【Chapter 178】Ask the Tartars to eat a big pumpkin
The tartar who spoke, probably in his forties, had a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his eye sockets were deeply sunken. His body, sitting upright on horseback, seemed to twist slightly. No matter how much you try to correct it, it can't be corrected. This was the result of his vertebrae holding a certain position for a long time, as the longbowmen of England tended to have.
There was nothing special about him, not even a weapon. However, he was accompanied by at least eight sturdy retinues, each carrying a bow of different form. In addition to these eight retinues, there were at least twenty-four retinues, carrying arrows of different forms. Beyond these thirty-two retinues were the great crowd of guards.
The voice of the country-faced tartar was quite low and majestic, as if it had an indescribable taste of power. Although his mood was a little low, to outsiders, there was nothing wrong with it. No one dared to question his words at all. By his side, there were five Tartar commanders, and each of them looked particularly docile.
Seeing the black wolf smoke rising from the beacon pier, the commanders of the five Tartars couldn't help but be a little angry and a little melancholy. Obviously, their plan has indeed failed. This plan was originally planned for a long time, thinking that it would be foolproof. Unexpectedly, that damn Tuoba Su didn't complete his task. The officers and soldiers of Ningxia Town still received an effective warning.
Wolf smoke was lit up at the beacon pier of Kalong Mountain, and the alarm would soon spread throughout Ningxia Town. In the key places of Ningxia Town, they will immediately take defensive measures, even if they enter Ningxia Town as quickly as possible, it is meaningless. The Tartars of 5,000 people will definitely not go for a small fight. Grab a few chickens, a few sheep, and make people laugh.
"I answer...... What are we going to do? The commander with the Tartar said with a frown.
"What else can I do? Can you go back empty-handed? Ningxia City can't take it, at least twenty other castles must be taken! If we don't catch 200,000 Han slaves, we will never give up! Herald! Keep moving! The stern voice of the national character shouted.
His words were the supreme order, and with a flick of the whip in his hand, the army of Tartars rolled in. Outside the entrance to the canyon of Mount Caron, there is a flat wasteland, and the Tatar cavalry can be lined up relatively widely, like waves constantly surging up. However, after entering the canyon, it is necessary to gather the team and dense the team. At a glance, it looks like the tide of the Qiantang River, constantly sweeping in.
It's like standing on the walls of Minastrhai and watching an army of the undead come to an end. The original defenders of the beacon pier basically didn't dare to look at it anymore. Only the soldiers of the white-clothed army are still holding on. However, as the tide of tartars approached, some sweat was faintly oozing from their palms. Many people feel that today's weather is indeed a little hot.
Minghao feels that today's weather is indeed a little hot. His body was already covered with sweat, and there were a lot of beads of sweat rolling on his forehead, back, and chest. He could clearly feel the sweat dripping down his crotch. He squinted at Xu Xingxia and found that Xu Xingxia had no sweat on his body. He couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart, damn, you're too good at pretending.
In fact, Xu Xingxia's heart did not have any nervousness at all. has experienced so many ups and downs, and now he is definitely not an otaku. His psychological endurance is much stronger than when the crossing just arrived. A few months is enough time for him to become familiar with the world, master the flaws of the world, master his strengths, and know how to use his strengths to deal with the flaws of this world.
This time, the Tartar army, although several times more numerous than Sobud's army, still came from the more powerful tribes of the Tatars. However, in terms of quality, there is no change in the substance of the surname. As representatives of the nomads, their only strength is their innate ability to mount and shoot. However, a tartar is a tartar, no matter which tribe's tartar, in front of the moon gun, it can only be scum!
After getting closer, Xu Xingxia found that the leather armor on the bodies of these Tatar cavalry was almost black. If you guess correctly, it should be raw cowhide with good protection. After treatment, the raw cowhide is dark black. Over time, the color will get darker and darker. Layers of raw cowhide can effectively reduce the lethality of wild goose arrows. If it is in the middle of the raw cowhide, it can still wrap silk, and the protection ability is good.
Purely in terms of protection, these Tartars and the Tartars of the Hellergin tribe are obviously not at the same level. It is certain that these Tartars must have come from some powerful tribe of the Tatars. To be exact, it should be from one of the three major tribes. In addition to the three major tribes, it is not easy for other tribes to send 5,000 cavalry south to plunder at one time. I just don't know, are these Tartars inserted into the rabbit department or the tiger desire department? Or, is it the most awesome Zhuang Bald Minister?
