Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 623: The strings shook, the fire spread, the caltrops scattered, the bones were broken, the skull was broken, the heart was broken!
Chen Zhi explained that there are many types of fire sticks made. Among them, the most lethal and widest range of fire sticks is undoubtedly the poison smoke fire stick. However, according to Taoist Ge Lu, this thing is harmful to heaven and earth, and unless taken in advance Antidote made from mugwort and other substances, otherwise some enemies and ourselves will be affected.

Moreover, this thing is closely connected with the wind direction. At this time, the wind direction is unfavorable, so Chen Zhi does not use it. Therefore, in addition to ordinary fire poles, what is on the stage now is a fire pole mixed with flammable substances and caltrops.

This kind of rocket heats up and burns before it is launched. When it is about to land after flying in a parabola, it will explode in mid-air due to the heat.

The full combustion of the burning oil will bring about the spread of smoke, and the greatest lethality inside is the caltrops!

This caltrop is not placed inside the fire pole. It is placed on the outside of the normal fire pole. A circle of barbed caltrops is used to fix it on the surface of the fire pole. Therefore, after the fire pole explodes, the first one to be splashed What was shot out was caltrops, and it was red-hot caltrops, so one can imagine its lethality.

As soon as the fire pole exploded, the caltrops fell down with a splash.

The sharp piercing into the flesh, the sound of popping, popping was heard endlessly. Many people fell to the ground, and their faces, eyes, and ears were stuck with iron caltrops. This thing has barbs, and some people Pulling it out hard, the screams became even louder!
When the sound came out, people's hearts trembled as soon as they heard it. When they looked at the scene, the scene of blood and fire stimulated the senses, and many riders immediately became frightened.

In addition, the fire was burning and difficult to extinguish, and the smoke lingered, affecting the vision. The frightened horses also became butchers. In addition, salt and iron were scarce on the grassland, and iron smelting technology was backward. It was difficult to even secure weapons, let alone Ordinary cavalry would be equipped with horseshoes. The horseshoes stepped on the caltrops, and some of them were sharp and deep, penetrating the cuticle, causing great pain and stimulating the horses to go crazy!

The war horse went crazy, and its four hooves seemed to have nowhere to rest. They trampled and jumped, and together with the weight of hundreds of kilograms, they trampled the people who landed on the ground miserably.

Those that have been stepped on so hard that their bones are broken are considered good, and there is even a "click" sound.
Any place where the fire sticks are falling intensively is like the arrival of purgatory, leaving a mess on the ground, which makes the people around you jump in fear and retreat one after another. Some even turn around and run away. Even if they are far away, they can't help but let go. He slowed down his charge and looked towards the city wall with a horrified face.

When I saw this, I was so shocked that I flew out of my body!
Then I saw several collapses on the city wall, the ropes shook like strings, and many fire poles flew towards me!
When the third round of projectiles struck again, the people below no longer cared about charging, and immediately dispersed. Some even rode back, and the momentum of the entire charge was disrupted.

When many war horses marched alternately, restraining and hindering each other, the attacking cavalry unit seemed to be cut off at the waist!
You know, in order to preserve strength and reduce consumption, Duan Wenyang was led by scattered tribes that he had collected and incorporated in front of him.

These tribes are a veritable miscellaneous army. Compared with the rabble, their only advantage is probably their skilled soldiers and horses. As for Duan Wenyang's own soldiers and horses, they maintain a safe distance from these miscellaneous tribes, allowing his own horses to sprint at any time. .

But now, these balls of fire are falling, and most of the people they hit are miscellaneous tribes, causing these unorganized and undisciplined riders to be completely confused. How can they still charge when they are on their backs?
"Hold on! Hold on!"

Duan Wenyang looked at the charging team in front, they suddenly became a mess, collided with each other, all in pieces, directly blocking the path of the people behind, Duan Wenyang shouted when he could not hold his breath.

"It's just a few fireballs. What's there to worry about? Just rush to the city gate and catch up with the city wall. How can they stop them? The cannons can't hit the foot of the city wall!"

The vanguards in the first echelon of the charge stopped. The direct cavalry led by Duan Wenyang were also unable to run. This time, the majestic charge was blocked and stopped abruptly in such an incredible way!

Even well-trained elite cavalry cannot easily stop a running horse. Although these nomads are skilled with bows and horses, they have traveled a long distance and are not only tired, but the horses are also tired. They could not have high-quality fodder for feeding like Duan Wenyang's direct troops, so during this stop, under the combined effect of inertia and exhaustion, it was most common for them to collide with each other, and even the horse stumbled.

"There was a demon in the county in that generation, and he used demonic magic!"

"Sky Fire! This is a sky fire, it's hard to extinguish!"

"There must be some witchcraft, and this generation of counties can't defeat it!"

In the chaos, the morale of the army was low, and rumors began to spread from the frightened people, disturbing the morale of the army, spreading wider and wider, and finally even Duan Wenyang who was sitting behind heard it.

"This is unreasonable! How could something like this happen!"

