Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 21 The Power of Gunpowder

"There, that's right there, the one with the Xiangying flag is our breakthrough point! The whole battle can be opened there!"

But Taian yelled uncontrollably, changed his previous calm attitude, the situation he had been expecting to happen finally appeared!
That's where the situation can be opened up, where the winner of the battle is.

The melodious horn sounded again, and the bored grassland nobles were awakened by these horn sounds.

As the most important force in Hackland's army, the elites naturally had to fight at the last moment, and now it was time for them to move.

The nobles were sitting or lying on the ground, looking bored at the battlefield ahead.

And when they heard the sound of the attack, they immediately jumped on their horses, and it was finally time to go out!

"Go! Let's chop off the heads of the people in the forest!"

Such voices sounded one after another, and under such slogans, the prairie armor rode up.

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"Katya, take your people and go to your fiancé's place. The Harklans obviously plan to use his place as a breakthrough point. You must help Hemei stabilize the front line."

Blavin saw the actions of the Haklan people, which made his expression change. He was very worried about whether Herme could withstand this wave.

"Yes."

Katya said only one word, without any hesitation, and then retreated to lead her warband to help Herme.

Braven sent Katja because her warband was filled with restless young men, but they were chosen by her.

Katya won't let trash and disobedient people stay under her command, her command is all elite, no matter in terms of war skills or discipline.

Seeing his daughter leaving swiftly and resolutely, Bravin couldn't help but feel sorry, if only the child was a boy.

Whether it is martial arts or ability, Kajia is the best among the younger generation in the grassland.

But it is a pity that the Cossacks are northerners after all, and the rejection of female inheritance rights in the north is inherited, and it is further strengthened in the harsh environment.

Cossacks will not follow a woman.

If he forced Katya to inherit his position, let alone continue the title of Hetman, even keeping the title of Ataman would be a problem.

So he wanted to find a man for Katya, but these Cossacks couldn't do it. The relationship between them was intricate and deep, and they would definitely be plunged into the struggle on the grassland.

If he marries with these people, then his dream of continuing the Gettleman title in his blood will also be impossible to realize.

Originally, Braven's idea was to promote a person with a clean background from his subordinates, but after Herme, who came from the other side of the Blue Mountain and held a lot of resources in his hands, appeared, he became the best choice, so he chose Herme.

The choice was certainly the right one, too, with the resources Herme brought propelling Bravin to become Gettleman, and the son-in-law looks qualified enough to carry on with everything he has.

These thoughts only lasted in Braven's mind for a moment, and his attention continued to focus on the battlefield, which was the most important thing right now.

Bravin then made some arrangements and sent some atamans as a reserve team. If Heme failed to stop the Haklans, there would at least be a buffer.

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"Ah, for the sake of the plague, this is pretty damn good."

The activities of Hackland's armored cavalry were naturally noticed by Hemei, and he also noticed the movement towards his own position, which made Hermei curse subconsciously.

The current state of the position is really too bad. The front of the car formation is indeed covered with corpses, but there are also many corpses in the car formation.

The carriage that had gone through the fierce battle was already scarred, and it might break down in the next moment.

Many soldiers turned into blood men, fighting with the Haklans covered in blood.

"Since that's the case, let them try it out."

Herme made a decision, and it was time to show his hole cards.

"Marondo! Let the firemen come over, let's surprise these bastards!"

Hearing the order, the long-awaited firemen jumped out immediately. They had been waiting for this order for too long.

Hemei came to the Huomen gunners in person and saw the Huomen guns in their hands. These weapons made in the gunpowder workshop have been waiting for too long.

"Soldiers, I know you've been waiting for too long, and the next thing is to perform inside, you have to perform well for me! By then you will become the most eye-catching existence in the entire war!"

"Yes!"

The gunmen replied neatly that they were looking forward to the weapons in their hands firing on the battlefield.

As users of the musket, they all remember how panicked they were the first time they used this loud weapon.

