The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

Chapter 486: Foggy Night Attack

There are all kinds of speculations.

What: "Could it be that the Fu family army entered the prairie and the Northern Yuan Dynasty set fire to the prairie, burning it all directly..."

Before he could finish his words, his friend at the same table interrupted him:

"Don't be so careless with your words, or you'll get beaten up if you say that."

The man who had spoken before, upon hearing this, looked around in fear, and saw that there were actually a few people glaring at him at the nearby tables, so he quickly covered his mouth and shrank his neck.

There are also people saying: "I heard from the caravan that the grassland is vast and sparsely populated. If you go in without someone who is familiar with the route to lead you, you will not be able to get out. You may even go around in circles and not find a way out at all."

The person next to him echoed: "Not only can we not find a way out, but I heard it's even colder there than here. They say the cold wind at night can blow through your bones."

"Hiss! It's already so late, and with the grassland on fire, I'm afraid there won't be much dry firewood to keep warm."

"Hey, sometimes wars don't necessarily require human lives, but when faced with natural disasters, even the most powerful people can't resist them!"

"..."

As these rumors continued to spread,

Gradually, many people who were able to cry loudly on the spot appeared in the streets.

Some cried for their sons, some cried for their grandchildren.

After all, these people have relatives who are in the northern expedition team.

As more and more people like this came, the entire Shuntian Prefecture suddenly became restless, changing from the joyous scene of a few days ago.

Far away on the vast grasslands of the northern border, the situation faced by the northern expedition army was indeed not optimistic.

In the cold winter, not only is the cold biting cold every night, but there is also thick fog, which makes visibility extremely low. Even the shadows of people who are only ten feet away are difficult to see clearly.

By the early morning, the fog showed no signs of dissipating, but became even thicker and heavier.

In such a harsh environment, it is even more difficult to hide during the day and move at night.

However, no matter how cautious the army was, the march was still full of difficulties.

Especially when you are on the grassland, without a clear target, let alone the compasses of later generations, it is almost a luxury to accurately identify the direction.

At this moment, Ah Chi was worried and anxious:

"No, Master! We can't see anyone clearly within a ten-foot radius. I'm afraid we can't continue our march tonight!"

Fu Huaian and Zhou Sheng stood in front of the tent, looking at the thick white fog in front of them, their hearts filled with helplessness.

The fog was indeed thicker than in previous days, so thick that one could hardly see one's hand in front of one's face. The originally planned marching plan had to be changed again.

Zhou Sheng ordered everyone with a serious expression: "Set up camp here! Also, immediately send people to investigate the situation twenty miles in all directions."

He knew very well that on such a foggy night, if he was not careful, the Northern Yuan army might take advantage of the situation and launch a sneak attack.

And they must remain vigilant at all times and never give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage.

But everything has its pros and cons.

Although this thick fog brought many inconveniences to the march, it also had certain benefits.

For example, in such weather conditions, the tent can collect more dew.

Every night, the water bags set up under the tents would quickly fill up due to the condensed dew.

It may even need to be transferred to other water bags two or three times before it can hold all of it.

But Fu Huaian felt uneasy tonight, as if he had an ominous premonition hanging over his heart.

This uneasy feeling made him feel very uncomfortable, so he quickly called Zhou Sheng and several other generals to discuss countermeasures.

After some discussion, they decided not only to set traps outside the military camp,

All the muskets and cannons that have not been used along the way must be prepared so that they can be put into battle immediately and be ready to attack at any time if the enemy attacks.

But Fu Huaian's worries were not just idle fantasies.

Because just a few dozen miles away from them, 30,000 Northern Yuan cavalry were quietly gathering, and their target was their camp.

While the Northern Yuan army was awake, holding torches and digging traps,

The thirty thousand cavalrymen were like a surging torrent, galloping towards this place at lightning speed.

The night was dark and foggy, obstructing vision, but the grassland was relatively flat.

Otherwise, it would be good if we didn't run into a ditch while running in such thick fog.

All you could hear was the sound of horse hooves resounding through the sky, like thunder rolling over the earth. The sound was so loud that it was simply earth-shaking!

Even though there was still a long distance between the two sides, the Northern Expedition Army's spies in the west had already noticed this aggressive cavalry team in advance.

They did not dare to delay for even a moment, and hurriedly turned their horses around, shouting:

"Quick! Report back to the general immediately. Judging from the sound, there should be more than 10,000 people coming!"

Not long after, Fu Huaian and others who had received the news couldn't help but secretly rejoice in their hearts.

