After Tang Chao's order was given, the company commanders of the three infantry companies also issued the order to the soldiers under them to "form a posture shooting formation". Following the command of the company commanders, the three infantry phalanxes immediately reacted, and the soldiers who were originally lined up in a dense formation quickly dispersed and turned into three relatively sparse but staggered horizontal formations.

The sudden change of formation of the "Flying Dragon Army" ordered the commander Zhao who led the troops to rush out of the big fort and was a little incomprehensible. In his opinion, in the face of the onslaught of the opposing infantry, the infantry of his own side either formed a dense phalanx and killed the enemy with spears, or dispersed into small formations and relied on the tacit cooperation between each other to kill the enemy. However, the other party did the opposite, neither forming a large formation nor a small formation, but instead turning into a formation that violated common sense, such as a sparse one-line long snake formation, which really made him incomprehensible -- such a formation could penetrate as soon as his side rushed through, and it could not play a role in blocking the enemy at all.

Although this Zhao commander was puzzled by the opponent's formation, the pace under his feet did not slow down at all. After the "Flying Dragon Army" completed the change of formation, the Han army had already killed less than 100 meters away from the infantry line of the "Flying Dragon Army". Seeing that the Han army had entered the area where the infantry with the worst shooting performance could also hit, Tang Chao did not hesitate to pull the trigger of the Type 95 automatic rifle that was already on his shoulder.

"Bang!" With a loud bang, Commander Zhao, who was running at the front of the Han army, only felt as if his chest had been slammed with a sledgehammer, and it seemed that an incomparably hot object had penetrated into his chest. He subconsciously lowered his head and looked at his chest. As a result, he found that the leather armor on his chest had inexplicably broken a small hole, and red blood was gushing out from the hole. And as the blood flowed out, it seemed that he still had his own strength, and his pace began to slow down involuntarily and stumble a little. After running for three or four steps, Commander Zhao, who had no strength at all, fell to the ground with weak legs, and after a few struggles, he never moved again—he didn't understand how he had given his life until he died.

As Tang Chao fired the first shot, the three infantry companies lined up in three columns, under the command of the company commander, also raised their rifles in their hands, and according to the tactics of ordinary training, they meticulously began to carry out the new "three-stage shooting" that had been improved by the brothers of the military department of the crossing team.

Although it is still called "three-stage shooting," and although there are still three rows of soldiers shooting at the enemy in turn, based on the standard rate of fire of the "Five-Five" rifle of 15 rounds per minute, in the nearly 20 seconds that the infantry of the Han Army rushed to the front of the infantry line of the "Flying Dragon Army," each infantry of the "Flying Dragon Army" fired five times -- in fact, trained soldiers can completely shoot more than 20 or even 25 rounds per minute, but in consideration of the performance and service life of the self-produced barrel, at the suggestion of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Military Affairs will "shoot 55." The rate of fire of the rifle was limited to fifteen rounds per minute.

In this way, the infantry of the three companies fired more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition, and each charging Han soldier would have an average of more than three rounds. Although it is impossible for the soldiers of the "Flying Dragons" to hit 100 percent of their shots for one reason or another, at such a close distance, even the soldiers with the worst shooting results can hit the target with at least one shot of five bullets -- within 100 meters, a living person who does not know how to lie down to avoid the bullets is always better than a moving half-body target on the training ground.

Of course, considering that many soldiers may be aiming at the same enemy when shooting, after five rounds of shooting, there were still twenty or thirty Han soldiers who rushed to within ten paces of the infantry line of the "Flying Dragon Army". However, before these Han troops, who were already a little red-eyed, swung their swords and slashed at the enemy soldiers who had killed their robes, the enemy troops on the opposite side had already reacted one step ahead of them. I saw that the enemy in the front row quickly retreated, and the enemy in the back row quickly met the iron rod with a strange pattern in his hand. However, unlike the enemy soldiers who had retreated to the back just now, a sharp short blade was fixed at the lower end of the iron rod in their hands, making the whole weapon look like a short spear with a strange shape.

As a result, the Han soldiers, who originally thought that the other party only had long-range weapons and could not engage in melee combat with them, were suddenly dumbfounded. Most of them were armed with single knives, and only one or two soldiers were armed with spears -- the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Army" who had undergone strict training conscientiously carried out the requirements of the combat drill and gave "special care" to the enemy troops equipped with long weapons. ,

By now, whether it was the infantry of the "Flying Dragon Army" or the twenty or thirty Han soldiers who rushed over, they all knew very well what the outcome of this hand-to-hand battle would be. Therefore, after a short confrontation, one of the company commanders of the "Flying Dragon Army" took it upon himself to shout to the Han soldiers: "Put down your arms, kneel and surrender without killing." ”

After he finished shouting these words, I don't know whether he didn't understand them, or because he didn't dare to believe the other party's promise, the Han soldiers didn't make any surrender - and certainly didn't attack - but froze there, motionless.

