Chapter 137: Killing God Zheng Chenggong
Unexpectedly, before Durd's arrow hit the string, a dense sound broke out in the Ming army on his side. How did he know that the Dragon Guards were equipped with reed guns, which were completely different from the Ming troops he used to use three-eyed guns before.
When using the three-eyed gun, you must hold the gun in one hand and the ignition rod in the other hand to ignite the gunpowder, which is difficult to operate accurately during the cavalry gallop. In addition, the range is less than twenty paces.
However, the spring wheel is tightened in advance, and it can be aimed and fired at any time, the speed is extremely fast, and the range is about forty steps, and the performance is not comparable to the three-eyed gun.
Immediately, dozens of Jianyu cavalry were shot and fell from their horses. Even those who were not shot were startled by the sudden volley just now, causing the movements of their hands to be out of shape, and they did not release the arrow for a long time.
The dragon guard hussars threw away the short guns they had fired, and took out another reed wheel from their waistsβthe hussars now had exactly the same equipment as the European light cavalry of the 18th century, one of which was two pistols. In order to manufacture hundreds of such expensive weapons, Zhu Linmiao invested as much as 10,000 taels.
Then another round of heavy firing was fired.
At this point, Durd's talent was sparsely unleashed. The spring wheel gun is not only easy to use and fast, but the lethality of lead bullets is much stronger than that of arrows.
Although the Dragon Guard is an unarmored light cavalry, the steel helmet is the standard for the whole army, and everyone bows their heads during the shooting, and a large number of arrows are bounced off by the helmet. After a rain of arrows, only a dozen or so people were hit, and many of them were not hit.
After the two armies staggered, both sides turned their horses' heads at the same time and began to order them to gather and organize their formations and prepare for the next attack.
At this moment, dozens of horsemen suddenly came out from the diagonal rear of the Qing army, all pointing forward with sabers, and they did not shout, but silently kicked their horses and rushed violently.
Some of Durd's men had just turned their heads, some were still reining in their horses, and the officers of each team were loudly restraining their men, and it was the most chaotic time, and the various noises of the battlefield were noisy, and for a moment no one noticed the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer.
Suddenly, a group of cavalry slaughtered them three or four hundred paces, Durd turned his head and was immediately shocked, where did this person come from?!
Zheng Chenggong was not polite to Durde at all, and the whole person rushed into the chaotic captives like a bison, a saber in his hand flashed with cold light, and with the momentum of the war horse, each swing would accurately bring out a piece of blood, sending a captive soldier into the underworld.
He came with a certain intention of death, so he did not dodge the sharp blades cut from everywhere, but blindly fought for his life, as long as he could kill one more, he would not hesitate to swing the knife away.
Fortunately, his martial arts are exquisite, and his spirit is highly excited at this time, and he can always avoid the key points under the conditioned reflex of his body, although there are more than ten wounds on his body for a while, he still rushes forward with a knife.
The thirty or so horsemen under his encouragement were also red-eyed, one by one, like bloodthirsty beasts, killing a path paved with corpses among Durd's men and horses. The already scattered formation of the Qing army instantly became more chaotic, and even showed signs of collapse.
Don't talk about Durd, even Zhu Linmiao in the distance was confused. However, although he didn't know where this god-killing cavalry came from, it was definitely the best fighter right now!
After Zheng Chenggong killed Durd's team, the Dragon Guard's side had also completed the formation, and in an instant, hundreds of war horses rumbled towards the enemy.
One hundred and thirty steps away, Zhao Shichao calmly shouted an order.
"Sword unsheathed!"
One hundred steps.
"Small steps!"
Seventy steps.
"Fast forward!"
Forty steps.
"Charge!"
Suddenly, the charging procession of the Dragon Guard roared through the crowd of prisoners, like a combine harvester with full horsepower, and the Qing cavalry was cut down like wheat in the field.
Before the Dragon Guard could turn around and charge for the second round, Durd's men had completely collapsed, and they were screaming and scurrying around along with Zeng Li and Mu Teng'er's men and horses, who had already broken down on the other side.
Zhu Linmiao wiped the sweat mixed with gunpowder residue on his face, put away the spring wheel pistol, and ordered Zhao Shichao to lead the team to chase and kill the fleeing enemy.
After Zhao Shichao took the order and left, Zhu Linmiao's eyes fell on the cavalry that suddenly appeared and had explosive combat effectiveness. They were still silent at the moment, but they were extremely resolute in chasing a group of Qing army routs and slashing mercilessly.
It wasn't until half an hour later that Zhao Shichao, Shi Lin and others had captured and killed most of the Qing army and returned to Zhu Linmiao to report their lives, and the team finally stopped.
Zheng Chenggong's saber had already been rolled up, his right arm was completely out of strength, and there was no one around him who could be slashed.
He didn't know how many Jianyu had died under his knife just now, he only knew that he was still alive.
Why is it so hard to die? God, why don't you let me die? He looked up at the sky, but saw a man and a woman approaching with their horses, surrounded by several guards.
Zhu Linmiao saw the person in front of him with his hair half scattered, covered in blood, with wounds all over his body, and his right hand was holding a saber dyed black and red hanging weakly at his side.
He arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the general's help, dare to ask the general's surname?" β
Zheng Chenggong replied dejectedly: "I am Zheng Sen, who are you?" β
Zheng Sen? Zhu Linwei was stunned when she heard this, but Zhen Zhen on the side pointed at Zheng Sen with an unhappy face and said, "Why are you so rude?" This is His Royal Highness King Chen! β
"Are you Zheng Chenggong?!"
"You are His Royal Highness King Chen?!"
Both of them looked up almost at the same time, their eyes flashing with excitement, and they nodded at the same time.
"You are the king of Chen who swept away the thieves in Jiangxi?" Zheng Chenggong wanted to give a salute, but his arm was out of strength and couldn't lift it, so he had to say eagerly, "I'm looking forward to you!" β
Zhu Linmiao saw this famous anti-Qing hero in the annals of history, but he didn't have time to talk to him for the time being. He remembered that Zheng Chenggong should be the governor of the forbidden army at this time, and since this is the case, then Longwu should be nearby!
He hurriedly asked, "I was ordered to take over, where is the Holy One now?" β
"A few days ago, I heard from Fu Qingbo and others that the holy driver should have gone to Changting." Zheng Chenggong's tone was anxious, "Jianyu will send troops south, and His Highness should go to escort him as soon as possible, just in case!" β
"Changting?" Zhu Linmiao was stunned again, and wondered: "Why aren't you with Shengshang?" β
"I ......" Zheng Chenggong was full of grievances when he mentioned this matter, but he thought that even the emperor didn't trust him, let alone King Chen. So he only said, "The Holy Lord sent me to gather troops in various places and go north to the imperial captives." β
"Lord Commander," Zhao Shichao leaned over and said in a low voice, "Zheng Zhilong has already surrendered to the treasonous country, this Zheng Sen is his son, he should not be kept!" β