263 Danyang Army Turtle Formation!
Dajiang, a tall building boat.
Xiang Wu, the king of Chu, looked happy.
The more than 10 generals of the Chu army who watched the battle were all happy and applauded.
General Li Pan led 50,000 soldiers and horses to successfully cross the river, and had already surrounded Xiao Duhou's 6,000 Danyang army from three sides.
On each side, there were 10,000 infantry forming a strong meat shield.
And 10,000 hussars.
If Xiao Duhou wants to escape from Ascension and escape back to Danyang City, it is absolutely impossible!
"This battle is sure to be won!"
"I just need to sit on the boat on this floor and watch General Li Pan kill the little faint marquis!"
Xiang Wu, the king of Chu, laughed.
...
Li Pan led an army of 50,000 infantry and cavalry to encircle the 6,000 Danyang soldiers on the bank of the river.
He is also an experienced veteran.
There is a ring of tall wooden horses around the periphery of the Danyang soldiers, which is a small low wall that pierces people.
There are also powder guns and small steel cannons with long range and powerful guns, which are a "miniature camp" with both offensive and defensive capabilities.
Moreover, the Danyang soldiers are all dressed in steel armor, they are a group of heavy infantry, bows and arrows can't hurt them at all, and the defense is simply a bit perverted.
If you want to attack it, there are still certain difficulties.
Surely there will be death.
Moreover, I am afraid that thousands or tens of thousands of troops will have to die before they can be attacked.
He was ready to sacrifice 10,000 miscellaneous soldiers.
"10,000 sword and shield soldiers are at the forefront, holding their shields high to resist the fire of gunpowder guns!"
"10,000 pikemen and 10,000 sword soldiers are behind, divided into three waves to attack, turn over the rejection horse with all their strength, rush in, and scatter and disrupt the Danyang soldiers!"
"The Chu army will win!"
Li Pan drank the order.
He used all 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers, ready to use them to consume the physical strength of the Danyang soldiers, and watch the flaws of the Danyang soldiers.
It doesn't matter if these miscellaneous soldiers die, just go back and recruit again.
After the death of 10,000 miscellaneous soldiers, it is estimated that the Danyang army is also tired.
He still had 10,000 elite light cavalry and 10,000 elite infantry of the Chu army left, and he did not dispatch.
The elite infantry acts as overseers, forcing the miscellaneous armies to charge.
When a lot of miscellaneous soldiers died, and the physical strength of the Danyang soldiers was exhausted, and they were almost unable to fight, this group of elite infantry who were recuperated and recharged would rush forward and give the Danyang soldiers a fatal blow.
Elite light cavalry is responsible for raiding and chasing after the enemy has fled.
The real main forces of these two Chu armies, of course, will not be easily thrown into the battlefield and consumed.
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Danyang Army.
It has completely shrunk into a "turtle formation" with strong defense, less than a mile in length and width, and is surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Inside the formation.
Chu Tianxiu was in the army, in order to prevent bow and arrow shooting, he put on a steel helmet and was covered with a full set of steel armor.
It's too heavy, a set weighs dozens of pounds, and after standing for a long time, he can't stand steadily.
He had no choice but to sit in a carriage and direct the battle.
All the Danyang soldiers were very nervous.
This was the largest war they had fought since they became soldiers.
I fought a battle in Danyang City before, sheltered by a tall city wall, and repelled the 10,000 pioneers of the Wu army, and it was very easy to fight, and I didn't think it was too difficult.
Today, on flat ground, only low horses are used for protection.
Surrounded by the 50,000 troops of the Chu army, there were still 50,000 Chu troops watching the battle on the river.
If you can't win this battle, they are a dead end!
But if this battle is won, of course, the elite soldiers of Danyang will definitely be famous all over the world and become one of the few famous armies in the world.
Chu Tianxiu was not in a hurry to let Li Yu lead the army to support.
He wants to train his troops.
Take these 100,000 Chu troops to refine this Danyang army.
It is not only about practicing combat experience, but also about refining one's courage.
Even if you are surrounded by ten times the enemy army, you can still not mess up, this is courage.
The courage is refined, and the Danyang soldiers are the real fearless elite soldiers, full of confidence and able to walk sideways on the battlefield.
"Hold the powder gun steady, don't shoot if you don't go fifty paces! Powder guns 4,000 people, divided into four waves of shooting, don't mess around. ”
Chu Tianxiu shouted.