At this moment, a shout came from the direction of the gate of the Great Fort, and another group of Han troops came out of it, shouting and rushing towards this side. The Han army that confronted the "Flying Dragon Army" seemed to be awakened by the shouts of their companions, and they didn't know who took the lead in shouting, "Brothers, being captured and going to Liao is also a dead end, so it's better to fight with them." With this shout, these twenty or thirty Han soldiers immediately came to their senses, waved the weapons in their hands and fought with the infantry of the "Flying Dragon Army" in front of them.

Although there were more than 100 infantry of the "Flying Dragon Army" with bayonets on their rifles, compared with the concentration of the remnants of the Han army, the more than 100 people of the "Flying Dragon Army" stood relatively scattered, and they belonged to three infantry companies, so it was naturally not smooth in command. Therefore, when the remnants of the Han army suddenly broke out, the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Army" who really fought against them were very limited, and in a few seconds, the remnants of the Han army even occupied a numerical advantage, and cut down four or five "Flying Dragon Army" soldiers one after another.

Moreover, the most important thing is not the loss of a few soldiers, but the sudden attack of the remnants of the Han army caused a brief confusion in the infantry front of the "Flying Dragon Army", especially the company facing the remnants of the Han army. And it was this short-lived chaos that gave hope to the Han soldiers who rushed out of the fort in the second bazaar, and rekindled the fighting spirit that had just disappeared because they had witnessed their robes being slaughtered inexplicably.

The array of the "Wyvern Army" was less than three hundred paces away from the gate of the Great Fort, which was a point where a well-trained soldier could rush over in twenty seconds at most. If the second Han army was allowed to rush in front of the array, then in addition to the more than 100 soldiers who had already inserted bayonets into their rifles, the other "Flying Dragon Army" infantry would have to fight with the other side with rifles without bayonets, and the loss would be great.

At this critical moment, Tang Chao issued two orders in succession. The first is to order the guards who have been guarding in front of him and the soldiers of the "Wolf Teeth" squad to step forward and eliminate the dozens of remnants of the Han army in front of their array. The second is to order the prepared mortars and forward-loading guns to immediately open fire to intercept the 2nd Han Army that is rushing towards this side.

With Tang Chao's order, the six guards and twelve members of the "Wolf Tooth" squad in front of him put the rifles in their hands on their shoulders, drew out the horizontal knives at their waists and rushed out. Behind him, Ma Zhengsheng, deputy commander of the artillery battalion, raised the small red flag in his hand, and then waved it down fiercely.

At the same time as the small red flag in Ma Zhengsheng's hand was waved, six mortars and two front-loading guns were fired almost simultaneously. Immediately afterwards, I saw that two clouds of smoke were blown up in the Han army that rushed over in the second pull, and then six clouds of smoke exploded a moment later. With a loud bang, clouds of smoke rose up, and the Second Han Army, which had been able to maintain a relatively tight formation, instantly fell into chaos. The Han soldiers who were hit by the shells were either crushed to pieces, or fell to the ground wailing, while the Han soldiers who were not bombed were completely frightened by the scene in front of them. Because the rifle shooting just now was only a point kill, although the second Han army lost its high morale, it could not make them feel afraid from the bottom of their hearts. And now, when they were actually in the middle of an attack that was even more shocking than the one faced by the First Han Army, their spirits finally broke down completely, and their performance was far inferior to that of their robes who were the first to charge. After the first round of shelling, the two people were already frightened and stupid, and after the three rounds of shelling, in addition to the dozens of people who were killed and wounded, the remaining 100 or so people began to flee in all directions.

