Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 402 Critical

Turn the muzzle!Destroy the shield car! "

Seeing that the coats of those carts had advanced to about [-] steps away from the first low wall at the risk of being killed and maimed by landmines, Zhang Yuan gave an order decisively.

The gunner, two loaders, and two of Zhang Yuan's personal soldiers worked together to slowly move the hardwood gun mount carrying the [-]-jin heavy gun body, aiming the obliquely forward muzzle at the gun that was rushing forward. More shield cars.

Exploding landmines continuously overturned the shield vehicles with people and vehicles on the ground. The coats without armor were shot and howled by the flying sawdust, but the group of coats with ambitions in the front row He was also inspired to be bloody, and regardless of the damage caused by the landmines, he roared and pushed the cart forward.

Amidst the loud bang of "Duang", the Fran machine gun with its muzzle lowered let out a frightening roar, and the heavy projectile flew obliquely from more than a hundred steps away, and after knocking over a shield vehicle The kinetic energy was slightly reduced, and it bounced high again, passed over one shield car, and hit the shaft of another shield car again. As the shield car collapsed to the ground, the projectile also stopped.

After seeing the action of the left turret, the gunner of the right turret immediately responded with the same action. The projectiles that came from the lasing flew into the front row of vehicles, overturning three shield vehicles one after another. live.

With the continuous firing of the Fran machine guns on the left and right forts, more than [-] shield vehicles of the Qing army have been destroyed. In addition to the more than [-] vehicles destroyed by landmines, more than [-] shield vehicles have been almost destroyed in half. Dozens of people were also killed or injured by the iron-coated carts.

The continuous roar of cannons and landmines brought a great sense of fear to people. Finally, the thousands of packers who were pushing the cart behind and followed behind could not bear the huge pressure. Under the demonstration effect of the leader, thousands of people suddenly uttered various shouts and fled towards the rear and left and right sides.

But before they could take a few steps, the cavalry of the Qing army who were guarding the formation on both sides galloped forward, hacking with knives and axes and shooting arrows. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of packers were killed on the spot, and the packers were so frightened that they stopped shouting. The sound stopped on the spot, and many people even knelt down on the ground, begging for mercy.

There was a burst of shouting and cursing, and under the bloody swords and axes of the supervising Qing army, the packers turned and continued to march towards the Ming army with expressions of crying, numbness, or fright.

"What the hell! You're dead anyway! Why don't you fight Jiannu! You deserve to be Jiannu's servant! Get ready!"

Seeing the cowardly appearance of the group of compatriots under the muzzle, Zhang Yuan cursed a few words and then gave the order.

A soldier waved the flag a few times in his hand, and Hu Dabang behind the first low wall immediately ordered to go down. Dozens of gunners stuffed the net bag filled with broken porcelain pieces, stones and iron nails into the gun mouth and pounded it tightly. A three-two lead bullet was smashed in, and dozens of tiger squat guns placed in the gaps in the low wall were all ready.

The barrels of the Francophones fired continuously on the two forts were already hot. In this case, the next round of firing could only be carried out after the barrels cooled down to prevent the explosion of the barrels. The mines laid in front of the Ming army basically After all the bombings were completed, there was a rare silence on the battlefield that was originally noisy.

Seeing that the Ming army's cannons were silent, and that the landmines that had rang out only once in a while, the courage of the coaters suddenly increased, and the courage that had just disappeared returned to them in an instant. The remaining dozens of vehicles in the front row The shield cars all suddenly accelerated and rushed forward.

The Qing army on both sides also accelerated their pace. The five hundred bowmen on both sides held bows and put arrows in front, ready to speed up and rush to the back of the shield car to attack the Ming army.

Just when the coaters in the front row bypassed the wreckage of the bombed shield vehicle and the casualties on the ground, and pushed the vehicle within [-] steps in front of the low wall, Hu Dabang decisively gave the order to shoot.

Amidst a series of muffled sounds, thousands of iron nails and stones whizzed out from the muzzle of the gun crouching on the ground, and sprayed into the dense crowd on the opposite side in a fan shape. Most of the debris swept through the gaps between the shield cars like a gust of wind, sweeping away the coats that followed the cars.

