The first thousand three hundred and seventy-seventh chapters of the Furious River War (2)
The most powerful army in the world today is still the Jin Army, but even the arrogant Jin Army felt a little powerless when faced with the firearms of the Song Army, let alone the Jiaozhi Army.
But is this firearm really that powerful?
In fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, it can only be said to be the era when firearms are first developed, and it cannot be said that they can replace cold weapons. The biggest role is to enrich tactics.
The key reason why this firearm can repeatedly inflict heavy damage on the enemy is that as mentioned above, this is the era when firearms first matured. Because they were just mature, few people have seen them. They know nothing about the firearms of the Song Army. Jiaozhi
The soldiers have lived in the south for a long time, and the wars of the Song Dynasty basically revolved around the north. Therefore, the Jiaozhi soldiers knew nothing about firearms. What frightened them even more was that they did not know what secret weapons the Song army had. Unfortunately,
They can only explore it in the war and experience it with their lives.
It is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in every battle, but the Cochin Army has been fighting for so long without even understanding the opponent's weapons. How can they continue to fight this battle?
It’s difficult!
The white fog has not dispersed, but the gray fog has risen again.
Before the Jiaozhi soldiers could get over the fear of heavy rain and pear blossom arrows, the divine fire crow came to visit them.
It’s so exciting!
Although the Divine Fire Flying Crow is not as dense as the Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Arrows, which makes people feel scared, the power of the Divine Fire Flying Crow is very powerful. After all, it is larger in size and contains more gunpowder.
The key is that the Jiaozhi soldiers can't see the situation outside at all in the white smoke. The white smoke covers the disadvantages of the Shenhuo Feiyao very well, making it impossible for the Jiaozhi soldiers to dodge.
This deafening explosion really blew away the souls of the Jiaozhi soldiers. In fact, the explosive power was not enough to cause large-scale destruction. The key was that there was a hidden weapon inside. This explosion. The iron filings inside had the power to penetrate people.
The power of the body.
I saw many Cochin soldiers. None of them fell down, but there were several small holes bleeding profusely on their bodies, which was horrifying to see.
The edges of each large pit were covered with corpses.
Under the cover of the fleet's firepower, all the commandos have landed ashore. They did not rush forward because there were too few of them after all. Instead, they protected the surroundings of the pontoon and fought hand-to-hand with the approaching enemies.
Almost half of the Cochin soldiers in the middle were killed or wounded by firearms, but the cavalry rushing up from both sides caused some trouble for the commandos.
Because once the two sides got close, Han Shizhong did not dare to use firearms indiscriminately, for fear of accidentally injuring his own people.
But the Song Army's strongest ability was to deal with cavalry. It's not that they were the nemesis of the cavalry, but they were really deceived by the cavalry. They were all lessons learned through blood, just like the Jiaozhi soldiers now experience firearms.
All of them are experienced. Dong Xian, Yang Zaixing, and Wang Gui each led a group of soldiers to form a square formation. The shield soldiers in the front blocked the arrows fired by the enemy's cavalry. They also resisted the charge of the enemy's cavalry.
They are archers, with sword and axemen on both sides, and spearmen with sickles and hooks.
The archers hide behind the shield soldiers. They point their crossbows upward and use dense arrows to kill the opponent's cavalry.
When the enemy cavalry approached, the wings suddenly opened, and the swordsmen and hook spearmen covered them. The swordsmen waved their swords and axes specifically to chop the horse's legs. The sickle spearmen were on the outside, hooking the horse's legs.
, when the cavalry fell, the swordsmen and axemen immediately rushed forward and killed them.
The four different types of troops work together perfectly.
You must know that the Jiaozhi cavalry is really lagging behind the Jin Army's cavalry in all aspects, and not just a little bit. The Song Army has fought against the Jin Army countless times, so the Song Army's heavy infantry is used to fighting against the cavalry.
He had the mentality of fighting against the Jin Army, but when the fight started, the Song Army immediately felt much more relaxed, as if the opponent was vulnerable.
At this time, the main force of the Song Army on the north bank also gradually came to the south bank through prisoners. These soldiers immediately entered the battle as soon as they got off the pontoon bridge.
This---when did the Song army become so strong?
