Nanming Engineer

Chapter 288 Earth Cannon is Divine Power Cannon

The guerrilla strikers who surrendered the army also knew that the soldiers were not rushed in a swarm. After all, the Ming army on the opposite side was cavalry. Although their numbers were only half of their own, the impact of the horses was there. As long as they charged up, 2000 soldiers would be a team. vegetable.Under his leadership, 2000 people formed a loose square formation, keeping an eye on the movement of the Kuizhou army under the city wall at any time. Once they found that the cavalry had signs of counterattack, they would immediately gather on the spot and form a square formation to resist. .

However, everyone knows the virtues of the Ming army. After all, they are still wearing the Ming army uniforms. They know each other and know each other. It is anyone's guess how strong the Ming army is.

Right now surrounded on all sides, surrounded by powerful enemies on both sides, the battlefield is surrounded like an iron barrel. No matter how strong the cavalry is, they are confined to a narrow area and have nowhere to show their power.In fact, when the Qing army was maneuvering in formation just now, it was the best opportunity for the Ming army's cavalry. Seizing the moving Qing army and defeating them one by one was the only way for the Ming army to win in this battle. Unfortunately, they did not move just now.

This greatly boosted the confidence of the soldiers. Based on this alone, it can be seen that the general of the Ming army is mostly an idiot with no military knowledge at all. He has been standing stupidly under the city wall and staring blankly. Did the cavalry who come and go like the wind lead to infantry?And he's still a stupid pawn.

The guerrilla's eyes were shining, and he kept measuring the distance between him and the Ming army. One step at a time, two steps, he was getting closer and closer, and the distance of a hundred steps had been shortened to less than fifty steps. At this distance, the cavalry could not charge no matter what. , if you work harder, you can reach the point of close combat.

With such an effect, not only the soldiers were pleasantly surprised, but also Li Maozu, who was firmly in the rear, and Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin, who were on both sides, were also surprised and delighted.

"Are the Ming soldiers stupid?" Li Maozu stared at the soldiers who were about to approach the basement of the city wall, and said to himself with some surprise: "What do they mean? They don't fight or run, what are they doing there?"

But it's strange. What the three of them agreed on was that this group of Baijia Ming army had lost the greatest advantage of the cavalry and wasted their opportunity. Sooner or later.

"Perhaps, just by relying on these surrenders, I can force them into the city, and then it's like catching a turtle in a urn. In this way, at least hundreds of healthy horses can enter my pocket." Li Maozu thought in his heart, raised his eyebrows, Joy in my heart: "Hehe, that's great. I need a healthy horse the most, and it can relieve the urgent need. The other party's chief general, please spare him to show my gratitude, hehehe!"

Li Maozu couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, and even laughed out loud, but Wang Huan didn't make him happy for long, and broke Li Maozu's unrealistic fantasy with practical actions.

"Ping crossbow, aim, shoot freely, release!" Li Dingguo followed Wang Huan's instructions, opened his throat and shouted loudly to the left and right: "If you don't shoot an empty arrow box, don't stop!"

He shouted in his mouth, the mountain destroying crossbow in his hand had already been leveled, aiming at the guerrilla-looking general running in front of him, he pulled the trigger.

The eight-inch crossbow, driven by the strong bowstring of beef tendon mixed with hemp rope, bounced out of the groove of the crossbow, turned into an afterimage, and flew towards the target like an electric gallop.

In the next second, [-] crossbow arrows turned into a cloud, and in just a few breaths, they continued to overwhelm the densely formed soldiers in order to maintain a loose square formation.

Surrendering guerrillas, wielding a broadsword, is speeding up his pace fiercely. The bloody hand-to-hand combat that is coming soon releases his hormones quickly, stimulates the nervous nerves, and makes his whole body continuously produce infinite power. With a big knife in his hand, he couldn't wait to cut off his opponent's head and drink up the blood spurting from the wound.

Because of his highly concentrated attention, he instantly noticed the crossbow arrow that Li Dingguo aimed at him.

Guer Zhan's pupils contracted suddenly, and he tilted his head at the very moment, and the short arrow flew past his right ear, and happened to hit the face of a person behind him, and accurately stuck in his eyeball.

The soldier yelled and fell on his back.

The short arrow wiped a bloodstain on the side of Guerrilla's ear, which was hot and painful, but he had no time to take care of it. He stopped his steps suddenly, and his eyes of fear were filled with a large cloud of arrows raining down from the sky.

"Hold the shield! Hold the shield!" Guerrilla yelled with all his strength. After he finished yelling, he realized that he was using a two-handed sword. Where did he get the shield?
Even if he went to snatch the shields of the people around him, it was too late in time. The flashing arrows fell like rain in an instant, and they arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye. It was like a cloud of light and shadow, which turned into a barrier and stood in front of him.