So it is the clearest how much impact this thing can have. These barbarians in front of them will definitely be scared.

Just when Herme finished speaking, the Harkland nobles had already arrived within the range of their bows and arrows.

The eye-catching nobles naturally attracted many arrows, but because the arrows fell very few people, many people were full of arrows, but they continued to move forward.

This is exactly the meaning of the existence of armor, and it is also the root of the prairie nobles' daring to show off on the battlefield. They like to rely on their thick armor to fight among the enemy groups. The feeling is really good.

"For Niya! Dedicate their souls and blood to Niya!"

The believers of the Goddess of Destruction roared wildly, evoking a massive response.

In the eyes of the nobles, the waste infantry in front of them will be trampled under the horseshoes in the next moment.

The herdsmen voluntarily gave way to the way forward, with anticipation in their eyes, and they even thought about discussing how those who stood in front of the armored cavalry would be crushed.

Such sights appeared more than once during the sacking of villages in Serikania and the Land of the Cossacks.

Every time the herdsmen would happily go after the battle to see how miserable the guys standing in front of the armored cavalry would be, and every time it really opened their eyes to know all kinds of tragedies.

However, what the Haklan people didn't know was that Herme had prepared a big gift for them.

The ground was shaken by the advance of the armored cavalry. For those who stood in front of them, all this seemed to be a disaster, and those who stood in front of this destructive tide would be crushed.

Faced with this wave of iron current, everyone trembled, it was from the heart, and it was hard to suppress.

But Herme stood in front of everyone, and his appearance reassured everyone.

"preparation!"

The Haklan people suddenly heard such a shout, and then found that the car formation they had planned to straddle into had been pushed open.

This opening was like an inverted hourglass, attracting the Harkland cavalry.

At the opening, a group of soldiers holding strange iron pipes was standing there, with a large square shield erected in front of them. They raised the iron pipes in their hands, put them on the opening of the shield, and aimed at the impact. Hackland cavalry.

The Harklans naturally didn't take these people seriously. In their view, no matter what plots the Pacers had, they would be ruthlessly crushed.

"emission!"

"Bang bang bang bang bang!!!"

There was a thunderous explosion, flames flashed inside those strange iron pipes, and smoke came out of the wiring.

This is a sight that has never been seen in this land, and it is also a sight that has appeared for the first time in this world.

The armored cavalry rushing to the front suddenly felt a pain in the chest, and then fell off the horse.

At this distance, the accuracy problem of the fire door gun was avoided to the greatest extent, and a dozen or so armored cavalry fell off their horses and fell on the grassland.

The fall of them and their horses caused the cavalry behind to be tripped suddenly, and the Harklan's charge was seriously affected.

All of a sudden, there were hakland cavalrymen in distress everywhere, and a tragic cavalry collision happened in front of everyone.

But if that's the case, it won't affect the armored cavalry's progress. The cavalry behind directly bypassed the scene of the remnant drama, but the thunderous sound also caused a series of chain reactions.

A large number of war horses who had never heard the sound of gunpowder explosion screamed in fright. It was the most basic thing to disobey orders. Some war horses even threw their riders off and fled the battlefield by themselves.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!!!"

There was another thunderous sound, and another dozen cavalry fell from their horses. The panic and chaos spread further.

After these two rounds of alternate shooting, the firemen of Sazaburg have been unable to output. It will take time to reload the firemen, but this is enough.

The power of the fire door gun was fully exerted at such a close distance. At this distance, the heavy armor of the Haklan nobleman could not stop the projectile propelled by the gunpowder.

In fact, the crossbow can also achieve this effect, but the crossbow cannot cause a thunderous sound.

This sound was the source of the attack that defeated the Haklans. The Haklans who saw gunpowder for the first time behaved just as Herme expected.

"Witchcraft! Those woodmen have used witchcraft!"

"The gods of the forest people are helping them!"

"We have failed! Run for your life!"

