Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 575 Reloading Drill
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Smoke and dust piled up on the vast school field, and the shouts piercing the sky were deafening. Thirty thousand heavy infantry soldiers of the Nanchuan Army held swords and shields and formed three huge steel phalanxes.

Compared with the light infantry, the heavy infantry is the absolute main force on the battlefield. Their thick armor and fortified formation can not only crush the enemy in a frontal battle, but also can fight against the enemy when the battle is unfavorable. Hold your ground so that the whole army does not collapse.

All the frontier troops of the Far Eastern Dynasty had heavy infantry. However, in the past 100 years, the Far Eastern Dynasty had no wars, and the expensive heavy infantry was gradually cancelled. The heavy infantry has only the Northern Army and the Central Army units, and the rest of the armies exist only on a small scale.

The Nanchuan Army once suffered a big loss at the hands of the heavy infantry of the Central Army, and Luo Ting, the sergeant of the Xia Ge Legion, was killed in battle with the heavy infantry.

Lin Chuan has always hoped that the Nanchuan Army has a strong heavy infantry, but the armor of the heavy infantry is expensive to build, and one set of heavy infantry armor is enough to build three or four sets of light infantry armor. It is not possible to keep a single hoplite.

In addition, hoplites wear heavy armor weighing dozens of kilograms, and they need tall and sturdy fighters to fight with heavy loads for a long time. Ordinary fighters will be crushed by only heavy armor, let alone fighting. Therefore, the source of troops is also a problem.

Although there were many difficulties, Lin Chuan did not give up his determination to build a heavy infantry. Fortunately, after unremitting efforts, the Nanchuan Army is now capable of building a heavy infantry of its own.

"Offensive and defensive drill!" Legion Commander Xia Ge's voice was loud and high-pitched. With his loud shout, the formation of the three heavy infantry regiments was quickly divided into two parts, one for offense and one for defense.

Fifteen thousand hoplites held heavy square shields and formed a thick, orderly and rigorous military formation. All the soldiers were fighting with high spirits. The thick and strict military formation stood like an insurmountable mountain on the school grounds.

The formation of the attacking side is not a phalanx, but a triangular attacking formation. Compared with the thick feeling of the defender, the triangular attacking formation is full of fierceness, like a sharp knife drawn out of its sheath, full of murderous aura.

"Young commander, the leader of the attacking side is Lin Cunzhi."

"Oh?" Lin Chuan showed surprise. He didn't expect Lin Cunzhi to join the heavy infantry. He looked up and saw that the general in front of the attack formation was indeed somewhat familiar, but all the heavy soldiers were covered with thick armor. Only two eyes are exposed outside, and it's really hard to identify just by the size.

Lin Chuan turned his head to look at Xia Ge and said with a smile: "The selection of heavy infantry is strict and requires elite fighters. To be an officer requires both wisdom and courage. Can he convince the crowd with his ability?"

Xia Ge immediately understood the implication of Lin Chuan's words, he smiled and waved his hands: "I didn't take care of this kid, from the selection into our heavy infantry, to the assessment of officers, he is always at the top, it's all because of him My own efforts, but this kid is really good."

Hearing Xia Ge's praise, Lin Chuan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Lin Cunzhi to have such abilities at such a young age. It seems that he still pays too little attention to him.

"Attack!" With Lin Cunzhi's explosive shout, [-] hoplites moved with a bang. If they fight bloody battles, they will become the formidable Iron Division.

"Shield!" The defending general's voice was low, and as he yelled, the thick square shield fell to the ground with a bang, and was actually embedded in the soil. The steel lance was locked on the side of the shield, forming a steel forest. The heavy infantry at the moment is more like a hedgehog covered with sharp thorns, making it impossible to attack.

The two sides are getting closer and closer. Both sides are heavy infantry. They both understand that in the face of such a thick army formation, any tricks are futile. In the face of absolute strength, conspiracy is not as good as a frontal confrontation between the strong and the strong. .

Lin Cunzhi held a shield in one hand and a knife in the other as the front of the triangle attack formation. He took the lead in contacting the opponent, only to see the triangle hit the square army formation, and then burst into roars.

"Go!" Lin Cunzhi's voice roared like thunder, and he slammed into it with bravery while holding a shield. A hoplite was hit hard by the ground and took a few steps back, and the neat line of defense suddenly sank.

"Attack!" Everyone exerted their strength again. Following Lin Cunzhi, the attacker continued to squeeze forward, while the defender was bent in like a spring, but it was always concave and not collapsed.

This is a struggle between the two sides. Both sides are very strong. If the defenders were light infantry, they would have been defeated in the face of these heavy heavy equipment attacks, but now the defenders are still in the same position and even want to rebound.

"Divide the attack!" Seeing that the single triangle attack formation could not be saved under strong pressure, Lin Cunzhi decisively changed his tactics. The huge triangle formation suddenly changed into five wedge formations, which were firmly embedded in the defensive side. Try to cut each other apart.

"Retreat!" Facing Lin Cunzhi's fierce offensive, seeing that the formation was about to be divided, the defensive commander waved the flag, and even abandoned his soldiers to protect the army. He decisively resisted the offensive with 1 heavy infantry, and 100 people in the rear retreated. Lin Chuan reorganized the army formation at [-] meters, retreated without chaos, and was decisive. This is Lin Chuan's evaluation.

"Bite it!" The attacking side was relentless and continued to charge forward, and neither side could do anything to the other.

There was smoke and dust billowing on the battlefield, and the tactics of both sides were constantly changing. They were all elite heavy infantry, one side was attacking and the other was defending. Complete so many tricks.

"Follow me to the Heavy Hammer Battalion!" Just when Lin Chuan thought that the two sides were in a state of anxiety, and no one could do anything to the other.

Lin Cunzhi issued an order, and the three thousand heavy hammer infantry who had not been dispatched went straight to the opponent's central army. The heavy hammer fell, and the human shields flew away. Many soldiers rolled on the ground in pain, and the defender's position began to loosen.

However, Lin Cunzhi had a keen grasp of the situation on the battlefield. Before the opponent had mobilized troops to reorganize the defense line, he had already led the attack and continued to expand the results to the two wings.

"The attacking side wins!" The two sides finally fell into a melee, but because the defensive formation was broken, Xia Ge announced the victory or defeat.

As the results came out, countless medical and nurse soldiers immediately entered the scene and lifted the soldiers who had been beaten to death.

After watching the drill of the heavy infantry, Lin Chuan nodded in satisfaction. Although it was just a drill, it was no different from a formal battle, except that the sword was out of its sheath, and both sides still saw blood. Everything was close to actual combat. Chuan was very satisfied, as long as he was pulled up to fight a few battles and killed people, he could be regarded as a real elite soldier.

(End of this chapter)