The next day, as soon as it got dark, the baggage team got up and started making rice. After that, there was a bustling sound of eating, especially the 10,000 foreign warriors sent to assist, who wolfed down the food.

It looks like a starving ghost reincarnated.

Otherwise, it is so delicious. They eat a lot of meat, but they have never eaten meat that has been treated with so much salt and spices. Therefore, they are the most active when it comes to mealtimes.

People always help the cooking soldiers and speed up their cooking.

Every time he sees them eating like this, Li Yuyu feels like he has a big appetite.

After everything was packed and the food and grass were transported and set off, Li Yuyu suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart for no reason, as if someone was spying in secret and wanted to do something evil.

Under this situation, he secretly strengthened the military alert, slowed down a bit, and kept the entire team closely connected. Whenever he passed through some hills and woods, he would send more troops here.

However, despite this, the strong sense of crisis in his heart still did not disappear. Instead, it became heavier and heavier, just like a dark cloud covering the sky.

"Forget it, just use that thing. I don't think His Majesty will blame me." After hesitating for a while, Li Yuyu finally gritted his teeth and lifted up the rain cover on one or two flatbed carts, revealing a huge basket-like thing.

.

Soon, under his order, several people dressed obviously as craftsmen began to assemble it, and soon the secret weapon was shaped.

"ignition."

With a hiss, a stove in the center of the basket was ignited, and the thick, strange-smelling black liquid inside began to burn. Soon, the huge bag above the basket began to swell, getting bigger and bigger, and finally even

The basket took off, and then, with the basket, a craftsman and a soldier flew up together.

If modern people looked at this, they would definitely exclaim loudly, hot air balloon!

Yes, this is the hot air balloon Li Yuyu brought this time. It is a secret weapon specially developed by Tiangong Research Institute for this Northeastern terrain. With a telescope, its detection range will be greatly expanded, which is very suitable for the dense forests here.

terrain.

Of course, this idea naturally came from Zhu Youxiao. Although Mingren were smart, no one thought of enlarging the Kongming Lantern after it had been floating for thousands of years. Without Zhu Youxiao's intervention, the hot air balloon would never have appeared.

As for the black liquid burning inside, it is the fierce fire oil that has been used in China for a long time. Translated, it means oil. It was some small gifts from Champa as tribute that made Zhu Youxiao think of oil and heat.

balloon.

Of course, with his guidance, the people at the Tiangong Research Institute began to fractionate and refine petroleum, and the first thing that came out was kerosene, which is also the origin of the fuel for lanterns and hot-air balloons.

As the hot air balloon grew taller, the ropes gradually tightened and straightened. Then, the huge buoyancy even pulled the vehicle filled with heavy objects swaying before it stopped.

The hot air balloon at the moment is just a simple hot air balloon. It can only heat up and take off, but cannot control the direction. Naturally, it needs to be tied with a rope to prevent it from flying around. The reason why it is tied to the car is to enhance its mobility and be able to follow the army.

A hot air balloon that cannot move does not have much military value.

Standing on it, the observer's field of vision naturally widened. Holding the telescope and looking around, he suddenly took in the surrounding scenes.

This observation made him tremble a few times. In the two round fields of view of the telescope, there were a large number of horse teams slowly approaching from both sides of the road ahead of the baggage train.

They came out of the dense forest, gathered together, and were ready to charge at any time.

Although the Northeast is a plain area, there is a lot of confusion for you. Even if the pioneer army opened the road, they could not clear all the woods, and there were still a lot left. And these dense forests completely blocked the sight of the army's exploring horses, and many places were observed.

Not until we get close.

Before the lookout could recover, the two groups seemed to have completed their assembly, and the whole group slowly began to move. In order not to alert others, they slowly approached, and when the distance was right, they launched a charge and made a surprise attack.

"What is that?" Huang Taiji, who was jogging, suddenly saw a huge white sphere appearing in the sky above what should be the Ming army in front of him, and was quite confused.

The hot air balloon was huge and penetrated the sky and the earth. Even the Jurchen who was farther away and blocked by the dense forest could see it. Seeing this strange thing, Huang Taiji felt uneasy in his heart, "What on earth is this thing for?"

The unknown is always scary, and this fear also has lessons learned from the past. In the original Battle of Ningyuan, the Ming army relied on a large number of muskets and artillery to defeat the Jurchen Eight Banners, and in the end the entire army was annihilated.

Therefore, when he saw this thing, Huang Taiji was very uneasy. He just wanted to ride his horse over quickly and break through the enemy's formation first. However, in order not to be discovered by the Ming Dynasty's scouts, he kept this place a little far away.

Pass by at high speed, and when you lower your head, the horses will definitely have no energy left to charge.

