Ruan Qi at the foot of the mountain was indeed just as Nie Fangliang had judged. He planned to use artillery and the method of surrounding three buildings to drive down the Lanfang army and the civilians on the mountain, and then use the numerical advantage to defeat the Lanfang army on the plains. , and further robbed all these Chinese civilians.
He believed that the main reason for previous defeats was that the opponent had sophisticated firearms and was condescending, while his side was too proud and did not perform well, and the troops on the hill could not be deployed. Anyway, there were many reasons.
He didn't want to admit that Lan Fang's army was too powerful.
Despite this, the excessive casualties also forced him to use artillery that he was usually reluctant to use.
Ordinary small artillery has no practical use. When fighting, just listen to the sound and make a strong momentum, and some rabble will collapse on their own.
The three really lethal cannons were the ones he finally got from Ruan Wenyue.
It is said that these cannons were brought by the Western barbarians. They originally belonged to the Ruan family in Guangnan. They were later captured. The number was originally small. Most of them were controlled by Ruan Wenyue's direct troops. He was able to get three thanks to regular The factors of sending beautiful women and property to Ruan Wenyue.
Therefore, he especially cherished these three cannons and regarded them as a magic weapon for victory. He would not use them easily for fear that these treasures would be damaged, but now, he had to use them.
This armed force of unknown origin had strong light firepower, but no artillery, so he bombarded them with artillery and forced them to give up their advantageous terrain and go down the mountain. This was his decisive strategy.
But what Ruan Wenyue didn't expect was that in this wave, the unknown armed force actually took the initiative to attack him.
The cannon on his side hadn't been adjusted yet, it hadn't even been put on its stand, and it wasn't ready to fire yet. As a result, Lanfang's troops over there had already rushed down the hill.
The number of people is small, but you still dare to take the initiative?
That's a good feeling, it saves me having to use my own baby bump!
Ruan Qi looked ferocious and immediately ordered the infantry who had been hiding behind the artillery to come forward. Facing Lanfang's army, which was smaller in number than them, some of the Xishan soldiers who had just been beaten away were still a little scared and did not dare to come forward immediately.
However, Lanfang's army lined up neatly. The three hundred men responsible for the main attack moved forward step by step under the personal command of Nie Fangliang, and quickly advanced towards the Xishan Army Formation. As they advanced, the formation was not chaotic and as stable as Mount Tai.
Ruan Qi from behind looked at this scene and frowned, realizing that this army was not simple.
Although he was born as a ruffian, he had been involved in wars for so many years, and he knew the importance of military formations. He also knew that strict and neat military formations were not easy to display. If this army could do this, it was obviously elite.
Where did the elite come from?
Is there such an army among the Chinese armed forces in the entire Jiading Province? If so, why didn't it appear before?
While he was wondering, Lanfang's army over there had quickly advanced into the firing range of the flintlock guns. Before the officers of the Xishan Army ordered them to start shooting arrows and firing guns, Lanfang's soldiers had already started to fire.
"Raise the gun!"
"put!"
Nie Fangliang gave the order, and the soldiers in the first row raised their guns and pulled the triggers.
One hundred guns fired at the same time, and a burst of white smoke dispersed. A group of Xishan Army soldiers on the opposite side had been knocked down. Many Xishan soldiers were hit by flintlock bullets, and were either injured or unfortunately killed on the spot. Blood spattered everywhere, and the scene Spectacular.
This was only the first salvo. The third row of Lanfang soldiers arrived from the rear to the front immediately after the first row of soldiers finished shooting.
"Raise the gun!"
"put!"
Nie Fangliang gave another order, and the soldiers in this row quickly raised their guns and pulled the triggers. There was a burst of gunfire, white smoke rose, and another group of Xishan soldiers on the opposite side were knocked down.
At this time, the soldiers from the second row and now the third row also ran to the first row and raised their guns.
"put!"
Another volley.
Another group of Xishan troops were overthrown.
After the third salvo was completed, the soldiers in the original first row and now the third row completed loading ammunition, returned to the first row's position, and raised their guns.
"put!"
Another volley.
After the fourth round of volleys, the Xishan Army, which was stunned by the continuous firepower of Lanfang Army, finally recovered from the panic. The frontline officers of the Xishan Army, who had never seen such sharp firearms and tactics, were shocked and quickly Shouting soldiers who were in chaos as a result of the shooting fired back.
The crossbowmen fired arrows, the musketeers raised their guns and fired, and the disorganized long-range weapons were fired sparsely in twos and threes.
They are not equipped with many firearms, only a few flintlock guns, and most of them are matchlock guns and earlier fire portal guns. The sound of those guns is really good, but if they really want to fight, they will be powerful. , the kill rate cannot be counted on.
Moreover, a volley is required to achieve a hit rate. Those hurried Xishan soldiers squatted on the ground and started beating with their guns in a panic. They were afraid of being knocked down by the shots from the Lanfang army on the opposite side. They did not even dare to look directly at the Lanfang army, let alone fight back. of power.
From the beginning of the war on Lanfang's army, only five or six unlucky ones in the first row were hit in the arms and legs by stray bullets and arrows, and soldiers from the third row stepped forward to fill their positions. Overall, they did not suffer any damage. Traumatized, while the Xishan Army on the opposite side had been killed and injured more than 300 people.
