Chapter 440: Look at the excitement
Although two cavalry squads of the Houjin army were routed one after another, this did not shake Duoduo's confidence.
Under the supervision of himself and the swords, guns, bows and arrows of the Bayalas in the rear, the infantry array behind did not delay too long, and continued to move forward quickly.
It was clear to all of the Houjin troops present that they had not been slow to kill time with the Huaxia army now, and the Huaxia infantry who had landed near the mouth of the Fuzhou River were chasing after them on a rapid march at this time.
In the face of the Houjin Army, which was getting closer and closer, the infantry artillery of the Huaxia Army on the opposite side could not help but ignore the limitation of the minimum firing frequency of the barrel, and accelerated the speed of firing grenade shots, so that it reached the level of three rounds per minute.
There is no way, the enemy is about to meet their own infantry in short arms, and at this important moment when artillery support is most needed, the artillerymen no longer need to consider the life of the artillery.
On the contrary, it should be a question of how to make your comrades-in-arms lose a little less.
Although no one brought this up, all the members of the artillery crew had a plan in their hearts.
Four infantry guns, each salvo is 4 grenades, and the attack projectes more than 200 shotguns in the style of steel balls.
These shotguns will cause great damage to the rear Jin troops in different directions within a wide angle in front.
The first to be endangered were those Houjin stragglers who stood in front of the large army, although they were unlucky, but whoever let them stand at the front, the artillery would pass by their side first.
Many skirmishers were extremely unlucky enough to be hit, and immediately fell to the ground bleeding all over their bodies, unable to move.
Of course, the biggest victim was the infantry queue formed by the Houjin troops behind, and from time to time people in the Houjin infantry array were hit by shotguns.
The dense crowd gave the grenade the best chance to perform, and these rear golden infantry armor had lost at least 100 people under the long-range bombardment of four infantry guns.
In the Huaxia Army array, the cavalry battalion commander personally stood in front of his battalion ranks, and a light arrow was swaying into the arm guard of a heavy bulletproof vest.
But he paid no attention to the shaking shafts of the arrows and the looming rust on the arrows, and his eyes remained fixed on the infantry array of the Golden Tartars behind him without moving the slightest bit.
Several other battalion officers around him had come to the front row to direct the team to fight, and several of them, like the cavalry battalion commander, did not care as if they had not seen the feathered arrows constantly flying around them.
The cavalry battalion commander stared at the opposite side without moving, and a company commander beside him also came over and said, "Houjin Tartar is walking fast, we should let the high-class shooters deal with the skirmishers sent by the enemy first, only by sweeping away these stragglers first, can our good shooters take the initiative to approach the enemy's large army and effectively kill the enemy."
Otherwise, when the enemy's skirmishers stealthily approached within 4 or 50 meters of our army, we might not be able to eat a few rounds of a set of infantry bows and armor-piercing arrows.
After the skirmishers were eliminated, we also sent troops to meet them, and they were jammed with stragglers and elite forces, so that they did not dare to get too close to the large army of our army, and the casualties of the troops could be greatly reduced. ”
The cavalry battalion commander thought for a while, nodded approvingly, and turned around to find that it was an officer who was usually more temperamental, and he had a general impression of this person, but the cavalry battalion commander still recognized the military command level of this person.
So, he turned his head to look at the company commander who made the suggestion, and then said to the company deputy of his direct company, "The special service platoon you led is the fist unit of my battalion, and now it's your turn to play."
However, when firing, the firepower of the special service platoon should be as far as possible towards the side, and the Houjin army responsible for covering in the outer position still poses a certain threat to our cavalry, so it is best to be able to knock them out. ”
As mentioned earlier, the Special Service Platoon is an elite infantry force under the direct company, and the weapons used by its members are the most advanced in the kingdom.
Therefore, their commander is not a platoon commander like other teams, but deliberately raised one level, and the deputy company commander of the direct company is responsible for administrative management and battlefield command.
The company deputy of the company directly under the cavalry battalion nodded, and immediately reflexively returned to the position of the special service platoon, made arrangements, and waited for the engagement.
The stragglers of the Houjin Army soon entered within 120 meters of the Huaxia Army array, and at this time, in the infantry array of the Houjin Army at a distance of about 50 meters behind, the officers at all levels of the Houjin Army began to take the lead in howling, and strange and loud roars continued to sound on the battlefield.
Fortunately, the nearby birds had long been swept away by the loud sound of firearms, otherwise they would have been scared to death by the enemy's howl.
The subordinate company deputy returned to his position in the special service platoon, at the junction of the array of the two infantry companies of the cavalry battalion, and a little further back.
In the left and right front positions, there are two companies of flintlock infantry fighters armed with flintlock muskets, which are armed with rear-loading flintlock pistols.
That is, there is no need for a huge space between the left and right to ensure the safety of the fire rope and gunpowder next to each other, and there is no need for a huge space between the front and back to ensure the smooth action of loading ammunition.
Therefore, the density of the formation, the projection density of firepower, and so on, are incomparable with the muskets of the front-loading and arquebus firing styles of this era.
These infantry use flintlock breech-loading rifles with bayonets to form a complete array and operate together, which is very different from the free movement of special service platoons, top marksmen, and special marksmen.
In terms of use, the main task of these large infantry is to output firepower, responsible for killing and wounding the enemy, and when the enemy approaches, they use bayonet arrays to prevent the enemy from rushing into the array.
The company mate took out the revolver he had with him and made a final inspection to make sure that there was no sign of moisture in the ammunition in the nest, and then that the flint particles on the fire door were intact.
After making sure everything was in order, he slipped the revolver back into the holster at his waist.
At this time, someone behind him handed it a shield, and even the first mate glanced at it and found that it was his nephew, and shook his hand impatiently.
His nephew also knew his bad temper, so he had to tie the two rings fastened behind the shield to his left arm, and then stepped forward and protected him in front of his uncle.
The deputy pulled away his nephew, and said very unhappily, "Xiaohui, don't stand in my way to watch the excitement, you are not a guard, do your own job." ”