I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

The sound of horse hooves and the flying dust.

The earth seemed to be shaking.

"Sir, according to the spies' report, the cavalry ahead are from the Mobei Karen tribe, with about 2,000 soldiers and horses."

Deputy Yang Fengdao said.

Jiang Zuo nodded slightly. He had fought with the various tribes in Mobei for many years, and he was very familiar with almost every tribe that invaded from the south.

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can help you win a hundred battles.

"Use the three-line formation."

Jiang Zuo instructed Yang Feng.

"Yes!"

After the order was passed down, the two hundred soldiers immediately took action, relying on the only terrain for defense and forming a battle formation.

A moment later, a large number of cavalry suddenly appeared, followed by a row of aggressive war horses galloping towards them.

These cavalrymen are as fast as the wind and have strong mobility. It is impossible to resist them with just Jiang Zuo's position.

"ignition."

Jiang Zuo ordered immediately.

Before this, Jiang Zuo had already ordered his men to pour a large amount of fuel on the road ahead, adding hay and firewood, turning the area in front of him into a sea of ​​fire.

A raging fire suddenly broke out on the wide road, almost engulfing the entire Black Waterway.

The group of galloping cavalry suddenly stopped.

"Khan, we've been ambushed!"

For a moment, the Karen cavalry was in chaos.

The war horses were weak to fire and did not dare to force their way through the fire array.

"Boom!"

In an instant, there was a deafening explosion.

There was a violent explosion in the middle of the Black Waterway, and one could even see several barbarians being blown into the sky.

Jiang Zuo had already ordered people to place explosives in the aisle in advance, and the explosives would explode directly once the fire was lit.

Moreover, the explosions were serial, one after another, killing hundreds of barbarians.

A bomb of such power almost exhausted the gunpowder factory's production capacity for a month.

All fear comes from insufficient firepower.

This explosion immediately stunned the group of northern barbarian cavalry.

In an instant, gunshots rang out.

The two hundred men selected by Jiang Zuo were all veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles. After years of training by Jiang Zuo, each of them was proficient in using muskets.

The so-called three-line formation is to divide the soldiers into three rows.

The soldiers in the first row will shoot at the first moment they encounter the enemy. After the first batch has finished shooting, the soldiers in the middle will step forward to deliver fire, while the first batch will retreat to replenish ammunition, and then the third batch will come forward.

In this way, they had a continuous firepower output. Although their numbers were insufficient, the firepower of the flintlock rifles was powerful.

At this moment, the two hundred soldiers of Jiangzuo were still powerful, and with the help of the fire array, they were enough to deal with this group of fierce grassland cavalry.

Moreover, all the soldiers were in a relatively safe position. Even if the barbarians rushed out of the fire array, the soldiers could avoid the fierce attack of the cavalry in the first place.

"Charge! Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed!"

The barbarian leader gave an order, forcing the chaotic group of cavalry to reorganize into a formation and charge towards the soldiers from Anding County.

The fire was burning fiercely and it was extremely hot.

These cavalrymen who forced their way into the fire array were attacked by flintlock muskets before they could even take a single step forward.

The war horses were neighing and there was chaos.

The barbarian soldier lying on the ground kept wailing.

They couldn't even see where the enemy was, they could only hear deafening explosions.

"What kind of weapon is this?!"

The Khan of the Karen tribe was extremely panicked.

"Get out!"

This group of barbarians were just a troop heading south to plunder and had no intention of engaging in a battle with the Yan army.

At this moment, they had no idea of ​​the location of the Anding County officers and soldiers, so how could they dare to fight? They immediately turned around and fled.

The Khan of the Karen tribe was also preparing to ride away on his horse, but the next moment, the horse under his crotch was suddenly attacked, and he was thrown off his horse and fell into the sea of ​​fire.

Without the command of their leader, the vanguard of the Karen tribe was in chaos.

The soldiers from Anding County shouted loudly, and accompanied by bursts of gunfire, they created the appearance of a large number of troops.

Many barbarians were trapped in the sea of ​​fire. Their horses had been killed and there were crackling sounds everywhere. They had no idea where to escape.

The battle lasted for about an incense stick of time, and Jiang Zuo led everyone to a resounding victory.

The amount of black powder used in this battle was unprecedented.

Thanks to this kind of fire suppression, Jiang Zuo and his men were able to defeat the Northern Barbarians so easily.

The firewood gradually burned out and the fire slowly died down.

In the circle of fire, there were still wounded barbarians struggling to survive, and those who were slightly injured and unable to escape surrendered directly to the Dayan army.

"Disarm without killing!"

Jiang Zuo shouted loudly.

"We surrender."

I heard someone respond not far away.

The fire has been put out, but the air is filled with choking smoke.

The soldiers did not dare to relax, they loaded their ammunition and were ready to go.

"Count the number of enemy troops." Jiang Zuo ordered.

After a moment, the surviving barbarians put down their blades, knelt on the ground, and waited for the Yan army to come forward and capture them.

After a while, the enemy's casualties were counted.

"Sir, our army captured more than 400 enemy soldiers and killed 563 of them."

Yang Feng looked quite excited.

"Only a few of our brothers were injured by horses, no one was killed!"

What made people most excited was that among the two hundred elite soldiers led by Jiang Zuo, only six were injured, and the rest were safe and sound.

This is undoubtedly an unprecedented victory.

The power of the new flintlock rifle far exceeded Jiang Zuo's imagination.

Is this what equipment crushing is?

"Sir, we have captured the leader of the Karen tribe!"

A soldier shouted loudly.

"Okay, all the soldiers will be rewarded with 100 taels!"

Jiang Zuo was also quite excited.

Soon, the soldiers tied up all the barbarian captives and then brought the Khan of the Karen tribe to Jiangzuo.

"Master Jiang, this is the leader of the Karen tribe."

Yang Feng pushed the leader down and made him kneel on the ground.

"Master Jiang? It's you again, idiot!"

The leader had a look of disdain on his face, and his eyes showed extreme dissatisfaction.

"I didn't ask for advice."

Jiang Zuo said calmly.

"Khan of the Karen tribe, Solu."

Solu was covered in dust and looked quite embarrassed.

"Sorry, I haven't heard of it."

Jiang Zuo did not have a deep impression of this man. Perhaps this Khan had just come to power not long ago.

"You can kill me or chop me up, it's up to you."

Solu's voice was rough and he gritted his teeth.

The Karen tribe was just a small tribe in the northern desert. Not long after Suolu came to the throne, he personally led his army south to plunder. Unexpectedly, he encountered such "warm hospitality" in Jiangzuo.

"If you want to live, let the people of your tribe exchange gold, silver, cattle and sheep."

Jiang Zuo made a request.

Suolu was still furious at this moment, and said with a pah sound: "After being defeated by you, I have no intention of living in vain. Just wait, the people of the Karen tribe will definitely avenge me!"

Jiang Zuo remained calm and said, "I won't kill you. I even want to cooperate with you..."

Hearing this, Solu was stunned.

"Sir, there is an army in the distance."

At this time, a soldier shouted.

Standing on a high place and looking from afar, there are thousands of soldiers and horses, seemingly coming in the direction of Jiang Zuo and others...