At this moment, on the Yan Army's side, rows of tiger-squatting cannons and breech-loading cannons were set up on the ground and had begun loading a new round of shells.
The Shenji Battalion, which had already endured a round of artillery fire, was still charging forward. Although they had lost some soldiers and weapons in the first round of fire, they knew that if they could not close the distance, they would continue to be passively attacked. Therefore, they could not care about anything else and could only grit their teeth and continue to advance despite the artillery fire.
"Boom boom boom!"
Compared to the tiger-squat cannon, which could fire larger lead bullets, the breech-loading cannon had a more slender barrel and fired slightly smaller lead bullets, but its rate of fire was much faster than that of the cumbersome tiger-squat cannon.
Just now, amidst a series of dense explosions, the breech-loading cannon fired several small lead bullets from its barrel in a single burst. Although the destructive power of these lead bullets was greatly reduced, they still possessed extremely strong lethality, especially causing terrifying damage to the human body.
Lead bullets the size of pebbles rained down on the advancing crowd, immediately eliciting cries of agony and agony.
On the side under attack, the Shenji Battalion deployed fewer than a hundred cannons, but nearly half of them were destroyed in a few rounds of fire. The barrage of lead bullets was too dense. Although the chariots were blocking the way, they could not completely protect the chariots. The shells fired by the tiger-squatting cannons were extremely destructive, and many chariots were blasted to pieces.
At this moment, the archers behind the Shenji Battalion also moved forward, and more ballistae and ballistae were brought forward. Kim Jeong-hee, who gave the order, had a solemn expression. Before the battle began, he had already decided to fight to the death.
Even though the enemy's long-range firepower is more ferocious, we must withstand their attacks. Only by closing the distance can we use our numerical advantage to break through their defenses and then engage them in close combat!
"kill!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
Amidst the artillery fire, roars echoed continuously. The Shenji Battalion had already suffered more than half its casualties, but fortunately, they were advancing from high ground, so their speed was not slow. Even so, less than 20 cannons remained intact. At this moment, they placed the cannons steadily on the ground and began preparing for the bombardment.
Meanwhile, Kim Jeong-hee, who was in the rear, saw the tragic scene in front of him and immediately ordered the troops on the left and right wings to attack at the same time. Now, it was no longer possible to rely on the Shenji Battalion and the archers behind them to break through the enemy's artillery offensive.
Attacks launched from the left and right flanks will naturally be subject to artillery fire, but there is no other way now. Compared to the enemy, our only two advantages are that we have more troops and higher ground.
Kim Jong-hui has made a decision: he has no choice but to use human lives to make up for the gap in the enemy's firepower!
As soon as his order was given, Jin Tan, who was on the left flank, immediately led his cavalry in a charge. Although he knew that this was no longer the original battle plan, he had no choice but to cut into the enemy's flank as quickly as possible and stop the shells that were being fired at him.
To minimize casualties, the only option is to extend the battle line and use sparse but long assault routes to encircle the enemy.
In this way, the right wing also charges in the same formation, and the enemy will face attacks from all sides, which can greatly alleviate the enemy's firepower offensive.
On the other hand, although he had received the order, Kim Jong-un, who commanded the right-wing troops, did not set off immediately.
At this moment, his face was pale, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans dripped down his cheeks. Although he tried his best to maintain his figure, he could not stop his legs from trembling.
He had never seen such a brutal battle.
The Divine Machine Battalion was the court's trump card, and His Majesty had high hopes for it before the battle. However, they have suffered heavy casualties before they have even played a role.
The chariots were destroyed one by one, the sturdy chariots were bombarded and deformed, and the warhorses were hit by cannonballs and fell one after another, their bodies covered with large and small blood holes.
The soldiers fared even worse; some had their heads blown off, while others had large holes in their torsos with their internal organs shattered into small pieces of flesh.
Of those with all four limbs intact, less than half could be found. Groups of wounded soldiers rolled and wailed on the ground, their blood and flesh covering the earth, turning the once lush green land into a mottled mess.
Such a brutal battle was far beyond anything ordinary combat could match, and this caused Jin Zhou's mind to spin wildly, with fear like a seed taking root and sprouting, growing rapidly.
Before the war, he was ambitious and hoped to achieve great military exploits in this battle. But now, with the situation as it is, it is difficult to even draw with the rebels, let alone defeat them.
But the father still wanted to launch an attack to tear apart the enemy's camp under these circumstances; he was simply insane!
The Shenji Battalion failed to contain the enemy's artillery fire. Are we to advance under their fire as well?
"No! I don't want to die!"
Jin Zhou, trembling, pulled on the reins and took a step back, while his adjutant beside him shouted urgently:
"General, the troops on the left flank have already launched their attack. We must follow immediately."
"If we advance from both sides, the enemy will be exhausted from defending, and their artillery fire will be dispersed, giving us an opportunity!"
Hearing the urging, Jin Zhou shrieked:
"Didn't you see?!"
"They keep firing shells, we can't get through at all!"
"Buzz!"
The bugle sounded again, an urgent military order. Clearly, Kim Jong-hee was getting restless because they hadn't taken any action.
“We can’t win, absolutely not. We should withdraw our troops and retreat to make further plans…” Jin Zhou’s face was ashen as he pulled on the reins and retreated, shaking his head as he did so.
The lieutenant watched him retreat, and anger gradually appeared on his face.
The next moment, he cursed angrily:
"Get out!"
Then, he raised his spear and roared at the rest of them:
"Come on! Follow me!"
"The General will certainly punish deserters severely!"
Without another word, the lieutenant, filled with rage, charged ahead, while Jin Zhou, in fear, chose to go in the opposite direction, pulling his warhorse towards the rear, wanting to persuade his father to retreat!
It seems that the only way to stop the rebels is to retreat to Nanze and gather all the troops for a defensive battle!
On the other side, Qin Ze coldly watched the fierce battle. Although the enemy's ranged units had been routed, they were still charging forward fiercely, which was indeed somewhat unexpected for Qin Ze.
Such ferocity is hardly what one would expect from the troops under Jin Fengluan's command.
But it doesn't matter, we'll fight as many as they come. Although we only exchanged for 100,000 troops, Qin Ze equipped them with extremely sophisticated weapons.
The original plan was to repel the enemy and gradually advance, but now that they have launched such a fierce counterattack, all we need to do is hold this position and keep pouring firepower into it!
Immediately, Qin Ze said in a resounding voice:
"Come on! Use all the rockets!"
"Once they get within range, burn them to ashes!"
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P.S.: I don't know if everyone saw today's news, but it was so exciting! Awesome, Rabbit! (〃｀ 3′〃)
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