If there were no grenades, the Hu Ben Army would undoubtedly die, and the miscellaneous army of Zhangde Mansion was destined to be completely destroyed. Zhu Cilang himself may be captured or killed. The hope of breaking through is almost slim.

In fact, the prototype of grenades appeared as early as the Song Dynasty, and the reason why it continued to be popularized until the Ming Dynasty was still unpopular is that the development of science and technology in the feudal era was greatly restricted, and secondly, the improper proportion of black gunpowder greatly reduced the power of grenades.

The prototype used by the Hu Ben Army, even the gourd-shaped grenade, has been improved and the ratio of gunpowder is the best, but it still has frequent failures.

For example, some explode directly into two halves after explosion, which has limited lethality to the enemy. Some people rotate on the ground like fireworks after smoking, let alone hurt the enemy.

However, although most of the defective products are found, some of them are extremely powerful. They are mixed with broken porcelain pieces, glass, iron nails, etc. Once they explode, they will give the bandits huge lethality.

Without Zhu Cilang's instructions, the soldiers of the Hu Ben Army reacted one after another. They untied the grenades on their waists and ignited them with fire. Then they threw them into the bandit group.

The huge explosion sounded, accompanied by the rolling white smoke, and the bandits were immediately overturned by the bombardment. Some were even broken by the powerful shock wave.

They had never seen such a terrifying weapon. No matter how brave the bandits were, they were all scared to death at this time.

"The officers and soldiers know magic, run away!"

Most of these bandits were ignorant of their eyes and their fear of unknown things was basically equal to superstition. This shout made the bandits retreat even more crazily without fighting spirit.

This gave Zhu Ciyang and others a chance. Zhu Ciyang shouted: "Protect the cavalry on the flanks, retreat!"

The Hu Ben Army, clamped with the miscellaneous army of Zhangde Mansion, used various strange movements and powerful lethality to force the bandits to retreat.

Then they finally began to assemble. It was not because of the good organization of the miscellaneous soldiers. Instead, in front of their lives, they spontaneously implemented orders and could only be submerged in the ocean of bandits.

If you want to survive, you can only gather together. Only by gathering together can you resist the attacks of bandits. The miscellaneous army, which was originally scattered into a pile of sand, began to gather spontaneously, and after the assembly, they began to desperately approach the Hu Ben Army.

The flintlock rifle in the hands of the Hu Ben Army also began to load lead bullets. The single-shot lead bullets caused huge damage to the bandits. What's bad is that the range of the flintlock rifle is far higher than that of the bow and arrow.

The bandits began to retreat, although they had the advantage of the number of people. Bai Wang and the king's body couldn't help but be shocked. How could they have imagined that the Ming army officers and soldiers had such a terrible weapon?

"The Tiger Army is flanking to cover it, rush!" Zhu Cixuan commanded his subordinates and began to retreat northwest.

This time, Bai Wang and the king did not dare to order another pursuit. These Ming troops were so terrible that they broke through their encirclement when they were bound to die.

Eight times surrounded them, and Bai Wang caught them off guard. They thought that this time they would definitely be able to wipe out the invading Ming army. This famous prince was young after all, and the consequence of underestimating the enemy was that the entire army would be lost.

Yes, Zhu Cilang did not have the blessing of firearms, even if the Hu Ben Army could fight, he would be defeated by Bai Wang's army. This time, the firearm grenades they carried were the firearms and grenades they were carrying.

Although the power of this grenade is still limited, it is enough to break through and charge. Cold weapons have no ability to resist in front of hot weapons.

Before the bandits could react, Zhu Cixuan and his subordinates fled in a panic and fled back to Zhangde Mansion.

This battle was a great defeat that Zhu Cilang had never experienced before. One of the miscellaneous troops in Zhangde Mansion was gone, and the Hu Ben Army suffered major casualties. Especially the casualties of the Hu Ben Army made Zhu Cilang feel distressed and bleeding.

How capable is the Hu Ben Army? He once chased Huang Taiji's butt all the way in Shaanxi and chased him to Changbai Mountain. The elusive Hu Ben Army made Huang Taiji almost have no desire.

For this reason, Huang Taiji, who entered Shaanxi, paid a heavy price for this. So much so that the morale of the Qing soldiers has been declining. When they mentioned the Hu Ben Army of the Ming Dynasty, they instinctively felt a chill in the soles of their feet.

However, such a Hu Ben Army, which had made great achievements and had won numerous victories, suffered a great loss outside a small Qi County.

There are many talented war gods in this world, and many famous generals have almost no results in their lives. But Zhu Cixuan is not a famous general or a war god. He is just a promising young man who has received modern civilization education.

But he was so unlucky that he traveled to a crown prince who was about to fall. Zhu Cixuan has always relied on his prediction of historical knowledge and his own knowledge to take advantage of it, which is shameless.

However, the battle in Qi County was completely beyond his own expectations. Zhu Cilang's proud prediction ability suffered a huge setback for the first time.

The battle in Qi County taught Zhu Ciyang the most important lesson in his life. That is, don’t underestimate any enemy, even if he is a bandit.

Now Zhu Cilang finally knew that the combat effectiveness of the bandits was not necessarily weaker than that of the Qing Dynasty. In some aspects, their combat effectiveness was even stronger.

Huang Taiji relied on the advantages of the cavalry and the Qing soldiers' charges without fear of death. There were also bandits, but the bandits did not have so many cavalry.

In terms of morale, Li Zicheng's subordinates were as strong as they were. On the contrary, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were like a mess.

It can be seen from the miscellaneous army in Zhangde Mansion that the Ming army is really rotten to the core. If the Hu Ben Army had not paid a heavy price, none of these miscellaneous army would have been able to retreat.

Even so, the shadow of defeat envelops everyone's heart and becomes an indelible haze for everyone.

Zhu Cilang had a solemn expression, and the fatal Linghu Yunlong's left arm was injured. When he went to comfort the Hu Ben Army, everyone, who had always been domineering and powerful, lowered their heads silently. This time, the Hu Ben Army suffered an unprecedented shame and humiliation.

"How many soldiers were injured or killed?" Zhu Cixuan asked.

Zhan Yunpeng, who was accompanying him, grinned in pain: "Eight, more than eight hundred people."

Zhu Cixuan couldn't help but tremble and looked at Zhan Yunpeng with some trembling. Zhan Yunpeng gritted his teeth and continued, "Eight hundred and thirteen people."

Zhu Cilang's heart seemed to be torn apart, with 813 people. You know, the entire Hu Ben Army had only 3,000 people reimbursed in one battle, but it was only one of the troops under Li Zicheng.
Chapter completed!