Chapter 62 Depressed Dong Zhuo
Although it was noon, the sky was covered with clouds and the air was dull.
The atmosphere was solemn and silenced during the confrontation between the army. This solemnity even made the surroundings seem a little quiet, with only the footsteps of soldiers, the call of officers, the low neighing of horses and the sound of the movement of the ordnance.
On the high platform built by the central army, Zhang Hao watched the situation of Zhu Jun's army. Just from the strict formation of Zhu Jun's army, it was really hard to believe that this army had just been established, and most of the soldiers were just powerful in the civilians before. Perhaps this is the ability of famous generals.
The war drums rumbled and the horns roared. Zhu Jun's former army came over, and various shouts of shouting to cheer up and eliminate fear immediately.
Under the guidance of several military plans and veterans, Zhang Hao naturally responded. The front army separated and a large number of crossbows stepped forward.
The Dakan Army not only had firearms. Zhang Hao directly advanced to the peak of cold weapons. Under the weapons such as the crossbow and the catapult, Zhu Jun's former army was a little confused, but he still charged here.
The three thousand heavy cavalry in the Shence Army began to attack Zhu Jun's army from the side. The heavy cavalry might be eliminated, but at this moment, the power is still expected.
The war broke out completely, and the soldiers on both sides became entangled, the sound of fighting was shocking and the smell of blood filled the surroundings.
The quality of the soldiers of the Dagan Army and the exquisite armor really shocked Zhu Jun and others. Although we knew from the ordnances in Shouchun City and the rumors about the military system and training time of the Dagan Army, we knew that the quality of the soldiers on the other side would be very good, but it was still shocking to be so strong.
The army of both sides was entangled. Even though they had a huge numerical advantage, Zhu Jun found that his army did not have any advantage at all, but was forced to retreat step by step.
At this time, a noise sounded. Zhu Jun frowned and looked at it, but saw a stout figure as strong as a bear and was supported by several personal guards. It was Dong Zhuo who was ambitious to take advantage of the situation but was sent by He Jin, who suddenly became wise and powerful, to come here to face the thunder.
The changes in the historical trajectory made Dong Zhuo, who was supposed to have reached a new level at this time, still had to continue his battle for half his life. He lost the wealth he had finally accumulated for the benefit of the great man. It is conceivable how sad and helpless Dong Zhuo was in his life during this period.
Although Zhu Jun doesn't like Dong Zhuo's behavior and his vigorous ambitions, he still trusts Dong Zhuo's abilities very much. This time he has the opportunity, so Zhu Jun will naturally use it to death for Dong Zhuo and his border troops. This is also a beautiful thing to kill two birds with one stone.
Seeing this brave and tough old marquis Wu Dongzhuo being helped over with blood, Zhu Jun hurried over to check the situation.
"It's so terrible, how is this possible? How can these southerners be more skilled than our border troops, and even each one can ride and shoot. In this kind of weather, it can also ensure the accuracy of bows and arrows. How is this possible! Everyone has a crossbow. Damn, Li Jue, aren't you full? Pull it out in one breath."
Dong Zhuo cursed and shouted, his big blood-stained face, and the horror in his eyes could not be concealed.
As an old border army, Dong Zhuo spent almost all his life in war, but he had never been in contact with an army like the Dagan Army.
Although he felt the tenacity of the Gan Army when Shouchun sieges the city before, because of the small scale of the war and the fact that his troops under his command did not participate much at that time, after all, the cavalry used to attack the city was too bad, so he didn't experience much. Now he has truly realized the terror and strength of the Gan Army.
Everyone is well-trained and well-armed, and has outstanding cooperation, and is fearless of death. This combination of these enemies makes a desperate enemy like Dong Zhuo. In comparison, both the Yellow Turban Army, the Liangzhou rebels, and even the Qiang seem so cute.
What he couldn't understand even more was how could the opponent's cavalry be so powerful? You should know that these frontier soldiers who were always on horseback seemed to be inferior to each other in shooting and fighting at the horse.
Dong Zhuo's doubts are naturally due to the existence of stirrups and horseshoes. These cavalry artifacts have not appeared at this time in history. Now that Zhang Hao has a certain foundation, he will naturally not continue to hide these cavalry artifacts.
