"Here, take it, use it to save your life!"
Back in the camp, Chen Kan threw a small pistol to Cheng Feng.
Cheng Feng reached out to take it, looked around at the items in his hands, and a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.
"Master Hou, this... this is a fire gun, why is it so small?"
Chen Kan said with some heartache: "Whether you call him a gun or a pistol, it's just a name anyway. This is a new product from the Ordnance Supervisor, and I only have three of them in my hands. It's an advantage for you."
That's right, ever since the Ordnance Supervision developed the short gun, the technology has been updated faster and faster.
The short blunderbuss that Chen Kan handed to Cheng Feng was not much different from the pistols of later generations. It was the latest product developed by the weapons supervisor during this period.
From bird blunderbuss, to fire blunderbuss, to short blunderbuss, and finally to this kind of short blunderbuss that is not much different from a pistol. In just two years, the development of firearms in the Ming Dynasty has changed rapidly.
Although the technical support provided by Chen Kan is indispensable, it is enough to prove the creative ability of Ming's craftsmen.
Hearing that Chen Kan only had three such pistols in his hand, Cheng Feng immediately put the pistol in his arms with a smile on his face.
This time the team marching into the grassland was not equipped with bows and arrows, but each person had a long fire blunderbuss and a short fire blunderbuss.
Now, he is the exception.
With three fire blunderbuss in hand, he was sure to defeat the Tatar army stationed at the exit of the Sambulek River in one fell swoop.
"Get out of here, I'll get angry when I see you."
Seeing his cheerful smile, Chen Kan couldn't help but feel angry. He pointed at the door of the tent and issued an eviction order.
Cheng Feng was not annoyed and rushed out of the tent happily. He planned to show off his new toy in front of those guys.
After sending Cheng Feng away, Chen Kan also stuffed the remaining two pistols into his arms.
One of them will be given to Fang Xu tomorrow.
After casually eating some dry food, Chen Kan slept with his clothes on. Since he decided to attack by force, it was naturally better to attack at night.
So at the third watch, Chen Kan got up from the bed.
After Chen Kan had prepared everything, the soldiers were also ready for battle.
Seeing the murderous look on the faces of the soldiers, Chen Kan couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then began to issue instructions.
Needless to say, the person to charge was undoubtedly Cheng Feng, but the task of cutting off the Tatar army's scouts made Chen Kan a little confused.
He originally wanted to give this task to Fang Xu, but Fang Xu refused to do anything, and his reasons were very good. He was Chen Kan's personal soldier. How could a personal soldier leave the general to carry out the task?
Then there was Zhou Shi, and Zhou Shi was unwilling because he felt that just sending out a small team to intercept and kill the scouts could do the job. As a deputy general, he naturally wanted to stay and command the army.
When Chen Kan thought about it, it seemed to make sense.
Then it had to be postponed one by one, and finally, this task fell on Cen Gu, the head of the Thousand Households.
After receiving the order, Cen Gu's eyes were a bit resentful. He came to kill the Tatars and gain military glory, but he was marginalized from the beginning.
Chen rubbed his brows and said with relief: "When you enter the grassland, there are many opportunities to kill the Tatars. Besides, the scouts who kill the Tatar army are also killing the Tatars. Don't worry, next time there is a main attack mission, I will definitely let you. Take the lead."
Hearing Chen Kan say this, Cen Gu's face looked better.
Twenty men were assigned to Cen Gu to leave first, and Chen Kan and the remaining soldiers took advantage of the dark moonlight to sneak towards the Tatar camp.
Walking to the edge of the forest, looking around, the endless grassland shines silver in the moonlight.
The location of the camp of the five thousand Tatar army was easy to identify because they built a bonfire in the middle of the camp. The bonfire illuminated half of the sky fiery red, so Chen Kan found the Tatar camp without any effort. camp.
After entering the grassland, without the cover of the dense forest, everyone's traces were completely exposed to the moonlight.
Chen Kan put the wooden stick on his chest into his mouth, and other soldiers also made the same move.
The hooves of the war horse were wrapped with linen, and a muzzle was placed between the muzzle and muzzle to ensure that the horse made no sound.
Everyone moved in the direction of the flames.
During this period, several fresh corpses were also discovered. Cen Gu was a bit ruthless because he didn't even let go of his horses.
A horse was riding in the distance, a scout to find out the news.
"Master Marquis, the Tatar camp is three miles ahead, and the surrounding scouts have been cleared by General Cen."
The scout conveyed the news to Chen Kan in a very low voice that the scout had been cleared.
Cheng Feng and Chen Kan, who were walking in the front, looked at each other and then nodded in agreement.
Chen Kan was not a peerless general, but the commander of an army, so it was not his turn to charge.
Cheng Feng took off the long blazing gun attached to his horse. The dark barrel was illuminated by the moonlight and looked a bit eerie.
Seeing Cheng Feng's actions, five hundred people in the following team instantly separated to follow him, and the rest dispersed to the left and right. Except for a few personal guards following Chen Kan, all the soldiers All take action.
