Amid the deafening sound of fighting, I closed my diary,

Because of the low muzzle velocity, large ballistic arc, and slow rate of fire of the early muskets, soldiers had to line up in dense formations to ensure the density of firepower and improve hit and kill.

So when waiting in line to shoot, whoever shoots first at a greater distance will often only suffer for himself, because people can take advantage of the time he is loading to shoot at a closer distance in exchange for a higher hit rate.

Therefore, John Bull is even more extreme, they are even willing to go forward without firing a shot, until they can almost use the muzzle of the gun to press against the chest of the person, and then shoot again, and then take advantage of the confusion brought by the high-hit shot to the opponent's formation, and directly launch a bayonet charge. And by virtue of this seemingly almost brutal approach, the British won one brilliant victory after another.

But I can't do that, because my opponents are mainly traditional cold weapons, and strictly speaking, they are still on an unequal level.

Because today,

I actually used firearms and white soldiers to fight a trench war full of modern military style against a cold-weapon army, yes, trench warfare.

More than 20 miles from Mapu City, the fork of the river called Xiaozhuang has been constructed enough preset positions, because the villages of this fork are set up on higher terraces to prevent flooding.

The banks of the old canal are also suddenly surrounded by uplifted rocky hillocks and shrink into a relatively narrow fan, so that a small set and corresponding customs have been formed here under the successive generations.

Therefore, the left wing of the new army did not do much in this barely geographically advantageous position, but worked hard for several days, and finally excavated layer after layer of interconnected trench system under the gentle slope of the hill.

However, in the eyes of those border soldiers of the Hantai army, there are just some strange and simple mountain walls and obstacles, and they are sparsely scattered, crooked and disorderly, and they can't be stopped at all, and the combined attack of these army leaders attacks.

can only be like the previous shoddy breastwork, let a small number of gunners hide behind and radiate far away, and then before they can rush in front of them, they have already fled completely, and then leave these shoddy obstacles behind,

On the contrary, it would take more trouble to demolish and fill in these obstructions than to drive away these enemy soldiers who had no intention of fighting.

But after all, Dong Huting, who was lost here, was not a careless and reckless person, but a well-known figure in the Serbian army.

He is good at the two-headed and alternately breaking through the corner tactics, and he is also quite successful in the confrontation with the Biansai Humaer and the Saibei Domain, but he did not expect to be lost in the hinterland of the Central Plains in the hands of an unknown Southern Dynasty army.

Therefore, although these pioneers were a little reluctant, they solemnly launched a tentative attack only after taking a decent rest and making preparations on the spot under the strict reprimand and order of the commander.

The Marquis of Du Yu of the vanguard team is called Han Shan, and even the son and nephew of Han Tai and the general of the escort team, so the lightly armed vanguard team he led is actually worthy of the men and horses of the two battalion heads.

If Han Tai's style of warfare is like a strong shield, making every person who does not believe in evil inevitably hit his head and bleed, then Xu Liedu, who is directly led by Han Shan, is a sharp knife that is entangled behind the strong shield.

He is best at defending the opponent's position, taking the opponent's position by surprise, provoking and stabbing himself, in a dilemma, and then a little bit of fragmentation in the defensive counterattack.

"Just let me try these deep and shallow ...... of the south reversal"

As a deputy, Chang Rijin took the initiative to ask for help,

He is also an officer from a wealthy family in northern Jin, and his qualifications in the army are deeper than Han Shan, and he leads the children of northern Jin to form a long strike battalion, making good use of short spears and hand drowning battles.

"Sons ,......"

Chang Rijin turned to wave his arms.

"Come with me and kill these rats hiding in the ditch......"

His men responded with neat shouts and maneuvers, and began to form some sort of large horned formation that was conducive to climbing and penetrating.

Then, to the sound of the golden drums, these slow steps move forward in a group, and then slowly accelerate into a trotting action.

Just like their previous drills and actual battles, although they were a little loose with their running at this time, they still maintained the basic outline of a large front angle as a whole.

However, in the process of their impact, there were almost no waves, and the enemies on the opposite side seemed to be frightened, and after letting them rush through most of the half, they were still quietly doing nothing, if it weren't for the faint figures running under those banners, they would almost mean that the other party was singing an empty plan.

But soon these northern soldiers paid the price for their judgment.

There were even some who didn't know why they didn't know how to describe their frustrations, only knowing that their comrades at the front rushed over, and fell into the smoke and never got up again.

Could it be poisonous smoke balls and thistles? Han Tae-kook stroked his chin and judged. Then, the regular attack of the brigade under his command finally arrived.

"Keep your head down, don't get up ......"

"Do you want to die......"

