The two six-pounder guns opened fire one after another, and the heavy solid projectile drew an arc of more than 300 meters in the air, slammed into the thick earth, and the earth withstood this heavy blow, and bounced the iron lead ball into the air again, and the second arc ended less than 20 meters in front of the battle line of the Houjin Army, and the solid ball that jumped up from the ground for the third time spun sharply in the air and plunged into the crowd.

The soldiers who cleaned the slag had just pulled out the big duster, and the two soldiers who were waiting by the muzzle poured the gunpowder into it, and after the compaction was completed, the hand holding the shell skillfully pushed the projectile in, and then turned around and ran towards the ammunition cart behind, and by this time the soldier carrying the gunpowder had already run back head-on.

"Three hundred and fifty meters. The voice of the rangefinder officer was still calm and did not make a wave.

"Lower the muzzle - twice. The head of the artillery crew ordered without looking back, and this figure also included what he thought was a reasonable amount of advance.

"Hey~ thirty laps. The gunner, with a long voice, commanded the gunners to work, and from time to time let out angry growls at his opponents, because no matter how desperately they shook the crank, it would be considered too abrasive.

"Three hundred and twenty meters. ”

"Fire. ”

"Fire. ”

Two screams rang out almost simultaneously, and two six-pounder cannons rang out one after the other. On the left, the cannon hit well, both guns basically controlled the landing point, and rushed into the enemy line at a height of about one person's height. The second artillery shot was a little better, and the artillery officer seemed to see that the enemy soldier in front of him flew in a flash, and the man behind the headless enemy soldier also fell, indicating that it was a good descent arc ballistic. The officer on the left hand laughed viciously - I hope that Jiannu, who was smashed and broke his leg in the back, will not die immediately, and the pain will take a while to relieve his hatred.

The battle line of the Houjin army was not very thick, but there were still a few rows, and in order to avoid the killing and wounding of firearms, the distance between people was relatively large. The shell of the six-pounder cannon shattered the armor of the first two and broke the leg of one more person before touching the ground. It's a pity that it bounced more than a person high again. The ballistic one that falls again falls at the end of the line. The iron shot smashed the arm of a post-gold soldier into pieces along with the shield, and it rushed out from behind the formation, carrying the remains of flesh and shield armor. After hitting the bodies of several people, the power of the shell was greatly reduced. After bouncing the last two bullets on the ground, he rolled some distance before completely losing momentum and stopping.

The soldier who had lost his leg began to scream and scream, and the soldier whose arm was smashed was already lying on the ground and fainted, and he had not had time to feel the pain when he heard the sound of his bones bursting, and a large piece of the shield that had been torn to pieces broke through his armor and plunged directly into his ribs. As soon as it was dark, he was unconscious.

The auxiliaries who followed the soldiers looked at the black ball in the distance with palpitations, and someone went over to help the two wounded people up, wrapped them in blankets, and prepared them to be carried away. In fact, the two people who were killed immediately were the ones who were happily killed, and they died without feeling any pain. And these two injured people will be much more miserable. The shells of this era carried gunpowder, rust, dirt and all sorts of deadly debris, and those who were hit by the shells would die tragically within a few days unless they carried their limbs. The effect of a single shot of the six-pounder cannon killed two and wounded two literally, in effect, took four lives.

Compared to the left of the two guns, the six-pounder gun on the right was far from ideal. The first drop was too close, and it seemed to fly past the enemy column. And after the second firing, the officer was again stunned to see that the shells only stirred up a cloud of smoke and dust in front of the enemy troops, and it seemed that no one had fallen. The officer quickly raised his right arm and snapped his thumb and closed his right eye, then closed his left eye and opened his right eye.

