The accuracy of this round of flowering bullets is much higher......

Three wooden shield carts were blown apart, and more than 100 chaotic soldiers, without even seeing the shadow of the tiger and leopard army, fell on the offensive road, their lives and deaths uncertain......

One round, two rounds...... As more and more flowering bombs exploded on the battlefield, Zhang Zhongming's face, which was still calm just now, slowly became solemn.

Although he knew through the imperial court that the power of the mortars far exceeded the red-coated cannons equipped by the Haw Par Army.

However, he did not expect that the firing rate of the mortar not only exceeded that of the redcoat cannon, but also more than twice that of the redcoat cannon......

The time it takes for a redcoat cannon to fire two rounds of flowering shells, and a mortar can fire at least five rounds of flowering shells.

The faster the mortar fire, which means that the attacking troops sent by themselves need to withstand more than twice the number of flowering shells during the entire siege process......

As a result, the expected casualties will be multiplied by the increase in the number of flowering shells......

By the time the mighty attacking troops finally rushed to a distance of more than 100 steps from the city wall, most of the more than 100 shield carts had been destroyed, far exceeding Zhang Zhongming's estimate before the battle began.

At this moment, because a large number of shield vehicles have been destroyed, many rebellious musketeers and siegers have to be exposed to the guns of the Haw Par Army.

Such a good opportunity, of course, the musketeers with muskets in their hands will not let it go.

Gunshots rang out, and the rebels exposed in front of the Tiger and Leopard Army, no matter what their identities were, were wearing armor or not......

As long as you are hit by a whistling buckshot, then. Waiting for him. There are only two ways to die in battle or wait for death.

After a round of buckshot. The dense attack formation of the chaotic soldiers was punched out of a gap.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

As the gunfire rang out on the battlefield one after another, the gap in the rebels' offensive formation became bigger and bigger......

In the face of such close casualties, the rebels who had just reached the point of being banned finally couldn't bear it.

It's just that they are at this moment. A retreat has not yet been thought of.

Seeing the chaotic soldiers behind the limited shield car, under the counterattack of the Tiger and Par Army, there was no loss.

Exposed to the guns of the Haw Par Army, they were like wolves smelling blood, and they pounced on these shield carts, hoping that the shield carts would save their lives......

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel......

When they rushed to pounce on the shield cart, dozens of mortars, were not idle......

As the shield cart got closer and closer to the city walls, the flowering bullet was on target. It's also getting higher and higher......

A round of blossom bounced past, at least three shield carts. Destroyed in an instant. At the same time, the hundreds of soldiers hiding behind the shield cart were also instantly exposed to the wounds of the Haw Par Army, and began to face the whistling lead bullets.

Of course, that's just the destructive power of the Blossom Bullet on the shield car.

Leapfrogging the shield cart, it fell directly from the sky and landed in the riotous attack formation. Because there were so many rebels, everyone rushed here. The explosion of each flowering bomb can take the lives of at least ten rebels.

At this moment, in Zhang Zhongming's view, the tens of thousands of subordinates he sent out were no longer attacking, but sending them to death......

Because, more than 10,000 soldiers have lost more than 2,000 people in a short period of time......

As the soldiers under their command got closer to the city walls, the casualties of the troops became larger and larger.

You must know that until the battle has been fought, the attacking troops sent by yourself are still hundreds of steps away from the city wall.

The Hawpan-Par Army, which held the city walls, used only two firearms, muskets and mortars...... The grenade, which is equally powerful, has not been used until now.

Zhang Zhongming couldn't imagine how many casualties his officers and men would have to suffer after the Haw Par Army began to use grenades.

As a battle-hardened veteran, Zhang Zhongming's grasp and sensitivity of the battle situation definitely surpass many people.

On the surface, with the advantage of troops, he still has a certain advantage on the battlefield.

The mighty offensive formation, still pushing towards the city walls, seemed to be still on its side.

However, Zhang Zhongming saw the essence and true situation of the battle situation.

In Zhang Zhongming's view, even if the soldiers under his command can successfully rush to the foot of the city wall, they will suffer heavy losses under the repeated killing and wounding of the Haw Par Army's artillery, muskets, and grenades. rushed to the foot of the city wall, and there was no strength left to continue the attack on the city.

At that time, not only will he not be able to take the city, but he will also lose tens of thousands of soldiers in vain......

As a sane commander, Zhang Zhongming certainly wouldn't allow this kind of thing to happen to him......

Although he was very unwilling, he still gave the order to retreat very sensibly......

The word retreat is easier said than done.

In particular, under the constant fire of the muskets and mortars of the Haw Par Army, the retreat is as much a matter of dealing with the destruction of these firearms as the attack......

When his subordinates finally withdrew from the battlefield and sent the losses to Zhang Zhongming.

Zhang Zhongming still couldn't help but gasp......

Of the 10,000 soldiers, including 2,000 elites, who were really returned intact, they were not even 5,000.

Especially the two thousand elites among them, because they followed closely behind the shield cart.

Whenever the shield carts were destroyed, they were the first to be hit with muskets.

Therefore, the two thousand elites, and finally retreated safely, there were not even five hundred, which made Zhang Zhongming feel like crying without tears.

"It seems that the general still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Haw Par Army's field troops...... The Haw Par Army, which is only one regiment, has such a strong combat effectiveness. If the other party is not a regiment, a division, and can withstand an army, then after facing them, there is ......no room to fight back," Zhang Zhongming said with a helpless face......

As soon as he finished speaking, one of his subordinates nodded in approval...... "General, Yulin is too difficult to fight, do you want to give up Yulin directly and attack other county towns......

Zhang Zhongming shook his head and replied...... "It's not as simple as you say...... The small counties around Yulin have been beaten by us. Except for Yulin, there is no place that can provide us with more than three months of food at a time......"

"Therefore, Yulin must be fought, and it must be brought down...... However, we still have to discuss how to fight it in detail......"

Zhang Zhongming's idea was right, but he didn't realize that Yulin at this moment was like a huge bait that attracted him here.

Once the reinforcements of the Haw Par Army arrived, they would be surrounded outside Yulin City, unable to advance or retreat. When the time comes, they really don't know what other way out they are waiting for except the destruction of the whole army............ (To be continued......)