In front of the artillery, the wooden cottage gate can only be described as shattered.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!"

More than a dozen general cannons fired a salvo, and the cannonballs flew across the sky, shaking the earth, causing smoke and sand to fly.

After everything is eliminated, there will be no door left. Only the broken wood shows that the door really existed.

"I have a biological mother, how the hell do I want to beat this???"

Wang Jingangnu, who led more than 20,000 soldiers to guard the gate of the stronghold, was completely stunned.

Before this, he had thought about many scenes where the army was surging, fighting hard, and arrows flying.

Only the scene of explosion in front of him was something he had never thought about.

Turning around and sweeping away, I saw all the soldiers in the stronghold, all with their necks shrunken, showing no signs of momentum at all.

at the foot of the mountain,

Cao Zhen looked at the messy scene on the mountain from a distance and smiled contemptuously.

In front of the general's artillery, these cottages were destroyed in one blast without any pressure at all.

"Pass this general's order, prepare the second artillery piece, hit him!"

Cao Zhen roared loudly, pointed his sword forward, and shouted loudly.

At this time, the adjutant was standing by and whispered: "General, is it too wasteful to fire like this?"

Cao Zhen's eyes widened and he shouted: "You know very well. To attack the enemy's heart, the first shot hits the gate, and the second shot hits the momentum."

The adjutant smiled bitterly and said no more.

Although the artillery is good, its accuracy is not high. It is okay to attack the gate, but it will be difficult to defeat the scattered enemies.

The rebels on the mountain were scattered here and there, and the twelve cannons were unable to cause much casualties at all.

The key point is that artillery shells are extremely expensive, and it is not worth using artillery to fight against the rebels in these mountains.

With the second round of shelling, there was a cry of crying for fathers and mothers in the village.

As Cao Zhen said, the momentum of this artillery attack was really powerful. There were only three or four thousand people on our side, and there were more than 20,000 people on the opposite side. Their morale was on the verge of collapse.

Wang Jingangnu shouted loudly and ordered his cronies to arrest them in various ways. Only then did they stop the rout and regain their morale a little.

In fact, Wang Jingangnu was also trembling in his heart, because just now, an artillery piece fell not far from him, and an unlucky soldier was directly blown into a bloody mess.

Some blood stains spattered on his body.

"Spread out! All spread out!!!"

It has to be said that Wang Jingangnu still has some military talent. When he came to his senses, he quickly realized that artillery would do the most damage to densely packed people.

Although the noise was loud just now, there were only twenty or thirty casualties, and this was all because a cannonball fell into a certain team.

Several artillery rounds hit the big trees and missed.

As Wang Jingangnu shouted, the soldiers also reacted and quickly dispersed in all directions.

"The response is quite fast, but this general no longer plans to use artillery."

Cao Zhen said with a sneer, and then issued a military order:

"The one with the sword and shield is in front, and the one with the gun is behind. Today, let me, the general, experience the power of the matchlock gun."

"As commanded."

As the army moved, hundreds of sword and shield wielders and hundreds of fire gun wielders soon appeared, forming an array and pressing towards the mountain road.

The mountain road is naturally narrow, and there are only four or five people in a row. There are extremely narrow places where only two people can pass.

It is true that one man is in charge and no one can open it.

This is also the confidence of the rebels.

However, all this is meaningless in front of the fire gunman.

Totally a living target.

Bang bang bang!!!

With the sound of matchlocks, the rebels guarding the mountain road were shot down the cliff without making the slightest move.

"Shameless!! Shameless!!!"

Seeing this scene, Wang Jingangnu was so angry that he cursed loudly.

Those guarding the narrow passage are real veterans, veterans who were not afraid of death and dared to charge.

Now it has no effect at all, and lives have been lost in vain.

Our own advantage has completely turned into a disadvantage.

Even though there are 20,000 people on the mountain, there is a feeling that there is nothing they can do.