However, it is said that they are scattered and fleeing, in fact, except for a few unlucky people who have completely collapsed, the other surviving Han soldiers are still very good at choosing escape routes. None of these people dared to run in the direction of the "Flying Dragon Army" array, and at the same time, none of them ran into their own forts -- escaping to the side of the "Flying Dragon Army" would definitely be a dead end, and escaping to their own forts would certainly not be allowed to enter the forts, and they would even be shot with bows and arrows. Therefore, these Han troops fled to both sides, intending to run to the mountains not very far from the official road, and avoid the catastrophe in front of them first. ,

It's just that although these Han army's wishful thinking played well, it is a pity that the development of things is far from what they imagined. On the one hand, the infantry of the "Flying Dragon Army", which did not participate in the encirclement and annihilation of the remnants of the Han army, began to shoot at these fleeing Han soldiers, and the artillery bombardment did not stop, and only a few Han soldiers could dodge bullets and shells. On the other hand, on the route of their escape, one or twenty cavalry cavalry appeared on each side, urging their horses and swords to rush towards them. In this way, the fate of these fleeing Han soldiers can be imagined. Except for a few soldiers who saw the opportunity quickly and abandoned their weapons and knelt on the ground before the cavalry rushed over and begged for mercy, the others were killed by the long knives and sharp spears of the cavalry.

Just as the Second Han Army began to scatter and flee, the remnants of the First Han Army were also annihilated under the combined encirclement and suppression of the personal guards, the soldiers of the "Wolf Tooth" squad, and the upper bayonet infantry who had gradually recovered - except for the five Han soldiers who had already abandoned their weapons and knelt on the ground when the company commander of the "Flying Dragon Army" shouted for them to surrender, none of the others survived.

Seeing that the soldiers he sent out to rush forward and back were so easily solved by the other party, Shao Zhi and Shao Qian, who were standing on the watchtower, completely lost the courage to continue fighting. The guy sat on the floor of the watchtower with a look of horror and despair on his face.

Having a similar expression and thoughts to this Shao Qian is also the commander Liu who was going to lead his remaining three people to rush out in the third place inside the gate of the fort. As soon as the cannon sounded on the side of the "Flying Dragon Army" just now, I saw that my two subordinates who were rushing towards the enemy formation suddenly flew up in the air under a loud bang, and then they were either torn apart or missing arms and legs, and this guy didn't go to ask Shao Zhi for advice, even if he ordered his soldiers to close the gate of the fort.

Closing the gate of the fort, this Commander Liu ordered his soldiers to defend it to the death, and at the same time hurriedly ran up to the watchtower, asking Shao Zhi and Shao Qian, who were already staying there, for ideas.

At this time, where did Shao Zhi have any ideas to take, he was stunned for a while, and then said weakly: "Ben Qian always has any ideas to take, and now, in addition to opening the door and surrendering, do we have any other choice?" ”

Although Commander Liu also knew that his boss was telling the truth, but just now the "Flying Dragon Army" annihilated his subordinates like chopping melons and vegetables, and the ferocity of its methods and the strangeness of the weapons used made him feel fear from the bottom of his heart. Although he knew at this time that there was no other way but to surrender to his side, the fear in his heart made him very afraid that once he surrendered to this strange team outside the fort, it would probably not end well. Therefore, after his brain teaser turned and he had a plan in his heart, he followed Shao Zhi's words and said: "What Mr. Qian said is extremely true, everything under his subordinates is up to Mr. Qian. ”

Shao Zhi nodded when he heard this, and said, "In this case, then please ask Commander Liu to take a trip out of the fort and explain our intention of surrender to the team leaders outside." ”

Commander Liu hurriedly agreed when he heard this, but he was secretly scolding this Shao Qianzong in his heart - now the enemy and us are still in a state of war, and the other party is so vicious, as soon as he opens the gate of the fort on his side, he may lose his life inexplicably like those soldiers who rushed into battle. This kind of surrender can be done by a low-level officer, and there is no need to put yourself in danger.

However, although this Commander Liu was dissatisfied in his heart, he did not dare to show it at all in front of Shao Zhi - no matter what, Shao Zhi was his superior, and he could not afford to offend - but saluted Shao Zhi and said: "The subordinates obey the order, and the subordinates will do it." After speaking, this Commander Liu went down to the watchtower. Ordered his own soldiers to prepare a few horses for himself - even if he went out to surrender, this Commander Liu had to do enough to save face, and he couldn't let the Liao army outside look down on him.

There was not much time, and the soldiers pulled a few horses over. Commander Liu ordered the soldiers to open the gate, moved the saddle and pedaled on the horse, and took a few of his own soldiers out of the fort together.

Because he didn't know the attitude of the Liao army outside towards his own horsemen, Commander Liu did not dare to urge the horse to go fast after leaving the gate of the fort, but kept waving to the opposite side while controlling the horse trot, and asked several personal soldiers to shout that their group was here to surrender to the other party.

Fortunately, this Commander Liu thought carefully and made all the above preparations, so that Tang Chao issued an order not to fire in time. Otherwise, the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Army" who operated the artillery would probably send this Commander Liu and his own soldiers to meet their robes with a burst of artillery fire.

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