"Three hundred meters. ”

The figures reported by the observer of this artillery group were basically in line with the figures estimated by the officers, and the angry officer turned around with a big slap in the face, and slapped the gun commander on his heels: "Lower the muzzle, lower the muzzle! Are you deaf? Quickly lower it by two degrees." ”

After scolding, the officer hurriedly turned around and continued to observe the degree and formation of the enemy troops. The gunner got up from the ground, covered his face, ran over, pushed the gunner aside, and shook the crank himself. The gunner, who had been pushed away, stood at a loss, and the gunner, shaking desperately, threw a mouth full of foul language at the hapless gunner.

After the observers reported a distance of three hundred meters. Duncan shouted, "Three-pounder - ricochet." ”

The four long-awaited three-pounder guns also opened fire continuously, and a new round of intense clearing, charging, and loading work began......

Yellowstone watched the rounds of shooting silently, and the effect was so ...... Too bad. Although the artillery recruits who were on the battlefield for the first time worked hard to shoot and the various drill regulations were carried out in an orderly manner, they did not know which of the three steps of observation, preview, and adjustment was problematic...... Perhaps there is something wrong with all three steps.

"I haven't asked them to shoot at maximum range, I thought they would be a little more accurate. Huang Shi clearly knew that there was still a lot of problem with the proficiency of his artillery, and he also understood that this matter could not be rushed. However, the scene in front of him still disappointed him a little. Although gunpowder is not very expensive, iron balls are even cheaper, and they can be picked up. But recently, the money spent by the artillery of Changsheng Island is still in the sea. It was also a few months of training in hand-to-hand combat, pikemen and musketeers were very useful, and Huang Shi couldn't help but sigh deeply: "Artillery is really not a puppet, it is a technical class. ”

Originally, according to Huangshi's plan, the artillery of the fire battalion should be able to break up the enemy's Chinese battle columns, and the next step was to throw fire guns for close fire, and after the Jin army was completely confused, they used pikemen to carry out the final white-knuckle charge, as long as the opponent was a straggler, then it was impossible for them to resist the Ming army's dignified formation.

The Later Jin Army also entered the attack range of the Lushun Army's large firearms at this time, and the Ming Army concentrated all its firepower in the central position of the Later Jin Army according to Huangshi's arrangement, and the weapons such as bees, fire poison dragons, etc., were beaten out by the Ming Army in the fastest way.

I don't know whether Huangshi should cry or laugh, this weapon is expensive to build, so it will not be given to the soldiers for daily practice, these large firearms are even more rare in Dongjiang Town, so they are the baby bumps of the generals of various ministries, and they are never willing to take them out. It's just that this time it's a critical moment of life and death, so the Xuanfeng battalion turned out all these treasures that pressed the bottom of the box, and brought them with them, and their shooting level was worse than that of Huangshi's artillery...... However, Huangshi was not at all relieved by this at this time.

A fire poison dragon drew a large circle on the top of the Ming army's head, and turned back in the air in front of Huangshi's eyes. Although I know that the slave carpenters of the Ministry of Industry are not very motivated to work, it is too exaggerated that the rocket can turn 180 degrees after it goes into the sky. This fire poison dragon, whose tail was extremely irresponsible, finally shot into the auxiliary group behind the formation. It caused a commotion and chaos, fortunately...... Well, this time, fortunately, it didn't blow up either.

Houjin entered the Ming army one hundred and fifty meters away, and stopped, maintaining the pressure on the front of the Ming army, and at the same time responding to the attack of the two flanks, their formation stood still in the fierce firepower, in fact, the Ming army fired indiscriminately, and did not cause any casualties.

Seeing that Houjin's two wings were rushing towards his own two wings at a rapid pace. Huang Shi knew that the artillery could not be counted on, so he pointed his horsewhip straight ahead: "The Chinese army advances. ”

The sound of the waist drum sounded three times, and the firefighting battalion brushed and lowered the protective gear on the helmet, and immediately the heavy infantry only had their eyes exposed through the crack in the steel.

The waist drum continued to sound, and the front of the fire battalion marched forward neatly. The Selective Battalion at the junction also slowly followed up under the command of their officers, maintaining the integrity of the entire front.

