Although the Yuan army was brave, nearly 2,000 soldiers fell before they even came into close contact with the enemy. This situation was something they had never encountered before. Even if they knew the power of muskets in advance, they were so frightened that they lost all will to fight. .Just take your life and run away.
This gave the musketeers a chance to perform. The Imperial Guards, who had been quite nervous at first, became more relaxed at this moment. Just like their usual training, they shot out rounds of ammunition in an orderly manner.
Without pressure, you don't even need to aim. As long as you shoot in the direction of the retreat of the Yuan army, you can almost achieve a hit. More than 10,000 soldiers of the Royal Forest Army took turns to shoot, treating the battlefield as a training ground.
He retreated to the army formation five hundred meters away. Zhang Hongfan lowered his head and said: "Commander, the last general is incompetent."
Ah Shu said calmly: "General Zhang, it doesn't matter. You have already rushed to the enemy's guardrail. This is a big step forward. But why did you suddenly retreat?" He was blocked by the sword and shield hand. No matter how good his eyesight was, he could not clearly see the Southern Dynasty musketeers lying in ambush on the ground.
"Return to the commander. The guardrail of the Southern Dynasty camp is divided into upper and lower levels. Unexpectedly, there were more than 3,000 Southern Dynasty imperial guards ambushing on the lower level. As soon as our army rushed forward, it was attacked by musketeers lying on the ground. "The incident happened suddenly and the distance was so close. Our army was unprepared and had no choice but to retreat. Commander, when the muskets were fired at close range, even ordinary shields were unable to withstand it."
Ah Shu nodded and said: "General Zhang. General Achahan. You guys need to rest first."
"Yes. Marshal."
Jiang Wanzai, who was directing the battle in front of the Guanzitan camp, saw that the Yuan army had retreated. He quickly ordered to treat the wounded and consolidate the defense line.
Unknowingly, the first ray of light in the morning has appeared in the east. Looking forward, the smoke gradually dissipated. Everything can be seen clearly. Within eight or ninety steps in front of the camp, Yuan Yuan is everywhere. The bodies of the soldiers were scattered on the ground a little further away. Dozens of mutilated war horses and hundreds of Yuan soldiers killed by artillery were scattered.
Although they were all corpses of enemies, Fang Ling still couldn't bear to say: "Brother, it would be great if there was no war. They are all living people. They died in the blink of an eye."
"Ling'er, there will be a day." Although I said this, I remembered that era eight hundred years later. Won't wars still exist?
Yuan Ji said: "Your Majesty, I have made a rough estimate. After this battle, the Mongolian casualties were around four or five thousand. However, most of the sword and shield bearers at the front were Han soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty."
I nodded and said without saying anything: "If Kublai Khan unified China, then the Han people would be reduced to the third or fourth class."
"Why is it third or fourth?" Fang Ling asked, not knowing why.
"I guess. The Mongols are naturally the first class. The Semu people in the Western Regions are the second class. The Han people in the north and the Jin people are the third class. The current Han people in our dynasty are the fourth class." The Yuan Dynasty in history That's how they are distinguished.
"Brother, Kublai Khan will definitely not be able to unify China. So, your prediction this time is totally wrong."
Yuan Ji smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Kublai Khan's dream of unifying China will be impossible to realize. The power of firearms is unstoppable. If this continues, even a martial artist like Wei Chen will not be able to stop him. Firearms.”
"Well, this is the trend of history. No one can change it."
"Brother, shouldn't we all learn how to use muskets?"
"If breech-loading guns come out, then you really should study hard." I smiled and looked north. I saw that the Yuan army was still standing where it was, with no intention of retreating.
Two quarters of an hour later, the Yuan army launched another attack.
It was almost a replica of the first battle in the early morning. Perhaps they were worried about the power of the artillery. This time the number of Yuan troops who attacked was smaller. The difference was that after being repulsed, the Yuan army launched another charge with the same strength. Artillery and muskets fired in turns. The Yuan army only attacked about fifty steps away from the camp before retreating again.
"The firing intervals of the artillery in the South are getting longer and longer. It seems that the heat resistance of the barrels still has great limitations." Boyan said.
"That's right." A Shu said with a slight chin of his head. "General Ashahan."
"The end will be here."
"I have assigned you 8,000 cavalry and archery troops. Among them are 1,000 Qixue Shenshe. Together with your own troops, there are about 12,000 people in total. They are divided into four teams and take turns shooting towards the southern camp. There is no need to save feathers and arrows. The firing speed of the southern artillery will be slower and slower. Within the range of 120 to 180 steps, the power of the muskets will also be greatly reduced. Be sure to let the musketeers on the upper level of the southern guardrail reduce their firing rate. frequency."
"Yes. Marshal."
"General Zhang Hongfan."
"The end will be here."
"I will allocate you another 5,000 swordsmen and shieldmen and 10,000 infantry. In addition to the remaining 1,000 swordsmen and shieldmen of your headquarters, the total attack will be 16,000. We will launch a new round of attacks towards the southern camp. "
"I will obey your orders." Although Zhang Hongfan answered clearly and neatly, his heart was still agitated.
"Suddenly the general was thrust out to obey the order."
"The end will be here."
