Chapter 284: Artillery
"Quick, get over there, block the main road, and don't let them come again. "www.biquge.info Qi Yanming guessed that these cavalry were actually fighting the idea of exhausting the enemy. He and the others are now the most tired time, and the harassment of these cavalry back and forth makes the soldiers panic and unable to rest, and if they drag it out, they are afraid that they will have to flee directly.
As far as these soldiers under their command are concerned, it's okay to fight a tailwind, but if they really encounter hard bones, they will definitely be played to death. The soldiers they had encountered in the past were all soldiers and did not have much combat effectiveness. Now this is close to Jinling, and all the elite divisions are stationed, and the quality gap between the two sides is too big.
In addition, this time they took the initiative to attack, with the Yangtze River behind them, and there was no way to retreat, so they could only fight hard with the enemy. Unlike in the past, they couldn't fight and escape.
It's not very wide, there are mountains and forests around, and there is only one road leading outside. As long as you hold this road, you will not be afraid of the harassment of the three hundred cavalry. They have an army of more than 100,000 here, and if they really want to fight, let alone 300 cavalry, even 3,000 cavalry is not enough.
The soldiers of the three battalions immediately put on their armor and weapons, and surrounded and blocked the main road. According to Qi Yanming's instructions, they did not pursue, but only guarded the road. They were all foot soldiers, and even if they broke their legs, they couldn't catch up with the horses.
"Stomp, stomp. "As soon as the soldiers of the third battalion stood still, the knights returned for the third time, and from a long distance, they began to fire a volley. Nearly 100 of the three battalions were killed, and they left again.
There are a total of about 1,500 people in the third battalion, and the number of people who died is not much, but the psychological pressure is extremely great. Anyone who sees that the enemy can easily harvest your life, and you can't do anything about it, will feel a sense of fear. If it weren't for the fact that these three battalions were still elite, I am afraid that they would have fled.
"Don't worry, I know that after a few uses of this thing, it will be blocked inside, and they will come once or twice at most, and they will not be able to release the cannon. A battalion saw that there was no way to go on like this, and immediately shouted at the top of his throat. Not to mention, his method was quite effective, and the morale of these soldiers barely lifted a little.
However, the knights in front of them seemed to be going against them, and when they came again, they carried several firecrackers behind them, and they showed off as if they had lifted them.
Yes, although the firecracker has to be cleared after a few uses, it can't stand up to our firecrackers, so it's just a replacement if it's blocked.
At this moment, the little morale that everyone had finally raised was extinguished again. The morale of the army is fluctuating, and the people's hearts are unstable, but these knights will not care about them, and they will leave after harvesting their lives. It only takes one sound of horses' hooves to sound it, which basically means that dozens of people have been killed.
There was no way, and several battalions had to go back to ask for help, and after a while, more than 5,000 people came. And the original people did not withdraw, they still stuck to the same place.
These people cannot go back, at least not until they have rested. If the rest of the people were to see that these people had suffered so many casualties, it would definitely cause panic.
This unequal battle lasted for an hour, and the rebels suffered more than 1,000 casualties. And this group of knights, after the last shot, never returned.
They are also not steely, and the back and forth shooting is also very tiring. Besides, it is estimated that these rebels are almost ready to rest, and if they stay any longer, they will have to be made dumplings.
Don't look at them coming and going freely, but once they are blocked, there will be no way to live. 130,000 people, even one spit can drown them.
"Everyone take their weapons, let's go and take Jiangning City. An hour's work was enough for the soldiers to rest, and Liu Liu immediately ordered everyone to set off. The main thing is that this is too dangerous in the wild, not to mention that the cold outside is extremely heavy, and those elusive cavalry alone are enough to give them a headache.
They came across the river this time, and they didn't bring horses with them. The rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are vertical and horizontal, and there are many mountains and hills, so it is extremely inconvenient to ride a horse. Besides, they were here to siege the city, and they didn't need horses.
"The defenders of Jiangning City are only 5,000 people, and one of us can take the city with one arrow. There is endless wine and meat to eat in the city, and there are endless women, and if you take the city, these things are yours. Before leaving, Liu Liu boosted the morale of the people, and the people under him were good at fighting against the wind, and only by letting them understand the advantages would everyone be willing to do their best.
Sure enough, after his words were passed down layer by layer, the soldiers cheered up. The frustration of the loss just now has also been swept away a lot.
This place is not far from Jiangning, and they marched quickly, and it only took an hour and a half to rush to the city of Jiangning. Compared with the bustle and prosperity of the past, it is incomparably cold now. Above the head of the city, there stood a row of defenders, densely packed. However, this Jiangning is only a small city, and no matter how many people there are, it will not exceed 5,000.
"Build a ladder and siege the city. Seeing that there were only so many people, Liu Liu's face showed a smile, just such a few people, a few impacts, can kill them all. The 130,000 army, that's not a joke, if you stop outside the city, you can't see the edge at all.
"Siege, siege. All the rebels shouted, at first, the voices were a little jabble, but as time went on, they became more and more cohesive, and they were filled with a terrifying force.
"Boom. Just as everyone was shouting loudly, there was a sudden shock on the entire city wall, a cloud of green smoke rose up, and a huge cannonball smashed towards the crowd. On the ground hit, the shells exploded, shooting fragments everywhere, killing dozens of people in an instant.
The people who were still shouting on the battlefield suddenly seemed to be choked by the neck, and they couldn't make any more sound.
"Artillery, it's artillery!" Qi Yanming's face turned pale, he didn't expect such a sharp weapon here. When the rebels attacked the city in the past, they didn't even encounter many guns, where would they encounter artillery. They hadn't seen this thing either, and they all thought that God was angry, and their legs and feet were weak with fright.
It was Liu Liu, who also swallowed his saliva fiercely, this thing is too terrifying, if he keeps launching it, how many people he will not be able to withstand such attrition.
"Boom, boom. "Just as they were stunned, more than a dozen shells fell, in addition to the first flowering shells, grape shells and shotguns. Grapeball is an iron ball, which is generally used to siege cities, and can collapse the city wall, but this thing is used to kill people but it is a little unsatisfactory, and a cannonball can only kill one or two people. But shotguns are different, shotguns are made up of small projectiles, and after they are shot, they explode, forming a dense barrage that can directly kill a large area.