"Move the flag forward. After Huang Shi finished speaking, he grabbed his horse's belly and held the flag forward, and the flag soldiers hurriedly pulled the flag from the ground. The pure pikemen and horses who followed behind as a reserve also followed.

The Chinese army of the Ming army had already entered the range of the bow and arrow of the Houjin army, and seven or eight soldiers fell in the diffuse shooting, and the waist drums of the Ming army still did not mean to stop.

Eighty meters, seventy meters, sixty meters, fifty meters, the waist drum finally stopped, and the whistle sounded.

The Ming army began to set up firearms, and 400 people fired a fierce salvo. Huang Shi squinted and saw dozens of people fall on the other side.

On the other side, there were three rounds of arrows in one breath, and more than a thousand arrows were sprinkled all over the foot of the fire camp, and some of the soldiers in the first row had three or four sticks stuck in their bodies, but only thirty of them fell because of the arrows in the thighs, and the iron armor on their bodies was tested, and the defense distance of the bow and arrow was about thirty meters away.

Another salvo, this time probably a few dozen more fell to the ground.

The bows and arrows from the opposite side reduced the number of musketeers who maintained the battle to their early three hundred, and the dozens of covering pikemen also retreated.

Huang Shi kept counting lightly: "Seven arrows, eight arrows, nine arrows...... There were already nine arrows, six of which were rapid shots, and one round of firearms was at most, and the archers on the opposing ground had no strength after two rounds at most. ”

"My lord, our left flank is starting to retreat. A gentle reminder from Hong Antong directed Huang Shi's gaze in that direction, but he still did not stop his mount.

Later, the Jin Iron Cavalry had already outflanked the left wing of the Ming army and launched an impact, and the left wing of the Jin army pointed to the Hui Emperor Taiji, and the old trick was repeated, first with hundreds of white armor soldiers dismounted and shot. The soldiers of the Selective Battalion raised their shields to resist. Although the dense shield array of the Ming army greatly weakened the power of the bow and arrow, after a few rounds, the Ming army was also suppressed and could not raise its head, and the Ming archers tried their best to shoot back to hold the position, but under the fierce fire of the opponent, they suffered heavy casualties.

By the time Huangshi's banner was plunged deep into the ground again, the Ming army had completely lost the ability to counterattack under the suppression of the white armor, and the soldiers were just struggling to resist the opponent's stormy attack with their shields. After the white armor wearing double armor was leading the charge, beating the Ming army back step by step, the cavalry of the Jin army also began to attack in turn, and the front battalion was using human lives to buy time for the fire fighting battalion.

In order to command the generals in the vicinity, the flag was less than twenty meters away from the front line of the army, and the action needed to be faster. "Even though the firebolt is much more powerful than the bow and arrow, it will take too long to completely disperse the enemy army with it. In the final analysis, white-knuckle combat is the most expelling combat mode, and only white-knuckle combat can quickly distinguish the winner from defeat.

"Yes, my lord. ”

The flag was gently tilted forward, and the flags of the fire battalion officers were also tilted forward.

Many of the Houjin soldiers on the opposite side of the center were also holding spears, and some were even Zhanger's guns. These were seized from the Ming army and robbed by horses. One of the firefighters always glanced contemptuously at the guns, which were difficult to make precise stabbing movements. He looked at the gun-wielding Houjin soldier even more contemptuously. The faces of those men were clearly visible: "Beat the drum and march." Let Kennu see who the real pikemen are. ”

The waist drum sounded, and the soldiers of the fire battalion did not hesitate to step on the drum again. After the pikemen and musketeers braved their bows and arrows to continue their advance, Jin's archers took the opportunity to crowd to the front row one after another, aiming and shooting at the lower plate of the Ming army, and the soldiers of the fire battalion followed one after another, and the soldiers in the back row mechanically filled their positions.

