Chapter 421: The Chariot Strikes
"What new weapon?" Shumo's mind spun sharply, and then he asked with some uncertainty, "Aren't you talking about those chariots?" ”
"Hey! I didn't expect our book turtle to finally have a long head today! You're right, it's those chariots! At this time, Zug couldn't forget to stimulate the book and ink.
"You don't have a head!" Shumo jumped up excitedly, "Just your broken chariots?" I'll admit that those chariots are a bit bluffing, but look at how you guys just ran? I can't even turn a corner, and I will only run in a straight line to the end. Besides, there are a hundred ways to kill this kind of chariot. Not to mention digging a few ditches to make those chariots lie down, as long as a few rows of firearms and bows and arrows are placed, the soldiers and horses driving those chariots will all be killed. Are you going to fight or are you going to let these charioteers die? ”
When Wu Shigong patted his head and ordered the construction of the chariot, he really did not take into account the problem of the chariot's royal hand. Compared with the chariots of the ancient East and the West, the simplified version of the chariot of the Runing Army is indeed simple and cheap. However, Wu Shigong didn't know that in ancient times, it would take several years or even more than ten years to cultivate the royal hands of those chariots, and it was impossible to cultivate them in a short period of time.
And the charioteers of the Runing Army have only been trained for more than half a year. It's okay to have them line up and charge straight on open ground, but it's a bit more difficult for them to make turns, go around obstacles, and make U-turns. So what Shumo said is indeed some very real problems.
"Are these the problems you are talking about?" Zug replied nonchalantly, "Fighting a war is a job of carrying a head. And this is also the place where our chariots are familiar, and we all know how to run. Also, do you think those bandits will have firearms and bows and arrows in their hands? If not, isn't that a pile of minced meat for us to slaughter? ”
Shumo thought about it carefully and felt that it was right. So he asked: "The field battle is your Chu fox's business, then you can talk about it, how to fight." ”
Zug walked to the hanging map, pointed to a point about two miles in front of Longyan Village, and said: "We will send three companies here to form three ten phalanxes, and you and my more than eighty personal soldiers will protect behind the phalanx, form a cavalry formation, and attract the attention of the bandits." ”
"And I'm hiding here with my convoy." Zug pointed to a spot on the waist of the small basin, "Wait until the attention of the bandits is drawn to the front." I rushed out and gave the bandits a slanted thrust, then rushed to the river and turned around, and then came back and followed the road again to give the bandits a little more. After two strikes, the troops in front can slaughter the sheep. This road is also what our team is used to, so there is absolutely no problem in rushing and killing. ”
Shumo carefully considered Zug's jihua again. He thought it was feasible, but he still couldn't help but exclaim: "I originally thought that the young master would have gone crazy enough with us to rush tens of thousands of Holy Spirit Society chaos at that time. I didn't expect you Chu fox to go crazy now. Just a few dozen people dare to rush tens of thousands of bandits, what a madman! ”
"Hey, hey!" Zug Ghost laughed a few times, "Yes! Dare to say bad things about your young master behind your back, see if I don't make a small report, let us adults take your eggplant. ”
"Then we have to believe in you. Back then, I accompanied the young master to charge together! Forget it, since you're going crazy. Then I'll go crazy with you. I will command the troops in front. Wang Jiu! Shumo ordered the deputy head in charge of Longyan Village, "You will take the rest of the people to guard Longyan Village and be ready to receive us at any time." ”
"Don't you see?" Zug then sneered, "Our book turtle is coming out of the tortoise shell this time!" ”
"No way!" Shumo seemed indifferent to Zug's ridicule. "Who made us brothers! I'm going to have to get you back from the bandits. But it doesn't matter if you fish or not, anyway, you are also fierce and unlucky, just poor Sister Rusong! I'm going to be a widow at a young age! ”
"!" Zug immediately scolded, "Why can't you spit ivory out of your dog's mouth?" ”
"Good! Then I'll spit out ivory! Shumo's angry level also has the demeanor of his young master, "I will raise your daughter well." will raise her as her own daughter. Who made her become my scholar's daughter-in-law in the future! Hey! ビエンン hand! You think I won't do it? ……”
Watching the fight of his commander, the officers and soldiers around him laughed.
"Hold it down! Hold it down! Wait for the bandits to advance fifty paces before fighting, and don't let them get too close, just fifty steps! Shumo yelled.
In fact, the gunfire of the Runing Army has a special temporary firearm commander to command, and there is no need for a book and ink to replace it. Shumo was only nervous, so he kept repeating these gunfire shooting specifications summarized after the Ruzhou victory.
