My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 248 The final struggle
"No one, no one can get close to the Ming army!"

The officer had completely collapsed at this point, with snot and tears, and he shouted heartbreakingly: "Our people, fell in droves before the Ming army's firearms, with broken arms and legs, intestines all over the floor, and brains, brains all flying out!

That is hell, the eighteen levels of hell. I don’t want to die. I don’t want to go to hell!”

Not only the officer, but the rest of the fleeing soldiers also had faces filled with fear. Many of them were trembling with fear in their eyes.

Ruan Duofang tried to shake off the officer's hands, but he held them tightly and kept muttering nonsense, having completely lost his mind.

Ruan Duofang kicked the officer away, and was horrified. Looking at this group of defeated soldiers, he shouted loudly:

"They are all a bunch of rubbish. Where is Fan Keyong? Where the hell is Fan Keyong? Come out now!"

At this time, a soldier covered in blood limped out and said tremblingly: "Report, report to the general, General Fan, he is now unknown whether he is dead or alive!"

"What?" Ruan Duofang was completely frightened at this time. The 150,000-strong army was defeated by the 20,000-strong Ming army, and the General of Chariots and Cavalry was in danger of life or death. This had completely made him lose the ability to think.

After finally calming down, Nguyen Duo Fang no longer had the ambition he had just now. He thought he was dreaming about conquering Laos and becoming a marquis!

However, he still found it hard to imagine that no matter how terrifying the Ming army's firearms were, they could defeat his army in such a short time.

A total of 150,000 troops!

Ruan Duofang pointed at the fleeing soldiers with trembling hands and said, "Aren't the Ming army's firearms afraid of rain and water? Aren't they even worse than fire sticks? How could this be?"

"Commander, we are completely wrong. The Ming army's firearms are not afraid of water at all!"

Ruan Duofang showed a look of astonishment. How could there be firearms in this world that are not afraid of water?
He simply couldn't imagine it. Didn't firearms rely on flint to ignite gunpowder? How could these things ignite in such a heavy rain?
At this time, the soldier continued, "After we entered Banla, we were ambushed by the Ming army. Those Ming soldiers had no weapons but firearms!"

Speaking of firearms, the soldier showed deep fear in his eyes, "Those firearms seem to never stop, and they are so powerful that they can kill even the elephant in a few hits. Our people can't get close to the Ming army at all. No matter how we charge, we will only be shot to death!
In one hour, no, maybe even less than one hour, more than half of us were killed or wounded. Only then did General Fan think of retreating. However, after retreating into the mountains of Mengsong, we were ambushed by the Ming army. At that time, everyone was in chaos. Everyone had no choice but to throw away their weapons and surrender. Only we escaped! "

"General, the Ming army's firearms are invincible. We must retreat quickly and return to Annan. Only then may we have a chance to survive!"

At this time, the hysterical officer regained some of his sanity and spoke hurriedly.

After hearing this, Ruan Duofang had completely lost the ability to think. Looking at the defeated soldiers who were like zombies, a deep fear arose from the bottom of his heart.

Fear gradually spread in the camp. Although the Annan soldiers stationed in the camp had not experienced the hellish scene in Banla, they could not help but feel frightened after listening to the stories of the defeated soldiers and looking at their miserable appearance.

"General, the Ming army is invincible. The Ming cannot be bullied! If Prime Minister Li continues to act on his own will, I'm afraid he will be killed!"

The officer shouted at the top of his lungs.

Ruan Duofang's face was pale. He did not have the courage and determination to fight the Ming army again, but if he went back like this, he would probably not have a good ending.

Not only did they fail to conquer Laos, but 150,000 troops were lost. These were the main forces of Annan, and Li Jilian would definitely not let them go!

Moreover, not only himself, but even Li Jilian himself would probably suffer backlash from the court. The civil and military officials who originally supported him would probably begin to question him, and the King of Annan would definitely use this as an excuse to make a fuss!

But soon Nguyen Duofang no longer had to worry, because someone more terrifying than Li Jiliu was coming to kill him! Outside the camp, there was a sudden burst of dense "bang bang" crisp sounds. Before Nguyen Duofang understood what was happening, he saw many soldiers who were still standing fell to the ground, with blood oozing out of their bodies.

The soldiers on duty also looked confused. Looking at the fallen soldier, they didn't know what had happened and they didn't even show any fear.

The fleeing soldiers fell to the ground as if in response to the stress. They were very familiar with this sound!
This is the cry of the King of Hell urging you to die!

No, even the King of Hell doesn’t collect people so quickly. The Ming army is more terrifying than the King of Hell!
"The Ming army is coming! The Ming army is coming!"

Among the fleeing soldiers lying on the ground, someone shouted loudly, which made everyone come to their senses. In an instant, panic spread throughout the entire camp.

It all happened too fast and too suddenly. Everyone's subconscious reaction was to use their eyes to look for the enemy, with no intention of dodging at all.

They looked around in horror, but did not see any Ming army troops. They stood there stupidly, like sitting ducks.

As the gunshots continued, countless soldiers fell to the ground. Soon, they saw many Ming army soldiers appearing about a hundred feet away, maneuvering quickly towards the main camp in a strange formation.

The Ming army finally arrived!

After the initial panic, the Annan soldiers finally showed a little bit of the qualities they should have as soldiers.

The captains of each school began to organize their soldiers, some took their weapons and some set up defense lines, while Ruan Duofang also hurriedly retreated behind the army and began to issue orders.

"Archers, archers, shoot arrows in the direction of the enemy!"

Although the Annan army began to organize a counterattack in an orderly manner, it was all in vain in the eyes of the Ming army.

Watching the Annan army organizing archers to counterattack, although primitive weapons such as bows and arrows have begun to be eliminated in the Ming army, arrows can still pose a huge threat to the Ming army in open terrain for attack.

Just like a kitchen knife can kill people.

Xu Huizu shouted orders, "Everyone, aim at the archers and shoot!"

At the same time, the captains of each musket battalion were also issuing the same orders. The Ming army soldiers raised their guns and aimed, shooting deadly bullets at the Annan archers!
At once, many archers fell to the ground. Ruan Duofang became extremely anxious and gave orders hysterically, asking the shieldmen to stand in front of the archers. This gave the archers a chance to catch their breath and they were able to shoot their arrows.

"hidden!"

Xu Huizu shouted loudly and quickly found a stone as a cover. The rest of the soldiers, without his orders, subconsciously found the nearest cover and hid behind it.

This is a memory engraved in their bones. Only by being good at protecting themselves can they better kill the enemy.

"Nephew, get down right there!"

Seeing Li Jinglong rushing forward with a gun in hand as if he was risking his life, Zhu Di kicked him to the ground.

Li Jinglong looks gentle and polite at ordinary times, but why does he get so angry when fighting?

(End of this chapter)