As soon as the hot air balloon swelled, it was spotted by the Turpan army below, and a burst of gunfire rang out at the same time.

Just this year, the Prussian watchmaker Johann Kiefos invented the flintlock (flintlock). But it's not a ramming, it's a friction type, inspired by matches, and this friction flintlock pistol may not catch fire at a critical time.

With Wang Yuan's directional guidance, it was logical to go from the three-eyed gun to the arquebus and then to the ramming flintlock pistol.

At the turn of autumn and winter last year, arquebuses were made, and instead of being built on a large scale immediately, they were turned into flintlock muskets with flint and fire doors. The craftsmen hammered and beat, hurried and hurried, and when the Shenji Battalion moved to Hami, they finally made 923 pieces, and they used granular gunpowder.

"Bang bang bang!"

A puff of white smoke rose from the hillside, and the Turpan cavalry below fell by more than twenty in an instant.

Alas, far away in the Western Regions, gunpowder is precious, and there is no live-ammunition training. More than 900 flintlock muskets were fired, and they were still in an ambush state, and they only hit more than 20 cavalrymen.

The Turpan army panicked instantly, especially when they saw the hot air balloon rising, many soldiers and civilians subconsciously fled or bowed.

Fortunately, this is a mountain pass, otherwise after the Turpan soldiers and civilians were ambushed, it is likely that there would be a small-scale scattering and fleeing. Now they can only choose to break through to the north and go to the grassland, or go back to Hami the same way, anyway, wherever it is closer, they can flee wherever it is.

Man Su'er was also scared, he was growing up, and it was the first time he encountered a firearm!

There are artillery and guns in Jiayuguan, but Man Su'er has not really detained the pass, and he has not personally experienced the power of firearms, he has only heard about it from secret agents.

In the cognition of Full Speed Er, Daming's fire gun can also hit ten zhang away (about 30 meters), and the farther it is not powerful.

Seeing that there was a commotion in his army, Man Su'er immediately commanded his personal guards and forcibly calmed his emotions with prestige and force. He pointed at the hot air balloon and shouted: "That's the devil, Allah told us to kill the devil!" ”

Four or five thousand cavalry rushed up the hillside, and halfway through the rush could only dismount, and then climbed frantically upward.

The rest of the troops urged the people to quickly cross the mountain pass, and threw away the goods that were inconvenient to move.

"Dangdang, dang, dang!"

On the hillside, gongs and drums sounded, and more than 900 flintlock pikemen retreated directly to the mountain without waiting for the second shot.

The slopes here are in the form of steps, with one part flat and the other steep.

By the time the Turpan soldiers climbed to the position of the flintlock muskeers, the 1,000 three-eyed guns in the second row were already waiting for them to die with fire folds.

Facing the cavalry charge on the flat ground, these Shenji battalions in the capital may be afraid, or they may shoot when they mention it. But this place is a hillside, I'm afraid of a fart!

Those Turpan soldiers rushed at the bay knife brandish, and a thousand three-eyed guns fired a volley in an instant.

Condescendingly, at a distance of more than ten meters, the three-eyed gun is a troll attribute, and that thing swept a large area. Steel balls, iron sheets, iron sand...... As the gunpowder erupted, more than 200 enemies were killed and lay down in an instant.

And it didn't die on the spot, the whole body was embedded with iron pieces and iron sand, and it was so painful that it rolled all over the ground, and the killing effect was more terrifying than a flintlock pistol.

"Dangdang, dang!"

This platoon of three-eyed soldiers also quickly retreated, and the third row of three-eyed soldiers stood by in place, and the more than 900 flintlock muskezeers who had withdrawn earlier had already arrived at the firing position.

The 4,000 Turpan soldiers lay on their stomachs, not daring to retreat or rush again.

They had already rushed through the relatively flat terrain, and the front was hatefully steep. This position is just in the shooting corner, they will be beaten if they retreat, they will be beaten if they climb up, but it is safest to lie on the spot.

That's enough for Full Speed.

Because the musketeers of the Ming Dynasty had withdrawn beyond the effective firing range, they could not kill or injure the soldiers and civilians of Turpan who passed through the valley.

"What should I do?" Zhang Zigao was a little worried.

Could a well-planned ambush kill two or three hundred enemies?

