Wujiang Daying.

The princes saw that tens of thousands of troops from the imperial court landing in Jiangbei came ashore and began to bury pots and make rice, knowing that this battle would not be fought for a while and a half, they immediately ordered to make fires and make rice.

The scale of the forces of both sides in this war is huge, and I am afraid that it will not be able to be fought in a moment and a half, and it is entirely possible to fight for more than 10 days or months.

The longer the fight, the more powerful it is for the alliance of their princes.

After all, their supply lines are convenient.

It would be even better if this battle was fought in the fall, after the autumn harvest.

However, the imperial army needed to be transported from across the river, which was obviously more troublesome.

"Whoosh~!"

But he saw a fast horse galloping towards him, shooting an arrow and carrying a letter, and flew into the camp.

The soldiers in the camp picked up the arrows, hurriedly took the arrows and letters, and rushed to the camp to report to the princes and kings.

"Bang~!"

After reading the letter, Xiang Wu, the king of Chu, was furious and slapped the wooden table, "Little Dull Marquis, deceive me too much!" It actually takes half a day to break my Wujiang camp! ”

"What did he say?"

"Xiao Duhou actually wants us to prepare tonight's banquet, and he wants to feast all the generals at night in our Wujiang camp!"

All the princes and kings took the letter one after another, and when they saw the contents of it, they were all angry.

No matter how they say that they also have an army of 500,000, although there are only 100,000 elite soldiers, and the rest are miscellaneous soldiers, even if they kill pigs and sheep, they will definitely not be able to kill so many pigs and sheep in half a day.

"He's wishful thinking!"

"Little Dusk Marquis, this is deliberately provoking us, let us take the initiative to attack! He was in position, ready to attack. ”

"Ignore him, everyone is well fed and ready to go to war!"

Zhao Wangxiang shouted.

The princes and kings did not pay any attention to this provocative letter, and feasted on a sumptuous lunch.

The whole army of the princes also feasted and prepared for the great battle in the afternoon.

...

An hour later.

The 30,000 troops of the imperial court in the tidal flat position finished their lunch, rested, and finally began to prepare for battle.

"Reject the horse, move forward! Erli! ”

"10,000 heavy spearmen and shield soldiers, advance forward! Erli! ”

"20,000 musketeers advance two miles!"

"Five hundred artillery positions, advance two miles!"

"On the warship, 40,000 heavy infantry came down, deployed on the left and right sides, and set up a horse rejection."

Chu Tianxiu's orders were quickly issued to the generals of the imperial court.

There were already 70,000 troops on the Jiangbei position, and there were still 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses left on the ship.

The generals of the imperial court took this camp of 10,000 people one by one and began to advance towards the Wujiang camp.

The imperial army formed a hollow defensive formation, covering the five hundred small steel cannons in the middle, and began to approach the Wujiang camp.

Soon, this well-defended hollow-shaped formation advanced to a mile away from the Wujiang camp.

Wujiang camp, a number of 10,000 camps in front, blocking the way.

Although the arrows can't reach each other.

But the small steel cannons of the imperial army and the stone throwers of the princes all have a range of about a mile, and they are already able to attack each other.

"1st Artillery Brigade, fire! Destroy several princes' 10,000-strong camps in front of you! ”

Chu Tianxiu gave an order.

In an instant, 100 small steel cannons opened fire at the same time.

Hundreds of iron pellet shells roared towards the camp and smashed against the wooden wall. The seemingly tall and sturdy wooden wall could not withstand the bombardment of iron projectiles, and was suddenly shattered by these cannon pellets, scattered, and a large number of holes appeared.

Behind the wooden walls, there are dozens of giant stone throwers, crunching and spinning the hub, firing stones.

Also, a battalion of 10,000 people composed of elite heavy infantry and archers.

"Whew!"

Dozens of stones were ejected, whistling, flying towards the imperial army, flying down in the formation and injuring dozens of people.

"Second Artillery Brigade, fire!"

With Chu Tianxiu's shout.

Another round of dense shells covered it, and suddenly the 10 stone throwers behind the wooden wall were quickly silenced.

In order to achieve the same range as artillery, the ancient wooden frame stone throwing machine had to be built very large. Moreover, the stone was thrown, and the stone drew a parabola and fell on the enemy's position, and the power of the fall was somewhat weak.

Naturally, the stone thrower is also fragile, and a slight collision can easily damage the shaft device.

In contrast, the small steel cannon is small in size, and the steel pipe is extremely strong, so it can be easily pushed by a small cart.

Even if the barrel is hit by a stone, it will not be damaged at all. If the trolley is broken, lift the cannon and replace it with another trolley.

500 small steel cannons, unless they are blown up, there will be basically no attrition.

Both sides shelled and threw stones, and it was obvious that 500 small steel cannons were a sure way to win, and the opposite side did not have the slightest chance to win with a stone thrower.

...

"10,000 elite heavy armor soldiers, three miscellaneous soldiers and 10,000 battalions, attack together from all directions!"

Xiang Wu, the king of Chu, watched from the towering command platform and suddenly shouted orders.

Xiao Duhou's hollow formation was too tightly defended, and the stone thrower couldn't get in.

There was no other way for him.

It is only possible to make a frontal assault on the infantry .... As for the archers, letting them fight a group of heavy infantry in iron armor from a distance is too lethal.

The king ordered the flag.

"Kill!"

Suddenly, in the Wujiang camp, an elite battalion of 10,000 swords and armor soldiers poured out, and there were also three battalions of miscellaneous soldiers and 10,000 people.

Chu Tianxiu looked at it coldly.

The entire imperial army was ready to fight.

The heavy spearmen stood still.

"20,000 musketeers, 10,000 against elite infantry, four platoons to shoot in turn. 10,000 against miscellaneous soldiers from other directions! ”

Chu Tianxiu quickly gave an order.

"Fire!"

"Bang~Bang~Bang~!"

The musketeers fired.

In an instant, there were 2,500 projectiles, shooting at a distance of half a mile, rushing towards the sword armor soldiers.

Poof!

Thousands of swordsmen fell.

When they rushed through this mile, the musketeers of 10,000 people fired four rounds, and more than three or four thousand elite sword and armor soldiers fell on the ground of the charge.

Even the elite soldiers trained by the princes could not withstand such a terrifying death rate.

This battalion of 10,000 sword armor soldiers had not yet rushed to the front of the rejection horse, and the melee battle with the imperial army had already crushed all the morale, all of them were frightened, and the pace of the charge was getting slower and slower.

"Boom!"

A hundred cannons opened fire, falling among the remaining remnants of the elite swordsmen. Suddenly, in the camp of 10,000 people, the center bloomed, and there was a panic and screams, and there was chaos.

The battalion of 10,000 people finally collapsed and began to flee for their lives in the rear.

The other 30,000 miscellaneous battalions were even more vulnerable, and they only withstood two rounds of musketeer fire, and thousands of miscellaneous soldiers fell, so they fled in the direction of the camp.

When all the princes and kings saw this scene, their hearts were cold.

This is just a charge effort, and a battalion of 10,000 elite swordsmen will be wiped out. The three battalions of miscellaneous soldiers returned in defeat.

"Forward!"

"Advance half a mile!"

"Bombardment of the Wujiang camp!"

Chu Tianxiu drank the order.

The imperial court Huizi array, the 70,000 imperial army of the imperial court, and the unhurried and strict formation, slowly crushed in the direction of the Wujiang camp.

A terrifying momentum pressed towards the Wujiang camp.