The bombardment from the New Army artillery battalion continued, and the bandit defense line on the east road became riddled with holes in a short period of time. The bandits stationed here suffered heavy casualties.
"put!"
This is the first time that the artillery battalion has been put into actual combat since its expansion. After the carpet bombardment of the seventy-two rocket launchers, the seventy-two Franco machine guns began to roar again, bombarding the bandits' defense line indiscriminately. Such a spectacular scene, Qian Qian has not seen him for many years since he joined the army. This is the first time.
I saw Qian Qian laughing excitedly. The artillery battalion showed great power today. In the future wars, the status of the artillery battalion will also rise!
"Haha, blast me, launch!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Although the firing speed of the Folan cannon was not as fast as that of the rocket launcher, the momentum of the bombardment greatly shocked the Ryuu soldiers, completely defeating the Ryuu soldiers who were already on the verge of collapse.
Coupled with the fact that He Yilong was nowhere to be found, the bandit army on the east road completely lost its command and immediately collapsed. Even if there were still 17,000 or 8,000 people in the 20,000 bandit army, it turned into a wave and headed deep into the Agate Mountain. Escape everywhere.
"Order the artillery battalion to stop firing and all units in the front battalion to start attacking!"
After Liu Yan gave the order, Qian Qian still ordered to stop shooting, and then looked at the soldiers of the front battalion who were forming forward, and muttered: "If the solid artillery shells are replaced by exploding shells, I can take down the bandit defense line with one artillery battalion!" "
In fact, the Ming Dynasty already had explosive shells, which are trigger-explosive shells launched by field artillery in later modern times. After being launched, they will explode violently when they contact the target, killing the enemy with fragments.
When Ming Xianzong Chenghua Liting swept across the Jurchen tribe in Liaodong, flower bombs were widely used and achieved very good results. Subsequently, the Ming Dynasty continued to improve the blooming ammunition, and it has been used as a main artillery shell.
It's just that blooming shells are difficult to make and the cost is very high. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army could no longer afford to use such expensive shells and turned to solid shells.
After the Manchus and Qing Dynasties entered the customs in later generations, the Manchu and Qing rulers strictly restricted the development of firearms, adhering to the concept of guarding against the Han rather than the Sichuan.
As early as the Ming Dynasty, various advanced firearms such as fixed-load ammunition, repeating muskets, explosive ammunition, rockets, primitive landmines, and thunderbolts were all shelved by the Manchu and Qing dynasties, and many talented people who were proficient in firearms were also put on the shelf Arrested and tortured, they were either exiled to Ning Guta or had their homes confiscated and their families exterminated. The development of firearms in China was most completely destroyed.
So in later generations, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing and found a large number of sophisticated Ming Dynasty firecrackers in the Manchu and Qing arsenals, all of which were collections of the Manchu and Qing royal families. The Eight-Power Allied Forces were amazed at the sophistication, range and range of these firecrackers. The lethality is not even inferior to the firearms of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces!
Qian Qian here was still feeling sorry for himself, while Chen Xun in front stood at the foot of the Agate Mountain East Road with high spirits, watching the soldiers of the front camp rush up the mountain one after another with flags as units, and roared loudly: "Take down the bandit defense line, I, Jimo Camp, The new army is victorious!"
"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"
The morale of the soldiers in the front camp was high. General Zuo Qian and General Wei Han, wearing heavy armor, were the first to rush up the hillside and led their soldiers forward in formation, preparing for a tough battle.
But to the disappointment of Wei and Han, when everyone advanced to the proposed defense line, most of the bandit soldiers had disappeared, and only a few remnants were still resisting. They were immediately "targeted and eliminated" by the flint-haired bird cannons of the soldiers in the front camp. ".
"The spearmen and swordsmen and shieldmen search the surroundings, and the gunmen rely on the bandit fortifications to establish a defense line here!"
While Wei Han was issuing orders, he sent messengers to report the situation here to Chen Xun.
Soon, General Zuo's soldiers arrived here one after another. Wei Han ordered his soldiers to deploy and quickly wiped out the rogue soldiers around the defense line.
"Mr. Wei Qian!"
Wei Han looked back and saw Guo Mingxu, the thousand-year-old general of the ACCCIM, walking excitedly, and the officers and men from various departments of the ACCCIM also lined up.
"You guys are driving pretty fast!"
Guo Mingxu said with a smile: "Thanks to Mr. Wei Qian, we have wiped out the main force of thieves in front."
Wei Han curled his lips and said, "Where is the main force of the bandits? The artillery camp blasted the gods away, let alone those miscellaneous bandits."
Guo Mingxu sighed: "Speaking of which, this is the first time I have seen such a violent bombardment. With such firepower, it is estimated that the slaves and thieves cavalry in front of them will not be able to survive."
"of course!"
Wei Han said proudly: "Today, in terms of firepower, who can compare with our new army!"
After saying that, Wei Han pointed forward and said: "I will guard here. You can lead someone to chase him."
"Easy to say!"
Guo Mingxu waved his hand and said: "Brothers, follow me!"
The general's officers strode forward, as if chasing a duck, and rushed towards the mountain.
In less than half an hour, Chen Xun led the troops of the front camp to search the surrounding mountains and forests, beheading more than 7,900 people and capturing more than 3,000 people, but no trace of He Yilong was found.
Liu Yan received the urgent report from the messenger and said to Xu Ming and Miao Shao with a smile: "This Ge's eyes are really excited. He can run away in this situation."
Miao Shao said: "It's hard to say, maybe it was blown to pieces by the artillery battalion."
Miao Shao didn't know that what he said actually became a motto. At this time, He Yilong's broken limbs and broken arms were still piled in the nest. The officers and soldiers of the new army who came and went just glanced at them and regarded them as ordinary bandit soldiers. Didn't take it seriously.
