Chapter 900: Strange Merit Shakes the Heavenly Palace

East of the Divine Capital, west of the firearm workshop, east of Shejia Dirt Hill.

Just as Jia Cong finished lining up, a large cavalry team rushed out from the billowing smoke in the distance. The sound of hooves was thunderous, the blades were bright, and they swept over like a tide.

Three hundred shield-bearing Forbidden Army soldiers in front of the formation, as well as the spearmen in the rear, many of whom had not experienced actual combat, felt a slight commotion in the entire military formation when facing the cavalry team like black clouds.

Jia Cong galloped in front of the formation and shouted loudly, "The enemy is attacking, and the momentum is fierce. If there is any intention to retreat, there will be no life. Only by fighting can there be a way to survive.

All spearmen and archers, listen to the order to form a formation and fire. As long as you deal with it properly, you can all survive!"

Jia Cong galloped and shouted in front of the formation, showing no fear in the face of ten thousand military killing formations. His bright armor shone, his expression was solemn, and he was convincing.

A general is the soul of the soldiers. Jia Cong's calmness and the powerful confidence he exuded in the face of ten thousand killing formations stabilized the entire military town very quickly.

Three hundred spearmen lined up for three consecutive shots, the rear team's powerful crossbows and iron arrows were on the string, and all soldiers were fully focused, waiting for Jia Cong's order to form a formation and fire immediately.

The remnant Mongol elite cavalry main force set off from Wuwu Town, bypassed the mountain official road, formed a formation in the open terrain, and began a conventional rapid charge.

The distance of more than ten li from the firearm workshop was shortened at a fast speed under the galloping fast horses, and they could even see the Zhou army's military formation.

Man Hai, surrounded by hundreds of personal guards, galloped in the cavalry formation and shouted, "The Zhou army has a thousand people in formation, thin and weak, no need to worry.

All teams charge with full force. Pass the order down not to shoot arrows, lest Jia Cong be shot to death in the chaos.

Charge into the enemy formation, get close and hack, except for Jia Cong, no one is allowed to be left alive! Whoever can capture Jia Cong alive will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and granted the military rank of ten Battalion Commander!"

Man Hai's military order was passed down quickly in the cavalry formation. The cavalry let out excited shouts, everyone's blood was surging, and they were even more murderous.

A reward of a thousand taels of gold and the military rank of ten Battalion Commander were a huge temptation for every cavalryman. All the cavalry rushed forward, competing for this supreme military merit.

And they didn't think that there would be any great difficulty in obtaining this merit, because the Zhou army in front was only a thousand people in formation.

Under the charge of ten thousand horses, they would disintegrate in an instant. Wanting to capture the Count of Lord Weiyuan, Jia Cong, would be as easy as pie, just depending on who was faster.

Jia Cong retreated behind the Forbidden Army shield formation, sat on the saddle and looked into the distance, his curved sword unsheathed, and shouted, "Steady the formation, listen to my order to fire!"

The remnant Mongol elite cavalry vanguard shouted and charged, about to rush into the firearm shooting range. The ferocious faces of the Mongol cavalry could even be seen clearly.

The powerful momentum of ten thousand horses charging seemed to be able to trample and destroy everything. Jia Cong felt the earth shake, as if a violent earth dragon had turned over, about to crack the ground and come out at any moment.

But the loud noise that tore the sky did not disperse his nerves; instead, it made him more focused, using all his mental energy to capture the opportunity for the cavalry formation to charge forward.

Just as the remnant Mongol cavalry vanguard rushed into the firearm shooting range, the firearm soldiers who were ready to go finally waited for Jia Cong to shout the order: "Full team, three consecutive shots!"

Before his voice fell, hundreds of firearms fired at the same time, and dense bullets poured out, erupting with a muffled thunderous sound, instantly covering up the huge sound of horse hooves.

The remnant Mongol cavalry vanguard that had just rushed into the shooting range instantly had dozens of cavalry fall off their horses in the first round of firearm shooting, and the entire cavalry vanguard was in chaos.

The original high-speed charging ten thousand cavalry formation, because of the large number of vanguard cavalry falling off their horses, the rear cavalry could not slow down at all, and they all swarmed up and trampled on each other.

Countless cavalry collided and fell off their horses, trampled to death by the subsequent cavalry. Many ownerless warhorses neighed in horror, bumping around, and the cavalry formation was in a mess.

This was the first time the remnant Mongol cavalry encountered firearm volley shooting. This was an experience they had never had before, and they had no response experience, making it difficult to understand the sharpness of firearms.

Even their warhorses had never heard the sound of gunfire. The huge sound of hundreds of firearms firing at the same time made these top-grade grassland warhorses instantly terrified and neighing endlessly.

The interweaving of all these causes made the lethality of the first round of firearm shooting extend and expand to the maximum. The charge of the remnant Mongol ten thousand cavalry formation actually stagnated in an instant.

The first round of shooting by hundreds of firearms only caused dozens of casualties to the cavalry formation, but the subsequent collision and trampling of the cavalry formation instantly caused hundreds of people to fall off their horses.

Even though Jia Cong had experienced many firearm confrontations, he was somewhat surprised by such firearm volley effects, and he also seized this precious opportunity.

Although most of the three hundred firearm soldiers were in actual combat for the first time, the training of three consecutive firearm shots had long been familiar, as if deeply engraved in muscle memory.

The first round of shooting by hundreds of firearms had just finished, and the second and third rounds of shooting followed closely, like retreating waves, pouring bullets into the cavalry enemy formation.

