Chapter 111: The Temptation of Wealth
In the face of the bows and arrows of those bandits, they were calm, and the arrows of ordinary Yan and Xia archers with a hundred steps were not powerful at all, not to mention that the soldiers were well-armoured, and the bandits made the horn bow thirty steps would not have a good effect.
"Ready."
"Prepare for the front row, get ready to shoot!"
The noise continued, and the firecrackers in the front row turned their firecrackers down and aimed them at the bandits in front. In this time gap, the Bandit archers had already shot several arrows.
Heaven and earth fell silent suddenly, except for the crackling of thousands of pine torches burning on both sides and the sound of the summer breeze sweeping through the dust on the ground.
The captain of the brigade on the right side of the array drew his saber: "Shoot!" ”
The sound of popping beans sounded, and the Tukou here saw a fire in front of them, and then a cloud of smoke rose up over there, and before they could react, they saw a blood mist on their archers, and then they screamed and rolled over the ground, and couldn't help but be stunned, what kind of witchcraft do these Han people use, so powerful?
There was a sound of metal, and the first row of firecrackers of the Nanyang Army immediately retreated, and they quickly drew out their canes, cleaned the barrels, and reloaded the cartridge ammunition again.
Their movements may seem dazzling to outsiders, but they are so familiar with their words that it doesn't take long at all, and some of them don't even need to look at their guns to reload their ammunition.
After years of training, the musketeers can basically fire three shots a minute, and some can even fire five shots.
"Shoot!"
The first row of firecrackers stepped back, and the second row of firecrackers stepped forward, and under the orders of the captain, they pulled their boards again.
Fierce firelight shot out, and the blood mist on the bodies of the enemy archers on the opposite side staggered and were knocked to the ground one by one.
They all shouted wildly, the first three rows of these firecrackers used Lumi guns, the long Lumi guns could penetrate the heavy armor in a hundred steps, accurate and ruthless, how could these Tukou archers who only wore ordinary clothes resist? Many people were beaten in pairs, bleeding arrows from the front and back of their chests, and they were thrown out by the force of the bullets.
Suddenly hit by strong firepower, how could those bandits experience such a scene? Whether it was the archers in front or the pike spearmen in the rear, they were all stunned, staring blankly at the platoon of officers and soldiers on the opposite side and sounding again and again.
"Put!"
Soon, the firecrackers in the fourth row stepped forward and pulled the board machine at the bandits who were spinning like ants on the hot pot opposite.
The deafening sound of the platoon sounded, and the firecrackers at this time used the firecrackers in the original army, but the ammunition they used was also powerful enough to break through heavy armor in a hundred steps after the formula was perfected by the Military Industry Division. This kind of large-caliber fire gun, the sound is loud, the power is enough, and as soon as the gun passes, a big hole is broken in the body of the person on the opposite side.
With the spews of gunsmoke, dozens of people fell on the opposite side, and these people who were shot rolled on the ground and wailed, and many people were beaten to the point that their internal organs flowed out, holding those large intestines and small intestines and crying, just wanting to stuff these internal organs into their bodies.
The smell of blood came one after another, looking at the archers and spearmen on the ground who were howling miserably, looking at their bloody and miserable appearance, the rest of the people were trembling with blank faces, these Han people they are really wizards and devils......
"Fifth floor, come forward!"
"Protection!"
There was another neat cheer from the opposite side, and seeing that the fire guns over there were raised in black pressure, some of the lucky Tukou archers in front of them could no longer hold back the fear in their hearts. They shouted, threw down their weapons, and fled backwards with their heads in their hands.
The rest of the bandits were already terrified, and when they saw the people in front of them fleeing, they were still shouting and screaming, lest others not hear. With a "boom", the entire Tukou army exploded, they screamed, and they broke up in an instant, fleeing backwards like a tide.
Their own side was suddenly defeated, and the one or two hundred people in armor in the army formation were a little unable to react, but they were very clever, and immediately fled with the brigade, they were all the personal companions of some tribal chiefs, and their physical fitness was better than that of ordinary bandits, and they ran away without a shadow. They seemed to have a lot of experience in escaping, and even in the panic, the green crescent flag did not forget to carry it back.
"Vulnerable!"
Duan Shu can often see the various forms of sentient beings who have escaped from the bandits. Although they knew that these bandits were just a small group of people who lured the enemy, even if they had the mission of luring the enemy, I am afraid that under the blow of their own army, this escape would be real.
"A rabble."
The pacification officer beside him also said out loud, and the battlefield situation was in full view. Those bandits numbered 4 or 5,000 were scattered with less than 300 casualties, and they were indeed vulnerable.
"The first battle was successful, and the soldiers of my pioneer battalion made the first contribution."
The prison army was not far from Duan Shuchang, and they could see the situation in front of them clearly.
Duan Shu often passed down the order: "Keep going!" ”
After a slight formation, the sergeants continued on their way. Fang Cai's battle was only one-sided, killing and wounding hundreds of opponents, and his own side did not suffer a single casualty. When they stepped on the battlefield, they could see the corpses and wounded of the bandits on the ground, as well as weapons thrown all over the ground, and even hats, shoes and other things, which had nothing to do with them, they just ran forward.
After a few miles of walking, I saw the outrageous soldiers in front of me, seeing the Nanyang soldiers chasing, they were screaming in horror, and the girl ran fast, running in all directions, the sergeant ignored them and continued to move forward, only a dozen people came out and drove them forward.
After walking for a while, he saw a lot of gold and silver treasures thrown on the ground, shining under the light of torches, and some colorful silk brocades, etc., Duan Shu often laughed: "These thieves are indeed cunning, and they want to use wealth to lure my army to scatter the morale of the army?" Do they think that my Great Xia Army is the same turtle as them? ”
In the current situation, the Nanyang Army has long had relevant military laws, and Duan Shu often passed down orders: "Keep the queue strictly in order and continue to advance." ”
After running for a while, he probed forward and reported that more gold and silver property was scattered in front of him, one in the east and one in the west, stretching for two miles around.
"Looks like the thieves are planning to ambush there."
Duan Shu often smiled, according to the report of the previous exploration, the terrain in front of him was actually in the open land of Pingchuan. Also, from Zhanbei to Don't move, this river area is flat, and there are really no suitable ideal ambush areas such as mountains and valleys.
However, the sentry had heard that the valley opposite the area ahead was quite undulating hills, and there was dense thatch, which could indeed hide a lot of men and horses, and the river there was low and dry, so that the army could run across the river.
If the Nanyang soldiers chased after the rout, coupled with the chaos caused by the competition for gold and silver treasures, there was no military position, and the Tukou suddenly besieged with superior forces, and they would really suffer a big loss. It is possible to be defeated by the Bandits.
Knowing this, Duan Shuchang certainly wouldn't be fooled, with the self-control of the Nanyang Army, he could completely resist the temptation of those gold and silver treasures and still maintain the integrity of the army.
He looked around: "Okay, these bandits are not dead, so they will fight a battle here, so that those bandits can taste the strength of my Nanyang Army heroes again." ”
He gave the order: "Seize that sloping land, line up, and wait for work." ”