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Around the impact point of the shells, there was a lot of noise and commotion in the military formation of the Taoyuan Taisha. The soldiers of the Taoyuan Taisha Society, who were worried that the shells would hit them, turned around and left.

Although the soldiers at the landing point were scattered like a tide, except for a few unlucky ones lying on the open ground and groaning, there was no one around them. But people have forgotten that another means of killing this solid cannonball is to bounce and dance, and it is even more deservingly on the ground that is blown hard by the cold wind in this winter!

The cannonballs bounced happily through the crowd that had become denser as they dodged the shells, screaming and flesh flying everywhere they went.

In the dense crowd, a series of flesh passages were created, and the shells were stained with human flesh and blood, and on the path that bounced all the way, there were human heads, arms, and the thighs and calves of many people, leaving behind a long and mournful howl of blood and wailing.

"Don't quit! Don't mess around! The one who escapes first, go back and I will open the ancestral hall and leave his clan! That run, go back and ban the fields in his race! ”

The armed forces of the Huang family, under the threats and intimidation of the leaders, slowly calmed down a little, took a few steps back, rearranged the queue, and prepared to teach the Nanzhong thieves on the opposite side a good lesson with the knives and guns in their hands.

"Put!"

The big Buddha machine, which had been replaced, roared again, and in front of the array of the Sixth Garrison Brigade, white smoke rose into the air. In the blink of an eye, it was torn and shattered by the cold wind in the mountains.

The cannonballs of the big Buddha machine swept through the air, accompanied by a terrifying sound, and with the screaming sounds, dozens of large and small cannonballs smashed into the queues of the Huang and Lin families like hailstones. In the array of the two regiments, they were smashing and rolling everywhere, beating those township warriors who were scurrying around with their heads in their hands, shouting about the ancestral gods and the like.

This time, no matter how much the officers threatened and intimidated, they could no longer regroup the scattered ranks, and the scattered crowd surrounded the leaders on horseback and fled towards the river.

The third young master of the Huang family. Look ashen. The lips were white, and they were completely out of shape. Seeing the banner of the Lin family not far away, he hurriedly rode his horse and rushed over, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and said hoarsely: "Brother Lin, defeated!" Defeated! What are we going to do? ”

The Lin family's team was not as fierce as the Huang family's abuse by cannonballs. The number of dead and wounded was far less than that of the Huang family. The leader of the Lin family looked at the hundreds of firecrackers behind him who were holding bird-bells. There is also the main team of Taisha. Shaking the whip in his hand, "Retreat to the Meijiang River, withdraw there and reorganize the team!" ”

The area of Shekeng is regarded as close to the mountains and rivers. In addition to Mt. Hachigo, there are many rivers that flow through here. There are five relatively large rivers, and the main main stream of the Meijiang River in the upper reaches of the Hanjiang River flows through the Butou Dam in Xingning and the Phoenix Mountain in the territory, dividing the whole town into two parts. And on the west bank of the Meijiang River is Shekeng Town, where you can tidy up the team a little and let Lang Zhong check and treat the injured Tuanding.

Seeing that the teams of the Huang and Lin families, who were wearing red and yellow turbans, were scattered by two rounds of artillery bombardment, the leaders of the Taoyuan Shrine and the leaders of the various military horses did not care about ridicule and ridicule, and restrained the teams one after another, and sent people in the direction of the collapse of the Huang and Lin families, first, to appease and condole, and second, to prevent the routed soldiers from rushing into their camps.

"Huang Damu! You're a good boy! Well played! ”

Seeing the appearance of a team of more than 1,000 people rushing under two rounds of artillery fire, Ou Dapeng immediately cheered for the officers and men of the artillery battalion.

And several of the chiefs standing in front of the banner of the Xu, under the persuasion of the family servants, dismounted from their horses to prevent them from becoming targets of artillery fire.

"I have always heard that this South and China thieves have fierce artillery fire, and they will fight against the Franco-Mechanics, Siamese, and Portuguese overseas, and they must take the lead in every battle. It seems that this battle is not easy to fight! ”

"It's good to fight, it's going to be fought! We rushed up and talked to them with our swords, guns, and guns, and when we got closer, the cannon was useless! ”

"What the second owner said is reasonable! I saw that most of the centaurs in their team used firearms, and there were very few knives and guns! Stick it up, fight for hundreds of dead and wounded, mix with them, and see how his cannons and guns are still powerful! ”

The head of the Guan family, who was dressed in a Shu brocade robe, was also ruthless.

