Chapter 187: Fierce Battle
Originally, after test-firing the firecrackers of the Vermilion Bird Army, in order to deal with the powerful power of the firecrackers, Ouyang Yuhui specially prepared a large number of Xuantie heavy shields to resist the firecrackers of the Vermilion Bird Army!
But he didn't expect that the artillery fire of the Suzaku Army was so fierce that his preparation was useless.
A sneer appeared on Li Yun's face in the distance, Li Yun knew his shortcomings in force, so he had been doing his best to strengthen the firepower of the grassroots troops!
Not only are there grenadiers and rocketeers at the squad level, machine gun groups are equipped at the squadron level, and there are also special firepower teams at the brigade level, equipped with Grimm machine guns and various field guns and flying thunder guns.
At the same time, at the regimental level, there are also large independent artillery battalions and machine-gun battalions.
In addition, Li Yun also set up a heavy artillery battalion and a machine gun battalion directly under the army. Because of equipment such as artillery and machine guns, the dispersed configuration can certainly increase the firepower of the troops. However, if used intensively, it will also exert a great tactical effect.
Therefore, when necessary, Li Yun will also collect all the machine guns and artillery of various departments into the artillery battalion and machine gun battalion directly under the army for unified use, just like now!
In Li Yun's opinion, the momentum of the enemy is the most important, especially against the world's strong troops like the Tiger Army, and their momentum must be suppressed at the first time! Because the famous name they have forged for a hundred years is an indelible shadow in everyone's hearts.
Therefore, if the Tiger Demon Army was allowed to cover the momentum at the beginning, then in the next battle, it would be difficult for the Vermilion Bird Army to regain the initiative on the battlefield, so Li Yun had no intention of staying at the beginning.
Li Yun knew that the first wave of attacks was just a temptation, and if it was someone else, he might leave a killer weapon and wait until the most critical time to give the enemy a fatal blow. But for Li Yun, this battle was not only a battle against the Tiger Army, but also a psychological war between the Vermilion Bird Army and the Imperial Army!
For 800 years, the rule of the Qianyuan Empire has been as stable as a rock, and the eight main battle legions have also established the myth of their undefeated legions with victories again and again. This caused great psychological pressure on the Suzaku Army, and even Li Yun was not exempt from vulgarity.
Therefore, in this battle against the Tiger Army, the Vermilion Bird Army must win, and it must be won thoroughly! Win absolutely! Victory is vigorous!
Because Li Yun not only wants to win the battle, but also wants to end the myth of the invincibility of the Eight Great Legions, and completely reverse the sense of awe for the Eight Great Legions accumulated in the hearts of the Suzaku Army for generations!
Therefore, in the first battle, we must not leave our hands behind, and we must use the fiercest firepower and the most ferocious attack to completely defeat the momentum of the Tiger Evil Army and play the military might of the Vermilion Bird Army! While planting fear in the hearts of the Tiger Army, we must also establish in the hearts of the whole army the absolute belief that the Vermilion Bird Army is invincible in the world!
Therefore, under Li Yun's order, the Suzaku Army concentrated all the heavy firepower such as machine guns and artillery in the whole army, and ruthlessly poured overwhelming shells and bullets on the enemy.
Although the Grimm was a primitive hand-cranked machine gun, hundreds of machine guns were fired at the same time, and its dense rain of bullets still created a death blockade that could not be crossed at all.
And the heavy shield of the patrol battalion could not resist the bombardment of the Suzaku Army's machine guns and artillery.
"Boom......! Rumble......! Rumble......! ”
"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! ”
I saw that those patrol battalions were killed and wounded under the fire of the Suzaku Army, and many people were so frightened that they had forgotten their fear of military law, and fled back with screams.
But no matter how they escaped, they couldn't escape the death guns of the Suzaku Army!
Compared with the patrol battalion, the Ruifeng battalion was much more fearless, although they also suffered heavy casualties under the fire of the Suzaku Army, but none of them retreated privately.
"Drive ......!"
"Drive ......!"
"Whoosh......! Sou......! Sou......! ”
"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! ”
"Uh...... Yes......! ”
They urged their horses to rush through the death zone, and at the same time opened their strong bows and fired arrows at the Suzaku army, which were fierce and accurate.
I saw that under the fierce attack of the Ruifeng battalion, the Suzaku Army finally suffered casualties.
However, the sparse arrows were too insignificant compared to the rain of bullets that rained down like a storm of bullets of the Suzaku Army.
At the same time, the indestructible tiger armor on their bodies also bloomed into blood-colored flowers under the rain of bullets from the Vermilion Bird Army. However, with the passing of this blood-colored flower, it is a fresh life.
"Smack!"
When the last shot fell silent, there was not a single living creature in front of the Suzaku army.
Only a few moments after the Tiger Devil Army attacked, the patrol battalions and Ruifeng battalions that went out to fight were already dead and wounded. This kind of slaughter efficiency completely suppressed everyone in the Tiger Army, and many soldiers of the Tiger Army fought for half their lives, but they had never seen such an efficient killing method.
Not only those ordinary soldiers, but even Ouyang Yuhui was speechless in shock at the moment.
"Suzaku is mighty!"
Seeing that the furious firepower of the Vermilion Bird Army had completely suppressed the momentum of the Tiger Evil Army, Li Yun suddenly shouted loudly.
"Suzaku is mighty......!"
Immediately after that, the Suzaku Army, the whole army shouted hysterically. Everyone's eyes were full of madness, and there was no previous hesitation and uneasiness at all.
