Seeing the realignment of the party army, Yang Wenguang said in a low voice: "The other side is not a barbarian, he only knows how to rush hard, and he also knows that the cavalry is not good." It's just that I've already dismounted, so why don't I even go to the heavy armor on my body, and walk faster on the road. ”

In the face of the Song army's firearms, the heavy armor of the party item was actually useless. It's better to go to A, walk fast on the road, and still have strength before the battle. After the mass popularization of firearms, all countries eliminated armor and pursued flexibility instead of individual protection. There is a process in this, the earliest military uniforms after the elimination of armor, the pursuit of momentum, the pursuit of visual oppression of the enemy, most of them are brightly colored, with the legacy of cold weapons. Just like the current Song army, the armor is all red, and when the array attacks, there is a visual shock. When everyone gets used to firearms, this visual effect is useless, but it is easy to become a target on the battlefield, and it is changed to a non-bright color.

The red armor of the Song army, derived from the five virtues and five colors of the dynasty, is a Chinese tradition, and Du Zhongxiao did not change it. Later, the enemy country also learned firearms, and the armor was useless, so it was just a matter of changing the military uniform.

Cavalry under firearms conditions is not the same thing as cavalry in the era of cold weapons, not only the tactics are different, but the horses are also different. In the era of firearms, guns and artillery were non-stop on the battlefield, and military horses were required to adapt to the environment and not be frightened by guns. When the party chose military horses, there was no such requirement at all, and their cavalry could not break through the artillery blockade of the Song army. This has nothing to do with quality, times have changed.

Not to mention the cavalry of the party, the cavalry in Du Zhongxiao's army was also required to stay away from the artillery position as much as possible, so as not to let the horses be frightened by the sound of artillery. The horses of the officers and the horses of the heralds were specially selected and trained so that they were not affected by the artillery.

The horn sounded, Yang Wenguang watched the party army array approaching again, and ordered the pro-soldiers on one side to give the order to open fire.

Shells fell from the sky and smashed into the party's military formation, and almost every shell came down, taking at least one person's life. It's not that the Song army is accurate, it's that the party's military formation is too dense, there are almost no gaps, and they won't miss it with their eyes closed. The cannonball lands and glides on the ground for some distance, killing and wounding the surrounding soldiers. Immediately after the explosion, the surrounding area was covered with iron sheets and iron balls within a few steps, and the casualties were extremely heavy.

Why did the Song army platoon be so evacuated? It is good to exert the power of the musket, and it is the second to reduce the damage of the enemy's artillery. In a single platoon, solid shells can only injure one soldier in one shot, and by the time the second platoon is reached, it is basically no more lethal. In the case of flowering shells, they will only injure a maximum of two or three people in the vicinity, without causing a large number of casualties.

Historically, artillery was used in large numbers on the battlefield, especially when flowering shells matured, phalanxes quickly withdrew from the battlefield, and this kind of linear infantry became popular. If you don't use this formation, the whole army will be the target under the opponent's artillery. The party army was still 108,000 miles away from the era of the hollow phalanx, and it would have been suicide to attack the Song army in a dense formation.

He only felt that his scalp was numb, his legs trembled, he gritted his teeth, and led the whole army forward. In addition to the sound of cannons, there was the miserable howl of his own soldiers. Those who are directly hit by cannonballs are still happy, and those who are injured by iron pieces and iron beads are worse than dead.

Yang Wenguang saw it on the watchtower, and couldn't help nodding: "The committee that came here is really a strong army, if it weren't for the artillery, if they didn't gather together so indecently, there would be a fierce battle in front of the battle." Ten years ago, when I encountered this kind of army, I could only fight to the death, but now I don't have to. ”

As he spoke, he felt infinite emotion in his heart. The party army that came, according to the habit of training, no matter how many people died on the road, kept a dense formation, and rushed towards the Song army with no indomitable progress. The dense formation made the Song army's flowering bullet several times more powerful.

Seeing that the good army formation in front of him is getting smaller and smaller, and the loyalty is like a knife, this strongest army of his own soldiers and horses may have to be filled in today. Gritted his teeth and shouted violently: "Torture Changzu and bring the headquarters to battle." Whoever reviewes, slash! Only forward, not backward! ”

Tortured Changzu was frightened into a cold sweat by the tragic image of the unrefined army formation, and did not dare to disobey the military order, so he forcibly mustered up his courage and sang a promise with his hands crossed. With the assembled army formation, after not detailing the good army formation, he followed hard.

Bao Zhong's eyes were already red, and he said sharply: "Even the slaves are reckless, gather soldiers and horses, and follow the torture of Changzu!" Only enter, not retreat! ”

Even the slaves made promises and reluctantly went to assemble their headquarters.

Knowing that this style of play has suffered heavy casualties, there is no other way to protect loyalty. The distance of one mile was farther, but the army did not dare to step forward again, otherwise the artillery of the Song army would be able to disrupt the entire army formation without the whole army attacking. can only use the unrefined good department as an arrow, pay huge casualties, and cover the rest of the departments to rush forward. As long as you break through a little and fight with the Song army, the artillery becomes useless. It doesn't matter if this is in the middle army or on the flanks, the most important thing is that the two armies fight together so that the artillery is useless.

Wang Liang was on the watchtower, and when he saw the second military formation of the Dangxiang Army coming up closely, he couldn't help but be stunned. After a while, he said: "The party is going to fill in front of our army's formation with human lives, which is really ruthless." In the past, I only heard that the party members fought and were the most able to endure hardships, but I didn't expect to be able to sell my life! ”

As he spoke, he readjusted the artillery deployment. Since the party item is a continuous way of playing, the firing range of the Song army's artillery does not need to be adjusted, and it can directly cover the battlefield. From the farthest range to 200 steps in front of the Song army's formation, each gun position set the firing range, and it was enough to fight all the time.

