Volume 1 Chapter 142 Falling into contemplation
Wang Shu frowned deeply, because the army around him was marching at a fairly fast speed, so it made quite a strange noise, which made it difficult for him to hear clearly.
As they got closer to Linxi Pass, the shouting and screaming became louder and louder. Finally, Wang Shu could hear it clearly and his face changed drastically.
He hurriedly increased the speed of his horse and caught up with Xuanyuan Dabing in the front, shouting, "General Xuanyuan, stop immediately, there are enemy troops attacking us from the front!"
Xuanyuan Dabing heard this and not only did not slow down, but instead sped up, and shouted excitedly: "Enemy? Where are they!"
Wang Shu was even more stunned by this scene. Shouldn't they stop and arrange the troops first?
At this moment, a cavalryman came running over from the front. Before he even arrived, he shouted loudly: "General, a large number of enemy troops are coming!"
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Dabing immediately pulled the reins, stopped walking, turned around and shouted, "All troops, be on alert! Pull up those 100 Big Sun cannons for me!"
Although these 10,000 people were only the Black Armor Army, they were all veterans who had survived the battle with Xiang Yun. They were very skilled in using firearms such as the Big Sun Cannon, and they were all ready in less than three minutes.
After loading, they aimed at the front of the official road. With just one order, hundreds of Dayun cannons would fire at the same time, blasting a huge hole in the intersection ahead.
Xuanyuan Dabing looked very confident and heroic, while Wang Shu on the side was completely confused. He had no idea what this was for. But looking at the expressions of these soldiers, it seemed that he had no say in the matter. He was the military illiterate who did not understand war.
Not long after, a dense army was seen rushing towards the intersection ahead, led by none other than King Ling of Han, Duan Rui.
Behind Duan Rui were the generals under his command, leading their soldiers to charge forward continuously, because they also saw that there were really only 10,000 Black Armor Army soldiers ahead on the road!
He and his troops could easily defeat them. This was a piece of military merit that they had gained for free. How could anyone not be excited?
So they shouted one by one: "Kill!"
"Kill them all!"
The soldiers' reaction was extremely intense, and their wild shouts were endless. Duan Rui, who was rushing at the front of the troops, suddenly felt very proud and majestic, as if he had really become the powerful lord who dominated the world.
Duan Rui couldn't help but feel a sense of heroism in his heart. He began to look down on the world and not take anyone seriously.
As for the 10,000 Black Armor Army soldiers in front, they were already in his pocket!
Xuanyuan Dabing had no idea what kind of troops were ahead or who was leading them. He just saw a big "Han" character written on the big flag these people were holding.
He then realized that it was the troops of King Ling of Han, and immediately imitated Xiang Yun's behavior that day, pointing at the troops coming from the front and ordered: "Aim for this general, and fire!"
For the soldiers operating the Great Sun Cannon, it doesn't matter who gives the orders, and it will not affect their control of the Great Sun Cannon. All they have to do is fire the cannon for fun, and they don't care who the commander is.
"Bang bang bang!" Suddenly, the sound of dense cannon fire rang out. Just one blast scared Wang Shu who was standing aside so much that he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was supported by Xuanyuan Dabing in time, so the prime minister's face was not lost.
In the distance, there were flowers and shells exploding everywhere. A large number of soldiers under Duan Rui were blown to pieces, and their bodies were torn into pieces of minced meat.
The screams continued one after another, and the army fell into panic. Many soldiers were so scared that they stopped and hesitated, not knowing whether to continue rushing forward or turn around and run away.
After all, they were just defenders of the city, not the well-trained soldiers of the Black Armor Army, the Lieyang Army and the Red Feather Army who were specially used for marching and fighting. So when facing a large-scale war, their courage would naturally be much weaker.
Especially when faced with a dimensionality reduction attack like the Big Sun Cannon, it directly destroyed their psychological defenses. Facing the mangled limbs and flesh, it was already very good that they did not faint from fright.
Even the soldier carrying the big flag with the Chinese character "汉" on it was hit directly in the face by a shell and exploded into pieces on the spot. The big flag was blown to pieces and even the Chinese character on it was left with only three water drops.
Duan Rui was extremely panicked at this time. Because he was rushing in the front, the shells did not hit him, but the generals behind him were in trouble.
He saw with his own eyes that a lieutenant general was blown away more than ten meters by a cannonball. After landing, he was blocked by smoke and dust, and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
If he glanced back slightly, he could see a field of smoke and war. His army was in chaos, and a large number of them were killed or injured in that round of artillery shells alone.
The warhorse was still running forward. Duan Rui was now like being roasted on a fire. He couldn't rush forward or run backward. His scalp was really tingling.
The army behind him numbered as many as 50,000. Despite the death of so many people, they were still charging forward according to their body's instinct, just as they were drifting with the tide.
