The fourth volume of the sharp blade out of the sheath Shenzhou moves

In a moment, a number of cannons were launched from the battlements, and the black muzzles were pointed at the cavalry galloping back and forth.

As soon as the artillery was pushed up, the Chinese army immediately gave an order, and then the brass horn sounded, which was an order for the cavalry to withdraw.

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.

The Tartars' firearms were probably pre-loaded and firing in no time!

Far away, I could clearly see flames erupting from the muzzle, white smoke suddenly rising from the barrel, and then I saw several projectiles flying out.

However, the Mongols were not accurate at all, and in the midst of the exclamation, several shells were high or low.

Some flew out three or four hundred paces, while others had their muzzles so low that they hit the ground dozens of paces away, and not a single shell could pose an effective threat to the cavalry.

"The Mongols don't know how to use firearms at all." Liu Yuxin, an artillery soldier, stood in the ranks, shook his head with a smile and explained to the soldiers next to him:

"It may be some second-general cannons, weighing three hundred to four hundred catties, and the projectile weighs one and a half catties, and the nine-sided important towns are mostly equipped with this kind of artillery.

In addition, there is a small Franc machine, weighing one hundred and fifty pounds, and the child and mother are filled with loose stone bullets......"

After all, there are too few qualified artillery officers in this era, and Qin Haoming's artillery has been formed for less than two years, and qualified artillery officers are very scarce.

Although the Governor's Office has the advantage of being a latecomer, and even stands alone in the technical level, this kind of technical arm is too short for more than a year, and there is no technical accumulation, so it is difficult to say how powerful it is.

Liu Yuxin was an artillery officer recruited by Qin Haoming from Xuanda, and not only led the artillery team, but was also responsible for training qualified artillery personnel.

In addition, Qin Haoming had already sent people to hire Portuguese gunners and qualified officers in the area of Macao, and 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.

Qin Haoming doesn't need ordinary infantry officers, but for those who are proficient in artillery operation, even the most ordinary gunners, the more the better.

A military man with a pockmarked face next to Liu Xinyu took over with a disdainful expression, "Rude and unliterate barbarians, it's very good to be able to start." ”

Liu Xinyu 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 100 artillery pieces were lined up in a long artillery array, and the officers were making ballistic calculations before the test firing, and a few non-commissioned officers were particularly conspicuous.

Seeing the gunner's movements, Liu Xinyu also nodded slightly.

In any case, the artillery training level of the Dingnan Army has maintained a fairly high level, and every movement of the gunners and the tools in each person's hands are used to the fullest, and the movements are very skillful and fast.

After everyone finished the preparations, Liu Xinyu's eyes looked at the side of the Chinese army.

In today's battle, Qin Haoming appointed Zhang Yun as the commander-in-chief, Yan Yingyuan as the central officer, and the rest of the generals waited for orders in the designated positions.

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 number of cavalry retreated to the cavalry position.

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

The time interval is indeed long enough, and this cannot be blamed on the gunners who operate the guns, the Mongols have always used bows and arrows to judge heroes, who will have nothing to do with those firearms?

The people who operated the cannon were all improvised to learn how to shoot and release, and they only practiced for a few 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.

After such a long time, the cavalry of the Dingnan Army had almost all returned, and only a few of them were still within the range of four hundred paces.

This was because the cavalry did not know that the Mongol gunners were so slow, and they ran back in a detour, and now that so much time had passed, the Tartars had reloaded their ammunition.

The array of soldiers here couldn't help laughing, and the artillery side was even more laughing, fortunately there was battlefield discipline, otherwise I really don't know how many people would laugh wildly.

At this level, there is also the joy of the shouting and rushing to reload the bullets on the head of the city......

"Boom ......"

The cannon sounded, and several general cannons fired projectiles again, still unexpectedly at the same point, and the nearest one was dozens of paces away from the cavalry running in a roundabout way.

These Tartars used wooden spacers to adjust the elevation angle of the muzzle according to the eyes, and this method of shooting was only alive if it could be hit.

The level of their artillery is not as good as that of the Ming gunners, the Ming army can at least calculate the approximate distance, and most of the gunners of the Ming army are also experienced veterans, and they will definitely not make such a joke.

This time the laughter was more pronounced, and it was estimated that even the city had heard it.

In a more rapid burst of scolding and urging, several more Franc cannons were fired.

This time the Tartars were even more unlucky, and with two loud bangs, two cannons exploded in succession at the head of the city, and smoke and fire rose into the air at the head of the city.

It seems that there are people who have flown down from the city because of too many evasive movements, and because they are wearing large hats, their bodies are curled up again, like a flying rabbit.

This time, many soldiers couldn't laugh themselves, many people trembled with laughter, and the laughter on the side of the artillery position was even more violent, and even the officers couldn't hold it back, so they laughed out loud.

Qin Haoming had already arrived at the central military position, and Chen Mingyu and other staff officers, as well as Zhang Yun and others, all greeted him and made a hand gesture, telling them to continue to command and not care about their arrival.

As the army becomes more and more refined, Qin Haoming has more and more things at hand, and he needs to train qualified commanders to stand alone for him.

And Zhang Yun is the best candidate.

In this way, Qin Haoming can free up his hands and only focus on the overall situation and strategic deployment. The specialized and detailed work of battlefield command is no longer suitable for him to do.

Zhang Yun has been leading troops and commanding troops on the front line, and at the same time has participated in many officer trainings, and his theoretical knowledge is no worse than his own.

"Governor Qin, the last general is about to give the order to call the artillery to counterattack."

Although the elder brother did not mean to interfere with the command, Zhang Yun still said hello.

Qin Haoming waved his hand and stopped talking.

Zhang Yun smiled, and then said: "Send the order to the artillery side to fill up a shell base." ”