Chapter 31: Overlapping Shots
Seeing this, those cavalry couldn't help but rush forward with their horses.
But there are also some people who are aroused by this almost certain death situation, and they are trapped in beasts and fighting, let alone people.
They shot a few arrows at them, shooting those cavalry directly into single digits.
Those cowardly Xue and Iron Eagle sharps shot dozens of arrows at them, almost shooting the remaining cavalry into hedgehogs.
Only one cavalryman rushed forward with arrows, but was dismounted by two oncoming Iron Eagle warriors.
When the two teams converged, only corpses and mourning horses remained.
On a gentle slope, several horsemen were watching all this from afar.
"Master Su, my plan is good."
Sima Nan smiled and said to Su Qimin, the guard on the side.
"Sure enough, it's a brilliant plan."
Su Qimin nodded and smiled.
A clever plan is a clever plan, but it also depends on who executes it.
If it's their family, I'm afraid they won't be able to implement it.
In this way, the enemy's cavalry is finished.
Without cavalry, it would have been much easier for them to deal with the enemy.
"You go and inform Lord Mao that everything is going well and you can send troops."
Su Qimin said to a cavalryman beside him.
"Yes, my lord."
The cavalryman said.
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In fact, after hearing the sound of the cannon in the distance, Tong Er already felt bad.
Things did not turn out as they expected, and it didn't take long for the cavalry of the brigade to appear in his sight.
"Array, give me array!"
Tong Er shouted in horror.
Hearing Tong Er's words, those infantry hurriedly began to line up.
As the cavalry got closer and closer to them, they gradually saw the appearance of the cavalry.
I saw that these cavalrymen were all wearing iron armor, and they immediately had a few heads hanging on them.
A few people with good eyesight could see the appearance of these heads, and this was not their cavalry?
All of a sudden, there was an uproar among the infantrymen.
Tong Er was also shocked and frightened, looking at this situation, could it be that his cavalry was all killed by the enemy?
The cavalry did not intend to come, but stopped at a distance, then rolled over and dismounted.
Some of them laughed, sat down on the ground as if no one was around, and began to talk about who had been more brave and who had killed more.
Some of them took food and water out of their felt bags and began to feed the horses, not paying any attention to the burghers in the distance.
They had shot a lot of arrows just now, and they were indeed tired, so they took this opportunity to take a good rest.
Lu Yan was also sitting in it, and he felt that the enemy in the distance was nothing to fear.
"My lord, come and taste some, this is what I left in the morning."
At this time, Mo Rigen took out some braised meat and gave it to him.
Seeing this, Lu Yan took it, and then ate it in a big gulp, with the bloody heads of the horses not far away, quite a kind of pride on the battlefield.
Seeing this, Tong Er was terrified, these people were too arrogant.
But as you can see from the expressions of those people, these are definitely the real elite.
If they weren't elite, how could they be at ease in the face of enemies many times their size.
It was precisely because of the performance of these people that his subordinates felt even more pressured.
The enemy is regaining his strength, but his men are covered in arrays, and this strength is rising and disappearing, and it can be seen at a glance.
And their bird guns have a limited length of firerope, so it's not a problem to keep burning like this.
"My lord, what are we going to do?"
That's when one of his own soldiers asked.
Seeing that the cavalry in front of him had no intention of attacking, Tong Er felt extremely headache.
"Why don't we attack, our arquebuses are limited in length, and it won't be good if the arquebuses run out if we keep confronting each other."
The soldier said again.
Tong Er knew that he was right, it was at least two hours before it got dark, and his arquebus would definitely not be able to support that time.
But a group of infantry took the initiative to attack the cavalry, which seems to be a bit unreliable, what if those cavalry do not engage in battle.
"Attack!"
Tong Er thought about it and made up his mind.
So under the command of Tong Er, the team slowly moved forward and began to march.
Seeing the enemy attack, the cowardly Xue and Iron Eagle warriors laughed, then mounted their horses, ran two hundred paces away, and then jumped off their horses again.
Seeing this, Tong Er not only did not feel happy, but felt a chill.
The infantry were also as pale as the earth, could it be that those cavalry really planned to wait until their arquebuses were burned before attacking.
"Go back to the gentle slope just now and continue to hold on, and order the soldiers to tear off their clothes and make arquebuses."
Tong Er said viciously.
After receiving Tong Er's order, the soldiers immediately returned to their original places in disgrace, and some of the firecrackers tore off some of their clothes and began to make fire ropes.
Tong Er's face was gloomy as water, and he kept thinking about how to deal with this situation.
Seeing this, the cavalry approached again.
They looked at the infantry and laughed insolently.
Although the infantry far outnumbered the cavalry, they were demoralized and felt like lambs to the slaughter.
About half an hour later, a mixed formation of infantry and cavalry came from a distance.
