At noon, Jinling guard Wu Da was on the top of the city, eating roast mutton and drinking wine with his subordinates. He also held Han women in his arms and kneaded the delicate parts of their bodies from time to time.
Although the scout had not returned for a long time, it made him feel somewhat uneasy.
But this uneasiness only lasted for a moment and was forgotten.
There are still 70,000 defenders in Jinling City, including more than 30,000 cavalry. With such a force, he is sure to repel any invading enemy!
Boom boom!!
Suddenly, two gunshots were heard from far away, and then, the ground began to shake violently.
Uda quickly stood up and looked outside the city. In his field of vision, the horizon and sky in the distance seemed to dim.
There, a black torrent poured in like a tide. The torrent of cavalry wearing iron armor and holding spears were like the gods of death walking in the world. Wherever they passed, all the Yuan troops on the outer sentry posts were killed. They were everywhere.
The corpses of their Mongol warriors.
"The rebels are coming, the rebels are coming!"
There were noisy and chaotic roars everywhere, and even the defenders on the city began to panic.
Since Dayuan took over the Central Plains and unified the world, they have been stationed in Jinling City for many years and have not experienced many large-scale wars.
"What are you afraid of? When have I, the Great Yuan Warrior, ever been afraid?"
Uda scolded angrily and directly issued an order: "Order the cavalry battalion to leave the city and defeat the invading enemy!"
The order was given, and soon the city gate slowly opened, and then groups of Mongolian cavalry rushed out with sabers on their waists and crossbows on their shoulders.
The Mongolian generals had an almost superstitious belief in cavalry, believing that no matter how powerful the enemy was, they would all be trampled to pieces in front of their Yuan cavalry!
On one side, the Mongolian cavalry began to form a formation outside the city. On the other side, the Hangzhou Army under Song Xuan and tens of thousands of auxiliary soldiers had already built a wooden bridge on the moat.
Rows of spearmen and gunmen began to cross the river at a constant speed and set up military formations on the other side of the river.
Song Xuan sat in the center of the army, looked at the Mongolian cavalry opposite, and said with a smile: "The Mongols are known to be invincible in field battles. Today, let them understand that the cavalry they are so proud of is outdated!"
With that said, he issued the order, "Suppress artillery fire and support the infantry to cross the river!"
One by one, the messengers waved their flags and conveyed the general's orders.
Then,
Boom boom boom!!!
The roar of artillery resounded across the sky. The next moment, thick smoke was everywhere in the battlefield, and blood and flesh splattered. Many Yuan Dynasty cavalrymen and horses were turned into a pool of flesh and blood.
At this moment, Yuan Army general Wu Da finally understood what fire suppression meant.
I saw hundreds of artillery pieces firing in an orderly manner in the thief artillery camp opposite. The shells were pouring out like crazy. Within the trajectory of the shells, any cavalry encountered along the way was blown to pieces.
Uda frantically issued an order, forget about the formation, charge, charge quickly!
He knows the virtues of the Han people better than anyone else. Even if the firearms are powerful, they are only temporary. As long as the cavalry brigade rushes forward, the Han army formation will collapse immediately.
At that time, it will be time for the Mongols to raise their sabers high and easily harvest heads!
It has to be said that the Mongolian cavalry has been able to traverse the Eurasian continent for hundreds of years, and it has indeed achieved something.
If it had been an ordinary army, bombarded by hundreds of artillery pieces in turn, it would have collapsed and retreated long ago.
But these Yuan Dynasty cavalry were different. The roar of artillery and the splash of blood and flesh all around did not break their courage, but instead completely aroused the ferocity in these people's bones.
No one of them retreated, but whipped their horse whips wildly, facing the harsh roar of artillery fire, and began to charge forward!
In the short distance of three to four miles, the Yuan army left thousands of corpses behind, but they screamed and cried with joy, and finally broke through the artillery fire coverage of the rebel army on the opposite side.
"Warriors, it's time for us to harvest!" A Yuan army commander shouted excitedly, looking at the Hangzhou army opposite, as if he saw walking military medals.
On the other side, Song Xuan, who was in charge of the central army, also laughed and said, "The artillery fire is suspended, the fire gun camp, start harvesting!"
The firecrackers who had already set up a formation and aimed the black firecrackers at the enemy, followed the order to fire and pulled the trigger crazily!
Bang bang bang.
The black firecrackers emitted bursts of white smoke, and as the smoke surged, the hundreds of Yuan Dynasty cavalry rushing at the front suddenly had blood holes as big as bowls of blood on their horses, and then screamed.
He screamed loudly and fell to the ground in pain, struggling.
The cavalry charged quickly, but the horse suddenly fell down. The cavalry on the horse didn't even react, so they were thrown out one by one. After rolling several meters on the ground, they passed out covered in blood.
This was simply the scene of a large-scale car rollover. Some Mongolian cavalry who were lucky enough to survive stumbled and struggled to get up. Before they had time to react, they were knocked away and trampled by the cavalry rushing up behind them, and then they were reduced to a puddle of mud.
This terrifying and fierce fire cannon attack immediately caused great commotion in the Yuan army.
The power of firecrackers seems to be far inferior to that of artillery fire, but the killing speed is simply astonishing.
This is not the most terrifying thing. After the first row of firecrackers fired their guns, they squatted down and began to skillfully load the fixed charge of gunpowder. The second row of firecrackers hardly needed any orders from the commander and were very skilled.
Fire, aim, shoot!
Bang bang bang!
The second group of Mongolian cavalry, who had just rushed out from the baptism of artillery, were hit by a dense rain of firecrackers. Before they even had time to cheer and shout, they fell off their horses one by one with sluggish bodies.
Even though they were wearing chainmail and cotton armor, they were still defenseless against the Hangzhou Army's terrifying fire cannons. Huge blood holes were still clearly visible on their chests, and they were killed on the spot!
After the second row of firecrackers finished shooting, they retreated. The third row of firecrackers strode forward, and once again aimed at the dark entrance of the firecracker hole at the stunned Mongolian cavalry ahead.
Ignition, aiming, and shooting were all accomplished within three to four seconds, and then came another heavy fire strike!
As soon as they retreated after the fight, another row of musket soldiers came forward, raised their muskets, and aimed their black muzzles at the Tatar cavalry ahead again.
On this day, the Yuan Dynasty cavalry saw for the first time what a dimensionality reduction strike was.
They never thought that human life could be so fragile. With just a small piece of gunpowder and a hooked hand pulling the trigger, the lives of their Dayuan warriors could be harvested!
Uda's face turned pale and he seemed to have forgotten to breathe.
Those are all imperial cavalry wearing battle armor and known for their bravery!
As a result, it was of no value and died easily!
Not to mention that the Mongols were completely stunned, even Song Yuanqiao and others beside Song Xuan were stunned.
They knew that the Hangzhou Army's combat strength was definitely not weak, but it was beyond their expectations that it was so strong.
Only Song Xuan seemed to have expected it. Looking at the waves of Mongolian cavalry who died under the intensive attack of fire cannons, he said calmly: "The times have changed, and the era of singing and dancing for the prairie people has arrived!"