Chapter 274 Killing Dogs (5,500-character chapter)
The Shenmu Fort official army, who was resting lazily on the official road, was frightened by the cavalry who fled back like a stray dog.
When the rumbling horse hooves sounded, there was no sign of slowing down. After several dozing-off people in the official army were awakened, they shouted like an epileptic, "Gao Yanluo is here!" Then they ran to the field beside the official road.
With the leader, there were those who were running away in the unknown. As soon as Xu Tong, who was in front of the army, saw the cavalry who had fled back, the back army heard a shout of "Gao Yanluo is coming!". Looking back, the official army behind was running away like a dam breaking, and more and more people were running away.
As the saying goes, "You do evil and you cannot survive." In order to pour dirty water on Gao Jin, Xu Tong proudly let the officers and soldiers watch it whenever the army of the villages that he sent to destroy, but he did not expect that the already cowardly officers and soldiers saw the tragic scene of slaughtering the village, but he became more and more afraid of Gao Yanluo.
Now the collapse of the officers and soldiers of the army was almost like a camp roar, which made Xu Tong stunned. However, when the defeated cavalry who escaped told him that more than a hundred people were directly defeated by Gao Jin and fifty cavalry, his men had finally gathered together over the years and finally escaped a few of them alone.
"Are you pigs? Even pigs can't just be beaten to people?"
Looking at the five heavily armored cavalrymen who escaped, Xu Tong's old face was full of fear. He was full of energy before leading the army out of the city that day, but how could he have thought that Gao Jin's son had defeated the main force of his cavalry with only fifty cavalry.
"Why are you still standing there? Get ready to face the enemy!"
Xu Tong started to curse like lightning, and fear in his heart rose uncontrollably. He remembered that when he saw Gao Jin for the first time, he hated this subordinate who was unrespectful in his eyes. Later, everything proved that this thief was rude and that everything he did was destroying the conventional old-fashioned order, but the so-called eldest son would blindly raise the thief.
"The little thief Gao Jin must die, he must die!"
Xu Tong shouted without any grace, and with his roar and scolding, the soldiers of the former military camp, who had not collapsed, began to form a formation under the shouts of the officers. Although the sudden explosion of the military camp by the soldiers at the rear was very harmful to morale, when they heard that Gao Yanluo had only fifty cavalry in the words of the cavalry who had fled back, the officers were suddenly filled with courage.
It was just that the fleeing cavalry had just explained the situation clearly, and Gao Jin had already come to pursue him. When the black tall-character flag appeared on the horizon in front of him, the soldiers of Shenmu Fort had barely moved. Not to mention the formation of combat, even the transition of the team was in trouble.
"Call the bird gunners for me, and there is also a cannon team!"
After losing more than 20 core force, there were not many people around Xu Tong who could trust him. Fortunately, even though he was panicked, he was not at a loss and was still commanding the last remaining trump card in his hand, the firearm battalion equipped with bird guns and tiger squatting cannons.
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Seeing Xu Tong's army that was already in chaos, Gao Jin did not immediately attack the front army that was being mobilized. Instead, he led his companions and cavalry to the Shenmu Fort officers who were trying to stop the deserters.
Seeing this scene, Xu Tong's face changed drastically. Although he was just a guardian, he still had a lot of experience on the battlefield. Although the front army was in chaos and the camp was slow to mobilize, there was still order. If Gao Jin's boy really led his troops to kill him, he could still stand it. However, those chaotic rear army were all controlled by the officers he had helped him promote in the past few days.
It was almost stopped the collapse momentum. If Gao Jin's son rushed like this, he would be afraid that he would collapse immediately. "You go and stop that little thief!"
Xu Tong looked at the dozens of cavalry who had escaped. At present, the only ones who could stop Gao Jin and the others were the defeated guys. He didn't ask for anything else. As long as he could entangle Gao Jin and the others, he would give the back army some time to get closer.
No one would think there was too much cannon fodder, especially in dealing with the Gao family army, which is known for its bravery. All Xu Tong could do was to use his life to pile up. If all the officers and soldiers who made up the numbers in the rear army were gone, it would also be a heavy blow to the morale of the former military camp soldiers.
Xu Tong roared like an evil ghost roaring, but those Shenmu Fort cavalry who had just suffered a defeat and had been scared to death would not dare to turn back and fight against the Gao iron cavalry who were not afraid of what they were afraid of.
It was not until the general was cut down that the remaining Shenmu Fort cavalry rushed backwards tremblingly, trying to prevent Gao Jin from taking the iron cavalry to defeat the officers and soldiers who had been scared by the rear army.
