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Li Shian learned from the experience of the last large-scale use of artillery. This time he still divided the artillery in his hand into three columns and fired one after another.

In view of the shielding effect of the officer and soldier shield vehicles, this time Li Shian asked the gunner to choose solid iron bullets for shooting.

The distance between the two sides was only eighty steps, which was almost equivalent to the artillery hitting the opponent's face and shooting. The rebel gunner took aim briefly and then fired a salvo at the shield vehicle of the officers and soldiers in front of him.

More than thirty iron balls flew towards the officers and soldiers in a dense manner, like wasps that had been poked into their nests. Seven or eight shield vehicles were destroyed on the spot, and some even injured people during the ricochet, directly smashing four or five officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers were not afraid. After the rebel artillery fired, they quickly launched anti-Japanese artillery, French guns and cannons to fight back.

But the officers and soldiers never expected that the second wave of shooting from the rebels would follow immediately. This time, the gunners who were exposed to the rebel artillery suffered much worse. Several groups of people were pierced by the rebel cannonballs. Almost twenty people were killed on the spot, and thirty or forty people were seriously injured, lying on the ground and wailing. There were even two guns whose gun mounts were broken up on the spot and could not be used again.

Of course, at the same time, the rebel army was also hit by some artillery fire from the officers and soldiers. Seven or eight people were penetrated by the anti-captive cannon and died on the spot.

After receiving this blow, the officers and soldiers immediately hid behind the shield car, not daring to show their heads easily. The rebel artillery paused for a moment, and then the third round of strikes came again, suppressing the officers and soldiers until they could not lift their heads.

After finally waiting for a while, there was no sound. The officers and soldiers behind the shield car cowered and stretched out their heads to check on the situation of the rebels.

Unexpectedly, the artillery on the city head had been loaded, and the fourth wave of attacks came again. The officers and soldiers were agitated and hid behind the safe shield car again.

Just when the officers and soldiers thought that the two sides would be in a stalemate forever, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.

The officers and soldiers behind the shield car subconsciously looked to the left and saw a group of cavalry galloping towards them brandishing broadswords, wild goose feather knives, long spears, and three-eyed blunderbuss.

It turned out that just when Li Shi'an was releasing his artillery, Zhang Shun had already ordered Wei Congyi to lead 500 fine cavalry from the right side to the left side of the officers and soldiers' shield car. When the fourth round of artillery fire was completed, the rebel cavalry galloped over and rushed towards the officers and soldiers hiding behind the shield car.

In order to deal with the rebel artillery, Hong Chengchou selected elites. Each shield car was equipped with ten elites behind them, all wearing helmets and carrying armor. Among them, the weapons are equipped with two blunderbuss, two French guns, and one prisoner-killing cannon. The rest of the soldiers were armed with swords, guns, bows and arrows, and were ready for hand-to-hand combat at any time.

When the officers and soldiers behind the shield car discovered that Wei Congyi's cavalry was attacking from the side, they quickly turned their muskets and flanges around to shoot.

However, due to the chaos and lack of unified command, the shooting effect was not very good, and they only shot down more than ten rebels.

As for the more powerful prisoner-killing cannon, it is difficult to turn and fire in time because it is relatively heavy. Even if someone occasionally turns around desperately, they don't bother to change to shotgun shells, and can only fire a solid bullet, which is better than nothing.

As the guns and cannons of the officers and soldiers fell, Wei Congyi led the cavalry to rush into the shield car first, slashing left and right, and chopped down dozens of officers and soldiers.

Although these more than a thousand officers and soldiers were elite, two of them held blunderbuss, two held flannel guns, and three held prisoner-killing cannons. Only three or four of them actually fought hand-to-hand with swords and guns.

Coupled with the obstruction of the shield car, the officers and soldiers were unable to form a formation in time to defend against the enemy. Where could they be the opponent of the charging cavalry? Suddenly there was a cry of wolves and ghosts, and they had to fight to the death with their backs against the shield car.

Wei Congyi was good at martial arts. His long stick whirred, and no one could match him wherever he went. He killed four or five people with his own hands and couldn't help shouting: "Happy!"

It was fitting that this group of officers and soldiers were unlucky. Since the last time Li Shi'an's artillery showed its power, Zhang Shun and Li Shi'an have repeatedly considered how to maximize the lethality of the artillery.

After many experiments, Zhang Shun, who has a later generation's way of thinking, came up with the idea of ​​"cavalry and artillery coordination".

The specific strategy is to divide the artillery in the hands of the rebels into groups and fire them one after another to suppress the enemy's firepower. Then let the rebels take advantage of the speed of the cavalry to quickly approach the enemy, and rush in at the moment when the last wave of artillery fire ends, just in time to tear apart the enemy who was in turmoil due to being hit by the rebel artillery.

The new tactics met the new tactics, and the rebel army was superior in skills. Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, looked at it from a distance and couldn't help but burst into tears.

He quickly ordered: "Immediately order Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ai Wannian to lead more than a thousand cavalry to the rescue. I must rescue these more than a thousand elites!"

Each shield chariot of the officers and soldiers is equipped with ten men to fight on the cart. These one hundred chariots have a total of one thousand elites. If he, Hong Chengchou, had just sat back and watched these more than a thousand elites being slaughtered, not to mention the injuries to the officers and soldiers, but his morale, it would be enough to determine the outcome of this battle.

When Zhang Shun saw Ai Wannian's cavalry galloping in from a distance, he couldn't help but smile with his palms raised. He ordered Wei Congyi to retreat in time and ordered Li Shi'an to prepare his artillery.

By the way, the deputy commander Ai Wannian once again led more than a thousand cavalry and galloped over. Seeing Wei Congyi fleeing hastily with 500 cavalry from a distance, he couldn't help but said with great joy: "Since ancient times, cavalry has not been allowed to show its back to others in battle. Today's thieves do not understand the art of war and want to escape in a hurry. It is fitting that we have accomplished this great feat. You all follow me to kill." The enemy, behead the thief and return it!"

Immediately, the officers and soldiers galloped forward to attack Wei Congyi's cavalry from behind. When the two sides reached more than 20 steps, they heard a burst of artillery fire, and more than 30 shells suddenly hit their heads and faces. The officers and soldiers immediately fell on their backs.

Ai Wannian was chasing after him vigorously when he suddenly saw several shadows flash past, and then screams and wails sounded.

Ai Wannian turned around and saw that dozens of people on the left and right were torn apart and broken into several pieces. The bloody meat, liver, and intestines were all sticky together, which was almost disgusting.

The officers and soldiers suddenly became confused and frightened, unable to continue fighting. Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ai Wannian immediately shouted: "Don't be chaotic, it's just a few shells, how many people can be hit?"

While Ai Wannian was shouting, another rapid sound of horse hooves sounded. Ai Wannian looked up and was shocked. Wei Congyi, who had retreated, led his cavalry to kill him again.

Originally, the number of officers, soldiers, and cavalry was twice that of the rebel army. If the two armies were facing each other, why should he, Ai Wannian, be afraid? But now that the officers and soldiers are in chaos and have lost their formation and speed, where is Wei Congyi's opponent?

Wei Congyi fought several times and was already covered in blood, like an evil ghost crawling out of hell. He waved the iron spear in his hand, just like opening an unparalleled weapon in later games, and only knocked down the officers and soldiers.

When Ai Wannian saw that something was wrong, Wei Congyi actually came to fight against him, and he couldn't help but be heartbroken. He quickly turned his horse's head, shouted "Retreat!" and ran away.

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