Chapter 155 Huns laugh at Qianqiu-9
Looking from the head of Xiongzhou City, Zuo Nianyuan saw that the entire battlefield was already covered with gunsmoke, and the mountains were full of Liao troops.
The Murb cavalry seemed to be 'chaotic' and 'chaotic', but in fact they cleanly bypassed the slow-moving brigade of foot soldiers.
Growing on horseback, the Murbo took their riding skills to the extreme, dozens of people in a group, hundreds of people, while dodging the bombardment of artillery fire, while desperately beating their horses forward, like a dark cloud in the sky, and like a 'tide' to fly southward.
Even from a distance, the roaring hooves of horses are still clearly audible.
Although the artillery of the Song army was abundant, it was not enough to completely stop this terrifying 'wave' launched entirely by cavalry.
In the uneven smoke of gunpowder, the large array of the Song army was blurred, and only clusters of firelight could be seen.
The Liao cavalry was getting closer and closer to the Song artillery fort, and the closer they got to the fort, the more the formation of the Murbo cavalry became, sometimes sparse and sometimes dense. Smoke rose from the fort. In the field of vision, the area around the fort was shrouded in gunsmoke. The battalion of firearms protecting the fort had formed a dense formation, and in the thick smoke, the rows of red tassels on the top of the helmets were particularly conspicuous. According to the 'drill' code, the enemy cannot fire a gun at a distance of 50 paces, and some even put the enemy within 30 paces to fire a gun, and then stab the enemy. The huge casualties inflicted on the Mlb cavalry by the artillery were not clearly visible in the smoke of gunfire. However, the black 'color' and 'wave' composed of countless cavalry were extremely powerful, and they were about to slap the reef shore formed by the Song army's gunners.
Behind the Murbo cavalry, the Liao infantry of the brigade also quickened their pace, desperately rushing towards the artillery fortress of the sending army in the face of the shells.
"You must resist it!" At the head of Xiongzhou City, Zuo Nianyuan couldn't help but grit his teeth, and his clenched fists were full of sweat.
He "Don't worry, the Khitans don't have artillery." The Chinese army's position steadily consumed them to death. ”
Jia Yuanzhen said in a deep voice, shrugging his shoulders at the same time. Winning with firearms is already the general trend, and the Khitans actually did not bring artillery to the battle, and they have already lost. In order to stabilize the military morale of Lu Mingyu and Xiongzhou, Wang Gui ordered someone to bring the formation map into the city long before the decisive battle. It's just that it's about military aircraft, and Jia Yuanzhen is Lu Mingyu's confidant and favorite general. The place where the Song army lined up happened to be swampy ice fields on the left and right, which was not conducive to the cavalry copying the rear road on a large scale. The Chinese army of 110,000 horses, Wang Gui with the Tokyo Left-behind Division's 'elite' old battalion to guard the left and right flank highland forts to prevent the Khitan cavalry from copying, the central fort before and after the protection of tens of thousands of fire battalions brought from the south, and then more than 100,000 people's camp, Zhang Xian's 20,000 cavalry on one side was also placed in the rear of the large array, as a reserve for counterattacking the Liao army.
"The left and right flanks have defeated the Liao army, and although most of them are recruits who have not fought in the middle, they are better than many people and their training is also 'fine'."
"The Liao people are less afraid of the cold than us, and the decisive battle in winter used to be beneficial to them...... Now it is different, in such cold weather, their bows and arrows are affected as much as ours, and the bow that used to be fifty paces can now only 'shoot' twenty or thirty paces. But our firecrackers are different. Originally, it was a little farther to ride a 'shot' than a firecracker, but in this weather, it was closer than a firecracker. These dozen steps will require countless lives to fill the gap...... The Chinese army's armed battalion hedgehogs gathered together, and there was artillery to help, and the Liao cavalry rushed to the front of the fort, which was already the end of the strong crossbow. At this time, as long as a few more rows of guns are put to 'mess up' the steps of the cavalry, and then the 'elite' soldiers throw the thunderer battalion into the Liao cavalry, and the rear team will be speared forward, and the enemy must be repulsed. After this battle continues, the front formation will be moved to the back of the artillery barrier to rest, and then the head of the living force camp will be brought up. The front and rear of the central artillery fort were strong, and Wang Dashuai fought with the idea of wheel warfare. ”
"After this battle, the recruits have become veterans."
