Chapter 483: Thunder, Shocking Arrows

The Ming Dynasty's efforts in firearms were far greater than those of the previous dynasties. The Ordnance Bureau and the Military War Bureau each performed their own duties, and they were all dedicated to research and improvement of various firearms. Among them, after the Jiaozhi was laid, the magic gun from Annan was Zhang Fu brought it back to the capital, and after repeated efforts by countless craftsmen, a series of products were derived from the magic gun that originally had the advantage of long range.

The five-barreled magic gun that Zhang Yue took out from the box at this time is the latest weapon of the War Bureau. The gun body is made of fine copper and is about three feet long. The powder spoon used to hold gunpowder can hold about three coins of gunpowder. But Different from the solid projectiles commonly used in ordinary fire guns, these five-barreled magic guns are equipped with sharp arrowheads with triangular barbs, and there is also an iron-wood force at the back to isolate the air.

Thinking that when he got this batch of things, the fat eunuch of the Military War Bureau had people demonstrate that a target three hundred paces away actually penetrated directly. Zhang Yue couldn't help but pick up this magic gun and look at it for a moment, and saw next to him Both Xiang Long and Liu Bao looked nervous, and he smiled and said: "What are you afraid of? There is no charge in it, and the arrow is not loaded, so it cannot escape fire!"

Lian Sheng and Lian Hu, who had just returned from delivering things to Wang Huan, had red faces. The nervousness and fear of seeing the battle formation for the first time had passed, and what was left was the courage that came out of nowhere. At this time, Lian Sheng was cautious. Di took the magic gun from Zhang Yue's hand, and then grinned and said: "Master, we are short of manpower now, how about I come and try this guy later?"

"If everyone can use firearms well, then what's the use of the Shenji Camp? Zhou Bailing will personally bring people here soon. They are all veterans of the Shenji Camp. What kind of results will be achieved by then depends on luck. Got it!"

Knowing that today's fire blunderbuss is mostly used to disrupt the formation of cavalry charges or infantry marches, and does not expect accurate aiming, Zhang Yue naturally does not expect to be able to pierce three people with one arrow like the fat eunuch boasted. , in modern times, the only ones who can really hit the target with perfect accuracy are snipers. He counted the special arrowheads equipped with iron wood in the box and found that the total was only two arrows per magic gun. He was a little annoyed at first, but he thought After he understood it, he smiled bitterly.

I'm afraid there is only one real chance. If a salvo fails, how can you expect others to give you a chance to reload the gunpowder?

The Western Wall, which had just experienced another fierce battle, had been basically cleaned up at this time. The corpses of the Tartars were thrown off the wall one by one - in the words of a certain sergeant, even if one of them could not hold on, Well, even if the corpses piled up under the city can't stop the Tatars from entering the city, they can at least make them half dead. At this level of the war, no matter whether they are superior in martial arts or ordinary in ability, everyone can I felt like my blood was burning and boiling. Even though I was usually timid, I gradually managed to get over it while trying hard again and again.

"The Tatars are here again!"

There was no need to even sound the alarm bell from the observation deck. On the city wall, the sergeants who had just been rotated into battle started shouting at the top of their voices. For a moment, the atmosphere that had been slightly relaxed suddenly became tense again. It was different from those in the Central Plains. The small town has four gates, while Xinghe Fort only has two east and west gates. The previous three times, the opponent attacked the east gate violently, and the pressure on the west gate was slightly lighter. This time, most people thought it was still the same, but Zheng Pingyuan saw After the large group of men and horses and the siege vehicles turned around, they immediately came to their senses.

He casually grabbed a soldier and shouted sternly: "Let Wang Dushuai hurry up and use the watchtower alarm bell as a signal to fight out of the west gate!"

Seeing the soldier running away, he ordered another soldier: "Have Deputy Qianhu go to the observation tower and be ready to issue orders at any time!"

After arranging these two things properly, Zheng Pingyuan was worried about whether there was too much pressure in the west. He was wondering whether he should try to send a few people there, or leave someone here to direct him to rush to take charge personally, when he saw someone taking three steps and two steps.

He rushed up from the stairs and recognized the two strong men beside Zhang Yue. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Can Mr. Zhang hold on?"

Although Niu Gan was not good at drawing a bow and shooting arrows, he had the strength of a bull to defeat horse thieves on the way to escape. At this moment, Zhang Yue asked Peng Shisan to bring him over for reinforcements, and he carried it without saying a word.

The newly acquired sword arrived. At this moment, seeing Zheng Pingyuan asking a question to him, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Peng Shisan next to him answered first.

"Zhou Qianhu from the west has brought all the remaining fire gun soldiers from the Shenji Battalion. He will take over and deploy them. They should be able to survive this time. Your Excellency said that this place may have suffered heavy losses in the three attacks just now. Let the two of us come over.

Help. When we came over just now, we happened to see Wang Dushuai, and he also said that there might not be many arrows left, and the cannon soldiers in the fort would have to press on."

The previous news finally made Zheng Pingyuan feel relieved. Because the fire gunmen in the fort had not used fire guns for many years, leaving hundreds of brand-new Yongle fire guns and a large amount of gunpowder unusable was not an option after all. Therefore, from last night

From the beginning, he invited the skilled soldiers from the Shenji Battalion to teach him step by step. Now the batch of gunmen in the archery tower are all here. Now it is time to finish cramming, everyone can only join the battle, and Zhou Bailing frees up his hands.

