Chapter 21: A Matter of Life and Death
The production of this kind of land mine is not complicated, and a group of peasants can make it in the mine warfare during the anti-Japanese period, and the focus is on the ignition device. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info history records that during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the palace maids of the Northern Qi Dynasty invented the earliest matches, also known as candles, which were made of sulfur smeared on wood chips. Shen Yue added red phosphorus to improve, which was able to achieve friction and fire. At the same time, in order to increase the lethality of the mines, a large number of iron beads were poured into them.
Chang Mao was very excited when he heard Shen Yue's introduction, and hurriedly ordered someone to plant dozens of mines on the mountain road, and arranged for a special person to be handed over to Shen Yue to be responsible.
In the middle of the night, there was a shocking sound in the distance, presumably there was already a firefight ahead. However, the two sides did not use firearms, because the firearms at this time were still similar to arquebuses, and if they used the firerope, it was very easy to expose their position and become the target of public criticism. The 1,000 people who went to ambush this time were all equipped with bows and crossbows, which were improved by Shen Yue and were powerful enough.
Listening to the sound of fighting, Shen Yue was a little nervous in his heart, he was just an ordinary person in later generations, the first time he experienced this kind of large-scale ancient war, and it was a blade-to-blade cold weapon battle, and he did not have the calmness of later generations when he watched from the TV, even if he had the advantage of the location and made advanced mines, but the battlefield was changing rapidly, and the enemy he faced was not as idiotic as in the brain-dead TV series of later generations.
"This group of soldiers is not simple, they didn't panic when they encountered an ambush, they acted decisively, and they retreated when they touched it, it seems that we met a master this time." Chang Mao said on the side, he had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he could judge the situation from the voice coming from a distance, and immediately ordered,
"Urgently order the soldiers who went to ambush to retreat, the comers are not good, let's join forces and fight them in a decisive battle at the valley pass."
After about two hours, the front army withdrew back one after another, and the young general reported the battle situation, after the Yuan soldiers were attacked on the mountain road, they actually sent a team of people to dismount and attack, penetrate the mountains and forests, and surround them from the rear.
"This ambush is not successful, the responsibility is not yours, it seems that there are people in the Yuan army who are familiar with the terrain here to guide the way, they come from afar, and someone must answer. After this battle, they will definitely be more cautious, I am afraid that they will not come rashly tonight, you go down to rest first, and prepare for tomorrow's battle. ”
Chang Mao's face was solemn, he looked at Shen Yue and said, "Brother Shen, we are not treated in the army now, we only gave this little bit of soldiers and horses, and tomorrow will be a hard battle." I want you to come with me this time, I'm afraid that it will be more auspicious and less auspicious, and it will affect you. If my brother and I are really not good at that time, you can leave on your own without waiting for me to die. ”
Although Shen Yue heard him say affectionate and righteous, he didn't dare to take it completely seriously, none of these people who have been in battle for a long time are not human spirits, and at this time, I am afraid that I am testing myself by staging this kind of bitter drama, although if it is really defeated, I will definitely save my life and run away, but I can't say this, and I said decisively at the moment,
"Brother Chang doesn't have to worry, although he is a businessman, he is also appointed by the imperial court to serve the country, and this trip follows the general to serve the country with loyalty, and the eldest husband dies and dies.
Chang Mao saw that Shen Yue said impassionedly, and said in his heart that this kid is a big ghost, and his skin is thicker than himself, but he doesn't break it, so he ordered someone to bring wine and food, picked up the wine bowl and said to the general in the tent,
"Even Shen Xiaodong's family can understand the righteousness so well, what is there to fear for our soldiers, tomorrow will be a battle, I will live and die with you."
Everyone was excited when they heard this, and they all raised their wines to show their loyalty, and a fearless momentum brewed from the camp.
At dawn, a large group of Yuan soldiers slowly walked towards the valley mouth, Shen Yue stood on the mountainside, looking at the Yuan soldiers surging under the black pressure, and kept praying in his heart that those buried mines must play a role.
Tsuneshimoshi and his soldiers have blocked the valley mouth, and the two armies are facing each other, there is no shouting on TV, and there is no general from the two sides to fight one side first, but directly set up guns and crossbows and shoot at each other.
The Yuan army had the advantage of numbers and cavalry, and gradually gained the upper hand, constantly pressing towards the valley mouth, but because there was a ravine to block, the Yuan soldiers who rode horses to kill the Yuan soldiers could not form a strong impact for a while, and gradually gathered at the valley mouth to fight back with bows.
