Chapter 177: New Weapons

If the Mongol cavalry captured the checkpoint, the Mongol army could sporadically rush through the artillery blockade of Guankou Village, and transport troops and supplies through the way of ants moving, and then control the checkpoint. Although the Mongolian army did not know that there was not much ammunition in Guankouzhai, they knew that if the artillery was fired continuously, the barrel would be red and hot, and it was likely to explode. The Thunderbolt artillery simply can't block the road ahead of the checkpoint for a long time. But now the checkpoint is still in the hands of the Thunderbolts, and the sporadic past is a tactic to add fuel, just to die in vain, and if a large number of men and horses rush over, there is no suspense that they will be shelled. For the sake of now, the only way to do this is to retreat.

After the Mongol army retreated to the camp, Shi Zhongshu sent a company to the checkpoint to reinforce it, and in order to prevent the Mongols from repeating their old tricks, he also brought a few mines over. Only a few of the 50 Mongol cavalry who stormed the checkpoint escaped, but more than half of the Thunderbolt soldiers guarding the checkpoint were killed or wounded, and everyone alive was wounded, many of them seriously. Unlike the previous Thunderbolt soldiers, who mostly suffered open wounds such as knives, spears and arrows, this time there were also many blast injuries and burns. Most of the Mongolian soldiers who died in front of the checkpoint were blast injuries and burns.

According to the soldiers guarding the card, the black balls thrown by the Mongolian army were similar to the Thunderbolt grenades, but the explosion was less powerful. The white ball explosion is much quieter, but it ignites a raging fire, and this fire is so fierce that it will not be extinguished by water. The soldiers of the Perak Army wore more rattan armor for the bows and arrows of the Mongolian army. This rattan armor is made of old rattan in the deep mountains as raw materials, after repeated exposure to the sun and immersed in oil, it becomes extremely tough, its inner lining silk, is really a sharp weapon against bows and arrows, its weakness is to be afraid of fire. In winter, the weather was dry and dry, and this rattan armor burned when it caught fire, but the fire caused by this weapon of the Mongolian army could not be extinguished when it encountered water, so it caused serious casualties to the soldiers guarding the card.

After Ouyang Xuan read the detailed report on the battle situation, he felt faintly uneasy. The battlefield was bloody, and in order to win the war of resistance against Mongolia, many people would inevitably die bravely. Although there were more than a dozen soldiers killed or wounded, it would not have much impact on the Perak Army, and it would not even affect the battle situation in Guan Kou Village. However, he was frightened by the Mongols' ability to learn warfare in war, first throwing grenades with trebuchets, and then with this incendiary weapon. He looked closely at the fragments recovered from the scene, and could determine that the Black Ball was a crude version of the grenade, which was much less powerful than the Thunderbolts, although it was bulkier than the Thunderbolts. The white ball can be determined to be a mixture of some kind of liquid and gunpowder, but the contents of the ball have been burned by fire, and it is impossible to determine whether it is tung oil, high liquor, or other flammable liquid. Ouyang Xuan was afraid of something.

Yang Jiujin lay down in the trench, staring at the Mongolian army camp not far away, and the camouflage suit made of wild grass on his body was the same color as the withered grass around him. He was originally a Pengzhou soldier who fled into the Cockscomb Mountain, but he did not participate in Linde's rebellion, but hid in the nearby mountains to hunt. The name of this Yang Jiujin comes from the fact that he was born with a full nine catties, and his mother died of dystocia. Since he was a child, his strength in urine is greater than that of ordinary people, and his appetite is naturally amazing, and he has followed his father to hunt in the mountains of Pengzhou since he was a child. When he grew up, in order to have enough to eat, he joined the Pengzhou Army. In the past few years in the army, he has won a lot of rewards for his bravery in killing the enemy, but the money is used to buy food, and he refuses to pay tribute to his superiors, so he has naturally always been a big soldier. Dong Hu once led troops to train in the mountains, found him hunting, asked about the situation, and recruited him into the reconnaissance camp. Today he is a squad leader in the reconnaissance battalion.

