"Fire the gun~!"

The sound of fire was heard far away from the high mountain bags.

"Dongdongdongdongdong~!"

The rhythm of the war drum changed instantly and became very rapid, as if it was chasing, shocking something.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

The sound of the horn came again. Unlike before, the sound of the horn this time was rapid and powerful, as if warning of something.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

With the order issued, the cannons located in front of the formation and the smoke behind the volley made a white smoke float in front of the Xia State's position, making the entire military formation hazy, as if the heavenly soldiers and generals came down to earth.

Except for the Cavalry Brigade that did not equip artillery because it required mobility, the other two brigades and one battalion all had artillery.

A total of 150 field artillery and seventy siege cannons were fired at one volley, that is, 220 shells flew towards the enemy.

However, compared with the numerous enemy troops, this amount of firepower is still a bit short of money. The 50,000 slave troops in the enemy army have only more than 200 people assigned to one shell.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~Boom!"

The high-explosive shells exploded one after another in the enemy formation, and while the flames were rising, they also allowed the enemy soldiers to fly into the air.

Even if the enemy's slave soldiers suffered casualties, it was shocked that the Xia Kingdom's weapons were powerful. However, because the Xia Kingdom used artillery many times, the enemy was prepared and launched an attack regardless of the situation.

The distance between the two armies was about three kilometers before the war started. The Xia army waited until the enemy rushed to eight or nine hundred meters before launching artillery. It was calculated based on the rate of fire of three field artillery per minute and two siege artillery per minute.

During the process of the enemy rushing from 900 meters to 300 meters, the field artillery of Xia Kingdom launched five to six rounds of artillery, and the siege artillery launched three to four rounds of artillery.

The attack method of Xia Kingdom artillery is not just about flowering bullets.

During field battles, the regulations for siege artillery are that there are flowering bullets one thousand meters away, solid bullets one thousand to three hundred meters, and shot bullets within three hundred meters, and there is only one chance.

So at the beginning of the attack, the siege cannons were directly flattened, and dozens of flesh-and-blood passages were plowed out in the enemy's charge array with solid bullets. And as the enemy's distance was closer, the attack became more powerful.

Field artillery also has combat regulations, that is, use flowering bullets from 600 meters away, solid bullets from 300 meters to 600 meters, and also use shotguns within 300 meters.

Therefore, the logistics of Xia State's logistics for artillery ammunition is that there are more solid bullets for siege artillery, more flowering bullets for field artillery, and the fewest shots.

During the enemy's charge, the artillery did not need the general to order the commander to know when to use the shells, unless the general had other plans and issued detailed instructions.

"Long-range infantry, start attacking!" "Melee infantry, advance!"

After a round of shotgun cleared a large area of ​​enemy troops in front, taking advantage of the short time when the enemy was panicked, Di Qing and Zhou Wu promptly issued an order to advance the infantry.

As the attack order was issued, the powerful crossbowmen and archers began to shoot. The melee soldiers crossed the artillery position in neat steps amid the drums, set up heavy shields, and set up long spears.

The sword and shield soldiers also held round shields to provide protection for the heads of crossbow soldiers and spearmen around them to prevent the enemy's arrows from falling into the sky.

The heavy infantry gathered together and prepared after the sword and shield hands to launch an attack at any time. Their heavy armor did not require any defense.

The artillery positions are arranged on the slope, and can attack the enemy from a high point. When the infantry on the hillside crosses the artillery positions, the artillery reloads the flowering bullets and launches continuous attacks on the enemy behind the front line.

Li Jing watched the enemy lose at least eight or nine thousand people under the attack of artillery on the mountain. Before the close intersect, the enemy's forward lost one fifth of the enemy's forward, especially the round of shotguns at 300 meters, which caused the enemy to lose at least two or three thousand people.

This is also the reason why the enemy was in chaos for that moment. No matter who saw a loud noise in front of him, the blockbuster turned into flesh and blood, and the corpse was gone, he would panic.

But there are still too many enemy troops behind, and this loss is only a small part of the enemy. Not to mention the regular troops behind the enemy, even the 50,000 slave troops, there are more than 30,000 people.

"Order, long-range infantry, artillery pauses attack."

"Order, the cavalry will charge!"

Taking advantage of the enemy's attack on artillery and the formation became loose, Zhou Wu asked the entire heavy cavalry battalion of the Imperial Guard to launch a counterattack against the enemy.

At the same time, Di Qing next to him also issued the same order, but the regular brigade had only 1,200 light cavalry and no heavy cavalry. Fortunately, the enemy's offensive focus was on Zhou Wu's imperial guards. This was one of the reasons why Li Jing placed the regular brigade on the left wing.

The order was issued, and the cavalry launched a charge from the passage of the military formation, with a total of 1,500 heavy cavalry, 2,100 light cavalry, and a total of 3,600 cavalry launched a counter-charge against the loose enemy.

The short distance of two or three hundred meters is just enough for the cavalry to raise their speed and exert the power of the charge. When the cavalry launched the charge, the artillery also suspended its attack in order to cause accidental injury, and the artillery took advantage of this to cool down the artillery that was somewhat hot.

The chaotic enemy troops ahead could not stop the cavalry's charge at all. The three crossbows of the light cavalry also fired at the dense enemy forces while charging.

The moment the cavalry rushed into the enemy formation, the enemy soldiers who were blocking the cavalry's horses were knocked away. When the soldiers landed, they were soft and had no rest.

It was like a sharp steel knife slashing through the tofu block, without even a trace of obstacle. The enemy was cut into pieces after pieces under the impact of the cavalry of Xia Kingdom.

Even if the infantry, who are ready to face a strong battle, must be prepared for heavy losses. The 3,600 cavalry must have at least five times the footsteps to resist head-on.

Not to mention that the slave troops in front of Xia State had been attacked by artillery, how could such an army formation stop the cavalry's charge?

Soon the cavalry killed the enemy slave army against each other. Seeing the many enemy troops waiting for battle behind, the Xia cavalry wisely turned their horses and then killed them back from the slave army.

After the cavalry's back and forth attacks, especially the attacks launched from behind the enemy, when the cavalry returned to their front line, the current formation had only less than 20,000 slave troops left.

During the battle, Li Jing, except for ordering the artillery to launch an attack at the beginning of the war, he did not intervene in the battle ahead, and allowed Di Qing and Zhou Wu to play.

He watched the tacit cooperation between the two brigades below on the mountain bag and helped each other, causing the enemy's vanguard to collapse in an instant. He nodded with great satisfaction.
Chapter completed!