The person calling the door outside Pinglu City was a Ming army general. Xiao Ruxun briefly asked him a few questions on the city wall, then had someone open the city gate, let him in, and took him back to the General Military Mansion. .In the meeting hall of the General Military Mansion, Xiao Ruxun, Su Hao and the general said something unknown, and the general rode out of the city and galloped away. Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao were full of expressions. With a look of excitement on his face, he sent a message separately and invited the middle and high-level officers from Pinglu Station and Kanyu Camp to the General Military Mansion to discuss important matters.
At the second watch of the night, the gates of Pinglu City were opened, and a group of cavalry in black cloaks quietly left the city and galloped into the boundless darkness. Their horses' hooves were wrapped in linen, and they only felt nothing when they stepped on the ground. Make a slight sound.
After the cavalry left, more than thirty carriages came out. The body of each carriage was a square box. If the rabbit saw it from the side, he would probably be incontinent because it was given to him during the day. It was the artillery mounted in such carriages that caused the cavalry to cause massive destruction.
The artillery carriage did not follow the direction of the cavalry, but followed the road straight to the south. That direction was where the two troops of Yiyun and Zhulitu were encamped.
Further on, a long group of musketeers came out from the reconnaissance camp. They carried flintlock rifles on their shoulders. Under the command of Deng Kui and Xiong Minyang, they marched one after another and soon merged into the darkness.
Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao were riding horses and stood outside the city gate watching the team set off. A small school trot came to them and reported: "Report to Commander Xiao and Deputy Commander Su, they have been discovered outside the city gate. The five scouts of the thieves have all been shot dead by our army."
"No one slipped through the net, right?" Xiao Ruxun asked.
The principal said: "No, we searched several times like we were combing our hair, but we didn't find anyone who slipped through the net. Our scouts are all equipped with binoculars, so they can spot the thief's scouts from a long distance. They thought we couldn't see clearly in the dark. So we didn’t hide much. In fact, we can see them with telescopes.”
"Good job!" Xiao Ruxun nodded, sent the principal away, and then said to Su Hao: "Change it, let's set off separately."
"Okay. Brother Xiao, be careful." Su Hao said.
Xiao Ruxun laughed and said: "The person who can hurt me has not been born yet. Instead, you have to be careful. You would rather give up those cannons than let the thieves catch up with you."
"Don't worry, Brother Xiao. It's not easy for thieves to get close to me." Su Hao said with a smile.
"Okay, let's set out separately. After the victory, we can have a drink to celebrate." After Xiao Ruxun said that, he urged his horses and chased the cavalry who had left the city earlier.
Su Hao was following an artillery convoy. His mission was to direct the artillery convoy to attack with artillery fire a thousand steps away from the enemy's stronghold, causing the enemy to fall into chaos and create opportunities for Xiao Ruxun to send out troops to rush into the camp. Xiao Ruxun Xun organized 500 sergeants as a death squad to rush into the camp. He personally served as the death squad leader and wanted to lead the team into the camp of Zhuli Rabbit to fight.
"It's time to change it."
Xu Guangqi, who was sitting on the artillery carriage, jumped out of the car and said to Su Hao. Tonight's action is of great importance. Xu Guangqi is responsible for calculating the shooting points for the artillery. As an engineer of the Su's factory, he is the most knowledgeable about the performance of these cannons. The computing power is far beyond that of ordinary soldiers.
All the artillery carriages stopped. On the ground, there were some crosses painted with lime. These were the marks secretly made by Su Hao's scouts before dark. In the dark night, people's eyesight could not see even a hundred steps away.
Less than. But based on these marks, Su Hao could know that a thousand steps south from here was the camp of the Rabbit.
"Get ready to shoot!" Su Hao gave the order softly.
The gunners began to work nervously and orderly. They fixed the carriage, rolled down the carriage panel, exposed the muzzle, adjusted the elevation of the gun, and then quietly waited for the next order.
"Test the gun, prepare, fire!"
This order was given by Xu Guangqi. The gunner of one of the guns loaded the propellant pack and shells, lit the fuse, and heard a "boom". The fire cut through the dark night, and a shell roared out and flew.
Toward a distant target.
"boom!"
The artillery shell exploded a thousand steps away. Xu Guangqi and several other observers stared ahead with telescopes. Using the light of the explosion, they quickly judged the distance between the impact point and the enemy camp.
"Raise the muzzle one point, and reduce the charge of the charge pack by 10%..." Xu Guangqi gave the order to the gunners, "Ready, load, fire!"
With an order, dozens of artillery roared at the same time. The position was instantly reddened by the flames of the muzzles, and then fell into darkness. With the whistling sound from near to far, dozens of blooming artillery shells fell into the ground at the same time.
The Tatar camp a thousand steps away.
"Boom! Boom! Boom boom boom!"
The scale of the camp of 20,000 people is very large. Although the Ming army's artillery has only undergone the simplest calibration, it is still easy to hit such a large camp. Dozens of artillery shells fell on the camp like a goddess scattering flowers.
Deafening explosions were heard everywhere, and shrapnel flew in all directions.
