"Your Majesty's Shengcong has been bestowed by heaven, and he is a saint who has not been seen for a thousand years, and we only need to bow down and obey orders, and we can sweep the eight wildernesses." Li Huanghe said with reverence, "Wherever Your Majesty points out, we will fight, if I am too old to go, let my son go, my grandson go, until the whole world becomes the land of the Han Dynasty." ”

"It's good to have such a heart, but it's not okay to just bow down and obey orders, and you have to rely on your own mind to fight." Zhao Song smiled again, then raised his horsewhip and slapped the white horse under his crotch fiercely, "Okay, let's go in, Your Highness can watch from above!" ”

The observation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the presence of several of the most senior officers made the cavalry in the valley even more imposing, and they ignored the fatigue of the horses and themselves, urged the horsepower to continue to gallop rapidly, and charged in the valley, like a high-speed whirlwind of red whirlwind, as if it could tear everything in front of them.

At this moment, at several exits of the valley, groups of infantry also loomed in the sand and mist. They were also all dressed in red uniforms, marching forward with uniform footsteps to the beat of drums, and they changed formations from time to time according to the officer's command.

The first to lead were the regiments directly under the Liaodong Army, and they were the tallest and brightest in their uniforms, and many of them still wore medals from previous battles on their chests. Because they were accustomed to seeing the cavalry galloping, although the scene was very shocking, they still maintained their composure, and with almost constant steps, surrounded by cavalry, they reached the middle of the valley.

Then, the soldiers from other units also led the officers to the valley with the people who led the way, and they gathered into the phalanx of the Liaodong Regiment, like a red tributary converging into the ocean, making the red phalanx bigger and bigger, and finally turned into a dazzling red spot.

The cavalry is vigorous, the infantry is calm, and Minoru Hashimoto, who has been carefully observing with a telescope on the mountain peak, has forgotten the previous embarrassment and is very shocking to watch.

"Emissary, what do you think of our Han army?"

"The cavalry gallops like the wind, and the infantry advances its Xu Rulin, I have read some descriptions of strong soldiers in military books before, and now when I look at it, I know what it means!" Minoru Hashimoto was sincerely amazed.

The crown prince frowned slightly, he originally thought that the other party would compare the soldiers of the two countries after seeing such a drill, and then judge the merits, but he didn't expect that what he got was just a few general words. However, the Japanese ministers have not practiced military affairs for hundreds of years, and it is true that they cannot be asked too much, and it is good to be able to read a few sentences of military books.

"Thank you, messenger, for the compliment." He replied coldly, then stretched out his hand to the soldiers under the valley, "There will be more fierce ones to come." ”

As he said, after Zhao Song and several regiment commanders came to the infantry formation, the cavalry slowly stopped, and then regrouped again in the flank and rear of the formation, resting and recovering while waiting for further orders.

The infantry, at the urging of the officers, quickly formed a formation.

The Han army has attached great importance to the training of formations since its inception, and after the seizure of the country, it still did not give up the tradition, and still regarded the military formation as a necessary subject of frequent exercises, so the soldiers who have served for many years have formed physical habits and can easily line up in formation.

However, because they are located in different combat areas and terrains, so the various regiments of the Han army have developed their own unique combat methods and tactics, and the formations are also somewhat subtle, after the initial assembly, Zhao Song attaches great importance to the issue of unified command, and after obtaining the consent of the two regiments, he ordered that the tactics and formations of the Liaodong Army be given priority, and the other two regiments are required to adapt to their drills, so that the entire brigade can fight in a unified way and give full play to its might.

However, because the run-in time was not too long, the cooperation of the other two regiments was still a little jerky, and there was some small confusion when arranging the formation, which delayed a little time. However, in Zhao Song's opinion, the current cooperation is already very good, and it can be seen that the training of the other two young regiments is still very effective.

Zhao Song rode his horse and slowly came to the open space in the middle without hurrying. He was dressed in a military uniform, with a silver glitter pinned to his chest, and his face was serious, and he looked like a general.

He rode his horse around the spot, and looked at the military formations on both sides, and no matter which side was in full formation, it was as if he was about to fight.

He waved his hand, and the heralds in the various formations immediately rode up to his side. These heralds are all very young, and they are all excellent students from the Martial Arts Academy.

The army of the Han Dynasty was strictly disciplined and paid the most attention to orders and prohibitions, so the position of the herald was very important. Moreover, the herald has always been by the side of the commander and the commander of the army on weekdays, and can learn the command methods of these generals in the most convenient way, and can train themselves on the real battlefield and accumulate their own experience, so the tradition of the Han army is to put the outstanding students of the military academy to the side of the generals, and their promotion speed is also very fast.

"How's the preparation going?" Zhao Song asked his herald in a loud voice.

"Master Qiqi, I'm ready!" The young heralds replied loudly.

