Almost everyone who heard this had a question mark in their mind.
Where is this place?
This is the battlefield between the two armies, the decisive battle between the East and the West!
A bird made of iron? What is it for? Can it fly or kill?
Nowadays, since the Renaissance, it is no longer the ignorant Middle Ages! Let alone a bird made of iron, even if it is made of wood, it cannot fly!
Da Kongdai asked a little doubtfully: "Are you sure that what you saw is indeed a bird made of iron?"
After hearing this, Cromwell shook his head, with a look of confusion on his face and said: "It's just a bit like a bird, it seems to have wings, but it's not exactly like it. It has a metallic luster, so it should be made of iron.
That’s right.”
At this point, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "To be honest, I was just guessing. I really don't know what it is?"
"Could it be the secret weapon of the Ming army?" Turena, who had always been relatively taciturn, suddenly guessed.
After everyone heard this, they felt that this was a possibility.
After all, the weapons of the Ming Dynasty were really endless!
As far as they were concerned, before they knew about rifled flintlock muskets, they never imagined that muskets could shoot so far and so accurately!
Later, the Ming Dynasty's muskets had breech-loading capabilities, and they could actually shoot while lying on the ground. This was something they had never thought of before.
Therefore, it would not be surprising at all if the Ming army came up with a weapon they had never thought of at this time.
However, the key to making them believe that the strange thing of the Ming Army could indeed fly like a bird was that it was made of iron. That would be impossible for them to believe even if they were killed.
Therefore, after Turena raised the possibility that the thing might be a weapon, they thought more that it might be a weapon similar to a chariot, but it could never be a weapon flying in the sky!
In fact, they can still accept this idea. After all, both in the East and the West, there has always been a tradition of depicting or making some equipment to look like beasts. But if it looks like a bird, who can scare it? Unless it is
The kind of wild bird!
No matter how great these Allied commanders are in their military abilities, given the limitations of the times, it is impossible to guess that what they think is the most impossible thing is actually correct.
Then, they discussed the issue of not seeing the artillery of the Ming army, and they also had doubts.
Unless the people of the Ming Dynasty were very stupid, they would not give up their artillery.
However, no matter how many doubts they had, the two armies were now in front of the formation, and they had to shoot. Seeing that the time for rest was almost up, they encouraged each other and decided to go to war.
"We in Europe will win this battle!"
"Yes, victory belongs to us!"
"There used to be the Crusades, and now we have the Allied Crusades. Let us teach these heretics a lesson!"
"..."
After they finished talking to each other, and when they were preparing to return to their respective armies, a scout suddenly came to report and said to them: "The Ming army said that God is kind and gives us a chance to lay down our weapons and surrender!"
"..." Da Kongdai and others were speechless when they heard this.
At this time, you still say this?
Who gave the Ming army on the opposite side the courage to say such a thing even when they were outnumbered?
There was a trace of ridicule on the faces of Da Kongdai and others, but they ignored it and prepared to go.
Subsequently, an army of more than 200,000 people spread out for several miles. The formation was not only wide enough, but also thick enough. Even if the Ming army's muskets fired very fast, how many shots could be fired in one minute, and how many people could be hit?
Especially when the carriages were pushed out one after another and stood in front of the entire army to cover the attack of the coalition soldiers, the morale of the coalition forces suddenly reached its highest level.
But who knows, what none of them expected was that the Ming army suddenly shouted in unison: "God has a good life, put down your weapons and surrender to avoid death..."
The coalition forces were stunned for a moment, not knowing what the Ming army was shouting. However, those who knew it quickly translated it, and word spread immediately that they knew what the Ming army was shouting.
As a result, all the coalition soldiers were laughing, and their morale was even higher.
On the Ming army side, beside Li Yan, He Yilong reminded him: "Master Zhongcheng, there is no way they will surrender!"
"Of course I know!" Li Yan nodded slightly after hearing this, looking at the densely packed enemy troops in front of him, and said calmly.
In fact, he did not want to make these enemies surrender at all, but wanted to kill people to establish prestige. Otherwise, if he sent out the air force, the planes flew over the coalition forces, and then shouted this word, maybe the enemies would
wavering.
Only a devil would surrender if he shouted in vain like this!
The reason why Li Yan did this is to let Europeans know, look, our Ming Dynasty is kind and has given you opportunities. If you don't cherish it, then don't blame us Ming Dynasty for being ruthless!
That’s right, it’s ruthless!
This war will be a one-sided massacre, the crushing of the times, and a bloody massacre!
After this battle, Europe's confidence will inevitably be destroyed!
