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Chapter 1701 Renzi Scroll No.90 Before the Seven Outposts
When the eagle-beaked gun made a burst of explosion, which made the ears of the spear soldiers around it itchy, dozens of cavalry swarmed from the opposite side were still a hundred paces away, like dead leaves hit by a heavy rain in autumn. fell down.

Zhou Zhanpeng was unmoved.

He could see clearly that only twenty or so riders were shot, thanks to the fact that the opponent wanted to concentrate on the breakthrough.

With another wave of his hand, the second wave of hawk-beaked musketeers was already ready to stop. The musketeers were placed on the gun mounts. Basically, it was a formulaic process, rejecting the gun, measuring the distance, aiming, snapping, and the burning matchlock on the trigger. After pulling it, he pecked forward and hit the ignition hole, and the projectiles flew out of the gun barrel. Dozens of metal projectiles sprayed past again like a storm.

The shooting effect of this round was obviously better than that of the first round. After all, the cavalry team approached a lot more during the closing and releasing, and the close-range strikes were undoubtedly more effective.

No matter how fast it is, it takes time. The horse team is the same, but the firecrackers that have already prepared everything just need to set up the gun, aim, and shoot. Such a few simple actions, everything is like walking and eating. When you have to do it every day Hundreds of times the same movement, day after day, month after month, even when sleeping and dreaming, recalling these movements, everything becomes so simple and natural.

This was not Zhou Zhanpeng's first time commanding shooting, but it was such a real and cruel first shooting that he could hardly hear other sounds in his ears, only the bang of the bang.

But he also knew that he had no room for thinking. Apart from observing the front and the surrounding situation, he ordered the third round of shooting to continue without hesitation.

After three rounds, only a few riders stood helplessly at the front of the queue. They didn't know what to do after losing their masters. They could only lower their heads in mournful groans, trying to find their master's corpse on the ground.

There were also a few riders who had already circled their horses sideways when they realized that the situation was wrong, escaped from the attack circle, and fled in the dark.

No one is a fool. In this situation, if you want to rush forward, you don't even need the spear army from the two wings to encircle and strangle, and you can't rush forward at all.

Zhou Zhanpeng found that he was so calm. He didn't believe that he was a natural general. He just felt that the number of enemies in front of him was difficult to break through his first three rounds of shooting, so he was so calm.

But if the number of enemies is larger and the attack range is wider, after the first three rounds, the speed of the dozens of procedures of my own soldiers will slow down a lot, maybe it's time for me to suffer.

But the first three rounds were almost a reincarnation hell for any enemy who wanted to charge without cover, he had this confidence.

Wang Xian did not expect that this battle would end so quickly and neatly, the speed and the short time were simply beyond imagination.

Although he doesn't think that these 80 or so cavalry will break through his defense line, the [-] spearmen in his hands can quickly form a hedgehog formation. If you use this method to deal with your own side, then your [-] cavalry will be in big trouble. Of course, if you have [-] eagle-billed guns in charge, then the [-] or so cavalry will be sent to death.

But it still made him feel incredible to end the battle so concisely and clearly.

They have also conducted coordinated drills with the firecrackers, but the eagle-beaked big guns have always practiced on their own, and they have their own auxiliary soldiers as a force for protection, so they don't cooperate much with their own side.

This battle made Wang Xian deeply aware of the power of firecrackers. The power of this kind of hawk-beaked blunderbuss is even stronger than that of ordinary blunderbusses. They fell off their horses one after another, which was much stronger than the ordinary firecrackers with a range of only about fifty steps.

Before that, Wang Xian didn't like firecrackers very much. He always felt that the range of firecrackers was short. Compared with the speed of fire of bows and arrows, people could shoot three arrows. There is no advantage, and even archers can use projectiles to carry out long-range strikes. It can be said that the firecrackers seem to have no chance of winning against the archers.

But after seeing the firecrackers, they can be formed in three months, and the skilled firecrackers who have been trained for more than six months can already shoot two shots when the archer shoots five arrows. In terms of tactics, compared with the difficulty of cultivating an excellent archer, the advantages of the firecrackers were immediately apparent.

Now looking at the power of the eagle-beaked blunderbuss, which can shoot twice as long as ordinary blunderbusses, Wang Xian suddenly understood why the general would spare no effort to train blunderbussmen, and would no longer use archers. The combination of blunderbuss and ordinary blunderbuss, and the tiger squatting artillery team as an assistant, the power of the firearms is enough to overwhelm everything, of course, they cannot do without the help of their spearmen, otherwise the cavalry rush in and slaughter them like lambs clean.

"Master Zhou, your hawk-beaked guns are really powerful. This group of rebels only escaped a few rides, and the others were all thrown down here." Wang Xian couldn't help saying as he approached the hawk-beaked gunmen who were forming a team.