In order to preserve the body of the charge. The pace of the fire battalion was not fast, Huang Shi estimated that the distance between the two sides was almost forty meters, and more hand-to-hand soldiers of the Houjin army began to appear on the front line, and behind them was the command flag of the Chinese army of the Houjin army - the Zhenglan Banner: "The firecracker went to thirty meters and fired a final salvo, and then changed the dagger and prepared to charge with the pikemen." ”

As he spoke, Yellowstone suddenly saw Duncan running past him with a cannon team and a cannon team, Duncan hunched over and pushed it forward with the crew of the first cannon. Then another four-pounder cannon was pushed past Yellowstone, and Duncan hissed at Yellowstone as he pushed the cannon, "Our artillerymen can shoot as long as a longbow and stab at close range like a dagger." ”

The six-pounder cannon had been abandoned by Duncan, and all the soldiers of the entire artillery team were pulled out by him and pushed the four three-pounder cannons, each cannon was pushed fast with the cooperation of dozens of soldiers, and Duncan shouted and added the latter sentence in his heart at the same time: "Since you can't shoot as long as a longbow, you can only stab at close range like a dagger." ”

The first three-pounder cannon caught up with the front infantry under the frantic push of dozens of men, and Duncan shouted, "Get out of the way." "Together with the first crew, the three-pounder gun was pushed through the gap in the queue. Several artillery crews with large shields in one hand were holding shields in one hand and pulling the ropes on the cannons in the other.

The bows and arrows of the Houjin army immediately beckoned to these madmen who rushed to the front, and the shieldman inevitably showed flaws in his actions, and the first man had just fallen down, and the wheels of the gun carriage were mercilessly run over his arm. The soldiers behind did not care about the comrades who fell to the ground and struggled in pain, but just picked up their shields and blocked the front.

Duncan pushed the first three-pounder gun all the way to less than thirty meters of the Houjin battle line, and without bothering to wipe off the sweat on his head, he squatted down and shook the crank: "The muzzle of the cannon is raised-"

"Get out of the way. Duncan howled, and the gunners in front of him made a cut.

"Fire!"

This time, a baffle was attached to the gunpowder in the chamber, and then a large bag of firearms wrapped in a battle robe, and after a loud bang, the Houjin soldiers in front lay down about twenty people.

"Quickly clear the load. ”

Although Duncan screamed hoarsely, he also knew that the chamber of the cannon was not clear for a while, and he caught a glimpse of the second cannon also stopped firing, so he shouted, "Stop." ”

Duncan pounced and hid behind his shield and began to push the cannon again: "Push forward......"

"Thirty meters, my lord. Hong Antong saw that Huang Shi was fascinated, so he reminded him that the fire gun had reached the predetermined position.

Huang Shi looked at Duncan in front of him, and he struggled to push the cannon forward, and returned without looking back: "I know to keep walking." The flags behind him continued to lean forward, and the drums of the officers continued to rumble.

After a quick glance at the left flank, Yellowstone added an order: "Team E advances." Join the Central Front - in the middle. "Team E is the four hundred pikemen in Huangshi's hands, and they immediately rumbled past Huangshi's side, and drove straight ahead.

Duncan pushed the second cannon twenty meters away and opened fire, and then flew up to the third cannon that followed: "Push forward, push until you reach Jiannu's chest, and then shoot." ”

As the Ming army forced into the thirty-meter charge distance, after the first line, most of the Jin army were hand-to-hand combatants, but the bows and arrows towards the artillery also flew from time to time, and more and more feather arrows were fired from the side. A powerful feathered arrow pierced Duncan's sleeveless iron armor. The arrow sank into his lower abdomen. Duncan continued to push the cannon forward, and behind him the drums grew sharper and faster, and the infantry quickened their pace, following them closely.

