This attack on Rufeng Mountain was under the command of Emperor Shenwu. If the previous Shanhaiguan soldiers had been under such fierce bombardment by Jiannu, Ma Ke would have taken the lead and fled.

But now the situation is completely different. Emperor Shenwu is a famous little killer, and he killed several town commanders when he was still the crown prince.

Anyone who dares to run away will die, and the family will be raided. Wherever Ma Ke dares to run away, even if he dies in battle, he can enter the Loyal Soul Shrine and live forever. If he runs away, the whole family will be implicated.

Watching the Jiannu artillery fire one after another, the commotion in our own military formation continued to increase. Several generals in the front also came desperately to ask for instructions.

They didn't know what to do. Should they just stand and take the shots? If this continued, the soldiers wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

The main barracks were better, they were set up on hills, and the Jiannu artillery posed little threat to them, but their car camps suffered.

If their subordinates are defeated, how will they survive in the Ming Dynasty in the future? Will these two general soldiers who have killed a thousand swords take the opportunity to annex their troops?

Some generals with hot tempers even criticized Ma Ke's decision in their words. You must know that each deputy general has his own troops, but he only kneels down to Ma Ke to exercise restraint during war.

Ma Ke was furious, but at the critical moment of the battle, it was difficult to deal with them, so he only thought about it and would settle accounts with them in the future!

Under intense pressure, the two of them were like ants on a hot pot. Together with the generals around them, they came up with one idea after another, only to be overthrown one by one.

Fortunately, the artillery fire of Jiannu came to an end, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the wailing and crying of the injured soldiers kept coming, which made people upset.

These waves of artillery fire by Jiannu did not know how many casualties they caused. What is even more frightening is that after their artillery fire dissipated, they would fire again.

The Jian slaves were condescending and could take their time, but if they were the target of bombardment, they would not be so comfortable.

The commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan and the commander-in-chief of Qiantun could only order military doctors to treat the wounded, and first carry the dead and injured to the back of the hills.

Seeing the casualties being carried up one after another, either with severed arms or legs, or in pieces, some of them were even cut in two, with intestines and feces flowing all over the floor, Ma Ke's stomach was churning, and Wang Tingchen's face was ashen...

We must find a way, otherwise the Qing army's artillery array will fire again, and the several car camps ahead will collapse and flee.

Marco frowned and said: "Wang Shuai, the only solution now is to let the car camp retreat and let them retreat to the back of the hills!"

Wang Tingchen shook his head and said:

"There is no car camp in front. What if the Jiannu cavalry makes a surprise attack? You ask them to retreat. What if they take the opportunity to escape?"

Ma Ke was right when he thought about it. Without the carriage camp and the main barracks alone, it would be difficult for our side to block the attack of the Jiannu cavalry.

Moreover, he knew that the generals in his town might be able to hold on at this time. If he gave the order to retreat, they might collapse as soon as the anger subsides.

Ma Ke stamped his feet anxiously:

"This won't work, that won't work either, so what should I do?"

Wang Tingchen's eyes were deep, and he looked at the Jiannu defensive position and said:

"The only solution at the moment is to seize the artillery. If it fails, retreat immediately and leave the task of attacking the mountain to Wu Sangui and Liu Zhaoji."

Marco was stunned: "Seize the cannon?"

Wang Tingchen nodded:

"Not bad, seize the cannon!"

He continued:

"Mashuai, look at the Jiannu defensive position opposite. Most of them are Tatars under the banner of the Han army. Most of them are infantry or gunmen.

There are not many Tatar and Jiannu cavalry, and it seems that they will not exceed three thousand. And how many cavalry do we have in the two towns combined? More than five thousand!"

"As long as our cavalry rushes over quickly and rushes in front of the artillery array, it will be difficult for the two Tatars' artillery and blunderbuss to stop us? Seizing the artillery by then will be a rare feat!"

Ma Ke originally didn't dare to seize the cannon, but when he heard what Wang Tingchen said, he was very excited for a moment.