Seeing this, Ruan Qi broke through the defense again, rushed to the artillery position behind the infantry formation regardless of the danger, and kicked the trusted officer who was still slowly firing the artillery.
"People are almost dead! Why don't you hit me! Hit me!"
"Right away! Right now!"
The officer got up from the ground, punched and kicked the gunners, and then took action himself regardless.
Regardless of how panicked the gunner said that the position had not been adjusted yet, he directly stuffed an iron bullet into a small sixteenth-century style field gun, and then lit the fuse.
With a bang, the cannonball was launched.
The cannonball was indeed fired, but because the position was not adjusted properly and the recoil was too strong, the cannon body tilted at a large angle at the moment it was fired. As Ruan Qi watched, the cannonball landed on his own military formation not far ahead. inside.
After a muffled sound, the infantry formation at the front became even more chaotic.
Ruan Qi was dumbfounded, and so was the artillery officer.
He turned to look at Ruan Qi, and Ruan Qi also turned to look at him.
He saw the signal of death in Ruan Qi's eyes.
The fate of this unlucky artillery officer was sealed, and this shelling also made Nie Fangliang realize that the Xishan Army was planning to fire.
Even this kind of small artillery, which has no deterrent effect, will naturally be sent to the sky in minutes if it faces the Lanfang artillery team. However, Nie Fangliang does not have artillery support at the moment. If it is fired a few times, there will still be casualties.
Ever since, Nie Fangliang decided to start a hand-to-hand battle in advance.
The tactic he used before, firing his gun while advancing, was a risky tactic that Zhao Xuening evaluated as one of the most dangerous tactics.
Zhao Xuening believes that when facing a powerful and highly organized opponent, do not use this tactic lightly, as it can easily be used by the opponent to attack the military formation.
This is true for going forward, and even more so for retreating. Unless the opponent is very weak and has no actual threat, then you can use this tactic to kill a large number of opponents before hand-to-hand combat.
Otherwise, it would be more reliable to just queue up and be shot.
Now, Nie Fangliang was sure that the Xishan Army was a bunch of weaklings, that is, there were too many people, so he boldly launched this dangerous tactic. Judging from previous experience, it was very successful.
It's a pity that the opponent still has a few small cannons.
"Everyone obeys the order! Stop shooting! Prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"
Nie Fangliang ordered loudly.
Lanfang soldiers immediately stopped shooting, and all three columns of soldiers stood up, holding guns with both hands and pointing their sharp bayonets straight ahead.
"go ahead!!!"
With an order, the drummers in the array beat the war drums. As the drums sounded, the Lanfang soldiers walked straight towards the Xishan Army array with the same frequency.
The distance between the two sides was not far. Lanfang's army formation quickly approached the Xishan army's formation. The crossbowmen and musketeers of the Xishan army were incapable of close combat. When they saw the Lanfang army attacking, they were startled and quickly retreated.
At this time, the melee troops in the rear had not yet reacted. When they were charged by the crossbowmen and musketeers in front, the entire array began to retreat. The unknowing melee infantry thought they had lost the battle and ran with them.
As a result, before Lanfang's army could rush forward, Xishan's army actually began to retreat.
The unresponsive frontline officers were horrified and shouted to the soldiers at the top of their lungs, or drew their swords to kill the soldiers who were running away, trying to regroup, but the Lanfang Army did not give them this chance.
They rushed towards the Xishan Army formation with their bayonets drawn, brandished their sharp bayonets at the fleeing Xishan Army soldiers, and stabbed the bayonets fiercely into the bodies of the Xishan Army soldiers, harvesting their lives.
Lan Fang's army rushed into the Xishan military formation like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, causing a bloody storm. The queen of the Xishan military warehouse retreated, and the military formation was in chaos, and the officers could not control it at all.
When Ruan Qi in the rear saw this, he was so angry that his hair and beard were stretched out, and he roared repeatedly.
There are only a few hundred people on the other side, but there are more than a thousand on our side!
Was he overwhelmed by hundreds of people?
What the hell is this? What the hell kind of war is this?
He immediately mobilized the soldiers under his command and asked them to line up and act as a reserve team to control the situation.
Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy!
The wolf-like soldiers came forward with sophisticated weapons and started killing the retreating infantry in front. Anyone who dared to rush towards them would be slashed with their swords without any mercy.
The cruelest fate of the defeated army was vividly reflected in this group of Xishan soldiers.
Ruan Qi does love soldiers, but he loves soldiers who can help him win battles and earn profits, not soldiers who retreat.
The retreating soldiers are not my soldiers!
Kill me!
It was really miserable for this group of unlucky people who retreated.
At the front is the fierce and vicious team of his own supervising troops.
Behind him is Lan Fangjun, who is driving unparalleled and harvesting lives like mowing grass.
Death before and after.
How to choose?
They have no choice.
Some people chose to rush forward bravely, trying to escape through the blockade of the supervising team.
Some people chose to turn around and charge towards Lan Fang's army. Because Lan Fang's army was smaller in number, they had a greater chance of surviving in that direction.
The defeated troops "divided into two groups" and tried their best to escape, but whether it was Lan Fang's army or the Supervisory Team, who was easier to deal with?
