warring states careerist

Chapter 377

Those who fight in chariots are all gentlemen.

Those who hold spears in array, all the soldiers.

The gentlemen who have been trained out of production since childhood have fighting skills far superior to these common soldiers.The art of imperial archery is the ability of warriors and nobles to settle down.

The formation of the chariot after it charged was very scary.

Those musketeers who had finally waited for the order to fire fired their first shots almost tremblingly, and then retreated to reload.

Compared with the right wing without archers and chariots, the musketeers on the left were under more pressure. Many people couldn't calm down when loading, and looked up from time to time to observe the impact of the chariots, worrying that these chariots would break through their own army formation.

The musketeers in the back row replaced the position in the front row, and finally saw clearly the situation of the chariot after the first salvo.

The heavy, fifteen-pound heavy musket and one or two heavy lead bullets formed a barrage that caused the Yue people to lose [-] chariots, but the subsequent chariots could no longer turn and could only continue to charge forward.

After hitting sixty or seventy steps in a blink of an eye, the speed of the chariot had reached its maximum. Some "chariot left" good shooters on the chariot, relying on the archery skills trained since childhood, shot the front row with their bows. Volunteer teacher.

Although the volunteers wore leather armor in the front row, but with the distance of fifty or sixty steps and the skills of these warriors trained since childhood, three or forty people were shot by arrows.

The man who was hit by the arrow fell, and the spearmen in the back row immediately stepped forward to fill the vacancy in the front row. Listening to the sound of their own drums, they held the spear with trembling hands, squatted on the ground and supported it with the ground. The shaft of the spear, in order to resist the impact of the chariot.

Eleven small cannons that had been prepared were also aimed at the chariot. This was the last round of artillery fire they could unleash in this chariot charge.

Cannonballs composed of crushed stones and small iron pellets were shot out in a wide fan. After the galloping horses were concentrated, they fell to the ground with a bang, and several people were thrown out by the speeding chariot.

But there were still more than 70 chariots rushing to the pawns. The musketeers who could shoot again couldn't bear the impact and chose to retreat one after another. Only some inkmen or veterans chose to shoot one last time, and then Only then retreated.

This time, the Yue people lost nearly half of their chariots, but it was not the end of their battle. Once these chariots tore through the defense line of the infantry, it would cause a chain of collapse.

Several chariots rushed too far forward to be unable to turn, and plunged into the hedgehog-like spear array at a standstill. The crackling sound of the spear shaft breaking was also mixed with the screams of both sides.

The heavy musketeer's lieutenants drew out their daggers, crouched beside the spearman, and with the cover of their spears, they fought with the gentlemen who fell from the chariot.

Gong Zaoye still had the most elite brigade of Mohist volunteers in mobile preparations, and Yueren's chariots were also elite, but now he judged that it seemed that this brigade did not need to be on top.

So while asking people to organize those musketeers who retreated to continue loading, at the same time, let more than 20 ink masters who are proficient in killing join the most chaotic place and the most severely impacted by the chariot.

The disciples were still following the chariot, if the chariot was still burning here, the disciples would rush over.But if the first wave of impact of the chariot can be repelled, this will require a full battle.

Gong Zaoye looked itchy, but now he has important responsibilities, and he can't go forward to kill in person. He can only expect those spearmen to rely on their usual training and discipline to survive this most difficult period of time.

It seemed that the front line was still in order, and it was not on the verge of collapse. As long as it lasted for a while, the Yue people should retreat to beat the drums and fight again. He was well aware of the previous war patterns.

Yue Ren is not stupid. If the chariot finds that the opponent's pawns are not wavering, it will not choose to give up speed and play with the spearmen here.

Although the remaining dozens of chariots had begun to turn, the dense array of spears severely restricted the martial arts behind the chariots, and the length of the halberds could not threaten the infantry in the array.

After the chariot turned around, it began to disengage slightly, preparing to rely on the shooting technique on the left of the chariot to shoot the dense spear array out of the gap, so as to attack again, or create an opportunity for the pawn infantry behind to attack.

The spear array does not disperse, there is no gap, and the impact will only increase casualties.

Some courageous musketeers had already finished loading in the back row. When the chariot was about to leave and shoot with bows and arrows, these musketeers went out to the gap between the spear formations and fired at the chariot speeding thirty steps away.

Even though the people on the left side of the chariot are highly skilled, the chariot gave up the impact and turned to the chariot shooting method to create chaos. It is okay to deal with ordinary disciples, but it is suicidal to deal with the army of rebels mixed with a large number of musketeers. road.

Riding can never beat infantry.

Amidst the roar of the first batch of the most courageous musketeers, Gong Zaoye immediately sensed the threat, and hurriedly sent an order: "Do not pursue!"

The formation on the left wing is suitable for several formations, which are death formations. Once there is a gap in the formation, if the king of Yue notices it, or the nobles who lead the troops of the Yue people notice it, it is likely to wedge in through the gap, causing the front line to shake.

