Time passes minute by minute.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, who had been shivering in the cold wind all the way, no longer felt cold at this time. Instead, they felt a surge of blood, because they knew that before them was their opportunity to make contributions. It has never been encountered before.
And you have to work hard.
"General, it seems to be getting dark." The lieutenants next to him all held their breath and concentrated. When they saw the sky getting darker little by little, Cui Yuan stood motionless.
Those who didn’t know thought Cui Yuan was frozen.
Cui Yuan then moved the telescope aside, exhaled a breath of thick water vapor, and said, "That's it for today, I'm sorry."
At this time, Cui Yuan also He started to feel uneasy, but then he seemed to be talking to himself, "It would be great if I knew the truth."
Obviously, Cui Yuan felt that he could not handle such a big scene.
But in the eyes of outsiders, he is an awesome person, and it seems that he is the only one who is so unconfident.
The sky finally dimmed. Because the weather was not very good that day, the light reflected on the snow was not that great after nightfall.
However, Cui Yuan still didn't dare to openly let the soldiers push the artillery up.
"Go around from that side. I don't see a second team coming from that side or that side."
Cui Yuan doesn't know much about directions. Even if he points with his hands, he can't Regardless of whether the generals below understand it or not, he may be the only one who understands better.
While talking, the soldiers were already in action.
His body and cannon body were still wrapped in white cloth. When the soldiers began to transport the artillery, Cui Yuan suddenly remembered something and called a general named He Song over and said, "There are still horses that can charge." "Can't we go up?" He Song said, "Uncle, our horses are basically used to drag cannons. I'm afraid that we can't go up."
"Then use your legs to run and hold the fire." Cannons, long fire cannons, flint cannons that can be fired with one hook, right? It's enough for a hundred people. After rushing up, they can fire directly from a distance."
"But sir, our artillery can do it. "Send fire bombs to their camp, aren't our people?"
"Let you stay a little further away, instead of going directly. Otherwise, they will definitely focus all their attention here." , after the fighting begins, if they attack our artillery array, our artillery may be damaged."
"Uh, yes"
He Songye. I didn’t fully understand what Cui Yuan meant.
I originally thought that Cui Yuan was a capable person, but just seeing Cui Yuan's confusion on the spot, and even making temporary arrangements for tactics, made people feel uneasy.
Immediately He Song went to order a group of people, a total of 200 people, who were all picked from the cannon transport team, and they all had blazing guns in their hands.
"Two handfuls per person." Cui Yuandao, "I have brought them all, right?"
"Yes."
"Then come over evenly, from The south side is the south side, right?"
"Maybe"
Because it is on the grassland, and the surrounding environment is basically the same, it is impossible to identify the direction in detail after coming temporarily, so that neither Cui Yuan nor the soldiers below , basically all confused.
Anyway, I only know that the Tatars are in the valley, and it doesn’t seem to matter what direction they see in front of them.
"Charge"
When Cui Yuan gave the order, his voice was a little weak. At this time, he probably still felt that he was just a prince-in-law, not like a commander commanding soldiers on the front line. .
Even the generals below will feel a little weak.
But because this meeting is full of passion, they are also rushing to kill with fierceness at this time, not only for fame and fortune, but also for the honor of a soldier. Anyway, they are two The Hundred Death Squadron had fire blunderbuss in their hands. Logically speaking, if thousands of people came over, they would have no problem parrying them.
But if the Tatars kill thousands of people, no matter how much ammunition they have, they will still be waiting to die.
Everyone seems to know that this is risking their lives, that they are exchanging their lives for fame and fortune, and they also understand that there is no way out because this place is thousands of miles away from the border of the Ming Dynasty, and in such a harsh environment Under the situation, only by supporting each other can we go back. The result of being a deserter may be worse than dying a grand death on the battlefield.
"Bang"
The signal flare pierced the night sky.
This is Cui Yuan sending a signal to Zhu Feng in the distance, letting Zhu Feng know their direction, and also letting Zhu Feng know that the war here has begun.
The signal flares looked very dazzling in the night sky. Even the herdsmen spending the winter on the grasslands couldn't help but look up. Because there were basically no firearms or fireworks on the grasslands, they were confused about the scene in front of them. Feeling surprised and curious.
But then the early warning horn sounded in the area where they gathered. This was their way of notifying the enemy.