According to what was discussed last night, Cheng Feng led a frontal charge of 500 people. He first used firecrackers to kill the Tatars patrolling and guarding the outside, and the remaining people were divided into left and right wings to outflank them.
After Cheng Feng fired three volleys of fire cannons, he would bypass the camp gate and lure the Tatar army into pursuit, creating opportunities for massacres on the left and right flanks.
Without shouting slogans or making any noise, the five hundred cavalry led by Cheng Feng launched a charge in a flying geese formation.
"Dong dong dong~"
I have to admit that Chen Kan was extremely lucky this time. He had already touched three miles of the Tatar camp without being discovered by the Tatars.
The sound of the cavalry charge could not be hidden from the Tatar guards, but when they heard the footsteps, Cheng Feng was only two miles away from the Tatar camp.
Mongolian: "enemy attack~"
Heartbreaking shouts resounded through the Tatar camp, and the patrolling Tatar soldiers immediately sounded the gongs in their hands.
"哐~"
Even Chen Kan, who was three miles away, could hear the sound of the gong clearly.
Chen Kan rode forward slowly. There was a high and raised hill in front of him. He planned to stand on the hill to see with his own eyes the wars of this era.
It just so happens that I can also comment on the confrontation between hot weapons and cold weapons.
The Tatar camp became panicked in an instant, and the fire instantly dyed the sky red.
The cavalry under Cheng Feng maintained their flying geese formation and charged. The advantage of this was that they would not accidentally injure the teammates in front when firing.
When the Tatar army finally woke up in panic, the cavalry under Cheng Feng was less than one mile away from the camp.
"put!"
Finally, when the distance was close to 300 meters, and Cheng Feng could already see the panic expression on the Tatar's face under the moonlight and firelight, he rode on the horse and fired the first shot.
"Bang~bang~bang~"
Intensive gunfire rang out, and the Tatar army that had finally gathered was suddenly empty.
At least a hundred people died under the gunfire of Cheng Feng and others.
Mongolian: "What's going on?"
"They have muskets, stay hidden!"
The shrill cry sounded, and the remaining Mongolians suddenly woke up from a dream.
Mongolian: "Archers, fight back!"
I don’t know which Tatar officer gave the order to counterattack, but at this time, the Tatar army has not even been fully formed, so how can it possibly organize an effective counterattack?
"Bang bang bang~"
There was another burst of gunfire, and a large number of Tatars fell again. Weeping and screaming, and shouts of killing were heard. Finally, a few sparse arrows were shot from the camp.
It's a pity that there is no accuracy at all, and it is still far away from the arrow rain.
"shot!"
Seeing that the Tatar camp was getting closer and closer, Cheng Feng calmly directed the troops to fire the third shot.
Then, when the team approached the main camp, it instantly split into two teams, one to the left and one to the right.
Now that the soldiers of the Ming army had sharp weapons such as firecrackers, they no longer had to lead the cavalry to charge into battle.
The two teams turned left and right and turned back to form a wild goose formation, and then came the second massacre.
This time, the Tatars finally began to organize an effective counterattack. Unfortunately, the range of bows and arrows was not as good as that of firecrackers, and it was still just a one-sided massacre.
Mongolian: "They only have 500 people. Hurry up and chase them. Get close to them."
Finally, some senior Mongolian officials discovered the clues and prepared to organize cavalry to pursue them.
But the camp was already in chaos, and many Tatar soldiers who were lucky enough not to die under the fire were frightened.
Especially since the two sides had not yet come into contact with each other, the other side had caused hundreds of casualties to their own side with just a charge.
This led to even greater panic in the camp.
The massacre was completely one-sided. The Tatars did not even touch the clothes of the Ming army, but hundreds of people died under the fire.
Chen Kan stood on the protruding hill and could see the whole scene clearly through the moonlight and the firelight of the Tatar camp.
Seeing such a scene, Chen Kan couldn't help but think of the Qing Dynasty in later generations. The people of the Qing Dynasty at that time were also so helpless when facing the artillery fire of foreigners, right?
Fortunately, with his arrival, the Ming Dynasty will no longer die in the Little Glacier like later generations. The Ming Dynasty will have more advanced firearms than those foreigners.
If the foreigners want to massacre the Han people, then I will massacre your ancestors first.
The grassland is just the first stop.
After recovering his thoughts, Chen Kan continued to focus on the battlefield.
The Tatars finally organized their cavalry and chased them out, but the lethality of their bows and arrows against the Ming army was really limited.
The bows and arrows falling on the armor of the Ming army would leave at most a scratch, while the bullets of the Ming army shot on the leather armor of the Tatar cavalry were often able to penetrate the body.
The war scene in front of us well reflects what is called dimensionality reduction strike.
Listening to the shrill cries of killing and screams from the bottom of the mountain, Chen Kan couldn't help but look in the east and west directions.
Because there are two cavalry outflanking them from these two directions, but these two armies belong to the Ming Dynasty.
The number of Tatar troops chasing Cheng Feng was three times that of Cheng Feng and others. In other words, after killing this group, there would only be three thousand people left in the Tatar camp.
It seemed that things were going more smoothly than I imagined.
