Kai Fu Han

Chapter 253 The Battle of the Yellow Water 5
After another round of arrow rain,
"Ready to shoot!"

Liu Xinang ordered.

The junior officers ordered the soldiers to stand up and aim their guns. Some people were shot by bows and arrows as soon as they stood up.

"There should be an arrow blocker on the low wall." Liu Xinqi regretted in his heart.

"shooting!"

Boom!Boom!Boom! …

Intensive gunfire rang out.

The projectiles flying from the muzzle penetrated the thick wooden shield and knocked down the soldier holding the shield behind.

"shooting!"

Boom!Boom!Boom! …

The soldiers and archers who were originally following the shield were shot down without the protection of the shield.

"shooting!"

Another three rounds of shooting, this time the Jin-Qi coalition has broken into a position twenty steps away from the first line of defense, and the enemy troops retreated from behind.

When the enemy troops were completely out of sight, without Liu Xinqi's command, soldiers from the Xinghan League immediately rushed out of the trenches to replenish the fire and increase the field of vision.

"This time the puppet Qi and Han troops took the lead. The Jin army followed the Han army and shot arrows. However, they did not expect that the armor-breaking ability of the muskets was so strong. It could shoot through shields and knock down the shield-holders behind the shields. As a result, we were attacked again. Hundreds of golden soldiers were shot to death," Liu Xin'anghui reported.

"You will learn a lesson and gain wisdom. It will definitely be more difficult next time, so let the artillery team get ready." Liu Xinqi arranged.

Up to now, counting various experimental models, Xinghan League has produced fourteen artillery pieces, one of which is on the Qingzhou, and three of them can no longer be used after destructive experiments.The remaining ten were all pulled down by Liu Xinqi on this position. Six were set up between the second and third trenches, and six forts were established. The height of the forts was just above the low wall. The previous artillery was concealed. It looks like several mounds of soil.

Four are behind the first trench and are close-combat guns.

After receiving the order, the soil covering the artillery jackets was cleared away, the jackets were lifted, and the gunners of each gun began to clean the barrels and prepare for firing.

Although there are only ten artillery pieces, there are many models. The simplest one has only one barrel, and the most advanced ones already have a gun mount and a basic anti-recoil device, which is a retreat machine.

The power is also different. The six cannons located at the rear are basically made from behind, with high power, long range and high accuracy.The four cannons behind the first trench were newly manufactured, with low power and a short range, so Liu Xinqi planned to use these four cannons as "close combat cannons", mainly firing shotguns.

More than half an hour passed, and it was estimated that it was past midnight.

Liu Xinqi saw another enemy figure appear in front of the position. This time it was different from before. The low figures were mixed with some tall figures.

"Cavalry?" Liu Xinqi was confused.

When the enemy troops moved forward again, Liu Xinqi finally saw clearly.

"There is a shield car, prepare to burn rockets." Liu Xinqi ordered directly.

Incendiary rockets are used in naval battles. Rockets used to ignite the sails of enemy ships have their own fuel and can burn for a long time.

When the shield car advanced fifty steps, Liu Xinang's firing order was issued.

"shooting!"

More than 100 burning rockets flew towards the fifty shield vehicles respectively. The arrows were nailed to the shield vehicles, and the burning liquid immediately ignited one side of the shield vehicles, like a huge torch.

However, since the shield car is made of wood, it naturally has fire-extinguishing measures.

I saw a few hands appearing from the roof of the shield car, pushing a few sandbags. Sand and soil flowed down the top of the shield car. The originally burning flames were immediately suppressed, and then a huge wet quilt was lifted from behind the shield car. Come out and cover the front of the shield car.

Only five shield vehicles were actually ignited by this wave of rockets. The others were still moving forward resolutely, covering the infantry behind the shield vehicles as they marched towards the Xinghan League's defense line. "Don't stop, keep shooting, indicate the target for the artillery behind, order the artillery to fire, and destroy these shield vehicles."

Liu Xinang continued to direct the rocket fire, and the shield car moved slowly, which gave his own side some buffer time.

Liu Xinqi's guards took out colorful flags, waved them in the air, and conveyed firing orders to the artillery positions behind them.

After less than two breaths of time.

boom!boom!boom! …

The violent sound of artillery was heard, and the flames at the muzzle were particularly eye-catching in the night environment.

Looking at the enemy formation on the opposite side, three shield vehicles were hit by artillery.The wooden shield in front of the shield cart was immediately shattered into pieces, and the broken wood pieces flew everywhere. Several auxiliary soldiers pushing the cart were shot and wounded.Except for the auxiliary soldiers who were injured by wood splinters, the Puppet-Qi coalition forces beside and behind suffered few casualties. The shield car was loaded with sandbags and thick wet quilts, which offset the impact of the shells and absorbed most of the broken wooden boards. .

The shield car that was hit by the shell fell apart and fell to the ground, and the sandbags loaded on it fell to the ground one after another.

The shells that did not hit the shield vehicle caused the most casualties, plowing out a deep bloody path in the enemy's formation. The soldiers who were originally located on this bloody path were lucky enough to have their limbs broken, but unlucky. Okay, the bodies are not neatly put together.

The entire shield-vehicle-infantry coordination formation came to a halt after realizing the effect of the shelling.

"Boom! Boom!" The drums sounded rhythmically from the enemy's rear, and the shield-carrying infantry coordination formation started again and marched towards the defensive position of the Xinghan League.

boom!boom!boom! …

Ten cannons roared again.

The firing accuracy of the artillery with the retreat device at the back was greatly improved after adjustment. This time, five more shield vehicles were paralyzed.

After the third round of artillery fire, the number of shield vehicles that fell on the way forward reached fourteen.

But that's it, the artillery's firing speed is too slow, the shield vehicle has already moved in front of the low wall, and the pseudo-Qi soldiers rushing out from both sides of the shield vehicle are climbing over the low wall.

"Musket fire!"

The soldiers of the Xinghan League holding muskets basically pointed the muzzles of their guns at the enemy's face and shot them.

Boom!Boom!Boom! …

The enemy troops who were about to climb over the low wall were wiped out immediately.

After the second round of shooting, the enemy troops climbed over the wall for a moment. However, because there were people supervising the battle behind them, the pause was restored instantly.

"The musketeers retreat, and the melee soldiers step forward to engage the enemy!"

After two rounds of shooting, all the musketeers retreated along the passage between the trenches to the second trench, while the melee warriors used their swords to temporarily block the enemy's offensive.

There are too many enemies. Even if we have soldiers on our side to kill everyone, it is difficult for us to defeat ten hands with one fist. Moreover, the section where ordinary people are responsible for defending has formed a weak point, making the entire line of defense appear precarious.

Boom!Boom!Boom! …

The musketeers who retreated to the second line of defense started shooting in time, effectively supporting the own soldiers fighting in the first trench.

boom!boom!boom! …

Another round of shelling.

This time was different from the previous three rounds of shelling. The four artillery guns in the front used shotgun shells, and the six guns in the back used blooming shells. The targets were all soldiers outside the low wall of the first trench.

(End of this chapter)