I want to be emperor

Chapter 123
At eleven o'clock in the morning on April 24th, the sun was high above Zhaozhuang, and the sky was clear and cloudless. At the same time, there were gusts of breeze blowing across the field from time to time, blowing away the smoke from the field.

Looking down from the sky, the battlefield at this time is divided into two parts.

On the west side of the battlefield, Wang Dazhuang's troops were rapidly approaching Chen Yongfu's headquarters, and their six cannons could be seen moving forward at a speed not inferior to infantry, being dragged by horses that exceeded the requirements of conventional marches.

The bumpy field still failed to stop the rapid advance of these artillery!
The special gun mount carrying the [-]-jin long cannon brought mobility, even a horse can actually pull it on a straight road, but it can't go for long or fast.

But now, in order to allow these cannons to maneuver quickly in the wilderness without roads, Wang Dazhuang and the others frantically assigned four horses to each cannon.

Four horses, pulling a cannon with a total weight of [-] jin, can maintain a certain speed and maneuver even in the wilderness without roads.

Wang Dazhuang is leading the army on the west side to approach quickly, and it is expected that he will fight Chen Yongfu's headquarters in a short time.

On the other side of the battlefield, the two cavalry posts led by Wang Xiazi restrained Chen De's troops, making it impossible for Chen De's troops to retreat quickly.

The main force of Zhaozhuang Headquarters under the personal command of Luo Zhixue, that is, the [-]st Infantry Battalion and the [-]rd Infantry Battalion have already attacked quickly, and their target is still Chen De's troops.

On the other hand, Zhang Malin led the first artillery post down the mountain quickly, and continued on their way behind Huang Dingquan and the infantry.

It didn't take long for Luo Zhixue to hear the sound of rumbling artillery from the battlefield on the west side. It was the sound of firing from the Second Artillery Post of the reinforcements on the west side led by Wang Dazhuang.

Luo Zhixue had heard the sound of the [-]-jin cannon firing so much that he could tell that they were firing solid ammunition rapidly.

Whenever Luo Zhixue heard the sound of artillery shelling, he felt it was very pleasant.

However, to Chen Yongfu's ears, the sound of the bandit army's cannons was equivalent to a reminder, and it was a reminder that he would not be able to understand for a while.

When these thieves of the rural protection army first set up small Hongyi cannons on the top of the mountain, he could understand and agree.

After all, the Hongyi cannons used in the Ming army were basically placed on the top of the city, on the fort of the fortress.

But Chen Yongfu couldn't understand when he saw these bandit artillery artillery with a weight of several hundred kilograms galloping directly across the field, even faster than their infantry.

According to his cognition, such a thing as the Hongyi Cannon, even a small Hongyi Cannon is a big guy who can move a thousand catties at every turn, and there is no way to move quickly.

However, these damned thieves of the rural protection army are running across the field with such a small red cannon...

The small Hongyi artillery of these bandits is even more powerful than the two to three hundred catties of light artillery under his hands!

The artillery of the thieves of the Baoxiang Army moved quickly all the way and directly passed the infantry. After running to the front, they stopped when they were 400 meters away from Chen Yongfu's headquarters.

After they stopped, they did not need to remove the wheels under the frame carrying the artillery and anchor them in place like the Ming army did.

Instead, after the front vehicle was pulled away, the rear vehicle, that is, the artillery vehicle where the artillery was located, turned around in place, and then began to load and fire...

There is no pause in between.

It doesn't count if it's fired, and it's very fast, its rate of fire is not much slower than that of an arquebus.

Damn it, why the Hongyi artillery of these thieves of the rural protection army can run and shoot so fast is not in line with Chen Yongfu's cognition.

Moreover, he could also see that after firing a shot from a bandit army's artillery, they seemed to dislike the choice of a bad place, and several of their gunners directly pushed the seemingly heavy artillery for a short-distance maneuver.

Ran to the slightly higher ground on the other side and shelled again.

If the whole process goes smoothly, it seems that the artillery in their hands is not a heavy artillery weighing several hundred kilograms, but a light artillery weighing several hundred kilograms.

When will this extremely heavy long-barreled artillery be able to run around in the wild?
After the second artillery sentry opened fire, the soldiers of the thousand-man headquarters led by Chen Yongfu himself withstood the fierce shelling.

They wanted to fight back, but the distance was more than 400 meters and they couldn't fight back at all.

Their two- to three-hundred-pound light artillery can't hit that far, let alone bird guns and bows and arrows.

Chen Yongfu gritted his teeth and said, "Go up, go up and fight!"

Staying where you are and unilaterally accepting shelling is no different from committing suicide. You can only continue to fight after rushing up and closing the distance.

At least let your own light artillery, bird guns, bows and arrows have room to play.

Seeing the infantry phalanx of the Ming army charging ahead, Huang Xiangbin, the chief of the second artillery post, showed a sneer when he wanted to rush over to fight.

If you can easily rush over, our rural protection army will not spend a lot of effort to train a large number of field artillery.

He immediately ordered: "Get the shotgun ready."

According to the impact speed of the opponent's infantry, the [-]-jin artillery under his command can be replaced with shotgun shells after two rounds of solid ammunition.

Facing the impact of enemy infantry, firing solid shells at medium and long distances, and using shotguns at close range to shoot rapidly, this is the standard shelling process of the artillery unit of the Rural Protection Army.

