Chapter 618: Flying Cavalry Artillery
"What the hell?" Seeing the cavalry simply retreat, Vytautas was a little confused.
Next, another group of flying artillerymen appeared—as the name suggests, they were all horseback artillerymen, and the flying word was an adjective full of praise.
The artillerymen rode all their horses, and the last four horses, dragging two light guns, galloped at a speed almost no less than any cavalry, and soon reached the front of the battle.
Under the cover of spears and muskets, they quickly set up a crude artillery position - and if an enemy came out to attack, they could tie the artillery carriage again and evacuate in ten seconds.
It stands to reason that the two light guns should have been placed at an oblique angle, forming a very small acute angle almost parallel to the earthen wall, and then raising the muzzle of the guns to attack the enemy behind them.
As a result, the two light cannons were simply placed in a straight line, firing several rounds at the upper edge of the earthen wall.
However, the power of the light cannon was not so great, and only a few marks were blasted on the earthen wall, which were tens of centimeters deep, but they were insignificant compared to the thickness of the two meters.
The Berans and the cannon fodder huddled behind the earthen wall, and while enduring the disturbance of the sound of cannons, they had an inexplicable feeling.
What the hell is going on? What are they trying to do?
It seems that whether it is the musketeers or the flying cavalry artillerymen, they are fighting very hard, and the smoke is filled, more and more, and even a little choking.
But the obvious fact is that so far, the number of dead and wounded is still in the single digits...... As for whether it is zero or one or three or five, only the people behind the earthen wall will know.
"It's so arrogant! these bastards ......"
Williser roared angrily, the commander of the army had participated in the war because of the possibility of a high return, but during this time he could not help but get no return, and he had lost his troops and was on fire.
But he was not a fool, and after a little observation, and ascertaining the frequency of the musketeers' fire, he suddenly rushed out with a squad of cavalry—there were several openings in the earthen wall for entry and exit, and it was possible to cross the trench by placing thick planks there as a simple bridge.
"Enemy attack!" Although it was unremarkable on the surface, in fact, some soldiers were specifically responsible for staring at the exits to see if there would be any movement from the Berans, and they shouted at this time.
The soldiers couldn't help but be stunned - not that they were frightened, but they didn't expect that someone would really rush out and die.
However, it was only for a moment, and they reacted immediately.
The officers gave orders, the soldiers moved quickly according to the drills they had trained dozens or hundreds of times, the spearmen lowered their spears straight into the sky to form a phalanx against the cavalry, and the musketeers sped up their reloading by another three points—they still had a hand left!
The flying cavalry artillerymen put the powder boxes and ammunition boxes on the cart, and then rode on horses and led the gun cart to quickly retreat.
The flying cavalry artillery lived up to their name, and they ran really fast, almost comparable to the speed of ordinary light cavalry, and Williser felt that he could not catch up for a while, and he could probably catch up with it with a little more time, but then he would have chased all the way to the army of Locking.
He didn't want to die, so he led the cavalry to turn and charge towards the flank of the spear array.
It's so embarrassing to go back in disgrace, and he can imagine what kind of face Vytautas's villainous guy will show if he goes back without an inch.
But heaven and earth are a lesson, and Vytautas is definitely thinking about the big picture at the moment - his face is painfully distorted.
At this time, the first column of musketeers had already been loaded in advance, followed by the second and third...... And the first column of musketeers had already begun to fire.
One salvo, two salvos, three salvos - almost an entire platoon of cavalry rushing to the front was knocked out, which made the entire cavalry inevitably slow down a little.
And in the process, the spearmen also made an emergency turn, and then dropped their deadly spears again!
And the Meiquan cavalry, who was in charge of planning this group of infantry, had already been caught from the other side, and once they were delayed by the spear formation, they would be flanked from front to back!
Williser barely kept his composure at the last moment, and he led his cavalry to turn again, barely bypassing the phalanx of spears, and then rushed towards another opening in the earthen wall without looking back.
Vytautas himself led the team, and hastily deployed a group of soldiers there to meet them, preventing the enemy from chasing Williser's troops.
In the process of building the defensive line, some of the surplus wood was ordered by Vytautas to be made into super spears - although the Belan people and this group of cannon fodder are not very good at super spear phalanxes, if you just hide behind the earthen wall, it is not a problem to poke the enemy from the side with the super spear.
Two teams of spearmen lined up behind the gap, waiting for Williser to come back and block the door.
The restraint of the super spear on the cavalry is obvious, and now it still occupies the advantage of the terrain to flank the left and right, as long as Luo Ming's cavalry dares to chase in, there will be absolutely casualties.
However, Lockin's cavalry did not chase too hard, and they ran away to the side, and a few of them raised their pistols and fired a few indiscriminate shots at Williser's back, but they did not hit a few men.
But the departure of these cavalry did not mean that Willisor was safe, as this move was to make way for long-range fire.
The musketeers continued to fire, and just then the cavalry artillery began to fire again—and when they saw that Williser was not coming after them, they boldly turned around and returned, and immediately began to deploy their guns.
With two booms, the light cannons spewed flames, smoke, and a large number of shotguns, and the rear row of Williser's cavalry collapsed, and the remnants of the men were terrified and fled behind the earthen wall.
Vytautas looked at the remnants of the soldiers who had fled back, and only felt that his eyes were dark, but fortunately, he was young and strong, and he was not directly angry.
On Luo Ming's side, after a rough count, he found that there were thirty-nine horse corpses left, which was a good record, and he was satisfied for a while, but immediately issued another order.
The smoke had accumulated a little too much, and it was hard to guarantee that they would not hurt their lungs if they stayed there any longer—Luo Ming used this reason to order them to retreat.
The Berans and the cannon fodder leaders unanimously glanced at the Meiquan soldiers retreating with "What's going on?" and "Where am I?"
Naturally, the pursuit did not dare to pursue, after all, Williser had already demonstrated it himself just now, and the end was not very good, and now they were still apprehensive.
But the tense preparations for the enemy's surprise attack just now were all in vain, which still made them feel a sense of resentment that they had punched the air.