Time was too tight, so the wooden boxes Xu Bing got were of different sizes. The large wooden boxes could hold 30 to 40 kilograms of black gunpowder, while the small ones could only hold a few kilograms. When Guo Jiao flew out of the city with the 'triplane', the smallest wooden box was the first to be thrown down to estimate the effect of the throw.
When the wooden box was thrown, Xu Bing deliberately asked Guo Jiao to reduce the speed of the flight to improve the hit rate. But no matter how much the speed was reduced, the 'triplane' still had a speed of 70 to 80 kilometers per hour. This was already more than twice the fastest speed of the horses on the ground.
Because there was no speedometer and altimeter for reference and calculation, Xu Bing's estimate was too small. As a result, when the wooden box was thrown down, the distance where it landed was too far from what she expected. She wanted to blow up Mangurtai in the lead, but the box hit the heads of the Jurchen elite soldiers following behind.
More than half of the 1,000 Jurchen elite soldiers were barbarians of Mangurtai's Blue Flag. These people did not attack in a formation, but divided into more than a dozen lines and advanced side by side, with a distance of more than 10 meters in front and behind, dragging a line of two miles long. A wooden box bomb was thrown down, and the collision sensitive thunder bead detonated the black gunpowder when it hit the ground.
With a boom, smoke and dust flew up on the ground.
It was unknown how many people were killed, but this unexpected explosion had the power of a level seven or eight spell. The noise caused by it made the barbarians who dreamed of robbing to instantly feel cold. The accelerating horses couldn't stand the impact, and stopped one after another, neighing.
Many barbarians on horseback were caught off guard and were directly overturned by the restless horses. Many horses were scared to turn around and run away. No matter how the riders whipped them, they couldn't control them.
This explosion was too sudden, it was like a blow to the head. The Jurchen elite soldiers following behind hurriedly pulled the reins, inexplicably surprised. But the formation in front and behind them was just a straight line.
Although Xu Bing, who was observing from the air, was a little regretful that she didn't blow up Mangurtai, seeing that more and more Jurchen barbarians were gathering behind, she simply threw the wooden boxes in the storage bag down one by one.
"Watch me scatter the flowers!" Xu Bing was also a bully. She held a storage bag in her hand and shook it from a height of a hundred meters. Basically, she threw a wooden box down every second. Each wooden box was bigger than the last. The explosions on the ground also formed a straight line, rumbling.
The last wooden box was also the largest, and its power was comparable to a ninth-level spell. After the explosion, the smoke and dust billowed into the air, and the stones mixed inside shot out like hot bullets from the barrel of a gun.
The smoke and dust were intertwined, as if a layer of gray carpet had been laid on the ground. Inside the carpet, the Jurchen barbarians were wailing and howling. The barbarians on the ground did not even know that the attack came from above them when the triplane flew away quickly due to the fact that they had scattered in all directions out of fear and the smoke and dust had obscured their vision.
The elite Jurchen soldiers were fleeing in all directions. Looking down from the sky, they looked like a nest of ants that had been filled with boiling water. The two women who had caused this tragedy burst into laughter. Guo Jiao, who was piloting the plane, shouted excitedly, "Next time, I'll throw a bomb too. This is really fun. "
Miss Guo thought it was fun, but Mangurtai, who was on the ground, was extremely frightened. He looked at the southern city gate of Fushun, which was already very close to him, and then looked at the cavalry under him who had been blown up. He was actually hesitant and had no idea what was going on — what was going on? They were about to win, so why did they have to come up with something like this?
Even without seeing the triplane in the sky, Mangurtai already knew that this was definitely Zhou Qingfeng's doing. Although he was about to rush into the city gate, the sudden explosion reminded him that who knew what was waiting for him on the other side of the city gate? The awe-inspiring and invincible Baylor on the battlefield was actually afraid now.
Not only was Mangurtai afraid, but the other three Baylor Baylor following behind him were also a little afraid. Right now, the four Baylor Baylor of the Great Jin Kingdom were moving out together, which could be called a luxurious lineup of all stars. But when this matter came to a head, it was really uncomfortable to be hit by someone.
Among the four of them, Ah Min had never fought with Zhou Qingfeng before. He shouted at Mangurtai, who was leading the group, "What do we do now? Where did this thunderous spell come from? Continue to charge or retreat? "
Mangurtai looked at the southern city gate of Fushun. The originally panicked soldiers blocking the gate were actually not in a mess now. Seeing that the enemy had actually been blown up, they also turned their heads and watched with great interest without blinking. Many of the people who had been running for their lives in chaos just now were not them.
"Old Eight, you like reading the Three Kingdoms. Did the Prime Minister of Shu, Kong Ming, sing an empty city stratagem?" Mangurtai suddenly asked, "Is there an ambush waiting for us in this city? Or is it just an act to deceive us? "
The high-ranking military officers of the Jin Kingdom used the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as a military textbook. Hwang Tae-gil especially liked to study this book. When Mangul 'ertai asked this question, he too felt terrified.
"We've fallen into a trap. The fire at Gule Mountain two days ago must have been to provoke us. He thought that we wouldn't take this lying down. That Zhou Qingfeng is waiting for us to advance rashly. The chaos at the city gate must also be fake. "
Whether it was fake or not, whether it was an empty city stratagem, the four Great Baylor found a way out after being blown up. As the saying goes, "The strongest point is also the weakest point." Mangurtai was originally full of confidence, thinking that his long-distance raid would be a piece of cake. When this confidence was shattered, he couldn't help but hesitate.
