The eldest grandson, Jiaqing, was startled and was about to yell, but he immediately turned aside, threw away his job, grabbed the horizontal knife on the side, and rushed out of the tent door in large strides.
The night is dark.
A loud noise made the whole camp agitated. Soldiers who didn't know what was going on ran out of the camp and looked around, asking what happened.
A general ran to the door of the main tent, and the eldest son, Sun Jiaqing, asked anxiously: "What happened?"
The general said: "The Zheng's camp in Xingyang was shelled, probably by the Longshouyuan Shangyou Tun Guards."
The eldest grandson, Jiaqing, held the horizontal knife tightly and looked solemn.
It stands to reason that Fang Jun would never dare to start a war willfully, let alone target the nearly 100,000 troops outside Tonghua Gate... But Fang Jun has always made dangerous moves, and he is bold and willful, so he may not do so.
You can't rely on the prince's favor and trust to boldly go to war.
Or maybe, there is the prince’s instruction behind it...
But once the war starts, it can't be stopped by anyone who wants to. Both sides will fight to the death. Isn't it in vain that Li Ji stationed troops in Tongguan and watched the tigers fight from the mountain?
Although Fang Jun is a stick, he is not that stupid...
"boom!"
Another loud noise came, and this time Changsun Jiaqing could see clearly that the impact point of the cannonball was more than a hundred feet in front of the tent. When the cannonball hit the ground, a huge fireball shot into the sky, and the ground beneath his feet trembled.
It trembled, and it was obviously a kerosene bomb.
Changsun Jiaqing's face changed drastically and he shouted: "Test firing! This is a test firing from the Youtun Guard! The whole army is ready to fight, the volley from the Right Tun Guard is coming!"
The generals and soldiers around him were in a panic and quickly conveyed orders to various units.
Although Changsun Jiaqing knew little about firearms, he understood the principle of test firing before launching a volley of artillery. Once the angle, direction, and distance of the test fire were determined, a large-scale salvo would follow.
At present, there are not many artillery pieces left in Youtunwei. Since the foundry bureau was destroyed and the artillery shells cannot be replenished, it is difficult to fight an earth-shattering artillery battle. But Changsun Jiaqing is well aware of the quality of the troops under his command.
, there is no need for large-scale casualties, just a few random cannons may cause these armies to become disorganized, their morale collapses, and then they become unwilling to fight and flee in panic...
Changsun Jiaqing made a prompt decision, led the horse and stood up, holding a horizontal sword in his hand, and ordered the generals to gather the army. He must lead the direct troops of the Changsun family under his command to stand in front and block the attack that is likely to follow from the right guard.
Charge, otherwise once the cavalry of the Right Guards enter the formation, a mutiny in Xiaoying is likely to occur.
The result of the complete collapse of nearly 100,000 troops was something that the entire Guanlong could not bear...
Before Sun Jiaqing could summon the troops, overwhelming artillery fire followed.
In the dark night sky, the artillery shells jumped out of the barrel and drew a parabola dragging orange flames in the air, flying over a distance of more than a hundred feet, and then plunged into the Guanlong army's position outside Tonghua Gate, "boom boom boom boom."
"The earth shook and the mountains shook, flames of light rose into the sky one after another, and the whole military camp instantly became bright.
Countless soldiers and horses ran and shouted in the fire that was ignited the moment the shell exploded, and were immediately hit by the shrapnel flying in all directions. The shrapnel carried huge kinetic energy, easily pierced the body, cut off the limbs, and temporarily severed limbs and arms.
Throw it everywhere, and blood becomes a river.
Nearly 100,000 hedgehogs gathered in the narrow area between Tonghua Gate and Longshou Canal. The camps stretched for more than ten miles. At this moment, the northern camp was under shelling. The soldiers lost their command in panic and fled southward in panic in the face of the overwhelming artillery fire.
, and ran headlong into the army array at the rear.
Fortunately, it seemed that the reserves of artillery shells in the right garrison were indeed insufficient. After a fierce bombardment, the artillery fire gradually decreased, but then, a dull sound of horse hooves came from far to near.
Changsun Jiaqing did not easily assemble his direct troops. When he heard the scouts reporting that the Youtun Guards cavalry had begun a raid, he immediately ordered the deputy general who was also from the Changsun family: "Lead our troops to charge forward and be sure to block the Youtun Guards."
cavalry!"
Then he ordered the generals on the left and right: "Send orders to all ministries, restrain the army, stop the chaos, advance from the direction of the two winged dragon heads, and then move closer to the center. I will surround the Youtun Guards today and annihilate them all!"
"Here!"
The generals quickly rode to the various armies and issued military orders.
The moment the sound of the cannon disappeared, a cavalry in black helmets and black armor suddenly jumped out of the dark night. Countless horse hooves trampled the ground, and they swooped in with the help of the terrain as if they were covered by dark clouds. In a few breaths, they fiercely
He slammed into the front line of the Guanlong army.
