One hundred tiger squat cannons and one hundred franchises were lined up and placed on the mountainside, and were carefully disguised around them.

At this time, Bi Maokang finally discovered the benefits.

The range of the tiger squat cannon and the Fran aircraft is about 1,000 meters and 1,500 meters away from the road. There are hillsides on both sides, because the distance from the entrance to Qiyue Mountain is not far away, the hillside is not very steep, and two hundred cannons are more than enough to be placed on both sides, and they can be well disguised, so bandits cannot discover it at all.

The focus of artillery launch is aiming and distance. Just imagine that when 50,000 bandits pass through Qiyue Mountain and enter the mountains, the distance must be very long. In this way, two hundred guns can be fired at the same time, and the range of front, back, left and right can reach ten square kilometers. Even if the bandits open the longest distance, they can be completely covered.

Artillery became the main force of the attack, that is to say, in this battle to eliminate bandits, the artillery battalion will play an absolutely important role, which was something that everyone did not expect.

Artillery mostly plays an important role when siegeing cities and camps. As for the field battle, because the army is too mobile, it is difficult for artillery to play a decisive role, especially the artillery is not mobile and often becomes the most easily attacked target when attacked.

The most important reason is that the artillery during this period was basically solid bombs. The power of this shell looks very large. If it is hit by the solid bombs fired, it will be terrible, but the area affected is very small, and the launch time of the cannon is relatively long. After the cannon chamber heats up, it must be cooled down. Continuous launch may cause a blow-off, which to the greatest extent, weakens the function of the cannon.

The artillery battalion under the Jiangning Camp has overcome this problem to a large extent. The invention of flowering bullets has enhanced the power of the artillery. After each cannon is fired, the shock waves and scattered flakes generated by the flowering bullets are extremely lethal. As for the problem of blowing the chamber, the number is used to make up for it. Two hundred artillery cannons are fired in batches, with a long interval, which can overcome the problem of heat from the barrel to the maximum extent.

Su Tiancheng brought his personal soldiers to the command position of the artillery battalion.

He was still a little worried. Bi Maokang was impeccable in terms of technology, but the real command and combat situation still remains to be verified. This time, the biggest reliance on the bandits led by Zhang Xianzhong was in the artillery battalion.

No matter how capable the bandits are, there are 50,000 people. Not to mention killing people, even killing pigs, 50,000 pigs will consume a lot of energy. The best way is to completely overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum.

The artillery battalion can play an unexpected role in this regard. The attack of artillery can make bandits afraid and lose their combat effectiveness in an instant, and the subsequent function of the flintlock rifle will also make bandits frightened. After these two rounds of strikes, there are very few people who can withstand it. The subsequent attacks of cavalry and infantry will feel a bit like cleaning the battlefield.

War relies on strength and technology, and can bring technology to its maximum extent. Such wars are actually massacres.

Seeing Su Tiancheng coming, Bi Maokang and Xiong Zijian quickly came to meet him.

"Sir Bi, Lord Xiong, I'm here to watch the game."

"Sir, this is the most cutting-edge position, and it's dangerous. It's better to go to the Central Army to command."

"As long as it is a war, there will be dangers everywhere. Besides, it is said that there is danger. If you can stand on the position, what can I not stand? Don't say it, the bandits have come to Qiyue Mountain. It is expected that there will be two hours left to enter Qiyue Mountain. The role of the artillery battalion is crucial. Remember to wait until all the bandits enter Qiyue Mountain and blow up the road."

"Don't worry, sir, everything is ready."

Liu Tiehan came back panting with thirty scouts.

This means that the bandits are approaching Qiyue Mountain.

The war is about to begin.

There was a smell of restlessness in the air. The soldiers who had experienced many battles were able to calm down. However, Bi Maokang was a little excited. It was probably the first time he had experienced such a scene. However, when he saw Su Tiancheng and others, there was no expression on his face, and he was very calm and slowly calmed down.

The scouts sent by the bandits have entered Qiyue Mountain.

These scouts did not conduct large-scale investigations, nor did they even go to the hillsides on both sides to see the situation. In their opinion, once the army enters the mountains, it will be like going home. The mountains are the welfare of the rebels. What the rebels are best at is dealing with the imperial army in the mountains.

The dense bandits began to come along the road into the mountains.

Su Tiancheng stood in a high position, holding a monocular telescope in his hand.

This monocular telescope was given to him by Sun Chengzong. When Sun Chengzong took office, the emperor gave him this monocular telescope. No one cared at that time, but Su Tiancheng knew the important role of the telescope.

Unfortunately, the telescope has very poor results and is far from comparable to telescopes hundreds of years later.

