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Ajige was hit hard on the bridge of his nose, which was swollen like a small steamed bun. He didn't know whether his nose bone was broken, and blood was gushing out of both nostrils.
He was so angry that he completely lost his mind and immediately ordered a full-scale attack on the Qin army.
A thousand old men, women and children were driven forward, followed closely by the Tartar soldiers, who also pushed three red cannons closer, intending to load them with shotgun shells to inflict heavy casualties on the Qin army.
Shotgun shells are usually made up of several liters of lead and iron pellets, with a range of about two to three hundred steps. When shot, they can form a barrage of bullets with great lethality, and one shot can wipe out a large area.
After discovering the Tartars' intention, Qin Mu's face changed drastically. If the Tartars were allowed to enter the shotgun range and they were unable to fight back due to concerns for the civilians, the consequences would be disastrous.
He no longer hesitated and immediately ordered three thousand soldiers to charge out.
Shangyi was one of the three thousand soldiers. Seeing the people being driven over by the Tartars like sheep, being whipped until their skin was torn and they cried helplessly, Shangyi felt deeply humiliated, as if he was the one being whipped.
Their military oath includes two words: love the people and love the nation, and the military officers also instill such ideas in them every day;
But Shangyi used to think that these slogans were too empty. He didn’t know what it meant to love the people and the nation.
What he cared more about was whether he could get his food and salary on time every month. His idea was very simple. He would work hard for Governor Qin as long as he got his salary. He didn't care about anything else.
But at this moment, seeing thousands of old, weak, women and children crying helplessly and being humiliated and killed by the swords and guns of the Tartars, Shangyi's heart was deeply touched;
In a trance, he seemed to understand what a nation was and how, as a soldier, he should love the people.
As soon as the military order came, he immediately rushed out with the sergeant Gao Quan, not thinking about how difficult and dangerous it would be after rushing out, or whether he could come back alive.
He only wanted to rush to the Tartar, swing his knife fiercely, wash away the humiliation in his heart with blood, and yell at the dying Tartar: Don't bully my compatriots, don't bully my parents... ... ... .
"Shangyi, you are running too fast. You need to pay attention to coordinating with everyone." Shangyi heard Shi Changgaoquan's roar, and only then did he realize that he was running too fast and had left his teammates six or seven steps away.
This is not allowed in the Qin army. According to the usual training, whether launching a charge or chasing the enemy, you must maintain coordination with your teammates.
Shang Yi hurriedly slowed down his pace and looked around. He saw his comrades from other squads running with their teeth gritted, and the squad leaders of each squad were shouting at their own soldiers.
Some of the three thousand men held spears, some held swords and shields, and some held bird guns. It was like the usual 20-mile weighted long-distance running training, and the countless footsteps gathered together and felt muffled.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, three soul-stirring roars came from the front. Then, marbles flew all over the sky. Bang! Shangyi looked back and saw that his teammate Li Liang's shield was pierced by marbles, and his entire chest was covered in blood.
Another teammate, Huang Er, had half of his head blown off by the bullet. His brain was splattered out from under his skull.
The other comrades also fell down in an instant, some flew backwards, some had their arms broken off, and they wailed in agony. The bombardment of the shotgun was so terrifying.
Shang Yi wiped off the blood splashed on his face, but the bloodshot in his eyes could not be wiped away. He wanted to roar, but he couldn't, because if everyone roared, they would not be able to hear the orders from the leader above.
At this time, Captain Hong Dawu shouted loudly: "Sword and shield soldiers are in front, sword and shield soldiers are in front, charge! If you rush close to the enemy's cannons, they will be unable to shoot!"
Including Gao Quan, the squad leaders of each squad immediately shouted according to the captain's order. Shang Yi was a sword and shield man. After hearing the squad leader's shout, he immediately went in front of all the squad members with the other three sword and shield men.
Shang Yi saw the situation not far away. In front of him were comrades from other groups running desperately, raising dust. He felt that the background of his comrades was all red. The bodies of fallen comrades were seen on the ground from time to time, which made the scene in front of Shang Yi even redder, blood red.
At this time, a sound of horse hooves like thunder was heard, and the earth was shaking more and more violently. Shangyi subconsciously looked at the sergeant Gao Quan, but Gao Quan was looking at the command flag of the commander Liu Yongzhi.
"Quick, set up the plum blossom formation, quick! Quick!" The voice of Captain Hong Dawu roared again, and the squad leader Gao Quan also roared at the same time. Shang Yi, like a conditioned reflex, stood with the other teammates according to their usual training positions. After forming one squad, he grouped together with the people in other squads. Under the orders of the generals at all levels, everyone grouped together quickly.
When five or six hundred people formed a circle, Shang Yi's eyes suddenly became clear, because he was a shield bearer and had to stand on the outside of the circle.
At this time, it can be clearly seen that the 3,000 people who were originally running desperately have now formed five circles, each circle is nearly twenty feet apart, and the commander Liu Yongzhi's flag is surprisingly inside his own circle.
Under the command of the general, the circle formation did not stop, but continued to advance forward in an orderly manner.
Shang Yi opened his bloodshot eyes, trying not to blink, because the ground was shaking. Countless Tartars in front were desperately urging their horses to rush past the innocent people with billowing smoke and dust, waving swords and guns, and rushing towards them with howls.
They looked down from above, with ferocious faces, white fangs, defiant eyes, bloodthirsty expressions, and roaring like wolves and tigers.
Countless iron hooves violently pounded the earth, the sound made was like the raging sea, and the majestic murderous aura was overwhelming, making people feel thrilling.
Shang Yi, who was at the front, felt his legs shaking uncontrollably. The endless iron hooves were charging forward, as if they could flatten the mountains. The thunderous roar made him open his mouth to relieve the pain in his eardrums.
