Outside Hengshan Pass, the two armies formed their formations.
On the side of the occupying army, since the Ming army had this thigh to hug, their energy and energy have become completely different.
In the past, I was pressed on the head and made crazy output, but now it's better, the situation has changed, it's your turn to kneel down and call me daddy!
On the Annan Army side, they dispatched their ace unit, the Elephant Army!
After more than fifty years, the Annan people fully learned the lessons from the failure of the previous battle. In order to prevent the Ming army from repeating the same tactics, they asked the elephant slaves to blindfold the war elephants.
The principle is very simple. As long as my elephant can't see it, it won't be afraid!
Fan Lai, the commander-in-chief of the Champa Army, stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, King Ti, Duke Jing, according to reports from scouts, there are about 30,000 infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and 500 elephant soldiers in the enemy's formation. Please invite Your Highness and Duke
Show me!"
This person was originally just a small leader, with an official position similar to that of Baihu. Because his ancestors were survivors of the Song Dynasty, he had learned some Chinese for generations. This time he finally came in handy and was appointed by Zhu Qiyu as the spokesman for the city-occupying army. p>
After all, when two people are talking, it is very awkward to need a third person to communicate in the middle, especially when discussing military affairs. It is very annoying to have to wait for an interpreter to communicate such an important matter.
Fan Lai spoke Chinese well, was also very smart, and knew how to seize opportunities. In less than a month, he was promoted to commander-in-chief of the Left Sentinel Army.
At present, the configuration of the occupying army is the left sentry army, the right sentry army, the left besieged army, the right besieged army, and the rear wing army with five armies and horses, each with a thousand men.
The left sentry army and the right sentry army are responsible for the reconnaissance and intelligence work in the front, and when the war begins, they will stand in front of the Shenji camp to form the first line of defense to prevent the enemy from approaching the Shenji camp.
The left Ye Army and the right Ye Army are responsible for covering the two wings respectively, and the rear wing army is responsible for ensuring the food route.
All in all, the Champa Army has only one mission, which is to provide support to the Shenji Battalion.
Fan Lai was appreciated by Zhu Qiyu and was promoted from Baihu to Commander-in-Chief of the Left Sentinel Army. His position in the Champa Army was already second only to that of the General Sri Sadovarman.
Sri Sadovarman was a veteran of three dynasties in Champa. He was a steady man. His only disadvantage was that he did not understand Chinese. Therefore, he stayed at the front to lead the army and left all the work that needed to be reported to King Tan to Van Lai.
What the occupying army needs to do is to unconditionally obey the arrangements of the Ming army. We will do whatever they ask us to do. It’s that simple.
Zhu Qiyu is a kind man, so naturally he will not treat the occupying army as cannon fodder. He only needs them to provide support.
Therefore, every time a battle begins, the task of the occupying army is to stay in front of the team, wait until the artillery of the Shenji Battalion defeats the enemy, and then rush forward to beat the drowned dog.
However, what we have to face today is the Annan people’s trump card, the Elephant Army.
This army is no joke. Just imagine, when a group of elephants launch a collective charge, who can withstand such a huge beast or a large group?
Not to mention the impact of the elephant herd, this scene alone will cause great psychological panic to people.
When the two armies faced each other, the Annan Army's formation was like a fortified city, with the elephant army in the center, followed by the infantry, and the cavalry on both wings.
Chen Ying looked at the tall war elephants of the Annan Army and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and turned around and said: "Your Highness, when the British army conquered Annan in the past and faced the enemy's elephant formation, they used the method of covering the war horses with lion skins.
, why don’t we avoid its edge first, follow the British example, and be fully prepared before sending troops."
Zhu Qiyu also saw the opponent's elephant formation. It seemed that this army should be the entire property of the Annan people.
"Tell me, which one is more powerful, the elephant, or our flying tiger cannon?"
Chen Ying thought for a while and said: "It should be the Flying Tiger Cannon that is powerful."
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said: "Since the Flying Tiger Cannon is so powerful, what do we have to worry about?"
Chen Ying suddenly said: "Your Highness is right, you have learned a lesson!"
Through these days of experience, Zhu Qiyu has gradually adapted to the rhythm of war.
Of course, with a trump card like Shenji Camp in hand, as long as there is no brain problem, nothing will go wrong.
"Give me the order, act according to the original plan, the Shenji Camp is ready!"
The low horn sounded, and the Shenji Battalion's artillery was ready and aimed forward.
The Annan army's elephant array also began to move out. It seemed that they were preparing for a decisive battle with the Ming army.
Five hundred elephants, blindfolded with cloth, charged with heavy steps.
