Chapter 357: Cannon and Big Bow

The second wave of attack did not wait until the next day. After a few hours, the second wave of the Watts Cavalry slowly approached.

The Taal River Valley crosses the remnant of the Xing'an Mountains. The valley is a flat land that can be passed through. The Wassai Cavalry's troops enter the reclamation area outside the pass. This is the closest road. If you take other similar river valley roads, it will be in the area of ​​Mohe Heilongjiang.

But the Mongols did not have so much time and conditions. After they arrived in Mohe, the weather was already extremely cold, so they were actually looking for death by themselves.

In the valley, Jiang Feng chose the camping place that could be the few flat land that could be released about 10,000 people. Under his estimate, the camping place where Watshu's army camped should be five miles away. Jiang Feng was two months earlier than the other party, and the horse exploration had already surveyed the terrain of the Taal Valley. Jiang Feng blocked this place, and Watshu's 60,000 to 70,000 people could only be scattered into more than a dozen places to camp.

Moreover, in the valley, the width of the valley determines that the number of troops sent out will not be too large each time. In a relatively narrow space, the advantage in the number of people is not so obvious.

However, Jiang Feng did not feel that he had taken advantage of it. As long as the army of Wastu Mongolian entered the valley, if it was not bloody, it would not withdraw from the original road of the Tal River Valley. If nothing was caught, it would lose its soldiers and generals to return to the grassland. Then the so-called Bandi Khan would not have to continue to be the leader of the grassland. The key to the problem is how much bloody the army with so many people is. Is it considered a bloody death to 10,000 people or 20,000 people die?

Hard fighting is definitely inevitable. Jiang Feng is already ready, but two days of support is not a simple task. He can rely on a wooden fence and the firearm in his hand. There are only two thousand veterans, and the firearms and ammunition are not that sufficient.

The reinforcements were still on the way, and everything was not so sure. It was said that it was two days, but it was not impossible to arrive in three or four days. But now is not the time to care about these things at all, because the second attack of the Tartar soldiers had already begun.

This attack was extremely cautious. Jiang Feng's soldiers would definitely not go out of the wooden fence to fight, but the cavalry of Wats obviously had rich experience this time. They stopped their horses and dismounted one after another when they were about 200 steps away.

Three hours later, the last battle was gone, and the sun was no longer visible in the valley, which seemed quite cold, but the fire burning the corpses was still burning. In order to burn thoroughly, the slaves put a large amount of firewood on the pile of human corpses. The Mongolian soldiers dismounted and slowly advanced towards the front without caring about the burning corpses.

After walking 150 steps, it was obvious that the soldiers who escaped back last time explained the situation here. A large row of tschi Mongolians stood in front, with large bows close to half a person in their hands, rather than horn bows that rode horses and shot archery.

The Mongolians' name of good shooting was never obtained immediately. Their coverage and long-range shooting were completed with such a large bow. The farthest range could reach about 200 steps, and the armor could penetrate within a hundred steps, which was extremely powerful. With a shout from the Mongolian officer, these thorn soldiers neatly pulled the big bow.

After seeing the scene opposite, the officer behind the Jiang family army could not help but be stunned. Now he is outside the effective range of the mezzanine. What should I do? The officer responsible for issuing the order hesitated a little and shouted to open fire. The mezzanines began to shoot one after another, and the archers on the opposite side were all shocked.

However, it was immediately discovered that the mezzanine was just a blind cat and mouse within this distance. Of course, it was not uninjured soldiers. The calves of four or five archers were shot by lead balls, but there was no danger at all. Seeing this situation, the archers' morale was shocked, the bowstrings collapsed, and a row of big arrows shot out.

After the first round of shooting, the Jiang family's army's melee gunmen immediately stopped shooting and returned to the back of the shield. However, the curved shot of the big bow could not hurt the melee gunmen behind the wooden fence, which was blocked by the shield. The range of these bows and arrows was in Jiang Feng's camp.

The soldiers who were waiting for the rotation raised the wooden rafts that had been prepared long ago. It was simple to say. More than a dozen small trees of four or five inches thick were tied up with straw ropes, which was the so-called wooden rafts. This was also known that the Mongolians mainly used bows and arrows to fight.

