No matter which of the two battalions came, Li Shimin believed that with his arrangements in Sichuan and Shu over the years, he could defeat the Far Eastern Army.

In fact, so far, his plan has gone quite smoothly, but the outcome of the current war between the two sides has made him worry again.

Of course he knew that Xu Shiji would definitely come to support, so he planned to kill the 20,000 cavalry led by Cheng Yaojin before Xu Shiji's reinforcements arrived.

Not to mention Li Shimin’s expectations and worries on the distant mountain top.

The three rows of soldiers at the front of the Wagang Camp infantry square looked at a black human wall rushing towards them on the opposite side, with dense gun barrels on their heads, like a long wall of weapons.

Before the close combat, the fighting style is actually the same as that of cavalry. As usual, there are some archers and skirmishers in front of the infantry formations of both sides.

After listening to the captain's howl, the soldiers of Wagang camp raised their right hands slightly, and the brisk copper whistle blew, and the soldiers felt relaxed. This whistle was the same as the whistle widely used in the sports world in later generations. During the training for more than half a year

They have heard it countless times, and it has formed a conditioned reflex in their bodies.

The tune that the whistle blew was set by the legendary and mysterious island owner of Snake Island, who was also the chief instructor of all the Far Eastern Army and was called the Siren by the navy. The prince's younger sister, Miss Xiaoyu, personally set it.

The two sides quickly approached, and when they were almost 200 steps away, another military bugle sounded under Cheng Yaojin. All the thousand-man phalanx in Wagang Camp shouted "kill" and stopped, and each captain gave an order.

The soldiers in the first three rows immediately touched their spears to the ground and leaned them on their shoulders.

They only walked a short hundred steps, and it was more of a confrontational attitude to boost the morale of the soldiers. Relatively speaking, the soldiers of the Li Army on the opposite side walked very fast, because they did not have much time to waste time.

During this process, there were always throwers and grenades in the Wagang Camp, which caused a lot of casualties to the Li Army, but also forced them to speed up and rush towards the Wagang Camp's phalanx.

Because they all know that once the two sides fight, grenades will naturally not be thrown.

At this distance, there was a dense battle formation, and every grenade caused considerable damage, but it still failed to completely shake the determination of the Li Jiajun infantry. Every time the battle line was damaged, people from behind came up to make up for it.

"Then Li Shimin and Duan Zhixuan trained such good soldiers!" Cheng Yaojin couldn't help sighing when he saw the enemy's morale and will, thinking that if his side didn't have grenades, nine-shot rapid crossbows, steel plate armor and low eyebrows,

Helmet, and a spear with a fine steel tip, it’s really not certain who will win in this battle!

The faint smell of gunpowder smoke brought by the grenade explosion was blown by the wind and filled the front line. Contrary to the thoughts of the Li Jiajun soldiers, the soldiers of Wagang Camp really hoped that the enemy would move slower and let the grenades and crossbows fire a few more rounds. It would be best

Can kill all enemies on the opposite side.

The speed of the powerful soldiers throwing grenades was gradually increasing. Apparently they also understood that the enemy would be approaching quickly and they would not have much time to throw grenades.

The closer the distance, the more people will be killed by each grenade. At this time, the distance is less than 100 meters, and the screams from the opposite side are even louder. However, the gap made is quickly filled up, and the bodies on the ground are quickly filled.

Hidden by a wall of people.

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The enemy infantry entered within a hundred steps, and they had already been hit by four rounds of grenades. Before the two sides came into close combat, the Li Army had already lost nearly a thousand people.

Finally, within the range of the bow and arrow attack, the skirmishers sent by the Li family army crossed the square and began to throw light arrows. The soldiers of the Wagang camp in front lowered their heads and covered their faces with low-brow helmet brims. The light arrows were thrown from a distance.

Falling in the queue, it made a clanging sound. For the steel plate armor produced at the Fanyang County Salt Farm Weapons and Equipment Production Base, a light arrow from a hundred steps away was almost like scratching an itch.

After another round of grenade bombardment, Li's army's skirmishers quickly advanced sixty steps, and the howls of enemy officers at all levels rang out from the formation behind them.

