Please ask me to be the emperor

A swarm of artillery shells hit the gap in the officers and soldiers' camp, causing no casualties as expected.

Most of the shells are directly embedded in the rammed earth, making no sound.

It turns out that after Fu Zonglong suffered several losses from artillery, he also gained wisdom and learned to use dispersed formations to reduce artillery damage.

The first wave of artillery shells fired by the rebels were too concentrated, and naturally the officers and soldiers easily dodged them on both sides.

As a result, the second wave of shells flew over again. Although the center of impact of the shells this time was similar to the last time, the impact range was larger than the first time.

In panic, the officers and soldiers once again spread out to both sides to avoid the rebel artillery shells.

Then, the third wave, the fourth wave... the officers and soldiers defending the camp retreated step by step to both sides, leaving an undefended area in the middle.

Gradually everyone realized something was wrong. Was this intentional by the rebel gunners?

"Infantry and artillery coordination tactics" In addition to Zhang Shun's previous "artillery lane" in the column to bombard and charge, he also imitated the common tactics of later generations of modern warfare and studied a new set of siege tactics.

That is to say, cannonballs were used to extend from the middle to both sides to drive away the officers and soldiers guarding the city wall.

After the officers and soldiers were driven out of a passage by artillery, it was time for the rebel raiding party to appear.

He Renlong glanced in amazement, seeing that only the attacking points embedded with dense artillery shells on the camp wall were left behind after being driven away by the rebel artillery. He couldn't help but cast his head in admiration.

Unlike most people in this society who admire literati, He Renlong believes in force and strength.

In the previous episode, He Renlong was defeated by Hong Chengchou, the governor of five provinces, which further deepened his impression.

Scholars are really badass. If they failed to suppress the thieves, they would be suppressed by the thieves. If I had been in charge, maybe Henan would have been pacified long ago!

Basically, the grassroots people think that managers are freeloaders and have to rely on themselves to do the work; middle managers think that they do everything themselves, and the top managers are just talking words.

It's just that this time Zhang Shun's "infantry and artillery coordination" method was beyond He Renlong's understanding, and he couldn't help but admire him.

Coupled with the level of superstition in this era, He Renlong thought of all the legends about "King Shun" before and couldn't help but believe it: maybe following King Shun will really lead to something!

Thinking of this, He Renlong became more motivated.

After all, what we are doing is a life-and-death business. The more promising Party A is, the better he can sell it at a higher price.

When the artillery "cleared" the breach, He Renlong took the lead and led his 500 carefully selected death squads to rush forward.

The suicide squad was about 200 steps away from the gap in the officers and soldiers' camp, just outside the range of ordinary firecrackers and bows.

A normal charge will be hit by multiple layers of firepower from enemy artillery, muskets, and bows.

This time, because the rebel artillery cleared a gap, He Renlong and his death squads were only slightly harassed, but they were not a threat at all.

Finally, when He Renlong and others suddenly reached the gap in the camp, they found only twenty or thirty officers and soldiers defending there.

He Renlong couldn't help but be overjoyed and shouted loudly: "The first achievement in climbing the city is today. Breaking through here will be a miracle!"

Using the many to bully the few and using the masses to oppress the few is exactly what He Renlong's men are good at.

Seeing that there were few officers and soldiers, they couldn't help but pounce on them, and killed the twenty or thirty people with three strikes.

Just after killing all the officers and soldiers, He Renlong was about to rush forward when he suddenly saw about twenty black cannon muzzles facing him and others.

"No, get out of the way!" He Renlong's liver and gallbladder were split apart, he couldn't help but shouted, turned over and threw himself back.

As soon as he fell heavily behind the slope of the camp wall, the deafening sound of cannons rang out.

In just a short moment, it seemed like several years had passed.

After a while, the gunfire stopped, and He Renlong's ears were still buzzing.

He endured the discomfort, got up and looked up, only to see the corpses of the rebel death squad resting on their pillows. In this moment, he had lost almost thirty to fifty people.

Even though He Renlong discovered it in time and issued the correct order, the losses were still so heavy.

If He Renlong made a slight mistake in his judgment and never told the fate of his soldiers, then He Renlong would have no choice but to go back lying down.

However, this is not the moment for He Renlong and other rebels to mourn. When the smoke from the artillery dissipated, a neat group of cavalry appeared in the sight of the rebels.

It turned out that Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, had served as the governor of Jiliao, and he was quite new in the use of artillery and cavalry.

Hiding artillery in camps and formations and placing enemies at close range to kill them with shotgun shells is also a common tactic used by Xuan Daji Liao border troops.

Although Fu Zonglong didn't know what "infantry and artillery coordination" meant, he could still tell that if the rebels followed suit, the officers and soldiers camp would be lost today.

So while he sent people to push up the artillery that was going to be used as a weapon, he also mobilized 300 of Zu Kuan's elite cavalry to use as a counter-surprise attack in the camp.

He Renlong's expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help shouting: "Brothers, it's not like we have never seen riding on flat ground before!"

"Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen have been defeated! All you need to do is hold on with me for a moment with the help of the collapsed camp wall, and the rebel reinforcements will come in a steady stream. When the time comes, these thieves will be punished without a place to die!"

In the previous battle, under the command of Zhang Shun, He Renlong and Bai Guangen's infantry withstood the impact of Zu Kuan and Li Zhongzhen's Liaodong cavalry, creating conditions for Zhang Shun's final counterattack.

Although the soldiers did not understand that it was the result of Zhang Shun's careful preparation, waiting for work, and calculating mentally and unintentionally, they could not stop everyone from establishing a psychological advantage over the so-called "Liaodong Iron Cavalry".

The thing about war is that it is so strange. When the enemy is strong, you are weak; when you are strong, the enemy is weak.

In the midst of He Renlong's furious scolding, the rebel suicide squad arranged a rather simple square array with the help of the camp wall.

Immediately, the Liaodong cavalry led by Zu Kuan roared over.

Under the huge impact, with just one blow, the first three columns of the rebel suicide squad were knocked upside down.

However, due to the existence of collapsed rammed earth, the disengagement process of the cavalry after the impact was more difficult.

He Renlong quickly led his soldiers to rush forward, stabbing the knight on the horse with a spear, and slashing the legs of the horse under him with a sword and shield. For a while, the people fell on their backs, and the two sides fought hard.

It's too late, but it's soon.

Just when He Renlong's death squad and Zu Kuan's cavalry were fighting each other, Bai Guangen made a move.

There was no hatred between Zhang Shun and He Renlong, so how could they send him up and ignore him?

He had already arranged for Bai Guangen to take over, but he never expected that Fu Zonglong also had some tricks and almost scrapped He Renlong here.

Following Zhang Shun's order, Bai Guangen also wore heavy armor and led five hundred elites to charge forward.

It's not that Zhang Shun is reluctant to let them bring more troops, it's just that the breakthrough area is limited and cannot accommodate more troops.

At this time, Zhang Shun couldn't help but give the order: "Order Wukong to prepare to lead his personal guards to support at any time, and order Li Xin to prepare to launch a full-scale attack!"