The shouts and reprimands of non-commissioned officers and veterans corresponded one after another in the trenches, and most of the soldiers lay on the loose soil that exuded the smell of freshness, and were not allowed to stand up even if they were sharpened by the sharp pain of the small stones in it.

Although there are veterans who keep suppressing their feelings, there are still some unlucky guys, obviously because they are too excited and excited, and expose their head and shoulders, and are killed by arrows.

In the chest-high trenches, the soldiers only need to expose their heads and hands, face the enemy clusters rushing in the empty shooting range, and calmly follow the instructions and rules to repeatedly release their guns and shoot.

The enemy's long-range attack methods such as bows and crossbows can cause few hits and damage, but they are pitiful, because under the covering projectiles, it is quite difficult to hit the human body in a relatively narrow trench, so in the end, most of those arrows are inserted into the dirt in front of and behind them, and even if a few fall into the trenches, most of them are blocked by the hands of the white soldiers.

Then they can only let the infantry team be exposed to the continuous damage of the firecracker, in exchange for the opportunity to approach hand-to-hand combat.

However, when they viciously tried to give these enemies who hid their heads, an unforgettable one, they were greeted by the close-range radiation of the three-eyed gun and the trumpet gun, when the lucky few who rushed through the barrage stepped on the edge of the mail order.

The spearmen, who were in the front row with low proximity, interrupted their movements and stunned expressions with upward thrusts, while the white soldiers followed up with slashing ankles and thighs, causing them to disappear into the trench one by one like dumplings in a pot, and then the fire guns in the rear. Still killing and cutting off the friendly rear behind them.

In this way, if they want to capture a trench, they will have to pay a very heavy price, but even if they break into the first trench, what is the use.

These horizontal trenches were connected by longitudinal trenches, so that the men could retreat to the second trench under the cover of hand-to-hand troops, and they would not be exposed to the enemy's crossbows at all.

But the enemy could not launch an effective attack on our troops through these relatively narrow, longitudinal trenches, in which the attacking troops could only form a long column.

As a defender, it is enough to arrange the next small cannon and a few firecrackers at the end of the trench, or a trumpet gun and hand-thrown fire and thunderbolts, to temporarily block such a trench.

Therefore, the enemy, having seized the first line of defense, also had to cross these trenches, interrupted by the undulating terrain, to carry out ground assault, and then fall under the projectiles fired not far ahead.

The ground between the trench lines was also diagonally inserted with reversed outward pointed piles, which were tied and fixed at waist height with ropes, and whether they were stopped to cut or uproot, they also meant that they were exposed to the fire guns, even for a short time.

What's more, a number of ground mines were also laid, although the number was not too large, and it was only to blow down a handful of people, and not even take their lives, but looking at those comrades wailing on the ground, the fear of the threat of explosions from time to time was more effective in blocking the offensive than actually killing.

And more of the rear team, looking at the friendly troops who were in advance, with the roar and screams, in the loud noise from time to time, large swaths disappeared between the trenches, and the uneasiness and confusion would also affect each other.

As a result, these brave and skillful enemy troops, who only rushed to the third layer of trenches, were somewhat exhausted and gradually fell into the low tide at the end of the crossbows, and were defeated by the counterattack of the white soldiers jumping out of the ground.

The enemy soldiers who fell into the trenches almost did not manage to escape, and easily recaptured the forward positions and defensive lines.

When the enemy formation, which was holding up their cards and covering the archers, made a comeback and launched a breakthrough again, taking advantage of the unequal means and angles of observation between the enemy and the enemy, they once again severely defeated their sharpness in the cascading position, and they did not go further in the volley this time.

Yang Zaixing, the officer of the fourth battalion, even led a group of brave men armed with horns and axes, along the longitudinal trench that the enemy had not yet noticed, and went around behind them to launch an attack, easily interrupting the rhythm of the attack in full swing, and rushing thousands of brand soldiers and archers to the large group of enemy soldiers in the second line of defense, and wrapped dumplings together.

When, after another round of adjustments, the offensive of the horse team and the assault of the armor was strengthened, and it stopped in front of the third line of defense again, and retreated like a tide churning over the turbid waves.

Just as the sea will leave a lot of things on the beach when the tide is low, a large number of flags, armor, corpses, and a large number of soldiers who have hidden in the trenches have been left behind, and there are even some ownerless war horses, trapped in the trenches in panic, unable to climb up.

After the severed heads were gradually lined up on the mound of the defensive line, although the enemy army on the opposite side was still at its peak, it was demoralized and could no longer organize a decent offensive.

Amidst the taunts and laughter, most of the remaining enemy troops began to slowly retreat out of our sight.