Dense artillery fire continued. In the blink of an eye, the cavalry that had just been assembled under the Jiagu Longgu Belt was shrouded in gunsmoke and smoke. When the cannon was over, the horses neighed and galloped in all directions, and the knights on horseback were either dead or their saddles were empty. To the surprise of the ancient Jiagu Dragon, the cannonball did not come from the warship in the river, but from the head of the Yokohara Fort. In fact, the Mongol army was also very good at learning, and according to the situation of the battle of Chengdu and the judgment of the defenders of Pengshan City, they came to the conclusion that the range of the Thunderbolt army's artillery was one to one and a half miles, which was also the reason why the camp of the new annex army was located two miles away, and the Mongolian cavalry was located three miles away. As for why they camped by the river, it was really because of the summer heat, and there were more than 20,000 people in the people and the new attached army, and it was not enough to dig wells for water. In order to prevent the Thunderbolt army from attacking, the secret fire has already ordered people to set up a water barrier in the river outside the city of Chongqing Mansion to block the waterway. When Liao Loach appeared at Hengyuan Fort with a warship, he thought that it was the main force of the Perak Army, but he sent a fast horse to Chongqing Mansion to learn that the water barrier in the river had not been broken and no ships had passed. This made him initially settle down in his heart, and concluded that this naval army was not the main force, and there were not many artillery and personnel, and there was still a chance to move food to safety. It's just that what he didn't know was that Liao Loach didn't let five but only one gunboat fire, not just to save ammunition, but to not want to kill too many new annexes and people. On the one hand, out of the feelings of the same race, most of these people did not really work for the Mongols, but just to survive under the butcher's knife of the Mongol army. On the other hand, population is a precious resource, Xuan Ge'er said that "there is strength in numbers", these people should not be killed indiscriminately, but let them serve hard labor to atone for their sins.

Also thinking the same thing as him is Cao Ergou. As a loyal fan of Brother Xuan, Cao Ergou also learned Ouyang Xuan's black belly - it should be called resourcefulness to the fullest. Since the Battle of Yokohara Fort, he has suppressed the urge to shell the Mongol camp. Among the artillery of Yokohara Fort, except for the Tiger Squat Cannon, which is not enough to hit the camp of the new annexed army, the remaining more than 40 fortress guns can cover the camp of the new annexed army. As for the heavy fortress artillery, if it is filled with gunpowder, it can even hit four or five miles away, and the Mongolian army, including the cavalry camp, is within the striking range. It's just that the accuracy of the artillery at this distance is too poor, and the killing effect will be unsatisfactory, and the damage to the gun chamber will also be great, and the range of the gun will also be exposed, which is not conducive to hiding strength. He has been watching Liao Loach's performance on the wall, and his heart is very lonely. Now when he saw hundreds of cavalry gathered in front of the gate of the new military barracks, he was overjoyed. Cao Ergou has always focused on attacking the Mongolian cavalry in accordance with the principles set by Ouyang Xuan, but these Mongolian cavalry are really cunning, and they just let the new annexed army rush to the front and hide far behind himself. Now that he finally seized the opportunity, he immediately waved a flag to Liao Loach, asking the navy not to interfere, and ordered all artillery to be loaded with shotguns. After a round of rapid fire, less than half of the five hundred cavalry escaped.

Soon after the smoke cleared, about half of the warships in the river docked on the riverbank. A large group of Thunderbolt soldiers disembarked from the ship and walked within arrow's distance along the newly annexed camp towards the devastated shelling. One of the soldiers formed a defensive formation with spears and huge shields facing the direction of the cavalry camp, while the other began to clear the battlefield - cutting the flesh of the horses to be exact. As early as before the artillery stopped, someone on the warship picked up Liao Loach to cut the meat of the horse that had been killed by the shelling. As soon as the smoke of the gun on the wall cleared, Liao Loach waved a flag and told Cao Ergou to send someone to cut the horse meat together. After the last attack on Chengdu, many soldiers fell in love with the taste of horse meat, which was one of the negative effects of the Battle of Chengdu. Another negative effect is that the property obtained from the war is too petty to evaluate the gains and losses. This is what Ouyang Xuan mentioned in his letter to Huang Dagen. Of course, Ouyang Xuan said that, but he didn't actually take it too seriously. Because as the head of the Thunderbolt Army, he naturally knows the difficulties of the family's great business.

