Chapter 320: The Truly World's Strongest Army
Louis. Gaston waited, his nervous palms already wet.
Flintlock pistols are of little use against creatures like elephants, there is only one thing, and that is shotguns.
The shells of two or two weights are fired at an overwhelming high speed, and even elephants with rough skin and thick flesh cannot be stopped!
An adult bull elephant of nearly five tons lunged towards Gaston, and with a flick of its buttocks, it pushed a chest to the ground.
A Yoshito Kitagawa was just about to stab its chrysanthemum with a spear, but the spearman on the back of the elephant stabbed him over.
Behind the war elephants, the hand-to-hand combat soldiers of the Xishan Army immediately rushed up, they held long knives and axes that were conducive to close combat, and in a short time they killed the infantry of the Fuxing Army who were shooting.
The unarmored firecrackers were rushed close by the armoured hand-to-hand combatants, and basically lost the ability to resist, even if they had bayonets, how could the bayonets compare to broadswords and axes, and they could not easily pierce the enemy's armor. Starting
Ye Kai didn't expect that the really threatening wave of attacks of the Xishan Army turned out to be the use of war elephants as tanks and hand-to-hand combat soldiers as infantry attacks.
For a while, the more than 500-meter-wide defense line close to the bank of the Fuliang River suddenly fell into chaos, and the Xishan army became more and more courageous, as if they wanted to vent all the wretched anger they had received when shooting at the firearms.
However, Ye Kai was not very nervous, because he saw Louis. Gaston turned the bronze cannon over.
The most important thing for him now is to stare at Ruan Hui on the back of the elephant, or the person who is suspected of being Ruan Hui.
If Nguyen Hue can be killed or even captured, then Vietnam will be just around the corner, and the rest, whether it is Nguyen Phuc Anh or the Central Emperor Nguyen Yue, is not to worry.
"Boom! Woo! A storm of shrapnel shot out from the muzzle of the cannon, and the war elephant, which had just flaunted its might and was on a rampage, suddenly stopped.
The bull elephant, which weighed almost five tons, was directly hit by a six-pounder cannon, and the dense and violent projectiles quickly broke through its body, and the visceral, colorful, blue-black undigested chyme was splashed everywhere.
The male elephant was not even dead, it stared at the huge eyes, desperately looked back at the elephant slave on its back, and let out a soft whimper from its mouth, and the elephant slave had already been beaten into a puddle of flesh.
As soon as the war elephant fell, the hand-to-hand combat soldiers of the Xishan Army behind them lost their cover, and many of them were swept by the shotguns, lying on the ground with blurred flesh and blood.
The military band played rousing music, and the newly beaten Baath Army soldiers came to their senses, and their companies formed a small phalanx, and the line infantry and grenadiers cooperated with each other, and quickly moved the situation back to the battlefield.
There were at least twenty war elephants that died under the shotguns, and they were the most lethal bulls that rushed ahead.
Without these male elephants, the combat effectiveness of the elephant herd immediately went down a notch. In addition, the soldiers of the Fuxing Army had begun to fight in formation, and the bloody courage that the Xishan Army had finally mustered up gradually cooled down, and a one-sided situation began to appear on the battlefield.
A large number of soldiers of the Xishan Army ran around because they lost their command, and there were few desperate and many escaped.
Ye Kai didn't even understand the significance of Ruan Hui's move, he spent so much effort to break through, not to mention the wrong direction he chose, and he was still in a hurry.
Although the suspected Nguyen Hue on the back of the war elephant has been replaced with a horse that he didn't know where to go, and he is trying to get out of the battlefield under the escort of the guards, how can he run away?
Valentin and the others, who were looking for the target everywhere, also noticed the conspicuous target, Ruan Hui on horseback was like a beacon guiding the way in the dark night, countless people chased in the direction he fled and caught Ruan Hui, how much credit should it be?
In the southwest of the battlefield, about thirty people dressed like ordinary soldiers were fleeing in the early morning light.
But if you look closely, you can still see the clues, because this group of people are taller, and their complexions are much fairer and ruddy, not as black as ordinary soldiers.
Although they looked like they were fleeing with their heads covered, they were all faintly led by a tall and thin man in the middle of the crowd.
However, the sun had not yet risen, there were only a few glimmers of light in the sky, and more than 40,000 people on both sides were running everywhere on the chaotic battlefield.
And the Cossacks and hussars were attracted by Nguyen Hue again, and no one cared about this crowd that needed to be carefully distinguished in order to see the clues.
They only encountered a dozen or so soldiers of the Revival Army who had lost their establishment, and after being killed or blown up seven or eight people, they were able to leave the battlefield without incident!
"The purple-robed one, is that Ruan Hui?" Ye Kai handed the binoculars to a man wearing armor, this person was Wu Wenyong's brother, and he had seen Ruan Hui not a small number of times.
He took the telescope and observed it carefully for a while before patting his thigh, and arched his hand to Ye Kai excitedly.
"Congratulations to the county prince, this person is Ruan Hui!"
"Pass my military orders! Surround this mountain! Don't let this thief get away, life or death, those who get Ruan Hui will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver and be crowned marquis! ”
Ye Kai was also overjoyed, and many parties confirmed that this guy was Ruan Hui!
It's just that...!
Ye Kai was still a little puzzled in his heart, this Ruan Hui was standing in a conspicuous place to command the battle, as if he was afraid that others would not know about him.
