Four four-pound cannons have been prepared, and several gunners are guarding behind each four-pound cannon, waiting for the order to fire.
"Measure the distance, adjust the muzzle, and mount the wedge." The captain of the gun crew shouted loudly.
A gunner adjusted the position of the muzzle and drove a wedge in.
Cheng Ping, who was standing aside, said: "The battalion commander ordered that as long as the enemy enters the range, the artillery crew is allowed to fire freely, but the maximum damage to the Mongols must be ensured."
The artillery team leader showed his big yellow teeth and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Staff Officer Cheng, our four-pound cannons are much easier to use than the Franco cannons, and they have a longer range. You'll see in a moment!"
Cheng Ping said solemnly: "Your artillery team must have a good start and teach these Mongolians a profound lesson so that they will not dare to take advantage of our Tiger Flag convoy in the future."
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission." The leader of the artillery crew agreed straightly.
At this time, the observer in the artillery team said: "Captain, the Mongols have entered our firing range."
"Aim at the middle of the enemy team, test the first shot, prepare..." The artillery team leader raised the flag in his hand, lowered it suddenly, and shouted at the same time, "Fire!"
boom! boom! boom! boom!
The four four-pound cannons that had been loaded fired almost at the same time. Four iron balls shot out from the muzzles, like meteors, and instantly hit the Mongolian cavalry.
Cheng Ping's ears were ringing from the shock, but his eyes were always fixed on the direction of the flying iron balls, wanting to know the final result.
The Mongolian cavalry also heard the sound of cannons, but they did not take it seriously.
Among them, Zamulun was at the forefront. He had seen Ming people's cannons in Liaodong and knew how powerful those things were, but he didn't expect that Ming merchants also had such sharp weapons.
However, he was not worried about hitting himself, because he was still far away from the opponent's cannon. Even if the Ming people fired the cannon, they would not be able to hit him at all.
He even laughed in his mind at the Ming people who used the artillery. They actually fired the artillery from such a distance. All the artillery fire must have failed in the end. It can be predicted that the Ming people at the car array would have panicked and fired the artillery early.
The Mongolian cavalry rushing towards the vehicle formation did not show any intention of slowing down or avoiding, and seemed not to be afraid of these cannons.
The iron ball fired by the four-pounder did not roll down to the grass as Zamulun expected, and the range was farther than he imagined.
The iron ball passed over the first two rows of Mongolian cavalry and hit the Mongolian cavalry behind.
When one of the iron balls fell from mid-air, it hit a Mongolian in the head. The Mongolian's head was blown away on the spot. Only the horse under his crotch was still running forward, and the body fell under the horse.
The iron ball did not stop just because it hit one person. Instead, it continued to fall and hit the leg of a war horse.
The galloping war horse let out a cry and hit the grass. The Mongolian cavalry riding on it flew out due to inertia and hit the ground with its head. The neck bone was broken on the spot and the body bounced twice. He stopped breathing.
The iron ball fell to the ground, but did not stop. Instead, it bounced off the ground, hit a war horse again, broke the horse's neck, and then hit the cavalry behind.
An iron ball bounced six times before it lost all kinetic energy and fell to the grass without bouncing.
The compact Mongolian soldiers were plowed into a furrow by the iron ball. Originally crowded with Mongolian cavalry, the place where the iron ball passed was actually empty.
Three of the four iron balls landed among the Mongolian cavalry. Only one iron ball missed and hit only one Mongolian cavalry. It was unknown where it went.
"Clean the barrel and readjust the muzzle." the gun crew leader ordered.
One of the gunners ran to the muzzle, cleaned the gun barrel of powder residue, and then recharged the four-pounder with iron balls.
The missed four-pounder gun began to fine-tune its muzzle.
Soon, the four four-pound cannons were loaded quickly under the control of their respective gunners.
"Cannon No. 1 is over."
"Cannon No. 2 completed."
"Cannon No. 3 is over."
"Cannon No. 4 completed."
The artillery crew leader raised the flag in his hand again, waved it down, and shouted: "Fire!"
boom! boom! boom! boom!
Four more roaring cannon shots were fired, and four iron balls flew out from the muzzle of the four-pounder.
This time Cheng Ping was prepared in advance and covered his ears with his hands before the four-pound cannon fired. Therefore, although the sound of the cannon was loud, it did not nearly deafen his ears like the previous time.
The four iron balls landed accurately on the Mongolian cavalry, and four ditches were plowed out of the originally crowded Mongolian cavalry.
Wherever the iron ball passed, stumps and broken arms fell all over the place.
As long as the Mongolian cavalry hit by the iron ball was either dead or injured, in addition to the Mongolian cavalry who were killed by the iron ball, there were also some who fell under their horses and were trampled to death under the hooves of the horses coming from behind.
The four-pounder fired only two rounds and only injured a dozen cavalrymen, but there was chaos in the Mongolian cavalry team.
Some Mongolian cavalrymen were so frightened when they saw their companions being killed and wounded by iron balls that they wanted to retreat. They grabbed the reins and tried to make the horses turn around, but the Mongolian cavalrymen behind them rushed forward. The horses collided together, and some Mongolians fell off their horses. As a result, some Mongolian cavalry did not die under the muzzle of the four-pound cannon, but died under the hooves of their own horses.
"Spread out, spread out. As long as you rush in front of those Ming people, their cannons will no longer be able to hit you." Zamulun shouted loudly.
Command the surrounding Mongolian cavalry to disperse and charge. As long as they disperse, even if the opponent's cannon can still hit it, it will be difficult to cause so many casualties.
The sound of cannons also attracted the attention of Baiyin and Burigude.
The two of them could see clearly behind the charging Mongolian cavalry.
Although the Ming people's cannons were powerful and could kill more than a dozen of them every time they were fired, the interval between each firing of these cannons was a bit long. The Ming people's cannons could only fire a few times before their Mongolian cavalry could Rush to the opponent's car formation.
As long as they sacrifice dozens of lives, their Mongolian cavalry can get close to the opponent's vehicle formation. What awaits these Ming people will be a one-sided massacre.
As the two Mongolian nobles who commanded the Mongolian cavalry this time, they naturally would not take the risk of charging with other Mongolian cavalry, so they sent out their own bodyguards to drive away the Mongolian cavalry who wanted to retreat, and ordered these people to continue charging towards the tiger. The car formation of the flag side.
