Chapter 30: The Prairie Bathed in Blood

Seeing that the other party was constantly approaching, Shen Wansan immediately ordered his gunners and gunners to stand by and listen to his orders before opening fire. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Li Dequan and Yang Yuan also commanded their subordinates at this time, and began to draw their bows and arrows, waiting for the enemy to enter the firing range.

Bodu had already led his men and horses to rush to the front of the Ming army at this time, and found that there were firearms in the Ming army's array, so he immediately exchanged glances with several cronies around him. After the cronies understood, they immediately took out the firecracker that had been loaded from behind him, and released the empty gun against the sky.

When the riders saw the enemy approaching, they were already very nervous. When they heard that someone was firing the gun, they didn't know what to do, so they started to fire one after another. Seeing this, Shen Wansan hurriedly shouted to stop, but unfortunately, the sound made by the bird's gun when it fired was quite deafening, completely covering its shouts. Except for a few people around him and Ziren and his party, the rest of the guns had already ejected the guns and began to reload nervously.

Changang's father, Yingke, invaded the Ming Dynasty during the Jiajing period, and was killed by the Ming army during an internal offense. After the son of Yingke, Changang, took office, he still did not repent, and continued to gather his subordinates, and attacked again after year during the Longqing and Wanli periods. Defeated many times by Qi Jiguang and Shen Yourong firearms.

He has always held a grudge against this, and with his many years of experience in fighting the Ming army, he summed up a set of methods for dealing with firearms. Every time there was a battle, people would be sent to release their guns to induce the Ming army to open fire in advance. Most of the Ming army belonged to drills, and this plan was tried and tested repeatedly. Bodu was his confidant, so he was also proficient in this method.

At this time, the enemy had not yet entered the firing range, and almost no one had fallen off their horses. Shen Wansan saw the enemy approaching, so he had to urge his men to reload. However, the wind on the grassland was strong, and the riders were unable to complete the loading due to the strong wind. Fortunately, the gunners of the Tiger Squat Cannon are all people who have been killed for a long time, and they have been waiting for Shen Wansan's order and have not fired indiscriminately.

Shen Wansan originally planned to release the bird gun at 70 steps against the enemy, and then order the tiger to squat and attack when the enemy entered within 50 steps, which was the tactic used by Qi Dashuai when he was in Jizhou Town. Whenever the Mongolian cavalry approached, the Ming army first dismounted and fired firearms such as bird guns, fast guns, and rockets, and then released tiger squatting cannons, and then put out a "mandarin duck array" to meet the enemy. Shen Wansan has worked in Jizhen with Shen Yourong for many years and is well versed in this method, so he wanted to show it in front of everyone. Unexpectedly, the Meng Nu on the opposite side was very cunning, and he knew how to release the empty gun to lure the enemy, and he was very annoyed in his heart.

Seeing that the enemy had come within 100 steps and entered the effective killing distance of the tiger squat cannon, Shen Wansan immediately ordered the cannon to kill the enemy. Due to its short barrel, the Tiger Squat Cannon was difficult to provide a long range and was not very accurate, so it should have waited for the enemy to get closer before firing. However, Shen Wansan saw that his birdmen were busy loading, and the expected plan was difficult to implement, so he had to order to fire in advance. Think about disrupting the opponent's position, so as not to get too close to the opponent and cause damage to your own side by firing arrows.

Fortunately, the tiger squat cannons are placed on the hillside, which invisibly increases the firing range by taking advantage of the terrain. This cannon can be loaded with 100 small lead or small stones per fire, and the barrage has a wide killing range, and the effect is good. In an instant, dozens of Mongolian Tartars were knocked off their horses, and the momentum of the enemy's charge was slightly delayed.

However, the Mongol cavalry was very strong, and it did not take long to stabilize the corner. Under the command of Bodu, regardless of casualties, he rushed up the hillside. Many powerful Mongolian soldiers have begun to attack with arrows.

