Jiang Wanzai, who was well prepared, did not panic. He kept changing the flags in his hands and issued instructions one after another in the form of flag language. Upon seeing the instructions, the officers and soldiers of the 18th Army of the Third Wing of the Lin'an Military Region who had just arrived immediately stepped forward. . took over the defense position of the original imperial guards at the lower level of the guardrail, and used the long weapons in their hands to thrust outwards. At the same time, Meng Tianya led 500 loyal and obedient troops, and Jiang Cai led 500 Polu troops who were proficient in martial arts and jumped off the guardrail. Fight with the divine force within ten steps in front of the camp.
The Mongolian Tier Xue marksmen stopped shooting because they were worried about hitting the magic army who had attacked the guardrail. A large number of Mongolian infantry a little further away were severely beaten by the musketeers on the upper level of the guardrail. These infantry did not have the heavy protection of the magic army. Protected by shields, they could only be beaten. Except for a few hundred people who barely rushed to the guardrail, most of them were blocked by muskets.
Although the soldiers of the Shenli Army were extremely powerful, they were unable to gain favor in front of the Zhongshun Army and the Polu Army who were proficient in martial arts. In addition, they had to guard against the spears poked out from the gaps between the wooden stakes by the soldiers of the 18th Army. Moreover, they did not dare to abandon them. The heavy but sturdy equipment became a burden in front of the flexible and fast Song Army. The Shenli Army quickly fell into a disadvantage.
When he saw this, he immediately stepped back a few steps. After a brief discussion with Zhang Hongfan, who was holding a giant shield more than a hundred steps away, Zhang Hongfan gave the order: "Retreat."
The golden war drums sounded. The Yuan army retreated like a tide.
However, only a moment later, the Yuan army launched another attack. Counting the one in the early morning, this was the fifth attack today.
The first to clear the way were 500 divine troops holding large shields. Behind them were about 1,500 Mongolian infantry. Behind them were another 500 divine troops. Each divine army was followed by three or four Mongolian infantry. Pawn. Behind this group of teams is another one with the same configuration. Several teams in succession have the same formation. Altogether, there are at least tens of thousands of people.
It cannot but be said that Zhang Hongfan was so keen that he thought of using this formation in such a short period of time. Just like in later wars, tanks were used to clear the way and infantry followed closely.
The condescending musketeers, under the command of Xie Daolin, Zhang Shijie, Zhao Huai and other Imperial Army generals, kept firing bullets one after another. Although the shields of the Divine Force Army were huge, they could not protect the entire infantry. There were rounds of shooting. Some of the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty kept falling under the muskets of the imperial guards. However, the musketeers on the lower floor had difficulty finding the shooting point. Wen Zhang shook his head.
Inside the guardrail, Wu Songhan, about twenty steps away, was holding a cloud-piercing bow and standing in front of more than a thousand archers. These archers were selected from the 17th, 18th and 19th armies. At this time, Wu Songhan saw Jiang Wanzai waving a flag and quickly ordered: "Soldiers, shoot at the target. Forty to eighty steps ahead."
The archers of the Song Army could not see the outside situation, but the range of forty steps was large enough. There was no need to deliberately aim. Each feather arrow flew out and landed accurately in the Yuan Army's formation. .With the support of archers, the musketeers were even more powerful. However, the Yuan army was concerned about one thing and not the other. They wanted to raise their shields to block the bows and arrows, but they were shot dead by muskets.
Following this, more and more Yuan troops were killed.
Boyan, who was standing more than 200 steps away, made a decisive decision and shouted loudly: "The timid Xue army listens to the order. The target is twenty to fifty steps behind the guardrail of the enemy's camp. Shoot." Boyan did not know that Guanzitan was there. The structure of the camp is just based on the arrows fired by the Song Army. The general position of the Song Army's archers can be judged.
Qie Xue Shenshe took advantage of the intermission period of artillery to shoot feather arrows into the Song army's camp. Although they paid a considerable price under the bombardment of artillery, they still caused damage to Wu Songhan's tribe. It was quite a trouble. In order to avoid casualties, the shield bearers immediately dispatched to block the rain of arrows from the Mongols. This caused the firing speed of the Song Army's archers to be much slower.
Groups of Yuan troops fell to the ground. The soldiers who followed continued to persevere and surged up like a tide.
The battle had reached a fever pitch. The soldiers on both sides were furious. The defending Song army kept pulling the triggers one after another. The attacking Yuan army rushed forward desperately. Over and over again, they suffered more than 4,000 casualties. Later, the Yuan army in front rushed to within ten steps of the guardrail again.
Yuan Ji was a little worried and said: "Your Majesty, I didn't expect the Mongolian attack to be so tenacious. Do you want to retreat and avoid it?"
"No. It's almost time to throw the grenades."
According to the plan discussed in advance, when a large number of Yuan troops rushed forward, they attacked with throwing bombs. In addition to the first thousand throwing bombs, the gunpowder supervisor sent two thousand, five hundred bombs each in two consecutive times. Together, there are currently 4,000 projectile bombs in the Guanzitan camp.
