The wind blades of the mill were turning non-stop, and Cao Jun's soldiers were looming in the water vapor in the distance. The artillery battalion commander shouted in a hoarse voice: "Free fire, maximum rate of fire!"
The gunners roared loudly, "Fire freely, maximum rate of fire!"
Under the makeshift canopy, bronze artillery roared one after another. Orange flames spurted out, the artillery truck suddenly jumped back, and the projectiles were ejected at a speed that could not be caught by the naked eye. Each shot contained seventy-two lead bullets.
, twelve doors, that’s nearly 800 pieces.
The muzzle of the gun was aimed at a position two hundred steps away. For the twelve-pound Napoleon cannon, this was no different from firing on the enemy's chest. Due to strict training, in the light rain, the twelve cannons
Ten doors were fired. Densely packed lead bullets shot into the vapor rain curtain. Cao's soldiers who were running forward seemed to have hit the transparent glass. The soldiers at the front suddenly burst into flames, and then turned into blood mist all over the sky.
Of course, the power of lead bullets cannot be compared with the 11-kilogram solid bullet. After knocking over a person, the projectile will have deformed and the kinetic energy will be reduced to about one-fifth of its original value. But the advantage of the shotgun is that the quantity sprayed out is enough.
There are many, and the area that can be controlled is large enough.
After just one volley, three to four hundred Cao Jun soldiers fell into a pool of blood. The soldiers behind heard the sound of thunder again in front, and they couldn't help but feel shocked. When they clearly said it was raining, Chen Thief
You can no longer use magic, but what's going on now?
But now that the matter has come to this, what else can be done? The officers in the rear are shouting loudly again, forcing the soldiers to rush forward. These officers are all veterans of the war and have rich combat experience. They know that rushing forward now may be
You can still make a comeback, but if you turn around and run in front of the enemy, it will definitely be a huge rout.
After running forward for more than a hundred steps, there was a continuous roar of thunder, accompanied by the continuous spray of flames. The sound was not as earth-shattering as before, but it was better than continuous. Every ten seconds, there would be
I came here last time. Every time, accompanied by flames and roars, overwhelming black dots sprayed over, as if there was a squatting opposite, no, a group of monsters that could spit fire.
Cao's soldiers continued to advance. As long as an army is willing to bleed, it can always advance.
Chen Cheng was a little surprised to see the enemy being so tenacious. He thought that the first time he encountered such unusually fierce firepower, the enemy would collapse within a hundred steps. Even he, unless
He used cavalry to launch a surprise attack. Otherwise, he would never have been willing to lead the infantry to charge the artillery position.
At least, you can't charge in this dense formation.
Thick plate armor also has a certain defensive effect against lead bullets, but even if it cannot penetrate the armor, all the momentum of the lead bullet after deformation is transferred, which will still be very fatal. Even if it cannot kill someone, just
The shock is enough to drink a pot.
Orange flames continued to spit out, knocking down rows of Cao Jun soldiers. The killing efficiency was far better than swords, bows and crossbows. If it weren't for the excessive water vapor, Cao Jun soldiers would have collapsed again. Even so, they were already frightened.
I was so panicked that I could only rely on yelling to embolden myself.
After finally rushing to the entrance of the village, they could already see the Xiliang thieves who were still maintaining a neat array in the rain. Cao Jun's soldiers cheered loudly. Even if the thieves knew magic and went up to fight hand-to-hand, they couldn't...
..."Boom!", at a distance of thirty or forty steps, the Tiger Crouching Cannon carried by the infantry battalion began to fire.
Dozens and hundreds of lead bullets flew out, knocking Cao's soldiers to the ground who were about to fight. The gunners quickly replaced their muskets and fired continuously, spreading the fury of steel on the enemy. During training,
The artillerymen were told that if the weapons in their hands were fired continuously, the temperature would rise rapidly and there would be a danger of the chamber exploding. If the situation was not so critical, it would be best to fire once and wait for a while until the temperature dropped.
After that, play the second method.
But when it comes to the battlefield, who can carefully identify whether the situation is critical? The gunners don't care so much. They fire continuously with great enthusiasm and enthusiasm, and in more than a minute, the reserve will be ready.
The six-shot musket was used up. Everyone was tired and out of breath, but they all felt extremely relaxed.
Have sex, have sex happily, that is the romance of men!
Each infantry battalion is equipped with two Crouching Tiger Cannons. For 10,000 people, there are forty. Such powerful firepower can break even steel, let alone humans who are only covered with a thin layer of armor.
? Even if Cao Cao manages the army well, even if Cao Cao's army is brave and powerful, they can only be defeated in the face of this unprecedented powerful firepower.
Countless soldiers were knocked to the ground by shotguns, and corpses were scattered everywhere on the ground. Blood flowed from the broken human bodies and merged into the rainwater, dyeing the ground for miles around in bright red. Many soldiers
He was hit by a lead bullet and did not die immediately. He lay in the sea of blood and wailed loudly in the mountain of corpses.
