Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

The Franc cannon with its muzzle straight forward spewed tongues of fire, firing iron balls that had been roasted red by the explosion into the enemy line. No matter how flexible the Jurchen cavalry is, it is impossible to have time to dodge this kind of killing weapon that almost exceeds the speed of sound. As long as it touches the edges, they are immediately knocked off their horses, and then fall to the ground in tatters.

The power of this round of artillery flat fire was amazing, and the Jurchen elite cavalry, known as "breaking 10,000 people, the world is invincible", more than 100 people fell off their horses in a moment. Among them, only twenty or thirty people were directly hit by the shells, but nearly 100 people were hit by the torsos and stumps that flew up, causing secondary damage!

Although the Qi family's Franc cannon is well-made, it needs a time to reload and cool down after all. After a volley of artillery, there was a brief mute of fire in the formation. Mang Gurtai's eyes were red, and he charged with his saber and shouted, "Rush forward!" Kill all their gunners! ”

In fact, there is no need for him to shout, the Jurchen cavalry also knows that if they have not rushed to the car formation before the artillery fire of the Ming army roars again, then the fate of those comrades who died tragically just now will soon befall their heads.

Therefore, they all beat their horses like flies, braving the overwhelming number of flying arrows, and rushed towards the chariot formation with all their might.

The distance of more than a hundred paces is really not too far for a cavalryman. You must know that the sprint speed of the horse can reach nearly twenty meters per second, and in less than half a minute, the dense cavalry has already rushed to the edge of the car formation!

However, the Qi family's army was very tightly shrunk, and the Jurchen cavalry was tens of thousands, and it was impossible to spread out in such a small range. And they are not facing people, but cold car formations. Dozens of large vehicles were connected end to end, leaving only a small gap in the middle, and it was from here that the black hole of the Ming army's cannon sticked out, and I don't know when it will be fired again.

The Jurchen cavalry that rushed to the front raised the reins of their horses, hoping to leap over the roof of the cart and enter the chariot formation. But the carriage was so high that some of the horses judged that it was impossible to cross it, so they stopped abruptly; Some forcibly jumped, but they slammed into the hard iron car wall, and immediately burst their brains and left corpses on the battlefield.

When the rest of the cavalry saw that they could not leap over the chariots, they galloped around the chariots, shooting arrows into the formation as they ran. In an instant, thousands of sharp arrows covered the car array tightly, as if it was pouring rain from the sky!

The Ming army in the formation had already taken precautions, and set up a temporary "tent" on the ground with large shields and spears, and shrank down to hide below. The soldiers who approached the cart stuck their bodies as close to the cart as possible, used the cover of the cart to avoid the rain of arrows, and then took the time to release arrows and birds outside.

The Jurchens' rain of arrows was really effective, and whether it was the Qi family army or the Guanning Iron Cavalry, they were all shot so that they couldn't raise their heads. And people can hide under the shield, but the war horse has nowhere to hide. Although the horses ridden by Guan Ning Tie were also covered with heavy armor, it was impossible for the horse's eyes and legs to be protected by armor.

Then the Jin army's arrow rain was too dense, and many war horses were really shot in the eye or in the legs, and they neighed and fell to the ground. As soon as it fell, the horse's belly was exposed, and there were more arrows hit. Even Zhu Youzhen's mount was hit by dozens of arrows, fell to the ground and convulsed, spitting blood foam in his mouth, in extreme pain, but he couldn't swallow his breath for a while.

Zhu Youzhen saw that his heart was like a knife, with tears in his eyes, but he didn't dare to run out from under the big shield. He anxiously shouted to Qi Meifeng: "It's not a way to go on like this!" There are just too many enemy troops! We can be drowned with bows and arrows! ”

Qi Meifeng didn't answer, but stepped forward, and while dialing the sharp arrows flying from all directions, she encouraged her soldiers: "Open the cannon!" Shoot the arrows! Be sure to hold on, reinforcements will be here soon! ”

The soldiers of the Qi family army also knew that this was a life-and-death situation, and they could not have the slightest hesitation and retreat, otherwise they would be wiped out immediately. Braving the seemingly never-ending rain of arrows, they fought back.

Especially near the gap between the cars, the Ming army and the Later Jin army were close to each other, and the battle had tended to be white-hot. Due to the obstruction of the cart, the war horse has become a burden, and many Jurchen cavalry simply jumped off their horses, picked up their sabers, and attacked the gap with all their might.

In every crevice, such a battle is staged: the pikemen of the Qi family army are desperately sealing the gap and preventing an enemy from breaking through. Because the length of the spear far exceeded that of the saber, the Jurchens were kept several feet away, and they could not enter in a hurry, otherwise they would be skewered with sugar gourds.

And the bird soldiers behind the gap saw the opportunity to release their guns frequently. Although the Houjin army was wearing heavy armor, at such a close distance, for projectiles with a speed of hundreds of meters per second, the armor was no different from paper. Anyone who was hit by the bird gun suddenly had a bloody hole in their body and fell down screaming.

