It is a tactical feint, the purpose is to hide the true offensive intention.
The feint attack must be as loud as possible. Wu Huaiyu only led a hundred cavalry to the foot of the Golden Rooster Fort, and seemed to have stifled the narrow death strip by mistake. In fact, it was just a deliberate act on his part.
He had to start the first battle of the conquest with such a seemingly astonishing encounter, and it had to be astonishing enough.
What could be more astonishing than the coach himself coming on the field, breaking from 100 to 500, and killing everyone.
Black flags flutter.
War horses gallop.
Wu Huaiyu had already lit the fuse on the three-eyed gun with the match rope on his wrist.
Hold the wooden pole of the three-eyed blunderbuss in your arm, hold the fire blunderbuss steady in both hands,
The horseback ride was very bumpy, but Wu Huaiyu's riding skills were indeed top-notch now, and he was very stable. His eyes were very confident, and although five hundred Xiyuan barbarian rebels were rushing towards him, roaring like apes and jumping like sparrows, he was not afraid at all.
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He has experienced more big scenes, and his horizons have broadened. He fought against the Turks and Tuguhun people in Longyou, fought against the Turks and Jihu people in Shuofang, and fought against Beishan Xi in Yanyun.
, also fought with the Turks,
I have seen bigger scenes,
These few hundred Lingnan Xiyuan barbarians are really not worth mentioning.
The fuse is burning rapidly,
Soon it burned to the end, igniting the gunpowder in the small hole on the barrel, and the hand shook.
The blunderbuss pipe gave off a puff of smoke and spurted out a puff of flame.
Huaiyu has been using the three-eyed gun for more than a year. He has practiced the gun skill very well. Using three-coin lead bullets at a distance of fifty paces, he can hit any target and shoot down flying birds.
A hundred three-eyed muskets fired in volley,
A burst of gunpowder smoke rose from the galloping war horses, and the sound of muskets shook the sky and the earth. The mounts of Huaiyu's soldiers had become accustomed to the sound of muskets over the past year.
The Xiyuan barbarians running from the opposite side were frightened by the thunder-like sound. After the thunder-like sound, countless bullets were fired into the dense crowd of people running towards them.
Fifty steps apart on both sides,
When Huang Jiaman came down from Jinji Fort, there were only a few archers who were running and shooting arrows. More archers wanted to get closer and shoot arrows.
This sudden volley of firecrackers,
For many unsuspecting Xiyuan barbarians, it was simply unimaginable.
Countless screams sounded,
Many Saiyuan barbarians were shot and fell to the ground,
The Xiyuan barbarians lacked armor, and even because of the hot weather in Lingnan, they had very few clothes. However, the lethality of lead bullets was no weaker than that of arrows, or even stronger.
And the unknown brings more fear.
Most of the barbarians in Lingnan worship thunder and lightning, the sun, and frogs, so their bronze drums are often decorated with clouds, thunder patterns, sun patterns, and frog patterns.
This round of fire cannon shooting, to the barbarian who had never seen it before, was really like a punishment from heaven, with lightning and thunder.
Especially the lethality of fear.
People are always afraid of the unknown.
Wu Huaiyu, however, remained calm on the horse. He quickly turned the handle of the gun, and then lit the live wire on the second hole of the three-eyed gun.
This kind of musket is indeed too backward and primitive. It has a short range and is not very effective in killing. However, the triple installation also has advantages. It can fire three muskets in succession at close range. It is still sharp against the more backward savages.
With a bang, the second blunderbuss was fired, and the rest of the soldiers basically followed suit and fired the second blunderbuss. Huaiyu continued with the third blunderbuss.
When the three cannons were fired, they were already close.
Huaiyu put away his musket and raised his long spear. He was originally going to fight hand-to-hand, but as a result, the horse rushed closer and the first row of the savage formation had collapsed.
Three hundred rounds of lead bullets directly shattered this line of defense for them.
The savages are afraid of their attack methods that can emit smoke, spit fire, make sounds like thunder, and can kill people from dozens of steps away.
