Chapter Seventy-Three: Hesitation (Part 2)

"Come closer, keep shooting... I don't believe it," Rihara trembled with anger at what he saw, and continued to shout in a hoarse voice.

The soldiers under his command were obviously not willing to admit defeat like this, and continued to move forward slowly with their weapons. There are no more than three arrows in battle, which refers to the time from the time when the vanguard of the enemy army enters the effective killing range of the feather arrows and when they rush into front of the archers. It does not apply to situations where both sides are deliberately suppressing the speed of advancement. In terms of body alone, an experienced archer can shoot fifteen to twenty arrows in a row in each battle. And at about twenty steps, the lethality of the feather arrow will reach its limit.

What happened next made Lehara in a trance. Knowing that they wanted to shorten the distance so that they could better exert the power of their bows and arrows, the Huai'an army on the opposite side was still unhurriedly forming a team. The first two rows of spearmen, one row of squats, one row of upright. The soldiers behind the spearmen quickly adjusted their distance from each other with some strange whistle, as if they were about to take the stage.

Although the speed of both sides was not fast, in the blink of an eye, the distance between them was still shortened to sixty steps. And at a suffocating pace, continue to shorten fifty paces. Closer, closer, closer, the archer, clenching the bow, could almost see the face of the spearman. They stopped abruptly and jerked their bowstrings back

In the Huai'an army in front of him, a puff of white smoke suddenly rose first. Dozens of bright red blood stains suddenly rose from the chests of Li Hara's Chinese soldiers, splashing in the air like a fountain. The horned bow that had not yet been fully drawn quickly landed, and the feathered arrows that had lost control were scurrying in all directions. The shot man stared in amazement, staggered like a drunkard, staggered, and then fell into a pool of blood one by one.

The poignant whistle sounded "squeak........., and some people in the Huai'an army retreated quickly. The archers in the ranks of the Yuan army shot feathered arrows in a panic. Most of the arrows went straight for the pikemen, or they were bounced off by the armor and helmet, or they were stuck in the iron armor, staggering, but they couldn't go any deeper. Only a few of them were lucky, and the lack of ** left for the eyes from the cheeks entered, causing the arrow to fall down.

The pikemen in the second row quickly stepped forward to fill in their positions. Block the rain of arrows with your body, refusing to let them cross the moving Great Wall. The second musketeer of each company, who quickly stepped forward from the back row, did not hesitate to set up his weapon and decisively pull the trigger on the chest of the target forty paces away.

.........Almost at the same time as the second wave of arrows came, more than 80 lead bullets broke out of the chamber.

Most of the feathered arrows were in vain, but most of the lead bullets pierced directly through the armor, muscles, and sternum of the opposing side, instantly smashing the target's internal organs to shreds.

The 800 Chinese troops under the command of Li Clamgao fell more than 150 in a blink of an eye. The rest of the souls were so frightened that they no longer had the courage to draw their bows, so they turned and fled.

"Steady, steady, left and right compartments, left and right compartments rush up, hand-to-hand combat......" Li Clams was wrapped in his own personal soldiers, and reluctantly instigated the war horse to flee for his life, while turning his head and shouting orders.

His judgment was very accurate, and the phalanx of the Huai'an army was the most powerful front. If the two flanks are hit, it can easily affect his attacking tempo. However, the left-right wings who witnessed the collapse of the Chinese army completely lost their ability to think. They all turned their heads and followed in the footsteps of their own coaches.

"Steady, steady, steady," Lihara shouted hoarsely as he fled.

Before we could figure out what was going on, the battle was lost. If he still wants to live, he must show something worthy of answering Ya Badulu's mercy...

This fluke thought completely ruined his chance to escape. The sharpshooters of the Huai'an Army behind him were worried that they could not find a suitable target. Seeing that there was a guy on a war horse actually trying to stabilize the team, he immediately turned the magic machine in his hand to him.

"Bah...""Bah...""Bah...", three projectiles with soft lead wrapped in the surface shot into Lehara's body from three different angles. Beat the man out of the saddle and burst into the air, and he was devastated on the spot.

Another projectile wrapped in soft lead shot another Meng Yuan Qianhu who was fleeing on horseback from his mount. The distance of this shot was so far that even a few sharpshooters in the teaching regiment couldn't help but look around for the direction of the origin of the gunshot.

