In the military stronghold, the head of the Zhou family, Zhou Wu, stood on the observation deck and looked at the dark Ming army outside, as well as some iron pipes placed at the front of the array, and was quite puzzled.
"Is that ordnance?"
The cronies around him looked outside and shook their heads.
"I haven't seen them before, but since they are on the battlefield, they should be ordnance. Judging from the way the soldiers are holding torches, these pipes are probably firearms."
"firearm……"
Zhou Wu said: "I have heard for a long time that the Ming army has sophisticated firearms and is very good at using firearms in combat, such as the famous Thunder Cannon. Back then, this Thunder God Cannon made great contributions to the Fujin people. Now that they have taken it out, I guess it shouldn't be Even with simple things, it’s better to be careful.”
Zhou Wu then ordered his troops to be careful with weapons and weapons to prevent unexpected events.
But after all, they were not very clear on how to defend themselves, so they did nothing and watched the Shenji Battalion's artillery getting ready to fire, without any intention of firing crossbows in advance to gain the upper hand.
After the front-line gunner commander completed the preparations, he asked He Feihu for the artillery bombardment. He Feihu nodded and allowed the artillery bombardment.
"The first row of gunners obey the order and raise fire!"
The commander raised the flag, and the first row of gunners immediately raised their guns. .
"ignition!"
The gunners lit the fuses.
As the fuse burned, Su Haisheng's interest gradually climbed to its peak.
Just on this summit, artillery fired.
Although the cavalry general cannon is a light field artillery, and its power is far less powerful than the large general cannon that can destroy city walls, it is still driven by gunpowder. The huge energy of the gunpowder is suddenly shot out. In addition to the deafening roar, it also has powerful kinetic energy.
The solid artillery shells burst out of the barrel and rushed towards Zhou's military stronghold at a speed far exceeding that of crossbows. Carrying the scorching air current, they easily penetrated the civil structure fence of Zhou's military stronghold and turned the troops facing the Ming army head-on. The defense of the village was beaten to a pulp.
A large, empty gap appeared directly opposite the Ming army.
And this, Fangzi Crossbow really can't do it.
Su Haisheng, who has witnessed everything with his own eyes, can guarantee that with the level of defense of Zhou's military stronghold, even the largest crossbow cannot directly destroy the frontal defense of the military stronghold. The defenses of these civil structures, which are similar to city walls, are not that good. To deal with.
But the artillery did it.
That's not all.
The artillery shells carrying the scorching air flow easily penetrated its frontal defense, and their power was not reduced. They also knocked down the Zhou rebels who were waiting in the general camp.
The place where the cannonball fell happened to be where the Zhou rebels were waiting. The densely formed Zhou rebels were hit by the cannonball and exploded in the center. Immediately, blood spattered everywhere, stumps and broken arms flew around, and a string of arrows appeared on the path of the cannonball. The person was directly crushed.
Such a terrifying scene instantly made the brains of those who saw it go blank, not knowing what to do.
However, the Ming army's bombardment did not end there.
The second round of shelling started soon. After the first round of firing, the artillerymen pushed the artillery cart back quickly. The artillerymen who fired the second round pushed the artillery cart forward, raised the fire, ignited, and fired.
The second round of ten shells came at lightning speed.
This time, more places were destroyed. The bottoms of the arrow towers and observation towers in the military camp were affected, and some arrow towers were even directly hit by cannonballs.
Su Haisheng watched helplessly as the arrow towers he was afraid of collapsed as if they were broken. The archers on top fell down and died, and there was a wailing sound in the military camp.
This is not over yet, there is a third round of shelling.
Raise fire, light fire, launch.
Ten more artillery shells rushed into Zhou's military stronghold like lightning, directly knocking down three arrow towers and a lookout tower, completely destroying the defense at the front gate of Zhou's military stronghold. The door of Zhou's military stronghold was wide open. The weapons prepared for defense were also in a state of decay.
Su Haisheng opened his mouth wide when he saw this scene, looking at such a scene in shock.
He Feihu didn't pay attention to Su Haisheng's shock. He looked at the situation in the military camp and ordered preparations for the second round of shelling.
The second round of bombardment was quickly prepared.
