"Keep shooting!" Xu Xingxia categorically ordered. 【】

The musketeers of the White Army, continued to shoot. On the entire head of Gulang City, the smoke of gunpowder was suddenly filled, and a large number of mini bullets covered the rebels' gunners. For such a volley, the musketeers of the white army, that is, they are not skilled anymore. Basically, they don't need to go through the brain, and it is completely the result of conditioned reflexes. As a result, the rebel gunners, who were busy, were killed dozens more on the spot. There was no way, Liu Fengxi had no choice but to order to retreat fifty zhang to reduce his own casualties.

"Don't go back!"

"The cannon must be assumed here!"

Seeing that the rebel gunners tried to drag the cannon back, the Tartars, of course, did not do it.

Everyone knows that the result of the cannon moving behind is the loss of range. To put it simply, there will be more shells that will not be able to hit Gulang City. The longer the distance, the hit rate of the shells will also decrease. At that time, only a very small number of Franc machine guns had a light door and a crosshair, which could help the gunner aim. The others basically rely on the gunner's feeling to shoot, and whether they can hit or not, it is estimated that even the gunner himself does not dare to guarantee it.

Moreover, in the era when there were no clairvoyants, it was really not easy to see the landing point of the shells clearly, and then make corrections and adjustments. A car, when seen from four or five hundred meters away, is already a small dark shadow. What's more, a fist-sized solid bullet? If anyone can see clearly with the naked eye the landing point of the solid bullet 500 meters away, he must not be a human being, but a god. Unless it is after the solid bullet falls, the impact is very large.

"You think we're stupid! Stay in front and die in vain! In the face of the obstruction of the Tartar cavalry, the rebel gunners responded with only one thing, and that was to keep silent, but the movements under their feet were not slow. If you continue to stay in front, you will definitely be killed by the bullets of the white army. Even if you don't die now, you will die in a while. Such a stupid thing can only be done by an idiot. They were already afraid of death. If you are not afraid of death, will you easily surrender to the Tartars? I've been fighting to the death with the Tartars for a long time! You Tatars have the ability, go forward yourself!

"Quack!" Some of the Tartars were so angry that they actually rushed to the front. Some Tartars, raising their scimitars in their hands, or bows and arrows, made all kinds of provocative actions against Gulang City. Their purpose was to humiliate the rebels. Guys who are afraid of death, no matter where they are, are despised. However, the pretending of the Tartars has brought serious consequences. You must know that on the side of the white-clothed army, the officers above the squad leader are all hand-armed with a clairvoyant mirror. Such an arrogant performance of the Tartars immediately attracted their serious attention.

"If you are paralyzed, you will find your own death! Perfect you! "Almost every officer in the White Army thinks so. Just now, the distance of the Tartar was too far, and the effective range of the Mini bullet was almost out of reach, so there was no way but to watch. Now, the Tartars are automatically sent to the door, and of course they will not be polite. Coincidentally, thousands of muskets were aimed at the Tartars. In order to achieve the best shooting effect, Zhang Yi also specially organized a squadron of sharpshooters.

"Bang bang bang!"

More intensive gunshots rang out, and the entire Gulang City was shrouded in white smoke.

Dense minnie bullets whizzed and mercilessly struck the Tartars, knocking them off their horses. This salvo of the white-clothed army was urgent and ruthless, and the number of musketeers involved in the salvo was so large that those Tartars suddenly fell into bad luck. A lot of Tartars, who didn't even know what was going on, were killed.

After three consecutive volleys, less than ten of the more than 100 Tartar cavalry who rushed to the front to pretend to be forced ran back. The others, all lying on the parched ground, blood gushing out, and they couldn't live. The power of the Mini bullet was too great, even if it flew a distance of three or four hundred meters, it was still enough to take their lives.

In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred Tartars died, and the other Tartars no longer dared to be arrogant, and no Tartars dared to come forward to stop the retreat of the rebel gunners. Not even the wounded Tartars did not dare to step forward and pull them back. The wounded Tartars had to die of blood. No way, the muskets of the white-clothed army are indeed too ferocious and terrifying. If you rush forward, it will definitely be the result of death! Not only could he not save anyone, but he also got into it. How many people are willing to do such a stupid thing?

"That's pretty much it!" Xu Xingxia held the clairvoyant mirror and muttered to himself with satisfaction. After the rebels' gunners retreated a few dozen feet, Gulang City was completely out of the range of shotguns. In other words, you don't need to be attacked by a rain of bullets. This is definitely a good thing to avoid widespread casualties.

