Li Xiangzhu is on the hillside behind the Fourth Brigade.
His eyes were red as he watched the people in the fourth brigade being killed one by one by Hou Jin's artillery shells.
"All the artillery, let me shoot over there."
His finger pointed to the place where the smoke was billowing in Houjin's main formation, and he knew that Houjin's artillery was there.
In an instant, all the forty-five artillery pieces of the artillery brigade were aimed at that place, and a volley fired directly.
After the thunder, solid artillery shells still flew from behind the smoke and fell into the formation of the fourth group, causing a lot of damage again.
Li Xiangzhu is going crazy.
Failure to counterattack the opponent's artillery was a failure of their artillery brigade.
"Come again!"
On the frontal battlefield, Bao Chengxian led the light infantry and finally rushed within 100 meters. The faces of the soldiers in the rear camp on the opposite side were clearly audible.
This made Bao Chengxian overjoyed.
"Speed up and kill them!"
Zuo Rong's expression finally gained color, and he shouted suddenly: "Fire!"
The unique long whistle of the rear camp stimulated everyone's eardrums, and the hundreds of soldiers in the first row immediately fired the bullets in the barrels.
Visible to the naked eye, all of Hou Jin's light infantry were wiped out.
But Bao Chengxian didn't care at all.
Light infantrymen do not have armor to begin with, so it is normal for them to be killed by muskets.
Anyway, the Ming army's firecrackers were slow to reload. At most, they would be able to rush in front of them after just one more shot.
Just as I was thinking this, I saw the first row of the Ming army on the opposite side retreating uniformly, and the second row at the same time charging forward, firing another volley.
The distance between the two rounds was only ten meters.
Bao Chengxian was so frightened that he really couldn't stop, so he simply roared and urged the cannon fodder to speed up.
Eighty meters away, soldiers from the third platoon of the First Battalion opened fire.
Seventy meters away, the original first row of soldiers had loaded their ammunition, stepped forward again, and fired another salvo.
Of the light infantry of more than 1,300 people, after four rounds of attacks, more than 500 were killed.
Bao Chengxian didn't care to see how many people were dead. As soon as he entered the 70-meter range, he immediately shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
The archers hiding behind the light infantry immediately opened their bows and fired arrows. A shower of arrows first flew high into the sky, and then rushed towards the rear camp with inertia and gravity.
Amidst the continuous screams, a dozen soldiers in the rear camp were hit by arrows and were immediately dragged behind.
Zuo Rong's expression remained calm, and he just issued orders mechanically.
After the three formations fired two volleys respectively, Hou Jin's light infantry only had more than 400 people left.
Then they encountered the barbed wire fence.
Faced with such a strange thing, Hou Jinbing didn't pay attention at first, and swung his sword to cut it. However, when the blade struck it, except for causing a crashing sound, it couldn't stop cutting at all.
Some smart people ran to move the wooden piles on both sides, but as soon as there was a pause, the volleys from the rear camp swept over like raindrops.
It was already too late for the light infantrymen who were still alive to do anything.
The heavy armored infantry led by Turg also rushed to the barbed wire fence with the help of cover.
Although Turg didn't know what this was, it didn't hinder his determination to move forward.
The light infantry were pushed forward by the heavy armored infantry and involuntarily hit the barbed wire fence. The upside-down iron spikes quickly pierced into their bodies, causing them to let out a miserable howl.
But the heavy armored infantry didn't care at all, treating them completely as human shields. They actually used their flesh and blood bodies to break open the barbed wire fence, and then pushed the few remaining light infantry forward.
No matter how powerful the flash cap guns in the rear camp were, it was unlikely that they would penetrate the human body and then injure the heavy armored infantry wearing three layers of armor. The killing effect would be sharply reduced.
However, almost all of Hou Jin's light infantry were killed.
Bao Chengxian, a traitor, fought desperately for the aliens, but was used as a human shield to face the firepower of the rear camp.
By the time Hou Jin's heavy armored infantry rushed to the trench, his body had been beaten into a honeycomb and he was completely dead.
Even so, the Jurchens did not give up using them as cannon fodder. Their corpses were thrown into the trenches one after another, and they were used as stepping stones after their deaths.
The trench was thirty meters in front of the rear camp array. At this distance, it was clearly audible on both sides.
Hou Jin's firecrackers also started shooting, and under the billowing smoke, the casualties of the rear camp began to increase.
Hou Jin's fire gun soldiers are followed by archers, which will cause greater damage to the unarmored rear camp soldiers.
