Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 837 Life and Death Battle ([-])

The iron armor of the Xiangfu National Army shines, and all infantry are issued with iron armor and low-brow helmets. On the other hand, the Liao army has less than one-tenth of the iron armor.

In the first row of pikemen, Wei Ziqi from the Black Wolf Legion glanced at the battalion commander who was constantly emphasizing the precautions, and turned his gaze to the front. A black wall of people rushed towards them on the opposite side, with dense gun barrels on their heads, like soldiers. There is a long wall made up of knives, and there are some archers and skirmishers of the Liao army in front of them as usual.

Wei Ziqi glanced at the two sides out of the corner of his eye, seeing that there were also Lianlian comrades-in-arms, he immediately felt relieved.This is what the company commander told them, when you feel that there are many enemies and are afraid, look at yourself, there are actually many people.

After hearing the battalion commander's howl, Wei Ziqi raised his right hand slightly and touched the dagger on the girdle, feeling a little safe in his heart. Although the dagger was small, it was his last self-defense tool. His monthly salary.

The brisk copper flute played, and Wei Ziqi felt relaxed for a while. For the first time, he felt that the flute sounded very good.It is said that His Majesty the Great Emperor personally set the tune, called the March of the Infantry.

The two sides approached quickly, and when they approached [-] paces, another bugle under Zhe Yuxun's banner sounded, and all the infantry phalanx of Xiangfu Kingdom shouted "Kill" in unison, and stopped. The spear touched the ground against the shoulder.

They only walked a short hundred steps, and they were more of a confrontational gesture to improve the morale of the soldiers. The soldiers of the Liao army on the opposite side walked very fast because they didn't have much time to dawdle.

Each infantry battalion has two giant guns and crossbows. They have come to both sides of the army formations of each battalion, and the crossbows and guns have been loaded.

As the infantry of the two sides approached, some cavalry of the Liao army also moved forward to cover the flanks, but there were still two groups of cavalry left behind to cover the two wings. , the cavalry left behind could stalk them from both sides.Maybe they were dragged from the flanks and fell into a melee, so there was a small group of Xiangfu cavalry who wanted to attack, but they gave up and continued to fight.

The cavalry of the two sides who are still in the melee is obviously difficult to achieve results in a short period of time, but as long as the infantry of the Liao Army wins, they can disperse the cavalry of the Xiangfu Kingdom with the cooperation of the infantry, thus being able to break through and escape, and they can also deal a heavy blow to the cavalry of the Xiangfu Kingdom .

The trebuchets on the hillside of Taniguchi kept throwing gunpowder bags, which caused a lot of casualties to the Liao army, and at the same time forced them to speed up and rush towards the infantry phalanx of the Xiangfu Kingdom. They all knew that once the two sides fought, the gunpowder bags would not be fired.

The distance between the two sides was just over [-] steps, when a series of rapid and harsh piercing sounds sounded, and sixteen giant guns and crossbows in the front row fired at the same time.

Sixteen six-foot-long crossbows and guns with a faint white trail shot towards the Liao soldiers' line with an astonishing screaming sound. Wei Ziqi could see every single crossbow and gun shot through four or five Liao soldiers at once. , leaving sixteen small gaps in the front line of the Liao soldiers, but soon the Liao soldiers behind filled it, and the front line still advanced firmly.

Each battalion has two giant crossbow gun squads, and each squad has a giant crossbow gun. The operator cooperated skillfully, and continued to shoot while adjusting the shooting angle, maintaining a speed of about one per minute. At this distance, the Liao soldiers were densely packed on the front line, and every shot was sure to hit, but the power of the gunpowder packs could not shake their determination. Every time there is damage, someone behind will come up to make it up.Not to mention the giant crossbow gun.

"I'm really desperate." Seeing the enemy's firm performance, Wei Ziqi muttered in his heart, and his heartbeat started to speed up. Before the Liao army called a month ago, there was a man in Fuzhou who was a matchmaker for him, and the dowry was prepared at home. up.

The faint smell of gunpowder smoke brought by the explosion of the gunpowder bag was permeated by the winter wind on the front line. Wei Ziqi hoped that the Liao army would move slowly and let the gunpowder bag and the giant crossbow. Kill all.

The speed of fire of the giant crossbow gun was gradually increasing. Obviously, the people in the crossbow gun squad knew that the Liao soldiers would approach quickly, and there was not much time for them to fire.The closer the distance is, the more people will be killed by each crossbow gun. At a distance of 200 meters, each crossbow gun can already kill six people. The screams from more than 200 steps away were faintly audible, and the gap was quickly filled up, and the corpse on the ground was quickly covered by the human wall.

The indomitable momentum of the Liao soldiers made the soldiers of the Xiangfu Kingdom in the front row a little nervous. Yang Jiye's voice sounded at the right time: "All soldiers, the Liao bandits came to our country to rob. He killed the people who gave birth to us and raised us, and robbed our Xiangfu Kingdom. The wealth of our people has destroyed the homes of countless people. I will not kill them today, I am afraid. The Liao army will come every year in the future. Remember, you are the strongest infantry in the world. The infantry of our Xiangfu Kingdom, there is no one in the world It is your opponent, no one is more determined than you..."

