The north wind was blowing loudly, and Shen Tianzi, riding on his horse, felt like he was turning into the wind, sweeping everything in front of him with an unstoppable force. Those Yong troops fleeing in all directions were like leaves falling in the wind.
A square formation was lined up outside the Yongjun camp, with long shields erected, like a wall about several miles long. A cold smile appeared on Shen Tianzi's face. Even real walls would crumble under the impact of heavy cavalry. He could even imagine the scene of these shield walls turning into dead leaves and shattering when they encountered iron hoofs.
The iron hooves rumbled, and they were only a hundred steps away from the shield wall, but the shield wall did not move at all. Shen Tianzi felt uneasy. He could see the figures of spears and soldiers behind the shield wall on the horse. Why were these Yong troops not in disorder at all? Hidden behind the shield wall What are you wearing?
Just as the thought flashed through his mind, he saw the long shield turning sideways, revealing a strange-shaped chariot behind it, about four feet long, two feet wide, and three feet high. It was covered with long bamboo tubes like a honeycomb. Each chariot was covered with long bamboo tubes like a honeycomb. There are more than a hundred beehives on the car.
Shen Tianzi was more than 150 steps away and could not clearly see the arrows placed in the tube. There was a two-inch-long medicine barrel tied to the arrow shaft. Behind the medicine barrel was a long lead. The lead wires protrude from the gap in the rear panel of the "honeycomb" and form a bundle.
There was a soldier and a craftsman beside the chariot. The craftsman held a torch in his hand and lit the fuse. The fuse quickly burned forward. A loud and strange roar shot forward with a long tail flame, followed by countless mournful sounds. Sharp screams sounded one after another, shooting towards the cavalry dozens of steps away.
When Shen Tianzi saw the strange chariot exposed by Yong Jun, he shouted to be careful. With a round shield in his hand to protect his body, he urged his horse to rush forward, more than a hundred steps away.
They can arrive in a blink of an eye, and they can rush into the Yong Army's position even with some casualties. As long as they fight together, they are not afraid of any tricks of the Yong Army.
Rockets erupted from the "honeycomb", carrying ghost roars, firelight, and thick smoke, and rushed towards the imperial court's heavy cavalry. The charging horses immediately jumped in fright.
Explosions went off one after another, and the smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air, shrouding the heavy cavalry, choking and making people's throats feel itchy. The screaming arrows penetrated the heavy armor, and the sound of the horses falling to the ground and the neighing of the war horses continued to sound.
A sharp arrow penetrated the round shield and penetrated about half a foot. The tip of the arrow made a harsh friction sound on the armor, which made Shen Tianzi break into a cold sweat. Shen Tianzi clamped the horse's belly tightly to prevent himself from being taken off the horse by the strong force coming from the tip of the arrow.
The Yong army used gunpowder, which was expected. The heavy-mounted war horses led by Shen Tianzi had all been to Caizhou Island to receive training on how to explode the fire and generate smoke. I believe it will be effective.
Screams continued to be heard. Some soldiers were hit by arrows and their eyes were blown by gunpowder. The horses jumped up in panic and broke their legs. However, the heavy cavalry was protected by iron armor, and the rockets fired by Yong's army had no obvious effect.
Shen Tianzi took a quick glance and saw that there were only a few hundred heavy cavalry injured, and he had three thousand heavy cavalry under his command. As long as he kept charging, he would soon win the battle.
Clamping the horse's belly tightly, Shen Tianzi looked at the Yong Army's position more than eighty paces away, and urged the horse to continue charging forward.
The soldiers pushed the watchtower cart forward slowly, and Liu Yu nervously paid attention to the battle a few miles away. The cavalry rushed forward, but the Yong Army cavalry he was most worried about did not appear. Liu Yu's heart was still tight. He knew that Yang Anxuan was full of tricks and must have some conspiracy to deal with the heavy cavalry.
, the most likely thing is gunpowder.
Sure enough, fire, smoke, and roaring sounds were heard one after another, and the momentum of the heavy cavalry charge was disrupted. Liu Yu tightened his grip on the front railing, leaned forward, and nervously watched the sudden change in the battle situation.
