The grenadier is a very unique army. In history, it is a gradually disappearing army. It exists only because the gunpowder technology in the past was not up to standard and the purity was not enough. Various explosives had to be made very heavy to be powerful.

The firepower configuration of grenadiers should be excessively alleviated between artillery and infantry. In the battlefields of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, once the artillery did not keep up with the team, or if the position configuration was problematic, the grenadiers could come in handy.

These strongest soldiers ran fast and moved flexibly. They could throw heavy explosives far away, and even accurately threw explosive bags into the castle through the window.

Only the bravest and strongest soldiers were selected into the sequence of grenadiers. Even by World War II, grenadiers had disappeared, but in order to commemorate these brave soldiers, people still retained the names of grenadiers in many units.

For example, there were many troops named after grenadiers in Germany, just like the US military retained the number of the cavalry division after World War II. Of course, the cavalry division must have stopped riding horses at that time.

The main reason for eliminating grenadiers is that the development of science and technology and the development of chemistry have improved the power of explosives, the improvement of steel casting level and the development of mechanical processing levels, which has greatly improved the power and maneuverability of artillery.

Gradually, the existence of grenadiers as an independent group became less and less significant. The power of individual grenades became greater and greater, and the types of artillery were more and more numerous. Even in the end, even aircraft and tanks appeared on the battlefield, which made grenadiers a useless group and it was inevitable that they would withdraw from the stage of history.

There are no useless troops, only suitable troops, Xiao Letian is well aware of this. At this moment, there are no truly awesome artillery troops on the land of Asia, and the weapon system is still very primitive. Under such a background, Xiao Letian vigorously develops a series of grenades, which is definitely a very economical and effective means to increase firepower.

Spending the least amount of money and increasing firepower is something that Xiao Letian is very proud of. It is precisely because the use rate of individual grenades in the Chinese arsenal is very high and even reaching a dependency level that the grenadiers are resurrected in Xiao Letian's hands.

Some special explosives are really not something that ordinary soldiers can play with. For example, the special grenades that now specialize in restraining cavalrymen are installed on the long wooden handle. The heavy cans of iron are as big as children's heads from a distance.

The weight of ordinary individual grenades is about 500 grams, while each of this special grenades weighs 1,300 grams, which is more than one kilogram. Soldiers with thin bodies are probably unable to even lose the safety range of explosions.

The grenadiers quickly entered the position without waiting for the order to go up the peak. The horses had rushed within a hundred meters of the position, and the comrades around were already crazy. The entire trench was covered with bullet shells.

Guns and shouts of killing were everywhere, and the smell of blood stimulated the grenades and were extremely excited.

"Die! Kill these beasts..." Pull the fuse, and grey black smoke came out from the tail of the wooden handle. The grenade swung his arms, and the pitch-black grenades rolled and flew towards the horses.

Bang...bang...the expected huge explosion did not appear, but was replaced by a dull explosion, just like the firecrackers lit by the children in the New Year, without the loud noise of ordinary grenades at all.

"Fuck! What are you throwing away? Are stinky bombs..." The Volunteers, who had just joined the army for a winter, had never seen such special grenades at all. On the contrary, the veterans yelled.

"Be careful! Be careful to avoid the crazy horse!"

The grenade exploded in the herd of horses, with no fire or fragments, but it exploded with grey smoke. All the war horses went crazy when they touched the smoke.

Xilulu... The front hooves of the war horses flew into the air and stepped on the backs of other horses. The war horses that were clearly running straight were actually ramming around like drunkenness, but one thing is certain that all war horses avoided the smoke like they saw ghosts.

The soldiers who controlled the horse had no idea what was going on. They were instantly overturned and then trampled into meat paste by countless horse hooves.

"What is this?" exclaimed the Cossacks on the other side.

But the Volunteer Army's position cheered, "Biochemical weapons! See, this is the legendary biochemical weapons... Damn, don't ask me what biochemical is, how do I know? Anyway, it's very powerful...

Master Long breathed out a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect that Prime Minister, have you actually developed our toys from back then into a weapon that can be fought in one battle?"

The toy in Long Ye’s mouth was just the pepper grenade that Xiao Letian had fought in a group. When there were Ryukyu in Tanggu, Xiao Letian created countless such indigenous grenades.

Choose a bamboo tube of appropriate thickness, break a piece of the very fine grinded pepper, chili powder, quicklime powder... and then stuff an appropriate amount of gunpowder into the area close to the fuse to serve as a warhead.

A simple bamboo tube pepper grenade costs very low, but this is the best way to fight and attack a group. The smoke and dust generated by the explosion is extremely irritating. Once the concentration is large enough, it can choke people to death.

However, this kind of grenade also has a disadvantage, that is, it cannot be used in open fields, windy weather or when the wind direction is wrong, and is used in special combat environments such as street combat and field combat.

Xiang Shaolong had never expected that the pepper grenades had been upgraded to this point now, with more charges, more explosives, and the smoke and dust belt formed was denser. Although it was in the wild at this moment, as long as the investment in this grenade is sufficient, it can also form a biochemical area that is difficult for people to pass through.

War horses can be not afraid of bullets, can adapt to the sounds and fires of explosions. These livestock can choose to rush to the cliff according to their natural nature without fear.

But the war horses could never stand the stimulation of this biological and chemical weapon. After the subtle irritating powder entered the mouth, nose and eyes, the scorching pain immediately made these big animals go crazy.

The ice surface was already in a mess at this moment. The herd of horses that were originally running wildly in one direction ran around and jumped into the cold river like dumplings.

Countless war horses collided with each other, broken bones and tendons were trampled into meat paste. Of course, a group of war horses rushed towards the Volunteer Army's positions, but the number and density were no longer threatened. After several rounds of Mauser's scattered fire, there was a whine in front of the position.

The world suddenly became quiet. The Cossacks who were preparing to charge later were stunned. They sat on the horse's back and forgot to charge. The ice surface in front of them was full of people and horses' bodies no longer had a place to settle down.

Even fools can see clearly that the second wave of attack has completely failed. Look at the time that it is almost five o'clock in the afternoon, and the sky gradually becomes gloomy.
Chapter completed!