The artillery battalion is divided into three groups. The 72 guns of the Huzun Artillery Group are lined up and deployed at the front of the artillery array, followed by the Folang Machine Gun Group, still with 72 guns, and finally the Rocket Artillery Group. , all seventy-two rocket launcher vehicles were loaded with Hundred Tigers of Rockets.
Qian Qian stood in front of the formation and roared, and almost all the gunners in the artillery battalion lit the fuses at the same time.
For a moment, it seemed as if the sky and the earth were changed. A huge roar resounded through the sky. In the telescope, Liu Yan even saw the dust in front of the artillery camp rising instantly, like the shape of a mushroom cloud in later generations, with countless cannons and rockets roaring. Shooting at the army of rogue knights not far away.
At the same time, on the west wall of Kaifeng City, one hundred and dozens of heavy artillery were also firing at the same time. All the Dafolang machine guns had turned their muzzles in advance, and concentrated their firepower on Chuangwang Tower three or four miles away. feather fan.
The huge roars of the two artillery salvos at the front and back were intertwined and startled hundreds of thousands of people on the battlefield. Almost everyone looked towards the artillery camp or towards the Kaifeng city.
I saw that the artillery in these two places was still roaring, continuously pouring cannonballs and rockets into the formation of the bandit cavalry.
The first to bear the brunt of this was the front army of the rogue knights. Faced with the scattered bullets fired from the seventy-two tiger cannons, hundreds of armored knights screamed and fell to the ground. Then the corpses of the soldiers and horses turned into The roadblock caused great confusion to the knights who charged after them, and the thief knights were constantly tripped.
At the same time, countless large rockets fell into the formation of the bandits, causing huge casualties to the bandit knights.
Moreover, the loading speed of the rocket launcher vehicle is extremely fast, even faster than the musket. At a distance of one or two miles, the gunners of the artillery battalion are enough to fire several rounds of salvos and continuously kill the enemy.
Although the Fo Lang cannons on the artillery camp and the top of the city were reloaded quickly, they only had time to fire two rounds. After the second round was completed, Qian Qian immediately ordered everyone in the Fo Lang Cannon Headquarters to retreat, and he He continued to stand in front and commanded the Tiger Cannon and rocket launcher vehicle to continue bombarding.
"Scattershot, release!"
boom!
The Tiger Zun Cannon fired another salvo, aiming at the Rogue Knight a hundred steps ahead. Countless shotguns were fired out, forming a barrage that swept down hundreds of men and horses, and another burst of screams could be heard.
"Go! Go! Tiger Master Artillery withdraws!"
Qian Qian roared, turned around and ran backwards. Several drummers and buglers also blew the retreat horn. Hundreds of gunners and guards sprinted for 100 meters. Sayazi ran back. The Tiger Cannon on the position All the cannons and Folan guns were abandoned.
When Qian Qian passed the rocket launcher headquarters, he stopped in a hurry and shouted: "Let go! All the rockets are ignited!"
Those rockets such as Hundreds of Tigers Running Together and Dragons Going to the Sea can actually be ignited directly by being supported by a wooden tube. At this time, the seventy-two rocket launchers immediately ignited and fired, and all the remaining rockets were also lifted up by numerous gunners and guards. , one after another aimed at the bandit formation in front, lit fires and set off.
For a moment, Liu Yan, who was watching and commanding the Chinese army, also opened his mouth wide, looking at the rockets that were continuously fired from the artillery camp in the distance, as if he saw the "Katyusha" of later generations, dense rockets kept rising into the sky. , the bandit Qiaoqi charging forward was like a mad bull that crashed into the sea of death, being bled by the dense rockets. Thousands of people and horses in front kept falling to the ground. The huge casualties made Li Zicheng in the rear dumbfounded.
The mighty general Zhang Nai was charging forward with the front army at this time. When the dense rockets fell, the surrounding valiant cavalry horses were continuously shot and killed. Boosted by gunpowder, those rockets are so powerful that even after they miss the ground, they will rebound violently, and then they will shoot to no one knows where, and no one knows which unlucky guy will be shot.
