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Chapter 168 Appearance
The outermost layer of the phalanx is the sword and shield bearers, the inner layer is the spearmen, and the inner layer is the archers.

There are some gaps between the phalanxes. If the cavalry rushes in, the phalanxes from all sides will immediately surround them, which can stick the cavalry and make the cavalry lose its impact.

The combat effectiveness of the cavalry relies entirely on the impact of the horses. Without the momentum, the cavalry is not as powerful as the infantry.

Riding on a horse will make it easier for enemy infantry to attack the bottom lane.

"No more charging." Chen Xun immediately ordered after the cavalry team was completed.

Sun Zheng, who was in the distance, also watched Chen Xun's actions and also stopped attacking.

"Load the grenade crossbow!"

After receiving the order, Chen Jiajun immediately removed some parts from the horses specially designed to carry large and medium-sized weapons and started assembling them on the spot.

This is a lightweight long-range blasting weapon developed by this world's "weapons experts".

A modified combination of a grenade and a crossbow. The projectile body is a short and thick cylinder one inch thick and one foot long. The head of the cylinder is conical to facilitate breaking the wind. There are small spiral protrusions on the cone. , so that the cone will rotate due to force during flight, making the ballistic trajectory more stable.

The interior of the projectile is filled with black powder, and the outer shell is composed of two layers of iron sheets. The inner iron sheet is hard but brittle, and the outer iron sheet is soft but has high toughness.

When launched, the crossbow string transmits forward force to the projectile body, and the inner hard iron sheet is stressed, driving the entire projectile body to fly forward.When it explodes, the inner iron sheet will be blown into tiny pieces, and the outer iron sheet will break into two-inch shrapnel because of the pre-engraved patterns.

Small fragments and large shrapnel are splashed in all directions by the force of the explosion, which is extremely lethal to living organisms.

Chen Xun was really shocked when he saw this weapon a few days ago. The gap between this weapon and the "grenade gun" of later generations is already very small. The only difference lies in the power source of the warhead flying.

The gunsmiths of the military government learned the lessons of the last explosive shell. This time the fuze was very mature and a very easy-to-operate abort safety was set.

That is to say, when the projectile fuze is ignited, if it is not fired or the shooting is to be stopped, just press the stop safety to cut off the fuze and stop the fuze from burning.

"Captain, thirty grenade crossbows are ready."

"Okay, shoot directly at the enemy's formation. After disrupting the enemy's formation, the horse army will follow me and continue charging into the formation."

"Yes!"

A grenade crossbow requires four people to operate. Three people take turns stabilizing, cocking and firing, and one person is responsible for loading and igniting.

120 people lined up in front of the Ma Army formation and made all preparations.

"shooting!"

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Thirty grenades flew over a distance of 150 steps and landed in the Jin Army's formation.

Some unlucky golden soldiers were directly hit by the projectile and the hard warhead.

"Blunt arrows?" The words hovered in Jin Bing's mind, and a funny thought arose in the hearts of many Jin Bing: "Do the weapons of the Song people kill people by their weight?"

boom!boom!boom! ....
Intensive explosions rang out in the Jin Army's formation. Each warhead contained five kilograms of black powder and was made of an all-iron shell. It was five or six times more powerful than a grenade.

The carefully designed cartridge case maximizes the power of the explosion and maximizes the lethality.

A single wave of bombs caused more than 500 casualties to the Jin army.

The tight military formation had previously prevented the Chen family's cavalry from charging, but now it had become a life-threatening talisman.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The completely confused Jin soldiers once again received a wave of grenades. This time they all understood the power of this weapon. Whenever they saw the grenades landing, they immediately screamed and fled away like the god of plague.But how could two legs run past the shrapnel? The dispersed crowd only increased the lethality of the grenade. The number of people who were directly killed was indeed reduced, but the number of people injured by the shrapnel was greatly increased.

"It would be great if there was a fuse that triggered the explosion when it hit the ground. These golden men wouldn't have time to escape."

The current grenade fuses reserve a lot of time for safe shooting. After the grenade flies over and lands, it will stay for half a breath before exploding.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The grenade and crossbow array moved forward ten steps and fired again, and the chaos in the Jin army's array further spread.

"Get ready!" Chen Xun shouted loudly: "Follow me! Kill!!!"

Chen Xun directly led the cavalry army to kill from the side of the Jin army's formation. The Jin army was completely confused and could not adjust the army's response in time, allowing the Chen family's cavalry army to directly insert from the side.

Unbridled killings took place again.

When Chen Xun penetrated the Jin army's formation again, he happened to see Sun Zheng leading his army to penetrate from the other side.

Turn the horse's head, form a team, and charge.

puncture!Cut!Surround and kill!

Whenever the Jin army wanted to stop or resist, grenades would be fired immediately.

Whenever the Jin army wants to snipe the grenadiers, the grenadiers will immediately mount their horses and retreat.

The lightweight grenade crossbow can be lifted by one person, and its maneuverability is perfect.

In the end, when the Jin people suffered more than 6000 casualties, they finally couldn't hold on anymore and began to desert.

There was chaos on the battlefield.

When Chen Xun saw the opportunity, he immediately shouted loudly: "The horse is blinded!!"

The long strip of cloth is carried forward and directly covers the eyes of the horse under the crotch, allowing the horse to be controlled only by the rider's reins.

"Throw a grenade!!" The cavalry threw a grenade against the Jin army's formation.

The purpose of blindfolding the horse is to prevent the horse from being frightened. Even horses that have been trained to make explosive sounds will still be easily frightened by explosions at close range.

This wave of manpower bombing directly "bombed" the last tenacity of the golden soldiers. They didn't know how many explosive weapons there were on the cavalry of the Chen family army, and they didn't want to use their lives to test them.

Scattered escapes developed directly into large-scale rout.

Chen Xun and Sun Zheng's mission changed from rushing into the formation to intruding. As long as the Jin soldiers did not gather, the cavalry would drive them toward Kaifeng like sheep.

Whenever anyone gathered or strayed, the cavalry would immediately rush to kill them or block them back.

In the hot weather, Jin Bing was running away desperately. The more he ran, the weaker his courage became, and the more he wanted to escape. In the end, there was only one thought left in his mind: "Escape!"

In order to fulfill this obsession, the weapon in my hand was too heavy, so I threw it away!
The armor on my body is heavy and hot, cumbersome, take it off!threw!

When the shoes on my feet flew away, I didn't dare to stop and pick them up. I could only continue running with my bare soles on the stinging loess.

A golden soldier fell down in front of him and couldn't get over, so he stepped on him.The fallen Jin soldiers were trampled by their comrades one after another. There was some movement at first, but soon there was no sound.

"Run! There are reinforcements ahead!" Someone shouted. The deserters seemed to have seen hope of survival. Their already exhausted bodies immediately burst out with the last burst of strength, holding back the pain in their lungs and legs. In severe pain, sprint forward!
(End of this chapter)