Chapter 237 The Power of the Cannon

Hua Yun shook his eight spears and stared at the flying Ahu Duwu. All the actions of the other party became slow shots in his eyes.

The two of them were getting closer and closer, and A Hudu took the lead in stabbing a long gun.

"Woah! Get off the horse!" There is nothing to drink.

Hua Yun looked at the long gun stabbing, without panic. He leaned back and dodged the shot stabbed by the other party. The gun was only a few inches away from his throat.

At the same time, his face turned to the right, his eyes were like a torch, staring at the other party's thighs, and his hands pushed forward flexibly. The spear turned 90 degrees and stabbed Ahu's thigh.

Everything happened in an instant. Ah Huwu immediately used a long gun to block the opponent's spear.

"Dong!" When the two shots collided, Ahu Duwu's long gun rod immediately bent into a bow, but Hua Yun's spear did not change its direction at all.

The other party's spear is fine iron! Ahu's expression did not change greatly. He made a mistake in judgment, and the consequences were very serious.

"Wo!" Ah Hudu did not feel a sharp pain in his thigh. The other party's spear has pierced his leg. It hurts so much!

Hua Yun still wanted to provoke the other party again, but found that two more cavalry rushed out in front of him, and two spears had already stabbed him. He had to pull out his spear and then fight against the two people who came.

Ah Hu couldn't bear the severe pain and ran away. In the round just now, he was already a little stage fright.

The cavalry were still hitting each other, and countless people fell down and fell to the ground. The ground had become a little slippery. It was blood soaked in the soil.

Finally, he rushed out of the camp of the other party's cavalry. Ah Hudu was not relieved. The next thing to do was to return to Chuzhou City as soon as possible. This time, the other party was prepared and must have come to seize Chuzhou City. While guarding the city, he was waiting for the reinforcements of Yangzhou. As long as he could hold on for five days, he could wait for the support of the province.

They all blame themselves for emptling the enemy. They didn't find that it was the enemy who came. Otherwise, how could they fall into such a trap?

Ahu was not desperate. He saw from afar that there was a "forest" in front of him, which reflected the light of metal in the sun. It was a "forest" composed of spears, a standard phalanx of infantry against cavalry!

If it is a heavy armored cavalry, relying on strong impact and protection, it still has a certain lethality on the spear array. However, for the light armor or even without armor, even if it can rush through the opponent's phalanx, it will pay a heavy price.

Continue to move forward, or escape from the flank?

Ahu has no hesitation. Now there is no way to escape. Only moving forward is the most correct choice.

After the battle just now, the strong combat effectiveness of the other cavalry has frightened the Tatar cavalry. Although they are also cavalry, and they are also the most elite troops in Chuzhou City, the comfortable life has made them no longer have the invincible fighting spirit. In particular, the black-faced general of the other party is simply a evil star.

When they saw the spear phalanx in front of them, they couldn't help but feel a little, and the speed of impact gradually slowed down.

"Shock, shock, rush through the enemy, we have a way to live!" Ah Hudu shouted silently and hoarsely that he had lost half of his strength due to an injury to his thigh.

Over the enemy? Who knows if there is any phalanx behind the enemy? Besides, if you rush up, you will definitely be pierced by those spears and turn around to the flanks. That's the right way. Some cavalry have begun to retreat. Besides, after a lot of running around, **'s horse had already lost its strength. Several cavalry did not be injured in the battle just now, but were thrown down and trampled to death by the horse.

"Those who dare to retreat, kill!" Ah Hudu shouted that he had found that the soldiers had begun to retreat and had to take military discipline seriously.

According to the formation of the impact, the cavalry finally dispersed the formation. The soldiers in the back row took out their bows and arrows and were ready to kill the other party from a long distance. The soldiers in the front row showed their long guns and were ready to attack the other party's army.

However, no one has any hope. They all know that there is absolutely no possibility of living in the front. The dazzling spear is simply a meat grinder. The cavalry in the front row are just rushing the way for the cavalry behind with their bodies and ** horses.