Amid the general's shouts, Wei Ziqi gave up the fantasy in his heart, clenched the spear in his hand, and murmured with his eyes closed: "The Jade Emperor, Grandpa City God, His Majesty the Emperor bless..."

Compared with the cavalry, which has been completely mired in melee, the infantry has a very wide front line, a large contact area, and there are no tricks, and the victory or defeat will be decided in a short time.

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The infantry of the Liao army entered the 150th step. They had already encountered four rounds of crossbows.

Finally within the range of the bow and arrow attack, the stragglers sent by the Liao army crossed the square and began to throw light arrows. Wei Ziqi lowered his head and covered his face with the eaves of his helmet with low eyebrows. The light arrows thrown from a distance landed in the formation. There was a clanging sound, only the giant crossbow. There were some screams of being hit from the gun squad. For the iron armor, a light arrow from a hundred steps away is almost like tickling.

A small number of Xiangfu cavalry broke away from the melee and shot heavy arrows against the Liao cavalry on the two wings. The large formation behind the Liao army did not delay, and continued to move forward at a fast pace, facing the gunpowder pack and the giant crossbow. Spear They are absolutely unwilling to spend time on the passive road.

After another round of gunpowder bombardment, the Liao army's stragglers quickly entered the seventy paces, and the howls of Liao army officers at all levels in the large formation behind them resounded again and again.

Zhe Yuxun returned to his position as the commander-in-chief of the infantry, at the back of the joint of the eight battalions in front and the eight battalions in the back.A row of personal soldiers put their left arms in the two rings behind the shield and protected him in front of him, preventing the divine carving hands in the Liao army from beheading.

At this time, the first and second rows of 450 fast crossbows had already started firing in turn, but they only had time to fire one round each.

Behind Zhe Yuxun, the messenger next to him blew his horn, and Zhe Yuxun turned his head to the drummer and said: "Normal pace, blow the forward horn."

"Use flag language to send an order, and each of the two wing battalions of the second echelon will send out a company, go forward along the hillside from both sides, and continue to attack from a long distance with fast crossbows. If there is any damage in battle, the battalion behind will replenish at any time, and always ensure that the two wings are forward Two companies of crossbows kept firing."

As soon as the marching horn sounded, Wei Ziqi quickly hung the crossbow on his waist, raised the spear with both hands, and stood it upright on the right side. After the sound of the drum beat, Wei Ziqi stepped on the drum and began to advance. The roar of the Liao soldiers on the opposite side was clearly audible .

Liao soldiers are afraid of gunpowder packs, giant guns, crossbows, and fast crossbows, but within a hundred steps, Xiangfu infantry are also worried about the close-range shooting of Liao soldiers' infantry bows. Within this distance, both sides hope to enter the critical close combat as soon as possible.

Wei Ziqi just watched most of the Liao army's skirmishers fall down in the volley just now, and the skirmish line became even more scattered. Some people in the large formation on his side also fell and were directly stepped on by the people behind.

Those Liao army stragglers looked a little panicked, but they had already approached fifty paces and began to switch to heavy arrows.Some of the ferocious ones continued to move forward, holding armor-piercing cones and bows in their hands, and rushed twenty steps away.

On the hillside next to the two wings of the phalanx of the eight battalions in Xiangfu Kingdom, two companies of the second echelon were ordered to step forward, holding fast crossbows and continuing to shoot fiercely. They were divided into four rows and fired in turn. The front row retreats after shooting, and the second row goes forward to shoot again, taking turns in turn.Under the strict training of Xiangfu Kingdom, they can move forward with the middle spears while loading crossbow arrows to provide continuous long-range support.

Each company has 270 fast crossbowmen, generally divided into four rows of more than 70 people each, and the fast crossbowmen are arranged very closely.

The long phalanx rolls forward, no matter how close the distance is, there are always quick crossbow salvos from both wings.

There are more and more Liao army skirmishers in front of them. They draw their bows and shoot at the crossbowmen. The heavy armor-piercing cone pierces the chain mail of the fast crossbowmen with the sound of breaking wind. The screams of the pikemen appear from time to time. Liao army skirmishers also fell down with blood spraying arrows in continuous volleys, and more long-range attacks were concentrated on the Liao army's main formation. Serious blows, soldiers of the Liao army with long spears kept rolling to the ground, and the armor-piercing cones of the Liao army's stragglers also began to attack the spearmen of the Xiangfu Army. Many spearmen fell to the ground, leaving behind the formation of both sides There were casualties everywhere, and the battlefield was filled with the screams of those who were hit.

Wei Ziqi's mind was almost numb. Twenty steps away in front of him, there was a Liao Army straggler who was shooting while retreating. Direction to shoot arrows.

Wei Ziqi could only step forward, and could not leave the team to pursue. It was an unbearable feeling to be beaten and not fight back. At this moment, the Liao soldier fired another arrow, and Wei Ziqi's chest thumped, and the strong force made him fall. After a pause, there was a pain in his chest. The teammate behind him pushed Wei Ziqi forward and continued to walk. It swayed up and down as he walked, and most of the thick arrow was left outside.

(End of this chapter)