Li Junxian waited for the soldiers of these firearms regiments to be trained one after another, and they had been discharging artillery for two months, and they were initially proficient in the method of firing artillery. And Li Junxian's two wives are getting bigger and bigger, and they are already three months pregnant, and they are all babies at home. Li Junxian is smiling at everyone he sees now, and he is not too harsh on those stupid soldiers. Everyone felt the happiness of Li Junxian, the main general, and everyone was also happy.

"Today, we are going to hold a drill, the second regiment is commanded by Su Dingfang, and the firearms regiment is commanded by Yang Wu, to conduct a drill of infantry and artillery coordination." Li Junxian shouted.

"Infantry coordination?"

Everyone didn't know what was going on, so they were a little confused. And Li Junxian's so-called infantry and artillery coordination, that is, the coordinated operation of infantry and artillery, can allow artillery to cover the infantry's charge. However, the infantry and artillery coordination that Li Junxian wants to practice at present is actually very superficial, and there is no way to compare it with those infantry and artillery coordination in later generations.

"The Second Regiment of Infantry Battles is assembled!" Su Dingfang shouted.

"Firearms Regiment assembled!" Yang Wu, the acting head of the firearms regiment, shouted.

The two regiments were quickly assembled, the 2nd Infantry Regiment in front and the Firearms Regiment in the rear. The firearms regiment was divided into three echelons, the first was the Tiger Squat Artillery Battalion, while the middle was the Flying Thunder Artillery Battalion, and the last was the Swarm Rocket Battalion. This is actually determined according to the range of the firearm, and the Tiger Squat Cannon has the closest range, so it is at the front. And a swarm of rockets has the longest range, so at the rear.

"The Second Infantry Regiment, according to the previous drill, shoot in three stacks!" Su Dingfang shouted.

"Whoosh!" The soldiers began to shoot in three stacks, aiming at the straw men in the distance.

The straw men were shot one after another, but they didn't collapse.

"The second regiment of foot combat, move forward at a uniform speed!" Su Dingfang ordered again.

And the second infantry regiment, while shooting bows and crossbows, moved forward at a uniform speed. This is actually no different from a triple stack shot. It's just that when the arrows are finished, they don't retreat, but they install the arrows in the same place, and the crossbowmen behind them go forward and shoot. This keeps a slower, but even pace. Able to constantly suppress the enemy in front, but attack slowly. Of course, this is not the same as the previous infantry attack speed, but it is also advancing.

And next, it should be the beginning of the firearms regiment.

"Firearms regiment, fire according to the previous drill!" Yang Wu ordered.

"Boom, boom!"

"Whoosh!"

Those tiger squat cannons and flying thunder cannons, as well as a swarm of rockets, were fired at the straw men in front of them. Immediately, the infantry was frightened into a formation and scattered.

"What are you scattering? Are they just firearms? Li Junxian said angrily.

"General Li, why did these firearms fire when we attacked? Won't it bomb us then? A soldier asked.

"You can rest assured that the firearms regiment will not bombard you. This is the so-called infantry and artillery coordination, which allows your infantry and artillery to cooperate with each other, reduce a lot of casualties, and cover your infantry attacks. As long as you adjust your pace, you won't be bombarded by your own artillery! Li Junxian said loudly.

"Go back to the line and don't scatter! You have to trust your comrades, they are the ones to whom you can entrust your back. You have to trust. If you can't trust it, how can you win the enemy? Su Dingfang said.

The soldiers returned to their ranks and began to wind their crossbows continuously, then slowly moving to the front. Afterwards. Straw men were constantly blown away by artillery, and as a result, the infantry had a lot fewer targets. The infantry increasingly focused on the remaining straw men, and as a result, many of them were hit by dozens of arrows.

At this time, Su Dingfang asked a signal soldier beside him to raise a flag. Makes it clear.

When Yang Wu of the firearms regiment saw this situation, he hurriedly shouted: "Tiger squat cannon, shoot two hundred steps forward!" ”

The battalion commander of the Tiger Squat Cannon immediately told the soldiers to stop shooting. After that, the tiger squat cannon was quickly cooled down with cold water, and then the tiger squat cannon was picked up, and he stopped two hundred steps ahead to continue shooting.

The Tiger Squat Cannon, which had paused for a while, continued to fire, and after a while, Su Dingfang's signal soldiers raised their flags again.

"Flying Thunder Cannon, shoot two hundred steps forward!" Yang Wu shouted again.

The Flying Thunder Cannon also stopped, followed two hundred steps forward, and continued to fire.

In the end, Su Dingfang also raised the flag again, and the swarm of rockets stopped firing again, and took two hundred steps forward.

By this time, the artillery fire had reached the rear of the imaginary enemy, and the enemy had been plowed almost once. If the enemy does not run in place, I am afraid that they will already be defeated. The soldiers armed with bows and crossbows were also about to rush in front of the imaginary enemy.

"Draw the knife!" Su Dingfang continued to shout.

The soldiers with bows and crossbows drew their swords and prepared to fight with them. As mentioned before, each soldier in the Tang Dynasty had several weapons, and the bow and crossbow were just one of them. The vast majority of Tang Dynasty soldiers had a waist knife, and now they can use the knife to fight when they get close to the enemy.

"General, there are no enemies!" A battalion commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment shouted.

Su Dingfang looked at the "enemies" who had already been blown into broken grass in the same place, and he was speechless for a while. Originally, according to the plan, they rushed in front of the enemy, and if the enemy did not withdraw their troops, it would be Li Junxian whose special guards were going to start drawing their knives and fighting at close range. This is the same as those Western tactics of lining up and shooting and fighting with bayonets after getting closer, all of which are hand-to-hand combat.

But now, the rear firearms battalion has already killed all these enemies. Although these straw men can't move, Su Dingfang can be sure that the real enemy has suffered such a big loss, either all of them will die, or they will have already found the opportunity and retreated, and they will not stay in place for Su Dingfang's infantry to fight in close combat.

"General Li, this infantry artillery coordination is too powerful. If the current straw man is the enemy, he is either dead or has retreated, and there is nothing to do with our infantry in this battle! Su Dingfang complained.

Su Dingfang has been a melee soldier for many years, but it is the first time he has seen such a battle. To fight in this way is to use advanced weapons without bombarding the enemy, so there is no idea of melee combat at all.

"Su Dingfang, do you know why I said that firearms will change the history of war?" Li Junxian asked.

Su Dingfang was taken aback, he knew that the previous combat methods were probably outdated. (To be continued......)