Just as Shen Xi was commanding the digging of pits and digging, the border troops guarding the city on the top of the city were also curiously looking at the group of people evacuating in chaos.

"I thought it would be great to be a soldier in the Beijing camp? I was fighting against the Tatars on the frontier, but they hid behind and ate delicious food. Now it's your turn to run away with your head in your arms!"

These Ming border soldiers looked at the busy soldiers of the Beijing camp on the mountain with malicious intentions, which was caused by long-term depression and depression.

They didn't have any charisma and comrades in their eyes. The more turbulent the situation was, the more they only cared about their own interests. The military pay of these border soldiers on the city was deducted by their superiors step by step, and they were no more than one ten left in their hands. How could they ask them to work hard for the court?

"Why did you stop?"

Just as a group of border soldiers were waiting to watch the show, the Beijing artillery team that fled in panic suddenly stopped at the foot of the mountain, but only a small number of people stopped, and most were still running towards the mountains and the woods.

"It's still necessary to ask. I know I can't run away, so I might as well lie down and wait for death." A hundred-family household sneered, "or maybe the carriage is stuck in a pothole and wants to push it out!"

Although I stood high and looked far, the distance from the city to the hillside was a little far away, and I didn’t see it very clearly. I only knew what a group of people were digging in the open space.

Not long after, the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp who had stopped set out on the road to escape again.

In the past less than a year, forts and camps around Yulinwei that formed horns with the main city were abandoned one after another. Later, they were worried that the Tatars would use these abandoned forts and camps as sieges, so they demolished them on their own, so they still had no place to hide around Yulinwei.

"Wait for death!"

A group of border soldiers on the west wall of the city gave the attraction to the group of Beijing soldiers.

The soldiers of the border army felt that no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of these Beijing soldiers was, there was still a gap between them and their border soldiers. Even the border soldiers could not compete with the Tatars head-on in the field, let alone these Beijing soldiers. You should know that more than a thousand Tatar cavalry, if they encountered them in the field, even if the border soldiers sent more than twice to three times, they might not be able to win.

At present, we can only wait for the Tatars to withdraw and then leave the city to collect the bodies of the people.

"The city gates must not be opened. If any Tatars approach, they will be greeted with crossbows!"

The messenger conveyed the boss's instructions to every soldier on the city wall, but there was no need to explain that these soldiers from the border had very experience in dealing with the Tatars. They knew that as long as they were guarding the city wall, the Tatars would usually not come over to cause trouble themselves without carrying siege equipment.

The rumbling sound of horse hooves whizzed by not far from the city. The city was just separated from the outside of the city by the wall and moat, but the situation was completely different. The city tower was basically restless and was waiting outside to die.

"Run!"

The officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp on the other side of the hillside were basically unorganized and disciplined at this time. There was a guy who was greedy and afraid of death who did not follow the orders given by Shen Xi to go up the mountain and fled in scattered.

Whether there are horses or not, they are hiding deep in the woods. Their idea is very good: "You go up the mountain and lead the Tatars away. We hide in the woods, and maybe we can save our lives."

The veterans who were arrogant and domineering in front of Shen Xi a few days ago and complained and said strange words all day long were so scared that they didn't remember anyone's father.

Chen Xi looked at the group of cowards and wandered around, wishing to act as law enforcement officers and to mow the faces of the Ming soldiers on the spot. But he was overwhelmed at this time. If he couldn't go up the mountain, he would be the dead soul under the Tatars' sword.

As soon as they rushed up the hillside, the vanguard of the Tatar cavalry behind them was less than 800 steps away. This distance was almost a blink of an eye for the charging cavalry to catch up.

"Why didn't it explode yet?"

Chen Xi was scared. After all, it was not a real landmine. If the gunpowder as a lead was blown by the wind in the middle, the shells would not be detonated.

Seven hundred steps, six hundred steps...

As the Tatars got closer, Chen Xi's heart was almost in his throat. After commanding the digging of a pit and burying shells, he no longer cared about getting on the carriage. Like most soldiers, he ran away on two legs. He was not so tired in running long distances in his previous life, not to mention that he was just a weak scholar in this life.

