The mortar is actually another extreme form of long-barreled artillery. What it pursues is larger caliber and greater destructive power.
Projectiles the size of a millstone are ejected from a mortar. Their speed in the air is not very fast and can even be seen by the naked eye, but their impact is astonishing.
As the first measurement-based cannon stone was fired, and then more stone bullets were thrown out, there was a sharp whistling sound in the air, from far to near, from heavy to sharp, like the tearing of brocade silk. , and like the scream of a fierce ghost.
Huge stone bullets fell into the phalanx of Gulam's heavy cavalry. These heavy cavalry, who had just finished lining up and had not yet started charging, were hit to death by heavier stone bullets on the ground.
The bullets were round and round the size of millstones and smashed people and horses into pieces. They didn't give the opponent any time to react, and the terrifying screams followed them like a shadow, as if there was nowhere to hide.
After the huge stone bombs, countless shotguns sprayed out, the rocks pierced through the air, the clouds shattered, and the gravel was like a broken tendon!
Not to mention the Gulam heavy cavalry, even the Hexi Army was desperately looking for bunkers. Tieniu, who was responsible for directing the charge of the front army, had already greeted the eighteenth generation of ancestors of the firearms battalion officers. The live ammunition was thrown farther, but However, some of the scattered bullets have already landed in front of the Hexi military capital formation!
Tieniu had no choice but to restrain the general formation under the city wall and rely on the remaining city wall of Bashishagun to provide cover, so as not to be killed by scattered bullets from his own people before he could fight the enemy.
Although this process is long, it actually takes place in just a short cup of tea. The Gulam heavy cavalry on the opposite side certainly knows how to avoid this situation of being passively beaten and charge! Charge desperately towards the Hexi Army!
The power of the heavy armored cavalry was displayed. Without fear of death, they braved the bombardment of mortars and rushed towards the Hexi Army's military formation. The closer they got to the Hexi Army, the weaker the attacks they received. The closer they got to the Hexi Army, they fell from the sky. The fewer cannon stones there are.
Finally, within a short span of about ten breaths, the two sides met the enemy, but such a short period of time seemed as long as a hundred years to the Gulams.
The three-edged thorns on the musket pierced the heavy armor that Gulam was proud of, and the blood flowed quickly like opening a gate. The noble knight was waving the heavy hammer in his hand one second, and the next second The horse fell down weakly and twitched on the ground, then became silent...
The platoon soldiers at the front stuck their shields firmly on the ground, and connected the spears in their hands with the mechanism on the shields. Suddenly, a group of Juma with defensive and offensive capabilities appeared.
The platoon soldiers seem to be using wooden shields, but these shields are made of iron bones and are inlaid with wood. They are very strong in terms of strength and flexibility and will not break easily even under the impact of military horses.
The row of iron connecting the spear and the shield forms a stable triangle, which itself has very strong stability.
But the heavy hammers wielded by the Gulams were able to break spears and crack shields. The two sides had reached the point of hand-to-hand combat, and casualties were inevitable.
Fortunately, there were veterans on the Hexi Army's side who kept shouting and commanding, and the soldiers maintained their formation in accordance with military orders. Gulam's charge was blocked, and the Hexi Army's losses continued to expand.
Seeing Paoze fall, both Gulam and the Hexi Army became extremely angry.
Hexi soldiers have long regarded Pao Ze as the person they trust most after serving in the army for many years. The brothers who usually can support their wives and children are now lying on the battlefield with their eyes open. Scenes like this are common. How can we prevent them from being angry?
This was the most damaging battle for the Hexi Army so far, but the cruel scene did not make them retreat in the slightest. They even became more and more courageous as they fought. Tieniu's eyes were red and blind, and he shouted: "Pai Zhen, why don't you give up?"
I'll hold on, the musketeer behind will finish the ammunition before thrusting, whoever the hell will thrust before he finishes, see if I don't break his legs! Jump around, protect the musketeer beside you, if anyone dares to move at will, military law will be engaged
!Where are the captains of each team? Why don’t you blow the fucking whistle to stabilize the military formation!"
The most feared thing on the battlefield is to act without authorization. Some of the red-eyed veterans were already fighting hand-to-hand with their ten-foot-long muskets before they had finished using up their ammunition. Some jumpers were so jealous that they forgot that their duty was to protect their side.
companion.
Tieniu led the troops around him to the front line of the military formation, directing the fighting in the most anxious place of the battle. His appearance was a booster for the frontline officers and soldiers. Bronze whistles sounded one after another, and the military formation began to shrink rapidly while maintaining stability.
The cooperation was more tacit and no one left their posts without permission.
In the wars of this era, as long as the military formation is stable, there is no possibility of being defeated, and that is what Tieniu has to do.
The Hexi Army, equipped with a variety of equipment that cooperated with each other, was an efficient killing machine. Facing the Gulam cavalry who could not sprint in the city, they began to slaughter each other with their own division of labor and with astonishing efficiency.
The heavy armored cavalry may be invincible in the field, but now they are lambs to be slaughtered if they cannot raise their speed. The 5,000-strong Gulam cavalry wants to defeat the tightly formed Hexi Army without being able to charge.
Almost impossible.
The widest streets of Bashi Sagon City had been filled with the corpses of soldiers from both sides. Seeing that the enemy's attack had weakened, Tieniu raised his shield and shouted to the rear: "Song Yishou, where is your fucking throwing team? They are all dead.
Yet?"
The corps leader named Song Yishou pulled his neck and shouted: "It's too close, the gunpowder shells will hurt our own people. General Tie sent people to cover us and set up a throwing position. We want to go forward, and the brothers who jump to protect us
It’s so dead!”
"You motherfucker!"
Tieniu shouted and led his soldiers towards the middle of the army. He used the remaining ten or so men in his hands to form a defensive circle to protect Song Yishou and other throwers, and then moved towards the front of the army formation.
These throwing hands of Song Yishou are the "gunpowder magazine" in the military formation. Each one wears special armor full of pockets, and a fire stick that can be broken several times in succession.
Some throwers even work in pairs. Between the two is a soft frame woven with strong hemp rope, and inside are jars of different sizes.
"Song Yishou, take your men and don't save me. Throw all kinds of gunpowder bombs at me!" After Tieniu finished explaining, he turned around and went to fight. He only heard Song Yishou shouting from a distance: "Those in the front line
Brothers, be careful, the road is blocked by kerosene, so retreat ten steps!"
"Kerol bombs!"
As Song Yishou shouted, the soldiers of the throwing team immediately followed suit, and at the same time they lit the spindle-shaped clay pot and threw it out. It was easy to throw it in front of the military formation at this distance.
The Hexi Army's military formation immediately retreated and shrank, the tank shattered, and raging flames burned on the ground, some of which hit Gulam's body, and then turned into a burning man amidst their roars...
As the throwing team stepped forward, kerosene bombs, explosive bombs, and fragmentation bombs were thrown out in waves. Where had Gulam seen this before? Just one musket was already stretched thin for their attack, but this time it was throwing
Gunpowder shells farther away.
Some experienced throwers will cut the fuse short and let the gunpowder bomb explode on the enemy's head, and its power will be increased several times.
The team of five thousand people is very long, but the fighting area is very narrow, which is also conducive to the use of gunpowder bombs, or another massacre...