Li Jue pulled out the crossbow arrow from Dong Zhuo's leg, and the doctor quickly helped bandage it.
"Zhongying, can you still fight? The tenacity and strength of these soldiers are somewhat unexpected, but our advantage is still there. I am going to retreat to the camp and make the most of our number of people. I need you to help me resist their cavalry." Zhu Jun asked with a cold expression.
Dong Zhuo grinned and stood up, "Sir, I will do my best. However, you have to make plans early. I can't be sure how long I can last, those damn..." As he said that, the flesh on Dong Zhuo's face couldn't help but twitch. He wanted to say something but didn't know what to say, so he could only walk out with big strides.
Leaving the big tent, Dong Zhuo looked at the cronies surrounded by his side and lowered his voice,
"Give me some cleverness, don't die here without dying on the frontier. This time I see that the situation is not good, so we should be careful just in case."
Li Jue and others nodded. Even if Dong Zhuo didn't say it, these people knew it. They were all veterans.
"Tama, this time he was cheated by He Jinfu. He was inexplicably transferred to the south to fight these southern barbarians. I don't know how much money he has accumulated after this time."
Dong Zhuo shook the whip, looked at the gloomy sky and the noisy battlefield, and said nothing about the hard work in his heart. He has always regarded his soldiers as the foundation. He knows very well that if there are no soldiers under his command, he can only let others control it. But what can happen now?
Li Jue and others looked at each other, their expressions were very dim. As confidants, they naturally knew some of their lord’s thoughts. But there was no way. Before, they were not strong enough, so could you violate He Jin’s order? That would be a rebellion.
I can only say that none of the high-ranking officials are credible. The ones they said when they made promises before are full of money, but they will not be able to use you anymore and will squeeze your surplus value.
"Let's go, Zhu Gongwei is still staring at us. His personal army is always guarding us. It's not the time yet, so we can only hold on."
Dong Zhuo sighed, listening to the sound of fighting in the distance, he really didn't want to join the war. But Zhu Jun was always on guard against him, and he couldn't help but fight.
"Try to save your troops as much as possible, and you all keep your eyes open for me and pay attention to taking down the war horse weapons of the Southern Barbarians. They cannot be so skillful in riding skills. There is a problem with this. If you can find it, it will be of great help to us."
Dong Zhuo finally reminded him not to talk nonsense, after all, most of the troops under his command are still fighting, so he is not at ease here.
Zhu Jun's face was cold and hard, and notified the messenger to issue an order. At the same time, he observed the sky. He knew that although the recent rainy and humid environment seemed to be unfavorable to the dry army's firearms, it was not as good as it could not be used at all. So he always paid attention to these things.
The reserve team was drawn and some soldiers were abandoned. Zhu Jun led the army to gradually withdraw back to the camp.
After the Gan Army pursued for a while, leaving behind a large number of corpses, they slowly retreated for a distance under the orders of the central army.
"Go and give them a surprise." Zhang Hao came to the Ordnance Camp at this time and took out a large amount of gunpowder from the storage space in the prepared camp. These were already ready, so you don't have to worry about riots in the storage space. This was a surprise that Zhang Hao prepared for Zhu Jun.
I think because of the recent weather, Zhu Jun has not experienced the power of the firearm himself, so this time he can see it.
Speaking of which, when it is rainy and rainy, the use of bows and arrows is also a problem, but it is the same for both sides. However, Zhang Hao, the only weapon of Firearms, was defeated by himself.
The soldiers of the artillery battalion were all happy and quickly distributed ammunition, ready to give the enemy a good look.
Just as my own people were surprised and the enemy was shocked, the roar of artillery began to sound.
Looking at the enemy camp, the many troops were at a loss, as well as the fortifications that were quickly destroyed under the attack of howitzers and the torn enemies, Zhang Hao's eyes were always calm, and his pupils were hidden in the camp burning under the sulphur bombs.
The army began to assault again. This time, the army first assigned some earth grenades, directly blasted the wall of the camp and broke into the enemy camp.
Chapter completed!