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In later generations, the Slavic head coach who led the Chinese football team to the World Cup in South Korea and Japan once said famously, "Attitude determines everything."

At this time, although the time for the camp to take root was still short, Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, and Zhang Pan had already done their best in all aspects of affairs.

Everything is just waiting for time to test.

The Hou Jin army gathered quickly. In less than half an hour, around 1:30 in the afternoon, densely packed figures of various colors, like surging ants, swarmed towards the Ming army camp.

"Yuanqing, these stupid Tatars are afraid that they won't be able to save 15 Niulu. Look at the back, there are at least a dozen Niulu. There are more than ten thousand people."

Zhang Pan stared straight ahead at the figure of Jin Jun behind him, his voice trembling.

Chen Zhong has gone to the frontline command behind the earth wall, and Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang have also been moved to the safer riverside fort. Only Li Yuanqing and Zhang Pan are left on the fort here.

Li Yuanqing nodded, and there was not much emotion on Yingting's face.

"There are not even ten thousand Jurchens, and there are ten thousand of them who are invincible! Haha. All the old slaves have come out with their best talents. This is great."

A sneer suddenly appeared on the corner of Li Yuanqing's mouth, and he looked at Kong Youde who was not far away, "The artillery is ready! Wait until they get closer to 500 steps! Give me a hard hit!"

"Yes! I humbly obey my orders!"

Kong Youde couldn't wait any longer. He couldn't wait to test the power of these artillery pieces.

The gunner beside him had already completed the proofreading, but Kong Youde was still uneasy and hurriedly checked it again himself.

At this time, behind the earthen wall, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's gun soldiers also poked their heads out from behind the simple crenels and raised their dark gun muzzles forward.

Li Yuanqing's and Chen Zhong's two armies, together with their musketeers, numbered more than 2,500, but in this long defense line of more than four miles and nearly five miles, this still seemed a bit too few.

Fortunately, both auxiliary troops are sufficient, more than ten thousand people.

In this state, without the support of a tall city wall, the effect of the segmental shooting method cannot be maximized.

Li Yuanqing simply opened up and equipped each bird gunner with an auxiliary assistant, allowing them to shoot freely.

At this time, the main force of Houjin in front was still about two miles away and was rapidly approaching.

And these handymen, under the intimidation of the real slave masters behind them, held up sandbags and quickly pushed towards the earth wall.

In this kind of siege battle, the cavalry was not very effective, and the main force of Houjin came on foot.

It would take them at least ten minutes to travel more than two miles.

But these handymen had already approached eighty paces and entered the shooting range of the Ming army's cannons.

Why would Li Yuanqing still hesitate at this time?

He waved his hand and said, "Let the gun soldiers begin!"

"yes!"

The flag bearers around him quickly conveyed Li Yuanqing's latest instructions to the front line.

For a moment, "bang bang bang", a continuous sound of bird gunfire sounded one after another, and smoke flew from the earthen wall below me.

Although these Houjin servants were well prepared, they had no equipment, and their masters behind them did not regard them as human beings at all. Under the volley of 2,500 muskets fired by the Ming army, they could only become living targets.

, fell down in pieces one after another.

Following the faint north wind, the strong smell of blood could not stop drifting towards the Ming army camp.

"Well done! Hahaha! Well done to you guys, we must not let them come here!"

Seeing at least hundreds of Houjin servants falling in front of him, Zhang Pan couldn't help but excitedly pumped his fists, and the veins on his hands bulged.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, "Brother Zhang, the darkness before dawn has passed. Now, let's use the blood of these Tatars to prove our glory!"

Zhang Pan couldn't help laughing, "Yuan Qing, you said it well! My whole body is boiling with blood now! I can't wait to rush in and kill the Tatars right now!"

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, don't be anxious, we should all have this opportunity today!"

Li Yuanqing said, but his expression was solemn, and he actually looked forward.

In this situation, even though we are fully prepared, the number of Tatars is simply too great.

What is the concept of more than ten thousand soldiers?

The combined forces of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong only had 6,500 soldiers. Although they were blocked by earthen walls, it would be a matter of time before the Jin army broke through the defense line.

The most important thing is to see how to rush back and stabilize the defense line.

At this time, although the Ming army had few soldiers, both Li Yuanqing's Changsheng Battalion and Chen Zhongguang's Ludao auxiliary troops had undergone certain military training.

Especially the auxiliary soldiers of the Changsheng Battalion. After Li Yuanqing's last trip to the North, they at least had a layer of leather armor to protect themselves.

Although these auxiliary soldiers of the Changsheng Battalion had to engage in certain physical labor to hide their presence on Changsheng Island, in fact, their training and requirements were almost the same as combat soldiers.