Since the failure of the surprise attack checkpoint, the Mongolian army organized several more raids, all of which were beaten back. With the experience of the past, Shi Zhongshu is no longer stingy with the use of firearms, and as long as there is wind and grass in the direction of the level, it will be an artillery bombardment. The mines planted in front of the checkpoint also played a huge role, killing and injuring the Mongolian troops who tried to sneak attack. And after the checkpoint was attacked, the Thunderbolts accelerated the construction progress, not only quickly repairing the wooden fence, but also basically completing the stone wall in the rear. Seeing that there was no gap to take advantage of, the Mongolian army gave up the idea of attacking the checkpoint again. In addition, the Thunderbolt cavalry had withdrawn, so they also relaxed their vigilance, and even allowed the soldiers to go out to and pee. The Mongol army's camp was already hastily built, and it was already complicated to accommodate a hundred-man cavalry team and five hundred new annexes, and it was even more crowded after the arrival of the three hundred cavalry. This made it possible for the Thunderbolts to approach to reconnoiter and capture prisoners.

In the past few days, Yang Jiujin has been leading several of his subordinates day and night, lurking in the trench in front of the Mongolian army barracks. These criss-crossing trenches have recently been extended and widened a lot by the Mongol army, and it is easy to hide a few people. The task assigned to him by the battalion commander was to reconnoiter in close proximity and find out what the new weapons that the Mongolian army had recently put into the battlefield were, and it was best to arrest someone and go back to inquire about it. It's just that although the guards of the Mongolian army camp are a lot lax, it is obviously an impossible task to sneak in and find the weapons warehouse. Yang Jiujin decided to retreat and ask for the second, and decided to catch someone and go back to ask for an understanding.

In the past few days of lurking, there have been several times when I have encountered Mongolian troops who have been left alone, including guards patrolling the periphery of the camp, those who came out to cry secretly, and those who came out to and pee. A Mongolian soldier even stood on top of the trench where Yang Jiujin was hiding to pee, and at the end he hummed a little song and left. The smell of the smell from above almost made him vomit. Yang Jiujin secretly swore in his heart that if he met this guy next time, he would definitely tie him up and rinse him with urine.

Yang Jiujin kept holding on and didn't act. He knew that there was only one chance to capture the prisoners, and once the Mongolian army found out that someone was missing, they would inevitably strengthen the guard. He wanted to catch craftsmen who knew about weapons, not ordinary soldiers who knew nothing. In the Mongolian army, craftsmen with a skill have a higher status than soldiers, not only eating better, but also dressing differently. Hard work pays off. As soon as the sky was bright today, as soon as the barracks door was opened, a Mongolian soldier with his eyes wide open walked towards the trench where Yang Jiujin and the others were hiding, followed by a man dressed as a craftsman. As soon as the two men stood still, they hurriedly unbuckled their belts. Then the sound of the rushing water accompanied by a pleasant humming sounded, and it was clearly very enjoyable.

It can be regarded as Yang Jiujin's anger, and these two people pee with their backs to them. The Mongolian soldiers were urinating and yawning, still drowsy. Yang Jiujin made a gesture to his companion and jumped towards the craftsman. After only two swishing sounds, the Meng Jun who was urinating froze with an expression of disbelief on his face, then turned half of his body and fell into the ditch with a thud, and two shiny arrows appeared in front of his chest. In fact, the bow and crossbow making technology of the Thunderbolt Army is neither comparable to that of the official army nor the Mongolian army, but the light crossbow is extremely powerful and can even easily penetrate the armor. What's more, this Mongolian soldier didn't even wear leather armor.

Just when the Mongolian soldiers planted the trench, Yang Jiujin and his companions had already gagged the craftsman, tied his hands and feet, and put it in a bag. Taking advantage of the cover of the winter mist, they went down the trench in the direction of Guankou Village.