Shi Le's command was really elite, shooting a large number of arrowheads, all of which accurately landed on the walls of Shanshan City, and some even nailed directly into the city walls. It was only because the soldiers of the Xiang army hid behind the city wall and shot at them, and the arrows fired by the enemy did little to them any substantial damage.

On the contrary, while the enemy was shooting arrows, the bullets from the Xiang army accurately hit the Qian soldiers. At such a close distance, a well-trained soldier of the Xiang Army, even with his eyes closed, could hit the enemy in front. Whether it is a hit man or a war horse. This made the gun's bullet hit rate reach an astonishing point in a short period of time.

Especially the soldiers from the Western Regions who came to send them to death, they had never fought with the hot weapon troops at all, and in the face of the powerful Jin army, they had to pay a huge price for every step forward. If it weren't for the threat of the Overseers behind them, they would have collapsed. Even so, the soldiers remained on their stomachs on the ground, and no matter how the Overseers behind them screamed, they just made up their minds not to move forward.

Schler seemed to have anticipated this, and personally ordered the cannon fodder to be returned. Through this tentative attack, at least Shile understood that the firepower of the Xiang army in the city was very strong, and the ammunition seemed to be sufficient.

"General, the firepower of the enemy army in the city is too strong, and it is impossible to rely on those surrendered troops to take Shanshan City. It seems that our elite cavalry must be dispatched! Kui An frowned and asked.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Schler asked.

"General, you see, although this Shanshan City is the capital of Shanshan Kingdom, its hardness is limited. Especially after several baptisms of war. Some of the walls were cracked. I believe that as long as we push harder, it is entirely possible to open a gap from there. As long as we shorten the distance with the Jin army and start hand-to-hand combat, I believe that with the bravery of our Jin people, we may not lose to the Jin people! ”

"Well, it makes sense, just do as you say. Let Zhixiong lead 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to launch a key attack immediately! ”

Sure enough, with the help of the Qiang cavalry, the Qiang infantry slowly approached the walls of Shanshan City. The scimitars in their hands can even cut directly to the top of the city wall. Their horse's head. It is already possible to hit the walls sideways. In fact. Under the side impact of the war horse, Shanshanguo's dilapidated city wall shook significantly. Some places that were not strong enough were hit by the cavalry's flanks at high speed, and suddenly there was a rumble. Dusty. The whole wall collapsed.

The will to fight of the cavalry. It's quite tough, indeed. They didn't care about the casualties of their comrades, and they marched forward directly through the gap that was knocked open. Until they were killed. If they weren't killed, they would desperately rush inside, using their flesh and blood to open a passage alive, so that their companions behind could be killed smoothly.

"Cheer, cheer!" The collapsed walls caused a cheer from the enemy troops on the opposite side! At the same time, it also provoked more ferocious attacks from the enemy army, and a large number of enemy troops began to swarm up.

"Grenades!" Faced with this situation, Ma Xian didn't panic at all, he saw him wave his big hand, and the box soldiers who were shooting pulled out grenades from their waists one after another, and threw them at the crowded places. The biggest benefit of grenades is that they kill people in a large area. If a grenade goes down, anything within a radius of one or twenty meters will be harmed. If the human body is within this range, it must be the result of either death or injury. One grenade after another, just like that, kept being thrown.

"Boom understands!"

"Boom!"

The continuous sound of explosions, one after another, was deafening.

Sure enough, the power of the grenade was extraordinary. After each explosion, the enemy troops on the opposite side fell in pieces, along with the cavalry of the Qiang tribe who had just reached the gap. In addition, a large number of cavalry of the Qiang tribe gathered under the city walls were also attacked by grenades.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The loud sound of grenade explosions, one after another.

The denser the enemy ranks, the more effective the grenade will be. Some of the soldiers of the Xiang Army even threw the most ferocious cluster grenades - tying five or six grenades together and throwing them out, not to mention the power, which was simply devastating. After each explosion, the scene was a mess. A large number of fallen war horses, a large number of killed and wounded personnel, as well as broken weapons and equipment, and torn flags, all fully explain that this kind of thing called a grenade is extremely powerful!

Zhixiong, who was in charge of the command in the back, had not yet realized that there was a problem in the front, and he was urging more people to enter the city through the gap. However, after a few rounds of attacks, Zhixiong finally reacted, because after a large number of soldiers filled in, they did not splash at all as if the waves and stones had fallen into the sea.

"What's going on?"

"What's going on?"

Zhixiong was dumbfounded, and the high-level leaders of the Shi Le and other people in the back were also collectively dumbfounded.

At this time, they finally realized that something was wrong. The number of people attacking at the front is rapidly decreasing. The originally dense team now looks a lot more sparse. Through the smoke of gunpowder that drifted from time to time, their eyes could already directly see the battlefield dynamics in front of them. They also saw the light of the fire, and after the fire broke out, their soldiers were disappearing one by one. This is not a battle at all, but a massacre, and the slaughtered have no ability to resist at all.

