Southern Ming Rebel Army

Chapter 666 Abandoning the Car to Save the Commander

Liu Kun stood on his horse, looking with a smile at the Rakshasa camp that was blown to pieces by the artillery fire. The shells landed everywhere, front, back, left, and right, and the Rakshasa people were blown away in all directions.

Liu Kun chuckled and said, "Sengge has done a good job in training these gunners. Once we wipe out all these Luosha people, the reward will be doubled."

Upon hearing this, all the generals nodded and agreed that these gunners were talented and deserved generous rewards.

Of course, the reality is that these novices can only shoot accurately because the target is large. The Rakshasa camp is so huge that as long as they are not blind, they can basically shoot into the camp. And it is precisely because of their inaccurate shooting that it looks like the camp is full of shells.

Liu Kun's method was to use artillery to drive the Russians out of the camp. As soon as they left the camp, the elite cavalry of the Qian army would be able to kill these Russians without leaving a single piece of armor.

Liu Kun had no plan to have his elite cavalry dismount and fight on foot to attack the Russian camp. As the saying goes, one should play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses. Liu Kun's men were all cavalry, so they naturally wanted the Russians to flee out of the camp so that he could use his cavalry to kill them.

Although the Rakshasa camp was more organized than the nomadic camp, with trenches and various obstacles outside the camp, it was still fundamentally different from the city walls, and was even inferior to the camps of the Qianqing and Qing factions during the Central Plains War.

With Andre's roar, the first counterattack in the Luosha camp began. Six cannons fired hot shells, but Andre was a little disappointed with the result, because none of the six shells hit the Qian army's artillery.

However, Andre knew in his heart that it would be difficult to achieve ideal results in the first round of artillery fire, not to mention the hasty counterattack, ranging and calibration were not accurate enough. But he still hoped to disrupt the rhythm of the Qian army's artillery fire and buy some breathing space for his side.

Seeing that the first round of counterattacks was fruitless, Andre gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "Reload ammunition, recalibrate, and keep shooting!"

When Liu Kun saw that the artillery in the Rakshasa camp could still fight back, he couldn't help but frown. He then asked the messenger to notify the surrendered Junggar soldiers who were firing to aim at the Rakshasa artillery and destroy the enemy's counterattack force.

As the order was conveyed, the surrendered Junggar soldiers shifted their guns, aimed at the approximate location of the Russian artillery, and launched another artillery attack in a panic.

The Russians who participated in this battle were all elite guards. The gunners within them were naturally experienced. They were much stronger than this group of Dzungar recruits.

In the second round of bombardment by the Russians, two projectiles came very close to the artillery formation of the Qian army, and the Dzungar gunners who were firing were already visibly panicked.

During the third round of artillery fire, a projectile hit the artillery formation of the Qian army. Fortunately, the projectile did not hit the artillery, but knocked to the ground a Junggar gunner who was loading the shell.

The two surrendered soldiers nearby turned pale at the bloody scene. Their minds were blank at this moment. They dropped the shells and turned around to flee.

However, they had just run a few steps when two cold lights flashed and the sharp blades of the Qian army fell. Two cavalrymen appeared at their side like ghosts, and with their swords raised, the two surrendered gunners were beheaded before they could even utter a scream. Blood quickly spread under them.

The Qian army cavalry used a knife to pick up the head of one of the surrendered soldiers and shouted viciously: "Anyone who escapes without permission will be killed immediately!"

The surrounding Junggar gunners were so frightened by this scene that they trembled all over. Their originally panicked mood subsided a little. They suppressed their fear and continued to load gunpowder.

Liu Kun saw all of this from a distance. His face was gloomy and he whispered a few words to the messenger.

Soon, the messenger rushed to the artillery formation and shouted, "Whoever dares to desert the battlefield again will suffer this fate! As long as we finish this battle and defeat the Russians, the reward promised by the general will be doubled!"

Under the deterrence and heavy rewards, the Dzungar gunners suppressed their inner fear and continued to operate the artillery. On the battlefield, the artillery bombardment from both sides continued, and one shell after another whizzed through the sky and fell into the opponent's camp.

However, the Qian army had a large number of artillery pieces, and the advantage in numbers could make up for the experience gap of the gunners. As time went on, with almost ten times the number of artillery pieces as the enemy, the strength of the Rakshasa people's counterattack became weaker and weaker.

First, five cannons fired, and soon after, four, three, and even silenced. Andre knew that if he continued to passively take the beating like this, he would only die. The only way to survive was to break through.

Soon, a large group of Mongolian vassal troops were urgently assembled. They were forbidden to ride war horses. Andre saw that these vassal troops were in a panic and their morale was low, so he sent people to comfort these soldiers, saying that the main force were firearms and they were needed to protect the two wings.

Afterwards, regardless of whether these vassal soldiers believed it or not, they were forced to leave the camp and fight back. However, every face of these vassal soldiers was filled with anxiety.

Being forbidden to ride war horses was like being deprived of their most powerful support for them who were used to fighting on horseback. From time to time, low whispers and sighs were heard in the team.

After hearing the words sent by Andrei, the vassal troops did not feel much comforted. Instead, they secretly exchanged suspicious glances in private.

But as the camp gate opened, these vassal soldiers were forced to run out of the camp. When Liu Kun saw the Russians leaving the camp, he finally showed a relieved smile on his face. He turned to the messenger beside him and said, "Notify the artillery to concentrate firepower to bombard the infantry!"

A moment later, dozens of shells poured down towards the camp gate like raindrops. One of the shells penetrated at least ten rows of vassal soldiers. Miserable screams rang out one after another. Many of the Mongolian vassal soldiers in the queue had their faces splattered with the blood and flesh of their comrades, and they almost collapsed mentally.

Following the order to charge, the vassal soldiers charged towards the artillery formation of the Qian army with bow legs and shouting. Andre looked at the vassal soldiers rushing out of the camp one after another, with a ruthless look on his face.

At this time, Bogdan hurried to Andrei. Andrei looked closely and saw that Bogdan was covered in mud and looked extremely embarrassed.

Andre asked in surprise, but Bogdan obviously didn't care about it. He said anxiously: "General, now we have the horses, take the remaining soldiers and leave this damn place!"

Andre looked back at the vassal troops who were still charging out. There was no trace of pity in his eyes. In his eyes, these vassal troops were just tools to achieve his goals. Now that their value had been exhausted, they would naturally be discarded like worn-out shoes.

Andrei and Bogdan looked at each other, then nodded and said in a deep voice: "Let's go!"

(Chapter 666 O(n_n)O)