Yes, seizing the cannon is indeed a rare achievement. There are dozens of red cannons, oh, and dozens of small red cannons. Maybe after this battle, I can be awarded the title of baron!

After thinking about it for a moment, Ma Ke gritted his teeth:

"Okay, starve the timid to death and starve the bold to death, that's it! But who's going to seize the cannon?"

Wang Tingchen looked at Ma Ke, with a look of great admiration in his eyes and said:

"Commander Wang's troops in the front camp are very brave. They charge forward in every battle and have captured and beheaded many times. I admire them very much. Of course, the important task of seizing the artillery must be given to the troops in the front camp!"

Of course Wang Tingchen knew that Ma Ke was cheating him, but he only had 3,000 troops and could not withstand huge casualties, otherwise Li Fuming would be a role model.

Looking across the Shanhaiguan army, he couldn't help showing a look of shame:

"Shuai Ma praises the soldiers in the front camp like this. I feel ashamed to deserve it. It is Ma Shuai who has many soldiers and many generals and is more suitable to accomplish this feat. I will definitely support you at any time!"

Marco is very cunning, he will not be easily fooled by Wang Tingchen, he hurriedly smiled and said:

"When it comes to marching and fighting, Wang Shuai can truly be regarded as having experienced the country's development. In this case of seizing the artillery, Wang Shuai did his part. I hope that the soldiers in Qiantun will take up the important task and make new achievements for our Ming Dynasty!"

Wang Shuai can rest assured that once the soldiers from the front camp succeed in seizing the artillery, the Shanhaiguan soldiers will immediately launch an attack, trying to capture Huangtu Ridge in one go and let Wu Sangui and others eat dirt..."

Marco was afraid of death and wanted to preserve his strength. He really didn't want his Shanhaiguan soldiers to seize the cannon and suffer heavy losses.

Wang Tingchen was already fierce, so of course he dared to fight. His main concern was that he would be tricked by Ma Ke. He was also a nine-border general. He knew very well that Ma Ke was a runaway general. Once Ma Ke refused to save him, he would be Li Fuming's second best.

The two argued for a long time, and finally they could only agree that the Shanhaiguan soldiers and the former garrison soldiers would go together to seize the artillery, and then send someone to notify Wu Sangui and Liu Zhaoji to come for support.

Jiannu was about to fire the artillery, and everyone did not care to talk anymore, so they decided to pull out all the cavalry from each battalion, totaling more than 5,000 cavalry.

These more than 5,000 cavalry were divided into several waves and formations, attacking artillery formations from two directions to defend against possible sneak attacks by the Jiannu cavalry.

It was agreed that the Horse Department, led by two generals from the main camp, would have a total of 1,500 cavalry from each battalion in the town to defend against the Jiannu cavalry.

The Ma Ke Department, led by the deputy general of the main camp, led more than 3,000 cavalry from each battalion in the town to attack Jiannu's artillery array. Wang Tingchen's deputy general led 1,500 cavalry to coordinate the operation.

Although Ma Ke felt that the Shanhaiguan soldiers had suffered a loss, he also knew that Wang Tingchen was not conservative, and the total force of the front camp was only 3,000 troops.

Although Marco was dissatisfied, he could see that seizing the artillery seemed to have a great chance of winning. He had many soldiers and generals, and it was really possible to capture the slave artillery in front of him in one fell swoop.

In this way, most of the credit will go to Shanhaiguan, and the red cannons will also be distributed. In comparison, the higher casualties of Shanhaiguan soldiers are definitely worth it.

Marco ordered to prepare for an attack, and at the same time issued an order that his subordinates should work closely to protect the flanks of the Shanhai Navy to prevent possible attacks by the Jiannu, so that the army could successfully seize the artillery and defeat the enemy.

The dense cavalry formed in front of the hilly chariot camp, with Ma Ke's army in front and Wang Tingchen's men behind.

The cavalry has always been the essence of the Ming Dynasty's battalions. They have outstanding combat capabilities and good armor. They are basically professional soldiers. They have experienced battles and have no shortage of battlefield fighting skills.