"Suzaku will win!"
"Suzaku will win......
"Suzaku will win......
"Suzaku will win......
With a shout that resounded through the sky, the fighting spirit and morale of the officers and men of the Vermilion Bird Army reached their peak in an instant. At the same time, the sense of awe in everyone's hearts for the elite legion of the empire also dissipated in an instant.
In the Tiger Demon Army formation, Ouyang Yuhui's face turned blue for a while, and he regretted it a little at this moment.
Because of the temptation just now, not only did it not achieve its original goal, but it aroused the fighting spirit of the Vermilion Bird Thief Army, and more importantly, it greatly dampened the spirit of his own side! Not to mention ordinary soldiers, the fierce artillery fire that was like a heavenly fire descending into the world, even Ouyang Yuhui himself felt extremely frightened. Then he glanced at it and found that there was a hint of fear in the eyes of his subordinates.
It's not just an ordinary patrol battalion, even if they have followed their cronies for many years, they also have a look of horror on their faces.
Taking advantage of the high morale of the whole army, Li Yun immediately issued an order for the whole army to attack.
"Immediately give the order, the whole army assaults!"
"No!"
"Dut...... Doodle...... Doodle......! ”
So as the trumpet sounded, the entire army of the Vermilion Bird Army immediately launched an all-out attack on the Tiger Evil Army.
"Kill ......!"
"Kill ......!"
"Kill ......!"
And Ouyang Yuhui faced the Vermilion Bird Army, and the overwhelming offensive did not flinch.
I saw him pull out his sword and shout: "Brothers! We will receive the grace of the country in the world, and we should repay the king with death! The meritorious service of exterminating the anti-thieves is today! Give me all rush! ”
"Kill ......!"
"Kill ......!"
So the Tiger Army also came out, and a tragic battle began.
For a while, I only heard the sound of horses' hooves thundering and killing the sky, and the first to contact was the cavalry of both sides. In addition to the six-legged horse, the mount of the cavalry of the Tiger Demon Army also has a high-level brute beast, the Burning Sun Tiger.
It is not easy to domesticate the Sun Tiger, and only the Fierce Tiger Legion has mastered the method of large-scale domestication. The Sun Tiger Cavalry is also the iconic arm of the Tiger Legion, and the name of the Tiger Legion is also derived from this.
On the contrary, most of the cavalry of the Suzaku Army were ordinary cavalry, and even the six-legged horses were not equipped much. However, the momentum of the cavalry of the Vermilion Bird Army was not weaker than that of the cavalry of the Tiger Army.
What's strange is that the cavalry of the Suzaku Army who rushed to the front were all one man and three horses.
When they were about to engage the enemy, the cavalry suddenly let go of the empty horses in their hands, let the horses that no one was riding rush towards the enemy position, and pulled a lead along the way. Then they turned their horses' heads and galloped towards the flanks and rear.
I saw that those unridden war horses rushed to the enemy position in an instant, and the cavalry of the Tiger Army couldn't help but feel confused by this. But their confusion didn't last long, and soon there were shocking explosions in the charging Tiger Army's formation!
"Boom......!"
"Boom......!"
"Boom......!"
It turned out that those unridden war horses were all carrying dozens of catties of explosives and tens of thousands of steel balls.
When dozens of catties of picric acid burst out of all its energy, it not only exploded a dead blank area within a radius of 100 meters. The deafening explosion and the smoke billowing from the waves also made the whole army of the Tiger Evil Army frightened.
At the same time, the mounts of the cavalry of the Tiger Army were also shocked by the earth-shattering noise and the raging flames, and became uncontrollable.
And with the help of picric acid, all those steel balls became murderous weapons and scattered in all directions, harvesting the lives of the soldiers of the Tiger Army, so that the charge of the Tiger Army couldn't help but stop.
"Kill ......!"
"Kill ......!"
On the contrary, the horses of the Suzaku Army are professionally trained and will not be disturbed by the sound of explosions.
So the cavalry of the Vermilion Bird Army, taking advantage of the chaos of the Tiger Army, entered the enemy formation in one fell swoop.
"Kill!"
"Whew......!"
I saw a cavalry of the Vermilion Bird Army rushing into the enemy formation, and with a wave of his saber, he cut off the head of a Blazing Sun Tiger cavalryman.
"Kill ......!"
"Smack!"
"Smack!"
"Smack!"
Later, more Suzaku cavalry entered the enemy line, and they either used sabers, cavalry guns, or revolvers, and cut down the enemies along the way one by one.
"Fire!"
"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! ”
The Suzaku infantry who followed closely behind also charged and fired.
"Don't mess around, everyone! Don't mess around! Kill me! ”
An officer of the Tiger Army is trying his best to appease his subordinates and shout to kill the enemy.
And its martial arts are also very strong, and he even avoided the shots of the Suzaku Army again and again, and killed several Suzaku Army riflemen in a row.
But he also entered the sight of the Suzaku Army, those super-heavy riflemen.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Only two dull gunshots were heard, and the officer fell to the battlefield.
"Quick! Fast! Fast! Formation! ”
At the same time, there were also many officers of the Tiger Army, who were gathering their subordinates and intending to line up to fight.
"Grenadier! Bombing! ”
In the face of the formation of the Tiger Army, the Suzaku Army did not rush hard, but threw grenades one after another.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
Under the attack of the grenades, the formations that had just been formed broke up again. The Suzaku Army took the opportunity to rush and kill, using ferocious bayonet assaults and rifle fire to kill those stunned enemies.