Seven hundred and seventieth IX visitors from Hebei
The secret weapon Zhang Yun mentioned was the iron fire mine. A few months ago, Changan sent them a batch of iron fire mines through secret freight channels. There were three large iron fire mines and ten small iron fire mines, and several more.
A soldier from the Firearms Battalion.
Zhang Yun would never use such a powerful weapon unless absolutely necessary.
The fleet quickly anchored at the foot of the cliff where the Giant Buddha was located. The pursuers could not get through here and it was relatively safe. Without the protection of the army, no one dared to move forward. There might be a pursuer waiting for them in front!
As a senior scout, Zhang Yun is best at surveying the terrain. He quickly found the best place to ambush. Against two thousand troops, he did not need to ambush. Against three thousand, he could guarantee a complete victory with a little ambush.
, there is not much confidence in dealing with an army of five thousand.
When it is said that one can fight against five, it refers to the state of skirmishing. Once the opponent forms a formation and uses formation against formation, he has absolutely no guarantee of victory. An ambush is the best way.
The place he chose was very good. There were low hills on both sides of the official road. There were large woods on both sides of the hills. They ambush on the north side.
A dozen soldiers from the firearms battalion were lying in ambush on the hills a hundred steps ahead. Below were steep rocks with no shrubs or trees. The iron fire thunder rolling down from the mountains could roll directly onto the official road.
Zhang Yun had rich experience. He knew that the enemy would definitely send spies into the woods to investigate. He had previously sent people to capture a group of birds to confuse the enemy.
An hour later, the pursuers appeared more than ten miles away. This time the pursuers were also from the Shence Army. They came out to form an army of 5,000 people, led by General Meng Shenwu of the Shence Army.
Meng Shenwu was about thirty years old, and he was worshiped as General Zuowei. He was the youngest general in the entire Southern Tang Dynasty. He led troops well and had a bright future.
This time, on Huo Xianming's order, he led his army south to arrest the fleeing Guanlong family and demanded that they all be captured back to Chengdu.
Meng Shenwu also knew that the other party had a very powerful army. Although it only had a thousand people, it was very powerful. He did not dare to be careless and marched cautiously.
The team was marching rapidly, with low hills on both sides. The river surface appeared and disappeared, and a dense forest appeared far ahead. The dense forest seemed to cover a large area and was more suitable for an ambush. Meng Shenwu immediately ordered: "Go to the forest.
Exploration!"
The team stopped moving forward, and more than a dozen soldiers ran towards the woods. Suddenly, there were frightened birds flying in the woods. Within a moment, the leading brigade commander came back and said: "For your information, general, no enemy is found in the woods!"
Meng Shenwu nodded. The frightened birds flying in the woods just now meant that there was no ambush in the woods.
He waved his hand and ordered: "Continue to advance!"
The mighty five thousand troops continued to run south, passing between two steep hills. A large forest appeared in front of them, and a forest of birds flew up.
Meng Shenwu was suddenly confused. He had not sent out spies, so why were there flying birds? Something was wrong.
He immediately ordered: "Stop!"
The team stopped moving forward again, and the running team quickly shrank and gathered. Zhang Yun wanted to create the effect of the enemy troops gathering.
At this time, suddenly a big iron egg rolled down from the hills to the east, like a big vat of wine, with smoke rising from it. The soldiers moved out of the way, and the big iron ball rushed directly into the ranks.
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At this moment, a red light burst out from the team, and there was only an earth-shattering explosion. A large iron fire mine exploded in the dense crowd, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and a huge shock wave lifted hundreds of people into the air.
Broken iron pieces flew into the air, and the screams were masked by the explosion. Then a plume of thick smoke rose into the sky. The soldiers finally came to their senses, cried for their fathers and mothers, and fled in a hurry.
At this time, another large iron fire thunder rolled down the hill and rolled into a dense crowd again. The iron fire thunder exploded violently again. The earth was shaking, the human body was torn to pieces, and a large number of soldiers were broken.
heart pulse.
This is the experience of the firearms battalion soldiers. You cannot push two iron fire mines down the mountain at the same time. The iron fire mines cannot explode at the same time. The iron fire mine that explodes first will blow up the next iron fire mine, and it may fall on you.
In the army.
This was a tragedy that happened when they were testing a series of iron fire mines. An iron fire mine was thrown by the shock wave and exploded among the people who were testing, killing more than 20 people.
