From here, it can be seen that compared with the cavalry of the Runing Army, the cavalry of the peasant army had a rather poor will to fight, and they had 5,000 cavalry, and if they did not charge forward and followed one after another, regardless of casualties, they would have been crushed by a tight infantry phalanx formed by 5,000 infantry. Therefore, no matter what army or war, even in an over-the-horizon war like the modern one, the bravery of the soldiers still comes first.

And the reason why Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry surrounded the phalanx of the Runing army was to wait for Zhang Xianzhong's infantry to come up. They didn't know the battle situation of Ma Shouying and Luo Rucai, so they thought about squeezing Xue Yongli's main force through hand-to-hand combat and using crowd tactics.

However, Xue Yongli didn't understand the idea of the peasant army, and he was still afraid that Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry would form a group charge. So he shouted anxiously: "Artillery, hurry up!" Beat them down! ”

So Xue Yongli's cavalry got out of the way and let Xiong Zhengen's artillery carriage come forward first.

Xiong Zhengen personally sat on the first artillery carriage and led the cavalry regiment forward. They quickly bypassed the phalanx of infantry in front of them, came to the front of the formation, and turned in the same direction. The soldiers at the helm of the gun carriage immediately scrambled to untie the reins, and the gunners immediately lit the fire, igniting the guns that had already been loaded. There was a loud bang, and the cannonballs flew towards the peasant cavalry three or four hundred paces away.

The autumn is crisp and the ground is quite dry, so the shell shooting effect is also quite good. The shell shot straight all the way, fell to the ground, bounced seven or eight times, and made a bloody path. It's like dying if you touch it, and dying if you are next to it.

The eighth and ninth horsemen of the peasant army were immediately knocked to the ground. The severed limbs of the dead were rejoicing, and the wounded and the horses were screaming on the ground, and they were to be tortured before they died.

Most of the peasant cavalry turned and fled immediately after the shelling, trying to get out of range of the artillery as quickly as possible. But there were also some cavalrymen who gritted their teeth and rushed to the artillery, trying to overturn the artillery.

But then a cannon was erected. They fired shells one after another. After firing, the artillery was skillfully loaded with gunpowder, tamped, slightly aimed, and ignited. It doesn't pay attention to any salvos, as long as which gun is loaded with ammunition, it is directly ignited and fired.

When the commander of the artillery regiment, Xiong Zhengen, saw the killing of the artillery, he jumped straight on the gun mount excitedly, and while jumping, he was still shouting something. But because the roar of the artillery was so loud, no one could hear what he was shouting. I just saw a "bear" jumping up and down like a monkey in front of the artillery array.

But there was no need to listen to Xiong Zhengen's orders clearly, those artillerymen knew what they had to do. They shouted the trumpet. Loaded with ammunition, a door gun was pushed into a predetermined position.

More than thirty artillery pieces of the cavalry regiment were pushed up, more than two dozen artillery pieces of the infantry regiment and the regimental of the cavalry regiment were also pushed up, and by Zuihou, even six nine-pounder and twelve-pounder guns were pushed up.

Facing the swarthy muzzle. The cavalry of the peasant army, who wanted to seize the artillery, was also frightened. They also pulled their horses and fled. However, even if they got close to the artillery array, they were killed, covering the swarm of chariots in the artillery array. And the guns with shotguns are waiting for them to get closer.

After several rounds of shelling. The cavalry of the peasant army within range had become scarce, and the artillery commanders unanimously ordered: "Stop firing, reload ammunition, and raise the muzzle." "They're going to extend the shelling.

Gradually, all the artillerymen could no longer hear the shouts of others, and even the figures of the neighboring gunners could no longer be seen clearly. The sound of the shelling was deafening, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air.

And this extended shot just hit the front of Zhang Xianzhong's rapidly advancing infantry array. Suddenly subjected to such a fierce shelling, Zhang Xianzhong's formation suddenly collapsed.

The whole battlefield was shaking. Zhang Xianzhong watched the soldiers in his front team begin to disintegrate, and those leaders did not have the courage to restrain them at all, and the only thing that could survive in this rapid and dense artillery fire was to flee for their lives and leave this death zone as soon as possible.

The shells fell, smashed many people, and jumped again when they hit the ground, as was the case with every cannon. Zhang Xianzhong and the generals and soldiers around him also felt that the ground was trembling. Some of them were already uncontrollable with their horses, which were frantically screaming and jumping in the midst of loud noises and vibrations, trying to throw the knight off their horses.

No matter how many battles you have experienced, no matter how tenacious your nerves are, you can't cope with such a scene. Everyone desperately dodged to the rear away from the shelling, and the entire ranks of the peasant army were already in disarray.

The dust stirred up by the artillery shells falling to the ground, and the smoke of gunpowder wafting from the artillery positions of the Runing Army, obscured all the sight of everything, making everything blurred. The peasant army on the battlefield seemed to be in a dream, but it was a real nightmare.

