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Chapter 1441 This side and the other side

When the shot landed, the splashed pieces of earth and rock were like shotguns. The people at close range were beaten into sieves, and then they bounced up, which was another bloody path.

It is said that the four rounds of artillery are too monotonous. These four rounds of artillery are 113 artillery. Each cannon fires four times, and the artillery fires nearly five hundred times. From the beginning of the artillery attack to the present, thunder continues.

Being in it, thunder sounded in my ears, watching my companions screaming and the horses neighed wildly, but I couldn't hear clearly. I only saw flesh and blood flying, warm flesh and blood splattering on my face, and the bodies of people and horses were punched into holes, twisted and broken. This kind of scene can often be experienced only in the deepest nightmare, or even imagined at all.

But at this moment, I realized that this is hell. The hell that shamans and monks call it, and even the hell they describe may not be so tragic.

Are you fighting with people? Is this an illusion? How could there be such a firearm? Everyone has seen it when the Ming army artillery bombarded, but what is this in front of you?

When people don't know much beyond common sense, they can accept it. When they exceed too much, their spirit will collapse. As cavalrymen, they are all elite backbones, and have experienced life-and-death battles. However, in such shelling, some people collapsed and went crazy on the spot. They immediately cried and laughed and were overturned by their mounts. Some people rushed forward and others were escaping. They sent themselves to the blood and fire hell, and some people looked at their companions with their swords.

There are many people who are in a state of collapse, and more people are scared. At this time, the only choice is to escape, leave this Shura hell, and not be chased by this damn shelling, and escape. No matter whether the military law or something is waiting for you, you would rather die in the fall of the supervising team than die in such a fearful and terrifying place.

Whoever stops him or her is the enemy, whoever delays his or her life is the enemy. Even if he or she is a brother or relative, even if he or she shares life and death, he or she must wave his sword to face him or her.

The cavalry charges in order to kill and destroy and shake the enemy formation. The distance between the cavalry and the cavalry is very close. Although this kind of running is not fast, it can maximize the impact and shock. On this relatively narrow battlefield, the formation of the cavalry of the Jianzhou Jurchen brigade is particularly dense. There is nothing wrong with that. Qualified generals will make such arrangements, but under such artillery fire, this is a disaster.

It is inevitable that there will be heavy casualties, but then it will turn to the difficulty of retreating and fleeing, crowding each other and killing each other. The pause caused by this entanglement gives time to the artillery loading.

The shells fell, and the casualties were heavy, chaos and entanglement. After the artillery was loaded, fired again!

The earth was shaking, the thunder roared, and death and fighting were everywhere on the battlefield, but all of this was in the Jianzhou Jurchen cavalry formation. The Zhao family army was very quiet, with only the artillery position being on the sky.

The battalion responsible for the artillery array was at the artillery that was carrying every artillery. Everyone was sweating profusely and everyone was roaring, because in the roar of the cannon, no one could hear the words of the people around him, so they could only shout. In fact, in order to prevent the sound of the cannon from being deafened, everyone blocked their ears with cotton wool. All they wanted to roar because of excitement and venting.

The distance of hundreds of steps is no longer clear, and it is even more vague than a thousand steps. But every artillery knows that every shell he fires will take away the enemy's life and cause damage to the enemy. This battle was won by artillery!

If it were on other battlefields, it would not have such killing and results simply by relying on artillery bombardment. However, in the current terrain, the Jianzhou Jurchens had built up so many people at once in order to win. The formation of such a dense formation was exactly the appetite for artillery soldiers.

It was like sharpening the knife and washing the pigs and sheep and sending it to it. It sounds incredible, but in fact it was the difference in combat techniques between the two sides. The Jianzhou Jurchens used the stronger Ming army to measure the Zhao family army, or judged the Zhao family army based on their own levels. They thought they were highly regarded and thought they had paid enough attention to the enemy, but they did not expect that the Zhao family army was far more powerful than they imagined.

The sky was still cloudy, but the thunder gradually subsided. Even the good cannons cast in Xuzhou, loading and opening fire so quickly would make the cannon body heat up, and cooling must be suspended before firing.

The artillery naturally understood this truth, but they also knew that if fired at normal frequency, the enemy cavalry would likely escape in advance. Although the artillery can raise the firing angle and increase the range, this has its limit after all, and increasing the firing angle will reduce the firing frequency and will allow the enemy to escape.

The Zhao family army was in agitation, not because they could not hold back, but because they were not moving for too long. The cold affected their vitality. Not only did the horses need to warm up, but also people. The regiments sent orders to the soldiers standing on the spot or moving forward, while the cavalry changed their formations. At this time, the battlefield situation could already allow the Zhao family army brigade to press forward. By now, the musket array has been more than fifty steps forward, and the ones behind must keep up.

