A sharp pain shot up in his chest, and the huge force knocked Dadu Shi's body off the horse and fell heavily to the ground.
What does it mean when a horse falls in the middle of a cavalry charge?
Da Duzhi was so stunned that he was about to turn over, but the war horse that came from behind was already galloping and trampled over him. The horse's hooves as big as the mouth of the bowl stepped hard on his chest, and he even clearly heard himself
The sound of shattered internal organs and broken bones.
He held his breath in his chest, and before the blood in his abdomen spurted out from his mouth, another horse's hoof stepped heavily on his head.
boom……
With a dull sound, Da DuZhu's head shattered and burst like a rotten melon, with red and white parts shooting out, killing him.
The soldiers around him were dumbfounded...
Why did the second prince die now?
They wanted to go to rescue them, but there was no room for them to stop in the crowd of thousands of horses. Countless horses behind them started to charge, forcing them to move forward involuntarily. They finally stabilized the horses under their crotches. When they turned back, Dadu Shi's figure had already disappeared.
It was trampled by countless horses' hooves and turned into a pile of meat paste.
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The Tang army became more capable of killing and their morale was greatly boosted.
The "three-stage attack" tactic can make up for the shortcomings of low firing efficiency of flintlock rifles to the greatest extent. One row launches, one row prepares, and one row loads ammunition. The cycle goes back and forth, always maintaining intensive firepower. The Xue Yantuo cavalry charging frontally is exhausted
They were all covered by the barrage, and the gunpowder smoke rose up one after another, gradually gathering into a thick cloud of smoke. Even the north wind blowing from the Baidaokou could not blow it away for a while. Countless lead bullets were carried by the gunpowder.
The huge kinetic energy tore apart the leather armor of Xue Yantuo's cavalry and penetrated their bodies.
Thirty feet, normally this would only be a few leaps away when the cavalry charges, but now it has become an insurmountable chasm!
Countless cavalrymen rushed forward and charged with a desperate intention, but they all fell to death under the barrage of the Tang army.
The indestructible power and ultra-long range of hot weapons are destined to crush cold weapons from the moment they are born.
Fang Jun stood in the rear formation, sitting upright on his horse, looking at the smoke-filled battlefield. Xue Yantuo's cavalry rushed forward without fear of death, but like a fierce tide hitting a rock, except for a few waves, they could not shake the Tang army's formation.
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This scene reminded him of the Eight Banners cavalry charging at the invaders wielding swords and spears...
In front of hot weapons, no matter how brave and invincible the cavalry is, they will be torn into pieces.
The era of cold weapons will eventually come to an end.
The battle was fierce, but for the Tang army, it seemed a little boring despite the excitement.
Reload, shoot, retreat.
Reload, shoot, then retreat...
He just numbly carried out the movements he had learned during training. He didn't even need to do the action of picking up the musket and aiming. Anyway, the densely packed Xue Yantuo cavalry in front of him was like a tide, and every shot was accidentally missed.
gun, and the essence of the "three-stage strike" tactic lies in fire suppression. The barrage formed by lead bullets can cover the entire range. It doesn't matter which shot hits the enemy and which shot is empty.
As long as you shoot, the enemy in front of you will have nothing to hide from.
Although it is a bit boring, who has ever experienced a battle in which such a powerful enemy can be slaughtered without even a single casualty?
Tang Jun almost shouted with excitement from top to bottom!
The original confusion and fear had already disappeared into the sky. Only now did the soldiers realize that the musket in their hands looked similar to an iron rod, but it was powerful enough to destroy the world!
Xue Rengui, who was commanding the battle, was so excited that his face was red with blood!
"Three-stage attack" has been practiced countless times, but who could have imagined that when this tactic is used in actual combat, it will exert such jaw-dropping power?
The one in front of me is Xue Yantuo's cavalry, which is crossing Mobei!
When these Hu tribesmen ride on horses and hold scimitars, they are the most powerful warriors in the world. When they gather together to charge, they are enough to tear apart any army in the world.
However, now, in front of the guns, they are like a group of dolphins and dogs, allowing themselves to be slaughtered without any resistance...
Xue Rengui bit his lip and watched as Xue Yantuo's cavalry charging in the distance fell off their horses and died tragically as if they had hit an invisible wall.
The army of the Tang Dynasty is fighting at the moment, but for weapons like muskets, what difference does it make whether the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty or ordinary people are using them?
With a musket in hand, with a little practice and knowing how to load and aim, you can kill people.
If every man had a shot and all the people were soldiers, how could the Hu people be afraid of the tens of thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty?
But then I thought again, if everyone has a gun in their hand and everyone can kill, how can that lead to chaos in the world?
