The sound of gunfire also rang out from the mountains on both sides. On the steep side of the mountain were artillery, firing shotshells and exploding over the heads of the prisoners, regardless of their status, identity, or armor, harvesting their lives without distinction. On the gentle side of the mountain,
Two rows of fusiliers were taking turns shooting at targets on the official road.
When the artillery fire started, the Jianlu rear team already sensed that something was wrong. However, firstly, there was no military order, and secondly, due to the effect of inertia, they still rushed forward.
When they all saw the tragic situation ahead, reined in their horses, ignored military orders, and wanted to withdraw from this road of death, their retreat was also blocked.
Many Jianlu captives did not know how they died until their death. The Ming army was clearly not found on the mountains on both sides, so why were they suddenly attacked?
Some Jianlu who were more lucky saw the Ming troops attacking them with firearms on the mountains. Before they died, these Jianlu had another question: Why were the Ming troops on those mountains dressed so strangely?
The veterans of the Zhenghong Banner were frightened to death when they saw the Ming army attacking them. They had seen the attacking power of this Ming army not long ago, and they just tore through the encirclement of the army and rescued the remnants of Denglai's army. Its firepower
It's so strong that they still have nightmares when they think of it. They didn't expect that they would encounter it today and fall into their ambush.
No matter how strong Jianlu's personal bravery is, how tough he is and how unafraid of death, in the ambush circle of this firearm, everything is just a cloud, and he can only return to hell with unwillingness.
Lu Xiangsheng had already organized his cavalry and stood in formation behind the artillery position on the official road, silently watching everything in front of him.
He was not excited about leading Jianlu into the ambush, nor was he happy about being able to deal with Jianlu so easily. He was shocked by the scene before him.
Lu Xiangsheng once again felt that personal bravery was of no use in the face of firearms. A person who had practiced killing enemies for twenty years could not withstand the small projectiles sprayed by gunpowder.
It was not that he had never seen firearms before, but only this new weapon of Marquis Zhongxing shocked him the most. Every time he saw the firepower of the new army, he would be shocked.
Not only Lu Xiangsheng felt this way, but all the cavalrymen behind him were shocked by the true power of firearms. They all watched the new army massacre Jianlu without saying a word, and suddenly felt a sense of sadness for Jianlu.
Zhong Jinwei was watching from one side of the slope. He was used to the bloody battlefield. After watching the battlefield for a while, he felt that it was almost done, so he walked slowly to Lu Xiangsheng's side and said loudly to him.
: "Jiutai, you may not be needed to charge and kill the enemy for a while."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng turned to look at Zhong Jinwei on the side, and said a little bitterly: "Master Hou, this firearm is really powerful!"
Zhong Jinwei was in the right mood. Hearing Lu Xiangsheng's sigh, he said smoothly: "What the heck, compared to real firearms, this kind of firearm is just a child's joke!"
After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he didn't feel anything. He just looked at the artillery position. But he didn't realize that Lu Xiangsheng was completely petrified there.
Lu Xiangsheng was very familiar with Zhong Jinwei and knew that the Marquis would not tell lies. Some of the unbelievable things that the Marquis had said before were later revealed by him. Therefore, when Zhong Jinwei said this, Lu Xiangsheng believed it.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly felt a deep sense of frustration. He looked at his Qinglong Yanyue Sword, then at the guns and artillery that were harvesting lives, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
After a while, there were no Jianlu standing on the road. Zhong Jinwei ordered to stop the attack and began to clean the battlefield.
Lu Xiangsheng was originally scheduled to lead the cavalry charge to completely eliminate Jianlu. Now that it was no longer necessary, he asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, what are you doing now?"
Zhong Jinwei thought for a moment and then replied to Lu Xiangsheng: "The new army is cleaning the battlefield now, and they will have to eat to restore their strength later. How about Jiutai take this opportunity to go to the surrounding areas to rescue the Han people in Liaodong, and when they turn back to attack the city,
The more people, the better.”
"Yes." Lu Xiangsheng responded with clasped fists.
Then he was going to let Tang Daxuan lead the way, because when he was looking for a foundry, he had asked him to walk around the area and he was very familiar with the surrounding situation. However, he found that Tang Daxuan was vomiting on the side and lying on the ground, unable to get up at all.
Lu Xiangsheng understood that it was normal to have such a reaction when he saw the scene of massacre with firearms for the first time.
He turned to Zhong Jinwei to explain the situation and asked for Gu Mancang, the guide for the new army.
Gu Mancang was born as a hunter and has a strong immunity to the current situation on the battlefield. Therefore, although his face is a bit pale, he can still move freely.
Fortunately, Gu Mancang was moved by Zhong Jinwei and finally came. Otherwise, this situation would have been really inconvenient.
Watching Lu Xiangsheng's cavalry retreat, Zhong Jinwei went to eat and rest by himself.
Speaking of which, the new army was relatively tired and had been in motion before. After seeing that Lu Xiangsheng was unable to steal the city, they immediately implemented the second plan.
The new army had to return immediately from outside Shenyang City and came to the place that had been checked in advance to ambush. It was not until almost noon that the birds that were frightened away by them flew back again, and then they heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.
The camouflage of the new military uniforms worked well. The prisoners galloped past, but they did not notice that there were a thousand people ambushing them on the mountain.
When Zhong Jinwei had almost eaten, the battlefield had been cleaned up. Whether it was luck or unlucky, more than a dozen Jianqiu survived and were escorted in front of Zhong Jinwei.
I saw that no matter how old they were, these Jianlu looked the same. They were just like walking zombies, with no souls at all. Although their trouser legs were blocked by armor or the like, many traces of wetness could be seen.
"Master Marquis, how should we deal with these captives?" Cao Bianjiao clasped his fists and asked for instructions.
Zhong Jinwei had no interest in these frightened people. He ordered Cao Bianjiao: "Ask who is leading the army, find him, and then throw these people to the Han people from Liaodong coming from Baitapu."
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Cao Bianjiao agreed and went to work.
The news that came soon after made Zhong Jinwei a little surprised. He didn't expect that the leader of this Jianlu army was quite high-level, and he was actually with Haoge, the son of the slave chief Huang Taiji, and Shuotuo, the son of the slave chief Daishan.
However, he was still a little strange and asked Cao Bianjiao: "Aren't there two people? Why is there only one head?"
Cao Bianjiao looked a little helpless and explained to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, I can't show you the head of that Shuo Tuo. It was smashed by the iron egg. I can only identify him from his armor."
"Forget it, just take this head to the capital." Zhong Jinwei ordered and stood up.
He looked around and found that most of the new troops had finished their meals and were resting.
Zhong Jinwei looked up at the sky again, and faced Tang Daxuan, who was still a little pale beside him, and said, "Do you think Jiutai has turned around outside Shengjing City?"
Tang Daxuan thought for a moment and then said hesitantly: "According to this time, we should be heading to Shenyang City."
"Okay, let's set out then." After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he ordered the new army to assemble and then march to Shenyang.
It's possible that Zhong Jinwei liked the beautiful scenery on the mountain, so he didn't take the bloody official road, but crossed the gentle slope from that side.