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Volume 2: Spring Tide in Qiantang Chapter 1,287: Sweeping thousands of armies!

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    The officers and soldiers who saw this scene were all numb at the same time. They had never seen so many artillery pieces. They were densely packed all over the hill. There were almost a thousand artillery pieces!  The cavalrymen who rushed forward could see more clearly. The style of those artillery pieces was shorter and more powerful than they had ever seen before!  Different from the huge artillery that the official army can only use to defend and attack cities, these small cannons are only three feet from head to tail, with several iron hoops all around. The head of the cannon is held up by two iron claws, and there is an iron trip at the tail.  Caught firmly on the ground, it looks like a tiger that chooses and devours people, majestic!  There are three gunners around each small cannon, who skillfully fill the shells, plug in the fuses, light the torch, and complete the shooting preparations in a few breaths!  Obviously I don¡¯t know how many times I have practiced!  In an instant, all the officers and soldiers had an ominous premonition, and Zhu Zhanji stood up immediately!  He felt as if he had made a fatal mistake - Wang Xian's Chinese army was not a soft persimmon at all, but a killer weapon that could kill people!  "Don't worry, Your Highness, cannons hitting cavalry will not have much effect!" The nobles hurriedly comforted Zhu Zhanji, and also comforted themselves: "Although it looks scary, it can't kill many people!" No need to say that,  How could Zhu Zhanji not know that solid artillery shells would not cause much damage to the cavalry in scattered formations!  But since Wang Xian dares to arrange it like this, there must be his reasons!  But at this time, it was too late to say anything. The official cavalry had already rushed within one mile of the enemy, so they could only bite the bullet and continue to rush forward!  "Let it go!" Long Wuye shouted with all his strength, his beard and hair spread out.  The gunners all lit the fuses of the cannons. The fuses burned rapidly with sparks, and the roar of the cannons was loud!  The power of thousands of cannons fired in unison was so terrifying that even Wang Xianjun¡¯s soldiers were so shocked that their ears roared and they could not hear anything.  The war horse was also frightened and jumped up and down, almost losing control!  But everyone ignored their ears and stared dumbfounded at the officers and cavalry facing the artillery Only half of the more than 10,000 cavalry who rushed into the range of the artillery were left Everyone was helpless  Forget the scene in front of you, the ground is densely covered with soldiers and war horses. The injured war horses and soldiers are screaming and struggling on the ground. Their whole bodies are covered with bloody bullet holes. Everyone who looks at them is scared to death!  The five thousand men and horses who survived were all injured!  Although they were terrified, they were unable to retreat, and they did not dare to stop where they were. They could only beat their horses desperately, trying to rush through this death zone and fight to the bottom of the hill!  That was their only way out At this moment, the only group of people who were not shocked were the gunners on the hill. They were racing against time to clean the barrels, refill the ammunition, and plug in new leads to the cannons.  But the speed of the official cavalry was too fast. They had already rushed a hundred feet down the mountain, but the reloading had not yet been completed!  "Come on!" Zhang Fu's eyes were bloodshot, and he urged the following cavalry to continue pressing forward. He must not let the army's artillery show off its power again!  Before Zhang Fu¡¯s shouts ended, the frightening sound of artillery rumbled again, and Wang Xianjun¡¯s artillery fired in volley again!  The five thousand cavalry who survived the first bombardment were wiped out on the battlefield!  They died with their eyes closed because they clearly saw that the enemy's gunners had not finished preparing to fire!  Zhu Zhanji in the distance knew clearly in his heart that when the cannon was fired for the first time, only half of Wang Xian's thousand cannons must have been fired, and the other half was fired after a gap of more than ten breaths.  This is the segmented shooting method that the Ming army is very familiar with, but Wang Xian used it in artillery!  He could also see clearly that what was fired from the barrels of those cannons were not solid shells at all, but hundreds or thousands of shotgun shells!  .  "Charge! Don't stop!" Zhang Fu was already crazy. He urged his horse with all his strength and launched a direct charge towards the enemy!  He finally got the opportunity from the prince to lead the cavalry to attack and trample Wang Xian into clay!  How could he be defeated so easily?  !  Led by Zhang Fu, the official cavalry launched an even crazier attack on Wang Xianjun!  Unlike those miscellaneous armies, they are extremely proud Kamei Naoe!  The Royal Guards under the direct command of the Emperor!  The prince is behind them, and the capital and the others are behind them. Their sense of mission, soaked in blood and bones, will never allow them to bow to the enemy!  They rushed forward another thirty feet. Wang Xianjun's cannon roared for the third time, and thousands of cavalry disappeared But the cavalry were desperate. They only saw the approaching enemy troops!  The more than a thousand cavalrymen at the front, led by Zhang Fu, finally rushed within thirty feet of Wang Xian's army. They were about to rush into the enemy's formation and avenge the death of Pao Ze!    However, at this time, dense and crisp gunshots rang out!  Wang Xian's 10,000 infantry troops deployed at the foot of the hillside fired at the cavalry who rushed forward!  Ten thousand infantry troops were all armed with muskets and lined up in six rows leaning against the hillside. They were also half loading and half shooting. Although their power was far inferior to that of artillery, they were better in accuracy!  More than a thousand cavalrymen screamed and fell off their horses after being shot. In the blink of an eye, only a few cavalrymen were left. Zhang Fu's men and horses were shot several times and covered in blood, but they still charged forward with wild shouts.  