He was newly defeated, so naturally he did not dare to challenge the Ming army again. More importantly, he hadn't figured out how to deal with the firearms of the Ming army. Mu Qiyuan knew that his main force was still there, so he did not rush to attack. It is for the soldiers to rest.
The long day was spent in the waiting of the Ming army and the anxiety of the Dongyu army.
At night, the large camp outside the Ming Army city was sparsely lit, and the soldiers had already fallen asleep. Only the wanderers were chasing and chasing Toungoo. The sound of flintlocks broke the silence of the night from time to time, adding a bit of terror out of thin air. atmosphere.
The soldiers on both sides who were accustomed to life on the battlefield didn't take it seriously, but Talong keenly realized that the Ming army desperately drove Toungoo's rangers, and there would be some action at night, perhaps to steal the camp.
For the rangers outside the camp, because they lacked the Ming army’s flintlocks, Talong could not help them, but Talong was ready for the Ming army to steal the camp. He divided the 50,000 soldiers into two groups, one for sleeping, one for sleeping. At night, all soldiers are not allowed to disarm.
The Ming army did not steal the camp.
When the gunshots dwindled, a Ming army of 20,000, carrying mountain artillery, hurriedly opened the gates under the leadership of Lin Chengxiang, using the cover of night, crossed the Xidang River to the east, and then marched south for twenty. After many miles, he returned to the west bank of the Xidang River.
One of the ten thousand troops reached Vati in a roundabout way and hid themselves; Lin Chengxiang led more than ten thousand men and went west. After traveling for a few miles, they lurked east of Gongla. These two troops happened to be in line with the Ming Army in Pymana City. , Forming a siege to Thalong’s camp.
Mu Qiyuan slept in the camp for another day.
After waking up, it was time for the lamp, he ignored the meal, and asked the soldiers loudly: "Is there any message from Junza Lin?"
"Yet... No, Commander." The soldier can only give an answer that disappoints Mu Qiyuan.
Mu Qiyuan was restless.
Has Lin Chengxiang's army reached the designated position? It's almost a day and a night, and he hasn't received any messages yet.
"It's impossible for Dongyu's ranger to go so far. Old man, it's up to you to wipe out Talong's main force. Don't let me down." Mu Qiyuan meditated in her heart. Since entering Dongyu, He has not been as anxious as he is today, even in the face of Toungoo’s elephant soldiers.
Lin Chengxiang had already gone to set up ambush on the way down to Talong. Because he had to cross the Xidang River twice, it was difficult to march. So far, no message has been sent back. I don't know if he has reached the designated ambush spot.
Mu Qiyuan couldn't wait any longer. Talong might abandon the camp and go south at any time to join the Dongyu reinforcements going north. Once the two sides join forces, the plan to annihilate the main force of the Dongyu army may come to nothing.
"Report to the commander, brothers are ready." The soldier saluted Mu Qiyuan and then reported the military situation.
Mu Qiyuan didn't care about any etiquette, he was even a little confused, "Is it completely dark outside?"
"Report to the commander, the sky is already dark." The soldier was surprised that what happened to the commander, even it was dark.
"Ao, you go down first and tell them that the fire will be launched on time." Mu Qiyuan decided not to wait for Lin Chengxiang's message. Even if Lin Chengxiang did not reach the designated position, he would launch an offensive. The reinforcements must come from Dongyu. Before, defeated Taron's main force.
"Yes, Commander." Chuan Lingbing left Mu Qiyuan's big account and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Originally, the best time to attack at night is after the hour, when the opposing soldier was asleep, and suddenly heard the sound of guns, confused, it was difficult to form an effective resistance, this is the best time to destroy the enemy.
But Mu Qiyuan didn't plan to destroy the Dongyu Army in their barracks. He wanted to destroy the Dongyu Army on the way to escape, so he chose to fight.
He wants Tarong and his soldiers to find a way to escape when they are awake.
If there is a way out, the Dongyu Army will not resist desperately.
As long as the Dongyu army fled, it would be defeated, and the Ming army only needed to chase at the end and continuously harvest Dongyu's skirmishers.
After Mu Qiyuan ate dinner in a hurry, he left the big tent and came to the slope where the Ming army had set up ambush.
At night, it was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers, and even Dongyujun's rangers didn't bother.
A dozen or so lantern-like fireballs rose slowly in the sky, and the fireball rose higher and higher. After reaching a height of sixty to seventy feet, it slowly floated towards the barracks of the Tongyu Army.
The sentries of the Tongyu Army discovered these fireballs flying overhead. They didn't know what they were. The soldiers became curious and clamored. Some soldiers secretly shot the fireballs, but the fireballs were too high for their bows and arrows to reach.
More soldiers were alarmed, and they went out to observe this rare phenomenon together.
Life in the barracks is boring, even if you pee a little fish, it can arouse the soldiers' great interest.
Even some officers were alarmed. The soldiers fired torches in order to see them clearly, but the sky was still pitch black, and only the fireballs were getting closer and closer.
This is the balloon of the Ming army. Originally, the position of the Tongyu army was judged by the lights in the tent, but the lights in the tent were very weak. The altitude of sixty to seventy feet was not clear at all. The Ming army on the balloon had to judge the position based on memory. Yujun camp is located.
