On June 14, the second year of the reign of Han Dynasty, Liu Ling personally led 10,000 troops and formed a formation in the north of the Xianxian Gorge. These 10,000 people were all infantry, selected from the veterans of the Shenzhan Battalion and the Fuyuan Army.
.And the 10,000-man Shenji Battalion led by Zhaoxian also caught up with Liu Ling's army. The Shenji Battalion was sent out by the eight-year-old emperor to escort the southern army with food and grass. Liu Ling warned him that
After becoming a nephew, he did not let the Shenji Camp return to Taiyuan.
There was no other reason for this, because Liu Ling's attack on the Yongxing Army needed the firearms of the Shenji Battalion. From the beginning of the establishment of the Shenji Battalion, Liu Ling specifically asked Zhaoxian's men to train in firearms combat. The Shenji Battalion has now trained several soldiers.
Although he was interrupted for a period of time due to the random interference of Emperor Xiao, he was already very familiar with the use of firearms. The so-called firearms are not the muskets and artillery of later generations. With the craftsmanship of this era, even if Liu Ling wanted to develop these things
It's difficult. In his last life, he was just a patient who read a lot, not a professional, so he was often unable to do what he wanted.
One of the firearms Liu Ling handed over to the Shenji Battalion was the powerful repeating rocket, as well as the firearm used by individual soldiers, the grenade. In fact, the so-called grenade is a strong and heavy iron package.
The wooden barrel is used to launch the large two kickers...
Don't underestimate the power of the two-kicking kick. With the current capabilities of the Shenji Battalion, it is no problem to launch the large two-kicking kick they call thunderbolts to a distance of sixty or seventy meters, although it is not as far as the range of a bow and arrow.
, but in terms of visual power, it is definitely many times greater than that of bows and arrows. Similarly, just as the large explosive bags thrown by the catapult are mixed with a large number of iron nails, the thunderbolt bullets are mixed with a large amount of iron sand.
If the enemy army explodes heavily, although the probability of direct killing is very low, it can destroy the enemy's combat effectiveness on a large scale. The combination of archers, thunderbolts, and infantry will definitely create a powerful force.
Huge new tactics.
Because he is a modern man, Liu Ling has always been full of expectations for long-range weapons of mass destruction. Although he cannot build intercontinental missiles, and even the most common artillery is difficult to cast, but there is no technology to research some
What he asked for was no problem in his mind.
Ten thousand infantry were neatly arranged in formation.
There are not many Zhou troops in the first-line gorge, only 10,000 troops. Although Shen Wannian is rude and straightforward, he is definitely not an idiot. He will never exclude a large number of troops from fighting with the Han army. His mission is only to defend the front line.
It was just a gorge, and with the help of the built barriers, he was confident to hold on for at least two months. In two months, the Han army of more than 100,000 troops had no food and grass, and could only retreat in despair.
After forming the formation, Zheng Chao said: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have made no achievements since they joined your Majesty. I am willing to take the lead in the battle with a thousand troops and horses!"
Liu Ling thought for a while and said: "General Zheng, you proposed the attack method. It is also the best choice for you to command the first attack. But I promised you at the beginning that after Zuo Zhenwei surrendered, I will definitely
I will not let Zuo Zhenwei's troops go to war with the Zhou soldiers, and I don't want to break my promise."
Zheng Chao's face turned red and he said: "I made this condition to the prince out of selfish motives, and the prince graciously agreed. The 40,000 soldiers of Zuo Zhenwei all thought of the prince's benefit. But today is different from the past. Since my subordinates have already
They are subjects of the Han Dynasty, and they should serve the Han Dynasty. These thousand elite soldiers of Zuo Zhenwei were carefully selected when I left Cizhou. Although they are not as good at fighting as the soldiers under the command of the prince, they are all swordsmen on the battlefield.
A veteran who is licking blood from his head. Please give me a chance, Your Majesty, to lead your troops to attack the first-line gorge to show your determination."
Liu Ling thought for a moment: "In that case, you can select 500 people, and I will mobilize 500 soldiers from the God War Battalion to cooperate. The first-line gorge is too narrow. It is the limit to invest a thousand troops in one attack, and more will be useless.
"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Go with the idea, don't rush in."
Liu Ling added.
Zheng Chao nodded, turned around and ordered 500 people out of the 1,000 soldiers he had brought this time. Liu Ling also transferred 500 long-term soldiers from the Shenzhan Camp to Zheng Chao's command.
The method Zheng Chao came up with was actually very simple, but practical. Zhou Jun built a barrier every 100 meters or so in the valley. There were two hundred soldiers behind each barrier to defend. If it was tight, the soldiers on the rear barrier would be
Support will come over. These barriers are as tall as a person, and there is a low wall half a person high behind the barrier. The defending soldiers of the Zhou army can stand on the low wall and shoot arrows. Each of these 200 soldiers is equipped with a hard bow, although it is not
Although he is a professional archer, he still has no problem sending arrows a hundred steps away.
