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    The rumble of horse hooves did not weaken as it approached the formation of the Great Chinese Army, but instead became more rapid.

    Thousands of cavalry are rapidly approaching the military formation in front. The distance is less than 500 steps, but Dahua's military formation is still motionless.

    A President Qian was standing on the left side of the front row in robes. He held his machete high and shouted loudly: "Everyone hold still. No one is allowed to shoot without hearing the order. Violators will be punished by military law!"

    At the end of the formation, hundreds of Napoleon bronze cannons were lined up. The aimers were nervously checking the gun positions to prevent the artillery fire from missing. As the commander-in-chief of the artillery battalion, Dong Guo had a cold face.  Patrolling around behind the gun emplacement, he said with a cold face from time to time: "Everyone listen, everyone is aiming for me. If anyone lets the projectile fall on our brother's head, I will stuff him into the barrel of the gun and shoot him out."  .¡±

    As the size of the army gradually expanded, the tactics of the artillery battalion also continued to develop.  In previous wars, the artillery battalion's artillery was arranged in front of each large formation. The advantage of this is that it has a wide field of vision, and secondly, the artillery battalion can use it at will without worrying about accidental damage.

    But the disadvantages of doing so are also great. The biggest disadvantage is that the artillery battalion is located too far forward. As long as the enemy forces rush to the front, the unarmed gunners will only become a living target for the enemy.

    However, when the army began to place artillery behind the military formation, it encountered strong opposition from many infantry generals. After all, no one was willing to put their own safety in front of the artillery. What if one day the gunner was careless and put his own safety in front of the artillery?  The gun mount is lowered this much.  Wouldn't it cost him his own life?

    But this matter is a good thing for the artillery battalion.  If not necessary, who among the infantry would be willing to place themselves at the forefront of the position.  So the lawsuit came to Pang Gang, and in the end it was Pang Gang who suppressed it, and the infantry generals were silenced.

    However, while Pang Gang forced the artillery battalion to be moved back, he also issued strict orders to the artillery battalion. If the artillery battalion dropped a projectile on one of his own heads, all the gunners of the gun that fired it would be severely punished.  , precisely because of this strict order, the gunners were cautious and did not dare to neglect when firing artillery shells.

    Seeing that the Qing cavalry was less than 400 steps away from the front position of the formation, Dong Guo, who had been staring at them for a long time, shouted loudly: "Listen to all the artillery positions, adjust the altitude to three knots. Point directly ahead.  , a flower bomb, ready to release!"

    ¡°Dong dong dong¡­¡±

    Following Dong Guo¡¯s order, a sound like thunder sounded.  Hundreds of artillery pieces lined up in a row ejected a large plume of white smoke, accompanied by a huge roar, and the thrust of countless projectiles when the gunpowder exploded rushed out of the barrel and flew forward  

    In people's minds, the cavalry have always been fearless. They rode tall horses, held high all kinds of weapons, rushed towards the enemy's formation with the fastest speed and fearless attitude, and tore the enemy into pieces.  The bravest group of people.

    Now, rushing to the front is a group of cavalry with blue flags.  The leader was Baya Lazhangjing. At this moment, he was mixed in the center of thousands of troops. He raised his saber high and shouted: "Warriors of the Qing Dynasty, charge forward and kill all those despicable Nikans!"

    "kill!"

    "Kill!"

    Relying on their horse power, the Qing soldiers held up their long bows and clung to the horses' backs to reduce the resistance of the wind and rushed forward desperately. They all firmly believed that as long as they rushed in front of the military formation, those cowardly Han people would definitely be defeated.  Hit.

    Just when these Qing soldiers were rushing forward with all their strength.  Huang Taiji and a group of Manchu generals also came to a slightly higher place with the support of a group of elite Zhenghuang Banner Baya soldiers, each holding a telescope to observe the movement of the charge ahead.

    These cavalrymen with blue flags were ordered by Huang Taiji to test the strength of the Great Chinese Army. Huang Taiji was very curious about the Great Chinese Army that defeated Dorgon, Abatai and others. He wanted to take a look.  Does the other party have three heads and six arms?

    At this moment, a thunderous sound came.  Those with sharp eyes can also see countless small black dots flying in the air in front of them, and they fall towards the group of cavalry who are struggling to move forward.

    ¡°Boom, boom, boom¡­¡±

    suddenly.  Huge moments like landslides and earth-shatters sounded one after another. The huge explosions shocked the horse under Huang Taiji's crotch, raising its front hooves and neighing uncontrollably, almost knocking Huang Taiji off his horse.

    "Hiss, sizzle"

    The horse that Huang Taiji was sitting on couldn't help but raise its front hooves, which frightened the two people around him and quickly pulled the reins of the horse to stop the horse's next move. Otherwise, if Huang Taiji was thrown, they would  Even ten heads are not enough to chop off.