An archer of the Runing Army hangs and shoots arrows, this bow is specially made, the archers are also specially trained, and a few hanging arrows fall about fifty paces away, setting a landmark for the commander of the Runing Army.
When it was approaching dusk, the bandits of the small joint camp entered the Green Ridge Pass, and they did not stop at all, and came in the direction of Longyan Village.
Since it was the height of summer, it was dark late, and when the vanguard of the rebels met the Shumo troops who had already been arrayed, the whole sky was still quite bright.
Suddenly encountering the Ming army, the bandits also stopped in fear, but when the leaders of the small joint camp saw that the Ming army on the opposite side was only more than 300 people, they also became bold and ordered the soldiers of the small joint camp to rush forward like a swarm.
From the side of the Runing Army, the more than 30,000 bandits on the opposite side did not line up in a neat formation at all, and they were just piled up in the east and west, so it seemed that the number of people was much larger than that of the same number of troops. Then I saw the bandits on the opposite side rushing over, so the more than 300 soldiers looked very nervous.
Fortunately, the officers and non-commissioned officers at the grassroots level were basically veterans who had participated in the Battle of Ruzhou, and they had all endured the crazy attack of the peasant rebel army at that time, so under the pressure of these veterans, the whole army was still stable.
When the small joint venture rushed fifty paces, the fire bolts opened fire, knocking down the few bandits who rushed to the front to the ground at once, but the number of fire guns was small after all, and the defeated bandits could not be seen in the entire crowd of charging bandits, so the fallen bandits were like a few small waves in the waves.
But such a blow made the charging bandits shrink. The rest of the bandits stopped and tried to hide behind their companions to cover themselves. But everyone wanted to do this, and the entire bandit charge team was all in chaos, and I don't know which bandit shouted, and the charging bandits retreated in such a chaotic manner.
In fact, this is the norm for the army of displaced people, who can be as fearless as the last peasant rebel, or they can shrink as they are now. As for what happens to them, only God knows.
But just such a charge, but Shumo's palms were full of sweat, if those bandits were resolute just now, they might rush to the Runing Army and fight directly. With more than 300 and less than 400 Runing soldiers fighting tens of thousands of bandits, even if they can hold on for some time, the kind of ending of Zuihou is doomed.
At this time, Shumo was muttering in his heart: "Why hasn't this Chu fox's chariot come out yet?" ”
In fact, Shumo was blocked from view, and the two of them rushed towards the flank of the small joint bandits, driving a chariot drawn by two horses, which had already lined up in a formation of five vehicles.
However, after all, the chariot needs to be accelerated, and the speed of the chariot is always slower than that of the cavalry, so after the appearance of such a big target as the chariot, it was immediately discovered by the bandits of the small joint camp.
In order to protect himself, the horses pulling the cart were covered with felt inlaid with iron sheets, and in addition to the observation gap in front of him, Mide was surrounded by a circle of thick wooden planks inlaid with iron sheets. In addition to the lined cotton armor and silk inner armor, the charioteers standing on the chariot also wore two layers of ring-arm iron armor, and they stood on the chariot with axes and guns, like a god of war.
Even more exaggerated, two sharp blades with a length of one zhang were installed on the top of the hub of the chariot. These blades were carefully crafted from 100 steels in the ironwork workshop, and their strength and toughness were first-class in the Ming Dynasty.
As the chariot sped away, the blades shook up and down, shimmering in the setting sun, showing a kind of death beauty.
Seeing the approach of the chariot convoy, the small joint venture bandits suddenly made a little commotion, and when the chariot drove a hundred steps away from the small joint venture bandits, the five chariots in the first row immediately ignited a swarm of bees erected on both sides of the chariot, and thousands of rockets immediately rushed towards the small joint venture bandits.
There was no pause at all, and the small joint venture bandits immediately bombed the camp. They fled in both directions, avoiding the path of the chariots.
But the speed of the chariot had already risen, and in the blink of an eye, the chariot rushed into the crowd of bandits. Just like a hot knife cutting butter, the entire crowd of bandits was cut in half. Bandits who could not dodge were either overwhelmed by chariots or shredded by sharp blades. A scene of the end of Shijie suddenly appeared in the crowd of bandits.
None of the bandits wanted to stop it, and none of the bandits dared to stop it. The speed of the convoy did not slow down, and without any effort, the convoy pierced the formation of the small joint venture bandits from the flanks, completely cutting the bandits in half before and after.
It wasn't until they came to the river that the convoy stopped. The entire convoy began to turn. At this time, the chariot lost its speed, and it was also the weakest time for the chariot, but the bandits who were hit hard by the chariot wanted to escape from the chariot as soon as possible, and no one dared to approach the chariot. (To be continued......)