Chapter 245: Taiyuan Tragedy
On the top of the mountain, only Zhao Rui was left alone with a cold gun, occasionally killing the Yuan army with a probe, provoking the Yuan army's return cannon to shoot non-stop, and at present, Zhao Rui's large army has retreated to a clearing on the mountainside in the back.
The Xiong brothers and Fang Hongbin had already set up mortars, because the Yuan army also began to attack after the spread, and they were each responsible for an area according to the distance.
Zhao Gong walked to the top of the mountain and could already see the position where the Yuan army was dodging, and then turned around and said, "Okay, test fire from east to west!" ”
"Whew...... Sou! ”
Fang Hongbin was in the easternmost part, and first used the mortar in the middle to test a shot, silently thinking in his heart that it was best to hit it!
"Boom!"
A thunderous voice exploded in the distance, and Zhao Gong turned his head and pouted: "It's fifty meters away, call back." ”
Fang Hongbin got the order here, and the artillerymen quickly adjusted the numbers on the dial.
Oh my God!
What is that!
The leader of the Yuan army turned his head in horror and watched the boulder that had just been blown up in the sky behind him suddenly fall again.
"Commander Hui, it may be a thunderbolt from the Song army!" The adjutant on the side replied calmly.
", haven't you ever seen a thunderbolt? How can an ordinary thunderbolt be so powerful! Could it be that Zhao Rui used some new firearms! ”
The commander was talking to himself, and his heart was a little hairy, if such a shell fell in the crowd, at least a dozen people would not have to live, and if you count the injured, it would be countless!
"Boom...... Boom ......"
It was another sudden two cannons, either to the left or to the right, which made the commander of the Yuan army feel numb, heh, no matter how powerful the artillery is, it's not that it can't be hit!
But the risk of being hit by the cannon out of thin air made the commander very angry, and shouted: "Show me, where did the cannon come from?" ”
It's really strange, there is a mountain on their side, what kind of cannon are they putting on Zhao Rui, either they have been beaten, or they have been offset, can they still cross the mountain?
What a military invincibility, some people in the court really exalted him!
The adjutant beside him looked frightened, looking at the overgrown weeds on the opposite highland, there was no one at all, and after seeing it clearly, he quickly retracted his head.
"Report to the commander-in-chief, you can't see anyone at all!"
"Bastard! If you can't see it, you won't see it again! Could it be that these shells are fired from the sky? ”
"Oh, yes...... Be! The adjutant hurriedly probed to check.
This commander of the Yuan army is half right, Zhao Rui's cannonball is so different, it really goes to the sky first, and then falls.
"Smack!" A cold shot rang out.
The adjutant next to the commander was directly skulled, blood splashed on his pants, and the commander of the Yuan army was furious and roared loudly: "Fire in the direction of the musket!" ”
The commander did not dare to look up from beginning to end, believing that there were many people on the high ground opposite.
At this time, another shell exploded, but this time the Yuan army had no good luck, and it exploded at the position of twenty or thirty zhang on the side of the commander, and there was originally a return cannon on this position, and about twenty soldiers, but now they were all knocked down by the explosion, and the return gun was also blown up, and a moment later a raging fire broke out.
"This ...... This ......"
The commander of the Yuan army was stunned, he could never have imagined that the artillery of Zhao Rui's army could actually cross the top of the mountain and hit the target.
Perhaps, maybe a blind cat meets a dead mouse?
With the first three inaccurate shells, it is more natural for the commander of the Yuan army to think so.
"Bastard! Go find rocks, stone those bastards for me, and don't let them fire any more guns! ”
The commander's angry voice echoed in the valley, and the Yuan army was also anxious, so he hurriedly checked the direction, and the more he couldn't see it, the longer he couldn't see, and he was killed by Zhao Rui's accurate shot.
However, they finally saw Zhao Rui's position, and one by one they turned their positions and threw boulders towards Zhao Rui's position.
Although Zhao Rui has the defensive power of the golden talisman, he still doesn't want to be hit by a boulder, and his appearance will not be injured, but that kind of impact on his body still makes Zhao Rui uncomfortable.
Therefore, Zhao Rui fully used the concept of changing places with one shot, and for a while, the attack of the Yuan army almost completely failed.
Halfway up the mountain behind, Zhao Gong turned around and smiled: "Yes, the last shot has finally hit!" ”
"Hehe, it seems that I have a special talent!"
Xiong Er scratched his head and smiled.
"What kind of talent, it's luck!"
The other three generals didn't expect that the target in the test shot turned out to be Xiong Er, a foodie, it seems that he is really unseemly!
Fortunately, the mortar team of the other three has already adjusted the angle, and now they are waiting for the attack order!
Looking at the expectant eyes of the four people, Zhao Gong roared forward: "Young Master, the trajectory has been corrected, is it a salvo?" ”
"Shoot, five consecutive shots covered by fire!"
Zhao Rui is tired of running back and forth, don't go over and give orders, it's time to teach the Yuan army some due lessons!
"Wow...... Whoosh ......"
Hundreds of cannons were fired in unison, the ground trembled, the smoke of gunpowder had completely enveloped the area, the first cannon had not yet landed, followed by the second, third, fourth, fifth......
