"How far is this place from the Big Horde?" Xia Hongsheng turned his head and asked. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Qi Yong looked back and said, "Back to Gongzi, it's about five miles away." ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "Five miles of land, it's enough." The whole army was ordered to go up to the mound and lay an ambush on the spot and wait for the signal. ”

The herald next to him immediately received the order and went back to give the order.

Xia Hongsheng and several people took the lead in going up to the mound, so that the army hid under the mound.

Looking through the binoculars, you can see that there is a dusty stretch ahead, which is a long stretch, left behind by the march of the army. But it is not clear whether it is Tuyuhun's army or Su Dingfang's army left in the past.

If it is Tuyuhun's army, then it is estimated that Tuyuhun's front army has already entered the maximum range of mortars at this moment.

Xia Hongsheng knew that when the war really started, Li Junxian's left wing and his own right wing would be under the greatest pressure.

The Chinese army had a large number of mortars to suppress firepower, and the Tuyuhun people had never seen this kind of weapon, so they must have been frightened and did not dare to rush forward. Su Dingfang's front army fought back, which was equivalent to blocking the retreat of the Tuyuhun people, so when the Tuyuhun people were trying to survive, they must have rushed to both sides in order to escape.

With the development of the fire suppression on both flanks, coupled with the offensive of the Chinese army, the Tuyuhun people found that there were such terrifying things on three sides that they had never seen, so they would avoid these three directions, and the army that Su Dingfang counterattacked became the first target of Tuyuhun.

"Have all the mortars ready and ready to dismount." Xia Hongsheng thought of this, so he instructed everyone: "Prepare the earth-shaking thunder, and once you hit the past and encounter the Tuyuhun army in the formation later, shoot them with mortars first, and then entertain them with bows and crossbows, and when they get close, then blow them up with the earth-shaking thunder!" The mortar is loaded in three stages, the fire suppression is uninterrupted, and all the projectiles around you are used by me, and they are all finished! Try to eliminate Tuyuhun's living forces and reduce the pressure on other troops. ”

"Yes!" All the soldiers received the order in unison.

Xia Hongsheng looked back and saw that there were hundreds of mortars, and he felt much more relieved.

The number of troops on this expedition was small, although it was claimed to be 10,000, but in fact it was less than 9,000. And all of them are military cadets, except for those who are above the rank of lieutenant, who graduated from military academies or entered military academies from the army for further study, these people have been on the battlefield and have combat experience, and the rest are cadets with no actual combat experience.

And Tuyuhun has an army of 100,000. Although there may not really be 100,000 people, it is several times larger than the Tang army, which is certain.

But Datang has plenty of firepower.

Although this time he did not carry large artillery, he carried enough mortars and ammunition.

Although the mortar is not as powerful as the large artillery, it has many advantages that the large artillery does not have.

The mortar is simple in structure, flexible and lightweight, one horse can carry two mortars, and when needed, the soldiers can carry it on their backs, which is extremely flexible. Moreover, mortars can be densely distributed, and the angle adjustment is convenient and the range is large, from the minimum firing range of sixty or seventy meters, to the longest firing range of three or four miles can be easily and quickly adjusted, so the firepower covers a large area. In addition, the rate of fire of the mortar is very fast, and the mortar can fire several rounds at the time when the redcoat cannon is fired, so it has strong lethality. In addition, the cost and effort required to manufacture mortars is much smaller than that of large artillery. These are the advantages of mortars.

It can also damage targets in open areas and bunkers, destroy various field fortifications, and hit targets behind tall obstacles, and has a wider range of applications than large artillery. Therefore, as an effective weapon for infantry close-range fire support, mortars are indispensable.

Xia Hongsheng calculated that the right wing led by himself alone would have at least a hundred mortars.

This scale of firepower suppression was enough to make the Tuyuhun people dare not approach this way.

This is the advantage of imperial power, with an order, you can concentrate the resources of all parties to invest in one thing, so that this matter can be quickly developed.

There was not a single murmur, only the wind passing by my ears.

The air seemed to be condensed, and even the horses seemed to sense the heaviness in the air, and from time to time they took their front hooves to dig into the earth, and let out a low and heavy snort.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of rolling thunder in the distance!

Xia Hongsheng immediately perked up, immediately pulled out the horizontal knife in his hand, turned around and headed under the mound, and shouted with all his strength: "Gentlemen, the Han and the thief do not stand together, there is a clear precept in ancient times; Huayi must be strictly distinguished, and the spring and autumn are righteous. This summer, a certain righteous army led a righteous army to attack the barbarian thieves who invaded the land of my country. We are born as soldiers, and we die as military souls. Future generations look at the present, especially the people of today look at the past, why should I be worried! Now the thief is coming, and he will be killed. If he wins, he will receive a reward; If you are exhausted, you will die for your country! However, I firmly believe that the sky will bless loyalty, and we will win in the bloody battle! Gentlemen, do you dare to join someone and kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions?! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! "Under the mound, two thousand soldiers roared in unison, and the sound was like thunder.

"Gentlemen, Datang Wansheng!" Xia Hongsheng raised his horizontal knife and shouted loudly.

"Datang Wansheng! Datang Wansheng! Datang Wansheng! The whole army shouted three times, Xia Hongsheng tightened the reins of the horse, turned the horse's head, and waved the long knife hard: "Kill!" ”

"Kill!" The soldiers were like a tsunami flooding the shore, and rushed up with Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng knew that as the main general, no matter how dangerous he was at the moment, he could not be left behind. He is the backbone of these two thousand centaurs, and once he shows his timidity, the morale of these two thousand centaurs will be dispersed.

Qi Yong and Xia Hongsheng's other personal soldiers also rushed forward, closely surrounding Xia Hongsheng. They are Xia Hongsheng's personal soldiers, their first priority is to protect Xia Hongsheng, and whether they win the whole battle or not is the second place for them.

These pro-soldiers will block the enemy's open guns and hidden arrows for Xia Hongsheng, and at critical moments, they will even use their bodies to block attacks for Xia Hongsheng, they are Xia Hongsheng's best shield.

The dust in front of me was already visible, and the shouts of the Tuyuhun people could already be heard.

Xia Hongsheng slammed his horse and shouted: "Mortar preparation!" ”

The flag bearer next to him immediately waved the order flag in his hand, and behind Xia Hongsheng, he squatted down three rows in the middle of the formation.

The mortar was quickly erected, and the gunner was in position.

Xia Hongsheng looked at the Tuyuhun people who had begun to rush towards this side, raised the long knife in his hand, pointed forward, took a deep breath, and ordered: "The infantry is in formation, if the Tuyuhun people are lucky enough to avoid the artillery and rush through the arrow array...... Then use your weapons and crush them! (To be continued.) )