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In the middle of the night in the valley sounded a deafening explosion of mines. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Chinese craftsmen added a little explosives to the traditional black powder formula for making firecrackers, so the "firecrackers" that have been called for thousands of years have a resounding name: "Ma Leizi".

The coalition mines were 100% explosive, and the disapprehensive chief of staff increased the dose.

If the deflagration speed of black powder is about equal to the speed of sound of Mach 1, then the speed of explosion of salt explosives is the supersonic speed of Mach 7 or 8. The exploding mine compresses the surrounding air, creating a huge "sonic boom" similar to that of a supersonic fighter as it passes by.

Whether it was a horse standing and napping or lying down and sleeping, a spirit jumped up.

Chen Si only felt that his eardrums hurt so much, and his heart seemed to be desperately clamped by something.

The mine's blast wave effortlessly busted any obstacle that stood in its way, and everything near the point of the explosion vanished in an instant.

The valley reverberated with the echo of mines, as if they were exploding in all directions.

The horse frantically stood up on its two hind legs, slashed desperately with its two front hooves, and then threw its hind hooves out desperately.

Chen Si got up as soon as he got up, and ran towards the hillside.

White smoke and a choking smell slowly spread from the ground.

Frightened horses run wildly.

In an instant, the ground shook, the horses neighed, and all the large and small ponies exploded.

The defeat is like a mountain, and the surprise of the horse is better than the defeat.

The horses that had lost their minds trampled under their feet anything that stood in their way, and the "rumbling" of horses' hooves in the valley sounded like rolling thunder.

Along the direction of the Shimen Waterway, the horses rushed to the Shimen, and the Manchurian soldiers stationed at the front were trampled into flesh by the horses.

In the blink of an eye, the horses turned past the stone gate and rushed desperately towards the horses and deer.

The sharp blade of the horse pierced the chest of the horse, and the wounded horse dragged the horse on.

The branches of the deer stumbled over the legs of the startled horse, and the lame startled horse lay on the ground with a grunt.

The horses in the back kept coming up, and the horses in front of them desperately died with the barricades.

Chen Si's back was clinging to the hillside, and his legs were weak in fright.

The calf stuffed the rope into Chen Si's hand, put it close to Chen Si's ear and shouted, "Run!" ”

In the other direction of the Shimen Waterway, wave after wave of madness passed among the horses, like a flood rushing upstream.

The gun carts and baggage carts in the valley between the herds of horses were smashed to pieces by the foaming mad horses.

For a time, the whole valley was full of smoke and dust.

A frightened horse is essentially the same as a horse charging on the battlefield, both of them are in a state of irrational and extremely excited impulses, and even the owner of the horse cannot bring the horse back to his senses.

Legend has it that pikemen formed a formation against cavalry charges, because the horses instinctively dodged when they saw the bright tips of their spears. In fact, the war horse has not yet run, and once the war horse is excited, it will crash into the pikemen desperately until it is broken.

Once the startled horse is ruthless, it can run out of twenty miles in one go. There are seven or eight tributary valleys in the upper reaches of the Shimen Waterway, and it is estimated that the horses will not stop until they reach the end of these tributary valleys.

Chen Si, who was up the hillside, was paralyzed on the ground and never wanted to get up again.

Fortunately, the seven members of the coalition army were safe and sound, and they also brought back more than a dozen Dalinghe Han soldiers.

The calf stepped forward to help Chen Si, and according to the plan, they had to make a detour over the mountains and mountains, and they could only return to the stone gate barrier city at dawn.

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Gilharang, Yueto, and Sakhalian were deliberating on a plan for the morning's attack.

The first plan was to concentrate troops to take down the East Shimen Mountain Fort and hang it up with red-coated artillery to bombard the Shimen Barrier.

This plan is difficult first and then easy, once the East Shimen Mountain Fort is taken, it is only a matter of time before the Shimen Barrier City is captured.

The second plan was to concentrate forces to break through the Great Wall, and the foot soldiers would stick behind the enemy and attack the Shimen Barrier from behind.

This scheme is easy first and then difficult, and the infantry will be very serious if they attack the city without equipment.

While the three of them were discussing, they suddenly heard several explosions of thunder in the valley, followed by rolling thunder like thousands of horses galloping, and a moment later, the east and west Shimen forts fired into the valley.

One of the guards hurriedly came to report: "The camp has been bombed!" The horses were all shocked! The armorers will go back to catch the horses. ”

The Eight Banners of Manchukuo went out to fight, and the horses and weapons were all provided by the soldiers. On this expedition to the grasslands, many Manchurians wore armor and sold cattle and horses to make a fortune, hoping to make a windfall.

As a result, the loot was not grabbed, and his horse was lost.

If you don't get your horse back, how can you get home?

No one in the armor of the eight banners on the mountain could not stay, and the dotted torches converged into a team and retreated down the mountain.

Gil Harang let out a long sigh and ordered the troops to retreat.

Fortunately, the coalition forces did not take advantage of the chaos.

At dawn in the morning, Gil Harang retreated ten miles and encamped.

The Manchurian right-wing army was busy all night looking for lost horses, and in the end ten percent of the horses were lost, nearly 1,000 casualties, and food was cut off.

Last night was still discussing how to attack in high spirits, and in the morning the issue of the three brothers had become whether to withdraw their troops.

The two brothers, Sakhalian and Yueto, were at odds and at a stalemate.

Sakhalian opposed the withdrawal, "In the summer, the horse meat will not last long, and it will only take two days for the army to starve if the troops are withdrawn and changed to other routes." ”

Yue Tuo asked rhetorically: "The morale has become like this, how can the battle be fought?" ”

The surviving Mongol soldiers last night were frightened, and Zhu Shen, who had lost his horses, complained about the loss of his horses. Rumors of thunder and thunder, dragons and snakes helping opponents have spread.

The sergeants of the Manchurian right-wing could not defeat Shimen yesterday when they were still in good spirits, and now they really have no chance of winning.

Ji Erharang thought for a long time, and only asked Yue Tuo: "If you withdraw the troops here, how will you explain to Huang Taiji?" ”

Yue Tuo was silent, speechless.

Gil Harang analyzed:

"Thieves are good at guarding, and they rely on the terrain. In addition, the stealing camp was successful last night, and the morale is high. ”

"On the other hand, our army now has more soldiers and fewer horses, and its morale is low. Attacking the city is the shortcoming of our army, the general artillery is useless, the red-coated artillery has a limited role, and it is very disadvantageous for our army to attack it again. In my opinion, we simply bypass the stone gate barrier city and don't fight! ”

"The soldiers made a feint to attack the Shimen Fort, but the focus was to prepare for a water attack. Men were sent to build a dam to stop the water at the stone gate, and after the water level rose, the mouth was dug to wash away the horses and ditches in the river, and the cavalry rushed through the barrier from the side. ”

"The thieves attacked us, we retaliated with a tooth for a tooth, and we attacked them! At the same time, they sent horseless foot soldiers to climb the mountains and bypass the Great Wall, and went deep behind the thieves to grab horses, grab grain, burn houses, and kill people. ”

"As long as we reach the plains, no one can match our Manchurian army. At that time, we will join forces on both sides and kill all the way to Dabansheng to take revenge. ”

"It's just that in this way, the red-coated artillery and the general's artillery can only return the same way, and take Kuku and Tunbai Road instead. The red-coated artillery was left for a period of time to cover the damming and holding back the water, and then withdrew at the last moment; As for the general artillery, it is useless at all, pull it away as soon as possible! ”

Yueto and Sakhalian agreed:

"Good!"

"Zha!"