Jiang Wanzai seemed to have heard what I said. He said to Xie Daolin beside him: "Within eighty steps, throw out one hundred projectiles every twenty steps. Three for each person."
"Okay." Xie Daolin turned around and ordered. "Fourth company, ninth company, eighteenth company, twenty-third company. Drop bombs as planned."
Ten breaths later, the first round of 400 projectiles were divided into four batches and all were thrown into the Yuan army. Immediately, a roaring explosion sounded nearby. The Yuan army was stunned by the explosion. It was also bombarded at such a close distance. It was too late to react. The second round of missiles exploded among the dense Yuan army.
Although the throwing bombs produced by the gunpowder supervisor were far from being comparable to the grenades of later generations, and their lethality was not very strong. However, due to the sudden incident and the Yuan army being in a dense formation, many people were injured and killed.
The most critical thing is that the Yuan army, which had never known that there were weapons like throwing bombs in the world, completely lost their enterprising spirit after two consecutive rounds of explosions.
According to the method of defending artillery, when the second round of thrown bombs exploded, almost all the Yuan army soldiers lay on the ground. This was originally a correct defensive method. However, the Yulin army's muskets did not stop shooting. They lost their shield protection. The Yuan army, and being within the range of the muskets, could only once again become a meal for the musketeers.
When the first round of projectiles was thrown, Zhang Hongfan and others were stunned. They secretly said: "What is this stick-like object? Is it a hidden weapon?"
However, after the grenade exploded, Zhang Hongfan suddenly thrust out. Boyan and Ah Shu who were far away were all shocked. They all thought in unison: "Fireguns are the third type of firearm after artillery. Is it called a fire bomb?" "
No one would have thought that the throwing bombs invented by the Song Dynasty's gunpowder supervisor would be called "fire bombs" by the generals of the Yuan Dynasty. This name would be widely circulated among the Song army in the future, so that the name of the throwing bombs was gradually replaced by fire bombs.
After the third round of bombs exploded, the soldiers of the Yuan army no longer cared about their general orders. They were all afraid that the Song army would continue to throw bombs, so they all turned and fled north.
One thousand two hundred throwing bombs blew back thousands of Yuan troops who had reached the camp.
This is the third type of firearm used in actual combat after the advent of muskets and artillery. Although its explosive power is not as shocking as that of artillery, it is superior to muskets. What shocked the Yuan army even more was that throwing bombs could do it Continuous explosions. Even if the power is not half as powerful as that of later generations, more than a thousand thrown bombs exploded one after another. What a terrifying scene it was.
Of course, they would not know that the Song army's throwing bombs were not as abundant as musket ammunition.
Including the soldiers who were shot and killed while escaping, the Yuan army left five to six thousand corpses within just a hundred steps in front of the camp.
Ah Shu showed no expression and sighed secretly. The word "retreat" came out of his mouth helplessly.
Zhang Quan said: "The Yuan army has retreated. Your Majesty, do you want to pursue it?"
Yuan Ji spoke up to stop him: "Don't chase after the poor enemy. Besides, the Yuan army retreated in an orderly manner. The timid Xue army behind them had a strict formation."
I knew what Yuan Ji meant. He was afraid that I would lose my cool in my excitement and order to fight the Yuan army in the field. I smiled slightly and said, "Sir, you are right."
Fang Ling looked at the sky and said, "Time flies so fast. It's already noon. No wonder I feel hungry."
Walking down the arrow tower, I came to the guardrail.
Jiang Wanzai and others said: "Your Majesty, the war is over. You can go back and rest first."
"Okay. After an hour, the generals will be sent to the big tent to discuss matters."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Hey, look." Just when I turned around and was about to leave, I heard the soldiers on the side shouting.
I looked back and saw a Yuan Army general coming towards our position alone. Yuan Ji said: "Your Majesty, this is Boyan."
"What does this mean?" I asked blankly.
The imperial guardsmen who reacted quickly pointed their guns at Boyan.
I hurriedly said: "Stop shooting."
When he was one hundred and twenty steps away, Boyan dismounted but continued to move forward. As he walked, he said: "Dayuan Boyan asks to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."
"Bo Yan, please tell me something. I, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, am here." Yuan Ji replied.
There are many experts around me, so there is no need to worry. Therefore, there is no way to stop Boyan from moving forward.
Arriving twenty steps in front of the guardrail, Boyan stopped. He clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Boyan is polite. During the war, please forgive Boyan for not being able to pay homage."
This was the first time I saw a Mongolian general up close, and he was a famous Mongolian general. I was quite excited. But I saw Boyan in his early thirties, with a gentle appearance, a tall and majestic figure, and piercing eyes. There was no trace of anything. What a coward.
"Facing my thousands of troops, General Boyan's expression remains unchanged. I admire him. Boyan, why are you here?"
Boyan said respectfully: "Your Majesty, today's battle ended in defeat for our army. Although the Song and Yuan Dynasties were enemies, the soldiers only acted under orders and each was his own master. Boyan had heard for a long time that His Majesty, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, was wise, powerful, and full of benevolence and righteousness. Good deeds last forever. Therefore, Boyan has the courage to come here and ask your Majesty to allow our army to bury the fallen soldiers on the spot."