In the loud sound of the sky and the earth cracking, the dazzling firelight enveloped the surrounding area of thirty zhang. The Tatar cavalry within the explosion range was suddenly in chaos. Some were directly pushed down by the shock wave of the explosion, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead. Some were directly shattered, with stumps and broken arms, flying in all directions. Others were hit by flying debris and fell off their horses. Others were fine, but due to the panic of the war horses, they collided indiscriminately, resulting in casualties.

In order to increase the power of the explosion, the explosive packs thrown out by these trebuchets are all refilled. In the explosives bag, a large amount of sand, iron nails, corners of nails and other miscellaneous items were added. As long as these messy things are hit on people, the consequences can be imagined. Xu Xingxia's purpose is not to kill you on the spot, as long as you are injured. The more wounded the Tartars, the worse their ability to sustain combat.

When the smoke of the explosion gradually dissipated, there was a blank space in the middle of the Tatar cavalry. Around the blank area are blood-drenched tartars. Some of the tartars were shocked and bleeding, but they were still sitting on the back of their horses, motionless, looking very strange. There were also seriously wounded tartars, who got up in a daze, and looked everywhere for their horses. As a result, as he walked lightly and heavily, he suddenly collapsed and never moved again. There were also tartars crawling on the ground with great difficulty, and they did not know where they were crawling.

Fortunately, the ranks of the Tatar cavalry were not very dense, and within the effective killing range of the explosive pack, there were only twenty or thirty Tatar cavalrymen. Otherwise, there are those who suffer. But even then, the formation of the Tatar cavalry, was completely out of order. Some of the Tatar cavalry, without thinking, turned their horses around and quickly withdrew to the rear. The other Tatar cavalry, noticing that their companions were retreating, followed suit.

At the time of Karon Mountain, the Tatar cavalry had already suffered a big loss from this explosive package. When they think about it now, they still have palpitations. If the explosives package had exploded right next to them, they would have no chance of survival. Unexpectedly, there was an explosion at such a distance, and they couldn't help but be afraid and didn't dare to continue approaching.

"Whew!"

"Whew!"

"Whew!"

Several more explosive packets were ejected.

The trebuchet itself has no accurate head, and the deviation of the landing point is very far, and the landing point of these ejected explosive bags is even more uneven. Some fell in the middle of the Tartar procession, some fell next to the Tartar procession, and some landed dozens of feet away from the Tartars. Since most of the Tatar cavalry retreated, the casualties caused were not very large.

But the loud noise of the explosive packet exploding, as well as the blinding fire, was in itself a great deterrent to the Tatar cavalry. And the messy landing point also frightened the Tatar cavalry. This kind of explosion without any regularity, no one knows how to dodge. In case a bag of explosives falls in the middle of itself, it's over.

There was no way, the remaining Tatar cavalry had to continue to retreat, completely out of the range of the explosives package. They didn't know how far the defenders' explosives bag could be thrown, so they simply withdrew five hundred meters away in one go. Finding that at this distance, it was finally safe, they quietly breathed a sigh of relief. As for the hostages in front, they naturally didn't care.

"These bastards!"

Mo Yuegen scolded stupidly.

He didn't expect that the tried and tested tactics would be cracked by the defenders of Fort Weizhen before they could even start to exert their power. Mo Yuegen was very angry at his subordinates' unauthorized retreat. What the Tatars despise most is this kind of cowardly behavior without guts. However, there is no way, the law is not responsible, he can't cut off all those guys' heads. His troops, having already lost nearly a thousand people, can no longer afford to lose.

Without the Tatar cavalry watching, the hostages, hurrying forward, rushed to the vicinity of the fort gate. More than 3,000 people crowded around the fort gate, crying and making trouble, and the scene was still very terrifying. That's right, it's horror. Driven by the ** of survival, they desperately banged on the heavy fort gate, shouting and crying to come in for refuge.

The people in front were huddled on the fort gate, like a thin biscuit. The people behind are still desperately rushing forward, and if someone falls, they will definitely be trampled into pulp. Under the ** of survival, all etiquette and morality, benevolence, righteousness and shame have been thrown into the country of Java. All everyone thinks about is just to live. In order to compete for a better position, fists and feet are opposed, fights, and even bite each other, at all costs.

The worst thing is the children who are being held, crying and dying. The women who held them were also crying, and in the crowd, they were like leaves, helpless and lonely. In the face of the rolling waves, they will be swallowed up at any time. If you're not careful, they'll disappear into the crowd.