Three more salvos and thirty rounds of artillery shells caused the frontal defense of Zhou's military camp to completely collapse, and the interior of the military camp was also in chaos. There were no archers on the remaining arrow towers who could still threaten Shenji Camp from a high position. The army is in formation.
At this point, He Feihu was satisfied and ordered the bombardment to stop, and the firearms were arrayed in preparation for dispatch.
The firearms phalanx was designed and trained by Su Yonglin himself. All the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were proficient in this phalanx and formed several firearms phalanxes to attack forward under the command of front-line officers.
The sword and shield bearers, musketeers, spearmen, crossbowmen and cavalry worked closely together to attack forward at a high speed.
The matchlock in the hand of the musketeer has lit the match, and the first shot is ready.
They entered the Zhou family's military camp without any hindrance and saw a messy scene inside the military camp, as well as Zhou's rebels running around and screaming.
Obviously, the previous two rounds of shelling had knocked out the Zhou rebels, who were not considered regular troops. They could no longer form an organized resistance. The chaos visible to the naked eye in the military camp had heralded their end.
But this is not the reason why the Ming army soldiers are soft-hearted.
On the battlefield, there is no warmth, only life and death and victory or defeat.
"Raise the gun!"
The military formation officer issued the order.
The first row of musketeers immediately raised their guns and got ready to fire.
The swordsmen and shieldmen in the front row squatted down, leaving the shooting space for the musketeers.
"put!"
The firing order was given, the first row of musketeers pulled the trigger, the match rope ignited the gunpowder, and the lead bullet rushed out of the barrel. With the sound of explosions and the white smoke that instantly rose up, the Zhou rebels who were running around and shouting were killed one after another. hit.
Immediately, blood splattered everywhere, and broken limbs flew everywhere——
Yes, it has almost the same effect as artillery.
Soft lead bullets often cannot penetrate the human body, but will stay in the human body, or directly break the human limbs, causing huge damage to the human limbs.
Regardless of collision, as long as he is hit or bleeds, his life will be in danger.
The fire poison of gunpowder and the lead poison of lead bullets are combined into one, making the matchlock gun have all advantages except disadvantages.
Some of the rebel soldiers were hit in the arm by lead bullets, and one arm was immediately broken. They fell to the ground and vomited blood and trembled all over.
Some were hit in the leg, and a large bloody gash was immediately opened. Depending on the situation, the entire thigh may be directly broken, and the person fell to the ground. Many died on the spot.
Some were hit in the upper body, and basically a big bloody wound was made. The person died instantly, but it was not painful.
Others were hit in the head, and their heads exploded instantly like an exploding watermelon, half of them gone, or completely gone, leaving only headless corpses that exploded with blood.
This scene is much bloodier than the cold weapon battlefield.
However, the musketeers were all professional soldiers who had transferred jobs, so they had already psychologically anticipated such a scene and would not feel alarmed.
They will only be excited when they have completed the shooting mission and killed the enemy.
After the first row of musketeers finished firing, they quickly and skillfully retreated behind the pikemen and in front of the crossbowmen to re-stand in formation, and then began to load ammunition.
The second column of musketeers immediately took a step forward, raised their guns, and waited for the order to fire.
"put!"
The second column of musketeers pulled the triggers and continued shooting. What awaited the Zhou rebels was another round of bloodshed and scattered limbs and broken arms.
Then they quickly retreated to the predetermined position and reloaded ammunition.
The musketeers in the third column followed suit, raising their guns and firing, bringing extremely fiery killings to the Zhou rebels.
Because of the blessing of gunpowder, this kind of killing becomes different from the killing with cold weapons. It becomes extremely hot. The battlefield is no longer without temperature. As the temperature rises, the fatality rate and lethality of the battlefield also increase greatly.
The Zhou rebels were beaten to a bloody pulp by three volleys of muskets. The powerful and ferocious lethality of muskets against people began to be recognized by everyone.
After completing the shooting, they also retreated to their predetermined position.
At this point, three rounds of musket shooting were successfully completed. The musketeers all retreated to the center of the military formation to reload ammunition. The fully armed spearmen rushed forward. The sword and shield bearers stood up collectively, taking over the offensive mission of the musketeers.
As the officer's order was issued, the military formation began to advance.
They will overcome all obstacles ahead.
