Chapter 463: 226 Zhang A1 High Flash, is one okay? (8.2K!!!)_4
A few minutes later.
Xu Yun, who had broken into the formation, was led to Ten Hag Rangnick’s side. Before Ten Hag Rangnick could express his gratitude, Xu Yun spoke:
"Sir, let’s skip the small talk. Tell me first, where are the English crossbowmen gathered?"
Xu Yun’s tone was urgent, because there was a constant threat:
Those crossbowmen brought by Grant!
In pre-modern warfare.
Crossbowmen generally operated as a unit, moving together, as this type of soldier was not suited for close combat.
Even when encountering an assault, they would occupy a certain area to carry out targeted long-range kills or provide fire support.
Of course.
There might be some crossbowmen acting independently, but overall, their numbers would not be large.
Currently, the western area was still seeing engagement. Though the offense and defense sides had temporarily switched places, ally soldiers were not completely wiped out.
Moreover, Xu Yun deliberately had people extinguish torches and other light sources, making it difficult for those crossbowmen to grasp the situation from afar.
Thus, they wouldn’t dare to shoot randomly at this time—especially with Commander Grant already dead, no one would dare take on that responsibility.
But if all the English soldiers present were eliminated...
Then what would await everyone on-site would be high-lethality suppression from nearly twenty crossbow arrows!
So before that, finding the position of those crossbowmen was essential!
Ten Hag Rangnick apparently realized this too and quickly pointed to a direction in the south:
"The crossbowmen should be in that area. I’ve seen several arrows coming from there, but I can’t pinpoint their exact location."
Xu Yun nodded. Having a direction was enough, given the size of this stronghold.
He then exchanged a few words with Ten Hag Rangnick before excusing himself to return to the battlefield.
At present, their advantage was quite significant, even leading to multiple two-against-one situations, so he confidently called out a few people:
"Stanch...Valenzula...Didak...Vargas... come with me!"
The individuals whose names were called had all been saved by Xu Yun before, so they followed him without much hesitation.
Subsequently, the eight of them moved along the edge under Xu Yun’s guidance.
Meanwhile, Ten Hag Rangnick, according to Xu Yun’s instructions, had someone throw a flashlight in another direction.
Flashlights and torches were among the few ’buoys’ in the night. Upon spotting the flashlight’s glow, two crossbow arrows immediately flew towards it.
Seeing this.
A bodyguard skilled in crossbow use tilted his ear, judging the location by the sound:
"Mr. Luo Feng, the target is about 150 feet in the ten o’clock direction. It shouldn’t be far off."
Xu Yun nodded and led the group towards that direction.
Sure enough.
After walking a short distance.
A small area lit by five or six flashlights appeared in their front-left view, and they could even smell a whiff of tobacco.
Seeing this, Xu Yun took a deep breath and pulled out a round object from his body.
This was his life-saving equipment prepared for this trip, a homemade flashbang.
Although a certain annoying author really wanted to write out the homemade process, after consulting a friend, it was clear that it is illegal to spread such tutorials online and could land one in a cell for it. (Someone reported me for spreading a petrol bomb tutorial in the previous Great Song dungeon but fortunately, it was proven false...)
Thus, the homemade process is omitted here.
Anyway, the main components of the flashbang are phosphorus, potassium chlorate, and some other materials, which were not hard for Xu Yun to gather given his status at Ke Da.
Xu Yun then shook the flashbang.
Pulled the pin.
And forcefully threw it in that direction.
......
Not far from the crossbowmen’s gathering point.
After seizing the entrance of the stronghold earlier.
The crossbowmen skillfully constructed a temporary trench using wheat bags, boxes, and other objects, fighting alongside the infantry.
Initially, their purpose was to quickly kill some targets to create chaos, which they swiftly accomplished.
As the battle went on.
Their role gradually shifted to suppressing firepower and controlling the situation.
"Yawn....."
In the ’trench’, a young white man stretched and said:
"Night battles are boring. Can’t see the targets clearly. Why didn’t Captain Grant attack during the day?"
Upon hearing his complaint, a sergeant nearby glared at him and reprimanded:
"Shut up, Gordon. Just perform your duties and don’t complain after gaining an advantage."
Gordon shrugged, showing no intention to comply:
"What advantage? I’d rather be in the thick of battle killing enemies. That’s what men should do."
Suddenly thinking of something, his eyes lit up with excitement as he said:
"By the way, did you hear? The Queen is preparing to move against the East!"
"I wonder if the Royal Engineer Corps will be chosen for the expedition. I heard the opponent is a decrepit, ancient empire, and killing Asians should be... huh? What’s that?"
As he spoke.
Charles George Gordon, using the light from the flashlight, vaguely noticed something flying towards him.
Before he could react.
A blinding light appeared before him, instantly blinding his retinal nerves.
This wasn’t all.
As anyone who has experienced a flashbang will know.
Despite its name, a flashbang carries a considerable impact, comparable to a grenade within certain ranges, similar to a smoke bomb.
By chance, the flashbang landed right beside Charles George Gordon.
Consequently.
As the area in front filled with white light.
Gordon felt an overwhelmingly powerful impact on his chest, as if it would tear him apart.
In his final moment, he suddenly heard a voice:
"Eat my A1 super flash!"
....
Note:
After sifting through loads of materials and making dozens of calls, I finally found a unit that both Grant and Gordon served in.....
Couldn’t help it, OCD, killing just one executioner doesn’t feel satisfying enough.
Combat scene concluded, next Chapter returns to the main theme.
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