Firearms and gunpowder are absolutely unfair against cold weapons.
If there is enough control, the Tang Army will win today's battle without any suspense.
It is a pity that after Lord Qibi Heli went south, he took away most of the firearms and gunpowder from the camp.
It was originally thought that the five thousand soldiers stationed in the camp would only need to guard the tents. Unexpectedly, Goguryeo colluded with the foreign tribes, which caused the five thousand Tang army to be short of gunpowder.
A series of explosions knocked the enemy troops on the left and right wings to their knees. The battlefield was filled with blood and broken limbs that were blown to pieces.
Hundreds of explosive packets were detonated at the same time, and the power produced was more terrifying than the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
The earth shook when the explosion occurred, countless smoke rose up, and screams of crying fathers and mothers were heard. The battlefield instantly seemed to turn into a Shura hell. The enemy troops who were originally actively attacking suddenly fell into chaos. Hundreds of explosives were fired. They detonated at the same time, causing countless casualties to the enemy.
The situation of the battle seemed to be reversed in an instant. The soldiers of the Tang Army on the left and right wings were inspired. Under the general's order, they immediately lined up and fired to expand the results of the battle.
Before the enemy soldiers who were lucky enough to survive the explosion had time to rejoice, countless people were hit by oncoming firearm projectiles, and the Tang army claimed another group of lives.
20,000 enemy troops faced off against 5,000 Tang troops. The situation in which the enemy had a sure chance of victory changed with the emergence of explosive packs.
The enemy troops in the front and center were still fighting fiercely with the Tang army, but the enemy troops on the left and right flanks suffered heavy losses.
Li Qinzai was calm and composed, but he was sighing secretly in his heart.
The last batch of explosives was thrown out, and all the Tang Army's trump cards were used.
What follows is a head-on fight, with no shortcuts.
Although Li Qinzai was regretful, the enemy general far away had a dark face.
They originally thought that after making a huge sacrifice and breaking through the 200-step death zone of the Tang Army, their firearms would become unusable. However, what they didn't expect was that the Tang Army actually hid even more terrifying firearms.
The ground was shaking just now, and the surrounding mountains seemed to be shaking. The general watched helplessly as his warriors were blown to pieces. He even saw countless stumps falling in mid-air.
With this loud noise, the sacrifice was too great.
What frightens the general even more is how many unknown firearms will the Tang army hide next? If there were more explosions like the one just now, we would definitely be defeated today, and it would be a defeat of twenty thousand against five thousand. It would be a shame written into the history books.
The enemy general's face was ferocious, and the muscles in his cheeks were trembling. After a long time, he suddenly ordered the troops to retreat.
He didn't know whether the Tang army still had such terrifying firearms, but he knew that he couldn't afford to gamble. If there were a few more rounds, all the warriors under his command would be wiped out today.
A qualified general must at least keep a clear head on the battlefield, know how to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, and use the safest way to win victory, instead of risking the lives of all the soldiers in the army like now.
The enemy soldiers who were fighting hard on the battlefield were on the verge of mental collapse. The explosions were so terrifying. After the explosions, their morale and morale were completely lost, even if the Tang army was not as numerous as them. , they still had the urge to turn around and run away.
At this moment, they suddenly heard the sound of ringing gold, and the enemy soldiers suddenly turned around and ran away as if they were listening to the sound of nature.
It comes like a tide and recedes like a tide.
Only thousands of corpses were left on the battlefield, including those of the enemy and those of the Tang army.
"Reorganize the array immediately and clean the battlefield, quickly!" Liu Renyuan, covered in blood, shouted sternly while waving a knife.
Walking up to Li Qinzai, Liu Renyuan clasped his fists and said, "Li Shuai, we have a small victory. We have secured this important route to the south!"
Li Qinzai nodded, looked around, looked at the corpses of the war dead everywhere, and sighed sadly: "Thank you, General Liu, please quickly count the casualties of our soldiers, as well as the damage of weapons, the remaining amount of gunpowder, etc."
Liu Renyuan responded loudly.
Not long after, Liu Renyuan hurried over, his eyes clearly red, and choked with sobs to report the casualties to Li Qinzai.
In the battle just now, the enemy army suffered a total of more than 8,000 casualties, and nearly half of the 20,000 enemy troops were casualties. There were no injured. Regardless of the injured or surrendered enemy troops, they were all mercilessly killed by the Tang Army soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield. .
The casualties of the Tang army were not small. There were about 2,000 casualties, not counting the minor injuries, and more than 400 serious injuries. Like the enemy, more than half were killed.
If we only look at the number of casualties between the enemy and ourselves, the Tang Army undoubtedly won a great victory in this battle.
Comparing the casualties of more than 2,000 and more than 8,000, it is clear that the Tang army made a lot of money.
However, the score cannot be settled like this, because this battle is not over yet.
The enemy troops called for gold and retreated, but they did not retreat.
The scouts came to report and after the gold was paid, the enemy troops retreated five miles and garrisoned troops, with no intention of withdrawing their troops.
Li Qinzai wanted to stick to this only way to go south, but the enemy general was determined to open up this only way to go south.
The two armies are fighting and confronting each other, and no one will compromise and retreat easily.
Li Qinzai concluded that the enemy army would definitely launch another attack. After a fierce battle, the enemy army still had an overwhelming advantage in numbers, but the Tang army only had more than 2,000 soldiers left. The enemy general had no reason to give up the upcoming victory.
Feeling increasingly heavy, Li Qinzai knew that the next fierce battle would be even more brutal, and this place would be the burial place of the soldiers, including him.
The moans and cries of the wounded soldiers could be heard in the ears, and the military doctors ran around among the wounded with pale faces.
The dead soldiers were carried outside the battlefield, with no time to bury them, no time to pick up their stumps, no time to even cry for the dead soldiers, no time to say goodbye.
In fact, everyone was not busy. Most of the soldiers were sitting or lying down, taking out dry food and swallowing it in large gulps. They wanted to save their energy and restore their strength. Everyone knew that this war was not over yet.
Except for the groans of the wounded, there was silence all around. The soldiers were munching dry food numbly, and no one in the crowd made a sound.
Occasionally, a heart-piercing howl will suddenly be heard, which is a farewell to the once living Paoze.
War brings people more than just the joy after victory.
…………
Humiliate the city.
A mutiny had taken place.
There was no warning in advance. When the civil servants and generals guarding the city came to An Xuanhuan's house for a birthday banquet with their own thoughts. When they were halfway through the wine, An Xuanhuan suddenly changed his face and changed suddenly.
Hundreds of defenders loyal to An Xuanhuan rushed into the hall and put swords on everyone's necks. As for the civil servant who had taken away An Xuanhuan's military power, before he could ask angrily, An Xuanhuan drew his sword. Cut off the head with his own hands.
At the birthday banquet, the generals who were attracted by the civil servants and betrayed An Xuanhuan were tied up and put in prison.
At the same time, a dozen generals loyal to An Xuanhuan quickly entered the barracks and took over the military power. After killing a group of stubborn defenders, the city finally returned to An Xuanhuan's control.
The dust of the mutiny had settled, and An Xuanhuan had no way out.
Xue Ne was finally relieved and couldn't help but feel ecstatic.
Out of nowhere, he actually managed to capture this city without a single blow. Who could reason with him when he was the one responsible for the great deeds?
(End of chapter)