Especially in this battle, the cavalry of the Second Town Main Barracks took the lead, and the remaining cavalry battalions had no complaints. Our side had a good chance of winning this battle, so everyone was gearing up and couldn't wait to make contributions.

They formed a large sea of ​​people. The Ming army was still red. These cavalrymen were all wearing bright red long body armor and had arms and hands. Together with dense banners and flags, like a forest of spears, swords and sticks, their momentum immediately spread.

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Jiannu on the opposite side was about to fire, but when he saw the Ming army cavalry coming out, Zhang Jingjin, the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner Han army, couldn't help but was stunned for a moment, and the prepared artillery fire was not continued for the time being...

There was a general and a deputy general in the second battalion, both of whom were personal generals. They both patted their chests and promised that the two commanders would just wait for good news, and they would definitely return victoriously with meritorious service.

They were so heroic that they rode their horses to their own cavalry formation.

Ma Gang, the deputy general of Ma Ke's barracks, was a cousin of Ma Ke. He was tall and burly, with a fleshy face covered with scars and arrow wounds. He was obviously a veteran general.

He galloped in front of the formation and roared loudly:

"My sons, follow me to kill the slaves and seize the cannon!"

With a loud roar, Ma Gang galloped out first, followed by most of his servants, holding high flags.

Then came the dense cavalry. They walked slowly at first, approached the Jiannu defensive position about two hundred paces, and began to gallop on their horses.

Immediately, the iron hooves hit the ground and shook violently. Thousands of mountain and navy war horses gathered into a galloping torrent, rolling forward!

More than two hundred steps behind them were the cavalry under Wang Tingchen's command, acting as support to prevent possible attacks by the Qing cavalry.

Thousands of horses galloped, artillery shells roared, and the forty Hongyi heavy artillery kept spitting out bursts of anger...

The dense solid iron balls passed by like lightning, constantly hitting the Ming cavalry impact array, making crackling sounds, and one after another the Ming army's men and horses were knocked into blood mist.

The screams of people and the screams of horses continued to sound, but the Ming army continued to advance. Especially when they entered one mile, the cavalry's charge accelerated.

If they attack with all their strength, the cavalry will not have much time to cover one mile. They can run ten meters in one second, and it will take less than a minute to cover one mile!

The artillery roared, and under the interweaving bombardment of Jiannu's cannons, the charging Ming cavalry suffered heavy casualties.

However, the Ming army still shouted and charged, and Ma Gang held up his horse and always rushed to the front.

Cannons, large and small, passed by him from time to time, iron hooves rolled, and smoke rose into the sky. In the blink of an eye, large groups of Ming cavalry were about to rush to the front of the Qing formation.

It can be seen that there was a commotion in their position.

Just when they were about to enter the 100th step, the sound of Jiannu cannons was loud, and everything seemed to be covered up in the deafening sound of the cannons.

Large waves of fierce gunpowder smoke and firelight rose up, and all the Hongyi cannons in front of the Han army's flag gun array and in front of the shield vehicles fired canisters.

Densely packed projectiles shot forward, covering about a hundred meters ahead...

Countless people and horses screamed, and countless Ming army cavalry rushed towards them. Bloody arrows were shot from them and the horses below. Many people were hit by too many projectiles and were blown apart.

Ma Gang, who led the charge, and some of the servants behind him were killed by those shotguns on the spot.

Many of the Ming cavalry following him also fell down in large pieces. Amidst the neighing of the war horses, many cavalry were covered in blood. They were either at a loss or were stunned by the roar of the huge artillery.

The horse stood blankly.

Following the sound of artillery, the sound of volleys of muskets rang out, and bird muskets were stretched out one after another from the densely packed chariots. The number of bird muskets fired from the front level actually reached 2,000.

In front of the shield car, after all the Hongyi cannons fired canisters, the gunners hurriedly hid in the military formation, and the cannon formations of each banner of the Han army immediately fired.

Thick white smoke rose again, and two thousand cannons were fired. Many Mingqi in front fell at a loss. At this time, they no longer had the momentum to charge, and became a big target for the Han army's cannon soldiers.
To be continued...