"My lord, you are welcome. Without your cover, we would not dare to launch a confrontation so confidently and boldly. Otherwise, once the enemy forces attack from the flanks, we will have no choice but to wait and die." Zhou Zhanpeng is very polite, and this will be indispensable in future wars. Help the spearmen to cover and save lives on the outside, but dare not offend, "The results of this battle will be divided equally between Brother Wang and I."'

What Wang Xian wanted was this sentence. You can't say that all the results of these dozens of cavalry battles belong to your eagle-billed musketeers, so what about our spear team?Fortunately, Mr. Zhou is not very old, but he is experienced in doing things.

"Hehe, it's easy to say, easy to say, there will be more time for our two brothers to cooperate in the future. If there is anything, just say it." Wang Xian nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at the front again, "Brother Zhou, you have to hurry, Mr. Zhang looks like We have already reached the stone bridge, we still have to catch up."

"Well, wait a minute, Brother Wang. I have to tidy up the whole team here, but it's not as easy as you can walk away. Each of my brothers has a lot of bits and pieces."

What Zhou Zhanpeng said is the truth. The handle of the eagle-billed gun weighs 28 kilograms. This is only the weight of the gun alone. Adding gunpowder, projectiles, pressure rods and bayonets, it is at least 35 kilograms. The auxiliary soldiers need to carry gun racks , Shield, for protection.

Just when Zhou Zhanpeng and Wang Xian solved the problem of the enemy's ranger raids, Zhang Dingyuan had led most of them to Shiqiao.

As expected, there were sporadic cavalry wandering around the bridgehead of the stone bridge, but Zhang Dingyuan ignored them. The mere [-] or [-] cavalry posed almost no threat to his side. He immediately ordered Jiao De's spearmen to gather and advance, and the firecrackers followed. And go.

Soon those scattered rangers disappeared on the bridgehead, and Zhang Dingyuan, surrounded by soldiers, immediately boarded the bridge to check the situation and prepare to deploy his defenses.

The stone bridge is very strong. Although it is old, it is spacious and thick. There are stone railings on both sides. The bridge deck of more than three feet is more than enough for three large carts to run side by side. This is both good and bad for Zhang Dingyuan.

The good side is such a spacious stone bridge. If the Xuanfu army wants to move eastward, they will definitely be reluctant to give up and build floating bridges elsewhere. Crossing the river, as long as he defends here, he can play a role in delaying the Xuanfu army's eastward advance.

The downside is that the stone bridge is too wide. If it is narrower, it will obviously be more convenient to block it.

However, Zhang Dingyuan never expected that it would be his turn to do good things. He was very satisfied with being able to occupy the stone bridge first. Blocking this stone bridge would make the Xuanfu army stare blankly at Hebei. If they break through, they can only snatch back the stone bridge, and they are just waiting for them to snatch it.

After simply inspecting the situation in Hebei, Zhang Dingyuan quickly returned to Henan, already having a plan in mind.

The stone bridge is only about ten feet long, and the river surface is similar. The enemy's archers on the other side of the river can easily cover the entire bridgehead with projectiles. This is quite a threat, and it is not good for our side.

Similarly, one's own side also has advantages, that is, the use of eagle-billed guns can also take advantage of its long-range shooting advantages, and it can also cross the river to cause damage to the enemy on the other side of the river.

At the same time, your own gunners can firmly block the bridge deck, and the three hundred gunners can use triple bursts to turn the bridge into a sea of ​​swords and flames.

Before he had time to think about it, Zhang Dingyuan began to issue orders.

The eagle-beaked guns quickly spread out to the two wings, controlling the east and west sides of the south head of the stone bridge. Not only can it pose a threat to the opposite bank of the river, but more importantly, it can block the bridge deck through cross-fire, while the front is the fire gun team assembled into a dense formation , Arrange spearmen at both ends and the rear to prevent the enemy from breaking through and attacking from the rear.

While giving orders to deploy defenses, they sent people back to Gonghua City to report the situation immediately, but before the sentry horses returned to report, lights lit up on the opposite river bank, like a long dragon gathering along the official road in Hebei.

Zhang Dingyuan's heart sank.

He also hoped that he would be able to wait until Lord General got the news, so that he would not have to bear such a great pressure, but now it seems that the Xuanfu army on the other side has also realized this, and strives to break through in the shortest possible time. Occupy this stone bridge.

His mouth was a little dry and bitter, and Zhang Dingyuan realized that from this moment on, these 1000 people of his own were really facing a baptism of fierce battle, and no matter what, he had to survive this battle before he could say anything else.

His only hope is that the general will pay more attention after he gets the information. Whether he should directly rely on this stone bridge to ruthlessly kill and defeat the Xuanfu army, or simply let his unit defend for a period of time to buy time for the main force to deploy defenses in Gonghua City ?

(End of this chapter)