Ming Zuo

Chapter 157 Destroying the Enemy
"How dare you?"

Zuo Menggeng didn't know that there was another person who had the same idea as him.

That is Zunhua defender Ying Erdai.

Seeing that there were more than a thousand Ming troops under the city, Ying Erdai even wondered if they had come to surrender.

It wasn't until he saw the Ming army forming a battle formation that he was convinced that such a small number of people really came to attack the city.

Let alone him, both Li Sizhong and Fan Wencheng were puzzled.

"This general of the Ming army is not a fool, is he?"

Fan Wencheng laughed out loud.

Apart from this explanation, he really couldn't think of anything else.

Li Sizhong laughed along with him.

"A mere remnant brigade, dare to provoke my great gold celestial soldier?"

Ingerdai was quite happy.

"I was originally sent by the Great Khan to stay here, but I regret that I can't make meritorious service. This group of smart dogs came at the right time, and let Grandpa practice."

He turned around and ordered to the lieutenant general: "Go, gather all the armored soldiers, and go out of the city to fight."

Fan Wencheng was taken aback, and hurriedly reminded: "General, beware of fraud."

Yingerdai laughed loudly, pointed to the terrain outside the city and said, "Look, even if you know the dog is cheating, what can I do?"

Li Sizhong and Fan Wencheng saw it, but they couldn't say anything against sending troops.

The east of Zunhua City extends to more than ten miles away, and there are mountains.In addition, Yimapingchuan.

Even if the Ming army used a small number of troops as bait, it would be easy for Yingerdai to retreat to the city.

Li Sizhong and Fan Wencheng didn't feel that the more than a thousand Ming troops could stop the elite Dajin.

Seeing that Ying Erdai got down the city wall and led the cavalry out of the city, Fan Wencheng was more careful and ordered: "Send someone to convey the military information to the Khan quickly, and send scouts to investigate around."

The sudden appearance of the Ming army under the city of Zunhua was quite strange in itself.

Fan Wencheng was afraid that the Ming army would make a big move, so he was more cautious.

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Hou Jin's departure from the city disrupted Zuo Menggeng's plan.

He threw the binoculars to Mao Yuanyi, not letting Mao Yuanyi interrupt his command.

"Go, tell Li Xiangzhu to adjust the muzzle and deal with the Tartar cavalry first."

Before Zuo Menggeng's order arrived, Li Xiangzhu had already changed it on his own.

"The first squadron, the second squadron, the target is [-] meters, minus three degrees."

"The third squadron, the target is [-] meters, minus five degrees."

Fortunately, the Zuoying Cannon could adjust the elevation angle up and down, and the soldiers worked hard to reset the shooting parameters.

And this scene happened to be seen by Mao Yuanyi.

He took the telescope, looked at it like Zuo Menggeng, and immediately realized the value of the telescope, and was amazed by it.

Then, like a child who is exposed to a telescope for the first time, he looks around and is very interested in everything he sees.

As a result, I saw the artillerymen modifying Zhuyuan, and was frightened again.

The cannons of the front and rear battalions were all covered with guncoats. He only thought that the cannons of the rear battalion were the same as ordinary Franglers.Looking at it now, I found that it was completely different.

Ordinary cannons, whether it is a Franc machine or a general cannon, all of them are dark and look shabby.But the cannons in the rear battalion were clean and cold, and they were obviously smaller.

He knows the goods, and he can tell at a glance that the artillery is actually made of steel.

Where does such a battalion of troops get so much steel to cast cannons?
Not only that, but these artillery can adjust the muzzle?
Mao Yuanyi really wanted to ask how all of this was done.However, Zuo Menggeng has already put himself in command, so he has no time to talk to him.

The artillery position was [-] meters away from the city wall, but Li Xiangzhu didn't let the artillery directly hit the whole group of post-golden cavalry at the gate of the city.

Because it was too late.

The muzzle has just been adjusted here, and the rear golden cavalry has begun to move forward slowly.

In this case, it is just right to set the distance of the artillery fire at [-] meters and [-] meters.It can help the infantry greatly weaken the cavalry's charge, and the infantry can solve the rest by themselves.

His side changed the target of the battle, and Zuo Yong's side was equally vigilant.

Originally, in order to suppress the city, the fourth brigade adopted a two-row formation.But now in order to deal with the cavalry, Zuo Yong quickly changed the formation to a three-row formation.

In addition, he asked the soldiers to stop where they were and not to move forward.

It can be seen that Hou Jin's military quality is indeed very high.

After the five hundred armored soldiers left the city gate, it took only a few dozen time to complete the whole team.

Ying Erdai looked at the Ming army who was not wearing armor at all, and showed a cruel smile.

"The Great Khan left me waiting to defend the city, and all the achievements of the battle were taken away by others. Now that this group of smart dogs has come to our door, what should we do?"

The long-term victory made Hou Jin's soldiers all arrogance, and they all waved their sabers and laughed wantonly, and their shouts like hungry wolves were extremely penetrating.

