When the Dongyue people saw that the soldiers under the city had formed a square formation, they had no profit.
So, the strategy was immediately changed.
They are planning to attack the capital.
Perhaps Jiayuguan was taken too easily.
This gave the Dongyue people the illusion that they could easily enter the capital.
After seeing this, Zhao Xiaole sneered.
The ambitions of these East Vietnamese people are really big!
Thinking about it, although this matter is somewhat risky, once you enter the capital.
Wait for the follow-up troops to arrive.
The capital city is also in ruins.
This is a feat that has never been achieved since the founding of East Vietnam!
The last time the nomads from the north entered Beijing was more than a thousand years ago.
This temptation is indeed very big for them.
Afterwards, Zhao Xiaole asked Feng Dachuan to go back and deliver the order to clear the streets and prepare to stop the horses and let the Dongyue people in.
Ambush in the streets and kill each other!
Since the opponent was so greedy, it was just right for them to give it a try and show off the power of the musket.
After hearing this, Feng Dachuan still didn't believe it.
Zhao Xiaole had no time to talk nonsense with him and immediately ordered the phalanx of soldiers to clear the road in the middle of the city gate.
Seeing that Zhao Xiaole had made up his mind, Feng Dachuan had no choice.
Then he sent someone in to deliver the order.
In fact, I didn't wait for him to go in and deliver the order.
The streets below the tower have been cleared.
Under Li Lin's command, the Jumabans that had been reserved under the capital for a long time were also put out one after another.
Now, since the defensive line of the city gate cannot be defended, then we should not defend it.
Zhao Xiaole, who was downstairs at the city gate, whistled at Li Lin above, and Li Lin understood immediately.
He immediately detached two hundred musketeers and rushed down to the city gate to snipe the East Vietnamese cavalry from this position.
Then, Zhao Xiaole took out the golden mask from his arms and put it on his face.
At this moment, the first ray of morning light on the horizon had just shone over and reflected on his face, suddenly emitting a golden light.
Zhao Xiaole urged his horse to rush to the front of the formation.
He stood facing the wind, facing the East Vietnamese cavalry in the distance, his posture remained upright without any fear.
See what he looks like.
The soldiers behind him suddenly felt confident.
They once again felt the bows and arrows in their hands, as well as the texture of the spears, and they unconsciously shook their hands hard.
Facing the enemy's cavalry, they are just a group of infantry.
It is impossible to say that I am not afraid.
However, fear can be overcome in a short period of time if one has not experienced the cruel baptism of war.
It's difficult to do.
And in Zhao Xiaole's heart.
But it's not that peaceful.
It's just that the mask blocked his expression.
He is full of mmp now.
Just now, he used his cavalry to attack other people's camps.
Now, others are using cavalry to hit his face.
It is true that heaven has reincarnation, who will God spare?
The cavalry on the opposite side is getting closer and closer, and you can already see the ferocious smile on the other side's face.
At this moment, a loud noise was heard on the city wall.
boom--!
The cannon on the city gate tower has been reloaded.
More than a hundred artillery pieces opened fire at the same time.
In the enemy's formation, people suddenly fell onto their backs, mud flew everywhere, and smoke and dust drifted everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, a loud shout was heard from the city gate tower: "Let go!"
Whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, arrows rained down from the city gate tower.
The overwhelming force swept towards the opposite side.
However, after falling into the local formation, all the men and horses who were hit by arrows fell to the ground.
This still failed to stop the East Vietnamese's charge.
When it comes to archery, it is naturally the specialty of the East Vietnamese.
They are a people on horseback. Apart from equestrian skills, their most powerful skill is archery.
As they got closer and closer to the city gate, the East Vietnamese soldiers on horseback also raised their bows and arrows.
They shot at the defenders on the city gate tower.
In their view, the defenders on the city gate were the biggest threat, while the more than 10,000 people below the city tower could be trampled down with horse hooves.
At the same time, shooting at the city gate also has an advantage.
If your arrow misses the opponent, the arrow will fall down and injure the soldiers below.
Zhao Xiaole looked at it with cold eyes. He slowly raised his spear, and then shouted: "Let go!"
Whoosh whoosh!
The soldiers under the city gate also picked up their bows and arrows to shoot.
To cover the retreat of others.
Most of the archers were left behind.
At this moment, they released arrows without any scruples and shot at the Dongyue people.
The arrows they fired were no less powerful than the soldiers on the city gate tower, because the horses of the East Vietnamese charged forward.
After colliding with the arrow coming from the front.
Arrows can often penetrate the cavalryman himself, and at the same time, they can also hurt the soldiers behind him.
After some shooting, both sides suffered injuries to each other.
But it still couldn't affect the momentum of the East Vietnamese cavalry's attack.
In this wave of attacks, tens of thousands of people were attacked, and only about two to three thousand people were killed by artillery and arrows.
They can still fight.
In fact, they were almost rushing to the city gate.
But at this moment.
Only the sound of muskets was heard from the city gate upstairs, and the sounds were heard at the same time.
Bang bang bang——!
The East Vietnamese who were charging in the front row suddenly fell to the ground.
But they had no scruples, and the cavalry behind them continued to charge forward.
They also understand things like muskets.
When I was in Jiayuguan, I dealt with muskets every day.
Muskets and artillery are similar.
The rate of fire is too slow.
They just need one charge.
When the opponent fired the second shot, they rushed downstairs of the city gate.
And it was just as they expected.
After withstanding the first shot from the musketeers, the front row of cavalry suddenly arrived under the city gate.
At this time, not only countless arrows rained down, but at the same time, the second shot of the musketeers also arrived.
The East Vietnamese immediately suffered a second casualty.
They don't know at all.
Now the musket is fired. In terms of rate of fire, it has already surpassed the matchlock gun. Even an ordinary musketeer can shoot three times the rate of a matchlock gun under normal operation.
And for those who are skilled, it can reach four times.
Even, five times.
It is precisely because this is not clear.
By the time the cavalry stormed the city, the number of casualties had suddenly reached more than 4,000.
But once we get here, is it possible to retreat?
The leading cavalry had no scruples and went straight to the city gate to kill.
Just rush through the city gate.
There is hope.
The soldiers under the city wall were also very cooperative. They waved their flags and asked the soldiers in front of the city gate to completely clear the road.
It was as if they were welcoming each other into the city.
At the same time, under the command of Zhao Xiaole, the archers in the front row also retreated, while the spearmen in the back row stepped forward to fight with the opponent.
Zhao Xiaole didn't ask them to kill many people, he just needed to delay, because the opponent was already within the range of the flintlock musket.
