Countless iron sand and iron nails exploded like a rain of flowers all over the sky with the explosion of explosive bombs.
Dozens of four-pound cannons fired dozens of shells. Except for a few shells that missed, all the remaining shells exploded next to the Mongolian armored cavalry on the river bank.
Screams came from the Mongolian armored cavalry on the other side of the river.
Su Nang, who was on the high slope, saw this scene, his face was as gloomy as water, and he held the reins tightly with both hands, his knuckles turned white because of too much force.
The armored cavalry guarding the river bank were all members of his tribe. The two rounds of artillery fire from the Tiger Flag took away nearly a hundred lives, and even more people were injured.
"Senaban." Su Nang shouted.
"My subordinate is here." Senaban rode out.
Kankantada on the side seemed to have anticipated what Su Nang was going to do, and spoke first: "You can't retreat, just hold on. The more this time is, the more it proves that the Tiger Flag will cross the river from here."
Su Nang suddenly turned his head, stared at Kankantada, and said through gritted teeth: "The dead and injured are all warriors of my tribe. I can't just watch them die like this."
"But once you remove the armored cavalry guarding the shore, the Tiger Flag's army can cross the river calmly." Kankantada argued.
Su Nang narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold voice: "If my people don't retreat from the river bank, the Tiger Flag will only continue to bombard the river bank. It is useless to continue to guard there."
Kancantada opened his mouth and swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Staying on the shore here can prevent the Tiger Flag army from crossing the river, but he understands better that Su Nang cannot make his tribe's armored cavalry a living target for the Tiger Flag's artillery fire.
"Old Taiji, I think it doesn't matter even if we give way to the river bank. We can launch a charge when the Tiger Flag soldiers and horses cross the river, and drive the Tiger Flag soldiers across the river back into the river." Temulun said at this time He spoke.
On the river bank, there were not only Jiaqi from the Su Nang tribe, but also a small number of Jiaqi from other tribes. Naturally, they did not want to see the warriors of their own tribe being slaughtered wantonly by the cannons of the Tiger Flag.
Su Nang withdrew his gaze from Kankantada's face and said to Senaban in front of him: "Let the people on the river bank move back. There is no need to guard the river bank anymore."
"Yes." Senaban agreed, turned his horse's head and rode to deliver the order.
After two rounds of shelling, the Mongolian armored cavalry on the river bank became a little panicked. The commanders and centurions barely controlled the many armored cavalry and prevented them from escaping.
This was not the first time they had seen the power of the Tiger Flag cannon, and they had some experience in dealing with it, so they would not lose their mind as soon as they heard the sound of the cannon.
"Seize the time to clear the gun barrel and prepare for the third round of bombardment." The captain of the artillery team shouted, while waving the command flag in his hand.
As the captain of the artillery team, he had been observing the Mongolian armored cavalry on the other side, worried that the Mongols on the river bank would run away.
It is an exaggeration to say that one cannon can destroy ten miles. The effective range of a four-pounder cannon is at most two miles. Beyond this range, it has basically no power.
About one mile is the optimal range? That is the current distance between the artillery team and the Mongolian armored cavalry on the other side. If it exceeds one and a half miles, the power will be weakened a lot.
At this time, the Mongolian cavalry on the river bank is the best target for the artillery team? There is no need to worry about the Mongolian cavalry crossing the river and threatening the artillery team, and you can still shell the enemy with confidence.
The person who was beaten couldn't help but for the artillery team captain, there was no such a good deal anymore.
Next to the four-pound cannons, the gunner used a brush to clean the gun barrels. All gunpowder residues were cleaned away. The gun barrels also cooled down with the brushes.
Gunpowder and explosive shells were loaded into the barrel and tamped down with a wooden stick.
It didn't take long. Groups of gunners had finished loading and were ready to fire the four-pounders again.
The artillery captain licked his chapped lips with the tip of his tongue and waved the flag in his hand vigorously.
boom! boom! boom!
Dozens of four-pound cannons fired again, and exploding bullets flew out of the barrels, accurately landing among the Mongolian armored cavalry on the other side of the river.
Explosive bombs exploded in the crowd, claiming lives.
Blood, minced meat, stumps and broken arms were scattered on the muddy ground by the river bank.
"Pity."
After the third round of shelling, the artillery team captain looked across the river with a look of regret.
At this time, all the Mongolian armored cavalry on the other side of the river began to retreat further away? Only the dead or seriously injured Mongolians were left behind.
In addition, some corpses of war horses were also discarded on the river bank.
"Replace with solid bullets and extend the range forward." The artillery team captain was unwilling to let these Mongolian armored cavalry go and gave the order to his artillery team again.
The gunners of the Tiger Flag have been skillfully studied and practiced. They will not be like the Ming army gunners who have to fire a second shot after firing one shot.
In Tiger Flag, the gunner has a special operating process from loading to finally firing the cannon. The gunner training only needs to follow the prescribed operating steps and practice repeatedly, so that these operations become a part of the body, and can be performed well with the subconscious movements of the body. to the steps from loading to firing.
This is not only true for gunners, but also for gunners.
Such nearly rigorous training has enabled each gunner and gunner to greatly reduce the time between firing and firing, and at the same time, there will be no accidents caused by irregular operations.
boom! boom! boom!
The shells landed farther across the river.
Solid bullets can bounce off the ground several times through the kinetic energy they carry, causing maximum damage to the enemy.
The Mongolian armored cavalry on the river bank have been galloping further away from the river bank. Although the artillery captain of the Tiger Flag side had promptly ordered the fourth round of shelling, the results this time were not satisfactory. The Armor Cavalry did not cause much damage.
"Captain Lin, Commander Chen asked me to ask you if you can bombard the Mongolian armored cavalry in the distance." A messenger came to Lin Ping on horseback and pointed in a direction on the other side of the river.
Lin Ping looked in the direction the other party pointed, picked up his monocular and looked over.
In the direction looking through the monocular, there were thousands of Mongolian armored riders staying two miles away from the river bank.
Each major camp of the Tiger Banner is equipped with a monocular telescope, through which the enemy can be observed farther away to anticipate the enemy's opportunities.
Lin Ping put down the monocular telescope in his hand, frowned, and said: "It's a bit far away and it's not easy to hit, but you can try it."
After all, the four-pounder can't shoot ten miles away. The Mongolian armored cavalry in the distance is almost at the edge of the effective range of the four-pounder.
This range is also a challenge for the gunner.
