The first thousand two hundred and sixty-seventh chapters spear like a forest
The enemy is afraid of their grenades and fast crossbows, but once within a hundred steps, the Tiger Camp soldiers are also worried about the enemy's close-range rifle fire. Within this distance, both sides hope to enter a critical close-quarters fight as soon as possible.
Yang Su's infantry archers looked a little panicked, but they had already approached fifty steps and began to use heavy arrows. Some of them continued to advance forward fiercely, holding armor-piercing awls and bows in their hands, and rushed to twenty steps away.
He was still shooting arrows, causing some damage to the Tiger Camp.
On the hillside next to the nine thousand-man square formations on the Tiger Camp side, each of the cavalrymen of a thousand Tiger Camps were ordered to step forward, holding fast crossbows and continuing a burst of fierce shooting. They were divided into four rows and took turns to fire.
Platoon - After shooting, they retreated back, and the second platoon stepped forward to shoot again, taking turns in turn. Under daily strict training, they were able to advance with the spear formation in the middle while loading crossbows, providing continuous long-range support.
The long phalanx line rolled forward, no matter how close the distance was, there were always volleys of fast crossbows on both wings.
The enemy archers in front of them drew their bows and fired with fast crossbowmen. The heavy armor-piercing cones penetrated the iron armor of the Tiger Camp soldiers with the sound of breaking wind. Screams appeared from time to time, and of course the screams of the enemy soldiers continued one after another.
After the formations of both sides marched, they left many dead and wounded on the ground, and the battlefield was filled with the screams of those who were hit.
The Tiger Camp soldiers wore iron armor and helmets with low brows, leaving most of their faces unprotected. The enemy shooters aimed specifically at the faces of the Tiger Camp soldiers. Wang Junlin from the rear saw this scene and thought that after this battle, the salt field could be tested
Study the visor helmet, leaving only your eyes exposed.
The enemy's infantry formations were also lined with spears getting closer and closer, but their front row and wings suffered heavy losses. Under the repeated attacks of grenades and fast crossbows from the Tiger Camp, they had already lost a thousand people in just three to four hundred steps.
There are many people, especially those facing the Tiger Camp where the fast crossbowmen continue to fire. There are gaps in the enemy's spear formation. The fast crossbowmen must reduce the threat to the melee troops on the opposite side and focus their attacks on those few places during the march.
Those places were penetrated, and just after they were repaired, they were wiped out by the next volley.
The enemy's skirmishers and heavy arrows also posed a great threat to the soldiers of the Tiger Camp. Although it took more than 20 steps to penetrate the armor of the Tiger Camp army, they also caused more than 200 casualties in the Tiger Camp in a short period of time. However, the power of bows and arrows was limited.
There were not many direct deaths.
Finally, only the last twenty steps were left between them. The two sides endured the blows of long-range weapons and came close to the fighting distance. A close-range fatal battle was about to begin.
The marching drumbeat of the Tiger Camp phalanx suddenly stopped and turned into a slow drumbeat with intervals.
"Lance stabs flatly!"
Twenty steps away, Captain and Centurion's roar rang out. The first three rows of spears of the five thousand-man phalanx in front of the Tiger Camp phalanx were leveled. Each soldier turned to the right, with his left hand in front and his right hand behind.
The spear is pointed in the direction of the enemy. This action uses the left hand as the support point, and the right hand plays the role of controlling the gun body. It can be held all the way to the tail of the spear shaft. This can not only save physical strength, but also increase the attack range of the spear.
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When the lengths of the spears on both sides are almost the same, it is difficult for soldiers to accurately judge the timing of the thrust. If they rush forward and thrust, they will often hit the opponent's gun head without stabbing the opponent. After such a slow approach, they look for opportunities.
It is most suitable for battles where one side of the Tiger Camp has a longer spear.
Densely packed spearheads appeared in front of the array. As soon as the enemy drums slowed down, their pikemen also leveled their spears, maintaining a flat front and approaching step by step. However, the holding methods were various and varied, far from the Tiger Camp.
The battle formations here are neat and orderly.
The two thousand cavalry on both wings encountered many enemy counterattacks with heavy arrows during this process. Because the war horses had a larger target, more than a hundred people and horses died in total, but Wang Junlin ordered to keep killing one by one and replace them one by one.
So the number of people never decreased.
At this time, they fired the last round of volley, causing the last long-range damage to the opponent. Then the two thousand cavalry on both wings began to retreat, but they did not retreat completely. Instead, they were at the waist of the front square, on the hillside.
Keep shooting at the enemy.
At the same time, the fourth row of infantrymen of the Tiger Camp Phalanx took advantage of the speed of the Phalanx to slow down, pulled out their daggers and waist knives, squatted down along the line and got under the spear line, and then hid in the gap between the first row of spears.
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Unlike dealing with cavalry, the infantry of the Far Eastern Army had other tactics when fighting infantry.
The rapid crossbows on the outside of the two wings fired continuously, using intensive long-range attacks to suppress the enemy soldiers beyond their own front line. The enemy archers on the outside were also counterattacking, and the whooshing sound of flying arrows was mixed with the harsh sound of the fast crossbows breaking through the air.
However, the ears of the Tiger Camp soldiers only responded to the drumbeats. Every time a drum sounded, they took a step forward. All other sounds seemed to be far away. For the soldiers in the three rows in front, the spears in front of them were getting closer and closer.
Their eyes were red, and they subconsciously followed the slow drumbeat to approach the enemy step by step.
The enemy is not a fool, and will not rush forward and point it at the gunpoint. As the two sides get closer and closer, their strides become smaller and smaller. The cold edges of the spears and spears flash, both are extremely threatening. Under mutual deterrence, they are both cautious.
close to the attack distance.
The Tiger Camp soldiers did not look at the opponent's spear blade not far in front of them, but stared at the opponent's shoulder position without blinking, paying attention to the opponent's movements, and slowly moved their feet to judge the distance between them.
The soldiers of the Tiger Camp could not keep their super-long spears lying flat for too long. Sooner or later, the time came. The spear heads of the soldiers in the front row began to exchange with the opponent's spear heads. In the middle of the two sides' lines, there was a dense mass of spear shafts, which were slowly moving.
As they passed each other, the spears and spears made a gentle collision sound from time to time. At this time, the walking and drumming had stopped. The soldiers facing each other on the front were all focused on the opponent in front of them. They were judging the most suitable opportunity to assassinate as they slowly approached. No one
When I had time to make a sound, all that was left was the captain and centurion shouting reminders and the rustling of footsteps.
Each soldier felt like he was in a jungle of spears. On both sides were the spear heads of his comrades in the back row, and in front of them were his own and the enemy's gun barrels. The enemy's spear heads directly opposite were shaking slightly up and down, and they were all far away.
Only the last four feet.
The Tiger Camp soldiers benefited from the usual infantry spear confrontation training, and this feeling of facing the head of a gun was no stranger to them.
But this is not a drill after all. The gun heads in front of them are shaking slightly, and they are probably close to the assassination attack range. The Tiger Battalion soldiers dare not approach any closer. The three gun heads in front and on the side all pose great threats, stimulating
Every soldier was nervous, and beads of sweat broke out on the foreheads of the soldiers in the front row.