Originally, with Zhao Song's current position as the brigade leader, it was not enough to have the title of marshal, but now Zhao Song is the sole leader of an army, although there is only one brigade in strength, but it is already regarded as a party commander, and there has always been a tradition of elevating the title of commander in the army, so now the people around him call him the marshal.

"Okay, let's get started right away!" Zhao Song immediately gave the order.

Then, he rode his horse and left in the direction he had just come, and came to the side of several regimental commanders, while the other heralds rode their horses and galloped in different directions towards the various military formations, since Zhao Song was in the center of the military formation, so the time for them to arrive at the military formation was about the same.

Then, as if a few stones had been dropped in a calm pool, there was a very noticeable commotion in the various formations. At the orders of the officers, the phalanx of the infantry was again transformed, and the infantry armed with pikes and muskets split into small phalanxes, which were hollow, and three rows of soldiers surrounded the open space like a wall.

The artillery positions were covered in the rear by these hollow phalanxes, drowning in layers of red.

Then the cavalry battalion began to start again, but unlike the gallop before, they were now starting very slowly, as if they were leisurely strolling. However, despite the slow pace, the horsemen on their horses were very nervous, and from time to time they watched the gaps between the various formations, estimating the distance between the two sides and assessing the courage of the soldiers.

Before they knew it, their speed was getting faster and faster, from strolling to trotting, and finally to sweeping like just now, and the red storm swept towards the red phalanx, and the heart of Minoru Hashimoto on the mountain peak was beating wildly.

"Hold them off! Hold them off! Officers everywhere conveyed the orders given by the commander-in-chief, "Absolutely not to be scattered by them, and absolutely not to be allowed to approach the artillery positions!" ”

"Order!" The soldiers from all over the place responded at the same time, and the sound of these echoes came together and resounded throughout the valley, and also slightly suppressed the roar of the cavalry trampling the ground, and stirred up the heat in the hearts of all.

However, the roar of the horses trampling the ground grew louder and louder, and the distance from the army formation became closer, and the two armies collided.

"Bang!" In the rear of the infantry formation, the roar of artillery suddenly sounded, and the field artillery of various calibers in the Han army roared at the same time. In order to facilitate the transfer and march of the army, the Han Dynasty has always paid attention to the lightness of the cannon, and strives to reduce the weight of the cannon while maintaining its power. This seemingly contradictory demand, first, stimulated the motivation of various ordnance factories in Dahan to carry out technology research and development, and frantically improved the processing technology, so that the inner wall of the gun barrel became thinner and thinner, and the weight was much lighter; On the one hand, artillery trucks in the army are becoming more and more advanced, able to load, unload and maneuver more quickly.

At the same time, in order to facilitate logistics supply, the Han Army is now mainly equipped with two types of artillery, one is howitzer, which has a large caliber and a long range and great power, and is used to attack the enemy's front in a long-range battle, but because it is inconvenient to move, it is generally left in the rear of the front and handed over to the commander himself. One is the weight of the tiger squat cannon, light and dexterous can be quickly maneuvered, as the mobile firepower of the infantry, can be supported everywhere, used to bombard the enemy when the enemy is in battle, smash the enemy's military formation, this kind of artillery belongs to each infantry regiment, the regiment and battalion on the battlefield can also be commanded.

Today, because it is a drill, the howitzers that are inconvenient to carry have not been mobilized into the valley, only some tiger squat guns, and no live ammunition is used, but even so, the roar of more than 20 tiger squat guns at the same time is still very terrifying, completely changing the sound of horses trampling the ground, it is like a sudden earthquake, this roar echoes in the valley, not only the unprepared Hashimoto Minoru is shocked, but even the war horses have slowed down a lot.

However, the horses of the Liaodong Army had been specially trained in the barracks since childhood, and their resistance to the roar of artillery fire was much stronger than that of horses in other places, so they quickly regained their speed and forcibly rammed into the infantry formation.

The swept torrent of waves, carrying an incomparable prestige to the military formation, this time Hashimoto Minoru who was watching from a distance was still trembling, not to mention the infantry who bore the brunt of the attack? Even if I knew in my heart that this was actually a drill, even if I knew that there were not many of these cavalry, but the situation that the red wall was pushing towards me at a very fast speed and was unavoidable, it still made people's hearts palpitate, and the faces of the soldiers in the front row of the military formation began to turn pale, and their hands were sweating, and the weapons in their hands were more slippery.

However, these soldiers from the Liaodong Army in the front row had always seen the scene of large-scale cavalry charges, so even though they were nervous, they still stood firmly in place, and several rows of them maintained the phalanx, and the weapons in their hands were also erected, and from a distance, it looked like iron flowers had grown in front of the military flag, shining with dazzling light.

The cavalry charge drew closer and closer, while the infantry stood stiff and stiff in place, as if they had taken root in the same place, and when the two red groups were about to collide, the battle of wills finally came to an end. Before they could reach the formation, the cavalry suddenly halted their charge, and some even restrained their horses in front of their blades, and the horses rose to their feet, turned sharply with a neigh, and then rushed towards the other formations.