For the superstitious Haklan people, this weapon that appeared for the first time in this world is naturally understood by them as some kind of magic and divine power, and panic arises, spreading like being blown by the wind. Create more panic.

In their view, a frightened and uncontrollable warhorse is a sign that the enemy has supernatural help.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!!!"

The fire door gun was finally loaded, another round of shooting, and countless people were overturned by startled horses.

Hemei also asked a few strong men under his command to throw a few gunpowder kegs that were ignited, which didn't kill a few people, but made an even more exaggerated thunderous noise.

Herme's gunpowder undoubtedly changed the situation on the entire battlefield.

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When Katya saw Heme ordered his subordinates to push the carriage and open the door, she felt that this man was extremely stupid.

Katya was annoyed when her father arranged for her fiancé.

Since childhood, she didn't like to have things imposed on her.

For this reason, she has worked hard to practice knife skills and equestrian skills since she was a child, and worked hard to cultivate her own abilities, so that she can have the right to decide her own destiny in the future

But when faced with her father's authority, she eventually succumbed.

Because the harder she worked, the harder she tried to get in touch with the society, the more Kajia discovered how important her father's protection was.

Without her father's protection, she would have become the spoils of war between the atamans in an instant.

To put it bluntly, her little strength is not enough to look at. The grassland has never lacked powerful swordsmen.

But after all, there are still emotions, so she has always been indifferent to Hermi.

But then again, Katya is extremely indifferent to everyone.

She was satisfied that this person didn't want to do anything with his own identity, but that was all.

So towards Hermi, she didn't really like her, nor did she really hate her.

And when she saw Herme stupidly opened the car formation and let his subordinates with strange iron pipes go down to face the nomad cavalry who came galloping, her evaluation of this man instantly became extremely bad.

Because he was burying himself and all his subordinates. Katya hated such behavior to the extreme.

If you are stupid, just be stupid, why did you drag other people to die together?

Katya's team was built by her, and she cherishes the team very much, so when she saw Hemei push the carriage away and "send her to death", she naturally had such an attitude.

But it was done, and Katya began to prepare for a death battle, because she knew very well that she had to hold off the nomadic cavalry, at least until her father sent support.

She knew that she would die easily and her subordinates would suffer heavy casualties, but she didn't hesitate.

Only, the next thing she saw Herme order his soldiers with strangely shaped weapons to shoot.

After the clatter of thunder and the sudden burst of fire and smoke rising into the sky, she saw the Harklans fall, saw the armored horses fall.

And the Harklan army, which was originally aggressive, fell into panic because of the sudden sound. The horses were completely out of control, and the people were also frightened by it, and the panic continued to spread.

After a few more rounds of shooting, the Haklan's chaos went up to a higher level. The closer they were to the Heme defense zone, the more chaos there would be.

Of course, Katya's horse was also frightened, and almost knocked her off the horse, but her powerful thighs controlled the horse at a critical moment, so that the subordinates behind her did not end up in such a mess.

Katya recovered from the embarrassment, the first thing she saw was Herme directing those people with strange iron pipes to continue shooting.

Watch his focused stance, watch his silhouette in the smoke, watch the Harklanders fall at his command.

It seems that I really misjudged him, Katya thought.

"Ohh Ohh ohh!"

The melodious horn sounded again, but this time it was not from the opposite side, it belonged to the Cossacks.

It interrupted Katya's thoughts, because the sound meant only one thing.

Full counterattack.

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The Cossacks pushed the carriage away, and the warriors with scimitars and spears bravely rushed out of the formation and rushed towards the Haklans who were thrown into chaos by the continuous loud noise.

Many anxious people turned over the carriage and rushed straight to the enemy.

Many Haklans were still appeasing the horses that lost control due to the loud noise, and the Cossacks seized this opportunity to kill them.

They either stabbed the rider to death with spears, or dragged the enemy off the horse and shouted wildly. For a while, many Haklans fell to the hands of the Cossacks.

The riders who still have combat power did not choose to help their comrades, they chose to escape, the enemy has witchcraft to help, what are they still doing in this battlefield.