This chaotic scene made Duan Wenyang angry and anxious. He really didn't expect that the motley crew he brought as cannon fodder would actually affect him before they were effective, making him feel like he had shot himself in the face. How your feet feel.

"No, if I continue, my morale will collapse, and I will return without success?"

Of course, Duan Wenyang didn't think that a few firemen who messed up the formation would lead to his defeat. What he worried about was that after the morale of the army collapsed and morale disappeared, this battle would not need to be fought.In ancient marching battles, a small number could often defeat a large number. However, even if a small number of people fought all the way, curling and chopping the blades of their swords, each soldier might not be able to kill ten people in a battle. Victory with less means actually letting the enemy collapse. The so-called collapse means that the morale is low, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and after fleeing in all directions, the basic formation and organizational structure collapses. Then even if Han Xin is reincarnated and is full of wits, the order will not be conveyed. It's no use if you don't go down.

That's why it is said that only a few thousand troops charged at once, and tens of thousands of enemy troops were defeated.

At this time, Duan Wenyang felt that he was facing such a danger!

If the morale of the soldiers in front collapses and the whole army turns around, just trampling on each other will cause no one knows how much damage will be done, not to mention that if this group of people turns around and swarms over, they may even kill his elite direct descendants. If you are hit, the situation becomes complicated!
"We can't go on like this! I really shouldn't have brought these losers!" Gritting his teeth and cursing, Duan Wenyang suddenly felt nervous, and then shouted to the direct line behind him: "Come forward with me! As long as you get close to the stone cannon , we can rush through the range where the flint falls, and then the coward hiding behind the city wall will not be able to stop us from waiting for the blade! Charge!"

"Rush! Rush! Rush!"

With an order, Duan Wenyang and his soldiers and horses immediately accelerated to run.

Compared with the miscellaneous soldiers, these soldiers and horses following Duan Wenyang are different. At least in the execution of orders, they are much higher. Although they are also frightened by the power of the fire sword, they will be able to carry out their orders as soon as they are killed. Don’t hesitate to follow!

Of course, this is also because Duan Wenyang took the lead.

As Duan Wenyang's cavalry moved, the situation changed again.

When the cavalry charges, they will not move forward at full speed at the fastest speed of the horse. Instead, they will gradually accelerate and always maintain the horse within a controllable speed range.

This is actually the reason why Duan Wenyang kept a distance from the miscellaneous tribes before leading his troops to suppress the enemy. He had to leave a space for his people to accelerate.

At this time, with the pause and confusion of the people and horses in front, the acceleration distance finally showed its value. This elite cavalry of nearly 5000 people, led by Duan Wenyang and his own soldiers, suddenly accelerated, and then slowly veered away. Move, drawing a clear arc on the battlefield, actually trying to bypass the chaotic miscellaneous soldiers and horses, and approach the city wall!
Of course, it would be a bit of a joke for the cavalry to approach the city wall and then attack the city from below. Therefore, it was accompanied by the elite infantry belonging to Duan Wenyang. The number of this infantry was about five thousand, and they also turned around!

At the same time, although the chaotic miscellaneous soldiers and horses were somewhat unclear about their direction, some cavalry and infantry were still approaching the Daixian city wall.

As a result, the torrent of the entire battlefield spread out immediately, widening the width of the battlefield, and also brought pressure and news problems to the defenders on the city wall!

This person is spreading out, but the number of single-shooter cannons cannot be increased. In which direction to fire, and to focus on those people, it is really a bit of a headache.

However, the leaders in charge of the command could also judge from some auras which side was more threatening, so under their orders, the catapult immediately turned around and focused on greeting Duan Wenyang's soldiers.

Accompanied by bursts of explosions and thick smoke billowing in, Duan Wenyang finally realized how powerful the falling fire pole was!
Because a soldier who was very close to him was directly hit in the face by a fire pole. It was not enough to describe the miserable condition of his face. He screamed and fell off his horse. He was sitting on it. Where it hit, there were even more fires, thick smoke billowing, and the black luster of caltrops shimmering, spreading out in all directions!
The war horse howled, raised its front hooves and stepped on the chest of the soldier who had fallen to the ground. The chest collapsed immediately, and his life or death was unknown!
And the scattered sparks ignited when touched, and became ignited when they were rubbed. In the blink of an eye, two soldiers were touched, and the scene that had been performed before was repeated on them.

It is worth mentioning that one of the two personal soldiers took the initiative to block the flying sparks for Duan Wenyang, otherwise the commander-in-chief's fate might not be better than others.

Seeing such a scene, Duan Wenyang couldn't help but feel frightened, but when he looked back, he saw a chaotic tribe of soldiers blocking the way back, and there were many scattered people around. He looked up at the city wall again. , gritted his teeth suddenly.

"I still don't believe that Chen Zhi can really do this! Charge me! It's too late to retreat. Withstand this moment and fight to the city wall! Let's see how he does it again!"

As he finished speaking, a fire pole fell from the sky and hit Duan Wenyang directly on the neck of his mount.

　Thanks to "I don't want nicknames", "post-90s" and "dream of the last century" for the rewards!

　　
　
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