"The barbarian cavalry seems to be fierce, and it is in response to the old saying, one blow, then decline, three and ......"
While Jia Yuanzhen was speaking, the Liao army had already reached within fifty steps of the Song army's formation, and the Murbo cavalry suddenly increased their speed.
The Murb cavalry endured the impact of artillery fire for a long time, and at this last moment, many people used their last bit of courage and strength, and the battlefield resounded with crazy shouts of "Haidu Khan-" and "Haidu Khan-", and the shouts of the cavalry charge actually suppressed the Song army's artillery for a while.
At this moment, the front of the Song army's artillery battalion opened fire violently, and countless guns flashed with flames, spewing out wisps of green smoke, although the sound of a single fire gun could not be compared with the artillery, but the sound of thousands of fire guns 'shooting' in unison, "ping pong" resounded into a large area, which was more terrifying than the sound of heavy artillery. Because the distance of the fire battalion to the cavalry was extremely close, the power was also obvious, even at the head of Xiongzhou City, through the smoke of gunpowder, many cavalry could be seen falling from their horses. The first column of musketeers of the new battalion did not reload the ammunition after firing the guns, but directly 'handed over' the emptied muskets to the second column of musketeers and took over the other filled muskets. According to the 'drill' code, a maximum of five guns can be placed during the time when the enemy cavalry enters the 'firing' range, plus the power of artillery shotgun shots. In a short distance of dozens of paces, filled with smoke, deafening cannons, firecrackers, and stormy guns, only a very small number of 'elite' cavalry could rush through.
Zuo Nianyuan nervously held the clairvoyant mirror, Jia Yuanzhen looked ahead, and said in a low voice: "...... Liao Cavalry can't rush over"
However, after a few breaths, his throat seemed to be pinched, and he stared into the distance in a daze, unable to speak. In the thick smoke of gunpowder, the cavalry of the Liao army rushed forward as if against the storm, however, after the first 'wave' salvo', the Song army's original tight array of copper walls and iron walls was actually 'chaotic' in an instant, and the second 'wave' and the third 'wave' volley 'shot' did not have the same power as the first time. In Zuo Nianyuan's clairvoyant mirror, some of the front-line firecrackers immediately collapsed after the first volley. I don't know what happened, in the smoke of gunpowder, many of the first sergeants covered their faces and fell, and more people were at a loss. The speed of the Murb cavalry was extremely fast, and it only took a few breaths to delay, and tens of thousands of cavalry were getting closer and closer, and the figure of the cavalry almost completely overwhelmed the figure of the front-line musketeers. Zuo Nianyuan did not see the expected situation of repelling the enemy cavalry, but the defense line of the central artillery fortress was broken through like paper.
"Damn, what the hell is going on?" Jia Yuanzhen slapped the battlements angrily.
"Can't you be stabbed in hand-to-hand combat?" Zuo Nianyuan also said loudly.
Under the impact of the 'tide', the rout in the front of the Chinese army is spreading. The Smelb cavalry clashed between the 'disorganized' musketeers, and several of the cavalry launched the final assault directly on the central artillery barrier. In the eyes of Yelu Tiege, who was watching the battle on the high ground, his face was also incredible. "What the hell is going on?" Yelu Tiege, who has always been calm, asked the left and right deputy generals a little disgraced. The generals also looked at each other, long before the boom in firearms, the Khitan had a rule of not fighting against the Southern Dynasties. After the firearms boom, the Liao army did not have the cooperation of artillery, and attacked the camp of the Song army with foot cavalry, and there was no one who did not pay a heavy price. Never before did the Mulbo break through the defense line of the Song army's arms battalion so "easily" as this time.
