Chapter 327: Breaking the Chariot Formation

"Hurry up and reload your ammo and get ready to fire!" The commander of the rebel chariot shouted.

Originally, there were more than 4,000 soldiers in the rebel chariot array, but now, there are less than 3,000. Those who are lacking are the charioteers who ride horses that pull chariots and make cameos as cavalrymen.

And as we know above, of the 4,000 men, there were only 2,000 regular soldiers. And because the soldiers were good at fighting, they were basically transferred to the cavalry at this time. It can also be seen that problems can arise at this time.

And the remaining two thousand are auxiliaries. The auxiliaries are also basically doing chores such as helping to reload ammunition in battle. So for these auxiliaries, it is still okay to fight with cold weapons, but to operate artillery and firearms, it will be tragic.

Due to the concentrated firing just now, the artillery and guns on the combat vehicles are basically empty, and there are not even a few rockets left. It was also necessary to re-transport the rocket to the launch port of the vehicle. It's a tight time.

However, if you hurry, the rebels will barely have time. But many of those charioteers are not yet in the position of battle.

After the victory just now, many charioteers gathered together in twos and threes after cheering, sharing the joy after the battle. But this can't be blamed entirely on the charioteers. Because the charioteers left behind by the rebels are basically auxiliaries, and the battle position on the chariot is not theirs in the first place.

In addition, although the commander of the rebel chariot was shouting, the Ming Dynasty did not have a loudspeaker. And more than 400 chariots are lined up in a "one" line, and the total distance must reach more than two miles, how can this be heard by the charioteers on the edge? And the charioteers who were chatting definitely wouldn't notice the run-up carts of the Runing battalion on the top of the slope.

There is one more problem. The chariot formations of the rebels were lined up in a "one" line. Originally, because the rear of the chariot was protected by the cavalry of the rebels, the depth of the defense was not a problem. In case the Ming army broke through the chariot formation, there were also rebel cavalry behind to come forward to plug the gap. But now the cavalry of the rebels has attacked, so this protection is no longer there.

And that's not all. The arrangement of the chariot array is no longer complete. For the cavalry sortie, more than a dozen passages had been opened in the chariot formation, allowing the cavalry of the rebels to pass. But now, the rebel charioteers were only cheering and chatting, and did not block the passages. Anyway, now the tank defense of the rebels can be said to be almost undefended.

Compared with the sufficient preparation of the Runing battalion, it can be described as a situation: just like in a modern football game, when a team presses out to attack, suddenly the ball is cut off, and the opponent plays a quick counterattack. This is what happened to the tank units of the rebels.

After pushing over the top of the slope, the run-up truck of the Runing battalion stopped twenty paces forward. The artillery team immediately began to correct the artillery. In the Ming Dynasty, the artillery firing was all direct fire, so when the two armies were staggered together in the past, the artillery could not be fired, so as to prevent accidental injury to the own army.

But now the artillery was only about a hundred paces away from the rebels' chariots. At such a close distance, it is of course very convenient to correct. This can be called adding a bayonet to the artillery.

After Liang Hui's order. The first group of nine guns fired a salvo together. Immediately smashed the five chariots directly opposite. At this time, the rebel charioteers were still hurriedly reloading their artillery and muskets.

The charioteers who were not hit by the shells immediately went into hiding. But before they could run away. Eight guns of the second group of the Runing battalion fired again. This immediately dispersed all the charioteers here. And the rebels' chariot formation also had a gap of up to eight chariots.

As soon as the artillery was fired, the soldiers of the Runing battalion immediately pushed the fifty wagons of this platoon towards the rebels' chariot formation.

But because of the massacre that had just taken place here, there were too many corpses in front of the masturbation. There are constantly masturbation cars that are blocked. However, the soldiers of the Runing battalion are also very flexible, and as soon as the truck is blocked, they will immediately throw it down. And the soldiers behind this truck immediately hid behind the adjacent truck. Of course, this is also the result of the Runing Battalion's long-term training of combat vehicles for attack and defense.

Rebel artillery, guns and rockets were also fired sporadically. However, the rebels' guns and rockets could not penetrate the thick planks in front of the truck, and the soldiers of the Runing battalion could only hear the planks in front of the truck. There was a dense "crackling" sound.

And the artillery of the rebels is also small cannons, and the power is too small, and the number of artillery that can be fired after loading ammunition is not much, therefore. Except for the two masturbating trucks, which were unlucky enough to break through the plank, the other masturbators were unharmed.

It is equivalent to the casualties of the Runing battalion, and the casualties of Chen Zhongzhi's troops, who followed closely behind the Runing battalion, were larger. You must know that now the coalition forces are walking downhill, and Chen Zhongzhi's department, which is walking behind, is in a high place, and it can't be completely covered by the truck. However, Chen Zhongzhi's troops only suffered more than 80 casualties, and this casualty was completely bearable.

At this time, the wagons of the Runing battalion finally came to the chariot array. The soldiers in the middle of the gap immediately rushed into the gap under the leadership of Yang Rusong. The soldiers standing behind the chariots on both sides jumped on the chariots, climbed onto the roof of the chariots, and also jumped into the chariot formation.

