In Qiongnan in July, the sun was scorching, and although the sea breeze was blowing, it couldn't shake off the fire-like heat on the body.

On the beach, five ships lined up from north to south, and the one in the front, which was as tall as a shield to shield the ships, was the ship of Zhao Hunt, which was under the control of the Dragon Bird Army.

The ship faces the side of the ship, and behind each row of women's wall tiles, there is a broken battalion musketeer, and behind the guardrail of the heavy building is also ambushed by musketeers. There are two rows of upper and lower rows, 20 ambushes in the upper row of heavy buildings, and 30 ambushes behind the female wall of the lower row of boats, all of whom are soldiers of the A team of the broken battalion.

The warriors all wore fanyang hats and cloth clothes, some covered with leather armor, and some without armor. In addition to ammunition and food, each soldier has a jar filled with water. Although the large and round Fan Yang hat can block the sun to a certain extent, so as not to dazzle the eyes and affect the vision, the hot sun shines on the leather armor, and there is still the feeling of wearing a hot fire suit, not to mention the choking smell of hot paste leather. Fortunately, the wind on the surface of the sea quickly blew away the smell, otherwise the smell alone would have smoked people down.

Although the heat was unbearably unbearable and the sweat was dripping, none of the soldiers dared to wipe their sweat or look around, because their commander-in-chief, Shi Yangzheng, led four guards who were serving as military judges to stare at them from the heavy building and high platform. On the battlefield, those who do not have an order to move will be decided. No matter how hot it is, it can't die, but if you move around, you can't die, and this choice couldn't be simpler.

In fact, at the beginning of the army's establishment, all battalions were trained to withstand high temperatures. Practicing in line on the seaside under the scorching sun, aiming with muskets lifting heavy objects, and carrying logs in pairs...... And so on, all under the scorching sun. It will not be covered by banana leaves, and you will need to strip and bare. Although it was April and May, the temperature was a little cooler than July, but high-intensity exercise flattened this out. It is precisely because of such a training foundation that Zhao Lie dared to put the troops under the scorching sun.

Compared to their teammates who were in Hell outside the cabin, the junior team members inside the cabin were truly in heaven. Not only can't the sun shine, but you can't even see the human figures, only the black and dull single or double barrels sticking out of the arrow holes in the spear holes make people feel that they still exist. This hidden team is Zhao Hunt's killer weapon, they are young but deadly, only those who have seen or suffered losses will know them or the terrible weapons in their hands.

Lao Wan, the former banner leader of the new annexed army, belongs to the kind that has suffered losses.

On the beacon platform of Duzhou Mountain, a new team of defending troops was almost wiped out in a salvo when they confronted the junior team. Lao Wan lost his bow and arrow due to a bullet in the arm earlier, and after withdrawing to the team, he luckily picked up a life, and then became a prisoner. And with him were taken prisoner, and there was a big man and a big stone.

Almost the moment he was escorted onto the ship, Lao Wan shouted that he was willing to surrender. Whether it is Lao Wan or Shi Dazhu, he is the Song army, but he just descended to the Yuan with Shangguan. Captured by the Song army and surrendered to the royal division, there was no psychological barrier.

Now that Lao Wan's arms have been bandaged and he has a pair of bows and arrows in his hands, when the battle comes, he will be used as a rangefinder, using his combat experience and skilled archery skills to set an effective range for the Dragon Sparrow musketeers. A strong archer like him will be valued in any army, but in this dragon sparrow army, his role is only a rangefinder, and he has nothing to do after that.

However, Lao Wan did not feel the slightest contempt, and until now, he still had the terrible scene of yesterday churning in his mind. The soul-shattering thunder and flames on the beacon tower, as well as the twitching corpses and blood on the ground, made his heart chill when he thought about it. The scorching heat couldn't dispel the chill in his heart.

Lao Wan shot through the battle grid from time to time, and looked at the back of the young man who was ambushed on the reef more than 20 steps away on the left side with complicated eyes, as well as the heavy iron pipe in his hand - yes, this strange Song military pipe, this terrible iron pipe that can breathe fire and make a loud noise is a "musket". It was this young man who wounded himself with the musket in his hand, but also allowed himself to save his life, and I really don't know whether to hate him or thank him......

Grasshopper didn't know that there was a pair of eyes staring at him behind him, not that his battlefield alertness was too poor, but that he was almost fainted by the heat.

He, Zhang Junbao and Kuromaru were once again arranged to form a blocking team together on the reef closest to the tidal flat. The other two points were twenty or thirty paces away from them. Of the three blocking points, only one of them had rear-loading guns, and the other two were muskets. Because the reef they are on is an important support point, both against the enemy on the tidal flats and for fire support to the enemy who intends to break through the reef pile. Therefore, in addition to various firearms, each person was also issued with three thunder cannons.

