Li Liangfu was angry, and Ye Lirong was furious.

The proudest and most powerful crossbow blocking formation actually killed all of our own people! Not only that, it also indirectly destroyed the most long-range lethality of the crossbow team in Bubazi. At least in today's battle.

in, it will no longer be of use.

What's even more despicable is that this is still a complete dumb loss, and the broken teeth have to be swallowed in the stomach. Not only can't it be said out loud, but the whole army must be concealed as much as possible, and rewards must be announced, otherwise the morale that has just been high will fall directly to the bottom.

When the two armies faced each other, what were they fighting for? Two words: morale!

Only an army with morale has hope of victory; an army without morale, no matter how well-equipped and sophisticated its tactics, is in vain.

What a cunning method! What a cruel heart!

The two leaders and deputy generals of the Yinzhou Crusade Army were really angry. The move of the Tianzhu Army undoubtedly gave Li Liangfu a big mouth on the spot, and scraped off his old face. A man wants his face, and a tree wants his bark. This is the humiliation.

If Li Liangfu doesn't break out, he can become a monk.

Ye Lirong was the same. In addition to being humiliated, he felt even more heartbroken. Most of the nearly a thousand soldiers who were killed were the elite soldiers of his heroic army in the left wing! Among them were many elite soldiers who captured the living. After this devastation, Zuo Lirong

It would be difficult for Xiang's heroic military division to achieve anything within three or five years. The defense was still insufficient, and it was even more impossible to take the initiative to attack. They were no longer able to compete with the enemy in front of them, and the Jinning and Ning armies of the Song Dynasty were competing for supremacy.

However, compared to the enemy in front of us, that is an afterthought.

The Heavenly Execution Army must die!

This is the extremely strong determination and inner voice of the commander and deputy general of the Yinzhou Crusade Army.

Twenty drum carts and forty big drums were beating again. The loud sound shook the field, the ground shook, and the water in the endless rivers dozens of miles away seemed to be stagnant.

Seven hundred infantry troops, seven hundred heroic troops, and eight hundred auspicious troops formed a fish scale formation in the shape of a Chinese character. Accompanied by the earth-shattering sound of drums, and with the high morale of having just defeated thousands of "enemies", they marched to make the earth tremble.

With rumbling steps, swords and spears like a forest, and armors like a wall, they rolled up the dust in the air. They were filled with murderous intent and forced towards the iron-walled chariot city.

Behind this fish-scale formation, five hundred auxiliary soldiers were following, pushing ten flying ladders and two battering rams respectively, shouting slogans, and followed them.

The Feiyun Ladder is ten feet high, two feet long, five feet wide, and has four wheels at the bottom. When attacking a city, the arms of the ladder can be stretched up to two feet, and there are two wheels on it. It can be extended along the wall and slid, which is enough to erect most of the ladders of this era.

City wall; a battering ram is shaped like a low house, with six wheels at the bottom and a battering ram at the top.

They were covered with rawhide and covered with lime mortar, and the inside of the house was made of huge iron-clad wooden blocks hung with iron chains. These siege tools were all made by the Xia army to attack Yinzhou City. As a result, Yinzhou did not

I had the chance to use it, but I used it at Shendui Station.

As soon as the drums sounded, the chariot city, which was as quiet as taking a nap, immediately woke up: auxiliary troops and servants emerged from under the chariots and beside the chariots, and all moved closer to the wall; two hundred chariot monsters also

Like spitting out strings of soldiers; heavy armored spearmen, sword soldiers, artillerymen

, neatly dressed and in their respective positions; the five hundred musketeers were all concentrated in the fifty chariots due south, rechecking the ammunition of the muskets and the condition of the medicine chamber, and using the stick to tamp the projectiles again, and then one by one the shiny barrels,

Projecting from the T-shaped shooting hole in the side wall of the tank.

