Chapter 504: Battle Taiping (2)
When the herald heard this, he hurriedly agreed, and then saw the flag in his hand fluttering, and Deng Yu, the general of the Wu army, who was only twenty-two years old, was in the Wu army, and the general of the Wu army, who was sentenced by the Privy Council, immediately led the thousands of sons and daughters under his command who had been standing still into the battle.
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"Sons, rush with Ben! The Wu army has very few soldiers and horses, as long as we rush out, it is really easy to destroy this Wu army! ”
In the encirclement of the Wu army, when Zhang Mingtong ordered the thousands of soldiers in the encirclement to abandon their war horses, the combat power of the thousands of Chu soldiers in the encirclement suddenly increased several times.
Although due to chaos, Zhang Mingtong, as the main general, could not command the army as he usually did.
But when Zhang Mingtong and hundreds of guards beside him formed a battle formation and rushed back to kill, the well-trained Chu soldiers around him also began to spontaneously hold short knives and blades, gathered around Zhang Mingtong and rushed out with their generals.
In the end, they are all battle-hardened soldiers, although when they were ambushed by the Wu army at the beginning, they inevitably fell into a panic.
But when this group of soldiers found the backbone and knew what to do, the powerful combat power they burst out couldn't help but cut down the Wu soldiers who surrounded and ambushed them to the ground one by one.
"Sons, rush me and kill them all...... Uh, what is Wu Jun holding in his hand? ”
The form was reversing little by little, but just when Zhang Mingtong thought that it would only take a moment for them to rush out of the Wu army's encirclement, thousands of Wu soldiers armed with long barrels of weapons suddenly appeared in front of them.
"This ...... It's a firearm! It's not good, quick, raise your shield and be on guard!! ”
In the end, it was the general of the Chu army, Zhang Mingtong recognized the weapons in the hands of the thousands of Wu soldiers who suddenly appeared at a glance.
But the moment he recognized it, he couldn't help but be shocked.
He had seen the power of this weapon, and at close range, the power of this fire system was not even inferior to that of the Divine Arm Crossbow. As far as he knew, their king had been trying to make this weapon popular in the army, and then use it to replace the common strongbow and crossbow in the army.
However, because the cost of this large copper bowl (Note 1) was quite high and it was extremely complicated to use, only two divisions of the ironclad army were equipped with this weapon in the Chu army.
In this way, he naturally did not expect that the Wu army was also equipped with these thousands of bowls.
But as Fang just said, the popularity of this kind of weapon in the army is too low.
Although Zuo, a high-ranking general of the Chu army like Zhang Mingtong, recognized at a glance what kind of equipment Wu Jun was holding. But for most of the Chu soldiers who had never seen this big bowl of command, they didn't realize the danger of this kind of weapon at all.
Even though he knew that Wu Jun dared to use such a strange weapon to block the way forward of his people, he was still too slow to react.
"Shoot the Chu thief!"
Seeing this, Deng Yue, the general of the Wu army on the other side, naturally would not miss such a good opportunity.
Among the generals of the Wu army, although Deng Yu is young, in terms of official position, he is the top five generals among the generals of the Wu army. is young, but he is so used by Zhu Yuanzhang, which shows his skills.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Under the command of Deng Yu, Wu Jun can be said to have shot the lead bullet in the big bowl at the right time.
Therefore, immediately after, a heart-rending scream and wailing sound could not help but reach the ears of the surrounding soldiers.
You must know that lead bullets are different from arrows, if they are shot by sharp arrows, as long as the wound is not infected, then after the arrow is removed, most of the soldiers who are hit by the arrow can also save their lives.
But if you are shot by a round lead bullet, at this time, there is really nothing you can do and there is no cure.
Moreover, the shape of the buckshot is also destined to cause much more damage to the human body than arrows. Therefore, the moment Wu Jun's lead bullet was fired into his body, this group of soldiers who would not make a sound of swords and axes could not help but cry out in pain at this time.
"Damn, rush, kill all this group of Wu thieves!!"
Seeing that his subordinates had lost hundreds of people at this moment, Zhang Mingtong, who had always loved soldiers, couldn't help but turn blood-red in his eyes.
With an angry roar, Zhang Mingtong, who was aware of his anger, couldn't help but rush forward and kill the thousands of children under his command as if he was crazy.