However, the military order was like a mountain. They still instigated the horses and ran forward, but **'s war horses were not strong, which was not that they did not do their best.

"Ready, keep the phalanx, don't retreat, straighten your chests, and stab the rushing up tars!" In the military array here, the officers are also giving up the soldiers. Everyone knows that the cavalry will rush over in a while, which will also cause a lot of casualties to the spearmen.

The first row of soldiers squatted on the ground and raised their spears. The second row of soldiers put the spears on the shoulders of the first row of soldiers, and the spears of the third row of soldiers stretched out from the gap of the second row of soldiers, which was a standard spear phalanx.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood behind the spear array, but he was not satisfied. The number of tar cavalry that came out this time was less than 5,000, and he did not achieve his goal. Only the more tars were destroyed here, the less losses he would suffer in the siege.

"Jiao Yu, are you ready for your artillery?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

After passing through the long mountain road, Jiao Yu also came to Chuzhou with his precious artillery, arranged behind Zhu Yuanzhang's team, ready to give the cavalry a horse.

However, the preparation of artillery is very troublesome. Just by establishing the platform for artillery firing, Jiao Yu has been busy for a long time, especially the angle of the launch, which must be adjusted. If she hits her team by mistake, Jiao Yu may have survived.

" OK, add gunpowder." Jiao Yu hurriedly came down from the table and said to the soldiers next to him.

Fill it with gunpowder, add gravel, and light the twist, and you can see the good play of the tartar.

Suddenly, the rear of the cavalry team was in chaos. Because the progress was slowed down, the tars were turned around by the cavalry led by Hua Yun, who had just rushed over, and caught up again. This time, it was inserted from behind, and the effect was extraordinary.

Hearing that there was chaos in the back, the cavalry in front of them were also hesitating. Now, failure has become inevitable. Instead of rushing to the spear array to die, it's better to disperse and escape!

"Boom!" Suddenly, behind the spear array on the opposite side, there was a earth-shaky roar, and even the ground could feel trembling. Then, they found that a "bullet rain" made of stones flew over.

"Ban, bang, bang." At this time, behind the spear array, the fire of the thousand-person team also began to fire, and immediately, countless projectiles flew over.

In fact, the accuracy of the fire gun is very poor. If it can be hit by a projectile, it can only be said that it is bad luck, or there is a problem with character, but the tar cavalry does not seem to have any character. Compared with being hit, this sudden blow has a more psychological war effect.

I have never experienced this kind of battle. Among the Tatar cavalry, many horses were frightened, and their front hoofs soared into the air, dropping the cavalry above.

Military law disposal, then you have to be ordered to accept military law disposal! The cavalry rushing to the front was about to rush to the other party's phalanx, but they were scared by this momentum. They suddenly pushed off the horse's head and fled shamelessly to both sides.

When the cavalry behind them saw it, the army's heart was suddenly lax. They all rushed to both sides, hoping to escape from their lives.

Once the army disperses, it is impossible to collect it again, especially in this case. Ah Hu didn't waste time. He followed the cavalry and fled to both sides.

It's just that those who can escape belong to the minority after all. The infantry phalanx of the two wings has been moving forward slowly and narrowing the encirclement. Hua Yun and the cavalry have rushed into the tartar cavalry and began a one-sided massacre. The infantry behind also appeared, locking their pockets, allowing Hua Yun to punch and feet in it and hit the tars.

Jiao Yu looked at his cannon happily. Just now, the cannon showed its power and determined the universe with one shot. He felt incomparable satisfaction.

The whole cannon is cast with fine copper. Although the thickness of the barrel is minimized, the cost is still very high. Nowadays, such a expensive thing has finally exerted its power, which is also worth the money.

What I just had to deal with was the surface-shaped cavalry, so I used scattered bullets. When I attacked the head of the city, I had to replace it with a solid iron ball. If an iron ball goes down, it is enough to collapse an earth wall. As long as there are a few hits, the city wall can collapse.

