Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 492
Riding on the same horse as Sima Xu was a ten-year-old boy. After looking at the chariot opposite him, he whispered: "The chariot was replaced by the cavalry as early as the early Han Dynasty due to various shortcomings. Doing the opposite is bound to be deceitful!"

Zhang He was startled when he heard the words, and said in his heart that this son has such insights at a young age, and he will surely achieve extraordinary things in the future.

Sima Xu reprimanded him: "Don't talk nonsense on the battlefield, Yi'er only needs to observe and emulate, and don't talk about military affairs anymore!"

This person called Yi'er is the famous Sima Yi in later generations. Now that his elder brother Sima Lang is dead, the family puts the emphasis on training Sima Yi.

The two sides set up a battle, and the battle was imminent. Naturally, Zhang Yun would not be timid because of a child's words.

These [-] cavalry are the strongest troops in Jizhou, and the power of cavalry on flat ground is several times or even ten times that of troops, so when Zhang He has the confidence to win this battle.

"I'm sorry, Regent. I, Zhang He, have won the trust of Jizhou Mu. I dare not show favoritism on the battlefield. But please rest assured, Regent. I will definitely treat the prisoners well, even if it is to repay your favor of not killing!"

Zhang He was sure of victory but would not underestimate the enemy. He divided the [-] cavalry into three teams and charged from three directions.

The war horses are galloping, and the deafening roar can be heard on the entire plain!
The commander of Modao Battalion was Gan Ning. When he saw the enemy soldiers charging in three directions, he asked his men to divide the chariots into three directions, and the rest of the soldiers retreated hundreds of steps before stopping. .

The base of the chariot is very ordinary, but there is an extra barrel in the middle, and on the upper part of the barrel there is a long "pipe" extending seven or eight steps ahead.

There is also a big leather pouch under the drum, which looks very weird.

So this is definitely not an ordinary chariot, but a fire-breathing oil tank that Liu Yu bought from the blacksmith shop of the system, and then improved it.

There were five people standing on each chariot, two were controlling the "pipe", two were standing in front of the skin, and the remaining one was in charge of commanding.

Seeing the enemy cavalry approaching quickly, these commanders all took action.

"The gunner ignites the fuse, and the loader prepares to squeeze the skin!"

Gunner, loader, these terms were created by Liu Yu when he taught Gan Ning and others how to use fire-breathing oil tanks.

The soldiers below followed suit, so these strange words spread among the army.

It's just that Professor Liu Yu used to use empty bombs, but now every wooden barrel is filled with black water, that is, oil.

It turned out that a few days ago, under the leadership of Lu Kuang, about [-] soldiers of Guan Yu's army came to Qinghe County with bamboo tube bullets.

The bamboo tube bombs are filled with black water. With these bamboo tube bombs, the fire-breathing oil tank can finally come in handy.

After the fuse was ignited, the two gunners controlled the "pipe" to aim at the enemy's cavalry. When the distance was about a hundred steps away, the soldiers in charge of manipulating the leather bag began to backlog with force, and then the pipe sprayed out Long tongues of flame.

The rumbling sound continued, and long tongues of flame continued to shoot out from the chariot, and the enemy's horses were immediately startled.

Animals are most afraid of fire and abnormal noise. A small firecracker can scare the cavalry into chaos. Such dazzling and scorching flames make the horse lose the ability to run and charge.

However, the main function of the fire-breathing oil tank is not just to scare the horses. The black water sprayed from the pipe is like the fire of hell. Once it sticks to the enemy or the horses, it is difficult to be extinguished.

As the "loader" kept squeezing the skin, more black water was shot into the cavalry formation, and the fire roared and burned many horses and cavalry to death, and as the fire spread, more horses died as a result. frightened.

The unpleasant burning smell quickly spread to the rear of the formation.

At this time, Zhang Yun saw that the three cavalry sent out were all stopped by the chariots that were spewing flames, and his mood immediately rose to his throat.

"What kind of chariot is this? It can shoot out raging fire!"

Zhang Xi only hated himself for underestimating the enemy. He clearly knew that Liu Yu had the ability to turn decay into magic, but he still confidently believed that the cavalry would definitely be able to defeat the opposing troops.

Sima Xu on the side looked even more ugly. He took the initiative to invite Ying to see Liu Yu's soldiers and horses were severely injured. Now that the war has just begun, the opponent has no casualties at all, but Yuan Jun's cavalry is in a mess. played a role.

Ten-year-old Sima Yi also had horror on his face, but he soon calmed down.

"Then Liu Yu was able to invent such an unpredictable thing, it seems that the rumors of the immortal disciples are true!"

After hearing Sima Yi's words, Zhang Yun's heart was shocked. Yes, Liu Yu is not an ordinary person, so ordinary means must not be able to defeat him.

Fortunately, although the horse was blocked by the fire-breathing chariot, its range was limited and it did not cause much damage to the rear cavalry.

Just regroup your cavalry, bypass those chariots and win again.

Just as Zhang He was about to give an order, he suddenly heard the sound of a horn on the other side.

Gan Ning rode on the horse and waved vigorously behind him, only to see dozens of bed crossbows neatly arranged.

If the fire-breathing oil tank is suitable for close combat, the range of the bed crossbow is much farther than it.

"Light the bamboo tubes and launch them one by one!"

Following Gan Ning's order, dozens of iron spears flew out, and a bamboo bullet was tied to each of them.

Long spears and iron spears pierced through enemies and war horses continuously, and the bamboo tube bullets that followed bursted instantly.

The black water splashed in all directions and caught fire, and the horses and cavalry who had escaped the attack of the fire-breathing oil tank were no longer immune.

This is not over yet, when the enemy's cavalry is not moving fast, the Liannu Battalion hiding behind the Modao Battalion is also ready to attack.

The commander, Tai Shici, checked the distance with his own eyes and found that the cavalry were within the range of the Liannu's attack, so he decisively issued an attack command.

"Everyone obeys the order to launch freely, and if the opponent is not dead, you don't have to stop!"

"Whizzing……"

Then the Liannu Battalion of nearly ten thousand people shot at the same time, one hundred thousand arrows covered the earth, and there was no living thing anywhere they went.

From when Zhang He discovered something was wrong to when he issued an order, the battle situation changed drastically in a short period of time.

He was confident that the invincible cavalry company had not rushed to the opponent's position, but was shot by the rain of arrows, only seven or eight were left.

Defeated, completely defeated, Zhang Yun knew that these cavalry were Yuan Shao's heart and soul, and he could only die if he went back.

In a daze, he slapped the horse's back, held the spear tightly in both hands, and rushed to Modao camp alone.

It's a pity that although Zhang He was fierce, Gan Ning and Tai Shici's force was superior to him. Under the siege of these two people, Zhang He was captured alive after only fighting for more than ten rounds.

"Yi'er, let's go!"

Sima Xu saw that the defeat was decided, so he pulled Sima Yi and fled towards Yecheng.

After fleeing for about three or two miles, Sima Yi reminded him that it was his uncle or not to return to Yecheng, and also said that it was best to evacuate with his family immediately.

Sima Xu hurriedly asked why, and Sima Yi replied that [-] cavalry had been wiped out, and general Zhang He had been captured, and Yuan Shao would definitely take his anger out on those who had fled back.

Sima Xu felt very reasonable when he heard the words, so he immediately decided to leave Jizhou with the outstanding children of the clan.

(End of this chapter)