The two huge explosions could be clearly heard dozens of miles away. Everyone on the ship covered their ears. More than a dozen family heads saw the black smoke from a distance, with horror in their eyes. Could this be the most mysterious fire and thunder weapon in Guo Song's army?
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The Guanlong nobles were relatively well informed. They all knew that Guo Song's army had a very powerful firearm that could collapse city walls with a sound like thunder, but they had never seen it with their own eyes. Now they heard it and saw the thick smoke. Everyone immediately
Guess, this must be the firearm that has been rumored for a long time.
The boatmen didn't know what was going on. They were so frightened that they knelt on the deck and kowtowed desperately, shouting: "Grandpa Lei, have mercy on me! Grandpa Lei, have mercy on me!"
After the smoke cleared from the official road, two large pits appeared. Both sides of the official road were filled with corpses of six to seven hundred people killed by bombs and shocks. Most of the soldiers were stunned by the shock and could not react.
Many soldiers were deaf and could not hear anything while kneeling on the ground.
Extreme fear shrouded the hearts of every soldier. Many people didn't even know what was happening. They thought thunder was coming. Suddenly someone yelled and jumped up and ran. It was like pressing a switch. The soldiers immediately reacted and turned around.
He ran wildly and was defeated like a mountain.
At this time, Zhang Yun led a thousand soldiers to fight out of the woods. The army was suddenly in chaos. The soldiers threw away their helmets and armor and fled. The scouts pursued them for more than ten miles and killed more than 3,000 enemies. Meng Shenwu gathered the defeated soldiers.
, with less than a thousand people left, he had no choice but to flee to Chengdu in panic.
Zhang Yun ordered his soldiers to notify the Jiazhou government to come and clean up the battlefield. He led his troops on board the ship. At this time, there were no more pursuers, and the fleet sailed toward the Yangtze River in a mighty manner.
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In Baqiao, Chang'an, a young man rode towards Chang'an, followed by an old man riding a donkey. The young man's horse was fast and he saw the city of Chang'an from a distance. He was so excited that he couldn't help but speed up his horse. The old man shouted anxiously:
"Master, wait for me!"
An old man and a young man sped up and arrived in Chang'an. They entered Chang'an City from Mingde Gate. The young man was deeply attracted. After looking at it for a long time, he couldn't help but sigh: "This is Chang'an. It is indeed the best place in the world."
The city is well-deserved, it’s so spectacular!”
The old man looked at the base of the city wall strangely and said in surprise: "Why is there a road here and so many houses?"
"Uncle Yang hasn't seen this place before?"
The old man shook his head, "I have been to the capital many times, and I have never seen a road beside the city wall. This should be newly built."
"This is the place His Royal Highness the King of Jin built for us poor people!"
A man was walking by while pulling a cart of old bricks. Hearing the discussion between the two, he couldn't help but laugh: "This is called Huangchengfang, but it is the largest one in Chang'an. Hundreds of thousands of poor people live there."
The old man smiled and cupped his hands, "Thank you for your advice!"
He said to the young man: "Sir, let's find a place to stay first."
The old man and the young man are master and servant. The young man is called Cui Feng. He comes from the Cui family of Qinghe, a famous family. The old man is his housekeeper. It doesn't matter what his last name is. Everyone calls him Uncle Yang.
Cui Feng came to Chang'an for the first time. His father was worried that he would make mistakes on the way, so he asked the old housekeeper Uncle Yang to accompany him.
Uncle Yang had been to Chang'an many times and was already familiar with it. He took Cui Feng to Feng'anfang and arrived at a Qinghe inn. This inn was the property of the Qinghe Cui family in Chang'an.
In fact, all the famous families in the world have properties in Chang'an. Some are restaurants, some are houses, some are inns, but most of them are shops. The Cui family of Qinghe has shops, inns, and restaurants.
The innkeeper heard that the children of his own clan came to stay at the inn. He welcomed them into the inn very politely and asked them to sit down and rest. The innkeeper smiled and asked, "Are you two coming from Beizhou?"
"We are coming from Mingzhou, and my son is the son of Cui, the governor of Mingzhou."
Having said this, the old man took out a bronze medal from his luggage. This is the family card of the Cui family. With this family card, the Cui family members can travel all over the world and receive care from the Cui family's property everywhere.
The shopkeeper didn't ask any more questions, and arranged a room for them on the second floor and arranged meals for them.
Taking a chance, the old man asked the shopkeeper in a low voice: "My young master has something to do and wants to see His Highness Prince Jin. Is there anything I can do?"