Chapter 452 is beginning to show its edge

Since he joined the army, He Quchen has been serving in the Youth Guard and the Royal Forest Army, and has not been in the traditional regular army, and he is unaware of the exchanging names of the generals in front of the two armies, and the musket is slower than the bow and arrow, so he directly ordered the attack.

When I first formed the Youth Guard, I would occasionally chat with Wen Zhang and other major generals, and I instilled in them that war is life and death, and no matter what means are used, the way to win is the right way.

The eighty musketeers in the front row, who had already been loaded with ammunition, immediately lit the arquebuses with He Quchen's order.

"What is this?" An Ping said secretly, and felt a little trance for a while. Although many Mongolian soldiers had curved bows in their hands, they just didn't get the instructions, and they were as surprised as Anping, so they didn't attack with arrows, but looked at the Song army on the opposite side curiously.

In less than five breaths, eighty muskets fired together, almost at the same time with a "bang, bang" sound, and then, I saw that the Mongols in the front fell off their horses one after another, and the first hundred households in the front were shot several times, and they didn't even have time to hum before they fell off their horses, and they couldn't live. In an instant, the smoke of gunpowder rose everywhere, and the gunfire gathered together was deafening, causing the war horses in the Mongolian array to jump wildly, but fortunately, the Mongolian soldiers were superb in riding and could still control the war horses.

Immediately afterwards, the eighty muskets in the second row also fired ammunition at the same time, and dozens of Mongolian soldiers fell under their horses with a burst of screams, almost without a pause, and the musketeers in the third row closed their eyes and pulled the trigger again.

After three volleys, less than twenty of the more than 100 Mongol cavalry were still on horseback.

Thirty meters is not a problem for the Kingswood musketeers.

"What are you doing, archers, shooting." The people who came from behind hurriedly scolded loudly. Only then did the remaining dozen or so Mongolian soldiers react, hurriedly stabilized the restless war horse, and took out feather arrows with their backhands. At this time, the eighty musketeers who had been squatting in the first row had already loaded their ammunition and lit the fire rope. ”

Although the uniformity of this shot was not as good as in the first round, it was not much different, and after the second round of gunfire, none of the Mongol soldiers were able to ride their horses intact, although several soldiers shot the last arrow of their lives before falling from their horses.

He Quchen waved his sword and shouted: "Sword and shield hand, follow me." ”

Sixty sword and shield men put down their shields, held their swords in their right hands, and rushed out with He Quchen. At this time, the task of the sword and shield bearers was only to see if there were any alive left, and by the way, to circle the war horses of the Mongolian soldiers. More than 200 musketeers also put away their muskets, mounted their horses, and stepped forward to clean up the battlefield.

This was the first time since the advent of the musket that it was used in actual combat, and although it was only a skirmish, and it was fought with more and less when the enemy was unprepared, the victory in this battle undoubtedly gave great confidence to the officers and men of the Royal Guards.

Firearms, since then on the battlefield.

He Quchen looked around and said to Tang Zongwang, the commander of the 66th Battalion: "Battalion Commander Tang, give the order to go down, search everywhere in the first company to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net, the second company to clean up the battlefield, and the third company and all the hygienists will immediately enter Tongfu Town with me to rescue the wounded." ”

"Yes." Tang Zongwang answered, and then ordered the herald to convey the brigade commander's order to the three company commanders.

However, He Quchen didn't notice that during the last round of shooting, Shu Du took advantage of the smoke and quietly slipped away from the north. It's not that they are afraid of death, on the contrary, Qianhu is also a tough guy in the Mongolian army, otherwise he wouldn't have personally led two hundred-man teams to lead away Wu Songhan's brigade.

The town gate of Tongfu Town is in dilapidation, but the other houses in the town are intact. When He Quchen led the army into the town, the people's hanging hearts completely settled down.

"It's my army." Someone shouted.

"Yes, we are the army of the Great Song Dynasty." He Quchen turned over and got off the horse.

The mayor of the town, Sun Xiangfu, had tears on his face and said excitedly: "This general, you came in time, Tongfu Town can be regarded as preserved." It's just, alas, it's just that these dozens of heroes are gone in the blink of an eye. ”

He Quchen comforted: "Old man, we have avenged this revenge, and the Mongolian soldiers besieging Tongfu Town have been completely wiped out by our army. ”

Sun Xiangfu was stunned for a moment and said, "So fast? It's been less than a quarter of an hour, huh? ”

He Quchen said: "Old man, our army is cleaning the battlefield outside, if you don't believe it, you can go and see, more than 100 Mongolian cavalry troops have all fallen off their horses, and the casualties are being counted." ”

Sun Xiangfu still didn't seem to believe it, and said, "General, dare to ask which unit you are?" Did you make the loud noise? ”

"Old man, we are the Royal Forest Army from Yingzhou, and the voice just now came from our army's new weapons."

"The Guards? The Emperor's Guard? ”

"Yes, old man, you know the Imperial Guards?"