Li Quansheng opened his eyes wide and looked at the long dragons on the three pontoon bridges. He couldn't help but be shocked and angry. His mind was also running rapidly. He almost roared: "The Shenglong Army obeys the order."
"exist."
"Immediately outflank the enemy with both wings and push the enemy back to the north bank."
"Here."
The Shenglong Army is the trump card of the Jiaozhi Army, and it is the same concept as the Fourth Army.
This person's thinking explodes under pressure, and those who fail to explode usually die.
After Li Quan's observation, he found that all the Song navy in the middle army had been repelled, but the cavalry on the two wings were approaching. Although it was not fatal, it also caused great trouble to the Song army, so he asked the soldiers to avoid the Song army.
The attack range of the weapon is outflanked by both wings.
Han Shizhong, who has clairvoyance, immediately understood the enemy's intentions. Although the angle of the rainstorm pear blossom arrow could be adjusted, the enemy came in an arc, so for them, the distance was far. When the enemy came within range,
, was very close to the Song army again. If he fired the rainstorm pear blossom arrows at this time, he might cause great harm to his soldiers. So Han Shizhong immediately ordered the other warships to advance fifty steps again, relying on bows and arrows to shoot at the enemies that were outflanked by both wings.
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Since the enemy is walking in an arc, he must be close to the shore.
After receiving the order, the archers on the warship immediately bent their bows and drew arrows, or used serial crossbows to kill the enemy.
The Jiaozhi army did not dare to show weakness. Under the cover of the shield soldiers, they came to the shore and used archers to kill the enemies. There were few hiding places for the soldiers on the warship, and they gradually began to suffer casualties.
The scene also began to become anxious.
Seeing that this move was really effective, Li Quansheng immediately sent out 5,000 pikemen and 5,000 javelin soldiers to cover the two flanks.
After all, the Song Army's commando force only has 5,000 people. Although the main force from the south bank has been rushing over one after another, the pontoon is so wide and several hundred meters long. It is impossible for the army to rush in at this moment.
, but the Jiaozhi soldiers came up to kill them one after another. Even with a murderous maniac like Yang Zaixing, the Song army began to be unable to resist it.
If the entire commando force is wiped out and the enemy burns the pontoon bridge, then everything ahead will be in vain and victory or defeat will be decided at the drop of a hat.
But the balance seems to be tilting towards Jiaozhi again.
Li Qi had been observing the battle situation on the south bank with his clairvoyance, and he was very anxious in his heart. He frowned and said: "The terrain on the south bank is open, but it is a pity that our cavalry cannot arrive at the same time. Otherwise, the enemy will be severely damaged. How can we allow the other party's cavalry to show off their power there."
This was Li Qi's venting words. But it made Yue Fei's heart light up. He picked up the clairvoyance and looked at it for a while, then put it down and said: "Privy Envoy, the enemy troops are outflanking from both sides, and the pontoons on the left and right are under heavy attack."
During the attack, only the pontoon bridge in the middle road has the fewest enemy soldiers. Presumably the enemy is afraid of our firearms. We can take advantage of the fact that the enemy troops have not outflanked the middle road and let the cavalry cross the river in the middle road. Then we can attack instead of defend until we attack.
Take the opponent’s base camp.”
Zhao Jingyan said cautiously: "But if the cavalry rushes across the river before the main force has passed, they may suffer great losses."
When the cavalry walks from the pontoon bridge, it must be covered by infantry in front. If it cannot charge forward, the cavalry will be wasting its martial arts skills.
Li Qi immediately made a decision and said: "I can't control so much. I have to cross the river today. Yue Fei and Niu Gao, you immediately lead the cavalry to cross the river from the middle road."
"As commanded."
After the order was given, the horn of the cavalry charge immediately sounded.
As soon as Han Shizhong heard the horn sound, he knew that Li Qi and the others were going to send out the cavalry. He thought that we and the enemy were already fighting together on the shore, and they were still being suppressed by the enemy. The cavalry could not deploy at all. If this rush back and forth
, didn’t they scatter their own people? Why did the Privy Council send out the cavalry at this time? Could it be that---?