Seeing the group of running cavalrymen of Shenmu Fort, several fish that had escaped from the net that had run away before, Gao Jin slowed down his horse's speed, and immediately fired an arrow, and shot a heavy armored cavalry inside to fall off his horse.
Before the two sides could join the formation, Gao Jin's arrow was like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of the Shenmu Fort cavalry, reminding them of the previous defeat. Gao Jin, who immediately fired one after another, shot a heavy armored cavalry again, and the remaining Shenmu Fort cavalry's only remaining confidence and fighting spirit were completely destroyed. When the cavalry on both sides were more than a hundred steps apart, they suddenly turned and rushed towards their own array, as if they were counterattacking.
The officers and soldiers of Shenmu Fort, who were on the verge of complete collapse, completely dispersed. When Gao Jin led more than 40 cavalry to arrive, he watched the cavalry of Shenmu Fort that had penetrated his own army of officers and soldiers fled towards the dense forests in the direction of Motianling without looking back. Gao Jin did not lead the troops to pursue, but drove the nearby officers and soldiers to escape to the front army where Xu Tong was.
Xu Tong, who was originally counting on his cavalry to save the situation, was trembling with anger, "Bad, coward, when I kill the little thief Gao Jin, I will slaughter all the escapees and feed them pigs and dogs!"
"Sir, the bandits in front are coming up!"
Xu Tong's ears sounded a terrified shout. It turned out that in front of his own bird gunners and artillery team that had gathered together in a hurry, the soldiers of the Gao family who had dismounted were actually holding a bird gun. At some point, they had loaded the projectiles and lined up in long and horizontal lines towards them.
"What are you afraid of? You're just fifty or sixty bandits. Can you eat you?"
Xu Tong slapped the shouting soldiers in the face, and then shouted to the bird gunners who had just lined up in front of him, "Come on the bullets quickly and kill these thieves!"
The battalions that should have been mobilized to cover the bird gunners and the artillery team were all in a mess at this time, because the dispersed officers and soldiers of the rear army were driven to flee to them by the cavalry of the bandits. The sentry officers in the battalions knew that if they were chasing the formation of the defeated soldiers, the battle would be completely lost. So no matter how Xu Tong, the Thousand Houses Lord, shouted, they would line up to block the defeated soldiers in the rear first.
In the end, only a few more than a hundred soldiers arrived at Xu Tong in a mess. At this time, the bird gunmen who were scolded by Xu Tong were busy loading bullets. The gunmen of the artillery team also panickedly to set up tiger squat cannons, and then stuffed a layer of medicine and lead bullets into the muzzle.
Chen Sheng did not hold the gun, but was in the center of the team, beside him two drum-beating servants. When the servants were in Hekou Fort, when the servants were practicing shooting of bird guns, the second brother asked everyone to step on the drum beat until the officer in charge ordered the gun to be fired.
The drum beat of "dong!dong!dong!" was slow, and the lineup of servants slowly and firmly approached the enemy troops ahead with bird guns, which were obviously three times their number than theirs.
"Speed the gun, kill them, kill them!"
Xu Tong, who was upset by the sound of drumming, looked at the Gao family's gunman who was less than a hundred steps away, couldn't help but shout. At this time, some of the Shenmubao Bird Gun, whose speed was loading the projectiles was different, and some were still trembling and loading.
The sparse sound of guns rang out in a row, and Chen Sheng and his team were unscathed in the white smoke. Although some people were in chaos because of the sound of guns, in Chen Sheng's angry shout, the servants beside him continued to play the drums. The servants who were a few steps behind quickly caught up with the team and stepped on the drum beats again to continue moving forward.
The sound of the gun sounded again, but how much ammunition can the bird gunmen under Xu Tong usually practice? In addition, the actual combat and firing the gun during practice are completely different. Just one fires the gun in the last battle requires calmness and leisure. Xu Tong can't find a qualified one under his command, let alone his messy coach shouting.
In the end, not only did the bird guns be empty, but there were also panic. The bird guns were filled with more medicine when they shook their hands, and they directly exploded their faces. The howling made everyone in the remaining bird guns. They did not accompany the Lumi guns in their hands every day like Gao Jin's servants, and they shot live ammunition every day. There were also masters such as Sun Tai to teach them how to maintain them, and they would treat the Lumi guns in their hands as trustworthy weapons.
He didn't believe that the bird gunners in his hand could have any power. He was afraid of the explosion, so he reduced the amount of medicine. In the end, he could only hear a sound. At more than a hundred steps, Chen Sheng spared Xu Tong's bird gunners to release two rounds of guns intermittently. Except for two unlucky ones who were rubbed by stray bullets, no one was injured in the team.
"Where is the cannon, set fire to me, and shoot them to death."
