Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 503 94 Xunyang full of Jingzhan -3

"If it's the Central Plains, the thousands of horses roaming around will throw up sand all over the sky, right?"

Wang Gui couldn't help thinking of Xiangzhou's hometown, his cheeks twitched slightly, his eyes narrowed, and he stared at the overwhelming Liao soldiers without blinking, as calm as a hunter facing a pack of wild wolves.

This is the first time that the town army has used sparse formations to face the enemy.A phalanx formed by commanding more than [-] people looks very small on the vast battlefield.Even the soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time also showed nervous expressions at this time.The soldiers' field of vision is full of enemies, while friendly troops are far apart.The phalanx of the Song Army is like isolated islands, and the cavalry rushing towards them is like a raging tide of anger.Thousands of cavalry, the chaotic hoofbeats were deafening, and the cavalry of the Liao Army clamored loudly, wanting to trample the flesh and blood standing in front of them into flesh.

The enemy cavalry was getting closer and closer, forty steps away, the arrogant look of the Liao army made Wang Gui's mouth sneer, and behind him, the centurion issued a military order loudly: "Fire—" just listen There was a roar of "bang bang" and "bang bang bang", hundreds of firecrackers fired at the same time, bursts of green smoke rose, and countless blunderbusses shot out with a strong wind.Immediately afterwards, several Liao army horses rushing forward neighed and fell in response, and the cavalry also fell to the ground.A few cavalrymen of the Liao army behind were also shot. Although the firecrackers could not reach far, the blunderbusses could penetrate iron armor within thirty or forty steps, and their power was stronger than ordinary arrows.

After the soldiers in the first row emptied the firecrackers, they immediately put the gun head and handle on the firecrackers, raised the iron spears with a length of one foot, inserted into the gap and stood side by side with the surrounding spearmen and long-handled axemen, The gun forest around the phalanx became denser.The gunners in the second row stepped forward and set up the firecrackers. Following the officer's command, "bang bang" and "bang bang bang" sounded again, and several Liao soldiers were shot and fell to death.The firecrackers only fired twice, and the cavalry of the Liao army had rushed to the front of the Song army, and they were about to collide with Rulin's spear points in a daze. Flying, passing in front of the phalanx without time, there are splashes of mud everywhere, taking advantage of the moment when the horses turned, the cavalry of the Liao army bent their bows and set their arrows, and the sound of arrows piercing the air was heard everywhere.

"Don't move without authorization, everyone stand up to die!" Centurion Zhang Que shouted loudly.

This is the old bugle of the Hebei camp.Most of the backbone of Yue Fei's troops were the elite soldiers who followed Wang Yan from the Hebei Camp to the south, and many of the habits of the Hebei Camp have been inherited in one continuous line.For a while, "Everyone stand up to die!" The voices were everywhere.Those who dare not exchange their lives for their lives can only be slaughtered by others.A horse has the strength of several people, and only when the infantry in formation stand shoulder to shoulder can everyone be courageous and able to compete with the cavalry on the plain.A soldier let out a muffled grunt, was 'pierced' in the throat by an arrow, and fell down straight.The gunner in the back row didn't have time to help him up, so he could only take a step forward, quickly picked up the dropped gun.The tip of the spear had to be pointed outward brightly all the time, in order to prevent the cavalry of the Liao Army from rushing into the formation.As soon as the soldiers in the second row finished firing, the guns in the third row immediately handed over the loaded guns. The officer immediately gave the order to fire. During the ascent, hundreds of firecrackers hit several cavalrymen who were too late to retreat.

There were dozens of gaps between the small phalanxes of the Song Army. Thousands of cavalry from the Liao Army followed these gaps and poured into the phalanx like mercury. The vanguard even penetrated the entire formation without hindrance.Around each phalanx are cavalry hovering and shooting arrows.Zhao Xingde Zhan watched all this from the artillery barracks, his brows were tightly frowned. In the narrow field of vision of the telescope, almost all of them were the cavalry of the Liao Army, and the solitary Song Army phalanxes were almost completely submerged in the sea of ​​cavalry.Every command was surrounded by the Liao army, and they had to fight alone.Only the endless blaring of firecrackers, bursts of green smoke rising from time to time, and the tragic cry of "everyone stands up to die" made people realize that the suppressors were still desperately resisting and fighting.

The cavalry of the Liao army became more and more cunning, and they learned to lure the musketeers to fire ahead of time almost without a teacher. They used their superb riding skills to approach the outside of the Song army's phalanx. Seeing that the large group of cavalry was about to charge straight Within the firing range of the firecrackers, a whistle was heard suddenly, and many cavalrymen turned around their horses in unison, skimming thrillingly beyond the firing range of the firecrackers, and after most of the Song army's firecrackers were fired, Get close to the firecracker array and shoot arrows.

"Fire artillery on the Liao army on both sides of the phalanx!" Zhao Xingde turned his head and said, "Report to Privy Envoy Yue, our army please fight!"

"Follow the order!" Gao Su quickly turned and ran to the artillery position in front, and ordered loudly, "Adjust the muzzle and bombard the enemy cavalry on both sides of the town."

