The roars coming from far behind him, the screams of artillery shells flying overhead, and the mud pillars of smoke rising from the valley mouth in front made Guo Kui secretly sigh in his heart. Perhaps a veteran like himself must adjust to the new type of warfare.

The time has come.

This was the first time that the new army of the Song Dynasty was formally put into field combat. The firepower delivery speed of the Thunderbolt Cannon was ten rounds per minute, which could send a ten-pound shell to the mouth of the valley one and a half miles away!

Moreover, the artillery position was still a mile behind him!

One cannon shell can form hundreds of fragments, killing living targets within a radius of five feet!

This was a textbook performance, and all senior commanders who were issued telescopes were watching with their telescopes.

Thousands of Li Yue cavalry launched a selfless charge towards the Song Army's position under the baptism of steel barrages. No, it was not so much a charge as a hope to escape from the assembly area as soon as possible.

Guo Kui held up a telescope on his horse and looked at the scene where the Cochin people and horses were torn to pieces in the steel storm, and felt extremely happy in his heart.

Thank God, such force is in my hands, the Song Dynasty.

The cavalry charge is not just one action. The entire charge process is divided into several steps: forming a team - walking fast - jogging - running accelerating - sprinting at full speed - re-forming the team.

The standard tactical sprint of the Western Army starts from about half a mile away from the enemy's formation. When the cavalry formation reaches its maximum speed and starts sprinting at full speed, it is only fifty meters away from the enemy's formation!

If you only rush once, the top speed cannot exceed 100 meters.

If you are ruthless and don't care about the life and death of the horse, sprinting for 200 meters, the entire distance of 500 meters will be your limit.

This is why the Langdu horse racing horses of the princes and nobles in Bianjing City cost thousands of dollars each!

As for the ponies of the Cochin people, the sprint distance has to be discounted.

As an expert in cavalry warfare, the position arranged by Guo Kui was just one hundred meters away from the mouth of the valley, just a hundred meters away from the Western Army's horses in a desperate sprint!

Even if the Jiaozhi cavalry can rush to the front of their formation, it will be at the end of their efforts.

No cavalry regiment can calmly complete the entire team under the enemy's long-range attack. Even the Xixia people who grew up on horseback had to hinge their iron kites to deal with the Song army who had formed a formation with powerful crossbows.

Therefore, Guo Kui is not thinking about the Jiaozhi cavalry at all now. He has already inserted himself into the charge, thinking about how to let his cavalry survive such artillery fire.

The more I thought about it, the more chills ran down my spine. Finally, I added the artillery carriage and boxcar to my cavalry design, and I felt better.

The roar of thunderbolts continued, and the rhythmic intermittent attacks directly cut the Cochin Cavalry into three sections.

It should be said that the quality of the troops of the Fourth Battle of Cochin was still very high. At least there was no sign of the cavalry cowering in the telescope.

However, Yanda said to himself beside Guo Kui: "Their horse is dying."

Sure enough, a hundred meters ahead, a Jiaozhi army horse staggered, its front hooves softened and it fell to the ground, knocking off the soldier on the horse.

The soldier held his spear high and rushed toward the Song army's position, crying.

On the carriage formations on both sides of the Song Army's position, the crackling sound of muskets rang out.

After a year of rigorous training, Yi Jinjun on the van is now quite good at gunplay.

The carriage has four wheels, one foot long, five feet wide at the front and rear, and five feet five inches high.

There are thin plates all around, with holes for blunderbuss on each side.

They use hooks and hooks at the front and back to hold each other together.

When stationed, take off two antlers, each six feet long, and place them ten steps away from the car.

All the clothes, food and equipment are in the car, and they work together.

If you encounter thieves attacking and you can take advantage of the situation, you can open the wall and fight; if the situation is inconvenient, you can strengthen the wall and stand firm.

It can carry military muskets of various sizes, with a total of twenty seats per vehicle.

The five-color flags listed above are used to greet thieves with their square flags, and they will advance when they hear the drums and stop when they hear the gold.

It moves like a long snake, reaching from head to tail and ending in a square area. The four walls are firmly connected, guarding oneself and controlling others.

The wooden walls on all four sides of the van can be disassembled. When facing the enemy, the side facing the enemy remains upright, and the rear side is lowered to form a slope for sergeants to get on and off the van. The front and rear panels can be overlapped with other carriages for sergeants to use.

Going back and forth on the car array.

The Jiaozhi cavalry knew that there would be no chance of attacking the short city wall-like vans on both sides. The target was only Guo Kui's Chinese army.

The commanders of the new army were Wang Zhongzheng and Li Xian. After the Jiaozhi Army entered the shooting range, Wang Zhongzheng shouted: "Fire!" Deadly projectiles were fired from the gun holes of the vehicle formations on both sides.