In view of the fact that in the Battle of Tuqiao, the Jin Army cavalry quickly rushed to the flank of Checheng, climbed over the roof of the car, and rushed into the outer wall of Checheng, which caused a lot of casualties to the First Mixed Brigade. This time Di Lie used his hand to

There were many leading cavalry, and the 3rd Cavalry Regiment had five hundred

The cavalry (each cavalry regiment has 800 regular soldiers and 200 auxiliary soldiers. There are cavalry from three cities in Dinghu City, Yinzhou and the two large camps) and 700 cavalry in the hunting battalion (another hundred cavalry are used to transport salt.

and envoys) all spread out and firmly guard both sides of the chariot city.

If the Xia army's cavalry wanted to rush to the flanks of Checheng where there was no threat of muskets, they had to break through the interception of the Tianzhu army's cavalry and hunters on both wings.

Of course he wouldn't do what Hun did. So Di Lie concentrated all his firepower to meet the enemy in front of him, and left the safety of the two wings of the chariot to the cavalry and chasseurs.

Di Lie, who was on the watchtower, was looking through the scope at the two old and tough faces under Xia Jun's banner. Calculated from his distance, it was about 1,800 meters. The environment was chaotic and noisy, and the wind speed reached

At level three, the field of vision is filled with misty yellow dust and numerous erratic flags. Under such unfavorable conditions and at an extremely long distance, the success rate of sniping is less than 30%.

Di Lie put down the scope with regret. Since the battle cannot end in an extremely simple way, then everything must be done according to the rules.

"The strong crossbowmen of the Xia army are indeed no small matter. If our army had charged just now, the losses would have been heavy." Zhang Li, who was born as an archer, pays special attention to the long-range strike of bows and arrows. To this day, he still insists that if

If a well-trained archery team competes with the musketeers, the outcome is unpredictable. Unfortunately, among the Tenchu ​​Army, it is difficult to find and form a large-scale and excellent archery team to compete with the musketeers.

Correct his point of view.

Shi Zhihe said solemnly: "Although if our army charges, no matter in terms of protection or speed, it is not comparable to that group of captive soldiers, but there will undoubtedly be heavy losses. At least the first two rounds of arrows cannot be avoided. If the soldiers fight

If the will is strong enough, or the sprinting speed is fast enough, you may be able to force the enemy to give up firing the third round of arrows, approach the enemy's position, and engage in hand-to-hand combat."

Di Lie agreed: "If the brigades of the ** division encounter such a situation, they will indeed suffer greater losses, but the enemy will not be able to take advantage of it. The crossbow battalions of the ** division's brigades are not used as decoration...

...As for our mixed brigade, there is no such assumption. No matter whether the enemy is the sharpest crossbow formation or the strongest side formation, there is only one result..."

Di Lie punched the fence hard: "Smash it!"

As if in response to Di Lie's sonorous oath, the two rangefinders beside the watchtower simultaneously raised blue flags and blew a bamboo whistle with their mouths in their mouths, indicating that the enemy had entered the 80-step musket range.

Inside the chariot city, in addition to the commander and flag observers on the watchtower, there are also musketeers in the chariots who can see the enemy troops and observe the enemy's situation. The remaining soldiers can only follow the command of the flag signal. At this time, there are sounds outside the city.

The rumbling footsteps were getting closer and closer, and all the soldiers couldn't help but tighten the weapons in their hands. The grips were soon soaked with sweat and inevitably slipped. So many soldiers took off the leggings strips, wrapped them around their palms, and then held them

Weapons are much better.

Beep! The second whistle blows, and the yellow flag is blown, indicating that the enemy has entered sixty steps and is ready to shoot.

In fact, even without the rangefinder's warning, the musketeers in the chariot could tell that more than 2,000 Xia army infantry were about to enter the best range of the muskets. Thirty steps in front of the chariot city were two rows of thick logs.

