Chapter 280 gunpowder boost bow and arrow

Before the expedition, I knew that Zhang Shicheng's troops were equipped with advanced fire. There was no concept of how to be advanced at that time. Now, after being attacked several times, I finally found that the other party's firearm can shoot 300 steps away, and the accuracy is amazingly high within 150 steps, which is something that my own firearms can't even imagine.

At that time, in order to restrain the opponent's long-range weapons, he carried a return gun and a bed crossbow, but these two things were very heavy and not suitable for use during the march.

Although the striker is equipped with the latest fire gun of the imperial court, it is also a weapon against the opponent. The front thousand-person team was completely anniversed, which is an example.

Now, if you are disturbed all the time and don't pay attention, there will be sporadic losses. Although it doesn't matter, it will seriously affect morale. If you chase, if there are fewer people, there will be no return. If there are more people, it will seriously affect the march.

Gong Boxuan's proposal reminded Tuo that his army was also equipped with a weapon: a rocket.

A rocket is also a kind of arrow that needs to be launched by a bow. It is difficult for an ordinary bow to reach a range of a hundred steps away, and this kind of arrow is on top of an ordinary arrow, adding a booster: a gunpowder launcher is tied to the arrow.

When firing a bow and arrow, first ignite the twist, and then aim and launch. After the arrow was shot out, the gunpowder began to light up, generating thrust to accelerate the arrow, thus greatly improving the range.

This kind of thing is very light and can be used by cavalry. It can be used by scouts on both wings. If you let the scouts use this kind of bow and arrow, you can prevent the opponent's small-scale obstruction to his march.

"Okay, let's do it. It's the responsibility of Lord Gong, select some elites from the armies, and be responsible for the defense of the army!" Take it off and say it.

"Thank you, my lord." Gong Boqi replied. "

Gong Boxi is very happy to be appreciated by the detachment master. This time, he will follow the army. After the triumph, he will definitely be promoted.

He immediately organized manpower overnight to prepare for tomorrow's action.

The quiet night sky, the stars, and the whole camp fell into a deep sleep.

Zhao Zixiong and Pan Yuanshao are working together to discuss strategies.

In today's action, both of them have gained a lot, especially Zhao Zixiong. In the first battle, he killed a thousand-person cavalry and captured the other side's three-eyed fire.

"Your Excellency, the tars will arrive at the Gaoyou Mansion in a few days. We have to hurry up. Why don't we go to the camp tonight!" A thousand households said.

"No, we can only attack the tars during the day, not at night." Zhao Zixiong said.

You can't be carried away by victory. During the day, the range of Tianque can be fully utilized. At night, you can't see clearly dozens of steps away, and you can't give full play to Tianque's advantage at all. On the contrary, the camp of the tars will definitely place stumbling horse ropes and so on. Their cavalry can only go at night. Suicide, this kind of business can't be done.

"We still do it according to the method explained by the eldest brother. Attack and disturb the tartars. You can eat a little bit. The main thing is to save yourself." Pan Yuanshao said.

"Yes, the strength of our cavalry is still very small. We must not fight with the tars. If there is a advantage, we will take advantage. If there is no advantage, we won't do it." Zhao Zixiong said.

"Tomorrow, we will still be divided into teams and set up an ambush circle to annihilate the cavalry sent by the Tatars. Moreover, I think the middle army's combat effectiveness is the weakest, so we will kill them!"

Persimmons should be picked up soft and pinched, and tars should be picked up with weak combat effectiveness. They only take advantage and do not suffer losses!

The next day, Zhao Zixiong took a small team of dozens of people to prepare to lure the enemy. Several hundred-person teams set up an ambush in the agreed place.

Slowly approaching the pipeline, Zhao Zixiong's face changed slightly: the tars changed his tactics!

I saw the tars in the middle still advancing on the pipeline, and on both sides of the pipeline, there were many scattered cavalry. As they walked, they patrolled on both sides with vigilance.

