Chapter 1125 "Mare" (the third watch, asking for a monthly pass)
The Tatars never expected that Shen Xi would use the old trick again, using carts and horses to carry gunpowder and other explosives and rush to their camp. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
When Shen Xi fled back to Tumu Fort on horseback, Awulu realized the danger, but by the time she ordered the camp gates to be closed, it was too late.
Ah Wulu felt a chill in her heart, her previous dream was shattered by the ruthless reality, not only could she not see Shen Xi trembling under her feet begging for mercy, but even she herself had to face the impending danger, she already had the urge to jump off the high platform and quickly evacuate the camp.
The luxurious carriage pulled by the horses rushed to the front of the camp more than ten feet away in an instant.
The horses were on fire, and the carriage had a closed wooden coffin filled with gunpowder, and the bottom was hay and tung oil, which was very dangerous.
"Stop!"
Standing on a high platform, Awulu pointed to the carriage rushing towards the camp gate, and shouted loudly.
But at this time, her voice had long been drowned out in the chaos and noise inside and outside the camp, and the four horses were on a rampage, and in front of the camp gate, a Tatar warrior jumped off his horse, trying to rush up to stop him, but he was directly knocked to the ground by the horse, and then there was a trampling, and when the carriage passed, the man was already dying, and he could not live.
The carriage rushed straight into the camp through the camp gates.
There was an exclamation in the camp, and the Tatars hurriedly rode their horses to avoid it, and Awulu also subconsciously squatted down and covered his head with his hands.
That's when the mutation happened.
"Boom—"
An earth-shattering bang was heard.
Centered on the four horses and the carriage, a huge flame erupted.
Twenty or thirty Tatar cavalrymen next to the site of the explosion were already mixed with the flaming wood and furs that had been broken apart from the tents next to them, and stumps of severed arms and rotten flesh flew everywhere.
The Tartar cavalry and the horses they sat on within a radius of 100 meters bled and fell to the ground in the deafening explosion, and the huge shock wave shattered the fog in the sky.
The smoke rose high and the flames blazing brightened the entire camp in a blood-red color.
The high platform where Ah Wulu was also shocked by the shock wave, and the entire wooden frame shook, and she only felt her ears buzzing, and her chest was full of irritation, and she had the urge to vomit.
A powerful shock wave ejected the burning tung oil everywhere, igniting intact tents.
Before Ah Wulu could come to his senses, the straw men on the horses that rushed in behind exploded one after another.
"Boom-"
The explosion of each horse did not cover a wide area, but there were about seven or eight feet, and all the people around the explosion point were blown up, and the Tatar cavalry, who had wanted to ride over to block the impact of the follow-up horses, turned around and ran away in fright, for fear that they would follow the mistakes of those unlucky ghosts.
Obviously, these horses are not just rushing into the camp to rampage and wreak havoc, no one knows when the straw men on these horses will explode, and they are all running with a "zizi" burning lead, once the explosion will affect a large area.
At this time, the gates of the civil fort were opened, and more livestock were blindfolded, carrying bags of explosives, rushing to the Tartar camp "desperately".
These explosive packets are doped with a large number of iron pieces and lead pellets, which are compressed and sealed by special methods, and as long as they are detonated, they will cause a vigorous explosion.
They don't need to be driven by soldiers, just catch their tails on them, or make them feel a piercing pain, and they will run forward.
The Tatar camp was only five miles from the Tumu Fort, which was not a long-range attack, and the animals had enough stamina to run down this stretch of the road, even if they went off, it didn't matter, as long as they were in the right direction.
The animals usually crashed headlong into the wooden gates or fences of the Tatar camps, causing a burst of people to roll on their backs and soon the wooden fences were blown open.
"Zhao envoy, there are Ming soldiers rushing out from afar in the enemy's city!"
"Zhao envoy, there are heavy casualties in the army!"
"Zhao envoy, there is a gap in the fence that has been blown open!"
Ah Wulu's head was still dizzy, and as soon as he stood up straight on the high platform, he heard the bad news from the herald one after another.
The Ming officers and soldiers did not need to attack, they only needed to open the city gates, drive the livestock tied with explosives out of the city, and then drive them to the Tatar camp, causing explosion after explosion, destroying the Tatar camp to pieces.
Ah Wulu finally recovered a little, and hurriedly went down from the high platform, at this time she was very panicked, because she had no actual combat experience, and now there was a lack of a general in the camp who could calm the scene, and she, the concubine of the Great Khan with the highest status, could not come up with a practical method.
The explosion continued, because Yisma had given a death order before, and he must not take the initiative to attack the Tumu Fort, so even if the Ming army opened the city gate and continued to release "moving explosives" outward, the Tatars could only stare dryly, and no Tatar cavalry dared to approach these head-covered livestock rushing over, for fear that the explosion would affect them.
Once a soldier has this mentality, the morale of the army will naturally plummet. Now it is not a battle with men, but with these unreasonable animals, which are bound to die, and even if they are killed, it will be of little use to these animals.
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"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The sound of explosions came one after another, and the Tartar camp outside the west gate of the civil fort was completely carrying out a brilliant fireworks show, and Shen Xi stood at the head of the city, watching it very pleasantly, with a satisfied smile on his face.