Although invisible, the elephant slaves on their backs have already been trained in a unique way. They have specialized methods to direct the actions of war elephants.
The Annan army led with elephant soldiers, followed by infantry, and cavalry on both sides in a sickle shape, and simultaneously charged towards the Ming army's position.
Seeing such a formation, the occupying troops in the front row couldn't help but begin to feel fear.
On normal days, he might have surrendered long ago, or thrown away his weapons and fled for his life.
How to fight this thing?
Can your sword, gun, bow and arrow hurt an elephant?
However, this time is different. The Ming army is invincible behind them, but they just don’t know how effective their artillery is against elephants...
Fan Lai was holding the battle in front, and when he saw that many people were afraid and retreated involuntarily, he couldn't help but frown.
Seeing the elephant getting closer and closer, someone finally couldn't help but start to back away.
However, as long as one person retreats, the infection will immediately spread to the second and third people...
Fan Lai felt bad, so he stepped forward decisively and drew his sword: "Everyone, listen, anyone who retreats will be killed!"
Even so, there are still people who are taking chances and quietly retreating.
Murderous intent emerged in Fan Lai's eyes, and he slashed with a knife, and a human head fell to the ground.
"Once again, those who retreat will be killed without mercy!"
This time it worked, and the soldiers' retreat stopped.
The Annan Elephant Formation is getting closer and closer, and the earth is shaking.
Fan Lai held the knife in his hand and stared closely at the elephant in front of him, muttering in his heart.
How to fight this thing...
Bang!
Just as he was thinking wildly, the Ming army opened fire.
Van Lai stared closely at the trajectory of the cannonball, which drew an arc in the sky and landed in the elephant array.
Boom!
The first cannonball exploded at the feet of an elephant. The shock wave generated by the explosion directly flew the elephant away, knocking down more than a dozen people at once.
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Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The cannonballs exploded one after another, and amid the fire and explosions, the elephant soldiers who controlled the war elephants fell to the ground one after another, and were trampled to death by the crazy war elephants. White and red splashed all over the ground.
Elephants have rough skin and thick flesh, and have extremely high natural defenses. Even if they are scratched by shrapnel, it will be nothing more than a bloodstain.
However, this thing is a beast after all, and has a natural fear of loud noises.
Although their eyes were blindfolded, their ears were not blocked, and the explosion was so close that the elephants were frightened and began to charge randomly.
For a time, Annan's army was already in chaos before they could reach a hundred feet in front of the Ming army.
The frightened elephants could no longer distinguish between friend and foe, and were blindfolded and unable to tell the direction. However, they could rely on their hearing to know where the shells came from, and they all turned around and fled to the rear.
As a result, the infantry following the elephant array will suffer.
The elephant was originally a secret weapon prepared for the Ming army, but now it is all for its own people.
"Fire!"
Chen Ying is still directing the battle, and the Flying Tiger Cannon continues to spit out tongues of fire, mercilessly devouring the Annan people's positions.
The battlefield was filled with smoke, shells were constantly coming, and huge war elephants fled in all directions, trampling to death and injuring a large number of Annan infantry.
"All gun positions, high and low plus two, continue to attack!"
"Received, add two to the high and low, continue to attack!"
The artillerymen quickly moved the shells, transferred them for loading in an orderly manner, and then hid aside and covered their ears with their heads tilted.
Boom!
Boom!
The 30,000 infantrymen of the Annamites were not only trampled by mad war elephants, but also attacked by artillery fire. The battlefield has become a hell on earth.
At this time, Annan's army had nowhere to fight. Everyone cried for father and mother. When they ran away, they only regretted that their parents had lost two legs.
At this point in the war, the occupying army at the front finally felt relieved.
It turns out that the seemingly invincible elephant army is nothing compared to the artillery of the Ming army!
At this time, Fan Lai received the flag signal from the Chinese army and immediately stepped forward, raising the bloody knife in his hand: "Everyone, attack!"
"Go!"
"Kill!"
It doesn’t matter whether it’s infantry, cavalry or elephant soldiers, as long as they are defeated, they will fight the same!
The left sentry army and the right sentry army immediately came out, shouting and killing the Annan army who was in a mess.
At this time, Annan's army had already given up resistance and fled.
Facing the enemy's attack and the war elephants turning sides, where is the courage to resist...
At this time, Chen Ying suddenly realized that something was wrong!
"Your Highness, the enemy's cavalry is outflanking us!"
The formation of Annan's army was with the elephant soldiers in front, the infantry following, and the cavalry on both wings taking a circuitous route.
