Chapter 104: Bones by the Wuding River 2
Here, the commander of the Zhengbai Banner, Xiong, was sitting on his horse, staring at the river where artillery fire was raging, without moving a muscle.

Countless eyes were now looking at him, waiting.

At this time, a horn sounded from the front camp.

The lieutenant commander of the Zhengbai Banner untied the reins of the warhorse, and the horse immediately raised its head and let out a long neigh!
The commander of the Zhengbai Banner drew out the long sword from his waist with his right hand and swung it with a cold light: “Kill!”

Roars were heard immediately, and countless White Banner cavalrymen roared, galloped on their horses, and rushed towards the front camp with swords drawn.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, dispersing the dark clouds in the sky, and the moon shone brightly on the banks of the Yuxi River.

Looking at the Tartar cavalry rushing towards him, Li Hu drew out the sword at his waist and swung it with a cold light: “All artillery, fire!”

It was obviously arranged in advance. More than ten horns were blown at the same time, and the “woooo” sound echoed tragically in the sky above the Yuxi River!

“boom!”

“boom!”

The sub-cannon on the artillery position fired, and in an instant, the Tatar cavalry was shrouded in thick smoke.

The sound of cannons roared, and heavy solid iron bullets drew long arcs in the air and slammed heavily into the crowd of Jurchen cavalry. Li Hu clearly saw through the telescope that blood mist was bursting up in the crowd from time to time, and even saw a Jurchen cavalryman with half of his head cut off!
In a blink of an eye, the Jurchen cavalry rushed into a range of one mile and the artillery fire became more intense.

“boom!”

A shell roared past, and the commander of the Zhengbai Banner was stunned for a moment. Bayala’s arm beside him had been blown away. Looking at the shells that kept flying, he gritted his teeth and roared, “Charge!”

After three rounds, the gunner followed Li Hu’s previous military order and directly switched to shotgun shells. Each shell of this kind of shotgun shell contains 50 bullets, which can block a -step wide front. One shot can clear out a large area of ​​people.

Amid the roar of artillery fire, broken limbs and arms flew all over the sky, and blood rained down on the ground, instantly dyeing the entire earth red.

The situation was so tragic that, let alone the Second Prince, even many generals covered their chests with their hands and vomited their dinner with a scream!

Li Hu stared at the battle ahead expressionlessly, unmoved. Seeing the Jurchen cavalry still charging forward with shouts, he shouted, “Throw thunder bombs and gunpowder bags!”

Dozens of catapults that had been assembled in advance threw out thunder bombs and gunpowder bags with ignited fuses. These thunder bombs and gunpowder bags fell into the crowd with a loud bang, causing the Jurchen cavalry to be blown to pieces. Screams and wails resounded over the Yulixi River.

The lieutenant commander and soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner immediately panicked, and they dispersed and continued to rush towards the cart.

Li Hu frowned. Are you so reckless?
Thunder bombs and gunpowder bags kept falling among the crowd, countless Tartars were blown into the air, and blazing flames rose up!
More and more Tatar cavalry rushed up and got closer and closer.

Li Hu’s expression changed and he shouted loudly: “Throw kerosene! Throw kerosene!”

“Burn them to death! Burn them to death!” the second prince shouted loudly.

The generals also shouted:

“Throw kerosene!”

“Burn them!”

Dozens of burly men rushed up with clay pots filled with kerosene in their arms, and then threw the pots outside one by one. The pots broke into pieces, and the black kerosene flowed all over the open space. Then rockets were fired, and the outside of the cart burst into fire with a “boom”, forming a wall of fire.

The wind fueled the fire, and in just a moment, the raging fire engulfed the Jurchen Tartars who rushed over, and wailing was heard everywhere in the sea of ​​fire.

Suddenly, Li Hu had a bad feeling and shouted, “Get out of the way!” He grabbed the second prince by the collar and ran quickly to the back.

At this moment, hundreds of feather arrows shot out from the sea of ​​fire. Suddenly, screams rang out one after another, and soldiers were shot and fell to the ground.

The second wave of arrows came in even larger numbers, like a woven arrow net, shooting down from all directions.

As the third wave of arrows was shot out, countless Tatars rushed through the sea of ​​fire, climbed onto the carts, and rushed forward with swords brandished and shouting.

The musketeers of the patrol battalion had already scattered, but fortunately the gunners quickly adjusted their gun positions and aimed them behind the sea of ​​fire. One after another, the mother cannons spewed out large balls of fire, and immediately countless Tartars were blown into the air, and the rain of arrows stopped immediately.

But the Tartars have already rushed over.

Li Hu threw the second prince to his personal soldiers and shouted, “Send a flag signal to let the people in Guanzhong come immediately!”

Several soldiers used torches to signal the troops in Guanzhong to attack.

Immediately afterwards, the Guanzhong troops, holding spears, holding swords high and carrying shields, attacked the Tatars from three sides, and the two sides collided fiercely.