Anyway, these regiments are all poor ghosts who cultivate the fields among the clans, and when they die, they die! It's a big deal, take out some money and food to appease the family to urinate!

"Drumming! The men and horses of each team and each family will meet them! While their cannon is still dissipating, stick it! ”

"Knock, knock, knock"

The thunderous drum sounded, and under the banner of the Xuqi, more than a dozen large drums made of whole cowhide sounded in unison, and the drummers led by them were several big leaders of the Taoyuan Taisha, and the heads of the three families personally beat the war drums.

"Kill the thief!"

In the sound of drums, the heads of each family and the leaders of the teams drove their respective troops to slowly start the attack. Behind them, the troops of the three families were in the back like jailers, hundreds of muskets loaded with sub-elixirs and lit the arquebuses, and the gunners lined up and stood by there.

The dense crowd divided the ranks according to the color of the headscarves on their heads, and with spears in their hands, they advanced towards the ranks of the Nanzhong Army not far away. At first, it was a slow drive, but it slowly turned into a brisk walk. Then, a shout erupted from the crowd, and the team began to run at a rapid pace. Most of these people are farmers who have joined the Taoyuan Taisha to cultivate clan fields in the clan of Lianzhuang Mutual Protection, and they have been lured and half threatened by the patriarchs, and some have been coveted for the military salaries of the militia members and those rewards.

"The Taisha and the patriarchs of all ethnic groups have said it! Kill a thief in the south and reward five silver dollars! The seized armor, weapons, and property belong to me! Cultivated clan land is exempt from tax for three years! Kill! ”

In troubled times, what could be easier than dying? Either someone else dies or you die! However, if the thieves in the south were killed in this battle, so as to obtain wealth and silver, and more importantly, the family's fields could be exempted from taxes for several years, and not only could they live well fed and clothed. On a day when food and clothing are worry-free, and the family can live with dignity, what is more cost-effective than this transaction?

"Wearing various colored turbans are Tian Yong among the various surnames under the jurisdiction of Taoyuan Taishe, most of whom are tenants and farmers who are cultivated in the fields of the middle race, and are drawn up according to the mu to receive some training. Those in the team who wear hats and cotton armor are group members, who belong to those who receive salaries and silver, and this generation is the backbone elite of each family in the group training, and they are skilled in martial arts. Battle-hardened. Whether it's fighting enemies, fighting for territory, or fighting against various bandits. These people are acting as the main force. ”

Sitting on the horse brought by Ou Dapeng's personal soldiers, Wu Liuqi used the monocular in his hand to guide him and explain the variegated crowd rushing on the opposite side. The five-colored turbans formed waves with the running of the crowd.

"We have had two battles with these paid regiments, whether it is physical fitness, marksmanship, or knife skills. These guys are far superior to our soldiers. It is probably comparable to the family members in the official army. ”

Wu Liuqi probably remembered the scene when he fought with Taoyuan Taisha that day. The face is quite hideous and vicious.

The militia is a military organization. There has always been an emphasis on individual technology. Mo said that it was the era of the parallel of hot and cold weapons at the end of the Ming Dynasty, that is, in the forties of the twentieth century, the famous militia group of the famous Bei Tingfang series in western Henan. Tuanding's marksmanship and individual skills were not worse than those of the Japanese army and the national army at that time. Even the 772nd Regiment under the command of General Chen, who was known for its strong combat effectiveness, suffered some losses after advancing into western Henan.

However, such a unit also has a fatal weakness, such a unit has a strong individual technology, the combat capability of the formed units is weak, and the command system and system are not smooth. As for coordinated operations, they don't know anything about it. In the face of the first-level attack of General Chen's battalion and the coordinated operation of infantry artillery, it was about to collapse at the first touch.

"Brother Ou, your brothers don't use many knives and guns, why don't you let my people rush up from both wings to kill for a while, and then your people attack with firearms?"

"Don't worry, Brother Wu, I see that there is a lot of equipment produced by my Nanzhong in the opposite formation, and I think it is because this group of landowners has collected and purchased it from all over the years. Take it today and put it on for your brothers! ”

While the two were talking and laughing, the charging team of Taoyuan Taisha had already rushed into a distance of 200 steps from the main formation of the Sixth Garrison Brigade, and the archers who were already anxious began to shoot arrows at the formation of the Southern Central Army. However, the distance was too far, and when the arrow only hit, it was already crooked and had no strength, and it fell to the ground diagonally.

