My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 124 The overall situation has been decided
Nahachu was blocked outside the pass by the artillery battalion. Looking at the rain of bullets pouring down from the mountains on both sides, which kept reaping the lives of Yuan soldiers, his face was full of disbelief, and a huge wave was rising in his heart!

What the hell is going on here?
How could we be ambushed here?
What about Batu and Wujir? Have they been killed by the Ming army?

How can this be?

And what kind of firearms were used by the Ming army ambushed in the mountains, and why was their firing rate so fast?
Watching the Mongolian warriors blocking the pass being shot and killed continuously, the firepower seemed endless. It was too terrifying. If this continued, they would be doomed sooner or later!

He was angry and annoyed for a moment, and hurriedly gave an order: "Musketeer Battalion, listen to my orders, go up the mountain and destroy the enemy!"

The Yuan army's musketeers hurriedly ran to the mountains on both sides, but they were knocked down one after another before they reached the foot of the mountain.

Many Yuan army soldiers continued to climb up the mountain, stepping on the corpses of their companions, but what greeted them was an even more fierce attack!
Even if there was a lucky person who could stuff gunpowder into the gun barrel, light the fuse, and successfully shoot out the bullet in the hail of bullets, it would be of no avail. The bullet would only hit the ground and the rocks, but would not hit the Ming army!

Moreover, the Ming army seemed to have merged into the thatched grass on the mountain and could not be seen at all.

This made these Mongolian warriors extremely frustrated. People around them kept falling down, but no matter how hard they tried, they could not defeat the Ming army. This was not a war, it was simply a one-sided massacre!

The musket of the fourteenth century was no different from a fire poker compared to the bolt-action rifle of the nineteenth century.

At this time, many Ming army musketeers who were in ambush simply stood up and fired, which made it easier to pull the bolt and allowed for faster shooting.

Anyway, the Yuan army couldn't hit them with either muskets or bows and arrows, and the range of their needle-fire guns far exceeded that of the enemy, so what was there to be afraid of?

Moreover, there were a large number of bullets piled up in the mountains, so there was no need to worry about running out of bullets. The only thing that could be worried about was that you shot too badly and killed fewer enemies than your comrades.

With a crisp "bang", Zhu Di fired a bullet and knocked down an enemy. He then skillfully pulled the bolt, loaded the bullet, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

Unlike the night attack that night, this ambush was carried out in the daytime, and he could see more clearly the tragic condition of the enemy after being hit.

This was the first time he experienced the cruelty of war, but it was cruelty towards the enemy!

The last sentence in the sniper manual is, "To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to yourself"!
This sentence was simply wonderful. Zhu Di only regretted that he had read too little and could not write such insightful words.

In addition to shooting the enemies at the foot of the mountain, he was also searching for the figure of the Yuan army commander. Where was that guy Nahachu hiding?
After repelling another enemy attack, he took the opportunity to catch his breath and picked up the telescope to look outside the mountain.

Soon, he locked onto his target.

Nahachu in the field of vision was so busy that he was confused and kept shouting, but no one could hear what he was shouting.

The camera showed that Nahachu was nine hundred meters away from him, which was beyond the range of the needle gun.

But he still wanted to give it a try, so he raised the gun in his hand, pointed it in the direction of Nahachu, and took aim.

Inside the pass, on the road leading to Daning, the Yuan cavalry could not move forward a single step.

They thought of forming a human formation with shields and advancing towards the Ming army's hail of bullets, but they were horrified to find that the shields were like paper-pasted windows and were vulnerable to the Ming army's firepower!
They forced the Goryeo cavalry to stand in the front to block the bullets, but this was of no avail. The firepower of the Ming army was too strong and they could not move forward even half a step!

The cavalry could not advance, and all the Yuan army troops were blocked at the pass. They had no other options except being used as sitting ducks.

The Ming army had no martial ethics and used such despicable means to ambush the Yuan army. Nahachu was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

If the two armies were in a fair fight, how could the Ming army be their opponent?

"Sir Governor, what should we do now?" Zhao Fanri, the Goryeo general who was standing next to Nahachu, said with a look of horror.

When the Ming army fired the first shot, he was terrified and his mind went blank.
Just keep repeating——

"Your Excellency, what should we do?"

Nahachu looked at Zhao Fanri with disgust. At this moment, he had no intention of paying attention to this Korean man.

Throwing Zhao Fanri aside, the most important thing at this moment was to quickly reorganize the chaotic Yuan army.

But once such a large army falls into fear and chaos, it will be a complete disaster. How easy is it to restore order in the hail of bullets?

What's even more terrible is that the tens of thousands, thousands and even hundreds of soldiers under his command kept falling, and more soldiers fell into a state of complete chaos!
Just when he was in a state of panic, suddenly, there was a sharp "whoosh" sound, and the eagle crown on his head, which symbolized his noble Mongolian aristocratic status, was blown away!

Seeing that he almost blew up Nahachu's head, Zhu Di stomped his feet hard, raised his gun and continued to aim, firing several shots in succession.

But the distance was too far, the previous shot was already extremely difficult, and the subsequent shots were far off target.

Nahachu was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. He almost died on the spot. The anger in his heart was gradually replaced by fear.

We can't waste any more time here, otherwise the Yuan army will be wiped out in Daning!

"Go back, go back!"

Nahachu issued the order with difficulty, and the Yuan army general next to him immediately ordered his men to turn around and run!
This place is already hell for the Yuan army, and they don't want to stay here for a moment.

Nahachu grabbed Zhao Fanri who was standing nearby and ordered fiercely, "Hurry up and get your men to drag the artillery battalion out!"

Zhao Fanri looked at Nahachu with a dazed look on his face until he came to his senses after receiving a huge slap from Nahachu in the face.

Let the Koreans go to rescue the artillery battalion, they don't even have the courage to do so!
"Get up there quickly, or I'll chop off your head!"

As he said this, Nahachu drew out his saber and prepared to chop Zhao Fanri's neck.

Zhao Fanri was so frightened that he peed himself. He begged for mercy in a panic, "Sir, spare my life. I'll go right away. I'll go right away!"

After saying that, Zhao Fanri turned to the general beside him and said, "Hurry up and take some people with you to help the governor drag out the artillery battalion's artillery!"

In this battle, the Yuan army suffered countless casualties and was defeated, but they didn't even get close to the enemy. The only plan now was to withdraw the main force, retreat back to Long'an, and make further plans.

Nahachu thought to himself that as long as his main force was still there, Khan Toghon Temur and Grand Tutor Kharajang would have to rely on him, and his position in the Yuan Dynasty would still be stable!

Then, just as he was about to retreat and escape, he was horrified to find that behind the Yuan army, row after row of Ming army musket battalions were surrounding his troops.

And behind the musket battalion, there are countless Ming cavalrymen, ready for battle!

Finished!

Nahachu felt a chill in his heart and almost fell off his horse.

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