As the former army, there were four to five thousand people chasing Li Chengqian.
Under the fierce bombardment of artillery fire, nearly half of these former troops were lost.
But the bombardment of artillery fire showed no sign of stopping.
These Japanese soldiers were completely frightened.
They didn't dare to continue charging, after all, charging was tantamount to death.
Moreover, they dare not retreat at will, because retreating at will without the general's order is subject to military law.
For them, both front and back are now dead ends.
An atmosphere of despair gradually filled the hearts of the Japanese soldiers.
What made them even more desperate was that they saw their general running away with his rear army.
Seeing the scene in front of them, even if they thought about it with their toes, they knew that they had been given up by the general.
Everyone was stunned on the spot for a moment, not knowing what to do.
At this moment, the artillery fire finally stopped.
But right behind them, a group of Tang soldiers wearing black leather armor swooped down from the hillside.
Seeing this, the middle-level generals who survived the artillery fire quickly organized their soldiers to form a defensive formation.
Now that they have been abandoned, they can only choose to fight against the odds.
Although the soldiers were desperate, their instinct as soldiers was still there.
At this moment, they all followed the orders of their superiors, formed their battle formations, and slowly moved forward, preparing to engage the enemy.
At this time, many people had thoughts of death in their hearts.
Some people even began to think that they would have to have someone as a backstop even if they died.
The mourning soldiers may not necessarily be defeated, but may even win. This is the truth.
The abandoned Japanese troops in front of them were unable to retreat.
They can only choose to fight to the end with the enemy in front of them.
If you can't escape, then fight.
Kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn one.
This is the thought of most Japanese soldiers.
However, they picked the wrong opponent.
This army in front of me is specifically designed to bring despair to people.
Just look at the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty wearing black leather armor. When they marched to the mountainside, they took off the crossbows hanging on their waists.
As they moved forward, they stuck the crossbow arrows on the circlip of the crossbow machine.
"Disperse!"
Following the shouts and shouts from the commanders everywhere, the military formation suddenly dispersed, and people scattered everywhere like a goddess scattering flowers.
But even so, the military formation showed no signs of chaos.
"put!"
The long order was issued again.
After hearing this order, all the soldiers were seen picking up their crossbows in unison and pulling the triggers towards the Japanese army's formation.
After improvement by Li Chengqian.
Although the power of these crossbows is not as great as the damage caused by arrows, they are much more convenient than arrows.
A crossbow machine that can load ten arrows at a time. If you are fast enough, you can shoot all the arrows in a few seconds.
There are two thousand people in Qianziying and Zuoyiwei here.
Two thousand people each have ten arrows, that’s a full 20,000 arrows.
In an instant, the crossbows in the field were like locusts passing by.
Facing such a dense barrage of arrows, the Japanese soldiers were stunned.
When had they ever seen such a sight?
The moment the arrows fell into the enemy's formation, the Japanese soldiers fell down one after another like harvested wheat.
The Japanese generals did not expect that their shrinking defenses and preparing for a desperate battle with the enemy would turn out to be stupid orders that cost their own soldiers their lives.
But before they could make adjustments, Datang's second wave of offensive began.
"Tian Huo Lei, prepare!"
As the order was issued, many soldiers took off the sky fire thunder hanging from their waists.
Skyfire mines have been improved a long time ago, especially this small type of skyfire mine. It no longer needs to be ignited with an open flame. It can be detonated by simply pulling the fuse.
At this time, two thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were divided into batches, and then batch after batch tore off the leads of the sky fire thunder and threw them down the mountain.
At the beginning, seeing the strange behavior of Datang, the Japanese soldiers were confused.
After all, the fire thunder was very small that day, about the size of a normal person's fist.
And it seems that the appearance is no different from stone.
Are they planning to kill themselves with this kind of toy?
But this thought only lasted for a moment.
Because they immediately saw the power of this thing.
"Boom!"
The first skyfire thunder exploded.
Then the second, the third, the fourth.
Finally, there was a rumble in the valley.
At that moment, the situation changed and the earth trembled.
The scene of thousands of skyfire thunders detonating at the same time was so shocking, it was simply more terrifying than dozens of artillery pieces firing at the same time.
When the smoke and dust dispersed, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty also made new adjustments.
They put away their crossbows and drew the sabers at their waists.
Then only one voice was heard: "Kill!"
Just look at the more than two thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, armed with sharp horizontal knives, rushing into the enemy's crowd with the force of thunder.
The Japanese soldiers have basically been blinded by the sky fire thunder and crossbows.
Now that they are coming in, they are like wolves coming into the flock of sheep, and no one can stop them.
Just look at the soldiers waving the horizontal swords in their hands, as if the god of death is coming, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the enemies in front of them.
And off the field.
Li Chengqian stood on the hillside, looking down the mountain with his hands behind his back.
Jin Rongxin and Kinderman beside him were stunned and dumbfounded.
When had they ever seen such a fight?
When had they ever seen such soldiers?
No wonder Li Chengqian dared to say that in a head-on confrontation, he could eliminate all the combatable soldiers of Silla within an hour.
It turns out that he has such confidence.
Jin Rongxin was also completely convinced.
If we encounter such an army, what else can we fight?
Just surrender.
If we continue to fight, we are seeking death.
The Japanese soldiers below also thought so.
Not long after, someone raised their weapons and shouted: "Surrender, surrender, we surrender..."
surrender?
They really think too much.
Even if they hold their weapons high, even if they shout surrender.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had no intention of letting them go.
They are still killing, still killing.
No matter whether the opponent puts down their weapons or not, as soon as they see them, the first thing that greets them is the sword in their hands.
At this time, the Japanese soldiers finally understood.
The other party had no intention of accepting the surrender at all, and made it clear that they would be wiped out here.
Under the firepower offensive of the Tang Dynasty, the five thousand Japanese troops only lasted for less than half an hour. Except for a few hundred who escaped by chance, the rest were buried here.
He looked at the little dwarf who was kneeling in a row in front of him and begging for mercy.
Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh.
In later generations, they will also bully the unarmed Chinese people in this way, right?
The people begged for mercy, but did they let them go?
Li Chengqian waved his hand slightly: "Kill!"
After hearing this order, the soldiers of Qianziying did not hesitate at all, went up with their swords and cut off their heads.
At this time, Li Tingxue walked up to him.
She asked: "What should our army do next?"
"Continue the pursuit."
Li Chengqian raised his head and said: "As a man, you must keep your word. If you say total annihilation, you will mean total annihilation..."
