Zhuo Qihua

In Beigu, an army of 12 troops gathered in the Pioneer Camp area, and Emperor Yong'an also moved from the imperial residence to the rear of the Pioneer Camp. He wanted to see with his own eyes the power of artillery and flintlock guns in war.In the commander's tent, Lin Xieshan said: "Talkin's army has assembled 12 troops. According to my opinion, the 6 should have been mixed with water, and the maximum is no more than [-]. It is still the strongest army in the whole country of Tarkin's army. It's hard. The number of people sent to Chatan this time will not exceed [-] at most."

Qin Su said cautiously: "The Talkins are good at fighting, and most of them are cavalry. It is entirely possible that 6 troops can outnumber our 10 soldiers and horses. Besides, we can't send all the soldiers and horses. Go out. We must win the first battle, otherwise it will affect our morale." Of the [-] soldiers and horses in Beigu, at most [-] can be sent to the field, because Emperor Yong'an is here, and they must give priority to protecting the safety of the emperor.Unless North Valley is at the point of life and death, these [-] soldiers plus all North Valley's auxiliary soldiers will come out in full force.

Lin Xieshan: "I am confident that the first battle will be a great victory for our country."

Emperor Yong'an sat in the position of the coach and said nothing, he was a layman in war.He listened to Zhuo Ji's opinion, he seldom expressed his opinion on how to fight the war, and Lin Xieshan and Pan Pozhi made the decisions.

At this time, someone outside reported: "Report - about [-] cavalry from Tarkin's vanguard are marching towards North Valley, about three days away from North Valley!"

Three days!

Everyone immediately got up to look at the map.Lin Xieshan: "Your Majesty, please move to a safe place behind."

After thinking about it, Emperor Yong'an said: "I am right here. If there is any danger, I will retreat. I am here to tell me that the Tarkins are not invincible. I, the North Valley man, not only want to defeat him , and want to break into Tarkin's territory and take his Atutai's head!"

Emperor Yong'an refused to withdraw to the safe area. Zhuo Ji, who taught in Beigu City and had been leading Wei Yingshi, Bai Shitong and others to develop medicines, issued an order to Wei Yingshi and Bai Shitong after receiving the news.The next day, Zhuo Ji packed up his things and took King Qin and King Qi to the pioneer camp.

When Zhuo Ji came, Emperor Yong'an was displeased: "What are you doing here?"

Zhuo Ji said flatly: "Where is Your Majesty, I will be there. Although King Qin and King Qi are still young, I think they should be with Your Majesty. If there is any danger, I will ask someone to take them away first."

Emperor Yong'an asked the people in the house to go out, pulled Zhuo Ji over and said: "In war, people will die. This time there are artillery and guns. I don't want you to see those scenes and have nightmares."

Zhuo Ji: "Just do it. Anyway, with His Majesty here, I don't remember even if I had a nightmare at night."

Emperor Yong'an sighed and hugged Zhuo Ji: "I'm being willful this time."

Zhuo Ji said understandingly: "I know your majesty's intention to stay here, and I support your majesty. Your Majesty, we want to take over the Northeast Plain, we want to grow rice here, we want to grow a variety of food crops, and we want to harvest here every year. A lot of fat fish. Your Majesty, I will witness this moment with you."

Emperor Yong'an lowered his head and kissed Zhuo Ji's forehead: "Okay."

The atmosphere of war in the North Valley area became more and more intense. All ordinary people withdrew into the city, and all those who remained outside the city were soldiers.Groups of scouts sent out brought back strips of information.With binoculars, Chatan's scouts can spot the enemy's movements earlier and faster.At the rear of the pioneer camp, white tarpaulin tents were set up, each with a big red cross painted on it.The soldiers of Beitan were notified that the tents with red crosses on them were "emergency stations".The wounded soldiers were sent there for treatment.Knowing that the Injury and Disease Center is under the command of the imperial medical order of the imperial medical office, the soldiers of Beitan were relieved a lot.