The shooting from both sides formed a crisscross fire net within a hundred meters directly in front of Guo Kui's army. The first batch of cavalry who were lucky enough to escape the gunfire fell to the ground.

In the team watching the battle, there were many descended generals and subordinate troops, including Dali's Xiao Gao Xiangye, Liu Ji, and Huang Jinman.

The young Prime Minister held the Anqiao with one hand and held the telescope that made the two generals envious in the other hand. He looked at the tragic scene a hundred meters away and said: "Where can we start this battle..."

Nearby, a short Cochin horse broke through the blockade of the magic gun, but the horse did not fall to the ground.

The rider's riding skills are also very good. When the horse falls to the ground, he kicks up and flies forward. After landing, he drags the thin-handled spear in his hand and runs forward for a few steps. He lets out a long "Ah--" and lifts the spear.

Throw it towards the Song Army's position.

This was the first threat from the Jiaozhi cavalry to the Song army. A Song cavalryman drew out his sword and pushed the spear away contemptuously.

Immediately afterwards, dozens more cavalry broke into the diamond-shaped blank area between the fire net and the Chinese army. Guo Kui waved his hand, and the short crossbows flew out of the Chinese army's crossbow array, shooting all the dozens of fine cavalry into hedgehogs.

Wang Min was also a cavalry commander. When he saw this situation, he couldn't help but feel sad that the rabbit had died and the fox had died. He turned to the pale Zhang Shiju next to him and said, "This is too tragic..."

Zhang Shiju raised his mouth and said, "It will be even worse behind."

Further away, tens of thousands of Jiaozhi troops rushed out of the valley mouth with shouts.

Countless Jiaozhi squadrons were driven by the rear army to rush through the valley entrance. The infantry formation they formed is now the standard formation of infantry formations in various countries.

But for Thunderbolt Cannon, it is too dense.

A mile in radius outside the mouth of the valley is a scene like a slaughterhouse of flesh and blood.

Forty ambush cannons can output 600 shells in one minute, and a rapid salvo can basically clear the area.

After rushing through that area, only three-quarters of the centurions of the Cochin Army were left.

The infantry attack was also divided into multiple sections by thunderbolt cannons, but what was better than the cavalry was that the generals were able to regroup the remaining troops on the run after breaking out of the artillery fire, regroup into formations, and press the Song army.

come over.

Their courage came from fear. The surrender conditions proposed by the Song Army were exaggerated by some people and spread among the army. At first, it was said that all the troops who participated in the Yongzhou Massacre were not spared from their heads. Later, it became

As a result, all the centurions were unable to surrender, and in the end, all Jiaozhi soldiers who entered the Song Dynasty would be killed!

Anyway, there is no way to escape death in the end, so it is better to fight with the Song people!

Guo Kui looked at the Jiaozhi infantry line that was gradually closing in: "Li Changjie is just killing his troops, damn it!"

Zhao Xi's eyes were deep: "Isn't it just right? The more we cook here, the easier it will be for Su Shaobao to do things in the future."

Guo Kui shook his head: "Zhang Shiju, Wang Min! Go to protect both ends of the carriage array, and mount a cavalry attack if necessary!"

The two of them took the order and left.

The Jiaozhi people's cavalry was completely destroyed. More than 6,000 horses lay all the way from the mouth of the valley to the front of the Song army's formation. Those who could break through to the Song army's position of ten meters could be counted with two slaps.

Yanda couldn't stand it any longer, so he clapped his horse and stepped forward. A Cochin cavalryman shouted desperately and stabbed him with a spear in his hand.

Yanda didn't even bother to draw his sword, so he grabbed the spear with one palm, causing the cavalryman to fall down. Yanda misjudged his horse, picked him up by his belt, and threw him in front of the army.

Several Song Army soldiers quickly stepped forward to hold him down and tie them up.

When Yanda returned to the formation, Guo Kui looked at him and said coldly: "You are the deputy commander! Be honest with me! Your Majesty has already cut off the imperial edict!"

Yanda chuckled: "I am just a soldier, and I never expected to be a commander-in-chief or deputy commander. This little soldier can rush here without dying. It is unlucky. I am also doing good deeds."

Guo Kui slapped his helmet with a whip and cursed: "Even if you are in the right class, there is still a Jiedushi behind you, and the Jiedushi is waiting for you! Husband, how can you belittle yourself?! Just stay by my side. If you dare to act rashly again, you will be engaged in military law!"

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Guo Kui enviously looked at Li Zhongguan and Wang Zhongguan who were showing off in the carriages on both sides and gesticulating with their swords. He kept cursing in his heart: "The serious Jiedu Liuhou is having a lively fight there..."

"Boom -" there was a neat sound of the crossbow strings being released from behind, and thousands of short arrows flew into the air, and then fell towards the charging Jiaozhi infantry.
Chapter completed!