"beat!"
At Zhang Cheng's command, the artillery companies of the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th battalions, which were buried in the sand dunes, opened fire.
One after another, cannonballs rose into the sky, accompanied by a piercing whistle, flying towards the Yingzhou reinforcements on the official road.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The piercing, shrill cry alerted the reinforcements from Yingzhou on the official road.
"What's that sound? It's so piercing!"
One by one, the reinforcement soldiers looked up at the sky.
Before long, the soldiers saw black dots in the sky gradually growing larger and falling towards their heads.
"What's this?"
The soldiers were somewhat surprised, staring wide-eyed at the black dot in the sky.
Even Sun Zhen, the garrison commander of Yingzhou, was somewhat surprised, his brows furrowed, and he was puzzled.
Just then, the black dot in the sky fell and struck the official road.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, the shells exploded violently, creating huge craters in the ground.
The metal shrapnel from the explosion spun rapidly, scattering in a 360-degree arc. Some unsuspecting Yingzhou reinforcements were instantly slashed by the metal shrapnel.
Smoke filled the air, and blood flowed freely.
In an instant, the snowflakes on the ground were dyed red.
"this……"
Upon seeing this, Sun Zhen, the garrison commander of Yingzhou, paled. "Has this been an attack?"
Sun Zhen was somewhat shocked and murmured to himself.
In a daze, Sun Zhen remembered a possibility: the thunderbolt!
Could it be that Prince Xin's army has laid an ambush here?
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Realizing this was the crucial point, Sun Zhen, the garrison commander of Yingzhou, immediately shouted, "Hide! Quickly!"
In no time, the reinforcements from Yingzhou along the official road began to move about.
Some grain carts were quickly unloaded and arranged in a circle on both sides of the official road. Some reinforcement soldiers skillfully formed a cart formation, with the soldiers hiding in the middle.
These wagon formations were a very effective defensive measure against cavalry charges and attacks on the grasslands, and could hold out for a long time with the help of skilled archers!
However, these wagon formations were not facing the cavalry of the steppe bandits!
They were facing the Dongning army, equipped with new firearms, cannons, and thunderbolts!
No matter how sturdy these wooden grain carts are, how could they withstand the bombardment of artillery?
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The mournful shrieks in the sky continued to echo.
One cannonball after another fell toward the official road.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The shells landed in the wagon formation, and after a violent explosion, the grain wagons were instantly blasted into piles of sawdust, which were scattered on the ground.
Meanwhile, the reinforcements hiding in the middle of the vehicle formation were also blown to pieces in the explosion, their limbs and bodies lying scattered all over the ground.
Crimson blood, mixed with the dark brown from the explosion, seeped into the snow, a horrifying sight!
Meanwhile, some of the reinforcements who were wounded but not yet completely dead were wailing in agony.
The mournful wails echoed across the official road, sending chills down one's spine.
At the same time, the Shenwei Army soldiers who were lying in ambush on both sides of the sand dune also pulled the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense hail of bullets swept forward, covering everything in their path.
With nowhere to hide, the Yingzhou reinforcements' cavalry jostled and pushed each other on the narrow official road, becoming easy targets for the Shenwei Army soldiers.
Instantly, bullets struck the horses and cavalrymen, the intense tearing force causing them to fall from their horses.
The wounded horses neighed and raged, causing even greater unrest among the cavalry on the official road.
As the unrest escalated, it made it easier for the Shenwei Army soldiers lying in ambush on both sides of the sand dunes to fire their weapons.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The bullets, densely packed like hailstones falling from the sky, landed on the official road.
In a short time, countless corpses had been left on the ground.
Some cavalrymen pushed and trampled, exacerbating the casualties of the Yingzhou reinforcements.
"Damn it! What happened?"
When Sun Zhen, the garrison commander of Yingzhou, saw this scene, his face darkened and he cursed angrily.
Suddenly, he remembered the rumors that had circulated in Dongning some time ago.
Is this Dongning's latest weaponry, muskets and cannons?
It is truly incredibly powerful!
It's even more powerful than a thunderbolt!
When this thought popped into Sun Zhen's mind, he realized that something was wrong.
"We've fallen for their trap!"
Sun Zhen frowned and shouted in a deep voice, "See if we can break out of here, and hurry!"
They rushed out, naturally heading towards Liaodong City.
After all, they all came to support Liaodong City.
After Sun Zhen gave the order, the Yingzhou reinforcements also rushed forward.
However, artillery shells, bullets, and thunderclaps from both sides of the sand dunes rang out one after another on the official road.
Shells and thunderclaps exploded on the official road, sending snowflakes and mud flying into the air.
The shrapnel from the explosion spun and pierced the bodies of the Yingzhou reinforcements, taking the lives of many more soldiers once again.
The explosion also made the official road rugged and uneven.
The damaged grain carts and the mangled corpses severely hampered the advance of these reinforcements.
It was obviously impossible for them to break through!
Inside the ambush, Sun Zhen, the garrison commander of Yingzhou, had a gloomy face and hid in a corner, squinting at the movements on the sand dunes on both sides.
"It's numb!"
Sun Zhen spat, "Trying to ambush us? Hmph!"
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