Chapter 42: The Tartars Ambush
A dull crashing sound sounded on the surface ......of the shield, showing the power of these arrows.
However, no powerful arrow could penetrate their own heavy shields. The whistling arrows were either directly bounced off by the heavy shield, or they were stuck motionless on the shield......
Even so, the arrows fired by the Tartars did not stop.
Because of these Tartars' self-confidence, it is impossible for the Ming army outside the fort to attack with shields all the time. Once they have advanced a certain distance, they will get rid of their shields and launch a final assault on the walls. And at that time, it was the best time to shoot a large number of Ming troops with bows and arrows.
However, the actions of the Ming army outside the fort once again surprised the Tartars.
After advancing thirty steps forward again with the arrow, the iron hedgehog composed of hundreds of spearmen of the Ming army actually stopped.
Not only that, but after a short pause, the spear array, which was tightly wrapped in shields, began to retreat step by step.
"Could it be that the Ming army knew that it was impossible for them to break through the rain of arrows they shot, take the initiative to retreat, and give up attacking Santun Fort..."Niu Lu Zhangjing, whose brows furrowed rapidly, said to himself.
From beginning to end, this Niu Luzhang Kyoto, who had been carried away by anger, did not feel that this was a conspiracy of the Ming army outside the fort against himself, and it was a simple conspiracy that could not be simpler.
The Ming army retreated suddenly, and the face of the Tartar, who was preparing for a big battle, quickly showed a look of great disappointment.
It was as if it had been discussed in advance, and at the same time, he focused his eyes on Niu Lu Zhangjing, waiting for Niu Lu Zhangjing to give everyone the order to go out of the fort and counterattack according to the promise he had just made to everyone.
Seeing that the Ming army outside the fort was about to withdraw from the range of bows and arrows, Niu Lu Zhangjing finally showed a firm expression on his face.
He shouted to his subordinates: "Soldiers, the time for revenge has come, now I order you to attack immediately and kill all the Han people outside the fort..."
"Open the gates of the city, and all ...... attack"
A long grinding sound of "squeak...... sounded at the entrance of the city, and the two heavy wooden gates were slowly opened with the joint efforts of several Tartars.
Just when the gate was just able to accommodate a war horse, Niu Lu Zhangjing, who was the first to ride a war horse, directly slammed the stirrup on the horse's belly with his foot. Suddenly, the painful war horse let out a long neigh, raised its hooves, rushed out of the city gate at an increasing speed, and pursued the spear array outside the city, which was rapidly retreating.
Not to be outdone, the hundreds of Tartar cavalry that followed by horseback in pursuit.
For a while, the deafening sound of horses' hooves sounded like thunder at the gate of Santunbao.
In order to make the expression more realistic, let the Tartar who is chasing after him not doubt himself. Hundreds of pikemen felt like a rout of their troops that were threatened with death, and they directly discarded the heavy shields that affected their marching speed, and no matter what formation they formed, they swarmed and retreated to the rear.
Seeing this, the last bit of worry in Niu Lu Zhangjing's heart was gone.
He smacked the horse's belly with the stirrup again, picked up his speed, waved the saber in his hand, and screamed and pursued in the direction of what they thought was the 'Ming army'.
In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two troops has changed from more than 100 steps just now to less than 100 steps now.
What's more, some of the Tartars already had mocking sneers on their faces, and they only used their feet to tighten their horses' backs to ensure that their bodies were stable. Then, he picked up the longbow on his back, bent the bow and set the arrow, and once the 'Ming army' entered the range of his bow and arrow, he would shoot the arrows that had been mounted on the bowstring mercilessly.
Even if he had six Tiger Cannons to cheer him on, Wei Zheng didn't want to face the Tartar cavalry directly.
Because, the charging speed of the Tatar cavalry was too fast, even if the six Tiger Zun guns took a three-stage shot, it was impossible to inflict too much damage on the fast-galloping Tatar cavalry in a short time.
What's more, when all six Tiger Zun cannons were fired, the fast-running Tartar may have rushed directly opposite him. In addition, his subordinates have never had experience in fighting the Tartar cavalry since they were formed, and Wei Zheng was very worried that after the Tartar cavalry rushed in front of everyone with the sound of rumbling horse hooves, his subordinates would be frightened and collapse directly.
Therefore, in order to avoid facing the Tartar cavalry directly, Wei Zheng specially chose the battlefield on a slope outside Santun Fort.
