Countless projectiles were shot out from the gaps in the shield, and the first to bear the brunt were the archers who posed a huge threat to the array.
The leader of the bandit army who stood in front of the archer array was hit like a sieve by countless projectiles in an instant, and the archers behind him were no better than him, and no one was even
When they reacted, the people in front of them fell down in large pieces like wheat being cut in autumn.
If the loose formation of the archers was a wheat field, this invisible sickle would cut down a lot with one strike.
A phalanx of officers and soldiers on the other side also launched an attack almost at the same time. However, compared to those on this side, the thieves and soldiers there were not so lucky. Most of the archers were concentrated here.
On one side, the first wave of attacks by the officers and soldiers here was made by the archers, but on the other side, those who endured these stormy attacks were ordinary thieves with spears waiting for the officers and soldiers to pass by.
Even a large number of people in the front were dead, and the people in the back were still shouting in panic. They had no idea what was happening. The loud sound when the officers and soldiers attacked made the people in the back realize that the officers and soldiers were attacking.
, However, these thieves and soldiers were at a loss as to how the officers and soldiers attacked, and why the person in front of them suddenly fell to the ground covered in blood.
With his level of cognition and experience, the first thought that came to their minds was - "Magic!"
"The officers and soldiers know how to kill people with magic tricks!"
I don’t know who shouted such a sound first. Although the continuous roar soon suppressed the shout, the shout was spread in the panic of the thieves running away and crowding.
Go, and add your own understanding to these thieves who were fleeing for their lives in a hurry.
"The officers and soldiers are assisted by Lei Gong, please report to the commander quickly!"
"The officers and soldiers in front know how to use thunder in their palms. They are all heavenly soldiers and generals descending from the earth. Run away quickly!"
Even the officers and soldiers of Nanhaiwei did not expect that the bandits in front of them retreated so quickly. At such a distance, even the new and improved muskets did not have much accuracy. All the musketeers just pointed at the crowd.
When firing, as for the projectiles being launched, the musketeers can only control a general direction. As for where they hit and whether they can hit the target, no one knows.
Fortunately, the crowd on the opposite side was extremely dense, so they were not worried about missing the target. The roar of the huge musket when it was fired seemed to cause panic to the opponent more than the damage caused by the projectiles. After several rows of shooting, on the other side of the long ditch,
, leaving behind hundreds of corpses, while the remaining enemies ran towards the back from afar as if they were avoiding the plague.
"Now!"
The commander of the phalanx gave the order, and the musketeers broke away from the protection of the shield wall and began shooting at any moving targets within their range. At the same time, under their protection, two huge squares
The array began to move forward slowly again.
The shield bearers at the front rushed to the front of the long ditch and threw the shields in their hands directly into the long ditch. At the same time, they took off the baggage behind them with their backhand and threw it down together, almost in the blink of an eye.
In the meantime, a ten-meter-long ditch was filled with hundreds of cowhide shields and the baggage they threw down.
At this time, the array of pikemen around him slowly walked towards Chang Gou.
The array stepped over the long ditch filled by them without hesitation and walked to the opposite side. The shield bearers also took advantage of the opportunity to return to the array. The musketeers who had been covering and shooting on both sides also took this opportunity to join the shield bearers.
, integrated into the square array again.
By the time all this was done, the two phalanxes had crossed the long ditch and stood on the opposite side of the long ditch.
The remaining archers on the opposite side were mixed into the chaotic crowd, and they were still stubbornly firing arrows at the phalanx of officers and soldiers. However, such an attack at this moment would not be effective for the entire phalanx of officers and soldiers.
It no longer poses the slightest threat.
Commands from commanders at all levels came one after another. The sound of war drums on the distant city walls seemed to have become the background sound of the battlefield. The drummers and buglers at the head and end of the square array amplified the commander's commands and conveyed them.
In the ears of the soldiers, the huge array was slowly adjusting its formation. The spears of every soldier around the phalanx were raised diagonally. Looking down from the sky, it seemed like this area was full of people.
On the human battlefield, two giant beasts with spikes all over their bodies suddenly appeared.
And this huge thing seemed to have no intention of staying where it was.
Groups of bandits wearing green turbans rushed out from behind the chaotic crowd. They waved their weapons and slashed at any bandits they saw running away from behind. They were very open,
After suffering more casualties than the number of officers and soldiers killed and wounded, the chaotic crowds of people were finally stopped from escaping by these blue-turbaned thieves, and driven by them, they began to turn around.
, rushed towards the phalanx of officers and soldiers.
The phalanx of officers and soldiers also started to move at the same time. After adjusting the formation, they returned to their square and square formation, and began to walk toward them again with steps that seemed slow but were not slow at all.
He walked towards the oncoming person.
Those who rushed forward were still beaten to a bloody pulp by the firearms of the officers and soldiers, but this time they were forced to rush forward by the swords and guns with green turbans behind them. If they stepped forward, they would die under the firearms, and if they stepped back, they would die on their own.
Under the sword of man.
They have no other choice.
A few dozen steps in front of the array, a group of people fell down in an instant. Some people were dead, but some were not dead, rolling and struggling and howling underground. The array of officers and soldiers seemed like a monster with a big mouth.
They were crushed over them, and when the array passed, everything in the ground was turned into corpses, and there was no longer a living person.
However, in addition to the wounds caused by musket pellets, some people also had a lot of knife wounds on their bodies. The shield-bearers who returned to the array no longer had shields in their hands, but they still had knives.
By the way, they are not called shield bearers. To be precise, they are called sword and shield bearers. In addition to providing long-range defense for the array, they also have an important role, which is to destroy any enemy that enters the array, whether it is a musketeer or a musketeer.
Spearmen, their enemies are outside the phalanx, and once the enemy breaks into the phalanx, they become defenseless.
In the drill regulations, spearmen and musketeers are not allowed to engage in any self-defense behavior.
Protecting the phalanx is the job of the sword and shield hand.