Watching the Spaniards retreating down the hillside in a hurry, Liu Jiqiu and the Shang soldiers cheered loudly.

Jiang Jiaren and Zhao Ming also looked excited in Yindu City.

Zhao Ming fisted and said, "Liu San beat him well!"

Jiang Jiaren also said: "The first battle won, defeating the enemy's spirit, and at the same time, it also eliminated the psychological shadow of the soldiers after Kingsoft was defeated. This will be of great benefit to the next battle!"

Zhao Ming nodded heavily. The gap between the new merchants and Spain was too big. It was almost a primitive tribal alliance, fighting a semi-modern country.

The huge gap in strength between the two sides made everyone feel huge pressure.

Now that the first battle has won, it is indeed beneficial to increase the morale of the military and civilians and increase the confidence of Yindu City.

On the top of the mountain, the soldiers of the new merchants waved their weapons and cheered loudly. At this moment, the Spanish artillery array at the foot of the mountain burst into loud noises again, bursting with smoke from gunpowdering their sight.

Just now, the two armies were mixed together, and the Spanish artillery, worried about accidental injury, did not open fire at the hill. Now that the Spanish retreated, the artillery immediately poured shells into the hill.

The shells were roaring with loud noises. A Shang army soldier was hit and instantly torn to pieces by the cannon.

When Liu Jiqiu heard the sound of cannons, his heart immediately tightened, and he immediately turned around and roared, "Boat, hurry back to the cover to hide."

The cheering soldiers on the hill instantly scattered, and they looked for a cover again, waiting for the enemy's attack again.

The Spanish defeated troops at the foot of the mountain retreated to the entire team. Captain Marilud counted the losses and found that the Spaniards had lost 200 soldiers. He was shocked and angry.

Although the casualties were mainly mixed-race minions, not pure Spanish whites, this is unforgivable. It is the biggest loss since the army advanced northward, which can be said to be a shame.

"Fire the cannon and bombard me hard!" Marilud was furious, and he was angry by the soldiers of the new merchants.

The artillery of the Xiyamen at the foot of the mountain launched round after round of shooting, and the smoke rising from the gunpowder formed a line on the front, and the scene was quite shocking.

The Spanish bombarded several rounds until the cannon became hot before the shelling stopped.

At this time, the fortifications on the surface of the hillside were further smashed by artillery. Liu Jiqiu hurriedly ordered his subordinates, "Hurry! Take advantage of the gap between the shelling and repair the fortifications."

The soldiers of the Shang army hurriedly carried out emergency repairs on the top of the mountain, and at this time the Spaniards also began to prepare for another attack.

Marilud called several officers to his side and carefully analyzed the situation. "The Qianchao people equipped with a limited musket, and the distance of the bow and arrow shooting is not worth mentioning in front of the musket. Therefore, we have the advantages of firepower and range, so as long as we don't give the Qian people a chance to fight in close combat. This time, don't advance, and the grenadiers and musketeers must follow, do you understand?"

"Yes!" Several officers nodded, and someone said again: "Captain, what should we do if the enemy troops in the city come out to harass us when we attack the mountain?"

Marilud said coldly: "Don't worry about this. I will send musketeers to guard the flanks. If they dare to get close, they will directly platoon and kill them."

When the officers heard the words, they immediately saluted and then prepared according to the instructions.

Soon, the Spanish artillery, who had been resting for a while, launched another bombardment, and the shells fell on the hill one by one, splashing out the mud.

"The colonists are going to attack again! Defence!" Liu Jiqiu shouted immediately.

The soldiers of the new merchant hid behind the bunker and endured the Spanish shelling, while the Spanish infantry charged again at the mountain under the cover of artillery.

When the enemy entered the range, the Shang army soldiers fired again, but were suppressed by the Spaniards' firepower.

"Retreat to the second defense!" Liu Jiqiu quickly shouted when he saw this. The soldiers of the new merchants on the front quickly retreated to the circular fortifications on the top of the mountain.

At this time, Liu Jiqiu retreated to the second defense, lay down behind the cover, preparing to use the same trick again, but found that the enemy's musketeer quickly followed.

"Fight!" Liu Jiqiu knocked down an Espanyol with one shot. On the front, the Shang army fired again with arrows and muskets. The Spanish musketeers who followed the opponent quickly fought back. The dense projectiles were poured over, making the Shang army unable to jump out of the trenches to launch a counterattack.

The Spanish muskets were very sharp. After one team shot, the other team went up again. The firepower continued, making the Shang army unable to raise its head.

At this time, the Spaniards who rushed to the front also threw grenades into the position, and exploded to blow the Shang soldiers behind the cover.

"Second Director!" Liu Jiqiu yelled hurriedly when he saw this.

"Come!" An officer with a smoke on his face responded and ran along the bunker.

Liu Jiqiu immediately ordered: "The colonists have too strong firepower. I will take people to retreat into the Tibetan military cave first. You will lead the brothers of the Second Division to hold on for a while, and then give up the mountain and retreat to the city."

"I understand!" the officer agreed loudly and waved his hand to shout, "Second Department, call me!"

Nearly a hundred Shang soldiers braved the rain of bullets and leaned out to shoot at the enemy. Liu Jiqiu took the rest of his troops to the back of the mountain and hid in the Tibetan soldiers' cave.

In Yindu City, Zhao Ming saw this and said to Jiang Jiaren: "The Spanish attack was too fierce, and Liu San retreated to the Tibetan Camp."

Jiang Jiaren said: "The enemy will soon occupy the top of the mountain, let the artillery prepare for bombardment, attract the enemy to transport the artillery to the top of the mountain, and fight against us!"

It’s not that Xinshang Company has no cannons, but there are too few cannons. After all, there are too many places to use iron, so the company has no conditions to cast too many cannons.

At this time, the Shang army artillery lined up the only three iron cannons at the top of the city and quickly completed the loading, with the muzzle facing the top of the mountain.

At this moment, a noise on the hilltop blocked hundreds of Shang soldiers who had been fighting for a while, gave up their positions, slid down from the back of the hillside, and evacuated towards Yindu City.

The Spanish infantry rushed to the top of the mountain, cheered, and then chased the Shang soldiers to the back of the mountain.

They were about to chase down the mountain, but three cannons at the top of the city suddenly opened fire.

"Boom boom boom!" Three loud noises, the old iron cannons sprayed out orange-red cannon flames, and the shells hit the back of the hillside, splashing soil and gravel. The Spaniards who were about to pursued quickly stopped and climbed back to the position on the top of the mountain to avoid the shelling of the Shang army.

The back of the top of the mountain faces Yindu City, without any cover. Appearing here is like a target for the cannons on the city.

Therefore, the Spaniards gave up chasing the Shang army that fled down the mountain, and just inserted the flag to the top of the mountain, and then raised their weapons to cheer on the front of the mountain, where artillery could not be bombarded on the city.

Below the hillside, Captain Marilude saw the Spanish army attacking the mountain and smiled. At this time, the Shang army, who had left the city to restrain, saw that the mountain was occupied, then retreated to Yindu City with the Ershi who had fled down the mountain and defended.

Obviously, in the eyes of the Spaniards, despite the ups and downs, they still won.

"Captain, our troops have occupied the mountain. I will come to report to you!" an officer saluted.

Captain Marilud nodded with satisfaction: "Good Derex, God is glorious for you."

After gaining a high hope for Shu and occupying the mountain, Captain Marilud began to consider the conquering Yindu.
Chapter completed!