(0736) The Mongol cavalry in the charge suffered a general suppression of grenades and suffered very heavy losses. At the beginning, the soldiers of the white-clothed army felt that a grenade was thrown past, and the explosion effect was already good. The Mongol cavalry, as long as it was near the point of explosion, was basically overturned. But later, more and more Mongolian cavalry swarmed up, and they felt that one grenade was not enough, and they had to tie three or four grenades together, and then throw them vigorously, with a loud bang, in order to stop the tide of Mongolian cavalry.

The use of cluster grenades did block the attack of the Mongol cavalry to the greatest extent. Its huge explosive power is unstoppable by anyone, and it is also unbearable for many people. The more people near the blast site, the greater the casualties. No matter how many Mongol cavalry came up behind, their forward was like a huge wave of the sea, fiercely slapping on the reef on the shore, stirring up countless waves, but they were never able to move forward. Yangguan Fort is like a monster, constantly devouring the Mongol cavalry that rushes up.

Of course, the Mongol cavalry did not eat dry food. Their archery skills are as good as those of the Dajin Army. If they find a chance to make a move, the white-clothed army will continue to pay casualties. Before the grenade was not pulled the string, it was killed and wounded by an arrowhead, which is not bad. If the grenade is pulled and the arrow is shot before it is shot, the consequences are absolutely tragic. There was a loud bang, and the white-clothed army also had to pay a considerable price.

Many of the walls of Yangguan Fort were blown open by the grenades of the white-clothed army themselves. The grenades that have not had time to shoot but have already pulled the strings are like time bombs one by one, and no one knows when they will explode in the next moment. As a result, a number of gaps were opened in this way. The Mongol cavalry took the opportunity to swarm in.

Fortunately, Xu Xingxia also knew that such a situation was very dangerous. Therefore, behind the city walls, he set up a second line of defense in depth. The reserves of the white-clothed army are attached here, and they can reinforce the front at any time, and they can also destroy the Mongol cavalry that rushes in from the gap at any time. The Mongol cavalry that rushed in through the gap was often knocked to the ground before they could figure out what was going on behind the gap.

In addition to the reserves of the White Army, there are also some non-combatants gathered here. This part of the people included the people who carried the corpses, the sailors of the transport ships who volunteered to participate in the war, or the young people around Yangguan Fort. At this time, they can also be used as combatants. Throwing grenades does not require much skill, just enough arm strength. The people selected by Xu Xingxia naturally have enough arm strength.

Most of them can throw a grenade from a distance of forty meters. A small number of people were able to throw a grenade up to 50 meters away. As for the very few perverted gibbons, grenades can be thrown at a distance of sixty meters. With such a group of grenadiers, the second line of defense of the White Army can be described as impregnable. No matter how many Mongol cavalry came in from outside, they could not escape the blow of the devastating grenade.

"Shouldn't the White Army form a grenadier unit?"

Xu Xingxia suddenly had a whim. In the modern history of Western warfare, there have been grenadiers. They are generally professional soldiers with tall stature, strong arms, strong will, and tenacious style. In addition to muskets, they were specially armed with the most primitive grenades, an iron ball filled with black gunpowder. This fireball is extremely damaging to buildings. In combat, grenadiers are often used as elite at the bottom of the box.

Compared with the grenades equipped by the White Army, this primitive iron ball is simply useless. The explosive power of any grenade in the white-clothed army is as powerful as five or six such iron balls, but the weight is much lighter. The weight of the grenade is only about two catties. And the iron ball filled with black gunpowder weighed at least five pounds. Under the same conditions of arm strength, a grenade with a light weight will naturally be thrown much farther than a heavy iron ball.

Judging from the current technical conditions of the white-clothed army, it will take a long time for the whole army to be equipped with Han-style rifles. Production capacity can't keep up for the time being. At the same time, the cost of the Han-style rifle is also higher than that of the Yueyue gun, which requires more financial resources. 200,000 Han-style rifles, that's quite a lot of money. Even if Xu Xingxia is rich, he can feel the existence of pressure. After all, the money in his hands needs to be invested in many aspects.

To improve the combat effectiveness of other troops, a large number of grenades are equipped, which is obviously a shortcut. The cost and production of grenades can meet the needs of various armies. In the face of ordinary enemies, they use the Moon Gun to deal with them. If you encounter a strong enemy, use grenades to deal with it. If the enemy is still stronger, then use a Han-style rifle to deal with it. Such an echelon configuration can make better use of resources and better internal incentives.