Seeing that the Yuan soldiers who rushed over were about to break through the defense line, Shen Yue asked people to wave the flag and signal, ordering the Ming army under the mountain to retreat slightly to find cover, and the soldiers responsible for controlling the mines pulled the fuse in their hands and prepared to detonate, only to hear dozens of earth-shattering explosions sound, a large area of smoke filled the valley mouth, and countless miserable howls came from it, and all kinds of stumps and broken arms were scattered in the air like heavenly maiden scattered flowers.
The sound of guns and cannons under the mountain had stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at the broken corpses all over the ground in the firelight, like a hell of lost souls, and froze in place.
Although Shen Yue watched the battle on the mountainside, his body was also stuck with some scraps of flesh that flew up, and when he saw the bloodstained valley, he sighed in his heart, when the first nuclear bomb was detonated, Oppenheimer, the scientist in charge, once said, "I seem to have become the god of death, the destroyer of the world." And he will also step towards death, which is a road full of sadness and no hesitation.
Guan Xing came over from his side, patted Shen Yue on the shoulder and handed him a pot of wine, Shen Yue raised his head and drank it all, only feeling that it was unusually spicy.
Seeing this formation, the Yuan soldiers who came from behind also did not move forward, and Chang Mao saw that the time had come, and shouted to lead the troops to rush out.
At this time, the Yuan soldiers, no longer the courage when they marched into the Central Plains, after the mine bombardment, the momentum has been lost, and the Ming army rushed straight down the formation, so they had to fight separately. However, there were ravines and chaotic times to obstruct it, and it was inconvenient to ride a horse, but it was not as flexible as the Ming army, and it was soon defeated and retreated.
After a fierce battle until noon, news came that there were less than a thousand Yuan soldiers left, and they retreated in the valley and refused to come out.
Several lieutenants in the tent heard this and asked for their lives to be killed. Chang Mao said angrily: "Keep it for Lao Tzu, let's let them go." Whoever took us to grab the silver, that group of veterans is not kind, how can we do this drudgery without making some oil and water. Shen Yue rolled his eyes for a while, this Master Mao really had a bad stomach.
In the evening, gradually some Yuan soldiers scattered and rushed over, it seems that they have understood the shortcomings of mines, only when the large-scale charge is effective, a small number of men and horses will not be easily detonated, the Ming army is not impatient, only use crossbow arrows to return fire, let some Yuan soldiers over.
After leaving a thousand men to continue to guard the valley, Chang Mao took the remaining generals and followed the Yuan army all the way to escape. After three days of driving, they finally approached the besieged mountain.
The fleeing Yuan soldiers had already been trapped by the pursuers, and were flanked by the Ming troops in front and behind, and fled in all directions.
"You kid is too presumptuous, the military order ordered you to strictly guard the pass, and you must not let the Yuan soldiers come, and now even you are here." A veteran with gray temples stepped forward and scolded Chang Mao.
"It's not a fish that has slipped through the net, so I have to chase it here. I'm worried that you're running out of food and grass, so I'm here to help. Chang Mao replied with a wry smile of grievance.
Seeing that he looked like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, the veteran sighed, arranged for him to camp on the periphery, and turned away.
"Alas, since our father died in battle, we have become a hard-working person who doesn't love my grandmother and uncle." Chang Mao complained to Shen Yue.
After the previous battle against the Yuan army, Chang Mao was already very close to Shen Yue, if it wasn't for Shen Yue's help at a critical juncture, I was afraid that the Ming army would fight to the death, so there was no barrier between the words.
Shen Yue was helpless to be poured bitter water by him, Chang Mao in history was indeed very sad, he had no children in his life, and then mutiny caused by the slashing at the banquet, and was used by his father-in-law to carry the black pot, so that Zhu Yuanzhang was condemned to Longzhou, and died of illness four years later.
When later generations listened to the commentary, the death of a generation of soldiers Wang Mao Taiye had made Shen Yue deeply regretful, and after getting along with each other these days, he also felt that this person was straightforward and respectable, a bit like Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword". Since we can meet him across a hundred years, I naturally want to help him. It's just that at the moment, I'm still worried about what Ling Fei mentioned, and another group of people who are tracking down the Holy Flame Order.
"Brother Chang, our army has been besieging here for a long time, I don't know if we can come up with any way?"
"What can this group of old turtles do, just consume it like this. However, I heard that there was an epidemic in the army, and I am afraid that it will not last long, and I will rush forward. ”
Shen Yue heard him mention the spread of the epidemic, and he didn't dare to despise it, which was difficult to ensure that there were people behind him. If it was really the group of people Ling Fei said, he still had to deal with it carefully, and immediately find someone to lead him to other camps to check what was going on.