Chapter 61: Times Have Changed!
At noon, Wuda, the general of Jinling, was at the head of the city, eating roast mutton and drinking wine with all the commanders under his command, holding Han women in his arms, kneading the delicate places on their bodies from time to time.
Although the scout did not return for a long time, he felt a little uneasy.
But the uneasiness lasted only for a moment before it was forgotten.
There are still 70,000 defenders in this Jinling City, including more than 30,000 cavalry, such a force, he is sure that he can repel any invading enemy!
Boom!!
Suddenly, two cannon shots rang out in the distance, and then the ground began to shake violently.
Uda hurriedly got up and looked out of the city. In his field of vision, the horizon in the distance, the sky, seemed to have dimmed.
There, a black torrent poured in like a tide, and the torrent of cavalrymen in iron armor and spears seemed to be walking in the world, and everywhere they passed, the Yuan troops at the outposts were all killed, and the corpses of their Mongol warriors were everywhere.
"The anti-thief is coming, the anti-thief is coming!"
There was a noisy and chaotic roar everywhere, and even the defenders at the head of the city began to panic.
Since Dayuan entered the Central Plains to unify the world, they have been stationed in Jinling City for many years, and they have not experienced many large-scale wars.
"What are you afraid of, when have I ever been afraid of the Great Yuan Warrior?"
Wuda scolded angrily and directly ordered: "Order the cavalry battalion to go out of the city, and defeat the enemy who will attack in the future!" ”
The order was given, and it didn't take long for the city gate to slowly open, and then, a group of Mongolian cavalry, with sabers on their waists and crossbows on their shoulders, rushed out.
The Mongol generals had an almost superstitious belief in cavalry, believing that no matter how powerful the enemy was, they would all have to be trampled into slag in front of their Great Yuan cavalry!
On this side, the Mongolian cavalry began to line up outside the city, and on the other side, the Hangzhou army under Song Xuan, tens of thousands of auxiliaries had already built a wooden bridge over the moat.
Columns of pikemen and musketeers began to cross the river at a uniform speed, setting up a formation on the other side of the river.
Song Xuan sat in the Chinese army, looked at the Mongolian cavalry opposite, and said with a smile: "The Mongols are known as invincible in field battles, and today, let them understand that the cavalry they are proud of is outdated!" ”
With that, he gave the order, "Suppress the artillery fire and support the infantry to cross the river!" ”
One by one, the heralds waved the order flags and passed on the general's orders.
And then
Boom Boom Boom !!
The roar of artillery resounded in the sky, and the next moment, in the battlefield, thick smoke rose everywhere, flesh and blood splashed, and many Yuan Dynasty cavalry even men and horses became a pool of flesh and blood.
At this moment, Wu Da, the general of the Yuan army, finally understood what fire suppression was.
I saw that in the artillery battalion of the thief army on the opposite side, hundreds of artillery pieces were fired one after another in an orderly manner, and the shells were pouring out like no money, and within the trajectory of the shells, any cavalry encountered along the way was blasted out of the meat sauce
Uda frantically gave the order, don't care what formation, charge, hurry up!
What kind of virtue is the Han people, he knows better than anyone else, don't look at the power of firearms, but it is temporary, as long as the cavalry brigade rushes to the front, the Han army will immediately collapse.
At that time, it was time for them Mongols to raise their sabers and easily harvest their heads!
I have to say that the Mongolian cavalry has been able to cross the Eurasian continent for hundreds of years, and it does have a point.
If it had been replaced by an ordinary army, it would have been bombarded by hundreds of artillery pieces in turn, and it would have broken and retreated long ago.
But these cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty were different, the roar of the artillery and the splashing of flesh and blood around them did not crush their courage, but made the ferocity in the bones of these people completely aroused.
None of them retreated, but frantically whipped their horses, and began to charge forward in the face of the piercing roar of artillery fire!
In just three or four miles, the Yuan army left thousands of corpses, but they screamed and cried with joy, and finally rushed through the artillery coverage of the opposite bandit army.
"Warriors, it's time for us to harvest!" A commander of the Yuan army shouted excitedly, looking at the Hangzhou army opposite, as if he had seen a walking military medallion.
On the other side, Song Xuan, who was in charge of the Chinese army, also smiled, "The artillery fire is suspended, the fire is in the camp, and the harvest begins!" ”
The formation had already been set up, and the black hole was aimed at the enemy's firecrackers, and with the order to fire, they frantically pulled the trigger!
Bang bang bang.......
The fire of the black hole emitted bursts of white smoke, and with the smoke surging, the hundreds of Yuan Dynasty cavalry who rushed to the front, and the war horses under them, suddenly appeared a bowl-sized blood hole, and then let out a terrible scream, and fell to the ground in pain and struggled.
The cavalry charged rapidly, but the war horse suddenly fell, and the cavalry on horseback did not even react, so they were thrown out one by one, and after rolling down several meters on the ground, they passed out covered in blood.
This is simply a large-scale overturning scene, some lucky Jiannu cavalry, stumbling and struggling to get up, before they have time to react, they were rushed up by the cavalry rushing up behind them, trampled, and then, reduced to a puddle of mud.
This terrifying and fierce fire attack immediately caused a great commotion among the Yuan army.
The power of the firebolt seems to be far worse than the cannon fire, but the killing speed is simply astonishing.
This is not the most terrifying, after the first row of firecrackers fired, they half-squatted down and began to skillfully load the fixed gunpowder, while the second row of firecrackers, almost without the commander's orders, are very skilled in ignition, aiming, and shooting!
Bang bang bang!
The second group of Mongol cavalry, who had just rushed out of the baptism of artillery, fell from their horses one by one one with sluggish bodies before they could even cheer and shout.
Even if they were wearing chain mail and cotton armor, they were still powerless in the face of the terrifying fire of the Hangzhou army, and a huge blood hole was still clearly revealed on their chests, killing them on the spot!
The second row of musketeers finished firing, and then retreated, and the third platoon of musketeers strode forward, and the swarthy firearms hole was once again aimed at the Mongolian cavalry who had been beaten in front of them.
Ignition, aiming, shooting, skillful movements are completed in three or four seconds, and then, another dense firebolt strike!
As soon as they had finished fighting and retreated, another platoon of musketeers stepped forward, raised their muskets, and aimed at the Tartar cavalry in front of them again.
On this day, the cavalry of the Yuan Dynasty saw for the first time what a dimensionality reduction strike is.
They never imagined that human life could be so fragile, with just a small piece of gunpowder, and the opposite side only needed to hook and pull the trigger, they could harvest the lives of their Great Yuan warriors!
Uda's face was pale, and he seemed to have forgotten to breathe.
Those are all Imperial cavalrymen who are dressed in battle armor and are known for their bravery!
As a result, it was worthless, and he died easily!
Not to mention that the Mongols were completely defeated, even Song Yuanqiao and the others beside Song Xuan were dumbfounded.
They knew that the combat strength of the Hangzhou army was definitely not weak, but it was so strong that it really exceeded their expectations.
Only Song Xuan, who seemed to have expected it a long time ago, looked at the waves of Mongolian cavalry who died under the intensive attack of the firearms, and said lightly: "The times have changed, and the era of grassland people singing and dancing has arrived!" ”