"Quick, change your knife to meet the enemy!"
Deng Yu is not Mu Ying in the future, although he is proficient in firearms, he has not thought of making up for the shortcomings of the operation of the big bowl system with the method of three-stage continuous shooting at this time.
Therefore, his commanders were all equipped with war knives at this time, and when they saw the Chu army on the opposite side rushing towards them like crazy, this group of people immediately put away the big bowl in their hands and fought with the Chu army with their war knives.
"Kill all these Wu thieves !!"
There is a way that mourning soldiers will win, and since the establishment of the Longxiang Army, how have they ever suffered such a big loss.
At this time, they were angry with the enemy, and they couldn't help but kill the Wu army that blocked them and retreated.
"Long Xiangjun, as expected, is worthy of his name, he really deserves to be the most trusted descendant of the pseudo-king Zhang Shihua!"
On the high slope of the hills, Xu Da saw Deng Yu personally leading the troops, but he was still killed by the crazy Chu army and retreated again and again, and his face couldn't help but show a touch of emotion.
Even he didn't expect that Chu Jun would be so difficult.
It is understandable that this Long Xiang army is crazy when he fights, and it is understandable that Xu Da is not going to kill him, after all, Long Xiang Jun is the descendant of the Chu army, and they are most respected by Zhang Shihua, the king of Chu, and it is natural that they are willing to die for Zhang Shihua, the king of Chu.
Compared with the Long Xiang Army, the Naturalized Army outside the encirclement gradually began to go crazy at this time, which was really a bit unexpected to him.
'Aren't these Tartars all taken captive by the puppet king Zhang Shihua, how can they be so loyal to Zhang Shihua!? ’
However, seeing that the Chu army was about to break out of the encirclement, Xu Da couldn't care about this problem at this time.
"Hurry up and load the artillery with scattered bullets, aim at the position of the Chu army, and aim to hit. This time, I'm going to kill that Chu general! ”
"Yes!"
The Wu gunners shouted yes, and then these people hurriedly loaded the cooled guns with scattered shells.
"Cannon !!"
"Not good, the general is careful!!"
A guard beside Zhang Mingtong noticed the movement here, so he couldn't help but subconsciously shout.
But it was still a little too late.
"Bang !!" With a deafening cannon sound, Zhang Mingtong's face suddenly splashed a trace of blood.
"General, General!!" Seeing this scene, all the Chu troops around them couldn't help but be shocked.
They didn't care about fighting with the Wu army on the opposite side, but hurriedly protected Zhang Mingtong in three steps and two steps.
"General, general, are you okay, aren't you......" Zhang Mingtong's personal guard commander looked at Zhang Mingtong with blood on his face, and couldn't help but be so frightened by this scene that his face turned pale, so that his voice was crying.
"Ah...... It's going to be fine, hurry up and break through, hurry up and ......" The position of his right eye was directly shattered, and after enduring the severe pain, Zhang Mingtong gritted his teeth and said such a sentence, and then he couldn't help but pass out.
However, this still pointed out a direction for the rest of the Chu soldiers who were in chaos.
So after Zhang Mingtong passed out in a coma, one of his guards tore his clothes, simply bandaged Zhang Mingtong's wounds, and then picked up their general, shouting loudly and preparing to break through.
"Chu General Zhang Mingtong has been killed by our artillery, we won, brothers will kill all this group of Chu thieves with me, don't let one go!"
Deng Yu, who had been paying attention to Zhang Mingtong's figure, suddenly saw that the general of the Chu army in the crowd seemed to have fallen from the cannon, and he naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity.
Therefore, before these Chu soldiers in the encirclement could be reorganized under the orders of Zhang Mingtong's personal guards, the Wu army that surrounded them began to besiege them first.
"Chu General Zhang Mingtong is dead, you have already been defeated, lay down your arms and surrender, you can avoid death!"
The surrounding Wu army let out such an angry roar, and hearing such a roar from the Wu army with their own ears, coupled with the fact that they were unable to determine whether their own general was alive or dead at this time, the chaos and panic naturally spread little by little among the surrounded Chu army.
In this way, the morale of the thousands of Chu soldiers who had just mustered up their courage for not long could not help but drop sharply again.
So much so that the situation that was gradually beginning to get better couldn't help but come to a complete reversal at this time.