The road to Qiyue Mountain is a bit narrow, and the army is not moving fast after entering the mountain.

When entering the mountains, Zhang Xianzhong also breathed a sigh of relief. This is the world of the brothers. Although the army's combat power cannot be very strong, as long as they enter the mountains, their abilities will be fully utilized.

The army was divided into the front army and the rear army. The front army had only 3,000 people, the middle army was 40,000 people, and the rear army was 7,000 people. There were two thousand personal soldiers around Zhang Xianzhong who were closely guarding him. He was in the middle of the team, and around him were all cavalry.

The 50,000 troops finally entered the mountain, and the distance between the front and back was nearly ten miles apart.

The mountain roads are rugged, but the soldiers are very accustomed to such mountain roads. When they were in Shaanxi, they often squatted in the mountains and had long been familiar with the environment inside the mountains.

All the bandits entered Qiyue Mountain, which was the beginning of the attack.

After the scout reported the situation, Bi Maokang looked at Su Tiancheng.

"Mr. Bi, do whatever you should do. All the soldiers of Jiangning Camp are waiting for the artillery battalion's operations."

Bi Maokang nodded and raised the red flag himself.

Soon, more than twenty red flags were raised, which was a signal to start the attack.

When the rumbling thunder sounded, Zhang Xianzhong habitually looked at the sky. Although it was gloomy, there was no sign of rain. How could there be thunder sound?

The shells fell around and began to cover the army. The flesh and blood that were blown up continued to rise to the sky. At this time, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly realized that he had entered the encirclement.

Without time to think about it, he immediately asked the personal soldiers around him to send an order. The army quickly retreated and left Qi Yueshan. Since the other party had made careful preparations, he could not get involved in Qi Yueshan.

The war horses kept neighing, and some crazy war horses rushed around and kept hitting the sergeant.

The power of the flowering shell began to truly reflect. Every time the shell fell to the ground and exploded, there was a blood light around it. With the huge shock wave, bandits were constantly blown into the air. The scattered pieces of the shells exploded, like steel knives, cutting the bandits' bodies, leaving them with no place to hide.

The bandits have never seen such shells. They have seen artillery shells. Ordinary shells will form a blood groove, but they will not be affected around them. But this time the shells are completely different, falling to the ground and blooming, scattered pieces, and hesitating about the King of Hell's soul-catching pen.

Although the bandits are not concentrated, the coverage of shells is too wide and there is nowhere to hide.

The bandits soon became in chaos and rushed towards the direction entering Qiyue Mountain, and they were about to escape.

The rear army carrying food and grass suffered even more heavy losses. They fell at the end and became the targets of being attacked.

The chaotic situation made Zhang Xianzhong's heart bleeding.

Before we started to compete with our opponents face to face, the losses were so heavy. At this time, we could only desperately withdraw from Qiyue Mountain. After we reached the mountain, the terrain was wide open, and we would like to find a way.

He was shocked by this strange shell. What kind of shell is this? Why is it so powerful? It blooms when it lands. The people around the shell have almost no chance to escape.

The news from the scout made Zhang Xianzhong furious.

Since the road to the mountain was blown up, the army could not withdraw at all, which also shows that the other party was thinking of annihilation of his own team.

After all, he has experienced many battles. Zhang Xianzhong calmed down and issued the next order. All soldiers should not panic and rush forward. The imperial army could not have so many shells. As long as it rushed out, everything would be fine.

Zhang Xianzhong was wise. He did not ask the sergeant to rush towards the hillsides on both sides, but directly asked to rush forward. This is the best choice. In today's situation, he can only rush out of the range that the shells can cover at the fastest speed.

The shells kept falling into the crowd. Some people were already stunned by the bombing, and they didn't even know how to avoid them. They blindly followed the people in front and ran forward.

A shell landed about ten meters away from Zhang Xianzhong. Several personal soldiers fell down screaming and the war horses were even blown away. Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but roar.

"Damn, I'm not afraid, come for me..."

The personal soldiers around him surrounded Zhang Xianzhong and advanced quickly, but the shells did not have eyes.

After entering Qiyue Mountain, there was a road that was slightly flattering. The soldiers of Shenji Camp had been waiting here for a long time.

Not only the Shenji Battalion, but also the soldiers of the Jianrui Battalion, all holding flintlock rifles, waiting for the bandits who fled here, Sun Chuanting personally directed to determine when to launch an attack.

The scout soon came to Sun Chuanting's side.

"Report that the artillery battalion's artillery bombardment is about to end, and the bandits are escaping."

Sun Chuanting nodded and ordered the commander beside him to make all preparations quickly.
Chapter completed!