On the east bank of Hongnongjian, more than 10,000 Qing troops had already dug trenches and built low walls. They arranged horse-resistance and deer antlers in front of the formation, and were ready to go.

Qing soldiers stood behind trenches and low walls holding combs and bows, holding guns and bows, holding weapons, looking at the other side with vigilant eyes.

In recent years, the Qing army has been defeated again and again. The soldiers looked at the Zhou army on the other side, and there was no such arrogant look in their eyes, but replaced by a hint of cowardice.

Behind the front, Geng Zhongming, Mandahai and others observed the other side of the Zhou army's front and felt the pressure coming.

Geng Zhongming looked up at the sky, "It's about to start!"

Mandahai said in a deep voice: "It should be soon!"

"Wu Sangui has been fighting in the east and west in the past two years, and his soldiers and generals are quite strong. Can the defense line withstand it?" Geng Zhongming licked his lips.

Mandahai Road: "Don't worry, King Huaishun, the Zhou army crosses the river to attack, and we have a good place to occupy the territory. Moreover, I will place the elite Eight Banners warriors on the front line. Manchu warriors are brave and good at fighting, and have no way out, so they will definitely drive the Zhou army back to the river."

At this time, the Zhou army artillery array on the other side suddenly roared, and a cannonball fell into the river, splashing a column of water.

Geng Zhongming's face changed, "It's started! Be careful."

In front of the river beach on the east bank, the Manchu warriors hiding behind the low walls were all terrified when they saw the shells falling into the water.

"Boom boom boom!" At this moment, the Zhou army artillery group on the West Bank opened fire in turn, making loud noises.

In an instant, each cannon retreated in turn, and orange flames ejected from the muzzles. The smoke from the guns instantly connected into a piece, forming a white smoke belt.

More than a hundred artillery shells roared towards the opposite bank, and mud columns splashed on the river beach. The artillery shells hit the earth wall and instantly overturned the wall. The Qing army hiding behind the wall was torn to pieces by the artillery shells and splashed blood and flesh.

"Ah!" The Qing soldiers, who were covered in blood, were immediately screamed in horror in the Qing army's front.

"Hidden!" The officer roared quickly, and the flag soldiers wearing pointed iron helmets and the green camp soldiers wearing red hats rushed into the trenches to hide, all of whom were afraid of death.

Hongnongjian was just a small river, not wide. The Zhou army had more than a hundred artillery pieces, bombarding the front line less than three or four miles long, and immediately smashing the Qing army's front line, splashing soil and smoke and dust.

On the front, the Qing army artillery was killed by the Zhou army artillery before they could fire two guns.

When using artillery, the Zhou army's techniques were the same as those of the Ming army, with dozens of s and hundreds of s used together.

This is mainly because Hong Chengchou had suffered from Zhao Ming's loss, so he imitated the Ming army in the use of artillery.

Dozens of artillery can destroy the target in one round, and most of the Qing army artillery are scattered among the various units, with only the Red Cannons used for siege and special artillery teams.

At this time, more than ten artillery pieces of the Qing army placed on the front line were knocked off by the Zhou army's artillery, causing the Qing army to lose its ability to bombard the west bank of Hongnongjian.

At this time, Zhou general Wang Yongzhen immediately waved his hand, "Push the general's cannon, push it forward and hit me on his front line."

The high-spirited Zhou soldiers roared and rushed up, pushing cannons and carrying sandbags to the river.

At this time, there were still sporadic artillery fired and fired against each other on the Qing army's front, but the Zhou army's gunners were not afraid at all and dared to put the artillery under the eyes of the Qing army.

This is the morale and arrogance that is produced in continuous battles.

More than ten short and thick general cannons were pushed to the river beach, and Zhou soldiers piled up sandbags in front of the cannons to form a simple cannon array.

"Fire the cannon!" Wang Yongzhen roared loudly and waved his hand vigorously.

"Bang bang bang" sounded a few muffled sounds, and more than ten round shells were shot into the sky, drawing an arc, and landing on the Qing army's beachhead position.

With a loud "boom", the white light burst out, and a strong wind blew up, and the Qing army's body was blown away by the waves of air on the beach.

"Blooming bullet!" Geng Zhongming's expression changed from behind when he saw the movement.

This thing has been out for several years, including the Ming army and the Qing army, but it has always been immature. I don’t expect that the Zhou army will be equipped with a large amount of equipment like the Ming army.

The "rumbling" explosion formed a piece of gravel splashed around the beach, causing heavy casualties in the Qing army.

Under the bombardment of cannons, his personal bravery was not only mentioned. The Manchu soldiers who were counting on Mandahai could only hide in the trench, trembling and roaring in horror.

The explosion exploded around him, and the broken limbs and bodies continued to fall, and the Qing army's beachfront position had become hell.

"Wu Sangui, when did it become so generous?" Mandahai saw that the Zhou army's shells were worthless and smashed towards the east coast, causing the entire front line to be shrouded in smoke and dust.

Geng Zhongming was shocked and frightened, and at the same time he couldn't help but feel envious. Wu Sangui's family background and the cannon used by Zhou Jun were so greedy that he drooled.

Seeing this on the west bank, Wang Pingfan couldn't help but say to Wu Sangui: "King, let the brothers rush forward! According to the bombing method, I can only collect the corpse of the Qing dog in the past!"

The Zhou State controlled the lands of Bashu, Guanlong, Hedong and Hetao, and the resources and financial resources controlled by the State were not comparable to those of the remnants of the Qing army trapped in a corner of Luoyang.

There is coal in Hedong, iron in Guanzhong, sulfur in Longxi, the Zhou army has abundant minerals and population and craftsmen. In the fourth year of the founding of the Zhou Kingdom, the Zhou army had already replaced the cannons.

At this time, the Zhou army's cannons were bombarded, and the Qing army on the front line was constantly overturned by explosions, and the broken limbs and bodies flew around. The Qing army lying on the ground had a mental opportunity.

Wu Sangui looked for a while before saying to Wang Pingfan and other generals: "Play a big splash to destroy the defenses on the opposite side for the Lone King."

When Wang Pingfan and other generals heard the words, they immediately let out an excited roar, pulled out their waist knife and shouted loudly, "Brothers, let me rush for me!"

"Come on!" The Zhou army lined up with high morale and could not hold back. He immediately carried the raft like a tide.

The Zhou army cavalry even flew directly to the water and charged.

Seeing this, the Zhou army artillery team immediately raised the gun. Wang Yongzhen waved his arm and shouted angrily, "Blast his second-line defensive position!"

The smoke from the east coast beach had not dissipated. The soldiers of Zhou who rushed to the shore used their swords, waded on the water, roared and charged, jumped into the Qing army trenches, and killed the trembling Qing army.

Geng Zhongming looked shocked, and suddenly saw several figures rolling and crawling out from the thick smoke, but they were Qing soldiers who fled from the front-line defensive positions.

Geng Zhongming was furious when he saw this, "This is the Manchu soldiers!"

Mandahai sweated on his forehead, and before he could speak, there were a few loud "booms" sounds, and the shells landed between the first and second-tier positions. The fleeing Qing army was directly overturned by the explosion.

The two saw that the Zhou army's artillery began to extend backward from the river beach and gradually hit the Qing army's second line of defense.

"Prince, maybe times have changed!" Mandahai said tremblingly.
Chapter completed!