Though he didn't know where Li Shimin had shot the bullet, the continuous gunfire had invigorated them. They all began to fiddle with their pheasant necks.
On the vast grassland, that series of sounds startled Zhishi Sili. However, upon looking back at his subordinates and seeing none injured, he became arrogant. "Little ones, follow this general and kill the enemy!" he rallied the cavalry behind him, charging towards Li Shimin and his men with his wolf-toothed mace.
Li Shimin came to his senses, adjusted the muzzle of his gun, and pulled the trigger again. *Kaka kaka ka!* The distinctive gunfire of the pheasant neck echoed across the grassland once more. Li Jing and the others nearby also opened fire simultaneously. Seven lines of fire suddenly appeared in Zhishi Sili's vision, then were deliberately controlled and shifted towards his side. Continuous bullets, as if they were free, rained down upon him and the soldiers behind him.
8
"Run! Run fast!"
"I quit, whoever wants to fight can fight!"
The infantrymen cursed themselves for not having grown two more legs. "Giddy up! Giddy up! Giddy up!" *Hee-lala!* The cavalry directly whipped their horses on the ground, their whips brutally lashing the horses' hindquarters.
The Turkic soldiers were so terrified that they fled in disarray. Seeing the enemy soldiers constantly running away from behind the earth mounds, Li Shimin was stunned. "Damn it!" *Bang bang bang!* He slapped the roof of the vehicle several times. "Chase them faster!" he urged the driver while bending down to grab another belt of ammunition.
As it turned out, the soldier honestly floored the accelerator. The V16 engine surged forward, violently throwing Li Shimin against the rear door of the compartment. He was completely dazed. The soldier, startled, slammed on the brakes. The armored vehicle, which had just picked up speed, executed a perfect 180-degree drift. *Bang!* Li Shimin tumbled again inside the compartment, crashing against the backrest of the co-driver's seat.
"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!" The soldier was terrified, begging Li Shimin for mercy with a choked voice.
Li Shimin took a while to get up from the compartment. "Hurry up and chase them! If you talk nonsense again and the enemy escapes, I won't spare you!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Your Majesty, please stand firm." The soldier felt greatly relieved. Seeing Li Shimin holding the new belt of ammunition and emerging from the sunroof, he dared to speed up again, pursuing the Turkic soldiers.
The Turkic soldiers ran desperately, but they couldn't escape the pursuit of the convoy. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the pheasant neck unleashed its fury again. *Kaka kaka ka ka!* Continuous gunfire harvested the lives of Turkic soldiers.
Li Shimin felt a bit dizzy, which he knew wasn't from the fall, but from the adrenaline rush of shooting. The second belt of ammunition was quickly emptied. He continued to reload and fire. After changing the ammunition belt, he felt that shooting while standing was not exciting enough. He exerted force on the roof and directly jumped on top, sitting on the roof, relighting a cigar and placing it in his mouth. Grasping the handle of the pheasant neck gun with both hands, he unleashed his power. "Come on! Enjoy yourselves, there's plenty of time!" While firing, he also hummed a tune he heard from Fang Er.
Li Jing and the others were also caught up in the frenzy; the guns were incredibly satisfying. Yaljin, who was being carried away by the fleeing soldiers, watched his soldiers fall in swathes behind him, becoming numb, letting his warhorse carry him in a frantic escape. The fleeing Turkic soldiers, fearing they would be left behind, pushed and shoved each other. Apart from those hit by the heavy machine guns, many more were knocked down by their own companions, trampled by those behind them, and then mercilessly run over by the pursuing armored vehicles.
Where the convoy passed, the scene was a bloody mess, with blood forming small streams. Perhaps, the grass here would be exceptionally lush today.
Li Shimin had switched to the last belt of ammunition. His right hand held the trigger down, and the incessant *kaka kaka* gunfire continued, with belts of ammunition detaching from the machine gun and falling into the compartment. The fourth belt of ammunition was also quickly depleted. When Li Shimin habitually jumped back into the vehicle to get more ammunition, he stared blankly at the empty boxes. "It's fun to shoot for a while, but the fun stops when the bullets run out."
Without ammunition, the fun was instantly gone. "This kid is really asking for a beating, only giving so few bullets!"
ps: Third update