Chapter 166: Hard-hitting!
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Although the phalanx was clumsy, once it stopped and remained still, the advantage was instantly manifested. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
As the soldiers in the front row put up their spears and shields, it was not so easy for these post-gold sentinels to take advantage of the loopholes.
At this time, the Changsheng battalion only had less than 400 bird guns, all of which were assembled in the phalanx, but the main firepower was still the two professional bird guns of Shunzi and Yang Xiaochuan.
The Houjin Sentinel Detective was also very cunning, they saw that the phalanx stopped, and they didn't dare to rush forward again, but relied on horsepower, constantly circling around, constantly shouting and screaming, just like a juggling circus, as if they wanted to use this way to bring pressure to the Changsheng Camp.
Li Yuanqing's eyes narrowed slightly.
Most of the Houjin sentinel scouts are controlled a hundred steps away, in this situation, the firepower of the bird guns cannot be hit, and most of them are wearing several layers of thick armor, unless they are placed within 50 steps, otherwise, the firepower of the bird guns is difficult to cause them too much damage.
Today's rain not only helped the Changsheng Battalion, but also played a great role in the protection of the Houjin soldiers.
At this time, Duan Xiliang, Guan Canghai, Shunzi, Yang Xiaochuan, and Wang Hai were all in various formations, and they couldn't convene them to discuss.
Li Yuanqing's mind was spinning rapidly, and he shot rashly, not only could not cause them to be killed, but would make them alert and more troublesome.
It must hurt them, let them know that the Immortal Camp Bird is sharp and does not dare to approach like this.
Thinking about it, Li Yuanqing directly asked his own soldiers to give orders to Yang Xiaochuan and Shunzi, and the two bird soldiers were scattered, and the most accurate archers were dispatched, scattered to all sides of the phalanx, and the two main forces, each with 50 people, still stayed in the predetermined position to guard against the Houjin cavalry in front.
It was much simpler for the phalanx to stop and move the soldiers.
Soon, there were a lot of birds, and they scattered around.
Li Yuanqing immediately issued a second order, informing the officers of all departments to provide cover and space for the bird soldiers, so that these bird soldiers could strike at the approaching Houjin sentinel detectives during the movement of the phalanx.
Even if the weather is good, the phalanx can't go fast, not to mention, it's such bad weather.
Li Yuanqing no longer led the team on the front line of the phalanx, and retreated directly to the middle of the formation, commanding the response in the center.
Fortunately, Li Yuanqing is relatively tall, otherwise, in this state, there is no car above the ground, and he really can't see the surrounding situation clearly.
Everything was ready, and the phalanx continued to move forward.
These Houjin sentinel detectives also understood that the Ming army had no way to take them, so they couldn't help but run happily again and began to repeat their old tricks.
But this time, they weren't so lucky.
The phalanx is moving very slowly, and after taking five steps, it will stop by one step, just to give the bird soldiers more time to shoot.
Although it is a free fire, but the space is sufficient, the distance is close, and the Houjin Sentinel has horses, and the target is so big, and if you can't shoot again, how can you be selected into the team of the bird soldiers?
With the 'bang, bang, bang' bird's guns chirped everywhere, white gunpowder smoke splashed, and soon, the air was filled with a smell of gunpowder smoke that Li Yuanqing was addicted to.
Not long after, even with people and horses, there were already dozens of Houjin sentinel detectives, who died unexpectedly.
The rest of the Houjin sentinels also knew the power of the immortal camp, and they didn't dare to get so close, and they didn't even dare to snatch back the corpses of their companions, like frightened sheep, 'hula' scattered as birds and beasts.
There were bursts of cheers in the phalanx, and the depression of being chased and beaten just now disappeared in an instant.
Many soldiers are beginning to find out that the Houjin Tartars are nothing more than that. In the presence of their own birds, they will die in the same way.
It's a pity, this is in the phalanx, you can't rush out and cut off the heads of these Tartars, and those dead horses, but they are all fine meat.
The depression in Li Yuanqing's chest also dissipated a lot at once.
Free shooting, although not as strong as the thrill of large-scale 'duan strike', at least let these dog tartars understand that their side is not powerless.
In such a state, the main force of Houjin did not seem to have the intention of attacking, and the sentry cavalry was still densely scattered around the phalanx, and Li Yuanqing did not adjust the formation, continued to maintain the hidden firepower of the pillbox, and ordered the phalanx to continue to move forward.
After walking a few hundred steps, the Houjin Sentinel wanted to come to test again, but in an instant, they were greeted by another round of birds.
Inexplicably, more than a dozen corpses were dropped, and these Houjin sentinels did not dare to move forward again, keeping 150 steps away, following the phalanx formation.
The two sides maintained a strange confrontation like this, the formation of the Changsheng Battalion did not disperse, and the Houjin Army did not dare to be rash anymore, and the Changsheng Battalion went forward, and they followed around.
Although they are absolute mortal enemies, at this time, they complement each other like this, as if these Houjin sentinels are the bodyguards of the Immortal Battalion phalanx......
More than two hours had passed, and the Immortal Camp phalanx had already walked out of more than a mile.
At this time, Zhang Pan's side could already see the movement here, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.
During this time, the Houjin army relaxed its defense against them, and the two divisions that were separated by Zhang Pan finally converged.
Looking at the bright red 'Li' flag fluttering in the phalanx, how could Zhang Pan hesitate? Hurriedly ordered the soldiers under his command and quickly moved closer to the phalanx.
Li Yuanqing could also clearly see Zhang Pan's movements at this time, and his brows couldn't help frowning.
If you set up camp to defend, even if you are passive, you can temporarily ensure safety, but if you rush to your life in such a hurry, wouldn't it give these Houjin cavalry a chance?
