Six hundred and seventieth eight chapters willow on the red scarf
Finally, Cheng Mu made a decision.
Those Chinese women who were kidnapped need to be rescued. However, the time has not yet come for the war against Ying.
At present, the core of the war in the Apocalypse Empire is on Zheng Zhilong's side.
Only by taking Zheng Zhilong's territory under his control can the Apocalypse Empire have the strength to fight across seas and civilizations.
Therefore, he handed over the task of rescuing the Chinese compatriots to Zheng Xiao.
In the huge Goddess Kingdom, there shouldn't be any problem in cleaning up the pirates in Ying Kingdom.
"Wei Chen, obey the order!"
After getting Cheng Mu's order, Zheng Xiao immediately arranged the manpower. In front of the Apocalypse Empire, she still called herself a minister.
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Ming Empire, Shanxi, Shunde Prefecture.
The majestic city of Shunde was already besieged by soldiers.
Zhou Yafu stood on the tower with a heavy look on his face.
During the battle at Kaifeng Mansion, although his Xiliu Camp retreated, the damage was extremely heavy.
Only less than half of the million-strong Xiliu Camp army is left.
Right in front of him at this moment was his old rival, the most powerful general in the Ming Empire, Chang Yuchun.
In the battle of Kaifeng, Chang Yuchun also paid a very heavy price. But the good news always belonged to the Ming Empire.
"superior!"
Chang Yuchun is sitting in the formation.
Following his command, the first batch of 100,000 siege troops swarmed forward.
At the same time, tens of thousands of Ming Empire musketeers lined up in front of the formation. What they held in their hands was the latest research results of the Ming Empire.
Matchlock gun.
And behind these tens of thousands of musketeers were artillery positions lined up one after another.
The artillerymen lifted up the red cloth, revealing the ferocious faces of hundreds of red cannons.
Shenji camp.
This is a new type of army formed by Zhu Di after he came to power. He based it on the old Shenji Battalion and integrated infantry and cavalry.
The magic weapon is in the front, and the cavalry is in the back.
This is the combat idea proposed by Zhu Di.
In an instant, muskets and cannons roared.
After being improved by skilled craftsmen, the matchlock gun of the Ming Empire had a shooting range of a terrifying five hundred steps!
They were able to attack the Xiliu Camp soldiers on the city wall at a distance of two to three hundred meters outside the city.
Of course, at ultra-long range, the hit and lethality are not accurate.
But Zhu Di knew very well that quantity can make up for everything.
"Boom!"
Huge cannonballs hit the city wall of Shunde City. The originally indestructible city wall was instantly blasted with a crack.
This is a city wall blessed with skills, and it is difficult to damage even the soldiers' swords.
But now, the indestructible city wall does not seem so strong in front of the artillery.
The red cannons of the Ming Empire are different from the red cannons of the Qing Empire.
Historically, they were the same kind of cannon. But now, the Ming Empire's Red Cannon is larger than the Qing Empire's Red Cannon.
The barrel is longer, and the material used to cast the barrel is not ordinary steel.
To put it simply, this red barbarian cannon is far better than the red cannon of the Qing Empire.
"hateful!"
Zhou Yafu's face was cold.
He was not afraid, but angry.
My own archers couldn't touch these nasty musketeers.
Although the attack power of the Ming Empire's musketeers is not frightening, the soldiers under his command are still flesh and blood after all.
If you are hit by a musket, you will also be injured.
"Catapult! Catapult!"
Faced with such a passive situation of being beaten, Zhou Yafu directly started the catapult.
Generally speaking, there are three types of catapults.
Either it is portable and used for siege operations.
Or it can be fixed on the city wall for defense.
The last one is a small catapult, placed on the ship. This is one of the few long-range attack methods of ancient navies.
What is currently equipped on the city walls of Shunde Prefecture is the second type, which is fixed.
This is also the largest catapult so far.
Its power is naturally self-evident.
"Boom!"
Soon after, dozens of catapults on the city wall also roared.
Huge boulders that could not even be embraced by a person broke through the air and smashed towards the Ming Empire army outside the city.
Bang!
For a moment, Chang Yuchun's army was knocked upside down.
In particular, the Shenji Battalion and the artillery unit directly ahead have become the focus of the trebuchet.
There is no way.
Although the accuracy of the trebuchet is worse than that of the matchlock, it is unreasonable!
When the huge rocks flew over, they plowed the land outside the city in an instant.
Many Shenji Battalion soldiers were not killed directly, but were killed by rolling boulders.
"Kill them."
In the formation, Chang Yuchun's face remained unchanged and he issued orders in an orderly manner.
Only a thousand soldiers from the Shenji Battalion died, which did not have much impact on the situation of the battle.
Although many Hongyi cannons were destroyed, the Hongyi cannons at this moment had turned their muzzles and started clearing the trebuchets on the city wall one by one.
Both sides are now within range.
The comparison is who can clean up faster!
"Boom!"
Another boulder flew over.
This huge boulder was lucky enough to fly directly towards Chang Yuchun's tent.
For a moment, there were bursts of exclamations from all around.
Although the shooting principle of the trebuchet is very backward, its attack power is not weak at all.
Just like this huge boulder, no matter who is hit by it, they will probably die.
"snort!"
Facing the roaring boulders, Chang Yuchun snorted coldly.
I saw him drawing a knife.
Click!
After a ray of cold light, the boulder split into pieces. In this area, it actually rained gravel.
A mere boulder cannot disturb him!
