Old-fashioned arquebuses and artillery, because they don't have much accuracy at all, if you want to kill the enemy dozens of steps away on the battlefield, one of the most critical factors is to increase the density of firepower, and more directly, to increase the density of lead bullets fired by firearms.

Therefore, as soon as the rebel vanguard came up, they pushed out a limited number of dozens of artillery pieces. The muzzles of the black holes were lined up, pointing directly at the earthen wall that crossed the official road more than a hundred paces away.

Artillery sorties, and a thousand musketeers were not idle. Amid the roars of officers at all levels, they quickly formed musket formations, stood in front of the artillery, leveled their muskets, and prepared for shooting and attacking.

More than a hundred paces, whether it is the rebel musketeers or gunners, they have all entered the range of the new muskets of the Haw Par Army, not to mention the huge scale and longer range of the Haw Par Army's artillery.

However, what was surprising was that in the face of the rebel firearms units that had already entered the firing range, Wang Feng, who directly commanded the battle, did not immediately give the order to shoot.

He was waiting, waiting for the best time to deal a fatal blow to the three thousand rebels in front of him.

"Boom ......" A series of fierce artillery sounds sounded in the rebel positions, and dozens of artillery pieces lined up quickly spit out a fireball mixed with a large amount of black smoke.

Wrapped in these fireballs, solid iron shells that had been burned red by gunpowder quickly flew out of the barrels and flew towards the front line of the earthen wall where the Tiger and Par Army was located with a whistling sound.

At the same moment, Wang Feng's loud roar also sounded on the front line of the earthen wall where the Tiger and Leopard Army were located.

"Hidden, all hidden...... Hide behind the earthen wall and don't show your head......"

A thousand musketeers along the line of the earthen wall. Quickly put away the musket and crouched behind the earthen wall.

At this time, shells with a sharp whistling sound. Fly right in front of them.

"Boom, boom, boom......" A series of dull crashing sounds sounded on the earthen wall, and more than a dozen shells smashed directly on the earthen wall. While craters were smashed into the one-meter-thick earthen wall, large patches of dust were also lifted by these shells

Of course, there were cannonballs that hit the earthen wall, and there were also cannonballs that carried a wave of hot air and stuck to the edge of the earthen wall. Whizzing over the heads of a thousand musketeers.

The only thing that surprised everyone was that the power and momentum of dozens of shells were great. However, in addition to causing some damage to the earthen wall. No other tangible results have been achieved.

Of course, for these cases, the rebels are not aware.

They only saw that after they had fired the first round of shells, the Haw Par Army line had only passed in the blink of an eye. It was covered with dust swept up by shells. On the face of it. These shells achieved 'very good' combat results.

So, round after round of shells, as if they didn't want money, they were constantly fired by the rebels to the front line of the earthen wall.

Half an hour later, the three-foot-thick earthen wall had been smashed into holes. The rumbling artillery fire stopped, and the small battlefield became quiet in an instant.

As a shrill whistle sounded on the battlefield, a thousand muskets standing in front of the artillery came into hand. Lined up in neat formations, flat-ended arquebuses. Move forward one step at a time.

"Dog's day, Lao Tzu ate so much ash, and finally waited until the rebel musketeers were dispatched......" After patting all the dust that fell on his body, Wang Feng looked at the rebel musketeers in front of the battle with a hot face, and said excitedly.

As soon as the words fell, the commander of the first battalion of the musket regiment beside him opened his mouth and said, "General, the rebels have begun to attack, and they are within the range of firing muskets. Let's fight......"

Wei Zheng shook his head and denied: "Don't worry, the old-fashioned arquebuses equipped by the rebels can only kill us if they attack sixty paces away. Now that you are still so far from sixty steps, what are you anxious about? ”

Speaking of which, Wei Zheng continued......

"Everybody's listening. In today's battle, I want to eat the 3,000 rebels in front of me, not crush them. So, no one can shoot in advance without my orders. ”

"The artillery battalion, where all the artillery is concentrated, is aimed exclusively at the rebel artillery positions. If you can use shotshots, use shotguns, and if you can't, use solid shells. In a word, after hearing my order to open fire, it is necessary to strike at the rebel artillery positions at the first opportunity. ”

"The Musketeers, concentrate all their firepower and be responsible for eliminating the rebel musketeers who are attacking us."

Speaking of this, Wang Feng glanced at the Wei Zheng and the tens of thousands of garrisons of Datong Mansion who were watching the battle behind him, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, the general soldiers, the tens of thousands of garrisons of Datong Mansion and all the civil and military officials are all watching us from behind, watching the first battle of our Tiger and Leopard Army entering Datong Mansion. ”

"In order not to embarrass our general army and increase the prestige of our Tiger and Leopard Army in Datong Mansion, we must fight this battle well."

"All the officers and men of the Haw Par Army obeyed the order and immediately prepared for battle."

The 1,000 musketeers who held the earthen wall, without exception, were veterans of face-to-face battles with the Tartars.

When facing the most elite cavalry of the Tartars, the yellow-flaged cavalry, a thousand musketeers can cook without changing their faces, let alone the rebels in front of them who have not undergone any formal training.

Therefore, after Wang Feng's order was issued, everyone held their muskets and calmly waited for the order to shoot.

A thousand musketeers stood still, motionless. Li Wenxuan and the others, who were standing behind the battlefield and watching the battle, could not stand.

As if the rebels were attacking them, he asked Wei Zheng with an anxious face......

"My lord, the rebels are about to attack in front of the position, why don't you shoot yet......"

"Yes, Lord Commander, if we don't shoot again, these rebels will rush into our position if we stop the rebels from attacking."

Compared with everyone's anxiety, panic, and even panic, Wei Zheng's calm face did not change in the slightest from beginning to end.

Under a pair of anxious eyes, he had to answer: "Don't worry, everyone, the Haw Par Army has the Haw Par Army." I can say with certainty that the 1,000 rebels who are attacking in front of me can't even touch the hair of the Tiger and Par Army. ”

"Besides, I'm still with you now, I'm not afraid of the general soldiers of the third rank of the imperial court, what are you afraid of."

"If the rebels really attack our positions and die, I will be in front of you......"

"Cheer me up, watch the battle, and don't miss the best scene on the battlefield that is about to begin. Otherwise, you will regret it for the rest of your life..."

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng specifically ordered Zhang Wu: "Vice General Zhang, order all the troops of the Datong Mansion garrison, the battle will depend on it, and cheer me up." Although we did not directly participate in the war, we did not lose the morale we should have. (To be continued......)