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Chen Wencan also saw that Sea Wolf has a high proportion of musketeers. These musketeers are really powerful when shooting from a distance, but the musketeers are not good at close combat. This is the consensus of everyone. As long as the two sides close the distance, they can fight.

In a close battle, he still believed that the army would have the upper hand. In a close battle with swords, guns and cannons, they would still be much more powerful than cannons.

Therefore, he ordered the entire army to adjust their formation and remain motionless. The Chinese army moved the sword players to the front and formed a shield formation, trying to withstand the sea wolf's frontal attack.

At this time, in the military camp occupied by Sea Wolf, several huge roars suddenly sounded out one after another, and four balls of flames rose up.

The hearts of all the officers and soldiers suddenly twitched, because they all knew that this was the Hongyi cannon firing. Only the sound of the Hongyi cannon could be so loud, and these Hongyi cannons must have been thrown by them.

The red barbarian cannon in the camp.

Several artillery shells roared and flew out of the positions built in the camp, directly hitting the formation of officers and soldiers.

But this time the officers and soldiers were a little self-righteous, because the cannons that fired were not the four Hongyi cannons they left in the camp. They were unloaded from the fleet by Yu Xiaotian last night.

The twelve-pounder gun used on the Sea Wolf ship.

Although they captured four official Hongyi cannons, after Yu Xiaotian came ashore yesterday afternoon, he personally inspected these cannons and scorned the casting process of these cannons. These cannons were all imitation Western-style cannons.

Although the ship-borne half-snake cannon is considered a long-range cannon, the casting process is very crude. The barrel is cast very thickly and looks very solid. But in fact, he knows better than anyone else that actually casting such a heavy cannon is not.

Not easy.

The heavier the cannon, the more troublesome it is to cast it, because the cooling rate of the inner and outer walls is uneven, and the clay mold casting method is used. The government hurriedly cast the cannon, focusing on speed but not on quality. The cannon body was covered with large and small defects everywhere.

The holes in the clay mold indicate that the clay mold was not completely dry when the cannon was cast. The moisture in the mold vaporized after the molten iron was poured into the clay mold, seriously affecting the quality of the gun barrel.

The craftsmen who cast the cannon also took this into consideration, so they used the method of thickening the barrel to enhance the barrel's ability to withstand the bore pressure. However, the more they did this, the faster the outer wall cooled and the inner bore cooled faster.

If it is slow, the barrel will be more prone to cracks and hidden damage.

Therefore, in his eyes, these four cannons were not only thick and clumsy, but also standard waste products. They could probably fire a few rounds, but if there was a little more charge, there would definitely be an accident in which the barrels exploded.

Moreover, when using this kind of cannon in a hurry, there is also the problem of not being familiar with its performance. The chance of accidentally killing the enemy may not be as high as the chance of killing one of your own.

Therefore, he ordered at that time to abandon these official Hongyi cannons and unload several twelve-pound long cannons from the ships to strengthen the defensive strength of the camp.

But what they are now firing in the camp is not the four red barbarian cannons of the official army at all, but the 12-pound long cannon used in their fleet.

This twelve-pound cannon has a direct range of more than 600 meters. If you raise the elevation angle and hoist it, it can hit up to 2.5 kilometers away, which is basically five miles away. It is definitely within reach.

A large formation of officers and soldiers.

As for the officers and soldiers who came this time, they were arrayed about three miles outside the camp. Just now they moved forward about a mile and entered a distance of about two miles, which was just within the range of these cannons.

Seeing that Li Dazui personally led a battalion of soldiers to advance forward, Yu Xiaotian ordered that the twelve-pound long guns in the battalion began to fire to provide some fire support for the army, and first hit the officers and soldiers.

Meng say it again.

Several twelve-pound long guns fired one after another. Although the gun mount of the naval gun was not suitable for use on land, in this case, it could still be done. As long as the ground of the artillery position was compacted and a layer was laid on top

Because of the thick wooden board, the recoil distance of the cannon is farther, and it is more difficult to reset. However, there is no risk that the cannon will fall over as soon as the cannon is fired.

Several 12-pound artillery shells flew out with a roar. Although they were not fired directly, they still almost all hit the army's formation. Even if they did not land exactly in the army's formation, as long as they landed in their formation, they flew out.

In the past, you can still use the ricochet effect on the ground to kill the officers and soldiers.

As soon as a few cannonballs fell, several bloody alleys suddenly appeared in the army's formation, causing a rain of blood. There was another commotion in the army's formation, and they were finally suppressed again.

Under the operation of the navy, several cannons began to fire one after another. Almost every cannonball could kill more than a dozen officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers stood there in fear, but they were helpless because they had no cannons at hand, let alone a suppressive counterattack.

Chen Wencan's teeth were itching with hatred. He thought that these cannons should have been theirs, but now they had become sharp weapons used by Sea Wolf to massacre their troops. He watched as Sea Wolf's infantry phalanx was heading towards

They pushed in slowly step by step, but he did not dare to order the officers and soldiers to disperse, so he could only stand there and endure.