In this way, it's not easy to attack. As soon as my team of dozens of people approaches, it will be found by the scattered cavalry of the other party. In the distance, the accuracy of shooting these cavalry in the sky will not be too high. It's better to shoot a dense marching team. If you are close, you will inevitably be with the other party. The short soldiers meet each other, and the other side also carries bows and arrows, which must be the elite of the Tutar army.

"Close to the distance of 150 steps, let's observe the situation first." Zhao Zixiong said. In one hundred and fifty steps, his Tianque's hit rate has been greatly improved, but the other party's bows and arrows can't shoot on his side. At that time, it will be easy to fight or escape.

Seeing the dust stepped on by the horses' hoofs in the distance, the platoon scouts immediately sounded the warning post vigilantly. The nearby scouts concentrated in this side one after another. They lined up and took out the bows and arrows calmly.

"Your Excellency, the tars are on guard. Shall we withdraw?" A cavalryman asked.

"No, let's get close. Let's observe first." Zhao Zixiong said.

About 150 steps, Zhao Zixiong stopped and looked at the other party's position. As long as he moved forward, the other party would not hesitate to shoot arrows. However, at this distance, he had to shoot the other party himself. Why did they still line up in a row and didn't know how to disperse and dodge?

"Ready to shoot." Zhao Zixiong said that since there are people who are not afraid of death, they will give each other a ride.

Clither, the moment when the soldiers were taking out the sky, the other party had already fired arrows. Dozens of arrows flew into the sky and threw them this way.

The soldiers are not afraid. At this distance, the opponent's arrows can't be shot, unless there is a miracle.

Zhao Zixiong didn't care, but in the sun, he suddenly found that the bow and arrow shot by the other party was unusual: smoke was coming from it!

In a blink of an eye, the arrow drew a beautiful arc in the sky and flew this way, which had already exceeded the normal distance!

There is a problem! Zhao Zixiong shouted, "Withdraw!"

After strict training, the soldiers have long been absolutely obedient to orders. They turned the horse's head and ran backwards.

As soon as I ran out of two steps, I saw the arrows falling on the open space where I had just stayed. The soldiers were all pale. When did the Tutars have such a thing?

"Shoot, kill the tartar!" Zhao Zixiong said.

As soon as he turned his head, he found that the tars just now were running this way with him. It seemed that he was close to the range of the bow and arrows of the tars just now, so the tars would continue to chase him, otherwise, he would release the arrow directly.

The soldiers turned their heads, and the sky in their hands roared, destroying some of the fast-moving tars, and then retreated again.

After a day of fighting, Zhao Zixiong and Pan Yuanshao were disappointed: there was nothing to gain. On the contrary, there were two teams that lost a few brothers because they did not retreat in time.

"His grandma, this job can't be done. When did the tars come up with such a thing?" A hundred households said carelessly.

"I have studied that the reason why this kind of bow and arrow of the tar can be so far away is that it is boosted by gunpowder." Another hundred households said.

Zhao Zixiong took the arrows handed over by hundreds of households, which were pulled from the injured brothers. Like other tar bows and arrows and arrows, the only one in the middle of the arrows was a bamboo tube tied, which had been smoked blackened. Combined with the thick smoke he saw, it was conceivable that there was absolutely gunpowder in it.

After the gunpowder burned, it did not explode, but turned into power, increasing the speed of the arrow, so that the arrow flew farther and reached 150 steps.

Although his Tianque can shoot the opponent 300 steps away, the hit rate is not high. Only when he is close to 200 steps can he be more confident. Originally, these 200 steps were very safe, but now, the bow and arrow of the tar can shoot 150 steps, and if the tartar attacks quickly, there will be It's a little dangerous. Besides, I couldn't get in touch with the large troops in the march of the tars at all, but fought against those peripheral exploration horses, and the other party's defense circle expanded, making myself ashamed.

This is the case. It only depends on how to deal with it.

"In this case, we have to cancel the harassment operation." Zhao Zixiong said.

"That won't work. Then we'll go back. Where should we put our faces?" Pan Yuanshao objected.

