The lion's roar, the tiger's roar, the leopard's roar, and the wolf's howl Ceylonese army took the lead in launching a fierce beast attack, and under the order of the beast tamer, hundreds of fierce beasts roared, but at this time it was still daytime, and the wind blew from the harbor to the land, otherwise it was just the bloody wind of the roaring beasts, which was enough to make the enemy fearful.
Xia Xun was a little surprised, the preparation he had made in advance was originally used to make it difficult to deal with a larger team of war elephants, but he never expected that the other party would drive many fierce beasts.
Fortunately, these weapons can deal with elephants, and naturally they can also deal with wild beasts, Xia Xun gave an order, and a tube of cannon was suddenly erected on the sand.
The soldiers who were lying in the sand bunkers suddenly tore open the canvas, and a cannon had already been lifted down from the ship and placed there, and the muzzle of a tube of black holes was facing the position of the Ceylon army, and the shells and gunpowder had already been installed, and the cannons roared, and one after another the shells roared and rushed towards the enemy's position.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not expect that it was the jackals, tigers and leopards who rushed up, and they were a little nervous, and they did not have time to adjust the gun position, so they hurriedly fired the first round of artillery fire, and as a result, the shells crossed the rushing beasts and exploded in the Ceylon army position.
The cannonballs landed on the soft sand and did not do much damage, but the thunderous roar of the cannon frightened the beasts.
The cannon was fired, and the billowing smoke was carried by the sea breeze and rushed towards the Ceylonese position, and the whole position was immediately drowned in a cloud of smoke, and the choking smoke was also the unbearable smell of the beast with a keen sense of smell.
The beast, which was first frightened by the loud roar and suddenly stopped its momentum, was then smoked by the gunsmoke, and turned back and fled back.
At this time, the second artillery of the Ming army roared again, this time, they adjusted the position of the muzzle, but they did not expect the beasts to turn around and escape, and the shells only hit some beasts that fled slowly.
The beast that had turned around and fled first only felt a loud roar behind him, a strong wind, and the mud and sand blown up by the cannonballs on the ground were overwhelming, hitting the body and causing pain, and his heart was even more frightened, and he roared and fled desperately forward.
Xia Xun hurriedly ordered the third round of firing, this time it was finally accurate, one by one the cannonballs exploded in the enemy's war elephant array, if it was a two-headed beast, these elephants may not be afraid, but countless beasts swarmed, the war elephants were also panicked, and then by the shells, the war elephants turned around, stepped out of the four hooves and joined the fleeing queue.
The Ceylonese soldiers were stunned, and the firearms soldiers at the front gathered around the charcoal brazier, carrying a cannon tied to a stick in one hand and a pair of fire tongs in the other, and were about to carry the red-hot charcoal fire in order to ignite their "hand cannons", when lions, tigers, leopards, and wolves rushed wildly.
The beasts swept them to pieces, but fortunately the beasts were in a hurry to flee for their lives, and they didn't have time to bite them.
The soldiers who had been knocked down and trampled on got up from the ground in disarray, and they were horrified to see a behemoth also rushing towards them.
The giant elephant came galloping with his feet, and the elephant panicked and stepped into the brazier, which tore apart, and the red-hot coals flew everywhere, and a little coals splashed into the air, and fell right onto a four-wheeled cart.
The cart was filled with gunpowder, because the war was imminent, the mouth of the box had been opened, the sparks fell, and the whole cart was like a powerful bomb, and a black cloud rose up with a "boom", and the formation of the Ceylonese soldiers was too dense in all directions, and dozens of people were blown into stumps and broken arms and flew into the air.
At that time, the firearms used by the Ceylon soldiers were still very backward, only equivalent to the level of firearms in the Central Plains at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, but even so, their firearms were the most elite and powerful army in the royal city.
Although their firearms had a short range and were not accurate, their loud sounds, thick smoke, and the enormous power of occasional hits made them terrifying to soldiers who were not very common firearms at the time.
This is true not only for soldiers who use cold weapons, but also for firearms themselves.
The power of the Ming army's artillery was far beyond their imagination, and a series of blows from the fierce beasts rushing back, elephants wading into formation, and gunpowder explosions frightened the Ceylon firearms soldiers into disarray, and they immediately turned around and ran.
Crowley was a sycophant general who was not good at running armies, and it was not surprising that the soldiers reacted to a sudden blow.
Riding on a war elephant dressed in gorgeous silk, Crowley was in the middle of the army, leaning on the banner with his back and triumphant.
An army of 50,000 can drown the Ming army with a single spit, what are you afraid of?
No, first the beast rushed into the team frantically, and then the elephant took a big stride, rushed back, shook the earth, trampled countless soldiers, and the elephant under his crotch saw his companions cry in fear, and was infected by them, and immediately raised his trunk to the sky and let out a long howl, shook off the soldiers holding the reins, turned his butt and fled with his companions in panic.
"Stop, stop, stop" Crowley cried out on the back of the elephant, and the war elephant would not pay attention to him.
As soon as the army behind saw that His Excellency the general had fled first, they immediately followed suit, and the army of 50,000 did not kill a single enemy, so they spread their legs and fled for their lives.
