Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

The small red flag next to the catapult was raised once, which was a signal that the catapult was installed.

The catapults of the Ming Dynasty were all made from local materials. If any army wanted to use them, in addition to bringing a large number of craftsmen, it also needed to cut down nearby wood and build them on the spot, so it took a long time.And every time it is moved, it will be disassembled and installed once, which is quite troublesome to use.Moreover, the service life of the catapult is not long. Generally, after throwing it more than a dozen times, the catapult will fall apart and be scrapped.

In order to overcome this shortcoming, the Runing Army made the core components of the catapult out of fine steel, which greatly increased the service life.In addition, the catapult was made detachable, and the transportation was very convenient. As long as the necessary wood was prepared before the war, the catapult could be installed quickly.

Seeing that all the small red flags were raised, the Chinese army fired a trumpet, and the soldiers next to the catapult immediately took a big wooden hammer and knocked hard. Turning forward, he threw the enemy who was lit in the shooting frame far away.

"Boom bang bang!"

More than a dozen ten thousand enemies were thrown behind the earth wall, and a few weak ten thousand enemies were immediately blown forward, and a fire dragon waded forward.And the rest of them also started to turn their heads around, spraying deadly flames to the surroundings through the vents.

There was a flurry of shouts and screams, and the soldiers of the peasant army were stunned by the sudden weapon. At this time, the officers could not control the troops at all. Run behind.

Just one throw completely destroyed the fighting will of the peasant army, which caught Wu Shigong and the others who were observing the effect of the throw by surprise.The soldiers of the Runing Army who were in charge of throwing didn't know the result of their battle. They pulled the sling into place according to the procedure, and then placed the oil tank on it, preparing for the second throw.

With the drop of the tank.Behind the earth wall, it became a sea of ​​flames.But at this time, the sea of ​​fire could only burn the corpses on the ground, and the peasant soldiers who were ambushing behind the earthen wall had already disappeared.Wu Shigong and the others, who had seen the battle a long time ago, finally woke up from the amazement, and they finally ordered: there is no need to make a third throw.

"Butcher Wu, new tricks are still emerging one after another. Chuang Wang! According to my Lao Luo, we still have to fight in a serious manner. Our rebel army is still so short of attacking and defending the city! The land is dug up like this. Just like the field of rotten vegetables, our cavalry on the three sides can't charge, they just get beaten everywhere." Luo Rucai, who was watching the battle, was blunt.He directly objected to Li Zicheng.

"That's it! Then look again!" Li Zicheng said calmly.

In fact, Li Zicheng's chest is full of fire now.The Runing army's sudden dispatch of troops, sudden rapid march, sudden turn to defense, and then sudden rapid attack completely disrupted the rhythm of the Li and Luo coalition forces, making it impossible for the carefully arranged ambush circle in Zhuxian Town to be dispatched. Useful.

In addition, before the war, Luo Rucai asked Li Zicheng's troops to fight on the grounds of "breaking into the camp and defending well", but Luo Rucai's own troops stayed behind to watch the battle today.And now Luo Rucai was making sarcastic remarks again, which made Li Zicheng so angry that smoke came from his nostrils.

at this moment.A fast horse came galloping, and the rider hadn't waited for the horse to stop.Then he shouted loudly: "King Chuang! General Luo! The official dogs from General He have also attacked."

Li Zicheng's eyelids couldn't help jumping a few times.However, he still concealed his emotions, smiled at Luo Rucai and said, "It seems that Butcher Wu is in a hurry, and Kaifeng City should be uncomfortable. As long as we hold on for a few more days, Kaifeng City will not escape from our brother's hands." Lao Luo! You have to be patient, if you enter Kaifeng, you will choose the site first."

"That's not the case. King Chuang! Then I'll let the children get ready. After Butcher Wu rushes through these ditches and walls, let my battalion go!" Luo Rucai was also a little embarrassed, and took the initiative to express his position to Li Zicheng. Got a good one.

"Maybe they won't be needed." Li Zicheng comforted him with a smile, "It took Butcher Wu a whole day to lay down these ditch walls. There are still a lot of ditch walls in the back. I will arrange for the people to dig a few more in the evening. It's okay to block him for three or five days. Besides, Butcher Wu should have used all his means, and you guys won't suffer the same loss again in the future."

Seeing the tremendous power of the enemy, the officers of the Runing Army watching the battle have not been relieved for a moment.Xue Yongli shook his head, and said with a smile: "This thing is really useful, and it knocked out the thieves in one or two strokes. Uncle! How many good things do you have yet to show?"

"Who knows!" Looking at the results of the battle, Wu Shigong was also elated, "The master craftsmen in the workshop have invented a lot of strange things, and our Runing Army has also used several of them. As long as they are used, those inventions The master craftsmen are all fame and fortune, and the patent fee is soft, and the craftsmen under Yang Goudan are so jealous that they are screaming."

