Eagle Byzantium

"Come and fight, we are not cowards!" In front of the huge swamp, the five battalions of Guo Yaoshi, with a total of 8,000 people, were divided into a formation of three in front and two in the back, and swore to fight to the death.

Guo Yaoshi piled the baggage into a high platform, and personally held the flag on it to command the entire army. The Ever-Victorious Army had five battalions in one army, five divisions in one battalion, and 200 soldiers in each division, which were divided into five teams, two for the battle team and three for the garrison team. In this way, there were a total of 5,000 spearmen, long swordmen, and archers wearing leather hats, mixed in with flower teams. The front team held spears, and the rear team held crossbows with bows and arrows, and there were fire guns in between. In addition, there were 1,500 cavalry, divided into three wings in front, left and right, guarding the perimeter of the battle formation to maintain a balanced meaning. There were also 800 crossbowmen, who set up whirlwind cannons, divine arm bows, and several layers of bed crossbows on both sides of the formation, and two heavy cannons of the Shenwu General and 30 iron caltrop cannons, all of which were set behind the infantry side shields. Behind the side shields, there were 1,200 sword and shield soldiers, holding iron round shields and short-handled swords, specially used for the scattered soldiers fighting after the formation.

For a while, drums and horns sounded, and various large flags and five-sided flags were erected and waved one by one from the center and both sides of the Ever-Victorious Army. Guo Yaoshi waved the command flag from a high position. In the first rapid drumbeat, all the soldiers of the Ever-Victorious Army set up their arrows, raised their spears and long swords, and then the drums stopped, and the 8,000 soldiers shouted "Yu, Yu, Yu", and then the drums started again, and the 8,000 soldiers shouted "Kill, kill, kill", and held the spears, blades and flags level! For a moment, the momentum was like a rainbow, and the murderous aura was overflowing. The drums sounded again and again, and the "Yu Yu Yu" and "Kill Kill Kill" cycled three times in a row.

A li away from the opposite side, the light artillery in the front row of Gao Wen's army had been quickly placed with wheels, and then pushed out after a rotation, and arranged on both wings, forming an inverted fan-shaped fire angle. The gunners were kneeling or standing, and began to measure the artillery distance...

Gao Wen stood under the royal umbrella behind the formation, quietly watching the formation of the Ever-Victorious Army in front of him change intricately, smoke and dust rolled, people and horses passed back and forth, and the various flags made his eyes a little blurry, just like watching a large-scale group gymnastics performance.

"Bang, bang", two long loud noises shook the land between the two armies-the Shenwu General Cannon behind Guo Yaoshi suddenly spit out two balls of flames, and the stone shells flew over the densely packed heads of his own side, smashing out two huge balls of smoke and dust, about three hundred feet in front of Gao Wen's artillery position, but did not cause any damage.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated, and the whole scene fell silent.

To be honest, all the soldiers in the brigade were frightened by the sound of the cannon, and many veterans' shoulders trembled twice. They instinctively bent their bodies, ready to hold the spear handles or gun bolts tightly, ready to fight the enemy.

But then, the soldiers of the Ever-Victorious Army, inspired by the mighty cannon sound, stood still and tapped the ground under their feet with the bottom of their weapons, shouting "Zha——————!"

At this moment, the cavalry in the front of the Ever-Victorious Army also rushed out, put their lances in front of their horses, stood in place, and shouted "Kill, kill, kill!"

The dull and sudden sound of light cannons exploded like thunder: the emperor, impatient with the procrastinating "Ever-Victorious Army group exercises", chopped off his arm, and dozens of light cannons in front of the battle began to fire in turn, and lead bullets and iron bullets rained down on the heads of the cavalry in the front of the Ever-Victorious Army, and smoke and blood splashed everywhere. Many cavalry soldiers were knocked to the ground, and those who did not fall rushed back to the "battle gate" of the infantry behind them.

