Chapter 423: Firearms Fail?
"Commander, the enemy cavalry wants to mess with me, did you send the horse army out?" The stacking formation method was created by Wu Jue, and he knew best what the advantages and disadvantages of this array were. When the cavalry of the Jin army attacked from the left and right, he knew what the other party wanted to do, so he made this suggestion. This is also the most prudent tactic, take light cavalry to overcome light cavalry, and use dense array bows and crossbows to overcome heavy cavalry, so that the Song army will be invincible.
But Xu Wei doesn't seem to want to just be "undefeated", these 4,000 horse troops are his family at the bottom of the box. Although it has been practiced for a long time, there is still a certain gap compared with the cavalry of the Jin Army. If the Ma army is released and fights hard, the casualties will be very large. How can he fight without loss, he is not reluctant, but wants to keep the cavalry for other purposes. Therefore, he shook his head and vetoed Wu Jue's proposal, and paid close attention to the situation on the battlefield.
The two kidnappers quickly detoured back to both sides of the Song army's large array and began to counterattack!
Archery and horse riding have always been linked together, and the Jurchens have been immersed in it since childhood, and their work is naturally very skillful. As soon as he entered the range of the bow and arrows, the knight, who was still on horseback at first, immediately straightened up, the bow in his hand like a full moon, and the arrows like flying locusts!
In the Song army, except for Yang Yan's Hujie army, which was all equipped with infantry armor, and part of the equipment of the Panshi army, the other infantry troops and crossbowmen all wore light armor, which was difficult to resist the sharp arrows of the Jin army. And in order to keep the formation intact, no one is allowed to leave their position. Therefore, even if you look up and see the rain of arrows in mid-air, you can only grit your teeth and endure it! Leaving the post without permission in the formation is an absolute capital crime!
From time to time, cries of pain rang out, and the infantrymen and archers stood still. Even so, officers at all levels continued to shout and reprimand, repeating over and over again the order "no trespassing". A commander was brandishing a knife and loudly scolding several soldiers who instinctively half-crouched to dodge sharp arrows, when suddenly, a shadow flashed in front of him, and then a sharp pain came from his face! A feathered arrow actually hit him in the face! The figure shook, and he almost fell off the horse, but this guy was ruthless enough, stabilized his body, ripped off the shaft of the arrow, ignored the blood on his face, and continued to roar with a leaky mouth: "Death to those who trespass!" ”
Looking at his hideous appearance, the soldiers were shocked, and the half-crouched soldier held his waist straight, closed his eyes, and gritted his teeth. At the same time, the crossbowmen continued to return fire. It's just that the cavalry of the Jin Army moves from time to time, which makes it quite difficult to counterattack! The two cavalry galloped back and forth on the periphery of the Song army's large array, firing arrows at the fastest speed. However, the Song army's crossbowmen accounted for a large proportion of the army, and a wave of counterattacks, although most of them failed, but the hits were enough for them to be uncomfortable.
The commanders of both sides watched the development of the battle intently. Xu Wei was very confident in his subordinates, and he was very sure that cavalry and archery would not defeat his soldiers.
Three miles away, the heart of the beautiful woman is always hanging. He had heard the name of the Purple Tiger too many times, and he had some scruples about playing against him alone this time. Especially when he saw that the Song army was harassed by the kidnapping horse, there was no sign of chaos, which made him even more worried. Moreover, the Song army's counterattack ability was not as weak as imagined, and those veteran soldiers who had been in battle for a long time were very experienced, and often fired arrows in advance at the place where the Jin cavalry was about to arrive. As a result, the Song army was not in chaos, but there were people who were hit by arrows one after another.
kept reminding herself to calm down, but the living girl still couldn't help but look behind the formation. Equipped and ready to attack, the Iron Float is ready to attack. But the Jurchen general knows very well that the Iron Float is his trump card and must be used at critical moments. If the Tiefutu cannot defeat the Tiger Army, it will have a very bad impact on the morale of the whole army.
The two kidnappers completed an alternation, circling around the Song army's large array and firing arrows. But the cavalry of the Song army has been sheltered in front of the large formation, and there is no movement. This makes the living girl very angry! He guessed Xu Wei's thoughts, the Purple Gold Tiger came with the confidence of victory this time, and he kept the horse army because he wanted to cover up when our army retreated! What a crazy Xu Hu'er!