The atmosphere of fear is contagious, and the soldiers behind do not know what is happening in front of them, only to see the beasts fleeing, the war elephants fleeing, and the generals also fleeing, only to feel extremely frightened, one by one, they exert enough strength, and they are like a race, for fear of falling behind others.
Xia Xun crouched behind the simple fortifications piled up in the sand, and commanded loudly: "Load, prepare" "Hmm" Xia Xun looked up, slowly got up from behind the sand, crossed his feet and looked forward, with an inexplicable expression.
Xu Hu stepped on a pile of sand, with the same puzzled expression.
One after another, many soldiers climbed out from behind the sand fortifications without orders, and stood on the construction site in groups of three and two in a daze, such a strange battle, they had never fought before.
The wind gradually blew away the smoke of gunpowder, only to see a few puffs of smoke and a few small cars on the front position, scattered with some flags and dead corpses, and the tens of thousands of Ceylon troops who had just been pressed up like a dark cloud had disappeared.
Zheng He jumped out of the position, holding a sword in his hand, and asked Xia Xun with a blank face: "Guogong, are they defeated?"
Xia Xun was also like a dream, and said with some uncertainty: "Probably" Xia Xun made a lot of preparations in advance, and he couldn't be careless when he fought away, he thought that this battle would be very hard, and he was even ready to withdraw to the ship once he lost.
But so far, it seems that no one in the Ming army has been injured, they only fired three rounds of artillery, and 50,000 enemy troops fled, Xia Xun was really a little uncomfortable.
The crossbowmen, musketeers, and cavalry who had retreated to the embankment and then detoured back to the right flank in ambush on the left flank were supposed to wait until the enemy was head-on and the two sides were deadlocked.
At this time, the person who is still straight-minded reacts the fastest, and Ren Juying, the deputy commander of the Shuangyu Guard, shouted: "The Ceylon soldiers have been defeated, and we should take advantage of the victory to pursue their people who don't hand over to us, let's just arrest their king and see if they pay or not."
That's right Xia Xun and Zheng He glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Take advantage of the victory to pursue and capture the king of Ceylon" Xia Xun and Zheng He left some officers and soldiers to carry the cannons back to the ship, brought 500 cavalry and 1,500 infantry, and quickly pursued the defeated army in Ceylon.
Seeing the pursuers approaching, the Ceylon soldiers who had already scared away the courage went to the fork in the road to hide.
Xia Xun and Zheng He were afraid that the king of Ceylon would close the city gate or kill the Ming merchants to vent their anger if they got the letter or the murderous surname Dafa, so they did not stop all the way, and did not chase and kill the Ceylon soldiers who fled to make way, but rushed all the way forward.
Many Ceylonese soldiers were embarrassed to chase and flee along the way: "Shall we run away after the pursuers?"
The Ceylonese soldiers, who were the first to flee back to the city, reported the news of the defeat to Alekunal, who was shocked when he heard that the army of 50,000 had collapsed in an instant, and hurriedly summoned hundreds of civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.
As soon as the civil and military officials heard the excitement of the crowd, the civil officials immediately fought the main battle, and the military generals also took the main position, and they swore allegiance to the king When he saw that the hundred officials were so loyal, he was very relieved, so he followed the strategy of the hundred officials and decided to call on the people of the royal city to dig the ground as a trench, and use the buildings as fortifications.
The civil and military officials received the order, left the palace one after another, returned to their mansions, packed up their bags, packed up their softness, and prepared to run away.
Alekuner is cruel and unkind, only listens to the obedient words, not the contrary, who dares to say in front of him that he doesn't like to listen to the party is just to make him happy.
Because he kills people at every turn, everyone is in danger, and he has long been detached from morality, and now seeing such a situation, who is willing to work for him, these people have gone home to watch the scenery, if Alekuner can keep the royal city, then run out to be loyal, if he can't keep his father and mother to marry, everyone will take care of everyone.
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In the royal city of Ceylon, all the inhabitants were mobilized to dig trenches and fortifications in the streets, and even children in their early teens walked around the streets with bamboo guns, as if all the people were soldiers.
Ceylonese deserters are fleeing back to the royal city one after another, and the soldiers who have fled back to the city are also quickly arranged to participate in the defense of the city.
But their participation did not bring courage to the soldiers and civilians defending the city, but spread fear like a plague.
Because there are still many deserters rushing back one after another, the city gate is still open, the defenders of the city did not expect that the Ming pursuers actually ran in front of the deserters, when they found out that it was too late, a burst of gunfire like fried beans, and then arrows rained down, the soldiers who were ready to close the city gate shot down, and then five hundred cavalry Ming troops swarmed into the city.
"The Ming army has entered the city" The soldiers and civilians in the city shouted, and then they scattered as birds and beasts, and fled for their lives.
Zheng He was familiar with the road, and he didn't care about the fleeing soldiers and civilians, and led five hundred elite horsemen to the palace.
In the palace, Alekunel is looking forward to the good news of the whole city's army and people To be continued: