Wang Dong had AI design the small catapult based on historical records.
It is small in size, light in weight, and can be disassembled, so it can be pulled by a mule cart.
Wang Dong made this thing not for throwing stones, but as a special explosive pack.
It weighs twenty pounds and is round in shape.
In order to increase the lethality, a lot of iron sand was mixed into the explosive pack.
Zhang Shixun asked for it from Wang Dong in order to deal with the counterattack of the Jin soldiers.
There were also dozens of farmhands who came with them. After being trained by Wang Dong, they were able to basically master the operation of the catapult.
After Zhang Shixun entered Magedang, he threw Ha Tielong, who looked like a dead dog, to the ground and then climbed up the village wall.
He squinted his eyes and watched the Jin cavalry rushing towards him. When they came into the range, he gave an order and ten black explosive bags were thrown into the air by the catapult and flew towards the Jin cavalry.
Zhang Shixun covered his ears.
Seeing this, Li Moulue followed suit and covered his ears tightly.
He didn't know why Zhang Shixun did this, but he knew that he just had to follow him and he would definitely not suffer any loss.
He Ji still asked foolishly: "Why are you covering your ears?"
Before he could finish his words, he heard a deafening "boom" that hurt his ears.
Ten explosive packs exploded among the Jin cavalry, and countless limbs and arms flew into the air.
When the smoke cleared, the charging cavalry was gone.
The battlefield was in a mess, with war horses and corpses of Jin soldiers everywhere.
Few of the Jin soldiers who were lucky enough not to be killed in the explosion could sit upright on their horses.
Ten explosive packs exploded at the same time with incredible power.
After the explosion, ambushes of the National Protection Army emerged from all directions, and thousands of National Protection Army soldiers shouted and rushed from the rear of the battlefield.
A group of cavalry emerged from behind a hill and rushed straight to the battlefield. There were at least a thousand of them.
Ever since he got a batch of war horses from Moutuogang last time, Li Moulue has been training cavalry in accordance with Zhang Shixun's instructions.
Many of these bandits could ride horses, but their riding skills were no match for those of the Jin soldiers.
The requirements for Li Moulue are not high, just the ability to ride a horse is enough.
Although a thousand cavalrymen are not a large number, their charge creates a terrifying momentum, giving people the feeling of thousands of horses galloping.
Zhang Shixun stood on the village wall, watching the cavalry charging towards him, and said to Li Moulue with a smile, "The training is quite good."
Li Moulue shook his head and laughed, "They're just showpieces. They might be used to scare people, but if they were to face the Jin cavalry, they would surely be defeated miserably."
"Those horses at Moutuogang weren't really suitable for war horses. Being able to make them into this shape is already quite good. Take it slow. As long as we persevere, we will have qualified cavalrymen in due time."
Li Moulue nodded, looking at the cavalry approaching, and said, "Those surrendered soldiers are all good riders. Look, those charging in the front are Chen San and Zhao Laoer and the others."
Zhang Shixun took a closer look and found that it was indeed them.
He Ji, who was standing nearby, interrupted and said, "Old Li is quite courageous. He actually dared to use these newly surrendered soldiers and wasn't afraid of them turning against him."
Li Moulue raised his chin proudly. "Don't employ people if you doubt them, and don't doubt people if you employ them. As long as we treat them with sincerity, they will be able to serve us."
Zhang Shixun praised him, saying, "Old Li is right. The Jin Empire was founded by barbarian tribes and has limited military strength. Their current size is largely due to the presence of vassal troops. In future struggles, we must treat them differently and try to divide and disintegrate these vassal troops, recruiting them to surrender whenever possible."
He Ji and the other man nodded together.
At this time, the remaining Jin soldiers had not yet recovered from the explosion, and the cavalry of the National Protection Army rushed over.
Chen San and Zhao Laoer fought hard and rushed to the front.
Chen San raised a mace and smashed it hard on the head of a Jin soldier.
Zhao Laoer held an iron spear and stabbed two Jin soldiers to death in a row.
The cavalry of the National Protection Army who followed closely behind were inspired by the bravery of the two men and charged towards the Jin soldiers with roars.
More than half of the National Protection Army cavalry had just learned to ride horses and could not even hold their weapons steadily, but this did not stop them from killing the enemy. If they could not kill with weapons, they would just use brute force.
The continuous charging and ramming killed and injured many Jin soldiers.
The Warhorse is the tank of this era.
There were not many surviving Jin soldiers, only about a hundred of them, and they were quickly wiped out by the more than a thousand cavalry of the National Protection Army.
The infantrymen of the Signing Army behind were already frightened by the explosion just now.
When the Jin cavalry attacked, the Jin soldiers supervising the battle in the Qian army drove the Qian army infantry forward like dry animals.
But the explosion scared them so much that they stopped and some even ran back.
"Brothers of the signing army, drop your weapons and surrender. The National Protection Army will treat prisoners well."
"Brothers of the signing army, we only kill the Jin Kingdom."
"Kill the golden dog and surrender."
The surrounding National Protection Army infantry shouted loudly to persuade people to surrender, with Liao dialect mixed in. These were the Liao Kingdom's signing troops who had surrendered earlier.
Seeing that the encirclement was getting smaller and smaller, the soldiers panicked.
The Jin soldiers supervising the battle saw that the situation was not going well, so they hacked down several soldiers in succession and shouted, "Break out! Fight your way out!"
After several soldiers were killed, the soldiers were in a frenzy and shouted, "Brothers, let's rebel."
"Rebellion!"
The soldiers shouted and rushed towards the Jin soldiers together. In a few seconds, they killed all the Jin soldiers, who were already few in number in the team.
Then, they dropped their weapons, shot their heads and squatted on the ground.
After the National Protection Army surrounded them, they did not kill them.
Han Song came over and said with a smile: "Brothers, please sit down and rest for a while. We will settle you down after we finish over there."
The battle on the cavalry side was actually over. The cavalrymen dismounted and were checking whether there were any Jin soldiers lying on the ground alive. If they saw anyone still breathing, they would give them another blow.
Not a single one left alive.
The National Protection Army showed no mercy to the Golden Dog.
Zhang Shixun, Li Moulue and He Ji left the village and inspected the battlefield.
Li Moulue looked at the huge crater created by the explosive pack and exclaimed in amazement, "It's truly a heavenly thunder, so terrifying."
"Yes." He Ji nodded and said, "The power of heavenly thunder cannot be underestimated."
Although he had witnessed the power of explosive packs in the battle to eliminate the rebels, he was still shocked when he saw the explosion again with his own eyes.
Zhang Shixun walked towards the surrendered soldiers with his hands behind his back, saying as he walked, "We still have something more powerful that we haven't used yet... Just wait, it won't be long before you see it."
He Ji couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything more powerful?"
"Um!"
He Ji and Li Moulue looked at each other, both with joy on their faces.
Following Zhang Shixun always brings surprises.
Han Song saw the army commander coming and hurried forward to report, "Army commander, we have just finished counting the troops who have surrendered, and there are a total of 608 soldiers."
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