The gunners began to reload gunpowder, and after nearly a month of drills and actual combat, they had become a qualified gunner.

It is not denied that the characteristic of these Napoleonic guns is that it is rifled guns, which means that its trajectory will be very stable, even if you have not learned ballistics, as long as you are familiar with this kind of gun, the artillery can still be very light yì to hit the shells to their intended place, at least in that area.

Four hundred cannons fired at the same time, and the scene was not comparable to the previous siege.

This is a heaven-shattering attack, and this is a damage of the earth-destroying level.

With a burst of rumbling, nearly 400 shells hit the gate of Xi'an directly. After a distance of four miles, it exploded directly at the gate. At that moment, the time of the guards seemed to stand still, even their hearts.

As a member of the Ming Dynasty officer and soldier sequence, they have lived so long and have never seen such a powerful cannon. Obviously, the specifications seem to be smaller than the Hongyi cannon, but why is it so powerful? The range is no different from the Hongyi cannon, the most important thing is the terrifying power, you must know that the Hongyi cannon only shoots out solid cannonballs, this kind of flowering shells they have never touched, and they have never shot a shot.

The gunner of the Hongyi cannon also forgot to light the fire at the moment, and the whole person was stunned like this, and even the torches in someone's hands fell to the ground.

Xi'an is worthy of being Xi'an, even if it is bombed so tragically, the city gate is still a little bent and firmly blocked there. However, the outer wall is badly damaged, but the city wall of Xi'an is thick, and this damage is not enough to hurt the muscles and bones.

"Sure enough, it's still not easy to conquer the city, especially an ancient capital-level city like Xi'an!" Looking at the qiē happening in front of him with a telescope, Zhang Hongbin couldn't help but sigh with emotion at the solidity of Xi'an.

"General, the east and west gates have opened, and two thousand light cavalry have appeared on each side!" A scout came to report.

"The musketeers are arrayed and ready to meet the enemy, and the artillery units continue to fire!" Zhang Hongbin turned around and shouted.

The firecrackers finally came to the flanks in the rear and began the simplest formation. Five hundred sappers quickly placed the two-tiered horses that had been prepared in front of the musketers, and the whole process took no more than two minutes. This is necessary, beyond this time, the enemy cavalry will be approaching.

The pikemen went into battle as auxiliaries on either side of the musketeers, that is, in the gaps where the horses were rejected, as the last line of defense against the opposing cavalry.

The artillery began to get busy, they had to clean the inner chamber of the gun and then reload the gunpowder. It's just the second shot, so there's no need to think about cooling down. When the cavalry appeared in everyone's sight, the artillery finally fired a second round of shells.

This round, still heading towards the gate, was different from the first time, and was concentrated in the doorway of the gate. With a roar, the gate collapsed, but I didn't want to be on the inside of the gate, there was a large door.

Yes, this is a typical inner and outer city gate design. There is also a small open space inside the outer gate, and there is a large gate behind the open space. The advantage of this design is that the enemy is drawn inside the outer gate, and then the defenders on the walls and inner walls will shoot at these enemies. It can be said to be a means of defending the city, but most of the time, this is the last line of defense of a city, and it can also be regarded as the predecessors were worried that the outer gate was not strong, so they added such an insurance.

"Aim for the inner wall and shoot, and the commander should pay attention to command the firecrackers to meet the enemy!" Zhang Hongbin is not surprised, a city of strategic significance like Xi'an, or a city with heavy political significance, would be strange if there was no inner gate.

Since there is, then go ahead and blast the inner door open, there is no need to panic, and there is no need to be frustrated or anything.

You know, the other party is more pitiful than yourself in this regard.

The artillery was methodically prepared, seemingly completely ignoring the hussars who were roaring. The Salvation Army is different from other troops, and the trust between comrades-in-arms is far greater than that of other troops. Maybe it can also be seen as a kind of obedience, the Lord will say so, then even if the sky falls, the task must be completed first!

......When the artillery unit began to clean the inner chamber, the fire unit also fired the first shot.

At a distance of more than three hundred and fifty paces, they fired directly at the rushing cavalry of the opposing side. Before this, the cavalry of the other party was not afraid of these firecrackers at all, because in their cognition, the Ming firearms troops could not accurately shoot the target without a hundred steps. And even if you fire within a hundred steps, the hit rate is not very high, and you just shoot in large quantities, and then make up for the hit rate with coverage.

Three hundred and fifty steps, which is in the Ming Dynasty, the fire gun is an absolutely inaccurate distance, and even the possibility of the bullet falling after flying two hundred steps is very large.

It's just that their sarcastic views have finally paid the price of blood.

Even if they were three hundred and fifty paces apart, even if the power of the bullet was indeed limited, the bullet still penetrated the skin of the horses and even the leather armor on their bodies. The result is also very obvious, either the horse panicked and threw the knight off, or the knight was shot in the first place.