Fortunately, when they were digging the trap, they chose the west as the key area. After some efforts, the trap on the west has been basically completed.

However, as it was winter and the ground was extremely hard, the excavation work was extremely difficult and consumed a lot of manpower and time.

Even so, the depth of these traps was still limited and they could only trip up a few warhorses at best.

Therefore, the key factor that truly determines victory or defeat lies in whether the firearms in hand can exert great power.

However, due to the thick fog at the moment, visibility was extremely low, vision was severely obstructed, and it was also very humid.

Fortunately, they had plastic sheets to cover the food and fodder to prevent their firearms from getting wet or damaged.

"Report to the general, the enemy is thirty miles away!"

A spy hurried over to report military intelligence.

Soon after, more spies sent news:

"Twenty miles!"

"Ten miles!"

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

At this time, although the neighing of war horses could be vaguely heard in the distance,

But covered by this thick fog, everything around was blurry and it was impossible to judge exactly how far the enemy was from us.

If you rashly launch catapults, cannons, or even fire muskets and arrows too early,

It is undoubtedly just a waste of resources and effort and has absolutely no effect.

Of course, launching too late is not a good idea either.

After all, you can't just wait until the enemy gets close to you before you start counterattacking!

Therefore, we could only arrange a soldier holding fireworks on standby at a certain distance in front.

Once the enemy enters the pre-set range, they will immediately light the fireworks in their hands to inform their side of the enemy's current location.

On the other hand, when carrying out these tasks, it is also very dangerous, and basically there is a high risk of death.

After all, when the fireworks take off into the sky, it means that the person who sets off the signal fireworks has also exposed himself to the enemy's sight.

War is inherently cruel, and some people die not because they are not afraid of death, but because they want to use their own lives to save the lives of more comrades.

At this moment, the deafening sound became louder and louder.

The enemy's shouts and curses resounded through the sky, mixed with all kinds of vulgar, provocative and murderous words.

The creepy sound of the sword being unsheathed was as sharp as a demon's teeth grinding, making people shudder.

An enemy soldier with a face full of flesh waved the long sword in his hand and roared angrily:

"Kill them all and make sure they never come back!"

His eyes were wide open, revealing endless cruelty and violence.

Another enemy soldier shouted excitedly: "If we win the battle, the Khan will reward us with countless cattle, sheep and beauties!"

There was a gleam of greed in his eyes, as if he had already seen the glory and wealth after victory.

"Kill!"

With this shout, countless Northern Yuan cavalry responded in unison. For a moment, the strange cry was like thunder, shaking the earth.

The war horses under their crotches galloped forward, raising clouds of dust. Their momentum was like an overwhelming tidal wave, extremely intimidating.

However, facing such a fierce enemy, the Fu family army was not intimidated.

Although everyone was extremely nervous, they held their weapons tightly, their eyes were firm, and they had no intention of retreating.

Everyone knows that this battle is a matter of life and death, and there must be no fear or retreat.

Gradually, the sound of horse hooves became clearer and clearer, and one could even feel the ground shaking slightly.

Closer!

Those Northern Yuan cavalry swept in like a storm and were only a few miles away from the Fu family army.

Suddenly, gorgeous fireworks bloomed again in the sky three miles away.

Then, Fu Huai'an shouted loudly:

"Red cannon, ready, fire!"

This red cannon is extremely powerful, and its range can be flexibly adjusted according to actual conditions, ranging from five hundred steps to three miles.

The gunners quickly adjusted the muzzle angle, loaded ammunition, and then lit the fuse.

"West direction, free launch!"

Fu Huaian continued to give orders.

The enemy has at least 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry rushing towards us. If we don't take effective measures to attack, the consequences will be disastrous.

Therefore, it is necessary to use the red cannon to destroy as many enemies as possible and disrupt their formation.

With loud bangs, the red cannons spewed out flames and the shells whizzed out and flew towards the dense enemy camp.

In an instant, smoke filled the air, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams rang out one after another.

Under such powerful firepower, the charging momentum of the Northern Yuan cavalry was obviously curbed, many horses were frightened and fell to the ground, and soldiers fell off their horses one after another.

There is no need to aim at all, the farther the better.

In an instant, dozens of gunpowder bombs flew into the Northern Yuan army like meteors!

Immediately afterwards, a series of earth-shaking "boom boom boom" noises suddenly rang out, accompanied by dazzling flames that shot straight into the sky, as if the entire heaven and earth were shaking.

At this moment, even the ground under the soldiers' feet began to shake violently, as if it would collapse at any time.