Resist the horse. Then at fifty steps, seventy steps, and eighty steps, red, yellow, and blue wooden stakes are erected. This is the range benchmark. As long as the enemy enters the benchmark area, you can adjust the corresponding scale on the gun.

.Further improve the hit rate when shooting.

I don't know whether it was because the Xia army commander was completely angered, or because he planned to attack Checheng in one go, but he threw all his infantry into the attack at once. There were 2,200 infantry, with Bu Bazi taking the lead. The Shenyong Army and the Xiangyou Army guarded the left and right. The three fish scale formations advanced in tandem, fighting each other, and seemed to be integrated into one body. From this formation, it can be seen that the training level of the Xia Army is really good.

As soon as the infantry attacked, the cavalry used all their strength to protect the two wings of the formation. Their swords were unsheathed and their bows were loaded with arrows. Thousands of cavalry opened and closed to gather and disperse, tightly locking the Tianzhu Army's cavalry to prevent them from attacking the infantry formation. The Xia Army's cavalry This appearance is playing into the hands of the Tianzhu Army cavalry. It would be best if you don't come over! Don't worry, we will definitely not go over. That is the glory that belongs to the Musketeers.

When the infantry of the Xia army rushed to the Iron Wall Chariot City, which was still sixty steps away, under the command of the general of the army, the uneven marching team gradually stopped. This was the last time before the whole team charged. Adjust the formation.

Li Liangfu is a general who pays great attention to the integrity of formations. He has always believed that the more complete the infantry formation is during a charge, the stronger the impact resistance and attack power. This is indeed true. Under normal circumstances, the two sides In military field battles, the more complete the formation is, the greater the chance of victory. Even in siege warfare, the integrity of the formation is conducive to the rhythm and frequency of the attack, and means that morale will not drop.

Li Liangfu's habit was not wrong. His mistake was that he did not understand what his opponent was! As a result, he made an extremely terrible mistake.

Stop sixty steps away from the gun and form a team?! What is this situation?

The two rangefinders who gave the order on the watchtower were a little stupid. They had never seen anything like this. They were looking for death! What happened to Xia Jun?

Although the optimal shooting distance of fifty steps has not yet been reached, a blind man can see that this is an excellent opportunity. However, he did not hear the shooting command. The musketeer in the tank never dared to put his right index finger on the trigger. The first ban on the musketeers of the Tenchu ​​Army is to kill the shooter without order! Almost all the musketeers in the three main brigades of the First Field Army are veterans. This ban is deeply ingrained in their minds.

Di Lie was the first to react. He grabbed the red flag from the rangefinder's hand, almost completely protruded from the guardrail of the watchtower, and struck the flag with all his strength towards the drummer of the Chinese army flag who was waiting below the nest car, his tongue bursting with spring thunder: "Bang the drum! Shoot"

Almost as soon as the drum beat sounded, intensive gunshots suddenly filled the entire wilderness. At least three-quarters of the two hundred lead bullets hit the intended target. Sixty steps away, blood, sawdust, rags, and defeats were everywhere. Leather, splashing everywhere...

When Xia Jun was forming the team, the sword players took adequate protective measures according to regulations: three layers of side cards, superimposed on top of each other, interlocking like fish scales, covering the seven or eight rows of spear, stick and axemen behind them without leakage. .This kind of scaly formation on the sides is mainly to prevent the enemy's bows and crossbows from shooting. If the enemy shoots with bows and arrows, the most common five-doubled bow cannot cause damage to the target behind the sides sixty steps away; If the enemy fires with a powerful crossbow, it can break through the first layer of side protection, but the firing speed of the crossbow is far slower than that of a bow. Then before the second round of crossbow bolts are fired, the Xia army has enough time to adjust and launch an attack.

Of course, if you encounter a continuous-firing crossbow formation, it will be miserable. However, the Xia Army and the Song Army have been fighting border wars for so many years, and they have never encountered a few crossbow formations. After all, this requires a lot of money to build equipment and long-term rigorous training. Sufficient arrow reserves, as well as suitable weather and terrain...the above conditions are indispensable. This is not an ordinary difficulty for the Song border guards who are not popular with the court.

