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Chapter 130 Mage VS Heavy Armor

priest.

It was never among the options for Da Ming to recruit prisoners.

Regardless of whether it was the priests of the northern barbarians or the priests of these savage tribes, Daming did not accept prisoners.

Unless they voluntarily give up their beliefs and become ordinary people without supernatural abilities, they can be accepted by Daming.

It's not that Da Ming is extreme. After taking the path of science, he no longer accepts these theologies.

Daming also has Qi Refiners himself, and there are quite a few weapons with supernatural powers added, so it's not that he is really against these supernatural powers.

It just doesn't matter whether it's the Northern Man priests who believe in the Longevity Heaven, or those messy gods believed by the savage tribes in Jianzhou.

Their theory of ghosts and gods is very extreme. If you don’t believe it, you are heresy. If you don’t respect their gods, you will be sacrificed to the gods.

Every now and then, they want to sacrifice human animals, kill slaves and so on.

Daming simply cannot accept such extreme things.

And if these shaman priests are recruited, it will be unstable bombs one by one.

No one can guarantee that they will get hot-headed and start rebellion anytime soon!

Then all kinds of vicious voodoo techniques, polluting water sources, cursing plagues, etc. all greeted the people and the army of Ming Dynasty, who could bear it?

Therefore, for the sake of safety, Emperor Hongwu has always adhered to the principle that ordinary soldiers and common people of foreign races such as Beiman can be captured, but priests are absolutely not.

Wherever it is found, it must be eliminated directly there!

There is absolutely no room for mercy for these priests!
Daming had suffered too much from them before!

So for Penke, it was his duty to send these priests to meet their gods.

The 38 mortars had already adjusted their trajectories and aimed at the more than 20 Rhona tribe priests gathered on the wall.

After receiving Peng Ke's order, artilleryman Qianhu Liu Chaosheng immediately directed the mortar crews to tilt the shells in hand!
Dozens of mortar shells went straight to the priests of the Rhona tribe.

And the musketeers who advanced another 300 meters in front raised their guns and shot at the very eye-catching priests on the wall!
No matter which tribe the priest is, they are all very easy to recognize!
Because the priests of these barbarians and savages need to use a staff as a medium when they exert various mysterious powers borrowed from the "gods".

The staff used by these priests consists of the head of the staff, the head of the staff, and the body of the staff.

The rod head at the base of the staff is usually made of bronze.

And carved out a small figure kneeling on the ground, with the staff on top of his head, as if representing them priests.

The body of the staff is made of wood, with various patterns carved on the whole body, which looks very mysterious.

The last part of the head of the staff is usually cast in bronze to form the totem of the tribe.

Some tribes are tigers, some tribes are turtles, some tribes are phoenixes, or black birds.

Owning such a staff is a symbol of power and status!
In fact, this kind of totem worship and "witch" was also very popular in ancient China, from Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties.

At that time, the witches in the Central Plains were similar to the priests of these savage tribes, and they all knew how to use such a staff to perform the art of calling gods.

Until the Spring and Autumn Period, there were still many "witch" techniques in the southern vassal states.

It's just that during the Warring States period, various advanced schools emerged, and further analyzed the study of mysticism from this simple and ignorant totem and god worship to the level of "Tao".

The Yin-Yang School and Taoism have taken China's use of mysticism a big step forward.

Later, this primitive totem and god worship were eliminated in China.

By the time of Qin Shihuang, it was already an era when qi refiners who focused on self-cultivation and worshiped gods became popular.

But this backward and ignorant savage tribe obviously wouldn't have the time to "study" the mystery.

They still maintain the original totem and god worship.

These priests use staffs to communicate and borrow mysterious powers.

So for musketeers, it is too easy to only fight priests.

Just aim at the savage holding a wooden stick in his hand and shoot, that's right!
There may be accidental injuries, but there will be absolutely no mistakes!

After all, for these priests, the staff is more important than their own lives, and it is impossible to throw away the staff and run away by themselves.

Losing the staff means losing the ability to borrow power from the gods!

All musketeers fired at the conspicuous group of priests holding staffs on the city wall.

At a distance of 200 meters, accurate shooting is already possible.

The musketeers all took aiming shots in advance, and the accuracy was still very good.

At least half of the bullets must have accurately hit the priests on the wall.

But it's a pity that all the wildlings who can become priests have mastered the power of "God".

When these bullets hit them, a white mana shield appeared in front of them, blocking the bullets.

Daming's rifle is not bad for those strengthened Berserkers, but it's not so good for these priests.

Based on previous experience, at least an eight-inch cannon was needed to break through the defense of the Northern Man priests.

Although these priests of the Rona tribe can't compare with the priests of the Northern Man, at least they need a five-inch gun to break through the defense.

Just when Penke was guessing.

The mortar shells fired from the rear artillery position also fell on the heads of the priests of the Rhona tribe.

Even though they retreated in a panic after being shot by the rifles, they still did not avoid the shelling.

however.

Just as Penke guessed in his heart.

The caliber is only 2-3 inches, and the lethality is not as large as the howitzer of the same caliber. Even if more than 30 volleys were fired, the explosive force produced could not successfully penetrate the enemy's defense.

Although the priests of the Rona tribe were disgraced by the bombing, some of them might be newcomers who had just become priests, and there were some dirty blood dripping from the corners of their mouths.

But their lives are still safe.

"Withdraw! Withdraw!"

"All soldiers go to the front, let the children and women retreat into the mountain first!"

"Keep the Tribal Tinder!"

The high priest roared angrily, mobilizing all the capable young and middle-aged men of the tribe to stand up against the attack of the Ming army.

The priesthood was also divided into two parts.

The high priest led several younger priests and quickly went back to the tribe, preparing to flee with the women and children hiding in the house.

On the other hand, more than a dozen priests turned their heads with grief and indignation, followed the tribal soldiers, and rushed towards the Ming army together.

"Grrrrrrr Ula~"

"Give Olean Fei more money!!"

"..."

"..."

Waving the staff, various obscure incantations came out of the mouths of these priests.

All kinds of witchcraft, such as sky fire, sky thunder, and binding, were formed in the air, and they went straight to the heavy armor soldiers at the forefront of the Ming army!

The scene is quite spectacular!
(End of this chapter)