Water Margin people

The artillery fire ceased, the smoke cleared, leaving behind a field of shell craters and broken bodies.

“Charge…charge…charge!”

All the Crusaders who fell to the ground but were not dead had dull eyes and were still shouting "Kill". They seemed to have lost the ability to think. The corners of their mouths, eyes, nostrils and ears were all covered in blood.

These people were not killed in the explosion, but the shock wave and air waves of the explosion had caused them serious internal injuries, with bleeding spots all over their bodies. Death was their only outcome.

The Crusaders in the rear were so frightened when they saw this horrific battlefield that their faces turned pale. It was the first time they saw a horrible scene that they could not understand.

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of artillery fire rang out again, but this time the bombing area moved forward. It was obvious that this time the target was to bomb the enemy's center.

"Run! Run!"

The Crusaders finally reacted and fled madly. They didn't care about anything else because they could not withstand the enemy's terrible attack.

"Don't run, go around from the flanks! You won't be afraid of the explosion as long as you fight in close combat!"

Richard I roared, it was too late to run now, the terrible explosion was advancing very quickly, they had no time to escape, all they could do now was to make a detour from both flanks, as long as they rushed to the coast, these explosions would be ineffective.

But at this time the Crusaders were already frightened out of their wits. Everyone fled madly and didn't listen to anything.

"Stupid! Stupid!"

Looking at the explosion area that was getting closer and closer, Richard I cursed the chaotic Crusaders. The enemy's artillery fire was advancing faster than theirs, and running away was the most foolish thing to do.

At this time, the chaotic Crusaders were in a mess. Everyone wanted to run, and the trampling began. The more they trampled, the more chaotic it became.

"Kill with me!"

Richard I roared at the cavalry around him, drew the sword from his waist and rushed out, heading towards the explosion area.

"kill!"

Some people who still had some sense rushed forward with Richard I's roar. They knew very well that the only way to survive was to get out of the explosion area.

"It's such a waste to use artillery fire to clean up the area. How many shells would it take? They cost a lot of money!"

As the artillery fire moved forward, Xin Qiji scratched his ears, which were a little stuffy, and said that he felt like this was just throwing money at people.

"I told you to wear earplugs but you didn't!"

Lu You glanced at Xin Qiji and said.

"Don't I like hearing explosions?"

Xin Qiji said with a smile.

"Artillery shells also have a time limit. If they are left for too long, they will easily become duds."

Yue Fei said that this could be considered as consuming some expiring military supplies, otherwise training alone would not be enough to consume so many artillery shells.

In the smoke, Richard I and his men successfully rushed out, but only less than a hundred of the two thousand cavalrymen around him were left.

"Hey, someone else is rushing out!"

Xin Qiji became interested as he watched the enemies charging towards him. He didn't expect that someone else would rush out.

"Have some courage, and capture him alive if you can!"

Yue Fei looked at the team of more than one hundred people and spoke. He still admired the enemies who had the courage to cross the explosion zone.

"rest assured!"

Xin Qiji led his troops forward with a big laugh, raised his muskets, and started shooting at the horses that were charging at the cavalry.

However, these cavalrymen and their horses were protected by armor, and guns could only injure them but not kill them.

Some of those who were already injured while crossing the artillery fire line were hit again, adding to their injuries, and fell to the ground with a bang. Only a few dozen people were still fighting.

"kill!"

Richard I was so bloodthirsty that all the soldiers around him were killed or wounded. This was the worst defeat he had ever encountered.

"Then let's have a cavalry showdown!"

Xin Qiji stopped ordering the guns to be fired, and he led a team of cavalrymen with a spear in hand to charge, using the most primitive cavalry tactics to fight against this group of courageous enemies. When Richard I saw that the enemy wanted to fight hand-to-hand, he became murderous, as they were finally in their area of ​​expertise.

Xin Qiji felt somewhat disappointed as he watched the enemies charging with swords in hand. Neither their weapons nor their charging formation were right. This kind of charge was fine against civilians and bandits, but it would be suicide if they really went to the battlefield.

"Xin Qiji overestimates these Westerners. The people here are very stupid and have never seen a big scene. They are so closed-minded that they have no knowledge of war at all."

Yue Fei shook his head as he watched the two teams charging at each other, saying that just from their formations it was clear that the Westerners had no chance of winning.

Richard I swung his sword and was about to chop at Xin Qiji, but Xin Qiji just stabbed with the spear in his hand and knocked Richard I off his horse.

Although the other Crusaders shouted loudly, they were all knocked off their horses at the first encounter.

"As for people like you, as many as you come, you will die!"

Xin Qiji turned his horse around and came to Richard I. He looked at Richard I who was struggling to get up from the ground and said with a smile.

"what!"

Richard I roared, raised his sword and continued to fight.

But Xin Qiji shook his spear, and the tip of the spear was already against Richard I's neck. If Richard I took another step forward, the spear would pierce his neck.

"If you don't want to die, put down your weapon!"

Xin Qiji looked at Richard I and said, if it weren't for the fact that this man still had some courage, he wouldn't bother to talk nonsense.

"Don't even think about it!"

Richard I roared through gritted teeth.

"Don't even think about it?"

Xin Qiji smiled and shot Richard I in the face, knocking his helmet off.

"How dare you humiliate me!"

Richard I roared, his eyes bloodshot like an angry lion.

"Humiliation? You think too highly of yourself!"

Xin Qiji stabbed again with his spear, this time directly into Richard I's head.

Although Richard I was angry, he did not want to die, so he quickly took two steps back to avoid it.

"You still fear death?"

Xin Qiji looked at Richard I with a smile.

Richard I finally calmed down. He looked around and found that all his soldiers had been captured, while the artillery fire in the distance was still going on. It was obvious that the Crusaders were about to be destroyed.

The followers of the Imperial Cult on the seashore went crazy. They saw a miracle. More than 200,000 enemies were wiped out in the blink of an eye.

Richard I put down his sword helplessly, he knew he was completely defeated today.

Xin Qiji came before Yue Fei triumphantly, showing off his achievements.

"This is what they call the destruction of a ship's masts and oars in the midst of laughter and conversation."

Yue Fei ignored Xin Qiji and spoke with a smile.

"What are you talking about? Look at me!"

Xin Qiji became even more proud. He took out a headscarf from his arms and put it on. After searching for a long time, he found a feather fan made of several feathers.

"Haha, your fan is broken!"

Yue Fei looked at Xin Qiji's broken feather fan and laughed.

"It's all those guys' fault. They broke my feather fan!"

Xin Qiji felt a little annoyed when he looked at the bald feather fan, as he had prepared it for a long time.

"Okay, you're so good at wearing a feather fan and a silk scarf, and you can destroy the masts and oars in the midst of laughter and chatter?"

Lu You looked at Xin Qiji with a smile. (End of this chapter)