Yin Huai is a craftsman from Yin Family Village. He was involved in Yang Anxuan's development of gunpowder. Later, he moved to the Baizhang Mountain Ordnance Department. Yin Huai is now a senior engineer and is in charge of the development of gunpowder.
When he moved to Mianzhu last year, Yin Huai also went with the Gunpowder Department. At this time, he was already the envoy of the Gunpowder Department, a master craftsman, and an official of the fifth rank.
Yin Huai never thought that one day he would become a fifth-grade official with an annual salary of 800 dan, all of which were given by his lord Yang Anxuan.
Researching gunpowder is very dangerous. Dozens of craftsmen who participated in the development with him at Yinjiazhuang have been injured or killed. However, Yin Huai has no fear at all. His family has enough food and clothing, and his two grandchildren are educated and literate. He can use this life It's worth repaying my lord's favor.
In August of this year, Prefect Zhang came to him and said that his lord wanted to mix camellia oil into gunpowder to increase the adhesion and splashing effects of burning. Yinhuai immediately organized people to study it.
Yin Huai deeply admired his lord's whimsical ideas. He had been a craftsman all his life and did not think as much as his lord. Even Zhang Caoyu admired his lord when he mentioned it.
Yin Huai vaguely heard someone say that what his master learned was from a fairy book taught by an immortal. Yin Huai thought that if he could get a glimpse of the fairy book, he would be willing to die.
Speaking of which, even if I read fairy books, I am still illiterate. It is a great blessing that my two grandchildren can go to school and learn to read. I love my grandchildren very much, but if they are naughty in reading, I must not indulge them. of.
Soon, mixed with a certain proportion of camellia oil
The explosive effect of the gunpowder came out. Just as the Lord expected, the explosive effect was better and it had a splashing effect.
In November, Yin Huai took a boat with 60 rocket vehicles and 20,000 specially made arrows to the east. In early December, he arrived at Zhangshan Station and met his lord Yang Anxuan.
The lord watched the results of the rocket car test firing with great interest and said with a smile that these rockets could be as powerful as an army of five thousand, so Yin Huai and his craftsmen rested in the camp and waited for orders.
Only the arrows in the thirty rocket cars were shot. Yin Huai squinted his eyes to check the effect, and scolded his disciples with some dissatisfaction: "Pay attention to the angle at which the gunpowder cars are launched. Many of these rockets are shot into the empty space. Adjust them properly." "
The soldiers beside the rocket cars quickly pulled away the empty cars, and another batch of rocket cars pushed forward, adjusting the launch angle amidst the dark scoldings. At this time, the imperial heavy cavalry had recovered from the panic. He rushed towards the array again, but the distance was only about sixty steps.
Another batch of screaming arrows emerged from the "honeycomb", pulling out streaks of smoke in the air, shooting straight, arcing, and twisted. When the scream started, the heavy cavalry was in panic.
Being closer, the effect of the rocket was obviously better than before. Shen Tianzi protected the round shield at his side, praying that the sharp arrows with ghostly roar would not hit him.
The explosion sounded above his head, and Shen Tianzi felt raindrops falling on his head. A pleasant fragrance filled the air, and there were drops on his armor and the mane of his horse.
Shen Tianzi reached out and put some liquid on the armor under his nose. The fragrance was strong and pleasant, and he was suddenly surprised. It was oil.
No, Yong's army wanted to attack with fire. Just when he was about to shout "separate", he saw Yong's army in the formation.
Dots of fire appeared and ignited when they landed in the middle of the heavy cavalry pile. First, the war horses, and then the oil spots on the armor also ignited, mixed with sporadic explosions of arrows that had not exploded just now, and the heavy cavalrymen raised their horses. hiss.
Some soldiers hit the burning oil spots on the armor with their hands, and the results stuck to their hands and burned. The smell of burnt horse hair caused the fire to splash everywhere, and there were dots of flames everywhere.
The spark quickly ignited into pieces, becoming a wall of fire and a volcano. The war horses rushed around with the volcano, and panic spread among the heavy riders.
When the Yong army's formation emitted ghostly roars for the third time, Shen Tianzi's eyes were filled with despair. The distance of more than fifty steps was like a natural chasm. If he pushed forward any further, his heavy cavalry would be broken here.