This time, the cannon was pushed all the way to ten meters away from the battle line: "The muzzle of the cannon is shaken to the highest - ah." ”

Another arrow flying from the side, the large shield soldiers of the six artillery teams had already rushed up, but the arrow happened to pass through the gap in the shield and penetrate Duncan's armor again, and the recoil force made him sit on the ground: "Dodge - fire." ”

A large bag of projectiles wrapped in battle robes in the barrel of the cannon was shot out in an instant, and it seemed that the naked eye could see the barrage formed by thousands of bullets, and the projectiles rushed into the front line of the Houjin Army with lightning speed, and some of the soldiers in the front row were beaten into meat sauce with helmets and faces. Half of the ten or so people who were shot fell to the ground before they could even make a sound, and the rest were shot into several, dozens, or even dozens of bullets, and a large number of people howled in pain at the same time.

The fourth cannon was also pushed up, and the first cannon in the distance seemed to be reloaded. The crew members were already shouting trumpets and began to push it.

Duncan, who was born on the ground, was still yelling: "Push, push, push to the front, fire against these bitches, and hit them in the face." ”

Huangshi's flag had been erected, and the infantry stopped at a distance of only ten meters, and the musketeers calmly set up their sticks as they had done during training, and fired the last salvo of fire, concentrated near the place where the artillery bombarded it. Then they stopped paying attention to the muskets, and let them fall heavily to the ground, and the musketeers drew their daggers one after another, holding the long dagger and the harpoon-headed stick in both hands. The distance between the two sides was less than ten meters, the fire battalion had flattened the spears, and the musketeers retreated into the gaps between the pikemen's small formations, ready to provide close cover for the pikemen. The soldiers awaited the final arrival of the command to charge the white.

But at this time, the eyes of the Houjin soldiers were attracted by the fourth cannon, which had just stopped a few swings and then steadily pointed at the enemy in front.

The Houjin soldiers directly opposite it were all white, staring at the dark hole that was heading straight to their door, and their Adam's apples were all rolling up and down violently, and they involuntarily stepped back and began to hide behind their companions' bodies.

Duncan struggled to get up, leaned on the right side of the gun, faced to the left, stretched out his arms and protruded his eyes, and said viciously, "Boom him." Although the Houjin soldier he pointed at couldn't understand what this person was saying, the fierce eyes that were looking at him also made people feel a burst of fear, and what was even more terrifying was that the cannon under that person was slowly turning, and the black hole was lifeless. This Houjin soldier looked at the torches of the Ming soldiers, and stretched out to the fire gate under his nose, he strained his face and squeezed backwards, and the people around him began to retreat one by one with a tense face.

Duncan's cannon still didn't fire, he turned over violently, turned his head around, leaned on the gun carriage reflexively, barely supported and didn't fall, pointing at the arm on the right side of the gun body, shaking very much: "Wrong, it's a bang, turn around quickly." The muzzle of the three-pounder gun swirled to the right again, and it turned in a great circle like a demonstration. The Houjin soldiers, who were pointed at the muzzles, involuntarily squeezed backwards and leaned. The entire battle line was concave into a half-circle arc, and on this arc, the weapons of the Houjin soldiers were pointed at the cannon as if they were pointing at a monster. The Ming army took the opportunity to press forward step by step, and at this time, another three-pounder gun was also pushed to the forefront......

Yellowstone looked at the left flank, and there was a retreat. The battle line on the left flank of the Ming army had been bent backwards in a tight manner, and the battle had spread out deep behind the flanks of Yellowstone.

He retracted his gaze and looked ahead: "Fire battalion, white-knuckle charge." ”

The flag was violently flipped forward three times in a row.

When the drums and killings sounded at the same time, Duncan shouted, "Fire." ”

The two three-pounder guns opened fire almost simultaneously, and countless people in the gold queue fell at the same time screaming. The heavy infantry of the Ming army passed by Duncan in a tight formation and shouted in unison. He couldn't support it any longer, his legs went limp, and he slid to the ground along the gun carriage, watching the rows of ironclad infantry rush by bravely.

As the soldiers passed, Duncan struggled to look up and search for the auxiliaries, covering two wounds. I screamed in pain: "I'm hurt, and I'm still very badly injured, come and carry me down." ”

Several members of the artillery crew wanted to help Duncan, but he rudely pushed them away: "Go back to your post, our artillery is soldiers!"

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