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"Put on the shotgun bag, lay the cannon flat for me, and let me carry the tiger crouching cannon up to shoot." Wu Qiao saw that the solid shells could only do limited damage to the army cavalry in front, so he changed the solid shells to shotshells and let the cannon be loaded. bayonet.
The gunner of the Crouching Tiger Cannon from behind appeared in front of the formation carrying the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
boom! boom! boom!
It was the four-pounder and six-pounder guns in the artillery team that were fired, and the Tiger Crouching Cannon had a short range and was in a ready-to-fire state.
The solid bullets were replaced by shotguns, and the range was shortened. However, the range of the shotgun attack was increased, and the attack range was changed from a linear attack to a surface attack.
Like ripples in the lake, spreading outward in circles.
The casualties of the official cavalry suddenly increased a lot.
After all, Ye Buzuo is the elite of the army. A few casualties did not scare them away. As they got closer and closer to the Tiger Flag artillery array, some Ye Buzuo picked up their bows and arrows, preparing to attack the gunners in the Tiger Flag artillery array. Archery.
Beep! Beep!
The sound of the copper whistle could still be clearly heard amidst the rumble of horse hooves.
A squat cannon was suddenly fired.
Pieces of iron sand and iron beads shot out from the muzzle of the cannon, and passed towards the approaching official cavalry in a fan shape.
The official cavalry was stunned on the spot, and the momentum of the charge was also hindered. Many people and horses were killed on the spot. Various corpses quickly piled up on the ground in front of the tiger-shaped flag artillery team.
They were about to rush into the tiger-shaped flag artillery formation. They kept trying for several nights and tried to rush over with their lives. But at this moment, the tiger-shaped flag soldiers holding firecrackers appeared in front of the formation and aimed at them with the firecrackers in their hands. Play and play.
There was a crackling sound.
Several Ye Buzui who wanted to rush over fell off their horses. Before the officers and cavalry behind them could come forward, the four-pounder and six-pounder cannons in the middle of the artillery array rang out again.
The official cavalry suffered another heavy blow.
Under several rounds of shotgun attacks, the official cavalry not only failed to rush into the Tiger Banner's artillery formation, but suffered many casualties. Several hundred cavalrymen were left with more than a hundred people in the end.
The only surviving officers and cavalry at this moment were all at the back of the team, and all the shotgun attacks were received by those in front.
Blood flowed all over the ground in front of the battle, and countless broken limbs and mutilated corpses were soaked in blood foam. Blood was still gurgling from the stomachs of some horses.
Some of the dead bodies were turned into rotten flesh by shotguns, and they were mixed with the body parts of other corpses, making it difficult to distinguish them from each other.
Seeing the tragic situation in front of them, the remaining officers and cavalry felt as if a basin of icy cold water had been poured into their hearts, and they woke up from their excitement.
The first thing he did when he regained consciousness was to turn around and run away.
The artillery team of the Tiger Banner did not let them go. The Tiger Crouching Cannon could not reach the range, so they chased them with four-pounders and six-pounders with a longer range.
There is no need to keep all the officers and cavalry behind, just to kill more enemies.
Pursued by the cannon, the official cavalry lost more than a dozen lives before they were out of the range of the cannon.
"Order the artillery team to advance and bombard the officers and soldiers." Jia Liu ordered.
There are messengers to convey military orders.
Jia Liu continued: "Order the First Fighter Division and the Second Fighter Division to protect the two wings of the artillery and block any enemy who wants to get close to the artillery."
Another messenger ran to convey the military order.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The war drums in the army sounded, and five or six gunners pushed a gun carriage forward slowly.
The official and military side.
There were less than a hundred cavalrymen who escaped, and a dozen of them were wounded. Two of them fell off their horses as soon as they got close to the army. It was not known whether they were dead or alive.
Hundreds of cavalrymen retreated back in defeat. Although the army still insisted on staying in place, the atmosphere in the army was obviously a lot more panicked. Many ordinary soldiers were whispering to each other. This situation was the most serious in the two camps in front of the army.
Mr. Jie Shigong, who was on horseback, saw with his own eyes that the cavalry he sent did not even touch the edge of the bandits' artillery array, and they were killed and their armor was thrown off. His face was as gloomy as water.
The situation before him was completely different from what he expected.
The rebels didn't even move their cavalry. They easily repelled the cavalry they sent out with only hundreds of cannons. In the end, only less than a hundred cavalry escaped.
Lieutenant General Li on the side glanced at Xie Shigong secretly.
The words to persuade Mr. Jie Shigong to retreat were only rolled around in his mouth and then swallowed.
Just looking at the other party's face, he was worried that if he said such words, he would become the target of the other party's killing. Instead of persuading the other party to retreat, it would be better to wait for the other party to figure it out and retreat.
He didn't care how many soldiers from the battalion would die at the hands of the bandits. With the protection of his own soldiers, he and others could escape on horseback even if the army was defeated.
"Send the order and order the camp leaders to attack the bandits in front." Mr. Jie Shigong almost shouted.
The flag officer did not dare to delay and hurried to convey the order.
However, Lieutenant General Li, who was following Mr. Jie, turned ugly.
No matter what, I never expected that the Jieshi Guild would use the Taiyuan army to fight the bandits at this time.
"The rebel army is in full swing right now. General Jie might as well withdraw his troops first and fight again later." Lieutenant General Li nervously persuaded Mr. Xie to withdraw his troops.
Originally, he didn't want to say that he would hurt morale by saying he wanted to retreat in front of Mr. Jie Shigong. But once the officers and soldiers attacked and fought with the bandits, it would be very difficult to leave the battlefield.
Moreover, he was not optimistic that the army could win this battle.
It's not that he doesn't want to have confidence in the official army, it's actually that the official army's artillery and cavalry were defeated. Losing two battles in a row hurt morale. However, the rebels only used some cannons to achieve two victories, and there were still 10,000 soldiers left. Many infantry and cavalry did not take action.
The official army no longer has cavalry, and the cavalry will no longer have any means of restraint when facing the bandits.
The more than 20,000 Taiyuan soldiers and horses may not be able to successfully win against the more than 10,000 infantry of the rebels. In addition, the rebels also have thousands of cavalry, and there is even less chance of victory.
In his eyes, Mr. Jie Shigong's desperate gamble at this time was just a joke on the soldiers and horses in Taiyuan, fighting a war with no chance of winning.
Mr. Jie Shigong glanced at Vice General Li and said coldly: "If you dare to deceive the army again, I will kill you immediately to sacrifice the flag."
Looking at Jie Shi's bloodshot eyes, Lieutenant General Li shuddered and subconsciously hid to one side.
He had no doubt that the Fighter Guild would commit murder in a rage.
After Jie Shigong warned Lieutenant General Li, he looked at the front of the formation again.
The two leading battalions of the official army, under the command of their respective generals, began to attack the Tiger Flag army in front.
boom! boom! boom!
The sound of artillery resounded across the battlefield.
The cannons of the Tiger Flag Artillery Team were once again replaced with solid bullets, plowing ravines made of flesh and blood among the officers and soldiers who came over.
"The official army doesn't have many cavalry anymore, it's time for our cavalry to dispatch." Feng Youcai saw that the official army sent out the cavalry battalion in a last-ditch effort, and couldn't help but persuade Jia Liu to send out the cavalry battalion.
