In the face of the charging scene of the 150,000 elite cavalry of the Eight Banners, the soldiers of the Imperial Army were very calm one by one, and there was no panicked reaction or expression on their faces.

It was as if the people rushing across from them were nothing more than a flock of sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

The infantry had lined up in neat formation, and after the five-stage firing queue was arranged, the soldiers waited for the order of their junior officers to open fire.

The artillery in the rear will be much busier, because at this juncture, the first to attack is these hundreds of artillery.

"Clean up the breech! Reload your artillery and swap it out for shells! Launch! ”

When the artillery was ready, hundreds of artillery pieces began to bombard.

Rumble!

Airplanes...... Crackling!

One after another, shells were fired into the air above the Eight Banners cavalry in the charge, and then exploded one after another.

The flowering shells of the Imperial artillery, once exploded, had a radiation range of tens of meters below, thus bringing a devastating blow to the Eight Banners cavalry.

After all, this is not the shelling of one or two guns, but the shelling of hundreds of guns at once.

Think about it, hundreds of artillery pieces can fire hundreds of flowering shells at once, and these flowering shells can kill or seriously injure dozens of people after they burst.

Therefore, where is the reason why the Eight Banners Cavalry is not tragic.

The vanguard of the Eight Banners Cavalry, which was originally charging violently, was almost emptied at once under the first round of shelling.

Thus, at a distance of a thousand meters from the Imperial Army front, an eerie no-man's belt was left behind.

Of course, it is an exaggeration to say that there is no belt, but it is undeniable that the fastest cavalry has been blown to the ground, and even their war horses have been overturned.

These cavalrymen, who have fallen to the ground and are not far from death, can't of course be considered a formal fighting force, can they?

Li Zicheng's face has turned pale since the artillery bombardment began.

He's never seen it. Such a tragic scene of shelling, especially for the artillery can produce such a huge lethality, I never imagined it.

He couldn't help but think in his heart that if the rebel army confronted the Ming Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty purchased a sufficient number of artillery from the Song people, then the rebel army would definitely be unable to compete, and its destruction would be the final result.

Of course, the rebels could also take the silver out to buy artillery from the Song people, but unfortunately this idea is not realistic.

Li Zicheng asked, and when he got a cannon that cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. So I gave up this thought.

With the financial resources of the rebel army, it is simply impossible to use such an expensive weapon.

Therefore, Li Zicheng's heart gradually loosened a little.

"Humph! The Manchu Eight Banners are nothing more than that, in front of my Great Song Dynasty's sharp firearms, their so-called iron cavalry is just a joke. Times are advancing, weapons are developing, do they think that with cavalry they can be invincible forever? ”

At this time, Zhao Hongyu looked at the mess in front of him and said a word with disdain.

Under this round of shelling. According to Zhao Hongyu's estimates, Dolgon and their cavalry lost at least more than 5,000 men.

This estimate is definitely very conservative.

In fact, the number of Eight Banners cavalry killed under the first round of shelling far exceeded Zhao Hongyu's estimate.

To know. The charging Eight Banners cavalry was very dense, and they used dense charging tactics, so this increased the lethality of the artillery a lot.

After all, Dorgon didn't know how to attack with dense tactics when dealing with an enemy with similar modern firearms. Because he is a man of his time, his thinking and knowledge will not make people understand these things at all.

So, the forward of the 150,000 charging Eight Banners cavalry. It's a complete cup.

Dolgon understood the power of the Song people, but he did not expect that the Song people would be so powerful. Just one artillery bombardment actually wiped out the charging vanguard cavalry team.

Seeing this, Dorgon was stunned.

A drop of cold sweat fell from his sideburns, and Dorgon's mood was very complicated at this moment.

Fear, nervousness, and other complex meanings all came to his heart at once, making his mouth glow with bitterness.

"Keep rushing!"

However, he soon relented and gave the order to continue the charge.

Receiving the order from Dorgon to continue the charge, although the people below were also very frightened, they still carried it out to the letter.

Years of battle formations and battles have given these elite Eight Banner cavalry the kind of response to strict implementation of military orders.

From this point of view, the Eight Banners Cavalry is worthy of being the most elite unit in the East during this period.

If nothing else, it would be a matter of time before Houjin defeated Daming, but unfortunately because of the unexpected factor of Zhao Hongyu, Houjin's future has become unrecognizable.

The Eight Banners troops, who were somewhat hesitant, began to charge again.

And the second round of shelling on Zhao Hongyu's side also began.

The battle did not enter the white heat at all, and the Dolgon army could not even rush through Zhao Hongyu's battle line here, so they could only be passively bombarded by the imperial artillery and suffer huge casualties.