"boom"

Just as Shen Xi felt sad about his short life, the shell was finally detonated.

Several Tatar cavalry who happened to rush to the pit were blown away and flesh and blood.

At the same time, several Tatar cavalry around were affected, their faces were covered with broken iron, and they fell from their horses with howling, covering their faces and screaming in pain.

A piece of sand and dust rose in the center of the explosion, and the shimmering sand and gravel made the surrounding dead trees and weeds rustling, and the strong smoke of gunpowder was rampant.

The Tatars thought they were ambushed, so the Tatar cavalry following behind immediately lowered their horses.

Just when Chen Xi was running fast and had no strength and thought that I was dead, Yu Niang rode her horse over and reached out to shout, "Come up!"

Chen Xi didn't know where the strength came out of his body, so he grabbed Yu Niang's hand and didn't even step on the kickstick. He pulled it down and went up to the horse's back and hugged Yu Niang's waist. Only then did his heart calm down a little.

The soldiers who ran slower behind saw that the Tatars had reached the back of their butts, had no time to go up the mountain and spread out and hid in the surrounding woods.

In such an extremely embarrassed situation, Shenxi climbed to the top of the hillside.

Chen Xi looked around and saw that there were broken walls behind and on both sides of the hillside, so it was very difficult to climb up. There was only one side facing the city that could be used for up and down.

After carefully checking the explosion site, the Tatar cavalry continued to resume their offensive. However, in order to prevent someone from making trouble behind their backs, they rushed into the forest and took the Beijing camp officers and soldiers hiding in trees or in the bushes to sacrifice their flags.

Looking at the fact that the companions who had just escaped together, their heads and heads were now different, and the other Beijing soldiers on the hillside were still in shock, but they could not relax, because the cannon, which was a life-saving weapon, had not been removed yet.

"oops!"

The artillery was too heavy. When unloading the artillery, it injured several erotic guys, and two of them were overturned to the ground. Seeing this, Song Shu's face turned blue and asked Chen Xi for instructions: "Sir, what should I do now? The horse is exhausted, and the officers and soldiers rushed forward all the way so tired that they had no strength. I am afraid that... can't do it now..."

"I have come all the way through mountains and rivers. If it doesn't work now, it's okay. I'm almost inflamed. Even if I use my body pad, I have to push the cannon up!"

Song Shu thought to himself, it’s not that you go up and use your body cushion.

But Song Shu knew at this time that it was not the time to fight, and the most important thing was to save his life.

Finally, two Flang cannons were successfully sent to the top of the hill. At this time, the Tatar cavalry was only four or five hundred steps away from the top of the hill. After the rectification, they re-elected the cavalry of the front team and rushed up to the top of the hill.

"withstand!"

After all, Chen Xi did not have the experience of commanding operations. The battle with the Folang Jiren in Quanzhou was basically a coincidence. Of course, the plan was indeed good, but the implementation was so smooth that the Folang Jiren thought the robbery too simply, so he came to Chen Xi's path.

What Chen Xi is facing now is the brave and warlike Tatar cavalry. Now both sides are really taking real guns, and it is impossible to take advantage of the opportunity.

Zhang Laowu was still commanding the cannon and asked at this time: "Sir, how can I push it?"

The officers and soldiers beside them now only had spears, even fewer bows, arrows and shields. In order to reduce the load on the mountain, those who held the shield had long thrown their shields away.

At that time, I was going to fight lightly, but now I didn’t even have basic defense.

"Shoot the arrow!"

Fortunately, there were still several crossbowmen, but when they took out the bow and arrow, Chen Xi found that someone had even lost the arrow basket and wanted to borrow arrows from each other.

Chen Xi was speechless for a moment. This was the Jing camp of the Ming Dynasty, and this was the military force that the Ming Dynasty relied on to defend its country. It was simply a group of mobs. It was not necessarily worse than these master soldiers to find a group of disaster victims to join the army.

"Swoosh"

If a few arrows are shot down, not to mention shooting at people, there are very few that can even successfully shoot them out.

