Amidst the rumbling sound of artillery shelling, countless artillery shells flew in the sky and fell towards the Qing infantry array.
The cannonball rolled and spun, smashing a Qing soldier into pieces.
The sturdy shield car looked quite vulnerable to the shells fired by the naval guns.
As long as it is hit by a cannonball, the shield vehicle will instantly turn into splinters all over the sky.
Those Qing soldiers pushing the shield carts forward were even worse off!
After someone was smashed into a shield car and hit by the unabated shells, the body turned into minced meat and was broken into countless pieces.
Blood mixed with minced meat splashed out!
The smell of blood is tangy!
Not even a whole body can be left behind!
Some people were killed by the shock caused by the shells smashing into the shield car.
The tiger's mouth is cracked, the bones are broken, and the seven orifices are bleeding!
On the other hand, the Qing army's musketeers at the front, because their formation was relatively loose and separated by a certain distance from each other, did not suffer many casualties.
However, as the Ming army's naval guns changed from solid bullets to blooming bullets, the casualties of the Qing army's musketeers also skyrocketed.
The shells landed one after another and then exploded!
As the smoke filled the air, countless fragments flew across the sky, tearing apart everything in the path of the shrapnel.
Human bodies were cut open by shrapnel flying in all directions, with blood splattering and internal organs spraying out.
Death has become the theme song of this battlefield!
However, under the pressure of the supervising team at the rear, the Qing troops in the front were forced to continue moving forward, no matter how heavy their casualties were and how frightened they were.
Not to mention turning around and running away, as long as someone stops for a moment, they will be greeted by the butcher knife of the supervising team.
Boom! Boom!
The Qing army's artillery also began to fire back.
Amidst the rumble of shelling, shells were fired towards the Ming army's defense line.
The solid artillery shells were fired on the anti-cannon piles piled up in front of the trench. The earth and rocks flew away, and the raised sand splashed all over the heads and bodies of the Ming soldiers behind the trench.
The soft sand also removes the kinetic energy carried by the cannonballs. The cannonballs that have lost their kinetic energy are embedded in the soil and no longer pose a threat.
It cannot cause damage to the Ming army!
On the other hand, the shotgun shells fired by the Qing army's artillery were flying on the battlefield, sweeping across the battlefield in dense swarms.
It caused a certain amount of casualties to the Ming army who failed to escape in time!
From time to time, Ming soldiers who stuck their heads out to shoot were hit by shotguns, screaming, wailing, or bleeding from their wounds.
Or simply the whole person's body was torn apart by the shells, and sticky blood sprayed everywhere.
The hot blood evaporated, and then quickly cooled down in the ice and snow in the north.
Even frozen into blood ice!
The entire defense line of the Ming army smelled of blood everywhere.
The medical soldiers were busy, constantly transporting the wounded to the rear, and even giving first aid to the seriously wounded on the front line.
But even so, as the Qing army's artillery continued to fire, the number of Ming army casualties continued to rise.
"Hurry up!"
"Hurry and save people!"
"Medical soldier! Health worker! Someone come quickly, someone is dying here!"
"..."
Xu Shan lay down in the trench and stuck his head out, holding a loaded musket in his hand.
Eyes, crosshairs, and enemies in the distance, three points and one line...
With a snap, he pulled the trigger!
A plume of white smoke rose from the muzzle, and the lead bullet was pushed out of the muzzle by the expansion force caused by the burning gunpowder.
The lead bullet continuously rotates in mid-air to stabilize its trajectory.
Half a second later, the Qing army Xu Shan was targeting fell down.
Xu Shan also retreated behind the trench and continued to mechanically complete the loading work for the musket in his hand.
There was a faint look of fear on his face, the same kind of panic that a recruit would have when he first enters the battlefield.
However, due to long-term training, he has already engraved the process of loading bullets into his bones and turned it into muscle memory.
No matter how nervous he is, it will not affect his loading action.
Constantly loading and shooting, the movements are stiff and mechanical.
From time to time, people nearby were hit by artillery shells fired by the Qing army, turning into mangled corpses.
However, under the constraints of strict military discipline, no one in the Ming army turned around and fled, and everyone persisted in fighting.
At this moment, the Ming army's naval gun group was ready to fire again.
One artillery piece after another aimed at the Qing army's artillery position, and prepared to deliver firepower to destroy the Qing army's artillery fire.
Boom! Boom!
Amidst the earth-shattering roar of artillery, shells were fired towards the Qing army's artillery position.
It's just a pity that although the power and range of naval guns are impressive, their shooting accuracy is very average due to the influence of wind and waves on the sea.
The Ming army's artillery bombardment came overwhelmingly, but it failed to pose much threat to the Qing army's artillery.
A lot of cannonballs were empty!
Fortunately, some of the explosive bombs exploded after landing and scattered fragments, posing a considerable threat to the Qing army.
This made the Ming army's artillery bombardment not so empty and powerful!
Boom! Boom!
The entire battlefield was filled with the roaring sound of shelling.
At this moment, the Qing army's musketeers marching in formation, carrying the Ming army's shelling and musket suppression, finally reached a hundred meters in front of the Ming army's defense line.
They also started preparing to shoot!
"Everyone has it, ready to fire!"
"put!"
"..."
Following the order from the commander of the Qing army.
Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!
There was a neat sound of gunfire, and countless lead bullets were fired at the Ming army hiding behind the trench as if for free.
It's just a pity that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty all wore armor and had trenches as bunkers.
A volley fired by the Qing army did not play its intended role and caused very little damage to the Ming army.
However, the Ming army responded to them with increasingly fierce musket fire.
Countless rifled guns fired volley after round!
Projectiles flew across the battlefield, forming crossfire, constantly harvesting the lives of Qing soldiers.
Amidst the crackling gunfire, the Qing army's musketeer array suffered heavy losses in the blink of an eye.
One after another, people were hit by lead bullets and fell to the ground screaming in agony.
Unable to withstand the casualties, these Qing army musketeers turned around and fled, retreating behind the shield vehicles.
They no longer continued to fire volleys, but began to imitate the tactics of the Ming army again.
The musketeers of the Qing army began to hide behind the shield vehicles and shoot at the Ming troops hiding behind the trenches.
However, although the gunshots from the Qing army's side were heard continuously on the battlefield, it sounded like a lively fight.
However, how can the accuracy of smoothbore guns be compared with the accuracy of rifled guns?
The Ming army was fighting lively here, and the killing effect on the Qing army was directly maxed out.
Even when the Qing troops were hiding behind shield vehicles, some people were constantly shot and fell to the ground.
However, the Qing army's musket fire was really just audible.