Four or five people pressed one end of the wooden raft against the ground and lifted the other end. With a jingling sound, the big arrows were nailed to the top of the wooden raft and could not penetrate it at all. However, many people who were unable to react were penetrated by the big arrows and were immediately nailed there. The first time there was a scream in the wooden raft when the war began.

Jiang Feng watched the battle in front of him surrounded by the guards' shields. The opponent's big arrow shot over. He was already in a panic when he could see this place. No one responded. He was furious and shouted:

"Why are you staying there stupidly? Use cannons, use cannons!"

Jiang Feng's angry shout immediately made these people react immediately. The officer next to the wooden fence began to order the artillery preparation. There were only four small cannons of about two pounds and two pounds in Huifeng Manor, and the storage of shells and gunpowder was not large, so it was also a double care.

According to Jiang Feng's words, it should be used in key places. As a result, Tiedan sent people to build six movable wooden houses behind the wooden fence, covering cannons. This was a very simple artillery fortification, and Jiang Feng couldn't smile bitterly when he saw it.

Moreover, since it is a key place and then it is difficult to grasp what is the key and what is not. Most of the officers brought here are middle and low-level officers. Regarding the command and use of artillery, only a few senior officers in the Jiang family army who have been garrison have experience.

Moreover, Jiang Feng's troops generally had a superstitious attitude towards the mesh gun, believing that this would end the battle, so it was not until Jiang Feng's roar that the artillery began to take action.

The preparation time for the large bow of the Watts is slower than that of the horn bow, but after the artillery is ready, they have already shot the third round. In Jiang Feng's garrison, everyone is hiding in shields and bunkers. From time to time, screams of big arrows piercing through the shields.

The solemn face of the Mongolian officer on the opposite side had turned into a smile. It seemed that this hard bone should have been taken down. After the opponent's comb was fired once, there was no movement. In the next round, you can get close to ten steps to replace the rocket. The environment of the Taal Valley determines that the materials of various fortifications can only be mainly wood. Now it is autumn, and the weather is dry, and as long as it is set, it will inevitably collapse.

When the archers were raising their bows, several holes of a man's arms suddenly opened on the wooden fence. A sharp whistling sound suddenly sounded, and the three neatly arranged rows of archers suddenly fell. There were more stones of the ground in the river valley, and metal shells bounced stronger when they fell on the ground. In this era, the killing of artillery mainly relies on jumping. Almost at the same time as the whistling sound of artillery, a "crack" sound of broken muscles and bones sounded in the team behind the archers.

Then there was a heart-wrenching scream. The two-pound metal iron ball easily wades out of blood in the crowd. The smile on the officer of the tibia suddenly froze on his face. Those who fought under the Ming Dynasty's side walls were all the same as the power of artillery. The military discipline of the Mongolian Tartars was far from being rigorous.

The archers ran towards the back without hesitation, even the bows and arrows were thrown to the ground. Just as the officer in charge of the command was about to be restrained, the second wave of artillery bombardment also came. Seeing his colleagues around him being hit by shells, people and horses were flying all over the ground.

The officers were not slow at all and hurriedly ran towards the back. Last time, the soldiers were shot by a clamp gun with six rounds because of hesitation. Although the soldiers of the thorns reacted quickly this time, the range of the shells was much longer. This time, many corpses were left in the valley.

In order to save ammunition, the shelling stopped after leaving the range of killing, but the slaves did not go out to sort out the bodies, because there was a mess inside the wooden fence, and all the casualties needed to be dealt with. Moreover, although the thorns retreated this time, there was no chaos.

And he retreated beyond the range of the artillery, and then stopped there. There was a towering wooden building in the center of Jiangfeng Camp. The wooden building was far beyond the range of the bow and arrow. The lookout above could clearly see the movements of the Mongolians opposite, and the lookout above shouted at the bottom:

“The Tartars are cutting down trees.”

The guards below immediately shouted back at the top of their voice:

"Sir, are you going to go up the mountain?!"

"No, they are preparing to do something with wood!!"

The answer was revealed when it was completely dark. The thorn man tied out a raft with leather and wooden nails, preparing to rush down the river. The lookout loudly reported the movements of the Mongolians. In a few moments, he would definitely not be able to see anything. After hearing this, Jiang Feng laughed, showing a rare ease, and said to the guard officers around him:

"Remove the pontoon bridge and let them come over. Let's close the door and beat the dog!"
Chapter completed!