The gunners quickly lowered the muzzle of the gun and ignited the gun again. White smoke was emitted from the muzzle in succession. The charging cavalry suffered losses again, but this death could not stop their galloping horses.
Behind the artillery array, the Hexi Army's Fuyuan Crossbow and Zhang Zhang Crossbow also fired in sequence, effectively supplementing the artillery's damage, and more enemy cavalry were shot off their horses.
The artillery lowered its muzzle again, almost turning into a flat shot. The muzzle was no longer filled with explosive shells, but with various sharp iron bars and iron pieces. The Shiwei cavalry had also charged to the vicinity of the artillery camp, and seemed to be under fire.
In a moment, he could step over and knock these artillery pieces to the ground.
However, this time the sound of the artillery was even more deafening, and countless pieces of iron were ejected from the muzzle, almost knocking down all the enemy cavalry charging in the front row. The speed of the enemy cavalry naturally slowed down, and some of them even turned around.
The horse head is ready to escape.
General Tian Zhen personally carried the Modao and led the heavy armored infantry to the front of the artillery formation. He raised the blade high in his hands and shouted loudly: "Team Modao! You are the elite of King Yong! Kill them!"
The Mo Dao team moved forward like a wall in front and back, and the waving blades were like bloodthirsty sawtooths, slashing towards the enemy's horses. A diffuse blood mist floated on the battlefield, and the crossbowmen moved behind the Mo Dao team,
Keep firing arrows into the enemy cavalry.
The main force of Shi Siming's army in the center of the battlefield is still there, but they have entered a dilemma. If they advance, they will have to go through more intense artillery fire. Whether they can survive depends on luck.
But if they stayed where they were and waited for the Hexi Army to attack on their own, the fierce fire and thunder thrown by the Kongming Lantern floating in the sky would be enough for them to drink.
Shi Siming waved the blade in his hand and shouted: "Don't be afraid of this, kill me! When you hear the muzzle of the cannon, lie down on the ground! Then get up and keep charging! If they rush in front of the enemy, their Kongming Lantern will be useless.
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Avoiding artillery shells by lying down is a big improvement. At least Shi Siming keenly discovered the blind spots of shock waves and fragments when an explosion occurs. They spread out in a spherical and fan shape from the point of impact, and they can be avoided by lying on the ground.
But Shi Siming had already used all his cards, and Li Siye was still holding on to a trump card, which was the Flying Tiger Cavalry waiting behind the artillery camp. Only when he was waiting for the enemy's cavalry on both sides to appear defeated did he dare to safely kill the Flying Tiger Cavalry.
Use it for riding.
The first to show signs of defeat were the Tongluo Shiwei cavalry whom Shi Siming had hired at a large price. They fled on horseback under the attack of the Mo Dao team. They led their generals and swore secretly that they would persuade the Khan to kill Shi Siming's cavalry when they returned.
Daughter, please go back. We can't afford this deal. Don't cause big trouble because of a girl.
Shi Siming's Youzhou cavalry also retreated in defeat and prepared to regroup. The advantage of the cavalry is that they can retreat when they appear defeated, and it will not affect their performance next time. If the infantry is defeated, it is defeated. There are few teams that can remain intact after withdrawing.
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The artillery fire in the center of the Hexi Army's formation finally stopped, which would herald the entry of another ace unit, the Flying Tiger Cavalry. Accompanied by the clatter of iron hoofs, it was not the horse troops charging into the formation that rushed to the front, but the bodyguards.
A bombardier team with a cloth bag hanging on their sides lowered their heads and lay on their horses to avoid arrows. When they were about to rush to the enemy's line, they quickly sat upright, took out explosive bombs the size of lead balls from their pockets, and fired with all their strength.
Swing it and throw it towards the enemy group.
The Yan army had already experienced dodging shells and quickly lay on the ground. The smoke and shrapnel raised by the explosion did not cause any harm to them.
