The night was deep, the breeze was blowing, and the air was cool with moisture. The bonfires in the camp gradually went out, leaving only a few lights to flicker in the night. The weather tonight is not very good, the first half of the night is still bright and starry, but now it is dark clouds covering the moon. Originally, the vision was already very blurry, but now it is simply a black eye. Tianci estimated that there were still more than two hours before dawn, that is, about four and a half hours. Could it be that the Rong Department did not plan to increase troops at night? It's absolutely impossible. According to the Rong Department's consistent style of doing things, suffering such a big loss will definitely take strong revenge, and it is impossible to miss the opportunity to increase troops in vain.

Tianci stood on the sentry tower and closed his eyes to run the Divine Dragon Technique, his consciousness spread, and the camp of the Rongbu was still pitch black, but now it appeared in Tianci's mind as clearly as a black and white picture. All the soldiers in the camp were unclothed and sat in tents leaning against each other. There were also many people quietly carrying thunderbolts to the gun emplacements, and what surprised Tianci even more was that the dozens of pontoon bridges were full of cavalry crossing the river. What's going on, could it be that the soldiers of the Rong Department can see the road in front of them clearly in the darkness of reaching out and seeing the five fingers? Tianci thought about it for a moment and immediately understood what was going on. It is true that the soldiers of the Rong tribe can't see the road clearly, but the war horses can.

War horses' night vision ability in the dark is more than six times that of people, and as long as there is a little weak light, war horses can accurately find the way. The combat power of the Rong cavalry in the night battle dropped sharply, but with the help of war horses, there was no problem at all in crossing the river. Tianci really wants to smack his mouth, he has been in this era for so long, and his way of thinking has been more or less influenced by this era. What the old lieutenants and Zhao Zilong said was not wrong, but they ignored the factor that even if they didn't light torches, they could cross the river on horseback.

"Ma Qimeng, order the artillery corps to prepare for launch. I'll give you the data, and you'll command. ”

"The last will obey."

Ma Qimeng wondered why Tianci said this, because Ma Qimeng had been observing the other side and had not found anything so far. But out of trust in God, Ma Qimeng resolutely issued a combat order.

The watchtowers are full of large ballistas with long range and high power. It was the main force that bombarded the pontoons, and the ballista positions on the ground were not yet exposed. Niu Tianci reported a series of data loudly, and Ma Qimeng looked at Niu Tianci with his eyes closed in surprise, not knowing where these data came from. Ma Qimeng didn't have time to think about it, and repeated the data loudly.

"A group of three doors is aimed at the target, loaded, fired."

Woo-woo, the fueled thunderbolt whistled like the night sky. This refueled thunderbolt is made with a medium-sized thunderbolt as the detonation point and ignition point, and eight cans of oil mixed with spirits are firmly tied around this thunderbolt. When the refueled thunderbolt flew over the pontoon bridge and gradually fell. The thunderbolt in the middle exploded violently, and the surrounding canisters were shattered at the same time, and the flying oil was ignited instantly. The sky above the Meilinchu River exploded like a ceremonial flower, and it was like a firestorm waterfall rushing down, and the dark Meilinchu River was suddenly illuminated by the fire as bright as day.

The first round of thunderbolts was destined to be inaccurate, but the lighting effect and burning effect were very good, and the Rongbu cavalry and the dozens of pontoon bridges that were crossing the river were completely exposed in front of the Yan army.

"Replace it with a large thunderbolt. Launch. ”

Ma Qimeng no longer needs to report data from God, under his command. The artillery on the watchtower fired thunderbolts rapidly, and the rumbling explosions enveloped the surface of the Merlinchu River. The Rongbu cavalry, who was crossing the river, suddenly became shouting and neighing, and the sound of puff and diving was endless. It was the sound of the Rong cavalry jumping into the river to extinguish the fire. The ensuing thunderbolts blew up the pontoon bridges one after another, but most of the thunderbolts fell into the river and exploded columns of water, and the intensive bombardment instantly destroyed more than a dozen pontoon bridges. But at this moment, the ballista team of the Rong Department began to counterattack. Their target was the ballista on the Yan Army's outpost.