He wanted to retreat, wanted to escape, because the overwhelming pressure and the mighty sound of thousands of horses galloping made it almost impossible for him to stand.
Amid the violent sound of horse hooves, Shang Yi suddenly heard the roars of his comrades, and the roars quickly gathered together, becoming louder and louder. Shang Yi, who had long been unable to bear the tremendous pressure, immediately followed suit and roared hysterically:
Rise up! People who don't want to be slaves!
Let’s build our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood!
The Chinese nation has reached its most dangerous time.
Everyone was forced to let out a final roar.
Get up! Get up! Get up!
We are united,
Advance under enemy fire!
Advance under enemy fire!
Go ahead! Go ahead, go ahead!
This song was not sung, but roared out with a thunderous roar, and in the roar with glittering veins, Shangyi felt the hot blood rushing up to his head, his scalp tingling, and the pressure brought by the violent horse hoofbeats was driven out of his mind. He gripped his sword and shield again, straightened his chest, and there was a fire burning in his chest.
Li Baihu's roar came from behind, and people immediately crowded around Shangyi. Bang bang gunshots rang out, and the rising smoke made Shangyi half-close his eyes. In front of him, war horses fell to the ground one after another, rolling endlessly, raising clouds of dust. More Tartars urged their war horses to leap over and continue to rush forward.
"Raise your shields! Raise your shields!" This was the general Liang Xi yelling. Shangyi and his comrades immediately raised their shields. Through the gaps in the shields, they saw a rain of arrows whistling in front of them, hitting the shields with crackling sounds. From time to time, they heard the screams of their comrades behind them. Shangyi didn't have time to look back, but he could feel the hot blood splashing on his neck.
Almost at the same time, at the command of the generals, a rain of arrows rose from the five circles, almost covering the sky. Shangyi felt the light dim, but heard the screams of pain outside. The Tatars who were shot and fell off their horses were trampled to pieces by the iron hooves that rushed over, and their flesh and blood splattered.
The Tartars soon discovered that because the Qin army's circular formation had a shield wall and spears on the outside, the archers inside could only shoot at a large angle. As long as they got close to the circular formation, the Qin army's bows and arrows would lose their shooting angle.
As long as they stood upright on horseback, they could still shoot the Qin soldiers in the formation, so the Tatars rushed in twenty or thirty steps and ran around the circular formation. At such a close distance, the power of the bows and arrows was amazing, hitting the iron shields with a crackling sound. One of the arrows actually penetrated the shield and stopped less than two inches away from Shangyi's eyebrows, which frightened him so much that he was sweating all over.
The two armies fought and shot each other, the horses galloped wildly, the sound of hooves was like thunder, the smoke and dust were like waves, and the cold and murderous aura was chilling.
"Ah!" Chen Xi next to him suddenly screamed. Shang Yi looked hastily and saw that Chen Xi's right foot was pierced by an arrow, and the entire foot was nailed to the ground. The pain made Chen Xi's shield loosen.
"No!" Shang Yi screamed, but it was too late. A sharp arrowhead hit Chen Xi's face, three-quarters of the way into the bone. Only the tail of the arrow was shaking violently, and hot blood splashed all over Shang Yi's face.
"Tartars, I will fight you!" Shang Yi's eyes were red with anger, he kept roaring, and he almost threw away his shield and rushed out. Fortunately, Shi Chang Gaoquan shouted at the right time: "Fill the gap, quickly, fill it! Move to the right, quickly!"
Lin Dazhi, who was in the same squad, rushed over to pick up the shield that Chen Xi had left behind. Just as the gap was filled, another "bang" was heard. Yang Xiong on the right was shot and flew backwards. Liu Laizhi, who was close to Yang Xiong, also had one arm broken by the bullet. Blood splattered like rain, and the broken arm smashed on Shangyi's helmet... ... ... .
The sergeant Gao Quan rushed over to pick up Yang Xiong's shield and filled the gap in the shield wall himself. The soldiers behind him loaded their muskets with bullets and immediately squeezed into the gap between the shields to shoot. The thick smoke was blinding. Shang Yi gritted his teeth and followed the sergeant's orders to move right. He knew that this was to cooperate with another circle on the right to squeeze the Tatars who were running around the circle and shooting arrows.
The heavy casualties almost drove Shang Yi crazy. At this time, the sergeant Gao Quan gave the order to move right and encouraged loudly: "Hold on, the Tartars will be in trouble soon, hold on..."
As if to confirm what Shi Changgaoquan said, a "chi chi" sound came from behind Shang Yi. Hearing this sound, Shang Yi could not help but roared: "Blow up these sons of bitches, blow them up, blow them up..."
As he roared, a series of thunderbolts flew out of the circle. Shang Yi looked through the gaps in the shield wall and saw balls of fire exploding violently. The huge explosions were like thunder, shaking the earth and mountains. The turbulent air waves made Shang Yi almost unable to hold the shield.
The Tatar cavalry at the centre of the explosion seemed to be trapped in purgatory. Not even a howl could be heard. All that was seen were broken arms and limbs that were blown into the air by the gust of wind. Even the tall war horses were thrown several feet away. The flying shrapnel ripped the horses' bellies, causing their intestines to flow out. The flames burned the Tatar bodies black, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt meat.
"Okay, great, keep bombing! Keep bombing them!" Looking at the tragic scene of the Tartar corpses scattered all over the ground and blood and flesh flying everywhere, Shang Yi was so excited that his hands and feet were shaking and he was howling.
The Tartars who had managed to escape the disaster were so frightened that some even dropped their weapons and whipped their horses to flee from this land of death.
"Quick, move forward, push forward, bring the people into the battle formation and retreat immediately, the Tartars are coming again..."
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