The small red flag on the side of the catapult was raised at one time, which was a signal that the catapult had been installed.

In the Ming Dynasty, the catapults were all made of local materials, and if any army wanted to use them, in addition to carrying a large number of craftsmen, it also needed to cut down nearby timber and build it on the spot, so it took a long time. And every time it is moved, it has to be disassembled and installed once, which is quite troublesome to use. And the service life of the catapult is not long, generally after a dozen throws, the catapult will fall apart and be scrapped.

In order to overcome this shortcoming, the core components of the catapult were made of stainless steel, which greatly increased the service life. The catapult was also made detachable, and it was easy to transport, so that it could be quickly installed as long as the necessary wood was prepared before the war.

Seeing that all the small red flags were raised, the Chinese army fired a trumpet cannon, and the soldiers next to the catapult immediately took a big wooden hammer and struck it downward, and as soon as the pin was released, the throwing arm of the catapult turned forward violently, throwing the 10,000 enemies ignited in the throwing frame far away.

"Bang Bang Bang ——!"

More than a dozen 10,000 enemies were thrown behind the earthen wall, and several unstable 10,000 enemies immediately exploded forward, and a fire dragon struck forward. The rest began to spin their heads, spewing deadly flames through the flamevent.

There was a panicked shouting and screaming, and the peasant soldiers were stunned by this sudden weapon, and at this time the officers could not control the troops at all, and the peasant soldiers who did not hit them all ran towards the rear like wolves.

Just one throw completely destroyed the peasant army's will to fight, which caught Wu Shigong, who was observing the effect of the throw, a little unprepared. The soldiers in charge of the throwing did not know the results of their battle, and they pulled the catapult into place according to the procedure, and then placed the oil canister on it, ready to throw it for the second time.

With the fall of the oil tank. Behind the earthen wall, it turned into a sea of fire. But at this time, the sea of fire could only burn the corpses on the ground, and the peasant soldiers who were ambushed behind the earthen wall had long since disappeared. And Wu Shigong, who had seen the battle situation a long time ago, finally woke up from their amazement, and they finally ordered: there is no need to make a third throw.

"That butcher Wu, new tricks are still emerging. Break the king! According to my Lao Luo's opinion, we still have to fight seriously, our righteous army is still so bad in attacking and defending the city! If we dig the ground like a rotten vegetable field, our horse teams on three sides can't rush, and they are beaten everywhere. Luo Rucai, who was watching the battle, was straightforward. He directly objected to Li Zicheng.

"That's it! Then take a look again! Li Zicheng said quietly.

In fact, the current Li Zicheng is also holding a fire in his chest. The sudden dispatch of the Runing army, the sudden rapid march, the sudden shift to defense, and the sudden rapid attack completely disrupted the rhythm of the Li and Luo combined forces, so that the carefully arranged ambush circle in Zhuxian Town did not come in handy.

In addition, before the war, Luo Rucai let Li Zicheng's troops fight on the grounds of "breaking into the camp and guarding well", and Luo Rucai's own troops stayed in the rear to watch the battle today. And now Luo Rucai is talking cool words again, which makes Li Zicheng so angry that his nostrils are smoking.

Right now. A fast horse came galloping forward, and the rider did not wait for the horse to stop. Then he shouted loudly: "King Chuang! General Luo! General He's official dogs also attacked. ”

Li Zicheng's eyelids couldn't help but jump a few times. However, he still concealed his emotions and smiled at Luo Rucai: "It seems that Butcher Wu is in a hurry, and it should be uncomfortable in Kaifeng City." As long as we support it for a few more days, Kaifeng City will not be able to escape from the hands of our brothers. Lao Luo! You should also be patient, if you enter Kaifeng, the site will be picked by you first. ”

"Neither is that. Break the king! Then I'll get the kids ready. When Butcher Wu has rushed through these ditches and walls, let my camp go! Luo Rucai was also a little embarrassed, and took the initiative to show Li Zicheng a good attitude.

"Maybe you won't need it." Li Zicheng smiled and comforted, "Butcher Wu has been using these ditch walls for a day. There are still a lot of ditches and walls in the back, and I will arrange for the people to dig a few more in the evening, and it will be no problem to block him for three or five days. And Butcher Wu's methods should have been used, and the sons and daughters will not suffer the same loss in the future. ”

Seeing the tremendous power of the 10,000-strong enemy, the officers of the Runing Army who were watching the battle did not come to their senses for a while. Xue Yongli shook his head and said with a smile: "This thing is really easy to use, and it will beat the thieves away in one or two clicks." Uncle! How many good things do you still have to offer? ”

"Who knows!" Looking at such a result, Wu Shigong was also overjoyed, "Those masters of the Workshop Division have invented a lot of strange things, and our Runing Army has also used several of them. As long as it is used, all the masters of those inventions are fame and fortune, and the patent fees are all soft, and the craftsmen under Yang Goudan are all screaming. ”

