My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 123
The army included not only Nahachu's own 200,000 troops, but also Toghon Temur's 100,000 cavalry.

This time, all the elite troops are sent out with the intention of taking Shanhaiguan in one fell swoop, recovering the capital of Yan and heading for the Central Plains!

The Ming army, with only 150,000 soldiers, had the wild idea of ​​attempting a northern expedition. It was simply ridiculous!
In addition, Nahachu had 50,000 elite Goryeo troops under his command.

His eyes swept over the Goryeo general beside him, and his heart was full of contempt.

These Korean people, who were caught in a dilemma, accepted the enthronement of Zhu Ming on the one hand, and bowed down to the Yuan Dynasty on the other. They wanted to gain the advantage of both sides without offending either side. This was a good calculation.

Do they think that the Yuan Dynasty doesn’t know what they are up to?
They were asked to send troops to attack, but they only dared to send troops to harass Zhu Ming's border troops in southern Liaoning, and they didn't even launch a serious attack!
Now that they saw that the Yuan elite had broken through Daning and there was hope of capturing Shanhaiguan, they happily sent troops to follow, saying that the Yuan and Goryeo were one family.

Just a dog, but you want to treat yourself as a human?

ridiculous!

The slaves of the two surnames are even more despicable than the Han people!

However, since they are here, let them rush to the front and fight to the death with the Ming army!

It was late autumn now. The trees in the north had already withered. On the Qilaotu Mountain, the grass and leaves were all dry. The whole mountain was covered with withered yellow.

However, if you walk closer and listen, you will find that in this withered grass, there are actually rustling sounds coming from it.

"Everyone, pay attention. The main force of the Yuan army has appeared in the northeast direction. The distance is 1,500 meters and it is approaching."

The mighty Yuan army appeared as a dark mass in the telescope's field of view, looking quite oppressive.

However, the soldiers of the sniper battalion in ambush were not nervous at all, but suppressed the excitement in their hearts.

Zhu Di followed the concealed ambush method taught in the sniper manual and wrapped himself in dry grass and leaves. If one didn't get close, one would never have noticed that there was a person lying in the grass.

He held the telescope and observed the movements of the Yuan army according to the readings in his field of vision, while transmitting the information using a walkie-talkie.

I personally experienced the night raids a few nights ago. Although my whole body was in a highly excited state during the battle, I just kept shooting, shooting, and shooting!

It was not until the end of the battle that he suddenly realized that the results were so astonishing. The sniper battalion he led remained unscathed, but wiped out thousands of enemies!

It's almost one against ten!
He was well-versed in military history. In the thousands of years of history, had China ever had such a crushing record of battles?
I don’t know since when, but I can now use with ease the magical objects such as radios, telescopes, and needle-guns that I never dreamed of before.

It seems as if these things were born to be used by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

These are the extraordinary people mentioned by my father. They brought earth-shaking changes to the Ming Dynasty!

He was also very curious in his heart, who was that strange man?

The magnificent future that the strange man described for the Ming Dynasty made him yearn for it. He also dreamed of expanding territory overseas, but he was not the only one who had such an idea.

He has a second elder brother and a third elder brother in front of him, and more than a dozen younger brothers behind him. None of them can become vassal kings now, and all of them want to go overseas to make achievements.

It’s so stressful!
The only way for him to gain a foothold in future overseas expansion is to take advantage of this Northern Expedition to make great contributions and impress his father.

After his first battle, he was able to control his emotions and stay calm.

"The enemy is still 500 meters away. The vanguard is the cavalry, followed by the sword soldiers and crossbowmen... Everyone stay alert. Remember, the moment the enemy artillery battalion enters the pass, it is time for us to attack!

No one is allowed to fire without my order, otherwise they will be punished by military law! "

Xu Huizu, who was lying in ambush on the other side of the mountainside, listened to Zhu Di's orders through the earphone and felt a little emotional.

My brother-in-law, who has always been a fool, has now become so calm and composed, and he seems to be able to give orders in a reasonable manner. I used to think that my elder sister Xu Miaoyun had made a bad marriage to Zhu Di, but now it seems that I have made a mistake.

Come to think of it, it all started from the first time he saw a radio. That strange man played a vital role in his transformation!
"Two hundred meters..."

"One hundred meters..."

"Attention, the enemy is preparing to pass through the pass. Silence begins now. Everyone hold your breath and wait for my signal before firing!"

Zhu Di kept giving instructions. The soldiers of the sniper battalion in ambush, looking at the countless enemy troops below the mountain, could not help but tighten their guns.

When he saw the Mongolian artillery battalion beginning to enter the pass, Zhu Di shouted: "Attack!"

Once the order was issued, the soldiers could no longer hold back and pulled the triggers in their hands!
"Bang bang bang bang..."

The crisp sound of gunfire instantly filled the entire pass!
"Remember, attack the high-ranking officers first, then the enemy's crossbowmen!"

Zhu Di remembered the sniper targets clearly in the sniper manual. He would first attack the high-value targets and then those that posed the greatest threat.

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his gun, and a Yuan army general who looked like Wan Hu fell to the ground.

At the foot of the mountain, countless Yuan troops were in chaos. They never thought that they would encounter an ambush in the territory of Daning!

Wasn’t Daning conquered by Batu and Wuzhir? What’s going on?

I thought I would be greeted with good wine and delicious food, but I didn't expect it to be such a thunderous surprise attack!

But what kind of weapons did the enemy use? How could they hit at such a long distance?
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Many Yuan army generals shouted at the top of their lungs, but it was of no use at all. Hundreds of thousands of people were crowded in a narrow pass, in chaos. Some were desperately trying to escape, some were hiding everywhere, and some were still at a loss. It was simply a huge disaster!

What’s even more terrible is that many Yuan army generals were killed in the first place, and countless Yuan army soldiers were leaderless, running around like headless flies!

The fear quickly spread among the Yuan army.
"If we continue to block the road here, we will be dead. Cavalry, cavalry, quickly clear the way. What are those damn Koreans doing blocking the road? Don't they know how to charge forward? Everyone, charge forward!"

Finally the Yuan army general reacted, but before he could finish his words, he was shot in the head!
The Goryeo cavalrymen walking in the front mounted their horses and rushed forward!

Immediately afterwards, the Mongolian cavalry followed and rushed forward. The Yuan army, which was in chaos, finally knew what to do.

It was just a pity for the artillery battalion squeezed in the narrow pass. They could not move forward because the artillery they carried was too heavy. They could not retreat because there was a large army blocking their way behind them.
However, just when the Goryeo cavalry thought they had escaped the ambush, they suddenly heard countless earth-shattering sounds of artillery fire!

"Boom, boom!"

The Liaoyang artillery battalion opened fire, and shells hit the heads of the Goryeo cavalry. The cavalry could not disperse at all in the narrow pass and could only watch as the people around them were killed by the shells!
"Don't just stand there, charge over! Charge into the artillery camp and the artillery will be nothing but scrap metal!"

The Mongolian cavalry behind him took the lead and rode their horses madly forward. Then when they ran not far away, they saw rows and rows of musket battalions waiting for them.

"Fire!"

Following the order from the Ming army general, the first row of soldiers opened fire one after another. Countless bullets rained down on the Yuan army, and many people fell to the ground!

"Quick, rush over while they are changing ammunition!"

A Yuan cavalry general shouted loudly, and then as they continued to charge, they saw the first row of Ming soldiers squatting down and the second row of Ming soldiers raised their muskets.

"Bang bang..."

Countless bullets poured out again, turning the Yuan and Goryeo troops into sieves!
(End of this chapter)