Under the double blow of the Wu army's artillery and fire command, the Chu army, whose morale was greatly reduced, was simply unable to parry. Even though Zhang Mingtong treated his subordinates like family, and the hundreds of guards under his command were loyal to him, they still couldn't break out of the siege with their generals at this time.
"San Lang, quick, you carry the general on your back. The general is in danger, and he can't delay it like this, I want to personally lead the troops to break through! ”
"This, good!"
Seeing that he had never been able to break out of the heavy encirclement of the Wu army, Liu Wei, the deputy commander of the personal guard, who was known for his bravery, couldn't help but feel anxious.
Therefore, after carefully handing over Zhang Mingtong on his back to the soldier named San Lang, Liu Wei couldn't help but pick up a blade, raised his knife and shouted to the left and right: "Brothers, the general takes me like a brother." Undress and push food to eat. Now the general is in danger, and the time has come for us to die in the service of the general.
In order to save the general, that brother was willing to stand up, although I did not do !! ”
"I'm willing to go!"
"I'm willing to go!"
"I'm waiting to go!"
"We are also willing to !!"
Hearing this, more than 100 people around him couldn't help but shout in response.
"Hahaha, good!" Seeing this, Liu Wei couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh. Then, seeing that he was like a ranger of the Han Dynasty, he couldn't help but casually untie off his already slightly heavy armor, and raised his sword like this, like a tiger descending from the mountain, roaring and rushing towards the Wu army on the opposite side.
"Kill, !!"
Without the drag of armor, Liu Wei at this time can be said to be as light as a swallow. The person jumped and raised the knife to slash, which could not help but give people a feeling of Mount Tai pressing the top.
The Wu sergeant on the opposite side was so frightened that he hurriedly raised his spear to parry, but the sturdy spear shaft was like a fragile straw at this time, and it was easily split in half by Liu Wei.
"Poof!" A burst of blood spurted out, and the Wu sergeant didn't even scream, and the whole person was cut in half by Liu Wei's knife and shoulder.
"Kill, !!"
A group of 100 people is already an outlaw mourning soldier. At this time, inspired by Liu Wei, the morale of these people suddenly couldn't help but increase to the peak.
At this time, the group was like an evil ghost Shura who didn't know what death was, rushing forward to kill without caring about their own casualties.
Even though some of them had already been stabbed into their bodies by Wu Jun's sharp blades, they still roared and took the Wu Jun in front of them to Hell Yellow Spring.
As a result, the originally strong front of the Wu army couldn't help but be torn open by these well-trained outlaws in an instant.
And with the little bit intensification of the offensive of the Chu army on the periphery, the opening in the Wu army couldn't help but be torn bigger and bigger.
"Damn, stop them for me, stop them!!"
Seeing that the good situation was about to be reversed again, Deng Yu, who was already young and vigorous, couldn't help but feel a burst of anger.
"If those who retreat die, give it to me, and we must not let this group of Chu thieves kill them!"
Personally thousands of people, a knife slashed a centurion who was stagnant, Deng Yue held the centurion's head, and couldn't help roaring.
But there is a saying that "one husband surrenders to his life, and a thousand people are terrified". Although the Wu army is also a pawn of a long battle, how can he never see such a terrifying soldier who is not afraid of death on the battlefield.
Even if you are pierced by a spear, you still have to throw your sword and die with the enemy. In the face of such a group of soldiers who regarded death as life, the Wu army couldn't help but be afraid.
However, at this time, it was the Wu army that had the advantage. Therefore, no matter how the more than 100 Chu troops were not afraid of death, they still couldn't help but fall directly one by one in the battle formation of the Wu army, and the pace of breaking forward couldn't help but slow down little by little.
"Haha, Chu thief this time, it's hard to fly with wings!"
Watching the daring Chu troops in the encirclement fall one after another, even Deng Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
However, just when he thought that he had the chance to win, on the hills on the side, there was a sudden sound of gold on behalf of the withdrawal of troops.
"Why, why do you want to mingjin at this time, why do you want to mingjin at this time!!"
Hearing the sound of gold that he remembered at this time, Deng Yue couldn't help but be completely furious. He threw the sword in his hand, and his beard was all open, like an enraged lion.
"The general has an order, immediately withdraw the troops, the outer Chu thieves have already penetrated the defense line, and nothing can be done!!"
"Damn, all the work is gone!"
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