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"Remember the oath we made in front of the elephant soldiers a few days ago?"

The First Prince sat on the horseback with a serious expression and asked coldly.

In front of him are the 110 elite riders under his command, and now there are 110 seven remaining, also sitting on horseback.Hearing the eldest prince's question, the [-] seven people stretched out their right hands together, put them on their left chest, and firmly responded: "Remember!"

One of the cavalrymen sang in a low voice: "Wang Yu Xingshi, repair my spear. I have the same hatred with you..."

Once someone started, the First Prince's cavalrymen spoke one after another and sang together, their voices becoming more and more majestic.

However, the eldest prince glanced over and saw more than a dozen other fine horses with empty saddles at the moment, he couldn't help feeling sad, his eyes gradually became moist.He couldn't help but look up to the sky, his mind was full of the scene in front of Caoyinggu that day——

Relying on the convenience of communication, the Pingnan Camp is well aware of the movements of the various ministries of King Nan'an and the elephant soldiers.On the surface, the Pingnan camp was retreating steadily, but in fact, the army followed the original plan and successfully lured the elephant soldiers and the main force under King Nan'an to the vicinity of Caoying Valley.

But maybe because the trip went too smoothly, King Nan'an became vigilant, and even set up camp a few miles away from the entrance of Caoying Valley, and it seemed that he wanted to divide his troops.

Once the King of Nan'an camps here, sends out spies in all directions, or captures local villagers as guides, the secret of Caoying Valley will soon no longer be a secret.The layout of the Pingnan camp will all come to nothing, and it will face the challenge of the rebels in the densely populated hinterland of the ten southern states.

At this moment, the eldest prince stood up.He knew very well that he was the only bait with enough weight at this time, so he took the [-] riders who followed him from the Northwest Frontier Army all the way here, and rode out when the rebels had not yet gained a firm foothold. The soldiers came forward to provoke.

When they saw the First Prince's banner, the rebels really moved.Sure enough, as the First Prince and the others had expected, the elephant soldiers from Nanyi followed from the formation.

The mounts of these elephant soldiers are all grown-up male elephants, with long, pointed tusks that shine brightly.Each male elephant has a box-like sitting cage on its body. In the sitting cage are two to three elephant soldiers. One is in charge of manipulating the elephant, and the other one or two are holding spears, bows and arrows, and are constantly shooting at them. The enemy in front of you attacks.

In order to lure the enemy, the eldest prince once came to a place very close to the elephant soldiers.Two hundred cavalrymen in dark battle robes, together with the horses with shiny coats, quietly confronted the behemoths in front of them.

Suddenly, a man who looked like a leader chattered for a while at the elephant soldiers, and the elephant soldiers started to move forward.These behemoths seemed to be just strolling in the garden at the beginning, but then they gradually rose up and began to run at full speed.The leading elephant soldier on his back stood up from the elephant's back, pointed at the cavalry led by the eldest prince in the distance, and screamed indiscriminately.

The First Prince had fought for a long time, his expression remained unchanged, and he ordered the [-] elite cavalry under his command to retreat only after the elephant soldiers approached.

He is also a bold man with high skills, he personally retreats, and leads the cavalry to stop and go, and often waits until the terrifying war elephant is not far behind, and then urges the horse to catch up a few steps.And in front of him is Liuying Valley, a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, the ground in the valley is soft, and there are many swamps covered with vegetation, and he will fall into it if he is not careful.

And the First Prince's fine cavalry team has visited here many times, marking every solid and feasible road.Just as they were about to enter the valley, the elephant herd behind them suddenly went crazy——

The cause was a pistol in the hand of the leading elephant soldier.

The leader, like the other Nanyi native soldiers, had a ferocious pattern painted on his face, as if he came from the ignorance and wilderness.But the barbarian saw that the eldest prince was about to fall behind, so he took out a pistol from his pocket, casually aimed at the first prince's vest, pulled the trigger, and there was a "bang"——

The shooting range of this pistol is too short, so it is not suitable for field battles. The lead sprayed from the muzzle could not even reach the tail of the eldest prince's horse; but the sound had an unexpected effect: the whole elephant herd was startled.

