Qiu Jun looked at Zhu Chongyuan several times, hoping to get a military order to withdraw his troops, but Zhu Chongyuan remained silent, with a sinister look in his eyes.
The other generals were also frightened when they saw it. The officers and soldiers were too strong. This was not a war, but a massacre!
Twenty thousand lives, just like mowing grass, just died.
That scene was enough to scare everyone present for a lifetime.
Qiu Jun finally couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: "The damn officers and soldiers are so cunning. If this continues, it will only increase casualties!"
But Zhu Chongyuan still turned a deaf ear, as if he didn't hear it.
After a while, Qiu Jun could no longer see these rebel soldiers dying. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Commander, Commander, please give up this attack. We can't defeat it. We really can't defeat it." , we must reorganize our attack!"
"thump!"
"thump!"
Two more generals knelt down and said: "Commander, the firearms of the official army are too powerful. Our infantry cannot defeat them at all, nor can they break through the defensive distance of the firearms. Please order the troops to retreat, Commander-in-Chief!"
"Yes, Marshal, we can no longer let our brothers die in vain. Please order the commander to retreat. Please be merciful!"
Zhu Chongyuan's heart was bleeding, and the words of Qiu Jun and others were like knives cutting into his flesh, but he did not dare to order a retreat.
I'm afraid that once I retreat, I won't be able to charge forward again!
Qiu Jun knocked his head hard on the ground, blood pouring out, "Commander, let the infantry withdraw and let the cavalry come up. As long as the officers and soldiers can reload their ammunition, the cavalry will rush up and the fence of the officers and soldiers will be broken." "
"By the way, Marshal, we also have red-coated cannons. Let the red-coated cannons clear the way and we will definitely be able to defeat the government troops. As long as the fences of the government troops are smashed, the cavalry will definitely be able to break through the government troops' camp with just one charge!"
Zhu Chongyuan gritted his teeth and sighed unwillingly, "Okay, order the infantry to retreat and rearrange a new attack from behind!"
"Tell the artillery team not to save gunpowder and fire as hard as you can!"
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "I want Li Yi to have a taste of the power of the red cannon!"
"promise!"
Soon, the 20,000 infantry troops in front withdrew, suffering more than 8,000 casualties. The remaining 12,000 troops were frightened and were wandering around like zombies.
Zhu Chongyuan gritted his teeth and said: "I want to see if they can withstand the bombardment of our fifteen red cannons!"
"Send the order, all cavalrymen must gather. After the red cannons have fired all the shells, the cavalrymen will mount their horses and attack with all their strength. This time, let's see how Li Yi can stop him!"
Following an order, fifteen red-coated cannons opened their coats, revealing their ferocious muzzles, and were lined up in a row, aiming at the new army's camp.
"put!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Deafening cannon shots suddenly sounded, and huge iron pellets fell towards the New Army's fence, hitting the New Army's formation heavily.
The originally indestructible fence was like a piece of rice paper when faced with a huge iron pellet. It was easily torn into pieces, and its force continued unabated. It hit the New Army formation. Wherever it passed, corpses were everywhere, and broken limbs were flying everywhere. .
After a whole round of shelling, the New Army fence broke through several holes, and countless New Army infantry fell to the ground wailing.
After a brief period of confusion, the New Army infantry began to stabilize their formation.
This scene really shocked Li Yi, and Cao Fengyang and other generals were also horrified.
I never expected that Zhu Chongyuan would hide such a big killer weapon, a cannon!
Or a cannon in red that weighs a thousand kilograms.
Li Yi's army is not without them. There are dozens of them at the top of the capital city. However, these red cannons, which have limited power and are too heavy, can't get into Li Yi's eyes at all. He didn't even bring them with him. As a result, he can only be bombarded in vain.
"Tell the soldiers to hold on!" Li Yi frowned and immediately ordered.
At the same time, I secretly vowed to build an artillery army again when I returned.
However, the red cannons of this era were too slow to fire and too weak in power.
Every time a shell is fired, the barrel must be cleaned before firing again.
Even the most skilled gunner can only fire one in four or five minutes.
Needless to say, it all depends on luck.
In the first salvo of fifteen red-coated cannons, only three shells hit the fence and injured dozens of people. In the second and third rounds, only forty or fifty people were injured at most.
Compared with the grenades and explosive bombs of later generations, they are far behind.
Moreover, all the gunners of the bandits have two knives, and their speed is extremely slow. They cannot fire for seven or eight minutes, and it is rare for them to be able to maintain a fire for ten minutes.
After a stick of incense, more than a dozen artillery shells finally landed on the New Army position. This time, they deviated directly from the position and exploded the hillsides on both sides.
As soon as the red-coated cannon stopped, Zhu Chongyuan gave the order for the cavalry to charge. The entire army, including the elite cavalry of the Chinese army, was sent out. More than 10,000 cavalry were gathered together and they rushed towards the New Army camp.
The war horses roared with amazing momentum!
"Your Majesty, the bandit cavalry is out!" Cao Fengyang whispered.
Li Yi narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, "Old thief Zhu still doesn't have a long memory. Even a mere 10,000 cavalrymen want to break through my position. It's just an idiot's dream."
