As the artillery fired, dense shells erupted like a volcano. The steel balls hit the Mongolian cavalry surrounding the shield formation like a downpour.
How can a flesh and blood body withstand such a blow? Although these steel balls are charged by tons, the purchased scrap balls come in different sizes and are stained with rust. However, all of them are genuine and qualified products.
In this era, steel is a scarce commodity. Much more precious than iron.
The reason why these rusty steel balls are used is that they are cheap and are collected at the price of scrap iron. The other is that it has high lethality, and the penetrating power of the steel balls is enough to penetrate Jiannu's triple armor. Moreover, rust is prone to tetanus infection, and there is no place to get tetanus shots in this day and age.
Once infected with tetanus, death is almost certain. This is equivalent to adding secondary damage, which is at the level of biological and chemical weapons. Small steel balls are also easy to stay in the body and cannot be removed. Even if the person who was hit did not die, he would lose his combat effectiveness in the days to come. I can no longer be a warrior. Even being able to work is a question.
The rate of fire of the Folan cannon is very fast, and the first three shots only take 20 seconds. The continuous rate of fire is scary. Originally equipped with only three muskets, Yang Fan specifically asked Zunhua Iron and Steel Plant to increase the number to ten. Five-shot solid ball ammo, five-shot shotgun.
In less than a minute, all five rounds of shotgun were fired. The shelling stopped. But the steel crossbows and two thousand Lumi guns on the arrow tower began to fire.
The Mongolian cavalry behind the shield formation was completely stunned. They didn't know the arrangement on the arrow tower. Soon, the cavalry behind the shield formation retreated crazily. Out of contact with the shield array.
At this time, after artillery strikes, as well as steel crossbow and Rumi gunfire, the Mongols suffered heavy losses, and the organization and organization of the troops were completely chaotic. They all returned to the starting point of the attack and tried to regroup.
Yang Fan saw the Mongols retreat. Ordered the gold to withdraw.
With the clanging of the gong. The soldiers on the first front immediately put away their pickaxes and maintained an undeformed formation. They pulled their shields and slowly retreated.
At this time, they were almost exhausted. The fighting for more than an hour was very intense. Even in the future, when playing a football game, after 45 minutes of the first half, there will be a break. These professional athletes only play one half and ninety minutes a day.
His gray-yellow eyes were filled with disappointment. Defeated again. This time it was worse than the one in Duolu. The superior force of cavalry surrounded the infantry, but they were defeated.
The soldiers of the first line fell back again, while the soldiers of the second line heard the beating of drums. This is the order to move forward. On the battlefield, the first front is retreating while the second front is advancing. Because they are arranged in a staggered manner. The shield formation of the second front faced the gap in the first front. Therefore, the two fronts meet in the middle to form a straight line.
Then, the general flag of the First Front continued to retreat. It didn't stop until the second front started. In the camp behind. Immediately, many medical soldiers with red cross armbands on their arms ran out and began to treat the wounded. The officers and soldiers who retreated sat down on the ground one after another, and some even lay directly on the ground.
"Don't take off your armor, don't take off your armor. Wait until the sweat subsides before taking off your armor. Otherwise, there is a risk of armor removal wind." Tang Zijie shouted loudly. He is a medical officer and is responsible for treating the wounded in a regiment. ….
The first general banner of each hundred households has finished their battle. They knew their job was done. The rest is a matter of the second general flag. They threw down their weapons one after another, and even prepared to take off their armor and take a good rest. After all, leather armor can't rest well.
In ancient wars, soldiers not only faced the risk of death on the battlefield, but also faced the risk of sudden death in the military camp after leaving the battlefield if something was not handled properly. Among various dangers, the one that appears the most and with the highest frequency is undoubtedly the "armor-removing wind".
The main reason for the armor-removing wind is that after officers and soldiers remove their armor, the internal and external environments undergo drastic changes, which can cause strokes and lead to sudden death of soldiers.
Especially in the hot summer, ancient armor stomachs were lined with leather to prevent the armor from wearing away clothes and skin. Leather is not breathable. In addition, fighting on the battlefield causes hormones and adrenaline to soar. The mind is highly stressed, the brain is congested, and the blood vessels throughout the body are inflamed. The body is in a state of extreme excitement and agitation
status.
There is fear, but also the excitement and impulse of slashing the enemy. At this time, the heart is overloaded. Blood flow accelerates. The body temperature rose sharply and sweat was pouring down.
Once the battle was over, everyone was thirsty and as if they had received an amnesty, all they wanted to do was to quickly take off their armor, stomach and clothes that were stuck to their bodies, which were stuffy, hot, soaked and sticky. Get a nice cool breeze. Then he drank a lot of cold water.
At this time, the pores all over the body will open, and there will be a sudden stroke, or even cerebral hemorrhage and death on the spot. It is said that Chang Yuchun died suddenly like this.
Although it is early spring now, the weather has turned warm, but the cold wind in the grassland is still very strong. No matter how hot it is, you can't take off your armor. You have to wait until the sweat subsides. There are clear military regulations on this, and if you violate it, you will be beaten with a military stick.
The officers and soldiers were in mourning and had no choice but to endure it wetly. Jingying has now been taught obediently by military sticks. No one dared to call in pickets with white helmets.
But soon they were happy again. They smelled the food.
The cooks carried burdens, and teams after teams also came to these shield formations.
"Everyone, we cooks are watching from behind. You guys are men and you did a good job. It's so encouraging. This is the hot soy milk that the master asked us to bring. It's also sweetened with saccharin. It's very sweet. Each person has a lunch box, and they are all hot. Drink, hahaha, and there are fried dough sticks. They are still hot right out of the pan, fragrant and crispy. The master has spoken, enough is enough, eat hard. Hahahaha." He Kui, a hundred households of cooks, greeted loudly.
Yang Fan has one advantage of leading troops, and that is good food. Yang Fan equipped the cooking soldiers with cooking carts. Use honeycomb briquettes in groups of six to make stoves. The fire is usually sealed. When it is time to cook, open the bottom baffle and it will burn fiercely immediately.
Six stoves for cooking, stir-frying, steaming buns and making soup. Very quickly. The heavier items are even more complete and easy to transport, just hitch up the mules and horses and go away. A cooking class is worth 100 million taels of cooking caravan.
The soldiers in the Beijing camp loved drinking soy milk. The soy milk in the military camp is much better than that outside. The soy milk here is made by soaking soybeans, rice, millet, and black beans together, then grinding them into soy milk with a millstone and cooking it. This soy milk is so delicious that the officers and soldiers even licked the bowl clean! Mellow and rich aroma, silky and delicate taste, absolutely amazing! .
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