Below the tower, the fierce fighting is still going on.
Both sides invested enough troops, and the Jin army had an absolute advantage in weapons, but unfortunately, they could not quickly convert this advantage in weapons into victory.
The reason is that the preparations were too hasty and there were insufficient weapons. The soldiers traveled long distances over mountains and rivers to fight, and there was still a gap in strength compared to the defenders of Yecheng.
So far, the two sides have actually fallen into a tug-of-war, and the war has not progressed further, both sides are.
Since we cannot achieve a breakthrough on the frontal battlefield, we can only look at the situation from the side battlefield.
In Wang Mi's words, it is not an easy task to break through a major military town like Yecheng and seize it directly from the front.
If they could have more weapons, if they could have more heads, at least those Xianbei people could be included, maybe they could break through directly from the front.
However, now, the Jin army obviously does not have such ability.
And the Qin army does not have the ability to defeat the Jin army now.
If we want to find an end point for this offensive and defensive battle, we must start from other places.
Wang Mi and He Mai led a group of soldiers and horses, gradually approaching the ideal ambush location in their minds.
Fu Valley, this small valley with gentle terrain, although Wang Mi had not yet had time to know its exact name, he was already very optimistic about it.
As long as a small stronghold can be established here, we can continue to attack the south gate of Yecheng.
The wind whistled and the artillery roared. He Mai, who was originally full of energy, suddenly slowed down as he approached Fu Valley.
"Zhiyuan, why do I feel that something is wrong with the atmosphere here?"
"What's wrong? I think it's fine. Are you too sensitive or suspicious?" Wang Mi obviously valued winning the battle more than He Mai. His horse ran much faster.
As the speed of He Mai's horse became slower and slower, the distance between him and Wang Mi became further and further. In desperation, He Mai had no choice but to wave his whip and chase after him.
But at this moment, Wang Mi, who was eager to charge, suddenly tilted his body and fell a lot shorter.
not good!
It's antlers!
Wang Mi fell into a trap!
The Jin army was in a hurry to march and did not pay much attention to the changes on the battlefield. They did not expect that this excellent ambush area had long been occupied by the Qin army.
The Qin army was not defeated so quickly as the Jin army imagined, let alone collapsed at the first touch.
Although there were very few generals left in the city who could and could fight, and their strength became weaker and weaker, they did not give up resistance.
Not only did they not give up, they also struggled and came up with many new tricks.
The leader of the team, Niu Zan, took the lead in ambushing near Fugu. Before the Jin army arrived, Niu Zan was not idle at all.
They made full use of their time and placed many antlers roadblocks near Fugu early. Niu Zan was certain that the Jin army's general would notice Fugu and would personally lead his troops to ambush them.
These antlers were reserved for the unruly Jin army general.
Now, Wang Mi, who encountered an antler trap, is personally verifying the accuracy of Niu Zan's prediction.
Niu Zan, who was lying in ambush behind the grass, soon discovered the chaos of the Jin army. He immediately took action and with a wave of his hand, the Qin soldiers rushed out!
Like a wolf and a tiger!
Or perhaps, they are the masters of tiger and wolf!
Now, I just regained my courage again!
Go!
The chance for revenge has arrived!
Due to the fierce charge of the Qin soldiers, the Jin army was obviously in chaos.
Unfortunately, Wang Mi's horse was caught by the antlers and he fell down. At first, Wang Mi didn't realize what happened.
As the horses neighed, he quickly understood.
At this moment, the safest way is to quickly jump off the horse and switch to another war horse. This is feasible.
Generally speaking, in a cavalry team, the relationship between cavalry and war horses is not one-to-one. In an established cavalry team, there are often a dozen or so extra war horses, led by more capable cavalry, following the larger group.
Troops march.
For example, the Mongolian army, which is good at riding and shooting and has extraordinary equestrian skills, often has one cavalryman equipped with two or three war horses. When one war horse becomes tired or injured, it can be quickly replaced by the next one.
Ensure that combat effectiveness is not compromised to the greatest extent.
Naturally, the equestrian skills of the Jin army cannot be compared with the Mongolian cavalry who were born and lived on horses. However, the Jin army's cavalry still prepared more war horses than cavalry for the purpose of replacement.
