The arrows fired by the Mongols in the first round of cavalry fell on the open space in front of the vehicle formation, posing no threat to the Tiger Flag soldiers behind the vehicle formation.
This made some Tiger Flag soldiers who were a little nervous relax a lot.
Each fire cannon team has an officer who calculates the distance between the two sides and calculates the best distance for firing the cannon.
The Mongolian cavalry got closer and closer to the car formation, and soon came within a hundred steps.
Whoosh! Whizzing!
The Mongolian arrows once again shot at the vehicle formation.
In the second round of volley, some arrows had already hit the carriage, and a few arrows had fallen on the soldiers behind the carriage.
Unfortunately, the Mongols only used soft bows. Even if the arrows fell on the soldiers behind the carriage, it would be difficult to cause much damage to the soldiers of the Tiger Flag. Only a few unlucky soldiers were slightly injured.
Beep!
A shrill whistle sounded, unusually clear amid the rumble of horse hooves.
boom! Bang...bang!
The firecrackers behind the car array began to fire their firecrackers, and the tiger squatting cannons in the carriage also fired.
After firing a shot, the gunman retreated to the back and reloaded. The gunman in the back row stepped forward, and the gunshot sounded again.
The three-stage shooting ensures that the firecrackers can fire continuously.
Row after row of firecrackers came forward and retreated after firing. The firecrackers behind came forward and retreated after firing the firecrackers...
Although there is no longer a horse trap in front of the vehicle formation to block the enemy, with the cooperation of the fire blunderbuss and the squatting tiger cannon, it is difficult for the Mongolian cavalry to move forward.
More and more war horses and Mongolian corpses piled up in front of the vehicle formation. Eventually, too many corpses blocked the Mongolian cavalry behind them, making it impossible for the cavalry behind them to move forward.
After more than a quarter of an hour, the Mongols finally retreated.
Cao Guang picked up the kettle and took a sip of the water in it, but there was no relief on his face.
The Mongols sent tens of thousands of troops to attack. He believed that the Mongols would not retreat so easily, and he noticed that although the Mongols retreated, they did so in an orderly manner, not a rout like a defeat.
I knew in my heart that this battle was not over, there was still more to come.
The Mongols temporarily retreated, and the soldiers behind the car formation also had a chance to take a breath and have time to drink water or take a short rest.
Although the sound of gunfire stopped, the sound of cannon continued.
Although the Mongolian army temporarily retreated, as long as they did not retreat from the range of the four-pounder cannon, the four-pounder cannon would continue to bombard the Mongols.
Tens of thousands of Mongolians gathered together, even though the distance between them had been widened, the grassland in front of the car array only had so much space to accommodate tens of thousands of people, and it became very crowded.
The denser the crowd, the more lethal it is for the artillery team.
If the Mongolian cavalry are dispersed far apart, even if the four-pounder cannon hits the enemy, the casualties will be limited. But if there are more people, the casualties are uncertain. It is very likely that a single shot will kill dozens of enemies. human casualties.
"Deputy Battalion Commander, what do you think that is?" The messenger next to Cao Guang pointed to the front of the vehicle formation, while he held a monocular telescope in his hand to look again.
Cao Guang stood up from the ground, lay on the roof of the car, took back the monocular from the opponent's hand, and looked forward.
At first glance, he was shocked. So easy
"Quick, send an order to the artillery team, instruct them to aim at the Mongolian carts, and be sure to stop these carts." Cao Guangzai saw the Mongolian carts pushing over, and hurriedly gave orders to his soldiers.
The messenger ran to deliver the order.
Cao Guang once again picked up the monocular and looked at the cart being pushed by the Mongols ahead.
This is not the first time he has seen this type of cart. The last time he saw the Mongols using the cart was when Su Nang led an army to attack the Daheihe Dunbao.
He did not expect that the Mongols would use the cart again.
This kind of car may not be that strong in defense against artillery, but for the firecrackers, it is almost a disaster. He knows very well that the firecrackers of the Tiger Flag have nothing to do with this kind of car.
The carriage is bulky and slow, making it a living target.
The dozen or so four-pounders of the artillery team stopped chasing the Mongolian cavalry and shelled them. Instead, they turned their muzzles and aimed at the carriages ahead and started bombarding them.
Just when Cao Guang ordered the artillery team here to attack the carriages, Chen Xunping in the camp also discovered these carriages hidden behind the Mongolian army.
"Damn it, no wonder they haven't done anything for half a month since the last time the Mongols retreated. It turns out they were preparing these carriages." Chen Xunping spat fiercely on the ground.
He didn't find it strange that the Mongols used catapult carts. The Mongols had already used a catapult cart a few months ago when they dealt with the Tiger Banner's fortress in Dahei River.
"Let's load up the six-pounder. It might be a bit difficult to hit the carriage with the four-pounder," said staff officer Qin Rong.
Chen Xunping nodded and said: "You are right, it is time to use those six-pound cannons, otherwise when the Mongols retreat the carriages to Cao Guang's formation, the threat to the formation will be great. "
There are six six-pound cannons in the camp that have not been used. In the previous bombardment of the Mongolian army, only four-pound cannons were used.
Qin Rong said to the messenger beside him: "Go and notify Captain Huang at the six-pound gun position and tell him to intercept the Mongolian carriages."
"There are also four-pounders from the camp, and they all go to shell the Mongolian carriages." Chen Xunping added.
The messenger ran to deliver the order.
After a short time, the sound of artillery in the camp stopped.
Soon, the sound of cannons sounded again, but this time there were several more deafening cannons mixed in with it.
The Mongolian carts were well prepared and had been blocked by the Mongolian army before, so neither Cao Guang behind the carts nor Chen Xunping who was in the camp noticed.
Now that these carts have been noticed, it is naturally impossible to let the carts approach and threaten the gunman.
The six-pounder cannon is more powerful than the four-pounder cannon. As long as it hits the cart, it can shatter a cart with almost one shot and injure the people hiding behind the cart.
The four-pounder cannons were less of a threat to the carriages, but they could not withstand the large number of four-pounders. As long as they hit a few more guns, they could still threaten the Mongolian carriages.
Cao Guang looked at the destroyed trucks one after another and breathed a sigh of relief.
If these Mongolian carriages were allowed to get close to the formation, he was not sure whether he could hold on to the formation.
The Catapult Cart poses too great a threat to the gunners. Fireguns and Tiger Crouching Cannons cannot harm the Catapult Cart at all. If you want to destroy the Cartridge Cart, you can only rely on the artillery team's four-pounder cannon and six-pounder cannon.
Fortunately, the carriage was heavy and slow, making it a living target for the gunners of the artillery team.
More than half of the dozen or so carriages were destroyed by four-pounders and six-pounders before they even got close to the formation.
Unfortunately, it was too late when we discovered the truck. In the end, three trucks approached the formation.
