The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

Woo!

All they heard was a shrill horn sound from the direction of the county town, and then, as the chaotic troops on the opposite side stared in astonishment...

There were bursts of crackling sounds, and they were confused!

What the hell?

The gate of Qinghe County was actually opened.

Wang Zhonggan, standing in the middle of the army, was overjoyed when he saw this scene. Here they come! Just as he had guessed, Li Jize was going to let the Beiliang Wolf Riders charge out in order to avoid losing their warhorses.

"Order! Prepare for a cavalry charge! No one is allowed to retreat even a single step, or they will be killed!"

The messenger immediately ran across the battlefield, shouting, "General's order! Prepare for the cavalry charge! Anyone who retreats will be killed!"

Although there are more than 70,000 people here, those in front are truly cannon fodder!

The beggars' camp supervised the battle from the rear, letting the cannon fodder charge in the front, even if the cavalry really came out...

To put it bluntly, even if there were 50,000 pigs piled up, 3,000 people would die.

But then, on the wall of Qinghe County, a strong man with bare chest swung up the drumstick and began to beat the war drum with both hands alternately.

Under their gaze...

The ones coming out of Qinghe County were not the dreaded Beiliang Wolf Riders!

actually……

Ha! It turned out to be an army they had never seen before.

The army, all dressed in the same blue uniform, marched out in unison, accompanied by the drumbeats from the city walls. Then, they slowly formed a long line in front of the low city wall of Qinghe County.

Ah this...

Everyone in the rebel army camp, who were originally nervous and thinking they would face a cavalry attack, was stunned!

After a long time, no one knew who burst into laughter first, and the bandits burst into laughter.

What?

I originally thought that only these rebels would use the "cannon fodder" tactic, but I didn't expect that he, the King of Qin of the Great Qi and General Tiance, would also use this tactic?

Yes! They are using the men in blue as cannon fodder!

If they were truly a regular army, why wouldn't they be wearing armor? If they just stood there, wouldn't they be wiped out by a barrage of arrows?

"General, I think Li Jize is exaggerating. If he were using cannon fodder tactics, he could have placed these people on the city walls and dropped rocks from above, which would have caused some damage to our troops. But now, what's the difference between this and committing suicide?"

Yes! People who don't know the truth see a group of people who should have the advantage of the city wall and terrain, swaggering out without armor to fight.

You must have thought your brain was broken!

This is a bit like the Northern Song Dynasty's Huizong. When the enemy attacked, he left the city walls unprotected and withdrew the soldiers to allow a group of shamans to summon the heavenly soldiers and generals. The result was that the city was broken and the whole family was killed.

What is the difference in Li Jize's behavior now?

Really don't want to live anymore?

It was not until Wang Zhonggan squinted his eyes and saw the "bamboo poles" held in the hands of the soldiers.

This thing is no longer a secret, the fire gun! The rebels know about it, the Qi army knows about it, and everyone even uses it.

"Don't underestimate Li Jize. The troops he sent out are definitely not cannon fodder, but regular soldiers!"

"what?"

Deputy General Wang Mao was shocked, with a look of confusion on his face.

How can soldiers kill the enemy and protect themselves if they don’t wear armor, carry swords, or carry bows and arrows?

"They have muskets!"

Wang Zhonggan said this, and the deputy general was stunned. After looking at it again...

He and the other generals around him looked at each other and all burst out laughing!

"Does Li Jize intend to use muskets against our 80,000-man army? Regardless of whether his projectiles are sufficient, do they think their muskets can hold up until then?"

Because the Great Qi had made and used firearms! That thing was prone to exploding.

Often, they didn't die at the hands of the enemy, but were killed by firearms. This led to a saying circulating among both the rebels and the Qi army...

Firearms! No need for dogs!

"Besides, the musket only has one chance to fire! Before the second reload, I'm confident our soldiers will be able to rush in and kill all of these guys!"

The deputy generals were all full of confidence, and Wang Zhonggan had also witnessed the power of firearms firsthand.

He really couldn't understand how Li Jize was going to fight this battle?

Maybe if he didn't come out and guarded the city wall, there would still be a little chance, but now...

Wang Zhonggan didn't waste any words. Since he was already here, how could he know what the other party would do if he didn't fight?

Anyway, those rushing in front were cannon fodder. He nodded to his deputy general Wang Mao, who shouted directly, "Pass the general's order! All troops attack!"

The messenger started to ride again, "All troops attack! All troops attack!"

"Kill!"

In an instant, this group of cannon fodder who had just had a full meal launched an attack on the small Qinghe County.

Fifty thousand people!

There are over ten thousand people, it’s endless!

Looking down from the city wall of Qinghe County, the densely packed scene is enough to make one's legs go weak and their scalp tingle.

Sadly, times have really changed!

Historical records, May 21, the 15th year of Xuande.

The Grand Marshal of the Army of the World, King Qin Ze and Qinghe County, led 5,000 musketeers to meet the enemy with over 70,000 men! A great victory!

Because it was the first battle in China in which firearms were used on a large scale, it is also known as the "Battle of Qinghe Rewu".

When the bandits basically communicated by shouting, traveled by walking, and killed with knives...

On the opposite Qinghe County wall, a soldier was waving a red flag and a yellow flag in his left hand respectively.

Next! Please let Dapao speak!

Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!

Far above the canal, the four terrifying warships' artillery began to fire projectiles crazily.

The cannon fodder, who were originally shouting and screaming, were charging at high speed, but at this moment, after hearing the piercing roar, they were all stunned. They slowly raised their heads and looked towards the sky, and then everyone froze!

then……

Everyone is looking at the sky!

What did they see?

If the charge of 50,000 disaster victims is a terrifying scene like a tidal wave,

The four ships were equipped with 20 large and medium-sized cannons (10 on the flanks), a total of 40 cannons firing simultaneously, and the projectiles ejected from the sky looked...

Holy shit! That's like the end of the world!

Countless huge iron lumps with long tails of fire smashed into the crowd, and an unlucky guy was turned into meat paste on the spot.

The huge inertia of the projectile swept over and continued to bounce, just like a bowling ball, breaking the hands and feet of the people behind it.

There were ghost cries and wolves howling all around, and bloody scenes everywhere. How could it be described as tragic?

Finally, someone couldn't take it anymore and screamed at the top of their lungs, "Magic! Magic! Li Jize... he can summon meteorites! How can we fight him?"