A hundred Tiger Squat Cannons and a hundred Furlong Machines, lined up on the mountainside, were closely camouflaged on all sides.

At this time, Bi Maokang finally found the benefit.

The firing range of the Tiger Squat Cannon and the Furlong Machine, at a distance of about 1,000 meters and 1,500 meters, and a distance of more than 1,000 meters from the road, are hillsides on both sides, because the distance from the entrance of Qiyue Mountain is not far, the hillside is not very steep, and the two hundred artillery pieces on both sides are more than enough, and they can be camouflaged very well, and the Liukou cannot find it at all.

The firing of artillery, the focus is on aiming and distance, just imagine, 50,000 Liukou pass through Qiyue Mountain, when entering the mountain, the distance must be very long, in this way, two hundred artillery guns fired at the same time, the front and rear left and right can cover the range of 10 square kilometers, even if the Liukou open the longest distance, it can be completely covered.

Artillery became the main force of the attack, that is, in this battle to exterminate the Liukou, the artillery battalion will play an absolutely important role, which everyone did not expect.

Most of the artillery plays an important role in the siege of the city, as for the field battle, because the army mobility is too fast, it is difficult for the artillery to play a decisive role, especially the mobility of the artillery is not strong, when encountering an attack, it often becomes the most vulnerable target.

The most important reason is that the artillery of this period is basically solid bullets, the power of this kind of shell, it looks very large, if it is hit by the solid bullet fired, it is miserable, but the area affected is very small, and the firing time of the artillery, the interval is relatively long, after the gun chamber is heated, it must be cooled down and fired continuously. It is possible to cause an explosion, which, to the greatest extent, weakens the role of the artillery.

The artillery battalion under the jurisdiction of the Jiangning battalion overcame such a problem to a large extent and invented the flowering shell. The power of the artillery has been enhanced, after each gun is fired, the shock wave and fragments generated by the flowering shells are huge, and the lethality is huge, as for the problem of exploding, the number is used to make up for it, two hundred guns, fired in batches, with a long interval. It can overcome the problem of hot gun chamber to the greatest extent.

Su Tiancheng took the soldiers of the pro-barracks to the command position of the artillery battalion.

He is still a little worried, Bi Maokang is impeccable in terms of technique, but the real command of the operation, what the situation is, still needs to be verified, this time to exterminate the rogue led by Zhang Xianzhong, the biggest reliance. It's in the artillery battalion.

Regardless of the combat capabilities of the rogues, there are 50,000 people. Don't talk about killing people, even if it is killing pigs, 50,000 pigs, it will take a lot of energy, and the best way is to be in momentum. Completely overwhelm the opponent.

The artillery battalion can play an unexpected role in this regard, and the blow of the artillery can make the rogue frightened and lose its combat effectiveness in an instant. After these two rounds of blows, there are very few people who can carry it, and the next attack of cavalry and foot soldiers will have some taste of cleaning the battlefield.

War relies on strength and technology, and the ability to bring technology to the highest limit is actually a massacre.

Seeing Su Tiancheng coming, Bi Maokang and Xiong Zijian hurriedly greeted him.

"Lord Bi, Lord Xiong, I'll watch the battle here."

"My lord, this is the most advanced position, there is danger, my lord, it is better to go to the Chinese military tent to command."

"As long as it is a conquest, there is danger everywhere, besides, let's say that there is danger, you can hold on to the position, what can I not hold, don't say it, the Liukou has come towards Qiyue Mountain, it is expected that there will be two hours, and it will enter Qiyue Mountain, the role of the artillery battalion is very important, remember to wait until all the Liukou enter Qiyue Mountain, and blow up the road."

"Don't worry, my lord, everything is ready."

Liu Tiehan came back breathless with thirty scouts.

This means that Liukou is already approaching Qi Yue Mountain.

The Great War is about to begin.

There was a smell of restlessness in the air, and the soldiers who had experienced many battles were able to calm down, but Bi Maokang was a little excited, probably the first time he had experienced such a scene, but when he saw Su Tiancheng and others, there was no expression on his face, and he was very calm, and he slowly quieted down.

The scouts sent by the Liukou have already entered Qiyue Mountain.

These scouts did not conduct large-scale reconnaissance, and did not even go to the slopes on both sides to check the situation, in their opinion, once the army entered the mountain, it was the same as going home, the mountain was the welfare of the rebels, and the best thing for the rebels was to be in the mountains and deal with the imperial army.

Dense bandits began to follow the path into the mountains.

Su Tiancheng stood on a high position, holding a telescope in his hand.

This monocular, but the baby, was given to him by Sun Chengzong, when Sun Chengzong took office, the emperor gave him this monocular, no one cared about it at that time, but Su Tiancheng knew the important role of the telescope.

Unfortunately, the telescope is not very effective, and it is far from being able to compare with the telescope of a few hundred years later.

The road of Qiyue Mountain is a little narrow, and after the army enters the mountain, the speed of travel is not fast.

