Chapter 442: Li Shutai, who is fighting for his life

Boom, boom, boom......

The Mongolian Tartars were drowned in the artillery fire, not only the tiger squat cannons, but also the large-caliber red-coated cannons, and the hail-like shells split their heads and covered their faces, and a cloud of gunpowder smoke rose into the air, and a few Tartars were about to be unlucky.

Speaking of which, the Mongol tribes were not rich, and the number of heavy cavalry was limited, and the two hundred men under Surtu could be considered a killer weapon. As a result, at least seventy or eighty people were killed, corpses were scattered all over the place, and fifty or sixty people were wounded.

The rest of the Tartars were all dumbfounded, they had never seen such a ferocious artillery, they turned their horses' heads one after another, turned around and ran, no matter how they shouted, they didn't want to be cannon fodder!

They fled for their lives, and even the other Tartars retreated one after another, and the good offensive collapsed at once, and the mountains were full of defeated soldiers, and Li Shutai was blown up in anger! The cavalry is the most particular about one blow, if even this point of infantry can't be solved, what face will there be to take back Handan.

"Prince Badali, my warrior of the Qing Dynasty, there is an overseer behind every ten people, armed with a sharp axe, as long as he dares to retreat, he will look at it. When the battle is over, whoever has an axe mark on his body will immediately show his head to the public! This is a military regulation, and because of this, my Qing warriors are invincible in the world! If you retreat casually, it's no different from a thief! ”

Badali was arrogant, and although Li Shutai did not say anything about him explicitly, he was accused that the Mongol army was undisciplined and was a bandit. Badali had no place to vent his anger, and his eyes were red.

"Qiyu, Wang, Lord, something is wrong, Lord Surtu is dead!"

"What?"

The soldier who delivered the letter trembled with fright, and said cautiously: "Your second brother. Lord Surtu was shot and killed indiscriminately, and the minions were incompetent and did not recover ......"

I haven't waited for the words to be finished. Badali exploded in anger, and he jerked out his saber.

"Die, give Benwan death!"

With a swing of the knife, the head flew more than three feet, and blood sprayed everywhere, and the fishy smell seemed to calm down Badali a little.

"Master Li, you don't have to be cynical. This king will lead his subordinates to kill them personally, and he will not slaughter all the Ming dogs, and he will never stop! ”

Saying that, Badali urged the war horse like rushing forward. The prince moved, and the Tartars behind couldn't look at it, they followed one after another, and those defeated soldiers had to turn their heads and kill the Anguo army again.

Li Shutai looked at their backs. Leng snorted. These Mongols have no military discipline at all, at most they use them to weaken the Anguo army, and as for wanting to win, the Eight Banners are indispensable.

"Give the order and get all the warriors ready, with heavy armor in front, archers on both wings, and firecrackers in the center. Wait a little bit with my banner. Defeat the Ming army in one go! ”

Li Shutai can indeed be regarded as a general. He had already seen the problem with the Angolan army's phalanx. No matter how sharp a firearm is, it takes time to charge after all.

If you want to win, you can only make a desperate bet and invest more troops than the limit of firepower, and then you will win!

"Hmph, let those straw bales play with you for a while, and then clean you up!"

In addition to the self-confidence that he doesn't know where to come from, Badali is also a rice bucket, facing the phalanx of the Anguo Army, he has no good way but to fight hard.

"Listen to me, riding and archery is the unique skill of our Mongolian warriors, you go around the phalanx of Ming dogs, keep firing arrows, and consume them!"

When the people below heard this, they had no choice but to nod their heads in agreement. Soon the Mongol soldiers continued to attack around the Angolan army, constantly raiding in, throwing bows and arrows.

It has to be said that the nation on horseback has an innate advantage. They are close to their feet and they are able to stand firmly. With the help of horsepower, the bow and arrow can be thrown to about 200 paces. At the beginning, Genghis Khan relied on this skill to lay down the unprecedentedly vast Mongol Empire.

Badali wanted to replicate his ancestors' success, but he clearly miscalculated. The Anguo army has weapons that have a longer range than their bows and arrows, and the mere possession of weapons is nothing, and there is also an eye in the air that can see the Tartars.

As long as the cavalry gathers slightly, it is most likely a signal to attack, and the news is immediately transmitted from above, and Li Laiheng will mobilize firecrackers to meet the enemy.

It was the instinct of the battle-hardened Old Guard to play with guns, with the Minnie gun firing three rounds a minute, and some veterans firing four or five rounds.

This speed, coupled with a range of about four hundred meters, is simply the perfect sniper weapon. The Tartars rushed up, and they might be in a hurry, but Badali, a genius, actually wanted to use cavalry and archery to win, which was simply helping the Anguo Army to brush up its achievements!

Aim, shoot, reload, and shoot again, the perfect killing process is easier than targeting.

The gunfire continued to ring, more than half of the hit rate, and in less than half an hour, seven or eight hundred Tartars fell in front of the Angolan army, and even the guards around Badali were killed two. It was a one-sided massacre, no matter which direction the Tartars attacked, the Angolan army could respond immediately, and the heavy fire beat the Tartars all over the field.

This is the earth-shattering change brought about by technological progress, a small hot air balloon, the Angolan army has firmly seized the opportunity, not only to warn in advance, but also to guide artillery attacks.