At this moment, a loud shout sounded suddenly, and the archers of the Qing army on both sides suddenly accelerated forward, quickly passed through the large gap left by the dead and wounded coats, gathered behind dozens of shield vehicles, and then opened their bows The nock pointed obliquely behind the low wall.

Following the order from Niu Luzhangjing, the leader of the team, hundreds of heavy triangular arrows soared into the sky, flew dozens of steps into the sky, and then suddenly turned around and pierced down to the ground.

The sweep of the tiger squatting shells caused hundreds of coated casualties. Those stones and iron nails penetrated their clothes and penetrated into their bodies, and those who were shot fell to the ground without exception.

Baoyi, who was not affected, panicked again, and the Qing army in charge behind the formation yelled loudly several times. As if they had received an amnesty, the Baoyi immediately turned their heads and fled backwards, while the Qing troops on both sides rushed forward.

Although the heavy arrows of the Qing army had been guarded against for a long time, and more than a hundred shields blocked most of the damage caused by the bows and arrows to the Ming army, many soldiers of the Ming army squatting behind the low wall were still shot by the heavy arrows that penetrated the gaps in the shields. middle.

The [-] archers of the Qing army were scattered behind dozens of shield chariots. They opened their bows continuously and fired five rounds in the blink of an eye. Thousands of long arrows fell, suppressing the Ming army behind the low wall so that they could not get up and fire. , The top of the sack was filled with white eagle feathers in an instant, and the Qing army who was about to fight hand-to-hand had already rushed over the shield chariot.

Hearing the chaotic footsteps of the Qing army approaching rapidly, and after a while they will rush to the front, when the gunners will face a one-sided massacre, Hu Dabang, who was squatting behind the low wall, suddenly shouted: "First! Row up! Get ready for the back!"

After shouting, Hu Dabang stood up abruptly holding the blunderbuss that had already ignited the matchlock in both hands, and the shield hand who was holding up the shield to cover him fell violently and staggered.

The gunners in the first row, who had already incorporated obedience into their blood, subconsciously stood up at the same time. Amidst the screams, more than a hundred archers within the shooting range of the Qing army's archers fell to the ground after being hit by bows and arrows, but The remaining nearly one hundred firecrackers also fired immediately.

The hundreds of Qing troops who had rushed to the front of the low wall at a distance of twenty steps suffered heavy casualties from the close-range firecrackers. The firecrackers, which had a hit rate of only about [-]%, this time brought nearly four hundred to the Qing army. Nearly forty Qing troops were shot and fell to the ground due to the resulting damage, but most of the Qing troops still accelerated forward.

While Hu Dabang was firing, his left shoulder was hit by a bow and arrow. He threw the firecracker forward with force towards the Qing army more than ten steps away, and then quickly turned to one side. firecrackers.

The four tiger squatting cannons on the small platform of the two turrets suddenly fired one after another, and hundreds of projectiles screamed and rushed towards the soldiers of the Qing army rushing towards them, sweeping away the hundreds of Qing soldiers who were rushing forward.
At this time, the Qing army's archers had already shot eight rounds, and most of the archers were exhausted. The long arrows shot by the ninth round had become much sparser, and the front team of the Qing army's infantry had rushed to the edge of the Ming army's fortifications. Within ten steps.

The remaining Ming army musketeers and sword-shieldmen in the first and second rows quickly retreated from both sides to the rear.

The third round of firecrackers of the Ming army followed closely. Since most of the threat from the Qing army’s long arrows disappeared, most of the [-] firecrackers were fired this time. With the sound of popping beans and filled with smoke, nearly a hundred Qing soldiers He was shot and fell to the ground.

After the third round of the Ming army's firecrackers, the Qing army's brigade was swarming in. Seeing that the first line of defense was about to be breached, hundreds of black iron balls suddenly came out of the white smoke in the sky amidst the smog. He went out and smashed into the crowd of Qing soldiers rushing over.

With the sound of endless explosions, countless broken limbs and broken arms mixed with blood flew all over the sky, flying dust and thick smoke, the range of [-] steps in front of the low wall seemed to turn into a monster with teeth and claws, about to be wrapped All the Qing troops in it were swallowed up.

At this critical moment, a hundred grenadiers from the rear team were ordered to rush over, and dealt a head-on blow to the Qing army that was about to break through the line of defense.

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