The standard configuration of an infantry regiment in Huazhou was three guns, all of which were three-pounder guns, and these guns were mainly configured to disperse the opposing archers and, in some cases, provide fire support.

At present, these four infantry regiments have a total of twelve guns, but the Ming artillery on the opposite side is far superior to the Huazhou army in terms of number and caliber, which is also the first time since the start of the war, and the Huazhou infantry regiment did not expect that the opponent's firepower configuration would be so strong.

According to the original appearance of the Ming army, these 10,000 soldiers are at most more firearms, rockets and other shoddy firearms, when confronting, these twelve standard artillery pieces are enough to kill, but I didn't expect the other party to have such strong firepower.

The commander of the Ming army of the mighty battalion was not a fool, after the two sides held each other for a while, he saw the advantage of his side, and immediately ordered to press forward, the forward pressure of this word was very orderly, the soldiers removed the front of the horse and antlers, and then the artillery, the front row of guns and longbows on both sides, also slowly moved forward.

The speed of artillery marching is the slowest, and the artillery is used as the baseline of the whole team, and everyone is not allowed to advance without authorization, and it is strictly enforced according to the particulars in the military book.

Since the time of the Song Dynasty, the training and use of troops has paid great attention to the marching queue, because this is the situation that is most likely to cause chaos and collapse. It is mentioned in the military book and the scroll separately that if you take ten steps forward, you must stop and form a team, align the arrangement, recalibrate, and then continue to move forward, which is a foolproof strategy.

The officers at all levels of the mighty battalion strictly abide by this, and the artillery does not have the iron wheels of the gun carriage like Huazhou, and it is very slow to push, but this also ensures that the marching speed will not confuse the team from another aspect, and the entire opponent has always maintained a good formation forward.

The generals of the Huazhou Army saw the opposing side's advance oppression, and the formation was still complete, and they felt that it was very tricky, and the opponent's Franc machine guns and artillery were no worse than their own in terms of range, and in the front of the confrontation between the two sides, the number of firearms was not inferior, and such a battle began.

The soldiers of the infantry regiment will inevitably have great casualties, and the opponent's artillery advantage will be maximized when firing, so the casualties will be heavy, and there is another problem, although the longbow is not worth mentioning in front of the firecracker, but in such a battlefield environment, if it is said that in the interval between the launch of the firecracker, suddenly a burst of bows and arrows, this is really a fatal thing, because of the advantage of long-range firepower, the Huazhou soldiers do not wear armor, and the spearmen wear light armor, and there is no protection against bows and arrows at all.

Speaking of which, it seems that the current situation is nothing but retreat, and there is no way, if you retreat, it must be a felony after going back, this is the first large-scale battle since the confrontation between the two armies, in the past, there were more than 1,000 people fighting each other, the first battle had a great impact on the morale of the army, not only the mighty battalion equipped this vanguard with sophisticated and sufficient weapons, the Huazhou army also specially transferred four infantry regiments.

You must know that according to the accounting of the Huazhou Governor's Office, for the combat effectiveness of the Ming army and the combat effectiveness of the Huazhou army, there are three Huazhou infantry regiments, with a total of 5,400 people in baggage and logistics, and 10,000 soldiers can be used against the Ming army.

The Huazhou officer, who was on the horse, turned his head sideways and asked several infantry regiment commanders beside him:

"Shall we take a step back and drag each other off!"

Several infantry regiment commanders also observed each other's arrays with solemn faces, and after a while, someone replied:

"The other party has been fighting with us for a long time, looking at it like this, it is already learning to be obedient, so if we push it forward, even if we retreat, they will not be chaotic, just slowly move forward."

"If we retreat far away, they will have to set up camp after walking a few miles, and it will be even more difficult for us to take it at that time!"

Another person said, a few people on the side are there to meet, the Ming army brigade is marching, thirty miles a day is already considered high-speed, the opposite team was originally camped near here, so there is really no way to help the other party, if you continue to retreat, this Wan Ming army is nothing, in front of the Huazhou army, the same is turned into dust, but this seems that these people have no merit.

Huazhou gradually has achieved the appearance of the world, everyone wants to occupy a high position in this new system, but the offensive against the Ming Dynasty is too fast, and many people find that they are very likely to have no military merits at all, so in the Huazhou army, where there is a task to fight, everyone must be the first.

These officers are all veterans who enlisted in Huazhou, and they have entered Jiang Feng's martial arts lecture hall and have been promoted step by step, knowing that if they go back like this, I am afraid that there will be no hope for promotion, and even the military post in front of them will be deprived, and if they do not do well, they will be sent to the civilian population to do regimental training, and then they will be discouraged.

"I think we think a little too much, fame and wealth This is the best opportunity, retreat, I think we don't want to retreat a step, simply hedge with them, the king doesn't often say, the best thing to use is the spear and knife in his hand, in front of these Ming troops are relying on the artillery in their hands, let's rush over, I don't know how many cannons they can shoot, a few shots."

"How many people are waiting to fight, let's not waste this opportunity, and also earn more credit for our children and grandchildren, family business!"

These men looked at each other, all of them understood what they were thinking, and several infantry commanders clasped their fists with each other, returned to each other's troops, and dismounted and stood still with their weapons on their horses.

Seeing the regiment commander standing in the first row on the left, the whole regiment was suddenly awe-inspiring, this is the regiment commander to lead the charge, and sure enough, the captains and column commanders of each team began to give a loud order: pour the medicine, stab the spear!

The musketeers took the tip of their spears from their waists and stuffed them into the breeches of the muskets, and fixed them, and one of the knights holding the flag stood still before the prancing horses, and the four infantry regiments suddenly fell silent, and the knights clamped their horses' bellies and began to move forward slowly, and the drums in each team began to beat, and the soldiers began to march slowly forward with the beat of the drums.

The Ming army has been watching the movements of the Huazhou army nervously, and when they saw the other party's whole team advancing, they were all shocked, and even their footsteps stopped.

Huazhou is brave, and it is so far!!

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