The Guanlong army formations were scattered due to the chaos caused by the bombardment, and people were panicked. Although they received orders from Changsun Jiaqing, there was no time to gather the troops. As a result, the cavalry formation of the Youtun Guard fell out of formation, like a hot knife cutting butter.
Generally, they easily break into the front line of the Guanlong army and kill with willful violence.
"Armed cavalry!"
"It's an armored cavalry!"
The Guanlong soldiers resisted at first, but they found that the cavalry was fully armored and invulnerable. Then they were horrified to find that the opponent was actually an unmatched armored cavalry!
The panic spread and intensified in an instant. With the charge of the armored cavalry, the Guanlong soldiers in the front line were swept backwards like an ebbing tide, running for their lives.
The armored cavalry charged wildly, swords gleaming wherever they went, stumps and severed limbs were thrown around, and countless soldiers were like scarecrows, killing indiscriminately, and rivers of blood flowed.
Unable to resist.
Even regular troops like Zuo Tuen Guards, when faced with the charge of iron cavalry from Right Tun Guards, abandoned their helmets and armor and suffered a complete defeat, not to mention these rabble now?
The armored cavalrymen were like a huge cluster of arrows, piercing into the Guanlong army camp, killing like crazy wherever they went.
Changsun Jiaqing, who was far away, saw that the front line had completely collapsed. Countless soldiers fled backwards crying, and his own army was scattered before his eyes. His eyes were splitting. Faced with this kind of cavalry charge, it is best to
The best way is to tighten the formation, hold it in with gritted teeth, wait until its charge is exhausted, then swarm up to surround it, and eat it down bit by bit.
Once it breaks up the battle line, no matter how many troops there are, they can only flee in all directions like a flock of sheep driven by wild wolves, and will eventually be torn into pieces and swallowed up.
The eldest son, Jiaqing, shouted on horseback: "Supervise the formation of the battle, but those who retreat and flee will be killed without mercy!"
"Here!"
Dozens of soldiers from the supervising team behind him, wearing helmets and armor, stepped forward upon hearing this and formed a line to block the retreat route of the defeated soldiers. Whenever a defeated army approached, without saying a word, they would slash their heads and faces with a horizontal sword in their hands. Half a cup of tea would not be enough.
When they arrived, hundreds of defeated soldiers were lying dead on the spot. The defeated soldiers were finally frightened and they no longer dared to flee mindlessly.
When the eldest son Jiaqing saw that the situation was stable, he waved his horizontal sword and shouted: "Follow me to kill the enemy!"
Tens of thousands of troops directly from the Changsun family followed closely behind them, and the smoke and dust billowed toward the oncoming armored cavalry.
"boom!"
The two armies collided fiercely like a roaring torrent. Blood spurted out and limbs flew everywhere. The armored cavalry was indeed more suitable for charging, invincible and domineering, but the Guanlong army had too many people, thousands of them.
Human hedgehogs gathered on the battlefield, crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder. The soldiers in front were killed by horizontal swords and trampled by iron hoofs. However, the soldiers behind were unaware and continued to move forward. As a result, the soldiers who died were trampled by both sides and turned into a mass.
Piles of minced meat.
The fighting was extremely brutal.
However, it also successfully offset the charging power of some armored cavalry, hindering their offensive and making it difficult to exert their powerful charging advantage.
Changsun Jiaqing was overjoyed and shouted repeatedly, commanding his soldiers to press forward. As long as the armored cavalry was tightly entangled, the troops on both wings of the detour could close together and surround them, making it impossible to escape.
What a glorious achievement it is to be able to annihilate Fang Jun's main force head-on? Just thinking about it makes people tremble with excitement.
…
Gao Kan was wearing iron armor and riding on the back of a war horse also covered with iron armor. A long spear in his hand flew up and down. One moment, the spear swept an enemy soldier off his horse. The next moment, he slammed into the chest of an enemy soldier. With a flick of his wrist,
Shaking, he lifted the enemy's corpse into the air and landed far away in the enemy's formation, knocking down several enemy soldiers and causing them to fall on their backs.
There were more and more enemy troops gathering around, and even though the ground was soaked with blood and corpses were everywhere, they still rushed forward with red eyes and howls.
Gao Kan didn't panic at all.
He never underestimated the enemy, but he did not take the Guanlong soldiers in front of him seriously. They lacked training, crude weapons, and low morale... What does such an army mean even if it has millions?
Just a bunch of dogs waiting to be slaughtered.
Ma Shan stabbed an enemy soldier to death. When he saw the dense enemy troops surrounding him, instead of retreating, he shouted: "My sons, follow me and charge into the battle!"
With a swipe of his hand, Chang Shan moved towards where the enemies were densely packed and killed.