Therefore, it is impossible to pursue or counterattack here, and all attacks must be completed by the most mobile force on the right.

The order was passed on amidst the sound of gunfire one after another, and gradually became one, and the soldiers of each company shouted the slogan "No pursuit".

Just as Gong Zaoye expected, when the attack failed and the chariot switched to vehicle firing, the attack was considered to be over.

Because the number of musketeers is far greater than that of chariot chariots, and because the distance of [-] steps is convenient for chariots to shoot and kill the volunteers in formation, but it is also very suitable for musketeers to counterattack chariots with heavy muskets.

After two rounds of shooting, the chariot was defeated, turned and retreated, and the disciples who followed behind followed the chariot and retreated before fighting.
On the volunteer side, there was an order not to pursue, and the formation of the front row was quickly replenished. Almost at the moment when the chariots fled, many volunteer infantry on the left cheered in unison.

They have only been educated, and infantry can withstand the impact of chariots as long as they have the cooperation of musketeers when they line up on the plains.

However, the psychological advantages of hundreds of years of aristocrats and the way of chariot warfare in hundreds of years of war have made chariots a kind of existence that psychologically crushes infantry.

Although Mo Zhe's words are almost true, but for these pawns to reverse this mentality, a blood and fire fight must be required.

Fortunately, they withstood the impact of the chariots, even slaughtered many gentlemen and nobles, and forced the Yueren's chariots back without the front line being scattered.

Although it cannot be pursued, it is enough to cheer.

Before this, Gong Zaoye only thought that these infantry could be called a strong army, but he didn't know how strong they could be.

But now, looking at the more than 60 damaged chariots left by the Yue people on the battlefield, as well as the volunteer infantry who obeyed the order and did not pursue them, Gong Zaoye understands that it is really like the one who is "proud": this battle The battle must be won, but the difference between a big victory or a small victory.

And the key lies in the righteous teacher's right wing.

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On the right wing, the cavalry of the righteous division kept patrolling the Yue people's flanks, but did not attack, as if they were looking for an opportunity.

After the first wave of attacking Yueren collapsed, the follow-up Yueren's left wing concentrated near a small hill. The hill before the battle was the key point for the right-wing infantry to attract Yueren's attack this time.

Once the attraction is successful, the infantry and cavalry who escaped and rushed to the left flank had to rely on the cover of this small mound to prevent being noticed by more people, and moved around the rear of the mound plateau where they were suitable to move to the left flank.

The six brigades on the right wing were all above the lower grades of the assessment. Most of them were from Pei County, and there were also many veterans. Compared with the Yue people, the left wing actually had a certain advantage in numbers.

The seventh brigade where King Shuqing was located was on the far right and the front of the entire team. After they formed a team here, they were waiting for their own small artillery to re-deploy.

Relying on the cavalry's patrolling on the flanks, the Yue people were temporarily in a state of nervous waiting.

In fact, even if the Yue people took the initiative to attack, the volunteers would not be afraid. In the confusion of the Yue people before, the six brigades on the right wing of the volunteers did not pursue, but stopped the whole team to maintain the formation.

The musketeer company where King Shuqing was located had already been loaded, and after a glance at the artillery behind, it had also deployed. 25 small and light cannons were sandwiched between the two brigades, aiming at the Yue people on the hill.

After a roar, the Yue people on the hill could no longer endure this horrible death, and launched an impact on the volunteers below the hill.

It takes courage to fight with cold weapons. You must endure the blood streaming down your face and the rupture of your stomach.

But in the face of the iron balls who don’t know when they will fall on the side, in the face of these iron balls smashing the heads of the companions around him, and in the face of the panic of an iron ball flying from nowhere and opening his skull... …The courage required to fight with cold weapons is far less than that required to endure shelling.

King Shuqing heard the order from Liuzhi in the distance, and also heard the change of the sound of the bone flute, so he ordered: "Quanlian! Go forward!"

Accompanied by the order, the four brigades deployed in front seemed to be commanded by one hand. They moved forward together, and the musketeers moved close to the spearmen. This time, they wanted to completely defeat Yueren's left wing at this time and force the Yueren Mobilize strength and compress the front to the side of Lushui.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. When the distance was about fifty steps, the sound of the drum suddenly changed, and King Shuqing subconsciously shouted: "Fire in three rows! Free loading!"

The musketeers in the first row squatted on the ground, the second row fought, and the third row used the huge gap between the matchlock guns to disperse in the gap behind the second row.

King Shuqing pointed the musket in front of a Yueren wielding a dagger, closed his eyes for a moment when he pulled the copper hook, and stepped back hastily.

The moment the gunshots sounded, the spearmen also launched an impact. The two sides each took [-] steps, which was the best distance for charging while maintaining the formation.

After King Shuqing retreated to the back, the remaining two rows of musketeers also finished shooting and retreated quickly.

The Spearman Company fought with the Yue people rushing over. King Shuqing looked at the partners and enemies who were struggling to fight, and at the same time used a mechanical movement to load.

(End of this chapter)