Once the Tartars were gathered together, the news came from the hot air balloon that ten redcoat cannons and twenty field guns were immediately put in, and the shells flew sideways, accurately submerging the Tartars every time, creating a staggering effect.

Tan Xingming made a rough estimate, with the guidance of the hot air balloon, the hit rate of the artillery has at least doubled, and half of the Tartars that have been eliminated are done by artillery, the god of war, and deserves his name.

He smiled from ear to ear, but someone was so angry that he farted. Badali watched his men rush within two hundred paces at all, and they were beaten all over the ground by a fire hammer from a distance, and the wolf bèi fled.

In front of him was a hedgehog, who repeatedly opened his mouth, but instead of eating the meat, he got a wound. As the number of casualties grew, the pressure on Badali's shoulders grew.

"Ming Gou is too deceitful, you follow me!"

"Lord, wait!"

A general hurried to Badali's side. He bowed down and said, "Lord Wang, Lord Li, please withdraw your troops temporarily, he has made an important discovery." ”

"What discovery?" Badali asked blankly.

The general said: "I don't know if I am lowly. ”

"Hmph. For the time being, let the dog live a little longer! Badali said sharply, he retreated, and his men continued to surround the Anguo army, but they were already frightened, and they didn't dare to go within 500 meters, so they could only watch from a distance.

Li Laiheng simply asked his subordinates to rest in batches and accumulate bodies. Waiting for the next big battle.

"Master Li, what do you think?" Badali said as he wiped the sweat and gunsmoke from his face.

Li Shutai hurriedly said, "Lord Wang." Have you noticed that the Anguo Army is a little different? ”

"What's the difference, has it become three heads and six arms?"

"Look there!"

Li Shutai pointed to the sky as he spoke, and Badali hurriedly looked up. I saw a huge pale green sphere floating in the air. It is more than ten zhang in size. There was a basket hanging from the bottom of the sphere, and there seemed to be a figure swaying back and forth.

"Ben Wan has seen it a long time ago, and the Han people like to play some strange and obscene things, what use can it be?"

Li Shutai glanced at him with contempt, this one is simply lacking in heart!

"Lord Wang, this thing is at least a hundred feet above the ground, as the so-called stand tall and see far. The battlefield situation is in full view. Your every move is under the watchful eye of others. It doesn't taste good, does it? ”

A bolt of lightning exploded in Badali's head, and he came to his senses.

"No wonder they have to attack from which side, they can prepare in advance, this king also thinks they have the ability to predict the future, so that's the case!"

As he spoke, Badali suddenly rolled his eyes and glared at Li Shutai angrily.

"Master Li, since you know about Minggou's conspiracy, why don't you say it, could it be that thousands of Mongolian warriors died in vain?"

Badali clutched the hilt of his sword, looking like a fierce god who wanted to eat people.

"Lord Wang, this official has just observed with clairvoyance, and saw the personnel on the hanging basket waving small flags to transmit signals, so he guessed the movement of the Ming army, why are you so angry?"

"Hmph, this king doesn't care about these, in a word, do you have the ability to deal with Minggou?"

"That's nature!" Li Shutai sneered: "Don't look at them condescendingly, in front of our iron horsemen, it is useless!" I, the Qing Dynasty warriors, attack from the front, you two wings respond, this time you must destroy the Ming Dog! ”

Badali nodded reluctantly, and Li led Tai's banner forward, and the Tartars, who had long been ready to attack, rushed down the hillside. The five thousand cavalry rushed down like a flood that burst the embankment, and the ground cracked.

The earth trembled, the mountains and rivers danced with it, and the iron cavalry that dominated the battlefield slammed down again, and the intense killing intent cooled the surrounding air in a straight line, and the timid were terrified and trembled.

"It's time to play for real!"

Li Laiheng and Ma Wannian glanced at each other and gritted their teeth. From the beginning of the war to the present, it has been about two hours, and as long as it lasts for another two hours, the large army of the Anguo army will be able to enter the city smoothly, and then it will be the death of the Tartars.

"Brothers, show courage and win or defeat in one fell swoop!"

Everyone was in full array, and the firecracker faced the Tartar like the heavenly river, without the slightest fear, kneeling on the ground on one leg, waiting for the Tartar to kill without panic.

Gradually, the Tartars came into range, and the calm shooters fired deadly bullets at the same time. Mini's bullet sΓΉ rotated, with a steady and accurate trajectory, and in an instant, the Tartars in the front row were like lightning strikes, and they fell off their horses one after another.

The lethality of the Mini bullet has exceeded the defense limit of this era, and there is no point in what two, three-layer heavy armor is, the only thing that can be done is to pray not to be hit.

Round after round of gunfire, the Tartar kept falling, but the follow-up people didn't hear it, and continued to rush forward, and the distance between the two sides was rapidly narrowing.

The corners of Li Shutai's mouth showed a cruel smile, once the generals of the Qing Dynasty have been exhausted, they have not yet been bargained for by the Anguo Army, he wants to be the first person!

"Rush, kill the bright dog!"

Li Shutai's horse's hooves happened to step on the stomach of a wounded soldier, and when he stepped down, his intestines were rotten, and his eyes burst out, he didn't realize it, and his only thought was to defeat the Anguo army! (To be continued......)

PS: In the preparation of the new book, the small ones need to find more things, and they are very busy...... Hanming will not break the update, the small one will try to write more!