"Two battalions of the Eleventh Regiment, two battalions of the Twelfth Regiment, go up. Teach them a lesson! ”

The trumpet sounded again, and the soldiers of the new brigade, who were on guard on both flanks, looked at the four battalion phalanxes in front of the array with excitement on their faces as they slowly pressed in the direction of the enemy.

"Change formation!"

After the four battalion phalanxes slowly widened the distance, the battalion officers looked at the same, and almost at the same time blew the bronze whistle of the changing formation. The two sentinels immediately rushed out from the rear of the phalanx, and marched side by side with the two sentinel brothers in the front.

This scene was fully watched by people from the east and west. Liu Ting'an, the leader of the Taoyuan Shrine, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air when he saw it, this group of officers and troops was in a neat formation, and the battalion was so skillfully trained, the future of this battle was not good.

It's better than not knowing, after watching this small action, 3 Wu Liuqi knew that his team was only afraid of strict training in the Nanzhong Army, and only then would they have their own foothold in the future!

The four battalions quickly turned into a long four-column platoon within a dozen paces, completely across the front of the Taoyuan Taisha's assault route.

"Good! This group of thieves in the south who don't know whether they are alive or dead! So big! Without artillery cover, I see how they meet our onslaught! ”

Seeing that nearly half of the troops in Nanzhong were sent out and lined up in four long horizontal rows, and those artillery pieces with huge lethality and huge psychological shadows for the soldiers were placed at the back of the queue, Guan Youming, the second leader of Taoyuan Taisha, learned the style of his ancestor Guan Lao Ye with his beard.

"Fire on the shoulder!"

The battalion officers glanced at each other from a distance and gave orders to the troops.

"Fire on the shoulder!" The sentinels and officers in the team repeated the password one after another.

"Forward!"

The long row slowly drove towards the Taoyuan Taisha not far away.

Looking through the lens of the telescope, the crowd of red armor and eight-petal hats and iron-pointed helmets of the South Central Army, four camp flags and more than a dozen sentry flags were about 120 or 30 steps away from the front of the Taoyuan Shrine.

In the formation of Taoyuan Shrine, there was also a lot of noise and shouting. Hundreds of their archers were moved from the formation to the front, lined up in several rows of arrows, and the arrows in the back row were obliquely pointed towards the sky, and the arrows in the front line were aimed at the oncoming Nanzhong army.

"Put!"

Seeing that the vanguard of the Nanzhong army had entered within a hundred paces, the leader who commanded the archers waved the sword in his hand and roared fiercely.

Hundreds of arrows swept through the air.

In the face of these arrows fired by the Taoyuan Taisha, it was unexciting for the Nanzhong Army. From the beginning of their enlistment training, they were subjected to the diffuse fire of arrows from the opposite side during the march, knowing that the arrows did not have much lethality at a distance of 100 paces, not to mention that they all had iron-pointed helmets and cuirasses with wide brims. Occasionally, a few soldiers had a few arrows stuck in their armor that were about to fall. Nor did they shoot through the thick cotton clothes of the soldiers.

Suddenly the heavens and the earth fell silent. Wu Liuqi only heard his own heavy breathing. His eyes were fixed on the Nanzhong army in the distance, which was strolling leisurely towards thousands of people's swords, guns, bows and arrows.

"These dog thieves! Could it be that you can't use demon magic?! ”

Guan Youming couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, and suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart when he looked at the Nanzhong Army that was slowly pressing over from far and near, like a mountain.

Greet the soldiers of the Taoyuan Taisha who are going. Whether it is those Tian Yong or those Tuan Ding who hold the salary. I am also at a loss for what to do about this situation. The stride that had just charged had slowed down. The people in the front row stopped, but the people behind were still slowly catching up, forming a thick wall of people for a while.

"Stop! Get ready for firecrackers! ”

"Pull out the cap! Check the sub-medicine! Check the flint! ”

A series of passwords were shouted loudly by the sentinels. Ringing in the queue. The soldiers nervously and orderly removed the cap of the gun head on the mouth of the musket in order to prevent dust and the emission of projectiles and gunpowder, and gently rammed the gun twice with a strip to combine the projectile with the gunpowder, and then opened the faucet of the flintlock pistol and checked the flint caught in the jaws.

"Raise the gun!"

