One round, two rounds......

After more than a dozen catapults continuously threw more than 200 explosives forward, the tight shield wall in front of the Tartars could no longer be described as 'full of holes'.

As far as the eye can see, on the shield wall that stretches for dozens of feet, there is hardly a shield cart that is still intact.

Without the shield carts with strong defensive armor and iron plates, the Tartars and the shields held by the infantry followers could not stop the lead bullets and shells whizzing from a hundred paces away.

As a result, under the frantic shooting of hundreds of soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army, a new one-sided massacre began to unfold on the battlefield between the first and second line positions outside Mushroom Yucheng.

However, this massacre did not last long, and it was cracked by the Tartars, who were already proficient in the specific dispatch of the Tiger and Par Army.

In the sound of gunfire, the infantry who had just gathered densely together, like a goddess scattering flowers, quickly scattered around, forming a very common straggler attack formation on the battlefield in later generations.

Due to the large amount of white smoke produced by arquebus shooting, the arquebus was unable to accurately aim at the enemy throughout the entire subsequent battle, except for the first round of shooting.

Plus there were no heavy machine guns with powerful firepower in this era......

As soon as the thousands of infantry followed, the gains of the three hundred musketeers began to drop dramatically.

If it weren't for the fact that the medium-sized Franc machine kept firing a dozen large pieces of loose bullets forward, three hundred musketeers fired buckshots. It was almost difficult to hit the Tartar infantry who had spread out and bent over, constantly advancing forward.

However, even with the help of ten Fran cannons, less than thirty percent of the casualties compared to the unilateral massacre just now could not stop the Tartars and infantry from following the attack.

On the Mushroom Yu City Wall, the subordinates standing behind Wei Zheng had not yet reacted from the sudden changes on the battlefield, and a solemnity had flashed on Wei Zheng's face.

Because, Wei Zheng from later generations knew that even after the invention of rear-loading rifles and even heavy machine guns, skirmishers were the best way for the attacking troops to reduce their own casualties, not to mention the Haw Par Army, which was only equipped with arquebuses.

Looking at the Tartar straggler formation that was advancing on the battlefield with few casualties, Wei Zheng said to himself in a heavy tone: "It seems that the Tartars have seen the advantages and disadvantages of our firearms, and they can deal a devastating blow to their dense formation. Once the formation is dispersed, the limited density of firepower, and the fact that the muskets cannot be accurately aimed on the battlefield, the lead bullets fired by the muskets cannot cover every corner of the battlefield, and therefore cannot bring mass destruction to the scattered enemy. ”

Zhou Yuanyuan, who reacted from the shock, subconsciously said: "General, then we will watch the Tartars continue to advance towards our position...... In this way, our goal of using trenches to inflict mass destruction on the enemy cannot be achieved. ”

After Wei Zheng nodded approvingly, he replied in a deep voice: "We must find a way to increase the density of our firepower, so that the lead bullets we shoot cover every corner of the battlefield." Otherwise, the sparse lead bullets would not have been able to inflict damage on the scattered tartars at all. ”

After a short period of contemplation, he ordered Zhou Shuyuan behind him: "The second and third battalions of the musket regiment will enter the battlefield immediately." Lined up one zhang behind the second-line position and three zhang to shoot at the enemy's attacking troops to increase the density of our counterattack fire. ”

As soon as more than 600 musketeers joined the battlefield, the density of lead bullets swept towards the Tartar attacking troops more than doubled.

Although the relatively dense lead bullets still could not cover every corner of the battlefield, many enemies were still shot and fell to the ground under the inertia of the charge.

At this moment, a sigh full of helplessness sounded from Zhou Shuyuan's mouth again: "General, although the killing and wounding of the enemy now is not as good as the unilateral slaughter just now, it is much better than just now. Now it seems that there is only so much we can do if we want to kill and wound the enemy through the trenches outside the city. ”

Wei Zheng nodded and replied, "This is what I expected. I said before the battle began, that Dolgon, who had suffered a loss at our hands once, would never suffer a second loss. Now it seems that Dorgon is prepared. ”

"Now that Dorgon is prepared, the battle outside the city will become a close one, and our advantage in firearms will be wiped out."

Seeing the frustrated expressions slowly emerging on everyone's faces, Wei Zheng suddenly turned around and continued to speak: "Of course, you don't have to worry too much. In the trenches outside the city, although we could not inflict a destructive blow on the Tartars, I did not think of ending the battle outside the city. ”

"In my mind, the battle to really inflict a devastating blow on the Tartars, forcing them to retreat, is not outside the city but at the foot of the city walls, with grenades and muskets in our hands, and even artillery."

Then, he decisively ordered his subordinates who had a lot of faces behind him: "Strategist, order all the brothers who participated in the battle, retreat for me when it is time to retreat, and never fall in love with the battle, let the Tartar archers bring us some unnecessary casualties." ”

Although the troops attacking the second-line positions of the Tiger and Leopard Army continued to fall in the charge, these casualties were completely worthless to Dolgon, who had tens of thousands of troops.

Facing his subordinates advancing on the battlefield, a thick smile was on Dorgon's face throughout.

Especially when he saw that the Haw Par Army had even used the stunt of throwing explosives packs, and still had no way to stop the attacking troops, the smile on Dorgon's face was even stronger.

He shouted excitedly to his subordinates: "The Haw Par Armament Firearms Unit has used all kinds of fighting methods, but there is still no way to stop our attacking troops. Now it seems that our research and various preparations for the Haw Par Arms Unit have not been in vain. ”

"However, no matter how well prepared we are, the Haw Par Firearms Unit is still responsible for our casualties. In order to preserve more troops for a decisive battle with the Tiger and Par Army, this offensive must be stopped in moderation, even if we have the upper hand. ”

"Successively capturing the two lines of defense of the Tiger and Par Army is enough for the warriors to restore their morale."

"Order the warriors, after occupying the second line of defense of the Haw Par Army, stop the offensive and defend on the spot to prevent the Haw Par Army from counterattacking. Wait until the rainy weather and the firearms in the hands of the Haw Par Army are ineffective, and then give the Haw Par Army a destructive blow. ”

"Lord Belle is wise, the minions will give the order immediately...", the subordinates who followed closely behind Dolgon replied with a compliment on their faces.