Ma Qimeng deserved to be an excellent artillery commander, and he quickly dispatched five ballistas to bombard the gun positions of the Rong Ballista Team with refueled thunderbolts. In a single round of bombardment, at least ten of the ballistas were destroyed, and the blazing fire ignited the thunderbolts stacked next to the ballistas, causing a detonation. The counterattack of the Rong Ballista team gradually weakened, but more than half of the ballistae on the Yan army's outpost tower were also destroyed in this confrontation between the artillery forces of the two sides. There is no other reason. The ballista target on the sentry tower is too obvious. Although the distance between the gun positions is relatively far, and it is not easy to be hit in mid-air, it cannot stand the large number of ballistae in the Rong Department, and most of them are medium-sized ballistas, and the rate of fire is more than twice as fast as the large ballistae of the Yan Army.

Tianci stood on the sentry tower, calmly commanding the gunners around him to fire thunderbolts, and Ma Qimeng anxiously shouted: "Dashuai come down quickly, it's dangerous." ”

But Niu Tianci did not move, still calmly directing the gunners to fire non-stop. Ma Qimeng quickly climbed up the sentry tower and came to Tianci's side.

"Dashuai, this is my command position, please leave quickly."

"The marshal, the marshal is not afraid of danger, the command is determined, and the whole army is excited. But the marshal left his position without permission and risked his life, if there is a mistake, where will the whole army go? Where is the military judge? Huang Sima, what should the marshal be guilty of violating military law? Ouyang Xiu squeezed his eyes at Huang Shenghan.

"Huh? Sir, you didn't drink too much, did you? Oooh. The marshal does not abide by military discipline, let me wait for how to deal with myself in the future. Commander, hurry down and receive the penalty. ”

"So much nonsense. Big brother, brother is here to accompany you. ”

Wang Meng jumped to the sentry tower a few times, and Tianci saw that this was not good, and he couldn't let his brothers worry about him. He patted Ma Qimeng on the shoulder and said, "I'll leave it to you here, be sure to blow up all the pontoon bridges, and try to suppress and eliminate the Rong Ballista team." ”

"The last general will obey the order, don't worry, Dashuai."

"Okay, stay safe."

Niu Tianci jumped off the sentry tower lightly, and Wang Meng followed. Tianci came to Huang Shenghan and smiled and said, "Huang Sima, this marshal violated military discipline and came to receive punishment. ”

"Huh? Dashuai, you still punish me. It was Secretary Ouyang who asked me to say this just now. ”

"Xiaoxiu, how do you want to punish me?"

"Ten strokes of the cane, hehe, keep the account first, keep the account first."

The artillery battle continued, even at the most tense time, Niu Tianci did not order the use of the ballista troops on the ground. This hidden ballista unit is the only long-range strike force that Niu Tianci can rely on, and it depends on them whether they can hold the line of defense and defeat the Rong army tomorrow.

"Huang Shenghan. All the gunners among the soldiers who withdrew from the defense line were sent to Ma Qimeng's men. Pass on my command, no matter what the cost, you must stick to it to the end. ”

"The last will obey."

Ma Qimeng's throat was hoarse, and the smoke had blackened his handsome face. Only the last three pontoon bridges on the Merinchu River remain, due to the distance. This task can only be accomplished by the ballista on the easternmost watchtower.

The other destroyed watchtowers were quickly repaired, and the ballistas were rearranged on them, and the gunners fired thunderbolts desperately, and the losses of the ballista team were increasing. At this time, the camp of the Rongbu was already in a sea of fire, and the rain of fire continued to pour down from mid-air, setting fire to tents, stables, and piles of grain and grass everywhere. Smoke rose into the sky, artillery rumbled, shrapnel flew sideways, and screams were incessant. The soldiers of the Rong tribe swarmed and retreated to shelter one by one. The gunners of the various gun positions of the Rong Ballista Team also fought back, but they were still destroyed by the thunderbolts one after another.

