The rise of the prince

Chapter 627 Anger and Hatred
The beacon fire shines on Xijing, and I feel uneasy; Yazhang resigns from the phoenix tower, and iron cavalry circles the dragon city.

After Wei Yubai and Liu Ji took the order, they led a brigade of black-shirted cavalry and [-] heavy armored cavalry to march westward along the river bank, detouring upstream and crossing. What a reaction.

Black clothes, red stripes, dark stainless steel breastplate, pistols and sabers. After experiencing the previous battles, the morale of the light cavalry of the new army was high, which also proved the advanced nature of their tactics. A long black dragon went up the river, but they did not know When can I turn around.
Li Xingzhou watched them go away, rode on Meixue and gave orders, and quickly pulled the musketeers and twelve guns of the new army to the river to line up. Lugou is far inferior to the Yangtze River, and the width of the river here is only 30 meters. , this width is still due to the slope of the river embankment on the opposite bank, and there is a large shoal covered with aquatic plants.

Of course, the Liao people also found them and erected baffles behind the shallows of the river to prevent them from crossing the river.

In fact, at this distance, firearms can easily attack the opposite bank.

The accuracy of the smoothbore flintlock is related to the workmanship. Regardless of the workmanship, talking about the accuracy is hooliganism. According to the test, the smoothbore flintlock with better craftsmanship has a hit rate of more than 100% when hitting a human-shaped target at a distance of 60 meters.

Compared with the bow and crossbow, this is already a hit rate that is not known to be higher.

Although in martial arts novels and film and television dramas, all kinds of masters can play with bows, but the reality is that even if the longbow in foot combat exceeds 50 meters, it basically has no lethality, and the short bow is even at a distance of 30 meters. significant lethal effect.In modern archery competitions, the recurve bow made of modern materials and technology, combined with long-distance training after many years of training, the farthest target is only set at 70 meters and 90 meters, which is farther than the legendary "Hundred Steps Piercing Yang" (between 120 and 150 meters) between) far away.

In the face of a steel plate, a bow cannot shoot through it even at close range. The relationship between kinetic energy and speed is an exponential relationship, which means that the difference in speed is worlds apart in terms of its lethality. It's not a bow whose muzzle velocity is several times lower than it.

So people across Heliao think they are safe, but in fact they are not safe at all.

The troops of the Liao people's brigade on the opposite side are gathering, and the sky is full of banners gathered in the north of the camp, far away from the south bank. There are not many Liao troops on the south bank across the river Li Xingzhou.

Later, after they finished their formation, a large number of people were driven to the shallows of the river to pile up horses. About four to five hundred unarmed people were densely packed on the entire river bank.

The fences were piled up on the shoal to prevent them from crossing the river. The Liao army didn't know that they had no intention of crossing the river at all.

These people were dressed in rags, had no armor at all, no protection, and no weapons in their hands. At such a short distance, let alone muskets, bows and crossbows could easily kill them.

"What's going on?" Someone looked around suspiciously.

Those who understand have an ugly face: "The idiots are the Han and Qiang people!"

Li Xingzhou looked at the other side of the river, and instantly understood what was going on. Looking carefully, the Liao people behind him were forcing them to work in the shallows with bows and crossbows.

In the past, the Liao people went south to plunder not only money and food, but also people. Most of these people were the Han people and Qiang people they plundered from the border area, as well as some prisoners who were defeated and captured in the previous attack on Nanjing.

The Liao people forced them to build beachhead fortifications. If they attack now, they will kill their own people, and the morale of the Jing army will drop. If they don’t do it, the shallows on the north bank will soon be covered with fences and horses, and it will be as difficult to cross the river. .

"You son of a bitch from Liao people!" Someone yelled jealously, but they could only watch helplessly. Most of the four to five hundred people on the opposite side were captured after the defeat of Jingguo's imperial army, and they were all their own brothers.
Finally, someone looked at them across the river for a long time, couldn't bear the torment in their hearts, and shouted, "I won't drag my brothers down if I die!"

As he said that, he jumped into the river in a few big steps and wanted to run, but was quickly shot to death in the river by the Liao people behind him.

After being infected, dozens of people did not want to drag them down, and jumped into the river directly, and some people desperately dragged Juma into the river.
"Damn it! Fuck your ancestors!" Someone couldn't help shouting across the river, pointing their muskets and cannons at the opposite bank, "My lord, fire!" Many people couldn't help but pleaded with red eyes.

The Liao soldiers who supervised behind hid behind the wooden fortifications. This kind of fortifications were fixed side by side with thick wooden boards, placed at an angle, and then fixed with wood.

But what the Liao army didn't know was that this thing couldn't defend against artillery and muskets, not to mention the thickness, even the gate of Weizhou City Gate with several layers of wood paneling and iron bars couldn't defend against it, let alone theirs. This little board.

Li Xingzhou's heart was also full of anger, but he held back, gritted his teeth and said, "No! Not yet!"

"My lord!"

"If I say no, then I can't!" He shouted loudly, stopping the blushing soldier.

There was a bloody massacre on the opposite bank. Dozens of people were shot and killed on the bank and in the river. The Liao army even captured a prisoner who dragged Juma into the water, dragged him ashore, and beheaded him in front of everyone. , and dropped his head into the river toward them, provocatively speaking across the river in a Khitan language they didn't understand.

A riot ended with bloodshed, and the remaining people had no choice but to pile up horses and fences in silence. Some soldiers of the new army were even angry and cried, their faces flushed, and tears fell straight to their mouths, but they still obeyed the order and did not open fire. .

War is a collection of conflict, violence, anger, and hatred. Being in it, the anger in my heart is the most difficult to suppress, but Li Xingzhou has repeatedly told himself to be calm, to be patient, and to wait for the opportunity!

The Liao army on the other side dared to face them with such fortifications, which showed that they knew nothing about the new army's weapons. This was Di Zhi's biggest trump card on the main battlefield.

Because you don't know anything, you will be defenseless.

Dizhi's side is the main battleground that determines the outcome. At this time, the army behind the Liao army has not all left the camp. If they open fire and beat the Liao army on the other side, they will indeed avenge dozens of compatriots. But what about the consequences of a hothead?
The Liao army may have realized that they have such powerful weapons, and then they became wary, which may affect the outcome of the main battlefield in the east.

At this time, they can't fire, at least they can fire before the main force of the Liao army and Di Zhi go to war.

Although the officers and soldiers of the new army were furious, none of them fired a single shot. Thousands of people lined up on the bank of the river without a single shot. They faced and waited silently, suppressing all their anger in their hearts.

There are many black guns, which can easily smash the Liao army on the other side into a sieve, but no one shoots. Along the way, the new army, who has experienced blood, hatred, and anger, has become different.

(End of this chapter)