Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 215 Unprepared
The white snow under Ruzhou City was swept away at a speed visible to the naked eye, revealing a large area of ​​dry grass, and the horses neighed continuously.

As for the Qin army, the two barracks that were thought to be horns were swept away like snowflakes, and a large number of troops were forced to break through and came to the root of the city wall.

Tens of thousands of infantry, lined up in formation, slowly moved towards the city wall without paying attention, and did not even intend to run for their lives in a hurry.

At this moment, the Eight Banners cavalry was stunned: Should the Ming army not stay at this time and flee into the city?
I saw that the gate of Ruzhou City was still closed.

"How is this going?"

Duoduo froze, he looked at the closed city gate, and the Ming army retreating slowly in full armor, and the formation was not chaotic, he was really surprised.

According to the previous rules, the Ming army should panic at this time, trample on each other, kill each other, and then rush into the city.

The Eight Banners Cavalry followed closely behind, forced them with laughter, disintegrated their morale, and took advantage of the situation to enter the city.

"However you look at it, it has a strange feeling."

Geng Zhongming also felt something was wrong, the scene in front of him was completely different from what he expected.

This group of Ming troops not only formed an formation to protect themselves, but also retreated under the city wall without haste, as if they were able to do a job with ease.

Kong Youde squinted his eyes and couldn't help saying: "Although it is not a military camp, this military formation is like a military camp, without any flaws."

It is naturally impossible for the cavalry to attack the army formation, which is no less than falling into a swamp and losing mobility.

At the top of the city, the Ming army remained indifferent, as if they had given up.

So, the Eight Banners wandered around the army formation, about eighty steps away, stopped their horses, bent their bows and shot arrows.

At such a distance, it is extremely difficult for a bird gun to shoot.

Like on TV, people who ride horses and shoot arrows at the same time are rare, and their accuracy is also poor, so they must stop and stabilize.

"Shhhhh-"

The sky was densely packed with parabolas, and with the sound of breaking through the sky, they shot towards the Ming army who formed an formation to protect themselves.

"Shield—"

A large number of shields are raised, blocking most of the damage.

But there were still unlucky people who were shot and screamed.

"coming!"

Chen Dong heard the sound of piercing through the air, the clattering of shields, and people being hit by arrows from time to time. He was overjoyed and shouted: "Forward, forward——"

In an instant, the army formation in the east suddenly moved violently, striding forward continuously against the rain of arrows.

When had the Eight Banners Army seen such a person who was not afraid of death, and the bow and arrow in his hand shot faster.

"Raise the gun—"

Whoa! !

When approaching about sixty steps, the raised gun, which was hiding under the shield, suddenly revealed the deep and huge barrel, aiming forward.

"Fire, launch—"

The Eight Banners Army was still firing their arrows, and they didn't care about the Ming army who was sixty paces away. After all, no matter how powerful the blunderbuss was, they would lose their accuracy fifty paces away.

But for raising a gun, the damage is still amazing within a hundred steps.

Nearly a thousand guns were raised, their heads sticking out, and the smell of saltpeter and sulfur continued to spread.

"Bang, bang, bang—"

Suddenly, like the sound of artillery, but it was actually the raising of a musket, a sky-shattering sound erupted, and countless white smoke rose in the ice and snow.

"What's that sound?"

Doduo was startled, and looked around hastily.

To the east, the group of the Ming army shrank like turtles, and suddenly there was a huge sound of guns and cannons.

It's bigger than a shotgun, smaller than a red cannon, somewhere in between, but it's not like a Fran's cannon or a tiger crouching cannon.

But the Eight Banners disciples who were standing in place and shooting continuously were suddenly attacked by unexpected projectiles.

The projectile of the gun is more than twice that of the bird's gun, about 1.6 cm, and the shooting range is as far as two hundred steps.

Now, within sixty steps, the huge projectile hit the body of the man and the horse, immediately showing a blood hole the size of a baby's fist.

According to today's conditions, there is no need for rescue.

Just one shot is enough to kill.

"Puff puff--"

After a round of volley, hundreds of cavalry fell down in an instant, and they were bound to die.

Immediately, the gun behind raised his gun forward and fired again.

"Bang bang bang-"

In an instant, hundreds of cavalrymen landed again.

At this time, the Eight Banners Army finally reacted, and before they had time to think about it, they hurriedly withdrew to both sides.

The third round of salvo had already arrived, and hundreds of people were lost again.

In such a short period of time, the deaths and injuries of nearly a thousand and eight banners were the gains of the Guan Ning Army for several years.

When Duoduo saw it, his eyes split open.

Before he had time to react, the Ming army in the west went "boom boom boom—" and the artillery roared loudly.

It was the sound he was familiar with—Tiger Crouching Cannon, Frang Machine Cannon.

Hundreds of cannons finally revealed their true colors, pouring out shells ferociously, causing hundreds of cavalry casualties again.

"good very good!"

Duoduo laughed ferociously, more than a thousand people were killed and injured, and Xiangbai Banner was already shattered.

"After the city is broken, no chicken or dog will be left behind. I want these tens of thousands of Ming soldiers to be buried with me!"

"You Han Eight Banners, follow up too, don't fall into the trap."

"Where is the red cannon? Aim at Ruzhou City!!!!"

Dodo said a little madly.

And at this time, suddenly, a large number of cannons sounded from the top of the city, the sound of the red-clothed cannons he was familiar with.

Dozens of cannons in red, with a diameter of two miles below the city, continuously poured shells.

The bright red iron balls draw beautiful parabolas, thinking of the Qing army crowded like ants.

Whether it was cavalry or infantry, they were attacked without distinction.

As long as there is a little friction, it will either die or be disabled.

Dozens of iron balls swept across with great power.

However, since the white snow was cleaned and the ground was exposed, the iron ball bounced again uncontrollably, causing a second injury.

And the Ming army crouching under the corner, outside the moat, was safe and sound looking at the miserable scene ahead.

At this moment, Duoduo suddenly calmed down: "The Ming army even has red cannons."

But at this time, he fell into embarrassment.

If the cannon in red is aiming at the city wall, or the Ming army, then the distance must be shortened.

In this way, the artillery on the city is condescending, with a longer range, enough to cover the red-clothed cannons of one's own side.

If twenty red-clothed cannons were lost because of one Ruzhou city, Duoduo had no doubt that he would be cut off again.

Just as he was hesitating, suddenly outside Ruzhou City, a large number of Ming troops lined up and attacked directly.

At this time, the morale of the Qing army, which was out of formation, was disrupted by dozens of cannons in red, and the cavalry wandered around.

Of course, although the death and injury of thousands of Eight Banners disciples aroused their blood, the huge damage made everyone tremble with fear.

"What are you afraid of? The Han army formed an formation, and the cavalry wandered away. We have an advantage in numbers."

Although the red cannon on the opposite side is still showing off its power, as long as it stays away from its attack range, it is enough to keep safe.

"and many more!"

Suddenly, Duoduo stared blankly.

I saw that the two armies, like two giant hands, were slowly moving towards their red cannons.

"No, their goal from the beginning was our red-clothed cannon!"

Doduo suddenly realized, he understood everything, those two barracks were just bait for fishing, just to lure his red-clothed cannon.

Which military camp was built next to the moat?
(End of this chapter)