More people, but numb, dazed, they have no tears, no sadness, no feelings, as if everything has left them. Now they are left with nothing more than a walking corpse. In the process of pushing each other, it is often this kind of person who disappears first. Even if they disappear suddenly, no one will care.

The crowd of people, like wave after wave of tide, kept beating on the gate of Weizhen Fort, as if to knock the gate open. However, they certainly can't be knocked open. Because, behind the fort gate, there are sandbags like hills. The fort gate has long been blocked. In the face of the onslaught of the Tatar cavalry, who would dare to take it lightly?

Yuan Chonghuan frowned and said, "My lord, let them in!" ”

Xu Xingxia shook his head and said resolutely: "Can't put it!" The fort gate must not be opened! ”

He made such a decision, and it was by no means indifferent to life, and it was by no means without compassion. He was sure that these hostages must have been annihilated by Tartars. Coming from later generations, he knew very well the insidiousness of the nomads using this trick. In history, there have been too many tragedies caused by annihilation. It seems that the gates of Shenyang, Liaoyang, Guangning and other towns have been opened by annihilation. And the annihilation is mixed in the crowd to come in. Yuan Yingtai may have some talent in governance, but in terms of military affairs, he is definitely an idiot.

"We're going in......"

"Open the gates, we're going in!"

"Why haven't you opened the door yet? We're going in! ”

The hostages outside suddenly became noisy. In the beginning, there were only a few people calling, and later, more than a dozen people were calling. The leaders were three or four big men, who seemed to be similar to ordinary people. Among the hostages, the number of men was very small, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and they had long since lost the strength to call. However, the shouts of these dozen or so big men seemed to be very active, and their voices were also full of energy.

Xu Xingxia's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Shut up for me!" ”

There was a big man still there shouting, "We want to go in!" You can't die without help! Hurry up and open the gates, we need to get in! ”

"Whoosh!"

Xu Xingxia raised his hand to be an arrow.

Yan Ling's arrow roared away, directly shooting the big man to death.

Whether it was the white-clothed army at the head of the city or the hostages under the city wall, they were all startled, and their eyes fell on Xu Xingxia's body. No one thought that Xu Xingxia would turn his face and kill people. Isn't it just shouting to open the door? Why did you turn your face and kill people? If you don't want them to come in, if you don't open the gates, won't there be nothing?

The other big man's face changed, and he screamed, "We want to go in!" How can you kill people? There is no sympathy! You're not human......"

"Whoosh!"

Xu Xingxia raised his hand and threw another arrow.

The big man was also shot to death.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Xu Xingxia seemed to be psychopathic, regardless of it, he continued to release arrows, and actually shot thirteen people in one go, all of whom were adult men. These thirteen people were all the ones who participated in the shouting just now, and Xu Xingxia already recognized their appearances. For a while, on the city wall and under the city wall, all were silent, and no one dared to say anything.

"Who are his family?" Xu Xingxia asked coldly.

No one answered. All the hostages seemed to be silent. The hostages around the thirteen big men who were shot to death all subconsciously dodged to the side and drew a clear line with them. In this way, the defenders at the head of the city felt a little strange. Could it be that all these big men have no family members? They themselves were not killed, but their families were killed? Doesn't seem right! There's weirdness in this!

Xu Xingxia sneered and said awe-inspiringly: "I don't even have a family member, isn't it a small one?" Bastard! Think you can blend in this way? Cut! ”

Yuan Chonghuan frowned and said: "If you don't have a family, it may not be a fine annihilation!" ”

Xu Xingxia sneered, turned to stare at him, and said bluntly: "If you were a Tartar, would you send the adult male back to us?" A sucker! ”

Yuan Chonghuan wanted to speak and stopped, and finally nodded in agreement. Yes, the Tartars will never send adult males back to Fort Will, because that will only increase Fort Will's defense. At the same time, every time the Tartars plundered, adult men and young beautiful women were to be brought back to the tribe to be slaves, and they would not be easily used as cannon fodder.

Since these adult males are here, there must be something wrong with them. How could they be here without the consent of the Tartars? Don't say it, they have what it takes to get the Tartars to let them go. If they were really that powerful, they would have risen up against the Tartars a long time ago, and they still need to be hostages? Besides, none of their family members were among the hostages, and they were obviously held by the Tartars. It is almost certain that they are indeed.

(To be continued)