As the enemy approached, the rocket launcher and Weiyuan cannon seemed to be unable to do so, but they were still roaring and blocking and shooting at the enemy's rear team. When the enemy forward approached the 50-step corner of the front and tried to destroy it, the Weiyuan cannon raised its muzzle and fired an air bomb. As the bullet burst in mid-air, the horse-resisting nails wrapped in it fell on the front like a scattered flower, forming a new blocking belt. When the enemy cavalry stepped on, they all turned over and over.

At this time, the rapid-fire guns arranged at the forefront immediately stopped the gun and withdrew from their positions after firing the last round of shotguns, and the infantry that was waiting for the opportunity came forward to prepare for shooting. The sharpshooters sent by various units moved in front of the array to snipe the enemy commanders with flags and the flag bearers holding flags, further deepening the chaos of the enemy cavalry that was under artillery.

At the same time, small cannons of the battalion, such as Baizi Gun, Thunder Gun and Mortar, began to fire. Although the power of these small cannons is not as powerful as medium and heavy cannons such as Weiyuan Gun, it cannot be underestimated at close range. In particular, they use their light gun body to quickly adjust and accurately strike small cluster targets. Then they cover the infantry's array and the rapid-fire cannons withdraw from their positions.

‘Didi…’ Seeing the red pennant flag rising from the Central Army Commander’s Platform, a long horn sounded. The musketeers who were ready to shoot immediately raised their guns and shot, and immediately turned around and retreated to reload. The horn sounded again at this time, and the second row immediately stepped forward and raised their guns and fired volleys, then retreated back to the back row to reload, followed by the third row of shooters firing in turn.

"Okay, this powerful cannon is like a bell and drum, the small cannon is like a chime, and the musket is just a scattered board and is like a banquet!" Seeing the fierce enemy cavalry being blocked by their own artillery fire, it was like a wave of huge waves hitting the reef and shaking, Wang Yinglin couldn't help but feel in a good mood, pointing to the battlefield and stroking his beard and laughing.

"This is the joy of death!" Zhao Bing, who looked down at the battlefield, frowned. He was full of optimism about the battle situation, but he also knew that the artillery equipped by the Song army was difficult to move compared to modern times. The firing speed was slow and the firing distance was like an old man in his seventies or eighties, but he still beat the Mongolian army. However, although the momentum of the enemy's offensive has been curbed, it is still far from being defeated, and its attack is still continuing.

Zhao Bing looked at the warships shrouded in smoke and dust. Although the enemy was trapped by artillery and muskets, he also found that the bows and arrows he was proud of could not shoot the opponent, but the opponent's shells could break up their team, penetrate and tear their armor, and turn their flesh and blood into pieces. Therefore, they also began to adjust their formation, concentrate heavy cavalry to continue to attack the defense line of the central army, trying to seize the artillery position; the light cavalry detoured to their right wing, intending to open the attack gap from the flanks to break through the entire defense line.

Zhao Bing slightly turned his body and looked at the cavalry brigade arranged on the right wing. Instead, they dismounted and lined up like infantry to attack the enemy with muskets, forming arrays of fire at the enemy. After receiving support from rapid-fire cannons that maneuvered to the right wing position, they successfully blocked the enemy from the front, blocked the momentum of the attack, and stabilized the defense line.

The enemy heavy cavalry attacking the defense line of the Central Army re-collapsed the broken units and adjusted their formation, concentrated on launching a fierce attack on the Song army front, and a melee around artillery began. But their attack was still difficult, and the heavy armor on their bodies could not stop the power of guns and cannons. The wind-like war horses could not break through the fire net woven by bullets. The people fell in large numbers, blood flowing into rivers, and it was difficult to take care of each other. The screams of the wounded and the wailing of war horses even overwhelmed the roar of guns and cannons.

However, the Mongolian army's tenacious attack, which was not entirely in vain. Wherever Zhao Bing's eyes reached, an enemy cavalry broke through the artillery blocking line, finally broke through the blocking horse in front of the formation, approaching fifty steps in front of the formation, and after firing a few arrows, he held the weapon in his hand. He saw that the size of the flag still flying should be a team of thousands of people, but most of the losses were lost during the assault, and less than a hundred cavalry broke into the formation. But even if such a small army broke into the formation, its destructive power was not underestimated. Once they stormed the formation and entered the artillery position, the enemy cavalry everywhere would take advantage of the opportunity of weakening the firepower from then on.

The Song generals who were raiding in front of him naturally discovered the danger, slapped the flags and the sound of horns became rapid. The firearm launch frequency and density of the front suddenly increased, and the surrounding units also concentrated their firepower to attack the breaking enemy. The jumping soldiers of each unit had already left the formation and formed a scattered line to prepare for fighting with the enemy cavalry. There were reserve teams lined up again later, which had strengthened the defense depth of this line.

Although the enemy cavalry was severely blocked, the distance between the two armies was too close. After half of the casualties, they finally broke into the front of the formation. However, after rushing through numerous firepower blocks, they had lost the speed that the cavalry relied on to rush forward. In order to increase the speed of the horse, veterans with rich combat experience did not hesitate to pierce the horse's buttocks with daggers to stimulate the madness of the war horse, increase the speed, strengthen the impact force, and make a final try.

