"The whereabouts of the Yuan army were found more than ten miles north. At a rough glance, there are probably hundreds of riders." The scout came to Zhu Di and reported.
The Ming soldiers beside the campfire couldn't help but get into a commotion.
Although they are elite "night warriors", they are fully prepared and their number is only about ten riders.
"Why are you panicking? We left Shuntian just to inquire about the enemy's situation. Now that we have discovered Yuan Tan's whereabouts, we should be happy." Zhang Yu stopped the panicked sergeant and turned to look at Zhu Di: "His Royal Highness King Yan , I’m afraid this is not the cavalry sent by the Yuan army to collect food. The Yuan army always likes to plunder, and every time they invade the Central Plains, they often send out teams to collect food. One is to scout the horses, and the other is to plunder the people of our Central Plains to raise food and grass for the army."
"I'm afraid, the vanguard of the Yuan army is not far away. Let's go back to Shuntian first."
"No." Zhu Di shook his head. "I came out to inquire about who the commander of the Yuan army is and what the scale of the invasion is. Now that I only see a grain harvesting army, how can I get Xu Shuai back?"
"Zhang Yu, how about you take a few people back to Shuntian first and inform Xu Shuai about the encounter with the Yuan army's grain harvesting team."
"I and my men will follow these Yuan Tartars secretly, and don't lose track of them."
"Your Highness, how can the general abandon His Highness?" Zhang Yu said, cupping his fists. "Just send any number of brothers for this matter. The general will be here to live and die with His Highness."
A flash of relief flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, and then he patted Zhang Yu's shoulder heavily. After arranging for a few soldiers to go back and report the news, he and Zhang Yu took the remaining Ming army and followed the Tanma to find the Yuan army's grain harvesting team.
At this time, there were only fifteen sergeants around Zhu Di. Some sergeants were worried that something would happen to him, the King of Yan, and persuaded him to go back.
"Why, you can bleed for the Ming Dynasty, but I, the prince, can't?" Zhu Di smiled boldly. "Don't worry, I will never be captured by the Yuan army."
"If we fall into a desperate situation, I will not harm my brothers. I will be the first to die for my country."
Everyone couldn't persuade him, so they had no choice but to follow him. In my heart, I admired this King Yan even more. Early the next morning, a group of people discovered a group of Yuan troops marching in the mountains.
These Yuan troops had obviously just plundered a certain village. They carried a lot of baggage and there were still blood stains on their clothes and armor. Several soldiers were draped in nondescript silk embroidered with flowers, which had obviously been stripped from women's bodies.
A group of people rode horses and walked freely in the mountain col.
"Tsk, these Yuan dogs are so arrogant and arrogant in our territory of the Ming Dynasty."
"I think some tribe that has never seen the world, never seen the colorful world of our Central Plains, was dazzled after entering the customs, so it went too deep into the territory of our Ming Dynasty..."
"Relying on one's own strength... Oh, do you think our Ming Dynasty is weak to the Song Dynasty..."
The soldiers of the Ming army lay on the mountain, watching with indignation as the Yuan army swaggered past below. Zhang Yu saw that the terrain here was dangerous, and that the Yuan army was loosely organized, with disheveled armor, and seemed to be a mob, so he secretly said to Zhu Di: "His Royal Highness, King Yan, do you want to make a surprise attack?"
"...The enemy is more than we are, so we can't do it." Zhu Di clenched his fists and stared at the spear in the hand of Yuan Tazi below. There was a head on the spear, and Zhu Di could see clearly that it was a Han child.
Although he wanted to rush down the mountain in one breath and chop off Yuan Tan's head with the long sword made of the latest stainless steel in his hand, he knew that even if he used a sneak attack, the numerical disadvantage would definitely make this team sleepless at night. Most of the losses were recovered.
"Your Highness, looking at the direction they are heading, I'm afraid something might be wrong." A soldier who stayed at night stepped forward and said. "Thirty miles ahead, there is another village. Although most people have moved into the city, there are still about twenty families staying in the village."
"Where is the nearest water source ahead?" Zhu Di thought for a while and asked the night harvester.
"There is a lake about a few miles away." Na Yebu said.
"In this case, Yuan Tartar must take a rest at the lake. Let's go to the lake first."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di immediately asked the dozen or so cavalry to leave first and no longer follow the grain harvesting team.
As Zhu Di expected, when this group of Yuan Tarzi came to the lake, they chose to drink water from the lake to quench their thirst. But they had just arrived at the lake, and before the war horses had time to lower their heads to drink water, they heard a "boom" and the earth suddenly exploded. The leader, Yuan Ta, who was wearing silk, was blown up to the sky by the loud noise, including his men and horses!
"What! What's going on?"
"Is there an ambush? Is it the Ming army's artillery?"
The Yuan Tatars were frightened by this sudden change. They once suspected that there was a Ming army artillery array here. But first of all, there were no projectiles fired from the cannon, and secondly, the surrounding area was quite wide, and there was no place where a large number of Ming troops could be ambushed. The worst part was that the horses were frightened by the sudden explosion and began to get restless. The horses kicked around and caused several more powerful explosions.
"It's the ground! It's the ground that exploded!"
"God of Immortality! Why did the ground crack? Is it a punishment from heaven!"
"Spread out, spread out, get out of here..."
Continuous explosions completely destroyed the Yuan army's formation. Taking advantage of the panic of the Yuan army, Zhu Di led more than ten cavalrymen to attack brazenly at night, like magic soldiers descending from the sky, and directly attacked the Yuan army who was giving orders.
"It's the Ming Army! The Ming Army! Prepare to counterattack..." The Yuan army immediately took out their bows and arrows from their horses.
His reaction was not unpleasant. They were skilled in bow and horse. He is also one of the best eagle shooters in the tribe. Before these Ming troops rushed in front of him, he was sure to shoot down the young general opposite. However, everything was still too late. Zhu Di touched his waist with his right hand and took out something only a foot long. As the fire flashed past, a bloody hole suddenly appeared in the chest of the captain who was drawing the bow, and then he fell down from his horse.
"The sun, moon, rivers and mountains will always be there! Kill!" Zhu Di held the object high and roared angrily.
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"That is to say, you used these firearms to defeat the 200 yuan army with fifteen cavalry, and even captured more than thirty people?" In Shuntian Mansion, Xu Da, who always kept his emotions secret, looked at him in surprise. The group of prisoners who had their hands tied and were escorted into the city looked at the "revolver" handed over by Zhu Di in surprise and disbelief.
"Xu Shuai, this is called a 'thunder gun', and the thing used to surprise Yuan Ta is called a 'land mine'. They are all new gadgets tinkered with by Lao Wu and the others," Zhu Di said.
"This object is similar to the new rifled flintlock gun, but it is more refined and can be loaded with several bullets at a time. It can be fired in an instant, and at medium distances, it is much faster than the bows and arrows of the Yuan army... In terms of surprise, This thing is the best in the world. Hey, it's much easier to use than a sword or something."
"This is given to us brothers by the fifth brother for self-defense. Only the second and third brothers, myself and the others, each have one!"
(End of chapter)