The huge damage of the first round of shooting greatly increased the confidence of all firearm soldiers. Advancing, retreating, loading, and shooting—all actions were done in one go.

Many remnant Mongol cavalry who were knocked down, some luckily escaped the trampling of the rear army, but died in the subsequent firearm volley shooting, and the cavalry casualties expanded again.

Jia Cong stared at the blocked remnant Mongol cavalry vanguard and ordered all Forbidden Army crossbowmen to fire, not giving the cavalry vanguard any chance to catch their breath.

The rain of powerful crossbow arrows filled all the gaps in the firearm shooting, sealing it airtight.

The eight hundred military formations were integrated, erupting with efficient lethality, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the remnant Mongol cavalry in a very short time.

In the remnant Mongol cavalry formation, Man Hai heard the deafening gunfire and saw the cavalry vanguard falling off their horses and wailing endlessly, and his face changed drastically.

The Assistant Regional Commander in front galloped to report, shouting in horror, "Second Prince, this is Jia Cong's firearm soldiers. The firearms in their hands can spray fire, and the vanguard cavalry casualties are heavy."

Man Hai asked urgently, "How many firearm soldiers were confronting us just now?"

The Assistant Regional Commander said, "There are roughly three or four hundred people. Their formation is very strange, and the main army's charge is blocked."

Man Hai's eyes revealed strange light: "There are only three or four hundred firearm soldiers, and they can weaken the charge of the vanguard cavalry. The Great Zhou's firearms are indeed very powerful.

Jia Cong is truly a capable person. If he can be captured alive and build these firearms for the Mongols, why worry that we cannot roam the world!

He only has three or four hundred firearm soldiers. Even if he can be powerful for a while, can he block my ten thousand Mongol warriors? He is ultimately my prey.

Order the main army to slow down and retreat, avoid their edge, bypass from both sides, attack other flanks, control from left and right, and must capture Jia Cong alive!"

Three hundred firearm soldiers fired continuously, and the rhythm of their actions became more and more fluent. The rear crossbow arrows fired continuously, suppressing the remnant Mongol cavalry outside the shooting range.

But Jia Cong's expression became more and more solemn, because relying on eight hundred riflemen and crossbowmen, it was absolutely impossible to block ten thousand cavalry for a long time.

The Mongols encountered firearms for the first time and were somewhat at a loss, so they were temporarily at a disadvantage, but this state would not last long.

The general who commanded twenty thousand military cavalry was definitely not a mediocre person. As long as he suffered a slight setback, he would soon come up with a countermeasure.

Through Ai Li smiled, "Yuzhang, their vanguard cavalry has slowed down their charge speed and shows signs of retreating. The Mongols are truly vulnerable."

Through Ai Li spoke unintentionally, but Jia Cong's face changed drastically. He thought that the remnant Mongol main army suddenly retreated, which must be that the enemy general had already realized something.

The main army cavalry formation charged forcibly, and even if they broke through his own gun formation, they would pay a heavy price, so they avoided the edge and used the strategy of flanking and breaking.

Once the flanks of the eight hundred military formations were attacked, they would fall into encirclement in an instant. By then, don't talk about victory, everyone would die under ten thousand horses.

Jia Cong immediately leaped onto his horse and shouted, "All cavalry, immediately mount your horses and retreat to Shejia Dirt Hill to avoid the flanks of the remnant Mongol cavalry."

He called the Forbidden Army tooth general Yu Chengzhong and said, "I will lead the cavalry to retreat west to lure away the Mongol cavalry main army. You immediately retreat to the city wall.

As long as you enter the bow and arrow coverage range of the city wall, you will mostly be able to save your lives. If this battle can be won and we both survive, I will surely ask for merit for you!"

Yu Chengzhong's face was solemn, "The end general and others can save their lives, all thanks to the Count of Lord Weiyuan leading the enemy. The humble official is very grateful. Count, please take care."

Jia Cong's three hundred cavalry and five hundred Forbidden Army soldiers scattered in an instant, retreating in different directions.

Three hundred cavalry galloped, naturally coming and going like the wind. Yu Chengzhong's five hundred Forbidden Army soldiers escaped death in a dangerous situation, and their retreat speed was comparable to warhorses...

Just as the five hundred Forbidden Army soldiers were retreating backward, passing through the firearm workshop, they saw five carriages rushing out of the workshop, quickly catching up with the three hundred Divine Machine Camp cavalry.

In the remnant Mongol cavalry formation, Man Hai was commanding the main army to retreat, and the cavalry formation was flanking from left and right, intending to break the other side's flanks and finally encircle and annihilate them.

It was just that he had just commanded the main army to retreat, and the left and right flanks had not yet been launched, but he saw the Zhou army's formation stop attacking, dispersing the formation without any warning.

And after the Zhou army's formation dispersed, it actually split into two different groups of people, retreating in different directions, making people unable to attend to one thing and lose another, not knowing which one to chase.

Especially the three hundred cavalry who acted like the wind, almost at the moment of hair-breadth, rushed out in front of the Mongol elite cavalry's right flank and retreated quickly to the northwest.

Man Hai was so angry that he threw his horse whip. In an instant, he lost hundreds of cavalry in the main army, while the other side didn't lose a single person and escaped quickly under his eyelids.

He couldn't help but shout loudly, "Damn Jia Cong, he is so cunning. He took advantage of the gap in my army's formation adjustment to actually change the formation quickly and respond, escaping!" ===== CHAPTER 901 =====