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And they are all living targets without any protection!
Amidst the rumbling explosion, the shells "cracked~" plowed bloody paths among the crowd!
The soldier who was directly hit by the shell was instantly blown into a ball of minced meat, which splashed together with the shrapnel of the shell.
"Boom~" explosions sounded on the battlefield one after another, and almost the entire front row seemed to be cut off with a single knife.
The entire crowd was blown to pieces, and the fragments of the shells and the oil sand raised after the explosion hit the area for several meters.
Even soldiers wearing armor are not immune to this kind of almost covering damage.
"Ah~~" The shrill screams kept ringing out, and the crazy bombardment finally made them, who were full of beastliness, a little terrified.
At this time, Mang Yinglong was riding a war horse, galloping and roaring on the battlefield.
"Come on! Go! Keep going! We're already under the city! We're already under the city!!"
The roar brought the soldiers of the coalition army back to their senses. They were indeed less than a hundred steps away from the city wall!
Less than a hundred steps! !
"Aw~~" With a roar, the animal nature of these soldiers returned to them again.
They ran forward frantically, waving the swords and shields in their hands, with red eyeballs!
"Don't panic! Don't panic! If their cannons are laid flat, the shells will fall out!"
Zheng Gonglu's eyes were red, and he roared: "As long as they rush over, their artillery will be useless!"
"Lay flat! Correct!"
On the wall of the stronghold, cold orders kept ringing.
"After this round of shooting, there is no need to correct again! Free shooting!"
"Boom tom tom...Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
This round was another volley, and the artillery shells laid flat did not fall out of the muzzle as Zheng Gonglu wanted.
The tapered shell and rifling allow the bullet to catch on the rifling.
The power of a horizontal volley is more terrifying than that of a projectile, and what is even crazier is...
They are too close!
It has already rushed into a distance of less than a hundred steps. This distance is so powerful that even a carving archer can open a bow and shoot an arrow!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
The whirling shells tore through the air, and the shrill sound was so harsh at such a short distance and low altitude flight!
The figure of the soldier rushing to the front didn't even have time to dodge, and he didn't even have time to shout.
When there was still panic and despair in his eyes, the cannonball had already tore his body apart with a "crack~".
"Buzz buzz~" The strong wind brought by the whirling shells even knocked over the soldiers nearby.
After tearing apart the third soldier, there was a bang!
"boom!!"
The explosion almost sounded in the crowd, and it was almost an airburst.
The state of air explosion is the most lethal state, and the fragments of shells and oil sand fly in all directions during the explosion!
Within a radius of several meters, even crawling on the ground cannot avoid killing.
The shrill screams immediately resounded across the battlefield, Mangrui's red eyes spurred the war elephants to rush forward!
So close... so close!Very close! !
"Boom tom tom...Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
However, this time, the artillery of the Ming army did not stop as he wished.
Shells continued to blast out from the muzzle of the wall, and the sound of roaring explosions continued to resound in the formation of the coalition forces.
"Moo~moo~~"
The war elephants wailed desperately, even their huge bodies could not resist the artillery.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
The gunpowder smoke on the walls of the village didn't even dissipate, but their artillery kept roaring.
The continuous shelling almost covered the entire coalition army, and the fragments in the explosion of the shells continued to tear apart the soldiers one by one.
The entire battlefield seemed to have turned into a purgatory on earth at this moment, and all the evil spirits from hell seemed to have crawled into the world at this moment.
They laughed presumptuously and crazily, they kept hunting one life after another...
"Rush over! Rush over! The Ming army is about to die! Rush over!!"
Zheng Gonglu was almost desperate, these damned Ming soldiers!damn it!
From the very beginning, they planned to be under the city wall before launching these artillery pieces.
From the very beginning, they did not reveal the number of their artillery.
The hateful thing is that I don't have much preparation time, and the hateful thing is that I don't have the opportunity to make a few more tentative attacks!
But it doesn't matter, none of this matters.
As long as we rush to the walled city, the local officials in western Guangxi and Qianzhou will mobilize us and we will still be the winners!
Unlike Zheng Gonglu, Mang Ruiti has already begun to despair.
No wonder those chieftains in Qianzhou and western Guangxi demanded that they attack the city before they launched the attack.
Under such artillery, how can they easily attack the city? !
Even if they attacked the city wall desperately, would they still have the power to attack the city? !
"We still have war elephants, and war elephants! Go! Go!!"
Mangrui knew that they had no choice now.