If the shotgun is allowed to play freely, the white-clothed army of several thousand people is estimated to suffer hundreds of casualties in a day. It will not take more than a few days for more than half of the troops to be killed. Even at the level of organization and training of the white-clothed army, after losing more than half of it, it will definitely collapse. It's inevitable.

Of course, for solid bullets, it cannot be completely taken lightly. At a distance of more than 500 meters, the power of a solid bullet is still very large. If the human torso is directly hit, it is definitely dead or alive. If it's a hit in the head, it's definitely a standard smashed watermelon, a sloppy slice. If it is hit in the waist, it is definitely split in two, and the body is broken into two sections. If you are hit in the limbs, you must be crippled for life.

For the protection of solid bullets, it is necessary not only to prevent its direct fire, but also to prevent its ricocheting. The power of the solid bullet is too strong, even if it is bounced, the lethality is amazing, and it must not be underestimated. In some spaces with solid walls, solid bullets bounce back and forth, and a single solid bullet can kill many people. If a company marches in a straight column, a solid bullet can almost reimburse half a company if it hits it head-on.

It's mostly a matter of luck. Generally speaking, the landing point of a solid bullet is difficult to deduce. The Franc cannon is a smoothbore gun, and the accuracy of the shell is relatively low. After the cannon is discharged, no one knows where the shells will fall. If you happen to be hit by a solid bullet, there's no way around it. Even Xu Xingxia himself did not dare to guarantee that he would not be hit by a solid bullet. Of course, there are also ways to effectively dodge solid bullets.

About half an hour later, the rebel artillery prepared all the Francophone artillery. All the high-ranking officials of the Tartars kept pouring over, constantly clamoring for immediate cannons. They all wanted to see with their own eyes that Gulang City was directly turned into ashes and powder under the bombardment of artillery. It would be even better if Xu Xingxia was also smashed into a ball of meat sauce by a cannonball. When the time comes, just drag his body out of the rubble.

"The enemy is going to shell, all troops pay attention to concealment!" Zhang Yi, who was in charge of observation, said in a deep voice.

At this time, at the head of Gulang City, there were only a very small number of Vulture Cavalry soldiers watching. The rest of the white-clothed soldiers had already retreated to the basement. These basements were excavated by the forces of the White Clothes Army after they arrived. In the area where Gulang City is located, the structure of the soil is more similar to sandy land, and it is very arid, so it is not difficult to dig a simple basement. Anyway, the requirements for the basement are not high, as long as they can avoid shelling.

The only purpose of the basement is to hide from the bombardment of solid shells. Under the bombardment of solid shells, the building is not safe, only the basement is the safest. Above the basement is a thick layer of soft sand. This is the best defense against shells. No matter how fierce the solid bullet is, if it falls in the sand, it will not be lethal. Not to mention small-caliber Franco-machine guns, even large-caliber redcoat cannons, it is impossible to smash through the cover of the basement. This is the safest protection.

"Tom tom!"

Bursts of heavy artillery fire were heard, and the rebel artillery fired.

In the rumbling sound of the cannon, fist-sized solid bullets continued to burst out of the cannon chamber, drawing a looming trajectory in the sky, and finally landed around Gulang City. Some of the solid bullets hit the head of Gulang City directly, making a loud noise. The destructive power of the solid bullet on the building can be seen with the naked eye at a distance of 500 meters.

Some of the battlements were beaten to the point that half of them were directly removed, and the rubble and sand splashed up. The solid bullet that bounced up continued to run backwards until it hit a stronger building. There were also buildings like brick houses, and I don't know where they were hit by solid bullets, and large pieces of tiles fell down with a bang. And a part of the wall was struck, and the bricks on the outside were shattered, revealing the loess within.

The worst thing is the West Gate Tower of Gulang City. This is where the focus of the rebel shelling lies. Most of the shells fell around the tower. Poor Gulang City's West Gate City was already dilapidated and crumbling. Now, under shelling again, it was torn apart. As long as it is hit by a solid bullet, a large piece must be removed. Bricks, tiles, gravel, sand and other debris fell down as if it were raining.

Fortunately, the cannon fires slowly, and it takes almost several minutes to fire once. The accuracy of the smoothbore gun was not very high, and the gunner could not control the shells fired at all. Of the 100 solid bullets, there may be less than 20 that really have an effect. There are no more than 10 of them that can really hit the target. If all the shells fired out fall on the West Gate Tower, it is estimated that this tower will soon collapse and cease to exist.

(To be continued)