At this time, the escaped patrol camp musketeers were driven back by the law enforcement team, and they formed a battle formation again, raised their muskets, and fired at the Tatars who climbed onto the carts!
Li Hu’s eyes were attracted by a sturdy figure. The Tartar’s sword flashed past, and the Guanzhong soldiers were chopped to the ground one after another. It was Bayala! Wang Daniu also saw it, drew his sword, and prepared to step forward.

“Need not.”

Li Hu stopped him, walked to the musketeer, picked up a bird gun, aimed at the face of Bayala, and with a gunshot, the bullet hit his eye and he died on the spot.

No matter how good your kung fu is, you can be knocked down with one shot!
Li Hu asked someone to load ammunition for him, and he sniped those Bayalas who were mixed in the crowd, one shot at a time, and every bullet hit its target.

Under the command of the generals, the soldiers of Guanzhong were organized into square formations with three shields, three spears, and three swords. The entire battlefield was filled with square formations of nine people!

This is the famous Mandarin Duck Formation, which can both attack and defend. The shields blocked the Tatar’s swords and bows and arrows, the spears stabbed at the Tatars, and the waist swords protected the wings and the rear. One by one, the square teams cooperated with each other to kill groups of scattered Tatars!
Without the threat of those Bayalas, the soldiers in Guanzhong fought more and more bravely, and the Tartars were knocked to the ground one by one.

The morale of the musketeers in the patrol battalion was greatly boosted, and they fired their musketeers even more fiercely!
Li Hu nodded with satisfaction. As long as he kept calm, he would win the battle.

Suddenly, a wild beast-like roar was heard from above the cart, and a Tartar who looked like a general jumped down from the cart with a loud roar.

It was the lieutenant commander of the Plain White Banner.

The Tatars who were fighting in various places actually began to move closer to him and soon formed a battle formation!
Li Hu raised the musket in his hand and fired. Coincidentally, the commander of the Zhengbai Banner turned his head and the bullet grazed his helmet.

Li Hu was slightly stunned. Is his luck so good? !

That person’s eyes met Li Hu’s!

Li Hu smiled slightly and took the bird gun handed over by the musketeer. The lieutenant of the Zhengbai Banner quickly hid behind a Tartar.

Fire spurted out from the muzzle of the gun. Without even looking at the results of the fight, Li Hu took over another bird gun, raised it and fired. Then he took over another bird gun and fired five bullets in a row, but still failed to kill the lieutenant general of the Plain White Banner.

Watching the Tatars gradually stabilizing their formation, Li Hu whispered a few words to Wang Daniu beside him.

Wang Daniu’s eyes lit up, he jumped on his horse and galloped towards the artillery position.

More and more Tatars rushed up, the casualties of the Guanzhong soldiers increased, and the formation became somewhat disorganized.

Li Hu sighed. If it weren’t for the defensive circle formed by large carts and the support of artillery and bird guns, the phalanx of Guanzhong soldiers would not have been able to hold out for so long.

“You can’t win.” At some point, the second prince was standing beside him.

Li Hu’s eyes were still fixed on the battlefield: “Don’t worry, Second Prince. I won’t let you fall into the hands of the Tartars.”

The second prince was startled: “What do you want to do?”

Li Hu glanced at him sideways, what a coward, you still want to seize the throne?
The battle was in chaos, and at this time the sound of horse hooves and the creaking of wheel wheels could be heard.

The mother-and-child gun is installed on the vehicle and can be pushed or pulled to move.

The battle formation was in chaos and the soldiers in Guanzhong began to retreat.

Li Hu: “Let them step back.”

“Dang! Dang! Dang!”

The gongs and drums for the withdrawal of troops sounded. At the same time, the cannons at the artillery positions also fired. Balls of artillery fire fell on the battlefield, preventing the Tatars from pursuing the soldiers in Guanzhong.

The five submachine guns that had been dispatched were already set up. Wang Daniu shouted, “Fire!”

One after another, the mother cannons spewed out large balls of fire. At such a distance, the bullets all fell into the crowd of Tatars, causing waves of blood rain.

The commander of the Plain White Banner, whose braids were already disheveled, yelled hysterically (in Manchu): “Retreat! Retreat!”

A large group of Tatars began to retreat wildly!
The artillerymen adjusted the gun positions and aimed at the defensive circle formed by the carts. Some Tatars fell under the artillery fire, but many others managed to escape by crawling.

The second prince became excited: “Chase! Chase!”

Chase your grandma’s legs!
Li Hu rolled his eyes. Even though there were cannons, muskets, thunder bombs and gunpowder bags, including the close combat just now, at most the Tartars would suffer three to five thousand casualties. If you dare to chase them, a surprise attack will kill you!

Li Hu didn’t know that he had missed a huge opportunity.

(End of this chapter)