In order to engage themselves head-on and destroy themselves, the Tartars must get rid of the mountain road and feint from the foot of the mountain to attack the slopes.
As long as anyone with a little military common sense knows, when feints to attack slopes, the war horse not only does not have a promoting effect, but will also become a drag on the attacking troops.
Therefore, for the purpose of annihilating themselves, the Tartars will definitely abandon their horses and attack them on foot.
Just when the Tartars, who were chasing all the way, watched the Ming army about to enter the range of their bows and arrows.
They had been running along the mountain road, but they abandoned the mountain road and rushed up to a slope next to the mountain road.
At this moment, although the distance between the two armies has not increased, because the terrain of the Tiger and Par Army is getting higher and higher, and the range of bows and arrows fired from the back is much lower than that of flat fire, the Tartars holding bows and arrows have to give up using bows and arrows for long-range shooting.
And so, a look of great disappointment resurfaced on the faces of these tartars.
Hundreds of Tartar cavalry had gathered at the foot of the mountain, and hundreds of pikemen had rushed to the highest point of the hillside.
Then, under the gaze of these Tartar cavalrymen full of anger, they quickly formed a new spear formation. It's as if demonstrating to yourself, condescendingly, looking at yourself with a mocking face.
These Ming troops on the top of the mountain repeatedly provoked themselves, but they didn't even kill a single Ming army.
In the face of the grievances and anger that quickly arise in my heart... With all kinds of complicated feelings, Niu Lu Zhangjing's face turned red. The whole person is like an angry lion, completely losing his mind.
After jumping off the war horse cleanly, he roared loudly: "All the soldiers dismounted, attacked the Ming army on foot on the top of the mountain, and annihilated them all, shame on the snow..."
"Warriors, Offense ......"
The Ming army was cowardly, low in combat effectiveness, greedy for life and afraid of death...... All kinds of characters that are despised by the world have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of these Tartars.
Therefore, in the face of the 'Ming army' that had already formed a formation on the top of the mountain, not a single Tartar flinched, followed closely behind Niu Lu Zhangjing, brandished his weapon, and rushed towards the top of the mountain with a roar.
In the eyes of these Tartars, the hundreds of pikemen guarding the top of the hill were not soldiers armed to the teeth, but a herd of lambs to the slaughter who had no ability to fight back.
On the top of the mountain, a hundred scramblers clenched the spear in their hands, held their breath, and stared at the tartar at the foot of the mountain.
Wei Zheng, who was standing behind the spear array, showed a confident smile on his face.
Just behind the spear array, directly in front of Wei Zheng, the six loaded Tiger Venerable cannons were already fixed in place. As soon as the Tartar comes into range, it can immediately open fire and shoot a dense rain of lead bullets at the Tartar.
Not only that, but a full 400 throwing guns were also distributed to each long-term sought-after player at the first time.
Eighty steps...... Sixty steps...... Forty steps......
A hundred long sought-after hands can already see the hideous face of the tartar clearly through their eyes. In the swarming Tartar attack formation, many archers had already begun to bend their bows and arrows, ready to throw themselves at the top of the mountain.
Wei Zheng was full of strictness, and it was also an order that all pikemen had not seen for a long time, and it finally reached the ears of every long sought-after.
"Spear formation, five steps back...... The artillery platoon, immediately ignited, fired at the Tartars in a three-stage manner. ”
The six Huzun cannons, which were buried in the earth, leaving only the muzzle and the ignition rope position, had just revealed their black hole to the Tartars. Two fire ropes sticking out of the barrel were ignited, and two sparks flashed and flashed, quickly extending towards the barrel.
At the moment when Mars suddenly disappeared in front of everyone, two deafening explosions suddenly sounded in the breeches of the two Tiger Zun cannons. Then, two fireballs mixed with thick white smoke erupted from the mouth of the black hole cannon.
Although Wei Zheng could not see the dense lead bullets flying out of the muzzle, the attacked Tartar was the best target to test the specific power of the two shotshots.
Therefore, the moment the cannon sounded, Wei Zheng shifted his gaze to the Tartar dozens of steps away.
The Huzun cannon could easily penetrate the layer of iron armor worn by the Tartars at a distance of forty paces, which was personally tested by Wei Zheng at the artillery training ground. Therefore, Wei Zheng is very confident in this round of shelling.
You must know that because these Tartars in front of them attacked too fast, and because they had the chance to win, many people didn't even wear the most basic leather armor when they left the fort.