Li Yuanqing hurriedly ordered his soldiers to put flags on Zhang Pan's side, signaling them to form a formation.
Zhang Pan also reacted, and hurriedly shouted desperately for the soldiers under his command to form a formation.
It's a pity that the soldiers under Zhang Pan's command are too far away from the soldiers of the Immortal Battalion who are strictly trained, and they are in a mess, and they don't look like anything at all.
The Houjin cavalry also discovered this weakness, and after a while, the ground suddenly shook violently, and a cavalry of about four or five hundred people, under the light rain, rushed to Zhang Pan's camp like crazy.
Zhang Pan was shocked and hurriedly guided his subordinates to meet the enemy.
Unfortunately, their formation was too scattered, and in the face of such a close attack from the Houjin cavalry, they simply did not have time to form an effective resistance.
In a matter of moments, they were scattered, dead and wounded.
Zhang Pan shouted anxiously, but in such a chaotic situation, he couldn't do anything at all, so he had to quickly move closer to the phalanx on the side of the Changsheng Camp under the cover of his own soldiers.
On the side of the phalanx, Li Yuanqing shook his head a little weakly.
After paying so much effort, in the end, it was still this scene.
But it's already like this, Li Yuanqing can't see death without help, "Pass on my military order, the whole army will speed forward, maintain the formation, and rescue Zhang Pan's department." ”
"Yes." The order was quickly passed on to the front line.
The Changsheng Camp phalanx quickly quickened its pace and rushed towards the direction of Zhang Panbu.
Soon, there were forward soldiers from the Zhang Pan Division, who had already rushed to the front of the phalanx of the Immortal Battalion, crying and shouting that they were about to rush into the phalanx.
Li Yuanqing's face turned pale.
At this time, where can he still have half of a woman's kindness? directly issued a military order, let the front-line soldiers shout in front of the formation, let the Zhang Pan troops retreat to both sides of the phalanx, and those who dare to rush into the formation will be killed.
In such chaos, the soldiers of the Zhang Pan Department were already frightened, and many of them had turned into headless flies, and they wanted to rush into the phalanx and find Li Yuanqing's shelter.
But they didn't know that once they scattered the phalanx of the Immortal Camp, no one in the two divisions would want to live!
"Brothers, do not rush into battle, but retreat to both sides. Otherwise, there will be no mercy. The soldiers in the front row shouted desperately.
But these headless flies at the front, where they cared so much, rushed desperately towards the phalanx.
Li Yuanqing did not hesitate at all, and quickly gave the order to kill.
The front row officer reacted quickly, "Raise your gun, stab ~~~." ”
In a moment, more than a dozen soldiers of the Zhang Pan Division, who rushed to the forefront, fell under the guns of the soldiers of the Changsheng Battalion, and the bright red blood stained the ground under their feet, which made these soldiers behind react and hurriedly began to flee towards the two wings of the phalanx.
Seeing that the red flow of people finally split into two streams and rushed to both sides, Li Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief.
But at this time, the Houjin cavalry behind them had already rushed over with a sneer.
Maybe they had already killed their eyes, or maybe they felt the unbearable of the Ming army, and the horse speed they raised couldn't be contained in front of the phalanx of the Changsheng Camp.
"First row, light the arquebus."
"Prepare to shoot."
At this time, the two departments of Shunzi and Yang Xiaochuan, with a hundred bird soldiers left behind, plus more than fifty bird soldiers from various departments around them, were already prepared.
"Proofreading aiming."
"Shoot."
"Bang bang bang!" There was a crisp chirping of birds, and in an instant, more than 50 bird guns were fired in unison, white smoke splashed, and at least a dozen Houjin cavalrymen, or people or horses, who rushed in front, were shot and fell to the ground violently.
But at this time, in such a state, even if they didn't die at that time, the trampling of the rear cavalry was doomed to never survive.
This is also the most inevitable point of cavalry, there is no advance or retreat.
"Second row, shooting."
There was another clatter of birds, this time closer, and almost twenty horsemen fell under their horses.
But the Houjin cavalry had already rushed to the front of the formation, and the third row of bird-fired soldiers did not have enough time to shoot, and more than 100 pikemen in the front row, under the chanting of their respective officers, raised their spears and built the Great Wall of flesh and blood.
"Kill the Tartars."
"Damn the Tartars, die!"
"Dog Tartar, I'll kiss your mother!"
It was like two torrents of different colors, and the two centaurs collided violently in an instant.
But although the soldiers of the Immortal Battalion are brave, they are flesh and blood after all, how can they be the opponents of these Houjin cavalry with men and horses?
In a matter of moments, the red line of defense was broken through several gaps, but at the same time, at least dozens of horses, stabbed by spears, neighed and fell in front of the formation.
With such a huge inertial impact, the rider on their back is by no means much better than the horse.
It was this short few minutes that gave precious time to the bird soldiers behind.
"Shoot!"
"Shoot!"
"Bang...... Bang...... Bang! ”
Bursts of birds chirping, segment strike type continuous shooting, even if not compact enough, but than the Houjin cavalry's bows, arrows, sabers, several times faster, in an instant, in front of the two armies, at least more than 100 war horses fell, and the Houjin cavalry has at least sixty or seventy casualties.
How dare the cavalry in the back rush forward? They turned their horses' heads, turned their heads and ran back.
In a moment, the black clouds on the ground like dark clouds overhead, instantly dissipated, leaving only all kinds of corpses in front of the formation, and the ground was in shambles.
Li Yuanqing's clenched fists were slightly released, but he didn't have time to catch his breath, and quickly rushed to the front of the battle, shouting: "Quick, come forward, help the wounded." ”
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