Ahu has no blood on his thighs, and **'s war horses have also exhausted. Looking at the positions that have been surrounded around, he has been completely desperate and wants to break through, which is no longer possible. As the glory of the Mongolian nobles, he can't imagine the scene after being captured. He stopped the horse and finally looked at the north. The mountains seemed to be waving to him. He pulled out the knife around his waist, his heart crossed, and wiped his neck.

"hiss..." ** The war horse seemed to have a human surname. It looked up to the sky and rang twice. Suddenly, it foamed at the mouth and fell on the land beside Ahu.

One general has achieved ten thousand bones and withered, and three thousand tar cavalry have achieved the reputation of the brave general Hua Yun. The invincible Tatar cavalry no longer rampage in front of the rebels and are invincible.

"Sental, march into Chuzhou City immediately!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted.

Chuzhou City is already full of pre-war tension at this moment.

Shortly after Ahuwu left, an unknown enemy army appeared around the city wall, which completely surrounded him. The garrison was not good, but Dalu Huachi had led 3,000 cavalry out of the city to chase. Qianhu, who served as a guard, hurriedly called Zhou Yin. At the same time, he gathered all the troops and went to the top of the city.

The horn of the assembly sounded all over Chuzhou City, and people suddenly panicked.

The general was not there, and Zhou Yin didn't know military affairs at all. He climbed up to the top of the city shivering. He only looked outside and lowered his head. Looking at the red cloth wrapped on his head, he knew that it was clearly the Red Turban Army outside! The Red Turban Army didn't make enough noise on Anfeng Road. Why did they come to Chuzhou to play wild?

Fortunately, the thousand households defending the city did not lose their minds and began to command the pre-war preparations. Bundles of arrows were carried to the head of the city, and the large crossbow machine also remembered the soft cackles. Rolling stones and wood were also carried to the head of the city. They knew that once the battle began, it would be your life and death.

"Brother, the defense of the head of the city is still very tight. If you attack hard, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties." Feng Guosheng, who was in charge of the siege, said worriedly when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang arriving with reinforcements.

"What, are you afraid?" Hua Yun asked.

Feng Guosheng blushed and did not look at Hua Yun's black face. Then he said, "Brother, I would like to be a pioneer. I can't attack Chuzhou City. I'm willing to raise my head to see you." I'm not afraid of war. I'm just afraid of unnecessary casualties. Didn't you just win a battle? It's only so awesome?

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "The country wins, the city is the bottom, and the heart is the top!"

"Come on, hang the dog thief's head on the pole so that the army in the city can see it." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Just now, when he was cleaning the battlefield, Hua Yun found that the leader of the tar who was stabbed by himself was dead. After identification by the prisoners, he found that the man turned out to be Dalu Huachi in Chuzhou City! Although not many enemies were eliminated in this battle, the number one enemy in Chuzhou City was killed, which was also a great gain in this siege and annihilation war.

Now, it is to let the defenders know that they have even killed Dalu Huachi in Chuzhou City, and almost all the thousands of cavalry who went out have been destroyed. The defenders in the city will surrender quickly if they are interested, and the resistance will not have a good end. It is the effect of this Daluhua's red head to disintegrate the fighting spirit of the enemy.

Sure enough, when the defenders at the head of the city saw the familiar head, they immediately felt that their hands and feet were cold. The three thousand cavalry out of the city were the most powerful force in the garrison team, which was actually destroyed by the other party in the wild? They all have an ominous foreboding.

"Exorcise the captives, restore China, exorcise the captives, and restore China!" Suddenly, there was a shocking roar outside.

"Exorcise the captives and restore China!" Sound waves came from one after another, as if there was a huge force, which made the defenders breathless. They blocked their ears, and the sound continued to come.

"Jiao Yu, are you ready?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked impatiently. Making the soldiers roar so hard certainly has the effect of improving morale and disintegating the will of the defenders, but also to prepare time for Jiao Yu. When the cannon is ready, it is the time for the general attack.