Especially when he saw a layer of green light appear on the city walls of Fushun. This was a sign that the city's defense system had been activated. The four Great Baylor no longer had any doubts. They were certain that this was a trap, purposely led them into a trap.
Hwang Tae-gil had an idea in his heart. He said in a low voice, "Don't be discouraged, Fifth Brother. If that Zhou Qingfeng really had the strength to spare, he should have taken advantage of the chaos on our side to leave the city and counterattack. But they are still stubbornly defending. This is clearly because their strength is limited. Right now our morale is weak, but we don't need to be afraid of him. It's just that our forces are too few. Why don't we temporarily retreat to Fushun Pass on the south bank of the Hun River?
Our Great Gold was originally planning to attack Fushun. Today, we will only be the vanguard attacking to seize a foothold. We will immediately send someone to report to Fuhan and let him slowly bring more people here. We only need to keep a close eye on the city and not let the Han people in the city escape. "
This idea was very safe. After losing the element of surprise, Mangurtai couldn't think of a better idea. After all, Fushun's defenses were lit up. He definitely wouldn't go and fight recklessly. Right now, Lao Ba's words at least left him some face. After a few cold snorts, he nodded in agreement.
The one thousand men at the front became the rear. They retreated about two hundred meters away from the south gate of Fushun. The Fushun soldiers on the city wall were originally doomed. They didn't expect that they would be able to survive after a trip to the gates of hell. For a moment, the people on the city wall cheered. Very soon, the whole city knew the good news that the Jurchen barbarians had been repelled.
Although they were far away, Mangurtai could still hear the laughter. He turned his head and looked hatefully at Fushun City. He cursed in his heart, "When my Fuhan brings his army here and attacks from all sides, what can you do with the defenses?"
But on the way back, the large craters on the ground caused people's hearts to tremble. Around each crater were a few to a dozen elite Jurchen soldiers and their horses. There were also many men and horses that were covered in dirt, their limbs broken, and they looked battered and exhausted.
Most importantly, the explosion came out of nowhere. No one noticed the 'triplane' that was flying at high speed a hundred meters in the air. Hwang Tae-gil stood next to the last crater for a long time. The power of the explosion was comparable to, or even surpassed, a ninth-grade magical technique. If they were to be hit by the explosion, the four beilei combined would be at a great disadvantage.
"I heard that Han cultivators have many secret techniques. This must be one of them. When we get back, we should call that Gu Yuanwei over and ask him about it. Since we are going to attack the Ming Kingdom, we naturally have to understand the Ming Kingdom. "Hwang Tae-gil stood next to the crater and said. The other three beilei didn't say anything. In the past, they all looked down on Daming's cultivators. They felt very uncomfortable to change this opinion.
Returning to the southern bank of the Hun River, all the houses along the way had collapsed, turning into ruins. Many of the places looked like they had just been burned down. Mangurtai's subordinates caught a villager who wanted to sneak over and take advantage of the situation. After questioning him, he found out that the fortification and clearing of the fields had been carried out yesterday.
"We just decided to attack Fushun yesterday, but Zhou Qingfeng actually burned down the houses and took away the people and provisions. He clearly didn't want us to plunder. Apart from the dry rations we brought with us, we didn't bring any other supplies. Right now, we have no people to plunder and no provisions to plunder. That kid is a hundred li away, but he actually schemed like this. He's really very clever and astute. "
Knowing that the villages outside of Fushun were destroyed by the fake 'Jurchen vanguard', Hwang Tae-gil's evaluation of Zhou Qingfeng rose a few notches. In his heart, he had already faintly compared him to Zhuge Kongming.
Mangurtai also felt a chill in his heart. After all, he was the one who said yesterday that they were going to launch a surprise attack and take revenge. Today, he was also the one who led the most aggressive troops here. Just now, the Plain Blue Banner's troops suffered the most losses from the explosion. And all of this was because the opponent had begun to target him while he was planning. This was full of the depression of being seen through, being schemed against, and being suppressed.
The Jurchen cavalry couldn't find any houses to live in, so they could only retreat to Fushun Pass. There were a lot of military residences there that weren't burned down. There were also a lot of merchants and soldiers who didn't retreat after receiving the notice and were captured as slaves. The Jurchen barbarians, who had been suppressing their anger, killed dozens of people on the spot to vent their anger.
After finding a place to settle down, Mangurtai finally had the time to take stock of the losses from this surprise attack. It wasn't that bad at first, but after taking stock, he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. The people he had brought with him were all the elites of the Plain Blue Banner, but now they were also elites. Although the cavalry had stretched for two li, they had still been killed or injured after being carpet-bombed by the wooden boxes.
This number of casualties was almost ten percent, and it could be said to be disastrous. Many of the wounded would die without any care, and their screams would instead affect the morale of the army. Those who survived were crippled and could no longer fight.
The only thing that comforted the four Beilei was that they had robbed a lot of things from the horse market. These were all because some extremely daring peddlers had continuously advised them to take the risk to come and trade. Now that their goods had fallen into the enemy's hands, many of the peddlers themselves had been captured as slaves, and some had even lost their lives.
For now, they could only wait and see when Nurhachi would come.
When Fushun was attacked by the Jurchen, urgent letters asking for help were continuously sent to Shenyang, Tieling, Kaiyuan, Qinghe, and even Liaoyang. This time, all of Liaodong knew that a war had broken out in Fushun. Zhou Qingfeng directly stated in the urgent letter that the terms of the 'money-making treasure' did not include unavoidable factors such as war. If you don't come to support me, I'll run away without paying back the money.
All of Liaodong immediately cursed in unison — you dare?!
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