As Zhang Malin's deputy, Huang Xiangbin had served as the deputy head of the first artillery post for a long time, and he had very rich experience in commanding artillery operations.

Seeing the movement of the infantry of the Ming army on the opposite side, he immediately prepared a corresponding countermeasure.

The advancement speed of Chen Yongfu's soldiers is not fast, because they not only have to continue to advance, but also maintain their formation as much as possible.

They are not those guard soldiers. Back then, Chen Yongfu asked the guard soldiers to rush up regardless. It was because those guard soldiers were cannon fodder, and Chen Yongfu didn't expect them to be able to fight in formation at all. Deploy and create opportunities for subsequent soldiers.

But now, it is not the guards who attack directly, but the soldiers.

If a swarm of bees rushes over quickly, it will be fast, but they will lose their formation. If they turn back and be counterattacked by the infantry array of the thief army, the whole army will probably collapse.

However, the speed of maintaining the battle formation so slowly is too slow.

The shells of the bandit army landed one after another in the formation of their own side, and every shell that hit could knock out a bloody canal.

If they could still endure the previous rounds of solid bullet bombardment, then when they approached more than 200 meters, the artillery of the enemy army on the opposite side suddenly fired several rounds of shotgun shells, and they could not bear it at all.

Those thieves of the Township Protection Army didn't care at all whether they would blow up their barrels or not, and fired several rounds of rapid-fire shotguns at the fastest speed. It is also coordinated with shotgun shelling.

The Ming army had not had time to launch a final quick charge, and the light cannons in their vehicles had not had time to be unloaded, reloaded and fired, so they were completely stunned.

Not to mention that, the bandit infantry on the opposite side strode forward again, and the musketeer quickly approached and fired a volley from tens of meters, and then put on a sleeve-type spear, accompanied by the spearman. charge!

However, after the continuous bombardment of the Ming army, these soldiers of the Ming army were already on the verge of collapse. The reason why they haven't collapsed is simply that they haven't reacted yet...

However, after the soldiers of the Ming army in the front row fell down in a volley of muskets, and saw the densely packed spears and guns stabbing towards them, they finally collapsed completely.

Chen Yongfu in the rear watched the battle and final collapse of the soldiers in the headquarters from beginning to end!

But until now, he still couldn't believe why the soldiers in the headquarters collapsed so quickly.

They didn't even have time to engage in close combat with the enemy infantry, but they collapsed under the bombardment of the bandit army's guns.

Where the hell did these thieves come from? Why are there so many guns?And the guns are still so good?

Chen Yongfu was shouting in his heart!

But at this time, the soldiers around him said to Chen Yongfu with a panicked expression: "General, it's time to go, so you don't have to worry about no firewood if you leave the green hills!"

Chen Yongfu closed his eyes and did not move!
go?
where to?
The world is so big, but there is no place for him anymore.

Of the more than 2000 soldiers in his headquarters, one thousand has collapsed, and only a hundred of the three hundred cavalry are left. The thousand soldiers led by his son Chen De were dragged down by the bandit army, and it is estimated that they will be destroyed in a short time.

Finished!

It's all over!

Without these more than 2000 soldiers, the world is so big, there will be no room for Chen Yongfu.

Even if Chen Yongfu was able to flee all the way to Nanyang City under the escort of his own soldiers and the remaining cavalry, the fate waiting for him would definitely not be any better.

Why did Chen Yongfu refuse Xuanmo's orders over and over again before, and even Hong Chengchou's orders wanted to be pushed back and forth, and Xuanmo and Hong Chengchou could only write to reprimand him.

It is because he has more than 2000 direct line soldiers under his command!

Coupled with the thousands of other guards under his control, when Chen Yongfu was stationed in Nanyang, his army was as large as several thousand people.

Relying on the strength of thousands of people, he, Chen Yongfu, was able to sit firmly in Nanyang City, play the game of raising the bandits' self-respect, and being passive and idle!
During this period, many people were offended!
However, without these troops, what is he, Chen Yongfu?
Nothing!

He knows very well that in today's troubled times, a bare general who has lost his strength is no more valuable to the court than a dog!
Once he has no soldiers and no power in his hands, 100% of his criminals in the past few years will rush up and bite one by one, and there is a high probability that he will die without a place to bury him.

In addition, his most valued son, Chen De, is still under heavy siege by the bandit army, and that stupid son is clearly under heavy siege, his troops are being bombarded continuously and suffered heavy losses, but he is still stubbornly resisting.

He knew his son very well, and according to his son Chen De's temperament, he would definitely resist to the end and would rather die than surrender.

Of course Chen Yongfu himself could escape with a small number of cavalry, but what about his son?
Although sometimes he was angry with Chen De's naive thoughts and felt that he had raised a stupid son, but no matter what, Chen De was his most valued son, and he could not abandon him.

You have to find a way out for your son!

Seeing that Chen Yongfu did not speak or move, the soldiers around him could vaguely guess what Chen Yongfu was thinking at this time.

Sure enough, Chen Yongfu took a deep breath and said decisively: "Send the order, we surrender!"

After the defeat and loss of the army, no matter how the court dealt with him in the end, Chen Yongfu could not accept it.

He also couldn't just watch his son die in battle, so he simply made a more extreme choice: cast a thief and forget it!
(End of this chapter)