Xu Dal formed his formation, and the expanded coalition forces of Timur and He Zongzhang also arrived. Wang Baobao took charge of the overall situation.
When the two parties met, there was no nonsense and they got down to business.
Although the enemy was discovered early and had more time to prepare, it only increased the status.
Facing the coalition forces that were much larger than his own, Xu Da's troops were still somewhat powerless after all.
The brave soldiers who were not afraid of death went forward one after another, and the arrogant and powerful generals could not withstand the loss of physical strength. They gradually became unable to do what they wanted, and the casualties increased.
"Report, General. Our left wing has been breached by the opponent. We would like to seek support from the General."
"Report, the right wing is facing a cavalry force that is several times our own. It is somewhat powerless and is at a disadvantage. A large number of cavalry troops also appear in the rear of our army and are outflanking our army."
The battlefield is changing rapidly. On this vast grassland, neither the right time nor the right place nor the right person has an advantage. The situation has turned upside down, and emergencies are everywhere.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Xu Da could still keep a calm mind and think carefully.
Kong Laoer on the side stood up at this moment and said to Xu Da.
"General, don't you mean that your Majesty has given a batch of powerful weapons that sound like thunder and leave no trace of armor behind wherever they pass? The situation is at stake at this time. The general needs to exert all his strength, otherwise once the army is broken through, it will be destroyed." I’m exhausted.”
"Let me think about it. Although this sky-shaking thunder is extremely powerful, it is not very convenient to use. There is nothing to projectile in this vast grassland, and others cannot wait for us to ignite it stupidly. Let's hit it!" "
"General, the enemy's army is several times larger than ours. You can send people to rush into the enemy's army and ignite it. You will definitely be able to restore the enemy's situation."
"Let me think about this."
"General, you can't be kind to women. Our army is in danger. At this time, we can only let our soldiers do this to stabilize our position and look for opportunities to move."
Lan Yu, who was so anxious that she scratched her ears and cheeks, also walked to Xu Da's tent and heard the conversation between the two. She quickly opened the tent and said to Xu Da.
"General, although Kong Lao'er's method was a bit harsh and the soldiers who went there were all dead or without their bodies intact, the situation is critical now and this is the only way to do it."
"The last general is willing to lead the vanguard army and bring the thunder to the sky. I ask the general to grant his permission."
With his attitude in mind, Xu Da had no choice but to say helplessly after hearing this.
"Lanyu obeys the order."
"The end will be here."
"Instruct Lan Jade's vanguard to break through the enemy's formation with thunderbolts and wait for the time to move."
"I will obey the general's order."
Lan Yu took Xu Da's warrant and went to the rear, picking up a batch of thunderbolts and a batch of fire discounts.
Where the vanguard is, Lan Yu is boosting morale.
"The army is in danger today. At this time, there is only one way, which is the thunder that His Majesty handed over to our army before leaving."
"How's the power? I've put a few in front of you, and you've all seen them."
"We are short of projectile trebuchets. We need to rush into the enemy's army and use the thunder to teach them how to behave. It's a life-or-death thing."
"I don't care about anything else, I just want to ask you now, are you afraid of death?"
"Don't be afraid!"
"Are you scared."
"Not afraid."
The sound was like thunder, resounding throughout the sky.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost heightened, Lan Yu asked his men to bring out the Thunder Thunder and distributed it to his soldiers one by one.
After Zheng Xiong's improvement plan on nitroglycerin, the stability of the Thunder Thunder made of version 2.0 nitroglycerin has been improved a lot, and there have been no accidents along the way.
Today's Zhentian Lei has an extra fuse exposed on the outside. The outside is in the shape of a pot made of clay, and the inside is wrapped in iron. This allows the gunpowder to have enough energy to detonate the more stable nitroglycerin when it explodes. .
Each person received a thunderbolt, plus a fire seal, which was first ignited to seal it.
Then he mounted his horse with Lei Lei, and Lan Yu silently looked at his soldiers. He was silent for a long time, and then spoke.
"Set off."
There is no inspiring speech, just two words, they are all arrogant soldiers, some are just forward-looking, what kind of soldiers are you afraid of death? Not to mention the vanguard army led by Lan Yu.
The left wing, right wing and center armies each sent a thousand men and horses carrying Zhentian Lei to support.
The vanguard troops who were riding wildly on horseback remained silent, and just kept rushing forward, crossing their own side and reaching the opponent's army.
He picked up the fire folder, lit the fuse, and then ignored it, not even mentioning the knife, but rushed into the military formation while protecting Zhentian Lei.
The soldier who rushed into the military formation, covered in wounds and dying, looked at the fuse that was about to burn out and showed a smile.
Then a loud noise came, and an open space appeared in the dense military formation of the Yuan army.
At the same time, loud bangs were heard from time to time from the fighting position of the Yuan Army. The originally dense Yuan Army cavalry appeared in open spaces and became quite sparse.
The sound soaring into the sky frightened the Yuan army. They didn't know what happened. They stood there blankly, and some even drove away on horseback.
It’s not that I’ve never seen gunpowder before, but this is the first time I’ve seen one with such power. Looking at the tragic death of my companions around me, they were either shot into hedgehogs by the fragments of the explosion, or they were lying there with bleeding from their orifices and wailing, I was scared to death. .
The morale of the Yuan army was greatly reduced, but ours was shocked. It was not because we were afraid of death that we could not defeat them, but because we were powerless, and it was difficult for us to fight with two fists.
Watching his colleagues holding Zhentian Lei and dying together with the opponent, they cleared a large area of open space for their own side.
The leaders, Baihu and Qianhu, were the first to react, holding a broadsword and shouting.
"Come on!"
A bit of strength was born out of thin air. Not only was the sky-shaking thunder shocking people's hearts, but the sacrifice of life and death by his colleagues also aroused the bloody passion in everyone's hearts, and it was also the sense of shame caused by not having been beaten just now.
Whether it was to avenge their brothers or to avenge their shame, each one of them was brave enough to rush into the enemy's formation on horseback without fear of death.
Morale is invisible and intangible, but it exists and plays an important role.
One side was temporarily frightened and had no intention of fighting. Although there was a centurion in command, the centurion was shouting, shouting, and even killing people.
But the morale was gone, and it was difficult to lead the team. The fighting spirit that was barely raised was of no use in front of the powerful Ming army, and it collapsed at the first touch.
The formations of the left and right wings and the central army suddenly reversed. The Ming army on horseback and carrying machetes rushed towards the Yuan army.
With a sigh of relief, there was a burst of hacking, and the Yuan army's formation was overwhelmed. Seeing this, Wang Baobao had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
The Ming army, whose offensive and defensive momentum was reversed, carried machetes and turned a blind eye to the retreat of the Yuan army. The generals also held their breath and chased after them and slashed wildly.
Seeing this, Xu Da called out the messenger.
"Tell the generals not to pursue too far."
"promise"
The messenger hurriedly walked out of the camp and headed towards the pursuing Ming army generals.
"The general has an order not to pursue too far."
"I know, you should go back and recover!"
(End of chapter)