"Boom!" As soon as he heard Ye Kai's reward, Wu Wenyong's clan brother next to him threw the telescope in his hand to the ground, took a spear, and ran towards the hillside where Ruan Hui was located.
Belch...! As for it!
"Those who have won Nguyen Hui! Reward 5,000 taels of silver, and be named a marquis! ”
"Those who have won Nguyen Hui! Reward 5,000 taels of silver, and be named a marquis! ”
Several heralds with command flags on their backs galloped around and shouted loudly, and their shouts were like adding a bowl of water to a hot oil pot, and the whole battlefield boiled at once!
Whether it was white or Chinese, or Vietnamese volunteers from Bac Ha, Hai Duong and other places, they all howled and rushed towards the hillside, and Ye Kai even saw several Austrian artillerymen with handcuffs and broadswords mixed in the crowd.
The Xishan army, which was with Nguyen Hue, numbered about 4,000 people, and he retreated to the hill bag, guarding it with a desperate face.
They are Ruan Hui's janissaries, everyone has gained great benefits in the Xishan Dynasty, many people who look to be in their thirties or forties, and even Ruan Yue and Ruan Hue participated in the army when they started their troops from Xishan Eup, and they belong to the old brothers of the Xishan Army who will never surrender.
"Father! Uncle! You are blessed by the spirit of heaven, Ah Shui has avenged you today! ”
Li Ashui, who was about to turn sixteen, was almost as tall as Ye Kai, and he looked at Ruan Hui on the mountain bag with extreme hatred.
lost his father at a young age, was displaced, and had a full meal was a luxury, and even his mother was occupied by his own domestic slaves.
These extreme stimuli made Li Ashui's temperament a little gloomy, perhaps because he had been painfully suppressed for too long!
And his sufferings were all given by Ruan Hui on the mountain bag, the Ruan family brothers betrayed their allies, and treachery led to Li Cai's death in battle, which led to Li Aji's beheading by Li Shiyao, the governor of Liangguang at the time, and of course, the more than 10,000 souls in Jiading City!
I don't know when, there was a slight drizzle in the sky, and it was getting heavier and heavier, Ye Kai walked to Li Ashui's side and patted him lightly on the shoulder, which calmed Li Ashui's mood a little.
The flintlock pistol was definitely useless under the heavy rain, and the only way to eat the 4,000 people on the mountain pack was primitive hand-to-hand combat, which was a big challenge for the soldiers of the Revival Army, who were accustomed to the advantage of firearms.
But only when the most determined soldiers of the Xishan Army were defeated in this rain battle with white-knuckle battles could the soldiers of the Renaissance Army be given supreme glory and self-confidence!
From now on, they will be confident, well-deserved, the strongest army in the world, and they can be called the masters of the land of Tiannan!
Ye Kai tore off the cloth cover on the head of the gun, and the red tassel at the muzzle of the gun was blood-red and eye-catching.
People continued to gather around Ye Kai, including the hussars who dismounted with a horse pistol, and the Valentin who held a double-edged axe and still maintained a little shooting military style.
The elites of Huashantang have waist knives in one hand, rattan cards in the other, and short javelins on their backs, the soldiers of the Fuxing Company hold shiny bayonets, and the righteous people in Beihe, Haiyang and other places hold all kinds of weapons.
"Kill them all!"
Ye Kai roared angrily, as if it was a horn for a charge, and the crowd of black pressure collided in the rain.
Ye Kai stabbed over a Xishan army with one shot, and before the head of the gun was withdrawn, a Xishan army team wearing a helmet and wearing armor rolled over, and the long knife in his hand slashed at Ye Kai's leg.
Ye Kai's side of Valentine roared angrily, raised the double-edged axe and slashed down, cutting the team of the Xishan Army into two pieces at once, and the intestines and stomachs flowed to the ground in a hurry, and the team did not die immediately, but let out a terrible howl!
The spear in Li Ashui's hand stabbed into the eye of a half-crouching Xishan army!
"Mommy!" This soldier of the Xishan Army immediately covered his bloody eyes and rolled all over the ground.
As soon as Li Ashui withdrew the spear, a short and stout Xishan army next to him hit his helmet with a stick, and blood immediately flowed out of Li Ashui's forehead!
In the distance, a Xishan army was stuck in the ground by the javelin thrown by Liang Wenying, and he desperately stretched out his hand, trying to pull out the spear stuck in his stomach.
Next to him, a soldier of the Xishan Army whose mouth had been hammered by a hammer writhed like an earthworm on the ground.
His bruised hands scratched out paw prints on the muddy ground, and only scratching his nails could not relieve his pain, and he wanted to cry twice, but he didn't even have a mouth.
Tragic battles were staged everywhere, until Ye Kai saw Ruan Hui standing by the tent in a purple robe.
Before he moved, the countless figures around him, like jackals that had seen fresh meat, almost flew and pounced, and the group instantly submerged Ruan Hui, and the purple robes flew everywhere.
"Nima's! Don't kill him! Don't get killed! Li Ashui cried and desperately drilled inside.
Maybe it was his shouting that played a little role, and after a while, Ruan Hui, who was naked, with a blue nose and swollen face, and even had a lot of pubic hair scratched, was twisted by an unknown number of hands and escorted to Ye Kai.
Li Ashui cried and kept slapping him, while Ye Kai was looking up to the sky and laughing.
"Hooray! Banzai! ”
The frenzied cheers seemed to be audible even in Thang Long City.