Those with shields immediately raised their shields to block their figures, while those without shields tried their best to lean back behind the man with shields, bent their waists and shrunk their heads, trying to escape in vain.

But the strength of the Mountain Destroying Crossbow lies in the shooting speed. A box of ten arrows can be released in a few breaths. It is comparable to a machine gun at close range. The "bang bang bang" shot on the shield can force the person holding the shield to the ground. Take a few steps back, let alone a pawn without a shield or armor for self-defense.

Countless soldiers were shot by the dense arrows. Those who hit the vital point fell to the ground and kicked their legs a few times before they lost their breath; No more pain.

Guerrilla's bravery is indeed commendable, his arms pierced through a thousand catties, and he danced a long knife so that the water could not enter, and the crossbow arrows shot at him were knocked to the ground by the long knife, and none of them hurt his body. .

After a while, ten thousand crossbow arrows swept past, and the menacing soldiers who were shouting aggressively just now were shot to a halt. The number of 2000 people had already been damaged by seven or eight, and many wounded were rolling on the ground. Groaning, those who can still stand and fight are only four or five out of ten.

"So there is a Liannu." Li Maozu in the distance frowned, and said bitterly: "No wonder you are calm, this kind of powerful crossbow can indeed shoot the infantry in the head. Such a sharp weapon?"

No wonder he was puzzled. At this time, among the officers and soldiers of the Ming army, crossbows were not standard equipment. In the southern towns, there were many firearms, bows and arrows in the army. Only a small number of troops were equipped with crossbows. Not many people saw them, let alone cavalry. Originally, Li Maozu thought that this group of cavalrymen dared to stand still because they were equipped with firearms such as the three-eyed system, so he also wanted to test the waters by letting the soldiers charge into the formation.

"Three-eyed Tong can only be used as a hammer if it is fired once. The interval between firing the Bird Tong is too long, and it is not convenient for the cavalry to use it. It is no problem for the Ming army to use these firearms. Send soldiers to lure him to shoot. You can attack with confidence. The fear is that They use bows and crossbows." Li Maozu frowned and thought, "Bows and arrows will be exhausted if they shoot ten arrows in a row, and their power will be greatly reduced. Our army is slowly approaching, with a shield wall in front, but we are not afraid of him, but they use continuous crossbows, As long as the arrow box is not empty, it can be fired continuously, but it is a bit troublesome."

Thinking in his mind, he stared at the battlefield ahead, and saw the soldiers turning their heads frequently, as if they were timidly retreating, so he waited for him to withdraw his troops. After all, the soldiers had lost many people, and it would be useless to attack the Ming army again. significance.

But Li Maozu sat on the horse and didn't intend to beat the gong at all.

The guerrilla sword dancer was panting, and finally waited until the Kuizhou army's arrow box was shot empty, and no arrows came, then stopped dancing, leaning on the long knife to breathe evenly, and glanced at the distraught men behind him, and the dead bodies all over the ground The wounded, cursing inwardly, wanted to turn around.

But he didn't dare. Surrendering to the Qing army is not as easy as changing the owner. The Qing army has strict military regulations. When the Han army came, they were merciless. Li Maozu was famous for his harshness, so he was loved by the bannermen and nobles, and became the governor of Guangxi.

So at this moment, knowing that there is no hope of victory, the guerrilla can only stay in place, dare not advance or retreat, dare not retreat, and stand stiffly at a loss.

"Order, beat the drums and blow the trumpet, let the forward advance again!" Li Maozu's emotionless voice sounded, making those who heard it shudder: "The Chinese army is preparing to move forward slowly, and prepare to use the forward to exhaust the bows and arrows of the Ming army. In the gap, rush to kill the enemy!"

"Yes!" The generals on the left and right agreed and went down to prepare. At the same time, fast horses galloped to deliver this order to Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin on the left and right wings.

The drums sounded and the horns sounded.

When the soldiers who were between the Qing army and the Kuizhou army heard it, their faces turned pale.

Guerrilla looked desperate, but the fear of death still made him grit his teeth. He grabbed the long knife and roared angrily: "Brothers, there is only one way to go back. The governor will not let us return alive. If we want to live, we must die." The only way is to kill the Ming army in front and cut off their heads for military merit! Those who are not afraid of death, all charge with Lao Tzu!"

The remaining soldiers were inspired by the remaining blood, brandishing swords and spears, and followed behind him. They once again exerted their remaining strength and moved forward.

But before they ran a few steps, the work of the Kuizhou army to replace the arrow box had already been completed.

"Free shooting, the rules remain the same!" Li Dingguo shouted coldly: "If you don't shoot an empty arrow box, don't stop!"

Everything lost suspense, a one-sided massacre.