However, due to limitations in productivity and financial resources, their equipment is somewhat inferior.

But at this time, with the barrier of the earth wall, they did not need to rush out and face the power of Houjin's main force, which could ensure their safety to the greatest extent.

Once the Hou Jin army broke into the earthen wall and the organization was broken up, there was room for them to show their full potential.

Li Yuanqing also clenched his fists tightly.

As An Chongrong said, 'The emperor will be conquered by those who have strong soldiers and horses!'

If you want to do great things, you must have great courage and be able to be cut to pieces by thousands of swords before you can become a dragon or a phoenix among men.

Although the main force of Houjin was powerful, they did not know that Li Yuanqing had already used this place as his training room!

At this time, facing the sound of gunshots from the Ming army, the Hou Jin army servants in front could not raise their heads at all. Before long, a thousand of them had fallen.

The remaining handymen are not fools either. Who dares to rush forward?

They all threw down their sandbags and lay down on the ground, not daring to face the sharp Ming army.

The masters of Houjin behind them also realized that there was no way to rush forward if they rushed forward so recklessly, so they quickly ordered the cowhide chariots to be pushed up, and asked the servants to hide behind the cowhide chariots and continue pushing forward.

On the high platform, Li Yuanqing suddenly showed an indescribable smile.

The cowhide chariot was pushed away, which meant that the main force of Houjin behind would be completely exposed to the artillery coverage of the Ming army.

As for these handymen, they are almost unarmed. Apart from being used as stepping stones to pave the way, what use can they have?

At this time, the main force of the Houjin army in front had already approached 500 steps and entered the coverage of the Ming army's artillery.

Li Yuanqing sneered slightly, waved his hand and said to Kong Youde: "Let's start!"

Kong Youde was overjoyed, "My sons, it's time for us to make a contribution! Fire!"

The gunners had been impatient for a long time. As soon as they heard the order, they lit the matches one after another.

For a moment, "Boom, boom, boom", there was a thunderous roar around me, and more than a dozen black artillery shells suddenly rushed out of the barrel, drawing wonderful parabolas in the sky, and unexpectedly fell towards the main battle formation of Houjin.

go.

In this state, the earth is completely white, and the figures of the main force of the Jin army are like standing on the white curtain, and they are simply living targets.

In addition, the ground beneath our feet is frozen by ice and snow, which has just begun to melt and is far from soft, which is conducive to the ejection of artillery shells.

In an instant, more than a dozen cannonballs fell to the ground one after another, hitting the crowd of Hou Jin's main force. Like rocks rolled up by a hurricane, they bloomed in the crowd of Hou Jin's main force.

A Houjin Bujia thought too hard, and a dark cannonball was hitting his left shoulder. Before he even had time to react, his entire left shoulder was crushed in an instant, and his sternum and ribs were probably broken.

He screamed in pain, and blood poured out of his mouth and nose uncontrollably. After struggling for more than ten seconds, he fell to the ground and never moved again.

But he was still lucky, and he went to see their Immortal God in a short time.

A companion next to him was also affected by the cannonball and happened to be hit on his feet.

Even though he was wearing thick cowhide boots, and the rifle armor cushioned most of his force, five hundred steps was the moment when the 8-pounder cannon was most powerful. How could one person stop the impact?

The arch of this foot armor was probably broken, and dark red liquid continued to seep out from the upper of his shoes.

"Ah!!" He screamed like a slaughtered pig, jumping back and forth while holding the injured foot, but this could not relieve his pain at all.

For a moment, he couldn't bear it anymore, and threw away the steel knife in his hand, fell to the ground, and rolled around.

In an instant, the entire Houjin main battle formation became noisy and chaotic.

Their masters were also shocked.

But the old slave was supervising the battle behind him, who dared to neglect? He quickly shouted as hard as he could, urging these warriors to continue moving forward.

But a moment later, with a loud "rumbling" sound, there was another row of unidentified black flying objects overhead, and they unexpectedly crashed down in the middle of them.

"Hahaha! Well done, well done! Keep aiming, little hole, and kill these dog Tatars!"

On the high platform, Zhang Pan couldn't help but dance excitedly.

Five hundred steps away, at a height of more than ten meters, and with the help of the snow, I could see everything clearly.

Although Zhang Pan had long expected that the power of the artillery would be good, he did not expect that it would be so powerful.

Kong Youde was also extremely excited, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. We'll get more accurate information soon."

As he spoke, he shouted loudly to the gunners around him, "You guys are all staring at me, you are doing Tatars!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Kong! The next round will be ready soon!"

The gunners were also extremely excited.
To be continued...