Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 378 0373 [They are all old oily sons]

Han Shizhong was observing the mandarin duck formation of the rebel army. When he was guarding the camp that day, he saw it from a long distance away.

But I couldn't see clearly, and I didn't really fight.

The armor of these rebels is very cheap, mostly paper armor.

The paper mill in Jintan Village stopped producing writing paper for a long time, and it has been converted to armor paper for more than a year.

After the Zhu family's father and son raised troops, they occupied the paper mills in various counties and counties, and ordered them to supply enough paper.Whether it is forced expropriation or plundering, you still have to pay on credit to buy paper at a low price.

The expansion of the army is too fast, not to mention iron armor and rattan armor, even leather armor is in short supply, and paper armor is the easiest to make.

The officers, soldiers and archers, seeing the shields in front of the rebels, chose to throw their troops in the rear.

Most of the archers in the Western Army belong to the rural soldiers.

After Wang Anshi's reform, it became even worse. Regardless of urban or rural areas, Baojia township soldiers were organized and trained.Later, bow and arrow clubs were organized to allow folks to own bows and arrows, and the government would also give money to members of the club to buy bows.

In Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and Shaanxi, there are bow and arrow clubs everywhere. They usually train at home by themselves, and wait for the army to be recruited in wartime.

There was even a special official position set up, that is, "to promote a certain archer", and Zhong Shidao once held this position.

A few years ago, due to financial difficulties, Song Huizong ordered the disbandment of the National Bow and Arrow Club, and the government no longer gave members money to buy bows, resulting in fewer and fewer qualified archers in the Western Army.

At this time, the rain of arrows fell, most of which were blocked by the shields and wolves, and a small part were shot at the paper armor of the rebels.

Paper armor sounds very stretchy, but it is the nemesis of bows and arrows. Good-quality paper armor "strength and arrows cannot penetrate".

At that time, Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty made a special law, and he was sentenced to hang if he made five pairs of paper armor privately.

It is made of hard cloth and covered with paper tendons. It is one of the standard armors of the Song Army, and sometimes tens of thousands of sets are customized in one go.

The helmets of the rebels are woven with bamboo strips, and the inside is also stuffed with paper tendons, which can effectively defend against arrows thrown down.

The advancing rebel army withstood a round of bows and arrows. There were many lightly injured, but none seriously injured. They all knew how to protect the fatal parts.

Only one sound of the trumpet was heard, and there were [-] rebels, who were ordered by Shen Wei to circle around the flanks.

Han Shizhong adjusted accordingly and sent a force to fight.

The melee soldiers also stepped forward one after another, protecting the archers at the rear.Because direct shooting is difficult to work, archers don't need to stand in front of the formation, and it's almost the same place to stand when throwing.

"What kind of ghost formation is this?"

Han Shizhong felt something was wrong with the arrangement of the mandarin duck array.

Strange weapons, strange formations, and a strangeness everywhere.

Qi Jiguang's mandarin duck array weapon changed several times according to the enemy, and finally became boring and palladium nearly four meters long.

When Zhu Ming expanded his army, he also set standards: wolf milling is one foot and four feet (4.4 meters), spear is one foot and one foot (3.5 meters), and boring palladium is one foot and two feet (3.8 meters).

After three rounds of bows and arrows, the front rows of the two sides were already very close, and faces could be seen between each other.

The archers of the Western Army threw their last shot and took out their knives to prepare for close combat.They are also armored. If they are replaced by regular soldiers of the Western Army, they even have special archer infantry armor.

In the army of the Northern Song Dynasty, the proportion of archers was very high, and it could reach [-]% at the most outrageous time.

It is naturally impossible to take so many with a surprise attack to capture Guancheng.

Moreover, after Song Huizong abolished the bow and arrow club, the output of the bow and arrow workshop also declined, and there were not enough weapons to recruit so many.

Of the more than 2000 people in Han Shizhong's hands, [-]% belonged to close combat soldiers. The main combat weapons were spears and hand knives, and some soldiers were also equipped with javelins.

