Chapter 980: Dingbei Army’s great victory!

"Snapped!"

With two sounds, two huge arrows were swept to the ground by the waving lance.

But then, with a "puff" sound, the remaining arrow pierced Nisby's right arm and shoulder, knocking him off his horse, knocking more than a dozen soldiers backwards, and even the arrow tip pierced a soldier before he fell to the ground. It can be seen how powerful the arrow was.

"General!"

The soldiers exclaimed.

Several generals who were riding horses beside him were trying to dodge these huge arrows. One of them was seriously injured and one was shot to death on the spot.

No one expected that someone could shoot a crossbow arrow at such a long range. As they were completely unprepared, two generals were killed at once.

Qiao Ran, who was on the tower, saw through the telescope that the only person being helped up was Nisby, who had an arrow in the shoulder. She pursed her lips with some regret.

Pity!

Although this three-bow crossbow is extremely powerful, it cannot aim at the target accurately, otherwise it would be able to kill that damn national defense general in one fell swoop.

The old prince on the tower was pleasantly surprised and exclaimed:

"Good! Good! Good! You can hit the target from such a long distance, that's amazing!"

The other generals could not see the specific situation in the distance. They only saw that the opposite side was in chaos and had no idea about the specific casualties.

A general asked anxiously:

"Your Majesty, how is it? Did you shoot the enemy general? Is he seriously injured?"

They didn't dare to think that Nisby could be shot dead so easily, and they didn't even dare to think that it would be such a coincidence to shoot Nisby, the enemy commander.

As long as we can injure one or two generals of the enemy, it will be a great surprise.

The old prince handed him the telescope with a smile:

"look by youself!"

The general hurriedly took the telescope, and held it in front of his eyes like the old prince had done just now, then shouted in surprise:

"Great! Nisby is injured! He shot the enemy coach!"

Another general next to him grabbed the telescope and looked across, exclaiming again:

"Dead! The other side's two generals are dead!"

These two pieces of good news made the generals of the Dingbei Army overjoyed.

But Qiao Ran brought them more surprises than just that.

When the generals on the tower saw several soldiers carrying several buckets of black liquid up to the catapult tower, they were all confused:

"what is that?"

"What kind of oil does it look like? What is Miss Qiao going to do?"

Soon, they knew what Miss Qiao was going to do.

She was seen directing the soldiers on the tower to roll the stones in buckets, get them coated with the black stuff, and then put them into the trebuchet's throwing bucket.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang!"

……

One after another, large rocks fell on the densely populated area of enemy soldiers several hundred meters away, killing and injuring many soldiers.

That’s not all. Some stones covered in black oil were ignited, and fireballs fell into the enemy camp. The soldiers would be set on fire if they were touched by them.

The black oil got on his body and "whoosh!" a big fire broke out.

The stone that had fallen on the ground was caught by a little spark and immediately exploded. The soldiers nearby were unable to dodge and were burned and cried loudly.

For a moment, there were flames in the enemy camp, and black stones or fireballs kept hitting them.

It would be fine if they were crushed to death immediately, but those who were touched by the fire would be in a miserable state. They could only roll on the ground, struggling in pain and howling miserably in the fire until they were slowly burned to ashes.

Such a tragic death horrified the enemy, and both generals and soldiers were terrified.

"Back off! Back off!"

Many people tried their best to retreat. Some generals wanted to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys to intimidate the retreating soldiers. They killed several people but it was completely ineffective. The frightened soldiers could not see anything, and there was only one thought in their minds:

Run! Run quickly! Don't get hit by the fireball!

Everyone was scrambling for the first place, pushing and shoving each other.

He lost his helmet and his armor.

I was frightened and scared.

Everything is in tatters.

He was so frightened that he rolled and crawled on the ground.

It is as chaotic and tragic as it can be.

The generals on the city wall were so excited that they all asked to fight.

"Your Majesty, let's go out of the city and fight them hard while their leader is injured and their morale is low!"

"Good! Prepare to leave the city, pursue the victory, and drive the enemy out fifty miles!"

At the command, the war drums boomed and the war flags fluttered.

The north gate was wide open, and the Dingbei cavalry, with increased confidence, rushed out of the north gate city and scattered the enemy troops at the gate. Many people were trampled to death by the horses' hooves.

Next came the infantry, wearing brand new armor, holding sturdy shields and carrying new weapons. Their soaring momentum instantly shattered the arrogance of the enemy soldiers, and many soldiers began to flee.

Once the momentum is lost, it will be difficult to gather it again. The enemy troops will be defeated and their weapons and armor will be thrown away.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Nibis quickly ordered the troops to retreat.

The Dingbei Army was already in high spirits, and they pursued the enemy for fifty miles, driving them back into the vast snowfield.

The Dingbei Army won a great victory, and the enemy suffered heavy casualties and was unable to fight again for a short time.

This battle ended with the Northern Desert Army fleeing in less than half a day after it started, making it the shortest battle in history between the Dingbei Army and the Northern Desert Army.

All of this was due to the confidence brought by Qiao Ran's supplies and the morale boosted by her magic arrows that injured the enemy commander.

The dinner on this day was particularly sumptuous. There was not only hot and fragrant spicy hot pot, big white steamed buns and white rice, a variety of meats and fresh vegetables, but everyone could even have a bowl of good wine, which warmed their hearts and minds.

Everybody was in high spirits, lamenting that they had never fought such an exciting battle before. Chasing after those originally tall and strong enemy soldiers was like chasing after a group of stray dogs.

"Miss Qiao, is the black oil you took out today kerosene?"

asked a general who had seen kerosene.

Qiao Ran nodded:

"Yes, that's black kerosene. It ignites as soon as it's lit and is difficult to extinguish until it's completely burned out. It burns more vigorously when it comes into contact with water. It's very effective for attacking the enemy."

The generals admired:

"But kerosene is very rare and expensive. Only the rich families in the capital can afford it. Miss Qiao actually thought of using it to attack the enemy. How generous of her!"

Qiao Ran is modest:

"It can be used in this battle to its fullest effect, causing the enemy to suffer greater losses and our own losses to be smaller, which is more worthwhile than anything else."

The generals praised him again.

Qiao Ran thought about the geographical location of the northern border and found it very similar to a northern city she knew in her previous life.

According to her understanding, that place is rich in oil resources.

She asked seriously:

"Don't we have a lot of kerosene resources in Dayue? Has black kerosene been found in the northern border?"

The generals all shook their heads, and General Duanmu explained:

"Northern Xinjiang is vast and sparsely populated, and many places are covered with snow most of the year, so even if there is black kerosene, it is difficult to find."