Hu Songyue, Liu Xu and others didn't need to lead the troops out of the city, they stood behind Shen Xi, watching the "performance" of those livestock outside the city, and their hearts were happy.
Before, they thought they had no power to fight the Tatars, but now they didn't even have to send out soldiers, and they blew the Tatars on their backs, and they seemed to be too satisfied.
Shen Xi suddenly waved his hand, "Work harder, didn't you capture a batch of Tatar war horses before?" Choose a hundred weak heads, use the same method, tie up the explosives package and send them out. I'm ...... Well, whether it is a mule or a war horse, it is a horse, even if there are some donkeys mixed in the middle, it is always a four-legged animal, so it is called 'Ma Lei', hehe, my 'Ma Lei' is not a vegetarian! ”
Hu Songyue smiled: "Hehe, Ma Lei, this name is good!" ”
Hu Songyue didn't think about it so much, and went directly to arrange, and Shen Xi continued to look at the scenery with a telescope.
Liu Xu said: "My lord, this war has been going on for a while, and it seems that the last general has observed...... Even if the livestock exploded several rounds, they could not inflict devastating damage on the tartars. It is true that the blow did work at first, but now the Tartars are shrewd and can hide quickly, and they can't blow up people! ”
Shen Xi didn't bother to look back at Liu Xu, and said angrily: "Who said no?" Now that the fence outside has been blown up, the next Tartar camp will suffer. Besides, even if the lethal effect is limited, it is necessary to boost the morale of the soldiers! ”
The explosions outside continued, and the Tatars were now in a state of flux.
"Zhao envoy, there are Ming army attacks everywhere, please make arrangements, what should I do!" A thousand households came over to ask for Awulu's opinion.
Ah Wulu said angrily: "What do I know? How you dealt with it before, now do it according to the rules. Didn't the Great Khan and the National Teacher arrange a contingency plan before? ”
The thousand households looked distressed, he really wanted to say "no", not only did he not expect this kind of thing, even extremely wise people like Batu Munch and Yi Si Main could not anticipate the enemy's opportunity.
Shen Xi's attack method does not follow the routine at all, so that the ghost can guess how to deal with such an attack.
"Boom!"
A mule carrying a bag of explosives rushed into the camp from the hole open, this time it exploded more than ten zhang away from Awulu's side, she saw more than a dozen Tatar cavalry companies with horses blown away, one of the bloody broken arms fell in front of her, the fear in her heart suddenly intensified, and she hurriedly waved her hand: "Withdraw from the camp, retreat ten miles to the west, and then plan!" ”
As he was talking, there was another "boom" explosion next to him, and it turned out that another group of donkeys rushed over their heads and exploded more than ten feet behind several people, and this time more than a dozen Tartar soldiers were blown up to a blur of flesh and blood.
Now there are three paths before the Tatars.
Either attack, defend, or retreat.
Yismain especially emphasized that before the arrival of the main Tatar force, it was not allowed to take the initiative to start a war with Shen Xi's subordinates, because no one knew what method Shen Xi would use to attack and defend, but he could not lose his position and not let Shen Xi escape.
But the cost of defense is too great, and the soldiers are completely practicing their ability to avoid danger, and as soon as those "mares" come over, they will inevitably cause an explosion.
These Tatar soldiers, watching their companions being blown apart, had a great psychological impact, and deserters had already appeared.
"Withdraw the troops for ten miles and retreat to the heights of the west! At this time, the first priority is to preserve strength! Awulu was still able to maintain his general calm at this time, and the instructions she gave were very targeted.
At present, it cannot compete with the Ming army, because now the Ming army is only using livestock to carry explosives for long-distance bombing, and when the Ming army rushes out, it is easy to take advantage of the heavy casualties and morale of the Tatar army to complete a lore...... This is an outcome that the Awulu and Tatar armies do not want to see.
On the contrary, as long as the Tatar army can maintain a certain strength, even if the Ming army takes this opportunity to flee, it will not be able to get far. Without the threat of these suicide animals, the Tatar cavalry was able to cope with any eventuality.
The Tatars didn't even have time to pack up the tents and pots, and the most important thing for each soldier was his own horses, because the Tatars were not equipped with horses and weapons in the public house, and they needed to prepare themselves.
If you want to withdraw your troops, of course, you should give priority to bringing your own things with you.
Ah Wulu couldn't care about anything else at this time, she only knew that this place was too dangerous, and she had to leave quickly, as for how to arrange the withdrawal of troops, it was a matter of thousands and hundreds of households below, and it had nothing to do with her.
The Tatars have never been so embarrassed, in the absence of a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, they have been unable to hold the camp, seeing that there is still a steady stream of "mare" shooting out of the civil fort, they simply packed up and fled, for fear that they would be used as cannon fodder.
Although the Tatar cavalry saved their lives, they couldn't take care of the belongings in the camp, especially those things that could not be transported away for a while, and those things were what Shen Xi had always wanted to get, and they were also his main purpose in this battle.
Captured by the Tatars, the muzzle of the guns was facing the various types of Franc cannons and accompanying shells of the Tumu Fort.
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