Seeing the Gao family's gunman in front of him, he was holding a bird gun and approaching less than fifty steps in front of the formation, Xu Tong shouted even more crazily. He told himself in his heart that those bird guns could not be recharged after being fired, just like fire sticks, but the damn drum beat on the opposite side made him feel a sense of fear.
"boom!"
A huge explosion suddenly sounded, and a tiger squat cannon in the artillery team on the front left side of Xu Tong exploded directly. The overturned gun barrel hit the crossbar and smashed several gunmen on the side into two pieces. The two tiger squat cannons in the artillery position across the side were also shaken by the aftermath.
The remaining gunners who were lucky enough to be affected also had no courage to fire their guns. They only tried to fire before they set off, but the loading of the tiger squat cannon was very particular, and they were in a panic operation in front of the formation. Not to mention the loading speed, they would not be decent even if the loading dosage and elevation debugging.
The bird guns and tiger squat cannons that were highly anticipated by Xu Tong were completely useless. The morale, which could barely be able to fight, quickly fell to the trough. If there weren't nearly two hundred people around, the Gao family's team, which was lined up in a horizontal line, would have seemed to be crowded and powerful than the Gao family's team, who were lined up in a horizontal line to carry guns on the opposite side, and I was afraid that these so-called elite soldiers of the Shenmu Fort camp would have collapsed without fighting.
"Kill me!"
Xu Tong grabbed the only two armored servants beside him and shouted at the bird gunmen and the battalion soldiers who were no longer willing to fire guns in front of him, drawing his sword.
The sound of drumming like a death-seeking sound made the soldiers of the Shenmu Fort camp around Xu Tong feel inexplicable palpitations. At this time, with the two armored servants under Xu Tong taking the lead, they drew their swords and rushed forward, and still stepped on the drums and approaching them slowly. Since the bird guns and cannons were not reliable, they could only rely on the swords in their hands.
"Stay!"
Looking at the rebels who were suddenly rushing towards him, Chen Sheng yelled. At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than forty steps, and he had to wait a little longer until he opened fire within twenty steps. At that distance, in the words of the second brother, even a blind man could hit him.
As the drum beats were sounding, looking at the rebels rushing towards them like crazy, the hands of the two drum beaters were trembling, but the rhythm of the drum beats that seemed to have been engraved into their minds was still as steady as an old dog.
Looking at the Gao family's gunmen who were still walking towards the gun like a row of dumb geese, the last two heavy armored cavalrymen under Xu Tong roared and waved their swords, jumped forward and slashed the gunmen who were leading the guns in front.
"Open fire!"
At this moment, Chen Sheng roared angrily. When his voice sounded, the servants pinched the gun machine almost instantly, and then the sound of guns like a line sounded in succession. The white smoke from the burning gunpowder instantly filled the formation.
The two riders wearing heavy armored cavalry were like being hit on the front by an invisible siege hammer, flying backwards in the air. The armor made of iron on their chests was opened in a hole and they could not die again.
The Lumi guns lined up in a row fully exerted their terrible power for the first time in the Ming Dynasty. The close shooting at a distance of nearly twenty steps did not have any armor that could block the power of lead bullets ejected by the explosion of black gunpowder, and the soldiers of the Shenmu Fort who were not covered in armor were beaten into sieves like paper paste.
Just like cutting wheat, the Lumi gun shot 60 volleys directly cleared the rebels in front of Chen Sheng and the others. At this time, the smoke dissipated. Looking at the large body lying in the pool of blood in front of him, Chen Sheng was also shocked, but he quickly came to his senses because the war was not over.
"Get the bayonet and kill!"
With Chen Sheng's roar, the servants took down bayonets about three fingers long and about three fingers wide, and put them on the barrel of the Lumi gun. Then the Lumi gun in their hands turned into a spear that was nearly as tall as a human.
The servants quickly turned into five short squadrons and began to stab at the front with spears. Just like they usually trained, they were completely destroyed by the Shenmu Fort camp soldiers whose morale was completely destroyed. Even though their numbers were at a disadvantage, they still crushed them in a dignified manner.
"Old thief Xu Tong!"
Chen Sheng looked up and saw Xu Tong running away on his horse, but at this time he wanted to command his servants to assassinate the remnants of the Shenmu Fort rebels who were still fighting stubbornly. However, what made Chen Sheng relieved Chen Sheng was that his second brother had already led the horse team to gallop from the flanks after driving away the dispersed officers and soldiers to attack the rebels' front army.
Chen Sheng's roar also made the rebels who were resisting lose their last courage to resist, especially those rebel bird gunners who threw the bird guns in their hands directly on the ground and knelt down.
Gao Jin rode his horse to chase Xu Tong, who was fleeing toward Motianling with only a few horses. Today, even if he goes to heaven and earth, he will catch Xu Tong, the old dog, and no one can save him.