Zhang Nai saw with his own eyes that the two knights in front were shot and killed. It was an arrow as long as an adult's arm, which was shot at an extremely fast speed. The knight in front had no time to raise his shield to defend himself, and was shot through the chest.
Then the rocket continued to gain momentum and hit the abdomen of the knight behind him, pinning the two men together.
Under Zhang Nai's horrified gaze, the two knights screamed and fell off their horses, and were then trampled to pieces by the rolling cavalry behind them.
"accelerate!"
Zhang Nai had been on the battlefield for a long time. At this time, he knew that if he wanted to survive, he must rush to the front of the army formation as soon as possible, or at least rush through the death zone shrouded in rockets, so he kept shouting and urging his men to speed up the charge.
But then Zhang Nai's eyes widened, and he was horrified to find that several rockets shot from the front, trailing white smoke tails, hit him quickly.
"ah!"
Amidst a burst of desperate shouts, Zhang Nai raised an iron round shield at an incredible speed, but it did not help. Two rockets were nailed hard on the round shield, and a huge force hit. The iron round shield broke through the defense instantly. The two rockets first pierced Zhang Nai's left arm, and then shot into his chest, directly nailing the left arm and the round shield to his chest!
At this moment, Zhang Nai felt a sharp and heartbreaking pain, and then all the strength in his body disappeared quickly, and his vision became blurred. He opened his mouth and wanted to shout loudly, but no sound came out, and then he lay on his back. The war horse was dead.
The surrounding knightly soldiers were so frightened that they lost their wits. The leading general, Zheng Mighty, died in battle. According to the military law of bandits, everyone had to sit and be buried together.
With a bang, everyone around them spurred their horses and turned around. Since they were all dead anyway, why fight? These bandits do not have the fighting will of the new army in Qinglai Town. They are completely suppressed by the bandits' harsh military laws and generals at all levels.
At this time, Zhang Nai died, and the front troops of the heroic cavalry army suddenly fell into chaos. Countless knights fled on horseback. The chaotic scene stunned Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin who were galloping from behind.
"King Chuang, it's Zhang Nai, his battle flag has fallen!"
Li Zicheng's face turned livid, and he roared loudly, urging the following knights to continue the attack.
At this time, Liu Zongmin was also cursing loudly and angrily speeding up, wanting to ride his horse to the front to suppress the deserters.
Suddenly, another burst of rockets came. Liu Zongmin suddenly turned sideways and hid on the side of the horse, trying to avoid the rockets with his superb riding skills.
But impartially, a rocket flew past Liu Zongmin. Liu Zongmin just breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. When he lowered his head, he saw that there was another rocket hitting his shoulder. The heavy shoulder had already been swallowed. Being shot through, the entire shoulder was bleeding profusely.
Li Zicheng was shocked when he saw Liu Zongmin was injured, and hurriedly ordered a group of knights around him to ride their horses forward, protect Liu Zongmin from the army, and return to the Chinese army for treatment first.
"Ah! King Chuang, kill them, kill those dog officers and soldiers, kill them!"
Liu Zongmin roared angrily, and even though his subordinates led the horse away from the battlefield, he still continued to curse.
Li Zicheng ignored it, but his face became more and more gloomy. He galloped wildly for a while, and the army of knights finally rushed to the New Army artillery camp. But at this time, Qian Qian and all the soldiers in the artillery battalion had already withdrawn to the back.
"Keep charging!"
Li Zicheng roared. The former Guoyi General Ren Jirong and the consequence Yi General Wu Ruyi from the front had already rushed to stabilize the position. Countless knights rushed through the artillery camp position and launched an attack on the New Army's middle camp formation one mile behind.
Shen Tuo looked at the enemy troops getting closer and closer, hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and although he was nervous, he didn't feel timid at all.
"The musketeer is ready!"
"The sword and shield bearer is ready to throw thunder!"
"The spearmen came forward in formation, ready to stop the enemy!"