Because of the recoil of the handgun, the Nanyi leader almost fell backwards from the cage, and was hugged tightly by his companions so that he could not fall off the elephant's back. When he looked up again, he saw the elephants running wildly.The head elephant under him let out a hoarse roar.

However, the situation in the elite cavalry team of the First Prince changed drastically. Some horses smelled the smell of elephants behind them, and they rushed into Liuying Valley in a panic as if they were frightened. Fell into some unknown swamp.

But the other horses, smelling the smell of the giant elephant, felt their hoofs become weak, and they ran slower and slower, and almost fell to the ground, unable to stand up again.

The First Prince's mount is like this.The first prince turned pale with shock, and stretched out his hand to pat the horse's neck, but his good horse gave a soft front hoof, the first prince was caught off guard, and was immediately thrown out.

And the herd of elephants has come to the back.The leading giant elephant neighed, and suddenly got up, and its two front hooves, which were as thick as a millstone, stepped on the first prince's mount like this.

The moment the eldest prince turned his head, he saw the mount that had been with him for several years looking at him, with a look of attachment in his eyes. The next moment, the giant foot stepped down, and the horse that had been with him for many years and was like a comrade-in-arms turned into a ball in an instant Flesh and blood——The eldest prince was heartbroken, but at the same time he himself was also facing a catastrophe.

The giant elephant in front of him raised his foot again, and the eldest prince looked like a weak ant in front of the giant elephant.

At this moment, a horsewhip rolled around the waist, lifted the eldest prince, and swung him, instantly throwing him on the horse's back.This was precisely when the subordinates came to rescue, and at the critical moment, they fished the eldest prince out from under the giant elephant. The two rode together and rushed straight into Liuying Valley along the road markings.

The eldest prince turned his head and looked around the battlefield, and after a brief inventory, he knew that the loss was not small, and his heart felt like a knife was piercing his heart.

"Why hasn't the person who responded to us arrived yet?"

He hissed and roared, half anxious and half regretful in his voice.The elephant soldiers are so powerful, and the giant beast can shock the battle-tested army horses, which is really beyond his expectation.

But his most loyal subordinate in front of him said: "Your Highness, don't be upset—look at that mountain!"

Hearing this, the eldest prince looked up, and saw that on the peaks on both sides of Liuying Valley, the barrels of the guns that had been ambushed in advance had already been lit up, and the soldiers holding firecrackers had already aimed at them one after another, waiting for the elephant soldiers from Nanyi to come into range.

"Our efforts and sacrifices...will not be in vain...you said it!" The subordinate roared back.

Sure enough, there was only a slight "sudden" sound, and the leader of the Nanyi native soldiers who was still holding the pistol turned back, fell out of the cage, and landed at the feet of the elephants.The herd of elephants running wildly couldn't tell friend from foe, so they stepped on it.Since then, the group of Nanyi elephant soldiers has no leader. Although the remaining soldiers are trying to control the giant elephant, no one gives orders, and no one gives directions on where to go next.

The soldiers on the back of these elephants continued to fall one after another, slipped from the cage, fell to the ground, and were stepped on by the giant elephants later, turning into a mass of fleshy paste.

Occasionally, one or two of them did not fall out of the sitting cage, but most of them hung lifelessly in the sitting cage.When their companions come up to inspect, often they can only see a small wound, either on the head or on the chest, but the blow is fatal.

"It's a firecracker!"

A subordinate of the king of Nan'an who was among the elephant soldiers suddenly spoke out loudly in the dialect of Nanyi?

The rest of the elephant soldiers stared in disbelief—is it a lie?

Their leader had obtained a pistol from Nan'an King earlier, the range was only a few tens of steps, and the lead flew around, accidentally injuring others if they were not careful.However, the Nanyi native soldiers already regarded this weapon as a fetish, so they believed that they would soon be able to bring down the whole world by following the King of Nan'an, so after coming up from Nanyi, they followed him all the way.

