......A dull gunshot rang out on the battlefield, and the commander of the musket regiment led the team firmly aimed the muzzle of the black hole hole at a court officer on a war horse dozens of steps away, and pulled the trigger.

For a musket, the firing range of dozens of paces is still very accurate.

Therefore, the moment the first gunshot sounded on the battlefield, the officer who was targeted by the regiment commander fell off his horse and turned into a corpse......

In the tranquility of the battlefield, the sound of gunfire is an order.

The moment the regiment commander shot the buckshot, the two thousand soldiers under his command did not hesitate to pull the trigger on their target......

Suddenly, a dull and dense burst of gunfire, like firecrackers, rang out on the battlefield one after another.

The white smoke from the musket shot, although it filled the battlefield at the first time, blocked everyone's view.

However, the constant screams on the official road have clearly told everyone that the official court and soldiers on the official road must have suffered heavy losses.

After all, there were more than eighteen hundred musketeers who fired at the same time.

On the official road, there were only 1,000 officers and soldiers of the imperial court who escorted this horse team......

Therefore, after the first round of lead bullets were fired, more than a thousand musketeers simply gave up the action of continuing to reload muskets.

Instead, he drew the bayonet from his waist and inserted it firmly into the barrel. Then, like a leopard ready to attack, it rushed out of its hiding place and launched an attack on the official road of the imperial court, which had fallen into chaos......

1,800 buckshots, within a distance of 50 paces, killed and wounded as many as 500 officers and soldiers in just an instant.

So, when 1,800 musketeers, hold up muskets that have already been loaded with bayonets. When he screamed and rushed to the official road. can continue to fight with the Tiger and Leopard Army. There are less than five hundred.

What's more, many of the remaining less than 500 officers and soldiers were stunned by the sudden blow and did not react for a long time.

Dumbfounded, he watched as the Haw Par Army plunged the bayonet into his chest, but he didn't react in the slightest.

Therefore, the moment the 1,800 musketeers rushed to the official road, more than 200 officers and soldiers fell directly in the first round of the Haw Par Army.

There were originally less than 500 officers and soldiers. More than 200 people were lost in the blink of an eye......

The remaining remnants of more than 200 officers and soldiers, no matter how powerful they are, cannot be the opponent of more than 1,800 musketeers......

Soon, the fight that took place on the official road ended.

Of the remaining more than 200 officers and soldiers, less than 100 were killed. The remaining more than 100 people, under the threat of death, did not hesitate at all, directly raised their hands and surrendered, becoming prisoners of the Haw Par Army......

looked at the officers and soldiers who had been taken prisoner on the official road and were trembling and squatting on the ground. On the sight of mules and horses, sacks of rice that are hard to eat in the north. The head of the regiment tightened his face. Finally, a smile from the bottom of my heart was revealed.

However, this smile did not last long, and it was covered by Yan Sù again......

Because, eliminating the imperial court's grain and horse fleet and intercepting all the grain and salary is only his first task.

Next, there is a more important task to complete, that is, to capture the food and salary supplement of the Ganning New Army, Qingchuan County......

At the same time, the supply of food and salary to the new army in Ganning was completely cut off, and the road for the new army to retreat to Sichuan was blocked. Give the main force of the Haw Par Army the prerequisites for completely destroying the Ganning New Army and creating a zào......

Thinking of this, the regiment commander with a stern face directly opened his mouth and ordered: "Guard Company, Cavalry Reconnaissance Company, Baggage Team, stay to clean up the battlefield and watch over the prisoners...... Artillery and three musket battalions immediately assembled, attacked and advanced towards Qingchuan County, and took it......"

Dense gunfire erupted on the official road, albeit briefly. However, it still reached the ears of everyone in Qingchuan County......

Therefore, the moment the gunshots rang out, a dull horn sounded in the small county town of Qingchuan.

Groups of officers and soldiers who were training, like clockwork war planes, rushed to the city wall in an orderly manner under the leadership of their respective officers. A large amount of equipment for defending the city was also sent to the head of the city under the transportation of some officers and soldiers......

At this time, some people may ask, is this still the vulnerable official army of the imperial court?

If the imperial court officials and soldiers were really so powerful, they would not have been defeated by the Houjin army, which had a total strength of less than 100,000, and even lost the country......

That's right, the real court officials and soldiers do not have this su zhì.

However, Emperor Chongzhen spent tens of millions of taels of silver, compared with the Tiger and Leopard Army, and the 100,000 new imperial army trained in a whole year, but he had this Su zhì......

In order to prevent the Haw Par Army from extending its tentacles to Sichuan, which has a country of abundance, it provides a large amount of tax revenue to the imperial court every year.

Emperor Chongzhen directly withdrew 20,000 new troops and garrisoned the junction of Sichuan and Gansu provinces.

Qingchuan County, where the Tiger and Par Army was about to attack, was not only a food supply place for tens of thousands of troops of the Ganning New Army, but also a necessary way to enter Sichuan from Gansu.

Therefore, although Qingchuan County is very small, it is stationed with 5,000 new troops that Emperor Chongzhen gave high hopes for......

In addition to the 1,000 people who had just been wiped out by the Tiger and Leopard Army, at this moment, there should be a full 4,000 new troops in the small Qingchuan County.

As a new army built by Emperor Chongzhen with a lot of money, the equipment of these 4,000 new troops can definitely be described in words that make people blush......

The Suifa muskets copied by the imperial court and purchased from the Haw Par Army almost reached one shot per person......

The number of imitation grenades made by the imperial court reached a staggering five per person......

Of course, the Haw Par Army is not at all worried about these firearms, especially muskets.

Because, whether it was purchased from the hands of the Haw Par Army or built by the imperial court itself. Although in terms of rate of fire, there is no difference with the equipment of the Haw Par Army. However, in terms of range, there is a world of difference......

Between the two, there was a full fifty steps of difference.

Therefore, in musket fire, the Haw Par Army has an absolute advantage.

However, in addition to muskets and grenades, the artillery equipped by the new army of the imperial court made the Haw Par Army take care of a lot.

Because of the loss of the Haw Par Army's artillery many times, when forming the new army, Emperor Chongzhen paid special attention to artillery, and it was also a red-coated cannon that could fire flowering shells.

Although the imperial army defending Qingchuan was only 5,000 men...... However, the 5,000 new troops were equipped with an artillery battalion, and it was all equipped with red-coated cannons, a full eighteen red-coated cannons with a range of more than two miles, and they were purchased directly from Portugal and other countries......

For these, especially the fact that the new army of the imperial court was armed with a large number of red-coated cannons. The Tiger and Leopard Army, which was preparing to attack Qingchuan County, did not arrive.

In a word, knowing oneself and knowing the other side can not be defeated......

Without knowing the strength of the opponent, this tiger and leopard army is destined to pay the price...... (To be continued......)