"Let it go!" The first thing that was fired was not muskets, but the crossbows and catapults lined up in front of the formation. Originally, these two types of equipment were too bulky and were usually only used to defend the city. However, the Song army occupied the advantage of the territory, and behind it was Tuoyuan Village, so these heavy equipment were also transported out. Their range was far higher than that of bows and arrows, and it was also the first batch of weapons to attack the Dangxiang cavalry.

The crossbow arrow of the bed crossbow is actually more like a spear. It is said that when siege, it can be used to shoot on the opponent's wall, and then let the soldiers climb the spear to the top of the city. Now when used to attack, the spears are shot out at a speed that is invisible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, straight lines of flesh and blood appear in the cavalry of the Dangxiang people.

In contrast, although the more bulky catapult has a shorter range and slower speed, its lethality is even greater than that of the crossbow, because the catapult throws out not only stones, but also turbulent oil bombs, poison smoke cartridges, etc. These special shells splashed after landing, and the range of killing is more than ten steps within a radius of turbulent oil. Especially the turbulent oil, it cannot be wiped out if it touches a little, and the howlings on the battlefield are heard for a while.

However, there is a problem with whether it is a bed crossbow or a catapult, that is, the firing speed is too slow. In addition, the Dangxiang people are all cavalrymen, and they are very separated from each other, which also limits their power. In addition, Li Deming also commanded himself, the Dangxiang people are also very motivated, so it is best to finally kill the Song army.

"Bang!" As a result of a sound of bowstrings, countless locust-like feather arrows flew out from the Dangxiang cavalry and entered the Song army in the blink of an eye, which also caused considerable casualties to the Song army. However, at this time, the archers of the Song Dynasty also began to fight back.

However, at this time Li Deming was very excited to find that there was no shield in front of the Song Central Army, and the spearmen were not seen. This made him stunned at first, and then fell into ecstasy, because in his opinion, the Song army could not resist the impact of its cavalry without shields and spears, so he immediately ordered the entire army to speed up and rush towards the Song army.

Not only Li Deming discovered this problem, but the Dangxiang cavalry who charged ahead also discovered this problem, which made everyone fall into ecstasy. Without Li Deming's urging, they waved their maces and ran forward desperately.

However, the Dangxiang people were still too happy too early. At this moment, the Song army suddenly broke out, and three strange teams lined up from the left, middle and right sides. Then a heavy drum sounded. The soldiers came forward with an iron pipe. With the sound of "Bangxiang~", countless hot projectiles flew out. The Dangxiang cavalry rushed in front only felt a heat in their chest, and then the strength of their bodies disappeared.

"Fire...musket!" Li Deming, who was behind, saw this strange army, immediately remembered the musket that had been circulating last year. Although he had never seen a musket, he could guess from this power that this was the new weapon of the Song army.

If the bow and arrow are shot, the range is actually higher than that of the musket. Moreover, when the bow and arrow fall down at a parabola, it still has lethality because of its large weight. This bow and arrow are stronger than the musket, but the power required to draw the bow is extremely large, so archers generally have no strength after a few rounds of shooting. As long as the musket is sufficient, it can almost keep shooting.

Of course, the biggest advantage of muskets is their strong penetration. Whether it is leather armor or iron armor, as long as it is not hit to a place like a thick heart protection mirror, ordinary armor cannot block the bullet at all. In addition, the lead ball is poisonous, so as long as it is shot, it is almost certain to die under the current medical conditions.

The musket army was divided into three teams by Cao Mata, and the left and right parts were slanted forward, like two arms, embracing the Dangxiang people and cows rushing forward in their arms. At this time, the three musket army crossed the fire, and three rows of musketmen took turns to move forward, weaving a line of life and death of iron and blood. As long as the Dangxiang cavalry crossed this line, they would be shot and killed immediately. The corpses on the ground were piled up like mountains, blocking the charge route of the cavalry behind them.

"Father, you can't shoot anymore. The Song army's muskets are too sharp. If we continue to fight, even if the elite in our hands can rush over, they will probably have more than half of the casualties. Maybe other people will rebel in the future!" At this moment, Li Chengyu, who saw the tragic cavalry in front, finally couldn't help begging Li Deming again.

Li Deming's face was also extremely gloomy at this time. He thought that even if he could not win in one fell swoop, he could shake the Song army's formation and create opportunities for the cavalry on both wings, but he did not expect that they could not even get close. If this continues, he might be able to fight all the elites under his command.

"Get out!" Li Deming was not a fool. In fact, he was a very decisive person. Seeing that he could not do anything, he immediately ordered that with a strange sound of trumpet, the charge of the Dangxiang cavalry immediately began to retreat, but the Song army would not let them retreat so easily.

"Kill!" With Cao Wei's order, countless bows and arrows flew up from the Song army, as well as bed crossbows and catapults. The musket army also stepped forward and continued to shoot. These also caused great casualties to the Dangxiang cavalry, and the formation began to become a little scattered.

Cao Wei was waiting for this opportunity. He then ordered again that the Song cavalry that had been hiding in the rear army was finally released. A total of more than 3,000 cavalry swept towards the Dangxiang cavalry like a tornado. At this time, the Dangxiang people had no intention of fighting and were only concerned about escaping, so they naturally could not resist the charge of the Song cavalry. As a result, they were killed in the blink of an eye.

Even the cavalry of the Song Dynasty wanted to intercept the Dangxiang cavalry that was behind. There were at least tens of thousands of cavalrymen. If the rear was really cut off, there would be only one dead end. Li Deming naturally would not give up these people easily. He organized troops to rescue again. In the end, relying on the large number of people and the advantage that the Song army infantry in the rear could not catch up, he finally managed to repel the cavalry of the Song Dynasty and rescued the Dangxiang people in the rear, but he still suffered huge casualties.

After Li Deming withdrew from the army, he did not lose immediately. Instead, he retreated several miles and stabilized his position again. The Song Dynasty was mainly infantry and could not take the initiative to attack, so the war came to an end for the time being. However, Li Deming's failure to retreat also means that the war was not over.
Chapter completed!