On the easternmost outpost tower of the Yan army. Duan Xiaosi climbed up neatly, moved away from the gunner lying on the ballista, and loaded the thunderbolt with neatly. He measured the distance, adjusted the position of the ballista, and lit the fuse.

Woo, boom. A pontoon bridge was blown up by a barrage.

"Good, good. Keep banging it. If you blow it all up, I'll ask for credit from the boss for you. ”

"Brother Ma, just take a look. Your apprentice won't lose your face. ”

"Little Four, are you Duan Little Four? Haha you're still alive. Okay, after this battle, my brother will take you to drink flower wine, and now I will bombard it hard. ”

"Yes."

Boom, another pontoon bridge was blown up, and all the gunners on the sentry towers jumped up and cheered.

"Sharpshooter. What a sharpshooter. ”

There was only one pontoon bridge left on the Meilinchu River, and Duan Xiaosi missed several shots in succession.

"Brother Ma, the bridge is too far away from here, and the ballistas can't reach it. If you can't rush all at once, you just need to move forward a thousand steps. I promise to kill it with one shot. ”

"You bombard the enemy troops crossing the river first, and I'll ask the commander."

Ma Qimeng was just about to get off the sentry tower, but he saw 100 fishing boats floating down the river. As soon as the fishing boats hit the pontoon, they immediately burst into flames and exploded violently. The remaining fishing boats rushed down the widened gap to the next pontoon.

"Fan Jiping, Fan Duwei! And sure enough, he struck. ”

Ma Qimeng looked at the river and said. The soldiers of the Yan Army on the defense line and Niu Tianci standing on the iron-walled car saw this scene.

"Order Ma Qimeng to speed up the launch and cover Captain Fan."

Niu Tianci immediately gave the order, Ma Qimeng returned to his command position, and decisively gave the order without waiting for the herald to arrive.

"The odd number of artillery suppressed the Rong artillery team, and the even number of artillery bombarded the river bank and fired."

Dense thunderbolts rose into the air and smashed into the crowd of Rong soldiers who were rushing to the river to shoot arrows, and the explosion sounded like a ball. Flying shrapnel swept across the riverbank, and pieces of soldiers fell to the ground. The fishing boat blasted through the debris of the pontoon bridge that blocked the way, and rushed to the last pontoon bridge at a rapid pace.

Already like a mad dog, Uqimai howled and brought in a dozen ballistae and bombarded the fishing boats on the river. In the continuous explosions, the fishing boats were blown to pieces. But there were still quite a few fishing boats stubbornly rushing to the pontoon. The Yan gunners desperately fired thunderbolts to cover the fishing boats, and the thunderbolts fired by Duan Xiaosi accurately hit the Rong Ballista team, and dozens of bolts passed, and the dozen or so ballistae were all blown to pieces along with the gunners.

When the last dozen fishing boats rushed to the pontoon bridge, the Rong cavalry on the bridge screamed and continued to shoot wolf tooth arrows, and the dense arrow rain instantly covered more than a dozen fishing boats. The fishing boats crashed into the pontoon bridge with the force of the river.

Bang, bang, the Rong cavalry on the pontoon bridge was shocked to lean forward and backward, but after they stood firm, they were pleasantly surprised to find that none of these fishing boats were set on fire, and the Rong cavalry who escaped death couldn't help but cheer loudly.

"Karalongtai ~~~~~."

But all the soldiers of the Yan army were silent, and Niu Tianci, who was standing on the iron-walled car, sank, he knew that all the soldiers on those ships had died under the rain of arrows. This is really a failure, Niu Tianci gritted his teeth and ordered loudly.

"Wang Meng, this commander ordered you to lead 2,000 cavalry into the enemy camp to ensure that the artillery is in place, and you must not return to the camp without destroying the pontoon bridge."

"Okay, big brother, don't worry, I will dismantle the pontoon bridge with my own hands. Flying Tigers, follow me! ”

"The handsome is slow, the general is slow, you see." Ouyang Xiu pointed to the river and shouted. (To be continued.) )