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"Report! Your Majesty, ten miles ahead, four hundred enemy troops have been forced into Baoyue Ridge." Yan Xiaoman rode back on his horse, looking excited.
"Okay, Xiaoman, lead the way."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Yan Xiaoman immediately turned his horse's head and galloped towards the northwest.
Qin Mu, Teng Jitai and other leaders of various tribes followed closely behind. On the grassland where new green had just sprouted, the spring breeze blew gently, and the war horses neighed. On the left was Huang, on the right was Cang, and they were wearing brocade hats and sable furs, and thousands of horses were galloping across the plain.
Qin Mu came here just to hunt. He had delegated the military command to Su Jin. The 20,000 troops were distributed around and advanced rapidly towards Yinchuan. Qin Mu was only accompanied by Qin Zuoming's 2,000 men.
Of course, this time he not only hunted animals, but also heads.
The army was as fast as the wind and as aggressive as fire. They arrived in a moment at a distance of ten miles. On Baoyue Ridge, there was a forest of green pines, and the spring breeze made a whistling sound of the pine waves.
Li Jiu's three thousand troops trapped the enemy on Baoyue Ridge, which was only a few dozen feet high and shaped like a crescent. The four hundred enemy soldiers had nowhere to escape, so they retreated to Baoyue Ridge and tried to use the woods to resist.
Qin Mu led two thousand Qin troops, as well as the leaders of various tribes and their followers, totaling four thousand cavalry, and they swept to the foot of Baoyue Ridge like a dark cloud flying low over the ground.
Teng Jitai and others were about to ask for permission to attack the mountain and hunt heads. But they saw Qin Mu riding his horse, whipping his horse, and pointing his sword: "Zhu Yijin!"
"I am here!"
"It's all on you."
“Yes!”
After Qin Mu gave the order, he galloped around Baoyue Ridge. Teng Jitai shouted impatiently, "Your Majesty, let me attack the mountain."
Qin Mu laughed up to the sky and said, "Hahahaha... Teng Jitai, look at your achievements. You are just a few minions. Is it worth it for me to wait here?"
At this time, Zhu Yijin led more than a hundred riders and rushed towards Baoyue Ridge. The men were like tigers and the horses were like dragons. On the galloping war horses, the Qin soldiers took off a rocket from the victory hook, carried it on their shoulders, and pulled the trigger...
Before the leaders of the tribes could react, they saw hundreds of dazzling flames rising into the sky and rushing towards the small Baoyue Ridge. There were a hundred flame tails. It was like a meteor shower, with flames flying all over the sky. The leaders of the tribes could not help but scream.
Boom! Boom boom boom…
Boom! Boom boom boom…
In an instant, there were earth-shattering explosions. Fierce flames rose up on Baoyue Ridge, like countless demonic fires from hell, suddenly bursting out of the earth, and the small Baoyue Ridge was instantly plunged into purgatory.
The violent shock wave swept everything, and the tall pine trees were cut in half, fell down with a loud bang, and the pine branches flew. Dust filled the sky, and the entire Baoyue Ridge was burning fiercely. The flames that shot up into the sky hurt the eyes of the tribe leader.
At this moment, they were dumbfounded. They were sweating profusely. At this moment, their hearts were trembling and their souls were filled with fear.
This extremely violent bombing came so suddenly that the entire Baoyue Ridge was razed to the ground in an instant. The hundreds of enemies who were fighting stubbornly on the mountain were given one rocket for every four people. I'm afraid that few of them can be found with their bodies intact.
The violent explosion made the earth tremble. The war horses of the leaders of various tribes neighed in fear, their hair stood on end. Some of them suddenly stood up and threw their stunned masters off their horses. The scene was in chaos.
"Hahaha... Let's go!" Qin Mu laughed loudly and galloped away on his horse. The Qin army beside him also chased after him, not even bothering to even look at the Baoyue Ridge which was still burning fiercely.
Is there any need to look? The aroma of barbecue is already wafting in the wind.
More than a hundred tribal leaders hurriedly followed Qin Mu and continued to rush towards Yinchuan.
Unlike their previous eagerness to try, they were all silent at this moment, and had not yet recovered from the thrilling scene just now.
It happened too fast, everything happened too terribly. From the time they arrived at the foot of Baoyue Ridge to the time they left, the war horses hardly stopped. The time spent could be described as a blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, Baoyue Ridge was razed to the ground. How could flesh and blood resist such terrifying weapons of the Qin army
The pupils of the Dzungar envoy, Heerjin, had not yet relaxed, and his back was covered in sweat. He shivered when the wind blew. The thrilling scene just now was deeply engraved in his mind and could not be erased.
