Chapter 429: The Power of the Musket
Ling Tong led 5,000 men and horses, taking advantage of the night, and soon approached Huaxiong's camp.
Sure enough, as Zhou Yu speculated, the Huaxiong camp under the lights seemed empty.
Only a watchtower was erected in front of the camp gate.
Under the tower, there is a team of soldiers, and there are a few people standing on the step, who is looking at Hua Xiong in the distance, who is it?
When the enemies see each other, they are very red!
Ling Tong only felt that the hot blood was surging towards his head.
But he wasn't impulsive.
But after some careful inspection, after confirming that there were not many troops around Hua Xiong, he was relieved!
Ling Tong clenched the long knife in his hand and said in a deep voice to the soldiers behind him,
"Soldiers, follow me to kill Hua Xiong!"
"Whoa!"
Five thousand soldiers made a loud noise.
Then Ling Tong's horse took the lead, and 5,000 men and horses followed, charging towards the Huaxiong camp together!
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"The lord is really like a god!"
Guo Jia stood on top of the watchtower, looking at the fire in the distance, and couldn't help but praise,
"I'm afraid that Jiangdong will suffer heavy losses tonight."
Hua Xiong expected that Zhou Yu and Huang Gai were using a bitter meat plan, so they simply came up with a plan!
Those warships and the water village were just his bait.
The purpose is to lure Zhou Yu into being fooled!
Spare you Zhou Yu is treacherous like a ghost, and you also have to drink Lao Tzu's footwashing water.
A smug smile appeared on the corner of Hua Xiong's mouth.
However, at this moment, not far from the rear of the camp, there was a shout of killing.
Hua Xiong and Guo Jia were both stunned and turned their heads to look.
I saw that thousands of enemy soldiers suddenly came out of the night and went straight to the watchtower!
"Oh no, lord, we've been fooled!"
Guo Jia's face changed.
He was still a little puzzled before, why Zhou Yu did not retreat quickly after the middle plan, but continued to fight endlessly1
Now it seems that Zhou Yu has set up another plan!
But Hua Xiong did not panic.
Looking at the enemy troops rushing towards him, he smiled calmly,
"Don't worry about filial piety."
"Most of Zhou Yu's men and horses are by the river, and the number of people in this army is definitely not too much!"
Guo Jia thought about it carefully.
That's right, too.
If Zhou Yu had few people by the river, it would be easy to be defeated by Hua Xiong, and it would not be able to attract Hua Xiong's main force.
Therefore, the pair of men and horses sent out to attack the battalion must not have too many troops.
He calmed down and looked into the distance.
Sure enough, as Hua Xiong expected, this team of people was only four or five thousand people.
"Lord, why don't you avoid it first."
Guo Jia suggested.
Although the enemy army attacking the camp was only four or five thousand, most of the men and horses were taken by Deng Ai and Jiang Wei to the riverside to meet Zhou Yu.
Now there are only more than 1,000 people left by Huaxiong's side.
"No hurry, just let me test the power of the musketeers."
Hua Xiong smiled lightly.
"Musketeers?"
Guo Jia was taken aback, and then said with surprise on his face,
"Lord, when did we have musketeers in our hands?"
"Just yesterday."
Hua Xiong said with a smile.
After the Ordnance Division produced 1,000 muskets, it was handed over to Gao Shun, the commander of the Qilin Military Region, who was responsible for training 1,000 musketeers.
A few days ago, the formal training of the musket unit was completed.
Gao Shun sent the 1,000 men to the front line and handed them over to Huaxiong for review.
The battle was complicated tonight, so Hua Xiong did not send a musket unit, but stayed by his side.
I didn't expect to encounter an enemy attack on the camp.
"Huaxiong dog thief, return my father's life!"
Ling Tong, who was at the forefront, raised his big sword and rushed towards Huaxiong.
"Yo, it's still an old friend."
Hua Xiong couldn't help grinning, pointed at Ling Tong, and instructed the soldiers around the watchtower,
"Aim for me at the one who takes the lead, and hit it hard!"
As soon as he gave the order, the musketeers began to assemble quickly and set the arquebuses on fire.
And Ling Tong, who was on the other side, still didn't know what was going on.
He originally thought that Hua Xiong would choose to retreat after seeing so many of his people.
But to his surprise, not only did Hua Xiong not retreat, but the soldiers under him also formed a formation, holding high the slender pipe in his hand.
"Could it be a crossbow arrow?"
Ling Tong thought secretly.
Jiangdong had heard before that Huaxiong's troops were equipped with Wenhou crossbows, which were extremely powerful.
"Raise your shield!"
Ling Tong shouted.
Five thousand men and horses took out a shield from their backs, intending to use it to defend against arrows from the opposite side.
However, the next scene shocked them all.
A series of loud "bang-bang" noises came from the opposite side!
Fires are flying and smoke is filling!
Before they could react, the row of soldiers who rushed to the front fell down like wheat that had been cut down!
Ling Tong and his five thousand men were dumbfounded.
What's going on with this Nima?
I raised my shield and didn't see any arrows shooting, so why did I die?
Before they could react, the musketeers in the first row had already withdrawn.
The second platoon of musketeers immediately stepped forward and fired again.
"Bang bang bang!"
Another roar, mixed with smoke rising!
Nearly 100 Jiangdong soldiers fell straight to the ground!
Because of the insufficient accuracy of the musket, in the last round of shooting, Ling Tong, who rushed to the front, was not injured.
But how could he, who was told by Hua Xiong to focus on taking care of him, dodge two shots in a row?
At the moment when the gunshot rang out, Ling Tong only felt a huge force coming from his hand.
Immediately after that, a series of bells sounded on the armor.
Then, a sharp pain came from all over his body.
Ling Tong looked down.
I saw that the shield in his hand and the armor on his body had become full of holes!
Blood flowed uncontrollably.
Ling Tong laboriously pulled out a projectile from his body.
He finally understood what it was that killed the soldiers.
But at the moment, he has no strength.
Ling Tong opened his mouth, his eyes were a little sloppy, and his body slowly slid to the ground.
"General!"
Seeing this, several guards immediately rushed towards him desperately, dragging him behind him.
The soldiers of Jiangdong who came tonight were all determined to die.
Even though Ling Tong had fallen, they were still fearless in the direction of Huaxiong.
It's a pity that the distance of less than 200 paces, under the three-stage salvo of a thousand musketeers, is like a moat, insurmountable!
Looking at the enemy soldiers who couldn't get close and were full of dead and wounded, Guo Jia on the side was shocked.
"With only a thousand muskets, you can easily withstand an army of five thousand!"
"If it is promoted, I am afraid that it can cause earth-shaking changes!"
He couldn't help but sigh.
Hua Xiong smiled.
If this makes Guo Jia see the automatic rifle of the future, he won't stare out his eyes?
After nearly two-thirds of the casualties were approached, those Jiangdong soldiers finally collapsed!
Where had they ever seen such a terrifying weapon?
Just hearing the roar of sound and smoke lingering, people on their own side continue to die.
This is simply a demon law!