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Chapter 757 Artillery Catapult

The sudden roar on the battlefield seemed to be the sound of thunder. It was not a muffled thunder, but the kind of lightning that streaked across the sky, followed by the loud noise that broke out like thunder that smashed the ground.

Everyone near the artillery formation knew that they covered their ears, and those who were a little further away had their ears buzzing. Everyone on this battlefield felt the ground trembling, and the infantry formations of the Huwei Army who were closer were a little bit weaker. riots.

Whether it is the horses of the Ming army or the horses of the Tartars, they are all frightened and restless, and some are screaming and jumping there. They were also restless, and the coachmen and minzhuang tried their best to appease and suppress them.

The people and livestock on the side of the Huwei army are more or less able to adapt to the roar of firearms, but most of the horses on the side of the Tartars are probably experiencing it for the first time.

When attacking the front rank of the cavalry team of the Huwei Army from the flank, many people were overturned from their horses by their mounts, and even the Tartar cavalrymen themselves panicked and became a mess.

"The first regiment, the second regiment, fifty steps forward, the artillery team will follow!!"

After recovering from the shock, to be precise, Wang Tong felt that the others should have recovered from the shock, and immediately issued an order loudly.

The battlefield was very quiet. Although the manic neighing of the horses was still ringing in his ears, other sounds were gone. Wang Tong looked towards the position of Ji Town. Shocked, when Wang Tong looked over, the screams and slaughter sounded again.

The volley of fifteen six-pound guns was nothing more than launching fifteen six-pound lead bullets into the enemy's position, high-speed shot balls.

The ground is hard in winter, and the buckshot will be bounced off after it hits the ground, continue to fly, and then repeat the process, jumping once or twice before stopping.

If the muzzle angle of the six-pound gun is appropriate, the shells can shoot more than [-] paces, but this time the target is aimed at the dense cavalry array of the Tartars, so the muzzle is flattened.

Fifteen heavy shot balls fly at high speed, that is to fly densely in the formation of the Tartar cavalry, and it is in this formation that they wade out fifteen passages of flesh and blood. No matter whether it is a horse or an armored cavalry, no one can fly at this distance. Blocking the shells, the body is penetrated or torn apart by the shells.

After the thunderous roar, the formation of the cavalry opposite the two regiments of Tiger's Might was much sparser, and the screams in the sparse formation could finally be heard in the buzzing ears of the crowd. Such screams made people even more desperate, because this It was the scream of dying. After the limbs and arms were broken, it was impossible to survive on this battlefield.

Hundreds or even more Tartar cavalry were killed or injured in this burst of shelling. There were also a few lucky Tartar cavalry on the battlefield. Yelling, but did not run away, nor in other directions, but rushed towards the Huwei army formation.

The noise on the battlefield finally resumed, but the cavalry on the Targa side did not have any intention of charging forward. The cavalry was either busy subduing the frenzied mounts, or they were retreating to both sides. The open space between the formations was too frightening. , as far away as possible.

So only a few lone Tartar cavalry rushed towards the army formation, and when they approached the Ming army formation with a distance of dozens of steps, the firecrackers rang out, and they were wiped out without any accident.

"Tiger Might!! Tiger Might!! Tiger Might!!"

The spearmen of the Huwei army shouted every time they took a step forward, and stepped forward with great momentum, while the firecrackers followed silently on both wings.

And for the fifteen artillery pieces, there were more than a dozen soldiers on both sides of each artillery piece, shouting together to push the artillery pieces forward, and the nine-pound cannons were put on the cannon carts again and dragged forward.

Seeing the infantry array of the Huwei Army slowly approaching the front, the Tartar cavalry who had just accumulated their strength did not directly meet them.

"Dong dong dong" the cowhide drum rang again, and a dozen cavalry galloped out under the big yellow flag, some with golden arrows in their hands, and some with flags in their hands.

"Rush forward now and pull out the Ming army's artillery formation, they can't fire a second artillery so quickly!!"

The soldiers who delivered the order immediately shouted heartbreakingly, and the centurions and thousand commanders of the Tartars also shouted and shouted. The Ming army has no way to continue this kind of attack.

I could see the commander in armor and cloak rushing out of the queue, waving the long knife in his hand, with his own leader as an example, the shocked and demoralized Tartar cavalry was excited again.

Strands of cavalry gathered, divided into several teams, and began to rush towards the two regiments of the Huwei Army and the artillery formation. After fifty steps, the infantry array stopped, and the artillery team was more than ten steps behind, and they quickly caught up. up.

Looking at the cavalry rushing forward, Wang Tong ordered loudly:

"The first regiment guards the artillery array, the second regiment continues to move forward!!"

The messenger gave the order, and Li Hutou, the head of the first regiment, also gave the order. The flag waved, the sound of the trumpet and the sound of the drum conveyed the order to every soldier.