At this time, the first and second rows of fast crossbows in the Wagang Camp battle formation had begun to take turns firing, but they only had time to fire one round each.

Later, Cheng Yaojin gave an order, and the orderly soldier beside him blew a trumpet.

Cheng Yaojin turned to the drum and bugler again and said: "Normal pace, blow the marching horn."

At the rear of the Li family's army, Duan Zhixuan suddenly ordered three thousand cavalry to be sent around to both sides of the Far Eastern Army's infantry square, harassing and firing at the Far Eastern Army's infantry with bows and crossbows, and to contain the Far Eastern Army's flanks and rear infantry forces.

In fact, this was indeed the case. Because of the appearance of the three thousand cavalry on the two wings, Cheng Yaojin had to order the three rows of soldiers on both sides and rear of the infantry square to turn around and face the outside. This would have an impact on the tightness of the infantry battle formation.

In order to minimize the impact of tightness, Cheng Yaojin had to order the military formation to stop on the spot and wait for the Li Jiajun infantry on the opposite side to rush over on their own.

There will still be some differences whether one party is charging over and the other is standing still and waiting. After all, the Li family army charging towards them can carry a certain amount of momentum when thrusting their weapons towards them.

The Li Jiajun was afraid of the grenades and fast crossbows of the Wagang Camp soldiers, but when they were close to fifty steps, they began to use heavy arrows. At this distance, such arrows could break through the defense of the Wagang Camp's armor and helmets, giving them

The soldiers of Wagang Camp caused some damage.

The long phalanx line rolled forward, no matter how close the distance was, there were always volleys of fast crossbows on both wings.

The Li Jiajun archers in front of them drew their bows and fired at the fast crossbowmen. The heavy armor-piercing cones penetrated the steel plate armor of the Wagang camp soldiers with the sound of breaking wind, and screams were heard from time to time.

Now, of course, Li Jiajun's screams kept coming 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 soldiers of the Wagang Camp wore steel plate armor and helmets with low brows. Only their eyes were defenseless. The Li family's sharpshooters aimed specifically at the eyes of the soldiers of the Wagang Camp, not to mention shooting nearly a hundred of them to death one after another.

The same number of spears on the Li Jiajun infantry formation were getting closer and closer, but their front row and two wings suffered heavy losses. Under the repeated attacks of grenades and fast crossbows from the Wagang camp, they had already lost a thousand people in just one or two hundred steps.

There are many people, especially those facing the Wagang Camp where the fast crossbowmen continue to fire. There is a gap in the Li Jiajun's spear array. The fast crossbowmen must reduce the threat to the melee troops on the opposite side and concentrate their attacks on those places during the march. The Li Jiajun's

Several places were penetrated, and just after they were repaired, they were destroyed by the next volley.

The heavy arrows of Li Jiajun's skirmishers also posed a great threat to the soldiers of Wagang Camp. Although it took more than 20 steps to penetrate the steel plate armor of Wagang Camp, they also caused more than 200 casualties in Wagang Camp in a short period of time. Only the bows and arrows

The power is limited, and not many people die directly.

Finally, there were only the last twenty steps 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.

"Lance stabs flatly!"

Twenty steps away, the roar of Captain and Centurion rang out. The first three rows of spears in the ten thousand-man phalanx in front of the Wagang camp phalanx were leveled. Each soldier turned to the right, with his left hand in front and his right 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, which can not only save physical strength relatively, but also increase the attack range of the spear.

to the maximum.

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 Wagang camp has a longer spear.

Densely packed spearheads appeared in front of the array. As soon as the Li Army's drum beat 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 less than that of Wagang Camp.

The battle formation here is neat and orderly.

The three thousand cavalrymen of the Li Family Army on both wings tried to rush into the formation many times during this process, but they were all forced back by the Wagang Battalion with fast crossbows and grenades. Some who rushed to the front of the formation were blocked, leaving some corpses behind and retreated.

They continued to fire wildly at the Wagang camp phalanx with heavy arrows, causing more than a hundred Wagang camp soldiers to die tragically.