The jumping soldiers who came out of the Song army were elites of all units. They were all veterans with practical experience. According to the tactical requirements of counterattacking the enemy cavalry during training, they did not retreat but advanced in the face of approaching enemy cavalry, and formed a combat team to push their guns to face the enemy. One of them shot at the enemy cavalry that threatened the most to them, trying to injure the horses or even kill them. The heavy cavalry that fell off the horses were the dishes on the chopping board, and the heavy armor made them difficult to walk and lost most of their combat power. Moreover, the heavy armor would be penetrated by the three-edged bayonet. Therefore, although this team of enemy cavalry rushed through the line of fire, it still could not do anything under the blockade of the Song army's heavy troops. Under the shooting and stabbing of the jumping soldiers, they were quickly knocked off the horses, becoming the credit of the Song army's officers and soldiers.

Although the battle was very fierce at one time, the Mongolian cavalry also broke through the Song army's fire blockade line several times, rushed to the front of the formation, and even broke into the array, which seemed to be dangerous. However, under the strong blocking of the Song army, they were still repelled, leaving layers of corpses in front of the formation, and returning in a feather, it was difficult to shake the formation, and it was even more impossible to break into the artillery position in the depths.

Zhao Bing looked around and saw that after several rounds of attacks, the Mongolian army had exhausted its momentum and became increasingly powerless, but they did not withdraw their troops. Instead, they let the soldiers who had lost their horses charge forward, shooting against the Song army with bows and arrows, trying to break the formation and win the opportunity for the cavalry to break the formation. In his opinion, their final efforts were just a desperate struggle, and it was difficult to recover the defeat.

In fact, at the beginning of the war, Zhao Bing judged that the battle had been locked in the situation. When fighting, it was important to the right time, place, and people. It was not said that the empty slogans of "resisting the tyranny of the Mongolian Yuan and saving the people and water and fire" were as if both sides occupied half of the heaven and time, and were not equal. In terms of the right place, the Song army indeed had an advantage. Although the infantry was not good at maneuvering, the Yangzhou water network was also not conducive to cavalry mobility. Moreover, the Song army took the lead in occupying the key points around Yangzhou City, which was equivalent to locking the scope of the battlefield. The Mongolian army defended the city, and from the overall perspective, it also gave up its maneuvering advantage.

Today's battlefield is not big for the cavalry. The Mongolian army's tactics of pretending to defeat and lure the enemy to pursue and then return to the horse to counterattack cannot be implemented due to the scope of the battlefield. The place is so big. Face to defeat and retreat, and enter the city without a few steps. There is no room for horseback to return, so there is no way to set up an ambush. Instead, the pursuit of the Song army will cause chaos and become confused, so they can only use the tactic of attacking hard with artillery fire.

As for Renhe, the three Wanhu Mansions in the Mongyuan City did not have subordinates to each other before. They were led by Badu only because the war occurred in Yangzhou. Although Ma Shao, who was in charge of the peace talks in the city, was the left chief of the Jiangbei Province, he was a civil servant and a Han Chinese. He did not hold military power on weekdays and could not restrain the army. The fall of Zhenzhou and Taizhou cities caused the two reinforcements to lose their roots. Naturally, they were not willing to be here, and there must be differences in tactics.

On the other hand, Zhao Bing was the emperor in charge of the army, and there was no question of authority. Even if he didn't ask about the specific war, no one under him dared not ask. Even if there were differences between the generals, the emperor was here to take charge. If there were any matter, he could decide what he had. There would be no big dispute. If there were any opinions, he would have to pinch his nose and execute it, and he would not dare to make any rash things at all.

‘Woooooooooooo…’ The Mongolian Yuan side suddenly made a loud horn. Zhao Bing was shocked when he heard it, thinking that he was urging the army to attack again, but after listening carefully, it was indeed the horn of withdrawing troops. The enemy troops on the battlefield were already unable to support it. When they heard the horn of retreat, they turned their horses and fled to the formation. For a moment, chaos appeared on the battlefield, and they couldn’t take care of each other or anything.

"Your Majesty, our army has also begun to counterattack!" Tan Fei pointed at the five-color flag that was leaning forward in the central army and reminded him.

"Well, you must not miss the opportunity!" Zhao Bing nodded and said. Being able to react at the moment when the enemy retreated showed that Ni Liang was becoming more mature and could grasp the situation on the battlefield, which made him very happy.

‘dong, dong, dong…’ The sound of the rushing drums also sounded, and the three armies adjusted their formation again, quickly changed from defensive formation to pursuit formation, and changed from horizontal formation to column during the march, and headed towards the battlefield like a sea of ​​storm.

"Kill, kill, kill..." After the enemy began to retreat, the cavalry brigades arranged on the right wing also boarded their horses and started pursuing the enemy. They had just been used as infantry to defend the defense line for half a day, and they had already been filled with anger. After ordering them, the whole team would start pursuing and circumventing the escaped enemy, trying to force the remaining enemies to the direction of the canal.
Chapter completed!