With the scorching sun overhead and the hot reef below, even if each person was covered with a large banana leaf on his head, a little shade could not dispel the heat. The grasshopper even felt that the part of its body that came into contact with the reef was scalded. He heard the black man's big tongue behind him muttering a prayer, "Come on, come on, come before I'm cooked......"

Zhao Hunt was dressed in armor, with a collar and a shotgun, and sat on a high chair on a heavy platform. There are guards with Qingluo umbrellas overhead, and the guards on his side are Jueyuan, who has grown more than half an inch of short hair, and in the shadow of the eaves behind them, there are several military doctors.

Jueyuan is now vulgar, but he still uses his legal name instead of his real name, and there is also Zhao Lie's instigation here, and no one knows that he is because this legal name is quite well-known in later generations. According to Zhao Lie's observation, Jueyuan's force value is not to be said, and his shooting is also very accurate, as a warrior, his skills are first-class, but it doesn't stop there. Maybe he has been a monk for a long time, he is more than brave, fierce and not compassionate enough, and he is not suitable for charging into battle, coupled with the lack of command ability, it is impossible to mix generals, but he is an ideal personal guard.

Zhao Lie no longer wraps his head in a red scarf, but wears a steel helmet instead, the steel comes from his arsenal, and it goes without saying that it is strong. The appearance of this steel helmet is quite similar to the Song standard helmet, with a half-foot red tassel on the top and two ears flying phoenix wings, only two differences, one is that the forehead part has a protruding helmet, and the other is that there is a visor and an arrow-shaped nose anchor. The purpose of the helmet is to shade the sun, so that the sunlight does not affect the shooting. Visor armor protects against arrows, and nose anchors resist close-range heavy hits. During the battle, the face armor is closed, and the nose anchor of the forest is extremely hideous and terrifying, which is terrifying.

Zhao Lie's armor is a bright silver mountain character armor, and there are moire inlaid gold edges on the necklace, shawl, bracer and front and back heart circle guards, which is very gorgeous and eye-catching. This set of armor is a royal possession, given by the Empress Dowager Yang as a reward for his victory in Cliff City.

If in the modern battlefield of later generations, all commanders have electronic communications, and the commander should dress as low-key and inconspicuous as possible. But in ancient times, the commander of the first army must be eye-catching, and it is best to be recognized by the officers and soldiers of the three armies at a glance. Unique armor is only standard, and a large flag is erected in the Chinese army so that the soldiers can identify it, so that the command can be carried out as usual.

Although there are fewer people and horses, he is also the main general of the first army, Zhao Hunt is naturally not good at carrying his Remington casually, so he equipped the three guns with holsters, which can be regarded as regularization. The style of the pistol holster is the same as that of the modern holster, the buckle is made of a magnetic buckle, a small piece of magnet is seamed inside, and a small piece of iron can be sewn on the cover, which is not technically difficult. However, at that time, the armor that made the holster for Zhao Hunt was amazing, and even the Tao was ingenious.

The Remington gun holster is also a plug-in holster, which is fixed on the back with a cross belt, and can be pulled out with a backhand when used. Shi Yang and the teenagers were itchy and took precautions.

Wearing such an armor weighing thirty or forty pounds, sitting under the scorching sun, even though there is a big umbrella to shade the sun, the sea breeze is cool, and the stuffiness also makes people sweat and sweat, almost out of breath, but Zhao Lie still sits still. He is the commander of the army, and he must lead by example, and there is no reason for the soldiers to be exposed to the sun while he hides in the cabin.

Shi Yang pleaded with Zhao Lie to go into the cabin to rest several times, but Zhao Lie refused, and only smiled: "Do you dare to bet with me, I will sweat one pound now, and I will have to sweat three pounds when I meet the horse." ”

Shi Yang smiled bitterly, had to wipe his sweat, and continued to lead the army to inspect.

At the beginning of the afternoon, it is the hottest time of the day, and the surface moisture of the originally humid tidal flats is evaporated. At first glance, the tidal flats seem to be the faces of old farmers, dark and cracked, with patches of white spots (salt grains).

Under the bright sun, the water vapor is steaming, the air is so thick that it seems that even the trees are distorted.

Time passed minute by minute, if at the beginning of the ambush there were still some soldiers who were afraid of the enemy's strength, as time passed, the fear had been melted by the heat, and only a cry was left in the soldier's hot head: "Horse against the machine!" New Thief! Come on the fuck! It's better to die in battle than to die in heat! ”

Perhaps sensing the hearts of the soldiers of the Dragon Bird Army, the jungle in the distance moved, and there seemed to be a person, followed by two, three, and four...... More and more, a large group of Wuyang.

Suddenly, the white shadow flickered, and a large white flag popped up among the trees, and the word "horse" could be seen clearly from a distance.

Ma Fuji, the new attached army, is finally here.