Seeing this, Lu Yan, Gan Cheng and several of their military attachés hurriedly greeted them.
"You're doing a great job."
Mao Wenlong laughed.
"Everything is under the proper command of the adults, we just follow the orders."
Gan Cheng said with a smile.
"Haha!"
Mao Wenlong smiled and shook his head, of course he knew that this was their humble remark, but he didn't break it.
He looked at the infantry in the distance, and saw that the enemy reinforcements had arrived, and there was another commotion in their ranks.
A lot of people are in despair, they feel like their team is going to fail.
A smile appeared on the corner of Mao Wenlong's mouth, and then he said to Sima Nan: "Mr. Sima Qian, everything is according to the plan." ”
"Yes, my lord."
Sima Nan said, and after speaking, he ordered those god-armed crossbowmen to start draping.
Mozhigen and the others roared, and then more than sixty horsemen mounted their horses, and they began to gallop around the forts.
The galloping of sixty war horses was also quite amazing, and the burghers were nervous.
Tong Er and his own soldiers kept scolding them, and at the same time adjusting the formation, turning the entire team into a large array.
But as a result, their formation is also much thinner.
Soon, the crossbowmen were draped and marched forward in three rows.
Gan Cheng and the others also rode horses to stand on their left flank, in addition to some of Mao Wenlong's family cavalry.
Seeing this, Tong Er felt a strange feeling, what was going on with the enemy, how could he let a burst of crossbowmen fight in the front.
But looking at those people's bright clothes and armor, and the queue behaved moderately, they didn't look like mediocre hands at all.
"My lord, what are we going to do?"
One of his own soldiers asked.
"Don't be afraid, just watch out for those cavalry, don't let them rush in, or we'll be finished."
Tong Er said with a wary look at the cavalry that was slowly cruising like a wolf.
In his heart, after all, those cavalry were more powerful.
The soldier nodded in understanding.
The crossbowmen slowly approached the enemy with heavy steps.
And the cavalry also stopped on the left flank of the enemy, and put on a charging stance, which made the men nervous.
When the two sides were two hundred paces apart, the god-armed crossbowmen finally stopped.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Sima Nan said loudly.
After receiving Sima Nan's order, the 12 crossbowmen in the first row immediately released their arrows, and the 12 arrows flew over with lightning speed.
The arrows easily pierced the armor of the soldiers in the front row and then into their bodies.
"Ahh
"Ahh
"Ahh
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The firecrackers standing in the front row immediately rang out a terrible sound, and at least six firecrackers shot arrows.
And these arrows go very deep into the human body, at least half of them into the human body.
Seeing this, Tong Er's eyes almost fell out in surprise, and then he shouted: "Impossible! It's impossible! ”
Although the defensive power of the cotton armor is much smaller than that of the previous iron armor, it is also lined with iron plates, and it can only be penetrated at a relatively close distance.
But how far are they from the enemy?
That's two hundred steps!
Even the maximum range of their bird guns was only 200 paces, and by 200 paces, the lead pellets didn't even do any damage.
How could an enemy's bow and crossbow shoot so far?
Of course, what he didn't understand was that the Divine Arm Crossbow had always been known for its long range and penetrating power.
240 steps is the effective range of the Divine Arm Crossbow, not the longest range.
Even at a distance of 240 paces, the Divine Arm Crossbow can enter the elm with half an arrow, which shows how powerful the Divine Arm Crossbow is.
In pain, the gunners opened fire, and for a moment, smoke rose from the forts, and the guns rang out incessantly.
But not even a single one hit the back soldiers, and the farthest buckshot only stopped 40 paces in front of them.
Seeing this, Sima Nan was thoughtful.
It turned out that because the guns issued by the imperial court were all shoddy and indiscriminate, and there were frequent accidents in the chambers, many soldiers were reluctant to use the guns issued by the imperial court.
But under strict orders, it can't be used.
So there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.
Those gunners have reduced their charges, and there are fewer gunpowder loads, and there are fewer natural explosions.
But the power of the buckshot was also weakened, and the maximum distance of 200 steps became 160 steps, or even 120 steps.
It is precisely because of this that the Jurchens felt pain when they charged, but they were not killed.
After the first row of backers finished shooting, they immediately retreated to the third row to shoot their arrows.
The second and third rows are added.
This is the Song Army's very famous overlapping shooting method, in fact, it is a three-stage shooting, but the weapon in the hand becomes a bow and arrow.
The second row shot again, and there was another scream among the infantrymen.
Seeing this, Mao Wenlong also had a complicated expression.
If the opponent is him, how will he deal with this weapon?
By the way, as long as there is a Franco cannon, the Franco cannon can definitely hurt these crossbowmen.
Probably because they were only going to suppress the civilians, these people probably didn't think that some civilians were worth using their artillery, so they all rode lightly.
This gives them a chance.
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