Vosset announced to the Cossacks that the loud noise was a miracle of the gods, which undoubtedly greatly boosted morale.

And at those haklanjia riding places, the scene was the most tragic. They were the people who were most affected by the loud noise, and now they are still facing the enemies charging up like wolves and tigers. It is self-evident what will happen .

Herme's registered Cossack leader, Vigoles, fought at the forefront. He saw how these armored cavalry overturned on a group of unremarkable infantry. a Hacklander.

Harkland nobles were dragged off their saddles one by one. Those who were lucky were dragged away like a dead dog, and those who were unlucky were greeted wildly on the spot.

Realizing that they could not run for the time being, the riders dismounted decisively and fought the rushing enemies, but after all, their numbers were not many, and they were quickly submerged among the enemies, either killed or captured.

Fortunately for the Harklans, many Cossack cavalry were also immobilized by those loud noises.

But unfortunately, the main cavalry of the Cossacks was basically the furthest away from those thunderous sounds, and they also moved.

The Cossack cavalry on the flank quickly defeated the enemy in front of them. The morale of the Harklan people was low due to the loud noise on the battlefield, and they couldn't stop the Cossacks who realized that the noise was from their side and their morale was boosted.

The Cossack cavalry then cut off Hakland's attacking force, cutting off their retreat.

Now the Cossacks have the upper hand, an absolute upper hand, and this advantage is transforming into victory.

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"My lord, Niya, why is this happening?"

But the calmness and stability in Tai'an's tone had disappeared, and there was only surprise and fear in Tai'an's tone.

He had watched the entire process of how the armored cavalry he had placed his high hopes on were finished. When the defenders took the initiative to pull the cavalry, he thought that victory would come immediately, but the result was completely opposite.

The strange weapons did not kill many, but the panic created by those noises was terrible, and it had a terrible effect on the horses.

This is simply hitting the fate of the Haklan people, all of them are cavalry.

When the enemy came down this time, at least half of the attacking cavalry could not regain control after a few minutes of recuperation, let alone the unlucky ghosts who were thrown off their horses.

The Cossacks seized these few minutes to attack and completely killed the Haklans.

It was also Braven's first time seeing this kind of weapon, but he reacted quickly enough to see the horror of this person.

But Tai'an's subordinates were also full of fear. They had never seen such a weapon, let alone heard such a loud noise. This really scared them. Some superstitious people even thought it was the other gods s help.

In fact, if it is pure help from the gods, it will not have such an effect.

In the history of the confrontation between the Cossacks and the nomads, both sides had records of people with magic and supernatural powers making shots. Both sides were somewhat psychologically prepared for this, and it was impossible to cause such a terrible collapse.

But Herme's is different, it is a weapon used by a group of ordinary people, but it can kill fully armed armored cavalry, and it can also make that kind of loud noise, and it can also make the entire battlefield thunder continuously.

"We...retreat, only let our people retreat, then quickly return to the camp, and take our tribesmen with us."

But Tai'an quickly made a decision, and his decision made everyone subconsciously stunned.

Abandon other tribes?This is you?Then your reputation will be ruined.

"The most important thing right now is to stay alive, so let us take a step forward, why should the others be scapegoats, or do you want the Cossacks to kill our wives and children when they catch up later?"

But Tai'an regained his usual calmness, and after these words, he immediately blocked all opposing opinions.

Ketai'an's control over this tribal army was extremely limited, and he was selected to lead this army only because he had a victory against the Sericanian army.

The essence of so many tribes coming together is because everyone wants to plunder a wave to make up for the loss this winter, so if there is a disadvantage, the question will become who will run first.

So he simply made the option of running away, anyway, if he didn't run away, others would have to run away.

In any case, preserving one's tribe is the most important thing.

Before leaving, Ke Tai'an took a hard look at the Falcon's flag, as if he wanted to remember it.

Then, he turned his horse's head and retreated with his cronies.

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