will have nothing to do with those firearms? The people who operated the cannon were all improvised to learn how to play and release, and they only practiced for a few dozen days in total, and it was inevitable that they would be in a hurry when they were about to fight.

After they had cleared their chambers with hair, recharged, compacted, and changed the bells, and everything was done, it took at least half a quarter of an hour.