After shouting a series of orders, Xu Feng and Fan Zhu, the two commanders and deputy commanders of the 3rd Infantry Division, quickly climbed into a command vehicle.
Prepare to start commanding such a normal battle that happens at least five or six times a day.
The so-called command vehicle, to be more specific, is a large vehicle that has been slightly modified.
A high platform with a total height of more than six meters was erected on the vehicle body, and there were several thick shields protecting the edge of the high platform, allowing them to command the woodworking equipment from a high position.
There is no way! Because the terrain of Zhuxian Town belongs to the Huaihai Plain.
Even if they are in a relatively forward position when commanding on the battlefield, if they are not standing on this kind of command vehicle, all they see in front of them are the backs of their own soldiers' heads.
If you can't see anything, just direct a woolen thread.
Therefore, there are two such modified command vehicles in every infantry division and artillery brigade of the New Army, which is considered a standard configuration.
At the Third Infantry Division, two command vehicles, one on the left and one on the right, were respectively positioned fifty meters behind the defense line.
Fan Zhu, who was standing on top, picked up the telescope and basically saw the entire battlefield.
Then, he cursed like this in his mouth: "What the hell! Why are these three old tricks again? The grandchildren of Jin Ren don't know how to give grandpa some new ideas~"
Amidst the blasts of horns, another three Jin troops of ten thousand soldiers were dispatched and pressed towards this side.
In the front position, there were things like shield vehicles; because of the staggering number, it looked like a movable wooden wall for a while, squeezing towards the camp.
Behind the shield vehicle was a large group of black infantry.
Of course, Fan Zhu cursed "Three Banaxes" in his mouth. Although his tone was quite disdainful, his mood was quite tense.
Without him, Jin Bing's military advantage would be too great.
In the previous few days of fighting, the infantry troops on the Jin side suffered at least 50,000 casualties.
In the second phase of the system's mission, there is a requirement that "during the entire campaign, no less than 20,000 people should be killed." They should have completed it early.
However, the Jin soldiers dispersed some of the defeated troops, the civilians in the logistics, and the surrendered Song troops.
After adding the infantry troops of ten thousand people one after another, there are now ten thousand troops of the army in front of the formation. After a quick glance, there are still as many as 28.
It still looks dense and full of pressure.
Should I say it or not? After seeing such a scene, people feel quite helpless in their hearts.
As for the cavalry troops hanging further away, Fan Zhu doesn't have to worry too much, because in the battles of the past few days, these guys have never been dispatched...
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On the defense line, in a heart-stopping atmosphere of deathly silence, the golden shield chariot was getting closer and closer to the camp.
Counting the red wooden stakes in front of the formation, they gradually entered within a distance of 300 steps, 200 steps, or even 150 steps in front of the formation.
The muskets on the position had long been picked up and aimed, but there was no intention of firing.
The main reason is that the large shields bundled crudely on the shield carts are basically made of wood as thick as a bowl.
At such a long distance, even if they penetrated these wooden shields, they would not be able to cause any real damage to the golden soldiers wearing armor behind them.
According to their past experience, the effect of musket shooting will be unsatisfactory only after the opponent has advanced fifty steps.
In the end, as the battle progressed, the Jin's shield formation gradually became crooked and twisted, and they reached a position about a hundred steps in front of the formation.
This battle, which was considered a very ordinary battle, had officially begun.
The first one to take action was the defenders. On the position of the third division, the ten small Franco machine guns deployed by the first independent artillery brigade finally took the lead in firing.
One after another, the gunners shouted "fire" almost at the same time with their hoarse voices; their voices were full of the joy of finally being able to take action after being suppressed for a long time.
There is nothing you can do about firing when you reach such a distance.
This kind of small Folang machine gun, because of the structure of the twin-jet cannon, although it is quite powerful in terms of rate of fire, it also has poor air tightness, which results in a relatively limited range. The farthest range is 300 meters.
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If you want to ensure the power and accuracy, you can only put the opponent within 150 meters.