"Prepare the magic machine arrows, let them taste the feeling of grilled chicken, tell the infantry, get ready to shoot!"
It was finally Li Yi’s turn to fight back!
The unique shrill sound of the divine machine arrows resounded through the New Army camp again, and thousands of divine machine arrows roared into the charging formation of the bandit cavalry.
"That...that's a magical arrow!"
"not good!"
Zhu Chongyuan's face changed drastically. He had witnessed the terrifying power of the divine machine arrows with his own eyes. They were like fire falling from the sky, filling the sky with blazing fire and devouring everything.
"Quick, raise the flag!"
"Tell the cavalry to spread out, spread out, don't get together!"
But at this time, it was useless for Zhu Chongyuan to worry anymore. A magical arrow whizzed down into the bandits' cavalry formation. The hot temperature ignited the black oil contained in it, instantly igniting the ground.
Raging fire suddenly rose into the sky and swallowed up the charging bandit cavalry in an instant.
War Horse had never seen such a terrifying scene before, and he was immediately frightened.
The war horses kicked off their hooves and ran around, causing the cavalry formation to become chaotic.
In just half a stick of incense, hundreds of thousands of magical arrows were shot out, and the momentum of the thieves' cavalry's assault was curbed.
Even though some bandits and cavalrymen rushed to the New Army camp with all their might, they were frightened into silence when faced with the muzzles of rows of muskets, and were beaten into pieces in an instant.
In this round of attack, the bandit cavalry lost more than a thousand people and had to flee back.
Zhu Chongyuan was very angry, but even the cavalry could not break through the army's position. The infantry fought hand-to-hand, and all means were used, but they could not do anything to the army on the opposite side.
"Mr. Qiu, what should I do? Do you have any good ideas? The officers and soldiers on the opposite side have sharp firearms and will not fight with us at all!"
Zhu Chongyuan's face turned blue with worry and he said helplessly.
Mr. Qiu also looked ugly. Today, he has always presented himself as a faint king. Who would have thought that the new army under his command could be so powerful.
Today I have learned a lesson. With the opponent's firepower and combat power, even if they start a war with Xiaoliang King, they will definitely be able to fight!
"Commander, the frontal positions of the army are armed with sharp weapons. Even if we lose the lives of all our brothers, we will not be able to break through. For the current plan, we can only find another way." Qiu Jun looked thoughtful.
Zhu Chongyuan and other generals looked sideways, wanting to hear what they could do?
Qiu Jun said calmly and logically: "If the front is not good, then use infantry to build a chariot from the flanks to withstand the frontal firepower of the army. The cavalry will attack from both wings. Then the army will definitely lose sight of one thing!"
"That makes sense!" Zhu Chongyuan clapped his hands. Since the frontal attack failed, he would break through from both wings.
Zhu Chongyuan immediately ordered, "Okay, tell the brothers in front to build chariots and divide the cavalry into two wings to prepare for a surprise attack. I don't believe it. Their two wings can block our cavalry!"
"promise!"
All the generals responded in unison.
A few hours later, rows of chariots were pushed out. The thick felts were sprinkled with sand and gravel, soaked with water, and had thick iron sheets and wooden boards inserted inside. This kind of chariots was enough to prevent the new army from attacking. firearm.
really.
When the chariot exited, Li Yi and Cao Fengyang were stunned. What is this?
The same was true for the infantry of the New Army. When they opened fire, something even weirder happened. The originally invincible muskets in their hands could not penetrate the opposing tank.
Everyone in the new army was shocked by this chariot.
The key is that at this moment, two cavalrymen suddenly appeared from the two wings and rushed directly to both sides of the New Army camp at an extremely fast speed.
Seeing this, Li Yi had no choice but to go into battle himself and ordered the dragoons to line up to meet the enemy, and the infantry also drew their bayonets to meet the enemy.
After three hours of fierce fighting, in which the bandits suffered tens of thousands of casualties, they were finally repulsed.
Zhu Chongyuan had always thought that the terror of Li Yi's new army was entirely dependent on sharp firearms. Now he finally understood that the new army's hand-to-hand combat ability was much higher than that of the bandits.
In this battle, the bandits suffered more than 20,000 casualties, especially the elite cavalry of the Chinese army, who were almost completely wiped out.
Zhu Chongyuan completely collapsed, his heart was bleeding. The last elite of the rebel army was also beaten to pieces. Several tiger generals were killed in the formation. With the loss of troops to this point, how could they fight or continue to fight?
"Mr. Qiu, what do you think we should do next?"
Zhu Chongyuan asked in a deep voice.
Qiu Jun lowered his head. He had always made every effort and had many plans, but now he was speechless.
The other generals also bowed their heads and remained silent.
Zhu Chongyuan's eyes turned red, and a feeling of powerlessness flooded into his heart. He recalled how high-spirited he was when he left Tongguan that day, with strong generals under his command like clouds, counselors like rain, millions of heroes, and morale like a rainbow.
But now, the soldiers have suffered heavy losses, and there are only tens of thousands of defeated soldiers left in the million-strong army.
Do we really want to surrender?
