Chapter 354: Defeat is like a mountain
Let's say, after the first round of shooting.
Fear arose in the hearts of the Turks.
But obviously, they didn't expect that the second round of shooting would continue to start in such a dense situation!
For them, it's almost incomprehensible.
It's not like they've been attacked from a distance, such as the archer's rounds.
But in reality, the shooting of the foot archers was nothing more than a rain of arrows or two.
And these unknown weapons gave the Turks an incomparable fear.
Bang bang bang......
Another round of shooting.
The Turkic shooters in front of them are falling again piece by piece!
Shooting on both sides...... It's so close.
That...... The rifle has been lethal to the maximum.
And once someone falls off the horse, the frightened war horse will run around like crazy.
And the scurrying war horses often collide with other war horses.
When the cavalry is attacking, they are actually not afraid of casualties, and there will definitely be casualties when they charge into battle!
What they are most afraid of is precisely those war horses that have lost their owners, especially if the war horses are frightened, the frightened war horses will run uncontrollably in the galloping of thousands of horses.
As a result, many horses collided together, and at the final sprint, it was almost fatal to the people on the horse.
And as soon as the chaos began, the confusion gradually began to spread, and more and more horses collided together.
The originally indomitable iron rider fell into a quagmire.
The terrible thing is that the sound of muskets continues!
Ashina Eng's Death ...... It made people's hearts sink to the bottom all of a sudden.
The shooting notes shouted out of the man's mouth were like life talismans.
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3......
Bang bang bang......
Countless projectiles flew out, and countless people continued to fall!
Although it is only a front-loading gun, it is actually ...... Because it was equipped with iron bars, gunpowder was reloaded many times faster than the original musket.
The third column was fired, and the first round was immediately filled......
The barrels of many muskets are already piping hot.
Gunsmoke filled the car.
At first, people were afraid.
But when the gunshots rang out and the Turks fell one by one, the hearts of the workers were finally settled.
As they do when they practice on weekdays, they feel that their minds are blank at this time, and they no longer have any thoughts, but they mechanically rely on conditioned reflexes to quickly complete one step after another.
After settling down in their hearts, what they are doing now gradually makes them feel that there is no difference between working on weekdays.
And at this very moment, the Turks were already beginning to rush in almost with their horses.
However, the war horse was blocked by the carriage in front of him, and the horse and the cart collided together, and the horse that could not cross the cart stumbled, so the man on the horse was thrown out of control quickly.
And the gunfire in front of them is still loud.
"Bang ......"
Shooting again and again, constantly harvesting flesh and blood.
The workers didn't even have an aim to speak of, they just had to raise their guns and shoot in one direction.
As a result, more and more Turks fell off their horses, and the frightened horses that had lost their owners seemed to have begun to flood, and they seemed to have an inexplicable fear of gunfire.
As a result, those war horses scurried around like crazy, which inevitably caused a huge obstacle to the impact of the rear team!
Many Turkic cavalrymen were not killed by muskets at all, but when they were galloping wildly, they suddenly saw a frightened horse suddenly run in front of them, and the two horses collided out of control...... Countless horses' hooves trampled past.
Under the chaos, many people trampled on each other.
The results of the muskets began to grow continuously.
And in the midst of the formation.
A guy...... An explosives package has been ignited.
This thing was originally used on the construction site to open the mountain and blow up the stone, because the stone was to be quarried and paved with the roadbed, so the amount of medicine was relatively large, and it was extraordinarily heavy.
And this guy ...... Apparently carefully chosen.
This man's name is Wang Daring.
The reason why Wang Daring is called Wang Daring is naturally because he is much more courageous than ordinary people.
At this time, Wang boldly bared his teeth and looked ahead, in the chaotic gunfire, he didn't even pay attention to the shouts of the Turks, holding a gunpowder bag weighing more than ten catties, and after Chen Zhengye guaranteed to process the money, he took advantage of the gap between the rounds of musket fire, and suddenly jumped onto the obstacle of the carriage in front.