If he could change his horse, Wang Shilang would be saved.
The issue is……
Mr. Wang can’t do it!
Wang Shilang's riding skills are considered to be at the bottom of the Jin army. It is impossible for him to change his horses flexibly.
Besides, he didn't have the time to react.
What will be the fate of Minister Wang?
Do you just watch yourself fall off the horse and be trampled to death by countless horse hooves and human feet?
Wang Mi fell off his horse uncontrollably. Although he tried his best to maintain his balance, he was unable to restrain his downward trend.
What's more, the injured horse did not stop and struggled desperately, which made the possibility of Wang Shilang landing smoothly even slimmer.
Seeing that Wang Shilang was about to be killed by various hooves, but at this moment, his continuously falling body suddenly received a force that restrained his downward trend.
"Zhiyuan, come up quickly!"
"come over!"
It was like meeting a relative on the battlefield. He Mai appeared in time and grabbed Wang Mi. Wang Mi's reaction was not slow and he immediately followed his force and jumped onto He Mai's horse.
Although two people are riding on the same horse, their movements are subject to certain restrictions, but it is still better than a rattling.
"Brothers, hit me!"
"Hit me hard!"
There is no need to look for where the enemy is anymore, the enemy has already jumped out by himself.
Wave after wave of Qin soldiers were seen leaping out of the grass, rushing towards the Jin army like a tide.
Wang Mi regained his composure at this moment, and ordered the soldiers to quickly form a formation, with the artillerymen and pistol squad at the front.
At this time, there was no need to worry about anything economical and uneconomical, and the only option was to use bombs and bombs to repel the Qin soldiers' charge.
Blow their guts out!
Fortunately, the Beifu soldiers on this road were carefully trained by Wang Mi and Liu Yu, and they had excellent combat qualities and rich experience.
Especially the team that Wang Mi brought out to ambush, about half of them followed him from Xiangyang to Nanyang.
They are all old acquaintances on the battlefield.
Soon, under the leadership of the veterans, the Jin army's position stabilized.
In this era when hot weapons cannot replace cold weapons, the formation of the army is very important. Only by maintaining the formation can we withstand the enemy's repeated attacks.
Bang bang bang!
Boom boom boom!
The brothers of the Jin Army have always lived up to expectations. As soon as Wang Mi finished speaking, the brothers picked up artillery and threw it around.
Anyway, from the current point of view, the guy in hand is enough, so I don't have to worry about aiming, I just wait for the opportunity.
Just throw all the powerful firearms into the enemy camp.
guess what?
As the saying goes, if you don't throw it away, it's enough. If you throw it away, you will be surprised.
The artillery, which was neither aimed nor locked on the target, was thrown into the Qin soldiers' camp in clusters.
It was as if they had eyes. One after another, they landed safely, and some even exploded in the air.
Every artillery piece, mind you, every one, exploded in the crowd. Although the gunpowder prepared by Wang Mi was still less effective than the industrialized products of later generations, it was enough to cause fatal injuries.
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Especially when it explodes at such a close distance, the effect is really gratifying.
After the artillery team's attack was completed, the Qin soldiers suffered an almost devastating blow, and the Qin soldiers' queue was instantly dispersed.
Some warriors managed to get up from the rising loess and began the second round of charge.
Yes!
As Qin soldiers with strong combat effectiveness, they are not cowards and will not be intimidated by a little difficulty.
They can definitely continue to charge, they are brave!
However, reality is about to teach them that courage is sometimes worthless in the face of absolute advantages.
The Qin soldiers charged forward again. In comparison, the number this time was certainly not as large as the second time, but from a distance, they were still a large, roaring mass, which looked very scary.
However, what greeted them?
It’s countless bullets!
There are also arrows falling like rain!
Wang Mi, who had suffered a loss, was never willing to fail. He had already blown away his bullshit, so how could he return without success?
He tightens his belt and shows his real skills!
Hum hum!
The triple formation attacks!
The so-called triple formation is a formation that soldiers liked to use during the Ming Dynasty. Unlike the three-by-three system, which is at a certain angle for maximum effectiveness, the triple formation's requirements for formations are actually not that strict.