"Where are the archers? Prepare to meet the enemy."

Seeing the army getting closer and closer to Shanzhai Avenue, Wang Jingangnu shouted loudly.

"Erect shield!!!"

Seeing this, the commander of the Sword and Shield Hand also shouted loudly.

Large shields half a man's height were closely spliced ​​together to form a shield wall. The gunman hid in the shield wall, using the shield as a frame between the gaps to aim and counterattack.

The arrows rained down, but most of them were blocked by shields.

Most of the rebels had rough arrowheads made of wood, and only a few made of fine iron. After all, they had previously robbed the city, not the guardhouse.

With only a few thousand garrison troops, the armaments were naturally pitiful.

Even fine iron arrows were unable to penetrate the large shield and only caused some sporadic casualties to the officers and soldiers, who were quickly replaced by others from behind.

"The Axeman is ready to meet the enemy!"

Wang Jingangnu looked ugly, and the elite of the Ming court were much more difficult to deal with than he imagined. What followed was definitely a fierce battle.

There isn't even any hope at the moment.

"There is no need for a large army to come. Just relying on the three thousand vanguards of this general, we can put down the rebels in one fell swoop."

Cao Zhen laughed and said loudly.

The adjutant had no choice but to remind: "General, having said that, don't forget that there are more than 20,000 rebels on the mountain. Although morale is shattered, we and the other 3,000 soldiers will definitely pay a heavy price.

"

"There are also three hundred fire gunmen among them, all of them are extremely valuable and they were obtained with great difficulty. It would be really not worth it if they were lost because of this."

"My grandson has re-established the military regulations. Every battle should be recorded in a book. If you review the battle afterwards and wantonly harm the lives of soldiers, it will not only be a failure, but it will also be considered a crime. Please be careful, general."

Upon hearing the adjutant's reminder, Cao Zhen's expression froze.

Looking at the military discipline officer not far away, he smiled awkwardly and said: "General, I am just making a metaphor. Of course, I will not act like this."

"Okay, without further ado, please quickly inform the general that the front position is about to be captured, please move forward."

The adjutant immediately cupped his fists and said, "I obey."

Half a mile away,

Lan Yu smiled and said to Zhu Quan: "It seems that the situation ahead has been decided. We only need to guard the intersections and we will be able to defeat the rebels in one fell swoop today."

Zhu Quan nodded in approval and said, "It is unimaginable that artillery and matchlocks can exert such power in such mountains and forests."

"I still have a lot to learn from the generals in this army."

Although it is difficult to see clearly from a distance of several hundred meters, the general situation can basically be seen.

The impact of two rounds of artillery almost caused the morale of the rebels in the village to collapse.

The cooperation of the sword and shield hand and the fire commander integrated attack and defense, turning the bad into the good, and winning the dangerous climb up the mountain with the least casualties.

Next, the situation is settled.

Under Lan Yu's order, the army moved forward.

More than 30,000 soldiers were dispatched.

There are more than 50,000 soldiers in total, but only close to 20,000 are used to blockade the stronghold to prevent the rebels from escaping.

The number of more than 30,000 soldiers is almost the same as the number of rebels. However, in actual combat, as the elite guard of the capital, 30,000 soldiers are enough to counter the 100,000 rebels.

Wang Jingangnu looked at the surging army in the distance, and the mountain pass had been breached by the army. Swordsmen, shields and firemen were stationed step by step. The large number of soldiers could not form an effective charge at all, but were being harvested continuously.

"Quick, go and ask the king to come over."

Wang Jingangnu said to his cronies. At this time, he already felt a little weak.

The most important thing is that Wang Jingangnu is ready to step forward in person, charge with his old soldiers, and knock down the vigor of the officers and soldiers.

Naturally, if you want to rush in and kill yourself, you need someone from behind to guard you.

While Wang Jingangnu was waiting anxiously, the confidant came running in panic.
To be continued...