Chapter 139: Life is Fleeting (First Update, Ask for Subscription)
The thought of being with this kind of thing every day made Steward West's heart a little furious, if one of them accidentally caught fire, then they were afraid that they would turn into powder in an instant.
But now that the gunpowder has become their own power, it makes the steward of West feel very relieved, and he is quite looking forward to the moment when this kind of thing will burst into power.
Among the bandits, Blackbeard took the lead, staring at Eugen standing on the hill with a fierce look.
He hadn't met Eugen, and all he knew about Eugen came from the intelligence of the Vetina family, which was very rudimentary, and the description of Eugen was also very vague, and did not cover any important content.
However, this did not prevent Blackbeard from recognizing Eugen from the crowd, and he could often tell who was the highest in status by looking at who spoke regularly and stood in the highest position in that team.
"These ridiculous aristocrats, hehe, they just can't let go of the so-called honor, so they will die under my knife again and again!" Blackbeard said through gritted teeth.
During the years he was a robber, he had killed many nobles, and he had summed up a set of experiences on how to kill them.
The aristocracy is such a strange kind of people, in fact, as long as they wear a little tattered clothes and put away their lofty expressions, they can easily blend in with the crowd and avoid disaster.
It's not that they don't understand this, but they just don't do it, as if if if they do, they will lose something more important than life.
"What could be more important than life?" Blackbeard couldn't think of it, and he didn't care at all.
He felt that only life was the most important and the only important thing in the world, and he enjoyed the pleasure of taking away important things from others, especially the life of that Eugen kid.
"No, I'm not going to kill you, I'm going to take you to Saxony and give it to that bitch of Tresia, that pig has enough means to deal with you...... By the way, it can also help me degasses! Truly! ”
Blackbeard smiled gloomily, pointed his scimitar at Eugen, and howled loudly. At this moment, the distance between him and Eugen was less than fifty meters, and he could even clearly see that Eugen seemed to have a vague smile on his face.
"Give it to me! Kill them all! Blackbeard roared, boosting the morale of the entire cavalry and rushing forward. At the same time, Blackbeard thought disdainfully in his heart: "Pretentious boy, hehe, look at how arrogant you will be later." ”
Then, he saw Eugen raise his right hand and wave it down, and several of the soldiers around Eugen who were guarding him rolled the wine barrels and pushed them in the direction where he was.
"What is this for? Do they really think that robbers can't walk when they see good wine? ”
An almost absurd thought crossed Blackbeard's mind, and he drove his horse around the barrels.
As he walked around the barrels, Blackbeard could see that the lids of the barrels seemed to be covered with a ball of cloth, and there was still a little fire burning on the part of the cloth that was hanging on the outside.
At this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed through Blackbeard's mind, and he suddenly remembered the information about Eugen, about his only battle.
Of all the information, the description of the battle was the most detailed, and there were several large pages of paper, but because of the number of words, Blackbeard did not look closely, but vaguely remembered that there seemed to be a word 'fire' in it.
"Fire?"
This time, Blackbeard saw the fire as well, but he didn't have time to think about it anymore.
Rumble! Hohoo ho! Boom Boom!
After an earth-shattering bang, the sound of flames filled Blackbeard's ears, like the low roar of a beast in the jungle, with a strong sense of oppression that hit the heart.
Man's fear of fire is written in his bones.
After a series of explosions, the red light filled the entire valley, and the green grass and trees, and the cyan mountain rocks showed a strange and magnificent scene in the red light, like a dream.
Without waiting for people to take a closer look at the scenery, the crazy screams tore through the scenery like nails.
"Ahh Ahh!!hhhh ”
Blackbeard could tell that those were the screams of his own people, and there were many more who didn't even let out a scream, and were instantly engulfed in flames and reduced to ashes.
He froze, not even knowing that his horse had gone off, but turned around and stared at the scene behind him with wide eyes.
Blackbeard wasn't hit by the flames because of his rush forward, but the men behind him weren't so lucky.
The line of the robber charge was not dense, but there were too many powder kegs. In order to have the greatest effect, Eugen ordered the use of a full twenty powder kegs directly, leaving only ten powder kegs as a deterrent.
This kind of thing has the greatest effect when used for the first time, and then once the opponent is on guard, the lethality will be greatly reduced.
What is the concept of twenty powder kegs?
In the last battle against the French heavy cavalry, Eugen used only two powder kegs to throw the entire heavy cavalry brigade into a mess, laying the foundation for victory in one fell swoop.
This time, the situation is different from the last time, this time it is more sudden, and at the same time, the power has been increased by a geometric multiplier.
A large area of robbers had no time to dodge, and the burning flames were like monsters from hell opening their mouths and swallowing them in one gulp.
As the screams rang out, nearly half of the robber troops were attacked by the flames, nearly 100 people died directly, and the remaining 200 people were all wounded, and there were still flames burning on their bodies.
In one move alone, almost a third of the strength of the bandit side was defeated.
The cries of the wounded, the neighing of the horses, and the burning of the flames formed a grand symphony that constantly reverberated through the valley.
The war horse, whose fur was blackened and its tail was burned, was already in a state of madness as it rushed directionlessly in the valley.
As for his master, he was unlucky, he was next to the powder keg when it exploded, and even brandished a machete to slash at the barrel, and the tongue of fire instantly pounced on his face, and he only let out a low muffled sound, and simply fell to the ground without life.
In autumn, the moisture of the plants and trees has subsided, and many of them have turned yellow, and the heat instantly ignites these plants and trees, and the soot of the plants and trees floats in the air, as if the soul is flying towards heaven.
Eugen stood on a low hill with an indescribable hint of indifference on his face.
Since he killed Count Mead with his own hands, he didn't seem to be much touched by the loss of life, and he already knew in his heart that this was a crazy age, and life was the least valuable thing in this era.