Without the bed crossbow and god arm bow, those things are too heavy.

Of course, he didn't wear heavy armor, but it looked much more formal than the rebel army.

It is precisely because the equipment of the rebel army is so bad that the morale of these western troops can be maintained high.

"Change formation!"

"Shut up!"

Without the threat of the archers, the mandarin duck formation began to become loose.The rattan player and the long player, under the command of the squad leader, led the soldiers of the Wu army to change formations, and the width of the battle suddenly increased.

"Shoot the gun!"

After the formation was completed, the shield players began to throw javelins, and the team leaders began to shoot arrows freely.

The Western Army is also throwing javelins sporadically.

There were casualties on both sides, but there were many wounded and few dead.

Finally, the front row of the two sides collided, and they fell into a stalemate in an instant.

The four-meter-long wolf dog poked back and forth, and the soldiers of the Western Army were very irritable.This thing is not very lethal, but it interferes with the line of sight and blocks the space.

A few brave people braved their injuries and rushed through the wolf formation, and they would immediately be attacked by spearmen.

A few fish that slip through the net rush forward, and they will be forked back by boring palladium.

After fighting for more than ten minutes, the Western Army continued to suffer casualties, and the idea of ​​"cherishing life" came to my mind again.

Han Shizhong had no choice but to let the bow and arrow hold the knife in his hand and go around to both sides to try to pinch.

Seeing this, Shen Wei also joined the reserve team to resist the archers who circled around.

The archers of the Western Army walked around for a while, and soon stopped shooting arrows, unwilling to fight with the reserve team of the Rebel Army.

Han Shizhong personally led the [-] soldiers in his headquarters, regardless of any formation, and rushed to the flank of the rebel army as quickly as possible.

However, Shen Wei took his own headquarters, trotted forward to rescue in formation, and at the same time blew the horn to remind the relevant troops.

Han Shizhong led his troops to quickly go around to the flanks, and with another western army, they flanked the hundreds of rebels on the far left.

The boring men in the rebel army, as well as the spearmen in the back row, all turned to the left.

Han Shizhong dodged one of the boring palladiums, but was pushed away by another boring palladium, and the sharp cone of the boring palladium pierced the armor directly.

Under the pain, Han Shizhong grabbed the boring palladium lever, dragged it backwards, and directly dragged the boring palladium hand so that he staggered forward.

Another long spear stabbed at Han Shizhong's abdomen, but was blocked by the armor and did not penetrate deep into the flesh.

Han Shizhong was terrified. He was attacking the bandit soldiers on both sides, and he was also attacked by a combination of several weapons.

What the hell kind of formation is this?
Han Shizhong was ruthless, discarded the long spear in his hand, continued to hold the boring palladium with his left hand, and grabbed the long spear that was stabbing his abdomen with his right hand.The pikemen hurriedly retracted their guns and stabbed again, Han Shizhong dragged his boring hand back, pulling the boring hand out of the army.

Han Shizhong's subordinates took the opportunity to rush into the gap. The rebels in this team, regardless of life and death, raised their knives to make up for their positions, and were shot and wounded by soldiers of the Western Army.

The boring palladium hand was so frightened that he quickly discarded his weapon, drew his knife and slashed at the enemy.

Han Shizhong snatched Tang Palladium and charged forward with all his strength, while the wounded rebel spearman retreated again and again.

The leader of the rebel army came to fill his seat again, raised his gun and stabbed at Han Shizhong.

The boring palladium is too long, Han Shizhong can't use it smoothly, and has already rushed in, the weapon is too long but cumbersome.He discarded the boring palladium and drew the saber, split the captain's spear, and pushed the saber forward along the barrel.

It was too late for the squad leader to close his gun, so he also dropped his gun and drew his knife to block.

Han Shizhong slammed out with a short body, knocked over the captain directly, and stabbed him down fiercely.

The knife pierced the neck, which was not protected by paper armor.

The squad leader quickly turned over to avoid it, and at the same time shouted: "The captain died in battle, and the whole team will be killed!"

