Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

Before General Heda figured out that the Pioneer Battalion had opened fire.

A dull but powerful voice sounded beside his ears. General Heda first saw tiny sparks, and then heard the sound of an explosion.

The explosion was not loud, not even as loud as the wails of Heda soldiers.

In just an instant, Heda's army was beaten to the ground.

This is really not an adjective. The ammunition of the firecrackers is not the small but powerful bullets of later generations, but artillery ammunition that has been reduced several times. The purpose is not to strike precisely, but to expand the strike area, especially for those nomads When there are scattered cavalry, the fire gun is more useful.

Even if the firecrackers can't hit people, the sound of the explosion can startle the horses and lead to attrition.

At the same time, the pits created by the firecrackers hitting the ground are also very unfriendly to the horses. Any potholes on the ground can easily cause the horses to lose balance.

And once the horse accidentally injured its leg, it would be very difficult for the cavalry to survive after falling down.

The firecrackers of the Pioneer Battalion lined up in two rows, with exactly one body space between them. After the first wave of firecrackers fired, these people stepped back to load ammunition.

The second row came forward to strike again, and after they finished firing, the first row had already loaded up the ammunition and could come again.

The orderly state made such firepower almost never stop.

However, the Pioneer Battalion did not always use firecrackers. The powerful firepower means that money is spent like water.

Although the Regent brought them a lot of ammunition when they came out, the generals of the Vanguard Battalion were still saving their instincts and used as little as possible.

After two waves of long-range fire crossed and covered, the Heda soldiers on the opposite side were either lying on the ground and howling, or they had already started to retreat.

The Pioneer Battalion simply put away the firecrackers and dispatched cavalry that had been prepared long ago to pursue them.

They don't have many cavalry, only 30 at full count.

Of course, this is not because it is not easy to train cavalry, it is purely because horses are not easy to transport, and horses from the south may not be acclimatized to the north.

If it was the past, the Pioneer Battalion might not send people to chase after him, but now...he is greedy for the opponent's horse!

As long as there are horses, with Luoxuewei's quality, there can be as many cavalry as there are horses!

After the cavalry went out to pursue, the vanguard battalion began to clean up the battlefield.

Some of these soldiers had fought many battles with Xiao Xuexing, and some were recruits.

The recruit was a little uncomfortable with the scene in front of him, and there was a sound of vomiting for a while.

The veteran grinned and looked at the recruit's distressed appearance and said, "You can't do it, little dolls."

The recruits felt ashamed, but their physical impulses could not be suppressed.

When I finished cleaning the battlefield and went to the village to see it, the relaxed atmosphere brought about by the victory was swept away.

They didn't have any casualties, so they are happy, but the people here are too miserable.

This place should be regarded as a small town, with many people, but without any defensive measures, so when the enemy came, these unarmed civilians could not resist.

They may have also thought about resisting, and many of the corpses along the way were holding hoes and other agricultural tools.

It's just that few of these farm tools have metal, and many of them are even made of stone.

What can such a "weapon" resist?

So they all died under the knife of the Heda people. In addition, it was not the elderly who died the most, but babies.

Half-sized children are worth staying, but babies who are delicate and prone to premature death are just a waste of food.

Moreover, the habits of nomadic people are more inclined to wild beasts. Many females of wild beasts will not mate with other males when they lose their males but will not give birth to children of other males, so those males will try to kill these babies. The female is then allowed to give birth to her own offspring.

Even the veterans couldn't bear to see such a scene.

The Northern Wei Dynasty they fought the most was the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Northern Wei Dynasty had a good absorption of Sinology. After sitting in the Central Plains for so long, they also understood the importance of the common people, so when they fought, they seldom used such tactics as fortifying the wall and clearing the field.

The men and women in the village looked at these Qi soldiers who suddenly appeared. The black clothes on these soldiers were something they had never seen before.

Most of the soldiers in the Northern Wei Dynasty spent their own money to equip themselves, so how could there be such neat attire.

It is impossible for Yuan Ke to be willing to spend so much money to do these things. This is a long-standing habit, and Xiao Zirong pays a lot of money to do these things because he pays attention to the appearance of the army.

But even so, it only covered Jinlingwei and Luoxuewei.

The army that is refreshing and able to crush the barbarians has brought hope to the people.

The old village chief lost an arm, and asked hopelessly, "You...are you the heavenly soldiers and generals sent by the emperor of heaven to save us?"

Belief in immortals and gods is a relatively common situation in this era. When manpower is beyond their reach, they will subconsciously find a soul to rely on, and immortals are like this.

Buddhism was very popular in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but Luoxuewei was not a monk at first glance, so he should be the emperor of heaven.

The Pioneer Camp sent people to check the situation in the village, and then asked people to communicate.

When they learned that it was not the heavenly soldiers but the Qi soldiers, the people in the village were a little at a loss.

They no longer know that there is still Han Zuo inheritance in the far south, but this does not prevent them from regarding these people as reborn parents.