Originally, the mortar was not a very accurate weapon, and it was completely covered by firepower, and now the position of the Ziyuan army became lively, and as the explosions continued to sound, the smoke and blood flowers rolled together, like a hell Shura Dojo on earth.
Because the Yuan army was gathered on the other side of the mountain, the casualties were not only 10,000, but also wounded.
The ground was full of stumps and broken arms, and the commander of the Yuan army was inserted into his eyebrows by a shrapnel, but he did not hurt his skull, but the blood that flowed down had dyed his eyeballs red, and he listened to the continuous wailing, and everywhere he saw was a piece of blood.
Most of the Yuan army's return artillery had already died down, Zhao Rui stopped and said behind him: "Another ten shots!" ”
With Zhao Rui's order, the soldiers couldn't be happier, the mortar is very energetic, and it really can't be enough to fight.
"Whoosh ......"
Countless **** fell, which woke up the Mongols, and they have clearly realized that staying here any longer is a dead end.
You can only run quickly!
In an instant, no matter whether the Yuan army was injured or not, everyone who could run and move seemed to have to flee.
"Don't escape! Escape will be dealt with by military law! Hey, what about you...... Don't escape, whoever escapes, I'll kill whom! The commander of the Yuan army was still shouting angrily, although there was already a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood around him.
The sand and gravel splashed in the violent explosion, most of the return cannon had been damaged, and people kept falling, and those fleeing Yuan troops didn't care about any military law, anyway, if they stayed here, they would definitely die, so it was better to escape quickly and find a way to live!
Don't look at the fierce and domineering treatment of the Song people by these Mongols on weekdays, but when it comes to the real life-threatening situation, they escape faster than anyone else.
Made!
Seeing that the war had been lost, the commander of the Yuan Dynasty stopped shouting, everyone was running away, only he was quietly poking his head out to check.
It's not that he is not afraid of death, it's just that he has more than 20 years of combat experience, and he can't find the location of the artillery.
Afraid of being attacked by the musketeers, the commander of the Yuan army seemed very cautious, but just when his eyes were about to poke out to block, a **** happened to fall behind him.
"Boom ......"
The bursting shrapnel almost pinned him to the rocks.
"No...... I don't know where the shells were fired from yet! ”
The commander roared in despair, but he had been hit by countless shrapnel all over his body, and the blood was pouring down, and in an instant he lay on his head on the rock, and he was no longer conscious.
Zhao Rui watched the battle situation with a telescope on the high ground, silently calculating that the number of Mongols who ran away should be one or two thousand, and this battle can be said to be Zhao Rui's complete victory.
Zhao Rui's mood did not fluctuate at all, he originally relied on the mortar of the big killing weapon, and he couldn't beat some soldiers with ancient cold weapons, wouldn't it be a joke.
Until no one escaped, Zhao Rui waved his hand, "Let's go, clean up the battlefield!" ”
Countless Yuan soldiers died tragically on the spot, and everyone did not have any mercy, killed the undead Tartars, and then picked up some iron tools, and then gathered them together, and then found a car to transport them to Wanya Prefecture to return to the furnace. Now it is a hostile relationship with Champa, so naturally there is no way to sell it.
After cleaning up the battlefield, the army went straight to Taiyuan Prefecture without stopping.
Didn't the Yuan army defeat Taiyuan Prefecture and Baole Prefecture, Zhao Rui wanted to take it back as it was, and by the way, let the Mongols know that they knew the price of provoking themselves!
3,000 lives and 1,500 guns, this is simply the biggest loss since Zhao Rui crossed.
Others seemed to Zhao Rui to win easily, but these easy battles were also completed after Zhao Rui's careful consideration and ensuring that there was no damage.
But people are not as good as heaven, or the Mongols picked up the basket, it's not too late to make amends, Zhao Rui is going to fill the hole now!
The army of 10,000 people crossed the mountains and mountains without any hindrance, which was a bit abnormal, which made Zhao Rui delay the speed with some caution, but when everyone arrived in Taiyuan Prefecture, they found something strange before they entered the door!
The city gate in the distance was opened, and there was no Yuan army stationed, and the city wall was also empty, Zhao Rui held a telescope, and he could faintly see dozens of corpses lying on the ground at the city gate, looking at the clothes like ordinary people.
It won't be ......
Zhao Rui's eyebrows furrowed, he had already thought of the worst consequences.
"Hurry up! Get into town fast! ”
After Zhao Rui shouted, he took the lead and quickly went straight to the city.
Until he rushed into the city gate and arrived on the street of Taiyuan City, Zhao Rui's heart suddenly became cold.
Originally, the bluestone slabs in Taiyuan City had been unrecognizable, with dried blood stains and twisted corpses everywhere, there were young and strong women, and there were even more old people and children, this is not an occupation of the city, this is simply a slaughter of the city!
Such a cruel and inhumane thing, I'm afraid only a beast like Tartar can do it!
"Forehead ......"
Zhao Rui suddenly felt that the blood was surging all over his body, and the nine-headed bloodline that had been suppressed before seemed to be more and more uncontrollable, and his mind became more and more dizzy, and as time went by, Zhao Rui felt that his consciousness was also peeling off little by little.