"Sir, are you reporting victory to Yang Sichang?"
Liu Yan curled his lips. He originally planned for this mountain attack to last for one or two hours. It would be best to have several military camps take turns to fight. It should be used as a battle to train troops.
But unexpectedly, in Ge's eyes, He Yilong couldn't help but beat him, and he was defeated in less than half an hour. He was simply looser than sand and vulnerable to a blow!
So Liu Yan said: "Report the victory now. With Yang Sichang's urine, he will definitely transfer us to support elsewhere. If you ask me, wait and see how the battle situation is everywhere, so as not to be used as a spear by Yang Sichang."
Miao Shao and Xu Ming nodded in agreement.
Miao Shao added: "Sir, why don't we enter the mountain with the main force and detour from the east road to the west and south roads? In this way, we can descend Agate Mountain in no time!"
Xu Ming also said: "My subordinates can also divide their troops to patrol various places to prevent Zhang Xianzhong and other bandit leaders from escaping."
Liu Yan looked at the two of them with approval and said, "Your idea is very good, but there is one thing you have overlooked, and that is the terrain."
"terrain?"
Liu Yan said: "The terrain deep in the Agate Mountains is difficult, and our military formation cannot be deployed. Once it goes deep into the mountains, it will be divided into pieces by the terrain. Not only can the firepower of the cannons be unable to be used, but also the spear phalanx cannot be deployed. Massive array.”
"In order to survive, each bandit tribe will definitely fight to the death. When Zhang Xianzhong and other bandit leaders use their superior strength to get involved with our army, the situation will be difficult to handle. Even if our army wins with its combat power, the casualties of each tribe will be very high. It’s not worth the loss.”
Xu Ming and Miao Shao clasped their fists to receive instruction.
"Sir, shall we wait here?"
Liu Yan thought for a moment and said: "Order Chen Xun to lead the front battalion to garrison in Geyanli and continue to search for the remnants of the bandits."
"yes."
"Order the remaining battalions to retreat one mile and rest and standby immediately."
"yes."
"The artillery battalion was ordered to immediately inspect the artillery, replenish ammunition, and prepare for another battle."
"yes."
After giving the order, Liu Yan told Miao Shao and Xu Ming to dismount, and the three of them found a shady place to rest.
"Sir, looking at the situation, I guess Zhang Xianzhong won't be able to bounce around for a few more days. Can we go back soon?"
Miao Shao asked, and Liu Yan looked at the expectant look on Miao Shao's face and said in surprise: "I see why Commander Miao is so anxious to return home?"
Xu Ming smiled evilly on the side and said: "My lord, I don't know. Commander Miao has a sweetheart and is anxious to go back to pay the betrothal gift. If it's too late, the girl will be married off by someone else!"
"What?"
Liu Yan suddenly became energetic and said with a smile: "Why don't I know! When did it happen? Whose girl is it? Please tell me!"
Miao Shao blushed and said, "Sir, don't listen to Xu Ming's nonsense. It's all trivial matters."
Xu Ming said: "Really? I saw it with my own eyes. You stayed in front of someone else's house and insisted on taking the girl to go outing. The girl was too embarrassed to go, so you went to find the girl again and again!"
Liu Yan said with a smile: "Is there such a thing? Tell me, where are you from?"
Just as Xu Ming was about to continue speaking, Miao Shao glared at Xu Ming and said fiercely: "If you dare to say one more word, I want you to look good!"
Liu Yan clamped Miao Shao's arms, then held Xu Ming with his other hand and said, "Keep talking!"
Xu Ming said with a smile: "She is the daughter of a cotton cloth shop owner in Jimo Yingcheng. She is so beautiful. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, Commander Miao only went to buy cotton cloth a few times and fell in love with that girl. .”
Miao Shao's face was as red as pig liver at this time. He said to Liu Yan with a mournful face: "Please spare me, sir. I'm so embarrassed. You might as well give me a beating!"
When Xu Ming saw this, he burst into laughter and burst into tears.
Liu Yan also smiled and said: "When you return in triumph this time, your boy will immediately go to the girl's house to pay the betrothal gift. I will be your matchmaker and marry the girl back as soon as possible. If the betrothal gift is not enough, I will collect it for you!"
"grown ups!"
"Don't talk nonsense. You two are all alone. You should have gotten married and had children a long time ago. You are not in a hurry. I think it's just right to start with your little one. Get a wife as soon as possible and accept your temper!"
Miao Shao lowered his head as if he was being appointed. Liu Yan then let go of his hand, but then Miao Shao jumped up, screamed strangely and rushed towards Xu Ming. The two of them were chasing and fighting like children. Liu Yan saw Zhuang laughed loudly and felt very warm in his heart. With these brothers here, no powerful enemy is a problem! m.
Suddenly, Liu Yan stood up suddenly and saw a group of messengers from the Supervisory Biao Battalion riding their horses. Miao Shao and Xu Ming also stopped, and they returned to Liu Yan's side.
When the team of messengers came closer, they had no time to dismount, so they shouted loudly on their horses: "The Superintendent has an order: Liu Yan, the general of the Jimo Camp of the Shandong Dusi, is ordered to immediately lead his troops to the reinforcements on the Agate Mountain West Road!"
Liu Yan asked loudly: "West Road? That is the direction of the attack of the traitor general Zuo Liangyu. He has more than 40,000 people. Does he still need my support?"
The messenger said: "General, you don't know that the main force of Zhang Xianzhong's army has attacked the formation of General Pingthief and has defeated General Pingthief. Now the situation is critical. Please support me immediately, General, without delay!"
Some people died, but not completely...