The Tatars already have a large number of soldiers and horses to guard against the enemy's invasion. At such times, they can quickly respond with maneuvers. However, in such a harsh environment, they have to ride forward. There will also be certain risks in charging. In this kind of weather, the mobility of the Tatar cavalry is probably weakened to the greatest extent.
"Bang Bang Bang"
The two hundred death squads have rushed to a place about two miles away from the camp. They fired the firecrackers in their hands and used the sound to attract the Tatars. Notice.
Some flares will even be fired into the air to let the Tatars see that they are in this direction.
The Tatars are not stupid. Of course they know what the cry is, but in a place where they think they are safe, they have no idea who is coming. When they find that there are only scattered people attacking them in front of them, The camp rushed over, so they naturally wouldn't feel that this was a big danger.
But those among them who were actually qualified to dispatch troops, or rather experienced generals, still found that this group of people was different from ordinary grassland tribesmen.
Because this group of people actually used firearms.
That means that their hiding place has been discovered by the Ming army. Since the Ming Dynasty dares to send troops to invade, it means that the Ming Dynasty cannot only have this few troops. There must be people from the Ming Dynasty ambushing around. Even more pessimistically, they may have fallen into the ambush of the Ming army, and it is not impossible that Uncle Xinxin or even Cai Guogong suddenly appeared.
"Kill"
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty wanted to use their prestige to frighten the opponent, but in fact the effect was minimal.
With the north wind howling, they were still downwind, and their sound could not travel far at all. The sound was probably only used to boost their morale.
The members of the Ming Dynasty’s 200 Death Squadrons did not have horses, so they ran away on the snow-covered grass in their boots. Because of their emotional tension and physical discomfort, it seemed that every step they took would exhaust all their strength. , let alone running two miles, even running only a hundred steps is enough to make a person out of breath.
Even so, the Tatars seemed to have no intention of sending troops to hinder them.
At this time, the Tatars
are retreating in an orderly manner. Obviously, the Tatar tribe has also made some emergency plans. It does not mean that if your Ming army invades, we will If you want to be slaughtered by others, with the current ability of the little Tatar prince Batu Meng to run the army, like when Wang Yue was able to lead his troops to successfully attack Weininghai, the Tatars will not allow it to happen a second time.
But even then Wang Yue only beheaded more than 400 people during his surprise attack on Weininghai and captured less than 200 people alive.
The number of Tatars in the camp that can be seen at the moment is more than ten thousand, not to mention those who may not be visible from the rear. As for the cattle and sheep, the entire valley is blocked.
"Uncle, they seem to have escaped."
Cui Yuan did not rush to the front line personally this time.
He is also afraid of death.
At this time, he was still hiding relatively far back, using a telescope to observe the enemy's situation as much as possible. When he saw that the Tatar camp began to extinguish the bonfires and the torches began to move sideways, he Know your strategy seems to be having some results.
"It's not the artillery array facing us, but it's almost there."
Cui Yuanyi waved his hand and said, "Are you charging forward?"
"Not yet ”
Cui Yuan then pointed the telescope at the almost crawling Ming Dynasty artillery team. They were originally transporting artillery in the snow, so they could not be discovered by the Tatars, and they had to be wrapped in white cloth, which was so cumbersome. Under this, it's strange that he can walk fast.
"The Tatars are about to run away, why haven't they arrived yet?"
Cui Yuan was a little anxious.
Now he seems to wish he could run up and help push a few times, but the problem is that he can't do anything now.
The Tatars also moved very quickly. When they discovered that the Ming soldiers were only rushing forward on two legs, they also mobilized some cavalry to clear the way. This was to prevent retreat.There was an ambush by Ming soldiers on the back road, but in fact there was no Ming artillery array. It was on the flanks, not behind the Tatars.
It was obviously too late for the Tatars to drive away the cattle and sheep, and it was precisely those animals that were used as a barrier to hinder the attack of the Ming soldiers.
The young and strong men seemed to be the fastest to escape at this time, but the old, weak, women and children were still making final arrangements. The entire camp was in chaos visible to the naked eye.
Cui Yuan was also puzzled and muttered, "I just sent two hundred people and scared them away."
The general on the side said, "General, what they are afraid of is If they really had the guts to fight us with our firearms, they would have fought them long ago, so they wouldn’t have to find a place to fight.”