"Evacuate!" Su Hao shouted, and the gunners quickly followed the reverse order, putting away the artillery, erecting the carriage panels, removing the supports of the carriage, then putting the carriage on the horses, quickly evacuated the position, and headed towards the Pinglu
The city galloped. Their mission here was just to create chaos in the Tatar camp. After firing this round of artillery, they had to withdraw quickly, otherwise, the Tatar cavalry would catch up, which would not be fun.
"Stop, don't run!"
The Tatar scouts wandering outside the camp chased after them. The Ming army soldiers responsible for covering turned around and opened fire. The few sporadic scouts were quickly eliminated. Su Hao led the artillery team back to Pinglu City without any danger.
The city gates were closed tightly to prepare for possible enemy counterattacks.
As for the Tatar camp, just as Su Hao expected, it was in chaos. During the day, the 10,000 cavalrymen that Jilitu brought to the battle had seen the power of the Ming army's artillery. After returning to the camp, they
This "cannon phobia" was also transmitted to those companions who did not go to the war.
In the middle of the night, when everyone was sleeping soundly, the earth-shattering explosion in the camp woke everyone up. Thinking of the terrible artillery fire during the day, almost every Tatar cavalry had the same thought in their mind:
Run away!
What was even more noisy were the war horses in the stable. They were less rational than humans and had clearer memories of terrible things. When they heard the familiar sound of cannons, the war horses neighed together, and some horses ignored the handlers' scoldings.
Rush out of the stable and run aimlessly through the camp, creating even greater chaos.
"Are the Ming troops stealing the camp?" Zhulitu was also awakened by the sound of cannons. He ran out of the camp and shouted loudly: "Where are the Ming troops? In which direction are they?"
"Report to the chief, the Ming army is due north, about a thousand steps away from us." Some soldiers came to report. They saw the fire from the muzzle and could roughly estimate the relative distance.
"Pass my order and ask Wuen and Gegen to lead two thousand-man troops to rush over. It's so dark outside and the Ming army's firearms are not accurate. It's a good time for us to kill the enemy. Also... pass the order, everything. No one is allowed to make any noise, and anyone who runs around and screams to undermine the morale of the army will be killed without mercy!" Zhulitu ordered.
"kill!"
Before the messenger could issue the order to force the rabbit, a sudden loud killing sound was heard from the east of the camp, and a group of cavalrymen stepped through the fence outside the camp like lightning and rushed into the camp.
This was exactly the rhythm that Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao had discussed. Su Hao commanded the artillery to bombard the Tatar camp, creating chaos and attracting the opponent's attention to the north. The cavalry led by Xiao Ruxun was They detoured back to the east and rushed into the camp with lightning speed.
"Oh no, the Ming army rushed in!"
"Quickly stop the Ming army!"
"Go get the horse quickly!"
The Tatar cavalry fell into a dazed sleep and were awakened by a burst of cannon fire. Just as they were still in shock, they were suddenly attacked by the opponent's cavalry, and they were all confused for a moment. Xiao Ruxun rode a fast horse, waving his spear, as if he were in a state of chaos. Human state. The Tatar cavalry were like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered without their horses. Facing the charge of the Ming army, they could only flee in all directions, without the courage to resist.
"The Ming army will stop leaving!"
A commander on duty rode up with dozens of his subordinates on horseback, trying to block Xiao Ruxun and others and buy time for other companions to dress and mount their horses.
Before the other party could get closer, the two soldiers following Xiao Ruxun reached into their arms, each took out an object, and threw it towards the other party.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two objects exploded among the commander and his men. More than a dozen Tatar cavalry flew out from their horses. The rest of the cavalry could not hold on to their reins and were knocked off their horses by the frightened horses. back.
This is the secret weapon that Xiao Ruxun asked Su Hao for. It is a grenade equipped by the survey camp. In close combat, the power of this grenade is unparalleled. It can not only effectively kill the opponent, but also allow even highly skilled enemy generals to He died without even having a chance to raise his gun. Moreover, in this era where cold weapons are prevalent, a sudden close-range explosion will cause the opponent to panic and completely lose his fighting spirit.
"Kill!"
Seeing the power of the grenade, the Ming army's death squads following Xiao Ruxun were all in high spirits. They shouted loudly and began to pounce on the enemy. They entered from the east of the camp and rushed westward, preparing to cross the entire Tartars. The Tatar army's camp was designed to inflict maximum damage on the Tatar army.
The Tatar army was not a rookie on the battlefield. After a short period of confusion, some middle- and lower-level officers gradually gathered their troops, found their war horses, and began to block the Ming army rushing to the camp. The Ming army would not talk at this time. What are the rules of the rivers and lakes? For sporadic opponents, they will rush forward together, bully the few, and massacre the opponents within a few rounds; for a small group of thirty or fifty people, they will not say anything, just say Grenades are waiting, blowing the opponent to pieces, and then destroying them one by one.
The frontier troops under Xiao Ruxun were well-trained and had strong combat effectiveness. The death squads he selected this time were the best in the team. Xiao Ruxun was wearing a pair of high-manganese weapons specially given to him by Su Hao.
The chainmail armor made of steel wire was almost invulnerable. He held a spear in his hand to clear the way in front, like an awl, piercing through the heavy obstacles of the Tatar army, and fought all the way to the west gate of the camp. (To be continued.
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