The [-] first aid teams trained by Wei Yingshi and Bai Shitong are all ready.Each of them carried a first aid messenger bag with a red cross painted on it.The members of the first aid team each had a white cloth strip tied to their arm, and a red cross was also drawn on the white cloth strip.None of these team members were born in a professional class, but after a short-term intensive training, they know how to bring the wounded soldiers on the battlefield back to the "emergency station" as safely as possible and hand them over to professional doctors.

Tarkin's forward was still a day away from the vanguard camp. The [-] soldiers of Chatan were ready to go, and the eighteen artillery pieces were already in place. Eight hundred soldiers from the Firearms Battalion took out their flintlocks.Beigu's [-] vanguard army is led by Pan Beigu himself, and they will be the first defensive force to face Tarkin's most powerful vanguard.And in front of them were [-] firearmsmen from the Firearms Battalion.Beida's soldiers were very puzzled by such an arrangement, but they could only obey Lin Xieshan's arrangement.

It stands to reason that it would be most effective for the Beigu soldiers to take advantage of the fatigue of the Tarkins' continuous raids to take the initiative to attack, but Lin Xiesan ordered the Beigu soldiers to defend instead of attacking, and Pan Pozhi accepted it silently, and the Beigu soldiers could only obey orders. It is believed that the war was fatally mistaken at the very beginning.

At the rear of the army, Emperor Yong'an led his ministers to stand on a high platform and use binoculars to check the movement ahead.No one is not afraid of death, and the ministers are very opposed to His Majesty's actions on the front line.But Emperor Yong'an insisted on staying, and the accompanying ministers could only bite the bullet and stay.Especially when Shun Yu was standing beside His Majesty, and on the other side of His Majesty were the two young county kings, no one dared to leave under such circumstances.

"Report—Talkin's vanguard is resting a hundred miles away."

The scouts came to report.Lin Xieshan: "Continue to investigate and report every ten miles!"

"Yes!"

Pan Pozhi was the commander-in-chief, but at this time, Lin Xieshan temporarily took over the command of the entire army.

Tarkin's forward troops suddenly stopped to rest, and Emperor Yong'an took Zhuo Ji and others also left the tower to rest in the camp.Early the next morning, scouts came to report that about 4 main cavalrymen of the Tatar Jin Ministry were only three days away from Chatan.This time, Tarkin sent 6 cavalry troops.The [-] cavalry were facing the [-] soldiers and horses of the Mata State, and the ministers begged the emperor to withdraw to the rear. Regarding the upcoming war, even Pan Yuzhi was a little bit at a loss.The powerful enemies around the country, the Tarkins, Xifan and Beiman relied on their powerful cavalry to suppress the country.

Some soldiers protested to Marshal Pan Pozhi that the North Valley soldiers should attack quickly before the main force of Tarkin's army arrived.Otherwise, the 14 cavalry, even if Beigu and the [-] auxiliary troops confront each other, it will be a bloody battle.The Tarkins are all soldiers, and all of them are brave. Even if the North Valley's army occupies the peak, there will be heavy casualties to resist the attack of the Tarkins.

Pan Pozhi also believed that now is the best time to attack, but Lin Xieshan rejected Pan Pozhi's request on the grounds that the artillery was inconvenient to move quickly.Three days later, Tarkin's main cavalry joined the forward army, and [-] Tarkin cavalry rushed towards Beigu County aggressively.

"Report—the Tarkins are sixty miles away from the vanguard camp!"

"Report - the Tarkins are fifty miles away from the vanguard camp!"

"Report - the Tarkins are forty miles away from the vanguard camp!"

"Report—the Tarkins are thirty miles away from the vanguard camp!"

"Report - the Tarkins are twenty miles away from the vanguard camp!"