But these are more accurate than hand guns, farther than bows and arrows, with a hundred hits and terrifying power, completely overturning the Nanyi soldiers' perception of weapons.

Both are guns, but why is the gap so big?

Naturally, the Nanyi soldiers did not know that the guns in the hands of their opponents were no better than the hand guns obtained by their leaders. The difference between smoothbore guns and rifled guns was that the existence of the rifled guns could make the bullets rotate and accelerate rapidly in the bore, thus greatly enhancing the range and speed of shooting. precision.

But they have no time to think about this much.After the Nanyi leader was shot, the giant elephants ran around like headless chickens.The elephant soldiers did not dare to make mistakes, and tried their best to restrain the elephants under their seats.

The footsteps of the elephant herd slowed down. Facing the bottom of the valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, even if the banner of the eldest prince was right in front of them, the Nanyi elephant soldiers did not dare to fight.

But they have completely lost the chance to leave the battlefield.Just when the Nanyi elephant soldiers were about to enter the Caoying Valley, the giant cannons that had been planted on the top of the two wings of the mountain fired their might.I only heard a loud "bang", followed by a sharp "swoosh" across the eardrum, and finally an earth-shattering roar.

What flew out of the barrel was no longer a solid ball. Once the dark missile landed behind the elephants, it immediately burst into sparks, exploded in all directions, and made a loud noise.

Isn't this thousands of times more powerful than a hand gun?

The elephant herd was greatly stimulated at once, and the giant elephant, which had calmed down a little, was frightened again. Without knowing where it came from, it rushed forward recklessly and quickly entered the valley of grass warbler.

Grass Warbler Valley is full of criss-crossing roads and hidden swamps that are extremely difficult to identify.The front elephant was running, and suddenly its body tilted, and the elephant soldier sitting in the cage on his back was thrown out.

The giant elephant staggered a few steps, and could still try to get out of the soft mud and step onto the hard ground.But the herd of red-eyed elephants behind couldn't stop at all. When they hit the front elephant, it was a scene of two giants rolling into the mud together.

The cannon on the top of the mountain rang several times, and all the elephant soldiers were driven into Caoying Valley.

At this time, the first prince and his men had already rushed to the predetermined safe area, and all the surviving riders under him rushed back, preparing to evacuate along a narrow path and return to the camp in Yong'an Prefecture.

Before he was out of danger, the eldest prince jumped off his subordinate mount, stood on the ground and looked back at the scene of Caoying Valley.

Now this Caoying Valley has become a Shura purgatory.The giant elephants rushed in continuously, one after another, they got stuck in the mud one after another, unable to move.The elephant soldiers jumped out of their cages, stood on the ground and stretched out their hands, trying to pull these giant beasts out of the mud, but they were often helpless and screamed in vain.

The more and more elephants gathered, the former elephants that had gradually disappeared became the stepping stones of the later elephants. The giant elephants stepped on their companions and recklessly entered the valley, entered the swamps that had never been set foot, and then became the stepping stones of the later elephants. stepping stone.There are also giant elephants that are still spiritual, sticking out their long trunks and huge tusks, trying to stop their later companions, but the mad elephants, whose eyes were red from the artillery, rushed up and bit and fought with their own kind, and both fell. The result of falling into the quagmire.

Seeing this tragic scene, the First Prince and his subordinates were still terrified when they recalled the danger they experienced just now.

In this valley of warblers, human influence is very limited.The elephant soldiers of Nanyi gave up their animal companions who were closely related to them, and climbed up the hillsides on both sides of Caoying Valley under the cover of vegetation.

The elephant soldiers seem to have forgotten that the fire|arms that brought the fatal blow to the elephants earlier came from the two flanking hillsides.

The guns that fired shotguns earlier were pushed away, and this time they were replaced with smoothbore guns that were easy to implement and did not even require aiming. Soldiers were either killed or wounded.Even if they were lucky enough to pass these medicine balls, there are still firecrackers waiting for them.