Therefore, even though he was extremely anxious in his heart, he could only slowly ride his horse over and maintain his power for the crucial charge. He could only pray secretly in his heart, "Father Khan's spirit in heaven will bless the Jurchens and make this assault successful."

Plop.

On the hot air balloon, the lookout hand who had seen everything finally came to his senses. He rushed to the paper and pen prepared in advance like a vicious dog, and hurriedly wrote, "There are enemy troops in front and behind, and they are launching a charge."

His violent movements caused the entire hanging basket to shake a few times, causing the craftsman to curse angrily, "What are you doing with such a big movement? What if the basket overturns?"

However, the watchman who was writing rapidly did not take this into consideration at all. In his eyes, he only saw the urgent military situation at this moment. If the meat was too high off the ground now, he might have jumped down to report it himself.

After writing, the lookout hand opened an opening at the bottom of the basket, where an iron can hung. He put the paper into the can and threw the can down. Then, the can slid down the rope that tied the hot air balloon.

This is the method used by observers on hot air balloons to convey information. There are four more cans like this, each tied to a rope and arranged in order. The one dropped just now is can No. 1.

Li Yuyu, who was waiting nervously under the hot air balloon, saw the can come down and immediately picked it up and took out the paper inside. Just one look at it made his face change drastically, and then he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Form up and defend against the enemy.

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Soon, his order was transmitted to the entire team through semaphores. Although the soldiers did not understand what was happening, they still acted reflexively. On the contrary, the soldiers of the foreign race, who did not understand why, looked at the commotion in surprise.

Ming army.

Soon, with the efforts of the soldiers, the entire long-snake cart was surrounded by three circles, forming a circular formation, and those foreign warriors who were at a loss were arranged to defend behind the cart, and the five thousand

The musketeers also formed a circular battle line, with their muzzles pointed outward.

Not long after, the defending soldiers felt a slight vibration, and then they all saw a black line surging towards this side.

Seeing this, Li Yuyu was thankful for a moment. Fortunately, he made a decisive decision and immediately used the secret weapon originally intended for the emperor. Otherwise, he might have suffered a big loss under such a sudden attack.

He could lead his musketeers to form a formation to defend against the enemy and retreat slowly, but the baggage would definitely be lost.

You must know that a contact battle is about to occur. Most of the supplies he transported this time are military supplies, such as newly refined kerosene, large amounts of gunpowder and shells, herbs, gauze and other supplies.

When the enemy appeared, all the soldiers stood ready. Although there were no artillery, and the people in front of the enemy were not the reliable heavy infantry of their own army, but Li Yuyu, down to the ordinary soldiers, did not think that they would lose.

A three-story cart was surrounded. It was doubtful whether the other party could break in.

As long as no one gets close to them, the musketeers backed by a large amount of combat supplies will explode into great combat effectiveness.

Compared to Li Yuyu's rejoicing, Huang Taiji, who was charging with his men and horses at this moment, really felt like a dog. Everything was a sneak attack. Why did he find that the enemy had already formed a formation to fight when he got closer?

, a large number of baggage trucks are piled around here, and it is so thick that it makes people look like blue and skinny mushrooms.

Once the cavalry started, they could not stop easily, especially after the speed increased. Therefore, Huang Taiji saw the situation in front of him clearly and could no longer brake immediately.

As the distance approached, Huang Taiji could see more clearly. In front of them were large four-wheeled carriages that were spacious and filled with food and supplies. They were quite heavy and connected end to end, corresponding to the front and rear, making it airtight.

He said that he was surrounded by three levels, but even if it was one level, his cavalry couldn't rush in.

"Damn it, how did they find it? Is it because of that strange ball in the sky?" Huang Taiji cursed, feeling depressed in his heart. He had already experienced how terrifying the Ming army had formed in the battle of Ningyuan.

. And the formation of chariots in front of them was even more terrifying than the formation of the Ming army. They hit these dead things with their flesh and blood bodies and could not shake them at all.

In desperation, he had no choice but to make continuous movements, issue orders, and lead the entire cavalry in a circle. The entire cavalry army spread out like water on a rock and circled on both sides.

"Fire!"

Li Yuyu has been in battle for a long time and has an understanding of firearms. In the entire field army, except Zhu Youxiao, he was ranked second, and everyone dared to be ranked first. Therefore, he keenly seized the opportunity of the Jurchen cavalry to separate, and immediately shouted loudly

Come down.

Bang bang bang!

Following his order, gunshots sounded like fried beans immediately, and then a large number of Jurchen knights fell from their horses. Seeing this scene, Huang Taiji's eyes were split open and he shouted loudly, "Get out of the car immediately."

Array."
Chapter completed!