Fortunately, among the three thousand heavy cavalry, only the six or seven hundred in front were damaged. The wind direction was northward and did not affect the heavy cavalry behind. The fallen soldiers and horses behind him were burning "sizzlingly", forming countless fires on the battlefield. Shen Tianzi gave the order in a deep voice, and the rear team withdrew, while the front team continued to rush forward. Even if they died, they would die at the Yong Army's position. .
Hundreds of imperial heavy cavalry, led by Shen Tianzi, continued to gallop forward with flames. His beard and eyebrows were scorched, the knife he was holding had big blisters, the armor on his body was burning in several places, and the mane of the war horse was also singed. Shen Tianzi tried his best to control the war horse under him, with an indomitable momentum.
Murong Yan smelled the unpleasant stench from his burnt hair. Although the flames on his armor were extinguished, his chest still felt hot. The war horses roared uneasily, so he could only run forward among the horses.
As a general, he naturally understood the order conveyed by the horn. The front team continued to attack, and the rear team withdrew and stood by. Murong Ke
There was fear in his eyes. The heavy cavalry he led was the front team.
They had long heard about the power of Yong's army's gunpowder. Yao Qin and Xia's army were defeated and fled under the attack of Yong's army's gunpowder. Later, they learned that their own army also had Danhuo. Murong Ke led his heavy cavalry to Caizhou for training. After seeing the power of Danhuo, , firmly believe that Song Gong can unify the world.
However, in today's battle, arrows with ghostly roars were shot at random. People around him were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. Murong Yan slowed down his horses unconsciously. When the fire started, Murong Ke was already frightened. Yong's army had such a powerful weapon. If he continued to charge forward, he would die.
Quietly raising the spear in his hand, Murong Ke stabbed the mount's neck with all his strength. The horse neighed miserably, and hot blood spurted directly on his face. He ran forward a few feet and fell to the ground with a crash, throwing Murong Ke to the ground. .
Murong Yan lay on the ground and did not get up. Hearing the heavy horse's hooves jumping around him and running forward, shame welled up in his heart. He buried his face on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
On the watchtower car, there was a cracking sound, and the barrier in front of Liu Yu was broken by him. The guards beside him rushed forward to support him. Xie Hui whispered to the side: "Song Gong, the wind is strong above, please go first Go down."
Liu Yu glared at Xie Hui with murderous intent and ordered in a cold voice: "Blow the drums and charge the whole army."
After saying that, Liu Yu turned around and got off the watchtower carriage, got on his horse, raised his knife high, and galloped forward on his horse. Seeing this, the soldiers around him followed him one after another, and their shouts resounded throughout the world.
In the Yong Army camp, the horn sounded, and the soldiers ducked to both sides. The heavy cavalry waiting in the Yong Army camp began to move slowly towards the approaching heavy cavalry of the imperial court.
The sharp edge is about a foot long,
Facing the north wind, it whistled softly, thirsting for blood. The war horse ran faster and faster. Shen Qingzhi lowered his sword and stabbed towards the heavy horse in front. The sharp edge pierced through the iron armor. Shen Qingzhi used a little force to lift his opponent off his horse, and the bloody sharp edge was thrown towards the next person.
Shen Tianzi's eyes were red, and he stood up slightly on the horse. The machete he wielded threw out a bunch of blood flowers. The spear thrust by the Yong army hit his breastplate heavily. Shen Tianzi did not dodge, and used the knife in his backhand. Cut off the spear and the arm together.
The horns sounded continuously, and Yang Anxuan led his light cavalry to squeeze the imperial soldiers and horses from both sides. Liu Yu stopped a hundred steps behind the burning fire wall of his heavy cavalry, looked at the approaching Yong army, and ordered: "Throw Dan Fire .”
In order to win this battle, Liu Yu brought out all the elixir fires in the camp. The catapults threw the elixir fires in earthen jars towards the Yong army. The fire on the battlefield was not extinguished originally, but the addition of elixir fires immediately A wall of fire is burning.
The north wind blew the flames towards Yong's army. When Liu Yu saw the fleeing Yong's army, he grinned and pointed his sword forward, roaring: "Cut off the head of Yong's army and avenge the casualty of Pao Ze."
"Revenge, revenge," the imperial soldiers and horses roared and rushed forward.