Zuo Rong pressed forward, but the first battalion refused to give an inch and fired at Houjin's heavy armored infantry from a distance of thirty meters.
When the human shields were gone, the defense of Houjin's heavy armored infantry was no different from paper in front of the flash cap guns.
The two armies of China had the effect of lining up to be shot on the European battlefield a hundred years later.
However, in such a confrontation, Hou Jinbing was no match for him.
Their muskets fired one round, and the cap guns of the rear camp had completed three or four volleys.
At a distance of more than thirty meters, there is no need to consider the issue of accuracy. If the bullet is fired, there will be casualties.
But faced with this situation, Zuo Mengeng was very dissatisfied.
"What is Kurisaki doing?"
It was clearly ordered that the artillery brigade should provide fire support to the infantry. But now not a single artillery shell fell into the Houjin infantry square.
Annoyed, Zuo Mengeng picked up the telescope and looked towards the east bank of Shahe River.
Just as I took a look, it suddenly became dark in front of the mirror.
Zuo Mengeng was startled. He took the mirror away and realized that the sun in the west had set and the earth suddenly became dark.
Today is the thirteenth day, and the bright and round moon hangs high in the sky, covering the earth with a layer of silver light.
The flowing sand river became more and more sparkling after being soaked by the moonlight, and the sound of rushing water seemed to be playing a killing march for this bloody battle.
Zuo Mengeng grabbed a messenger and ordered: "Go across the river and tell Li Xiangzhu not to worry about the Tatar artillery, and only pay attention to dealing with the infantry and the following cavalry."
The messenger immediately passed the pontoon bridge and ran in front of Li Xiangzhu.
When he conveyed Zuo Mengeng's order, Li Xiangzhu's face turned green and red, and he was so ashamed that he could not even lift his head.
Zuo Mengeng had obviously told him to be absolutely calm on the battlefield. But in his rage, he got into a fight with Hou Jin's artillery, resulting in a lack of fire support for his own infantry.
Li Xiangzhu was so ashamed and angry that he immediately changed his order and directed the artillery to fire at Hou Jin's infantry and cavalry.
When the moonlight rose, Amin looked ecstatic.
He knows that in such an environment, the advantage has come to his side.
The guns and artillery of this Ming army are too sharp. If they fight in daylight, their troops will not be enough to consume.
It's dark now, the field of vision is greatly compressed, and the arrangement in front of the Ming army's formation has been almost destroyed...
Not missing the opportunity, Amin immediately issued a series of orders.
To the west of the Shah River, the heavy armored infantry led by Turge and the first battalion of the rear battalion fought desperately. People on both sides were dying at a speed visible to the naked eye.
But it is obvious that more Jin soldiers died.
To the east of Shahe River, Chakara and Tang Gudai also fought tooth and nail, leading their cavalry to carve a way out with their flesh and blood bodies, and began to pounce on the fourth brigade.
It was time for the two sides to compete, but Zuo Mengeng did not make any changes.
He used a telescope to look at the entire battlefield, but unfortunately, he could no longer see clearly even five hundred meters away.
Although Houjin's offensive was fierce, the most important cavalry of the headquarters did not know where they were.
Without forcing out this power, Zuo Mengeng would not dare to move at all.
The rear camp only has two legs, so it cannot outrun the cavalry anyway. Once the formation is messed up, it will be dangerous.
All that can be done now is to persevere and compete with Hou Jin in perseverance to see who can't stand it first.
Zuo Hua and Zuo Dai both ran over.
"Qianzao, let us go up, please? Brother... the casualties of the First Brigade are too great."
"Our third team is just watching the fun. Let us go up and help. We will kill all these Tatars long ago."
"What are you shouting about?"
Zuo Mengeng shouted loudly, making the two of them shrink their necks in fright.
"Go back and defend your position. I tell you, if the Tatars steal your place, I will chop off your heads. The battle has just begun, and you will fight later."
Zuo Hua and Zuo Dai were scolded and ran away in despair.
Mao Yuanyi looked on and couldn't help but asked softly: "These two brigades won't collapse, right?"
He could see clearly that the casualties of the First Brigade and the Fourth Brigade so far must have exceeded 20%.
If this were replaced by an ordinary Ming army, they would probably have begun to flee.
However, these two brigades are still competing with Houjin. Although the defense line is shaky, they are still persisting.
Zuo Mengeng is very cold-blooded.
"If you want to become a strong army, this is the only way. After today, there will be no enemy in the world who can shake them."
The night was getting darker and thicker. Looking south, there seemed to be some great terror hidden in the boundless darkness.