Love will Cao Chun's misfortune fall. stimulated Cao Cao fiercely. In particular, Cao Chun's death was so tragic that although he did not let the generals in the Chinese army see it with his own eyes, as long as he closed his eyes and imagined it, he would feel heartbroken, and he couldn't help but break his heart.

Cao Hong, who had an impatient personality, couldn't hold back his anger rising to the sky, and said to Cao Cao with red eyes: "Lord, please allocate me 20,000 infantry troops, let me break through the enemy's car formation, and kill Zhao Gang and Lu Xun, two sinister villains, so as to avenge Zihe!"

Although Cao Cao was sad in his heart, he did not lose his calm, he comforted Cao Hong and said: "Zilian, don't worry, wait for me to order the Thunderbolt convoy to blow up the battle formation of the Tianyi army, and it is not too late for you to lead the army to charge!" Just between Cao Cao and Cao Hong talking, there was a "smoking black cloud" flying out from the rear of the Cao army, and after crossing the Cao army's main formation, it rushed straight to the Tianyi army's car formation.

Zhao Gang and Lu Xun, who were in the Tianyi army, were thinking about what Cao Cao, who had suffered a big loss, would do next, when they suddenly discovered a black object thrown from the rear of Cao's army. Both of them were generals who had seen a big battle, and they immediately sensed the danger. They quickly took refuge in a shelter specially set up by the general, and then hurriedly ordered: "The troops evacuate and lie down on the spot! The firearms battalion immediately positioned itself and destroyed the Cao army's thunderbolt car formation by all means!"

The thunderbolt used by Cao Jun's army was built by Liu Ye, Cao Cao's top strategist. The thunderbolt was equipped with a pivot that could eject larger rocks and also throw gunpowder packs. Because the sound is like thunder when it is launched, it is called a thunderbolt. The so-called Thunderbolt is actually a larger catapult, with a much higher rate of fire than the previous catapult, and its range and power have been enhanced accordingly.

In the early days, the troops of the Jin State used catapults to shoot large "thunderstorms" to defend and siege cities, which has long been no secret over the years. The catapult that Zhao Xing had made was originally a "patent" for plagiarizing Liu Ye, and now Liu Ye was inspired by the means of launching thunderbolts from the thunderbolt of the Jin Kingdom, and developed a large weapon belonging to Cao Jun, which is also reasonable.

While Zhao Gang and Lu Xun were talking, they saw that the gunpowder bag with the tail of black smoke fell into their army, and then a violent explosion occurred, causing casualties among the surrounding soldiers. In terms of the power of the explosion of this powder packet alone, it has caught up with the thunder used in the early days of the Jin Kingdom, but it is still much worse than the power of the "Shenwei Cannon" and the "Shenwu General Cannon" that have begun to be equipped with troops.

Since Zhao Xing used gunpowder, a deadly weapon that originally appeared on the battlefield in the Song Dynasty and had not been strengthened for a long time, it was destined that the outbreak of firearms wars like today's was inevitable.

Zhao Xing remembered that when he was in later life, he once saw an article about how after the end of the First Opium War, someone found a batch of firearms that had been sealed for more than 200 years in a warehouse in Beijing, and it was said that these firearms were made at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and some of them were even more advanced than those used by the British army in Beijing!

Regardless of whether this is true or not, one thing is certain. That is, the Manchus who relied on cavalry to take over the Han people in the world are actually very afraid and afraid of firearms. When Yuan Chonghuan was alone in Ningyuan City, he greeted Nurhachi with artillery, and even almost killed this guy directly under the city. Sadly, the Manchu people who picked up the "wallet" were full of nouveau riche mentality, not only did not reflect on the huge damage caused to them by artillery at the beginning, but instead severely blocked and suppressed firearms, and did the stupid thing of covering their ears and stealing bells.

Cao Cao, a generation of heroes, obviously has the good quality of keeping pace with the times, and is very interested in new things, especially things that can make him strong. Since he got the formula of gunpowder from Yu Ji, he set up a special team to study gunpowder and develop firearms, and has invested a lot of manpower and financial resources over the years to try to narrow the gap between his own forces and the Jin State in the use of firearms.

After the Cao-Liu alliance, Cao Cao naturally obtained all the resources of the imperial court in terms of military equipment, and he also shared the achievements of his forces over the years with Liu Bei and others. As long as he can fight against Zhao Xing, let alone share the research results of weapons, even if he shares his wife, Lao Cao is willing to do it. Of course, if Lao Cao, who likes women, is really willing to do this, it doesn't matter if Liu Bei, who regards women as clothes......

The black powder bag that fell from the sky, I don't know what material it was made of, but it was filled with iron nails, iron pieces and other lethal iron weapons, as soon as it hit the ground and exploded, it would shoot out many "hidden weapons" that could hurt people in all directions, which immediately caused a lot of commotion in the Tianyi army.

The soldiers who hid in the "belly" of the main carriage were naturally unscathed by relying on the thick steel plates of the carriage to block it. However, the soldiers outside the carriage were not so lucky, and although the armor on their bodies protected their internal organs, the iron weapons that were fired still caused many injuries to their limbs and faces.

The experienced firearms battalion officers and men had already taken action immediately after Zhao Gang gave the order. They methodically measured the distance, measured the wind speed, and adjusted the elevation angle of the Shenwei cannon, and then immediately launched a counterattack against Cao's army.

Cao Hong, who was about to lead the infantry to charge, suddenly saw a group of black balls flying behind the opponent's camp, and then heard a violent explosion in his own rear camp.

Needless to say, the Thunderbolt, which uses the projectile principle of the lever machine to fire, cannot be compared with the Shenwei cannon that relies on the barrel pressurization and direction in terms of range and power. A fierce counterattack by the Tianyi army immediately blew up dozens of thunderbolts in the rear of the Cao army, causing great panic and chaos in the rear of the Cao army.

Cao Cao saw that his side did not have an overwhelming advantage in firearms, so he no longer hesitated and immediately ordered the whole army to launch a general attack.

As long as he is willing to fill it with human lives, Cao Cao is sure to tear open the front of the Tianyi army, and finally engage in the most brutal hand-to-hand combat with the Tianyi army.

Seeing that Cao's army was preparing to press on the whole line, Zhao Gang did not show weakness, and immediately ordered: "The hoplites obey the order and swear to block the gap in the vehicle formation! The longbow soldiers obeyed the order and immediately prepared to shoot at a long distance and try their best to kill and injure the enemy's living forces!"

With Zhao Gang's order, the soldiers and sacrificed soldiers in the Tianyi army who were injured by the thunderbolt were quickly carried away from the battlefield by the medical guards. The hoplites, who had been in a state of obedience, under the leadership of the leaders at all levels, immediately gathered around the gaps in the main van formation, and filled all these gaps with their bodies.