Soon, the heavy artillery of the Chu army was pulled up and began to fire fiercely at the Xiang army.
The Xiang army of Xing Guo Fu was not to be outdone. They also fired back at the Chu army. The two sides started a fierce artillery battle!
When the Chu army was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, they bought a large number of firearms from foreigners.
Among them were a large number of heavy cannons.
Even though these cannons had no advantage over the Han army, they were at a complete disadvantage.
However, compared to the weapons of other Qing troops, the advantage of this cannon was very obvious!
After all, ever since the Qing army entered the pass, their equipment and production of artillery had not improved at all. They were still using the Red Cannons from the Ming Dynasty, and their performance and power were far inferior to the Westerners 'cannons.
Although Zeng Guofan's Xiang Army had also bought some firearms from the foreigners, these firearms were all given to their elite troops. These elite troops were not in the south now, but in the north to fight the Qing army!
Therefore, the weapons of this Xiang army were the same old equipment that the Qing army used.
Therefore, in front of the Chu army, their weapons were obviously far behind!
As a result, after the artillery battle began, the Xiang army could not hold on any longer.
Their cannons were destroyed one after another by the Chu army.
After the Chu army had taken out the Xiang army's artillery, they began to bombard their formation.
Soon, the Xiang soldiers were thrown into chaos by the Chu army's cannons. They cried for their parents, and no matter how much their commander restrained them, they could not stop their formation from collapsing.
After all, humans were not made of steel. When faced with artillery shells, the human body was very fragile.
Although the Chu army didn't use bombs, but the same kind of bombs that didn't explode like the Xiang army, these bombs were sometimes even more terrifying than bombs!
The explosive shells exploded on the ground, and although the killing efficiency was higher, the death of the soldiers who were killed was not as tragic as those who were hit by these solid shells.
The lethality of a solid artillery shell depended on the kinetic energy of the shell itself. They killed the enemy through impact.
Therefore, on the battlefield, if one was hit by such a cannonball, the death would be tragic.
This kind of artillery shell would injure and kill anyone who came into contact with it. The lighter ones would have their arms and legs broken, while the heavier ones would have half of their bodies destroyed.
If they were even more unlucky and were hit by a cannonball in the torso, they might only be left with a pool of bloody minced meat and nothing else!
At this time, the Xiang soldiers suffered such a blow.
Every time the Chu army hit a cannonball, it would be like a stick of candied haws, directly clearing a large row of soldiers.
Moreover, these soldiers had died in an extremely tragic manner. The ground was filled with their broken arms, legs, or bodies. Wherever the shells passed, a very eye-catching bloody path would appear on the ground!
This scene dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the surrounding soldiers. Seeing their comrades die tragically in front of them, and in such a tragic manner at that.
Anyone would feel fear and unease. If the enemy's artillery shells hit a few more times, the morale of the army might collapse.
Once the soldiers collapsed, they would not be able to maintain their formation. The entire army would become chaotic and completely lose their fighting strength!
And at this moment, the Xiang Army showed such signs!
They saw that the enemy's formation had loosened under the bombardment of their heavy artillery.
Zuo Zongtang sneered.”
The artillery bombardment was almost done. It was time to prepare to send troops to attack!
"Liu Jintang!"
"I'm here!"
Zuo Zongtang turned his head and glanced at the general of the Chu army beside him.
Liu Jintang's life was very big. In the Battle of Sanhe Town, his troops were destroyed by the Han army's artillery and machine guns. When he led his troops to break out of the encirclement, he was knocked out by the artillery shells. As a result, he avoided the concentrated fire of the Han army's machine guns and survived.
However, the shell had left an eye-catching scar on his face, making him look even more ferocious than before.
"I'll give you five thousand men to break the enemy's formation!”
"I accept your orders!"
Liu Jintang replied loudly.
Last time, because he thought he was smart, he suspected that the letter was fake, causing the Chu army to pay unnecessary casualties.
This made Liu Jintang blame himself very much. He also felt very guilty when facing his mentor, Zuo Zongtang.
At this moment, he saw that his teacher did not give up on him. Instead, he trusted him as usual and handed such an important task to him.
Liu Jintang secretly made up his mind. Even if he had to risk his life, he must complete the mission Zuo Zongtang gave him. He must not mess it up again!
After half an hour of bombardment, the formation of the Xiang Army was completely disrupted.
Seeing this situation, Zuo Zongtang immediately raised the flag of attack.
After receiving the signal to attack, Liu Jintang jumped onto his horse and raised the spear in his hand. He shouted,"
"Brothers, charge with me!"
After saying that, he took the lead and charged towards the Xiang Army's formation!
"Kill them!"
The morale of the five thousand Chu soldiers was greatly boosted. They shouted in unison, emitting a deafening and terrifying sound wave. Then, like a ferocious tiger descending from the mountain, they charged towards the enemy!
The Xiang army's formation was already in a precarious situation, having been thrown into disarray by the heavy artillery bombardment of the Chu army. At this moment, the soldiers saw the 5,000 elite troops on the other side charging towards them.
All of them became even more panicked!
A portion of the Xiang soldiers remained in place to resist, while the other portion threw down their weapons and fled.
The soldiers who stayed behind to resist were quickly drowned by the Chu army. Liu Jintang, who took the lead, was like a god of death. He killed until his head rolled and his body was covered in blood.
"Awesome!"
He jumped down from his horse and specifically found a place with many people to rush and kill!
Facing such a god of death, the soldiers of the Xiang Army were all terrified. More and more soldiers joined the fleeing team!
However, this group of deserters had only run a few steps before they were cut down by the supervising team behind them!
"Those who dare to escape will be killed without mercy!"
The general of the Xiang Army of Xing Guo Prefecture rode on his horse and personally killed a fleeing soldier. He said to his soldiers with a fierce expression.
When the fleeing soldiers saw that the supervision team was killing the deserters without even blinking, they were all afraid. Just as they were about to return to the front, a cannonball flew over and hit the center of the heart, smashing into the body of the Xiang Army general riding on the horse.
Kacha!
With a crisp sound, the general on the horse was torn into pieces, turning into a mist of blood that scattered all over the ground!
"Ah, General, General is dead!"
This scene shocked everyone. It was unknown who shouted this, but the entire Xiang Army began to shout and scream!
"The general is dead! The general was killed by a cannon!"
" The Chu army is coming! Run for your lives!"
"Run!"
The death of the Xiang army's commander was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The Xiang Army, which was already on the verge of collapse, completely collapsed at this moment.
Facing a group of enemies that had already collapsed, the Chu army's victory was without a doubt!
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