Suddenly, a smile of excitement flashed on the face of the living girl! Because he saw that under the continuous attack of the kidnapping horses, the southwest corner of the Song army's large array was loosened! It was in the soft underbelly of the Rock Army's protection, and the kidnappers had apparently discovered this and concentrated their forces on this place! Faced with a dense array of arrows like hailstones, the soldiers were really a little overwhelmed.
To be a soldier is to fight, and to fight is to die, everyone knows this. But if he dies in a bloody battle, no one in the Tiger Army is afraid. But standing up straight, watching the sharp arrows attack and not being able to dodge, this put the soldiers under tremendous psychological pressure! If you die, you can be clean, but you can keep watching your companion fall to the ground and cry out in pain, not knowing which arrow will come to you, this feeling is enough to make people crazy! When the first person can't bear it, leaves the post to dodge, or simply squats down, the ripple effect is amazing. Everyone has a herd mentality, seeing that others are lax, and the rest will follow suit!
The living girl is overjoyed! He eagerly hoped that the Song army's formation would be more chaotic! At that time, the Iron Float will not be so difficult to rush! Maybe in two or three rounds, you can trap this Song army in chaos! When the time comes, press the infantry again, and wait for the opponent to crush, then the elite cavalry will cover and kill! In this way, there will be no suspense in this battle!
At this time, Zijin Tiger is probably still fantasizing that his trump card has not done anything, he is only afraid that he is still dreaming, thinking that as long as he sacrifices the firearm, everything will be fine. Hmph, guard against your hand early!
"Dashuai, you can't delay it, you have to let Ma Jun out!" Wu Jue also knew Xu Wei's thoughts. But look at the current situation, the brothers in the southwest corner can't stand it, if they mess up the formation of the whole army, it will be more than worth the loss!
Xu Wei's expression was solemn, but he still shook his head resolutely and said, "Don't panic! He figured that Tiefutu was about to come out. At this time, the bows and crossbows of the Song army were dealing with the abducted horses, and it was impossible for the living girl not to seize this opportunity. He will definitely choose to break through from the front! Give Song Jun the biggest trauma!
Wu Jue wanted to persuade again, but his lips moved and he swallowed the words back. He knew that this marshal was basically a commander who was as good as a stream and had a great heart. But if it's something he decides, it's useless for anyone to say, don't hit the south wall and don't look back! Seeing that the southwest corner was getting more and more chaotic, and the scope of chaos was getting bigger and bigger, Wu Jinqing was really a little angry. The dog-day's kidnapping horse did not stop for a moment, and did not hesitate even to withstand a powerful counterattack, running back and forth around the large formation, throwing arrows. It's really passive...... Just when he was worried, he responded to that sentence, the roof leak happened to rain overnight, and the ship broke and encountered the first wave. A few miles away, the horn in the Jin Army's formation roared into the sky! With a look of surprise on his face, he looked eastward, and saw that the great array of the Jin army had opened through the middle and split a way.
A cavalry unit slowly marched out! Iron Float!
No way, although I haven't seen it a few times, but who can forget this headache class? Each ride is as tall as a hill, and the conflict shakes the mountain, and the sound is shocking! As Xu Wei expected, the Wanyan Living Girl really released the Tiefutu!
With a wave of his hand, he said loudly: "Thunder Arrow, on!" ”
The flag-bearer behind him erected a red flag and waved it back and forth. The firearms who had been prepared for a long time pushed out of the formation and grabbed the front of the Tiger Jie army. In order to ensure the victory of this battle, Xu Wei was equipped with 500 "Thunder Arrows", and from the usual combat experience, 500 "Thunder Arrows" were enough to plunge a large-scale cavalry force into chaos.
The firearms men fell to one knee and carried the quiver on their shoulders, and behind each stood a companion with a fire fold, who was about to light the fuse at the slightest command.
Wu Jue and other generals couldn't help but worry, but firearms were a great weapon of the Song army, and they were invincible in previous battles. Even if we come to Tiefutu, we are not afraid. No matter how powerful you are, you still ride a horse, as long as it's a horse, you can't help the earth-shattering bombardment!