The soldiers of the Ming army stopped shouting after shouting three times.
Li Yan watched the huge enemy army being reorganized and calmly said to the guards around him: "Receive the artillery battalion!"
"Yes!" After hearing this, his personal guard immediately agreed, and then shook the phone handle. After the call was connected, Li Yan took the phone and said in a very calm tone: "I am Li Yan.
Once the battle begins, the artillery bombards the enemy's flanks and drives the enemy toward the center!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Yes, there were wires laid in the trenches. Nowadays, the Ming army uses telephones directly for communication.
Yuan Zongdi watched the enemy begin to advance towards the Ming army's position, and looked at the carriages moving in front of their formation. He thought of something and said with emotion: "The armored battalion of the imperial court has been allocated to the northern theater. If it is given to us,
Let them see how rubbish their carriages are!"
Transportation in the Middle East is not as convenient as in the Volga River Basin, and there are direct trains. Moreover, at this time, the court's output is still limited. Therefore, armored vehicles are given to the northern theater, while the Middle East is equipped with aircraft, artillery,
Heavy machine guns and these.
Hearing his words, He Yilong immediately said with a smile: "You don't even need that thing, killing them is the same as playing tricks!"
No one makes sense for this conclusion. It can be seen that the Ming army, whether it is generals or ordinary soldiers, looks very indifferent, not at all frightened by the overwhelming enemy.
The advancement of weapons has finally reached an era where numbers cannot make up for it!
At this time, Li Yan was actually relieved to see such a huge enemy force beginning to attack him.
The ultimate intention of several pre-war tactics, including shooting letters, was to allow the European coalition to concentrate its forces for a decisive battle with the main force of the imperial army. In the current situation, this was the most satisfactory result.
If the coalition forces were divided into multiple armies and dispersed throughout the Middle East to carry out sabotage campaigns, then he would have a headache. It does not mean that the battle cannot be won, but it will consume a lot of time and energy.
Especially since he already knew that Li Zicheng and others existed in the European coalition forces, he was even more worried. For this reason, he did not hesitate to use tactics.
Fortunately, these Europeans were really stupid and did not use the method of breaking and attacking.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the enemy does not understand the new equipment of the Ming Dynasty. From the perspective of the European coalition forces, they must also hope to settle the matter in one battle. Otherwise, their logistics will definitely be under great pressure if they use a breaking attack.
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Now, there is no need to think about these things, the enemies have already begun to attack.
Li Yan was in the bunker, watching the enemy's movements with a telescope, and ordered the generals around him: "Get to your posts!"
"Yes!" After hearing this, several generals quickly agreed with a hint of excitement, and then returned to their respective armies.
On the European coalition side, artillery has basically become a decoration.
When the war started, the Ming army entered the trench, and only half of their heads could be seen. Even the cavalry had already entered the trench. In this case, the iron bullets hit it, which was purely
What a waste of gunpowder!
Whether it was Grand Condai or Cromwell and others, they knew very well that they could win against the current tortoise-like enemy by using chariots as cover and rushing into the trenches of the Ming army.
When they were not too far away from the Ming army's position, the speed of the Allied attack suddenly accelerated, almost at a trot, pushing carts and carts to attack.
"kill……"
The coalition forces are crowded with people and their momentum is like a rainbow, as if they have become the masters of this world!
On the other hand, the Ming army's position was quiet, as if they were asleep, unusually quiet.
I don't know when I suddenly heard a loud noise, which immediately drowned out the shouts of killing.
"Boom boom boom..."
I saw gunpowder smoke rising from the low-lying area on the other side of the Ming army's position. Almost at the same time, on the two wings of the European coalition forces, where the cavalry were guarding, explosions occurred one after another, with clods of earth and human bodies flying around...
As long as there is a large circle around the explosion point, there will be no one standing. The remains of people and horses are everywhere, and blood donations are everywhere.
The European coalition forces that were attacking were stunned by this sudden movement. They subconsciously looked at the two wings of the explosion, looking at the explosion there and the tragic scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere. Their heads seemed to have stopped thinking: Where is this?
What happened and why did it happen?
The artillery fire began to move, and the coalition soldiers who reacted, no matter what else, subconsciously fled from the explosion point and instinctively fled to the middle.
This kind of explosion cannot be resisted by humans at all. If you don't run, you will die. There is absolutely no other possibility!
The Ming artillery bombarded for about a minute, and the coalition forces were in chaos. At this time, the Ming army's front also opened fire.
"Da da da……"
The heavy machine gun in this plane started singing for the first time!