Bang! The shell from the Fran cannon hit a cart, a round hole was punched in the plank, sawdust flew sideways, and a slave behind the cart covered his face and screamed, blood gurgling from his fingers.

In order to facilitate transportation by ship and infantry mobility, the artillery carried by the Ming army was basically light. The Franc machine is more than 200 catties, and the solid cannonball is four or five catties, and the power is not too great.

In fact, in the case of wooden carts, heavy muskets also have a destructive effect. It's just that the effect is weaker than that of the Furlong cannon.

Jiannu's cart was constantly hit, and many were damaged and few were destroyed. But this is not all the means of the Ming army, they have other ways to deal with the car.

More than a dozen improvised grenadier carts stood up behind the chariots, and dozens of small cans of fire oil had been put into their flap pockets, and when the carts approached, they began to ignite and fire.

The oil canister was smashed on the cart or on the ground, and a ball of fire rose from the ground and burned violently.

After repeated deductions, the preparation of the Ming army was quite sufficient. Although the ammunition carried by small boats was limited, it was more than enough to deal with one or two attacks.

In the rising fire, the car quickly turned into a train, let alone pushing, and it was difficult to get close. Not only the chariots, but also many Jiannu, with smoke and fire on their bodies, making inhuman screams and splashing and rolling.

Another round of grenadier projectiles, with more fireheads, bigger fires, and thicker smoke, almost formed a firework blockade line more than 60 meters in front of the Ming army's formation.

In the face of this sudden blockade, Jiannu's offensive had to be stopped. All they could do seemed to be to wait for the fire to burn out, or dig up the earth to extinguish it.

The pressure in the center plummeted, and the Han soldiers on both flanks were fiercely counterattacked.

Boom, boom? Rumble......

The shotgun from the Fran cannon... Bounce into a fan and shoot at the enemy? It's simply irresistible. Before the Han army's bird guns could show their power, they were attacked head-on.

Chen Sanhe fell to the ground? Luckily escaped the raindrop of buckshot. He didn't dare to get up? The ears are full of screams and wails, and the eyes are bloody corpses lying on the ground? and the painful struggles of the injured and undead.

The shield has some effect, but the protection is still not enough. How does the equipment of the Han soldiers compare to that of the Jurchens? It's also a cut off. This also makes them in the face of the Ming army firearms? Takes the most damage.

Moreover, as a flank attack, there is another threat to be taken into account, and that is the Ming army coming by boat.

Apparently? Did Yue Zen anticipate this disadvantage? Only then did he give this task to the Han soldiers.

At this time, the ships of the Ming army had set sail again, carrying musketeers in two parts, and rowed rapidly towards the opposite bank.

Zhang Pan gave the order, and the Ming troops on both flanks pushed the artillery carriage forward? Hundreds of soldiers advanced in a rotational firing formation, striking more fiercely at the Han soldiers.

And if it's just passively defending? It was unfavorable for the Ming army, which did not have an advantage in strength. On the offensive on three sides? The Han soldiers on both wings are weak chickens and can be defeated first? Then concentrate on dealing with Jiannu.

The most deterrent or the artillery in front? The muzzle of the black hole is pointed? It seems to be ready to erupt a dazzling flame and shoot a dense and deadly bolt of buckshot.

Under the command of the officer's howl, the Han soldiers reluctantly discharged the array again and returned fire with bird guns.

However, the formation that had just been put in order, under the bombardment of the Fran machine guns several times, collapsed and disintegrated, and under the advance of the Ming soldiers' musket rounds, it continued to retreat backwards.

The roar of gunfire rang out in the river, and the Ming troops who came by boat swept along the near shore one after another, shooting round after round of lead bullets at the Han army.

The flanking attacks from both sides finally brought the Han soldiers to the brink of collapse, and only the hardcore officers were still shouting and resisting.

The artillery quickly changed the guns, adjusted the muzzles, and bombarded the Han soldiers. Hundreds, if not thousands... The bullet was like the sickle of death, sweeping through, killing and wounding the Han soldiers.

"Rush, kill!"

With a sharp whistle, the officer's roar sounded, and the Ming soldiers inserted their bayonets, let out a chorus of shouts, and rushed forward to kill.

The boats in the river also turned around, rowed towards the shore, and plunged headlong into the shallows. The soldier jumped out of the boat, stepped on the knee-length water, rushed to the riverbank, and together with his allies, stabbed the Han army in the back.

The two divisions of the Ming army combined, the strength is not much. But just these few hundred people, but they played the momentum of thousands of people, and chased and killed the Han army, which was twice as large as their own, and fled in embarrassment.

Ma Guangyuan wanted to stop the defeat, brandished his blood-stained sword, and frantically slashed several deserters, but these were all in vain.