“It makes sense.” Cui Yuan suddenly seemed relieved that the Beifeng War was coming. At this time, he rarely smiled and said, "Okay, in the future, maybe with a few hundred people, we can walk sideways on the grassland. There is hope for the revitalization of the Ming Dynasty."
The general said, "Our Ming Dynasty already has a good reputation. , do you still need to revitalize?"
"It's not like revitalizing the war with the Tatars. Have you ever been so comfortable before? Alas, it's still too late."
Cui Yuan found that although the artillery formation was almost there, Approaching the Tatar camp, the main force of the Tatars has obviously begun to withdraw from the camp. They seem to be running faster than their artillery can advance.
"It's too late, give the order to fire." Although Cui Yuan knew that it was not the best time to fire, he was basically within the range of the artillery. If he didn't fire, even the effect of the sound would be lost. Can't get up.
Cui Yuan seems not to be so demanding about making achievements in this war. The title of Jingshan Bo is enough for him.
He is just worried that what Zhu Feng said will happen, that is, if he does not fight the enemy, he will be accused of slacking off in fighting, and then the title he has received will be taken away, so even if he knows now that it is a blank cannon , also let go.
Then the blue signal flares ordered to fire were also shot into the sky
"Boom, boom, boom"
The artillery sounded.
Deafening.
Cui Yuan was startled when he heard the sound of artillery. He had never thought that artillery would have such a loud reverberation in such a valley, and the previous sound of artillery had obviously gone far away. And it can return to the blessing of the echo, as if the ground under your feet is shaking, and your body will tremble along with it.
Immediately, more artillery began to fire.
The white cloth used for camouflage was finally lifted, and the artillery was fired. It didn’t matter whether it could hit or not, just follow the military order.
The Tatars originally thought that the Ming Dynasty was using some strange formation. They sent out hundreds of people to set fire to the Ming Dynasty, and they were discovered before they reached their gathering place. They were still retreating.
But when you hear the sound of artillery
This is very shocking to the Tatars, especially the ordinary Tatar herdsmen.
No matter how loud the sound of the gun is, it is just like that, but the artillery isIt was fired from a distance, and after it landed, there was another explosion. The secondary explosion of the yellow gunpowder would form a large amount of smoke and dust, and there would also be fire. If it were during the day, it would probably be like that, but it happened to be dark. when.
Every time a gun hits the ground, the effect is very spectacular.
The Tatars no longer care about packing their belongings. They run as fast as they can. Some even don't even care about the horses and just run away. This is because they know that if they ride horses, they will be in such an icy and snowy environment. , it is very likely to fall from the horse, and if you get injured at any time, you will not be able to run, it is better to have two legs.
The entire Tatar camp has turned into a mess.
Men ran the fastest, while the old, weak, women and children were dragged behind.
Then a scene appeared that made Cui Yuandu feel incredible
Cui Yuan observed carefully with a telescope.
Obviously the cannonballs only fell sporadically into the Tatar camp, and they were still on the edge, but the Tatars seemed to be losing their homes, as if every cannonball fell on them. overhead, so that the Tatars were the first to get into trouble.
The Tatar cavalry, who were still maintaining order and preparing to retreat, now joined the hasty retreat.
Then the Tatars clearly had a large number of cavalry as shields, but after the artillery was fired, the Tatars didn't even care about their tribesmen and relatives behind them. It seemed that everyone only cared about them. Escape for your life.
"How could this happen?"
Cui Yuan couldn't understand it either.
Obviously we can no longer catch up, so we can only hope that Zhu Feng can arrive ahead of time to ambush. This seems to be quite difficult, because Zhu Feng left later than them, and may not go faster than them on the road. .
This war may be expected to be just about arresting a few women and children, seizing some livestock and property, and killing a few heads. This is the best situation.
Who knew that when the artillery fired, the situation would completely go wrong.
The Tatars seemed to have no idea why the Ming Dynasty's artillery was set up in front of their house.
"General, maybe the Tatars thought we were magic soldiers descending from the sky. They didn't even notice that I came out. How did they know where we were?"
The general next to him Get excited too.
Cui Yuanyi patted the armor on his body and said, "It makes sense. We know our situation, but they don't know. This artillery is so powerful. The Tatars were probably blown up by the artillery. The divine cannon is indeed extremely powerful." "Please remember to bookmark this chapter, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft is free to read