Chang Zhengbiao and the others had just completed the outflanking when they heard the "boom" of the bomb detonated by thousands of enemies. Before he had time to make specific arrangements, he shouted and rushed forward with everyone in a fan shape.
The battle was very simple. When Chang Zhengbiao rushed up, he saw a Tatar leader strangling Zheng Zhitai's neck with a large bow in his hand. The bow string was full of blood, and Zheng Zhitai, who was strangled by him, also entered a state of unconsciousness.
Without any time to think, he raised his hand and fired with a gun. With a "bang" sound, it hit the left shoulder of the Tatar head. It was bombarded at close range, causing bones to break and flesh to shatter, and blood and flesh to fly everywhere.
The Tatar leader roared and fell to the side. His reaction was also quick. He spread his right hand and bowed his head on the ground and endured the pain. Then he turned around and hid behind a big tree.
At the same time that Chang Zheng was firing his musket, seven or eight muskets also fired deadly bullets. Although the flintlock musket did not produce as much smoke as a matchlock gun, it could not hold back the fire at the same time.
They fought until now, and only five Tatars were left. After one of the Tatar leaders restrained Zheng Zhitai, he called the other Tatar leader and two Tatar soldiers to chase the escaped ones.
Qian Yusheng.
But when Chang Zhengbiao and seventeen others rushed up, there were originally five Tatars who had hidden themselves at the foot of the mountain and attacked the three servants who were guarding the horses. Three more people had just been separated and came to support them.
As soon as they were reunited with the Tatar, they were struck by a burst of handguns. The power of the fireguns was far greater than that of bows and arrows. Even if they hit the trunk of a tree, the branches would be shattered and the tree would fly away.
There were continuous "bang bang bang" explosions, and as the smoke rose, the four Tatar vest sentries were bombarded by bullets and staggered around. Even if they were not dead for a while, they fell to the ground and wailed, unable to resist.
The Tatar head was so far apart that Shiku's eyes were cunning and ferocious, like a poisonous snake. The two whiskers on his mouth were trembling, howling like crazy and roaring in Tatar language that no one could understand, like a crazy wolf.
Chang Zhengbiao rushed over.
Chang Zhengbiao saw him dragging his left left arm, staggering, as if he was unsteady, and admired his courage in his heart, but there was no trace of pity in his hand.
The iron mace in his right hand hit his black-tasseled iron helmet violently. Although the force was strong, the force was clever. Chang Zhengbiao had never wanted to catch a Tatar alive, but now that he had encountered him, he couldn't let it go.
This time, he actually hit the iron helmet diagonally, and the black-tasseled iron helmet was directly thrown far away. The Tatar Shiku was knocked upside down and fell to the ground.
"Tie it up!"
He shouted loudly, and then continued: "We are flying, just like a few Tatars rushing to the west, leading people to catch up. Don't be stingy with the bullets, and fight quickly."
Without saying a word, Chang Zhengfei received the order loudly and took his sentry horse with him to the northwest to pursue him. Boshiku, who was originally chasing Qian Yusheng, jumped down from the steep wall when he saw him.
Just as he was about to step forward to take a look, he heard the crisp sound of gunfire. He was startled, quickly grabbed his bow and arrows, and ordered the two vests who came with him to turn around and run back.
They had only run a few steps when they heard the sound of soft footsteps on the road in front of them. They were worthy of being Tatar live-catching sentries and veterans of countless battles. They didn't even need to make eye contact, and they hid behind tree trunks one by one.
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Especially Nabo Shiku, while dodging, he aimed at the shadow of the tree in front and shot an arrow. He was not sure whether he had aimed at a person, but his many years of sentry intuition told him that there must be something wrong there.
"ah!"
Sure enough, there was a sharp scream.
"boom!"
Immediately afterwards there was a crisp sound of a firecracker.
It was indeed a Ming army sentry rider who was shot in the right forearm by an arrow from the Tatar Bashiku. Sky pulled the trigger.
The fire flashed from the muzzle, and at the same time as the smoke rose, a lead bullet flew out quickly, hitting the thick branch from above, shaking the big tree.
For a moment, the rainwater accumulated on the branches and leaves fell like meteors one after another. Between the lightning and flints, three or four more handguns were fired. The bullets hit the trunk of the tree, and people were running back and forth.
Falling water drops rise and fall one after another. Under the bright sun, this forest killing field is as gorgeous as a crystal palace.
The battle between the Tatars and the Xuanbei Army's sentries became more and more exciting. The archery skills they were usually proud of were completely suppressed in the face of the new Yunzhou-made handguns, and completely lost their power.
No matter whether it is a gift arrow, a crescent arrow, or an arrow from a stall, they cannot compare with the power of projectiles shot from a handgun.
Although its power is lacking, its advantage is also extremely obvious, that is, it can continuously shoot life-threatening arrows. However, this advantage cannot be reflected in the face of the Xuanbei Army, which has a numerical advantage.
Because most of them don't have the chance to shoot the second arrow!
No matter how strong the Tatars are, they only have three people. Chang Zhengfei's side has eleven people. They are only the three or four who are rushing in front. They hold blunderbuss in their left hand and swords and axes in their right hands, always ready for close combat.
The rest of the sentry riders all held muskets with both hands. Moreover, because this new type of hand musket uses a flintlock device, there is no need to use a match rope to light a fire, and it can be fired casually, so its power is naturally doubled.
In an instant, a Tatar Bashiku and two vests were beaten into a sieve, but Chang Zhengfei only injured two people. In addition to the one who was hit by an arrow in the arm, another person was hit by a Tatar Bashiku. The thrown iron bone flower hit him, but it was not life-threatening.
Chang Zhengfei ordered everyone to cut off the head quickly, and then he led a few people to search ahead.
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Chang Zhengbiao's troops quickly defeated the Tatars who besieged Ma Zhenyuan's sentry cavalry at the cost of injuring three people, and then began to search around.
In addition to Zheng Zhitai being rescued from the gate of hell, Ma Zhenyuan was also rescued by Chang Zhengcheng, who had eliminated the remaining Tatars at the foot of the two mountains.
He rolled down the hillside with a Tatar in his arms. He was covered in blood as he stumbled. He and the Tatar soldier were both dying. Chang Zhengcheng happened to be encountered by Chang Zhengcheng who was searching up the mountain. They beheaded the Tatar and carried him to the mountain. The battlefield on the mountainside.
In addition, when Qian Yusheng jumped off the cliff, he was also lucky enough to be supported by a pine tree sticking out of the rock wall. Apart from scratches, he was not seriously injured. Later, he heard the intensive sound of gunfire, followed by Chang Zhengbiao's He shouted, quickly answered, and was saved.
Then there was Sun Dongri who fell in a pool of blood. He was hit by an arrow in his left arm and hit by a flying ax in his right shoulder. It was not fatal. Two sentries were also rescued. One of them was hit by an arrow. A hit on the abdomen by an iron bone flower on the shoulder would not be fatal either.
Although a few people were not dead for a while, their injuries were too serious and difficult to treat.
Chang Zhengbiao didn't know what to do for a while, but then a corps commander came to report: "Chang Tou, two Tatars ran away. They were staying at the foot of the east mountain to watch the horses."
Ma Zhenyuan said tremblingly: "Brother, give them a good time."
He gasped and continued: "This is a place for the Tatars. You cannot stay for a long time..."