Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 312 Joy is not over (13)

The enemy cavalry appeared quite suddenly to the artillery battalion.This battlefield was originally a wilderness, but the hundreds of thousands of Liao and Jin troops quickly changed the landscape.The army formations and camps blocked the sight, corpses were strewn all over the field, luggage was in a mess, cavalry galloped far and near, and black smoke filled everywhere.When the Five Thousand Palace Tent Cavalry Army approached from the periphery, all the adjacent Jin Army departments had already noticed.On the battlefield where hundreds of thousands of troops fought decisively, [-] cavalry said they were not too many, and they said they were not too many. However, the generals of the Jin Kingdom, such as Wanyan Cibushi, Wanyan Loushi, and Wanyan Zonghan, all restrained their subordinates and waited for them, but they did not respond in time. Soldiers and horses were sent to intercept or expel them, and no one even notified the artillery battalion on the march.

The [-] palace tent cavalry seemed to be harassing aimlessly, but the goal was very clear. The artillery battalion of the Jin army posed a great threat to the Liao army. If you don't, you will never withdraw your troops.His reconnaissance cavalry had already stayed near the artillery battalion. After learning the news that the Jin Guo artillery army had left the camp, the five thousand fine cavalry immediately dispatched. After wandering around the periphery of the Jin army for a while, Yeluguan judged that Jin All the soldiers went forward to attack the Liao army camp, but no one came out to stop the partial division for the time being, and immediately led the cavalry under his command to go straight to the Jinbing Artillery Battalion.

When the five thousand cavalry bypassed the flanking camps and suddenly appeared, they were less than two hundred steps away from the artillery battalion of the Han army on the march.If it was an infantry army on an ordinary march, I'm afraid it would have been a mess, let alone the slightest resistance.This artillery battalion of the Han army immediately gave up the front and rear chariots and horses, and almost shrank into a circular formation when there was no time to go, so that Yeluguan took a look.

"The palace tent army!" "This is the palace tent army!"

After seeing clearly that Laiqi was wearing white armor, the Jurchen archers and the Han army spearmen whispered to each other, with fear on their faces.In the past few days of fighting, the palace tent army has left a deep impression on Jin Bing, not only the armor is strong, but also the cavalry and foot combat are very good.For a long time, seeing that the Jin soldiers were about to break through the Liao army's defense, they sent a team of palace tent troops on the opposite side to stabilize the situation.

Accompanied by the roaring hoofbeats of the war horses, there was also a peculiar "beep" sound of armor plates colliding.The cavalry wore fine and dense iron scale armor, each of which was forged repeatedly. Although it was not as strong as the heavy armor of Xia Guo's Tiger Wing Army, it was superior in lightness and agility, and it was especially good at protecting against arrows.The cavalry army of five thousand palace tents rushed straight to the artillery battalion of the Han army that was hastily formed in the open ground.A piece of white iron flow is very eye-catching on the messy battlefield.

"Zong Bi, what should we do?"

Wanyan Zonghan looked at the white-armored cavalry who was charging like lightning, and 'licked' his lips.He was very lucky. Just when he was charging first, an iron bullet pierced through two layers of iron armor and one layer of cowhide armor. Although he almost fell off his horse, he did not hurt his vitals. 'Xing' took off his iron armor and went into battle wearing only light leather armor.From Wanyan Zongbi's point of view, on the battlefield where arrows are flying horizontally, it is undoubtedly courting death.

"You want to save that Han man?" Wanyan Zongbi asked back, frowning, without answering.

"Bah!" Wanyan Zonghan spit on the ground with a look of disgust on his face, dispelling the idea of ​​leading the army to intercept him.Anyway, the father did not issue an order, and on this huge battlefield, there were no military orders from generals such as Wanyan Cibushi and Wanyan Loushi.No one can control anyone.Just now Zhao Xingde refused his request to send [-] infantry to attack the Liao camp. "Liaogou loses again and again, and the Jurchens only need to work harder to defeat Yelu Dashi. Does that Han think he is so important?" Wanyan Zongbi sneered slightly as he looked at the sparse Han army formation, but it was a pity The Jurchen archers assigned to the artillery battalion.

The iron cavalry of the Liao Army seemed like a pack of wolves rushing towards the artillery battalion. Zhao Xingde stood on a artillery cart, holding a strong bow in his hand, facing the direction of the cavalry. Within a hundred steps.The Kingdom of Jin attaches great importance to the cavalry, and the Jurchen infantry archers who are responsible for protecting the artillery battalion are all auxiliary soldiers. If it is not a war, they are usually just farming and hunting in various ministries.Fortunately, the Jurchen tribes have been fighting for years, and these deputy soldiers also know that under the impact of the cavalry, they will lose their minds if they lose.Therefore, despite the fear in their hearts, they still maintained their formation, bending their bows and setting arrows.

"Let go!" Zhao Xingde gave an order, and the two thousand Jurchen archers loosened their bowstrings one by one, shooting arrows at the Liao army cavalry continuously. sparse.Moreover, even if many arrows 'shot' the armor of the Liao army, they could not penetrate, but were bounced away instead.

"One..." "Two..."

"Quick! Quick!" Zhang Liandao's heart was as impatient as a cat's paw, but he could only keep his mouth shut and follow the sergeant's command to load the firecracker with ammunition. It was so big that the Gungun Battalion could only stand in front of the circle and line up in five teams. In the field of vision, there were overwhelming cavalry of the Liao army rushing straight forward.

"Three..." "Four..." The shaking of the earth became more and more severe.

