Thunderbolt cannons, poisonous fireballs, should be the earliest chemical weapons. Although the Ming army was equipped with a large number of these things, this strange weapon appeared much earlier than the Ming Dynasty.
As early as the quarrying battle, it was an important weapon of the Song Army. In addition to gunpowder, the interior of this homemade poison gas bomb also contained croton, wolfsbane, lime, asphalt, arsenic and other substances. When it exploded, poisonous smoke was produced, and the victim was killed.
Bleeding from the mouth and nose will result in death, or loss of combat effectiveness.
This gas bomb is made of ceramic shell and is olive-shaped, with a silky hemp tail like a horse's tail tied to one end. Throwing this thing depends entirely on the centrifugal force of the tail to throw it farther.
Several gas bombs were thrown into the courtyard. After the violent explosion, smoke filled the courtyard. Heart-rending coughs could be heard from inside, and the people inside were attacked one after another. They were panting and coughing violently, wishing to kill them.
Coughing up all the lungs.
The Ming soldiers outside also quickly covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths.
Ten minutes later, when strong winds dispersed the thick smoke, General Lu Dacheng kicked open the courtyard door, covered his mouth and nose with one hand, and rushed in with a knife in hand. A dozen soldiers followed and rushed in.
There was immediately the sound of metal hitting each other, the roar of people, the thud of the knife hitting the person, and the screams. After a few minutes, all the sounds subsided. Lu Dacheng and others carried the bloody head and walked out from there.
Walked out of the yard.
"Sir, the inside has been cleaned up. There is no one left."
"Let's go to the next courtyard." Cao Dejin waved his hand and led the team to clear the next courtyard.
At this time, the soldiers from the four towns rushed in and found that there were armed enemies everywhere, and they could only fight for each courtyard.
Zhang Shize and Yang Fan had already climbed onto the base of the burned-out Beicheng Tower. The Beicheng Tower had long since collapsed, and the wood was rotten with holes. It burned out in a short time. The soldiers shoveled it down with shovels.
Yang Fan looked inside the city. There were flames everywhere, and there were shouts of killing everywhere. The Mongols were driven into panic and had already started to set fire. Taking advantage of the wind, the fire had burned down the joint camp. Not only were many Ming troops trapped in the sea of fire, but also a large number of Mongolians.
Burned to death.
The casualties were so great that the corners of the eyes of the four general soldiers twitched as they looked at them.
They had just been taken care of by Yang Fan, and at this moment, they didn't dare to fart.
Although they were so distressed that they almost bled. Almost all the Mongolians in the city were fighting against the Ming troops who rushed in. Thirty thousand people were scattered in the city and fought in a melee with 40,000 to 50,000 Mongolians. It was like
The salt was sprinkled into the water, but no water splashed out.
All the soldiers from the four towns had entered the city, and the Beijing camp began to climb the city wall, setting up artillery and heavy matchlock guns on the city wall to target targets in the city.
At this point, the Mongols were definitely defeated. They could neither run away nor fight.
The Beijing camp has blocked the city walls and gates. There are muskets and artillery on all sides. However, the Beijing camp did not take action. The soldiers of the four towns below and the Mongols were all confused and could not aim and shoot.
Obviously, Yang Fan and Zhang Shize were planning to let the four towns finally deal with the Ordos people.
Because, after the Beijing camp, there will be a battle with Mongolia in the desert, so the losses here cannot be too great.
As for the extremely rotten soldiers and horses in the four towns, no matter how many times they die, they will not feel bad. They are nothing but trash and can only harm the people.
Yang Fan used money to boost their morale, and then asked them to fight the Mongols. Even if they were defeated, the Beijing camp would take over and use firearms to bombard these people from the four walls. So, everything was doomed.
Bu Shitu only had about 10,000 soldiers and horses left, and the other soldiers were temporarily recruited residents.
"Close the four gates and no one can leave the city. Anyone who flinches will be executed." Yang Fan ordered with a cold face.
