readx; With Zhang Yichuan's order, a large number of thieves shouted again and launched a charge towards Goushang Village, and the short calm on the battlefield was broken in an instant. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In many fierce battles with the official army, the thieves also summed up some experience. For example, when marching at night, it is better not to raise a fire, and it is better to have a deep foot and a shallow foot, or even to fall, than to become a live target for the officers and soldiers. Then there is the fact that the effective range of the bird gun will not exceed 100 steps, and as long as the distance is far enough, it will generally not be hit. Therefore, although it was a charge, some of the thieves who had fought with the officers and soldiers deliberately ran to the two wings, trying to bypass the front of the officers and troops, cross the earthen ditch from the flank from a hundred paces away, and then outflank them in a roundabout way. Only the new thieves are still stupidly running straight ahead.

At this moment, the long-lost moon suddenly emerged from the thick clouds, and in an instant, silver moonlight sprinkled all over the earth. Through the reflection of the snow, Zhao Daring and the soldiers made the formation of the enemy's charge clear. This charge was bigger than the last time, at least five or six hundred people, and there were still an unknown number of thieves in the distance. Some of the quick-legged thieves had already run a hundred paces away from the flanks and began to climb over the ditch.

However, Zhao Daring really lived up to his nickname, and although he was surrounded by enemy troops a hundred times his strength, he didn't even have the slightest idea of retreating. If he really retreated out of timidity, he would not have been able to run away, because there were too many thieves and there were cavalry. And this platoon is all infantry, and it has lost the cover of its position, even if the thieves release arrows indiscriminately, it will be difficult for the whole platoon to escape under the stray arrows.

Of course, although Zhao Daring is bold, he is not stupid, and he is still very confident in his defensive position. A few days ago, when the two sides were in a stalemate, he had already asked the soldiers to dig a whole circle of trenches along the house, which was connected with the earthen ditch, and the courtyard wall was quite high, which was equivalent to a miniature city with a moat. Even if the thieves outflanked from the flank, no matter which direction they attacked, the officers and troops could rely on the favorable terrain to defend, and the enemy could be attacked with bird guns when he was far away, and bombed with grenades when he was close.

The only long-range attack method of the thief is the bow and arrow, which has little effect on such a small stronghold; If you want to fight in close quarters, you will have to pay heavy casualties. Zhao Daring had just obtained a batch of ammunition the day before yesterday, especially grenades, and he killed 100 enemies with grenades in the blink of an eye just now, which is a living example.

Not only that, Zhao Daring's platoon was closest to the thieves, and the company commander also deliberately won a rapid-fire gun for him from the regiment. Zhao Daring dug a hole in the courtyard wall, and the cannon was set up in the back. The enemy had just been killed to the edge of the trench, and he had not had time to use his artillery; Now that this cannon is already ready, Zhao Daring looked at the swarming thieves and calmly ordered: "Prepare the gun for Lao Tzu, let's open the cannon continuously, and we must beat the enemy's momentum!" ”

By this time, the thieves on the flanks had crossed the ditch and outflanked them from afar. Zhao Daring let the first squad be responsible for the front, the second squad was responsible for the side and back, and the third squad was used as a reserve. Seeing that the enemy who was rushing at the front had already entered the range of the bird's gun, and a large area of black pressure behind him was in a dense formation, and it was still surging upward, Zhao boldly shouted: "Fire!" ”

"Boom!"

The rapid-fire cannon roared with an earth-shattering roar, immediately suppressing all the sounds on the battlefield. Immediately after that, the team in front of the thieves exploded, and the cannonball smashed into the dense crowd, knocking down a large area on the spot. The thieves obviously didn't expect that in such a small village, the officers and soldiers actually deployed artillery, and the pace of advance involuntarily slowed down.

"Bird salvo, fight hard for Lao Tzu, no need to save ammunition!" Zhao Daring lost no time in ordering.

The soldiers of the first and second squads were ordered to open fire, and the thieves who had just walked into the range of the bird's gun were immediately killed, and one after another were shot and fell in a pool of blood. At this time, the soldiers of the third squad were not idle, they helped to load the ammunition, and when they were ready, they handed it to the first and second squads, and continued to reload the bird guns that had been fired back. In fact, this is a form of infantry "three-stage attack", which all soldiers must practice every day, and they have already been trained very skillfully.

The salvo had just ended, and the rapid-fire cannon let out a second roar, just over half a minute after the last shot. This is of course because it is equipped with a sub-gun, which saves a lot of reloading time; But more importantly, Zhao Daring hoped that the sound of artillery could be heard in the rear and that reinforcements would come as soon as possible. This ditch village is sixty miles away from Pengcheng, and it is not close to it, but it is not far away. In the silence of the night, the sound of artillery could be heard for miles, and there would be mobile sentinels patrolling back and forth in the rear, and if the sentries heard the sound of the cannons, Pegasus would report back to the camp, and the large army would be able to crush the bandits. Otherwise, even if Zhao Daring's platoon can fight again, it will be impossible to destroy thousands of enemies.

Of course, in addition to serving as an alarm, the rapid-fire cannon is also of great tactical significance, it can easily shoot a cannonball a hundred and fifty paces away. Zhao Daring knew that he had too few troops, and the only way to survive was to use the advantage of firearms to suppress the enemy, and the farther away the enemy, the safer they were. That's why he asked the fighters to fight fast and not save ammunition.

This trick really scared the thief. They did not know how many officers and troops were stationed in the village, let alone how much ammunition was in reserve. The first wave of charges killed and wounded more than 100 people at once, and the thieves were already apprehensive; Now the firepower of the officers and soldiers is even more fierce than the first time, and they can not be afraid. At first, it was someone else who played a clever trick and deliberately slowed down the pace of the charge; Later, more and more people stopped, and the rapid-fire artillery bombarded a large line, which also made them dare not consume on the battlefield anymore, and finally evolved into a total defeat, and the second wave of charges returned again in vain.

Charging twice in a row and retreating, Zhang Yichuan, who was watching the battle from behind, was a little impatient. The task of his team is to feint to attack Pengcheng, although it is a feint, but it must be done like a little, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to the other leaders. There are still sixty miles away from Pengcheng, if tens of thousands of troops can't even take such a small stronghold, wouldn't it make people laugh? Besides, these soldiers were not their own, but borrowed by other leaders, so it is not distressing to die a few more.

So Zhang Yichuan strode forward to meet a thief who was going back, and without saying a word, he raised his hand and cut it out with a knife. The knife was swift and fierce, and it slashed into the man's neck, and the head flew backwards; Under the action of inertia, the headless cavity ran forward two more steps before falling to the ground.

The sword immediately deterred the retreating thieves. Zhang Yichuan raised his knife and shouted: "If there is anyone who dares to escape without permission, there will be no forgiveness!" ”