"Boom..." The cannon sounds on Qi Jiguang's side had not stopped, and the tiger squat cannons from the new army on Sun Chengzong's side began to bombard.

If a bandit breaks through and bombards the artillery fire, the flintlock gunmen will shoot in a volley and immediately destroy them.

With just a few charges, the Ming Dynasty surrendered troops led by Tang Tong were defeated and suffered heavy casualties.

As rebels of the Ming Dynasty, they would never have thought that one day they would face such a firearm attack.

Fortunately, Tang Tong had been commanding behind and did not dare to charge forward, otherwise he would have been killed by the bomb. If he had a bad experience, he turned his horse and ran away.

Not only did the Ming Dynasty's surrendered troops almost completely lost, Liu Zongmin's new recruits were also hit hard, with nearly 10,000 casualties following the surrendered troops.

After all, there are still 70,000 to 80,000 new recruits, while there are only 20,000 to 30,000 opponents, and there are always times when gunpowder is used up.

As long as they break through the capital, they can bear such casualties. After all, the main force has not yet moved, and Liu Zongmin commands the army to continue charging.

Suddenly seeing Tang Tong coming, Liu Zongmin hurriedly called him.

"Tang Tong, where are you going?"

"General Liu, my troops are completely destroyed, and there is no way to fight again."

Tang Tong said loudly to Liu Zongmin, but he had no intention of stopping. The enemy was facing each other, how could he escape as the main general? Liu Zongmin glared and shouted:

"When Tang Tong comes back, our general's new recruit battalion will dispatch 20,000 troops to command you, and you must take down the capital."

However, Tang Tong paid tribute to him and urged his horse to move quickly. All 60,000 Ming Dynasty surrendered soldiers were exhausted, and Tang Tong's courage was also scared.

When did the Ming Dynasty have such a powerful army? He stopped fighting this battle and surrendered to the bandits to survive.

If he died in the capital, would Tang Tong be necessary to surrender to the bandits?

After shouting several times, Tang Tong ignored Liu Zongmin. Liu Zongmin, who had always been furious, was instantly angry by Tang Tong and reached out to take a bow.

Looking at Tang Tong's escaped back, Liu Zongmin took the bow and took the arrow.

"Swoosh"

"puff"

Liu Zongmin's archery technique was also very accurate. He shot an arrow on Tang Tong's vest. Tang Tong screamed and fell from the back of the war horse.

Then the attacked men were trampled into mud and suffered the retribution he deserved.

"If there is a retreat, there will be no mercy to kill."

Liu Zongmin threw the bow and arrow to the army and waved his sword to command the attack. This guy was very cruel. Faced with the fierce artillery fire, Liu Zongmin was not afraid at all.

Tang Tong was shot and killed by Liu Zongmin, who dared to escape? Although there were many casualties, due to Liu Zongmin's majesty, the bandits and new recruits rushed forward without hesitation.

In the era of hot weapons, it does not mean that you are not afraid of death. It is enough to be brave enough. After all, military soldiers are flesh and blood, so how can they compete with cannons?

The distance of 200 steps became the forbidden area of ​​the bandit army, and they all fell 200 steps ahead of Qi Jiguang and his team.

The artillery fire between Qi Jiguang and Sun Chengzong had just stopped, and Sun Chuanting waved the flag in his hand:

"Shenji Camp, fire the gun"

"Boom"

There was another rumbling sound. Liu Zongmin's camp of tens of thousands of new soldiers was left, and after a desperate resistance, only about 20,000 troops were left, and they were all cavalrymen.

"Brothers, I will rush to you. As long as I break through the capital, I will reward 500 taels of silver. If the woman enters the city, I will do what I say."

For bandits, silver and women are very important, and retreating is also death. It is better to fight to the death. Twenty thousand cavalrymen do not care about the artillery fire in front of them and urge the horses to sprint with all their might.

"190 steps"

"180 steps"

Stimulated by money and beauty, after more than 3,000 cavalrymen were killed by more than 3,000 people, the remaining more than 10,000 people finally broke through the limit of 200 meters and approached the Ming artillery position.

At such a close distance, the tiger squat cannon has no killing effect. It is very likely that the cannon has not exploded and the bandit cavalry has rushed in front of him.

In the past, when fighting with the Ming army, once the local cavalry approached, the Ming army would fire randomly regardless of whether the enemy could be hurt.

When the enemy truly broke through to the effective range, they were in panic and could no longer maintain their combat formation. The fire of the Vulcan gun became a problem, and the final result was a crushing defeat.

The bandits were already used to this. As long as they approached the Ming army, their victory was in front of them.

But they didn't know that what they encountered today was not the Ming army they used to be, but the summoned soldiers of Zhu Youjian.

If you don’t receive the order, the summoned soldiers will never take a step back, let alone be nervous.

They held flintlock rifles in their hands, staring at the bandit cavalry with concentration, waiting for the order to open fire at any time.

While the 20,000 cavalrymen charged, each of them set their bows and arrows, shot three arrows in a row, and then hung a strong bow and drew a sword in their hands to attack quickly.

"Shield formation to defend against arrow rain."

"Dingding..."

The shields in the Ming army quickly gathered, forming a shield top before the arrows fell. Most of their arrows were shot on the shields.

Although the Ming army was very prepared in time, it was impossible to be able to keep the water in the face of tens of thousands of arrows, and hundreds of people were still shot and lost their combat effectiveness.

Qi Jiguang shouted:

"Shenjiying Flintlock Spear Preparation"

"Qi Family Army's Flintlock Spear Preparation"

"New Army Flintlock Preparation"

"Swish..."

Qi Jiguang, Sun Chengzong, and the three generals of Sun Chuanting, gave the order, and the sword and shield soldiers quickly helped the wounded to retreat. The other soldiers raised their flintlock rifles and stared at the bandits and cavalry coming from the pavement.

"130 steps"

"100 steps"

"shot"

"Bang bang..."

At the order of the three generals, a burst of gunfire immediately sounded. After the front row of soldiers fired, they squatted down and loaded bullets, and the gunfire sounded immediately in the back row.

Almost all the Ming army was equipped with flintlock rifles, and even the artillery soldiers carried one on their backs, and more than 40,000 flintlock rifles were fired in turn.

The muzzle was spewed out of flames, and the bullets were like a ****, shooting at the bandits and cavalry. This firepower was really terrifying.

The front row of cavalry was killed instantly, and as soon as they rushed back, they were immediately hit by bullets. In half of the incense stick, more than half of the bandits were injured or killed.

Liu Zongmin was furious and urged Ma Wudao to rush towards the Ming army. When the other soldiers saw that it was not good, they hurried forward to protect Liu Zongmin.

"Protect General Liu quickly."

However, it was too late, and another gunfire sounded, and dense bullets instantly covered Liu Zongmin's surroundings.

Dozens of personal guards rushed forward, trying to use their flesh and blood to block the bullets for Liu Zongmin, but because Liu Zongmin rushed too far, it was too late.

"Bang bang..."

At 50 meters in front of the Ming army, dozens of bullets hit Liu Zongmin's chest. The arrogant Huang Tiger suddenly turned over and fell off the war horse.

"General..."

"Brothers, we must avenge General Huanghu and fight with me."

Liu Zongmin's deputy general Liu Quan, also his confidant, was promoted by him. Seeing Liu Zongmin's tragic death, he immediately took over the command and led the remaining bandits to fight towards the Ming army regardless of their lives.

However, what awaited them was a denser rain of bullets, and the losses of this charge were even more shocking.
Chapter completed!