Before he could find his target, there was another crisp gunshot, and a centurion of the Tanma Red Army, who had stopped and organized his accomplices to flee for his life, was smashed with half of his head smashed.

"Keep your attention, kill the officers first, then kill the soldiers..."Captain Yi Lu, who was riding a war horse, caught up from behind and shouted at the sharpshooters of the first battalion.

"Yes—" The three marksmen quickly withdrew their gaze as they strode forward with the group. While cleaning the chamber of the gun as quickly as possible, the gunpowder and projectiles were pressed in from the front. Then it is compacted with a through strip, the muzzle of the gun is raised, and the next worthy target is quickly searched.

Wu Liangmou, the commander of the Fifth Legion of Huai'an, fired another shot at an unlucky enemy general a hundred paces away, then shook his head, and threw the magic weapon to his own soldiers very unhappily.

His own soldiers put away this magic machine gun and the several that had been emptied before, and put them into the carriage behind. Immediately, he once again formed a fan in front of Wu Liangmou's horse, so as to avoid some unimaginable dangers in his own command.

"It's okay to grab a few prisoners, don't waste your efforts here..."Wu Liangmou shook the reins several times, but his own soldiers blocked the way, and he ordered very unhappily.

I thought that this time I could block the father and son of Badulu in the city and catch turtles in an urn. Unexpectedly, the other party was far more cunning than he imagined, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately came to survive with a broken tail. As a result, the two brigades of the Fifth Army Corps, each landing only one battalion, swept away the tail that Aya Badulu had dropped. Let him, the commander, from beginning to end, fail to play any role...

"Alright, Brother Youtu. Could it be that you still want to be Hu Tongfu? Lu Deshan took four steps to catch up from behind, and with a single sentence, he completely killed Wu Liangmou's impulse to go to the front of the battle.

After more than two years of training, he is no longer the nerd who only knows how to talk on paper. The use and understanding of firearms are well understood. Knowing that sooner or later this thing will become a thorn in the heart of the fierce general, he will never allow his friend to take another half step in the direction of the peerless fierce general.

"Hu Tongfu, what's wrong with Hu Tongfu? I just like the kind of high-spirited style of play of the Second Legion, and every time I am hearty..."Wu Liangmou glared back at Lu Deshan, seven disagreeing and eight resentful on his lips, but the bloodthirsty desire in his eyes quickly cooled.

"We're good at firearms drills, let's get three brigades. I promise that you will have a good time in the future..."Lu Deshan did not deny it, but looked forward to the future with a smile.

At this time, Wu Liangmou was completely lost in temper. Shaking his head, he rolled over and dismounted.

Lu Deshan is not wrong at all, the team that uses a large number of muskets, especially the team that uses the rifle, has absolutely unparalleled attack power. As long as the brothers were skillful and three horizontal formations, they could take turns firing at the enemy with the speed of a bow and arrow, but at least two or three times as powerful as a bow and arrow. Thousands of muskets continued to hit him, and even if he was in front of him, he would eventually be beaten into a hornet's nest.

What was even more terrifying was that the physical requirements for musketeers were much lower than those for pikemen and archers. As long as he can level a musket weighing less than ten pounds and walk with a cuirass on, he can hope to become a qualified musketeer. The next direction to work on is nothing more than obeying orders and being able to maintain a steady attitude. As for the quasi-head, that's a skill that only a marksman needs. Ordinary musketeers can simply pull the trigger on the target directly in front of them, and with the speed of fire and the density of the projectile, they can also crush the opponent. (Note 1)

"I think the lord gave us the first batch of Thunderbolt Guns and Divine Machine Guns, and there must be a meaning to let our Fifth Legion take the lead in developing in this direction..." And you and me, no matter how hard we work, our martial arts can't compare to Hu Dahai and Chen Zhishan, so it's better to give full play to the strengths of firearms to the end..."

"That being said, but, but my lord!" Wu Liangmou smiled and shook his head slightly. "Who knows what the Lord means! Let's not speculate. ”

"I don't dare to guarantee anything else, the lord must vigorously promote firearms in the entire Huai'an army. Don't believe it, what do you think he has been focusing on in the past few years? Lu Deshan didn't hear it, Wu Liangmou was preoccupied, and added with a smile.

"Maybe, maybe, you should be right..."Wu Liangmou didn't want to argue with him, so he nodded with a smile.

"What, do you think the lord has other tricks?" Finally feeling that Wu Liangmou was a little absent-minded, Lu Deshan continued to ask.

