please make me king

Chapter 316
It is said that Zhang Shun was very anxious to be chased by officers, soldiers and cavalry, Zhang Shun suddenly had an idea, so he ran around a hill not far in front of him to escape.

The officers and soldiers didn't think otherwise, they just chased Zhang Shun desperately.As a result, as soon as they approached the hills, there was only a burst of intensive gunfire, and the officers and soldiers were instantly beaten up, and the people were thrown into chaos.

It turned out that it was the artillery position set up by Li Shi'an.Originally, Zhang Shun brought Li Shi'an's "Second Artillery" to bombard Zuo Liangyu and Tang Jiuzhou's army formation when the camp was unfavorable, but he never thought that it would be used to bombard the officers, soldiers and cavalry behind him.

The general of the officers, soldiers and cavalry is more loyal to the guerrilla generals. Seeing that the enemy used artillery to prevent the officers and soldiers from continuing to pursue, he immediately dispatched [-] cavalry to raid Li Shi'an's artillery position.

Li Shi'an is also a ruthless person, and he is not afraid when he sees officers and soldiers coming.He ordered the artillery to be hidden behind him, and the other hundred soldiers lined up in front, ready to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers.

When the officers and soldiers were a little closer, Li Shi'an ordered two of the artillery to fire two false shots.The so-called false fire artillery means that only part of the gunpowder is loaded in the artillery chamber, and no shells are loaded.After igniting, only the sound is heard, but the bullet is not seen.

If you are an experienced person, you may be able to notice that although the enemy's artillery rang, no shells were fired, not to mention that the number of artillery sounds was not correct.

It's just that on the battlefield, everyone is hovering between life and death, and few people can be so rational.When the officers, soldiers and cavalry heard the "thief" artillery sounded, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.They only said that the "thief" was timid, and before the officers and soldiers approached, they hurriedly lit the artillery.

In this era, the quality of soldiers is uneven. On the battlefield, firing guns and cannons ahead of time often happens.

Two hundred cavalry, no more, no less.If it is a critical moment, on the battlefield of cold weapons, only two hundred cavalry can decide the victory with one blow.

The two hundred cavalry commanders were also reckless, similar to other common officers in the frontier army, brave and light to death.Seeing that the "war opportunity" had appeared, he ignored it and led the [-] cavalry under his command to attack Li Shi'an's artillery position directly.

In fact, it is no wonder that he is so "decisive". Frontier troops often fight against Houjin, and both sides attach great importance to firearms.At this time, although Houjin had just successfully imitated the Hongyi cannon, Houjin had already completed the imitation of ordinary artillery and used it in wars.

This officer and soldier has experienced border wars, and he knows that if he wants to assault the enemy's artillery positions, there is no room for hesitation.Otherwise, once the opposite side is reloaded again, the dense shotgun will be the gate of hell to the cavalry who raided.

The sound of hoofbeats, like the beating of war drums, hit the hearts of the defending artillery soldiers.They looked at each other pale, couldn't help throwing away the weapons in their hands, turned around and ran for their lives.

For those who have never experienced a cavalry charge, the pressure of a cavalry charge alone is enough to make them collapse.

Li Shi'an's face was not very good, but fortunately he was still rational.Then he shouted loudly: "The artillery is right behind, what are you afraid of? Come one, kill one, come a hundred, kill a hundred. They are all raised by mothers and fathers, who can block the power of artillery?"

Li Shi'an actually didn't know what he was talking about, and even his voice trembled, but he didn't notice it.Of course, the terrified soldiers didn't notice any abnormality in Li Shi'an's voice.

Fortunately, at this time, the artillery and artillerymen were hiding behind the formation, so they could not see the cavalry charging in front of them, and they would not be so frightened that they would light fire randomly without order.Otherwise, before the officers, soldiers and cavalry charged over, Li Shi'an and the others would be blasted to pieces by their own artillery.

The officers and cavalry had reached a hundred paces, but Li Shi'an resisted the fear in his heart and did not give an order; Seeing the faces of the cavalry on the opposite side, Li Shi'an shouted in a hoarse voice: "Infantry, spread out, artillerymen listen to my orders!"

The soldiers guarding the artillery heard the words as if they were amnesty, and they didn't care what Li Shi'an said, so they quickly dispersed to the left and right to avoid the sharp edge of the officers, soldiers and cavalry.

The other gunners suddenly saw that there was nothing in front of them, and before they could take a closer look, they saw officers, soldiers and cavalry rolling in front of them, and they were about to devour themselves and others in an instant.

The gunners didn't wait for Li Shi'an's order, they hurriedly smashed the torches in their hands to the artillery fuses, only to hear the sound of burning wires.

At this time, Li Shi'an's order rang in the gunner's ear: "The first column is ready, ready! Light up! Fire!"

Before Li Shi'an finished speaking, the sound of huge artillery rang in his ears, which only made Li Shi'an's ears buzz, and he couldn't hear anything for an instant.

In the short time when the rebel soldiers dispersed and the artillery was ignited, the officers, soldiers and cavalry charged forward for more than ten steps.It's just that they stopped here. With the sound of the huge artillery, thousands of cannonballs were fired by the artillery, like raindrops, instantly sweeping down pieces of cavalry.

No matter how good their horse skills are, no matter how strong their martial arts are, no matter how sharp their blades are, no matter how strong their armor is.Unreasonable, people and horses were swept down by the shotgun.There were even a few unlucky ones who were beaten into "hornet's nests" almost on the spot.

These officers and soldiers claimed to have seen the world in the past, but did they ever think that there are such fierce artillery in the world?It turns out that the commonly used artillery in this era is nothing more than the field artillery of the Great General and the Second General, as well as various Hongyi cannons.

At this time, the so-called Great General and Second General are all forged "nine-section cannons" improved by Ye Mengxiong. .

Similar to the Hongyi cannon imported from overseas, the caliber is generally around 100mm to 125mm, and only a few general cannons can reach 145mm.

However, most of these firearms were in the hands of the Ming army. Houjin's current artillery is relatively poor, and the caliber is mostly 100 mm and only 125 mm.

This group of officers and soldiers usually encounters enemy artillery bombardment in time, and has never encountered such a powerful artillery.The "golden cannon" in Li Shi'an's hand has a caliber of five inches, which is about 160mm in later generations. When it fires shotguns, its power is amazing.What's more, it was fired together with three general cannons, and it was even more dense like rain.

The charge of the officers, soldiers and cavalry stopped immediately, and many officers and soldiers were shaken by it.The officer of this team of officers and soldiers survived by luck. It's not that he was luckier than others.Instead, he deliberately hid behind a soldier, but the soldier in front of him was smashed to pieces with the shotgun, but he was not injured at all.

The officer, who was still in shock, saw the other cavalrymen turning around and fleeing for their lives. He quickly stopped and said, "Is it a joke in front of the artillery formation? The enemy's artillery has been exhausted, and now it is the right time to charge. Only by rushing forward and killing the culprits will we be able to escape." Live!"

(End of this chapter)