"What's going on?" Guo Yaoshi, who was supervising the battle, was also horrified. During the Western Expedition, whenever the cannons were fired, the barbarian tribes in the field were frightened and either fled or surrendered. Now that two shells had been fired, not only did the enemy not make any mistakes, but they also used artillery fire to fight back?

Previously, Yelu Dashi had wanted to tell Guo Yaoshi the key tactics of the Fulin army, but he refused for various reasons. Yaoshi was a proud man. In addition, he believed that his 8,000 men "were extremely proficient in formation and could ensure victory."

Then, the long-barreled cannons with longer range and heavier shells in the Roman army began to fire, just like calling a roll. A heavy shell flew into the ranks of the victorious army, and often rows of soldiers were knocked down.

Soon, Guo Yaoshi found that the formation of the entire camp was bitten and collapsed piece by piece under the enemy's continuous bombardment.

Just when he was in a state of panic, he found that the originally thick square formation of the Fulin people began to move, slowly becoming longer and thinner. It was called "slowly", but when Guo Yaoshi hesitated for a while, the Fulin people's lines of thousands of feet on both wings had been formed, and they continued to form infantry and cavalry formations, and under the cover of the enemy's artillery fire, they pressed towards him. From a distance, it looked like a bunch of thorns. Those were the huge spears carried on the shoulders of the enemy soldiers. Once they charged horizontally, they would inflict the most terrifying and heaviest casualties on the flesh and blood of the blockers.

While running, the Fulin cavalry slowly broke away from the infantry spear formation and suddenly rushed forward. Many people held spears and swung shining sabers. In the constantly exploding cannon fodder, they shouted slogans and rushed forward without hesitation.

"God of Heaven and Earth, I am afraid that I will die here for my country today, but my loyalty is unwavering. The sun and the moon can bear witness to it, the sun and the moon can bear witness to it!" Pharmacist Guo looked back and saw an endless flooded swamp. Looking forward, amidst the thick smoke and dust, the enemy and our side were fighting with various weapons. However, many soldiers of the Ever-Victorious Army in the front row had begun to throw down their flags or weapons, unwilling to fight anymore, and made gestures of surrender to the swarming enemy cavalry. At this moment, Pharmacist Guo could not help but burst into tears, he looked up and sighed, then drew his sword and prepared to strangle his neck.

Several Yuhou immediately hugged the general's waist, and no one grabbed his arm. As a result, the pharmacist accidentally cut his cheek with the sword, and his beautiful beard was also cut into pieces and scattered in all directions. He screamed in pain. "After I die in battle, I will give these beards and teeth to His Highness King Ping Ping, and tell me that he will be given medicine." Master, I have been loyal here!" The pharmacist attempted suicide, his face was covered with blood, he stamped his feet and cried, wrapped his severed beard in a brocade handkerchief, grabbed the stone on the ground, smashed two teeth, and struck one Marquis Mingyu shouted and asked him to prepare his horse and rush out of the formation to report his heroic achievements to Mofu City.

The battle continued until the afternoon. After a fierce battle, about 300 of the victorious army were killed or wounded, and the rest all surrendered, which was equivalent to the total annihilation of the army. There were about 800 people who escaped into the swamps and mountains, and almost all of them were captured by the local militia and people in Little Mofu City, and were taken to the emperor's camp.

All kinds of captured weapons and ordnance were piled up like mountains, and thousands of war horses and beasts of burden were captured. The long procession of captives walked in neat steps and passed the dirt road next to the emperor's imperial camp. In the imperial camp, Medicine Master Guo, who was tied up with ropes, was wearing armor, half of his beard was gone, and his mouth was exposed with blood and missing teeth. He shouted to Gawain on the chair, "Kill if you want, why humiliate a strong man?" ?”

After the interpreter finished speaking, Gawain looked cheerful and said, "I know that the Ever Victorious Army is an elite army. It is fate that calls me to success today. As long as you, General Commander of the Capital, can guide me to continue to victory, I will have the army, power, and money and wealth." You can do the same."