Under Chen Wencan's order, the limited number of squatting tiger cannons carried by the official army were set up in front of the formation. This was already the biggest killing weapon on their hands. The official army placed their hope on these few squatting tiger cannons.

Before the Sea Wolf's infantry phalanx approaches them, they can create some trouble for the Sea Wolf and kill some Sea Wolf tribesmen.

But how could Li Dazui let them do what they wanted? They also had the Crouching Tiger Cannon used by the Imperial Army, and it was much more sophisticated than the Crouching Tiger Cannon used by the Imperial Army. Its range and power were far greater than that of the Crouching Tiger Cannon.

But even so, even the range of their Crouching Tiger Cannon is definitely not as far as the range of their Wolf Fang Rifles. Relying on this to kill and injure a large number of Sea Wolf tribesmen is simply a joke, it is just self-deception, and it is just a show off.

It's just about being brave.

As the Sea Wolf phalanx advanced, they were getting closer and closer to the army formation. Artillery shells continued to fly from the camp and hit the army formation. Every time a shell fell, it would hit the army formation.

The formation brought about a commotion, and the entire army formation seemed to be in danger of collapsing at any time.

As they advanced, the Sea Wolf infantry formation put increasing pressure on the officers and soldiers. All the officers and soldiers felt that this Sea Wolf infantry formation, which did not look too big, seemed like

It is like a huge boulder and cannot be shaken.

When the distance between the two sides approached about two hundred meters, Li Dazui ordered to stop advancing, and the phalanx temporarily stopped. With the orders, the musketeers in the front row once again raised their spears and faced each other side by side.

Aiming at the front row of officers and soldiers.

Of course, at the forefront were battalions and companies. With such a powerful group of musketeers, Li Dazui would not easily advance dozens of steps directly in front of the army and open fire.

After hearing another blast of gunfire, a cloud of bluish-white gunpowder smoke rose up in front of the Sea Wolf's phalanx. The gunpowder smoke slowly dissipated under the blowing of the sea breeze.

Looking at the central army of the official army, the gunners of the squatting tiger guns arranged in front of the formation, even if they were knocked over, the remaining gunners who were lucky enough not to be shot immediately shouted and threw them away.

He hit their Crouching Tiger Cannon, turned around and fled back to the formation.

Even some of the sword players lined up in front of their formation immediately screamed and fell in front of the queue, screaming loudly.

Li Dazui ordered a company of soldiers to shoot three times in a row. Because the officers and soldiers could not bear the pressure, some archers and gunmen also fought back, but the distance of 200 meters was too big for them.

, it was too far away. Their muskets and arrows did not even fly half the distance before they landed on the ground, posing no threat to the sea wolf at all.

On the other hand, Sea Wolf's rapid fire immediately knocked over a large area of ​​the officers and soldiers in the center of the army. It seemed as if a piece and a half of the entire front of the army had been gouged out. At least another hundred officers and soldiers were killed and wounded.

At this time, even if the Chinese army was the most elite defensive force led by Chen Wencan, they could no longer bear it at this time, and chaos began to arise in the formation.

While Chen Wencan ordered his men to forcefully suppress the Chinese army, he quickly ordered the officers and soldiers on both wings to surround the Sea Wolf phalanx, trying to surround the Sea Wolf tribe.

After hearing the order, the officers and soldiers on both wings had no choice but to bite the bullet and surround the Sea Wolf's infantry phalanx from both sides. At this time, in order to avoid accidental damage, Yu Xiaotian also ordered the artillery array in the camp to stop firing.

The entire officers and soldiers were as chaotic as a sack, and began to surround the Sea Wolf infantry phalanx. The officers and soldiers shouted loudly while advancing tremblingly.

On the contrary, Li Dazui did not stop advancing at this time, but ordered the company to stop firing. The phalanx continued to maintain its formation and advanced forward, as if he was deliberately trying to surround himself with the opponent.

Yu Xiaotian was also sweating secretly at this time, because this was the first time for Sea Wolf to engage in such a large-scale battle with the army on land. Although he had great confidence in the soldiers under his command, he also had great confidence in them.

The infantry phalanx formed was very confident, but after all, the official army was now engaged in a battle between trapped beasts, and its numbers far exceeded the strength of a battalion.

So if the officers and soldiers had a personal outburst at this time and risked their lives to charge towards the phalanx of the 1st Battalion, they might really cause a lot of trouble to the 1st Battalion.

Although many of the Sea Wolf infantry have seen battles before, a considerable number of them are still new recruits who are entering battle for the first time. Once they cannot withstand the pressure, they may even collapse.

It was actually quite risky for Li Dazui to do this at this time, but he did not interfere with it. Since he gave Li Dazui the responsibility for this battle, he believed that Li Dazui could take on this responsibility.

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Amidst the rumbling of war drums, the officers and soldiers slowly formed a semi-encirclement and began to surround the Sea Wolf's phalanx. However, the Sea Wolf's phalanx did not stop advancing and switch to on-site defense, but continued to whistle.

In the center, following the whistle, he steadily advanced step by step, as if he didn't even notice the officers and soldiers surrounding him from both sides.