(0663) [Today's second update is delivered! ] 】

The Han-style rifle with a caliber of only 8 mm is not inferior to the 16.7 mm caliber Yueyue Gun in terms of power. The warhead of the Mini bullet is soft, and it is difficult to penetrate when encountering hard obstacles. However, the bullets of the new rifles, however, are steel-tipped and have strong penetrating power. Obviously, in the face of steel-headed bullets, any armor protection is slag. Even if five or six layers of armor were overlapped, they could not withstand the fire of a Han-style rifle. Metal bullets hit the city head of Xuanfu Town, shattering almost all the battlements one by one.

Where have the defenders at the head of the city ever encountered such a powerful weapon? Immediately he was so frightened that he hid behind the battlements, and did not dare to move. Some even slipped down from the city, away from the danger. The Mini bullet shot by the white-clothed soldier before had already made them frightened birds, and they didn't dare to make any counterattacks. Now, the whites use more powerful Han-style rifles for shooting, which of course gives them a stronger sense of fear. Such a powerful weapon is definitely not something that flesh and blood can stop.

The chief military officer of Xuanfu Town is Cao Wenzhao. He turned out to be just a general. King Fu was killed halfway, plotting against and usurping the throne, the minds of the people in Xuanfu Town changed, and many people left. The whereabouts of the original chief officer are also unknown. Some people say that they went to Nanming, and some people say that they have returned to their hometowns. Anyway, there was no chief military officer in Xuanfu Town for a while. The soldiers below also ran almost as well.

Cao Wenzhao had nowhere to go, so he had to stay. He fought bravely, took the lead in every battle, and won the love of some soldiers. Therefore, they all stayed. As a result, he was promoted to chief military officer and was responsible for the defense of the entire town of Xuanfu. In essence, he is not a member of the Fuwang Party. However, he is indeed doing things for the Fuwang Party now.

"What's going on?" When the Han-style rifle was shooting, Cao Wenzhao was at the head of the city. He was surprised. He saw with his own eyes that his guards were accidentally hit by bullets, and their skulls burst on the spot, and blood and brains flowed all over the ground, which was terrible. Another soldier was hit in the thigh by a bullet, and the bullet penetrated directly, leaving a large hole in the back of the thigh, and the blood poured out like a fountain, which could not stop the bleeding at all.

Obviously, such a tragic injury is something that Mini can't do. Cao Wenzhao has some knowledge of Mini bullets. The lethality of the Mini bullet is okay, but the penetration is not very good, and it is impossible to penetrate the entire thigh. He was sure that the white army was definitely not using ordinary muskets. The subordinates found several warheads and sent them to Cao Wenzhao. When Cao Wenzhao saw it, he knew that it was not an ordinary musket projectile. This is definitely a new weapon that has never been seen before.

"Damn it!" Cao Wenzhao cursed a few times in a low voice. He had to ask himself painfully, why did the muskets of the white-clothed army become more and more powerful? What kind of freak is this Xu Xingxia? How can you make such a powerful musket? Why can't he do what neither the Ordnance Bureau nor the War Bureau can do, but he can do it as an anti-thief?

Since the White Army has such a powerful musket, does it still make sense for him to continue to resist? If all the officials and soldiers in Xuanfu Town were killed in his hands, what would be the consequences? Such a powerful weapon is completely beyond the scope of Cao Wenzhao's understanding. Even if the war is defeated, it is a crime of non-war, and no one will say anything.

Cao Wenzhao hid behind the battlements and quietly observed the outside. He hoped that by his own eyes, he could judge what the new weapons of the White Clothes Army were, so that he could take measures against the surname. Outside, the white-clothed soldiers who continued to shoot were actually only about 300 people. Such a number of people, in Cao Wenzhao's eyes, is not worth mentioning at all.

However, their firepower is very ferocious. Bullets are fired from their hands. The bullets are fired almost without interruption. Bullets kept hitting the city, so that all the defenders did not dare to show their bodies, let alone stand up and fight back. Standing up at this time is definitely a life of death.

Unfortunately, because the white-clothed soldiers were all shooting in a lying position, Cao Wenzhao could not see the appearance of the Han-style rifle clearly. What's even more strange is that the musket used by the white army did not appear white smoke when it was fired. The musketeers of the white army were also not seen, and they needed to stand up and reload their ammunition. Their movements are all very slight, as if only hand movements are needed to complete the entire launch process.

"Why is this white-clothed army so evil? How does Xu Xingxia know so much? Cao Wenzhao had to sigh silently. If personal emotional factors are put aside, he has to admit that Xu Xingxia, the anti-thief leader, is still very capable. In less than three years, he has made such a big move, and he can be regarded as the first person in the past. It is estimated that there will be no such magical characters in the future.