Three miles away, the living girl smiled.
The general next to him said: "Look, the Hu'er Army really sacrificed firearms." They thought that as long as they took out this weapon, our horse army would be in disarray, hehe. ”
"Wanhu, what are you waiting for? Iron Float runs through his large array head-on, and in only two or three rounds, I will go up with the infantry army! Call the Tiger Army defeated! A Jurchen warrior with the appearance of a bear and tiger roared wildly.
The living girl shook her head: "Don't underestimate the Hu'er Army, you have to rush for at least four rounds, and it is unknown whether it will be defeated or not." That being said, there was a smug smile on his short, angular face. My father reminded me again and again, saying that Zijin Tiger was a rare brave general in the Song army, and he had great means to fight, so he should be careful. Today, it seems that he is just like that, and he will only have a few hands.
After saying that, looking westward, under the continuous blow of the kidnapping horse, the chaos in the southwest corner of the Song army's large array was even more prevalent, and the scope continued to expand. Hmph, even if you're an iron army, you can't help me take turns riding and shooting!
At this time, Tiefutu had already set up an offensive formation in front of the formation, and the living girl took a deep breath, pulled out the scimitar she was wearing, and hit the horse out of the formation. Before the Iron Floating Array, his fierce gaze swept over one mighty knight after another, although he could only see their eyes, he clearly felt the soaring killing intent!
When he raised his scimitar, the knights in the front row of the Iron Buttress looked at him, and at the same time, stretched out the large spear in his hand. The living girl did not mobilize again, he held the scimitar high, clamped his legs, and the war horse under his crotch rushed forward. The blade of the sword collided with the barrel of the gun, making a sound of grabbing!
When she crossed the last knight, the living girl swung her sword and shouted, "Kill! ”
"Kill!" All the knights roared in response. The Iron Float is out! The knight was wrapped in iron armor from head to toe, and even his hands were covered in leather holsters, revealing only two eye sockets. The horses were protected by heavy armor except for their ears, eyes, and four hooves. The armor of men and horses alone weighs hundreds of catties. Or add in the weight of the knight and the horse, gallop up, and the momentum generated is enough to shake the mountain!
Because of its heavy weight, the start of the Iron Float was very slow. Within a distance of dozens of paces, the war horses were trotting forward. Compared to the lively scene on the other side, it really doesn't match a bit. But the living girl is not in a hurry, he knows that the earth-shattering scene is about to appear! That's more than a thousand rides!
Finally, the Iron Float picked up the speed. The horse has adapted to the weight, and its hooves are flying, and it rushes straight into the enemy line! There's nothing more frightening than a charge from the heavy cavalry! The deafening sound and the indomitable momentum gave great encouragement to yourself and great pressure to the enemy!
The knights lowered their rifles, leaned forward, and began to roar! They rushed towards the Song army's great array with a condescending posture!
Xu Wei didn't have the slightest expression on his face, he stared closely at the attacking "Iron Floating Slaughter", silently calculating the distance. Four hundred steps! Further on, it's within range of the Divine Arm Bow! But in order to effectively wound the heavy cavalry, it was necessary to put the opponent within two hundred and fifty paces! It's just that in this way, the Divine Arm Bow will at least shoot one less arrow! Now, I hope that the Divine Arm Bow and the Thunder Arrow will work together to inflict heavy damage on the enemy before the Iron Floating Slaughter collides with the Great Array!
At this moment, the most bitter thing was the soldiers, who had to endure the attack of the kidnapping horses on the one hand, and had to pay close attention to the Tiefutu that was rushing head-on. The veteran who has been in battle for a long time is better, and the raw melons and eggs have long hated itchy, so let me rush up and kill him a few golden dogs, it's worth dying! But holding it up like this, it's really fucking suffocating!
The cavalry units at the forefront of the large array could already clearly distinguish each of the horses of the Iron Float. But since the beginning of the war, more than an hour has passed, and nothing has happened to them. Yang Zaixing waved the mace in his hand a little restlessly, and his teeth were gritted. Hey, isn't this guy always good at using iron guns? Why did you get a mace today?