As long as the gunners on the hillside opened fire, the elephant soldiers would be killed or injured immediately.Facing the firecrackers on the hillside, the elephant soldiers were powerless to fight back. Whether they used spears, blow arrows, or stones, they couldn't reach the range of the firecrackers, so they could only wait to die...

The eldest prince stood at the exit of Caoying Valley and bent down looking down, with a serious face, he said for a while: "From now on, the wars in this world will never be the same as before."

His subordinates also dismounted one after another, gathered into a fan shape, and stood behind the First Prince, watching the scene silently.

The scene in Warbler Valley gave them such a shock that all of them couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

But everyone listened to what the eldest prince said - from now on, wars in this world will never be the same again.

Only relying on the courage and passion of a man will no longer be enough. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapon. It will become the mainstream, and the level of armaments in future wars will greatly affect the outcome of the war—— And these sons and daughters who were swept up in the war, every time they took a step on the battlefield, the distance from death was infinitely closer.

The First Prince and his most elite two hundred cavalry, when they narrowly escaped death, unexpectedly felt such extra emotions.

When the Nanyi elephant soldiers were dead and injured, and the soldiers and civilians of Yong'an Prefecture were rescuing some giant elephants trapped in the swamp but still alive, the rebel army of King Nan'an encountered a head-on attack from the defenders in Yong'an Prefecture.

The rebels rolled out siege engines, and the defenders threw a "medium ball" over the top of the city.

This thing is no different from the rolling logs and stones of the past. The solid ball thrown from the muzzle of the gun not only has a much longer range than before, but even if the solid ball bounces on the ground and bounces into the crowd, it can cause a lot of broken bones and broken bones, and there is a lot of wailing. Shields are of no use either.

The rebels thought that the "medicine ball" could not be aimed at, so all the staff made a detour and went all in - who knew that the medicine ball followed everywhere, wherever the rebels went, they hit it.

The rebels finally waited until the "medicine ball" needed to be reloaded, relying on the large number of people, and rushed up from all directions. Unexpectedly, rows of firecrackers appeared on the top of the city of Yong'an Prefecture, and there was a crackling sound. The people in front fell to the ground like rice harvested by the scythe, and no one was spared...

Is this a contest of disparity in power?

The rebels originally thought that they had the upper hand. Not only did they have elephant soldiers to help them fight in the field, but they also had a lot of firecrackers and handguns in their hands. Hurry down" thought.

The King of Nan'an not only shouted again and again: "The fifth brother mistaken me! The fifth brother mistaken me!"

The old fifth in Beijing who planned everything, boasted that he had elephant soldiers and all kinds of novel weapons that were hard to beat in the world, but when he was really a mule or a horse, when he was pulled out for a walk, he was found to be a younger brother.

His rebellion really rebelled against his loneliness.

When the First Prince returned to Taoyuan Village, there were only one hundred and seventeen elite cavalry around him.

After the experience of this battle, the eldest prince and his elite riders felt a little "out of date", especially when returning to Taoyuan Village from the border of Yong'an and Yongping, the eldest prince and his riders all got on the sports car. The chariots and their cherished mounts obediently ate forage in the carriage behind.

The process of transporting troops that used to consume animal power has now become a time for them to recharge their energy.

The First Prince sat in the clattering carriage, listening to the locomotive Kuci Kuci in front of him, feeling like he was dreaming.

But the eldest prince reminded everyone that there might be something even more dreamlike next.

"Next, within thirty steps, we will cover three thousand miles and enter the hinterland of the capital." The First Prince said.

"Great...Your Highness..." One of the most important subordinates of the First Prince couldn't help but speak out, his expression showed that he was very worried that his boss had experienced too many novel things recently and was confused.

The eldest prince glared at his subordinates, and said coldly: "I know what I'm talking about, I just remind you, be careful later, hold my chin so that it doesn't fall off."

He then said solemnly: "The war in the south, according to the current trend, the Nan'an boy will undoubtedly lose, and that coward who is afraid of his wife may obediently send an envoy to come to ask for surrender within three days."

"But the situation in Beijing is probably the one that makes people uncertain."