Feeling the sparse shells that fell, there was a sense of relief. Looking back, he saw that more than half of his troops had gone, and less than a thousand people were behind him. Most of the soldiers who followed were wounded, and some were even covered in blood. All the men and horses were gathered together, and the shells could not hit, but very few people could avoid the iron filings and iron beads of the flowering bullets. Even himself, who was at the very edge of the military formation, had two cuts in his legs with iron plates. The artillery shells of the Song army have always been aimed at the military formation.

Raising the steel knife in his hand, he shouted sharply: "Although the artillery is sharp, we have rushed over after all!" Sons, there is Song Jun ahead, pick up your knives and rush over with me! ”

A group of soldiers agreed in a hurry, but they didn't feel that their blood was surging, and they had countless strength all over their bodies.

At this moment, there was a muffled sound in front of me, and I saw a burst of gunpowder smoke rising from the Song army array in front. Before he could figure out what was going on, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. When I touched it with my hand, I felt a big hole in my abdomen, and blood kept coming out.

The soldier next to him was so frightened that he cried out, stepped forward to cover his abdomen, and said, "Captain, what should I do?" What to do? ”

didn't feel fine, Suiliang only felt that all his strength was drained all of his strength all of a sudden, looked at the face of his own soldier, and scolded: "Straight mother thief, there are cannons!" ”

The soldiers turned their heads to look at the front of the Song army, and the smoke rose again, and before they could react, one arm had already flown out. It was so fast that he couldn't even feel the pain, and he looked at the fine sui liang in his arms, and there was no breath anymore.

Yang Wenguang was stunned from the watchtower. The party army formation at the front, rushing out of the artillery fire, was only less than two hundred steps away from the Song army, and actually stopped there and began to form a formation. The mortar cannon in front of the Song army has been loaded for a long time, and at this time, the cannon was fired together, and these party members who rushed out of the artillery fire, there were not many people left in the two rounds of artillery.

Concentrate the troops, attack a little, and the opposite side is the right choice. In the face of artillery fire, the requirement is to rush through the blockade line of artillery fire at the fastest speed and in a sparse formation as much as possible. This is not the case with the party, which has maintained a dense formation after dismounting and forming infantry, and does not hesitate to sacrifice the speed of advance for this. In this way, with his flesh and blood, he resisted the artillery fire of the Song army until he hit his head on the mortar.

Mortar artillery is the firepower of the Song military camp, with an average of one per team, and at least two in each gap in front of the formation, covering almost the entire front. The two doors are launched in turn, and even the interval is very short, standing there in a whole line, isn't it looking for death.

Yang Wenguang shook his head, the gap between the two sides is too big, not only are the weapons different, but even the tactics of the party can't keep up. In all fairness, if you change positions with Bao Zhong and suddenly meet him, how good can it be?

Bao Zhong was riding on a horse, and he didn't see the details of the good troops when they arrived in front of the Song army, and suddenly most of them fell. The Song army appeared in front of the gunpowder in front of the formation, and muttered: "Is there still a cannon in front of the Song army?" Or can their guns hit so far? If the musket hits so far, how can this battle continue? Impossible, I have never heard that the musket of the Song army can hit a hundred paces away, what other cannons are there! ”

Even the slaves rode horses beside Bao Zhong, seeing that the torture Changzu in front of him had already left the army, and whispered to Bao Zhong: "Tai Wei, the Song army is too weird, it is difficult to take advantage of them today." It's better to withdraw for the time being, and don't think about a safe strategy. ”

Bao Zhong turned around suddenly, stared at Lian Nu and said sharply: "Don't think of any plans? Fight to the death today! You immediately straighten out the headquarters and go out after torturing Changzu! Let's see if the Song army has more artillery, or if we have more people! Yang Wenguang on the other side is only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, I will use 60,000 troops against him, line up for him to kill, can he kill him? As long as we rush into the Song army's formation, we will win! ”

Seeing the vicious appearance of the false Baozhong, Lian Nu Baozhong was so frightened that he said yes again and again, and he didn't dare to say a word more.

At this moment, the artillery fire of the Song army in front of him was sparse, and the artillery seemed to be not as numerous as just now.

Bao Zhong was overjoyed: "See, do you think the Song army's artillery can't be used up!" Immediately reorganize your army and get ready to go into battle! ”

Wang Liang stood on the watchtower, and saw the corpses in front of the battle in the telescope, and many injured soldiers crying wolves on the ground, and couldn't help but be a little frightened. I didn't even dare to think about this kind of tragic phenomenon before. As a soldier, he is not afraid to fight Wang Liang with a knife and a gun, but looking at this hellish scene, his face can remain unchanged, and Wang Liang has not had a chance to practice this kind of ability.

After the continuous firing of artillery, the Song army's gun emplacements began to pause in turn, seizing the time to cool the barrels with water and check the condition of the artillery. Bao Zhong saw that the artillery fire was sparse because the Song army was preparing for the concentrated shooting in the back. The party army entered the range of the mortar artillery, giving the Song army this opportunity.

With the mortars at the front line, plus the barrel guns fired at the rear, the party troops had a chance to face the musketeers behind when they rushed through the one-mile-wide death blockade. The thousands of musketeers in the back were already a little impatient when they watched the artillery fire in front of them and have nothing to do. They are the protagonists of the war, but they can only stand stupidly, waiting for the party soldiers to come over, but they can't wait for the left and the right.