Li Liangfu did not think that the army in front of him would have a large number of crossbows, otherwise they would not be able to fire them at a distance of sixty steps. Even if there were, in the defensive battle of the city, they would not be able to form the advantage of the crossbow formation to fire continuously. Therefore, the Xia army

They formed their troops confidently and boldly, prepared to break through the horse-repelling formation, and then waited for the auxiliary soldiers to push up the siege equipment before launching the attack. Therefore, the Xia army suffered a tragedy...

It is true that the three main brigades of the Tenchu ​​Army do not have crossbow arrays, which are the exclusive property of the ** brigade. The mixed brigade only has one musket array.

From the moment the gunfire rang out, the knife players in the first three rows of Xia Jun's fish scale formation suffered fatal blows without any warning: the side cards were shattered, the leather armor was torn, and the deformed lead bullets rushed through the body.

With huge kinetic energy, the fragile and tender internal organs are stirred into a fibrous paste...

Five hundred rounds of lead bullets that had been loaded were fired in three rounds in less than five seconds, peeling off the three stacks of side protection formations, layer by layer, bloody like peeling bamboo shoots.

Xia Jun's pin-shaped fish-scale formation is divided into eleven rows, with 200 people in each row, and the three rows of sword players are 600 people. Since Buba Zijun is located in the center, it is the most advanced pin-shaped formation, and he can get information in advance.

, this was the elite infantry of the Xia Army. Therefore, the musketeers of the Third Mixed Brigade listed them as key targets for shooting. Almost all of the 500 rounds of projectiles were dumped on these 200 infantrymen...

The gunfire paused, and the hazy yellow dust was mixed with blue-black gunpowder smoke, making the sight even worse. Even so, one could still see a large mass of bloody corpses lying in front of the Buba Zijun formation sixty steps away.

The completely exposed spear, club, and axe-hand was at a loss. The faces that were originally resolute, fierce, and plateau-red were now filled with fear of the unknown and terrifying weapon.

Killing a hundred people in five seconds was too short, and it was too short for Xia Jun to react. Some of the more than 2,000 infantrymen were in a daze, some were shouting, and most were in a commotion. Even the entire army of generals were frightened by this rapid speed.

Shocked by the killing, he didn't know whether to move forward or retreat. Just out of fighting instinct, he ordered the two winged knife players to move closer to the center to protect Buba Zijun who had lost the protection of his side cards.

How can it be so easy to change the formation in a hurry? So, two more precious five seconds passed...

Bang bang! Bang bang!

The urging voice sounded again, and the target was still the most eye-catching and most powerful, but at this time it was the most vulnerable Buba Zijun. The projectiles with wisps of faint smoke made a sizzling sound that made people's blood sink.

, penetrating the strong body behind the armor.

The infantry army, this Xia army, and even the most elite infantry army of Xia Kingdom, had no chance to show their strength at all. They all became fixed targets, trembling in the hail of bullets. Like scarecrows, they fell one after another in the flying catkins in the sky.

In this era, no army can withstand such long-range killings, whether it is the fierce Jurchens or the fierce Hengshan Qiang. Otherwise, Cha Ge, the famous general of the Xia Kingdom, would not have said, "If you encounter a divine arm bow, Bu Xi Zi will

Collapse" is an empirical statement.

Although the range of the musket is not as far as the God's Arm Bow, it is not worse than the God's Arm Bow in terms of accuracy and killing effect, especially in terms of continuous strikes, and it is not comparable to the God's Arm Bow that loses power after five or six arrows. Bu Ba Zi Yu

The only way to reach the Divine Arm Bow Formation is to "collapse", so what if we encounter the even more terrifying Musket Formation?
Chapter completed!