Thinking of this, he looked straight ahead, then turned to look at the pontoon bridge in the middle. He suddenly realized it and immediately issued a death order, asking the soldiers around the pontoon bridges on both sides to block the enemy. The enemy must not be allowed to approach the middle pontoon bridge.
Then he asked all the fleets in the middle to move up, concentrate their firepower, and deal with the few enemies in the middle as soon as possible. He also asked Yang Zaixing in the middle to attack them, giving the cavalry enough space to land.
Boom, boom, boom!
Within a moment, Yue Fei and Niu Gao led five thousand cavalry to the south bank.
After the soldiers on both sides received the order, they all worked desperately to prevent the enemies on the two wings from moving closer to the center.
Almost all the small warships between the three pontoons were close to the side. With crazy shooting, even the medium-sized warships had reached an extreme position. It was really not deep enough to go any further.
Li Quansheng saw that the Song Army's cavalry began to cross the river, and saw that the two stern ships on the river had changed from vertical to horizontal, moving closer to the giant ship in the middle. He seemed to understand something in his heart, but he really did not dare to add troops to the middle.
, it is obvious that the Song Army fleet has concentrated its firepower in the middle, and has advanced a lot. If it rushes upward, the consequences are simply unpredictable. However, he did not allow him to think too much at this time, and said in a hurried tone: "Kuang Lei, Wang Jun
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"The end will be here."
"The two of you immediately lead five thousand troops and horses each to support the two wings. You must be sure to surround the enemy in the center before the enemy's cavalry takes shape."
This is undoubtedly the last resort.
"As commanded."
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"Kill!"
Both sides were red-eyed, and the sound of killing was loud. The war had reached a fever pitch, and the soldiers of Jiaozhi were all ready to fight. Kuang Lei and Wang Jun led the soldiers to attack with bared teeth and claws. The range of activity of the Song troops on the left and right began to gradually increase.
is shrinking.
The commanders-in-chief of both sides were extremely nervous. This was a critical moment.
Han Shizhong saw that the enemy army was increasing its troops on both wings, and knew that the enemy army also knew Yue Fei's intentions, so he murmured to himself that this Jiaozhi boy was not a fool. But now he could only pray that Yue Fei and the others would cross the river quickly, because he had already
All means have been exhausted.
Liang Hongyu played the drum with all her strength. The drum beat rapidly, as if urging the soldiers on the pontoon to run faster, and also seemed to cheer up those soldiers who were fighting with the enemy.
The soldiers running on the pontoons on the left and right saw the brothers in front of them falling down one by one, and their chests were filled with anger. They rushed forward with all their strength, relying on the continuous supply of soldiers to make up for it, and they just blocked the enemy on the left and right.
Both sides.
The Cochin soldiers were still a little short of breath.
"More on the horse again."
"good!"
It was too late, but by then, Yue Fei and Niu Gao had already arrived at the south bank.
A soldier jumped off Yang Zaixing's horse. Yang Zaixing, who was dressed in bright red, jumped onto the horse and threw the two large iron axes in his hands on the ground. No one picked up the iron axes when they were thrown on the ground. They were too heavy. How can ordinary soldiers dance?
"General."
Two soldiers came over carrying Yang Zaixing's giant gun.
Yang Zaixing took it in one hand and was ready to rush.
Yue Fei hurriedly said: "Wait a minute." After saying this, he turned back and looked at Han Shizhong.
Han Shizhong waved the green flag.
In a short time, all five thousand cavalrymen had crossed the Furian River.
All warships equipped with bed crossbows are already ready.
Yue Fei said loudly: "Brothers, capture the thief first and capture the king first. We will go straight to the middle and break the enemy's base camp first."
"Roar---."
"Kill!"
Yue Fei, Niu Gao, and Yang Zaixing divided their troops into three groups and rode straight to the Jiaozhi Army's base camp on the south bank.
"hateful."
When Li Quansheng saw the other party's cavalry charging towards them, he waved his hands in annoyance. After all, he still failed to stop them, and said hurriedly: "Quickly stop them."
His soldiers rushed forward one after another.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, a hail of arrows passed over Yue Fei and the others like thunder and lightning, landing hundreds of steps ahead, piercing the first row of attacking Jiaozhi soldiers.
The white smoke rises again. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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