Of course, these are not all the trump cards of the Han army. They are the twenty or thirty artillery pieces lined up on the hillside. The black barrels are pointing straight ahead, and there are thousands of musketeers below the hillside.
Formation, arranged in three rows.
Although the Han army did not carry the larger bed crossbows and thunder chariots, everyone knew that these muskets and artillery could completely replace the existence of these two.
The Imperial Guard should be the army with the most common firearms and equipment within the Han army. No other army can produce such a lineup, and this is only half of the Imperial Guard's wealth. After all, the Imperial Guard still has some left to protect His Majesty.
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Although the Imperial Guards are eager to establish meritorious deeds, the prerequisite for establishing meritorious service is to be able to protect His Majesty. Otherwise, what is the use of the Imperial Guards?
Even if you give away half of your wealth, it is enough to make everyone envious.
Even Cheng Feng, who was walking in front with his armor, wanted to drool a little.
The Yulin Cavalry is the strongest army in the world, but the number of the Yulin Cavalry is too small, and its main goal is special operations. Therefore, artillery, which cannot be carried without seven or eight big men, is not equipped with it.
Yes, otherwise the Yulin Cavalry wouldn't be able to move many artillery pieces if all the members of the Yulin Cavalry went into battle. Envy was envy, but Cheng Feng still knew that the positions of the Yulin Cavalry and the Imperial Guards were different, and each army must be particularly outstanding.
It is necessary to turn the Yulin Cavalry into a Imperial Guard.
The Northern Zhou army obviously also discovered the luxurious lineup of the Han army. For a while, all the advancing troops stopped and stayed far outside the range of the Han army's artillery. Although the artillery was not used many times,
Obviously, it had left a deep impression on the Northern Zhou army and attracted their attention.
The Northern Zhou army suddenly stopped, making Li Ping a little stunned.
The Xianbei people often show strong aggression on the battlefield. This aggression will make the Xianbei people more inclined to take the initiative to launch attacks. In previous battles, once the Han army encountered a situation where the two sides faced each other, they generally adopted the following tactics:
They are all defensive counterattacks. After all, the large-scale equipment equipped by the Han army, such as thunder carts and current artillery, are actually more conducive to use in defense.
Now the Xianbei people are also aware of this, so they actually gave up taking the initiative to attack at the beginning of the match.
"Report, General!" The messenger came quickly, "General Lu on the left wing requests an attack!"
"Report, General, the right-wing Army General is requesting an attack!"
The general Lu on the left is Lu Shizhen, and the general Lu on the right is Lu Zhiwu. They are both leaders among the younger generation of the Han army, especially Lu Shizhen, who has fought in the south and north, and his reputation in the army is no less than
Yu Nai's father Lu Guangda.
Now the two naturally want to compete.
Li Ping clenched his fists. The current Northern Zhou army was defensive, and he was attacking. If the Northern Zhou army did not move forward, then he would have to move forward! The Zhou people could afford to wait now, but he could not afford to wait, even if this happened
The price is that the artillery may not be able to exert its power.
It's not like the Guards without artillery can't fight!
"Send the order, all armies advance, with armored cavalry taking the lead!" Li Ping directly ordered, "Heavy armored soldiers and Modao troops will follow, and the musketeers on the left and right wings will advance forward to cover!"
The ordering soldiers left quickly, and the sound of drums rose almost at the same time.
The soldiers of the Han army were impatient to wait. As the most elite troops of the Han Dynasty, they were eager to fight and win more than anyone else!
"Advance!" the generals of all armies ordered at the same time.
The Han army's armored cavalry also began to speed up, and the heavy armored soldiers and Mo Dao team followed closely behind. Although the pace was definitely not able to keep up with the armored cavalry, they did not put too much distance away from the armored cavalry to ensure that they could support the armored cavalry at any time.
Ride and cover the flanks.
The Han army took action, and the Northern Zhou army followed suit.
The armored cavalry also began to speed up, while a larger number of light cavalry spread out from both wings, ready to adopt the Xianbei's most classic outflanking tactic.
Li Ping narrowed his eyes and waved his hand suddenly.
"Load, put!"
The artillery that had been waiting for a long time roared at the same time.
The shells were scattered in the open space between the armored cavalry of both sides, trying to get as close as possible to the northern Zhou armored cavalry, but in the end they only caused a cloud of dust.
Li Ping waved his hand in annoyance, and immediately ordered the artillery to move forward decisively. Otherwise, if the armored cavalry and even large groups of soldiers and horses from both sides got entangled, the artillery would be useless.
At this time, Cheng Feng was already rushing to the front with his armored cavalry.
Typical conical array of rolling smoke and dust.
Although the Yulin Cavalry was not equipped with artillery, it was also one of the first units to test the performance of artillery. Looking at the spread of the artillery shells, Cheng Feng already knew that in order to be able to shoot the artillery shells as far as possible, the gunners no longer had to worry about it.
It was accurate, but even with this shell, it could not reach the Zhou people.
It was too late for the artillery to be pushed up again.
According to the current rhythm, the cavalry on both sides should collide head-on in a few moments.
The only one you can rely on is yourself!
The Han army's light cavalry also attacked from the flanks, but the number of Han army's light cavalry was not large - a thousand cavalry faced two to three thousand Northern Zhou light cavalry. It was not that our army was not strong enough, but that the enemy did have enough.
This advantage cannot be made up for in a short period of time.
Of course, apart from this only disadvantage, the Han army has sufficient advantages in other aspects. The musketeers followed the light cavalry and advanced, and thousands of red-clad armored soldiers ran on the field, like a blazing fire.
The line of fire.
As the Han army experienced war after war, it also gained more experience in the use of musketeers. The number of musketeers was increasing, and naturally it was impossible to move forward in a row as before. Although this could
Entering combat status at any time, but it is no more than treating the musketeers as moving targets in the wilderness.
In contrast, having the musketeers move forward in a diagonal or even vertical line can minimize the risk of damage to the musketeers when moving. When entering the fighting position, they can run quickly to form a column.
Transform into a horizontal formation, or even transform a skirmish line into a battle line.
This is how the Han army's musketeers move at this moment. Directly facing the enemy is a vertical line, while on both sides are skirmisher lines. This makes it impossible to calibrate the opponent's crossbows. Of course, the current crossbows of the Northern Zhou Dynasty are still
It was not enough to attack the Han army's musketeers. The more important thing for this formation was to guard against possible assaults by the Northern Zhou Qingqi.
A dense array is the best prey for the charging light cavalry.
"Bang!" When the Han army's musketeers advanced, on the battlefield in the middle, the armored cavalry of both sides collided with each other, like two sledgehammers hitting each other head-on!
The muffled sound of the collision between the armor and the iron armor, and the tooth-grinding sound of the friction, all demonstrate the cruelty of this battle. The war horses are intertwined, and the two armored knights, both of whom are daunting enough, collide like this!