    With great difficulty, Huang Taiji stopped the commotion of the war horses.With a green face, he asked: "Is this the artillery of the Great Chinese Army?"

    Abatai, who was also frightened and turned pale, lowered his head and said: "Replying to the emperor, it is Dahua's artillery. Dahua's artillery has always been famous for its fierce firepower, slave  ."

    "Boom, boom, boom"

    Before Abatai finished speaking, he was interrupted by another burst of explosions in the blink of an eye. They followed the sound of the explosion, and saw thick smoke mixed with countless flying sand and rocks raging in the air.  The soldiers were blown into various postures by the shock wave like fluttering leaves, flying in the air.

    Broken limbs, broken arms, blood mist and the neighing of war horses have become the main theme on the battlefield. Black projectiles continue to explode after falling to the ground, constantly taking away the lives of Qing soldiers in the sound of explosions.

    As the explosions continued to sound, countless frightened horses neighed and ran in panic on the battlefield. Even if the knights on the horses tightened their reins desperately, it was of no avail. For a while, the battlefield became a mess.

    "What the hell is going on? How come the enemy has so many explosive bombs? Don't these explosive bombs cost money?"

    Huang Taiji's furious voice echoed on a slope about five hundred steps away from the battlefield. Surrounding him were Dorgon, Duduo, Abatai, Azige and Hauge and many other Manchu princes.  noble.

    Looking at the chaotic battlefield, Huang Taiji couldn't believe his eyes. Are those stragglers in front the same powerful Qing cavalry that usually dominate the world?  I'm afraid even the natives in the mountains are better than them, right?

    Huang Taiji's fat body swayed and he looked like he was about to lose his balance. Two Geshiha on the side quickly stepped forward to support him.

    "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!"

    Huang Taiji stabilized his body, took a deep breath and pushed the two Gesheha away. Dorgon, who was waiting beside him, said coldly: "Dorgon, tell me, why are there so many enemy troops?"  Flowering bombs, has Dahua found a way to produce flowering bombs on a large scale?"

    ?? Explosive bombs were first made by the Chinese people around 1000 AD. However, the initial Explosive Bullets were limited by the power of gunpowder and were very weak.

    This type of artillery shell uses the fragments and shock waves generated after the projectile explodes to achieve the killing effect. By the Ming Dynasty, with the continuous improvement of gunpowder manufacturing technology and power, the technology of making explosive shells has made great progress and development.  However, the reason that restricts the large-scale use of explosive ammunition is still the cost issue.

    Even in the late Ming Dynasty, the cost of explosive bullets was still about fifty silver each. The high price made everyone who wanted to use it think of bankruptcy before using it. Therefore, even the richest countries  Don't dare to use blooming bombs on a large scale.

    But today's scene overturned Huang Taiji's understanding. He looked at the black spots of waste in the sky and the explosions one after another. The first thought that came to his mind was that Pang Gang had dug up a super big gold.  How dare you use such an expensive thing so unscrupulously.

    Hearing Huang Taiji's question, Dorgon's expression turned bitter. This was not the first time he had seen such a situation. As early as the Battle of Julu, he and General Yang Wu Yue Tuo had eaten up all this explosive ammunition.  Today is just reliving old dreams.

    After hearing Huang Taiji's question, Dorgon smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, as early as two years ago, when I came back from Julu, I informed you that Pang Gang's men were equipped with a large number of artillery and the projectiles they used.  Many of them were explosives, and I remember that you even scolded me at that time."

    "Well"

    Huang Taiji's face froze, and then he recalled that when the brothers Dorgon and Duoduo returned to Shengjing with Yue Tuo who was seriously ill, they reported to him in person that Pang Gang's subordinates had used Huahua on a large scale.  However, he was scolded mercilessly by himself at the time, because at that time he did not believe that anyone could be so prodigal, so it was no longer a war, but a waste of money.

    But now it seems that what Dorgon and others said at that time was true, and I was indeed too self-righteous at that time.

    Seeing Huang Taiji's embarrassed face, Dorgon began to sneer in his heart. When he and Duoduo came back from Julu with the Zhengbai and Xiangbai flags that suffered heavy losses, Huang Taiji not only failed to comfort his two brothers, but instead  He cursed a lot and said that he was just greedy for life and afraid of death.  If Yue Tuo, who was seriously injured, had not testified, he might have had to stay with A Min, but in the end he fined his two brothers a year's salary as punishment!  This clearly shows Huang Taiji's vicious heart, but today he finally has nothing to say.

    Although Dorgon was gloating about his misfortune, he still had a solemn look on his face and lowered his head in silence.

    Cannon in the distanceThe sound continued, but Abatai, the leader of the Blue Flag, turned pale. The ones in front of him were the warriors of the Blue Flag. He couldn't just watch his elite die in vain.  .  .  )

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