This time against Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zhi still used a three-stage round-fire formation. However, in this round-fire formation, the soldiers in the front row who finished shooting no longer retreated to the back, but directly squatted down to reload, allowing the soldiers in the back row to reload.
Soldier stands and shoots.
In this way, the soldiers can stand closer together, saving the space required for the soldiers to walk back. Originally, a soldier had to occupy a width of one meter, but now more than half a meter is enough.
The division has more than 15,000 people, and the width of the battlefield in each direction is only 800 meters, which also includes the 100 reserved artillery positions.
The tighter formation brings more intensive firepower, which will cause enemies that attack the formation to be hit harder.
In front of the Huben Division, Zhang Xianzhong's army of more than 50,000 people was mighty and mighty, and they were surrounding Li Zhi's formation. At the center of the army, drummers beat the cowhide drum desperately, stimulating the fighting spirit of the soldiers, as if they wanted to take a breath.
Eat Master Hu Ben.
Seeing Xian's army pressing forward, Li Zhi's soldiers took the time to spread iron caltrops twenty meters in front of the formation.
Xian's army was at the forefront of thirty thousand infantry. These infantry spread across a battlefield of four or five miles. Not only did they have to confront Li Zhi head-on, but they also had to wipe out both the left and right sides of Li Zhi's army at once.
Surround and attack Li Zhi's formation from three directions.
Thirty thousand people were so vast that they filled the entire field of vision of the soldiers.
Being surrounded by tens of thousands of thieves from three directions did put some psychological pressure on the soldiers of the Tiger Division. But at such a critical moment, the daily rigorous training worked. More than 15,000 soldiers were under pressure
He stood motionless in front of him, grabbing his weapon and preparing to face the enemy.
At a distance of 500 meters, one hundred field guns on the front and one hundred field guns on both sides of the Huben Division opened fire.
Two hundred six-pound cannons spit out tongues of fire, and those flames suddenly illuminated the bright day even brighter. A huge roar was heard, and it spread throughout the entire battlefield. The earth seemed to be shaken by the recoil of the artillery.
, trembling slightly. After the black gunpowder was ignited, it released a huge force and launched a solid projectile weighing more than five kilograms towards the bandit soldiers who were rushing towards him.
Faced with such a dense army of bandit soldiers, not a single cannonball missed. The fast-flying shells hit the bandit soldiers in the front row hard, shattering their flesh and blood in an instant, splattering a piece of flesh, mud, and blood, and then
Continue to rush towards the thieves behind.
The thieves behind were also unable to withstand the shells. The solid bullets penetrated the second and third layers of the body like a wooden board, knocking out countless flesh and blood along the way. Then they bounced on the ground and penetrated the first and second layers of thieves.
body, and then lost strength and crashed into the body of a stray thief and stopped.
Two hundred rounds of artillery shells blasted two hundred alleys of flesh and blood in the dense formation of bandits.
The screams were like the accompaniment of the advancing artillery shells, erupting from the crowd of soldiers as the shells advanced. However, these screams were very short, and the soldiers whose bodies were shattered quickly died. Only a few were killed.
The wounded man whose hands and feet were broken did not die, but fell to the ground and kept moaning.
The tragic situation of the dead made other people feel chilled in their hearts. The 30,000 infantrymen were hit by cannons and their hearts trembled. The cannons of this official army were too powerful.
But after all, only a few of the thieves were hit by cannons. The drums of the bandit army beat louder, encouraging the infantry to continue sprinting forward. Hearing the sound of the drums, the soldiers who offered the thieves abandoned their
Cowering, howling and charging towards Li Zhi's gun formation.
However, they still had to endure a lot before they could reach the firing range of the volley.
Each six-pound gun of the Huben Division has seven gunners, and the personnel are very sufficient. These gunners work together according to the division of labor, and can complete the loading of the gun in twenty seconds without cooling the barrel.
By the time Xianjun's infantry rushed to the 300-meter mark, the Huben Division's shotguns had already pinned them down.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The huge sound of artillery fire sounded again. First, a hundred artillery pieces on the front opened fire one after another. Not long after, the charging soldiers on the left and right sides also rushed into the shotgun range. A hundred artillery pieces on the left and right sides opened fire.
The cannon also opened fire. Twenty thousand shotgun shells swept across the battlefield, like an irresistible hurricane, shattering everything he encountered.
Flesh and blood were like worthless water, bursting out from the huge wounds caused by shotguns and splashing on the battlefield. The more than a thousand thieves in the front row fell one by one like woods blown down by a hurricane, and then fell down one by one.
I couldn't get up either.
The cannons of the army were too powerful, and it was a massacre. Some soldiers were frightened by such a scene of massacre, and they wanted to run away. But behind the infantry was Tang Ma, who was supervising the battle. They
He slashed at the infantry who escaped in front with his sword, forcing the infantry to continue charging forward.
There was no way to retreat from behind, so the infantry had no choice but to continue charging forward with their swords raised.
They rushed a hundred meters and rushed into the rifle range of the Tiger Division.
Under the firing orders of each platoon leader, the 3,500 rifles on the front and left and right sides of the formation opened fire one after another.
Boss Wei was also in the formation of the volley. His platoon was arranged on the east side of the front of the entire circle formation, which was regarded as the front line. At this time, he aimed at a bandit Shi Chang. and other bandits.
The difference was that this thief was wearing a suit of cotton armor and was holding a Japanese sword. He was considered well-equipped. Boss Wei aimed his rifle at the thief's belly and pressed the trigger.
Amidst the continuous gunfire in his ears, the "pop" sound of Boss Wei's rifle was almost ignored. After shooting, Boss Wei quickly looked at the enemy in front through the smoke coming from the muzzle.
To his great disappointment, the bandit was not hit at all, but still grabbed the Japanese sword and sprinted towards this direction.
Boss Wei's bullet flew away, and his face flushed with anxiety, but he heard the platoon leader yell: "Boss Wei! Squat down!"
Boss Wei squatted down helplessly and gave up his shooting position to the shooter behind him. While squatting and reloading, he looked at the bandit commander with his eyes, for fear that the commander would be beaten to death by others.
But to Boss Wei's disappointment, the commander was quickly killed. The commander was better equipped than the other thieves, and he was at the front, so he was naturally a good target to attract attention. The shooters in the second row took aim.
It was very accurate, and the shot hit the long left chest. Several feet of blood spurted out from his chest, and his upper body was knocked back by the impact of the bullet. He screamed and fell to the ground, convulsing.
After a few times, there was no more movement.
Boss Wei cursed at being a thief, and quickly loaded and loaded the gun with his hands. Boss Wei couldn't remember how many times he had hit the target. There were not only 2,000 but also 1,500 rounds. In short, he loaded the gun very quickly now.
There is no need to wait for the reloading time given by the platoon leader to arrive, and he can complete the reloading.
Before the third row of shooters fired, Boss Wei loaded the ammunition. He squatted on the ground and used his eyes to search for the most valuable target among the thieves.
But before Boss Wei could find the target, those rogue infantrymen had been defeated by volleys of gunfire, like a piece of glass suddenly shattering. The thirty thousand infantrymen left behind thousands of corpses and wounded, and lost all fighting spirit.
He fled in all directions in a panic.
The third row of soldiers aimed their guns at the fleeing rogue infantry, but never heard the platoon leader's shooting order.
Behind the infantry, 23,000 old bandits and Tang horses rode up and charged towards the front of the Huben division. (To be continued.)
