Under Hong Chengchou's horrified gaze, the gunpowder in Li Daoxuan's hand flew out.
In the next moment, like a raging tsunami, a ball of terrifying flames suddenly expanded and turned into a fiery red wave. With a violent power, it fiercely swallowed the dozens of Qing soldiers below. Then, the impact of the explosion, along with flames, smoke, dust, and even fragments of people and horses, spread wildly in all directions. The Qing cavalrymen who were charging were thrown into the air like toys and torn apart by this terrifying power.
However, the force of the impact continued. More and more cavalrymen were knocked down and trampled under the hooves of the galloping warhorses. The area within a radius of nearly 100 meters was a bloody hell.
Li Daoxuan stood there proudly.
The Qing cavalrymen closest to him were less than ten meters away. Then, a shock wave that was almost visible to the naked eye arrived in an instant. Those cavalrymen were sent flying as if they had been hit by a car.
Just as they flew up, Li Daoxuan fell to the ground. Then, as if a gust of wind had blown over his head, the two horses beside him were knocked to the ground, howling in pain. At the same time, the huge explosion and the trembling of the earth also came. Although Li Daoxuan had blocked his ears, he still felt a ringing in his ears.
If he was like this, then one could imagine how defenseless the Qing army was.
It was as if the heavens and earth had collapsed.
With the explosion as the center, all the horses that were originally running wildly neighed in fear the moment the explosion spread. Then, they turned around and fled in the direction away from the sound without hesitation.
This was an instinct that all animals had.
These warhorses, who had never undergone such training, could only run in the opposite direction in the face of this loud noise that was beyond their endurance.
However, this was a disaster for the charging cavalry. The horses that were running like headless flies instantly disrupted the orderly formation. All the Qing cavalrymen were colliding and dodging in a chaotic manner. Some were even knocked down and trampled under the hooves of their companions. This chaos also spread out from the center of the explosion, like a toppled domino that dragged more Qing cavalrymen into the chaos. The imposing charge came to an abrupt end, and the most terrifying thing on the battlefield happened.
Of course, the Qing army wasn't the only unlucky ones.
On the other side of the explosion, the Ming and Qing warhorses that were fighting were also shocked.
Ignoring the owner's efforts to control them, they all turned around and ran away from the sound. The entire battlefield was divided into two parts. Li Daoxuan, who was shaking and covered in dust, stood up in the middle as the dividing line. The Qing cavalry from Lianshan went north in chaos, and the Ming and Qing cavalry who were fighting in the south were also led south by the out-of-control horses. However, Li Daoxuan, who was in the middle, was left alone. He stood there, picking his ears as he watched this scene speechlessly. It was obvious that this battle had ended again, just like at Ningyuan City, where he had blown it up with a hundred catties of gunpowder.
"F * ck!"
He cursed speechlessly, then walked over to his warhorse and pulled it up. Fortunately, it was only knocked down by the air wave and was not injured. After being restrained by his strength, the warhorse that had stolen Ilde finally calmed down. Li Daoxuan mounted his horse and immediately ran forward. He didn't know that on a high slope two miles behind him, a middle-aged man in white armor was looking at his back with a gloomy face. Because of his extreme anger, the muscles on his face were trembling unnaturally.
"Regent…"
One of the Qing generals cautiously tried to say something.
The man raised his hand to stop him.
At this moment, Li Daoxuan suddenly stopped and picked up a person from the ground. The Qing general hurriedly raised his binoculars and said,"It's Hong Chengchou!"
"Humph!"
The middle-aged man sneered and broke the whip in his hand. He threw it on the ground and turned around to leave Lianshan.
Well, Hong Chengchou had unfortunately fallen into Li Daoxuan's hands.
In order to warn the Qing army, this guy ran forward recklessly. When the explosion happened, he was not far behind Li Daoxuan. Li Daoxuan was prepared and lay on the ground to avoid the shock wave of the explosion. However, he did not realize this and was directly thrown off the horse. When he landed, the angle was not suitable and his right leg was broken. When Li Daoxuan got up and rode back, he was still hugging his broken leg and howling on the ground. Li Daoxuan naturally didn't stand on ceremony with him. He directly picked it up from the ground and galloped in front of him, catching up to Deputy General Chen and the others who had actually run away. Then he continued south and soon met the infantry led by Tang Yu.
However, at this time, the Qing cavalry also caught up.
Of course, they weren't the ones who had scattered in the south like the Ming army. They were the ones who had calmed their horses and then chased after them again. Li Daoxuan's pack of gunpowder only killed more than a hundred people. The charging cavalrymen were not infantry phalanxes, so the density was not large. It was just that the chaos created was serious, but it wouldn't last long. The Qing cavalrymen who were far away from the explosion point quickly calmed their horses, regrouped, and chased after them. Moreover, there were still at least 3,000 of them.
"Bring this guy back to the city!"
Li Daoxuan threw Hong Chengchou to Deputy General Chen and said.
"Your Majesty, what about you?"
Elder Chen asked.
