Chapter 149: Xiahou Dun's Battle Fall
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After the two rounds of shells exploded, Chen Tao's troops had no room to continue to retreat, or they would leave the city and flee to the north, but this would quickly be blocked by the co-congregation army, and then slowly grind to death in the encirclement. It doesn't matter if they don't run away, the artillery can still fire three times in a row to see how many people they plan to fill in.
The entire county is almost in ruins, and the people inside seem to have been relocated to other places in advance. But that's fine, at least there's no need to worry about slaughtering ordinary people.
The news that Chen Taobu had two artillery pieces under his command, and of course Xiahoudun knew that it was a light cannon that could shoot two miles. The so-called lightness means that it can be carried by two people all over the world, put on the cart and even pulled by horses to move quickly, which will not delay the marching speed of the troops at all, and the key is that it will not be restricted in the mountains.
This artillery is a good thing, and it is more suitable for the needs of various environments than heavy guns. The short range is not a problem, the key is that the accuracy of the shot is the key, their heavy artillery, more than two miles away, do not know where the final landing point will be, attacking the enemy five miles away, it is already luck to say that ten shells can hit three shots!
Xiahoudun was even thinking about how to capture these two cannons after the war, take them back and imitate them when the time came, and arm them into the army on a large scale, only one hundred guns were needed, Sun Jian was not worried. If it is used in conjunction with heavy artillery, even if it is the Republic of China, it has to feel jealous.
Xiahou Yuan had already led the cavalry troops of his headquarters at this moment and killed the cavalry troops like a rout. With Cao Chun's troops further behind, under the front and rear attacks, it is definitely not a problem to eat them completely.
"Hooked, shoot!" Zhou Tai saw that the enemy had entered the firing range, and immediately shouted.
The soldiers took out their mounted guns from their horses, which could be loaded with five rounds, and because they used smokeless gunpowder, they did not need to be cleaned at all, and they could fire in quick bursts. In addition to the cavalry spear, each soldier also had a Hidden Arrow that could shoot five arrows in a row, which could be used for close-range shooting. It is also equipped with a saber and a dagger for melee combat.
At the same time, in order to exert their speed to the limit, they wore fine cotton armor instead of iron armor. In the end, the cavalry may not be most afraid of spear formations, but crossbows or muskets. Cotton armor is effective against arrows or projectiles.
It is precisely because it is cotton armor that it looks a little 'tattered', like an army that has lost its armor and ran out wearing only one lining.
The cavalry units quickly dispersed into several small detachments, ensuring that the firing range in front was absolutely empty, so as not to injure friendly troops.
After doing this, they shot at the enemy one after another, and more than 3,000 bullets were fired directly into the enemy camp, but the result was that more than 700 people fell off their horses, and Xiahou Yuan's horse was also unfortunately shot, and immediately fell to the ground, and Xiahou Yuan was also forced to fall to the ground.
Before he could react, the rest of his troops had already withstood the second round of shooting. Hundreds of cavalry fell off their horses, and the remaining cavalry saw Xiahou Yuan fall from his horse, and they were suddenly six gods and no masters. Before they could react, Cao Chun's troops had already killed them, directly piercing their chests with spears.
"Now I declare that you have been taken captive!" Several soldiers blatantly suppressed Xiahou Yuan and tied him up, Zhou Tai slowly came to him, looked at him on the ground who was not convinced, and said slowly.
"You have the right to remain silent, even if you yell and scream, it won't do you any good! But if it upsets us, don't blame us for mistreating the captives! Zu Lang also took off his helmet and came to him with a smile.
"You ...... Ah, Wanxian! Xiahou Yuan is not a fool, when he saw Zu Lang's face, he immediately realized that the situation was wrong. At this moment, Wanxian is afraid that it has fallen into the hands of the enemy.
Just why did it fall into the hands of the enemy? It is said that the walls of Wanxian County are so strong, not to mention that there are still thirty artillery pieces there as a means of defense. How could the two forces of Zulang and Zhou Tai, no more than 5,000 people, be able to break through?
"Looks like you already know? Yes, Wanxian has fallen into our hands, and you have been surrounded by us! Zu Lang said proudly.
"Hmph, I don't know who surrounds who!" Xiahou Yuan said unconvinced.
"With your 20,000 co-operative troops, I just hope they can withstand the north gate!" Zu Lang knew what he was going to say, so he revealed part of the answer to him.
"You ......" Xiahou Yuan wanted to ask something, but he was already gagged.
Zu Lang and Zhou Tai only took a short rest, so they didn't plan to waste time with him. Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, he quickly gathered his troops, threw aside the embarrassing armor of the cavalry of the Han Empire, replaced it with the cotton armor he had prepared, and quickly threw himself into battle.