They didn't think about which one was stronger than the bow and arrow. They just didn't know what it was.
Looking at the frightened beasts scattered around, Huaiyu looked at the second line of defense that was still some distance away, and simply took out another loaded three-eyed gun, lit it with a match rope on his wrist,
Another triple bombardment.
The second row of barbarians also collapsed,
Then, as soon as they rushed over, the three, four, and five rows of savages behind them collapsed without a fight.
The three-eyed musket had been empty, and there was no time to reload the horse. Huaiyu picked up the horse and led a hundred cavalry troops to attack unstoppably.
There is no advantage in using foot against horse.
And when the infantry collapsed, lost their formation, and without the support of spear formations, shield walls and archers, they were completely reduced to pitiful beings who were slaughtered.
Everyone is running,
Desperate to escape,
But the strongest thing about cavalry is speed.
A single light infantryman cannot escape at all,
Being knocked away by a war horse, stabbed down by a spear, chopped down by a machete, or knocked down by a mace...
Wu Huaiyu stared at the few dozen horses among the barbarians,
These were the leading officers among the barbarians. They were also panicking at this time. They did not expect that five hundred people would stop a hundred cavalry. As a result, they would take advantage of the superior numbers and the favorable location, and they would be killed.
While he had people blowing horns to notify reinforcements on the mountain, he was still trying to gather the defeated troops.
But it was too late.
Gao Ning held his horned bow, and his arrows were like shooting stars, shooting down one enemy after another. Although this warrior behind the mountain was slightly inferior to Gao Rong in terms of spear, his archery skills were unmatched by those behind the mountain.
The other soldiers around Huaiyu were also chopping up the enemies in front of them, just like chopping melons and vegetables.
Wu Huaiyu finally caught up with the leader who was riding a white horse and wearing colorful brocade.
long shot,
The two of them were running and fighting each other on horseback.
The man was very strong, but at this moment he was like a panicked bird. Moreover, there were many soldiers around Wu Huaiyu to assist him. In a short time, when he ran to the foot of the mountain, he was stabbed by Huaiyu and fell off his horse. He was injured after running a few steps.
, was knocked down by Huaiyu again, and then was captured.
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In the end, the five hundred barbarians in Jinji Mountain Fortress did not dare to come down from the mountain.
They watched helplessly on the mountain as the hundred elite cavalry slashed and killed the barbarians. Only some of the barbarians jumped into the Zuojiang River, and a small number fled to the mountain.
The rest were either killed or captured, and some who could not escape had to abandon their weapons and surrender.
The battle is over,
Wu Huaiyu was unscathed,
His one hundred cavalry and three-eyed musket soldiers basically suffered no casualties. They were all armored, well-equipped, and well-trained. These elite soldiers could indeed fight one against five, or even one against ten.
They beheaded more than a hundred people and captured about 200 people, but only a few dozen escaped.
The cowhide ropes used to tie up the prisoners were barely enough.
Huaiyu rode his horse and looked at the barbarians on the mountain and some barbarian warships on the Zuoxi River.
Very disdainful.
I kind of bullied them.
"Tell them my identity!" Huaiyu said.
The adopted son Pang Yanzhang stepped forward, came to the foot of the mountain, and shouted loudly towards the mountain, "Listen, you Huang family in Xiyuan, the one who is here to punish you today is the prince's young master of the Tang Dynasty, Shangzhu Kingdom
, Dr. Zuo Guanglu, the general of the Zhenjun, the hero of Zhenguan Yuancong, Tongzhongshumenxiapingzhangshi, the director of the East Palace Army and Horses, the bachelor of Chongxian Palace and the history of the country, the Lingnan Observer deposed the ambassador, and sealed 1,300 households.
, the Duke of Jin and the Prime Minister of Wu are the same!"
Pang Yanzhang yelled three times,
The sound shook the mountains and rivers and resounded through the clouds and nights,
Whether it was the barbarians on Jinji Mountain or the barbarians on Zuojiang River, no one dared to respond.