After a series of bloody battles, the soldiers in the middle camp had already suffered hundreds of casualties, and the rest of the soldiers were exhausted. However, as Shen Tuo continued to issue orders, all the soldiers quickly got into position, and the huge phalanx was ready without any hesitation or fear.
The army of bandits was rapidly approaching, and Liu Yan was also sweating at this time. Although he had made all arrangements, and the artillery on the west wall of Kaifeng City was still bombarding, but could he disrupt the command of the bandits? Whether they could concentrate their firepower to bombard Li Zicheng's location and make him retreat was unknown. It could even be said that there was a lot of luck involved.
However, Liu Yan was not completely gambling on his luck, because there were more than 10,000 soldiers from the middle camp. Liu Yan had confidence in his subordinates. As long as they were there, they would be able to hold back the army of thieves and prepare for what was happening behind them. The soldiers of the cavalry battalion regrouped to buy time.
"Instruction: Zhang Yi, the commander of Zuoying Capital and guerrilla general, led his troops out of the city to join the battle. Within a moment, they rushed to the front of the low wall defense line and stood by!"
"yes!"
Liu Yan made another insurance. At this time, all the arrangements he could do as a commander-in-chief have been made. The rest depends on how the new army soldiers fight!
In the army of rogue knights, Li Zicheng also rushed to the front from his position in the central army. At this time, he could already see the formation of the New Army hundreds of steps away: "Liu Yan's troops are indeed powerful!"
Li Zicheng had seen too many elite officers and soldiers, but when faced with the charge of tens of thousands of knights, he could form a formation so calmly to meet the enemy. There was no trace of panic or uneasiness in the huge phalanx. All the new army officers were calm. Waiting, waiting for the moment the fight begins.
Li Zicheng has never seen such calmness, such courage, and such a strong army, and he was shocked by it at this moment: "To be able to fight against an opponent like Liu Yan, it is not in vain that I have been the king for more than ten years. Today, I will fight to the end in a bloody battle." , Only then can you show your heroic ambition!"
"Charge, speed up the charge!"
Li Zicheng saw the rock-solid formation of muskets in the middle camp of the New Army, and also saw countless spearmen behind them wearing heavy armor and holding four-meter long spears. Although those officers and soldiers did not have the previous low walls as protection, Li Zicheng also knew that If they collide forcefully, the Qiaoqi army will definitely lose a lot of soldiers and horses.
But these are no longer important. The war has now reached the final moment when both sides finally show their cards and compare their strengths. No matter how heavy the casualties are, Li Zicheng will continue to attack and collide until the new army in front of him is completely defeated!
The Qiaoqi army continued to charge, and suddenly there was a huge noise from the west wall of Kaifeng City in the distance. It was the roar of seven Hongyi cannons. At this moment, seven ten-pound cannons roared and flew towards them. Under the watchful eyes, they fell one after another in the military formation of the rogue bandit Xiaoqi, and around Li Zicheng's King Chuang's great banner!
boom!
There was a roar, and under everyone's incredulous eyes, a cannon hit King Chuang's banner. The flagpole as thick as an adult's arm broke in response, and the huge black flag with the word "Chuang" fell straight down.
Li Zicheng, who was charging on horseback just behind the banner, also looked horrified. When the flagpole broke, countless sawdust and wooden thorns flew everywhere. One of the finger-sized wooden thorns was like an arrow, hitting Li Zicheng's left eye and Li Zicheng's eye socket. Suddenly there was a flood of blood, and the surrounding thieves and soldiers were all stunned when they saw this!
"King Chuang!"
"Save King Chuang!"
The bandit army was suddenly in chaos. The bandit cavalry of the front army and the middle army slowed down one after another, and then rolled back. General Ren Jirong of the former Guoyi and Wu Ruyi, the general of the consequences of Yi, saw King Chuang's big banner falling, and they were frightened and led their troops to withdraw. , at this time, attacking the new army formation is no longer the most important thing, the most important thing is to confirm whether King Chuang is okay.
"Retreat! Go rescue King Chuang!"
Some people died, but not completely...