The bombardment team of the Hexi Army turned back, then turned back and continued to sprint, throwing the bomb like a lead ball. The soldiers in the front row of the Yan Army fell down again. However, this time the Hexi Army's Ma Liang team was close to the bombing team.
The troops rushed forward from behind. Before the soldiers of the Yan Army could stand up, the defensive formations in front and behind were scattered. The Ma Shan troops easily tore through the Yan Army's defense line.
Shi Siming finally understood on the horse that gunpowder weapons are the terminator of all cold weapon phalanxes. In front of them, whether it is the Macedonian phalanx, or various complex fish scale arrays, six flower arrays, and eight-door golden lock arrays, they will be destroyed.
There is no structure. No matter how complicated the formation is, it is also made up of people. All their protection is against cold weapons, so they are naturally helpless in the face of explosions.
In the face of the surging cavalry, they can still use long spears and other weapons to deter them. What else can they do in the face of artillery shells? If you don't turn around and run away, you are considered a warrior. Who can stand still and wait for the explosion.
Li Siye never used flying tiger cavalry to challenge enemy formations, he only used Xuanwu cannons with a range of one kilometer.
Seeing this moment, Shi Siming knew that the defeat was certain. He threw the riding crop to the ground, waved his hand and ordered: "We are defeated, retreat to Youzhou City!"
However, the two cavalry units of the Yan army had already been defeated in advance, and there was no more cavalry force to provide cover for the retreat of the army. Shi Siming strictly ordered the retreating cavalry to return, otherwise all the officers at the captain level and above would be beheaded after returning to Youzhou City. You Yan
The cavalry quickly gathered up the remaining soldiers and returned to resist, but Shi Siming's relatives borrowed 30,000 soldiers and horses from Tongluo Shiwei, and ran back to stay behind Yuguan regardless of his military orders.
The Youyan cavalry fought and retreated again, fought and retreated again. Although the number decreased sharply, it allowed a large number of Yan army's infantry to be retained. Nearly 80,000 people retreated into Youzhou City, but the cavalry under his command was considered useless.
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Prime Minister Xue Song had long expected such an outcome. When he was asked to defend the city earlier, he did not defend the city. Now the only option left is to defend the city. The question is, can he defend the city when morale is greatly damaged?
After they returned to the city, Shi Siming walked around the palace anxiously. Xue Song crossed his hands and suggested to him: "Your Majesty, while Li Siye is staring at Youzhou City, why not order the prince to lead the troops to withdraw from Yecheng, Xiangzhou?
In Jizhou City, we can provide mutual aid to Youzhou and contain Li Siye's army."
Shi Siming had doubts, shook his head and said: "I have already withdrawn from Luoyang, and I want my son to withdraw from Yecheng. Will the large amount of land I occupy in Hebei and Henan have to be given to the court?"
Xue Song crossed his arms and told each other: "Li Yu and Guo Ziyi will never enter the north of the Yellow River, at least not before His Majesty and Li Siye decide the outcome. I do hope that they can send troops into Hebei. Now the land of Youzhou
There are three forces that are really exciting. If the imperial court and Li Siye can fight each other, Your Majesty will be able to seize chestnuts from the fire and retake the north and south of the Yellow River to occupy the Central Plains."
"It doesn't matter if you can occupy the Central Plains. This is just a piece of flat land. Anyone can come in. This is a place with no danger to defend. If An Lushan had completely controlled Hedong first, how would these things today have happened? By the way, don't call me Your Majesty again.
Now I have become a minister of the Tang Dynasty again." At this point, he became angry and said: "I don't want to give up Yecheng to others like this, what do you think I should do?"
Xue Song earnestly persuaded: "Your Majesty, if you save people and lose land, you will save both people and land. If you save the land and lose people, you will lose both people and land. As long as the wealth of our Youyan army is still there, these lost places can still be regained. If you go up
With Brother Wan trapped in Youzhou City, does your Majesty still have a chance to make a comeback?"
Shi Siming gritted his teeth and nodded and said: "Okay, I will listen to you and let Shi Chaoyi withdraw to Jizhou."