"Li Kangnian, you are in charge of a hundred small steel cannons, and you don't need to fire a salvo. Give them detachments, scatter every ten cannons in a wave, and ensure that there will be no interruption.
Wherever the enemy attacks the tightest and the most dense troops, bombard them and interrupt their momentum! You have to pay attention to the timing, leave enough artillery fire in your hand, and think more about how to use small steel cannons. ”
"Yes!"
Li Kangnian's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said.
Small steel cannon, scattered in ten waves?
He followed his uncle again and learned a new scattering method of the small steel cannon.
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The 10,000 sword and shield miscellaneous soldiers of the Chu army, in the rumbling footsteps, pressed up towards the Danyang army. They were followed by 20,000 spearmen and swordmen.
One hundred steps!
Seventy steps!
Fifty steps!
"First team, fire!"
Chu Tianxiu drank the order.
A thousand gunpowder gunners opened fire at once.
The formation of the Chu army was too dense, and they squeezed over at the same time, and the distance was so close that they were almost certain to hit when they shot.
The so-called "shield" soldiers, in their hands, are actually wooden shields, which roughly block the upper body.
It is impossible to use iron, and the state of Chu does not have so much iron to build a large number of iron shields. Iron is used to make swords.
These wooden shields are designed to be anti-arrow, and by the way, they are knife-proof, and they are mainly lightweight.
The piercing power of the arrow is not very strong, and it can be resisted with a wooden shield.
Of course, these wooden shields are not too heavy, just enough to be used as shields. Otherwise, the soldiers will not be able to lift it, and they will not be able to carry it for battle.
However, the power of gunpowder projectiles is four or five times higher than that of arrows. This means that these shields used to protect against arrows cannot stop gunpowder projectiles at all.
Bang!
Click!
In an instant, a large number of weak wooden shields were pierced and shattered by iron pellets.
"Poof!"
Suddenly, hundreds of sword and shield soldiers widened their eyes and fell down in pieces.
Those living sword and shield miscellaneous soldiers were all stunned when they saw their accomplices falling, and they looked at each other.
How could they have been shot through by powder guns with shields holding their shields?
Admiral Li Pan watched from a distance and was also taken aback.
The power of the gunpowder gun projectile is much more terrifying than imagined, and even the sword and shield soldiers can't resist it.
There is no other way.
Only rush!
Rush desperately!
Use human life to plug the hole of the powder gun!
They have a lot of Chu soldiers, as long as they rush fast enough and rush into the Danyang army formation, the gunpowder gun will definitely not have time to fire.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Poof!"
The second wave of Danyang soldiers, a thousand gunpowder guns, began to shoot at the sword and shield soldiers who were fifty paces away.
"Rush ——, rush with your eyes closed!"
"Overseer, press up!"
Li Pan came back to his senses and yelled.
He commanded 10,000 elite infantry overseers, holding a sword behind the 30,000 miscellaneous troops, forcing the miscellaneous soldiers to rush forward.
The black and overwhelming miscellaneous army, they also accepted their fate, closed their eyes, and rushed forward desperately.
At this time, the small steel cannon began to breathe fire.
Thundered!
At the same time, thirty small steel cannons opened fire in three directions, where the crowd of soldiers was most concentrated.
Thirty fist-sized fierce iron pills, with a fiery aura, unstoppably blasted into the dense crowd of soldiers. Suddenly, a group of soldiers were pierced by iron projectiles, knocked away, and a large number fell.
In an instant, thousands of soldiers were killed.
This was only a wave of charge, and before he could kill the horse twenty paces in front of him, nearly two thousand miscellaneous soldiers had already fallen.
The 30,000 miscellaneous troops were not well-trained soldiers, and such tragic casualties made them panic and riot for a while, and they lost their ground.
But I can't go back.
Behind them were tens of thousands of elite infantry overseers, swords, driving them forward.
There are also 10,000 light cavalry looking coldly from behind, there are no deserters, and they can escape the pursuit of light cavalry.
"Rush!"
"A bunch of garbage, what are you doing in a daze!"
"These musketeers don't shoot fast enough, so they rush desperately before they fire!"
"Even if it's all dead, you have to press it and rush in!"
Li Pan's eyes were crimson, and he desperately waved his whip to drive 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers to charge.