Seeing that the enemy continued to approach, Ziren, Ding Shoutie and the few bird fighters around Shen Wansan immediately pulled the trigger. Unfortunately, the number of people who fired together was insufficient to form a barrage. Although several of the enemy were shot, it did not stop the momentum of the enemy's charge.

Seeing that his firearms had been fired, Shen Wansan hurriedly ordered everyone to mount their horses and retreat. The tiger squat cannon had been fixed to the ground by a large iron nail, and it had to stay in place for a while. Li Dequan and Yang Yuan also commanded their men and began to shoot arrows to kill the enemy.

By this time, the Mongol Tartars had already narrowed the distance to within seventy paces, and they began to fire back with arrows. The Mongol cavalry was strong and could use horsepower. Although it was occupied by the Ming army, it did not fall behind at all. The two armies came and went for a while, and some people were shot and fell off their horses.

Li Dequan and Yang Yuan saw that some of their subordinates were killed or injured, and their subordinates were all confidants and did not accept them at night. Skilled archers and horses, training and recruiting are not easy, and they are not willing to be easily compromised. Seeing that the army behind him had finished forming, he began to order everyone to retreat and join the army.

Bodu saw that the Ming people began to retreat, because the angle of the hillside was limited, and the Ming army behind the mountain could not be seen. Thinking that his opponent was defeated by himself, he hurriedly ordered his men to pat their horses and chase after them. At the same time, he took an armor-piercing heavy arrow and aimed it at a Ming soldier in bright armor.

The person he targeted was none other than Li Dequan, who fell behind in order to save a subordinate who had fallen from his horse after being hit by an arrow. Just about to turn around and retreat, he was caught off guard and was shot in the back. Bodu's arm strength was amazing, and this arrow was specially made for armor piercing, and it instantly broke through the iron armor on Li De's body.

Li Dequan was not lightly injured by this Zhongchuang for a while, but fortunately, he did not fall off the horse because of his superb riding skills, but the horse's speed was greatly reduced. In order to protect the main general, his subordinates all lowered their horses and surrounded them to protect them. Seeing that the man who was hit by the arrow seemed to be a general of the Ming army, Bodu immediately rushed up the hill with his men and horses and killed his opponent.

Although the martial arts are not weak, the Mongolian cavalry is overwhelming. Moreover, Li De was seriously injured all over his body and had no one to command, so he could only rely on his personal martial arts to rush back and forth. Bodu's men are all warriors from various tribes, and they have fought together for many years and are skillful in cooperation. Relying on the numerical advantage, Li Dequan and his men and horses were surrounded.

Ziren found that Li Dequan's men and horses were trapped by Mengnu, and failed to break out of the encirclement several times. Knowing that the situation is urgent, he immediately rushed to help. He rushed in front with Ding Shoutie and Wang Xuedao with three handcuffs and three eyes, and Wang Ming pressed behind the three of them. Seeing that the Ming people only had four horsemen, a hundred household chiefs dared to come to the rescue, and immediately came to the rescue with five of his men shouting.

Seeing that someone was coming to meet him, Ziren immediately led his men to attack. The two sides were less than thirty paces apart, and the Three-Eyed Gun was very accurate and lethal at this distance, and a salvo knocked half of the enemy off their horses.

The head of the Monu Hundred Households, who had also been in battle for a long time, found that the enemy was about to use firearms, and immediately hid by the horse's belly, dodging the first wave of bullets. As soon as he got up, he was furious when he saw that many of his men were dead and wounded. With the remaining two people on the horse, he stepped forward, thinking of killing the people in close melee combat to avenge his subordinates.

It's a pity that Ziren and the others have already replaced the three-eyed gun and lit it again. This time the distance was less than fifteen steps, and the Monnu had no time to dodge, and they were shot and fell off their horses. Although the head of the hundred households was shot, he did not breathe, and after landing on the ground, he thought to himself - how can this Ming man's firearm be fired continuously without loading? It's a pity that his elm head has not yet figured it out, and he was trampled on by Ziren's horse's hooves, and this question can only be left for him to think slowly on the Huangquan Road.