After Gao Su assigned the bombardment area of ​​each artillery position, the gunners immediately got busy.The gun mount made by Xia Guo is easier to use. You only need to turn the winch to adjust the aiming direction and firing range. After a short pause, the artillery brought from Shuzhong will start firing again.However, most iron barrel guns still use gun mounts made in the Song Dynasty. Because there are no labor-saving gears and screw devices, this kind of gun mount requires a group of people to roll up their sleeves to move the gun body slightly, or use an iron frame Support the gun body and adjust the height of the pads.The front suppressors were fighting with the cavalry of the Liao Army, and people were dying every moment. "Quick!" "Quick!" The gunner was so anxious that beads of sweat the size of soybeans hung on his forehead. Every gun crew went all out, but it still took a long time to complete the re-aiming.

"The imitation of gun mounts in the Ezhou workshop seems to be speeding up." Zhao Xingde secretly thought.

"Each artillery group fires in turn!" Gao Su ordered loudly.

"fire--"

"fire--"

After a while of tossing, dozens of cannons were adjusted one after another, and they roared neatly again.A large group of cavalry is a moving target. At this moment, the cavalry of the Liao Army hovering on the left and right sides of the town and shooting arrows happened to expose their sides to the muzzle of the guns.The artillery shells roared and went straight to the place where the Liao soldiers and horses were densely packed.The artillery shells are separated by a distance of more than ten steps from the town's gun phalanx.Right in front of the soldiers of the suppressing army, patches of blood were splashed where the shells passed, and limbs and arms were broken everywhere on the ground.The violent bombardment forced the cavalry roaming around to either flee far away, or rush into the gap between the suppressing army formation.The distance between each small phalanx is sixty steps, and the range of firecrackers penetrating iron armor is forty steps.In the criss-crossed gaps in the phalanx, bullets flew in all directions, and the tactics of the Liao army to lure the gunners to fire were completely useless, because no matter how they avoided, they would always shoot at a certain phalanx. 'Within range.

The more crowded cavalry, the higher the hit rate of the blunderbuss fired by each phalanx.At the same time, the pressure faced by each Song army is also increasing.The horses were afraid of the tip of the spear, so the cavalry of the Liao army covered the eyes of the horses and rushed forward without hesitation.Several phalanxes were washed away.At this point in the battle, both sides were red-eyed.It was impossible for the Song army to surrender. Even if the phalanx was dispersed by the cavalry, the gunners would either grit their teeth and fight until the end, or gather to move closer to other nearby phalanxes.

Every gunner seems to be in the vortex of flesh and blood, his ears are filled with the neighing and screams of war horses, and anytime and anywhere, there may be a frightened war horse rushing over to kill him, or being snatched by a stray arrow. Go to death, or be stabbed by the Liao army's spear.The officers were still shouting "Stay alive to die", while the ordinary soldiers, no matter whether they were afraid or panicked, numb or excited, gave their lives to God.In such a chaotic situation, there is no correct tactic. The pikemen, longaxemen, and musketeers in the front row are desperately maintaining the front line, and the musketeers in the back row have also broken away from the officer's password to use Reload it at the fastest speed, and hand it over to the hands of the fellows in the front row at the fastest speed. The gunners in the front row immediately set up the gunfire and ignited the fuse.The pressure of being heavily surrounded by enemy cavalry forced everyone to act like this, as if if they were a little slower, they would be rushed into the enemy's line by a sudden large cavalry.The black smoke constantly rising from the muzzle of the gun blurred everyone's faces, everyone seemed to be in hell, and couldn't tell who was a monster and who was a ghost. It makes the soldiers on the battlefield look extraordinarily ferocious and violent.

"Stay alive!" Yan Xi opened her mouth wide and shouted hoarsely, "Third Capital, don't fire!"

The soldiers below looked at the centurion in fear, their smoky faces stained with blood and white paste. Just a quarter of an hour ago, this thin centurion smashed the head of a deserter with his own hands. "Get ready—" Yan Xi stared at the cavalrymen of the Liao Army looming in the gaps in the phalanx, his right eyelid twitched nervously.Because of countless firings, black smoke enveloped the square formation, and even the cavalry of the Liao Army a dozen steps away became invisible. Yanxi listened carefully to the hooves, but his ears were buzzing, but he still Believe in yourself: "The Liao people are very cunning, and they can't let go of all the firecrackers!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up..." Chen Wuyi looked at the invisible black smoke, panicked in his heart, couldn't help but want to light the fuse quickly, "Boom the fuck. "The palms of his hands holding the blunderbuss were soaked with sweat.

"Grandma, what's the matter with the third team?" Centurion Ma Quan yelled dissatisfiedly, and waved his hand vigorously, "Hurry up!" Bing, Ma Quan had already executed him on the spot.

Following the centurion's military order, clouds of thick smoke rose up, and the soldiers fired one after another, only to see people screaming in the thick smoke, and it was hard to tell how many were hit.After the firecrackers were fired, suddenly, a Liao army cavalry rushed out from the thick smoke. A dozen cavalry in front of them were covered with iron armor, and the eyes of the horses were covered with black cloth. It seemed that they were about to rush over. .The battle was chaotic, and the gunners had long lost the order in which they fired their guns. Ma Quan's heart sank, and he cursed: "Fight with his 'grandmother', stab, stab!" At that time, it was too late to reload the ammunition, and the soldiers rushed to "insert" their guns on the muzzle, and before they even had time to install the pole on the tail, the enemy cavalry was about to charge. In front of the face.

"It's over!" The faces of all the soldiers were pale, and they only had time to point their firecrackers at the direction where the enemy cavalry was rushing.