The soldiers of the Pioneer Camp could almost feel the ground trembling.On the foreheads of Pan Pozhi, Pan Beigu and other coaches, drops of sweat slid down their cheeks.

Lin Xieshan ordered: "The gunners obey the order! Eighteen cannons! Elevation angle... target... start loading!"

Lin Xieshan's order was passed on by the messengers of the firearms battalion one by one.On the quiet and tense battlefield of the Pioneer Camp, only the voices of the messengers from the Firearms Battalion could be heard.All the generals looked at Lin Xieshan, and all the soldiers stared at the Firearms Battalion.

Eighteen guns began to load shells.The gunner's movements were skilled. After loading the shells, the long barrels of the eighteen cannons were raised, and each barrel was raised at the same angle, and the barrels were aimed at the targets issued by the Duke.

"Report—all eighteen artillery pieces have been loaded! Elevation angle...! Target...! Number of times, twenty!"

Lin Xieshan: "Fire!"

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

……

Eighteen shots were ordered to fire, and the first artillery suddenly made a loud noise when the others were unprepared.The horses under the crotch of the North Valley cavalry neighed.

Boom boom boom... Eighteen consecutive cannons made loud noises one by one. After each cannon was fired, it reloaded after a few breaths.On the high platform, many ministers were frightened by the loud noises in the distance and sat down on the ground.

Pan Pozhi and Pan Beigu's faces were pale.Eighteen artillery pieces deviated from their original positions under the huge impact.The artilleryman pushes the cannon back to its original position, quickly cleans the barrel of the cannon, and then reloads and fires again.

Lin Xieshan counted the time in his heart and calculated the position of the Tarkins at this time. After the [-] rounds of bombing by eighteen artillery pieces, he gave another order: "The artillerymen obey the order! Eighteen artillery pieces! Elevation angle...! Target coordinates...! Number of times, [-]! Start loading!" This time, the elevation angle and target coordinates given by Lin Xieshan all changed.But for the vast majority of people present, what is the elevation angle and what is the coordinates, there is no understanding at all.

Many people murmured in their hearts: "This artillery is powerful, but the enemy fires the cannon before they come. Can this be fired?"

On the high platform, someone also raised the same question. The people who raised the question were Guan Minghui and Chen Changgeng.Emperor Yong'an didn't see the enemy army in his own telescope, he just said indifferently: "Whether you can hit it or not, we will know later."

In fact, Emperor Yong'an himself was a little bit guilty.

Zhuo Ji said: "Since the Duke dares to order the cannons to be fired at this time, I'm afraid they can be fired."

Shi Yu, Guan Minghui, and Chen Changgeng glanced at Shun Yu in front of them, and the three stopped asking.

At the forefront, the voice of the orderly echoed——

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

……

Boom boom boom—the horse neighed, and the horse's hooves stomped on the ground anxiously.After a month of indiscriminate bombardment, both horses and soldiers are used to the violent roar.At this moment, they finally knew why the general had abused them for a month, so that they were not afraid at this moment!

After thirty rounds of loud bangs, the scouts came to report with a pale face: "Report—report—Talkin cavalry, cavalry, were hit by the gods from the sky, and they were turned on their backs, causing countless casualties! The Tarkin cavalry began to retreat, and as a result Countless fetishes descended from the sky, and the retreating cavalry began to flee back again, heading straight for Beigu!"

Everyone who heard the report from the scout was shocked, but Lin Xieshan asked very calmly: "How many Talkins are left?"

"Talkin..."

"Report—!"

Another scout arrived on horseback.The scout almost fell off his horse, and reported with chattering teeth: "Report—the Tarkin cavalry is in chaos, and the cavalry commander is suspected of being killed!"

Whoa whoa whoa!

The cavalry commander of the Tarkins was killed? !Pan Pozhi's eyeballs bulged out.

Lin Xieshan: "The gunner obeys the order! Eighteen cannons! Elevation angle...! Target...! Number of times, fifteen! Start loading!" This time the angle of the gun barrel changed again, and a new round of artillery attack began.