There was another burst of gunfire, and Wang Xianjun's shooters made up for the remaining enemy soldiers, leaving no one in front of the formation.  Zhang Fu rushed to only one foot away from Wang Xianjun's shooter. The horse finally couldn't support it and fell to the ground, throwing him to the ground!  Zhang Fu spurted blood from his mouth and nose, used his last strength to look up at the man on the hillside, and finally died of exhaustion  While Zhang Fu was killed, the following cavalry were still charging. However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not break through the restricted area of ??life formed by the intertwining of guns and cannons.  The distance between them was only a hundred feet, and the charge of the war horses could only take a few breaths. All the cavalry who rushed here were ruthlessly wiped out!  This all sounds very long, but in fact, in just a few seconds, half of the army's cavalry died in front of Wang Xian's army.  The half-mile-square battlefield was filled with corpses of men and horses, and the flowing blood had formed small rivers The remaining officers, soldiers and cavalry finally stopped, and their courage was finally wiped out amidst the terrifying roar of guns and artillery.  Nothing left.  This is not the war they know at all, this is one-sided massacre!  Even if they still have the courage to charge, the mountains of corpses are enough to make it difficult for the war horses to move and become a living target for the enemy!  Wang Xian immediately ordered someone to blow the horn. The Shandong cavalry on both wings were stunned for a moment before they recovered from the immense shock!  That is their order to attack!  Deng Xiaoxian and Yang Rong quickly put away their mixed emotions and urged their subordinates to outflank the official cavalry!  The officer cavalry was so frightened that they barely raised their weapons to resist, but the attack was weak and they were no match for the Shandong cavalry!  As soon as they fought, they almost collapsed at the first touch.  They all turned their horses' heads and fled backwards crazily This escape didn't matter, it immediately caused a chain reaction. The officers and infantry who were also frightened also turned around and ran away.  Seeing the overwhelming troops approaching, the infantrymen in the rear also fled.  Even Zhu Zhanji's central army was forced to retreat in confusion under the impact of the defeated army.  His Royal Highness, who was helped onto the horse by the guards, refused to turn the horse's head. He simply couldn't believe it and couldn't accept it. He was defeated like this It was too fast. He didn't even have time to react. He couldn't even react.  No emergency orders were issued, and the army was defeated like a mountain!  "Your Highness, please leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late!" Chen Wu pulled Zhu Zhanji's horse rein and urged anxiously.  Because there was too much emphasis on infantry and cavalry coordination, Zhu Zhanji's Chinese army also moved too far forward, no more than three miles away from Wang Xian's army.  Seeing that Wang Xian's 20,000 cavalry were already following the defeated troops, they were about to attack his central army!  "I won't leave!" How could Zhu Zhanji accept such a defeat? He roared like a mad tiger: "Why did those damn infantry run away? They could obviously block Wang Xian's cavalry!" Zhu Zhanji was absolutely right.  , if the official infantry maintains their courage, they can at least block Wang Xian's 20,000 cavalry, which is a full 120,000 people!  However, war is never a simple arithmetic problem, but an extremely complex equation, in which psychological factors are the biggest variable!  Once the mentality collapses, all the soldiers and horses will be equal to zero!  Wang Xian's rumbling guns completely defeated the psychology of the officers and soldiers.  There was nothing they could do except flee, and once the retreat started, it would quickly spread to the entire army like it is now, and no one could stop it!  "This battle is over, Your Highness. If you keep the green hills, don't worry about not having firewood!" Chen Wu pulled Zhu Zhanji hard, trying to bring the stunned Crown Prince back to reality.  Zhu Zhanji turned around in despair, but the two of them discovered with horror that in just this delay, Wang Xianjun's cavalry had penetrated deeply into their own formation like two pointed awls!  The cavalry guarding the central army had no intention of fighting and fled on horseback. Thousands of infantry were left behind and surrounded His Royal Highness and a group of guards, making it impossible for them to escape on horseback Wang Xian's cavalry was not able to escape at all.  Without any hindrance, they penetrated Zhu Zhanji's central army and completed the outflank Obviously, Zhu Zhanji was their first target!  Seeing that they were surrounded by enemy troops, the army infantry naturally tried their best to break through, but Wang Xian's cavalry gathered more and more, waving their sabers and slashing the infantry in the encirclement crazily.  The encirclement was getting tighter and tighter, and the officers and soldiersThere are fewer and fewer infantrymen.  In the end, only Zhu Zhanji, Chen Wu and dozens of guards were left, surrounded by Wang Xian's cavalry on three levels inside and outside.  The guards were unwilling to give up and wanted to carve out a bloody path to protect His Highness the Crown Prince and escape!  However, no matter how high their martial arts skills were, they could not compete with the heavily arrayed cavalry, and they were quickly killed.  Zhu Zhanji looked desperately at the Wang Xian cavalry around him, pulled out his sword and was about to kill himself!  But the sword was knocked away by a cold light He smiled bitterly and watched the cavalry separate into a passage.  Wang Xian appeared in front of Zhu Zhanji.  Xianyun followed Wang Xian, and that cold light was obviously his masterpiece.  Zhu Zhanji only had Wang Xian in his eyes. He lowered his hands and stared at his former best friend, who had now become an enemy who had completely defeated him. He was speechless for a moment.  Wang Xian also looked at Zhu Zhanji steadily and said nothing.
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