Duan Rui was the same, but he was able to remain a little calmer and quietly slowed down his pace. The braver soldiers in the army involuntarily rushed in front of him.
There are nearly a thousand people in this number, and the number is still increasing.
This scene seemed to give Duan Rui hope. He slowed down, raised his sword high, and shouted loudly: "Don't be afraid, all soldiers. Follow me and kill them all!"
In this kind of cold weapon battlefield, the morale of the army depends on the commander-in-chief. As long as the commander-in-chief is not afraid, the soldiers will be extremely brave and fearless of death.
Suddenly, more and more soldiers rushed through the area covered by artillery fire. These surviving soldiers also gave themselves a belief in their hearts, thinking that they were lucky. In this war, they were the protagonists, not cannon fodder!
Duan Rui was so excited watching this scene that he shouted frantically, "Charge! Kill!"
There were nearly ten thousand people rushing over one after another, and they would soon collide with the imperial troops.
Wang Shu's scalp tingled when he saw this scene. War is so cruel that it cannot be expressed in books or words. Only by experiencing it personally can one understand its meaning.
Wang Shu took a deep breath and said, "General Xuanyuan, please give me a long sword. I also want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. This is what a real man should do!"
“Uh…” Xuanyuan Dabing looked at him blankly for a few seconds, then immediately nodded and said, “Okay, no problem!”
Then Xuanyuan Dabing pulled out his sword and handed it to Wang Shu: "I admire people like you. Come, use my long sword."
Wang Shu took it immediately, and then asked, "The general gave me his sword, so what do you use?"
Xuanyuan Dabing immediately waved his hand and said, "I'll be fine with it, don't worry!"
Wang Shu was deeply moved when he heard this, and he immediately held the long sword and pulled the reins. As long as Xuanyuan Dabing gave the order, he would rush out with the army, fight bloody battles, and kill these rebels!
The Great Sun Cannon was still firing non-stop, and did not stop just because these people were charging over. When Duan Rui's army was less than 500 meters away from them, Xuanyuan Dabing gave an order: "Great Sun Rifle Unit, get ready, aim!"
Wang Shu almost rode out to charge, but after hearing this, he immediately pulled the reins and turned to look at Xuanyuan Dabing in confusion.
I have no idea what he is talking about. Why doesn't he order a charge forward to attack? At such a distance, if the horses are not allowed to run, they will be smashed to pieces by the enemy cavalry!
At this moment, Wang Shu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, but Xuanyuan Dabing ignored him. He took out a large Japanese rifle from somewhere and took aim, and directly ordered: "Shoot for us!"
"Bang, bang, bang~" dense gunshots were heard, and suddenly the enemy soldiers in front were running, one by one, with bloody holes on their bodies, and then fell to the ground and couldn't get up.
There are more than a thousand Japanese rifles, and the people holding the guns are all veterans brought up by Xiang Yun, so their accuracy rate is extremely high.
With just one round of shooting, more than 700 enemies fell down. Then he pulled the bolt, loaded the bullets, and in just three seconds, he aimed and shot again.
Who could bear such a rate of death? These brave soldiers were almost killed without a single one left before they even got close to the imperial army.
Xuanyuan Dabing also fired five shots in a row, every shot hit the target, and even killed a general!
Duan Rui's army was completely suppressed. There were artillery shells in the distance and bullets flying nearby. No one who rushed over could escape.
At this time, Wang Shu on the side opened his mouth wide, looked down at the long sword in his hand in amazement, and began to fall into deep thought.
Duan Rui was relatively lucky, as he was just out of the range of the Great Sun Rifle. After watching the soldiers around him fall down one after another inexplicably, he immediately turned his horse around and ran back!
This is too fucking scary, how can a war be fought like this? No, I have to go back and defend the city. That's right, I still have 350,000 troops inside Linxi Pass, and I will be guarding the city. Even the imperial court's army can't do anything to me!
Duan Rui was obviously scared of being beaten. Thinking of this, his mind became more determined. He ran even faster, and the warhorse under his crotch ran madly.
The commander-in-chief had run away, and the soldiers who had been prepared to fight to the death were so angry that they didn't know what to do. They had no choice but to turn around and run back.
There is still a glimmer of hope for survival if we retreat, but if we continue to move forward, we will definitely die!
Xuanyuan Dabing was very excited at this time. It turned out that he had learned the true teachings of fighting from the Emperor. From now on, he would be invincible!
How could he let these people go at this moment? He immediately shouted loudly: "All rifle troops, mount your horses and follow me to kill!"
Immediately, those soldiers holding the Big Sun rifles mounted their horses and rushed out with Xuanyuan Pancake. That's right, all of them were specially trained by Xiang Yun, and they were capable of both land and cavalry combat!
Moreover, although the accuracy of rifles would be slightly reduced when shooting from a horse, the impact would definitely not be that great. This was more than the first or second time that they had participated in horse-riding pursuit battles.
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