Chapter 190: Artillery Stone
Qionghai, Baishakou Beach, one after another warships stand on the sea, dozens of sampans follow the rolling waves, break the waves, and rush to the beach.
When there were still 100 meters to the beach, a long horn sounded, and 500 shirtless men stood up at the same time, roared in unison, and jumped into the shallows. In an instant, the waves splashed, and the earth-shattering roar could not even suppress the surging waves.
In the rapid running, a long string of white lines was pulled out behind each person, and white stripes were in five hundred waves.
The five hundred daring warriors were all soldiers, including gunsmiths, crossbowmen, musketeers, and axes. However, at this moment, they can't see the attributes of their troops at all, because everyone is naked. All weapons and armor were wrapped in oilcloth and hunched on their backs. Neither bows and arrows, nor gunpowder, nor leather armor could get wet. And seawater has a certain degree of corrosiveness to iron weapons such as knives and guns, and it is also not allowed to touch. Therefore, when everyone rushed to the beach and landed, they all peeled themselves into strips.
Zhang Ba's burly figure is also among the five hundred daring soldiers.
At this time, the commander of the Great Song Dynasty was only wearing a pair of calf nose pants, his muscles were knotted, the two pectoralis major muscles were strong and thick, his chest was hairy, and he carried a cold machete on his shoulder. The fierce and vicious appearance makes people's legs and stomachs turn when they look at it, and they are afraid before they fight.
Behind Zhang Ba, panting followed by his four henchmen. One of them carried Zhang Ba's bronze armor and helmet weighing 40 catties, one carried Zhang Ba's long-handled bending knife, one held two iron-clad infantry side cards, and the other crossed two guns, one was a flintlock pistol, and the other was a double-barreled short-barreled shotgun pinned to his chest with a strap and as thick and large as a chest bag.
Of course, this short-barreled shotgun is not the guard's, but Zhang Ba's.
There is an invisible benefit in the Dragon Bird Army, all generals above the commander level can be issued with a pistol, the gun type is optional, which is considered a high-ranking officer symbol. Zhang Ba fell in love with the domineering short-barreled shotgun at a glance, and after a try, he didn't like this high-power melee weapon very much.
As Zhang Ba's commander, he didn't need to personally participate in this extremely dangerous charge, but Zhang Ba insisted on doing so. Because he had never commanded musketeers before, let alone commanded joint operations with hot and cold weapons, he had only undergone less than a month of training in the Wan'an Army, and the theory was simple and the drill was simple. As a battle-hardened general, Zhang Ba knows very well that he is not a Confucian general or a wise general, and he dares to fight and dare to rush, and all his experience must come from actual combat. If you don't rush to the front line and have no experience points, how can you command the troops in the future?
Zhang Ba's lieutenant general was Chang Tai, who was about to be promoted and transferred to the new barracks as the chief officer because of his exploits in Yacheng. Chang Tai was born in the old camp and was experienced in commanding musketeers. Zhang Ba is a boss, but he has no experience in this area, how can he afford to lose this face? In the past, there was no chance to fight, and there was no way to be in a hurry, but now that there is a chance, if you are still hiding behind, be a layman who watches the excitement. It is estimated that after this battle, he will have to go back wherever he came.
As soon as the five hundred naked men rushed to the beach, they didn't care about wiping their bodies, and immediately smashed the packages on their backs into the sand.
In just half a moment, almost all the soldiers were dressed in full armor - in fact, most of the soldiers were only unarmoured, and only a few generals, heavy soldiers with swords and axes, and musketeers were armoured. After all, whether it is the Great Song Dynasty or the Mengyuan Dynasty, the national strength is limited, and it is impossible for armor equipment to cover the most ordinary soldiers.
A trumpet sounded, and the soldiers gathered one after another. The 500 soldiers who rushed into battle this time were half of the combat strength under Zhang Ba's command. At the top of the line are the gunmen, in the middle are the musketeers, behind are the crossbowmen, and finally the axemen. Most of the sword and axe soldiers are Zhang Ba's own soldiers, who are not only the main force in close combat, but also the supervising soldiers, but those who are not ordered to retreat will be killed on the spot.
As the soldiers assembled in formation, hundreds of boatmen rowing behind them pushed dozens of sampans onto the beach with the thrust of the waves, and then carried a bamboo ladder about three feet long from each sampan. With a shout, he carried the ladder and rushed towards the cliff that stood like a wall.
Although there are three trails on the cliff face, everyone knows that it is a trap. If hundreds of people poured into the trail, it would be a living target.
