With bayonets attached to the guns, the musketeers could be used as pikemen, and the muskets and bayonets could reach a length of one and a half meters, which was enough for a fast-charging cavalryman. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The cavalry of 500 men formed a long column, rushing into the heart of the enemy like a bayonet, and the opposing cavalry also attacked from the flank.

Hu Xian gave an order, and divided two teams of cavalry to meet them, and it was still Zhao Zheng's escort team who took the lead and protected the side, no way, their armor was too good, and the armor on their bodies could only penetrate within fifty meters, and it was the best choice for them to block the enemy's first round of arrows.

Soon the opponent fired the first round of arrows from the outflanked cavalry, which meant that the distance between the two sides was less than three hundred meters into the traditional range of a stone's throw.

The first round of Rain of Arrows is a tentative attack, and neither the power nor the crosshairs are up to the mark. But a distance of three hundred meters was enough for one cavalry archer to shoot a second arrow.

It is not easy to train an archer, and it is even more difficult to train a qualified cavalry, the two are one, no matter where they are placed in that army, they are all elite existences, obviously these outflanked cavalry are Li Quan's old book, and the loss of one will make him feel distressed for a long time. But these archers have followed Li Quan to fight on the battlefield for many years, each of them is a veteran of a hundred battles, and Li Quan has built it with a lot of money, he believes that even if the opponent's cavalry survives two rounds of arrows, it will definitely not be able to resist their charge.

However, when he saw the first round of arrow rain like rain falling on the armor of the Yangzhou army, Li Quan's heart sank, and a bad premonition arose, but it was undoubtedly suicide to let his cavalry turn around at this time.

When the brave meet on the narrow road, the brave wins, and must rush!

The arrow landed on Han Ah Si's head, except for the impact sound in his ears, he didn't feel anything abnormal, he believed that the armor of the national teacher could protect him until the moment of victory.

Han Ah Si was recruited by Zhao Zheng from the homeless people in Lin'an, he was originally from Yancheng, a few years ago there was a flood in his hometown, he changed from a happy and proud farmer to a lonely homeless man, in order to survive he wandered all the way to Lin'an.

He cursed God and ruthlessly took everything from him. But the national teacher told him that man will conquer the sky, and everything is possible as long as he fights for it.

At that time, he asked disapprovingly: "Since man is determined to conquer the sky, then I said that I have the order of a prince, and it is not possible?" ”

The national teacher smiled and said, "Of course you can." I've put the Glory of the Princely in front of you, and the rest only needs you to sprint! ”

That day, I don't know whether it was because of Zhao Zheng's believing eyes or the prestige of the national teacher, Han Asi chose to believe it.

Then he swore allegiance to the national teacher.

The national teacher said that your allegiance is not to me, but to the thousands of people of the Song Kingdom, and I will give you the strength to protect this great river and mountain.

Han Ah Si never understood this sentence, and until now he still couldn't figure out whether he wanted to make a name for himself or pursue the way of protection.

But he knew that he only needed to listen to the words of the national teacher.

The national teacher said that when the opposing cavalry approached sixty paces, the first shot must be fired.

So, the first gunshot rang out, and the reloading of the bullets had already been prepared when they left the city, followed by a neat row of guns.

Nearly half of the people in the first row of the enemy army fell off their horses!

After the first two platoons fired their first shots, they dispersed to make room for the third and fourth platoons to fire.

This was followed by another neat row of gunfire, and almost all the first and second rows of the enemy were dismounted.

Then the bow and arrow of the Yangzhou cavalry behind him were shot, and the distance between the two sides was less than twenty meters at this time.

"Ten, nine." He was silently calculating the distance between the two sides.

When the count reached eight, the distance between the two sides was still only eight steps (basically about 1.5 meters in ancient times) Han Ah Si shouted: "Drop the bomb!" ”

The convoy removed the grenade from their waists, pulled the tab, and threw it at the enemy cavalry

Bump, a bang! Offensive grenades do not produce shrapnel and rely entirely on shockwaves to kill enemies. The enemy horses were frightened, and the formation was in disarray. Dozens of grenades exploded, and almost half of the enemy's cavalry was gone.

Immediately afterwards, Han Ah Si took the lead in rushing into the enemy formation and began to harvest heads!

Li Quan looked at all this in front of him with a look of disbelief, this must be a trick of the demon Dao, messing with the hearts of our army, how could my tiger horse be defeated so easily?

Zong Xiongwu saw the clue at this time, Yangzhou City didn't know where it had cultivated such a heavy cavalry elite, and had developed such a powerful firearm, and today's battle was only afraid of more than auspicious: "King, you should retreat to the rear first, and think about it in the long run." ”

Li Quan's position was too forward, there were only five rows of soldiers in front, and it would be terrible if the opposing cavalry rushed over.

Yang Miaozhen held Li Quan's hand: "Husband! Or listen to the words of the military advisor. You bear the weight of the world, and you must not miss a little. ”

Li Quan calmed down at this time, because the cavalry that rushed towards him had already dodged the first round of arrows, and no one on the enemy dismounted, and the second round was still the same.

"Siniang! Come with me. ”

Yang Miaozhen raised the spear in his hand and laughed: "The pear flower spear has been dominating the world for more than ten years, and it is almost invincible, if I am cowardly, won't it damage the prestige of my spear." ”

After saying that, she turned over and got on the horse, the opponent's armor was strong, and there were firearms on her body, only close combat could win a glimmer of life!

Touch! A neat row of guns rang out from the enemy, and the wooden escape of the shield soldiers in front was broken through and a gap was punched!

Yang Miaozhen yelled badly, and let the pikemen sharply retract and protect the center.

