When the four companies of the field battalion arrived at Wanjiabao out of breath, the second company, led by Shi Zhongshu, had regained control of the fort and was fighting fiercely with the enemy. Ouyang Xuan did not send additional personnel to help the second company defend, but ordered the soldiers of the four companies who had newly entered the fort to continue to rest silently. On the one hand, he believed that the Second Company could repel the enemy's attack with its fortified city and powerful artillery, even though the number of enemies attacking the fortress was several times that of the Second Company. He firmly believes that the soldiers of the Perak Army can only grow up quickly through fierce fighting. On the other hand, he asked the soldiers to conserve their physical strength so that they could counterattack at the right time and catch the enemy by surprise.
Ouyang Xuan stood on the watchtower at the highest point of the fortress and observed the battle situation. According to his orders, Shi Zhongshu led the soldiers of the second company to hide behind the city plate and stab them with spears. They did not use grenades or artillery as long as the battle situation was not urgent. The reason for not using large weapons was not only to save ammunition, but also because after Ouyang Xuan entered the fortress, he saw that the newly attached troops of Dayi County did not abuse the captured garrison soldiers after they captured the fortress. Although this behavior of the new vassal army was not done out of good intentions, but to sell the captives into slaves. No one wants to damage their own property, and the same applies to the Perak Army. Ouyang Xuan ordered Shi Zhongshu not to kill him because the mines in the mountains were in urgent need of free labor. This is also the reason why the top brass of the Perak Army, when formulating a combat plan, aim not to kill but to capture as many prisoners as possible. Of course, there is no need to be polite to the Mongolian cavalry, which is known for its ferocity and cruelty. "People who are not of my race must have different hearts." Keeping these people is a hidden danger. On the other hand, it is also difficult to capture Mongolian soldiers. They are cavalry and they will escape if they cannot be defeated. In addition, these Tatars are very cunning. They do not rush to the front during the battle, but hide behind and intimidate the new annexes to continuously attack.
After several rounds of charges, the Mongolian centurion saw that he still could not succeed, so he ordered the new auxiliary troops to press forward in full, preparing to attack in one fell swoop. But what he didn't know was that several large weapons on the city wall were ready for launch. The gunners of the second company had loaded the shotshells according to Shi Zhongshu's order. Although solid bullets have greater penetrating power, in the face of the dark crowd under the city, shotgun shells with a wide spread area are obviously more lethal than solid bullets.
When the black soldiers of the new annex rushed to the bottom of the wall and climbed up the ladder to the top of the wall, several cannons on the top of the wall rang out. When the gunpowder smoke passed, there were not many casualties among the newly attached troops in the front, but a large area of Mongolians fell behind. This round of artillery of the Perak Army was all aimed at the Mongolian shooters behind the newly attached army. In addition to Ouyang Xuan's order, it was also because the dense and precise arrow rain of the Mongolian Centurion successfully attracted the hatred of Shi Zhongshu. Since the distance of the shelling was only more than a hundred meters, the scorching pellets that escaped from the barrel directly penetrated the giant wooden shield in front of the Mongolian soldiers. This round of shelling directly knocked out one-third of the Mongolian centurions who were drawing bows and arrows behind the shield. The huge sound of cannons also frightened the new soldiers who were attacking the city, and some were even knocked off the ladder. While they were stunned, the shiny spear points were like poisonous snakes, and each time they stuck out their tongues, they pierced someone; iron lumps also fell from the sky and exploded under the city wall, and every time the smoke passed by, several people fell to the ground.
Just when the new annexed army and the Mongols had not yet recovered, there was a noise from behind the gate of Wanjiabao. Then the heavy door was slowly pushed open a crack, and then slowly pushed open. The sudden opening of the city gate caused a brief silence on the battlefield. Several new auxiliary soldiers standing at the gate stood there blankly. It was not until the Perak soldiers in the fort lined up to charge that they remembered that they were here to fight. Yes, he raised the weapon in his hand and faced him. However, as soon as he raised the long knife, he was stabbed to the core by more than ten spears coming towards him.
The newly attached troops of Qingcheng County had lost their morale at this time. Seeing the black soldiers of the Perak Army pouring out of the city gate, they were so frightened that they ran around like panicked rabbits. Seeing that the situation was not good, the centurion of the Mongolian army also led his men to retreat. Little did they know that the rout on the battlefield was highly contagious. Seeing the Mongols retreating, the soldiers of the newly affiliated army fled back in a swarm.
The ones who rushed out of Wanjiabao were the third and fourth companies of the field battalion. Under the command of Cao Ergou, they rushed straight towards the Mongolian centurion in the rear with their long guns. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Mongolian centurion led his troops to escape with a whistle. Seeing this, the newly attached soldiers also dispersed and followed the Mongols to escape. For a time, the road out of the mountain was blocked by water as the Mongolians and soldiers from the newly affiliated army scrambled to escape. The three companies at the front were unable to pursue the Mongolian soldiers, so they had to deal with the new auxiliary troops blocking the road first. Those who resisted were killed, and those who surrendered were tied up with ropes. The soldiers of the new annex army who were fleeing at the end heard the shouts of "surrender without killing" from the top of the city. There would be resistance there, so they surrendered one after another. After Cao Ergou left the task of capturing prisoners to Liu Zhong, the fourth company commander who was following behind, he and third company commander Yu San hurriedly chased the Mongolian Centurion.
Speaking of Wanjiazhai, Chen Hu, who was confronting Zhao Shicai, heard the sound of artillery down the mountain and knew that Shi Zhongzhu had succeeded in Wanjiabao, so he ordered the grenadiers to throw grenades at the new auxiliary troops who were in a daze. It would turn into a defensive state more than a hundred meters away from the new annexed army. This was also carefully calculated by Cao Ergou. From this distance, he could throw grenades by running forward for a while. The soldiers of the Perak Army could only throw more than 20 meters on the flat ground, but at this time, because they were condescending, they could throw it to a distance of more than 30 meters. This time, due to the narrow mountain road, in order to avoid accidentally injuring his own party when throwing, Cao Ergou selected a dozen elite grenadiers to line up behind the shields and spears. These elite soldiers not only threw far away, but also had high accuracy, and the throwing time was also accurate. , which can cause the grenade to explode above the enemy's head or explode just after it hits the ground, maximizing the lethality and leaving the enemy with no time to react or throw it back.
When a company of grenades was thrown at them, most of the newly affiliated soldiers thought that the Perak Army was hitting people with iron lumps. While they did not take it seriously, they thought that these mountain people were so stupid that they hit people with expensive iron lumps. Only a few knowledgeable new soldiers of the annex were exclaiming loudly, "Thunder, thunder, thunder!" But before he could finish his words, the grenades exploded one after another. After a burst of explosions, there was a wailing on the mountain road in the thick smoke.