The musketeers and spearmen of the first regiment turned to the right in unison, but the cavalry who was rushing to the side ran and stopped in front of the artillery position, and then turned to the left to face the battlefield again.

Everyone in the Tartar cavalry knew that this was an opportunity. It was the most suitable angle and timing to attack the flank of a marching team, but each cavalry involuntarily slowed down their horses.

In such a situation, on such a tense battlefield, such a change of formation can be made, and it is so neat, without the slightest panic or confusion. What kind of army is this? When did the sheep-like army of Ming Dynasty It became like this, but it slowed down and slowed down. It was still charging, and it was still within the firing range of the firecrackers.

"Fire!"

Even the Tartar cavalry who could not understand Chinese knew the meaning of this word. This word represented death and killing. Although the dense explosion was not as shocking as the thunder just now, it could still kill people.

A large number of corpses of men and horses fell on the ground, and the horses could not get up fast. Such a speed was a target for the proficient Huwei Army firearms soldiers who were proficient in reloading.

The cavalry and mounts screamed and fell down, rolling on the ground. However, the loading of the matchlock guns was cumbersome after all, and they were arranged behind the two wings, so the firepower density was also reduced. The Tartar cavalry rushed to the front of the first infantry regiment. Still so firm, there is no loophole to take advantage of.

"The brothers of the first regiment stand in front of us. Brothers hurry up to set up and load the cannons, and really kill the enemy and attack the city. It depends on our brothers. Hurry up and let the brothers of the first regiment rest for a while.

While helping to push the cannon, Mu En yelled loudly. Now the second regiment is constantly rushing forward. There is a gap between the first regiment and the second regiment. In fact, the first regiment and the artillery formation, the second regiment The flanks of the regiment were exposed to the enemy's attack, but the cavalry led by Ma Sanbiao filled the gap in time.

Wang Tong didn't pay attention to the Huwei army's chariot formation at all. The Tartars attacking the chariot formation had already been driven to a distance of [-] paces by firecrackers and three-jin cannons, and they didn't dare to move forward.

The battlefield is divided into two centers, one is on the side of the Huwei army, and the other is on the side of Jizhen. The fighting is extremely fierce. Both sides contain the flanks and feints, but they cannot arrange more flanks and more directions. attack, because the strength of their army is not unlimited.

"Zhang Wu!! The nine-pound cannon was transferred to the direction of Ji Town, bombarding the catapult obliquely, and Ma Sanbiao cavalry guarded it!!"

Originally thought that the nine-pound cannon was needed to remove the return cannon in front of him, but now it seems that the six-pound cannon is enough, and the generals on the battlefield have to make constant adjustments according to the battle situation.

The other side agreed loudly. They had just harnessed the livestock and hadn't had time to unload them. They happened to go to the direction of Ji Town next to the Huwei army formation. Ma Sanbiao's cavalry immediately changed their formation, and a cavalry team of 400 men followed behind the artillery team. side.

Many catapults are about to be completed. Wang Tong took a glance and could already see the direction opposite the Jizhen position. Three trebuchets have been erected, and the counterweights are being raised little by little. It is the direction directly opposite the Huwei Army, perhaps The fighting was too intense or something, maybe because of the salvo of artillery, the construction progress of the trebuchet slowed down.

Wang Tong cursed inwardly, and shouted loudly:

"The artillery team speeds up, after the first salvo, return to the left side of the artillery array!!"

After the order was conveyed, the firecrackers in the first row stopped shooting and began to return to the last first row. The second row who came up as a substitute half-kneeled on the ground, the second row bowed, and the fourth row stood up straight. They are all ready to shoot.

The Tartar cavalry, who had lost the barrier of the firecrackers, rushed over, heard the commander's shout, and then there was a dense explosion, and the six hundred firecrackers of the first regiment fired a volley.

Although the power is not as powerful as the salvo of the artillery, the power is also not to be underestimated. The offensive momentum of the Targa cavalry that had just recovered was stopped. Not every cavalry of the Tartar cavalry has the courage to rush to the enemy without fear of death. At this point, a few of the courageous thousand-man team have been beaten and disabled, and the others are also hesitant.

Seeing the infantry of the Ming army running away to the other side, which blocked them just now, the Tartar cavalry was still a little surprised, and then saw the artillery array behind the infantry formation. Although they thought that the artillery could not be reloaded so quickly, all The cavalry with their guns pointed in the direction still desperately spread out towards the sides.

"fire!!"

The artillery was fired one after another, and the trebuchet support within the range of the artillery was hit by the shell and collapsed. At this distance, the main formation of the Tartars was already within range.

In the direction facing Ji Town, the weights of several completed trebuchets were raised to the top, then fell down suddenly, and the stone bullets at the end of the lever were thrown out at high speed, hitting the van formation in Ji Town
(End of this chapter)