The four general soldiers were complaining in their hearts, and now they were caught in a trap.
No one can escape.
The soldiers and horses in the four towns couldn't even think of running away. Yang Fan made it clear that he wanted to force them to fight the Mongols. He would never let them out of the city unless he chewed off this hard bone.
The city was full of soldiers from the four towns and the Mongols, chasing each other and killing each other. The whole city became a battlefield. Both the Ming army and the Mongolian soldiers were setting fire everywhere, trying to burn these sons of bitches to death.
of.
Many people in the four towns have collapsed and don't want to fight. But the four gates are closed, and it is impossible to retreat. As for the Mongols, they don't understand the language. They can't make peace. It's impossible not to fight. They can only force themselves.
The scalp fights desperately.
Zhang Shize looked at the chicken feathers below and was not surprised how it was beaten like this.
He knew that Yang Fan was always good at dealing with soldiers who liked to run away. He would definitely make it impossible for you to run away on the battlefield, and you could only fight hard for the enemy to survive. There is always a way to suit you.
Obviously, the soldiers of the four towns were trapped by him again today.
Except for Shanxi Town, which was completely cleaned up and reborn, the other three towns were just shocked.
The soldiers were forced to reissue their departure money in full, which boosted their credibility and morale. There was no change in the soldiers of these three towns. Therefore, Yang Fan had to come up with a battle plan that would prevent them from escaping.
The officers and soldiers in the three towns were almost in despair. They could not get out of the city. The walls were lined with Beijing camps. Those dark muzzles of guns and cannons were aimed at both the Mongols and the deserters. They did not want to be bombarded into pieces.
, we can only go to the Mongols to risk our lives.
At this time, every soldier and corrupt officer roared fiercely and fought against the Mongols.
They can't do anything without fighting. The Mongols will not be polite to them. If you don't kill them, they will kill you.
It was getting dark, the fire in the city illuminated the night sky brightly, and the resistance finally gradually disappeared. Except for Bu Shitu's mansion in the center of the city, it had been basically cleaned up. A large number of women and children surrendered.
The last remaining soldiers retreated into Jinong's mansion. Everyone outside the city surrendered. They were tied up with long ropes and escorted out of the city.
The cattle, sheep and livestock that had taken refuge in the city were also driven out of the city.
The fire continued to burn, and there were ruins and broken walls everywhere. At dawn, except for Jinong Mansion, the city was already empty.
Wu Zimian, the deputy commander-in-chief of Yansui, looked at the battlefield below that was coming to an end and couldn't help but said: "Commander, are the casualties too high?"
Yang Fan glanced at him and said: "Good soldiers are made by fighting. Without being tempered on the battlefield, the four towns will not be completely transformed."
Wu Zimian smiled bitterly, this time it was a good training. He forced them to fight with the Mongols for a day and a night. Of the actual number of more than 35,000 people in the four towns, less than 20,000 were left.
Yang Fan glanced at Jinong Mansion and said: "Stop fighting. There are already enough casualties. Let the artillery fire. Let's fire a few shots first."
As Yang Fan's order was issued, the heartless cannons were quickly transported, and blasting began to create gun emplacements outside Jinong Mansion. Soon the artillery was set up. More than a dozen heartless cannons began to fire.
Demolition bombs weighing twenty-five kilograms of fertilizer and explosives flew into Jinong Mansion from all directions.
Flames rose into the sky. The houses in Jinong Mansion collapsed and a raging fire broke out.
The stone slabs on the ground in the mansion were blown into pieces and flew everywhere, causing even greater secondary damage. After three shots, the entire Jinong Mansion was in a mess, as if it had been hit by a meteorite. There were deep craters everywhere.
The artillery fire stopped for a while, and they were about to send people in to search. The gate of the mansion fell forward with a loud bang, and dust flew up. Then the gate tower collapsed and turned into construction debris on the ground.
"Send someone in to see if anyone is breathing. We must find the Lost Rabbit." Yang Fan put away the telescope and ordered.
