"Wait a minute." Jia Liu held a monocular and stared at the scene in the distance.
Although the cavalry has not been dispatched, the artillery team and two combat battalions have begun to fight against the government troops.
Although there were many soldiers and horses in the army, they were unable to withstand the bombardment and could only rely on luck to rush forward. Those who were hit by the bombardment considered themselves unlucky.
As time went by, more and more officers and soldiers died under the shelling, and the speed of the officers and soldiers who were charging at the front slowed down.
Hundreds of cannons would take away dozens or hundreds of lives every time they were fired.
The more crowded a place is, the more casualties there will be after being shelled.
These ordinary soldiers in the official army were far inferior to the elite Ye Bu Shui in the cavalry. After only two rounds of shelling, they were already on the verge of collapse, and a rout was about to occur.
Fortunately, there were many low-level officers and generals of the first battalion among these battalions. Under the pressure of these people, an imminent rout was barely stopped, forcing the battalions to continue to charge forward, and they were not far away from the tiger-shaped flag artillery array. The distance is one step closer.
"Let's see how long you can hold on. Send the order. All the cannons should be replaced with shotgun shells and fired closer." Wu Qiao, the commander of the artillery team, shouted loudly.
The sound of artillery continued, and there were constant chaotic sounds on the battlefield. He had to give orders to the messengers by shouting loudly.
As the messengers left, the sound of cannons gradually became quieter.
Without the threat of artillery, the officers and soldiers who were almost on the verge of collapse once again burst out with courage and rushed towards the Tiger Flag artillery array.
Behind the officers and soldiers, Mr. Jie Shigong had a smile on his face. He thought he had made the right bet.
Based on his understanding of these bandits, the stopping of the artillery fire was definitely not because the bandits took the initiative to stop the bombardment, but because there was something wrong with the cannon. Otherwise, the bandits would just continue to fire when the cannon had the upper hand.
Although it is a bit strange that so many cannons have problems all at once, it is not surprising when you consider that the rebels were not very familiar with cannons before. One or two times of too much gunpowder can completely blow up the cannon and paralyze it. .
Lieutenant General Li, who was following him, was dumbfounded and felt something was wrong.
Unlike Xie Shigong, he had fought against the bandits in Datong City. At that time, the bandits used more cannons and lasted longer, instead of ending suddenly like now.
He believed that the bandits must have some conspiracy to do this.
Thinking of this, he turned to look at Mr. Jie Shigong.
When he saw the confident look on Mr. Jie's face, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.
Jie Shigong expressed his dissatisfaction with him several times. He was worried that if he said something that made the other party unhappy at this time, he might only get the other party's anger.
"Did you see it? The rebels have artillery but they can't use it well. The army will win next." Mr. Jie Shigong raised his finger and pointed to the battlefield ahead, showing off to Vice General Li next to him.
Lieutenant General Li laughed awkwardly.
After all, he still didn't express his worries.
Because he knew that no matter what he said, defeat was inevitable, unless there was something wrong with the bandit's cannon, but this possibility was too low.
"This general will not only eliminate the bandits in front of us, but also use their cannons to recapture Datong City and completely wipe out all the bandits in Datong." Mr. Jie Shigong said in an excited tone.
boom! boom! boom!
Not long after he finished speaking, the sound of cannons rang out again.
Upon hearing the sound of the cannon, Mr. Jie Shigong's expression suddenly changed. He realized something was wrong and hurriedly looked in the direction in front of the formation.
Wherever he could see, he could see the battalions he sent out being cut down one after another like wheat. After only holding on for a while, the officers and soldiers in front retreated like a tide.
"Failed, defeated!"
Mr. Jie Shigong was not a general who knew nothing. The situation in front of him had already made him understand that the army had suffered several defeats and could no longer prevent the rout.
More and more soldiers were retreating on the battlefield. At first, the general and his own soldiers tried to stop them, but later on, there were too many soldiers to retreat, and they could no longer stop them. They even got caught up in them and rolled back toward their own army.
"General, go quickly! The young men will protect you and leave." A soldier persuaded Mr. Xie Shigong to leave.
Mr. Jie Shigong was not that kind of foolish and loyal person. When he saw something was wrong, he immediately said: "Let's go."
It was at this time that he realized that Lieutenant General Li, who had been following him, had long since disappeared.
However, at this moment, he no longer cared about others. Guarded by a group of personal soldiers, he abandoned the army and fled towards Yingzhou.
However, as soon as he left, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army fell down at some point, so that the soldiers in the distance thought that something had happened to the commander, and the entire army was suddenly in chaos.
Without their coach, the army fled for their lives.
Countless battalion soldiers spread their legs and squeezed among the desperate crowd, desperately trying to escape from the battlefield, while the generals of each battalion, protected by their own soldiers, fled in front on horseback.
There were also some generals whose horses were unable to run because they were surrounded by defeated troops. No matter how they drove and killed the soldiers blocking the front, they could only move forward with difficulty.
The army of more than 20,000 people was defeated. There were no rules for escaping. Any gap between people would be occupied by the people next to them. Many people never stood up after falling to the ground.
"Send the order to dispatch the cavalry battalion." Jia Liu had not yet put down the monocular in front of his eyes, and issued the order to dispatch the cavalry battalion.
"The officers and soldiers are becoming more and more useless. I feel they are not as good as the officers and soldiers who came to Lingqiu to fight with us." Feng Wencai said with a smile.
At this point in the battle, the officers and soldiers had no chance to make a comeback.
The army was shattered to such an extent that even their tiger-character flag army could not prevent the defeat. They could only wait until they escaped from the battlefield before they had a chance to reorganize the army.
However, they will not give the official army any chance to regroup. Tan Zaiwang's cavalry battalion will be the last chance to kill the official army.
Boom!
Thousands of cavalry attacked the defeated army from one side.
The deafening sound of horse hooves is like thunder on a sunny day.
For Tan Zaiwang and his cavalry battalion, they only had to drive these defeated officers and soldiers away like cattle and sheep.
"Order the first battle camp and the second battle camp to pursue." Jia Liu issued another order.
The messenger ran to deliver the order.
Soon, two combat barracks came out from behind the artillery array and began to chase the defeated army in front.
Jia Liu took a deep breath, with a relaxed expression on his face, and said with a smile: "This battle is easier than I thought."
This was the first time he had commanded such a large-scale battle. He was already burdened with heavy pressure even before the battle began. It wasn't until he won the battle that he really felt relieved.
"Without the proprietor's support in the development of firearms over the years, we would not have been able to fight this battle so easily. Now thinking about the scene of hundreds of cannons blasting together, I am still excited." Feng Wencai said with a smile.
In this battle, the artillery team made a great contribution.
