For the cavalry, the distance of two miles is not too far, and it can even be said that it is instantaneous. As soon as Li Wenyuan set up the formation, he had already seen the Turkic cavalry that appeared on the horizon. Now that he had seen the enemy appear in his line of sight, Li Wenyuan stopped the large array that was moving forward.

In the northwest in the middle of summer, even the wind seemed to be still, and only two military formations were left to confront each other. Not long after, the cavalry not far away suddenly became agitated, charging towards Li Wenyuan's military formation, Li Wenyuan saw this and opened his throat and shouted: "Formation!" ”

After hearing Li Wenyuan's order, the hollow phalanx set up by the First Division set up the formation as it did during training. The outermost three-layer Mo Dao soldiers knelt on one knee one after another, inserted the tail end of the Mo Dao in their hands into the ground diagonally behind them, and pointed the blade of the Mo Dao in front of them. In this way, a large part of the power of the cavalry will be shared by the ground under the feet of the Mo Sword soldiers, which can make the large array more stable and will not be scattered in a rush. At this time, the musketeers who were surrounded by the Modao soldiers in the center of the phalanx also formed three rows and began to load the muskets with gunpowder and projectiles.

The leader of the Turkic cavalry in the distance saw that Li Wenyuan's army had stopped marching and set up a phalanx on the spot. However, the armor and weapons worn by the outermost soldiers were not the bright light heavy armor and spears worn by the Central Plains infantry that he had seen before, and he faintly felt that something was wrong. However, the shock formation that the cavalry had already launched did not mean that it could be stopped for a while, so it could only grit its teeth and continue to direct the cavalry to rush to the phalanx of the first division.

Li Wenyuan was in the phalanx, looking at the Turkic cavalry not far away, like ocean waves, overwhelmingly rushing towards his phalanx. To say that there is no fear in the heart is a lie. The hollow phalanx listed by his own army is only a formation that is known to be effective for cavalry in the history of war in various countries. As for the specific effect, it is not known for the time being. But as the commander-in-chief, his every move will directly affect the soldiers in the formation, and he knows that he can't show the slightest timidity at this time. If he showed a frightened appearance, then the whole army might be demoralized and discouraged, and thus fall under the sabers and iron hooves of the Turkic cavalry, so Li Wenyuan patrolled back and forth in the phalanx to boost the morale of his soldiers.

"Don't panic, they didn't carry bows and arrows. You can't do any damage in the matchup. Li Wenyuan said to the musketeers in the opposing formation. The equipment worn by these musketeers was specially made by him after learning from the British musket regiments, and it can be said that they had no armor at all, and the only belts on their bodies were gunpowder and projectiles bundled, and they were most afraid of bows. But at this time, facing the cavalry without bows and arrows, there was no need to worry about any threat.

"Hold your ground, don't mess around. Their sabers can't cut through our armor. Their horses are no match for our razor-sharp knives. Hold your ground, let's eat horse meat tonight. Li Wenyuan comforted the outermost three-layer Mo sword soldiers.

The Mo sword soldiers also knew that Li Wenyuan, who was the governor of the Western Regions, was in the same phalanx with him, and he was dealing with the onslaught of the Turkic cavalry. They also drove away the last trace of fear in their hearts, but in the face of the cavalry impact that made the earth seem to be shaking, they still felt very depressed in their hearts. At this time, I don't know which Mo knife soldier was the first to roar:

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Huaxia Wansheng! ”

Suddenly, the outermost Mo sword soldiers in the entire phalanx were chanting Wansheng to relieve the depression in their hearts.

The Turks on the opposite side immediately heard the shouts of the Han army on the opposite side, and some of them who were proficient in Chinese understood the meaning. Not to be outdone, he led the surrounding Turks to shout together and continue to attack. Uzhu is the Turkic word for charge. All of a sudden, the sound of the two armies shouting slogans completely evaporated the last shred of reason of the soldiers on both sides of the war on the battlefield.

The flintlock muskets used by Li Wenyuan's musketeers generally have shooting accuracy within 50 meters, but they have very good killing effects within 100 meters. Seeing that the Turkic cavalry on the opposite side had broken through to a range of 100 meters, Li Wenyuan raised his musket and said to the musketeers in the first row: "Fire!" Then he stared at the rushing Turkic cavalry and decisively pulled the trigger.

The flint head slammed into the anvil on the opposite side, and the spark fell into the medicine pool below, causing the gunpowder in the chamber to burn and explode. A torrent pushed the projectile out of the chamber of the gun in an instant, and flew towards the Turkic cavalry, which had reached a distance of ninety meters.

It's too late, it's too soon. Zhang Juntai, who was on the side, could see clearly that a loud bang suddenly sounded in Li Wenyuan's phalanx, and then a cloud of black smoke rose. Looking at the phalanx where Li Wenyuan was, after the first row of musketeers finished firing, they immediately knelt on one knee as they did during training, and let go of the line of fire needed for the musketeers behind them to shoot. He began to reload gunpowder and projectiles, and no longer looked at the battlefield.

The musketeers of the second platoon raised their muskets again and aimed them at the charging cavalry. Subsequently, under Li Wenyuan's order, he opened the robbery again. The musketeers in the second platoon, after firing, were the same as the musketeers in the first platoon. Immediately got down on one knee and got out of the way of fire and began to reload gunpowder. At this time, the musketeers of the third platoon also raised their guns and, under the order of Li Wenyuan, opened fire on the charging Turkic cavalry.

At this time, in the face of the onslaught of a large cavalry, accuracy is no longer important. As long as the Turkic cavalry can be knocked off their horses, the Turkic cavalry following him will trample the cavalry that has fallen from their horses due to wounds into flesh.

Under Li Wenyuan's deliberate suppression of the rate of fire, after the musketeers of the third platoon finished firing, the musketeers of the first platoon had already reloaded the gunpowder and projectiles. After the gunpowder and projectiles in the chamber compacted with the throughbar, the throughbar was not stuffed back into the position under the barrel again, but directly inserted the throughbar into the ground with his backhand. Get up and aim at the attacking Turkic cavalry, waiting for Li Wenyuan's order.

In Li Wenyuan's demonstration, the strip is to be reinserted under the barrel after the gunpowder and projectile have been compacted. However, during the training, one of the soldiers found that when firing from the ground in a phalanx, he inserted the bar completely directly into the ground after reloading. This significantly reduces the time it takes to reload ammunition. Li Wenyuan personally watched the soldier demonstrate that according to his method, he could fire three high-speed shots a minute. Li Wenyuan was very satisfied with this achievement, and he popularized the soldier's method. At the same time, in order to facilitate the insertion of the strip into the ground. Li Wenyuan even modified the drawings and made the end of the strip into the shape of a sharp cone. It can be inserted into the ground or some other places with less effort.