When the eldest prince mentioned Beijing, his hundreds of subordinates were all stunned. No one had ever connected the rebellion in the south with the change in Beijing before.

In other words, when you arrive in Beijing, it will be a dragon's pond and a tiger's den again?

"Yes!" The eldest prince said in a loud voice, "but I assure you that you have always been my brothers and sisters, and even in Beijing, I will not fall behind you..."

He had already fulfilled his oath once before the elephant formation, and he had always put himself in the most dangerous place.

Therefore, the seven people in 110 agreed in unison: "Yes—"

They revisited the oath of "same hatred with the son", and then followed the eldest prince to the Xianliang Temple in Taoyuan Village.Jia Fang was standing guard there.

The First Prince and his elite cavalry got off their horses in unison, and filed towards the wide open door of the Xianliang Temple.The eldest prince came in front of Jia Fang, and the two clapped their hands heavily. The eldest prince just asked, "Have you received all the military reports?"

Jia Fang nodded: "I have received all the telegrams."

Now all military information in Yong'an Prefecture is being sent by telegram, and Jia Fang's news is almost real-time.

In just a few days, the elephant soldiers were completely defeated, the three passes and the two villages were recovered, and the country was safe. King Nan'an's arrogance was completely extinguished. This seemingly vigorous southern war would soon subside.

But Beijing is still a bottomless pit.

The eldest prince nodded, not wanting to be too wordy with Jia Fang, he led his horse and walked towards the ancestral hall of the Xianliang Temple with his head held high.

His subordinates watched the figure of their boss disappear into the ancestral hall. They were stunned for a while before they remembered the reminder just now: "Hold your chin!"

So these riders all held their chins in one hand, and led their horses in the other, and walked in a single file.They entered a dark and deep passage as if in a dream.This channel is just enough for one person and one horse to run side by side.From time to time, the riders had to pat the restless mounts around them to encourage them to keep going.

Fortunately, these thirty or so steps were not long, and soon they saw the light of day again, and found themselves in a small farmyard.The yard is not big, and the yard is full of thatched huts, and the walls are also rammed with yellow mud, with rice stalks covering the top of the walls.

——Is this really in Beijing?The riders wondered.

The courtyard is too small to accommodate more than 100 people.So the riders followed the eldest prince out of the courtyard slowly, and the rustic farmhouse in front of them was gradually washed away, and the scene in front of them was beautiful and luxurious, obviously it was the back garden of a wealthy family in Beijing.

It seems that such a large garden has never received so many people and horses, so the field ridges in front of the farmyard can only be vacated, and these hundreds of horses can freely forage.

After all the [-] elite riders came out of Daoxiang Village, Jia Fang was the last one to follow, and took him to the door of the farmhouse, and all of them left Taoyuan Village behind.

Going out to look again, the First Prince was standing far away talking with Jia She.The elite cavalry under his command were quite well-educated, and they lined up neatly on the field ridges to wait.Only those horses suddenly came to a novel place, where there was food everywhere.

So these war horses began to chew with their mouths open: cucumber flowers on the shelf, young lentils, cabbage seedlings in the field, no matter what three seven twenty one, chew first.

Jia Fang shook his head with a smile, but suddenly felt that someone beside him was pulling the corner of his clothes, and when he turned his head, he knew it was Fuya.The little girl pouted her mouth, stretched out her fingers and pointed at the horses chewing in the field, with a dissatisfied look on her face, she whispered: "Cows chew peony flowers, horses chew lentil flowers."

Jia Fang wanted to reach out and pat the little girl's corners, but realized that she had grown up and could no longer be treated like the little girl before, so he reasoned with her softly: "Be considerate of her! It's not easy for them. "

But Fuya nodded, and said: "Fuya understands, the third master can conjure so many heavenly soldiers and generals at once, it is even more difficult for the third master!"

Jia Fang: ...Heavenly Soldiers and Generals?

All right!I hope that the First Prince's team of elite soldiers can really become the eye of the game like the magic soldiers descended from the sky.