After a non-obvious gunshot, he seemed to have been struck with a stick, and his movements stopped, swayed, and fell to the ground.

The defeated soldier hurried past and did not take a second look at it at all. Only a few pro-soldiers gathered around and called.

Ma Guangyuan's eyes widened, his mouth was foaming with blood, and he was speechless. He couldn't tell anyone that he had been hit by a bird from behind.

The soldiers carried Ma Guangyuan's body to join the rout, and the defeat of the Han army on the left flank was like a surging river.

The soldiers of the Ming army pursued and killed wildly, and on the battlefield, there was no easier job than killing chickens and slaughtering sheep. The defeated soldiers were like a flock of panicked ducks, and they did not even dare to turn back, leaving only a desperate run.

Burst! The muffled sound of the bayonet entering the flesh was a little frightening, but Zhang Xiaoxi didn't even blink.

The strength was not the greatest, and with the strength of his hand and wrist, he had already drawn his bayonet and chased forward, not even looking at the fallen corpse.

Behind him are his comrades-in-arms, who are also his subordinates. A few years ago, the recruit Danzi has become an officer, leading more than a hundred soldiers.

"My surname is Zhang, too!" Zhang Xiaoxi already knew why Feng Datie asked him so at the beginning, and now, he can say this with his head held high, and he will not insult the surname of the predecessor who bravely climbed to the head of the city.

Growth means the maturity of the mind, but also the callousness of the mind. is also a Liao person, but he is your mortal enemy, he will not have the slightest mercy, a little softness.

The training of the mind is not just killing, the biggest impact is the robe beside him.

In the past few years, how many comrades-in-arms have been disabled or killed, their names, their voices and smiles, have always remained in Zhang Xiaoxi's mind and can never be forgotten.

It is this kind of nostalgia that will lead to deeper hatred and a fiercer sense of revenge. No matter who dares to raise a sword and spear against him and Paoze, he will not be forgiven.

What kind of officers there are, there are what kind of soldiers. Zhang Xiaoxi's subordinates are the same as him, it may be driven by his performance, maybe it is simple hatred, or the pleasure of killing and revenge.

The fierce and ruthless pursuit was not until the horn of the troops sounded, and the soldiers of the Ming army were unwilling to stop their steps and turn back to their own formation.

The left-wing Han army was defeated, and the right-wing Han army, under the command of Tong Yangxing, was still resisting. But under fire from both sides, defeat was only a matter of time.

At this time, Tong Yangxing really realized that equipping the Han soldiers with muskets and conducting loading and queue training was just the first step towards the firearms of the troops. He still has a lot to learn!

It's a pity that Tong Yangxing knows better in his heart, and I'm afraid there is not much time to progress.

Whether it is resources, manpower, or the support of the upper echelons of Houjin, it is impossible for him to improve on the experience he has learned.

The formation of a tactical style of play does not happen overnight.

For example, in the Ming Dynasty, the army was equipped with firearms, which could be counted from the time of the founding of the country. But by the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was still immature, and it was beaten by Jiannu, who was dominated by cold weapons.

The military reform promoted by Zhu Youxiao has a foundation and has been gradually improved.

In the past few years, the Ming army has gone from shrinking its defense, to giving priority to vehicles and artillery, and then to the infantry using flintlock pistols and bayonets as the main means of warfare. Officers and generals at all levels, and even soldiers, are constantly exploring and improving.

The idea of Hou Jin using Han soldiers and preparing firearms was correct, at least in terms of concept.

However, whether it is weapons and equipment, or the quality of personnel, coupled with combat methods, it is difficult to compete with the Ming army in a short period of time.

After this battle, Tong Yangxing has learned a lot, but the end of defeat is inevitable. The reason why he is still insisting on it is only because the Yue Tuo Department in the middle lane has not given up.

But the rout of the Han soldiers on the left flank had already changed the tide of the battle, which Yue Zhi did not expect.

After defeating the enemy attacking on the left flank, the Ming army did not withdraw to the "Moon Formation" that continued to maintain the arc. After quickly reorganizing the queue, the Ming army unfolded a linear array and rolled over to the Jiannu in the middle.

With such a tactical maneuver, the Jiannu in the middle lane was under fire from both sides, and the battle was even more disadvantageous.

The oil tank burned down almost all the carts, and Jiannu did not flinch. After the fire became smaller, they continued to attack the battle formation of the Ming army with heavy armor and large shields first.

The familiar roar sounded again, and the Ming artillery on the south bank was once again powerful. More than 100 shells arced in the air, swept across the river, flew over the battle formation of the Ming army, and smashed down with their heads covered in face.

The explosions kicked up a thick cloud of smoke, almost completely obscuring the view of Yue Zhen and the others.