In the formation, you only need to maintain a posture of three people and distinguish the order. Especially now that many soldiers are still riding horses, the formation is not easy to maintain, so we can only use this simple three-stack formation.
Already.
Although the advanced level of the triple formation cannot be compared with the three-three system, it is still more than enough to deal with the Qin soldiers composed of pure cold weapons.
Don't underestimate the triple formation, it was discovered by the Ming Dynasty soldiers after countless battles.
It is a tactic that is very suitable for combining cold weapons and primary firearms.
The so-called triple formation, if we look into it more closely, the founder was Zhu Di, Emperor Taizong of the Ming Dynasty!
This formation is composed of three people. The gunman holding a musket stands at the front. After firing, he hands the musket to the soldier behind him, and the soldier has already loaded the gunpowder and ammunition for the new gun. In this way, the first
A gunner can achieve the effect of continuous shooting.
The last soldier usually holds a cold weapon, either a spear or a long knife, and is responsible for guarding and can fight at close range.
The internal composition of the triple formation is very diverse and can be changed according to specific needs. For example, in an infantry formation battle, a shield bearer can be added in the front to provide protection for the attacking personnel in the rear.
You can also add one or two more gunners, as long as the internal muskets can be converted to load and fire.
Wang Mi is now using a three-fold formation. After the first round of artillery firemen threw out ammunition, he gave the pistol team behind him a break.
It can also be regarded as saving manpower and material resources, and at the same time it can provide some time for the soldiers to adjust their formation.
When he found that the Qin soldiers were ready to charge again, he immediately ordered the pistol team to shoot.
As a result, the Qin soldiers who had just gotten up were knocked down again by pistol bullets before they had time to grasp their weapons.
The pistol projectiles of this era were average in power and the range was not far enough. However, because the Qin soldiers were already halfway through the charge, the distance between the two sides was not far.
As a result, many Qin soldiers were shot one after another, and even those who were lucky enough to miss often lost the ability to fight back.
At this time, Wang Mi suddenly launched a new round of attacks.
He changed his previous strategy of fighting for a while and taking a break. After the pistol team fired, he launched two more bursts of fire. This time, he was able to repel the Qin soldiers' rapid charge.
However, is it enough to just fight them off?
No!
Absolutely not!
Wang Shilang was riding on a horse. He Mai had already helped him change a good horse, and he retreated to the center of the battle formation.
This is a geomantic treasure. You can advance and attack, retreat and defend. If the time is right, Wang Shilang can mount his horse and whip his whip, and charge with the soldiers.
If the situation is stable, he can also issue orders to all directions of the battle formation here, which is extremely efficient.
After the pistol team showed off their heroism, the archers were not to be outdone.
Even if there are multiple gunmen forming a triple formation, it will always take a while to reload. Objectively speaking, with the current pistol technology, it is impossible to shoot continuously and equip magazines.
You can only fire one round and load one round, and the gunpowder also needs to be constantly replenished, which takes a while.
For skilled archers, the time to reload arrow clusters is obviously much faster than reloading.
Therefore, when the pistol team retreated slightly, the archers moved quickly to fill the gap.
Their attack speed was not slow at all, because they had waited for too long and were fully prepared.
The Jin army's various offensive organizations are very impressive, but what about the Qin army?
Are they willing to be suppressed by firepower like this?
Not entirely.
Don’t forget that the team leader Niu Zan can be regarded as a strategic leader.
Although he only has a few soldiers under his command, it cannot be called a large army at all.
However, he still has to do something.
Just now, Niu Zan's Antler Formation had brought considerable difficulties to the Jin army.
But now, seeing that the Qin soldiers' attack was blocked, Niu Zan stood up again.
He did not directly charge forward like other Di Qin generals, but actively adjusted his strategy.
You have fire, but I don’t have it?
Which soldier who goes into battle does not have some stock of fire tongues in his hands?
Niu Zan was not prepared for gunpowder, and in his knowledge there was no such thing as gunpowder.
This is a conceptual blind spot that is temporary and cannot be made up for.
However, the Qin soldiers still mastered the basic fire attack method. They used cloth strips soaked in grease, tied to the arrow clusters, ignited the tongue of fire, and fired.
Although the method is primitive, it can still cause considerable casualties to the enemy.