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Chapter 120 Hollow Square Array
"Kill! Those who break through the defense line of the Liao army will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!" Bahar personally sat in the middle army and commanded the mixed bow and step troops to launch a death-defying charge towards Mrs. Yang's first battalion!
Under the oppression of muskets, he really couldn't come up with any suitable tactics, so he could only try to break through the defense line of the Liao Army as soon as possible!Another thing that can reduce losses is to disperse the troops a little bit, so that they don't gather together and become living targets for the Liao army.

"Fight according to the first set of combat plan." Mrs. Yang looked excitedly at the Jin soldiers who started to charge.

"General Yang, something is wrong. Look at their attacking troops, but they lack cavalry." Tian Meng immediately noticed that something was wrong with the golden soldiers. "At this time, we should fight according to the third battle plan."

After listening to Tian Meng's words, Mrs. Yang, who was full of blood, took a closer look and found that it was indeed what Tian Meng said. The Jin army, which had always had cavalry troops waiting for the opportunity, had no cavalry to help out this time, which revealed some strangeness. .

"Okay, let's form a phalanx according to the third battle plan." Mrs. Yang gave the order.

The several captains who received the order commanded their subordinates to quickly deploy their defenses according to the combat plan of the daily exercise.The two sides of the long line of privates that originally formed a row retreated back, and quickly formed a new army formation.This military formation is no longer a straight line, but a rectangular hollow phalanx, with three dense columns of musketeers on each side, and the center of the hollow phalanx is the battalion commander, civilian officials and The battalion belongs to the artillery team.The reason for the hollow phalanx is that the center of the phalanx does not appear crowded.

"The artillery of the artillery team bombarded their infantry formation!" Mrs. Yang called the person in charge of the artillery team and said fiercely.

"Yes!"

The twelve cannons arranged in the middle of the hollow phalanx were pushed to the direction where Bahar and the others charged.

"Bombardment!"

As Bahar and the others approached, the most advanced artillery in the twelve Liao army was the first to roar, and the earth trembled!

Boom boom boom! ! !
The white smoke dispersed, and the terrifying shells drew mournful trajectories in the air, falling into the middle of the charging Jin troops!The range of these latest artillery has reached a distance of one to two miles, directly bombarding the most densely populated part of the golden soldiers!
boom.A grenade exploded on the ground, splashing more than a dozen pieces of iron, killing several nearby golden soldiers on the spot!The lethality of the shrapnel was so strong that it brought out the intestines of the bloody forest of the golden soldiers hit!

Not far from Bahar, who was hiding in the crowd, also dropped a grenade.His cheek was hit by a foreign object, and it hurt hotly.For a moment, Bahar thought he had been hit by the artillery of the Liao Army, but later he came to his senses and realized that it was just the mud splashed when the shell exploded.

The deterrent power of artillery is far greater than the damage it causes, and the thousands of infantry camps that charged were all stunned.

"Jiala Erzhen, the Liao Army's artillery fire is too fierce, and the brothers are starting to get scared and dare not charge forward." Niulu, who supervised the battle, complained to Bahar one after another.

"Those who retreat will die, and those who don't charge forward will also die!" Bahar's ears were still ringing slightly due to the loud noise of the artillery, and he roared hoarsely, "For the fate of our country, this battle must be won No!"

"Everyone hold your breath, don't shoot without my order!"

The side of the hollow phalanx facing Bahar is a row of musketeers. Some of them have participated in the battle with the golden soldiers before, and some of them are new recruits who have only undergone many drills and have not participated in the cruel battle. fighting.This direction is defended by the most elite brigade in the first battalion. The brigade captain also has various squadrons and squadrons to command the musketeers in each row and section, so that orders are prohibited.

The artillery bombarded for three or four rounds within the range, defeating part of the attacking Jinbing front, and the remaining Jinbing infantry was still advancing under the urging of the Niulu under the cannon fire.

"Sir, the enemy is less than 50 meters away, why don't we shoot?" A recruit who was close to the leader of the battle supervisor shouted anxiously while aiming at the increasingly clear golden soldiers.

"Don't be in a hurry, do what you usually do, and I'm sure you'll be fine!" The supervisor raised the flag, "Get ready!"

The first and second platoons of the golden soldiers attacked infantry with shields. If they shot too far away, the power of the muskets at this time would be a waste of bullets, so wait until the distance between the two sides is close before fighting.

"Get ready, shoot!" The supervisory officer on the defense line ordered, and rows of muskets emitted white smoke, filling the entire battlefield, shooting and killing the panting golden infantry!

"Change teams, reload!" The musketeers in the first row finished shooting, and the musketeers behind stepped forward and fired continuously!

When the Jin soldiers came under pressure, the recruits who were on the battlefield for the first time were still a little nervous, but after the first shot was fired, the tension in the hearts of these recruits disappeared, and their bodies mechanically responded according to the usual practice.Moreover, the gunpowder smoke on the battlefield blocked the Musketeers' vision, so they didn't need to be nervous if they couldn't see the enemy clearly, they just needed to keep reloading and shooting!

"Aim the artillery at the opponent's flag and try to knock out their commander."

Mrs. Yang saw that the front line of defense had already exchanged fire with the enemy, which meant that almost all the enemy's infantry had entered the range covered by the artillery, and her own artillery could shoot wherever she wanted!As the distance between the two sides narrowed, the speed of the Jinren infantry charging in front dropped sharply and overlapped with the infantry behind, increasing the lethality of the cannon several times.

"Kill!" Bahar, whose face was covered with blood, showed his bloody side, and fell into a gambler's madness. He even braved his muskets and led his own soldiers to attack the defense line of the Liao army!

Tsk—a bullet slashed across Bahar's shoulder, leaving a bloodstain.But the crazy Bahar didn't notice it, and he still stepped over his companion's corpse without hesitation, brandishing a machete and slashing at the sergeant of the Liao Army who had inserted his bayonet in the front row.

"Bahar has won the opportunity for us. The defeat of the Liao Army is today. Everyone, for the glory of the Kingdom of Jin, follow me to charge!"

Chilu appeared behind the first battalion with three and a half cavalrymen. They trotted at first, and then quickly turned into a canter.

"Kill!" Shouts rang out, and this thousand-man cavalry troop galloped forward!

Now all the firepower of the Liao army was attracted by the infantry led by Bahar. As long as the cavalry led by him appeared behind the Liao army and a wave of arrows rained down, the Liao army would be in chaos.Bahar held the oxhorn bow and clamped the horse's belly with his feet, so he thought.

However, when he saw clearly the changed formation of the first battalion, he was stupefied—three rows of muskets were aimed at them, waiting for them to come to the door.

(End of this chapter)