Yue Xuan's face was so gloomy that he could drip water, and although he couldn't see clearly, he also knew that the attacking troops had suffered a lot of casualties.

The sound of the explosion gradually thinned out, and the smoke did not disperse immediately. Immediately afterwards, the roaring cannon sounded again, judging from the sound, it was the Ming army battle array firing artillery.

It was the attacking vanguard that approached the enemy and was met with fierce return fire. After the artillery bombardment, it should be the accumulation of muskets.

Yue Zhen could already guess the Ming army's style of play, long-range artillery bombardment played the role of killing and blocking, and the Jurchen warriors who could rush to the front of the Ming army were not only not too many, but also lacked the stamina to continue the attack.

This is different from fighting the Ming army in southern Liaoning. In the absence of artillery support, it is impossible to eat the more than 1,000 Ming troops who rushed forward with casualties, and now they can succeed?

The weapons of the Ming army have become more powerful, and their combat power has increased again. And the own army still seems to be like that, the gap is getting wider and wider, which is shocking. Yue Zhen's heart sank, and his hand slowly raised.

As he had guessed, Jiannu's heavily armored soldiers rushed to the front of the formation, and at a distance of more than fifty meters, they were immediately bombarded by the Franco's machine guns.

Quickly changing the sub-guns, more than a dozen Franc machines sprayed out a dense raindrop... bullet, and beat the hundreds of Jiannu who rushed over to pieces.

In order to deal with the heavy infantry of Jiannu, the shotgun carried by the Fran cannon... The bullet was filled with a large lead bullet with a heavy musket.

The number of buckshot fired by the artillery was less, but the power was increased. When the cannon was fired, it was like a salvo of more than a dozen heavy muskets.

Even if the heavy lead bullet could not penetrate the heavy armor, the huge impact force would be transmitted to Jiannu's body, shaking them to the point where their internal organs were injured and their mouths were foaming blood.

More scenes are bloody and violent, with heads being smashed into rotten watermelons and arms or legs being blown away and sprayed with blood.

No matter how brave he is, no matter how skilled he is, no matter how experienced Jiannu is, he can't resist a cheap buckshot. This is the power of science and technology, and it is also the blood lesson brought to Jiannu by the progress of the times.

The times are different, and Zhu Youxiao is too lazy to say more. But Jiannu never understood the true meaning of the so-called different eras.

The chariot cover approached, the heavy armored soldiers fought hand-to-hand combat, and the cavalry pursued and killed the defeated and fleeing enemy, and Jiannu also used these three axes for decades.

Besides, not to mention that in just a few years, hundreds of years, the Later Jin Dynasty became the Qing Dynasty and stole the Central Plains, and they still don't understand the simple five words "the times are different".

It wasn't until the dreams were shattered and the backbone was broken by the strong ships and cannons of the Western colonizers that they might understand that they had been abandoned by the times.

Yue Xuan's emotion was only for a short time, and he gave the order to retreat. This is a wise and helpless choice.

If it weren't for the Great War in Southern Liaoning, Yue Zhen would not have been able to deeply feel that the gap in the combat power of the two sides had widened again; At the beginning, they failed to annihilate more than 1,000 isolated Ming troops, and now it is the same.

Luo Xiujin secretly let out a long breath, relieved by Yue Xuan's decision. Retreating at this time, the loss was only more than 2,000 men and horses attacking; If you continue to entangle, I am afraid it will be a result of heavy casualties and broken bones.

The order was given, but it was still a little late. After the Ming army bombarded, the musketeers came forward and gave Jiannu a head-on blow at the most lethal distance.

Heavy armor does have a certain protective power for muskets, but it also depends on the distance; It's the same with muskets, the closer they get, the faster and more powerful the buckshots are.

At a distance of thirty or forty meters, it is within the optimal range of the flintlock pistol, and the hit rate is both high and powerful enough to break through the armor and kill the enemy.

The Ming army, which had turned around on the flank, also approached the central battlefield, using line formations and salvos of muskets to add another weight to the balance of victory.

The fire flickered, white smoke rose and filled the air, and blazing buckshot chased the retreating enemy, smashing them into blood and screaming.

Another group of Ming troops came by boat and successfully landed. The balance of forces between us and the enemy has become closer, although it has little impact on the outcome of the battle.

At the same time that Yue Zhi issued the order to retreat, Tong Yangxing was like an amnesty, and he also issued an order to withdraw the army. However, the Ming army's pursuit of Jiannu was steady and cautious, but for the Han soldiers, it was a fierce tiger.

"Rush, kill!" The shouts were passionate and exciting, and the fierce counterattack of the Ming army made the Han soldiers retreat from retreat to defeat, and finally turned into a rout, which could no longer be cleaned up.

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