The infantry position of the Tang Army was very thick, crowded with people, everyone looked up and was surrounded by iron helmets, all kinds of long weapons and trees, and the flags were so many that they fluttered like leaves, but the soldiers were a little nervous.

They saw that the enemy's army was strong, and the muffled sound of "rumbling ......" on the horizon where the enemy was coming was like a muffled thunder brewing in the clouds in the distance!

The thunder rolled, and at the end of the line of sight, there was a thick black line on the horizon, and countless herds of horses spread towards the Tang army.

In front, everyone couldn't help but grab the "burning stick" in their hands!

The burning stick is an epoch-making weapon. . . Flintlock pistol!

Its principle is to use the flint impact on the hammer to produce sparks, ignite the gunpowder, and shoot the bullet.

The Tang people developed the gunpowder gun, in fact, after a long time, since the gunpowder was put into use, Wei Xi immediately established the Armaments Research Institute, an important research direction is the gunpowder gun!

Using black powder to push a bullet in the chamber of a gun sounds easy, but it's hard to do.

First of all, the material and production of the barrel, then the firing mechanism, and the problem of loading after firing, etc., there are countless problems to overcome.

I have to say that the wisdom of the Orientals, they overcame all kinds of difficulties, first made arquebuses (this is really not a problem for the Tang people), but there is no installation.

Wei Xi believed that arquebuses were not enough to deal with the nomads with bows and arrows, and it was not until the development of flintlock pistols that they were installed in the army.

And the flintlock pistol that the Don Army was equipped with rear-loading bullets, which is a great achievement!!

Its advantages are that it greatly simplifies the firing process, improves the firing rate and shooting accuracy, is easy to use, has a low cost, and facilitates mass production.

With the current large-scale industrial production of the Tang people, its cost is cheaper than bows and arrows, and the key is that even children and women can shoot guns, let alone adult men.

Large-scale installation, each person is issued a gun, and the tribal cavalry is a hair!

However, it was the first time that the flintlock pistol was used on a large scale after it was equipped, and the effect remains to be seen.

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The soldiers are all arrayed in front!

The sound of the horses' hooves of the tribal army was vigorous, and because of the large number of horses and the great impact force, they were trembling when they reached the position of the Tang army.

There was a gust of wind, and the flags on the army were blown to the sound of hunting.

Closer, closer!

The sound of heavy horses' hooves trampled on the hearts of men, striking the hearts of soldiers and officers again and again.

Many of them were very young, after all, the "musketeers" were a new type of troops, such as this young boy named Yuan Feng, who was handsome and smart, and was only sixteen years old this year, and this was his first battle.

He is a naturalized Tang man from the hometown of Tuqishi, after many years, Yuan Feng has been completely sinicized, accustomed to the life of the Han people, and likes to read Han books.

Unfortunately, he didn't know the tribal language, and even the cavalry and cavalry warfare that the tribe had made a living in were not good.

During the conscription year, he was fifteen years old, and the army went to his hometown to recruit soldiers.

The naturalized Tang people in the hometown of the Turgish like to join the army as a soldier and serve their son-in-law loyally (referring to Wei Xi marrying the Turgish girl, and he also visits the hometown of the Turgish almost every year), and is proud to be a soldier.

Yuan Feng went to enlist, but he was not good at riding archery, foot shooting, and saber, and he couldn't be a cavalryman, which caused ridicule from his friends.

Because the Turgish are almost all cavalry!

Fortunately, he can still be an infantryman, but it is a shame to be a big soldier, Yuan Feng's father is a government official, and his uncle is a middle-level officer, and he used his connections to get him into the newly formed musketeers.

Sixteen-year-old Yuan Feng looked at the approaching tide of tribal cavalry, and said that it was false to say that he was not afraid, his heart was full of fear of the first battle, he had never seen blood, and he also knew the power of the cavalry rushing on the opposite side.

But he still had the courage to face it all, and he kept telling himself that now he was a trained musketeer, surrounded by brothers armed to the teeth!

The officer of this team was also a little nervous, after all, it was the first time that the musketeers faced the enemy, in case they could not be defeated, but he still encouraged the soldiers to say with courage: "Brothers, keep in formation, obey orders, our army will win!" ”

"Victory! Win! Win! Everyone shouted, as if to drive out fear.

The enemy is getting closer, the faces are becoming clearer, and their roars and horses' hooves are deafening. At this time, what was said in the queue was no longer audible, and the generals were only useful by shouting.

The officer shouted: "Do whatever you are told to do, don't listen to the shouts from afar, and listen to the military orders of your own generals!" Those who retreat from the battle are slashed! Get ready! ”

"Raise your gun! Aim! The first, second, and third columns fired! ”

In addition to the order to be called, the saber he held high fell, and the red flag that symbolized the opening of fire was waving.

The people who heard the order pulled the board machine together!

"Bang ......"

The roar of the guns was loud, and the smoke of gunpowder suddenly blocked the view.

When the smoke receded slightly, what was reflected in front of Tang Jun's eyes was a "pleasing to the eye".

The Tang army was aiming at the war horses and shooting, and the horses of the tribe on the opposite side fell to the ground, and the horses that were not dead were spasmodic and trembling on the ground, and the blood of the horses was like a small stream......

"Change teams!"

Yuan Feng mechanically followed his teammates out of the sequence of the third column, and the reloaded musketeers in the back stepped forward, and the officer gave the order: "Fire!" ”

Boom.

"Change teams!"

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That's right, it was the three-stage shot, and the muskets at that time could not shoot continuously, so three columns (upright), after the first column fired, retreated to the rear of the line and concentrated on reloading ammunition, and the second column of soldiers stepped forward to fire, and then the third column, constantly changing positions, alternately reloading and firing!

The powder gun and the three-stage shot are Wei Xi's masterpieces, although he only mentioned a concept, but he is the father of gunpowder weapons.

The Tang army frantically did not fight in three stages, they dug a trench in the ground, and put a column of soldiers in it, and then there was a column of soldiers squatting, which was the third column of soldiers standing, and all the officers said that the first, second, and third columns, and the third column was the normal three-stage strike, and there was also a column, which was a musketeer on horseback!

In this way, the time between shots is greatly shortened, and the firepower is more intense!

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The tribal army was dealt a very heavy blow, especially this blow made both men and horses feel afraid, but no one dared to retreat, and those who dared to retreat were killed!

Zuoxian King Ashina Dagan was said to be greedy for life and afraid of death, although he didn't have to go into battle, but he went to supervise the battle with red eyes, he must not sit on such a reputation, and his subordinates had to jump down even if there was an abyss of hell in front of him!

It's a pity that they died in vain, Yuan Feng put their guns in front, and the arrows in the back flew into the sky together, which were thrown bows and arrows.

In front of such firepower, it is a luxury to want to break through head-on!

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On the small hill in the rear, a group of noble chiefs watched the battle in front as if watching a play, and they saw that the Tang army's position was filled with gunsmoke, shouting, and the tribal flags were constantly shaking, summoning the tribes to charge forward, and there was a humane: "Dagan has killed a lot of people!" ”

"Hehe, die well, look at the way he looks down on anyone!" Someone answered.

The people present are all confidants, and they are not afraid to spread what they say.

"Dagan has changed another team, it's time for us to go?" Someone asked.

"No, wait!" The right virtuous king, Ashina, folded the bowl and said idly.

He waited until he arrived at Dangan and a group of people died, and then he commanded his troops to set out, go in a big circle, and go to the rear of the Tang army!