"Perha......ps," Deputy General Xiao Jin hesitated, "Maybe it's a trick of the Song people." ”
"The Song people want to be cunning, they probably want to eat Xiao Tachi's people......"
Another North Courtyard general also guessed. Yelu Tiege didn't say a word, picked up the clairvoyant mirror and looked ahead, at this time, the rout in front of the central artillery of the Song army had become an unstoppable trend, driven by the cavalry, a large number of foot soldiers threw down the firearms, scrambling to run back. The field of vision of the clairvoyant mirror moved upward, and in the smoke of gunpowder, a Mirbo cavalry had already passed through the defense line of the fire battalion and rushed to the artillery fortress of the Song army, cutting down the gunners who had not had time to retreat, and some cavalry also used the momentum of the war horse to block the cannon port with the wooden stakes they carried.
"Even if it is a plan, if Wang Gui dares to take out so many artillery pieces to gamble, I will also bet with him."
Yelu Tiege put down the clairvoyant mirror, looked at the generals who were looking at each other, pointed his horsewhip at the front, and said loudly: "The whole army is impacting!" ”
With the prestige of the privy envoy of the Northern Court in the army, the lieutenant generals had not fully reacted, and the herald had already waved the order flag.
Yelu Tiege's military order is only one sentence, and the dispatch of the cavalry in the North Courtyard has its own system, when the whole army attacked, the five commanders had already been assigned to the front and back, and the commanders of the thousands, centurions, and ten-divisions below were like arm-and-fingers, driving the cavalry layer by layer. In an instant, the more than 50,000 Khitan cavalry who rested their horses behind the 'Jurchen' camp all moved. Countless drums and snails sounded, and a large group of Khitan cavalry slowly poured out. Thousands of horses rushed in front, and the rear cavalry marched in a horizontal column with thousands of men and 10,000 people, slowly advancing forward, with a great momentum, far exceeding the charging Urb cavalry, and tens of thousands of cavalry almost crowded the entire battlefield.
At this time, the Song army camp in front of the Liao army had become a pot of porridge.
Just a quarter of an hour ago, it was still in full swing, but after the first column of firecrackers fired in a 'wave', three or four out of ten firecrackers exploded. And the blow to the morale of the musketeers is the deadliest. In terms of courage and 'archery', the first column of firecrackers is the 'elite' of the firecrackers' battalion. When they fell to the ground with blood on their faces, the second and third columns of firecrackers who were about to hand over the firecrackers froze. Everyone in the camp had the same firecrackers. At this time, the fire bolt is as dangerous as the earth-shaking thunder. If you fire again, you are undoubtedly looking for your own death. At this time, the officer should have ordered all the guns to be stabbed in line with the cavalry to fight. However, due to their lack of experience, most of the officers of the Chinese Muskets Battalion were at a loss, and when the Mlb cavalry rushed forward, the panicked musketeers became more and more unable to resist.
Under the scimitars of the Sburb cavalry, some were desperately fleeing, while others were still resisting.
"Don't retreat, get stabbed! Shoot and stab! A handful of officers and veterans reacted and shouted to stop the rout from scattering and fleeing.
However, their efforts were like small 'waves' and 'flowers', which hardly had any effect and were swallowed up by the great 'tide' of fleeing. The few musketeers who held out in place were speared and engaged the cavalry in a back-to-back circle. The terrifying scene when they were 'shooting' just now made most of the firecrackers dare not let go of their guns again, and can only passively resist the arrows of the barbarian cavalry, and some people continue to scream and fall in pools of blood. It was almost a one-sided massacre. On the central barracks, the defenders and gunners did not expect that the front camp would be broken by the enemy cavalry. However, after the 'wave' buffer of the front camp, the musketeers had just had time to form a phalanx, and the spears were pointed outwards to protect the gunners who were hiding in the phalanx. However, they resisted to the death, but they were powerless to stop more and more Liao cavalry from pouring up.