"Stop! Stop! Stop! Unable to hear the shouts at all, the gunners of the Runing Army kicked and beat their men to stop firing. The bunnies were too excited, and if they continued to shoot like this, the barrel would heat up, and the ammunition would be wasted, because it would be difficult for the enemy within range to survive.

When the sound of the artillery stopped, everyone felt that the battlefield was extremely quiet, but in fact it was not quiet, but everyone's ears were temporarily deaf from the shelling. The wind on the battlefield also grew stronger, and the smoke of the shelling and the flying dust slowly dispersed.

The officers and soldiers of the Runing Army stared blankly ahead, only to see that all the corpses within the scope of the shelling were corpses, and even the complete corpses could not be seen, and the peasant soldiers who could escape the shelling were all scattered and fled.

And the rear army of the peasant army, which was not hit by the shelling, was in disarray. The crowding among the crowd made it impossible for the peasant army's troops to maintain their original formation, and many of Zhang Xianzhong's leaders could not even find their own troops for the time being. Originally, the infantry formation was chaotic, and the cavalry of the peasant army was also restraining the horses, and they had to worry about not affecting each other, and they also looked like a pot of porridge.

The effect of this shelling is also too great. Although all the people in the Runing Army had seen their own artillery fire, today's shelling is completely a quantitative change to a qualitative change, reflecting the amazing power of concentrated artillery fire.

So after a short period of distraction, the Ru Ning army suddenly erupted in blazing cheers. The cheers lasted for a long time and resounded in the sky. Artillery, the god of war!

"Master Li! I didn't expect the artillery to be so powerful! He Fei also shouted excitedly at Xue Yongli. Because he was a little deaf, He Fei couldn't control his volume, "Look at 'Dog Bear', it's still ugly there!" ”

Until now, Xiong Zhengen is still jumping in the artillery position, but his tall body and writhing ugly appearance make him particularly conspicuous.

Xue Yongli was also quite happy, so it was also rare to say a joke. He nodded and smiled: "The great god danced well!" This immediately caused a burst of laughter.

But then Xue Yongli's eyes immediately widened, and he roared: "The cavalry eats? Why can't you get it yet? What to see lively? ”

In fact, Xue Yongli was a little nitpicky at this time. The cavalry followed the artillery regiment forward, and they had to pacify the horses in the shelling just now, so they had just lined up until now.

With the sound of long whistles, more than 3,000 cavalry of the Runing Army finally began to move, and the infantry and artillery of the Runing Army cheered and waved their arms at them, and the cavalry ranks continued to erupt in bursts of cheers.

"It's our sabers that settle the battle!" The deputy commander of the cavalry regiment, who commanded the cavalry charge, shouted.

Immediately, a wave of voices rang out in the ranks of the cavalry: "Wan Sheng!" ”

The deputy commander waved his hand directly, and the trumpeter blew the trumpet of the charge, and there was another shocking cheer, and the entire cavalry unit burst out with their strongest voice at the same moment.

Thousands of horsemen lined up in a neat horizontal line, pressing forward together, as if unstoppable as a moving mountain, and as if the sky was falling apart, and the smoke and dust were billowing out.

The cavalry held back the speed of their horses and trotted, the queue continued to expand, and the teams behind were also pulled to the first line, and the huge frontal formation pressed towards the peasant army. And the distance between the cavalry and the cavalry was also four or five paces, which allowed the cavalry to wield their weapons comfortably.

The deputy commander of the cavalry corps walked at the front of the cavalry queue with his own soldiers, and he firmly controlled the speed of his mount, and he must use his momentum to completely crush the formation of the peasant army.

The array of cavalry, the running and movement of men and horses under their hips, were far more powerful than the same number. and even several times the number of local infantry charges. This earth-shattering momentum. In the face of all this, the enemy often does not dare to touch it hard, and will break and flee and turn to dodge.

As soon as the enemy is no longer able to maintain their formation, they scatter and flee. Then they are not opponents of the condescending and striking cavalry, and it could not be easier to swing a sword at the back of the enemy.

Even if the cavalry controlled the speed, the four-legged travel speed was much faster than the two-legged, Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers, who had just been frightened in the artillery fire, and saw the cavalry approaching unhurriedly in front of them, all of them had dry throats and tightened their hearts.

Zhang Xianzhong's old battalion also knew that they couldn't mess up, but if they wanted to fight or run, they still needed an order from their own king.

But at this time, Zhang Xianzhong was already having a nervous breakdown. First, the Runing army quickly broke through the left flank, then withstood the astonishing artillery fire head-on, and now had to face the pursuit of elite cavalry.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't react at all, nor did he issue any orders, he just opened his throat and howled: "It's over!" It's all fucking over! ”

This made the generals and personal soldiers around Zhang Xianzhong stunned for a moment. (To be continued......)