Chapter 483: Thunder, Arrows

The Ming Dynasty's efforts on firearms were far higher than those of the previous dynasty, and the Ordnance Bureau and the War Bureau performed their respective duties, all of which were conscientiously researching and improving various firearms. Among them, after the battle was laid, the spear from Annan was brought back to Beijing by Zhang Fu, and after countless craftsmen's repeated pondering, the spear that originally only had the advantage of long range was derived from a series of products.

The five-barreled spear that Zhang Yue took out of the box at this time was the latest weapon of the War Bureau. The body of the gun was made of fine copper, about three feet long, and the spoon used to hold gunpowder could hold about three coins of gunpowder. It's just that unlike the solid projectiles commonly used in ordinary firearms, these five-barreled sharpshooters are equipped with sharp arrowheads with three-edged barbs, and there is also an ironwood force at the back to isolate the air.

Thinking that when he got this batch of things, the fat eunuch of the War Bureau had people demonstrate that a target three hundred steps away actually penetrated directly, Zhang Yue couldn't help but pick up the spear and looked at it for a moment, and saw that Xiang Long and Liu Bao next to him were full of nervousness, so he smiled and said: "What are you afraid of, there is no charge in it, and there is no arrow, so you can't go away!" ”

Lian Sheng and Lian Hu, who had just rushed back after delivering something to Wang Zhao, had red faces, and the nervousness and fear of seeing the battle formation for the first time had passed, and all that was left was the courage that came out of nowhere. At this time, Lian Sheng cautiously took the spear from Zhang Yue's hand, and then grinned: "Young master, there is a shortage of manpower now, why don't you let me try this guy later?" ”

"If everyone can use firearms well, then what's the use of the Divine Machine Battalion? Zhou Bailing will personally bring people over immediately, they are all veterans of the Shenji Battalion, and what kind of results they can have at that time can only depend on luck! ”

Knowing that today's firearms are more just to disrupt the formation of cavalry charges or foot soldiers, and do not expect precise aiming and no precise aiming, Zhang Yue naturally would not expect to be able to penetrate three people with an arrow like the fat eunuch boasted, and in modern times, only snipers can really hit a hundred shots. Counting the special arrows equipped with iron and wood power in the box, he found that the total weight was two arrows per sharpshooter, and he was still a little annoyed, but after thinking about it, he smiled bitterly.

I'm afraid there is only one real chance, if a salvo misses, can you still expect people to give you the opportunity to reload gunpowder again?

The Western Wall, which had just experienced another fierce battle, had been basically cleaned up at this time. The corpses of the Tartars were thrown off the city wall one by one - in the words of a sergeant, that is, even if there was a case that could not hold on, the corpses piled up under the city could at least freeze them half to death if they could not stop the Tartars from entering the city - the battle was fought to this extent, whether it was superior in martial arts or ordinary ability, everyone felt that their blood was burning and boiling, even if they were usually timid thieves, they gradually survived in the process of hardening their heads again and again.

"The Tartars are here again!"

It didn't even take the lookout to ring the alarm bell, and the sergeants on the city walls who had just been rotated raised their voices and shouted. For a while, the atmosphere that had just been slightly relaxed suddenly became tense again. Unlike those small cities with a slight scale in the Central Plains, which have four gates, Xinghe Fort only has two gates, east and west. The previous three times the other party attacked the east gate, and the pressure on the west gate was slightly lighter, this time most people thought it was still the same, but Zheng Pingyuan immediately woke up after seeing the turn of the large group of men and horses and the siege vehicle.

He grabbed a personal soldier casually and shouted: "Let Wang Dushuai hurry up and kill from the West Gate with the alarm bell of the watchtower!" ”

Seeing that this pro-soldier ran down, he commanded another pro-soldier: "Let the deputy Qianhu go to the lookout and be ready to give orders at any time!" ”

With these two things properly arranged, Zheng Pingyuan was worried about whether there was too much pressure on the west, thinking about whether to try to send a few people over, or whether to leave someone here to direct him to rush to the town in person, but he saw someone rushing up the stairs in three steps and two steps. Recognizing that they were the two strong men beside Zhang Yue, he simply stepped forward and asked, "Can Lord Xiao Zhang resist it?" ”

Although Niu Dare is not good at drawing a bow and shooting arrows, but the strength of a brute bull is not a problem to fight horse thieves on the way to escape, at this time Zhang Yue asked Peng Shisan to bring him over for reinforcements, and he came with the newly acquired saber without saying a word. At this moment, seeing that Zheng Pingyuan was actually asking a question to himself, he couldn't help but be stunned, and it was Peng Shisan next to him who answered first.

"Zhou Qianhu in the west has brought all the remaining firecrackers from the Shenji Battalion, and he will take over the central deployment, which should be able to survive this time. The adults said that they were afraid of heavy losses in the three shocks just now, so let the two of us come over and help. When we just came over, we happened to see Wang Dushuai, and he said that there were probably not many arrows, and the soldiers in the fort had to be pressed up. ”

The previous piece of news finally made Zheng Pingyuan's heart feel relieved, because the firecrackers in the fort had not used firecrackers for many years, and putting hundreds of brand-new Yongle firecrackers and a large number of gunpowder could not be used after all, it was not a way to do it, so since last night, he invited those skilled soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to teach them hand-in-hand, and now the firecrackers in the arrow tower are all here like this. Now that the temporary cramming should be over, everyone can only pull into battle, Zhou Bailing has his hands free, and he doesn't have to worry about it in the west.