But the front row of the army was very strong, and several times the shock cavalry returned in vain, and as a result, the horsepower was consumed in vain, and it was no longer possible to form the same telling shock as before.

Looking at the performance of these sergeants in the valley, the prince nodded slightly, and then explained to Minoru Hashimoto next to him.

"Emissary, now this is just a drill, so it didn't really hit, if it was in actual combat, I'm afraid the cavalry would have suffered a lot of casualties, but as long as the military formation is not broken, the sergeant will not be dispersed, and the cavalry will eventually consume sharp energy in the military formation little by little, until it is finally consumed by the infantry army, because we now have guns, and they are the most sophisticated guns in the world today." The prince said, while gesturing to explain, "This is how our army fights against the enemy's cavalry, the Mongols are good at cavalry shooting, but as long as our army is in formation, they will not be able to break through, they can only take a detour, and if they make a detour, they will be constantly consumed by the cannons and muskets in our army's formation, and the casualties will become more and more heavy, and finally they can only flee." Since the founding of our Han Dynasty, we have fought many battles with various Mongolian tribes, and we don't know how many battles we have fought, but we have not lost a single one, so they are now very afraid of us, and we have beaten us to the ground. ”

The prince's explanation unnaturally brought some ostentatious tones, he had studied military affairs with his teachers for a long time, and he had never had the opportunity to show off, plus he had always been very proud of the military might of the Han Dynasty, and now he naturally wanted to take the opportunity to tell others.

"What His Highness said is very true, when I looked down at the charge of your cavalry, I stood so far and saw that I had palpitations, I can imagine the pressure faced by the soldiers below......" Hashimoto Minoru calmed down, and then wiped the sweat on his forehead, "Your army can be unwavering in such a scene, it is really impressive, no wonder it can sweep the Mongols......"

"Not only the Mongols, but all the surrounding states that are disrespectful to our Han have been swept by us, or will eventually be swept by us." The crown prince replied with a confident smile, "Of course, the shogunate is no exception. ”

However, just as he was showing off to Hashimoto Minoru, the situation under the valley took a new turn, and the cavalry, which had been frustrated everywhere, regrouped under the orders of the officer, ignored the roaring guns, and then penetrated through the gap in the front formation, and at the same time rushed towards a military formation in the rear.

When they were trying to storm around, they had roughly figured out the position of the military formation and the strengths and weaknesses of the soldiers, and then they found the weak position. This army formation was formed by the troops directly below the Ma Tongji Regiment, which fought in the Yunnan-Guizhou Mountains before, and was actually an elite unit, but the enemy facing it was generally the remnant Ming armed forces and the mountain barbarians, and the soldiers were not used to facing the group impact of the cavalry.

When this red flame rushed at a very fast speed, the soldiers who were caught off guard immediately panicked, although the officer who led the team kept giving orders, but when the cavalry was about to rush over, the soldiers in the front row still wavered, first one person fell behind, then more and more people immediately fell, and finally there was a gap in the military formation.

More and more cavalry were attacking, and the gap became wider and wider, and soon the army was finally scattered, and the corpses of many horses that had died by the blades appeared on the ground, and even some soldiers were trampled to the ground and rolled and wailed.

However, no one of the cavalrymen paid attention to the casualties on either side, and they rushed straight towards the artillery positions at the rear of the formation, and scattered the guards of the artillery position.

Actually broke through?

The prince suddenly felt some blood on his face, and he was very angry. He was just bragging about how good his infantry was, but in the blink of an eye, he was broken through, and although it was only a drill, his face was still gloomy.

"Go down and ask what's going on!" He hurriedly ordered the attendants next to him.

Then, he looked at Minoru Hashimoto next to him with some embarrassment, but found that the other party did not have a mocking smile on his face, but kept holding the binoculars and looked very attentive.

He watched the impact of those cavalry just now, he really didn't expect that these cavalry actually dared to charge to the end of the military formation that was waiting for them, and then forcibly broke away from the line.

These Han soldiers are so desperate in the drill! He couldn't help but be secretly speechless, and he was even more impressed by these elite soldiers.

However, his mood is beyond comprehension, Zhao Song, who was in the distance, looked at the artillerymen who were rushed to him by the cavalry, and shook his head slightly. "If this is really a war, the artillery charge will be over. Even if these cavalry could be completely annihilated, the losses would still be too great. ”

"This waste is really a shame for everyone!" Because it was the troops directly under him who made such an ugly appearance, Ma Tongji's face became very ugly, "It's really broken!" I'm going to teach them a good lesson! ”

"Ma Tuanzheng doesn't need to be so angry, this is just a drill," Bi Su Tuanzheng smiled and comforted him, "In all fairness, it is really difficult for one army formation to block so many cavalry charges, and if it is a real battle, these cavalry will suffer great casualties in the front army formation, and they will not be able to put so much pressure on them...... It's normal to have some problems, and it would be nice to train more in the future. ”

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