"It was the emperor who saved us, folks, it was the imperial forest army around the emperor, I believe it, I believe it." Sun Xiangfu said, "Little general, the old man was a member of the Yue family's army, and the old man has also served in the army for many years. ”

"How can I blame you for this?"

Sun Xiangfu shook his hands and thanked solemnly: "Little general, on behalf of all the people of Tongfu Town, the old man has thanked the emperor for saving his life, and thanked the general for saving his life. ”

"Old man, don't thank you, the emperor said that the army of our dynasty is used to protect the family and defend the country, and this is our basic duty."

"Long live the emperor."

"Old man, organize everyone to rescue the wounded."

Song Yaoyuan, a doctor in the army, said after completing the examination: "Report, Brigade Commander He, the people of Tongfu Town have lost a total of 64 people, 12 people were slightly injured, and 19 people were seriously injured. ”

"Make every effort to rescue, Doctor Song, do you want to send the seriously injured to Yingzhou Military Hospital for treatment?"

Song Yaoyuan shook his head and said, "Brigade Commander He, no, these wounded can't withstand the toss on the way." ”

He Quchen hurriedly said: "What should I do?" ”

"Brigade commander, my subordinates think that they can send someone back, and the doctor from the general hospital will invite them here, so that there is a chance."

He Quchen didn't think about it and said: "Okay, herald, you immediately return to Yingzhou, report the situation in Tongfu Town to Division Commander Zhang, and at the same time ask the division commander to arrange for the doctors from the military hospital to come here in time." ”

"Yes, Brigadier."

The herald stepped on his horse and galloped towards Yingzhou City.

He Quchen said to Sun Xiangfu: "Old man, please transcribe the names of the killed, minor and seriously wounded to me." ”

Sun Xiangfu was puzzled: "Why is this? ”

"Oh. Old man, I have no other meaning, I intend to report the names of these heroes to the imperial court, they were killed and wounded in the battle with the Mongol Orthodox Army, and they are fully entitled to the treatment of soldiers, and I will apply for pensions for them, and I will ask for merit for them. ”

"W-that's true?" Sun Xiangfu said excitedly again.

He Quchen's expression was firm, and he looked at the dead people lying on the ground and said, "Of course it's true, they are heroes, and they should be treated as heroes." ”

The new pension regulations are very generous in compensating the fallen soldiers, and if these dead people can also enjoy it, then their families can live without worry, knowing that the sixty-four people who died in the battle are all young and strong people in the town, and they are the main laborers of the family.

About a quarter of an hour later, Tang Zongwang came to He Quchen's side and said: "Report to the brigade commander, after the battlefield is counted, our army has killed a total of 119 Mongolian soldiers, and another 12 wounded have been captured by our army. There were no casualties among our officers and men. ”

Before He Quchen could answer, he heard Sun Xiangfu say: "Little general, old man, how many people have you come?" ”

"Old man, there are three hundred people in our army."

"Three hundred Song troops against one hundred and thirty-one Mongol troops, in less than a moment, the battle ended, and not a single one was injured. This, this is really a miracle, even the Yue family army back then definitely didn't have such ability. ”

He Quchen smiled slightly: "Old man, I will ask the soldiers to assist you in rebuilding this damaged town gate, and it is up to you to pacify the dead people." ”

"General rest assured."

"Well, Camp Commander Tang, you arrange for a company to stay, and the rest will return to Yingzhou with me."

"Yes, Brigadier."

That night, on the trail leading to the southeast of Xiangyang City, Yu Du single-handedly galloped at great speed.

"Muskets, muskets. This is the secret weapon of the Southern Dynasty Imperial Forest Army, but I didn't expect to complete this mission by mistake. Alas, it is a pity that all 200 warriors died here. He thought as he rode north.

In the early morning of the next day, he returned to Lumen Mountain outside Xiangyang City.

"General Shudu, you are finally back, General Han is in a hurry." The guards shouted as soon as they saw him.

"Is General Han here?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll go directly to General Han." After all the words, he went straight to the big tent of the Lumen Mountain Pioneer Camp.

"The last general will see General Han."

"You're finally back." "I thought you were dead." ”

He smiled and said, "General Han, how can the last general die before he completes the task?" ”

"Really? Looks, you have an adventure? ”

"General Han, the last general has seen the muskets of the Southern Imperial Forest Army."

Ah Tinghan hurriedly said: "Shudu, sit down and speak slowly." ”

More than ten days later, the Imperial Forest Army in Yingzhou received instructions from the Military Affairs Yuan.

"Divisional commander? How is it? He Quchen said nervously.

Zhang Shijie smiled: "What's the matter, nervous?" You don't seem to be nervous at all on the battlefield, do you? ”

He Quchen just smiled and didn't answer.

Zhang Shijie said: "Your Majesty did not mention a word about the use of muskets by our army this time, and the instructions of the Military Affairs Institute only said two things, one is to let us summarize the gains and losses of this battle, and the other is to agree with our army's twists and turns, award the title of martyr to the people who died in Tongfu Town, and give bereavement benefits according to the corresponding military treatment. ”