Now there are a large number of curious Toungoo soldiers outside the camp, and they lighted torches, which happened to point out the directions to the Ming soldiers on the balloons. They adjusted their respective directions and scattered all over the Toungoo camp. One of them was floating directly. Just above the torch.
Seeing the fireball approaching, the soldiers of Toungoo changed.
Suddenly, a Toungoo soldier discovered that a huge package was falling from the sky. Because the light was too dark, the soldier was already close to the top of his head when he saw the package.
Is there really a pie in the sky
He wanted to avoid the package, it was too late, the package was unbiased, just hitting the top of his head.
The unlucky Dongku soldier screamed without making a scream, fell to the ground and passed out.
A general of Toungoo found that something was wrong and wanted to say something to the soldiers. His mouth had just opened before he could make a sound. This huge package made a "boom".
All the surrounding sounds are covered up.
Nearby Toungoo soldiers fell to the ground one by one, groaning, their flesh and blood flew to a low altitude, and then quickly fell down.
The general who wanted to speak froze the picture with his lips open. His upper and lower limbs flew in different directions, and two Toungoos were slightly injured.
Almost at the same time, other places in the Toungoo barracks also heard huge explosions.
"No, the Ming army stole the camp." Talong, who was not asleep, immediately thought of the Ming army's firearms. He galloped out, and under the guidance of the soldiers, he saw dozens of fireballs in the sky. "This is What firearm?"
"..."
No one can answer Tarong's question, and anyone who can answer Tarong's question is now lying outside Toungoo's camp.
He Long never dreamed that the firearms of the Ming Army could fall from the sky. He cast his eyes on the soldiers beside him, "Can you shoot them down with a bow and arrow?"
"Someone has shot it before, and the bow and arrow are out of reach."
He made a gesture with his hand, it should be out of reach, "How about? Are the soldiers seriously injured?"
"It hasn't been counted yet."
As soon as the words of the soldiers fell, there was another explosion in the camp, and the fire that was finally extinguished burned again.
He trembled with his lips, "Damn Mingjun... what kind of firearm is it?"
Of course Talong did not know that this was the blockbuster "Enemies of Ten Thousand People" dropped by the Ming army from the balloon. After the improvement of the Daming Firearms Bureau, each reached 80 kilograms, which is close to the weight of an adult. The quantity is limited, and there are only two "10,000 enemies" on each balloon.
The "ten thousand enemies" that fell from the sky, the biggest blow to the Tongyu soldiers was psychological. It is dark. The Tongyu army does not know how many such fireballs the Ming army has, and how many such giant bombs are on each fireball. , To the unknown horror, it is easier for Dongyujun to fall into chaos than death itself.
The firearms of the Ming army have been seen by the soldiers of Toungoo, and even the bellies of the war elephants can be pierced. What's more, they are human flesh and blood
Talong discovered that every explosion would produce a huge fire, and the screams of the soldiers of Toungoo immediately resounded throughout the barracks, but such explosions were relatively sparse.
"Don't panic, the Ming army doesn't have such bombs."
Tarong is the pinnacle of the Tungoo soldiers. As long as Tarong is not injured, the soldiers will have the backbone. Moreover, the number of "ten thousand enemies" is indeed not large. The fear of the soldiers of Toungoo gradually declines, and more soldiers are surrounding them. Talong's side.
The riots gradually subsided.
He hasn’t seen the infantry of the Ming army until now. He guessed that it was the Ming army using firearms to harass them and not let his soldiers take a good rest. “Don’t be nervous, it’s just the Ming army harassing. Go back and sleep in peace. !"
The Tongyu Army gradually dispersed, but it was still early, and many soldiers did not go back to sleep. They were still hiding in the dark to watch the fireballs, wanting to see if the fireballs would fall.
He Long was also watching. Just now, he was trying to stabilize the military's mind. In fact, he didn't know whether the Ming Army would drop a giant bomb. In addition to cursing the Ming Army, he could only pray for the Buddha's blessing, and the sky would light up soon.
Outside the Dongyu camp, the Ming army took advantage of the attention of the Dongyu soldiers and was completely attracted by the "ten thousand enemies" from the air. Under the cover of night, they moved dozens of artillery and mountain cannons silently to Thousand steps away from Dongyu Daying, there is the effective range of the artillery.
The "Ten Thousand Enemies" have been put out, and the fireball above the Dongyu camp has drifted out of the wind, slowly falling down where the Dongyu army can see it with naked eyes.
"Your Majesty, will the Ming army still come?" The soldiers asked him long, a little uneasy.
"No." Talon replied very firmly.
"Your Majesty..."
Taelong knew that the soldier was still not at ease, so he had to say clearly: "The fireball will only drift downwind. Now the fireball of the Ming army has drifted far to the downwind. They will not come back anyway tonight."
"Oh, I understand." The soldiers gave him a thumbs up, but it was a pity that he didn't see it because it was dark outside now.
But Tha Long heard it.
Talong did not hear the words of the soldiers, but heard the explosion. The dense and violent explosion sounded again not far from the Dongyu camp.
"Not good..." Talong only said these two words, standing in the dark like a wooden chicken.