When the thunderous sound of cannons sounded again, the yellow gelding under Cao Cao jumped suddenly and almost knocked him off. After finally calming the horse down, he saw that the soldiers were panicking again. Cao Cao
He was frightened in his heart, but his face was unmoved. He shouted loudly: "When we attack, we must defeat Chen Thief now!"
Xiahou Dun, Cao Chun and other Cao clan members worked hard to force the soldiers to move forward. When the soldiers rushed forward several hundred steps, the thundering sounds became louder and denser, directly connected into one, and there was no
When he stopped, in the distance, Cao Cao could only see the occasional flash of fire and the figures of his own soldiers falling to the ground.
"Is this why the enemy is so powerful?"
The soldiers of Cao's army rushed forward one after another, but they were smashed to pieces in front of the artillery. When the bravest and most daring pioneers were all killed or injured, the soldiers behind them hesitated and did not dare to move forward. Suddenly, someone shouted again: "General
It will use magic and we will be defeated!"
"Escape!"
"Everyone, run away!"
They had already been defeated once, and were forced back by the officers with whips and knives. At this time, their courage was extinguished, and they suddenly fell into a greater panic. The soldiers in front rolled back and attacked in all directions.
Collapse. At this time, the rain became heavier and the visibility was lower. The officers were unable to restrain the soldiers at all.
If the persecution was severe, the soldiers would dive into the rain curtain and disappear without a trace.
Xiahou Dun galloped to Cao Cao's side and shouted: "My lord, we can't do anything, so we should retreat first!"
The apricot-yellow flag on the side was wet by the rain and hung down feebly, just like Cao Cao's current mood. He sighed and said: "It is easy to retreat now, but there will be no chance again in the future."
However, the soldiers were already discouraged and were defeated like a mountain. Even a man as powerful as Cao Cao had no choice but to retreat to the direction of Xiangyi with the remaining defeated soldiers. Because the rain was getting heavier, Chen Cheng did not pursue him and withdrew his troops.
We returned to the camp. After we return, we need to boil some more ginger water, otherwise, I'm afraid many people in the army will get sick.
After confirming that Cao's army had retreated, Chen Cheng also ordered his soldiers to evacuate the battlefield in an orderly manner.
Yan Xing rode a white horse out of the rain curtain. He came to Chen Cheng who was also soaked wet, and said loudly: "Lord, what should I do with the enemy's wounded soldiers?"
Most of Cao's army collapsed on the way to charge, and there were almost no people who could rush forward to fight hand-to-hand. Therefore, the tooth soldiers did not suffer any casualties. The injured were all Cao's soldiers. After being hit by lead bullets, even if they were not injured because of
If you bleed to death, you may also die of lead poisoning later.
In previous battles, the Xiliang Army always tried its best to accommodate its own and the enemy's wounded soldiers, but now that the rain is getting heavier and heavier, should the enemy's wounded soldiers still be accommodated and rescued?
Chen Cheng pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Yan Xing replied loudly: "Why don't you let me stay in the village and carry back the nearby Cao Jun soldiers. If they can be saved, I will treat them, and if they can't be saved, they will be buried on the spot!"
Chen Cheng nodded and said, "That's it!"
The soldiers put away the flag, carried their weapons, led the horses, and pushed the cannon back to the barracks. Of course, Chen Cheng put away the Napoleon cannon, which weighed more than a thousand kilograms. It was too heavy.
Well, given the road conditions of this era, we might get stuck somewhere.
It rained heavily for three days in a row, and the whole world seemed to have turned into a country. Even inside the camp, he felt that his whole body was getting wet. Chen Cheng sat on the horse and listened to Fazheng's report on the casualties on both sides.
"Our army killed 227 people, 102 were missing, killed more than 5,600 enemy soldiers, and captured 3,000..."
After Fa Zheng saw the casualties on both sides, he said with great joy: "Lord, this is a great victory!"
He was appointed as the first dean of the Academy of Sciences, and he usually handled work there. However, Fa Xiaozhi felt that fighting was more interesting. This time the scale of the military dispatch was unprecedented, so he put aside the affairs of the Academy of Sciences, and then
He followed Chen Cheng to Yanzhou.
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "This also includes the merits of being filial to you!"
Although the concept of artillery was proposed by Chen Cheng, Fazheng had to lead people day and night to improve the structure of the artillery and the ratio of gunpowder to achieve its current power. It was just to see the effect of artillery in actual combat that Fazheng did this
I ran from Guanzhong to Yanzhou and got caught in the rain.
Fazheng's face was full of excitement, but he said humbly: "If it weren't for my lord, how could we have thought of such a magical weapon like a cannon?"
His temper is worse than that of Yan Zhong, and he is a loyal practitioner of "a favor must be repaid and a grudge must be repaid". If you want him to be so humble, there is only one person in the world, Chen Cheng.
"How is the situation over there at Yan Xing?" Chen Cheng asked: "What is the survival rate of the enemy's wounded?"
Fazheng opened the book, looked at it, and said: "Less than two-thirds, many people died due to wound infection and lead poisoning."
