The shelling of the Tiger Flag not only destroyed two general cannons of the army, but also injured many soldiers operating the cannons.
The remaining artillery soldiers stopped moving forward, and the dozen or so general cannons also stopped moving forward. Many officers and soldiers who were operating the artillery crouched behind the general cannons to avoid the shelling.
"Sir, the cannon of the Tiger Flag seems to have a farther range than the general cannon we brought. Our general cannon has not yet entered the range, and the opponent can already hit us with its cannon." said the deputy general on the side.
Yang Guozhu looked ahead expressionlessly and ordered: "Give me the order. The generals and artillery will continue to advance. If anyone dares to hold back, we will rectify the law on the spot."
The flag officer was ordered to run to deliver the order.
It didn't take long, and the general artillery on the official side continued to move forward.
Just behind the army's general cannon stood a row of swordsmen holding sharp blades. The gunners pushing the general cannon forward saw the swordsmen behind them, even if they were afraid of being hit by the artillery fire of the Tiger Flag, they could not help but Don’t push forward forcefully.
Yang Zhuguo said at this time: "Although we don't bring many cannons, as long as the people of the Tiger Flag fall into the range of the general's cannon, no matter how many cannons the Tiger Flag has, they will not be able to escape the end of defeat."
He had full confidence in the general cannon and gunners he brought from Xuanfu.
Boom! Boom... boom!
Just as Yang Guozhu finished speaking, the gunfire from the side of the Tiger Flag rang out again.
"Why did the second round of artillery fire start so soon! Could it be that the Tiger Flag hid some artillery!" The deputy general on the side looked surprised, unwilling to believe that the sound of the artillery this time was still the sound of the previous artillery fire.
Xuanfu had its own firearms battalion, with gunners and gunners. Based on his many years of experience in leading troops, firing artillery was much slower than using gunfire, and it was impossible to fire the second shot so quickly.
Cannons appeared above the heads of the dozen general cannons and gunners of the official army.
If the previous shelling of the Tiger Flag was a test of artillery, this time, most of the artillery shells fell within the range of the official artillery array.
The solid iron balls fell, and six general cannons of the army were destroyed on the spot, and the surrounding gunners were injured countless times.
If the cannon hits your body, you will either die or be injured.
One by one, the gunners of the official army died tragically under the cannon fire of the Tiger Flag, leaving black and red blood stains and some mutilated corpses on the ground.
Previously, the swordsmen at the rear of the artillery array were able to intimidate the army's artillerymen, but after this round of artillery fire fell, the army's artillerymen, as long as they were still alive, fled towards the army's troops behind them.
The general cannons were left where they were, without anyone taking care of them.
Yang Guozhu, who was riding on horseback, looked very ugly, and the knuckles of his clenched fists made a crunching sound.
Seeing this, the deputy general on the side said in a low voice: "Sir, our general's artillery is probably out of reach, so we can only think of other ways to deal with the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag."
After two rounds of shelling, nearly half of a dozen general guns were destroyed, and the gunners suffered even more casualties.
A military general with a little experience can see that the remaining number of general artillery in the army is no longer enough to counterattack the cannons of the Tiger Flag, and the gunners in the army have long been frightened and are no longer able to fight. Artillery counterattack.
Yang Guozhu said expressionlessly: "This general orders me to order the cavalry to charge. Whoever can be the first to defeat the men and horses of the Tiger Flag will be credited with his first contribution. When the suppression of the rebellion is completed, he will be promoted to the third level."
"Sir, according to the general's observation, the battle formation of the Tiger Character Flag is somewhat like the Qi Family Army's vehicle formation. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with." The deputy general next to him expressed his worries.
Yang Guozhu snorted coldly and said: "Even if a group of bandits have some appearance, how much can they learn from Qi Jiajun's skills? They are just pretending."
The official cavalry appeared in front of the formation, galloping all the way, charging towards the men and horses with the tiger flag in front.
More than a thousand and nearly two thousand people galloped across the land.
There was a loud rumble in the air, the ground seemed to be shaking, and the air seemed to have been distorted by the sound of horse hooves.
"All gunners adjust their shooting angles, target the cavalry in front, and fire freely." Jose looked at the approaching official cavalry with cold eyes and ordered with a stern expression.
The gunners on the Tiger Flag side skillfully removed the wooden wedges, replaced them with new wooden wedges, and readjusted the muzzle.
Four-pounders and six-pounders began to roar, and solid bullets fell into the official cavalry.
Except for the missed cannonballs, each solid bullet would kill and wound several cavalrymen or horses.
These cannons were like plows, plowing furrows of flesh and blood through the ranks of the official cavalry.
Cannons fell one after another, taking away lives.
The official cavalry did not choose to retreat because of the shelling. Instead, they accelerated their horses and galloped, intent on rushing to the battle formation on the side of the Tiger Flag.
Liu Heng, who was standing under the banner of the tiger-shaped flag, put down his monocular telescope, shook his head slightly, and sighed: "It's a pity that there are not many cannons left in Lingqiu. If there were sixty or seventy cannons, they would only need to be fired three times. Then we can defeat these official cavalry."
"I have to say that Xuanfu's soldiers and horses are stronger than Datong's soldiers and horses under Zhang Huai. If it were Datong's soldiers and horses, they would have been defeated and fled by now." Jia Liu said next to him.
Through the monocular in his hand, Liu Heng looked at a general under the official banner and said: "This Yang Guozhu still has some real abilities and cannot be underestimated."
Few of the Ming generals who were able to go to Liaodong to confront the Jurchens were freeloaders.
"It doesn't matter if he is better than Zhang Huai, he is still no match for our tiger-character flag warriors." Jia Liu said confidently.
Liu Heng smiled lightly and said: "Go back and command your camp to prepare to meet the enemy. The artillery alone cannot stop the official cavalry. In the end, we have to rely on our soldiers to defeat them."
"Yes." Jia Liu agreed, turned around and ran away.
The tiger-shaped flag stood at the back of the car formation. Except for Liu Heng, only the guards led by Zhao Wu were around.
Jia Liu returned to the front line, preparing to fight the official cavalry that was about to rush forward.
After several rounds of shelling, the official cavalry lost no less than 200 cavalry, but for a cavalry team with more than a thousand cavalry, such a few casualties would not cause a rout.
Of course, this is related to the fact that the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu are indeed more elite than those of Datong. If it were the cavalry led by Zhang Huai, the number of casualties exceeded 200, and his team had long been defeated and fled.
"Come on! Kill the rebels!"
Seeing that he was about to rush to the front of the Tiger Flag formation, a general in the army's cavalry team shouted loudly.
Although he screamed with all his strength, his voice was covered by the sound of horse hooves before it could reach far, and only a few people around him could barely hear his words.
However, even if he didn't say anything, the cavalrymen rushing in front showed murderous intent on their faces, and their weapons were already stretched out in front of them.
The person commanding behind the tiger-shaped flag car formation is a captain of a thousand-man team.
He looked at the approaching cavalry and said to his messenger: "Blow the whistle."
Beep!
A whistle sounded.
The hand of the first row of firecrackers placed their fingers on the machine frame of the firecrackers, and aimed the guns at the officer cavalry in front.
The two rows of firecrackers in the back once again checked whether the firecrackers in their hands were loaded.
The captain of the thousand-man team silently calculated the distance between the enemy and ourselves.