"Immediately, immediately." Jiao Yu's head was a little big. He didn't expect that the time he just launched was amazing, but the inner wall of the gun barrel was already covered with gunpowder debris, and he had to clean up the gun before he could launch it again.

Moreover, adjusting the angle of artillery is also a difficult problem.

Finally, Jiao Yu finished everything, stuffed it with gunpowder, pounded it, and then stuffed it into the big iron ball that had already been prepared.

"Brother, I'm ready. The target is the north section of the city wall. Jiao Yu said.

"General Feng, with 3,000 people, immediately attacked the North Wall." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Feng Guosheng seemed to be a wild wolf who had been screaming all the time, and pulled out his sword: "Brothers, go!"

"Let's go, kill!" With Feng Guosheng's shouting, countless soldiers rushed over from the queue. The man at the front carried the ladder that had just been tied up and was ready to climb the wall of Chuzhou.

In all battles, it will be a very difficult task to attack and defend a strong city. Most of the first batch of troops on the battlefield will become cannon fodder. However, if they are lucky enough to die and attack the head of the city, the reward is the most generous, the combat achievements are also the most prominent, and the chance of promotion is the greatest.

"Archer, fireman, cover!"

With the order, the archers placed behind the attacking team began to throw arrows into the sky to cover the attacking team.

The fireman behind the archer also began to use fire to support fire.

However, the firing of the fire is very complicated. Plug the gunpowder, pound it, stuff the iron pills, and ignite the lead. In this process, the archer has completed several rounds of launch. Moreover, the accuracy of the bullet is very poor, and I don't know where to hit it at all.

The only advantage of fire is to shock the defenders with the momentum of the magnificent mountains and rivers.

"Ban!" Three hundred fires were fired together, and the huge sound was also earth-shaking.

The defenders at the head of the city immediately felt the incomparable pressure. Bows and arrows fell from the sky. This kind of formation was not uncommon, but the huge roaring fire was beyond their psychological endurance.

"Boom!" At this moment, behind the opponent's position, there was a more terrible roar. With the roar, a big iron ball visible to the naked eye flew from the sky.

Wow, what kind of secret weapon is this? Although the Mongolian army is also equipped with a small number of return guns, for most of the Tatars, they have never seen it. The battle against the Han people has long passed, and only a few have experienced artillery battles.

"Target, siege troops ahead, fight back!" The voice of thousands of households was not loud, but it resounded all over the city.

If you don't fight back now, you won't have a chance. With bows and arrows and crossbows, you can improve the fighting spirit of the defenders by seriously hitting the enemy's siege troops.

"Wh, th, thuff." The head of the city began to fight back, and countless arrows flew to Feng Guosheng's troops.

"Chong, go, go, go, go!" Feng Guosheng did not command behind the team, but ran forward together. Hua Yun's words just now deeply hurt Feng Guosheng's young heart. Since the eldest brother gave himself the first contribution of attacking the enemy, he must fight and don't let Hua Yun look down.

Some people keep falling down, but no one looks at it. As long as people with a tone, they are constantly running forward, as if their lives are worthless at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the attacking troops and nodded with satisfaction. This Feng Guosheng looked honest and really stimulated. When he started the war, he was also a fierce general.

Suddenly, his face darkened. The shell just fired looked earth-shaking, but it actually fell ten feet away from the city wall! It almost fell on the head of the attacking troops!

"Jiao Yu, you son of a bitch, give me the right point!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help scolding.

Few heroes who can become the dominant side have a good temper, especially in this kind of intense battle. If there is a mistake, it is the lightest to scold. Maybe it will delay the military situation and push it out.

Jiao Yu is sweating profusely. In fact, it is quite difficult to launch the first shell so close to the city wall, but how does the eldest brother understand? Last time it was a large-scale distribution of tartars, using scattered bullets, which is very easy. Now it is hitting the wall, with solid bullets, which can't be compared at all.

Raise the muzzle, wash the gun, and stuff it into the second iron ball again.

I hope it goes well this time. Jiao Yu lit the cannon twist again, but it's not as calm as before.

(to be continued)