Chapter 633: Violent Qin 3
The cavalry on both flanks of the Pars army came out again, and it was still the common tactic of the nomads who outflanked the two flanks and fought to counter-encircle the enemy before the middle formation was broken through, but this time it was the men and horses in armor Ghulam who led the charge, and the tribal cavalry followed behind and swept the formation.
The generals of the Qin army who commanded the troops were also experienced in a hundred battles, and Xu Shizhen and Zuo Helin saw the subtle changes in the battlefield situation almost at the same time, and they both knew very well that the key was who broke through the enemy's line first and formed a division or encirclement of the enemy.
Therefore, the two of them led their respective Waibo cavalry to meet the enemy at the same time, and these Waibo cavalry also had a large number of armor and cavalry equipment (the empire's armor was too much to use, and a lot of them were captured in Bal Shagon), and the equipment level was not lower than that of the other party, not to mention that their own purpose was only to delay time and create a breakthrough opportunity for the Chinese army.
Riding on a horse, Xu Daixuan, who was watching the battle from the rear, could also see the clues, he was also accompanied by five hundred guards, this is the only regular field army in the Qin State at present, and there were originally two purposes for staying in the rear: the first is to protect the core of the Qin State, His Royal Highness the King of Qin. The second is to act as a deterrent to unreliable local vassals.
At this critical moment, Xu Daixuan thought that it would not be a big deal not to deter them - before the victory was decided, these wall grasses did not dare to bet at will, let alone attack the Qin army behind their backs.
If they fail on the frontal battlefield, then they will not betray and it will be difficult for them to flee themselves - the vicinity of Balelshagon is full of enemies, and to return to the Empire-controlled area, they must travel hundreds of miles to the east, and in the process they will have to climb over the green mountains.
"Follow me." Xu Daixuan ordered lightly: "We reinforce the middle formation!" ”
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The armored cavalry did not need to shoot arrows when hedging, because the cavalry bow would not have any effect on the opponent's iron armor, so the two armies simply hedged with their heads, everyone had their own glory and persistence, no one flinched, the cavalry held the weapons in their hands tightly, and their resolute eyes stared at the opponent through the gap in the helmet, and the spurs kicked the mount, accelerating and accelerating.
Suddenly, two torrents of cavalry slammed together! Countless broken spear shafts and blades flew in all directions, the sound of men and horses clashing and tooth-wrenching bones was incessant, and some cavalrymen even threw their heavily armored horses into the air and fell to the ground.
The formation of both sides was too dense, there was almost no room to dodge, and the red-eyed cavalry did not care about the enemy or the enemy, and directly stepped on the fallen man, under the horse's hooves, the screams were deafening, and all the fallen ones had almost no chance of surviving!
The cavalry on both sides failed to form a breakthrough, and the armored cavalry crowded together, losing speed, and the warriors abandoned the charge, discarding the inconvenient cavalry spears used in close combat, and began to use heavy short soldiers such as maces and pickaxes to smash each other.
The fierce cavalry battle soon turned into a game of tin cans knocking each other, and the two sides were at loggerheads for a while.
This just gave the Chinese Han soldiers time to break through, compared to Ghulam, the combat effectiveness of the Pars infantry was really not interesting, and the elite of the Han soldiers with sniper rifles accelerated their pace and jumped out of the line one hundred and fifty paces away, forming small straggler groups, killing the officers of the Pars with sniper rifles.
Snipers in the age of cold weapons have the advantage of not having to spend too much time and energy trying to determine the importance of a battlefield target in order to decide on their own firing order.
Because those of the enemy who are wearing ornate armor, riding tall horses, or who are in front of the enemy's flag are important targets. On top of that, you can also shoot riders, drummers, and people who can run around on horseback while everyone is standing in awe, usually a herald who can interrupt the enemy's command node.
There are so many of these targets that the Skirmishers can shoot at will, and they will almost certainly be able to take down important targets.
With elite marksmen and sophisticated weapons, the Pars army was beaten before it made contact, and the whole front was shaking.
When the two sides were close to a hundred paces, General Pars ordered his troops to prepare to shoot with bows and arrows, but as soon as he gave the order, the herald on horseback had not run a few paces when a bullet flew and blew off half of his skull.
Immediately, a ball of blood exploded on the chest of one of the guards who stood in front of the general, and he fell off his horse screaming.
The general immediately realized that he had become a target, and without saying a word, he rolled off his horse directly from the side, not even caring about the command duties.
The next shot did not hit him, but killed another guard, and when the others realized that the situation was not good, they fell off their horses, and the command structure of the Pars army was completely paralyzed.
The Qin army entered the eighty-step distance, and the gunners were still in the front, and then fired in a short and sudden stop.
As the smoke of gunfire rose, the Parsians, who had stood in a phalanx waiting for the officer's order, fell down in a row.
A second round of firing followed, and in the roar of gunfire, the ten-millimeter lead bullet pierced through the armor of the Pars infantry, turning into a thin piece and burrowing into the human body, forming a huge cavity, and blood suddenly flew like a fountain of blood.
Standing stupidly and being beaten without being able to fight back is a great ordeal for anyone, and if it is a modern army, it can still hold on with strict military discipline, but the Pars people obviously can't reach that height.
By the time the flintlock musketeers began firing, the line of Pars's central army had been seriously shaken, the soldiers could not find the officer, and the officer did not dare to give orders, lest he become a target for snipers.
After completing three rounds of firing, the Qin infantry accelerated their advance, taking advantage of the enemy's confusion to directly approach within thirty paces.
All the musketeers pointed their guns at the same time, the first row was lying on the ground, the second was kneeling, the third was standing, and the fourth was sticking out of the gap between the comrades in the third row.
More than 4,000 muskets were pointed at the enemy, and the panic of the Pars was visible to the naked eye.
"Shoot!"
Because of the proximity of the distance, almost all the soldiers on both sides heard this order, and four thousand rounds of ammunition swept over, and the Pars soldiers fell like autumn straw, and the corpses neatly pulled out a long black line on the ground.
In one round of shooting, the Pars paid close to 2,700 casualties, and the entire front was beaten bald.
The central front of the Pars was already de facto broken.
"Assault!"
A new order was given, a piercing charge horn sounded, and the Han soldiers rushed forward with bayonets, and the already not very determined Pars infantry collapsed in an instant.
The guards under the command of Xu Daixuan arrived at this time, poured out of the open gap, and charged the rear army of the Parsians on horseback.
Those enemy auxiliaries collapsed at the same time, and Xu Daixuan's troops began to outflank the enemy from the rear.