surnamed Wang

Chapter 470
Seeing the black cavalry getting closer and closer, Yan Hanhai waved his hand, hundreds of firecrackers were quickly set up, and the muzzles of the dark guns were all pointed at the invading enemy.

Yuan Baihu saw this scene from afar, with a smile on his face, and shouted loudly:
"Boys, put on the shield!"

As soon as the voice fell, a neat fire burst out in the distance. In an instant, hundreds of projectiles had arrived in front of us. The lead bullets were small in size but not small in power. , The speed of the entire heavy cavalry team immediately stopped.

The heavy armored cavalry had been prepared for a long time, and each of them took out a small stainless steel shield to protect his head. As for the rest of the body, he could only resign himself to fate.

Beitu lacked iron, and the armor on the heavy cavalry was all made of pig iron. The advantage was high hardness and good wear resistance, but the disadvantage was also fatal. Even if it was a lead bullet, iron filings would still fly on the armor.

The materials used for the shields in the hands of the North Turkistan cavalry were obviously much better. Each of them could be forged into a high-grade sword, and now it would cost a lot of money to use it on them.

Before the thick firecracker smoke on the hillside dissipated, there was another series of frightening crackling sounds, and hundreds of projectiles struck again. The North Turkistan army was not so calm this time. The conical bullet hit the weak point of the armor, penetrated into it, and exploded directly in the body.

Before they could breathe, there was another sound of gunfire...

Although Yuan Baihu was well prepared, his eyes were still bloodshot when he saw his soldiers fall off their horses one by one. He urged his horses to dismount with all his strength, and rushed towards the Chao Dynasty army like a rainbow.

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A full volley of two thousand firecrackers fired in turn. No matter how tightly packed the Beitu heavy armored cavalry was, when they rushed to the range of a hundred steps, nearly a thousand people were still gone.

The firecracker has been repeatedly improved by the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Although the loading speed is much faster than before, it still cannot compare with the speed of a war horse at such a short distance. Seeing this, Yan Hanhai made a decisive decision and ordered:
"Put away the firecrackers, prepare the fire mines in the front row, and the rest draw their swords and prepare to fight."

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On the northern hillside, Battelle watched the heavy cavalry that had been cultivated with great painstaking efforts over the years fall one after another, and felt distressed. The current dynasty is no longer what it used to be. To be honest, now he has begun to doubt Yao Qingyi's plan.

The Confucian scholar on the side was as calm as ever, and said lightly:

"Khan, it's time to attack in an all-round way."

It is a big taboo for military strategists to command operations by literati, but it is precisely this way of treating the lives of soldiers like nothing that can abandon personal feelings and deal with the entire battle situation with a calm mind.

Although Battelle had doubts in his heart, he still raised the golden knife in his hand and said loudly:

"Assault with all soldiers!"

Nearly 30 North Turkistan troops moved in full force, with cavalry in front and infantry behind, and the entire hillside was immediately covered by a huge crowd.

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On the other side, the heavy cavalry with less than [-] left has rushed to within [-] paces of the Dynasty army, and it seems that they can wash away their shame and avenge the dead robe Ze, but the Dynasty army in the front row did not go as far as expected. Everyone showed panic, but all of them smiled maliciously, and some people threw black iron balls from time to time.

Yuan Baihu was startled when he saw this, and felt a faint feeling of something bad. He was about to speak, but the other general gave an order:
"It's now!"

Hundreds of black iron balls hit the North Turkistan Army, some hit the horses, some hit the cavalry armor, making a tinkling sound, and many rolled directly to the ground without hitting anything. .

Seeing this, the North Turkistan Army was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing. Could it be that these guys wanted to smash themselves to death with iron bumps?The heavy cavalry has the same thick iron armor from man to horse, so it would be too stupid to do so on the other side.

But before they could finish laughing, a loud bang sounded from under the horse. The seemingly ordinary iron ball exploded at this moment, and the shattered pig iron scattered and hit the horse's abdomen, making the horse neigh. After a sound, he fell directly to the ground.

Just after the first explosion, the rest of the surrounding iron balls also exploded one after another, and one after another the horses were injured and fell to the ground. At this moment, the main general Yuan Baihu came back to his senses and shouted anxiously:
"Hurry up and spread out!"

His voice was mixed with the sound of the explosion, and only the people around could hear him clearly, while the rest of the people still went their separate ways, some rushed to the side, and some turned their horses to escape.

Some well-trained war horses were also disrupted by the explosions one after another. They raised their hooves high, threw their owners off their backs, and then ran wildly.

Those unlucky ghosts who were thrown off their horses were trampled by other frightened horses before they realized what was going on. Even if they were wearing armor, being trampled by a horse's hoof that weighed a thousand catties didn't feel good.

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In cavalry troops, horses are always more valuable than people, and they are usually served with delicious food and drinks. Even the armor is thicker than people's clothing, and ordinary swords can't pierce it at all.

Even a horse with strong legs is too much to bear after putting on armor, and it is not suitable for long-distance raids. In order to reduce the burden on the horse, the abdomen is usually not protected. After all, no one is stupid enough to get into the horse's belly to attack. If you step on it with an iron hoof, you will have a broken bone and a broken intestine.

To deal with war horses, it is usually to set up horse barriers or dig deep pits, and bury sharpened bamboo in the pits. The reason why Yuan Baihu dared to order his subordinates to charge was because he did not see such things. Even in dealing with it, he hid such a hand.

Those black iron balls just now are undoubtedly the natural enemies of the heavy cavalry. The iron balls are called Fire Thunder, and they are very simple to make. Put high-explosive gunpowder in the pig iron balls, ignite them and throw them out. The power is extremely terrifying.

The battlefield was filled with gunpowder and smoke, and the North Turkic side simply looked down on the opposite side lighting fire and thunder.

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Huo Lei was still created by Liu Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry. When he was setting off firecrackers with his children during the Chinese New Year, he had a sudden inspiration and rushed into his studio. He didn't even meet the officials who came to pay New Year's greetings. I got used to his weird mannerisms, so I didn't take it to heart.

Liu Shangshu worked hard for nearly half a month, and finally put two unattractive black balls on Shundi's table. The latter didn't know what they were at first, so he picked them up and started playing. Frightened and fell to the ground.

Afterwards, the two monarchs and ministers secretly went to the back mountain to test their power, and when they returned, Emperor Shun ordered the household department to allocate a sum of money.In half a year, the ordnance factory produced about a thousand pieces. At this time, the North Turks invaded. With a wave of his hand, Emperor Shun took these fire mines directly to the front line.

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Seeing the tragic situation of the Beitu Army, Yan Hanyuan couldn't help laughing and said:
"Second brother, this Huo Lei is really effective against cavalry, but the number is less."

Yan Hanhai's face was always calm, and the power of the fire and thunder was indeed terrifying, but as Yan Hanyuan said, the number was too small. Although the Beitu heavy cavalry was blown up, they still had more than [-] fighting strength. Now these People rely on their real swords and guns to fight.

And the more than [-] North Turkistan troops that are about to attack on the distant hillside are the real focus.

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(End of this chapter)