Li Guang and his men had already arrived at the designated position, which was the forefront where all archers could charge. When they stopped, they quickly took out the gunpowder fuse from the arrowhead according to what they had learned before.
At the head of the teams on both sides, two soldiers holding torches had already started riding. When the soldiers with torches rushed over, the fuses of the archers in the middle were ignited. After the fuses were ignited, their task was to shoot arrows at the camp in the distance.
Li Guang also pulled his bow to its full strength. He didn't know how powerful the arrow was, but because of the increased weight, their shooting range was much closer than before. That's why he rushed to this position, otherwise he could have shot the arrow just now.
Our cavalry is about to charge in. According to His Highness's order, all archers only have one chance. After they shoot the arrows in their hands, everyone must immediately stay on standby. If they continue to shoot arrows, they will hurt our own people.
Li Guang shot this arrow towards the camp gate in the distance. Although it was in the dark, Li Guang could still feel that the title of a famous general of the Han Dynasty was not a joke.
Several Tuyuhun soldiers saw scattered sparks in the distant sky and knew they were Tang archers. But they were puzzled. Why didn't the Tang archers fire all at once? Instead, they used this sporadic method? Could this be some secret tactic?
In fact, there is no secret tactics at all. In the past, there was no gunpowder on bows and arrows, and we could just dip them in oil and shoot them. But now gunpowder is tied to the arrowheads of bows and arrows, so torches are the most strictly controlled items. Otherwise, we might not hit the enemy but ourselves, and then it will be too late to cry.
"Go ahead and stop them..."
The head of the Tuyuhun tribe said loudly that this guy had just drunk too much wine. Although he was wearing armor, he was dizzy. When the camp gate opened, they had already seen the overwhelming cavalry in the distance.
Although the Tang army was well-trained, they were the real kings on this grassland. Even though they had only assembled less than 400 cavalrymen, these people still rushed towards the camp gate fearlessly.
Many people roared and cried out to the sky, thinking of fighting a decisive battle with the Tang cavalry.
Just when their fighting spirit reached its peak, rockets fell from the sky. With the explosion of the first rocket, the entire camp was engulfed in flames.
They had never seen anything like this before. Originally, after a rocket landed, it would at most ignite the surrounding tents. However, after these rockets landed, they actually emitted a large amount of light and smoke. If they happened to be around you, the air waves could even blow you down.
"ah……"
The injured people finally appeared. Outside the gunpowder was a small cylindrical porcelain bottle, which was all tailor-made by Li Xiang. If there were no small porcelain bottles, the explosion of gunpowder alone would not cause casualties to these soldiers. Only at the moment of the gunpowder explosion, the power would tear these small porcelain bottles apart at the same time, and all kinds of fragments would rush towards the surrounding soldiers, causing them heavy casualties.
Although it is not as good as the iron grenades used by modern armies, it is still one of the top new weapons in this era.
Many Tuyuhun soldiers were pierced through the body before they could figure out what was happening. They were too close to the enemy just now and could not react at all. Some war horses were frightened and did not listen to their masters' control at all, running back and forth throughout the camp, which caused many unnecessary casualties.
"Don't panic! Stay calm, hold on."
The alcohol in the chief's body was almost scared out of him. He didn't know what advanced weapons the Tang army used. He only knew that his men could not hold on any longer. He had just assembled an army of hundreds of people, but now these people were running around in the camp. He even had a cut on his forehead, but he didn't care about the pain at the moment. If the Tang cavalry outside the camp gate rushed in, just the chaos inside would have meant that we would have been defeated long ago.
The chief had just gathered dozens of people and was thinking of gathering more troops, but the rockets falling from the sky disrupted his plan. After two explosions, these dozens of people fled in all directions. They were all made of flesh and blood, and it was too painful to be hit by this thing. Although it was not fatal for the time being, everyone knew that in such a situation, if you were injured, you would never be a match for the Tang army outside. From their marching formation, it could be seen that they were truly elite heavy cavalry.
"Kill them all! Don't let anyone go."
Huo Qubing led the charge and raised the sword in his hand. When a Tuyuhun soldier in front of him chopped at him, Huo Qubing did not dodge and fought back directly with his sword.
To everyone's surprise, it was as if they had seen the God of War. The steel knife in Huo Qubing's hand directly cut off the opponent's steel knife, and then the blade entered the opponent's shoulder and came out from the opponent's armpit, and the whole person was split into two halves by Huo Qubing.
Inspired by the commander's bravery, the soldiers behind him also began to kill the enemy.
Originally, Tuyuhun still had dozens of fearless soldiers, but after seeing this scene, their fighting spirit was completely crushed. The enemy rushed in on horseback, and our weapons were no match for theirs. There were many dark shadows outside, and we didn't know how many people were on the other side. How could we fight them?
"Your Highness, look, someone has surrendered."
Old Man Zhao said happily, "It's only been half an incense stick of time, and we've already taken down a camp?" Although there are more than 160 Tuyuhun tribes, each tribe has its own strengths. Taking down a tribe in such a short time is definitely a first since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
"Don't accept anyone's surrender. Destroy them all."
Li Xiang knew very well why he came out today. If we accept their surrender, we will be stuck here. We have to deal with three tribes in one night. This is no joke. What's more, Li Xiang wants to spread fear on the grassland, so he can't leave a single person alive. He wants them to see a different Tang army.
Old man Zhao swallowed his saliva. Your Highness, who is only a child, has such a hard and cruel heart!