In just half an hour's journey, Hong Tao remembered dozens of ways to die in his mind. It's just a matter of saying that the water is good, fooling Wang Da. If there is a flood, people from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean will have to die.

The terrible thing about a flood is not the water, but the speed of its flow and the debris that engulfs it. No matter how good the water is, it is blind to be hit by a wooden stake, and it will break your head and bleed when it is washed by water on a hard object.

However, until the ancient river channel was walked out, these dozens of situations did not happen, but the gunfire became more and more dense. Less than half a mile to the east of the ancient river channel, an earthen ditch was artificially dug out.

A large number of Western Xia cavalry continued to attack the ditch in the northeast, and the new army used the mound of earth as a cover to intercept it with a platoon of guns. The battle for the earthen ditch between the two sides was fierce.

I really let myself be right, 3,000 new troops against tens of thousands of cavalry, without artillery support, it is really a bit unbearable. Although the cavalry could not break through the defense lines of the new army for the time being, it was still possible to get into the crossbow shooting range. In the face of the new army wearing only leather armor, crossbow arrows are still lethal.

"Dismount and line up!" What is the situation in Tugou, how many people are left between Xiao Wuna and Jiang Erlang, Hong Tao can't care about it.

The 2,000 light cavalry immediately turned into 2,000 infantry, and as they walked forward, they formed three horizontal rows. Hong Tao himself also picked up his rifle, at this time, not only to command, but also to have more combat effectiveness with one more bullet.

The Western Xia army suddenly found that a new army had arrived, and immediately divided no less than 5,000 cavalry to charge. The clothes of these Western Xia troops seemed to be different from those they had seen before, they were covered with fur before the weather was cold, and the horses were also different from ordinary Western Liang horses, with stronger bodies and thicker limbs.

"Ready! …… Preparation! …… Preparation! Hong Tao walked to the front of the team with a gun, he could not blow a trumpet, nor could he blow a brass whistle, and could not issue unified instructions to middle and lower officers.

I really forgot about this when I set off, and no one remembered to remind me. No wonder others, who would have thought that the Great Song Dynasty military god didn't even have the most basic command ability.

But he has crooked tricks, and he uses a gun as an example to point out where to shoot. The company commanders in the back also knew what it meant, and when the copper whistle was blown, the effect was actually similar.

Two thousand against five or six thousand cavalry, the opponent has not yet had siege crossbows, and the new army with rear-loading rifled guns does not have any pressure, and there is no need to fire rapidly, and the standard rate of fire can stop the enemy from 200 meters away and cannot get close.

Jiang Erlang and Xiao Wuna are still not very good at playing with guns, they only know that the volley of guns is huge, but the effect is not as good as the free shooting of the company, many bullets are airborne, or several hit one person.

This is the reason why Hong Tao let Wang Da be the commander-in-chief, he himself has selfish intentions, and some things are not taught to outsiders. It's not that I don't believe that Jiang Erlang is a person who is born and dies with him and is very affectionate, but the chicken thief psychology is making trouble, and he always wants to leave a way back for himself in everything.

"Press forward! Take one shot, take three steps! ”

When it really arrived on the battlefield, the ideals, ambitions, and status under the rain of bullets were soon all rushed away by adrenaline. After firing three shots, Hong Tao felt that his shoulders were a little wooden, but fortunately the new army did not shoot at his own speed, otherwise the enemy would have rushed to him on a donkey.

Don't look at the combat skills, but the crazy Hong Tao has a green-skinned style, and he is not stingy. Infantry vs. cavalry, the number is not superior, and it is relatively easier to hold on to the spot. But he has to play with a pressing style.

The soldiers in the third row of soldiers fired in the front row and then took three steps and crouched down to reload, while the second row continued and the third row followed, rolling forward. This is a relatively high-level infantry drill in the new army, and only Wang San's officer company has practiced on the Yaoliu sandbank, but has not been in actual combat.

Today, Hong Tao plans to try, it is true that fighting a war depends on weapons and equipment, the quality of soldiers, and the level of training, but sometimes morale is also very important. In the face of the new army with advanced weapons, the Western Xia army fought with one breath, and whoever retreated first would be cowardly. It's like when fighting crickets, the cowardly side doesn't dare to open their teeth and call when they see the victor again.

To be honest, Wang Da and Wang San are indeed very good at training, only the officers above the squad leader and a few soldiers in the 2,000 new army led by Hong Tao understand this style of fighting, and the rest are mostly former veterans, but their execution ability and understanding ability are higher than Xiao Wuna's marines.