Qin Mu, however, acted as if nothing had happened, and rushed across the plain with two thousand Qin soldiers. A group of yellow sheep, at least a hundred of them, were drinking water by a swamp where the ice and snow had just melted. They were frightened by the rumbling sound of iron hooves and fled desperately.
"Hahaha, let's all come together. We have today's lunch." Qin Mu and Hong Niangzi were riding on fine horses, as fast as the wind, and they caught up quickly.
The two thousand Qin troops cooperated well and attacked from both sides. Puffs of dust rolled like yellow dragons, their shouts floated up to the clouds, and the clanging of their iron hooves shook the earth.
"Li Shi, bring the gun."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Qin Mu stopped his horse, took the Type 69 flintlock rifle loaded with bullets from Li Shi and others, and aimed at the yellow sheep running away in panic in front of him on horseback. Bang! A gunshot rang out, and a yellow sheep fell down.
After Qin Mu fired one shot, he immediately changed his gun and fired again. He fired three shots in a row, and three yellow sheep fell down. It can be said that every shot hit the target. The soldiers of the three armies immediately shouted excitedly in unison:
"Long live Long live Long live!"
"Long live Long live Long live!"
"Long live Long live Long live!"
Red Lady on the side couldn't help but curl her lips. In her opinion, shooting with a gun was not a skill.
Qin Mu happened to see her expression, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Ying'er, don't be dissatisfied. This is called keeping up with the times. Sooner or later, bows and arrows will become a thing of the past. People will use hunting rifles instead of bows and arrows for hunting. Anyone who continues to hold on to old habits is destined to be eliminated by history."
Hongniang remained silent, as if she was thinking about something.
Teng Jitai, Wenbuchuhulu and others finally had the opportunity to show their abilities. They rushed forward on horseback with their followers. More than a hundred yellow sheep were surrounded on all sides and had no way to escape. They were shot down one by one.
This scene doesn't look like a war at all. In front of the Qin army, the Qita Te troops are no match for these yellow sheep. At least that's what the tribal leaders think.
More than a hundred yellow sheep were enough for a hearty lunch. Abu, the chief of the Tibetan tribe who was accompanying them, volunteered to show Qin Mu a new way to cook mutton.
The yellow sheep was dragged to the river, skinned and gutted. At the same time, Abu had people pick up a lot of pebbles from the river and burn them red. Then he used a sharp knife to cut the mutton into thin slices and mixed it with salt and spices.
Then put the spiced meat slices into the cleaned sheep stomach (stomach). At this time, the pebbles are also burned red, so both are done.
The critical moment has arrived. Abu puts a few red-hot pebbles into the sheep's stomach, and then quickly turns and rubs the sheep's stomach. This is a technical job.
According to Abu, if there are too few pebbles, the mutton inside won’t be cooked, and if there are too many, it will be too hot and the mutton’s stomach will burst;
Moreover, one must be very skilled when turning and rubbing the sheep's stomach, otherwise some of the mutton in the stomach will be cooked and some will not.
In just a few minutes, Abu made a large pot of delicious braised lamb with some pebbles and a sheep's stomach, just like a magic trick.
Qin Mu picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, and couldn't help saying, "Mm, fresh, fragrant, not bad, not bad, Ying'er, you should try it too."
Abu was very pleased with Qin Mu's praise, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty likes it, I will make some more for Your Majesty."
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you, Abu. Make some more so that everyone can taste it. Come on, get some wine!"
“Yes!”
Qin Mu took the leaders of various tribes to hunt and have a picnic on the grassland. Su Jin commanded an army of 20,000 and swept away like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.
In the face of the Qin army's flintlock rifles, the small group of soldiers and horses sent by Qitamu to harass them could not even put up a slight resistance;
The range of the Qin army's rifles was several times that of the bows and arrows they used. The Qin army could shoot them from a distance, but they could only take the beating and had no power to fight back.
The speed of the 20,000-man army was amazing. On the back of each soldier's horse, there was a cloth bag filled with six days of dry food. But in fact, they didn't eat these dry food very often.
Teams of Qin troops plundered along the way, and whatever they saw, whether it was horses, cattle, sheep or camels, they regarded them as military rations.
In the past, all dynasties in the Central Plains treated captured war horses as treasures. Perhaps only Qin Mu, a wealthy local tyrant, did not take them seriously and slaughtered them for meat. Wherever the army passed, the horses, cattle, sheep and camels on the grassland were almost eaten up.
Some enemies went around the back of the Qin army and found that the Qin army had no so-called logistics line at all. They were going to attack the logistics transportation line, which was simply a joke.
After lunch, Qin Mu took a short rest and then set off again, heading towards Yinchuan. Because there was no logistical burden, the speed of his advance was astonishing.
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