But at this moment, since he had already stood up, Chang Yuchun definitely had no reason to sit down again.
On the battlefield, the Hongyi artillery had almost cleared the trebuchets on the city wall.
The originally impenetrable city wall was now blasted with a gap more than ten meters wide.
It's time.
"kill!"
Following his order, hundreds of thousands of infantry soldiers rushed forward behind the artillery phalanx.
At the same time, the cavalry on the left and right wings are also rushing through. If given the chance, they will be the first army to rush into the city.
This is the battle strategy arranged by Zhu Di.
First use firearms to defeat the enemy and create an opportunity. Then the infantry enters the battlefield to expand the battle situation.
Finally, the cavalry pressed forward and harvested the battlefield!
At this moment, if it were a flat battle, the infantry and cavalry units would have already entered the scene!
"snort!"
Facing the Ming Empire soldiers who rushed forward, Zhou Yafu's expression became even colder.
Although his trebuchet was knocked down and the city wall was blown open.
But so what?
Inside the city wall at this moment, hundreds of thousands of Xiliu Camp soldiers were waiting in full formation.
When it comes to positional warfare, Zhou Yafu is not afraid of anyone!
"kill!"
The first to fight were the cavalry from both sides.
Although the destruction of the city wall gave the Ming Empire an opportunity, it was also an opportunity for Xiliu Camp's elite cavalry.
Fifty thousand fine cavalry from the Xiliu Camp rushed out and rushed directly into the Ming Empire's cavalry group.
Red Turban Army.
This is the number of Chang Yuchun's army.
One hundred thousand red scarf knights were specially prepared by Chang Yuchun for Zhou Yafu.
However, although Chang Yuchun is extremely brave, the soldiers under his command are only at the elite level.
Facing the famous Xiliu Camp, he could only rely on the power of firearms.
Hiss!~
Cavalry collided.
The special-level Xiliuying Jingqi pierced the Red Turban Jingqi as soon as they encountered him.
This is a crushing force.
If Chang Yuchun personally participates in the battle, he can use his own strength to upgrade the Red Scarf Elite Cavalry to a special level.
But for now, the Red Turban Jingqi are at a disadvantage.
But the only good news is that the Red Scarf Elite Cavalry has an absolute advantage in strength.
On the chaotic battlefield, they can always achieve some results.
At the same time, the cavalry from both sides were fighting each other.
One hundred thousand red scarf infantrymen have already charged forward.
For a time, bows and arrows were flying on the city wall like locusts. At a distance of two hundred steps, these red scarf infantrymen were living targets.
boom!
A strong man shot an arrow, which detonated the arrow and opened a gap in the red scarf infantry. But the next second, the gap was filled directly.
Countless shield soldiers were approaching step by step with shields on their heads.
Boom!
There was another loud noise.
On the city wall, the strong man who was shooting arrows was now blasted into blood mist by artillery.
The battlefield is like this. No one can know when he will die. The stronger the person, the more people will target him.
There was still not much emotion on Zhou Yafu's face at this time.
But when he saw 100,000 enemies approaching the city, he suddenly nodded: "It's time."
It seems that he also has a trump card.
"As commanded."
A subordinate took the order and immediately ran down the city wall. It turned out that there were tens of thousands of rangers hiding in Shunde City at this moment.
Now that the archers can no longer pose a threat to the enemy's shield soldiers, these rangers can come in handy.
"Haha! It's finally our turn!"
"Brothers, we must show our great Han Ranger style today!"
“What a shame, I ran here from Kaifeng, and finally I don’t have to feel aggrieved anymore!”
The rangers of the Han Empire were already ready to take action at this moment.
However, due to military discipline, they can only take orders from Zhou Yafu and cannot fight at will.
And not just under Zhou Yafu.
Both Huo Qubing and Li Guang had many knights accompanying them.
Liu Che, the leader of the Han Empire, discovered the potential of rangers a long time ago. Naturally, he is also using the power of rangers in this conquest of the Ming Empire.
"Following the previous combat method, each shield fighter will follow a master!"
"Remember, you must protect Master!"
"Bows and arrows and hunters, you can use them freely!"
"Also, those brothers who are in the melee profession, please rest here for a while!"
Someone was shouting and giving instructions.
Among the many rangers, there are some talents after all.
At present, they only need to fight defensively, and mages are the best choice. When the time comes for real hand-to-hand combat, it will not be too late for warriors and rangers to charge forward.
Later, after the Mage Ranger joins the battlefield.
In an instant, the originally chaotic battlefield became even more chaotic.
I saw the masters waving their staffs, and under the protection of the shield battle, they began to harvest the lives of the red scarf infantry in large areas.
Although the shield soldiers walking in the front can withstand arrows, they cannot withstand the ice and sea of fire under their feet!
"Humph! It turns out there are some rangers hiding there."
Chang Yuchun snorted coldly after seeing that the opponent had a ranger to help him.
There is also a ranger hidden in Shunde Mansion, which he did not expect at first.
After all, according to normal circumstances, the rangers from the two countries should be fighting in Taiyuan Mansion at the moment.
It’s different from here.
In fact, Taiyuan Prefecture was the main battlefield of this war.
"Get rid of them!"
However, even if the opponent had rangers, Chang Yuchun was not afraid. It was only tens of thousands, and in front of his Hongyi cannon, it was impossible to influence the situation of the battle.
As long as your red scarf cavalry can block the enemy cavalry.
These hundreds of red cannons can burn the entire city of Shunde to the ground!
