Chapter 657 Counterattack
"Get out of the way, cover the soldiers to retreat, Zhan Yunpeng!" Seeing the miscellaneous soldiers being constantly killed, Zhu Cilang couldn't help but feel anxious.
Unexpectedly, Zhan Yunpeng turned around: "No, the last general's duty is to protect Your Highness. Protect Your Highness and retreat to the northwest, hurry!"
The northwest direction is the weakness of Bai Wang and Wang Tizhong's coalition forces. These soldiers of the Hu Ben Army who have been through the battlefield can be seen at a glance.
However, the remnants of the Hu Ben Army protected Zhu Cilang, and the miscellaneous army in Zhangde Mansion was destined to become victims of this battle. Zhu Cilang gritted his teeth and would never leave these miscellaneous army behind.
If it is under the cover of the Hu Ben Army, it is not impossible to break through. With the impact of the Hu Ben Army cavalry and the power of the flintlock rifle, you can completely break out of a bloody path and cover Zhu Cilang to break out and return to Zhangde Mansion.
But these miscellaneous troops could only be surrounded by bandits. In the end, the entire army was wiped out.
"They are all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. I will not leave anyone behind. If you want to retreat, everyone will retreat together!" Zhu Cixuan pulled out his sword and clamped his legs.
Feiyunqin flicked his four hooves under his crotch and rushed out of Zhan Yunpeng's layers of guards. Outside, there was a vast army of bandits. Zhu Cixuan rushed up with a long sword and said, "Kill me for the Ming Dynasty!"
The prince led the way, and the morale of the Ming soldiers was finally stimulated. Before, they were caught off guard by the fierce bandits in front of them.
Faced with an enemy that was eight times more than oneself, the Ming army showed temporary panic. Even the Hu Ben army itself was a little confused. What they were afraid of was the safety of the prince.
But Zhu Cilang took the initiative and rushed into the enemy formation. The secret guard Meng Fanchao was covered in cold sweat. The prince rushed in alone, and there was no guard beside him.
Zhu Cixuan rushed forward, and followed Meng Fanchao, Zhan Yunpeng and others and rushed forward. Zhu Cixuan's Feiyunzhi was too fast and was the first to rush into the bandit group. Zhu Cixuan waved his sword and stabbed one bandit to death. With a backhand, he blocked the spear stabbed by another bandit.
At this moment, Feiyun's harp made a long hiss, and his hind legs flew up, kicking a bandit who was attacking him out immediately.
Feiyunzhi's foot strength was comparable to that of a sweat-blooded BMW, and it was quite spiritual. The horse kept kicking the hind legs, kicking the bandits one by one.
At this moment, Zhan Yunpeng and others chased after him, and the sound of flintlock guns started, and the bandits immediately fell down.
The Hu Ben Army, who had all the lead bullets and was not as good as changing bullets, had to put away the flintlock rifle, pulled out the long sword from his waist, and slashed the enemy's formation in a row.
The bandits finally saw the power of the Ming cavalry and began to retreat one after another. However, more bandits rushed towards the miscellaneous soldiers of Zhangde Mansion.
At this time, Zhu Cilang continued to rush forward with the Hu Ben Army and rushed out of Bai Wang's encirclement. However, when he looked at the isolated and helpless miscellaneous troops, he turned his head and rushed back: "Save them!"
The Hu Ben Army had to turn around again, and the two sides fought in a mess. Countless corpses of miscellaneous army fell down, and countless bandits were on the spot. The Hu Ben Army, which had always been invincible, also suffered casualties.
The role of a special force has never been used in battle on the battlefield. Battlefield fighting cannot reflect the ability of special forces, which is the greatest waste of resources.
The function of special forces is to carry out special combat missions. Special forces must not be used for losing money in battlefield battles. Because the money and food consumed in cultivating a qualified special forces may be ten ordinary soldiers or even more.
However, the Hu Ben Army is now doing such a loss-making business. Faced with the surging army of bandits, the Hu Ben Army began to suffer continuous casualties.
Among them, a soldier from the Hu Ben Army was stabbed to death. He rolled on the back of the horse and first chopped over two bandits. Then, more bandits were left, dozens of people surrounded him on the ground and stabbed him with spears to the Hu Ben Army.
Facing the spears stabbed from all directions, the gods could not resist them. What's more, this Hu Ben Army soldier.
Zhu Cilang watched helplessly that the Tiger Army was stabbed into the body by seven or eight spears of the bandits. Black blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, but he still stood there and did not fall down.
The bravery of the Hu Ben Army shocked the bandits. They pulled out their spears one after another, and the Hu Ben Army soldier fell down. Even when he fell down, his whole body was straight.
The Hu Ben Army soldiers fell to the ground, and a black thing in his hand rolled to the ground. No one noticed when such a black thing appeared in his hand. The bandits watched curiously as the black thing slipped from the dead Hu Ben Army soldiers. Someone noticed that a very short lead was burning on the black ball.
With a "boom!", the ball exploded. The bandits surrounding them were immediately blown up to pieces.
This is the last killer weapon of the Hu Ben Army. Each of them had a round grenade on their waists. Because Zhu Cilang really couldn't make grenades, he could only develop something that looked more like a shell. These round ball bombs were filled with black gunpowder and had leads on them.
The power of the explosion is very poor, but it is actually extremely poor. Some shells explode and after they are halfway through, they cannot hurt the enemy at all.
Of course, some of them are amazingly powerful. It depends on the skills and craftsmanship of the craftsmen who built these black balls.
Ten Thousand People Enemies are a large explosion-burning weapon used to defend the city, weighing about 80 kilograms. It was invented in the late Ming Dynasty and the Chongzhen period. It records that the appearance of ten Thousand People Enemies should be from the end of the Tianqi to the beginning of Chongzhen. For safe transportation, mud-shell bombs were generally loaded in wooden frames, which can be regarded as early burning bombs.
However, the originator of the real grenade - Zhentian Lei, was invented in the late Northern Song Dynasty. Its shell cast iron, black gunpowder, and fuses were installed. After the explosion, it used fragments to kill the enemy. Yue Fei had used it in history, but unfortunately it did not develop further.
Why grenades cannot be developed? This is because in ancient times, black gunpowder could only be used as explosives. Moreover, the purity of black gunpowder was insufficient, and poison, tincture oil and the like were mixed into the gunpowder. In order to ensure the effect, it would be very large! It can only be used as defensive weapons on the top of the city.
Zhu Cilang improved the formula of black gunpowder, using the best configuration ratio. The power of black gunpowder doubled, and then used a small round or gourd-shaped cast iron shell. The power was amazing when experimenting with the military battle.
Is there no grenades in the Ming Dynasty? There is no. According to archaeological discoveries, staff from the Ming Great Wall found grenades, shells and other objects there. There were also fuses in these Ming Dynasty shells. The empty fields in the south and the vaguely visible bricks show that the soldiers once lived and practiced here.
However, the power of grenades in this era is limited. Even the grenades improved by Zhu Cilang still have frequent faults.
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Chapter completed!