My father is Jiajing

Chapter 181 Dragon Roars
A brilliant light hung in the sky like a silver chain. Zhang Tianci, who was in the upper reaches of the Chaobai River, kept looking up at the sky downstream. He had finally waited for this moment.

Zhang Tianci immediately shouted: "Light the fire!"

The fifty-man blasting team quickly arrived at the designated location, ignited the buried explosives, and then hastily retreated to the shores on both sides, each nervously paying attention to the status of the explosives they had ignited.

If there was a problem with the area they were responsible for, they would have to rush to the designated blasting point with the explosives and carry out the manual blasting themselves. But in this way, they would have no chance of survival and would be blown to pieces. Then they would be scattered as if they had never appeared in this world.

So everyone was extremely nervous and excited at this time. They were all worried that the blasting area they were responsible for was not done well.

Then, just as everyone was staring at the river bank nervously, a series of loud thunderous sounds, like the roar of an ancient giant beast sleeping underground suddenly awakened, rang out on the embankment, and the earth began to tremble.

However, the Tatar cavalry who were charging hard in the downstream river channel turned a deaf ear to them, because their perception had already been completely overwhelmed by the firepower and artillery of the Ming army on the opposite side. All they could hear were the noises and shouts around them, and other sounds were meaningless to them.

The surging river water that had been accumulating for several days was as powerful as thunder, and the waves crashing against the shore were rolling up huge waves, just like a giant white dragon poking its head out from the bottom of the water, carrying endless waves and rushing towards the downstream river with unparalleled momentum.

At the same time, Zhu Zaigui's troops were advancing slowly. He also saw the silver chain above the Lantern Festival in the sky, and Zhu Zaigui's spirits were immediately lifted.

"coming!"

An unprecedented excitement burst out in Zhu Zaigui's eyes.

Teng Xiang, who was standing by, also excitedly reminded Zhu Zaigui: "Marshal, it's a signal arrow!"

Zhu Zaiqi hummed, "I know!"

Zhu Zaigui then turned around and shouted to the more than 6,000 elite cavalrymen behind him: "Brothers, the opportunity to kill the enemy has come again! Tie your swords to my palms. Even if your heads are cut off, you can't throw away your swords! We must let these Tatar bandits see how powerful we Han people are! From now on, the offense and defense will be reversed. If the bandits go, I can go too!"

Zhu Zai's words immediately ignited everyone's excitement. They raised their swords and responded to Zhu Zai's words with great vigor, shouting: "We will win! We will win! We will win!"

Zhu Zaigui pulled out the long sword hanging on the horse's back, then pulled out a red cloth strip and tied the handle tightly to his hand. Teng Xiang and all the others did the same.

They all knew how important this battle was and how tough it was!

In the past, they followed Zhu Zaigui to take advantage of the terrain or firearms to launch unexpected ambushes or sneak attacks on these Tatar bandits.

But this time it was really different. They wanted to stab into the bodies of the Tatar bandits like a steel knife. Apart from them, there was no other help here. The only power was the knife in their hands.

Therefore, this time they had no choice but to use their bravest spirit, the most fearless momentum, and the long swords in their hands to fight their way out!

We must also fight our way out of this hellish road that will scare the Tatar bandits to death, and let them know that in this world, the most powerful cavalry is not the Tatars, but the Ming Dynasty!

Anda, who was holding the line at the rear of the central army, looked extremely solemn at this moment. He never dreamed that the Ming army in Chaobai River would be so tenacious, and that their artillery was really like free of charge. Even after so much time had passed, they were still throwing or shooting at their charging troops like dumplings.

The flickering flames felt like the life-threatening lights of the god of death. Whoever touched this light would be taken away by the god of death.

At this time, Anda couldn't help but feel a little hesitant, and he seemed to really regret his action.

He originally thought that no matter how strong the guards of the Ming Dynasty's capital were, they would not be much stronger than Xuan Da. However, his experiences along the way also told him that the Ming army in the capital was different from Xuan Da. Their firearms were more powerful and their numbers were incomparable to those of the Ming army in Xuan Da. Every time they came into contact with the Ming army fighting in the suburbs of Beijing, the first thing they felt was the endless artillery of the Ming army.

Such a gap in weapons also made Anda feel a little powerless from the bottom of his heart.

He was very afraid that one day even the Xuanda front would be equipped with such a large number of firearms and explosives.

If such a day really comes, the end of the grassland will not be far away.

The glory of Genghis Khan will be gone forever and will never return. They will also become complete vassals of the Han people, living forever in the depths of the extremely miserable Mobei grassland, and will never have any contact with the prosperous world again.

Therefore, Anda was very clear in his mind about this battle, that he must win!
Then they used this victory to threaten the Ming Dynasty to open trade with them, so that they could have a long-term future and a stable life.

Otherwise, they will fall into an endless abyss of darkness.

"Send a message to the front troops, and capture the Ming army positions on Chaobai River at all costs!"

Anda issued another death order, requiring the attacking front army to attack the Ming army's positions on the opposite bank at all costs. Even if it is difficult to attack from the river, they must charge forward fearlessly!
As long as they rush to the river and kill all the Ming troops on the river bank, this fierce battle will come to an end. Otherwise, God knows how many artillery bombs these Ming troops in their dominant position will throw at the cavalry in the river to kill them.

Not long after Anda's order was issued, the Tatar cavalry who were charging across the river were horrified to discover a danger that caught them even more off guard!
If the artillery fire from the Ming army on the other side was dangerous, the artillery fire would not necessarily fall directly on them and blow them to pieces. They still had hope of attacking the Ming army's defense line under the thundering artillery fire.

But the sudden appearance of a "dragon" as fierce as thunder left them with nowhere to hide!
"water!"

“It’s water!!”

"The flood is coming!!!"

The Tatar cavalry who were charging towards the river bank suddenly spotted a giant white dragon galloping down from upstream, and their faces turned pale with fright.

They never dreamed that such a majestic dragon would appear on the dry Chaobai River during the dry season. Was it the wrath of heaven?

The white dragon arrived with the sound of thunder in a moment. When they tried to escape from the river in panic, they suddenly discovered in despair that not only was the river wide, but the number of other cavalry gathered around them also made it impossible for them to turn around and escape.

Because there were still many cavalrymen behind who were unaware of the situation and were rushing down the river one after another. They wanted to urge them and drive them to continue to charge towards the opposite side in order to capture the Ming army's position.

At this moment, despair overshadowed all hope. They were swept down by the rushing waves. Without even the chance to utter a scream, they were submerged in the Chaobai River along with their horses and became food for the fish.

The Ming army defenders who were fighting hard on the river bank and trying to kill the few Tatar cavalry vanguards who had rushed ashore, their morale was even higher when they saw the white dragon that seemed to fall from the sky.

Huang Jin raised the knife higher in his hand and shouted excitedly: "Kill these Tartar dogs! Drive them into the Chaobai River to feed the turtles! There is no new force behind them to charge our positions anymore, all these small fry rushing over must die!"

An even more brutal hand-to-hand combat was passionately taking place on the Ming army's position. Huang Jin led the remaining 1,000 cavalry as mobile reinforcements, killing the Tatar cavalry who had already rushed up the river bank along the river bank, and protecting other firearms soldiers or bomb throwers who were responsible for suppressing the enemies in the river with firepower.

(End of this chapter)