Xu Wei couldn't help but exhale, the Jin army really spent a lot of money, more than a thousand horses on the Iron Floating Tu! If you have to measure and calculate, the value of more than a thousand cavalry heavy cavalry can be worth tens of thousands of infantry troops!
Two hundred and fifty steps!
The Purple Gold Tiger waved his hand decisively! The flag bearer waved the black flag, and the commander who commanded the Divine Arm Bow and the Bed Crossbow shouted: "Release! ”
The strings rang like a thunderbolt! The giant crossbow that has always been regarded by the Song Army as a magic weapon of the family is powerful! Sharp arrows whistling out flew towards the enemy riders at a speed that was difficult to catch!
The crazy roaring Iron Float lifts the full speed impact! In the front row, one of the most cheerful knights suddenly leaned over his horse, and his spear hung down. There was an inconspicuous blood hole on his chest and back, but it was this blood hole that killed him!
Because the knight and the horse were joined together by armor, he did not fall off his horse even if he died. The war horse took his corpse and continued to gallop! This setting is not just to allow the horse to continue to charge after the knight is killed. What's more, the knight does not fall off his horse when he dies, and the psychological impression this creates on the enemy is that he feels like he didn't hit at all! Didn't hit a single arrow!
Imagine how much they hope that their crossbows will inflict great damage on the opponent before they meet each other in a dense formation, passively waiting for the opponent to collide with each other. But I watched it with my eyes wide for a long time, and I didn't see half of the people fall off the horse, how terrible the fear should be!
The earth-shattering sound of hooves shook the eardrums, and I don't know how many people held their breath, so nervous that their palms were sweaty. But fortunately, as long as you are within a hundred paces of each other, it is time for our army's firearms to be killed! Run for thunder arrows, roar!
The soldiers who operate the Thunderbolt are more nervous than they are! Because the firearms must complete the firing in the shortest possible time, and then, quickly withdraw from the front line, so that the tiger and the heavy gun forest can resist the impact of the "Iron Floating Massacre".
One hundred and fifty steps! The hearts of the firearms are in their throats! It's a treacherous distance, and it feels like the Iron Float is about to hit it in the blink of an eye!
The officer who paid attention to the command flag of the Chinese army at any time finally saw the flag waving, maybe because of nervousness, or because of too much pressure, his voice was a little out of tune, put!
Streams of gunpowder rose up, and hundreds of thunderbolts were ignited! The Hujie heavy infantry next to the firearms saw a spectacular scene. From the north to the ground, the swift forward leads indicate that a blow that shocks the heavens and the earth is about to be struck! At this moment, almost everyone hated to step forward and help blow hard, because they felt that the lead was burning too slowly!
Tiefu Tu crashed into it with the momentum of thunder! The knights who are still alive have seen the array of spears like a forest! But they are not afraid at all, people are connected to war horses, and it is impossible to be stabbed off their horses by spears! In front of the Song army, each soldier carried a bellows, and his appearance was really funny! Tiger Army, die!
At this critical moment, there was a loud bang! The knights of the Iron Float saw that countless fire dragons suddenly burst out of the bellows-like equipment! The smoke that rose up blocked their vision for a while!
Not long after Tiefutu was transferred from the Jin Kingdom, they didn't know what the Song Army's thunderbolts looked like, the ignorant were fearless, and they still roared and charged!
In a split second! It's like a scoop of cold water poured into a boiling oil pot! Within a radius of hundreds of steps, violent explosions continued to sound! In the blink of an eye, it seems that there has been an earthquake in this plain! Dirt and rock splashes! Smoke fills the air! The loud explosion almost pierced a person's eardrum! If it weren't for the fact that they were connected to the war horses, the knights of the Iron Floating Slaughter would have almost dismounted in horror!
"What's going on!" Yang Yan, who was heavily armored, suddenly lost his voice and shouted. He knew the power of the Thunderbolt best, for he was present at the first test of the firearm. In his expectation, five hundred thunder arrows were fired one after another, although it could not hurt the heavily armored Iron Floating Slaughter, but it was enough to confuse the other party! But now he found out that it wasn't like that at all!
The war horses of Tiefutu don't seem to be afraid of the earth-shattering noise at all! Except for some of them who were frightened by the flying earth and rocks and fell to the ground, a considerable number of Iron Floats continued to rush forward!