Here, the Thunderbolt soldiers were busy cutting the flesh of the horses, slaughtering the wounded horses, and sending the meat to the ships. The new annex in the nearby camp was really hot-eyed, and his heart was also ready to move. It is said that the defensive position of the Thunderbolt army is only against the Mongol cavalry, and there is no defense against the new annexed army. But witnessing hundreds of fierce cavalry disappearing at the snap of their fingers, they were already frightened - it turned out that their lives had been in the hands of others. If the defenders of Yokohara Fort are unhappy, the shells may bombard at any time, where do you dare to sneak attack from behind? Unlike the new annexed army, the Mongolian generals such as the secret Huoli were naturally indignant about the act of cutting horse meat, but they had a dispute over who to destroy the Thunderbolt army who cut the horse meat. The final result was naturally the Mongol Han army, but it was not the Jiagu Longgu belt that led the team, he had been wounded by a cannonball, but another Khitan general, Yelumaizhu.

Jerumaiju led the men to swim away and fired arrows, but he also shot a few of the Thunderbolt soldiers who were well cut. Although the Thunderbolt soldiers who were shot were not worried about their lives, Cao Ergou was extremely angry. When all the horsemeat was loaded onto the ship, he ordered the artillery to open fire and fire barrage fire along the cavalry's path, and this kind of fire coverage at any cost cost cost caused Jerumai to lose more than 20 men at once. Seeing that the Perak soldiers had all returned to the ship, Jerumaiju no longer pursued, but led the men straight to the camp of the people. It's just that they were shelled by warships at the gate of the Minfu camp again, so they had to retreat in a huff.

Based on the 200 catties of meat for a horse, more than 200 horses were cut this time to more than 40,000 catties of meat, and the liver, lungs, intestines and other internal organs were also excellent meat, which were also packed and taken back. The thought of steaming meat covered the Thunderbolt soldiers with their saliva. At this moment, another soldier asked, why not take this opportunity to carry food? This idea made Liao Loach's heart move, so he sent dozens of people to go, but he was soon driven back by the cavalry led by Yelumaizhu. Although the ships were covered by artillery bombardment, and the mud also reduced the mobility of the Mongol cavalry, it was too difficult to hit moving targets when the density of fire was insufficient. Before the arrival of naval reinforcements, the shells of the warships will be spared, because Ouyang Xuan's main task for Liao Loach is to prevent the Mongol army from moving food, and secondly, to prevent the laborers from escaping. The artillery of Yokohara Fort can naturally hit the grain and baggage camp, but to form a fire barrier, large-scale artillery bombardment is necessary, and it is inevitable that the shells will be accidentally injured when they fly over the camp of the new annexed army, which will cause the new annexed army to flee and even counterattack. The Thunderbolts have already shouted to the new annex and the Minfu camp that as long as they stay in the camp and do not come out, they will not be shelled. The Thunderbolts also promised artillery to protect the Mongols if they dared to attack the camp.

The situation is deadlocked. The new annexes and civilians stayed in the camp under the warning of the Thunderbolts, and the sporadic Mongol cavalry came to harass the Thunderbolts, ignoring them, and if they came in groups, they would inevitably be shelled. Both sides were waiting for the opportunity, and the Mongols were waiting for the water to recede, waiting for the Thunderbolt army to run out of ammunition, and waiting for Yelumai Zhu, who had sent him to lead the cavalry quietly downstream, to prepare to cross the river from Yongqu Township by night, and take advantage of the Thunderbolt army's sleepiness at dawn to attack the naval warships from both sides.