The people of Belan, who heard the sound of the cannon, all shuddered.

And the Beran people who witnessed it firing the first shot were even more pale.

The artillery undoubtedly belongs to the level of siege engines, and it is well known that it is difficult for swordsmen to withstand a blow from a siege weapon head-on, let alone pull in three cannons at once.

In addition to this, the first spearmen and musketeers to break through were all dressed in armor, and the cuirasses and helmets were made of steel, and the rest of the parts were either steel armor or paper armor thick enough.

In fact, there are many people in the Beran Army who wear armor and look on a par with the Schönbrunn Army.

But the long-range weapons of the Belan army are bows and arrows, and their armor-piercing ability is average, even if a round of arrow rain covers the past, it is not bad to be able to shoot down the seven or eight people on Luo Ming's side.

The projectile fired by the heavy arquebus has dozens of times the kinetic energy of the arrow, and can penetrate the heavy armor in the ordinary sense at 80 meters. It is not surprising that a volley of thirty or forty people was knocked down.

As for artillery, not to mention.

This forced the Beran army and the puppet army to retreat a little bit to withdraw from the relatively accurate range of the musket fire.

Do they dare not do it, they don't want to do it, whether it's common sense or a few attempts during this time, they are told that this is a life and death.

As for asking them to stand still and shoot muskets and artillery? What idiot commander would dare to give such an order, most likely he would be "thrown off his horse," "hit by an arrow," and then die heroically.

In the process of retreating, some soldiers began to run away after withdrawing, and some people did not know the truth, and they ran with the crowd for some reason.

Once they retreated, they would give more space to the Schönbrunn army, and the Schönbrunn army in front would slowly advance forward and make way for the rear to continue to pour in through the gap, and the number would increase.

Seeing this scene, more people's confidence was completely shaken, and then they joined the fleeing team together.

However, they have not yet reached the point of a full-scale rout, and even if they escape, there is still a little bit of order left in the run.

As for the Schönbrunn Army, there were not enough people who had already crossed the defensive line, and most of them were also infantry, so they did not rush forward in pursuit.

Of course, this is also Luo Ming's order, but what he said is very high-sounding: "The rabbit is in a hurry and bites, although the Belan people basically have no chance of winning, but if they are pushed too hard, they may also fight back." In this case, we must be all the more careful not to let them seize opportunities and gaps. ”

Hearing this, people will only think that he is cautious and steady, or that he loves soldiers like a son.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Vytautas took the initiative to retreat with his main force, and sent cavalry to collect the defeated troops, not letting too many people flee directly, but gradually regrouping with his main force as the core.

During this time, Schönbrunn's army gradually crossed the defensive line, lined up behind the defensive line, and erected a full twelve artillery pieces at the top of the earthen wall.

This earthen wall is also considered heavy, although it can't stop the explosion inside, but if you put the cannon up, it can't collapse for a while and a half by relying on the recoil alone, and it is simply a good fort made in heaven.

In this way, the artillery will no longer be blocked by its own people in front of it, and it will be able to freely hit the enemy with direct fire.

Then, a group of militiamen carrying six carts of ammunition came to the earthen wall, and the soldiers who saw it burst into laughter.

With such a large amount of ammunition, I am afraid that I will not be able to finish these twelve cannons in one breath until they are overheated, and how badly will the enemy be beaten?

It is true that the soldiers are hungry for victory, but if they can win by bombarding the enemy from afar, there is no need to take the risk of rushing forward, just stay here and watch the enemy's jokes.

And the Berans retreated half a kilometer in one breath with a large number of puppet troops, to a camp in the rear.

This camp was originally a military camp built by the Beran people almost a month ago, but it was not abandoned later, but was used by Vytautas to keep the families of those puppet soldiers here, and transferred a lot of food and property here as a way out.

Of course, this retreat is still fragile in the face of artillery and can't hold it for long, but since the Schönbrunn Army has not yet launched the next offensive to kill, then the Belan Army can at least take a breath here.

And the top brass of the Beran Army held an emergency meeting.

"We have to admit that there is no hope of victory anymore. "The situation has changed so quickly that even my retreat plan has been completely wasted paper. ”

No one has spoken out against this.

Originally, Vytautas had announced a retreat plan to them, using the defensive line and letting a small number of Belan cavalry supervise the servant army to break off, and delay as much time as possible to cover the retreat of the large army.

After delaying enough time, the Beran cavalry was able to abandon the servant army and flee, relying on one man and three horses to quickly catch up with the large army.

This would minimize the losses of Beran's men and horses, and it would be possible to delay it for a long time, which seemed quite good, but when he first proposed it, some people thought that his opinion was too pessimistic.

No one was pessimistic now, Vytautas had seen the turn of the battle many days in advance, and if it weren't for the strange way the Schönbrunn Army suddenly came up with a strange way to quickly break through the defense, he would have been a prophet.

The Berans are not a barbarian people, they have a lot of internal and external wars, so they have a lot of respect for this "wise man" - not to mention that Vytautas is still their current commander.

Seeing that many people were looking at him expectantly, Vytautas snickered in his heart and said in a serious tone: "If we want to retreat now, it will be more difficult to be honest.

According to my estimates, Viscount Mei Quan's hands had at least five hundred cavalry at his disposal to pursue us, and I am afraid that he could even use horses to drag a few cannons to chase us.

As long as they delay us for a while, the Meiquan infantry will be able to catch up.

It's all about our baggage – if we run away with them, we won't be able to go fast!"

"But ......"

"No, how can we give up!"

"Can't you just think of a way to do it, sir?"

Many people cried out.

It's no wonder, because what Vytautas just used to refer to is a trophie loaded with more than a dozen carts.

As the saying goes, people die for money, and birds die for food, and it's the same at this moment.

These people came to Van Shee County partly to make a name for themselves and partly to make a fortune. Now that their military strength has suffered losses, don't think about meritorious service and fame, if they can't take away enough loot, it will be simply a loss of money.