The more than 100 cavalrymen led by the Tatars were less than 100 steps away from the slope. As long as they rushed up the mountain, these more than 100 cavalry alone could destroy the group of mobs on the mountain.

"Start a fire!"

Chen Xi no longer cared about the range and angle of shooting at this moment. He even went forward to adjust the direction of the cannons, and he was responsible for one ball and Zhang Laowu was responsible for the other ball, commanding the gunners, and directly facing the Tatar cavalry rushing up with the cannon barrel.

With such a close distance, don’t think about finding places with dense crowds. If you can fight one, you can rush up less, and the outcome may be reversed.

"boom!"

In a hurry, Zhang Laowu fired the first shot, which scared Song Shu, who was watching nervously, was shocked. After all, he had never seen the scene of Bolang's machine cannon firing before.

With the launch of this gun, the two or three Tatar cavalry who rushed in the front were "collapsed" from the horse's back by one gun. The Tatars who thought they were chopping melons and vegetables watched their companions explode like a broken ceramic basin, instantly exploding, and the residual value of broken arms and blood splashed everywhere.

"boom!"

Then the second artillery commanded by Chen Xi was also fired out.

The landing point of the Chenxi gun happened to be the area with the most dense Tatar cavalry. The horses that the Tatars rushed in front were immediately split into pieces. Some of the soldiers on the top were blown away, while some were beaten to bloody by iron shots.

"Second shot, prepare!"

Although the two guns did not play a decisive role in determining the outcome, they shocked the Tatars. The armor on their bodies, including the guardrails in front of the horses, could withstand the attacks of arrows and could not even penetrate the crossbows. However, this armor that they were proud of did not work in front of the guns at all.

"put!"

Chen Xi was able to remain calm in this fashion. As the flag in his hand fell, two cannons were fired at the same time, and more than a dozen Tatar cavalry fell down.

The most important thing about the cavalry's attack was to make a concerted effort. After two rounds of four guns were fired, the Tatar cavalry in front was either blown into rotten watermelons or were beaten to bloody by the flaming iron sheets.

The dead war horses and dead Tatars lie all over the ground, blocking the path up the mountain. It was impossible for the cavalry behind to rush up the mountain.

Even if the Tatars eat raw meat and drink blood, they are not afraid of such bloody scenes. The horses are shocked by a few loud noises, and a small part of them are panic and rushing around.

But the Tatars did not retreat. There were some fallen horses and companions in front, and the subsequent ones were more than a thousand cavalry chasing. If they retreated, they might not necessarily disperse the team. At the same time, due to the dense crowd, the enemy's cannons had greater lethality and the consequences would be more serious. They could only rush forward desperately.

At this time, the soldiers of the Beijing camp, as well as the gunners trained by Zhang Laowu, had already set up the remaining guns one after another.

"Prepare the third shot, let it go!"

"The fourth gun is ready to be fired!"

Chen Xi commanded the firecrackers very quickly. In order to save his life, the people who installed firecrackers were extremely quick at this moment.

The gunner didn't care about being afraid. The skills of firing cannons that I learned before were just handy now, which was equivalent to a practical assessment. If the test scores failed, they would never have the life to practice again.

Victory and defeat are here.

Every time a round of cannon is fired, one or two new cannons will be added. In the end, all nine Folang machine cannons have been installed.

This time, Chen Xi brought more than a dozen carriage shells to the frontier. The imperial court's shells do not need to be stingy. It doesn't matter whether the bomb or not is blown up.

My life is almost gone, so I still have to worry about the explosion?

The Tatar cavalry team finally rushed to the top of the hillside, but now Song Shu and his group of bad soldiers also knew that it was time to fight to survive.

There is no way out, and the cannon can save lives and hope to go home to visit your wives and children. The ruffian soldiers from the Beijing camp all picked up their spears and waist knives, rushed to the front of the cannon dozens of steps, and fought fiercely with the Tatar cavalry.

In fact, there were not many Tatars rushing up the mountain. The surviving war horses were frightened by the roar of cannons on the top of the mountain and the fierce flames. Many knights directly carried the horses down the mountainside and led them to pieces.
Chapter completed!