"kill!"

The whole team seemed to be red-eyed, and the injured soldiers ignored them and threw themselves at Han Shizhong, who was kicked away by Han Shizhong.

A soldier of the Western Army pointed his gun at the soldier who was standing unsteadily, and stabbed the soldier's throat fiercely.

Han Shizhong still wanted to kill the squad leader who fell to the ground, but another spearman attacked again.

Han Shizhong swung his knife to block, and the spearman had already been shot, and he was shot twice at the same time, all of which were the result of the soldiers of the Western Army.

Two gunshot wounds were stabbed in the paper armor, but he survived.

Han Shizhong raised his saber and slashed at the spearman's face.

Another soldier of the Western Army also killed a boring palladium hand.

This mandarin duck team had three dead, many people were injured, and they were attacked from both sides, so they were finally on the verge of collapse.

A sense of dread sets in, overpowering the excitement of adrenaline.

As long as Han Shizhong kills the squad leader, the entire squad will inevitably collapse, no matter how strict military discipline is, it will not be able to suppress it.

At this moment, Shen Wei's headquarters finally arrived in formation and immediately surrounded Han Shizhong.

"Fifth Brother Han, let's go!" the officer reminded his subordinates.

Han Shizhong swung his knife again, and the team leader rolled over to avoid it, his face was slashed until his teeth were exposed.Han Shizhong roared: "Don't bother with this guy anymore, kill the bandits who are still standing, these bandits are about to collapse!"

In fact, it has already collapsed, after all, it is a two-sided attack.

While Han Shizhong was speaking, one wolf player died, and the rattan player also died. The Yuanyang team was attacked from the front by the Western Army.

The rest of the soldiers turned and fled, smashing the nearby friendly soldiers to pieces.

As long as Han Shizhong continues to chase and kill, he will be able to break the formation of the rebel army sideways.

But Shen Wei's headquarters suddenly came, and under the side attack, Han Shizhong's headquarters was also crumbling.

At the same time, another battalion of rebels rushed towards the archers of the Western Army.The archers shot for two rounds, but they didn't want to fight the rebels at all, so they turned and ran away in fright.

This rebel army stopped chasing the archers and slammed into the right flank of the Western Army.

The right wing of the Western Army was already fighting hard, but was shaken instantly in the face of changes.

Liu Guangshi's general, Feng Chong, knew the key to his superior's life-saving, and turned around and fled without any psychological burden.

The entire right wing collapsed in an instant, like dominoes falling, and teams of Western troops followed and fled.

Han Shizhong's headquarters, which was attacked from behind, was still fighting until he heard friendly soldiers shouting for their lives.The veterans immediately realized what was going on, and ran away in disregard of the military order, while the recruits continued to fight foolishly.

Han Shizhong was furious, but he was also a veteran...

The soldiers of the Western Army who can't run for their lives don't live long, and it's not the first time Han Shizhong has escaped.

In other words, Han Shizhong's ability to escape is also among the best in the Western Army, and at this moment he escaped quickly with oil on his feet.

When small groups are fighting, Han Shizhong often wins more with less.

Once he cooperates with friendly forces, Han Shizhong has suffered countless defeats in his life.Always inexplicably, the friendly army broke up, and then his own troops followed suit.

This battle is nothing but a classic reappearance.

"Blow the horn, the whole army pursues!"

Shen Wei's blood spurted, and he rushed out with his troops excitedly.

Of course, he didn't realize who he had defeated, and he was purely happy because of his meritorious service.

Not many Western troops died in battle, and there are still more than 2000 people until now.These guys fled in all directions, some ran north along the old Tangluo road, and some ran east along the way they came.

Han Shizhong's mind is still clear, knowing that if he escapes to the north, he will starve to death if he is not caught, but when he flees to the east, there are friendly troops blocking the way.He has quickly worked out an escape plan, first going north and then going east, escaping and then gathering the rout, and he will have to pull hundreds of people back to deal with business.

(End of this chapter)