Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"The most open area upstream,"

"The valley is only a little over two miles wide,"

"It's much narrower than the downstream area."

Even if our army only sends 10,000 men,

"They can also form a battle array to block the valley."

"And what use is it if the enemy has more soldiers?"

"Can they fully deploy?"

"The extra soldiers will either just sit idly by in the rear,"

"Either climb up the hills on either side and shoot arrows."

"Our troops also sent soldiers to capture the hilltop,"

"To prevent enemy forces on both sides from flanking us,"

"The remaining task is to launch a full-scale assault on the enemy's camp!"

Given Yang Zhi's personality,

They won't fight a war like this easily.

But behind them were tens of thousands of Western Xia troops.

He was forced to fight even if he didn't want to.

"Then let's launch a full-scale attack on the enemy camp!"

The entire army immediately crossed the river and advanced.

After approaching the enemy camp

The main force of the army was arrayed in the valley.

Each side dispatched 2,000 soldiers to occupy the hilltops on either side.

More than a thousand musketeers also followed them to attack the mountain.

These hills are not steep.

The reason why marching is impossible is

It's because the undulating terrain has no end.

The Ming and Qing dynasties experienced a population explosion.

In the low-lying areas between the mountains

This even led to the formation of numerous villages.

The Ming army was scattered when attacking the mountain.

Organized into Mandarin Duck Teams

In addition, a musketeer will accompany him.

The thirteen people climbed up in groups of four, scattered in different directions.

Stones kept being pushed down the mountain.

However, it did not cause too many casualties.

Unpolished, irregular stones

It won't roll fast on a hillside that isn't very steep.

Climbing halfway up the mountain,

Arrows rained down from the mountaintop.

The Western Xia had many soldiers.

Anyway, it can't be carried out in the valley.

They simply redeployed a large number of troops to defend the mountaintops.

The Ming army couldn't really break through in the short term.

"Form ranks and advance!"

Yang Zhi did not expect to capture the mountain.

As long as the enemy doesn't attack the main force from that side, it's fine.

Thousands of troops lined up horizontally.

The valley is already completely filled.

There are only some passages left in the middle for each department.

The tiger-squatting cannon and its ammunition were also carried along.

Advance slowly

We are getting closer and closer to the enemy camp.

Due to time constraints

The enemy camp had not yet dug trenches or piled up earthen ramparts.

Only some wooden fences served as the village walls for protection.

Chapter 1725 Ding ding ding ding

The entire army halted after a distance of about a hundred paces.

Forty tiger-crouching cannons were carried to the front of the battle line.

First, insert a fist-sized iron bullet.

Then reload with shotgun shells the size of pigeon eggs.

This loading method

It can shoot farther than if it were all shot.

The valley here is about 1400 meters wide.

The river flows along the western mountains.

The enemy camp blocked the valley.

Countless enemies stood guard behind the wooden fence.

Moreover, not a single general could be seen.

Even the lowest-ranking officers deliberately stood behind the soldiers.

These Western Xia generals

Finally, I dared not stand in front anymore.

Artillery Commander Deng Xia

He studied under Zhao Yuan for several years.

At this point, the distance is measured using a celestial measuring rod.

Adjust the firing angle of the tiger crouching cannon.

The specific method is to use analytical geometry to measure the landing point of the parabola.

"Test firing!"

"Boom boom boom!"

A distance of about a hundred steps,

It's only about two hundred meters.

A small number of fist-sized iron pellets,

It flew out amidst countless shotgun shells.

Western Xia soldiers behind the wooden fence.

As bullets flew in from all directions

Then came a series of screams.

Deng Xia, holding binoculars, observed and gave the order.

"The cannon leg should move forward half a mark!"

The Tiger Crouching Cannon is a small cannon that can move quickly.

Naturally, there is no very precise angle adjustment device.

It has only one cannon barrel.

The front end is fitted with cannon legs to support the ground.

It resembles an animal crouching on the ground.

If you've never seen a tiger crouching...

You've seen dogs squatting before, right?

That is, tuck your hind legs in and sit down.

Extend your front leg and place it on the ground.

The shackles on the cannon legs moved forward.

That is, the barrel angle is adjusted downwards.

The second salvo after the angle was adjusted.

The shot was clearly more accurate.

Rows of wooden palisades from the Western Xia camp collapsed.

The Western Xia soldiers behind the wooden fence were also hit by shrapnel.

Seeing the Ming army reload their ammunition,

Surviving Western Xia soldiers

They all turned and ran away.

The supervisory team couldn't stop them at all.

A simple high platform was built on the south side of the camp.

Li Renyi stood on the general's platform.

I witnessed the entire event that just happened.

The two armies are currently still beyond the range of ordinary arrows.

Only a few archers who could draw a strong bow could shoot that far.

But that Thunder God Cannon,

They actually managed to attack!

The third salvo came quickly.

There are always some places that haven't been taken care of.

Adjust slightly to the left or right and then fire.

After another round of shelling,

Finally, no enemy dared to stand at the wooden fence.

But then they saw the Western Xia soldiers who were holding the wooden fence flee in disarray.

The Ming army did not pursue their victory.

Instead, the entire army slowly advanced once again.