Chapter 1171: They Finally Moved
In Xianfeng County.
"Childe, something is wrong! The Zezhou Army has finally moved!"
"What's the situation?"
"Zezhou Army, here!"
"What? Let's go, let's see!"
Cui Shenji quickly climbed the city wall, and at this time, the army on the opposite side really drove over!
Cui Shenji was not afraid at all, but his eyes showed excitement.
He has a lot of troops in his hands, and he has firearms. Even if the Zezhou army surrounded Xianfeng County, they would not be able to trap him.
He wants to kill it, and he can kill it at any time.
If he didn't have the slightest confidence, Cui Shenji wouldn't dare to stay in this small county.
However, the other party didn't seem to be coming for them.
They did not rush in the direction of Xianfeng County, but entered the Jizhou boundary from one side.
Judging from their march, their intention was not to encircle Xianfeng County, this was to invade Jizhou!
An army of 50,000 dared to ignore their existence and enter the boundaries of Jizhou? Are they not afraid of being caught between two loaves of bread?
"Didn't you take me Cui Shenji seriously...... Give me orders, reorganize your troops, and go out to intercept them! I'm going to beat them back!" Choi Shin-gi ordered.
Cui Shenji counted the soldiers and horses as quickly as possible, and personally took the three hundred cavalry of the fire battalion to kill directly from Xianfeng County.
Shen Qi already knew the specific situation in Xianfeng County, and he knew that there were firecrackers in it.
Therefore, he did not rush to the first time, but guarded the middle of the army and Xianfeng County, preparing to deal with the army in Xianfeng County.
Sure enough, there were cavalry in Xianfeng County who came out.
It doesn't seem to be huge, with around three hundred people.
If nothing else, these three hundred people should be the firecrackers in Xianfeng County.
If it weren't for the firecrackers, they wouldn't have dared to come out and attack the camp with an army of 50,000.
Shen Qi is not a mediocre talent, and the soldiers under his command are not a rabble like Li Gui's.
He was the top general of the Tiance Army back then, if he was not a talent, it would be impossible for Xingdaorong to send him to Shu to solve the troubles in Shuzhou.
And if it weren't for Shen Qi being blocked in Shu Road and not being able to get out, the Wushuang Army would not have won so easily.
His military talent is more comprehensive than Guo Qu, he is mainly good at cavalry warfare, and he is one of the top cavalry generals in the Great Yan Dynasty.
Just 300 people, even if they have firearms, what can they do?
Zhou Chong came to him earlier and explained to him the advantages and disadvantages of the firecracker.
In the battlefield, once the distance is narrowed, even the compound bow will not be able to gain a slight advantage in front of the firebolt.
However, although the power of the firebolt is incomparably great, the existing armor, even the best matchless army soft armor in the world, cannot resist the firecracker at close range.
However, Zhou Chong made it clear that although the range of the fire gun can reach one hundred and fifty steps, it still has a certain lethality at the limit distance.
But once the fire gun pulls away a hundred steps, it is basically equivalent to being blind, and it is not accurate at all.
Then there is the gunpowder in the barrel that needs to be reloaded after the gunpowder is shot, and the rate of fire is very slow.
The biggest role of the firebolt on the battlefield is to quickly close the distance with the enemy, so that it can sweep through with a crushing advantage.
Every time Su Xuan used the firearm on the battlefield, he used the combat method of quickly closing the distance and then firing alternately.
Coincidentally, Shen Qi's best weapon is not a sword, but a bow and arrow!
His bow and arrow level is in the Shen family's army, even if you look at the Great Yan Dynasty, it is a unique existence.
The cavalry under his command are all good at using bows and arrows, and their archery skills are naturally not bad.
Knowing the shortcomings of the firecracker, on the plain outside the city, Shen Qi would have a way to wipe out these three hundred people.
Firebolt? This awesome weapon makes the whole world frightened.
Is it really awesome?
I'll meet you for a while!
Shen Qi slashed out from one side and faced the firecrackers.
"Keep a distance of one hundred to one hundred and fifty paces from each other, and the whole army will scatter and surround them!" Shen Qi ordered.
The distance between the two sides is rapidly closing.
Soon, five thousand cavalry suddenly dispersed from both sides, and it didn't take long to form a huge encirclement.
Seeing this, Cui Shenji didn't panic.
He's still pushing forward.
Encircle? How could he be afraid?
When the distance from the front army was stretched to a hundred paces, Cui Shenji gave the order to shoot.
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
Guns in unison.
However, at this moment, the cavalry in front of them suddenly turned around, lay directly on the back of the horse, and galloped backwards.
Only a few of the horses were hit by the fire and fell to the ground.
The cavalry that landed quickly flew to their feet and mounted the spare horses.
At this time, the cavalry on the left and right quickly approached.
I saw Shen Qi turn around again.
Raise your hand and shoot an arrow, and the two firecrackers were directly shot through on the spot.
The cavalry on both flanks approached a hundred paces and raised their hands to shoot arrows.
A volley of arrows came and knocked out thirty or forty firecrackers.
When Cui Shenji saw this, he shouted in his heart that it was not good.
Three hundred firecrackers are not a few, but the chicken thieves of these incomparable cavalry on the other side actually distanced themselves from them at the most critical moment.
Moreover, the other party actually took advantage of the fact that after the fire was fired, the cavalry on both wings quickly approached, and the rain of arrows covered it.
Cui Shenji originally thought that he would be invincible in the world with a firecracker.
But now, he seems to have thought wrong.
On the battlefield, weapons and equipment are important, but tactics are also indispensable.
He admits that he did underestimate the enemy.
These cavalry were more powerful than he had imagined.
Wait, the general is Ghost Li? Then Ghost Li has such a strong battlefield scheduling ability?
Also, these cavalrymen seem to be the best of the best!
The war horses they used were also the top-grade war horses of the Great Yan Dynasty!
Their combat effectiveness is not comparable to the Zezhou Army at all, what the hell is going on?
Cui Shenji didn't care about so much now, so he quickly ordered to fight back.
At this time, the encirclement had been withdrawn and the distance was opened again.
At this time, the cavalry in Xianfeng County also rushed out.
Seeing this, Shen Qi immediately ordered a thousand men and horses to block the cavalry coming out of Xianfeng County.
A thousand men and horses quickly pounced in the direction of the county seat.
Only one charged, and after killing hundreds of men, he pressed all the cavalry in the city back.
Cui Shenji turned his head and looked, dumbfounded.
Now that he is surrounded, the support in the city cannot come out, and he has no choice but to wait for death with these cavalry?