"Before coming, the eldest brother said that the most important thing is to protect yourself. You can't lose this cavalry in this kind of battle. The cavalry is our strongest soldiers, and good steel can be used on the blade." Zhao Zixiong said. Send two brothers to send this arrow back to Gaoyou Mansion to let the eldest brother know that the tars still have this weapon.

"So let's let the tars go like this?" Pan Yuanshao asked depressedly.

"Of course not, we still have a chance." Zhao Zixiong said.

"What's the opportunity?"

"With the marching speed of the tars, in five days, the tars will march to the Qingjiang River." Zhao Zixiong said.

Qingjiang? Everyone's eyes lit up. If you want to go to Gaoyou Prefecture, you must cross the Yellow River. The current marching route of the tars should cross the Yellow River from the Qing River.

No matter how many large troops there are, when crossing the river, it is the most dangerous. If it is attacked, it is likely to be in big trouble, and it is possible to turn into a defeat.

It's just that their own troops are too weak. There are a total of thousands of people to attack hundreds of thousands of people on the other side. Even if they pick up the big bargain of crossing the river, they dare not say how many chances they have to win.

Moreover, the task given by the eldest brother is to take advantage of it, not to fight with the tars. It should be done under the Gaoyou Mansion.

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate to stop the tars in the Qingjiang River, right?" Pan Yuanshao said.

"Of course, it's not appropriate for only us, but if there are more people, it will be easy." Zhao Zixiong said.

How is that possible? Even if the eldest brother is willing to send, there are no cavalry? In such a place, without ready-made trenches, the infantry cannot resist the tartar cavalry.

"As long as we get in touch with General Bian and let him unite with us, aren't you afraid that the tars will not be beaten?" Zhao Zixiong said gloomily.

Everyone suddenly realized that they had the same expression on their faces.

In the whole province, no one can compete with the rebel navy. Those steam engine ships equipped with cannons are simply invincible.

"Let's rush to Qingjiang to find the right attack site first, and then send a few teams to find General Bian and get in touch with him as soon as possible." Zhao Zixiong said.

However, what Zhao Zixiong didn't expect was that a few days later, he watched the tar cross the Yellow River safely, but still did not contact Bian Yuanheng.

Although there is carrier pigeon communication, it is based on fixed locations, such as Gaoyoufu to Xinghua, and even most of them are possible.

However, it is impossible for the carrier pigeon to transmit information between the teams of the two sports. The carrier pigeon's message is based on the carrier pigeon's ability to recognize the family. However, the carrier pigeon is not a human after all. How can it know where to find those big ships that are floating?

Bian Yuanheng is busy transporting coal.

I felt that the marching team was finally clean again. Gong Boqi's plan really works. The group of haunted cavalry finally left in a hurry under the blow of rockets and scouts.

However, he was always a little restless, and his eyes sprinkled on the map on the table.

After a long march, it is getting closer and closer to the Gaoyou Mansion.

However, before entering Gaoyoufu, you must cross the Yellow River flowing through Huai'an Road.

If you want to cross the Yellow River, you must have a navy.

The army crossed the river, but it was not to find some ferries, and it was finished after carrying it. Huai'an Road is very close to Gaoyou Mansion. Will Zhang Shicheng sit and watch his army cross the Yellow River? With your toes, you can think that the other party is likely to have all kinds of movements. Those cavalry have been sent to the edge of Zhongshu Province. How can they not set up an ambush on the Yellow River?

If you find a ferry to cross the river, and the other party is ambushing on the other side, due to the limited ferry, you can only take thousands of soldiers to cross the river at a time, so it must not be eaten by the other party?

Only when the navy arrives can it be safe. Let the navy guard both sides of the Yellow River. Soldiers will not encounter too much risk in the process of crossing the river.

What makes it uncomprehensible is that the navy set out with himself. Generally speaking, the speed of the navy should be faster than that of himself. However, since leaving Zhongshu Province, he has never seen the shadow of the navy.

What the hell is Dong Qianxiao doing?

He sent several teams and did not find the shadow of the navy, which gave him an ominous foreboding.

