will of the planet

Chapter 44 Chapter 67: No Summation

There is a price to be paid for underestimating the enemy.

As soon as the troops of Huangsha City entered Linsha Town, they were bombarded violently, and the city wall, which was not very strong, collapsed.

The shells fell directly into the crowd, smashing the soldiers inside to a bloody mess, which greatly frustrated the spirit of the Zhongdi soldiers.

Before they could gain a firm foothold, gunshots rang out, and the Zhongdi soldiers fell down.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The Zhongdi soldiers quickly hid behind the house. Although they could avoid the muskets, they had no effect on the artillery.

Several 6-pound smoothbore guns were pushed up, the gunners took aim, and then ignited the fuses, only to hear a few loud noises, and the black iron bullets flew out, directly knocking out a big hole in the house.

The Zhongdi soldiers hiding inside were crushed to death on the spot. This is not over yet. The riddled house collapsed directly, and the nearby soldiers who were too late were directly buried alive.

"Damn it, but..." An officer just popped his head up and wanted to say something, but before he finished speaking, a blood hole appeared on his forehead, and he fell to the ground dead.

A hundred meters away, the musketeers with rifled guns ignored their results and hurriedly cleaned the barrels, preparing for the next shot.

The officers among the Zhongdi soldiers were all taken care of. As long as they dared to enter the range, they would basically not survive for a minute.

This dealt a great blow to the Zhongdi officers. After they suffered a loss, they dared not approach at all.

The officers on the front line could only hide behind the bunkers, and none of them dared to stand up again. This dealt a blow to the morale of the soldiers in Zhongdi.

After suffering considerable losses, the troops in Huangsha City gained a firm foothold, organized the archers, and began to counterattack.

Against bows and arrows, Musketeers don't have much advantage at present, and sometimes they are even at a disadvantage, but artillery can solve this problem.

As long as the opponent dared to assemble the archers, the gunners would bombard them directly, smashing their formation to pieces.

Unless these archers are not afraid of death, keep shooting.

But obviously these archers don't have such courage, and they will also be afraid, especially when such terrifying weapons as muskets are specifically aimed at them.

After a few rounds of bombardment, the archers suffered heavy losses. No matter how brave they were, they would still be terrified when faced with such huge casualties.

After seeing the power of the artillery, the Zhongdi officers finally understood that as long as the artillery was still there, it was impossible for them to gather the archers.

The archers had to be withdrawn, otherwise the few archers would be killed or injured. You must know that it takes several years to train an archer, and it is difficult to train a batch of soldiers in a short time after death.

The casualties of the troops in Huangsha City have soared over time, and the heavily armored soldiers they sent out have always maintained an invincible posture in the face of cold weapons.

But under the flintlock guns of the line infantry regiment, it was like paper, and the heavy armor could be knocked down with a single shot.

With the addition of the standard three-stage attack, nearly a thousand Zhongdi soldiers in heavy armor finally fell down in pieces from the top.

You must know that Lin Xiao sent two line regiments, nearly 2000 people, and if everyone fired a shot, these heavy armored soldiers would be wiped out.

What's more, there are a large number of artillery supporting them. Because their formation is too dense, a random shell can kill many people.

If this continues, the elite soldiers in Huangsha City will probably be exhausted, and those officers will have to rush to replace them with new soldiers.

It is said that they are recruits, but as cannon fodder soldiers, their courage is incomparable with elite soldiers, and now they can only consume the ammunition of Musketeers.

Of course, it couldn't rely entirely on cannon fodder. A small number of cavalry were also sent out, a total of more than 4 people, attacking from the flanks, trying to destroy the artillery.

Their morale was not too high, facing the ferocious musket, they were still a little afraid, not daring to slam into it as if they were dying.

But the cavalry is still very threatening at present. If they are allowed to rush up, the line infantry will be attacked on both sides. It is also very dangerous to be in such a disadvantageous situation.

There are also cavalry on Lin Xiao's side, not many, only more than 1 people, but they are all elite!
Taking advantage of the opponent's cavalry charging, the hundreds of armored cavalry who had been ambushing for a long time charged towards their flanks.

The two sides fought directly, and it is not yet clear how the battle is going.

With the passage of time, the cannon fodder sent by Huangsha City collapsed. They are not dead soldiers who regard death as home.

These cannon fodder soldiers were still civilians farming for a short time. Giving them weapons does not mean that they can become real soldiers.

Moreover, the line infantry regiment was so brutal that even if they rushed up desperately, these enemy soldiers directly swung their bayonets and stabbed them to death.

This kind of soldier who can both attack from a distance and fight in close combat is simply too terrifying.

During the massacre of musketeers, the hostile regiment gradually lost its organizational structure, and after the officers were called one by one, they were finally defeated.

The clone soldiers didn't care whether the opponent collapsed or not, and the opponent's cavalry was also defeated and killed step by step.

An army of nearly 2000 people was directly chased by troops with less than [-] people, leaving thousands of corpses behind.

After such a defeat, the feudal nobles in Huangsha City couldn't believe it. They were so angry that they were going to dismiss the general this time and hang him directly.

However, the generals who commanded the troops had already died in battle, and those who survived were officers with not very high positions.

"What should I do this time!"

"Peace, yes, peace!"

The feudal nobles in Huangsha City realized that the enemy was too powerful, and seeking peace was the only way at present.

Just like that, they sent an envoy to Linsha Town.

"You want to make peace?" Lin Xiao asked expressionlessly.

The messenger nodded cautiously, for fear of offending the person in front of him.

"Oh." Lin Xiao played with a dagger in his hand, and then said: "I don't have many troops at present, and peace is indeed in line with the current situation."

"So, did you agree?" The envoy breathed a sigh of relief, but when he looked at Lin Xiao, he suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"On the contrary."

Lin Xiao looked down at the dagger in his hand.

"You're not kidding, are you?"

"Now I finally understand that the army in Huangsha City is just a bunch of mobs, and he can just be my stepping stone..."

Speaking of this, Lin Xiao paused, glanced at the messenger, and said, "I've been annoyed with you for a long time, come here, drag it down and cut it off."

"My lord! My lord!"

Ignoring the messenger, several guards dragged him down directly.

"My lord, those soldiers outside?" the adjutant came over and asked respectfully.

Lin Xiao didn't speak, but cut his throat. The adjutant understood and led the soldiers out of the camp.

(End of this chapter)