The Pioneer Camp is a little worried. If these villagers are left here, Heda may come to retaliate, but if they are taken away...they will still fight, and it is not a problem to bring a group of people with them.

What's more, people may not be willing to leave their hometown.

The generals of the Pioneer Battalion were hard-hearted and planned to leave directly.

However, the way those ordinary people stopped them kneeling and kowtowing for protection made him hesitate.

He hesitated and had no choice but to send scouts to report.

The Pioneer Battalion is now under Huo Si's command. After hearing this, Huo Si immediately went to report to Xiao Xuexing.

Xiao Xuexing looked at him in surprise: "The Pioneer Battalion fought for a long time without even leaving a single prisoner?"

Huo Si was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized, that's right, get a prisoner to come over and torture them to ask where their barracks are, and just rush over and destroy the Heda barracks.

Huo Si was very ashamed and immediately sent someone to inquire.

The generals of the vanguard battalion were numb after hearing this.

It's bad, they haven't set off for too long, the fight is too high, and those Xida people are too frenzied, one can't hold back and kill all the seriously injured prisoners.

As for minor injuries... Sorry, under the rule of Huobao, the concept of minor injuries does not exist.

The general of the Pioneer Battalion begged his grandpa to tell his grandma that he wanted the cavalry sent out to be brave, otherwise he would be scolded bloody when he returned!

The generals of the Pioneer Battalion were lucky. The cavalry pursued and killed not many people, because they found that the Heda cavalry was heading towards their camp.

Compared with the depression of his subordinates, the general of the Vanguard Battalion almost danced happily after hearing this: "Great, great!"

cavalry:? ? ? ?Are you afraid that we will make meritorious service or what?

After the vanguard battalion general asked about the location, he immediately sent scouts to check the number of people on the other side. If there were too many people, he would call for help.

After learning that there were at least [-] people in Heda, the Pioneer Battalion immediately brought people back to the camp, ready to report.

When he went back, Xiao Xuexing was writing a letter to Xiao Zirong, writing to Xiao Zirong what he had seen and heard along the way. He felt that Xiao Zirong had never seen what the sea looks like in winter.

To be honest, the winter sea here in the Northland is actually not worth seeing. The sea water is darker, and the sea breeze is strong and cold. When I get to the shore, I find that the plants in the Northland have withered at this time, leaving only dead branches and leaves. At a glance, the past is very desolate.

But Xiao Xuexing still wrote all these in. After hearing the report from the Pioneer Camp, he thought about it and wrote about Heda again, and by the way, he also wrote that they beat Heda away.

Well, although he hasn't sent troops yet, he is quite confident about this war.

If he couldn't even fight these Heda people, he didn't have to fight the Northern Wei Dynasty, he could just go back home.

Xiao Zirong was a little surprised when he saw the letter. He knew that Heda had been entangled with the Northern Wei Dynasty. The other party wanted to make the Northern Wei Dynasty pay tribute, and bowed his head by the way, but Yuan Ke was obviously unwilling, but he didn't expect it. Heda was actually able to hit the eastern region.

After seeing what the Heda soldiers did, Xiao Zirong was very angry and came to the same conclusion as Xiao Xuexing: "Yuan Ke is a trash!"

The news of victory arrived in Jiankang half a month later. The distance between the two places was far away, so the news transmission was naturally slow, but Xiao Zirong could tell at a glance that Xiao Xuexing first wrote the letter to himself and then went to war with Xida.

Xiao Zirong chuckled while holding the good news: "I'm really confident."

However, it was precisely because of the confident confidence of the other party that Xiao Zirong suddenly wanted to take a look.

He has never really seen Xiao Xuexing leading the army to fight, but it is a pity that he didn't have the chance back then, and it is even more impossible now.

Even if the princes in the court agreed, Xiao Xuexing couldn't possibly agree.

Xiao Zirong glanced at the good news in a hurry and didn't read any more. Instead, he began to think about how to reward him when he came back.

The regent's status is high enough and the power is big enough. It is really troublesome, and there is no reward for him. It seems that he can only write a letter to "comfort".

Xiao Zirong took out a piece of letter paper while thinking. Without Xiao Xuexing by his side, he could act unscrupulously. The words written on the letter were very explicit. After finishing writing, he secretly laughed twice, not knowing that Xiao Xuexing read it Will not be able to sleep after eating.

As soon as Xiao Zirong packed the letter and ordered the fast horse to send it to the regent, he couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard the hurried footsteps. Usually, the palace people walking over so quickly meant that something important happened.

Sure enough, Xiao Huangmen said softly outside: "Report to Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of War asks to see you."

Xiao Zirong said in a deep voice, "Let him in."

The Minister of the Ministry of War hurried in and saluted, "Your Majesty, just now there is news that a firearm exploded in General Zhengbei's camp. It coincided with a surprise attack by the Northern Wei Dynasty. He was defeated and retreated twenty miles."