But even if you move forward more than fifty steps, there are still no enemies within the range of the musket!

Currently, there are only twelve-pound guns and sixteen-pound guns that are still firing. Reloading heavy guns is time-consuming and labor-intensive than light guns. No matter how fast they accelerate, they cannot get faster. In addition, it is cold at this time, and the time to clean the barrel and load the guns is enough to cool the gun body, so it can fire continuously.

There are only fifteen heavy artillery pieces, but the range of these fifteen cannons can cover the entire Jianzhou Jurchen position. From the cavalry brigade in the front to the reserve team behind, they are all within the range of heavy artillery. However, from the beginning, heavy artillery controlled the firing. The artillery of the Zhao family army pursued not to repel the enemy, but to kill as much as possible to kill and injure the enemy. As for victory, the Zhao family army did not worry about victory from the beginning, but to whether they had won enough.

However, the fifteen artillery fired the collapse of the Jianzhou Jurchen Brigade irreversible. At most, four of these fifteen artillery sounded at the same time. Sometimes only one artillery sounded, but the shells always landed in places where the Jianzhou Jurchen Brigade was crowded, which made them dare not form a formation and always retreat.

The artillery positions were still in full swing. The heat emitted from the cannon body gave enough temperature here. The soldiers soaked in the snow with wet cloth, and then wiped the cannon body over and over again. The heat was steaming. The fire just now became hot, and the temperature could not be reduced for a while.

"If our big artillery fired like this, it would definitely explode. Why is his Zhao family army so strong..."

Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan and others were watching the formation, but at this time, the only thing that could move in the Zhao family army's battle formation was cannons. They started to watch, but later they were frightened. The fire frequency of the Ming Dynasty's cannons was low. Although the soldiers were not skilled enough, it was difficult to reset the cannons, but improper loading and too fast fire could easily lead to explosions. Artillery soldiers were also raised by their parents in life. This battle may not be possible. Once the explosion is out, they will die for death. No one can stand it, so naturally they can't get up.

But the artillery soldiers of the Zhao family seemed to have no such concern. They just ignored the rapid loading and fired quickly. The three or four guns in front were fine. Later, the people who watched the formation subconsciously hid far away. Even if their location would not be affected, I would like to rest assured.

After all, nine guns and ten guns were shot, more than one hundred guns were safe and sound. While they breathed a sigh of relief, they also felt shocked and incredible.

"Didn't you see it? Those artillery soldiers are not afraid of things that are at all. They are not afraid of their own lives. Even if there must be brave men under heavy rewards, they will not be like this."

"As long as it is an artifact, there is no foolproof thing. I'm afraid General Chen is not afraid of the cannon explosion. Judging from the thunder and thunderous posture, even if a few cannons explode, the rest can defeat the Tartars."

Every word and every word, each has different opinions, but the Zhao family's artillery has been analyzed thoroughly. Since the Xuzhou Iron Factory has a reflector furnace, high-quality cooked iron has been produced in large quantities, and the weight of the cannon has become lighter, but its strength has become larger. Moreover, the marching method of the Craftsmanship Hall, from the ore screening and iron discharge to the casting cannons, is rigorous and extremely strict, and is strictly implemented in accordance with the standards. There is no ambiguity. After the cannons are shipped, they must be tested and inspected. With such excellent materials and such rigorous processes, the cannons produced will naturally not have various problems such as the Ming Dynasty.

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The Jianzhou Jurchen Central Army General Banner was located, and a place with a slightly higher terrain was chosen, which is also a common example of marching and formation.

Amin, Jirgalang and Yuetou were in the middle, and the guards and commanded cavalry to surround the battlefield at any time.

When the cavalry of the Jianzhou Jurchen brigade rushed forward and the cannon sounded before the sound of artillery sounded, as the approached, the cavalry in front kept turning around to report the situation. As they guessed that the distance between them was almost three hundred steps, Amin turned to Yuetuo and said, "As long as you said before, you will take your men and horses to attack the enemy's flanks!"

There were sparse sounds of cannons in the distance. The previous Jianzhou Jurchen generals showed caution, but at this time they were a little relaxed. The brigade of cavalry and three hundred steps closer to the ground formation, as long as they were activated, the embankment collapsed and the floods were surging. Those who were in front would be destroyed and submerged. In such a situation, attacking the flanks would be icing on the cake and making a profit without risk.

"As for the order!" Yue Tuo agreed loudly, turned around and headed towards the people of the headquarters.

The situation is very good, and no matter how you look at it, it is risk-free, but Amin is still very cautious. After all, this is a battle of nearly 100,000 people. For the Jianzhou Jurchens, this is a decisive battle and cannot be treated lightly no matter what.
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