The noise continued, and the firecrackers in the front row raised the firecrackers in their hands in black pressure and aimed them at the Tian Yong regiment who were forty paces in front of them.

"Fire!"

A series of explosions continued, and the long row of noodles was covered with a red and white lace by the light of fire and white smoke, and it was gone in a blink of an eye. This lace brings not beautiful enjoyment to those who see it opposite, but brutal killing.

Before the archers in front of them could react, they were hit by a dense array of projectiles, with only turbans and a cotton cloth on their bodies, and the powerful kinetic energy of the projectiles sent out streams of bloody arrows on their bodies, and the hard ground was immediately covered with blood and wounded people who were lying down and rolling and screaming and groaning.

However, before the people who had been blindfolded by a round of fire came to their senses, a second round of even more violent blows fell on their heads.

Two columns of firecrackers, one squatting and one standing, pulled the trigger on the chaotic regiment Ding Tian Yong not far away in the command of the battalion officer. The denser projectiles drew a series of trajectories in the damp and cold air that seemed to be visible to the naked eye, and rushed straight towards the human body on the opposite side.

One trajectory after another, starting from the brilliant and beautiful gunfire, to the blood mist sprayed out from the opposite group of Ding Tian Yong, and he staggered and was knocked to the ground, connecting life and death, health and disability.

After two short and dense rounds of blows, a large number of people were stunned in their respective formations more than a hundred steps away from the two formations.

Wu Liuqi, who fought side by side with the Southern Central Army for the first time, could barely hold the handle of the knife in his hand, "It turns out that the fire gun can still be used like this!" ”

Yang Zhen, who was beside him, almost didn't dare to make eye contact with Wang Jin, who advocated soothing that day. If you confront the Nanzhong Army that day, I am afraid that you will be the one who will be dealt with by Nanzhong with firearms and projectiles today!

And in such a short period of time, suffering such a dense and powerful firepower attack, such a scene is also something that the "local stubborns" of Taoyuan Taisha have never seen. Whether it was the archers who had been swept away at the front, or the swords and spearmen who had already suffered more than half of the casualties, they were all stunned, as if they had been immobilized, and the only sound in their ears was the sound of fire that seemed to never stop.

"Put"

Soon, the firecrackers of the fourth platoon stepped forward and pulled the plate machine at the regimental soldiers who were messing around like headless flies on the opposite side.

The deafening sound of the platoon sounded again.

With the large puff of gunpowder smoke erupted, hundreds of people were knocked over in the opposite formation, and the blood, brain, plasma and other bodily fluids of the deceased who were shot were steaming on the ground, and the wounded fell to the ground one by one holding the injured limbs and wailed, and the sound emitted was not human.

At a distance of less than forty paces between the two armies, it is the best range of the firearms, both in terms of accuracy and lethality. As soon as you are hit by a projectile, you will immediately have a big hole in your body. Several people who were shot in the chest and abdomen were beaten so that their internal organs flowed out, and the blue and purple intestines and dark red livers flowed out silently, and the wounded held those intestines, livers and other organs and cried in despair, and their hands were busy with their hands, just wanting to stuff these internal organs back into the abdominal cavity.

A gust of wind blew, sweeping away and dispersing the smoke that permeated the positions of the two armies, and also presented the bloody and tragic scenes, and the helpless wails of the wounded in front of everyone in Taoyuan Taisha. Looking at the uncles and brothers who fell to the ground not far away and howled, their blood, mutilated limbs, and blurred flesh and blood, those who were lucky not to be injured all had a chill from the depths of their bodies, and their nerves swam all over their bodies. With this chill, the limbs began to tremble uncontrollably, and the crotch was anxious back and forth, and the timid one couldn't help but pee out.

"All, spur!"

"Kill!"

There was a loud shouting of the command on the opposite side, and the dense fire guns were covered with snowy spurs by the fire guns, and the fire guns began to slowly rush towards this side, and the lucky remnants of the group Ding Tian Yong could no longer hold back the fear in their hearts. Go to his ancestral hall! Go to his clan field, it's better to save your life first! They shouted one after another, threw away the weapons in their hands, turned their heads and fled in the direction of their own formation.

As they fled, they were shouting and screaming, lest they would not be heard. The Dai Shrine Ding Yong, who had long been frightened by the simple and effective killing just now, suddenly exploded with a bang, collapsed in an instant, and fled backwards like a tide. (To be continued......)