The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 508 Great Battle ([-])

The rounds of shelling for more than half an hour caused considerable casualties to the cavalry archers of the Yuan army. When nearly [-] cavalry archers retreated, less than half of the soldiers were able to ride on their horses intact.

Under the leadership of Boyandi, the cavalry archers of the second team of 100 people rushed to more than [-] meters in front of the Guanzitan camp.

Although the sound of artillery is still there occasionally, it no longer threatens the Mongolian cavalry.

Boyan waved his hand, but saw a burst of arrows flying towards the camp of the Song army, causing the shield soldiers of the guards to panic and occupy the air superiority, and a large number of Yuan army infantry rushed up again.

Ali Hague said excitedly: "Your Majesty, do you need to bring the return gun?"

"No need," Kublai Khan shook his head and said, "The accuracy of the return artillery is a bit poor, and it is easy to mistakenly injure our soldiers who are attacking in front."

Like the first attack of the Yuan army, when the Yuan army reached more than ten meters in front of the camp, except for more than 1000 marksmen with the most exquisite archery skills, most of the horse archers stopped shooting, and the bows and arrows shot by the horse archers With the cover and the cowardly Xue army holding a huge shield, there were many more soldiers of the Yuan army rushing to the camp.

Seeing this, Wen Zhang immediately ordered: "Throw bombs," Jiulian, who is good at throwing, threw a hundred bombs at once.

When the Yuan army at the front saw hundreds of throwing bombs flying out of the camp, they immediately fell to the ground. After the sound of the "boom, boom" explosion, the unharmed Yuan army got up again and continued to move forward. rush.

Wen Zhang was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself, "The Mongols have become smarter." Seeing that the Yuan army was less than ten meters away, he had to order again: "Seventh Company, Ninth Company, throw bombs."

The soldiers of the two companies who received the order threw another two rounds of projectiles, this time two companies, a total of [-] projectiles, before disrupting the enemy's formation. The musketeers took the opportunity to pull the trigger, making the charge ahead. This group of soldiers of the Yuan army suffered all casualties.

"If this continues, throwing bombs will definitely not be enough," I said with a frown.

Gongsun Xiaochen said: "Your Majesty, the last general has been counting, and the Yulin Army has already used [-] pieces."

"kindness,"

"Your Majesty, then, do you want to notify them to stop using it?"

I thought for a while and said, "No need."

hundreds of meters away.

A Shu looked at the expressionless Kublai Khan and said, "Your Majesty, our army has suffered a lot, should we continue to attack?"

Kublai Khan said coldly: "Continue."

The Yuan army launched attacks round after round, with almost no pause.

The battle started in the early morning and has been fought for nearly two hours. Not counting the cavalry and archery soldiers who were killed by artillery bombs a hundred meters away, there were at least [-] soldiers of the Yuan army who fell in front of the camp. There were more than [-] soldiers, and the casualties of the Song army were less than [-]. Basically, it could be said that firearms slaughtered soldiers with cold weapons. However, by this time, the weaknesses of firearms began to be gradually exposed.

The artillery has entered a rest period, and the hot barrel needs to be cooled with cold water, and the heat of the barrel of the musket will soon reach a critical point, so the musketeers began to shoot in rotation. Also appeared at the forefront, firing alternately with the Guards musketeers on the parapet.

Time passed little by little, and when Gongsun Xiaochen told me that there were only [-] bombs left, I said, "Xiaochen, notify the [-]th Army and get ready to leave the camp."

"Yes, Your Majesty,"

"The Artillery Battalion needs at least half an hour of cooling time, and this period will be the most difficult,"

"Brother, why don't I go too," Fang Ling said hurriedly seeing the tense situation.

"Ling'er, it's not enough," I said with a smile.

Last night, according to my instructions, Jiang Wanzai led his men to dig several simple trenches 30 meters to 120 meters in front of Guanzitan. In addition to the previously dug trenches and various obstacles, the Mongolian cavalry could not move forward. Passing in large numbers, therefore, all the infantry are fighting at the front, which is of great benefit to the Song army who is not good at horse fighting.

Under the command of the commander of the 2000th Army, more than [-] heavy armored infantry suddenly rushed out of the camp and attacked the frontier troops of the Yuan Army.

The sudden heavy armored infantry made the Yuan army a little flustered, but soon, under the leadership of the cowardly Xue army, the situation was stabilized, and the two sides fought hand-to-hand.

At the same time, all the cavalry archers of the Yuan army stopped shooting arrows, and most of the musketeers also stopped short-range shooting, aiming their guns at the Yuan army in the distance. No one can guarantee that they will not hurt their own people. Unlike the rifles of later generations, after all, there is a process of ignition. On the guardrail, there are only more than 40 musketeers, still shooting at the enemy in front of them. These people are snipers in the Royal Forest Army. They can capture the target from time to time. With the help of their companions, their matchlocks are always on fire. Whenever they have the opportunity, they will pull the trigger. With every gunshot, a Yuan army will fall to the ground. When the fire rope is burned out, if the target cannot be found, it will be launched into the sky.

During the melee between the two armies, these sporadic gunshots were not noticed at all, and it seemed that they did not help the overall battle situation. However, a few clever soldiers of the Yuan army found that their bosses were decreasing one by one.