Xu Xingxia's record is not boastful. What kind of character is Lin Dan Khan? What kind of character is Mo Yuegen? These two guys are a big threat to the Ming Dynasty. In particular, Lin Dan Khan's sphere of influence is very close to Datong Town and Xuanfu Town. In order to ensure the safety of the Jingshi, Cao Wenzhao and them were quite wary of Lin Dan Khan.

However, Datong Town and Xuanfu Town, under the heavy pressure of Lin Dan Khan, have always been trembling and walking on thin ice, for fear of any accidents. Cao Wenzhao estimated that if the 50,000 iron lance cavalry under the command of Lin Dan Khan were to attack by surprise with the whole army, with the defense capabilities of Datong Town and Xuanfu Town, they could only stop Lin Dan Khan for about a month at most.

If no reinforcements arrive within a month or so, these two military towns will be in danger. Therefore, Jizhen and Jingshi behind Xuanfu Town, and Shanxi Town in the south of Datong Town, all shoulder the task of supporting the front line. Basically, it is four military towns, and they are facing the pressure of Lin Dan Khan at the same time. If there are only two military towns, it will definitely be impossible to resist. It is easy to provoke, this is Cao Wenzhao's evaluation of Lin Dan Khan's strength.

As a result, the unexpected appeared. Xu Xingxia, who started from self-made, actually defeated Lin Dan Khan's iron lance cavalry many times in a row, and finally took his old nest, robbed all his women and wealth, and forced Lin Dan Khan to flee north of the desert. This kind of strength is at least two levels beyond Lin Dan Khan. When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary!

Cao Wenzhao, the chief military officer, actually doesn't get much involved in politics. Whoever becomes the emperor has nothing to do with him. He was accustomed to taking orders from his superiors. His original position as a staff general was also promoted through brave fighting and real accumulation of military exploits. This time, the boss asked him to firmly hold Xuanfu Town, and he was determined to firmly hold Xuanfu Town.

He gathered all the weapons and equipment in Xuanfu Town, as well as the weapons and equipment that retreated from Datong Town, as well as the elite soldiers, hoping to rely on the strong walls of Xuanfu City to block the advance of the white-clothed cavalry as much as possible. He knew very well that Xuanfu Town was the last line of defense of the Jingshi. If Xuanfu Town collapses, the Jingshi will be finished.

In the beginning, it worked really well. Xuanfu City was equipped with dozens of cannons, and under the constant bombardment of the cannons, the cavalry of the white-clothed army could not approach it for the time being. However, Cao Wenzhao is not optimistic about this. He knew that he was in Xuanfu Town, and he could only stop the white-clothed army for a while, but he couldn't stop it for a lifetime. Maybe soon, the white-clothed army will conquer Xuanfu Town.

Especially after the white-clothed army used new weapons, the situation in Xuanfu Town became even more dangerous. Under the blows of these new muskets of the white-clothed army, the defenders of Xuanfu Town had almost no chance to fight back. They don't even dare to stick out their heads, let alone stand up, what kind of counterattack are they talking about? If the white-clothed army sent a demolition team up at this time to blow up the walls of Xuanfu City, it would be easy.

In fact, the cavalry of the white-clothed army was indeed prepared to blast the city wall. The demolition teams of the various units under the Shooting Sound Army and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are fully prepared. As long as they give an order, they can forcibly blast Xuanfu City under the cover of firepower.

At present, the demolition teams of the White Coats use improved white explosives. Its power is much stronger than the original black explosive. Only a twenty-pound explosive bag is needed to blow up the gate of Xuanfu City. If three twenty-pound white explosive packets were stacked on top of each other, they could almost blow up a fifty-meter city wall.

However, the actions of the demolition team were stopped by Xu Xingxia. He needed to keep the town of Xuanfu for a while as a place to test Han-style rifles. According to Xu Xingxia's estimates, after the battle in Xuanfu Town is over, there may not be a major battle in the next month or two. This is quite unfavorable for the test of the Han-style rifle.

"My lord, what a fierce firepower!" Gao Meng said enviously.

"Yes, it's too much better than the moon gun." Chi Hu also said with feeling.

This squadron of the chasseurs was only about three hundred people. However, they fought with new rifles, and the combat effectiveness that burst out was almost equivalent to a brigade of other armies. Even, more powerful than a brigade. If the two sides really fought, a full and complete brigade of the Tiger and Par Cavalry might not be the opponent of this chaser squadron.

More importantly, the emergence of the Han-style rifle completely subverted the previous way of fighting. Metal bullets, lying shots, easy reloading, unprecedented high rate of fire...... All of these special surnames are not possessed by Yueyue. In the era of the moon gun, the key battles had to be solved by salvos. Intensive queue shooting is still essential. However, for Han-style rifles, the era of salvo fire is completely over.

(To be continued)