Ying Erdai was very satisfied with the reaction of the soldiers, swung his long knife and shouted: "Kill!"

The five hundred cavalry began to run slowly, and after nearly a hundred meters, their speed gradually reached the limit.

Obviously there are only five hundred riders, but the dust rolled up is more like a dragon.The murderous aura rushing towards the face and the violent shaking of the ground can completely make many fragile soldiers terrified.

Fortunately, Li Xiangzhu will not be like this.

Long-term artillery training has made the artillery commander immune to this kind of power.

No matter how powerful the galloping cavalry is, can it be compared with the salvo of artillery?
Li Xiangzhu stared at the rear golden cavalry's gallop, and when he reached the distance of [-] meters, he swung his arm violently.

"fire!"

The orderly behind him immediately waved the flag, so that the order could be seen by every artillery position.

The gunner quickly ignited the fuse, then retreated to a safe position.

The fuse burned sharply, matching the speed of the cavalry's charge.

When the rear golden cavalry reached [-] meters, thirty cannons roared in unison, and thirty black spots slammed into the cavalry at lightning speed.

The place where the cavalry and the shells meet happens to be the [-]-meter median line.

After fighting against the Ming army for so many years, Hou Jin had long been mentally prepared for the power of the cannon.Therefore, these people didn't care when they saw the black shells flying.

The left and right are just a big ball, if it is hit, it is bad luck.

On the contrary, if there is no collision, then there is no need to be afraid.

With this thought in mind, the Hou Jin cavalry urged their horses even more frantically, wanting to chop off the Ming army's head with a saber as soon as possible.

But things are far beyond their cognition.

Thirty shells flew into the cavalry formation and exploded loudly, obliterating all the hustle and bustle like thunder.At the same time, the shock wave of the explosion cooperated with the flying debris, harvesting all the lives it encountered.

Whether it is a human or a horse, in front of such an explosion, they are all as small as ants.

In the midst of the gunpowder smoke, the formation of the cavalry disappeared for a long time.

Before the Jin soldiers could react, the second wave of fifteen shells exploded again.

The formation that seemed sparse under the first wave of bombing, after this time, only a hundred or so riders remained.

As for Ying Erdai, the North Korean MacArthur, he had already lost his bones in the first wave of bombing.

After two waves of artillery baptism, the remaining cavalry had already lost consciousness and ran into the range of the muskets purely by inertia.

Zuo Yong frowned, and looked in the direction of the artillery with dissatisfaction.

Damn it, you've blown them all up, so what's the use of our infantry?

Fortunately, the mouth is not slow.

"Fire!"

"Bang bang bang bang..."

After two consecutive rounds of mass shooting, the result can be imagined.

There are no more scenes of galloping horses and terrified earthquakes on the battlefield. There are only a few lonely horses wandering on the battlefield, trying to find their original owners.

It only took a minute from the time the golden armored soldiers charged after five hundred to the end of the battle.

It can be seen that the result of the battle, both sides are somewhat incapable of accepting it.

Mao Yuanyi was so frightened that the telescope in his hand dropped.

"This cannon... this firecracker... this, this... how can it be so fast?"

He had fought against Houjin in Liaodong, and of course he knew how difficult it was to eliminate five hundred Houjin elites.

Often need to pay five times, ten times the price, may not be able to do it.

But in the current battle, five hundred Zhengbaiqi elites were all wiped out in the blink of an eye.

What shocked him even more was the power of the rear camp's firearms.

Think about how he anxiously criticized Zuo Menggeng's tactics just now.

Looking at it now, it turned out that the clown was actually himself.

On the city wall of Zunhua, Li Sizhong and Fan Wencheng's faces were ashen, and their hands trembled, feeling that the sky was falling.

The one led by Ying Erdai is the most powerful force in Zunhua City.Now the five hundred armored soldiers are gone, leaving only three hundred unarmored soldiers.

How is this fight going?
Fan Wencheng came back to his senses suddenly, and roared: "Close the city gate, close the city gate quickly!"

It's too late.

Quickly wiped out the main force of Houjin, which greatly boosted the morale of the Houying.

Under the blessing of courage, these recruits became extremely swift and violent.

Zuo Yong drew out his saber and pointed at the city.

"Fourth Brigade, move forward!"

More than [-] soldiers lined up in a neat queue, pressing towards the city step by step.

Behind them, the three formations of the cavalry brigade quickly followed, feeling as if the city was suffocated by dark clouds.

Li Xiangzhu had already ordered the artillerymen to readjust the angle of the artillery and aimed at the city wall of Zunhua.The artillery of the third squadron aimed directly at the city gate and bombarded it.

Amidst the sound of continuous explosions, the Houjin soldiers who rushed to close the city gate were killed and injured, and no one dared to take a step into the city gate.

The city wall was also washed by shells, killing more than [-] people.

Hou Jin had never seen such a fighting method before, and he didn't know how to deal with it at all. For a while, everyone was frightened and fearful.

(End of this chapter)