Guerrillas run the fastest and die the fastest.

Due to the exhaustion of strength, his sword dance was no longer so strict. Several crossbow arrows pierced through his sword shadow and shot him to the ground. The huge impact of the crossbow arrows at close range caused his burly body to fly two steps backwards. , died on the spot.

Once the general died, the morale of the army collapsed, and the habitual collapse of the Ming army inevitably appeared on the soldiers. For the Kuizhou army, it is calmer to shoot people who are fleeing from the back than to shoot people who are approaching and hiding behind shields. Much more relaxed.

Of the more than 2000 soldiers, there were still about 500 left, but almost half were lost in the second arrow rain, and the remaining ones who ran back intact were less than [-].

What awaited these 500 people was another rain of arrows.

Under Li Maozu's order, the supervisory team in the front row shouted in unison: "Anyone who returns to the battle without authorization will be killed without mercy!"

The shouts shook the sky, but fell on the ears of the fleeing soldiers and fell on deaf ears.Someone else shouted angrily: "Fuck you grandma! Ming soldiers are powerful with crossbows and arrows, come and try!"

Seeing the soldiers rushing back regardless, the middle officer in the front row mercilessly shouted: "Raise the bow, set up the arrow, and shoot!"

Rows of long arrows shot from short-tipped bows accurately hit every soldier. 500 people cried for their fathers and mothers and were shot to death.

When the last soldier turned around a few times in great fear like a headless fly, was shot in the chest by a long arrow and fell to the ground, Li Maozu's army camp, which had been preparing for a long time, finally moved.

In the sound of the vast horns, the frontal Chinese army took the first step. A total of 5000 people marched forward in unison, following the beat of the drum, with heavy armored infantry and shield hands in front, like a thick wall. Slowly crushed in the direction of Xinhua City.

Yu Shizhong and Ma Jiaolin on the two wings did not move their side troops, but fine-tuned their formation and moved their carbine-repelling guns to the front. Together with the shield guards, they formed a solid barrier against cavalry attacks. Their primary task was to It was to prevent the Kuizhou army from fleeing to the two wings under the impact of the frontal Qing army.

Li Maozu's calculation was very accurate. The Ming army under the city wall had already fired two waves. Each wave of the crossbow contained a box of arrows. As a past practice, the Ming army's riflemen usually carried two boxes of arrows with them. This was his I knew the rules when I was serving as a soldier.

So at this time, the Ming army should have been killed.

The continuous crossbow has become a decoration, the Ming army has exhausted its skills, and it is time for the Qing soldiers to take the field.

With the sound of drums and horns, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty roared "Huo" after taking a step, imitating the "kill" shouted by the Eight Banners soldiers when they rushed into the battle, and boosted their morale. Thousands of people shouted in unison throughout the wilderness. The sound, the blades reflect the sunlight, and the stars are shining like scales. Looking from the Xinhua city wall, it covers a large area in front of you, which makes you feel palpitating.

However, this scene fell into Wang Huan's eyes, but he was overjoyed.

Li Maozu didn't expect that, in fact, every time the Kuizhou soldiers went to war, they would get three boxes of Liannu per person, not just two boxes.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, Wang Huan didn't intend to let his subordinates shoot Liannu again.

"Okay, okay! Well done!" Wang Huan praised three good words in a row and said with a smile: "The formation is well organized, strict and orderly. You are worthy of being a governor. Well done!"

He touched his chin with a smile, but Li Dingguo lost his composure. He looked at the two wings anxiously, and said with a worried expression: "My lord, the Qing soldiers on the two wings have not moved. I'm afraid there is some trick!"

"What kind of tricks can they have? They are just afraid that we will escape. The infantry can only block the cavalry's desperate charge by staying still, so they dare not come up together." There aren’t many Shenwei cannons here, so it’s just fine if they don’t come.”

Hearing this, Li Dingguo twitched his mouth unnaturally, looked at Wang Huan with a strange expression and asked, "Well, my lord, that gunpowder bag buried in the soil is the Shenwei cannon you mentioned?"

"Of course, what about the name?" Wang Huan said cheerfully, as if he was talking about some great invention: "Don't look at the fact that there is no gun barrel now. You will understand when you go back this time and sum up experience to improve the product."

Li Dingguo nodded with a complicated expression, and said: "Then what should we do now?"

Wang Huan looked at Li Maozu's army that was slowly approaching, and said softly: "Didn't you say that the Qing army has 3 people? There are definitely not so many here now. It seems that the Tartars are not honest, but it's okay, let's let them go." Let them be the first to try out the new weapons of our army."

He put away the crossbow in his hand, hung it back on his waist, and said in a loud voice: "The fire starters come out, and when the drums sound, you can light the fire and launch!"

(End of this chapter)