Li Ying pointed to the hot air balloon and said with a smile: "Look at them." ”

The wind direction in the valley is fixed all year round, and it is affected by the westerly airflow, forming a narrow tube effect, which is abundant and windy.

More than a dozen hot air balloons, tied to the slope of the mountain by ropes, were blown over the valley by a huge wind.

The rattan basket shook with the air current, and it seemed that it would fall down at any moment. Although the heater had a windproof device, the flames were still filled with strong winds and seemed to be extinguished, but they were firmly suspended above the valley. The soldiers used their bodies to block the gale, and as soon as the fire fold was pulled out, the open flames were directly blown out by the wind.

Mine!

This thing has been there since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Di encountered Zhu Yunwen when he beat him: "In the field of hidden firearms, people and horses encounter it, and it is rotten!" ”

The soldier in the hot air balloon lit the fuse and immediately threw it down.

A thunder shell hewn out of stone, containing a lot of iron sand.

Due to the strong wind, some of the leads were blown out and fell and hit the unlucky eggs. Some of them were blown up and exploded in mid-air, and the iron sand and iron pieces in the mines scattered flowers.

Few were killed or wounded, but they were more terrifying than the previous musket salvos.

The war horse, which had not experienced the baptism of firearms, was so frightened that it was no longer under the control of its owner, and ran wildly with its hooves.

Full Speed was almost thrown over by his mount and led his troops to rush through the ambush site.

But the cavalry troops had lost order, and some horses even rushed up the hillside, or turned back to attack the people of Turpan.

The more than 4,000 cavalry behind the palace did not dare to run back at all. Even if it is safer to escape from the valley, it is certain to die when you return to Hami, so you can only rush in and hack the civilians who stand in your way to death.

Civilians don't care so much, they don't want their livestock and goods, some run to the north, some run to the south, or they don't know how to run themselves, they just don't want to stay where they are and wait to die - in fact, the mines and muskets are far away from them, and if they stay where they are, they will not be killed by firearms at all.

"Boom, boom!"

Eventually, two of the mines landed in the baggage squad and exploded, and more than a dozen camels and ploughing cattle scurried in panic, killing and trampling many people along the way.

The scene was chaotic, in fact, the direct damage was limited, and most of the enemies were trampled to death.

Unfortunately, the hot air balloon had a limited payload, and it didn't take long for the mines to be dropped.

Blown by the strong winds, the fuel was quickly depleted, and could only be pulled back by the combined efforts of the soldiers on the ground.

"Go back and reorganize the army!"

Man Suer, who rushed out of the ambush area, returned with the personal guard troops, and organized civilians to continue to escort supplies forward.

How is it organized?

If you don't obey, you will kill, and if you cut a few more, you will calm down!

The 3,000 musketeers were so embarrassed that they were forced out of the effective range. At the same time, he did not dare to go back, because there were still 4,000 Turpan soldiers lying on his stomach on the slope of the mountain.

The 4,000 Turpan soldiers were also embarrassed, lying in the blind corner of the shooting and not daring to move, and were in a dilemma.

What's even more speechless is that due to the strong wind in the valley, the bows and arrows of the Turpan soldiers have become ornaments, and they are directly blown away after being shot. Otherwise, they can lie in the dead corner and shoot arrows at the firecrackers above.

There were also more than two dozen mines, which were not carried into the sky by a hot air balloon.

Li Ying commanded the soldiers to move to the front, lit them with a fire breaker and threw them down.

"Boom, boom!"

The Turpan soldiers, who were lying in the blind spot of the shooting, were immediately blown up by the mines, and then turned around and ran into the valley without their lives.

The three-eyed soldiers who had been prepared for a long time immediately fired a salvo of a thousand people. It's a pity that the distance is a little far, and the wind speed is too strong, so only dozens of people were killed and injured.

The 2,000 musketeers, who had already retreated, hurriedly rushed back to their original firing positions and fired a volley at the enemy in the valley.

It's a pity that the rate of fire is too slow, the wind is too strong, and the accuracy is too low.

Although a large battle was fought and the enemy was shot into chaos, it still could not cause huge casualties, but the enemy's self-stampede was amazingly lethal.

Li Ying looked at the chaotic valley and muttered, "It would be nice if there was a cavalry at this time." ”

"Boom!"

There was a earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves outside the valley, and Man Su'er shouted in panic: "Throw away the baggage and population, and the whole army retreats north!" ”

Wang Yuan came with cavalry.