In the late Ming Dynasty, there were very few cavalry units, especially in the interior. Hong Chengchou got this army up, and he didn't know how much manpower and financial resources Lang had spent, so he continued to invest money and money to arm him, maybe he was willing, but not having so much money on hand was a problem.

Therefore, at this stage, the cavalry under his command has a set of leather armor if there is a condition, and if there is no condition, it is either paper armor or no armor. The result was also obvious, after three hundred and fifty paces, there were casualties. Even if you don't die at first, if you fall to the ground, you will soon be trampled by your comrades, and you can't die anymore.

"Second column, shoot!" The mystery of the firecracker force is not to let the other party get too close.

Three-stage shooting, Mu Ying's invention, divides the firearm troops into three columns to shoot alternately, the first column finishes shooting, and the second column shoots forward, and the first column will take the opportunity to return to the rear to fill ammunition; Of course, it is also said that a non-commissioned officer is responsible for shooting, and at the same time, two auxiliaries are used to replace and fill the firecracker, so as to ensure that the non-commissioned officer in charge of shooting can continue to shoot.

The second column quickly advanced, while the first column quickly retreated, and by this time the enemy cavalry had approached a distance of three hundred paces. It was at this time that the second round of firing began, and the result was at least five hundred casualties among the imperial light cavalry.

"Third column, shoot!" The officer gave the order again.

The second column quickly retreated, and then the third column came up as soon as possible, and after a simple aim, it fired.

At this moment, the remaining troops of the enemy army had approached two hundred and fifty paces, and at this distance, the enemy army was hit by a new ** blow from the firearms. Unlike before, at this distance, the accuracy of the musketeers is much improved, and those skilled musketeers can often point to where to hit when using this rifled rifling rifling rifle loaded with Mini bullets at this distance.

As a result, in the third round of shooting, there were about 700 casualties.

The enemy lost at least 1,500 men, with a battle loss rate of more than 37.5%. The only outcome of such a battle loss in the Ming Dynasty was the great rout of the soldiers. In some sense, the army of the Ming Dynasty is a goblin? After all, Zhang Hongbin has read similar articles before, saying that goblins are a species with high reproductive ability, but they are particularly timid, and the battle of goblins is often flocked to tens of thousands of people, but when the battle damage reaches one-third, there will be a rout on the whole front.

Eun, and the situation in front of you, are so similar...... Zhang Hongbin suddenly began to wonder if the prototype of the goblin was a Chinese after being scandalized by foreigners? Clever but timid, he can do business but he is extremely treacherous...... Forget it, now is not the time to talk about this......

This group of goblin-like Ming cavalry, under the threat of death, woke up from their excitement, and then suddenly found that they were still two hundred and fifty meters away from the other party, but at such a distance, they had already suffered many casualties.

People's hearts are made of meat, and seeing that the other party has changed queues again, and a new round of shooting is about to begin, many people have begun to be cowardly in their hearts.

"Rush me, I still don't believe that the other party's fire gun is so powerful!" Hong Chengchou drank.

At this moment, he can't be considered a qualified officer, an officer who will shout 'rush me' instead of 'rush with me', who can be expected to sacrifice for him?

As a result of the stagnation, a new round of firing began, this time with a full 800 casualties.

It was an inevitable result of the rout of the whole line, and even if the remaining soldiers continued to attack, the speed of the horses could not be improved at all in the face of the resistance of the two layers of horses. Without the speed of horses, cavalry is actually more rubbish than infantry.

"Retreat!" Hong Chengchou is not entirely a fool, perhaps he also realizes that his position is within the range of the enemy's strike.

For cherishing his life, Hong Chengchou chose to retreat, not to Xi'an, but to other state capitals. Because the moment before announcing the retreat, he had already seen the fact that the inner door was blasted open. Xi'an, it's over!

As the brigade retreated, the Salvation Army began to enter the city. The artillery units were still in place, using artillery bombardment to cover the soldiers, and the non-commissioned soldiers used guns and grenades to fight the enemy, and in the final street battle, the pikemen showed absolute combat effectiveness.

After a day and a half, the entire city of Xi'an completely fell.

The guards are nowhere to be found, including the civil officials, and the whole family is gone. Perhaps, they were afraid of the earlier declaration of the Salvation Army?

According to the original version, if they did not surrender, they would kill the whole family.

Now that the Salvation Army has been killed, if you don't run for your life, will you stay and wait for death? Ironically, in the local prefectures and counties, there may still be a few people who can sacrifice their lives for the country, but in this huge city of Xi'an, the civil officials from the top to the bottom are all gone.

Since then, the Salvation Army has completely taken Xi'an Mansion as its own.

But Zhang Hongbin was not happy, he is now facing a very important new problem - the problem of weapon failure rate!