When entering the mountain, Zhang Xianzhong also breathed a sigh of relief, this is the world of the brothers, although the combat effectiveness of the army cannot be very strong, but as long as they enter the mountain, their ability will be fully exerted.

The army is divided into the front army, the middle army and the rear army, the front army is only 3,000 people, the middle army is 40,000 people, the rear army is 7,000 people, Zhang Xianzhong's surroundings, 2,000 personal soldiers are closely guarded, he is in the middle of the team, all around him, are cavalry.

The 50,000 troops finally entered the mountain, and the distance between the front and back opened up for nearly ten miles.

The mountain road is rugged, but the sergeants are very accustomed to such mountain roads, when they are in Shaanxi, they often squat in the mountains, and they have long been familiar with the environment in the mountains.

When all the rogues entered Qiyue Mountain, it was the beginning of the attack.

After the scout reported the situation, Bi Maokang looked at Su Tiancheng.

"Master Bi, do what you have to do, all the officers and men of the Jiangning battalion are waiting for the action of the artillery battalion."

Bi Maokang nodded and personally raised the red flag.

Soon, more than twenty red flags were raised, which was the signal for the start of the offensive.

When the rumbling thunder sounded, Zhang Xianzhong habitually looked at the sky, although it was gloomy, but there was no sign of rain, why did the thunder come from.

The shells fell all around, began to cover the army, and the flesh and blood that were blown up continued to rise into the sky, and at this time, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly realized that he had entered the encirclement.

He didn't have time to think about it, he was about to give an order to the soldiers around him, and the army quickly retreated and left Qi Yue Mountain, since the other party was carefully prepared, he could not be entangled in Qi Yue Mountain.

The war horses kept neighing, and some crazy war horses rushed around, constantly injuring the sergeants.

The power of the flowering shell began to be truly reflected, every shell landed and exploded, surrounded by a piece of blood, with a huge shock wave, there were constantly rogue bandits blown into the air, and the scattered pieces of the cannonballs exploded, like a steel knife, cut the body of the rogues, so that they had no place to dodge.

Liukou has never seen such a cannonball, they have seen artillery, ordinary cannonballs, will form a blood groove, but it will not affect the surroundings, but this time the cannonballs are completely different, falling to the ground and blooming, scattering scattered pieces, hesitating Hades's soul hooking pen.

Although the team of the rogues was not concentrated, the coverage of the shells was so wide that there was simply nowhere to hide.

The Liukou's team quickly became chaotic, and they rushed in the direction of entering Qi Yue Mountain, and they were about to escape.

The rear army carrying grain and grass suffered even heavier losses, and they fell behind the most and became the target of key attacks.

The chaotic situation made Zhang Xianzhong's heart bleed.

Before he began to fight face-to-face with his opponent, the losses were so heavy, at this time, he could only desperately withdraw from Qiyue Mountain, and after going outside the mountain, the terrain was open, and then he could find a way.

He was shocked by this strange cannonball, what kind of cannonball is this, why is it so powerful, it blooms when it lands, and the people around the cannonball have almost no chance to escape.

The news from the scouts made Zhang Xianzhong furious.

Since the road into the mountain has been blown up, the army cannot withdraw at all, which also shows that the other party wants to annihilate his own team.

After all, he has experienced many battles, Zhang Xianzhong calmed down a little, and issued the next order, all sergeants, don't panic, rush forward, the imperial army can't have so many shells, as long as they rush out of the city, everything is easy to say.

Zhang Xianzhong was wise, he did not ask the sergeant to rush towards the slopes on both sides, and directly asked to rush forward, which was the best choice, and in today's situation, he could only rush out of the range that the shell could cover within the fastest speed.

The shells kept falling into the crowd, and some people were already stunned, and they didn't even know how to dodge, blindly following the people in front of them, and running forward.

A shell landed at a distance of about ten meters from Zhang Xianzhong, several soldiers fell screaming, and the war horse was even blown away, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but roar.

"Damn, I'm not afraid, I'm coming at Lao Tzu......"

The surrounding pro-soldiers, surrounded Zhang Xianzhong, advanced rapidly, and the shells did not have long eyes.

After entering Qiyue Mountain, there is a section of the road, which is slightly smoother, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have been waiting here for a long time.

Not only the Shenji Battalion, but also the soldiers of the Infantry Battalion and the Jianrui Battalion all held flintlock pistols, waiting for the rogues who had fled here, and Sun Chuanting personally commanded to determine when to attack.

The scout soon came to Sun Chuanting's side.

"Report, the shelling of the artillery battalion is coming to an end, and the rogues are escaping."

Sun Chuanting nodded, and ordered the herald beside him to quickly make all preparations.

He didn't know what to do with the battle ahead, but he heard the rumbling cannons, and the intensity was beyond his belief, and he could predict that the losses of the rogues were heavy, and the blows suffered were fatal. (To be continued......)