In order to deal with the Zhou army's almost iron barrel-like defensive tactics, Zheng Chao came up with the idea of using defense against defense. The Han army did not rush to attack. What they did these days was to build hundreds of two-meter-high giants.
Shields. These giant shields are two meters square, with a row of about one foot of holes left above the giant shields.
Because the valley is not particularly wide, a hundred giant shields cannot be completely lined up, so the first wave of attacks is carried out by sixty giant shields, one next to another, with two people carrying one giant shield, and the soldiers
They kept a consistent pace, holding the giant shield forward like a moving wall.
The long swordsmen followed the giant shield bearers. The formation that could be deployed in the first wave of attacks was only about 500 people. Behind the sixty giant shields were more than 300 long swordsmen.
Zheng Chao carried a rifle that was three meters long and moved forward slowly behind the giant shield. There is no doubt that the method he came up with was absolutely effective. After entering the range of the Zhou army, Zhou Jun's bow and arrow
Although the hand looked shocked, he still subconsciously shot out the arrows one after another. The dense arrows pierced the giant shield, but they could not hurt the Han army behind at all. This
The Zhou army that was on the defensive began to panic and watched helplessly as the Han army's formation slowly moved forward step by step.
The brigade commander in charge was also at his wits' end. He knew that no matter how many arrows he fired, it would not be able to stop the opponent's progress. The strength of the arrows could not break through the defense of the giant shield. No matter how many arrows he fired, it would be useless.
Shen Wannian stood on the low wall behind the third barrier and watched the Han army gradually approach the first barrier. His eyes widened in anger at the Han army's shameless tactics. Originally, the step-by-step defensive tactic he came up with was based on
Common sense is impeccable. There is a barrier every 100 meters, and the barrier is as high as one person. The Han army will never be able to use cavalry to attack, because the cavalry cannot exert its speed advantage at a distance of 100 meters, and the barrier is as high as one person, and war horses
It is absolutely impossible to jump over. And if the infantry attacks, they can only be suppressed by the Zhou army's bows and arrows. But if the infantry wants to cross the barrier as high as one person, it will be even more difficult. Originally, he thought that with the help of the real weapon he thought up,
This method was enough to block the Han army from moving beyond the first line of gorges.
But he didn't expect that the Han army would not follow common sense and come up with a way to deal with it. In Shen Wannian's view, the Han army was shameless. Because the Han army was not as passive as he expected, this made him very angry.
. But he was angry, and he couldn't think of any way to deal with it for a while. Fortunately, he didn't think that the Han army could climb such a high barrier carrying that heavy shield.
The Han army, which was advancing slowly and steadily, gradually approached the first barrier. The Zhou army behind the barrier was still firing arrows in vain, and the other side of the giant shield had been shot like a hedgehog. There were also arrows coming from the giant shield.
The arrows shot through the one-foot-square hole above, but the arrows that occasionally missed could hardly cause damage to the Han army behind.
Soon, the first wave of the Han army's attack formation arrived in front of the first barrier. At this distance, it was meaningless for the Zhou army to shoot arrows. They put down their bows and arrows one after another, but grabbed Heng Dao, Pu Dao, etc.
Melee weapons, waiting for the Han army to come out from behind the giant shield.
But, they were disappointed.
Seeing that the row of giant shields was about to hit the barrier, the soldiers observing through the holes from behind the giant shields shouted loudly, and the giant shields that moved like a wall stopped neatly. Immediately afterwards, those Zhou soldiers
The soldier looked helplessly at the shield array that looked like a turtle shell, and stabbed out the countless long spears from the holes in the giant shield. In an instant, the turtle shell turned into a hedgehog.
A burst of blood burst out, and the Zhou army standing on the low wall with their upper body exposed was severely pierced by the long step. They were unable to defend against the long step, and because they stood high, they could not hurt the Han army.
The Han army's rifle did not need to be aimed, it only had to be thrust out from the hole in the giant shield, then withdrawn, and thrust out again.
Zhou Jun, who was standing on the low wall, was stabbed one after another like a knocked down bowling ball. Blood flowers bloomed on the barrier one after another. The blood flowed down the barrier, and soon, it was all covered with blood.
The barrier made of black stone was dyed a charming red.
Seeing that the Zhou troops on the parapet were stabbed down one after another, but they were unable to hurt the Han troops at all! Some of the red-eyed Zhou Jun threw their swords from the parapet.
After going out, the horizontal sword flew over the giant shield and stabbed the Han army behind, but the effect was obviously minimal. The Zhou army, which had lost its weapon, was quickly nailed to death by Bu Shu who stabbed him.
In less than ten minutes, 70% of the Zhou troops on the low wall were stabbed to death. Those who were still alive jumped off the low wall one after another and never dared to climb up again. At this moment, Shen Wannian watched helplessly.
How did the Han army cross the barrier that was as high as one person? At this moment, he did not notice that his palms were already wet and full of sweat. (To be continued)