Yang Rusong, who took the lead, was stabbed in the face of the rebel charioteers who rushed over first, holding Japanese swords. Yang Rusong took an axe gun, which took a big advantage in terms of length, and the soldiers of the Runing battalion, the basic skill of training weapons is assassination, so Yang Rusong stabbed the tip of the axe gun into the throat of the rebel without accident.

Yang Rusong's movements did not stop, he drew the tip of the gun, and slashed at a rebel on the side. The rebel hurriedly put the Japanese sword in his hand to his head. But the weight of the axe gun and Yang Rusong's liliang smashed the obscuring Japanese knife at once. And the momentum continued unabated, and at once it slashed at the rebel's shoulder, shattering the rebel's collarbone. The mortally wounded rebel fell to the ground, wailing incessantly.

It can also be seen that the Japanese sword is indeed very sharp, but it has an obvious disadvantage, that is, it is particularly brittle. When a Japanese sword collides with a heavy weapon, it can easily cause fractures and fragmentation. However, the originator of the Japanese sword, the Mo knife that originated in the Tang Dynasty, does not have this problem because it is made very thick.

and followed Yang Rusong's pro-soldier team. Seeing how brave his commander was, his morale was immediately boosted, and he fought against the rebels one after another. Soon, a clearing was cleared behind the chariot formation. The infantry of the mobile battalion led by Zhou Xun quickly lined up a phalanx in this open space. When the musketeers in front of the phalanx began to shoot, the resistance of the rebels here ended.

At this time, Chen Zhongzhi's 1,000 men also reached the gap, and they first pushed the chariots and chariots near the gap away to expand the gap, and then divided their troops into two routes. Kill the rebels behind the chariots on the left and right of the gap.

Then came Li Sanhe's cavalry. In order to ensure their own safety, they all led their horses and followed behind Chen Zhongzhi's troops. When they entered the chariot formation through the widened gap, they immediately mounted their horses and divided into two teams, chasing after the rebel charioteers who had already begun to flee in the distance. And when it comes to this. In fact, the battle between the coalition forces and the rebel tank units was already decided.

And then followed the main force of the coalition led by Liu Zeqing, who arrived, and what they did was nothing more than to expand the results of the battle. And after eliminating the rebel charioteers near the gap. Units on both flanks of the coalition were also left behind from the rebels. The adjacent passage entered the rear of the chariot formation.

Zuihou is, of course, the defender of Yan Dingshan. Among the coalition forces, Yan Dingshan's rearguard was the most powerful. There are more than three of his troops: one is a large number of people. There were more than 4,000 of them, of course, 3,000 of them were auxiliaries and civilians, and they had no combat effectiveness; The second is the mule and horse. The allied army's attack was almost all on foot, so all the mules and horses were concentrated in the hands of Yan Dingshan, the rearguard, with a total of more than 1,200 mules and horses; Third, there are many large cars. It is also for the same reason that almost all the carts of the coalition army are also in the hands of the guard Yan Dingshan, with a total of more than 800 carts.

However, Yan Dingshan also faithfully fulfilled his duties as a scavenger. Under Yan Dingshan's command, the corpses of all the soldiers on both sides within nearly 500 steps, including the corpses of horses and any weapons that fell on the ground, were carried by Yan Dingshan, a scavenger, to the mules, horses and carts, and they were completely cleaned.

In fact, there were not many rebel charioteers facing the front of the Runing battalion at that time, only less than 200 people. And the time from the firing of artillery to the time when the Runing battalion rushed into the gap, in modern time, is only a little more than a point. So the rebels simply didn't have time to mobilize distant troops to plug the gap.

Therefore, when the Runing battalion rushed into the gap, the rebel chariot commander jumped on his horse as soon as possible, turned around and fled with a few of his own soldiers. Seeing the escape of his commander, the rebel charioteers in the distance certainly did not sacrifice themselves and fled with him. The entire chariot defense collapsed at once.

When the commander of the rebel chariots fled, he reluctantly looked at the more than eighty carts gathered behind the chariot array, and his heart was dripping blood, and he said with great regret: "It's a pity! ”

When the main force of the coalition army entered the chariot formation, the Runing battalion also stopped the pursuit and rested on the spot. Let's let the various units of the coalition fight according to the jihua before the war. Now there is no need for the Runing Battalion to add icing on the cake.

However, Wu Shigong was still quite excited, and when Liu Zeqing arrived, the two immediately came to a bear hug excitedly. When the hug ended, both of them looked at each other and found that the other's shoes and pants were stained with blood, which made them look particularly embarrassed, causing both of them to be hahadaxiao.

In fact, all the soldiers of the coalition army are like this. Due to the repeated tug-of-war ahead, too many soldiers on both sides fell on this road, and under the intensive trampling of the coalition soldiers, the whole road became a bloody road.

And at this moment, Yang Rusong squeezed over, and he shouted excitedly: "Two adults, we are rich!" Haha-! (To be continued......)

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