It can only be hoped that those local officials from Qianzhou and Guangxi will be able to capture Chuncheng if they really rush to the city.
This is their only way of life...
"Eighty steps! It's just a hair's breadth away! Go through it!!"
Mang Ruiti let out a desperate howl, and Dongyu's soldiers seemed to feel despair.
They howled and rushed forward under Mang Yinglong's driving.
"Crack ~ bang bang bang..."
A burst of gunfire rang out, and Mangrui's body shook violently!
He just remembered that his attention seemed to be attracted by the Ming army's artillery.
But I forgot the most important weapon used by the Ming army when they conquered the southwest - muskets!
The fear of muskets was deeply imprinted in the minds of almost all the tribal leaders in the Southwest.
They couldn't help being frightened, even though it was a very rudimentary musket at the time.
However, it is a sharp weapon across the ages, and the damage it causes when used together is terrifying.
"Papapa~" The moment the muskets exploded, blood burst from the chests of countless coalition soldiers.
Brass warheads had oil sand cores inside, but even that was beyond the reach of their armor.
Mangrui raised his head with difficulty and looked at the city wall, but saw that the city wall was covered with countless soldiers of the Ming army.
Each of them held a musket and reloaded quickly.
Light the twister with the incense head in his hand, and then aim at the Dongyu soldiers below...
"Bang bang bang..."
This... I'm afraid there are thousands of muskets? !How do they reload so fast? !
Mangrui Ti almost went crazy, how could their muskets be different from the muskets of the guards!
But it's okay, it's okay...
We still have dozens of steps, and we will be able to rush under the wall of the village!
"Boom tom tom...Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
The flat artillery roared again, and the soldiers rushing forward finally collapsed.
They howled terribly and dropped their weapons regardless, and began to crazily rout.
They are not invincible, they are also afraid of death.
When the guns completely shattered their courage, only deep fear remained.
"Quack quack..." The gate of the camp opened, Mang Ruiti looked up and couldn't help feeling ashamed.
Seeing the two armies flying the banners of "Qianzhou Zhuangyong" and "Guangxi Zhuangyong", they rushed out!
You could tell by the look in their eyes that they weren't here to help.
They looked at the eyes of the coalition soldiers as if they were looking at their prey.
The beastliness on their faces and the red coldness in their eyes are just like them just now.
"King! Go! Go!!"
Mang Yinglong rushed to Mang Ruiti's side on his horse, and desperately pulled him off the elephant.
The distraught Mang Ruiti stared at his lifeless eyes, letting Mang Yinglong pull him.
At this time, he subconsciously raised his eyes to look at the figure on the wall that attracted him just now.
That figure was still there, but the boy looked at him with pity, ridicule and contempt in his eyes.
"Clang~!" With a sound, Mang Ruiti drew out his saber.
But he jumped off the horse and shouted with red eyes: "Ying Long, you go back!"
"Father's throne will be inherited by you, and all the responsibility will be placed on me! I beg Daming to forgive me!"
Seeing this, Mang Yinglong couldn't help being anxious, and wanted to pull him off.
However, Mang Ruiti turned around and held down his dismounted leg, staring at him firmly.
"Do you want my Toungyu to perish?! Go! Go!!"
After finishing speaking, he rushed towards the two brave teams with a howl without looking back!
"King! King!!"
Mang Yinglong raised his hand to grab something, but in the end he just looked at Mangrui's back and howled like a wolf.
Annan's army was even more unbearable. In fact, they collapsed at eighty paces.
Zheng Gonglu was covered in blood now, and the hand holding the knife was shaking uncontrollably.
He doesn't even remember how many deserters he killed, if it wasn't for his personal soldiers to surround and protect him...
It is even possible that he himself is now dead in the rout.
"Don't go! Don't go! Go!!"
Zheng Gonglu raised his head to the sky and screamed, and the guards around him grabbed him.
"General, retreat quickly! Let's go!!"
Looking at the guards around him, Zheng Gonglu showed desperation in his eyes: "Go?! Where am I going?!"
"This defeat, His Majesty will definitely be furious! If I die here, my family may still be able to live..."
If he walked back, he would definitely be beheaded all over the house!
"I can't go! You... let's go!"
At this time, a personal guard looked back.
Then he said in despair: "General, we can't leave either..."
Zheng Gonglu was stunned when he heard the words, he turned his head to look at his camp.
But seeing the flames soaring into the sky, Li Fuda, who didn't know when he had already left the battlefield...
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