Liang Hui on the side also smiled and said, "It's time to buy some of these catapults from the Artillery Association. Once this thing is dropped, it's much better than a line shot by a solid bullet."

Wu Shigong nodded and said: "Each has its own strengths, but artillery is better. The range of this catapult is too short, and the Shaanxi bandits suffered from being unprepared, so they don't need too much equipment. But I thought about it, yes Instead of making the Ten Thousand Enemy smaller, so that soldiers can throw it out with their hands, and fill it with gunpowder and iron pieces, and it will explode when it falls into the enemy army, something like this should be much more useful!"

After Xue Yongli heard it, he immediately said to Chi Ming and the others: "Have you written it down?"

Chi Ming, Huang Ding and the others nodded quickly, took out a notebook from their pockets and wrote down Wu Shigong's ideas.And what Wu Shigong described is the grenade used in modern times.As long as there is an idea, the craftsmen of those workshops will work hard under the stimulation of fame and money.

"There should be a fight at Rusong!" Xue Yongli asked again.

Wu Shigong nodded, and said: "He should start fighting at the same time as ours. But the Shaanxi bandits never imagined that the big meal we gave them would not be here!"

"Hahaha--!"

"Where are you now?" Chu Ge asked his own soldier as he wiped his sweat with a towel.

"We've already passed Weishi County, and we're almost at Zhuangtou." The soldier replied.

"Keep walking fast and don't let the horse run. Pay attention to the time to feed and rest the horse. When we encounter the enemy, there will be no time for us to stop." Although such orders have been issued several times, Chu Ge was still the mother-in-law's mouth, and ordered again.

It has been two days since Zug led more than 9000 cavalry from Pegasus Town.For their large-scale maneuver this time, the Runing Army equipped them with all the pack horses in the army, making them all have one man and two horses.

And the military operation of the Runing Army this time is to attack the west from the east, attracting the main force of the Li and Luo coalition forces with the onslaught on the center and right, and then let Feima Town move to the left in a large range, rushing through the weak points of the peasant army, until Inserted at the foot of Kaifeng City.

And this large-scale maneuver can not only threaten the rear of the Li and Luo coalition forces, making it difficult for them to block the attack of the Runing army from the front, but also allow the soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng to see the reinforcements and arouse their courage to persevere.Of course, the main purpose is to make Kaifeng City give up that crazy dike-digging plan and save the lives of nearly a million soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng City.

For this reason, Pegasus Town's actions were cautious at the beginning, and the speed was not the fastest, in order to delay the discovery of the Peasant Army.However, as soon as they encountered the Peasant Army, Feima Town would immediately speed up and rush to Kaifeng City at the fastest speed before the Peasant Army's intercepting troops could react.

"My lord! There are rangers of bandits ahead!" A spy flew to report.

Yang Rusong put the helmet on his head, then pulled off the mask, waved his whip and shouted: "Let's charge!"

Those rangers were quickly driven away by Pegasus Town.But when the ten thousand horses galloped for seven or eight miles, a large camp of peasant troops suddenly appeared in front of Feima Town.But in this camp, there are not many soldiers of the Peasant Army. Looking from a distance, they are all old and weak women and children, obviously they are the family members of the Peasant Army.

The leading cavalry immediately reined in.Those old and weak women and children had no combat effectiveness at all, and without orders, the cavalry of the Runing Army didn't know what to do.

"Rush over!" Zug ordered without hesitation.It is impossible for the current Pegasus Town to capture these people, nor can it be stopped by this camp.In order to complete the task, Zug cruelly issued the massacre order.

The family members of the peasant army in the camp saw the arrival of Feima Town and immediately began to bomb the camp.Chickens flew and dogs jumped, children cried and women screamed, but iron hooves rolled like a torrent and flooded the entire camp.

Several elderly soldiers of the Peasant Army guarding the camp wanted to resist, but they were mercilessly hacked to death by the Runing Army.As for those unarmed old and weak women and children, the cavalry just kicked them with their horseshoes.

The entire camp was horrible, and the ground soon became a bloody mess.Seeing this tragic scene, the cavalry of the Runing Army were a little worried, and many cavalry began to take the initiative to avoid those who were fleeing.

However, the width occupied by more than 1 horses is too large, and it is impossible to avoid many people.As if stepping on a bloody road, the camp suddenly turned into a bloody hell.

It wasn't until they rushed past the camp that the soldiers of Pegasus Town realized that both themselves and their horses had turned dark red.The faces of many soldiers were disastrous, and many of them could not help but vomit.

Chu Ge looked back at the camp, his mouth squirmed a few times and wanted to explain a few words, but in the end, he didn't say anything, just sighed: "Hey!" (To be continued...)