Not to mention that private fights among the people will inevitably lead to chaos in public security. If there are ambitious people who covet the throne of the emperor and incite the people to rebel, then even a group of common people can attack the city and seize the territory, and fight against the regular army without losing...
Xue Rengui couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the tragic situation that would lead to chaos in the world.
No wonder Fang Jun said such words just now. I'm afraid any emperor would hate firearms deeply, right?
Although you can no longer fear the invasion of the Hu tribe, the throne of the Nine-Five Supreme Being will be taken away anytime and anywhere!
Which emperor is not afraid?
Therefore, restricting or even eliminating firearms is almost an inevitable outcome.
If it's just a restriction, that's it. If it's completely eliminated...
Xue Rengui's face looked worried.
How much suffering have the Han people suffered from the Hu people for generations?
Whenever natural disasters rage on the grasslands, the Hu people will march south to plunder the Han people's food wealth, and even treat the Han people as "two-legged sheep"...
Throughout the ages, how many sons of the Han family have died on the battlefields resisting the invasion of the Hu people?
How many exorbitant taxes and taxes must the common people bear for the sake of the Hu people in the country?
Seeing that the natural enemies of the cavalry, such as firearms, were banned because the emperor wanted to stabilize his throne and pass it on for thousands of years...
That is the saddest thing in the world.
Just as Fang Jun said just now, "National interests are above all else," no one can base their selfish desires on the national crisis.
If the emperor is allowed to ban firearms in order to consolidate his throne, then they soldiers will also be the eternal sinners of the Han people!
On the battlefield, gunshots rumbled and smoke burst. Xue Rengui pursed his lips tightly, his expression gradually becoming resolute.
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The heart of Tumidu fell to the bottom of despair.
He knew that the Tang army was well defended. Since the Sui and Tang dynasties, no Hu cavalry had been able to break through an entire line of Han regular troops.
In the battle at the foot of Evil Sun Ridge, the fear brought to him by the Tang Army's Modao Formation had not completely dissipated, but then he suffered a blow that was even more frightening than the Modao Formation!
There was a smoke and explosion, and then the brave Xue Yantuo cavalry fell off their horses one after another...
What's going on?
Tumidu looked up at the gray sky, trying to confirm whether there was any god standing above the clouds, protecting the Tang army and punishing the Xue Yantuo people.
Even when he saw a corpse that was almost like a honeycomb, filled with holes and gurgling blood that was carried back by the soldiers, he couldn't figure out what happened.
The brave and fierce Xue Yantuo cavalry couldn't even touch the Tang army's position?
The fear caused by ignorance makes people feel as if they have fallen into an ice cellar and become suspicious.
It wasn't that he was timid, let alone incompetent. Tens of thousands and twenty thousand Xue Yantuo cavalry were frightened out of their wits. What could he do? Even Dadu She fell on the way to charge in person. He Tu Midu could only
Commanding more than a thousand Huihe cavalry under his command, how could he turn the tide and turn defeat into victory?
Defeat has been decided, and continuing to charge is tantamount to death.
Tumidu, who always had sinister thoughts, made a prompt decision and led his Uighur cavalry to quickly leave the battlefield and run westward along the foot of Yinshan Mountain.
As soon as he left, Xue Yantuo's cavalrymen, who were holding their last breath, were leaderless, their morale suddenly collapsed, and they fled in all directions crying for their fathers and mothers.
Xue Rengui was riding on his horse and asked Xi Jun. Gao Kan ordered: "Ignore these scattered Xueyantuo people. They will not be able to survive. Whether they can return to Mobei alive is a question! Immediately lead the army to pursue the Huihe people. Don't try to intercept them.
, the Uighur cavalry have extremely strong fighting power, and it is a battle between trapped beasts. Just follow them from a distance and kill them with muskets and arrows. After more than three hundred miles, no matter how many Uighurs are left, do not pursue them anymore.
Come back immediately!"
"Here!"
After receiving the order, Xi Junmai and Gao Kan immediately ordered their troops and horses to chase the Huihe people and kill them.
Fang Jun rode his horse to Xue Rengui's side, looked at the sky, and said: "It's going to snow, hurry up and clean up the battlefield."
Xue Rengui nodded, hesitated, and asked: "Next, should we go straight out of Mobei, or return to Mayi?"
Fang Jun was silent.
At this moment, a scout rode forward and shouted: "Report to the commander-in-chief to catch a spy who was trying to cross the Daqing Mountains to Mobei. However, this person claimed to be the long history of the Shanyu Protectorate, and his name was Xiao Siye...
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Fang Jun was slightly startled: "Xiao Siye?"
This guy left Chang'an after him, with the important task of stabilizing the Eastern Turks. But now he was either appeasing Ashina Simo at Yanmen Pass, or gathering the Turks in Dingxiang City, so what was he doing in Daqing Mountain?