"Report." A soldier shouted outside.

"What's the situation?" He asked. He said.

"Your Excellency, the little one has finally found the navy." The soldier replied that due to the long journey, the original color of the military uniform could no longer be seen.

"Faled it? Where are they? When will you arrive? He asked. He said.

The soldier did not answer.

He raised his head and looked at the soldier from the map, only to find that the soldier was trembling.

"Report, report, my lord, they are in Weishan Lake."

Weishan Lake? Why are they so slying? I don't know if I need to use water to cross the Yellow River?

"Order them to hurry up immediately."

The soldier did not leave.

"Your Excellency, they have been destroyed in Weishan Lake." The soldier finally said this sentence with shiver, and big beads of sweat had appeared on his head.

Hearing this, Tuo Tuo suddenly stood up and said, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. On the warship of the navy, and the artillery I ordered people to lift from the capital city, how can they be destroyed by people with such powerful cannons? This is absolutely impossible!"

"Your Excellency, the little one has seen it. Although the body has been buried, there are scattered ship wrecks everywhere. The little one inquired about it. As early as half a month ago, the navy arrived at Weishan Lake and was killed by Zhang Shicheng's water army."

Half a month ago, the navy was destroyed? When Tuo Tuo heard the news, his heart was tight. The navy, that's what he had placed a lot of hope on! Without the water army, the chances of winning will be reduced by a few percent.

The most realistic question is, without the navy, how to ensure the safe crossing of the Yellow River?

"Come on." He shouted. He said.

"Yes, my lord."

"Call Yue Kuo Chaer and Xue Xue to come to the Chinese army immediately." Take off the order.

Although the navy had an accident, it was still full of confidence, but the time to attack the city will be longer, and the time on the road will also be extended. First of all, we have to modify the march route.

Due to the attack, the striker's bodyguards did not dare to pull the team too long, and could only twist it into a rope to move forward. The striker was not far from the middle army.

Soon, Yue Kuo Chaer and Xue Xue came to the carriage.

"Where has our striker arrived?" Before he had time to say hello, he took off the single knife and asked directly.

"Report to the master that we have passed 150 miles from Shuyang. If there is no accident, we will reach Qingjiang River for another two days." Yue Kuochaer said.

"It's an accident now!" Totuo said, "The 60,000 cavalry of the striker are now divided into two teams, led by two people. Yuekuo immediately advanced west and crossed the Yellow River from Siyang. After that, they rushed to the Qingjiang River to see if there were anti-thieves ambush in the Qingjiang River to eliminate all the enemies and ensure that the army crossed the river smoothly. Xue Xue led the cavalry to speed up the march, quickly occupied the north of the Qing River, and established a warning area to prevent the rebels from destroying.

The intention of escape is obvious. His marching route has long been there. If he still goes straight forward, he will not be allowed to wait for Zhang Shicheng's army there. Therefore, he asked the striker to change his marching route, all the way from the west, around hundreds of miles, crossing the river from the upstream of Siyang, and then rushing to the Qingjiang River. Although there are only 30,000 cavalry, they are the most elite men and horses, and there are advanced fire. They fight with the rebels outside, and the other side is not an opponent at all.

And on this side, it also accelerated, allowing 30,000 people to quickly occupy the north bank of the Qing River. The haunted cavalry made him feel uneasy. He was afraid that the other party would do something on the shore. The destruction of the thousand-person cavalry last time was a living example.

"At the same time, all ferries on both sides of the Yellow River will be expropriated, and after the fifth day, the army will cross the river!" Take it off and say it.

Yue Kuo Chaer and Xue Xue looked at each other and saw each other's worries: "Master, what happened?"

He sat on the master's chair, looked at the two generals, and said, "Our navy has been destroyed by Zhang Shicheng. Our army must be careful when crossing the Yellow River!"

Is the navy gone? The two were very shocked. The battle has not officially begun, and they are already at a disadvantage. Zhang Shicheng is really difficult to deal with!

"Master, let's go immediately!" The two felt the heavy burden on their shoulders.

(to be continued)