【Chapter 308】The last knife of the white-clothed army
"Boom!"
Suddenly, another deafening sound came.
This is another soldier of the white-clad army, carrying a bag of explosives, and perished with the Tartar cavalry. Without the slightest hesitation, without the slightest wait, he rushed forward. Fifty pounds of explosives packets, the power of the explosion is not a joke. Its only drawback is that it is too heavy to be thrown by manpower, and it must be carried up and killed with the enemy. After the violent explosion, at least fifteen Tartars went up the Yellow Springs Road with him.
Similarly, Xu Xingxia did not know his name, but it was certain that he was a member of the former Han slaves. However, this is more than enough. No matter what his other qualities were, his courage alone was enough to shake the entire battlefield. Xu Xingxia was convinced that with such a group of people in the ranks of the white-clothed army, even if the Tartar cavalry was a hundred times more, it would be impossible for them to rush in. Victory, in the end, must belong to the white-clothed army and belong to him Xu Xingxia.
Fighting to this point, guns, knives and arrows are no longer important. What matters is people's courage, their determination, their will, and their perseverance. All of this, taken together, is a thing called morale. At the beginning, the morale of the Tartars was quite impressive. Tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry, in the face of a Ming army of more than 1,000 people, can the morale not be high? After opening the gap, the morale of the Tartars has improved a lot. It was as if they had seen the dawn of victory and the crushing defeat of the white-clothed army.
However, with the appearance of these real warriors of the White Army, the morale of the Tartars was suppressed again. No matter how brave the Tartar was, he could only tremble in front of the white-clothed sergeant who carried the explosives bag and died with them. As long as these warriors of the white-clothed army come, no matter how many Tartar cavalry come up, it will only be a dead end! Seven thousand-man Tartars, how many people are enough to die?
If Hellerkin had seen this, he would have regretted it to death. He really shouldn't have put these Han Chinese slaves back. It is impossible for him not to know that these Han slaves, their hatred for the Tatars, has reached the point where it goes deep into the bone marrow. Not to mention that they will die together with the explosives bag and the Tartars, even if they cut each other one-on-one, they will not hesitate in the slightest. When enemies see each other, they are very red-eyed, this is the simplest truth.
It's just a pity that Helekin didn't see this. All he saw was the Tatar cavalry under his command, which was already approaching the side van of the white-clothed army, and could rush in at any time. As long as the Tatar cavalry in front struggles to continue to widen the gap a little, the Tatar cavalry army behind can be swept in and completely wiped out the white-clothed army. As for the hand-to-hand combat ability of the troops under his command, Hellerkina is quite assured. It may be a little difficult for one Tatar to deal with five Ming troops, but it is absolutely no problem to deal with three Ming troops.
At that time, he wanted to see what kind of skills Xu Xingxia still had! Isn't he an archery pervert? No matter how perverted archery is, can you withstand the siege of Tatar cavalry of hundreds, thousands? Even if he could shoot a hundred, could he still shoot a thousand? The guy who can't even clean up Mo Yuegen will eventually die in the hands of his Helekin. The name of Hellerkin will also spread to every corner of the steppe in the shortest possible time.
For Eyudun, what he would like to see more is not how Xu Xingxia was killed. What he wanted more was a lot of wealth, a lot of weapons and equipment, a lot of Han slaves, and a lot of young and beautiful Han women. His tribe, in the battle just now, lost too much, and he must find a way to make up for it.
"Crunch!"
As if hearing the prayers of Hylekin and Eyudun, another side van, the planks that had been hit continuously, finally fell down unwillingly. The white-clothed sergeant behind the plank immediately appeared in front of the Tartar cavalry without cover.
"Whoosh!"
Arrows rained down.
Several white-clothed sergeants in front of him immediately fell to the ground with a muffled grunt.
"Quack!"
Tartar cavalry from other directions, all rushed here, trying to open a breakthrough from here. The distance between this breakthrough and the gap just now is less than ten zhang. As long as the two breakthroughs are linked together, a large gap of more than 20 zhang can be formed. At that time, the Tartar cavalry in the back can swarm up and mercilessly kill the white-clothed army.