The Houjin army also desperately shot arrows into the gap, and just when the Ming army was forced to retreat and was about to rush up, suddenly the black hole of the cannon spoke again. A loud bang, a cloud of gunsmoke, a ground of minced meat, and a miserable scream!

But after that, the Houjin army still swarmed up, repeating the above process, and it seemed that they didn't know what death was all about!

After a fierce battle for half an hour, although the car formation was not broken, the Qi family's army was also at the end of the crossbow. After all, the strength of the Houjin army far exceeded that of the Ming army, and it kept firing arrows into the car formation. The soldiers of the Qi family army suffered heavy casualties, and there was no force to replenish, and finally there was a gap where the last soldier was shot by the Jurchens, cutting the iron cable connecting the carts, and opening a big opening!

Houjin Jun was overjoyed, and was just about to slash his knife into the formation, but suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in the formation, and the old enemy Guan Ning Tieqi had already taken the lead and killed it again! The general who took the lead wielded a double halberd and constantly harvested the lives of the Houjin soldiers, it was the eldest lady of the Li family, Li Chongyao, the chief general of the Guanning Iron Cavalry!

Since the Houjin troops around the chariot array all dismounted and fought on foot at this time, Guan Ning Tieqi's counter-charge caught them off guard. In the past, the Jurchens, who were always chasing the enemy on horseback and slashing and killing, finally experienced the taste of being chased and slashed by the cavalry this time.

But there were only a few hundred cavalry in total, and on the battlefield of thousands of troops and horses, it was like a blazing torch thrown into the ocean, and it was soon surrounded by the Houjin cavalry that reacted.

Mang Gurtai could see at a glance that this cavalry was the one that raided Juehua Island last night, that is, the one that fought with the Zhengbai Banner under Ningyuan City and wounded Heshuo Bel Zilharang!

He immediately led hundreds of white-armored soldiers to rush up, eager to eat this army in one bite, and then dismantle every enemy in eight pieces!

And the infantry of the Houjin army also eased up, and rushed towards the gap in the chariot formation again. At this time, more than half of the Qi family's army had already suffered casualties, especially the gunners were almost killed, and there was no time to fire any more artillery, so almost all of them were concentrated near the gap, trying their last strength to fight to the death with the enemy!

At this time, Zhu Youzhen also felt that the end was coming. He turned his heart sideways, thinking that anyway, he had traveled through so many hardships and met so many celebrities of this era, and he had done a few earth-shattering things, which was worth it! Since I can't get over this hurdle today, I simply die happily and leave a name in history!

So he did not hide under the big shield, but sprang out with an arrow, raised the flintlock pistol that he had prepared, and opened fire on the enemy troops at the gap.

But at this point, the weakness of the flintlock pistol is exposed: although the first shot is fast enough, it is too slow to reload after the shot! Zhu Youzhen fired again, but he still didn't feel that it was enjoyable, so he simply put away the gun, picked up the spear of a fallen soldier, and also joined the team of the Qi family's army, and poked at the Houjin army outside the gap!

When his spear stabbed an enemy in the throat, and the man's neck spurted blood, and he staggered to the ground and died, Zhu Youzhen roared excitedly: "Lao Tzu kill one!" Come on, grandchildren, grandpa is fighting with you today! ”

At this time, Qi Meifeng and Zhu Youzhen were fighting side by side, and the silver spear was already stained with the blood of the enemy. In the face of imminent death, she was not only not afraid at all, but also had a smile on her face! In the bottom of her heart, there was a voice that went from vague to gradually clear, and finally louder and louder: Die with him, no regrets in this life!

And looking at Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, who fell into a state of madness and assassinated the enemy army like crazy, all the soldiers of the Qi family army were also deeply inspired, and desperately followed Zhu Youzhen while fighting, and roared in unison: "Fight with you!" with you! I'm going to you!! Even Qi Meifeng shouted in unison, although she didn't know the meaning of this sentence at all!

As the saying goes, a dog can jump off a wall when he is in a hurry, and a person can also burst out with huge energy when he is in a desperate situation. Although the Ming army suffered heavy casualties, under the leadership of Zhu Youzhen, it stubbornly held on for nearly ten minutes.

But after all, the disparity between the enemy and us is too great, and the madness of the Ming army is just a return to the light. Mang Gurtai knew this very well, and was about to order his elite cavalry to completely wipe out the Ming army, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in the south direction, and the sound of killing shook the sky, and he couldn't help but be surprised!

"Reinforcements! It's reinforcements! Reinforcements from the Overseer are here! Qi Meifeng cried with joy, but her subordinates did not relax, and with a silver spear, she pierced the throat of an enemy.

Zhu Youzhen looked back and saw dust rising from the south. Under this artificial dark cloud, the blades of countless weapons reflected the light of the cold forest, like the vast Milky Way!

The two big flags in the front are embroidered with the words "full" and "Zhao" respectively. Its two generals, one with a leopard's head and ringed eyes, and a big sword, are the fierce generals Man Gui; The other has white temples and is armed with an iron gun, it is Zhao Shujiao, the deputy chief soldier of Shanhaiguan!

The Ming army, which had been fighting desperately for nearly an hour, finally ushered in the moment of counterattack!