Chapter 3696 Brazen war
The eldest son, 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 was dark.
A loud noise made the whole camp agitated. Soldiers who didn't know what was going on ran out of the camp one after another, looking around and 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 bombarded, probably by 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 wantonly, 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 You can't rely on the prince's favor 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. The two sides will kill each other if they want to. Isn't it in vain that Li Ji, who stationed troops in Tongguan and sat on the mountain to watch the tigers fight, got an advantage?
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, 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 salvo of artillery. Once the angle, direction, and distance of the test firing were correct, 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. However, Changsun Jiaqing is well aware of the quality of the troops under his command. There is no need for large-scale casualties. Just firing a few random cannons may cause these troops to lose their morale and collapse their morale. Then they will have no intention of fighting and flee in panic...
Changsun Jiaqing made a prompt decision, led the horse and stood up. Holding a horizontal sword in his hand, he ordered the generals to gather the army. He must lead the direct troops of the Changsun family under his command in the front to block the most likely coming of the Youtun Guards. 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 when the shell exploded, and were immediately hit by shrapnel flying in all directions. The shrapnel carried huge kinetic energy, easily pierced the body, cut off the limbs, and in a moment, the limbs were broken off. Throwing it everywhere, blood became 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 bombardment. The soldiers lost their command in panic and fled southward in panic in the face of the overwhelming artillery fire. , crashing into the army array at the rear.
Fortunately, it seemed that the reserves of artillery shells in the right camp 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 original direction of the two winged dragons, and then move closer to the middle. I will surround the Youtun Guards today and annihilate them all!"
"Here!"
The generals quickly rode to 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 crashed into the front line of Guanlong army.
The Guanlong army was in chaos due to the bombardment, and the troops were scattered and panicked. Although they received orders from Changsun Jiaqing, how could they gather the troops in a short time? The result was that the cavalry of the Youtun Guards fell out of position and easily broke into the front line of the Guanlong army like a hot knife cutting butter, killing them wantonly and violently.
"Armed cavalry!"
"It's an armored cavalry!"
The Guanlong soldiers resisted at first, but they found that the cavalry was well-armed 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. As the armored cavalry charged, the Guanlong soldiers in the front line swept backwards like an ebbing tide, running for their lives.
The armored cavalry charged wildly, their swords shining brightly wherever they went, and their stumps and broken arms were thrown around. Countless soldiers were killing like scarecrows, and blood flowed into rivers.
Unable to resist.
Even the regular troops like the Zuo Tuen Guards were completely defeated when faced with the charge of the Right Tun Guards' iron cavalry. What's more, these rabble-rousers were defeated.
The armored cavalry group's Feng Shizhen was like a huge cluster of arrows, piercing into the Guanlong army camp, killing crazily wherever it went.
Changsun Jiaqing, who was in the distance, saw that the front line had completely collapsed, and countless defeated soldiers were wailing and fleeing backwards. His own army was also scattered as he watched, and his eyes were splitting. Facing this kind of cavalry charge, the best way is to tighten the formation, grit your teeth to resist, wait until the charge is exhausted, then swarm up to surround them, and eat them 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!"
After hearing this, dozens of soldiers from the supervising team behind them with their helmets pierced through armor stepped forward and formed a line to block the retreat route of the defeated soldiers. Whenever the defeated soldiers approached, without saying a word, they would slash their heads and faces with a horizontal sword in their hands. Before half a cup of tea was available, hundreds of defeated soldiers lay dead on the spot. The defeated soldiers were finally frightened and no longer dared to flee without thinking.
When the eldest son Jiaqing saw that the situation was stable, he waved his sword. He shouted: "Follow me and kill the enemy!"
Tens of thousands of troops from the direct lineage of the Changsun family followed closely behind, charging toward the oncoming armored cavalry with billowing smoke.
"Boom!"
The two armies collided fiercely like a roaring torrent. Blood splattered and limbs flew everywhere. The armored cavalry is indeed more suitable for charging, invincible and domineering, but the Guanlong army has too many people. Thousands of them are crowded on the battlefield, shoulder to shoulder. The soldiers in front are killed by horizontal swords and trampled by iron hoofs. However, Pao Ze, who was behind him, didn't realize it and continued to move forward. As a result, the dead soldiers were trampled by both sides and turned into piles of flesh.
The fighting was extremely brutal.
However, it also successfully offset the charging power of some of the 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 the two wings could complete the closing 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 you tremble with excitement.
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Gao Kan was wearing iron armor and riding on the back of a war horse that was 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, and the next moment, he plunged into the chest of an enemy soldier, and 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.
More and more enemy troops gathered in front, left, and right. 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. Lack of training, crude weapons, and low morale... What does such an army mean even if it has millions? They are 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 wave of his hand, Chang Gao headed towards where the enemies were densely packed. (End of chapter)