In the blink of an eye, a hundred paces had passed, and the boatmen leaned their ladders against the cliff wall, and then turned around quickly, running back desperately, with ecstatic expressions on their faces. As long as they can successfully place the ladder on the cliff wall, each of them will receive a piece of wine, ten catties of meat, and three liters of rice when they go back—and now they have it all.
Almost at the same time that the boatmen had just set up the long ladder, Zhang Ba, who had put on his bronze armor and iron shackles, pointed forward, and roared: "Rush!" ”
Zhang Ba was the first to rush out, followed by the four guards, followed by the deputy general Chang Tai, and then a hundred spear soldiers, a hundred musketeers, two hundred crossbowmen, and a hundred sword and axe soldiers.
Five hundred men rolled up a hurricane, the sand and dust flew, and the sea breeze blew, rolling like fog.
In this sand fog, 500 soldiers rushed and hundreds of shipwrights fled, and the two sides staggered.
At the moment when these two crowds staggered, there were two muffled sounds in the sky, and two huge stone balls roared down from the sky...... There was a bang twice, and a ball missed, smashing a deep pit on the beach, and the sand and dust rose more than a foot high. The other ball was impartial and smashed a running boatman from head to toe. The boatman didn't even have time to scream, and suddenly it turned into a lump of meat sauce that no one recognized......
The bloody scene caused more than a dozen recruits to fall to the ground with knives and spit out on the spot. A few sword and axe soldiers rushed in and kicked the recruits over: "You are limited to get up and rush up within three breaths!" One, two, three! ”
Almost all of the recruits crawled and ran forward with their mouths covered, and one of them passed by the bloody stone ball, his feet were weak, and he knelt directly. Before he could struggle, the wind behind him hit his neck—
"No ......" blood burst out, and the head flew.
The first casualty in the beach-grabbing landing battle was actually a military justice punishment! Seventeen bans and fifty-four slashes, it's really not a joke.
With the appearance of these two stone bullets, the five cannons of the Yuan army in the enemy tower began to exert their might. Although there are only four five-tip cannons, firing an average of more than ten breaths at intervals, the lethality of this high-altitude falling object weighing dozens of pounds is too terrifying, and if it is missed, once it hits, the scene is simply like a slaughterhouse. Even if it is rubbing the body, it is enough to scrape off a layer of skin and flesh......
Zhang Ba turned a blind eye to this bloody scene, stepped on the ladder with one foot, took three steps and did two steps, kicked and kicked, his body was vertical, and he had just jumped onto the cliff, and the top of his head suddenly darkened...... Zhang Ba's blood suddenly coagulated, and his hands and feet were cold. At this moment, I can only close my eyes and wait for death.
Call! The strong wind behind his head made his scalp tingle, and there was a loud bang behind him. Looking back, I saw that the ladder was shattered, and the guard who had followed him for many years was interrupted by the waist and died tragically on the spot.
The other three guards climbed up the ladder from both sides, and when they saw this tragic situation, they were both shocked and sad, and they protected Zhang Batuan at once: "General, it's too dangerous, ......retreat quickly."
"Retire your mother's X!" Zhang Ba roared angrily, and slashed with a big knife, "Rush to Lao Tzu!" ”
Five hundred soldiers swarmed up, climbed the ladder, climbed the cliff, and finally closed the ladder and attacked the enemy towers on the left and right.
Zhao Lie didn't put down the scope for a moment, and in the lens, one after another stone bullets flew out from the left and right enemy towers, swirling in the air, and smashed down with a terrifying whistling sound. Although the hit rate is not high, the momentum is terrifying, and it causes great psychological pressure on any charging soldier.
Soon, the soldiers surrounded the enemy tower, erected ladders and launched an attack.
And the enemy tower also appeared on the Yuan soldiers, with bows and ballistas to resist the defense. A platoon of musketeers slammed into fire, and in the midst of the fireworks, the soldiers fell like ants. Then a group of soldiers emerged, lying behind the battlements and counterattacking with bows and crossbows.
The battle between the two armies began in full swing.
Here, Qiongguan City also made an amazing tom loud sound, and one after another bigger and heavier missiles roared down, making the recruits scream. The musketeers were also slow, the crossbowmen were not allowed to shoot, and even the gunmen kept looking up at the flying stones in the air when they charged, for fear of falling on their heads......
Although the missile's hit rate is extremely low, the one who hits it will die, and there are really few people who can calmly use their skills and tactics in this state of death hovering overhead—at least not these newly reorganized recruits!
Zhao Lie put down the scope and muttered slightly: "Mingjin, collect the troops." ”