So...... can be condescending, and at this time...... He could almost see that the dense Turkic iron horsemen seemed to be within walking distance of him.
If it were an ordinary person, it is estimated that he would have been too scared to move.
Wang Daring screamed, and then quickly threw the gunpowder bag with the fuse burned.
Thereafter...... The person rolled out of the car and fell straight down.
Behind him, there was another flurry of gunfire.
In this pungent gunsmoke, black smoke billowed out, and Wang Daring inevitably choked and coughed, but fortunately he subconsciously held his head and crawled on the ground.
But for a long time, there was no movement, so he frowned and pouted his ass, and raised his head to take a look......
But at this moment......
The Turkic iron horsemen who were densely approaching the chariot formation in front of them rushed to the chariot formation as if they were crazy, trying to fight a bloody way......
There was a loud bang......
The Turks were completely stunned.
The fire flashed, as if a huge fireball rose up, and then, an explosion instantly made the war horse no longer controllable, and many people who were blown up flew straight out.
The power of black powder depends entirely on its quantity.
This kind of gunpowder bag that blows up the mountain and blasts the stone is not small, although there is no immoral thing such as doping iron nails in it, but the movement of this explosion is too great.
Especially when the fire comes out.
Almost all the Turks were stunned.
I've never seen anything like this.
In the face of huge casualties and muskets, these armed Turks did not feel terrible.
But once he encountered such a thing, the defense line in his heart was suddenly lost.
Although the casualties caused by the gunpowder pack were not large, the degree of shock inflicted on the horses was unparalleled.
All of a sudden, people turned on their backs and trampled on each other.
Plus the muskets were fired again and again.
By this time, the leaderless Turks, after leaving behind countless corpses, finally began to be afraid.
They couldn't understand why they were so far away, but in front of them, it was like a moat.
At this time, Tengger shouted out again.
It's just that...... At first, they shouted Tengger's menacing assault, which here means that the heavens bless us with a triumphant return.
But now they are shouting Tengger in a panic, and the effect is almost the same as 'Oh Maiga'.
Many even began to retreat in fear.
The defeat was like a mountain.
Once a person loses his courage and begins to shout in panic, even if the enemy is in front of him, even if he knows that if he goes any further, maybe the balance of victory will tip to his side, but the desire to survive still occupies the mainstream.
They would rather kill each other in order to survive than go any further.
Everywhere there are ownerless war horses, rushing wildly with their heads shut.
Deserters who are like crazy will even draw their knives at their comrades who stand in their way.
The casualties of such trampling are horrifying.
Li Shimin looked at everything that was happening in front of him, and his heart was completely shocked.
He was not shocked by the lethality of muskets.
In fact, the effective range of the musket, at least in this era, was clearly shorter than the bow and arrow, and the lethality was ...... In fact, it is not as effective and direct as a bow and arrow.
What struck him was...... These workers, who have only been trained for a period of time, can be cultivated into a group of well-trained archers in a short period of time.
These workers have only been organized.
If they are placed in the army, they are all young recruits.
But you have to know...... In Datang, it takes at least two years to train a foot archer who can fight.
Because it is necessary to continuously develop arm strength, it is necessary to practice repeatedly.
Archery is a technical job, and it is by no means something that can be done by simply opening a bow.
And in the ever-changing battlefield, if you want to be consistent, you must be a skilled shooter. If you are an ordinary person, if you send a bow and arrow to your hand, you will not be able to pull the bowstring and shoot accurately.
Not only that, to a certain extent, the infantry archers are relatively cheap troops, and the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, it takes more than three years to train a well-trained cavalry, and if you have to equip him with enough armor, then the cost is even more amazing.
It's just that...... What made Li Shimin feel most terrifying was ......
It took countless hours and money to train the best soldiers, especially the cavalry, in front of the musketeers who formed an effective kill, and these musketeers who had been trained quickly could quickly use their muskets to break through the opponent's armor and knock people off their horses.
The last thing Datang lacks is people.
