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To be precise, this should be the first shot fired against the True God Cult rioters since Liu Xian raised his army.

It still makes a lot of sense.

In the barracks south of the bridge, Liu Xian, who was holding a telescope, clearly saw that the riot horse team that was rushing forward on horseback was suddenly knocked over by the first salvo of more than a dozen horses. The rest of the men were stunned, and the second salvo struck again, and the rioters were knocked over by a dozen horses.

The Mini rifle, with its absolute range and good accuracy, has been heavily discounted in the war utility of cavalry since it was used on a large scale on the battlefield.

It can be said that it was because of the Mini rifle that the cavalry era officially came to an end.

Two gunshots rang out, and the two hundred cavalry lost more than one percent, and Qinggou's musket could hit so far? The rest of the riot horse team suddenly dispersed in a hurry, and fled for hundreds of meters before reining in their foot.

A whining trumpet sounded over the city of Tangar. The rebel horses turned their horses and galloped back to the city gates.

"Qinggou firearms are so sharp!"

Ma Benyuan was taken aback. You can hit it from such a distance, and it's useless to laugh when you hear the gunshot. The level of armament in Xining Town is not at the same level as the expeditionary army in front of him.

"No wonder Liu thief sells guns and cannons." The guns in his hands were much better than the ones he sold to the Mongolian and Tibetan tribes.

Ma Benyuan made up his plan to attack while the enemy was tired, and he had to think about it.

Dorzishamu on the other side. The 200 horsemen attacked the 100-man infantry, and from the beginning to the end did not even make a threatening attack, and he lost twenty or thirty horsemen, this result really made Dorzishamu stunned - it was cavalry!

The 200 cavalry were beaten by half of the infantry and fled, and it was so easy. This absolutely subverted the Mongol concept of war. Although he had known that the weapons of the expedition were extremely sharp [otherwise how could Liu Xian be so generous in selling so many guns to the various departments in Qinghai], but when he really saw the appearance of the expeditionary army in actual combat, it still made him speechless. Dorzishamu's eyes stared at the rifles in the hands of the infantry soldiers with great enthusiasm, and their eyes almost burst out.

Turning around, Dorzishamu whispered to a few people behind him:

"It turns out that firearms have become so powerful. It is no wonder that the Manmeng iron cavalry of the monk king was defeated and defeated at Bali Bridge, and the city of Beijing was occupied by foreigners......"

"With such a range, the horse team can't get close at all. According to this method of warfare, no matter how many rebellious soldiers and horses in Xining are, they are all in vain, as long as they can't get close, they are all fake! ”

"If you want to get closer, you can only rely on human lives to fill ......"

"Only by rushing through the range of the musket of two or three hundred paces and grabbing the side can there be a slight chance of victory......

“…… At a distance of two or three hundred steps, as long as Liu Junmen discharges five or six columns, the projectile is not the same as rain? How many elite soldiers in the world can rush forward knowing that they are going to die? How many elites can be ruined like this......

No wonder Liu Junmen dared to be so big, with only 2,000 people to fight Dangar City. With only these musketeers, marching in formation, no matter how large the number of the riot army is, it is invincible. ”

"How many guns are still in the bridge......"

A group of people muttered, these were not only people from the Dorzishamu department, but also several cronies sent by the surrounding Mongolian Zasaks. They followed Liu Xian into battle in order to see with their own eyes the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary army.

His eyes were hot and he looked at the muskets in the hands of the infantrymen, and he couldn't help but put them on the cannons with a cold metallic light.

The first battle just now was insignificant to the expeditionary army, except for the alert troops in the corresponding direction to enter the battle, that is, Liu Xiantong Guò observed the situation on the battlefield through a telescope, and the rest of the formed troops should do what they should do.

Many of the soldiers in the tents did not even show their heads. Naturally, the artillerymen were also leisurely, pointing at the battlefield with a relaxed expression, without the slightest intention of preparing for battle-it was obvious that the entire expeditionary army did not pay attention to the 200 cavalry at all.

At the end of the battle, the remaining cavalry of the rebel army completely retreated back to the city of Dangar, and only then did the northern position of the expeditionary army send a squad of soldiers out to clean up the battlefield.

Two rows of guns knocked down twenty or thirty horsemen, but they didn't kill them all. Quite a few horses were hit and fell off their horses. In addition to the dead and the living on the battlefield, the specific circumstances of each minor and serious injury were all known, so the ten soldiers were all loaded with guns and ammunition, ready to shoot at any time. Moreover, a dozen horses wandering on the battlefield must also be brought back.

After the first wave of sweeping, the infantry at the north end of the bridge will carry out a second wave of sweeping. Carry the wounded thug back and find a few live mouths to ask about the situation. No matter how well Liu Xian knew about the situation in the city of Tangar, the necessary interrogation still had to be carried out.

Eventually, all the dead and wounded horses had to be recovered. Skinned and meated, these horses were enough for the entire vanguard of the 2,000 people to improve their lives.

…… Half a quarter of an hour later, as two lonely gunshots fell on the battlefield, more than a dozen horses were led back to the position north of the bridge. Then there were more soldiers who went out, and two squads, one step at a time, carrying stretchers and iron pots, carried back eight wounded soldiers of the rioters who were wounded but did not die, and ten pots full of internal organs.

