Chapter 1424: The Power of the Flying Thunder Cannon
The chief officer leading the team outside the village was Hu Guozhu, one of the four pillars of Wu Sangui's subordinates. He was Wu Sangui's confidant and followed Wu Sangui all the way from Shanhaiguan to Chuncheng. He even entered Myanmar to capture the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty and he was the vanguard.
After Han Yu ran away that day, Wu Sangui sent people to find all the witches and sorcerers along the way and ask them about the mountain god.
But after questioning them separately, they found that the statements did not match, and immediately concluded that the story of the mountain god might be a rumor.
But the injuries of his men could not be faked.
Because witchcraft was prevalent in Yunnan Province, Wu Sangui speculated that Zhu Cixuan might have obtained the help of some witches and cast evil spells to cause this strange phenomenon.
Therefore, Wu Sangui ordered his generals to lead their troops into twelve groups to search the mountain separately, and they must capture Zhu Cixuan, either alive or dead.
He couldn't sleep or eat unless Zhu Cixuan died.
Hu Guozhu didn't know that there was a Mu family village here. He just sent people to conduct a carpet search and came here by accident.
Hu Guozhu was overjoyed when he saw the Mu family’s flag flying over the village.
You know, the Mu family is also listed as a rebel in the Qing court. If you can catch the leader, promotion and wealth are just around the corner.
As for whether there might be resistance in the village, Hu Guozhu was too lazy to think about it.
From Shanhaiguan to Yunnan Province, he fought hundreds of battles, big and small, winning more than he lost, and thus developed a spoiled character.
In his opinion, there was no way a small village could provide any resistance. His Guanning Cavalry could take down the village with just one charge.
"Brothers, charge into the Mu Family Village and bring back the head for your reward!"
“Go!”
The soldiers following him drew their swords and rushed towards the village.
In their view, there was no need to be cautious about a mere village, as it was within their reach.
On the top of the village, Han Yu looked at the cavalry rushing towards him with a sneer on his face. This was simply an experience package delivered to his doorstep. If he didn't accept it, he would be letting down the other party's kindness.
"If you don't take what God gives you, you will suffer the consequences. Everyone, get ready, get ready, fire!"
Han Yu gave the order.
When the soldiers of the First Grenadier Regiment saw a thousand horses charging towards them in a line, it was impossible for them not to be afraid. The sight of a thousand horses in a line was still very shocking, like a raging storm. If they had poor psychological quality, they might just turn around and run away.
However, after a period of queue training, they developed the habit of obeying orders.
Without any orders from their superiors, they subconsciously overcame their instincts and did not turn around and run away immediately.
After hearing the order to fire, their bodies reacted instinctively without even thinking. Some loaded shells, some lit the ignition fuse, just like a machine, completing the entire process without even thinking.
Boom, boom, boom!
One after another, the thunder cannons sounded, and explosive packs flew out and landed on the heads of the cavalrymen.
The sudden explosion startled the war horses. Many of them raised their front hooves high, almost throwing the cavalrymen off.
Thanks to the superb skills of the cavalrymen, they held the reins tightly and maintained their balance so as not to be thrown out.
Just as they were about to calm their horses and charge again, the explosive packs were already above their heads.
Boom boom boom!
One after another, the explosive packs exploded with a loud bang, and the violent explosions formed shock waves that swept across an area of more than ten meters around.
Even reinforced concrete bunkers can't withstand this kind of explosive packs, let alone these cavalrymen wearing only armor?
After a round of explosions, people and horses were lying on the ground, and only the last row of cavalrymen who were farther away survived.
The war horses and cavalrymen were dumbfounded.
It's not that they haven't seen cannons before. There were cannons in Wu Sangui's army, but they were muzzle-loading bronze cannons that fired projectiles. They had limited power and killing people depended entirely on luck. Even if the formation was dense, one shot could only hit a few people.
However, in this round of volleys, two-thirds of our people were killed. Was this really a cannon?
Could it be that the heavenly soldiers have arrived?
Fear spread among the survivors, and they turned their horses around and prepared to flee.
But the soldiers of the First Legion on the city wall had already mechanically completed the second round of reloading.
"Don't let any of them escape, open fire!"
Han Yu ordered.
Boom, boom, boom!
Another salvo.
Hundreds of explosive packs flew over everyone's heads again.
After the smoke cleared, the battlefield returned to complete calm.
The 1,000 cavalrymen brought by Hu Guozhu were completely wiped out.
The bodies were lying all over the ground.
Mu Tianbo looked at the situation on the battlefield and gasped with excitement.
Since he joined the army, he has never fought a battle like this.
When fighting with the enemy, there will always be casualties.
Especially when fighting against cavalry, there will be heavy casualties.
What’s more, the opponent is the famous Guanning Cavalry.
Even if you defend yourself against a wall, someone will lose his life because of a missed arrow.
However, this time, the enemy was killed before they even reached the edge of the city wall, and our side had no casualties, not even any.
This is a result that we never dared to think of before.
"It is indeed a magic weapon taught by the immortals. It is indeed powerful!"
Mu Tianbo was so excited that he pulled out several strands of his beard.
"Go clean up the battlefield and identify the enemy . The war horses should be useless, so slaughter them all and give them to the soldiers for extra food. The extra ones can be distributed to the people in the village, and we can celebrate together."
Han Yu said.
"yes!"
Mu Tianbo took the order and led everyone down to clean up the battlefield.
Mu Tianbo is a veteran on the battlefield, so he naturally knows very well how to clean up the battlefield.
First, take off all the enemy's weapons and armor, repair those that can be used, and reforge those that cannot be used.
The bodies of the enemy soldiers were buried in a large pit and sprinkled with lime to prevent the breeding of diseases.
As for the war horses, they were brought back to the village to be slaughtered, and everyone had a look of joy on their face.
These trivial matters were naturally taken care of by the people below. Han Yu pulled Mu Tianbo back to the hall.
"Did you recognize the person's identity?"
Han Yu asked.
"Your Highness, I have recognized him. He is the thief general Hu Guozhu. I have fought him many times. Even if this thief turns to ashes, I can still recognize him."
Mu Tianbo replied quickly.
"Hu Guozhu? Wu Sangui's man?"
Han Yu had some impression of this name.
"Yes, he is one of the thief Wu Sangui's confidants."
Mu Tianbo replied.
"Since Hu Guozhu was able to search here, Wu Sangui must not be too far away. Hu Guozhu did not return today, so Wu Sangui will definitely send people to search along Hu Guozhu's route. Mujiazhai was exposed in these few days."
Han Yu said.
"Come if you want. With the help of the immortals' magic weapons, even if Wu Sangui has thousands of troops, it will be difficult for him to gain an advantage."
After seeing the battlefield power of the Flying Thunder Cannon, Mu Tianbo's confidence soared.
"What's the point of just guarding the Mu Family Village?"
Han Yu couldn't help but shook his head when he heard that.
"What does your highness mean?"
"Follow Hu Guozhu's trail to find Wu Sangui's location and kill this bastard in one fell swoop."
Han Yu slammed the table.