"Boom!"
It's a pity that the joy of the Tartar cavalry was very short-lived. A white-clothed sergeant, without hesitation, pounced in the middle of the Tartar cavalry with a bag of explosives. After a loud bang, those elated Tartars, before they understood what was going on, found themselves standing in front of Lord Yama. The Tartar cavalry, which was originally crowded near the gap, were all emptied of the explosives package, and the white-clothed sergeants behind took the opportunity to pounce, make up for their positions, and continue to shoot outward. The Tartar cavalry in the back were defeated one after another.
"Good!"
"Kill in!"
Eyudun shouted excitedly.
He excitedly drew his golden waist knife and ordered the Tatar cavalry behind him to follow.
Due to the obstruction of his line of sight, he did not see that the white-clothed sergeant and the Tartar cavalry were all killed together, he only saw that his subordinates were already less than three feet away from the side van. Such a short distance, as long as you take a casual breath, you can get there. He was very glad that after paying a heavy price, he finally broke through.
As long as you break into the barracks of the white-clothed army, you can easily start hand-to-hand combat with the white-clothed army. Eyudun had every reason to believe that with the ability of the Tatars in hand-to-hand combat, the white-clothed army must not be an opponent. He is a master of hand-to-hand combat, and he will definitely kill on a large scale, so that these bastards in the white-clothed army know that the warriors of the Edun tribe are definitely not something they can underestimate. In today's battle, if he loses a Tatar warrior, he will have to kill a hundred Han Chinese to fill it.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”
"Keep up! Come on! Come on! ”
Helkin was also dancing and shouting in the back.
After dying so many people, he finally saw the dawn of hope, and he finally couldn't control his emotions at all. The suicide attack of the white-clad sergeant, Helkin actually saw it. However, he didn't take it to heart in the slightest. Unlike Xu Xingxia, he saw the other side of this behavior. He felt that this was a desperate white-clothed army, and when there was nothing to do, they would take such drastic measures. What does this mean? This fully shows that the white army will not last long. As long as this breakthrough continues to be expanded, victory will surely belong to the Tatars. He couldn't wait to cut Xu Xingxia's skin and bones.
The Tartar cavalry from other directions, and the leaders of the two major tribes, hurriedly rushed over to this side like a tide. In a few moments, the open space cleared by the white-clothed sergeants was crowded with a large number of Tartar cavalry. Moreover, these Tatar cavalry are the most elite part. In order to open the breakthrough, the Tatars took out all the stocks at the bottom of the box. The guards of Erdun and Hellergin were also all dispatched.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
A large number of arrowheads, like flying locusts, continued to shoot in through the gap in the side van. In an instant, the white-clothed soldiers near the gap were all hit by several arrows and kept falling to the ground. Under the fierce rain of arrows of the Tartar cavalry, the soldiers of the white-clothed army, even if they wanted to take a suicidal attack, it was no longer possible. Because, once you ignite the explosive bag, you have no chance to rush up, you will be killed by the arrow, and the explosive bag can only explode in the white army's own camp and hurt your own people.
There was no way, the white-clothed sergeants on the front line had to lie on the ground, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack. As a result, the Tartar cavalry near the gap gathered more and more, and the situation became dangerous again. There were a few soldiers of the white-clothed army who tried to stand up and put their guns, but as a result, as soon as their heads were exposed, they were unfortunately killed by arrows. I have to admit that the archery skills of some Tartars are indeed very ferocious. At a distance of fifty meters, it is simply to the point of miraculous skill.
"Adjust the drop point!"
"Ready!"
"Put!"
Yun Qifeng hurriedly screamed.
Xu Xingxia also came to the artillery battalion at this time and personally commanded it.
At this most critical moment, it is unrealistic and unscientific to expect all the soldiers of the white-clothed army to take suicidal attacks. As the supreme commander of the White Army, he cannot passively wait for the situation to deteriorate, but must take decisive measures to stifle all dangers. At this most critical moment, the only thing that could turn the tide was the artillery battalion. Artillery, known as the god of war, is definitely no joke in its power.