Xiahoudun was also stunned, he didn't expect it to be such a dramatic result. He had almost guessed that Wanxian was only afraid that it had fallen into the hands of the Huaxia Republic at this moment, otherwise where would they be able to get so much armor? Not to mention the military flag, it is the life of a soldier, how can it be casually discarded or handed over to the enemy?!
It's just that they have only been out for so many hours, why will Wanxian be lost? The other side used heavy artillery? But the assassin has clearly affirmed that the three troops are not equipped with heavy artillery!
Before he could straighten out these relationships, there was also a roar from the north gate. But judging from the location, it was a sound coming from near the city gate, which made him very puzzled.
It turned out that the co-contender army had indeed killed here, and when they saw the north gate open, they naturally shouted and killed the north gate. This is the elite army of the Huaxia Republic, according to Xiahoudun's promise, as long as Chen Tao's army can be swallowed, then the Han Empire will tilt more resources towards them in the future.
Most of the co-followers were mountain people from the four southern counties, and they were finally recruited, just thinking that they could live a good life. However, the Han Empire itself also inherited some of the policies of the original Han Dynasty, and even if the mountain people joined this collective, their status was still not very high. It's better than before, at least you have a household registration, and you don't need to do heavy work and pay heavy taxes, but your social status is not high.
Because of this, they are also eager to improve their social status. This is a rare opportunity, and they certainly don't plan to let it go.
Who knew that when they arrived near the gate, they didn't want to empty their feet, as if they had stepped on something, and the last burning sensation came through the ground, and there were no living people within ten meters of them; Friendly troops within 30 meters of the surrounding area were also wounded one after another.
Many people were frightened and continued to run forward, only to trigger more mines, and before they knew it, more than 3,000 people had been killed and injured.
The Affiliates were nothing more than a rabble, and many of them were indeed armed with strong bows, and even a lot of strong crossbows. Although the armor is mainly light armor, it is also the best craftsmanship of the Han Empire.
It is said that in this way, their combat effectiveness can at least be greatly improved. But in the face of the mine array, they were still caught off guard, and thousands of people were killed in an instant, and the rest of them were also panicked and didn't know what to do. Fortunately, they can clearly realize that this is some kind of gunpowder weapon, otherwise they are afraid that they will already wonder if this is a divine punishment from the gods.
"Boom!" Two more explosions were heard, but it was Chen Tao's troops in the city who fired with mortars. The shells quickly harvested their lives, making the co-operatives afraid to step forward.
The musket units began to fire, and soon a barrage was formed, constantly reaping their lives. After more than 8,000 casualties, the Conservant Army was completely frightened and only wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.
The troops of the Huaxia Republic are not people, they are ghosts and gods, and they are tired of fighting ghosts and gods!
"Where to go?" Guan Yu's troops finally arrived, led by Guan Yu and the five hundred personal guards cavalry under his command. At this moment, they are armed with two guns and continue to harvest the lives of these co-operatives.
Probably frightened, in the end, I don't know who took the lead, and the remaining more than 8,000 soldiers surrendered one after another. In the face of the enemy who had surrendered, Guan Yu naturally did not want to continue fighting, so he arranged manpower to accept them. It's just that the other party surrendered as soon as he came, which was obviously not enjoyable, looking at the dense enemy troops on the ground, Guan Yu was a little unhappy.
"Why does General Guan have such an expression? No, there is still Xiahoudun's headquarters in front! Chen Tao obviously knew Guan Yu's mood at the moment, and pointed to the guide and said with a smile.
"Speaking of which, you can't give Zulang them a head start!" When Guan Yu heard this, he immediately cheered up and led his troops to kill him.
When Guan Yu reached the front line, Xiahoudun was left with only a few hundred remnants to resist there. Other troops were either killed or wounded, and those who were still alive were also hit by at least two bullets, and the situation is not optimistic.
Xiahoudun was even more disheveled, his helmet had obviously been knocked off by the projectile, at this moment he held a spear in his hand, pointed at Guan Yu and shouted: "General Guan Yu, do you dare to fight with a certain general?" ”
In fact, everyone can see that he just wants to die on the battlefield like a warrior, and he definitely doesn't want to be captured or end his life with a projectile.
"As you wish!" Guan Yu said slowly, and naturally a personal guard handed over his Qinglong Yanyue Knife. He also put away his two revolvers and asked the soldiers below to clear the field.
A clearing was quickly cleared between the two, and Xiahoudun smiled, and rode directly towards Guan Yu.
"Kill!" Seeing this, Guan Yu also rode his horse and galloped away, holding the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in his hand and directly towards Xiahou Xuan.
The two sides staggered, and nothing was missing from Guan Yu. But Xiahoudun was carrying the spear in his hand, and his upper body was cut in half.
At this moment, Xiahoudun was not dead yet, he looked back at Guan Yu and smiled faintly: "Thank you, ......" (to be continued.) )