Amid the thunderous sound of horses' hooves, a large number of Tatar cavalry began to break into the gorge. Their ranks are very dense, almost people next to each other. In a very small distance, a large number of cavalry gathered, and it was an absolute spectacle to look at from a high vantage point. However, due to their superb horse control skills, even if they were so close, there seemed to be no collision with each other. What's even more amazing is that these Tatar cavalry, knowing that the beacon mound is not far from them, is still above them, but they never pay attention to it.
"Yun Qifeng, please eat a big pumpkin from Tartar!" Xu Xingxia said calmly.
"Good!" Yun Qifeng agreed, and then lit the fuse. When the Tartars poured into the canyon in large numbers, he had already calculated the length of the fuse and waited for Xu Xingxia's order. As soon as the fuse was lit, he rolled the explosives bag down the hillside. As a result, the explosive pack bounced and tumbled along the way, and finally landed at the bottom of the canyon.
There were Tatar cavalrymen who were hit by explosives packs and did not care. The explosive pack is soft and cannot deal direct damage to the Tartar. There were Tatar cavalrymen who saw the flickering flames on the explosives package in the midst of the lightning and fire, and subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but they did not pay special attention to it. In fact, in the midst of the rolling army, even if anyone notices, there is no chance to deal with it. As a result, the Tartars in the back still poured into the canyon in large numbers.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, an earth-shattering bang came.
A dazzling fire burst out from the bottom of the canyon, illuminating the surroundings of Karon Mountain in an instant. The people who were caught off guard were immediately stung in the eyes by the strong firelight. A huge wave of air slammed into all the Tatar cavalry around it, as well as everything around the canyon. The rocks, which could not withstand the impact, shattered one after another, increasing the power of the explosives package more and more. Originally, the canyon was a large amount of gravel. The debris was blown up, which was equivalent to expanding the lethality of the explosive package countless times.
The explosive pack exploded at the bottom of the canyon, producing enough power to extend to within one or two hundred meters of the vicinity. The canyon is a semi-enclosed space, resulting in the power of the explosives pack, which is inadvertently enhanced. After the violent explosion, the entire Beacon Pier of Kalong Mountain felt trembling fiercely. On the nearby hills, stones kept rolling down, smashing the barracks of the beacon pier. Those soldiers who were originally stationed at the beacon pier were all pale with pale faces, and they couldn't figure out why there was such a terrifying change.
"Oops!"
Xu Xingxia immediately realized that something was wrong.
He warned himself that he would never use explosives bags at will in the future.
The beacon pier of Karon Mountain, the quality of the building is not very good, and it cannot withstand many vibrations. There is no problem with regular use, but if a large number of explosives are used, Beacon Pier is afraid that it will be finished. The explosives pack has good lethality against the Tartars, and the destructive power against the beacon pier itself is also quite strong. Don't finish killing the Tartars, but the beacon pier was blown up.
Fifteen catties of black gunpowder is actually not very powerful. Black gunpowder and yellow explosives are completely different, and their power is incomparable. However, fifteen catties of black gunpowder was enough to overturn all the twenty or thirty Tartar cavalry around from their horses. The Tartars' ranks are so dense that it's the perfect place for the explosives pack to use its full power. As long as the Tartars are within the blast range, they have no chance of survival. Even, some Tartars were directly blown up, and the stumps were broken and their arms were broken, and they flew out twenty or thirty zhang away.
The debris that was blown up also became an accomplice of the white-clothed army. The rubble was like a bullet, and the Tatar cavalry around it screamed and bled like a torrent of blood. The gravel that flies the farthest will even knock the Tatar cavalry thirty or forty feet away. Some of the Tatar cavalry were directly killed. Other Tatar cavalrymen fell from their horses, not knowing whether they were alive or dead. Some of the Tatar cavalry, lying on top of their horses, did not know whether they were injured or knocked unconscious.
The rest of the Tatar cavalry was in chaos. Due to the huge wave of air caused by the explosion, their war horses fell to their knees one after another. The horses collided with each other and squeezed each other, causing more casualties. The other Tatar cavalry behind could not stop the speed in time, so they had to continue to advance. Their horses' hooves, trampled on their wounded companions, one can imagine what the consequences would be.
Such a ferocious explosion, the Tartars have never encountered. Many of the Tartars were stupefied in the face of the rising fire. In that brief moment, their consciousness was completely lost, and they were completely allowed to be dragged by the war horse. The out-of-control Tartars scurried around and collided with each other, and as a result, the scene became even more chaotic.
(To be continued)