It was under the leadership of these people, even if there were people who accidentally injured themselves because of the wrong rhythm, these 2,000 people still gradually started to operate after two rounds of shooting, and they fought faster and faster behind Hong Tao. It sounds like a chaotic shot, but the effect is much stronger than a simple platoon gun.

The thousands of Xixia cavalry on the opposite side were full of momentum when they just rushed up, and as soon as the two rounds of shooting passed, they immediately lost one-third, and it was a little deflated to turn around and go back and rush again, and when the new army rolled up, the remaining one-third simply turned around and withdrew, and replaced by another team of men and horses.

This wave of people watched their companions being knocked down piece by piece, and still didn't know what kind of weapon the other party was using, and when it was their turn to charge, they obviously didn't have the momentum of the first wave, and only rushed twice, leaving the corpses of the centaurs on the ground and withdrawing. The third wave was even more cowardly, bluffing once, and the first row of people and horses dispersed as soon as they were knocked down.

"Toot toot toot...... "Before the fourth wave ......of centaurs could enter the charging distance, a brass horn sounded behind him.

Wang Da still didn't obey the order, and just twenty-five minutes later, he followed with someone. However, she didn't make a desperate bet, she was still 2,000 light horsemen, and handed over the main force to Wang Qi.

Seeing that the new army was fighting more and more, and the firepower was getting stronger and stronger, and thousands of people charging together could not get close, the commander of Western Xia knew that the general trend was gone. Two or three thousand enemies can't gnaw, and now it is even more difficult to break through in the face of six or seven thousand.

He simply waved the banner, and the whole army retreated, and in less than ten minutes he ran cleanly, leaving a place of wounded soldiers and horses who were still wailing. At this time, the sky happened to be lit up with the white belly of the fish, and the shadows were like a sudden zombie riot in a mass grave.

"Blow the trumpet, let Erlang stop chasing. If you are not familiar with the place here, you can't catch up, and if you fall and injure a few more, wouldn't it be a greater loss. But Jiang Erlang seemed to have other ideas, and commanded the forward regiment to chase after him.

"Second Uncle's loss is quite big...... Wang Da knew why Jiang Erlang was so desperate with a sweep of his eyes, and less than half of his forward team could get on the horse.

"Go and tell your second uncle, I'll make up for him twice the loss."

In the face of more than 100,000 enemies in Xinqiao, the casualties of the new army did not exceed two slaps, and today there are no hundred, Jiang Erlang's emotions can be understood.

It is indeed a bit of a feeling of capsizing in the gutter, and at the same time, I also realize what it means to be geographically advantageous. Fighting near one's own country's borders is fundamentally different from the intensity of a war that goes deep into the enemy's territory, and in the face of the same opponent, it may cost several times or even more than ten times to win.

As the saying goes, rabbits bite and admit when they are in a hurry. People are also desperately defending their own homes, not afraid of being afraid of being crossed, not afraid of dying.

"I don't want double, they are all sailors on the ship, and they can't be trained in three or five years!" Jiang Erlang was not impulsive enough to hear the order and didn't dare to ignore it, but when he was brought back by Wang Da, he didn't give up when he saw Hong Tao.

"Oh, now that you know that sailors are good, what did you say when you were asked to be in the navy! Don't give the steps and don't go down, you think that the people of this king are all picked up for nothing! Do you want? Don't want this king to save it! ”

Facing Jiang Erlang, whose eyes were red, Hong Tao did not say good words to persuade him, but pouted and sneered, and there were signs of denying the promise just now.

“…… I have nothing to talk about with you father and daughter! It's bad, Lao Xiao doesn't know life and death yet! ”

Jiang Erlang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, I don't know if it was out of awe, or if he knew that he couldn't beat Baga, who was standing opposite him like a shadow, and was ready to endure this breath. As soon as his emotions calmed down, he suddenly remembered something, turned around and ran, ignoring even basic etiquette.

"What's wrong with General Xiao?" When Jiang Erlang mentioned this, Hong Tao remembered that he hadn't seen Xiao Wuna's shadow for so long after the battle had ended.

"What else can I do, I was hit by an arrow, if I hadn't come soon, he would have been shot into a hedgehog!" Jiang Erlang didn't answer angrily, his feet were faster, and he didn't turn his head back.