This battle made Dolgon very aggrieved, but he was helpless.

This was a contest in science and technology, and it was also a moment when thermal weapons were used on a large scale in the East and officially appeared on the stage.

For more than a year, Zhao Hongyu and Houjin have faced each other, rarely using artillery, and most of them are fighting with muskets.

This time, in order to solve the remnants of Dolgon's elite force in one fell swoop, Zhao Hongyu finally showed off his artillery.

Hundreds of artillery guns fired in unison, and the scene was even more shocking than the charge of 150,000 cavalry.

The huge roar, as well as the qi waves in the dense formation of the cavalry of the Eight Banners in the distance, as well as the scene of the human body and war horses being swept into the air by the huge qi waves, all made Li Zicheng, Dai Shan, and the Japanese soldiers feel something that they had never experienced before.

But the powerful impression of the Song people has also been deeply engraved in the hearts of these people.

"Keep shelling for three rounds, I don't believe that Dolgon will be able to continue charging under such shelling!" , considering that their own artillery is not very sophisticated, the coherent five-round artillery barrel also needs time to cool down.

That's why Zhao Hongyu has such words.

In fact, it was necessary to continue three rounds of artillery bombardment, and when the second round of shelling was over, the 150,000 Eight Banners cavalry charged momentum. It has been contained.

And, after two rounds of shelling, the Eight Banners cavalry turned around and began to retreat.

Seriously, such a hellish scene would be scared by the Eight Banners. After all, they are also flesh and blood, not steel and iron bones.

When his comrades were blown into a cloud of blood mist, and the scene of stumps and broken arms full of waste, everyone would be frightened.

Even in modern times, those veterans with rich experience are not very accustomed to this scene. Then not to mention. It was the people of the early 17th century who saw this scene for the first time.

Therefore, it is very normal for the Eight Banners to have such a appearance.

"Your Highness, the enemy has begun to retreat, are we going to attack?"

At this time, the adjutant received an inquiry from the officers below, and Zhao Hongyu thought about it and vetoed it.

"No, the enemy is just retreating and regrouping, although they have suffered great losses. But it hasn't broken its muscles and bones. So it won't be long before they start the second round of charges. So now is not a good time for us to strike, keep waiting and seeing. ”

When the adjutant heard this, he turned and left. conveyed Zhao Hongyu's meaning.

After the grassroots officers knew Zhao Hongyu's attitude, they no longer asked about the attack.

Li Zicheng let out a long breath at this time, and looked at Zhao Hongyu with a pale face.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, could it be that you Song artillery. Are they all so sharp? ”

It can be heard from Li Zicheng's words that he was really shocked.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu smiled: "This kind of artillery is outdated. I heard from the local side that now our military industry has developed artillery with a larger caliber and a longer firing range. It's five or six times more powerful than the artillery I'm using now, but it's just that it's too far away for my army in the east to be reloaded......"

Hearing Zhao Hongyu say this, Li Zicheng didn't know what kind of expression he should have now.

Hey, none of this artillery is the sharpest.

Well, how powerful is it that is five or six times sharper than this artillery.

Damn, the most powerful red-clothed cannon in the Ming Dynasty is not as sharp as the outdated artillery in the mouth of His Royal Highness the Prince.

It seems that the strength of the Song people is really not their bragging, but real.

Then, the Ming Dynasty army, which learned the tactics and tactics of the Song people and purchased the weapons of the Song people, has now been transferred to the northwest to suppress the uprising.

This is not good news for the rebels.

However, only I know about this situation now.

The leaders in the far northwest are not very clear about this.

Therefore, now Li Zicheng's heart is becoming more and more excited about Zhao Hongyu's earlier mentions.

It's just that he considered that the leaders of the rebel army in the northwest would not be of much interest in this mention. Therefore, Li Zicheng felt that he should go back as much as possible and leave the northwest with his troops in this place of death.

Only in this way can we avoid the end of annihilation with the rebel army.

"Your Highness, is there such artillery in the army of the Ming army?"

Although he already had a little idea, Li Zicheng still asked a little reluctantly.

After all, this kind of artillery is very expensive, and it costs tens of thousands of taels of silver for each one, not counting those shells.

Daming's financial situation, Li Zicheng is still clearer.

He hoped that Daming would not have the money to buy artillery.

It's a pity that Zhao Hongyu's answer completely disappointed Li Zicheng.

"Yes, there are not many of them, but there are fifty of them. And there are also 100 small-caliber artillery, all of which were purchased by the Ming Dynasty with a loan from me, for which the Ming court owes me tens of millions of taels of silver. (To be continued......)