He can't afford to think about it! Because the firearms have quickly withdrawn from the front line!
The heavy infantry in armor and guns half-squatted on the ground, holding their guns on the ground, forming a forest-like array of guns! Not to mention the collision, even if you look at it, you feel that the whole body is full of holes! But Tiefutu bumped into it without hesitation!
is as calm as Wu Jue, and he can't help but change his face at this time! He never imagined that hundreds of firearms would fail to make the Tiefu Massacre chaotic! I didn't have time to investigate the reason, because the scene in front of him made his heart tremble!
The Iron Float slammed into the forest of guns composed of the Tiger Jie Army like a monstrous flood! The big array quickly recessed in! Such a dense formation could not stop the impact of the Iron Floating Slaughter! In the blink of an eye, the Jurchen Iron Cavalry quickly broke through several lines of defense of the heavy infantry, and headed straight for the Chinese army! This is to directly penetrate the large array of our army!
suddenly turned his head to look at the big handsome, but saw Xu Wei also frowning. Presumably, he was also a little puzzled.
"Handsome! This ......" Wu Jue couldn't help but panic.
Fortunately, Xu Wei didn't look flustered, he frowned, and he spoke: "Let Yang Zaixing prepare to attack." ”
Yang Zaixing? He is the commander of the White Horse Army, what is the cavalry doing at this time? Could it be that he also wants to learn from the Jurchens and use light horses to attack and harass? There is no answer to this question for the time being.
In the Song army's array, the soldiers were being impacted by the Tiefu Tu with the momentum of bursting the embankment. The building car where Xu Wei was located was tall and sturdy, covered with iron shields all around, and on the outermost periphery, there were also chariots to form a defensive line. When the swarming Tiefu Tu penetrated the Chinese army, it couldn't touch the hard bump.
Several unlucky horsemen crashed into the chariot and smashed it to pieces, but the castration was exhausted and immediately stopped. As soon as they stopped, Xu Wei's personal soldiers around them poured into the group like a tide! In an instant, a few horses of the Iron Floating Slaughter were drowned in the crowd!
Xu Wei quickly turned his head and looked at Tiefutu rushing by, his handsome face was shrouded in anger, and his cheeks couldn't help but bulge, obviously he was extremely angry!
What he wanted to respond to was the excitement of a beautiful woman three miles away!
Plugging horses' ears really works! The firearms of the Song army were indeed powerful, and the huge roar was heard here, and I also felt terrified. But in the end, neither firearms nor heavy steps can stop the devastating attack of the "Iron Floating Slaughter"! When he saw the chaos in the Song army's big array, he couldn't help but laugh!
Didn't you say that the Tiger Army was fierce? Didn't you say that the Purple Tiger could fight? The result? No matter how tough the army is, in front of the Iron Floating Massacre, it is all decoration! It's only been half a round, and the Song army's big array is in chaos, it seems that it really only takes two rounds for the infantry army to press! There is no need to wait until the afternoon, the Tiger Army will be defeated on all fronts!
"Ten thousand households! The Iron Floating Slaughter has run through the Song Army's great array! The general reminded him loudly.
The girl looked at it fixedly, and sure enough! The Iron Float has already passed through the battle! Good! That's great! After reorganizing the formation, rush him for two more rounds, and the Tiger Army will be completely chaotic! Xu Wei, Xu Wei, what firearms do you pin your hopes on, and what is the result? To fight, you rely on fast horses, scimitars, strong bows and crossbows, and it's useless to engage in those vain heads! Ha ha!
The laughter is not over, and it stops abruptly!
Because he saw that when the Iron Floating Slaughter penetrated his formation, the Song army, which was originally in chaos, quickly reorganized the formation! It's as if there is a magnet in the middle of the army, attracting the soldiers to move closer to it!
The heroic face of the living girl showed impatience, hum, but it was quite tough. I'm going to see, you can hold back a few rushes! When he was angry, the general next to him suddenly said in a puzzled tone: "Huh? How did the cavalry on the left flank of the Song army catch up? ”
When I looked closely, it was so. After the Tiefutu came out of the battle, the cavalry on the left flank at the forefront of the Song army turned around and chased after the Tiefutu!