Internal encouragement is always an important magic weapon for the army to move forward. If the army does not fight every day and has no internal incentives, it is easy to fall into a state of stagnation or even regression. What is the main task of the army, that is, to fight. Only by constantly fighting wars can we constantly sum up lessons and lessons and make continuous progress. If there is no war, the army will become ossified, aging, and degraded, and eventually its combat effectiveness will continue to decline, and it will be difficult to maintain it.

To be honest, an army, if it does not fight for more than ten years, is estimated to be a little rigid in many ways. If there is no war for more than 20 years, it is estimated that in many ways, it has been disconnected from the mainstream of the world. If you don't fight for more than 30 years, I'm afraid that there will already be a lot of problems, and it will be difficult to return, and without a major battle baptism, I'm afraid it will be difficult to return to the top state. Break and then stand, if you don't break and don't stand, that's what you're talking about.

...... "Did they really break in?" Tang Gu asked with a mixture of gains and losses.

"I don't know." Amin shook his head slowly, responding vaguely. From the point of view from which they stood, it was indeed impossible to determine whether the Mongols had assaulted into it. However, one thing is certain, the Mongols did approach the walls of Yangguanbao and took effective action to destroy them. If it weren't for the artillery fire of the white-clothed army, they would have seen it a little more clearly.

At this time, all the high-ranking officials of the Dajin Kingdom, as well as the high-ranking of the Mongols, were anxiously observing the situation on the front line. They all eagerly hoped that the Mongol cavalry would be able to enter the Yangguan Fort and wipe out the white-clothed army. As long as they assaulted into the Yangguan Fort, the white-clothed army would either face the sharp arrows of the Mongol cavalry archers or the sharp scimitars of the Mongols, no matter which one they were, they would only be slaughtered.

"Da Da Da!"

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves was heard.

A commander rushed back from the front line excitedly, waved his hands excitedly, and shouted excitedly to everyone: "Masters, we are in!" Our men have already killed it! Igdu Zibel has sent me back to report to you! At the same time, he hoped that more reinforcements would go up, widen the gap, and flatten Yangguan Fort in one fell swoop! ”

Kongol hurriedly asked, "Are you sure they all went in?" ”

The Mongolian commander said excitedly: "Second Great Beyler, we have indeed killed it!" Batu, Bayin, Chaolu are all in! ”

Kong Guoer's originally tense and gloomy face finally stretched out slowly.

The three names mentioned by this Mongolian commander are the three most courageous commanders under the command of Igduqi, since they have all stormed into the inside of Yangguan Fort, it means that the Mongolian cavalry has indeed destroyed the city wall and began to clear and encircle the white-clothed army in Yangguan Fort. In such a situation, the number of white-clothed troops was seriously insufficient, and they would definitely be wiped out in the face of Mongol warriors who were several times their size.

"Kong Guoer, let's hurry up too!" Sanal shouted excitedly.

The Mongol cavalry that came to reinforce the Dajin Kingdom this time was divided into 30,000 troops, and the commander of the army was Kong Guoer. However, in terms of true control, Kongol could only command a team of 10,000 men from his own tribe. Sanar's 10,000-man team, Igduzi's 10,000-strong team, are all things that he cannot directly control and command. This is also the practice in the savannah. The army of any tribe can always be controlled only by the leader of the tribe itself.

Now, seeing that Igduzi's 10,000-strong team was about to achieve dazzling results, Sonalton couldn't sit still. If Igduqi steals all the limelight, the power of the Ming'an Belle family will definitely rise. From the perspective of his own interests, Sanar certainly does not want Ming'an Baylor's strength to grow uncontrollably. If that is the case, among the seventeen beylers of the Horqin tribe, except for Ming'an Beyler, everyone else will be very sad. He believed that Kong Guoer's mind should be the same as his.

Indeed, Kong Guoer was also a little moved. The reason is indeed the same as what Sanal feared. He really didn't want to see Ming Ambele's strength, uncontrollably and rapidly expanding, which was very sensitive for him, the number two person. He wanted to maintain the current balance of the Horqin tribe and not to have a monopoly situation.

Only when the strength is relatively balanced, he, the number two person of the Horqin tribe, can play a certain role. If Ming An Baylor's strength is strong enough to completely overwhelm others, he, the number two person, will become the first target of Ming An Baylor's elimination. Kondol is very clear about this.

"Okay, let's do it too!" Kongol made a quick decision.

(To be continued)