Chapter 311: Crushing Dry Weeds and Smashing Rotten Wood

"What is that!"

Within the Xiliang army.

Jili watched helplessly as the Iron Harrier Heavy Cavalry fell one by one, his heart bleeding.

The Iron Harriers were the most elite cavalry of Xiliang.

Since the founding Emperor of Xiliang, Tuoba Hun, created them, they had always been the nightmare of Xiliang's enemies.

Although their numbers were few, they could destroy enemy infantry in every war.

And these Iron Harrier Heavy Cavalry were like nobility in Xiliang.

The heavy armor on their bodies was passed down from father to son, generation after generation.

It could be said that they were destined to be cavalry from birth, and they had also received extremely strict training since childhood.

Precisely because of this, despite discovering the strange weapons in the hands of the Yan Prince Army soldiers, most of the Iron Harrier cavalry still chose to charge.

But now, they were all dead.

Only the remaining fifty or so Iron Harrier cavalrymen had their warhorses spooked and retreated in a panic.

No one in the army could answer his question.

Not just him, but the generals and soldiers in the Xiliang army were all plunged into fear.

Originally, they had prepared for a charge.

In past battles, even arrows could hardly injure the Iron Harrier cavalry in the slightest.

They would certainly have been able to charge into the enemy's formation.

But now, the vast majority of them had died on the path of the charge.

The few remaining Iron Harrier cavalrymen could not cause massive destruction to the Yan Prince Army's formation at all.

"Charge! Charge..." Looking at the constantly approaching Yan Prince Army soldiers, Jili shouted.

The main army was cut off in the middle, unable to support each other.

Now the Yan Prince Army soldiers were about to complete the encirclement.

If they could not charge out, they would certainly suffer a crushing defeat here.

"The Yan Prince Army is here,

Jincheng certainly has no army besieging it; if we charge out, we can return to Jincheng!" Jili kept encouraging the Xiliang soldiers.

His order was issued, and the messengers quickly passed it down.

At this moment, the Xiliang cavalry general immediately organized six thousand cavalrymen to form a long horizontal line in front of the army.

The sound of ox-horn bugles rang out, and the six thousand cavalrymen charged toward the Wangfu Army's formation like a tidal wave.

Upon discovering the Xiliang cavalry gathering.

The flag-language signalers in the Wangfu Army repeatedly sent out a series of orders.

The Flintlock line that was currently advancing immediately changed.

Because the Weaponry Bureau was very busy, the produced flintlocks were not equipped with bayonets in time, so they could only rely on Long Spear soldiers for protection for the time being.

Therefore, the Long Spear soldiers immediately formed a square formation that was perfectly square with an empty center.

This formation was the famous Hollow Square Formation in flintlock tactics.

At the same time, three rows of flintlock shooters remained behind the Long Spear soldiers.

However, the difference was that at this time, the soldiers were not all facing the charging Xiliang cavalry.

Instead, the soldiers on each side faced their corresponding side.

For example, the soldiers standing on the east side faced east, while the soldiers on the west side faced west.

In this way, this formation became an array with firepower on all four sides.

In the contemporary era of mixed cold and hot weapons, this formation had been tested on the battlefield and could effectively restrain cavalry.

While the Wangfu Army soldiers were changing their formation, Zhao Xu immediately ordered the artillerymen to bombard the Xiliang cavalry group.

Outside Taolin was a large, flat, open area.

This place was suitable for a large army to deploy for battle and wipe out the Xiliang reinforcements in one fell swoop, but it was undoubtedly also advantageous for the Xiliang cavalry.

"Boom, boom, boom..." After the flag language passed down the order to fire on the cavalry.

Thirty-six pieces of Artillery spat out tongues of flame, firing Solid Shot into the galloping Xiliang cavalry group.

The galloping Xiliang cavalrymen constantly had men and Warhorses falling.

These fallen Warhorses then tripped the Warhorses following closely behind, creating a small area of chaos.

Within the Xiliang army, Jili watched the backs of the cavalrymen nervously.

At the moment, the only thing he could bring out was the cavalry.

The Xiliang cavalry had three horses per person; with such high-intensity marching, only they could still be considered energetic.

The infantry, however, were exhausted to the extreme and would be at a disadvantage in the fierce battle.

The battle in the front had reached a critical moment.

Because the latter half of the Xiliang army had completely lost contact with Jili, they fell into a state of fighting on their own.

Led by their respective generals, they rushed toward the Wangfu Army soldiers walking toward them in a massive swarm.

The Wangfu Army soldiers here were under the command of Guan Tong.

Seeing this, he felt a surge of secret joy in his heart.

At this moment, neither the Xiliang infantry nor the Xiliang cavalry could organize a large-scale charge.

"Fire!" The distance between the two sides quickly shortened to one hundred meters, and Guan Tong ordered them to fire.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The flintlocks spewed Flame and smoke, and Lead Bullets flew toward the Xiliang soldiers who were crowded together and charging toward the military formation.

For the Flintlock, the enemy being crowded together so densely undoubtedly allows for the maximum effect.

"Ahhh..."

Amidst a burst of screams, the Xiliang soldiers at the very front fell down while shrieking.

On their bodies appeared wounds the size of an infant's fist, with fresh blood gushing out from them.

Because lead is relatively soft, a high-speed Lead Bullet hitting a human body releases maximum kinetic energy.

This is like smashing modeling clay against a wall, causing it to spread out.

Therefore, for those hit by a Lead Bullet, the wound is often several times the size of the bullet.

At the same time, Lead Bullet fragments remain inside the human body, causing lead poisoning.

Thus, the mortality rate for enemies hit by a Flintlock is very high.

The Xiliang soldiers who were charging suddenly heard a sound, saw a Flame, and then saw the people in front of them scream and fall down.

Looking at the horrific wounds on their bodies, their legs immediately went weak with fear.

They were already extremely exhausted, their will to fight was at its lowest point, and they were only being forced to charge by their commanders.

At this moment, facing the strange Weapon in the hands of the Yan Wang soldiers, they no longer dared to continue the charge.

"Bang, bang, bang..." Just as they were stunned.

The Yan Wang soldiers swapped in a new group, and the Weapon in their hands also emitted a loud noise and Flame.

Before they could react, the Xiliang soldiers in front fell in rows, like wheat swept by a gale.

Fresh blood splattered onto the faces of the bewildered Xiliang soldiers.

At this moment, the Xiliang soldiers who had been charging in front and luckily not been hit finally collapsed.

They retreated a few steps, turned around, and ran away frantically.

"Sorcery!"

"It's sorcery!"

"The Yanzhou soldiers know sorcery."

"..."

The Xiliang soldiers shouted as they ran, their eyes filled with hysterical fear.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The Flintlock in the hands of the Wangfu Army continued to fire, constantly inflicting heavy casualties on the Xiliang soldiers.

Under the continuous attack, the small-scale rout gradually expanded, finally turning into a great chaos.

The Xiliang soldiers no longer cared about the orders of their commanders, becoming a complete mess.

Some Xiliang soldiers even threw down their Weapon, knelt on the ground, and raised their hands.

"Surrender, or die!" Guan Tong followed closely behind the troops.

Seeing that the time was right, he immediately ordered people to call out.

At the same time, he had the messenger signal with Flag Language.

The Artilleryman hitched the Artillery to horses, pulled them over, and stopped on the two flanks of the Flintlock formation.

If the Xiliang soldiers continued to resist, they would taste the dual attack of Artillery and muskets.

Of course, two thousand Light Cavalry were still following behind the troops.

He would not mind a massacre.