In short, amidst the loud sound of cannons, a total of ten small shells flew towards the golden human shield vehicle.
Under direct aim and fire, with the Jin's tight vehicle-shield formation lined up all the way, it would be difficult for these shells to miss.
Except for the two shots that were fired a little higher, the shells passed over the shield car and fell into the crowd of golden soldiers behind them, knocking over several people on the spot.
Another artillery shell still landed a few meters in front of the shield vehicle.
However, in the following time, after bouncing up on the ground with a large amount of sand, it continued to roll under the shield vehicle, breaking several poor legs.
The remaining seven shells all hit the shield vehicles one by one.
In an instant, the crudely made wooden shield fell apart on the spot under the huge impact; at the same time, a large number of wood chips flew, and together with the cannonballs that smashed the shield vehicle, the golden soldiers behind the shield fell to pieces.
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The golden soldiers whose faces were covered with sawdust fell to the ground and screamed wildly.
Judging from their distorted faces, they would rather die than die.
It was also at this moment that the Jin offensive troops, who had suffered many losses before, quickly made some contingency measures.
The infantry, which were originally walking at walking speed, followed the shield car and slowly approached.
At this moment, they all came out from behind the shield car. The leaders were all elite Jin men wearing several layers of heavy armor and holding a shield in their hands.
At the same time, all those shield vehicles stopped moving forward.
A large number of archers and crossbowmen hid behind and began to attack. The difference was that the archers used projectiles, while the crossbowmen leaned out a little and used direct fire.
Facing the camp, the neatly lined up Song musketeers covered the camp like rain.
A moment later, the ground at the edge of the camp and the walls of the camp were filled with arrows.
Coupled with the white feathers at the back end of the arrow, the musketeers of the first and second regiments felt as if they were in a reed marsh on an autumn day.
It's just that such a reed field is not beautiful at all, but is full of fatal threats of death.
Because the thrown bows and arrows were not powerful enough to penetrate the excellent armor of the new army soldiers, even if they were shot in the hands and feet, the soldiers would not die.
Most people can get out on their own, but if they really can't, health workers holding shields can help them get out.
But the warriors who were hit by the yellow birch crossbow were in bad luck.
In the past, the Song Dynasty court set up a special institution called the "Gongnuyuan", which often required a lot of money and a long time to make a yellow birch crossbow.
At worst, it can have the power of two stones and one bucket, and the crossbowman needs to step on it with his feet to cock it.
It was originally a powerful weapon for the country to deal with opponents such as Liao people, Xixia people, and Jin people, and heavily armored targets.
It is a pity that it did not play much role in the Jingkang Disgrace that day. After the city was broken, a large number fell into the hands of the Jin people and became their spoils of war.
Now on the current battlefield of Zhuxian Town, it has become a weapon that gives the new army a very headache.
Under the vibration of the crossbow strings, the New Army soldiers who were arrayed with muskets were shot directly to the ground by the powerful crossbow arrows.
These people, after being hit by an arrow, would be disabled at best.
Not to mention the thin iron masks on their faces, even half-breastplates may not be able to block the armor-piercing cones fired by this thing.
Fan Zhu, who saw such a scene in the command vehicle, couldn't help but sigh.
He cursed a sentence that I don’t know how many times I have cursed before: "What the hell! Zhao Ji and Zhao Heng are a pair of pig teammates."
Fortunately, they are not just beaten without fighting back.
The small Folang machine gun with a mother-and-child structure is quite powerful in terms of rate of fire; the first three rounds can be fired in just 20 seconds.
Every time they fire, the crossbowmen hiding behind the shield vehicles will suffer heavy casualties.
Another point is that even among the soldiers of the New Army, one after another their comrades were shot to the ground.
There was still no panic in their formation, and the hands holding the muskets remained motionless; even when the comrades in front of them were hit by arrows and fell, the soldiers behind them would not hesitate to step on them.
In such a situation, when those heavily armored golden men finally rushed 50 steps in front of the formation, loud passwords sounded almost at the same time:
