Thunderbolt cannons, poisonous fireballs, are probably the earliest chemical weapons. Although the Ming army was equipped with a large number of such things.
But this weird weapon appeared much earlier than the Ming Dynasty. As early as the Battle of Quarry, it was an important weapon of the Song Army.
In addition to gunpowder, the interior of this homemade gas bomb contains croton, wolfsbane, lime, asphalt, arsenic and other substances. When it explodes, poisonous smoke is produced. The victim bleeds from the mouth and nose to death, or loses combat effectiveness.
This gas bomb is made of ceramic shell, olive-shaped, with a silky hemp tail like a horse's tail tied to one end.
Throwing this thing relies solely on the centrifugal force of the tail to throw it farther. Several gas bombs were thrown into the courtyard.
After the violent explosion, smoke filled the yard. There was a heartbreaking coughing sound inside, and everyone inside was affected one after another.
They were panting and coughing violently, wanting to cough out their lungs. The Ming soldiers outside also quickly covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths.
Ten minutes later, the strong wind blew away the thick smoke. General Lu Dacheng kicked open the courtyard door, covered his mouth and nose with one hand, and entered with a knife in his hand.
A dozen soldiers followed and rushed in. There was immediately the sound of metal hitting each other, the roar of people, the sound of the knife hitting the person, and the sound of screams.
After a few minutes, all the noise subsided, and Lu Dacheng and others walked out of the yard carrying the bleeding heads.
"Sir, it's been cleaned up inside. There's no one left."
"Let's go to the next courtyard." Cao Dejin waved his hand and led the team to clear the next courtyard. At this time, the soldiers from the four towns rushed in and found that there were armed enemies everywhere, and they could only fight for each courtyard.
Zhang Shize and Yang Fan had already climbed onto the burned-out Beicheng Tower base. The north tower had long since collapsed, the wood was rotten and full of holes, and it burned down in a short time.
The soldiers shoveled him down with shovels. Yang Fan looked inside the city. Fires were everywhere, and there were shouts of killing everywhere.
The Mongols were cornered and had already started setting fires. The fire took advantage of the wind and burned the joint camp. Not only were many Ming troops trapped in the sea of fire, but a large number of Mongolians were also burned to death.
The casualties were too great, and the corners of the eyes of the four general soldiers twitched as they looked at them. They had just been taken care of by Yang Fan, and at this time, they didn't dare to fart.
Although they were so distressed that they almost bled. Almost all the Mongolians in the city were fighting against the Ming troops who were rushing in.
Thirty thousand people were scattered in the city fighting with forty or fifty thousand Mongolians, like salt sprinkled into water without any splash.
All soldiers from the four towns have entered the city, and the Beijing camp began to climb the city wall, setting up artillery and heavy matchlock guns on the city wall to target targets in the city.
At this point, the Mongols were definitely defeated. They could neither run away nor fight. The Beijing camp has blocked the city walls and gates.
There were muskets and artillery on all sides. But Jingying did not take action. The soldiers of the following four towns and Mongolia were all confused.
Can't aim and shoot. Obviously, Yang Fan and Zhang Shize were planning to let the four towns finally deal with the Ordos people.
Because, after the Beijing camp, there will be a battle with Mongolia in Mongolia, so we cannot lose too much here. As for the extremely bad soldiers and horses in the four towns, they will not feel bad even if they die no matter how much they die.
Apart from being trash, they can only harm the people. Yang Fan used money to boost morale, and then asked them to fight the Mongols.
Even if they were defeated, the Beijing camp would take over and use firearms to bombard these people from the four walls.
So, everything is doomed. Bu Shitu only had about 10,000 soldiers and horses left, and the other soldiers were temporarily recruited residents.
"Close the four gates and no one can leave the city. Anyone who refuses to retreat will be executed." Yang Fan ordered with a cold face.
The four general soldiers were complaining in their hearts, and now they were caught in a trap. No one can escape. The soldiers and horses in the four towns can't even think of running away.
Yang Fan made it clear that he wanted to force them to fight the Mongols. They will never be let out of the city until this hard bone is broken.
Everywhere under the city were groups of soldiers from the four towns and the Mongols chasing each other and killing each other. The whole city became a battlefield.
Both the Ming and Mongolian soldiers were setting fires everywhere. Trying to burn these sons of bitches. Many people in the four towns have collapsed and do not want to fight.
But all four gates were closed, making retreat impossible. As for the Mongols, they don't understand the language.
No peace could be made. It’s impossible not to fight. I can only bite the bullet and fight hard. Zhang Shize looked at the chicken feathers below and was not surprised how it was beaten like this.
He knew that Yang Fan was always good at dealing with soldiers who liked to run away. It will definitely make you unable to run away on the battlefield, and you can only fight hard to survive against the enemy.
There is always a method that works for you. Obviously, the soldiers of the four towns were trapped by him again today. Except for Shanxi Town, which was completely cleaned up and reborn, the other three towns were just shocked.
The soldiers were forced to reissue their departure money in full, which boosted credibility and morale. There are no changes in the soldiers of these three towns.
Therefore, Yang Fan must come up with a battle plan that makes it impossible for them to escape. The officers and soldiers in the three towns were almost desperate. They could not get out of the city, and the walls were covered with Beijing camps.
Those black muzzles and muzzles were aimed at both the Mongols and the deserters. If you don't want to be bombarded into rubbish, you can only go to the Mongols to risk your life.
At this time, every soldier and corrupt officer roared fiercely and fought against Mongolia. They can't do it without fighting. The Mongols won't be polite to them.
If you don't kill him, he will kill you. It was getting dark, the fire in the city illuminated the night sky brightly, and the resistance finally disappeared.
Except for Bu Shitu's mansion in the center of the city, it has been basically cleaned up. A large number of women and children surrendered.
The last remaining soldiers retreated into Jinong's mansion. Everyone outside the city surrendered. They were tied up with long ropes and escorted out of the city.
The cattle, sheep and livestock that had taken refuge in the city were also driven out of the city. The fire continued to burn and there were ruins everywhere.
At dawn, except for Jinong Mansion, the city was already empty. Wu Zimian, the deputy commander in chief of Yansui, looked at the battlefield below that was coming to an end and couldn't help but said: "Commander, are the casualties too high?" Yang Fan glanced at him and said: "Good soldiers are made by fighting. Without the tempering of the battlefield, the four towns will not be completely transformed." Wu Zimian smiled bitterly, this time it was well tempered.
They were forced to fight the Mongols for a day and a night. The actual number of the four towns was more than 35,000, but less than 20,000 were left.
Yang Fan glanced at Jinong Mansion and said: "Stop fighting. There are already enough casualties. Let the artillery fire. Let's fire a few shots first." Following Yang Fan's order.
The heartless cannons were quickly transported, and blasting began to create gun emplacements outside Jinong Mansion. Soon the artillery was set up.
A dozen heartless cannons began to fire. Demolition bombs weighing twenty-five kilograms of fertilizer and explosives flew into Jinong Mansion from all directions.
Flames rose into the sky. The house in Jinong Mansion collapsed and a raging fire broke out. The stone slabs on the ground in the mansion were blown into pieces and flew everywhere, causing even greater secondary damage.
After three shots, the entire Jinong Mansion was in a mess, as if it had been hit by a meteorite. There are deep pits everywhere.
The artillery fire stopped for a while, and they were about to send people in to search. The door of the mansion was knocked forward with a loud bang, and dust flew up.
Then the gate tower collapsed and became a pile of construction debris.
"Send someone in to see if anyone is breathing. We must find the Lost Rabbit." Yang Fan put away the telescope and ordered.