When Zhang Jian led the remaining sword and shield teams and artillery teams to appear on the battlefield, Chen Sheng and others were the three hundred Shenmu Fort soldiers who were standing together to defend themselves.
"Brother Sheng, Gao Ye is not here, please tell me what you want to kill these remaining thieves or surrender."
Zhang Jian was quite regretful that he had not caught up with the war, and now he could only enjoy the remaining 300 rebel camp soldiers who had not yet surrendered. However, if Gao Ye was not here, he had to listen to Chen Sheng.
"The second brother said that Xu Laogou's subordinates and his soldiers in this battle will not be surrendered."
"What should those do?"
Zhang Jian looked at the rebel camp soldiers who were kneeling in front of Chen Sheng and the gunman servants. Xu Laogou's battalion soldiers were clearly distinguished from the officers and soldiers, and these looked like camp soldiers.
"Kill them all."
Chen Sheng was silent for a while, and then said coldly, "Those who lead beasts and cannibals should be killed, and the old dog Xu is about to die. These beast soldiers who swung their swords to commit violence against the weak should also be killed. Otherwise, how can we comfort the innocent dead old, weak, women, children, and children.
"Get orders."
Zhang Jian responded, then looked at Zheng Crooker and said, "Old Zheng, pull out your artillery team and give it to the other side."
Under Zhang Jian's command, the sword and shield team was in front and the spear team was behind. In front of the three hundred rebel camp soldiers who had not surrendered, they directly killed all the rebel bird gunmen and battalion soldiers who had kneeled on the ground.
Such executions in front of the camp made the remaining rebel camp soldiers desperately and planned to fight against these Gao family troops who were not allowed to survive. However, when they mustered up the courage to charge on their own initiative, Zheng Crooked, led his gunners to fire a round of volleys, directly killing their last courage.
Next was the massacre after the collapse. Zhang Jian led his team to encircle the remaining rebel camp soldiers and assassinated them all without leaving any living gulf.
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In front of the Motian Ridge, when Xu Tong, who was bitten by Gao Jin, saw the dense forest ahead, his despairy expression showed a hint of joy on his face. As long as he escaped into the forest, Gao Jin's evil thief would not be able to catch up with him.
Just as Xu Tonggong stabbed his short knife on the horse's buttocks, a gust of wind suddenly sounded behind him. When he turned around, his eyes were so scared that he opened his eyes wide. He saw that the old man under Gao Jin's son, who was all white-haired, chased him after him at some point, and even stomped on the horse's back, and the long sword in his hand came towards him.
Cheng Chongdou's full force hit the ground, but the long sword in his hand was finally penetrated by him into the war horse under Xu Tong's crotch. During the dust, Cheng Chongdou landed on the ground for more than ten times before he got up.
At this time, amid the horse's whine, the war horse under Xu Tong fell to the ground and overturned Xu Tong. Xu Tong stood up from the ground in panic, rolling and crawling to escape to the dense forest ahead, but at this time Gao Jin had already arrived, and the spear in his hand was thrown out by him with one hand, rubbing Xu Tong's left arm, and then nailed it to the soil in front of him, buzzing and buzzing.
Xu Tong, who had half his arm cut, staggered and howled like a pig. Gao Jin's spear directly cut off his left arm's bones, leaving only a layer of flesh and blood. The blood spurted out of the wound spread all over his face.
"Pack him the wound, so you can't let the old dog die like this."
Xu Tong, who turned over, looked at Gao Jin who was looking down at him after dismounting. His face was full of deep resentment, "Gao Jin, you, a dog who is not good at dying, I just regretted that I believed the lies with Fan that day and didn't kill him as soon as possible..."
"ah!"
Cheng Chongdou, who was injured by Xu Tong, tightened the cowhide rope that tied his broken arm desperately, and Xu Tong screamed again in pain.
"Old dog, I just regret not killing you earlier that day, so that the people of Shenmubao were poisoned by you. Don't worry, your Xu family is full of all the people, and you are all good and cheap. If you have one, you will go down to accompany you."
Gao Jin looked at Xu Tong, who had no regrets after being captured, grabbed his chin tightly, stared at the face that was so twisted that it could not be called human, and said coldly.
"It's just some untold people who can't kill them, Gao Jin, you... this hypocrite... don't pretend to be... a hero..."
Xu Tong still gritted his teeth and cursed intermittently, which made Wang Dou and Yang Dayan beside Gao Jin's side furious, and he wanted to kill him on the spot.
"This old dog is motivating us to kill him, don't be fooled by him."
Gao Jin waved his hand to stop Wang Dou and Yang Dayan, and then said, "Let's go back."
Chapter completed!