After fifteen rounds of bombardment by eighteen cannons, Lin Xieshan looked at Pan Pozhi: "General, I will leave it to you." Then, he ordered here: "The firearms battalion will obey orders!"

Lin Yi quickly came to his father and knelt down on one knee: "The last general obeys orders!"

"The firearms team of the Firearms Battalion set off with the North Valley army to annihilate the enemy!"

"Yes!"

Lin Yi left quickly, and Lin Xieshan said to Pan Pozhi, who was a little confused: "The Musketeer team needs to fight at close range. After the Musketeer team's attack is over, the commander can lead the army to attack."

Pan Pozhi, who hadn't recovered from the shock, reluctantly said: "Little general, obey the order."

Pan Fuzhi's general's banner was raised high, and the [-] members of the Musketeers mounted their horses collectively.The extra person is Edward Lam.The Musketeers cleared the way, and Pan Yuzhi led an army of [-] from North Valley to attack the already chaotic Tarkins.After receiving the report from the front, Emperor Yong'an said decisively: "Come here! I want to go in person!"

Lin Xieshan, Qin Su and Qin Zhongyi led the emperor's imperial guards to escort the "willful" Majesty to the front line of the war.Zhuo Ji followed, and King Qin and King Qi didn't intend to stay where they were.The two children were too curious about the results of the eighteen cannons fired for a long time.

The army stopped after a stick of incense, and the Tarkin troops who were already in a mess were already visible in front of them.Seeing the battlefield in front of them, even the soldiers of the Mata country gasped. The battlefield, which was nothing less than a purgatory on earth, was creepy.This is the power of artillery? !Those [-] cannons blasted Tarkin's elite cavalry to such a distance? !On the ground, human remains were mixed with those of horses.The Talkin who are still alive have lost their fighting power, kneeling on the ground and praying for the blessing of the gods.

Seeing the North Valley army, a part of the Talkin people reluctantly organized and prepared to attack, but despair was already spreading.Edward Lam got off his horse and brought the Musketeers to the front.The eight hundred musketeers were divided into ten groups of 80 people each.

Edward Lam: "Reload!"

The [-] musketeers quickly followed the steps and completed the loading preparations step by step.

Edward Lam: "Fill the medicine!"

The musketeers added the powder needed for the final shot.The cavalry (disabled) soldiers of Talkin's department were all within reach, and they shouted in despair: "Kill——!"

Edward Lam: "The first group, shoot!"

"Bump bump..."

Gunshots sounded, and after the white smoke passed, the horses in the front row of the Tarkin cavalry fell one by one, or the cavalry on the horses fell down screaming after being hit.After the first group shot, they quickly backed away from both sides, and the second group stepped forward. Edward Lin: "Shoot!"

With white smoke and loud noise, Pan Fuzhi sat down on his war horse incessantly. In front of him, the Tarkins covered in gunpowder smoke were on the verge of collapse under the fire of muskets.Eight hundred musketeers, group after group.After the first group finished fighting, they quickly retreated to the rear, and quickly reloaded the ammunition and gunpowder.The Tarkins in the rear began to shoot arrows.But the range of the arrow is lower than that of the musket, and the arrow hits the ground before it touches the musketeer.Although the aim of the flintlock guns was not enough, the [-] musketeers did not shoot intermittently. Under the impact of the artillery in the front and the bullets in the back, the mentality of the Tarkin cavalry had completely collapsed.

After firing thousands of lead bullets, Edward Lam: "Get the bayonet!"

The musketeers took out their bayonets from their backs, and Pan Pozhi was shocked when he saw this, and shouted: "The vanguard battalion attacks! The left and right flanks! Attack!"

"kill--!"

The soldiers of the Mata State who had held back for too long shouted "Kill" and rushed towards the Tarkins.