"Mix the horse rope ready!"

However, at this moment, the horses of the Yangzhou army turned their heads in unison and drove in the direction of their weak lateral forces.

Li Quan sneered at this time: "The leader of the other party turned out to be a straw bale, wouldn't it be self-defeating to drop the horse's head and expose the weak places on his side." ”

"Archers! Shoot the arrows! "The arrows in the sky are coming towards the Yangzhou army, and the traditional piercing armor and chain mail are a big loophole for the protection of the sideways, but the plate armor is not, and all this round of arrow rain is still ineffective.

Zong Xiongwu carefully observed the cavalry that had been fighting together on both sides, and found that the armor of the cavalry of the Song Kingdom was divided into two types, and the armor with strong protective power was the kind of armor that he had never seen before, as for the other armor, as for the common ones, it could not stop hand-to-hand combat.

And now the cavalry of the enemy army has turned around, and the outside is still wearing the same set of armored cavalry that has never been seen before, which means that they have premeditated to change direction, and their goal is not Shuai Qi at all!

So why did they take such a big risk to get out of the city?

For the sake of the hot air balloon, Hu Xian saw that the escort team of the national division was so strong, so he immediately decided to destroy the enemy's hot air balloon and prevent it from spying on the reality of Yangzhou City.

At this moment, they were heading in the direction of the hot air balloon, and the enemy's hot air balloon had risen into the air, so the target was very obvious, and the two teams of cavalry that had just divided their forces also dealt with the enemy and also headed towards the hot air balloon.

In the process of making a U-turn, the convoy had already reloaded its second bullet, and if the bayonet was to the spearman what the stirrup was to the cavalry, the paper bullet was to the horseman.

It was also a small invention, but it was of great significance to the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the musketeers. A paper cartridge with grease on the outside, a certain amount of gunpowder and a projectile inside, when used, only need to bite the cartridge open with teeth, pour a part of the gunpowder into the firing pool, and then stuff the remaining gunpowder and projectiles into the barrel with a strip, which greatly simplifies the reloading step, and a well-trained warrior can shoot two or three rounds per minute. With three shots, there is enough barrage to make the musketeers feel powerless in the face of cavalry charges.

bump, the grenade detonated again, and after a gap was blown on the weak side, the gunshots rang out. The formation of pikemen in the front row of the enemy troops was crushed. Since Li Quan's elites are all gathered together, it is too late to disperse and rush to help in a short time.

Although the soldiers on the weak side are numerous, their combat effectiveness is worrying, and many of them are strong men who were brought in not long ago, and they are forced to enlist, so after seeing the spears in the first row and being defeated, they still have the courage to continue to fight, and they have fled one after another.

The Yangzhou army rushed into the enemy position, almost met with little resistance, came under the hot air balloon, cut the rope of the hot air balloon tied to the chariot with a single sword, and then quickly withdrew.

When the man standing on the hot air balloon saw that the rope had been cut, he cried out for help and became a rootless duckweed, and he did not know where he would drift to.

Seeing the enemy retreating, Li Quan understood that their goal of leaving the city was originally for the hot air balloon, and the more the enemy was afraid of something, the more he wanted to get it.

"Do whatever it takes, I want to find another hot air balloon for this king!"

Li Quan watched the Yangzhou army retreat, he didn't want to pursue, but he was unable to pursue, just now a field battle, so that his cavalry was almost wiped out, but without figuring out the enemy's situation, he didn't want to attack rashly.

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In the evening, Yangzhou City put on a celebration banquet, and today I just wanted to disturb the enemy, but I didn't expect to kill nearly 300 cavalry of the other side in the field battle, which is really a great achievement.

More importantly, in today's battle, they figured out Li Quan's reality and did not have to worry about it.

And today's first merit was the escort of several national divisions, so at the banquet, the four officers of the escort team were also given seats to attend.

"National teacher, the power of the musket and the strength of the plate armor I have been thunderous in the past two months, the strength of the plate armor is more than I imagined, and the cost is only one-third of the armor, but it is a pity that now it is only equipped to the forbidden army and the Jinghu army, and I am afraid that the two Huai soldiers will have to wait until next year if they want to equip it. National teacher, this merit is in the community, please accept my worship. Zhao Shanxiang's face was full of red light, and it was only at this moment that he was completely convinced by Zhao Zheng, and when he was about to bow his head to salute, he was stopped by Zhao Zheng.

"The credit is not me, it is all thanks to the skillful hands of the master of the ordnance superintendent, and they should be the heroes of this meritorious service!"

Although Zhao Shanxiang is open-minded, he also does not agree with the elevation of craftsmen to such a point: "The matter of plate armor depends on the drawings of the national teacher, and the guidance on the side, and the craftsman is just adding bricks and tiles." ”

Zhao Zheng knew that it was difficult to change Zhao Shanxiang's prejudices, so he didn't argue with him for the time being. He picked up the wine bowl on the table and filled it with wine. Everyone doesn't know what Zhao Zheng is going to do, the national teacher never drinks, is it because he wants to use wine to make some tricks?

"This wine only respects the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country today."

In ancient times, it was regarded as a cheap profession to be a soldier, and it was natural for a soldier to die, so he could only blame himself for his bad life. No one has ever thought of the bones when they celebrate.

When the soldiers saw Zhao Zheng standing up, they all stood up and raised their wine bowls.

The friendship between Zepao suddenly remembered so clearly, a sense of sacredness that was integrated into the collective, I still belong here after death, and there are still people who remember the hard work we have put into this country.

Thousands of emotions were speechless, and in the end they could only say one word.

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