The artillery repulsed the elephant soldiers and infantry on the front, but failed to defend against the cavalry on the flanks.
These two groups of troops made full use of the terrain during their roundabout. When the Ming army discovered them, they were already close.
The Zuoye Army and the Right Ye Army that occupied the city were respectively responsible for covering the two wings of the Shenji Battalion. They were the first to fight against the Annan cavalry. However, the infantry was already at a disadvantage against the cavalry. In the blink of an eye, the Annan cavalry had already crossed the direction and headed towards
The Shenji Camp is coming!
Of course the Annan people knew that the Ming army's artillery was powerful. To deal with such a single-firearm unit, they would either use more intense firepower, or they would face off.
Your artillery is powerful, then I will fight you hand to hand to make your artillery useless!
So, while the Shenji Battalion was bombing the frontal battlefield with all its strength, the cavalry on both wings quietly circled back.
Zhu Qiyu suddenly became nervous when he saw the Annan cavalry approaching.
However, he still believes in Shenji Camp.
"Don't panic, just act according to the plan. You are in charge. You don't have to ask for instructions!"
Chen Ying nodded: "Yes!"
After finishing speaking, he greeted: "Everyone give up the artillery and form an array!"
The Ming army immediately left their artillery positions, equipped themselves with rifles, and began to form formations.
After the Annan cavalry broke through the defense line of the occupying army, they immediately rushed towards the Shenji Camp.
They know very well that this artillery unit is the core of all battles. If you kill them, you will win!
They held the reins in one hand and waved their sabers in the other hand, shouting and galloping towards them.
Boom!
Suddenly, there was an explosion, and the cavalry at the front fell over.
The troops behind were still running at high speed and couldn't stop at all. However, after running a few steps, they exploded again.
This is an anti-infantry mine planted by the Shenji Battalion engineering team. Every time the artillery position is ready, mines will be buried about thirty feet outside.
The Annan cavalry was about to approach the Ming army's position, but was first hit by landmines.
Finally, after paying the price of hundreds of men and horses, they finally passed through the minefield.
Chen Ying stared closely at the enemy and decisively ordered: "Grenade!"
At this time, the Annan cavalry was already red-blooded, seeing the Ming army getting closer and closer, but what greeted them were grenades one after another.
However, they are still unclear about the situation and think that the Ming army is getting anxious and start throwing stones...
Boom!
The effect of a grenade explosion is no less powerful than that of artillery and mines, because it is filled with the latest yellow gunpowder.
After encountering the baptism of grenades, the Annan people threw corpses on the ground.
However, they have no way to retreat now and can only bite the bullet and continue to rush forward.
They look forward to hand-to-hand combat, because only close combat can eliminate the power of the opponent's firearms.
Immediately afterwards...
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
In the Ming army's formation, rifles began to fire, continuing to cut off the Annan people's vitality.
At this point in the war, the Annan people were almost crying.
They don’t understand why the Ming army has so many types of firearms, and how can people use them?
However, things have reached this point, what else can be done, keep rushing!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
In the Ming army formation, gunshots rang out again, as if they had never stopped.
As the gunfire rang out, the Annan cavalry fell one after another.
Moreover, in addition to the effective killing effect when the rifle is fired, the explosion sound can also cause a certain deterrent to the war horses.
In the Annan formation, some horses were frightened, raised their front hooves, threw off the cavalry on their backs, and ran around.
At this time, the entire Annan army was charging with all its strength. The horses in front suddenly stopped, and the cavalry behind them had no time to avoid. It was like countless speeding vehicles rear-ending them on the highway. One horse hit the other, and the entire cavalry formation was in chaos.
Make a ball.
In the Ming army formation, there was still a steady stream of fire and gunfire, causing the Annan cavalry to fall into complete chaos.
"Charge, charge forward..."
The generals in Annan's army yelled desperately, but to no avail.
Because their formation has long been in chaos, some are retreating, while others are still rushing forward, trampling on each other. The short distance of more than ten feet is like a chasm, and they can never take another step forward.
In the panic, no one obeyed the orders at all, running around like headless flies.
People kept falling around them, and in an instant, hundreds of elite cavalry were dead.
There were countless injured people. Some people fell off their horses and had one foot still entangled in the stirrup. They were dragged by the frightened horses and ran wildly. It was terrible to see.
Even if no one fell off the horse, there were fallen men and horses everywhere on the battlefield at this time. Let alone charging, it was impossible to retreat.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
In the Ming army formation, the sound of rifle shooting continued.
These gunshots have become a reminder for the Annan people. Every time a gunshot sounds, someone will fall.