The Yuan army in front was basically armed with swords and shields, and it was difficult to compete with the heavy armored infantry. Although the Qi Xue army was brave, but their numbers were too small, they soon fell into a disadvantage. However, the follow-up Yuan army broke through the fire of the musketeers. The net, wave after wave, attacked the front of the camp.

Taking advantage of the number of soldiers, two or three soldiers of the Yuan army besieged a heavy armored army, and gradually regained the disadvantage.

"The [-]th Army deserves to be the main infantry of our army. In the infantry battle with the Yuan Army, it has a slight advantage,"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Yuan Ji said, "This heavy armored infantry unit in the Lin'an Military Region has selected all the strongmen from the original imperial army, but it can barely make up an army. Yin Yinglei also sighed, I The physical fitness of the North Korean soldiers is still lacking."

In this kind of hand-to-hand combat, strength is undoubtedly the most important. If the enemy strikes with a knife, it may cause a certain amount of damage to the heavy armored warrior, but if it is hit by a heavy weapon in the hands of the heavy armored infantry, even if it is not dead, it will be seriously injured. .

There is no such thing as skill, you strike, I strike, simply, this is the ancient war, except for the generals fighting each other, the battle between soldiers is so direct.

If there are spectators watching outside, it may even feel boring.

Of course, the heavy armored infantry also has its weakness, that is, it consumes far more physical strength than ordinary soldiers. Not to mention the weapons in their hands, the armor alone is not something ordinary people can bear.

The experienced soldiers of the Yuan Army certainly knew this. Under the leadership of the Qi Xue Army, they tried not to confront the soldiers of the [-]th Army head-on.

Jiang Wanzai, who directly commanded the battle on the guardrail, saw that the heavy armored infantry was gradually exhausted, and the soldiers of the Yuan army who rushed up afterward continued to flow, so he nodded to General Zhu Huan beside him.

When the [-]th Army attacked, all the soldiers of the Sixth Chamber had assembled in front of the camp, waiting for the order to rush out.

Holding two knives in hand, Zhu Huan said loudly, "Soldiers of the Sixth Chamber, follow me."

Zhu Huan, the commander of the sixth chamber, was a refugee who fled from the north to Yangzhou. He was skilled in martial arts and had extraordinary skills. Under Li Tingzhi's tent, there were three generals with outstanding martial arts skills. Shi Zhong, the instructor and commander of the eighth chamber, and General Zhu Huan, the former leader of the military tax army and the current commander of the sixth chamber.

After the establishment of the Jianghuai Military Region, the original Wu Tax Army was disbanded. Half of the soldiers in the Sixth Chamber were from the Wu Tax Army. The Wu Tax Army was composed of refugees from the north. These Wu Tax Army and the Mongols had How can the pain of deep hatred and family destruction be easily forgotten? Compared with the original Yangzhou Army, the Wu Tax Army trained harder. In their hearts, there was only one purpose, and that was to fight back to their hometown.

More than 1 soldiers from the Jianghuai Military Region replaced the heavy armored infantry and fought against the Yuan army.

The two sides gathered more and more troops in front of the camp. The hundred meters in front of the camp were full of people. The musketeers could no longer shoot, and even the snipers couldn't catch the target. The battle completely returned to normal. A contest of cold weapons.

Zhu Huan was originally born in foot combat, and his sword skills are outstanding. I saw his two swords waving, the lights and shadows flickered, opened and closed, like billowing waves hitting the shore, and the soldiers of the Yuan army who rushed up fell under the light of his swords. Even the cowardly Xue army had few enemies in Wuhe. Seeing Zhu Huan's bravery and unique armor, the Yuan army could naturally see that this person was the chief general of the Song army.

At this time, a soldier of the Yuan Army who was dressed in the armor of an ordinary Xue army rushed up from the side.

In the battle of thousands of troops, my eyesight was already weak, and even Fang Ling couldn't see clearly the situation of the melee, so I could only listen to Yuan Ji's narration of the details.

"General Zhu Huan was entangled by a cowardly Sergeant Xue. This man is proficient in swordsmanship, so he must not be an unknown person."

After a few breaths, Yuan Ji said again: "The strength of the two is equal, and I'm afraid we won't be able to tell the winner in a short time."

The sixth chamber waited for work with ease, and had the upper hand in terms of physical strength, and the military tax army in it was full of fighting spirit. Although the successor troops of the Yuan army attacked one after another, they still had the upper hand.

The melee scene lasted for about a quarter of an hour, and another team rushed in from a distance. It can be seen from the uniforms that this Yuan army of about 3000 people is all Mongol warriors. The strength is also quite sharp, and the team of 3000 people rushed to the center of the battlefield in an instant.

"Rush, kill," Qie Xuejun shouted in Mongolian.

The joining of a large number of Qixue immediately increased the confidence of the Yuan army present. The Qiexue army's simple moves and rich experience suppressed the momentum of the Song army in one fell swoop.

Zhu Huan, who was in the midst of a fierce battle, heard another cry of killing from the Yuan army, and knew that the opponent had added new troops, but he was entangled by the opponent and could not command the battle, so he immediately became anxious.