Shi Le, Kui An, Wang Yang, Lu Ming and others all looked at each other, shocked in their hearts. This is the first time that everyone has fought the Jin army head-on, and the opponent's combat effectiveness is really beyond everyone's imagination.

"Withdraw!"

"Order Zhixiong to withdraw!"

Seeing that this was not good, Shile hurriedly ordered the troops to withdraw.

At this time, the Zhixiong in front of him had already killed the red eyes and personally rushed forward with the troops. He is indeed a very brave general, and he will not retreat from death. As a result, a barrage of grenades exploded around him. Clusters of firelight kept bursting out.

Shi Le and the others in the back could clearly see that Zhixiong, his war horse, and the people around him were all blown up and flew away, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Then, more fires erupted, obscuring everything.

"Ah......h

"Don't ......"

"How could it be ......"

There was a sudden burst of pathos on the faces of Shi Le and the others.

Zhixiong is finished. Such a fierce firelight, such a violent sound, and sweeping back and forth repeatedly, even if Zhixiong has a hundred lives, no matter how brave the other party is, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop it. Without Zhixiong to supervise the battle, the enemy army, which had already collapsed, finally collapsed irrepressibly.

"Withdraw!"

"Kui'an!"

"Organize a retreat!"

Shile exclaimed bitterly. He did not have time to grieve over Abatai's death. He must retreat all the remaining cavalry. If they continue to be allowed to stay under the guns of the Xiang army, they will definitely be wiped out. The original 50,000 cavalry of the Qiang tribe has lost nearly 10,000 people to this day, if such a loss continues, what will he use to deter the tribes of the Western Regions and maintain his rule!

"My lord, the enemy is fleeing!" The soldier pointed to a group of enemy troops fleeing in a hurry.

"Humph! Want to escape? It's not so easy, tell the artillery brothers in the back, tell them to stop watching the excitement, and let the enemy have a good taste of the power of our artillery fire! ”

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

One after another, shells were constantly being thrown out, falling one after another in the middle of the enemy troops, and then bursting into clusters of fire. The originally dense enemy soldiers suddenly became sparse and messy as the shells fell.

"Boom!"

Each loud bang was accompanied by a large number of enemy troops falling.

The shells fired by the artillery battalion this time were basically flowering shells, and according to the different ranges, they formed from far to near, forming a huge area. From the farthest five hundred meters, to the nearest one hundred and ten meters. The enemy army, which was already frightened, became even more chaotic after being hit by the Jin artillery.

Bombs exploded one after another and formed a vortex of death, constantly reaping the lives of the enemy. None of the enemies who are terrified all day long knows where the shells will fall, how close they will be to them, and whether they will affect them when they explode. This kind of thing does not depend on personal force at all, or bravery, or skill can be decided. Whether or not you can survive depends entirely on luck.

Some cavalrymen, who thought they were very good at controlling horses, tried to maneuver their horses to avoid bomb attacks in the most flexible way. However, in the chaotic battlefield, it is indeed too difficult to do this.

A lot of the cavalry of the Qiang people were running and running, and they were directly overturned from their horses by the powerful qi waves. In the process of galloping, being thrown from the horse's back was forcefully thrown, if not dead, at least the result of cripplement. It is absolutely impossible to expect to be able to stand up and fight. It didn't cause too many bone breaks, which is already a blessing from God. A lot of enemy cavalry, even to death, still don't know what is going on.

"Boom!"

The guns of the Jin army became more and more intensive.

A powerful shock wave, accompanied by a roar of breaking through the air, constantly knocked the enemy to the ground. The enemy's tactics of crowds, in the face of artillery, there is simply not much room for resistance. The combination of cannons and muskets was enough to hold back the enemy's cavalry. The more powerful the artillery, the greater the casualties suffered by the enemy cavalry. This is amply demonstrated in the history of Napoleon's conquests. The arrival of Sima Shu is just a thousand years ahead of such a fighting method.

Generally speaking, muskets do not end cavalry attacks, not even rear-loading guns, except for the ultimate firearm such as the perverted Maxim heavy machine gun. However, artillery can. In the face of artillery, the vitality of the cavalry is indeed too fragile. Trained gunners, with the use of flowering shells, could easily keep the enemy cavalry out of the battle line.

Ma Xian stood on the city wall, calmly observing the battle situation outside. The enemy army is running away under the raging artillery fire of the Jin army, and even the Qi coalition troops who stay in the rear cannot escape the fate of being bombed. Shi Le and the others had long since lost their previous calm and relaxed state, and the moment the shells fell, everyone retreated back in a panic. (To be continued......)