Come here, he doesn't have to worry about it in the west.

"beat!"

Hearing the sharp shout from the arrow tower, Zheng Pingyuan pushed all distracting thoughts aside for a moment, turned around without even thinking, and looked at the black siege army with his bloodshot eyes.

He told Peng Shisan and Niu Gan: "I won't talk nonsense. The crenel over there was originally responsible for three sword players, but now there is only one left. You two go there, don't forget to bring

Shield, be careful of Tatar arrows!"

Seeing a large number of people rushing forward again, riding their horses and standing under the black eagle flag, Shi Zhengan looked very relaxed. He even pointed his whip at Xinghe Fort and said with a smile: "I told my father that it will take at most one day and one night. It seems that it will take a day and a night at most."

I still have high regard for them. If they attack again after this time, they will never be able to hold on! If we hadn't happened to have two small tribes driven out by the Oara Taiping Department on our way here, they wouldn't be able to rely on us.

We won’t survive this winter, and the losses this time will be huge!”

"The eldest prince said..."

Although Alutai has several sons, everyone knows that Shu Niegan was the one whom Alutai has always cultivated as his heir, so flattery is indispensable when victory is inevitable. However, the one who spoke, Qianhu, only spoke half of the words.

, the remaining word "yes" was blocked in his throat. Not only him, but before the siege vehicle could get up, the west gate suddenly opened wide, and there was actually a small army.

The cavalry came out and the others were stunned for a moment. Shi Niegan, who had been so proud just now, turned pale.

The cavalry team rushed out at lightning speed and crashed into the team that had not yet approached the west gate. The officer who took the lead held a long gun and with luck in his hand, he knocked three people away in a row. With this momentum, those who followed him quickly

The other cavalrymen rushed forward with all their might, carving a bloody path and rushing straight towards the siege vehicles. After being caught off guard at first, the Mongolian soldiers on both sides immediately closed up, but they did not want the cavalry to cooperate.

With a tacit understanding, they suddenly rushed to the front of the siege vehicle.

This wave of cavalrymen all had red strips of cloth tied on their heads. Although there were only a few dozen of them, they had a stern and stern aura. Wang Huan in the middle once again picked one person away, and he was gulping loudly.

Breathing in the cold air, while lighting the heavy black fuse in his hand with a few close old soldiers, he still had the energy to think about other things.

It’s not like no one has tried to light things like wheat straw and haystacks at the top of the city before and throw them down. Unfortunately, the Tatars have a way of dealing with this, and the siege vehicles are covered with a thick layer of skin, making it impossible to light them.

At this time, we can only see how effective the new mine is in this war situation. It would be great if it had the kind of thunder that shook the sky during the defense of Beiping.

He has never been a hero in his life, so no matter what battles or dangers he encounters, he has passed it peacefully. Therefore, he has never been able to achieve high status and high salary, and he has only been promoted step by step. But in his heart, why is there no passion? What if?

Without passion, why would he come to a place like this? He could just stay in Xingdusi, Shanxi Province. Although he said he was too late to rescue his old boss when he was under heavy siege, he was actually timid for a moment. When he went back to burn incense and pay homage, he was so ashamed that he couldn't stand it.

Today he is going to risk everything. After all, he is just defending the city. There is no need for an old man like him to sit around and do nothing!

At this moment, everyone knew that the purpose of this group of cavalry was only to attack the siege vehicles, so the people in front of the vehicles tried their best to block. In addition, countless flying arrows were also aimed at this group of bold and provocative enemies.

His head poured down. Seeing that those guys who disturbed his mood were gradually unable to resist, Shi Nianqian, who had just dropped his riding crop in anger, turned from anger to joy, and immediately shouted in a deep voice: "Go up and take a look! This time

Our counterattack failed to reach the siege truck at all, those barbarians should be heartbroken!"

"My eldest prince, this barbarian's firearms are very powerful..."

"No matter how powerful the firearm is, it can't shoot four hundred steps. Besides, didn't you see that they didn't bring any firearms?"

Unable to hold back, the guards under the black flag had no choice but to move forward to protect the noble prince, but they did not dare to walk too fast. Just when they were still dozens of steps away, there was a sudden sound from the other side.

There was a loud bang, followed by a second and third time... It was a series of explosions. At that moment, although today's Mongolian horses are well-trained and are no longer afraid of the sound of firearms, they lost their nerve.

Everyone inside was shocked. Before they could see clearly what was behind the smoke, two sharp arrows hit their faces with an unparalleled sharp wind.

The guards of Shi Nie Gan were all warriors carefully selected by Arutai. At this time, the first few guards who reacted very quickly instinctively drew their swords and stood up to block. However, when a strong Mongolian man slashed hard at one of them.

When he shot an arrow, not only was he unable to fly the arrow, but the knife in his hand also flew out. The arrow even penetrated heavily into his chest, and then penetrated out of his back, leaving the force behind.

The shot missed the first few steps.

"The great prince!"

Although another arrow penetrated the other two unlucky guys, no one cared about it. Everyone knew how much Arutai doted on his son. If anything happened, this time he would capture Xing
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