The legs of the horses were cut off one by one, the heads of the horses were cut off one by one, and then the body of the horse was dragged back with hooks and cables. The thick bloody gas led from the north of the bridge to the south of the bridge, and a fire was lit in a pot stove, and large pieces of horse meat were thrown into the pot without finishing the blood.

At this time, Liu Xian and a group of officers of the vanguard gathered around several stretchers and interrogated several riot prisoners lying on the ground.

According to the previous practice of the Qin army, whether it was against the Taiping army or the Twist army, as long as they could, the wounded of the other side were usually treated, regardless of whether they survived in the end. However, this expedition, the situation changed greatly.

Serious injuries are resolved on the spot, and minor injuries are left to fate.

If he doesn't kill them all, he's already merciful enough.

Hell it, I will continue to save people!

In addition, the infantry rifles used by the expeditionary army are all Mini-style rifles, and the soft lead bullets used are relatively lethal, and they are basically hit in the torso, even if they are still alive and calling for help, they will see Hades soon.

The expeditionary army has a long logistics line and a shortage of medicines, so there is no need to waste precious medicinal materials and bandages for those who are going to die.

At present, these eight wounded soldiers of the riot army have been simply bandaged, after all, the next inquiry is to ask these people to cooperate seriously, and it is important to release some goodwill, isn't it?

But the result was disappointing for Liu Xian. Six of the eight wounded soldiers were silent, and the two who spoke were also forced to deliberately exaggerate the strength of the city.

As a result, there is no need to ask, the eight guys were all cut down by Liu Xian.

After noon, the well-fed and well-slept expeditionary army began to move. The infantry at the north end of the two stone bridges began to move under the city of Tangar, and the main forces behind them began to assemble and mount.

And Ma Benyuan, who had been worried all morning in the city of Dangar, was overjoyed after seeing the movement of the expeditionary army and the thin front at the front, and immediately ordered the riotous army in the city that had been guarded for a long time to pour out, that is, to attack with all his strength.

The distance between the two stone bridges on the Huangshui River is more than 100 meters, and the infantry of a brigade is only 500 people, and after extending to the left and right, the length of the entire forward front line to be covered is close to 200 meters. The battle line is really thin to the point of breaking with a single stab. On the south bank of the Huangshui River, a large number of horse teams are gathering, and it is not possible to move to the north bank of the river through the two stone bridges in Guò.

In Ma Benyuan's opinion, what a good fighter this is. As long as he concentrates the horse team in the city to make an impact, he can directly stab the thin defensive front of the official army, and then drive the defeated army to roll back the main horse team of the official army.

Even if you can't roll back the official army horse team in the end, as long as you can destroy the terrifying musketeers in the official army, what's the big deal about the few thousand horsemen left in the official army?

There was no shortage of cavalry in the Xining rebel army.

And if we don't grasp this opportunity and watch the officers and troops cross to the north bank of the river, although more than 1,000 officers and troops may not be able to take Tangar, they can easily set up a military fortress and gain a firm foothold. Then they only had to wait until the large army behind them arrived, and then take the city of Tangar, wouldn't it be easy?

Liu Xian just used a small trick to lure Ma Benyuan into taking the bait.

The south gate of Dangar City was opened, and thousands of violent horse teams rushed out from the south gate. Behind the riot horse team, the black press pressed a large area, and the larger number of riot infantry team followed.

Watching the rebels progress, the vanguard had come within range of the artillery on this side, and its follow-up continued to pour out of the city gates. Liu Xian ordered the artillerymen to be more merciful, "You can fire, but take it easy, don't hit too hard at once, and scare people back." ”

The artillery position at the north end of the bridge soon sounded the commander's shout: "Attention to all gun positions, pay attention to all gun positions, use solid shells, slow down the rate of fire, and conduct positional firing." ”

There were eleven Western cavalry cannons in the expeditionary army. Five old and six new, all of which are French.

Five old ones got the money to buy the road in Wangtun Town, and six new ones came from Bell. It is said to be new, but in fact it is also old. It was arms that one of the parties bought from France during the Civil War. However, when Maisheng was shipping to China, it was briefly renovated in the United States.

After these cavalry cannons were in the hands of the Qin army, the artisan battalion imitated them, and the material was changed from bronze to cast iron, the weight increased by two and a half, and the performance decreased by a small one. The main shells are shotguns and flowering shells, and there are only a few solid shells, and most of them are used for initial positioning.

At this time, round spherical iron bullets were taken out of the ammunition box, loaded on a wooden butt and stuffed into the barrel, and a calculated number of propellant packs were placed underneath.

Cavalry artillery is inferior to infantry artillery, and mobility considerations make it impossible for shells to be bundled with propellant packets.

After the gunner determined the angle of fire, the gunner standing at the gun position pulled the cable hard.

Yes, pull the cable, and no longer plug the fire rope ignition.

The Qin Army Engineer Battalion has done a good job in keeping pace with the times, and after seeing the fire cap firing device of the six-pounder cavalry gun, after the missing thunder mercury plate in the army has been filled, the artillery firing device that has been cast again is all fire cap firing.

The effect of this is that the impact of rain and snow on the artillery is greatly reduced.

The range of the cottage cast iron cavalry cannon was only 600 meters, and in the rumbling cannon, white smoke rose from the north position of the expeditionary army bridge, and iron balls like bowling balls roared out and flew towards the riot cavalry rushing on the opposite side. R1152