"I'll play with them again!"
Li Daoxuan sneered.
Immediately after, he urged his horse to run towards the infantry formation. The infantry who were using side carriages, shields, spears, muskets, bows, and arrows to form a wall immediately separated and let him in. Deputy General Chen, who was on the periphery, threw Hong Chengchou to one of his subordinates and sent him back to the city. He also quickly gathered his cavalry behind the infantry formation and prepared to fight. The Ming army had also lost nearly 200 men in the previous battle. At this time, they still had more than 800 cavalry. The 1,000 cavalry that had fought with them had suffered a much greater loss, leaving less than 600 cavalry. At this time, they were charging towards their main force to join up with them. In other words, the strength of the Qing army was about 4,000 cavalry against the Ming army's 5,000 infantry and 800 cavalry.
The Ming army was obviously much weaker.
But they still had the emperor!
"Bring me my bow and arrow!"
In the middle of the infantry formation, Li Daoxuan stood on a carriage and said boldly.
One of the accompanying Brocade Guard hurriedly handed over his huge bow. In fact, he was carrying a spare one on his back. The bowstring of this thing was worn out after being used too many times. The other two Brocade Guard took off four bundles of specially made arrows from their horses. These arrows were one and a half meters long, and the arrowhead at the front was as big as a child's fist. It could even penetrate the large oars and shields used by infantry, let alone cotton armor and chain armor.
"Beat the drums and cheer for me!"
Li Daoxuan said to the drummer.
The drummer's face was filled with excitement as he desperately waved his drumsticks and beat the huge cowhide war drum in front of him.
Amidst the majestic drumbeats, Li Daoxuan took the arrow handed over by the Brocade Guard, then pulled open the giant bow and steadily aimed at the Qing army nearly 300 meters away.
At the same time, the horse carriage under his feet started to move slowly, and the entire Ming army's infantry formation also started to move back slowly. Behind the infantry formation, Old Chen's cavalry also finished their formation and prepared to protect the infantry to retreat towards Ningyuan. Behind him, at the foot of Ningyuan City, Cao Youyi, the commander of Tianjin, led a thousand cavalry to prepare for reinforcements. His subordinates included 500 of his most elite bodyguards. This was also his chance to show off.
Li Daoxuan didn't care about this. He was only focused on aiming.
The Qing army was splitting up.
As long as the formation of the latter was not messed up, they would not have an overwhelming advantage. The forest of spears was also a fatal threat to the cavalry. Therefore, their method was to keep shooting arrows from the periphery until the formation of the infantry could not take it anymore. At that time, the heavy armored cavalry would charge forward. As long as they could break through, it would be victory.
But this time, it was not easy!
The moment the Qing cavalry separated, Li Daoxuan released the bowstring in his hand. The one-and-a-half-meter-long giant arrow, driven by at least 500 to 600 pounds of tension, shot out like lightning. In less than two seconds, it accurately shattered the cotton armor and chain mail of a Qing officer nearly a hundred meters away. It cut through his ribs like an axe, then penetrated his body, and used the remaining strength to bring him back and directly fall off the horse.
Cheers sounded from the Ming army.
Amidst the cheers, the second arrow flew out, and the second Qing officer fell off his horse, followed by the third, the fourth, the fifth…
The giant bow in Li Daoxuan's hand was like a modern sniper rifle. In less than five seconds, he shot out terrifying giant arrows. Among the Qing cavalrymen who were preparing to attack the Ming infantry from the periphery, those who looked like generals also fell off their horses almost at the same time. They carried the small spear-like arrow shaft and told the Qing soldiers how fierce their opponents were. Meanwhile, the Ming soldiers were cheering fervently. Together with the drumbeats that resounded throughout the battlefield, they formed the backdrop of their emperor's glory. Even the arrows shot by the Qing cavalry were ignored. Even the infantrymen who were shot by arrows, as long as they were not fatal, were still cheering.
Although Li Daoxuan didn't kill many Qing soldiers, he had greatly boosted the morale of the Ming army.
In their fanatical worship of the Emperor, the infantry archers and musketeers were also continuously firing their bullets and arrows at the Qing cavalry. As their comrades were continuously shot down by arrows, the Qing cavalry were also continuously falling under their arrows and bullets. Soon, Deputy General Chen's cavalry also joined the battle, and more cavalry from the Qing army arrived one after another. Cao Youyi's 1,000 cavalry also joined the battle. With Li Daoxuan and his infantry as the core, the scale of the battle also became larger and larger. The bloodthirsty soldiers fought crazily and bloody, and gradually moved towards Ningyuan City.
But Li Daoxuan soon ran into trouble.
"F * ck, I didn't bring enough arrows!"
He held the empty bow and said hatefully.
He had only brought 200 arrows with him. With his speed, he would have finished shooting in less than ten minutes. He even changed his bow. He had killed at least 150 Qing soldiers, most of whom were officers. Unfortunately, there was no more fun now.
"Prepare the horses, let's go out and kill to our hearts 'content!"
Li Daoxuan roared.
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