"Whew!"
"Whew!"
"Whew!"
With Yun Qifeng's order, several No. 5 explosive packs in a row were thrown out by trebuchets. These explosive packets, containing fifty pounds of black gunpowder, tumbled irregularly in the sky, and continued to fall into the ranks of the Tartar cavalry. The landing point is less than 50 meters in front of the van. Due to the close proximity, the aftermath of the explosion can even affect the van. However, the largest number of Tatar cavalry gathered in this position, it was impossible for Xu Xingxia to consider the safety of the side van at all. In fact, even if the vans and the Tartar cavalry were to die together, it would be worth it. A partial van car costs only three taels of silver at most.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Loud noises kept coming.
The explosion of the distance was like a giant thousands of meters high, and it stomped on the ground with a fierce foot, and the whole earth trembled. In an instant, outside the breach, the Tartar cavalry shattered like noodles from a heavy hammer. No matter how many of them were, in front of the fifty-pound bag of explosives, there were only those that were all torn apart. The more Tatar cavalry gathered there, the greater the casualties suffered by the Tatar cavalry.
Sure enough, after the continuous explosion, the Tartar cavalry in front of the side van all disappeared. On the ground, there were only a mess of stumps and broken arms, and all kinds of messy debris. The van, which was shattered by the Tartar horses, was also shaken by the aftermath of the explosion, and sawdust flew and was a mess. Some of the white-clothed sergeants were also hit by the violent explosion and fell on their backs, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead.
However, the Tartar cavalry behind was still desperately rushing up. Near the gap, which had been cleared by the explosion, more Tartar cavalry soon gathered. This breakthrough is their only hope, and they can only hope for victory if they rush in from here and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the white-clothed army. Therefore, they can only move forward bravely, and absolutely cannot retreat. If they retreat, this battle is doomed to lose.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
However, only more violent explosions awaited the Tartar cavalry.
Yun Qifeng directly controlled twenty trebuchets and continuously threw a large number of fifty catties of explosives near the gap. One after the other, packets of explosives fell, with barely any intervals in between. This No. 5 explosive pack, with the largest charge, is absolutely lethal for crowd tactics. No matter how many Tartars there are near the gap, they can all be sent to hell. Even if you don't bleed to death the first time, you will be directly shattered to death the second time, and there is almost no chance of surviving.
After each violent explosion, the vicinity of the gap must be emptied. Casualties of the Tartar cavalry, at least a hundred. Subsequently, more Tartar cavalry rushed in, only to be emptied again. And more tartars came in, and they were emptied again...... Near the gap, it became a dancing pool for the Grim Reaper. The Tartar cavalry in the back kept rushing in, constantly giving away their lives. By the time the Tartar higher-ups realized that something was wrong, there were already thousands of Tartar cavalry, and they lost their lives here.
"Withdraw!"
"Don't go any further!"
There was a commander of a Tartar who roared with red eyes.
His men, all near the breach, were almost all buried. This gap, as the Tatars saw it, was the hope of victory. But what the white-clothed army saw was the scythe of death. There is no gap at all, but a bottomless pit of death. The Tatars have filled in so many people that they haven't seen the bottom of the cave yet! God knows, how many lives will have to be filled in before the white-clothed army will stop. It is estimated that even if the two tribes of Eyudun and Hellegin are all filled in, it will not be enough for the god of death to stuff his teeth.
"Chi Hu, lead the reserve team to dispatch!"
Xu Xingxia waved his hand and gave an order with a cold face.
The Tartar cavalry retreated, and the white-clothed army, of course, had to take advantage of the situation to counterattack and lay the foundation for victory in one fell swoop. Just now, the white-clothed army was pressed and beaten, and now there should be a chance to fight back.
"Understood!"
Chi Hu responded eagerly, he couldn't wait for a long time. Attacking at this juncture shattered the last hope of the Tartar cavalry. It would be even better if the backbone of the Tartar cavalry could be cut off in one fell swoop.
(To be continued)