"Hit!"

Hearing the loud shout in the arrow tower, Zheng Pingyuan drove all the distractions aside in an instant, turned around almost without thinking about it, and looked at the black siege army with bloodshot eyes, and immediately ordered Peng Shisan and Niu Dad: "I won't talk nonsense, the battlement over there was originally responsible for three sword players, but now there is only one left, you two go there, don't forget to bring your shield, be careful of the Tartar cold arrow!" ”

Seeing that a large number of people rushed forward again, the horse stood under the black eagle flag, his face was very relaxed, and he even pointed at Xinghebao with a horsewhip and said with a smile: "I told my father that it would take a day and a night at most, and it seems that I still look down on them." As long as they attack again after this time, they will definitely not be able to hold on! If it weren't for the fact that we happened to be coerced along the way by these two small tribes who had been driven out of the Warat Taiping Division, they would not have been able to survive this winter without us, and the losses this time would have been great! ”

"The Great Prince ...... said"

Although Arutai has several sons, everyone knows that Arutai has always been cultivated as an heir, so there is no flattery in this kind of victory. However, the Qianhu who spoke only said half of it, and the remaining word "yes" was blocked in his throat. Not only him, but before he could see the siege truck, the west gate suddenly opened, and a small number of cavalry came out, and the others were also stunned.

The cavalry rushed out at a gallop and slammed headlong into the group that had not yet approached the west gate. The officer who took the lead was armed with a spear, and with the strength of his hand, he picked up three people in a row, and with this momentum, the other cavalry who followed him attacked with all their might, and at once they made a bloody way and rushed straight to the siege vehicle. After the initial surprise, the Mongol soldiers on both sides immediately closed up, but they didn't want the cavalry to cooperate tacitly, so they rushed to the siege vehicle.

This wave of cavalry rushed out of all of them with red cloth strips tied to their heads, although there were only a few dozen people, but they had their own momentum of vertical and horizontal contemplation. Wang Zhao in the center once again picked up a person, and at this moment he inhaled the cold air, and while lighting the heavy black bump fuse in his hand with a few henchmen and old soldiers, he still had the energy to think about other things in his heart.

It's not that no one has ever tried to light something like a straw stack at the head of the city and throw it down, but it's a pity that those Tartars also have a set of treatments, and the siege vehicles are covered with a thick layer of skin, so they can't be lit at all. Now, I can only see how effective the novice grenade of this military battle is, if only there was the kind of earth-shattering thunder that was used to defend the north.

He has never been a hero in his life, so no matter what battle or danger, his wife has spent it peacefully, so Gao Jue Houlu has always had nothing to do with him, but just rises step by step. But in his heart, why is there no blood? If there is no blood, why would he come to such a place, just nest in Shanxi Xingdusi. When the old boss was under siege, although he said that he had no time to rescue, he was actually timid for a while, and when he turned back to pay incense to the memorial, he was ashamed and embarrassed

Today, he is going to go out once, and he is just defending the city, and he doesn't need to be an old immortal to sit in charge of many things!

At this moment, everyone knew that the intention of this group of cavalry was only in the siege vehicle, so the people in front of the car were desperately blocking, and in addition, countless arrows were also pouring down on the heads of this group of bold and provocative enemies. Seeing that those who disturbed their own excitement gradually couldn't resist, they were so annoyed that they dropped the horsewhip just now that they turned their anger into joy, and immediately shouted in a deep voice: "Go up and have a look!" This time, the counterattack failed to rush to the siege vehicle at all, and those barbarians should be dead! ”

"The eldest prince, this man's firearms are powerful......"

"No matter how powerful the firearms are, they can't shoot four hundred paces, besides, don't you see that they don't have firearms!"

Unable to do anything, the guards under the black flag had no choice but to escort the noble prince forward, but none of them dared to go too fast. Just when he was still a few dozen steps away, there was a sudden bang on the ground, followed by a second and third sound...... It turned out to be a series of explosions. At that moment, although the Mongolian horses were now well-trained and had long been afraid of the sound of firearms, everyone including the pinched was taken aback. Before they could see what was behind the smoke, two sharp arrows struck them with an incomparable sharp wind.

The guards who lost their hands were all warriors carefully selected by Arutai, and at this time, the guards at the front who reacted extremely quickly immediately instinctively drew their swords and stood up to block. However, when a strong Mongolian man slashed at one of the arrows, not only did he fail to pick the arrow away, but the knife in his hand flew out, and the arrow sank into his chest even more, and then pierced through his back, and shot the first few steps behind him without submerged.

"The Great Prince!"

Although another arrow pierced the other two unlucky ghosts, no one cared about them. Everyone knows how much Arutai dotes on this son of his, if he loses his hand, what if, this time it is to capture Xinghe, I'm afraid they will die first!