Liang Hui on the side also said with a smile: "I should buy some such catapults in the artillery association." When this thing is smashed, it's much better than a line made by a solid bullet. ”

Wu Shigong nodded and said, "Each has its own strengths, but the artillery is better to use." The range of this catapult is too close, and the Shaanxi thief suffers a defenseless loss, so there is no need to equip too much. But I thought about it for a while, whether to make the 10,000 enemies smaller, so that the soldiers can throw them with their hands, fill it with gunpowder and iron pieces, and blow it up in the enemy's army, such a thing should be much easier to use! ”

When Xue Yongli heard this, he immediately said to Chi Ming and them, "Have you written it down?" ”

Chi Ming and Huang Ding hurriedly nodded, took out a notebook from their arms and wrote down Wu Shigong's ideas. And what Wu Shigong is describing is the grenade used in modern times. As long as there is an idea, the craftsmen of the workshop will work the stimulus of fame and money.

"Rusong should start fighting there!" Xue Yongli asked again.

Wu Shigong nodded and said, "He should start fighting here at the same time as ours." But the thieves would never have imagined that the feast we brought them was not here! ”

"Haha——!"

"Where are you now?" Zug wiped the sweat from his head with a towel and asked his own soldiers.

"It's already through the county seat of Weishi, and it's about to reach Zhuangtou." The soldier replied.

"Keep walking briskly, don't let the horse run. Pay attention to the time to feed and rest the horses, and when we encounter an enemy, there is no time for us to rest. Although such an order had been given several times, Zug was still a mother-in-law, and ordered it again.

Zug has been leading more than 9,000 cavalry in Pegasus Town for two days. In order to make their large-scale maneuver this time, the Runing army equipped them with all the pack horses in the army, so that they were all one man and two horses.

The military operation of the Runing Army this time was to attack the east and west, attract the main force of the Li and Luo coalition forces with the onslaught of the middle and right flanks, and then let Pegasus Town maneuver to the left on a large scale, rushing through the weak point of the peasant army, and penetrating directly to the foot of Kaifeng City.

This large-scale maneuver could not only threaten the rear of the Li and Luo coalition forces, making it difficult for them to block the attack of the Runing army in the front, but also let the soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng see the reinforcements and mention their courage to persevere. Of course, the main purpose is to make Kaifeng City give up the crazy dike digging plan and save the lives of nearly one million soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng City.

For this reason, Pegasus Town's operation was cautious at the beginning, and the speed was not the fastest, which was to delay the discovery of the peasant army. However, as soon as it encounters the peasant army, Pegasus Town will immediately speed up, and it will rush to Kaifeng City as quickly as possible before the peasant army's interception force does not react.

"My lord! There's a bandit rogue ahead! "A spy Pegasus came to report.

Yang Rusong put the helmet on his head, then pulled down the mask, brandished the horsewhip and shouted: "Start rushing!" ”

The rangers were quickly driven away by Pegasus. But when the ten thousand horses galloped for seven or eight miles, a large camp of the peasant army suddenly appeared in front of Pegasus Town. However, in this camp, there were few soldiers of the peasant army, and from a distance they were all old and weak women and children, obviously all of whom were family members of the peasant army.

The leading cavalrymen immediately grabbed the reins. Those old and weak women and children had no combat effectiveness at all, and without orders, the cavalry of the Runing Army did not know what to do.

"Rush over!" Zug ordered without hesitation. It is impossible for Pegasus to capture these people now, and it cannot be stopped by this camp. In order to complete the task, Zug ruthlessly issued this massacre order.

The families of the peasant soldiers in the camp saw the arrival of Pegasus Town and immediately began to bomb the camp. Chickens and dogs jumped, children cried, women barked, but the iron hooves rolled, flooding the whole camp like a torrent.

Several veteran soldiers of the peasant army who were guarding the camp still wanted to resist, but they were mercilessly slashed and killed by the Runing army. And to deal with those defenseless old and weak women and children, the cavalry is also kicked with the hooves of horses.

The whole camp was miserable, and the ground quickly became a blur of flesh and blood. This tragic scene made the cavalry of the Runing Army a little worried, and many cavalrymen began to take the initiative to avoid those who were fleeing.

But the width occupied by more than 10,000 horses is too great to avoid many people. As if stepping out of a bloody path, this camp suddenly turned into a bloody hell.

It wasn't until they rushed through the camp that the soldiers of Pegasus Town found that they and their horses had turned dark red. Many of the soldiers had their faces defeated, and many couldn't help but vomit.

Zug looked back at the camp, his mouth squirmed a few times to explain, but when he reached the end, he didn't speak, just sighed: "Hey——! (To be continued......)