At this time, in front of the infantry battle formations of both sides, each other fired a final round of volleys, causing the last long-range damage to the other side.

At the same time, the infantrymen of the fourth row of the Wagang camp's phalanx took out their daggers and waist knives, crouched down and went under the line of spears along the line, and then hid in the gap between the first row of spears.

Different from dealing with cavalry, in the combat doctrine of the Far Eastern Army, the infantry of the Far Eastern Army has different tactics and tactics when fighting infantry.

The sound of crossbows firing from the rear of the battle formations on both sides continued, and intensive long-range attacks were used to suppress enemy soldiers beyond their own front lines.

However, the ears of the soldiers in Wagang Camp 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.

The soldiers' eyes were red, and they subconsciously followed the slow drum beat to approach the enemy step by step.

Li Jiajun is not a fool, and will not rush forward to point the gun at him. As the two sides get closer and closer, their strides become smaller and smaller. The sharp edges of the spears and spears flash with cold light. They are both very threatening. Under mutual deterrence, they are both cautious.

Close to attack range.

The soldiers of Wagang camp did not look at the opponent's spear blade not far in front of them. Instead, they 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.

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The soldiers of Wagang Camp could not keep their super-long spears lying flat for too long. The time was coming sooner or later. 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.

They passed by each other, and 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, judging the most suitable opportunity to assassinate as they slowly approached.

People had time to make a sound, and only the captain and centurion shouted reminders, and the rustling of footsteps.

Each soldier felt like he was in a jungle of spears. On both sides were the spearheads of his comrades in the back row, and in front of them were his own and the enemy's rifle barrels. The enemy's spearheads directly opposite were shaking slightly up and down, and they were all far away.

Only the last four feet.

Thanks to countless infantry spear confrontation trainings over the past six months, the soldiers of Wagang Camp are no stranger to the feeling of facing a gun.

But this was not a drill after all. The gun heads in front of them were shaking slightly, and they were probably within the assassination range. The soldiers of the Wagang Camp did not dare to approach any further. The three gun heads in front and on the sides all posed a great threat.

It stimulated the nerves of every soldier, and dense beads of sweat broke out on the foreheads of the soldiers in the front row.

The soldiers of the Li Jiajun on the opposite side were even more hesitant and frightened, because the spears of the soldiers of Wagang camp were also in front of them, and they were longer than them and looked sharper.

In particular, the formation of the Wagangying phalanx is very straight, and each soldier's right hand is hidden behind his back, making it impossible for the enemy to judge their assassination distance. This makes every Li Jiajun soldier feel that if he takes another step, he will be attacked by three enemies.

Spear attack.

Moreover, Li Jiajun held the gun with an underhand grip, which was not only difficult, but

It is also necessary to leave a section of the tail of the gun at the back, which reduces the attack range. As time goes by and their physical strength continues to be exhausted, the soldiers of the Li family must extend the length of the tail of the gun to maintain the balance of the gun body. Therefore, the longer time delays, the more worried they will be.

in a hurry.

As they slowly approached, the only sounds left on the front were the heavy breathing of both sides and the gentle banging of beetle leaves. Occasionally, officers shouted, but almost no one listened.

In the silence, the soldiers of Wagang Battalion faced the opposite guns and moved forward with the smallest steps. Before life and death, all the soldiers' hearts almost jumped out of their chests, and their whole bodies were in a highly tense state. The confrontation was short.

A short time seems to be as long as ten thousand years to everyone.

At a certain moment, a crouching soldier from the Wagang camp in the third row behind him quickly crossed the short distance, avoided the enemy soldier's spear in the rear row, and slammed his dagger into the thigh of an enemy soldier.

"Ah!" The Li Jiajun infantry, who was tensing up, let out an earth-shattering scream. This scream finally broke the nerves of both sides who were extremely nervous. The soldiers screamed wildly and started a chaotic stabbing attack almost at the same time. The densely packed gun barrels of both sides

Back and forth between the lines, the gun body moved, and the sound of collision was as dense as raindrops.
To be continued...