Zhang Liandao listened intently to the password, poured the ammunition bag into the muzzle, pressed it with a stabbing rod, set up the support stick, took out the fire pocket and shook it brightly, and was ready to ignite.With the last trembling left, he can retreat into the spear array. Although it is unknown whether the spear array can stop the Liao cavalry, he can always avoid it for a while. Zhang Lian held his breath and concentrated on waiting for the final ignition He ordered, but he heard the sound of "tick" and "tick" in his ears. He looked down sideways, but it was the gunner next to him who was shaking all over, and the bottom of his crotch was wet, dripping dripping.

"Unlucky!" Zhang Liandao frowned, took a deep breath, and tried his best to drive the fear out of his mind.

"Five!" The gunners in the first row ignited the 'drug' primer at the same time, and pushed the gun rods hard with their shoulders.Zhao Xingde and Liu Zhijian nodded in satisfaction at the same time, the movements of these gunmen were not wrong at all, even the one who was so frightened that he peed on his crotch.The primer of gunpowder is burning sizzling. "Quick! Quick!" Zhang Liandao felt his mouth dry, and the Liao cavalry was getting closer and faster, as if they were about to hit him.

Yeluguan clamped the horse between his legs, bent his bow and set up an arrow with both hands free, and shot the arrow into the sky.With a sharp and piercing voice, Mingyu rushed straight into the sky, and the palace tent cavalry who followed closely behind Yeluguan fired arrows one by one. He shot down, and immediately 'shot' many soldiers of the Han army with thin armor.The arrows of the Liao army were too dense to avoid.The soldiers of the Han army holding spears screamed from time to time, and some even fell to the ground without saying a word.

Hearing a "clang", a heavy arrow 'shot' on the iron helmet, as if hit by a stick, his ears rang, and he felt a little dizzy. "Fuck!" Zhao Xingde gritted his teeth and scolded, "What a heavy arrow!" Bending his bow and nodding an arrow, an arrow shot out, and the arrow pierced the wind, and 'shot' into the curtain of a war horse, the arrow feathers Straight into the skull, the horse rolled and fell to the ground, and the cavalry seemed dead.The two thousand Jurchen archers also bent their bows and mounted arrows to fight back.However, what Zhao Xingde used was a strong bow, which could 'shoot' through the curtains of the Liao army's horses.Jurchen archers can't do this. The palace tent cavalry wears armor on their horses. The face curtain, chicken neck, and chest are made of iron scale armor, and the horse's body armor, back, and parasites are thick leather armor.Ordinary Jurchen archers can only "shoot" close by, so that the arrows can penetrate through the armor.The poisonous arrows used cannot penetrate iron armor and are useless.

.The imperial army of the Song Dynasty likes to use hard bows and light arrows, which can strike far. The cavalry army of the Liao Kingdom prefers to use soft bows and long arrows. Although the shooting range is not as good, the lethality is better.The palace tent cavalry army was selected by hundreds of thousands of elite Liao troops. Their horses could run under heavy loads, and their men used strong bows and long arrows. The Jurchen step archers were at a disadvantage when the arrow feathers fell from these two rounds.The Liao army's cavalry and shooting arrows were extremely accurate. Before the two armies met, [-]% of the peripheral musket gunners and spearmen were lost.

It was only fifty steps away from the infantry circle. At this distance, the arrows fired from the opposite side could already penetrate the armor. The cavalry began to chase and fall off their horses continuously. The palace tent army had to change the direction of their horses to avoid the arrows.At this time, the Liao cavalry could clearly see the fearful expression on the opponent's face.

"At this point, why don't you run for your life?" Yeluguan thought to himself.If it was an ordinary infantry army, they would have turned around and fled away long ago.If it is not a last resort, even the cavalry of the Liao army with armored horses and horses are unwilling to charge straight into the enemy's formation.But if the Jin Guo Artillery Battalion could be destroyed in one fell swoop, some losses would be acceptable.Seeing that within thirty steps of approaching the enemy's formation, the palace tent cavalry controlled the horse with both legs. The horse was extremely well-trained, and immediately turned to the left and right. .The palace tent army shoots arrows within [-] steps to kill the enemy army very accurately, and can penetrate most armors.

Just at this time, "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang! Bang!"Before Yeluguan could react, the two riders around him rolled over and fell to the ground.The horses were turning, but the cavalrymen were holding bows and arrows in both hands, relying on the strength of their waists and legs to control the horses. Although many cavalrymen were not hit, they fell off because of the shock of the horses.

"artillery!"

Yeluguan glanced back, and saw many spearmen rushing back to the formation. "Damn it!" He regarded the group of "gunners" in front of him as spearmen, Yeluguan cursed secretly, and immediately turned around and fired another arrow, which pierced the back of a gunner. vented his anger and left.The palace tent cavalry charged into the formation quite neatly. The front team shot arrows and then went back to the rear team. It was so continuous that they didn't urge their horses to rush in through the enemy's gap until the enemy's formation collapsed.

Zhang Liandao and the surviving first team of gunners rushed into the formation. "Bodhisattva bless you", before he could catch his breath, the sergeant's order sounded again. "Damn it!" Zhang Liandao's mind was blank, "Are you going to go out again?" He subconsciously took out the gun brush, brushed it along the barrel of the gun twice, and inserted the brush without looking at it. Going back to his waist, he took out the ammunition bag and held it in his hand, waiting for the second military order.The second team of musketeers had already lit the 'drug' primer, and they were all focused on looking ahead.The black smoke from the gunfire mixed with the smoke and dust from the cavalry, and the front could not be seen clearly, and it was vaguely unknown how many cavalry were rushing forward, which made people even more frightened.