But what the Tang Dynasty lacked most was the cost of training infantry archers and cavalry.
At the beginning, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu, almost by smashing the pot and selling iron, for any Central Plains dynasty, a large number of excellent soldiers are a heavy burden in themselves.
After all, the training cost of the Central Plains Dynasty was completely different from that of a people on horseback like the Turks, who were born shepherds and cavalry......
Can ...... now Li Shimin's heart was completely shaken.
In just a few months, and even without day and night drills, a group of laborers can be pulled out directly, and a musket army can be formed, and ...... And it can also achieve great results......
The Turks, in a panic, began to flee.
There are corpses everywhere, horses are in chaos, there are wails, there is fear!
At the same time, Li Shimin's eyes closed slightly.
It's too late to think so much.
People like Li Shimin are best at seizing fighter planes.
And at this time, it is an opportunity.
He is by no means a philistine.
He has a sharper sense of smell than anyone, especially on the ever-changing battlefield.
Li Shimin's eyes suddenly widened, his spirit was shocked, and then he ......
While looking at the flag with the head of a white wolf hanging in the distance, he pulled out the long knife at his waist, the long knife in his hand, shining in the light, his whole person changed from majestic to murderous.
Immediately, Li Shimin shouted: "Come with me...... Take the Chinese army directly. ”
This is a ruthless man.
So much so that what he said seemed to have magical power.
The hundreds of cavalry that he had already assembled were already waiting for him.
These people include the guards brought by Li Shimin himself, as well as hundreds of herdsmen who came from all directions.
Li Shimin's voice just fell.
As if they had been struck by an evil spirit, they drew their swords one after another, and cried out, "Oh! ”
The sound is earth-shattering!
It is a very glorious thing.
Some people seem to be born to let people willingly accompany him to death.
Li Shimin is such a person.
Li Shimin shouted again: "Follow me!" ”
After that, he didn't hesitate any longer.
Immediately, the war horse under his seat rushed out like a reins.
Thereupon...... The cavalry behind did not hesitate and rushed out as if crazy.
Chen Zhengtai was watching the battle and was fascinated.
In a blink of an eye, he saw that Li Shimin had already galloped away with a vast cavalry.
He was dumbfounded, stunned for a long time, before he shouted out of his mouth: "Don't, don't......"
Back...... only to find that Xue Rengui also ran away.
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At this time, under the banner of the head of the white wolf.
Tuli Khan's face was gloomy.
He was the first to know that his brother Ashina Enge had been killed.
When he heard the news, he didn't react on his face.
He knows very well that if you want to do great things, there will be sacrifices.
There is nothing to regret having paid such a price, because in his opinion, the most important thing is to see what the results are.
When the benefits are far higher than the pay, then everything is worth it!
This is the Turkic concept of life.
But...... When countless Turks were shot down by muskets.
His heart is bleeding!
When the charging Turks burst into the pile, a huge fire appeared...... He felt that his heart had also frozen.
When he arrived at that moment, he realized that he had underestimated these men far from him.
So much so that he suspected that these damn men had already been ambushed here, just waiting for their fish to take the bait. It's not that they're hunting each other's sons of heaven at all, the hunters are Han people at all.
But by the time he figured it all out, it was too late.
Looking at the countless people shouting and even buying karma, ah, no, shouting Tengger crying dad and shouting mother, they rushed to retreat, watched countless people trample on each other, and watched countless deaths and injuries.
Actually, at this time...... The Turki Khan was already aware...... The tide is over.
The last bit of his own capital was actually smashed here like a ghost.
Finished.
It's all over.
Just looking at everything in front of him, he was extremely unwilling.
So there was no rush to retreat.
Just staring at the direction of the Turkic retreat, at this moment, countless thoughts have turned in his mind.
Until it went from disappointment to complete despair.
Already a defeated army had begun to rush directly into the camp, and these Turks, who only knew how to flee, did not expel their fears, even in front of the guards of the sweat tent.
Thereupon...... The formation of the Chinese army...... Confusion began.