"I order you to lead 2,500 divine troops to attack the Southern Dynasty camp together with General Zhang Hongfan."
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. I will obey your orders."
"Okay, generals, let's go."
Zhang Hongfan was overjoyed when he heard Ah Shu's order to let Hu Cichu lead the divine force into battle. The Yuan Dynasty's divine force had a total of five thousand people, composed of strong men from each army. They all held heavy shields in their left hands and large axes and other heavy weapons in their right hands. Equivalent to heavy armored infantry, these strong men are all extremely powerful and faster than the heavy armored infantry of the Southern Dynasties. They are another elite soldier in the Yuan Dynasty army besides the Xue Army.
Tens of thousands of mounted archers, under the command of Arakhan, took the lead in rushing out.
Yuan Ji on the arrow tower watched and said: "The Mongolian army in the distance has begun to move again. Your Majesty, the scale this time seems to be much larger. The number of cavalry in the Yuan army should not be less than 10,000. It seems that A Shu will use all his strength to Went there."
"Yes. Pass the order. The twenty troops in the third compartment go up to the upper level of the guardrail and prepare to cover the Imperial Guards."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The messenger responded and immediately went to inform the forward commander Jiang Wanzai.
As the mounted archers of the Yuan army approached, the artillery took the lead in roaring. After a round of bombardment, Crete personally checked the heat of the cannon barrel. Although the auxiliary army kept pouring cold water on the cannon, the heat dropped more and more. Crete knew very well that after ten rounds of continuous firing, the firing frequency of the artillery would be reduced by about half. Fortunately, the thirty cannons did not explode.
"Hey, why have our army's artillery slowed down?" Many soldiers with quick minds thought secretly. However, they couldn't help but think too much. The Yuan army's feather arrows had already been shot over overwhelmingly, one round after another. wheel. There is almost no gap.
With the help of the Twentieth Army, the swordsmen and shieldmen in the Royal Forest Army breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, it is really difficult for them alone to protect the safety of the musketeers. Even so, the musketeers on the upper level of the guardrail can only curl up. Under the shield.
"It seems that I still underestimated the Mongolian crowd's ability to shoot. We should have built another protective layer on top of the upper layer of the guardrail."
Fang Ling advised: "Brother, it's okay. In the worst case, let all the Imperial Guards go down to the lower level to shoot."
"That's also a method. It just loses the effect of three-dimensional shooting."
At this time, the sound of artillery sounded again, suppressing the rain of arrows from the Yuan army for a while. After this round of artillery, the infantry of the Yuan Dynasty began to attack. At the front were a thousand sword and shield wielders and 500 divine warriors. The shield of the Divine Force Army was obviously a circle larger. Almost all the soldiers behind the shield were invisible. Only one pair of feet was exposed and they were running on the ground. Unlike the sword-shielder, the shield could only protect half of the body.
When they were ninety steps away, Xie Daolin gave an order and the musketeers pulled the triggers at the same time. The ammunition was shot out one after another, hitting the shield of the Shenli Army. However, it could only make it pause for a moment due to the impact, but it could not penetrate at all. .
Xie Daolin was shocked. He subconsciously looked in the direction where I was. Then he said, "Let go."
By the time we reached five or sixty steps, many of the shields held by the sword-and-shielders were penetrated. However, all the heavy shields of the Divine Power Army were intact.
Wen Zhang, who was lying on the ground, could see the legs of the divine army exposed. When the distance between the two sides shortened to thirty steps, Wen Zhang ordered: "All officers, aim at the enemy's feet and release."
"Crackling" gunshots rang out. More than two hundred Shenli Army soldiers rushing in front suddenly felt pain in their feet. They fell to the ground immediately. The people behind did not have time to react and continued to rush forward. They were also exposed by the muskets. 's feet.
Since its establishment, the Mongolian Magic Army has been invincible. Therefore, it has also developed an arrogant mentality. Who knew that the musketeers could shoot while lying down.
Hu Xiu, who was a little further away, was the first to react and shouted loudly: "Pay attention below." However, in the deafening gunfire, the people in front could not hear it at all.
Xie Daolin breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "No wonder the emperor ordered that the musketeers should practice different shooting methods such as standing shooting, squatting shooting, lying down shooting, etc."
Upon seeing this, the officers and soldiers of the Song Army breathed a sigh of relief. They thought they could pause for a moment. However, they saw a second batch of divine troops rushing forward. There were about a thousand of these divine troops. After receiving the sudden instruction, they became Be cautious. Try not to expose any gaps.
Qianqie Xue Shenshe, a member of the cavalry and archery army, did not stop firing arrows because the divine force rushed to the opponent's camp. His precise archery skills were reflected at this moment. Almost no arrows fell on his team in front of the camp. Instead, they all shot ten steps in front and behind the guardrail. This also made the upper level musketeers' shooting speed much slower.
I couldn't help but secretly thought: "The cowardly Xue army. The divine force. It's really extraordinary."
Twenty steps, fifteen steps, ten steps, five steps. After the Xue army stopped shooting, the Yuan army finally rushed to the guardrail. The remaining 800 divine soldiers, dancing with their axes, took the lead in slashing towards the guardrail.