Seeing that Wang Yongji's men were in fear and did not dare to attack, the ten six-pound cannons placed on both sides also began to throw shells at the enemy more than a mile away, and the Huben Division's firepower became even more intense.
Wang Yongji stood on the carriage behind and observed the battlefield. He was dumbfounded. His confidence had been completely wiped out. He never thought that the battle would end like this. Thirty thousand people rushed forward, and they didn't even touch the positions of Division Tiger Ben.
Ten thousand people collapsed. Although there were still 20,000 people who had not collapsed, they obviously had no morale and had no ability to charge into the formation again.
"impossible"
Wang Yongji was speechless. The firepower of this Tiger Division was so fierce that he had never seen it before. Five thousand people were equipped with thirty-five Hongyi cannons, and the shells would explode. Not that only Beijing
Does the camp only have explosive ammunition? Moreover, it takes a long time for the Beijing camp to fire a single round of explosive ammunition, which is not as continuous as Li Zhi's troops.
The soldiers of the Huben Division invaded Jinan City without a single blow. Wang Yongji had never seen the combat effectiveness of this unit. If Wang Yongji had known that the firepower of the Huben Division was like this, he would not have dared to mobilize troops to attack Jinan if he had been given a hundred courages.
Liang Fengchun, the governor of Denglai, turned pale and murmured: "It's over! It's over this time! Li Zhi's five thousand heavenly soldiers have shown their power and they will definitely not let us go."
Wang Yongji was shocked when he heard Liang Fengchun's words. He had repeatedly taken the lead in attacking Li Zhi. If Zhangqiu was defeated this time, how would Li Zhi deal with him? Will Li Zhi kill him? Wang Yongji felt a sudden chill all over his body and his hands shook.
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He originally thought that 30,000 people were safe against 5,000 people, and he never thought of a retreat. Now that the situation on the battlefield became like this, he began to feel scared.
At this point, there was nothing left to do. He waved his hand suddenly and shouted loudly: "Let the cavalry from the main barracks charge into battle!"
The flag was fluttering, and Wang Yongji's order was passed to the front of the battle. Three thousand cavalry wearing cotton armor rode out from the chaotic infantry. The Ming Dynasty attached great importance to horse administration, and the general's command was often equipped with cavalry, usually four-step horses.
Six, or half horse and half step. These three thousand cavalry are the knights of the main barracks under the command of Shandong General Soldier and Denglai General Soldier. They are the most powerful soldiers and horses under Wang Yongji.
Three thousand cavalry rushed out of the queue, gradually accelerated, surrounded them from both sides at the same time, and rushed towards the Huben Division.
Wang Yongji's eyes were bloodshot, and he was holding on to the guardrail of the carriage, staring at the three thousand charging cavalry.
Three thousand cavalry rushed to the three hundred meters in front of the Huben division's formation. Twenty-five artillery pieces on both sides of the formation opened fire. Amidst the loud noise, thousands of shotgun pellets were fired towards the three soldiers like a thick, bloodthirsty fog.
Thousands of Shandong cavalry fired. As soon as the thick fog touched the cavalry in the front row, countless blood foam and blood mist exploded.
The bullets penetrated the cold cotton armor of these cavalrymen and penetrated their bodies. Blood and flesh flew out, falling like rain on the battlefield. The shot cavalrymen did not even let out a scream, and fell to the ground.
It fell on the dirt floor.
How could the inland soldiers and horses who had never fought in many battles have seen such a massacre-like scene? The Huben Division’s reputation as the strongest soldier in the world was widely spread. So many people died before they could even attack. Can this battle be won? Look.
Looking at the more than 200 fallen horses in front, the cavalry behind them turned pale and slowed down their horses one by one, wanting only to move the others behind them to the front to block the cannonballs.
It took a long time for the frightened 3,000 Ming Army cavalry to cover the next 100 meters. The soldiers of the Huben Division were really impatient to wait. Before the Ming Army cavalry entered the 200-meter range, one of them
An impatient infantryman pressed the trigger and fired bullets at the Shandong cavalry.
The sound of a gunshot sounded on the battlefield, which was extremely loud.
The effective range of the Mini rifle is not more than two hundred meters, but the target looks too small at longer distances and is difficult to aim. The shot fired by the soldier of the Huben Division did not miss. A Ming army cavalry was flying towards
The bullet hit him, and blood spurted out from his chest. He screamed and fell from his horse.
Although the local soldiers and horses in Shandong also knew that the Tiger Division was a musketry that could kill people from a hundred steps away. But seeing this scene with one's own eyes and facing such an enemy in person was a much stronger impact than hearsay.
The fragile morale of the Ming army cavalry was shattered by this shot. The cavalry opened their eyes wide as they watched the shot cavalry fall to the ground and died, and they no longer had the fighting spirit. They no longer considered the general servant who was supervising the battle behind them.
, howling and roaring to vent the fear in their hearts, and ran away to both sides one after another, trying their best to escape.
The three thousand cavalrymen turned into a rout and fled on horseback like crabs desperately escaping on the beach.
Behind the cavalry, the already panic-stricken infantry lost any confidence in victory when they saw this scene, and fled to the rear one by one. It only took a few minutes for the 20,000 people to defeat the 10,000 people who collapsed first.
They also became defeated soldiers.
When Wang Yongji, the governor of Shandong Province, saw the collapse of the army, he felt like he was struck by lightning. He stayed in the carriage speechless. Liang Fengchun, who was usually gentle, reacted quickly at this time. He got on the horse beside the carriage and ran away to the east.
When Wang Yongji saw Liang Fengchun running away a few hundred steps to the east, he came to his senses. He gritted his teeth and mounted a war horse to escape. But he was really panicked and his riding skills were not good. He stepped on the iron of the horse but failed.
He failed to get on the horse and fell to the ground with a thud. He looked in the direction of Master Huben in panic, tried again, and finally got on the horse.
On the Huben Division's position, the cavalrymen of the Thousand Selected Front Regiment had already mounted their horses and rushed out. Zhong Feng took the lead and rushed to the front, shouting loudly: "Seize Wang Yongji! Don't let him escape!"
Wang Yongji rode a war horse and fled eastward in panic. At this time, the army was defeated. When the soldiers and generals around him saw that Huben Division was eyeing Wang Yongji and chasing him, they all left Wang Yongji and fled for their lives. Shandong
There was no one around the governor to follow him, and he didn't know the road, so he just kept his head down and rushed forward.
One hundred cavalrymen from the Selective Regiment focused on Wang Yongji's target and were determined not to let him go.
I don’t know how long they ran away, but Wang Yongji’s horse couldn’t run anymore, but the panicked Wang Yongji still beat the horse desperately. The horse foamed at the mouth, and the horse’s speed became slower and slower, and finally it fell limp and fell to the ground.
Wang Yongji was thrown to the ground by the fallen horse, and his black gauze hat also fell off, and a large piece of skin was rubbed off his hand, dripping with blood. He glanced at the pursuers on the horizon behind him, and did not have time to pick up the black gauze hat, so he just threw his legs towards
Run east.
But how can a two-legged man outrun a four-legged horse? Wang Yongji only ran a mile before he was chased by the Selected Frontier Regiment. A cavalryman from the Selected Frontier Regiment slowed down his horse and bullied Wang Yongji with his rifle.
The butt of the gun gently hit Wang Yongji on the back.
Wang Yongji was knocked to the ground immediately, and was so beaten that he could eat shit.
He turned over and shouted loudly: "Soldier, spare your life! Capture the ones alive! Don't kill me!"
The cavalrymen of the Frontier Regiment looked at each other and laughed.
