At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 24
Behind the Ming army camp, Chen Huai ran up to Zhu Qizhen shirtless.

"Your Majesty, can this thing work?"

Zhu Qizhen was busy issuing orders, and when he saw him coming, he immediately said: "The Qing family is just in time, organize more people, and build five more kilns before sunset!"

"But, Your Majesty..."

Chen Huai originally came to ask for a war, but he really wanted to say, I am the townsman of Ping, and I am here to fight, not to build a kiln!
Zhu Qizhen said sternly: "Chen Qing's family, the task I entrusted to you is very important. Whether this battle will be successful or not depends on you!"

Hearing this, Chen Huaidun felt that he had a great responsibility, and hurriedly saluted: "Old minister obeys the order!"

After finishing speaking, he excitedly called people to build a kiln.

On the battlefield ahead, Boyan led [-] cavalry to cross the river. At this time, he was less than [-] steps away from the Ming army's position. It was like a black cloud pressing down on the surrounding area. Looking at it from a distance, it was breathless.

The horse from the front came to report: "General, the Ming army's position has begun to shrink!"

Boyan didn't hesitate any longer when he heard the words, and shouted: "Charge!"

The cavalry behind got the order and immediately began to speed up, shouting and swarming forward.

At the same time, there was finally movement in the Ming army's position.

The rattan players in the front row were still standing still, and the trebuchet behind them made a creaking sound, which was the Ming army tightening the rope.

Chen Ying slowly raised the knife in his hand and shouted, "Let it go!"

I saw huge felt cloth packages thrown out from the catapult and smashed towards the oncoming Oirat cavalry.

Boyan saw something flying over from the Ming army's position, and immediately shouted: "Be careful and dodge!"

These cavalrymen were highly skilled, and they all made evasive movements on horseback. However, when they saw the large package getting closer, they couldn't help but have doubts in their eyes.

what?
Behind Boyan, a centurion said: "General, it seems that it is not a stone?"

Then, everyone watched helplessly as a big bag hit the ground, smashed to pieces with a thud, and smoke and dust rose all over the place.

In fact, Zhu Qizhen ordered people to build a trebuchet overnight, and what was thrown was not stones, but lime.

To be precise, it should be called a lime smoke bomb.

The mountain rocks here are mostly limestone, which can be calcined to form quicklime, which has very active chemical conditions and heats up when it meets water, and its performance is comparable to that of black gunpowder.

However, the current conditions of the Ming army are very limited, and they cannot make complex lime bombs. Zhu Qizhen ordered to cut the felt cloth for the tent, wrap the burned lime powder in it, and then throw it out.

It would take at least three to five days to calcinate high-purity lime in such a temporary earth kiln, and if it is rushed out within a day, it can be regarded as a semi-finished product at most.

However, this is not a chemical industry, but a weapon. Although the purity is not high, it is still effective against humans and horses.

At first, the Oirats thought it was ordinary smoke, but they immediately felt something was wrong.

Whether it was a cavalryman or a war horse, under the cover of lime powder, their eyes were full of tears. Some people subconsciously rubbed them with their hands, but the more they rubbed, the more uncomfortable they became.

On the Ming army's position, fifty trebuchets cycled back and forth, and lime bombs hit them one after another. The battlefield was filled with smoke and dust, and lime powder was everywhere in the air.

Where have the Wala people seen this kind of black technology before? Everyone covered their mouths and noses, coughed loudly, burst into tears, and had a strong burning sensation in their eyes.

The situation of the war horses was even worse, they all panicked and ran wildly like headless chickens.

In the Wala camp, they were still preparing their troops first, but they saw that the front line was in chaos.

He knew in his heart that what Boyan brought out were well-trained elite cavalry. Sandstorms often occurred in Mobei.

There is something wrong with the smoke and dust, it must be the fault of the Ming army!
Thinking of this, I didn't hesitate any longer, and hurriedly called gold to withdraw.

Hearing the signal from the Wala people to withdraw their troops, the Ming army would not let it go.

Zhang Fu took the lead and shouted: "Fifth Army Battalion, attack!"

The rattan players retreated one after another, and the Ming army rushed in like a tide, rushing into the enemy's formation.

The Oirats had no intention of fighting at all, and hurriedly withdrew, leaving behind a lot of corpses.

The Ming army did not pursue it deeply, after all, the lime powder that filled the sky had not dissipated.

"The emperor is mighty, the emperor is mighty!"

In the camp, the soldiers could not help but surround Zhu Qizhen when they saw Wala fleeing in a big defeat, shouting excitedly.

In the hearts of all the soldiers, this young emperor is simply the God of War.

The army was trapped in the civil fort, and the soldiers lacked water. When they were on the verge of collapse, it was the emperor who stepped forward and led the army to raid the Ara Zhiyuan to regain the advantage.

Facing the charge of the Oirat cavalry, it was the emperor who relied on various whimsical ideas to defend wave after wave of offensive.

The gunpowder ran out, and the soldiers were terrified. The emperor, relying on black technology, once again disrupted the enemy's attack.

Throughout the ages, the so-called God of War is nothing more than this!
Seeing the high spirits of the soldiers, Zhu Qizhen also breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered: "The battalions take turns to rest, Chen Huai, don't stop, keep burning lime!"

"Yes!"

Now Chen Huai has completely turned into the captain of the construction team, and his daily tasks are not only digging pits, but also firing kilns.

"Chen Ying, Chen Ying!"

"Your Majesty, the minister is here!"

Chen Ying trotted all the way to the front, panting and said: "My Majesty, just now in the first battle, thirteen trebuchets broke down, and I am arranging for repairs!"

Zhu Qizhen knew in his heart that this thing was assembled temporarily after all, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was shoddy, and it was normal for it to be damaged, but he didn't expect it to be broken so much.

If the Wala people persisted for a while longer, Baobuqi would fall apart.

"Repair the ones that can be repaired as soon as possible, and send the ones that can't be repaired to the kiln. In addition, organize some people to cut wood nearby, and then assemble dozens of them. Make sure that there are enough spares for the next battle!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Chen Ying turned around to make arrangements, and saw Yuan Bin rushing in again.

"Report to the emperor, the guard of Juyong Pass sent a horse to send the report to the military commander Luo Tong, please have a look at it!"

Zhu Qizhen reached out to take it, opened it and glanced twice, roughly meaning that Luo Tong had already received Kuang Ye and others, and knowing that the emperor was not out of danger, he brought people to meet him, and he was already on the way.

There were only a few hundred soldiers guarding the gate, and there was a tens of thousands of 10,000+ battle here. Under such circumstances, Luo Tong was able to personally lead troops to respond, which is enough to show his loyalty and courage.

Speaking of it, Daming has never been short of talents, and the history of civil engineering changes perfectly interprets a sentence, if you don't die, you won't die!

But for a commander with a normal mind, no matter how he lets himself go, it is impossible to beat a good hand of cards to pieces.

Even if you don't know how to fight at all, hand over the command to Zhang Fu, and lie in the tent to sleep every day, it is impossible for this result.

(End of this chapter)