"This, how do I know this?..."

"Brother Youtu, what's wrong with you..."

"Maybe I'm tired, to be honest, I don't really like boats..."

Just as there was a sentence, without a word, Liu Kui, the deputy commander of the Fifth Army, strode over from the direction of Qizhou City, dragging a man covered in blood in one hand, with admiration on his face. "Youtu, Lu Changshi, look at these two heroes I brought back. Xu Shouhui had already supplied, and thanks to the two of them, he put the father and son of Badulu outside the city..."

"Huh?" Wu Liangmou's brows jumped slightly, and a little appreciation appeared in his eyes.

"Let me have a holiday..."Liu Kui smiled, and with a gesture, he was arrogant, "This is Wu Youtu, the commander of the Fifth Legion." This is Luliang Lude Mountain, the commander of the Fifth Army, and our brothers are old partners. ”

After saying that, he quickly let go of his hand and pointed to the two men covered in blood and introduced, "This is the Jinwu general Chen Youliang, and this is the Zhendian general Zhang Dingbian... The two of them are first-class heroes..."

As soon as his words fell, Chen Youliang and Zhang Dingbian hurriedly took the lead and saluted Wu Liangmou and Lu Deshan, "I've seen General Wu, Lu Changshi... The end will be late, please don't blame the two adults..."

"Where did that come from? The two of them can trap the dangerous city and fight to the death without retreating, Wu admires it in his heart..."Wu Liangmou smiled and arched his hand and returned the courtesy. When everyone didn't pay attention, a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Chen Youliang... This person is Chen Youliang... If you order him to be killed, now is the best chance. Liu Kui will definitely not help outsiders, and Lu Deshan will definitely help him find enough excuses in the future, and even help destroy the corpse.

Thinking of this, his hand slowly stretched out towards his saber. However, the moment the palm of the palm touched the hilt of the sword, a cold air ran down the arm and went straight to the top door.

killed Chen Youliang, and he became the descendant of the lord's lineage, and since then he has become the most trusted general in the entire Huai'an army. But is this really what the lord wants to do? When he only had a few thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, he let go of Zhu Chongba and decisively supported Zhang Shicheng, he now has 100,000 soldiers, how can he take a nobody to heart?

That's not Zhu Chongjiu, not Zhu Dudu, who is familiar to him.

Perhaps, this is just a question that the lord gave himself?

If he really did something to Chen Youliang, I am afraid that he would no longer be Wu Liangmou, and he would no longer be worthy of being the commander of the Fifth Army...

Suddenly, Wu Liangmou found himself in a strange circle. Forward and backward, it can be wrong. Standing still, you can't see the answer.

"The two of you have been fighting fiercely for many days, and they must be exhausted...", he commanded in a low voice. Come on, send the two strong men back to the city to rest first, and when the battlefield is cleaned up tomorrow, this commander will celebrate with the two of them..."

"Yes..."The soldiers around him were confused, but they agreed very decisively.

Liu Kui and Lu Deshan don't know what kind of nerve Wu Liangmou has. But in front of outsiders, the two of them must assert the latter's authority. Therefore, he smiled and ordered in a low voice, "General Chen, General Zhang, please two first." There is no need to worry about the affairs of Qizhou City, since our Huai'an army has come, we will definitely not sit idly by and watch it fall into the hands of the Tartars..."

"Thank you General Wu, thank you General Liu and Lu Changshi..."Chen Youliang is also a person who has rolled in the sea of corpses and blood, although the back of his head is facing Wu Liangmou, his heart shuddered. Instinctively, I planned to leave here as much as possible to avoid evil.

Liu Kui and Lu Deshan respected the bravery of the two of them, and both sent more than 100 steps, and then handed the two to the soldiers and walked back with a stomach full of confusion.

"Youtu, what the hell is wrong with you today? It's not like you usually at all..."As soon as he saw Wu Liangmou's face, Liu Kui couldn't help but complain loudly.

"I suddenly remembered a sentence..."Wu Liangmou smiled, the expression on his face suddenly became relaxed, "Outside, the king's order is not affected... Do you think so? …”

Note 1: The early muskets were very average. Therefore, lining up and walking close to the enemy to open fire became the mainstream of musket tactics. But with the advent of the Mini rifle, this tactic began to gradually become obsolete. New tactics such as squad cooperation and infantry artillery coordination began to gradually enter the battlefield.

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