When the cuirassiers brandished their bloody sabers in the mountains, Jiang Hongli, who was watching the battle at the head of Zhenjiang City, didn't know what was going on in front of him. From his point of view, it was the thousand-man team that detoured the left flank of the enemy and finally walked out a few hundred meters slowly, and was able to move forward tenaciously after being attacked by someone else's artillery attack halfway, such a feat was really exciting, and then ......

And then it suddenly collapsed.

The mountains were full of North Korean gunners running around, and not a single one of them stopped to regroup resistance. The running arquebuses were not as good as burning sticks, so everyone simply threw away their weapons and fled. If they feel that they can't escape, there are still many people who lie on the ground, holding their heads and hating to bury themselves in the ground, praying that the fast-chasing Guards cavalry will not have time to take care of themselves on the ground.

The originally good situation was reversed in a blink of an eye, and Jiang Hong immediately screamed in shock. He immediately ordered a follow-up team of 1,000 people to rush up to the rescue, trying to salvage the defeat - it was not that he didn't want to invest more troops, but there was no spacious place outside the city of Zhenjiang, and he really couldn't put up manpower.

There were only ninety soldiers in a cavalry company, and one or two hundred people were killed in pursuit until they were covered in sweat. Seeing that the enemy was still responding, they gathered their forces and withdrew. And at this moment, the frontal array has also begun to enter a state of short-handed combat.

Zhou Qingfeng sat in the Chinese army with the 'Fengyun Banner' in his hand, but he didn't dare to wind and rain casually. Because the North Koreans on the other side used arquebuses, and the main infantry around him also used arquebuses. The production capacity of the 'revolutionary army' flintlock pistols was seriously insufficient, and at present more than 20,000 arquebuses were made, which were mainly used by the Guards infantry.

Because of the different ignition mechanisms, the pit of the flintlock pistol is protected by a lid, while the pit of the arquebus is exposed. Not to mention the rain, as long as the wind is strong, the ignition powder in the arquebus powder pool will be blown away. This gun can only be used as a burning stick.

In addition, the control distance of the 'Wind and Cloud Banner' is only 300 meters, which is okay for fighting alone, but it is too small for fighting in battle formations. At present, the road is narrow, but the distance between the three infantry phalanxes has long exceeded three hundred meters. In the future, the scale of the war will continue to increase, and it will still have to rely on the ability of the infantry and officers themselves to fight at the grassroots level.

Zhou Qingfeng could only use the large array to protect an infantry phalanx in his center at present. As for the infantry phalanxes on both sides, they could only rely on their respective battalion commanders to build their own formations for attack and defense. He couldn't help.

Ye Na on the flanks fought very well, and had already driven away the enemy who came in a roundabout way. But the enemy has more troops, and she can't leave her flanks and bring people to help Zhou Qingfeng. At present, the two North Korean thousand-man teams in front of them have also entered a distance of 200 meters, and a real queue for shooting is coming.

Both sides are arquebuses, and the next thing to compete is their respective training levels. The granulated gunpowder used by the Guards may have a slight advantage, but they are at an absolute disadvantage in numbers.

"When will the battalion artillery come up?" Seeing that the enemy was about to enter a hundred meters of mutual killing distance, Zhou Qingfeng couldn't help but ask where was his artillery?

Judging from the current situation, in the face of the enemy's leisurely work, the light assault of the Guards did not play a role in seizing the suddenness at all. On the contrary, it caused more trouble by dropping the artillery - Zhou Qingfeng liked to carry out surprise attacks in the past, but this time he made a mistake.

The staff officer of the brigade headquarters quickly gave an answer, "Commander, we have ordered the three battalions behind to get out of the way and let the battalion artillery carried by horses come up first. But they were still a mile away, and it would take at least a quarter of an hour to arrive. And when they arrived, they couldn't fight quickly, and they needed to reassemble their artillery and build positions. ”

The approaching two North Korean thousand-man teams were already firing, they first stood 200 meters away and fired a salvo, and then slowly approached more than 10 meters to fire another wave. Quite a few projectiles have already hit the three Guards infantry phalanxes.

The central phalanx is protected by the 'Wind and Cloud Banner', which is stronger in defense, but the phalanx on both flanks is only protected by their own military formations. Under one-sided fire, the defenses of some of the army formations were not tight enough, and some of the unlucky guards infantry were hit by stray bullets and unfortunately fell.

Zhou Qingfeng controlled the overall situation through the military array network, and he could clearly feel that the army under his command was full of strong fear and mania. The soldiers in the phalanx were often fighting for the first time. In the face of the constant fire of the enemy, they must restrain themselves with an extremely strong will. When their comrades were killed and wounded by stray bullets, the soldiers standing beside them almost went berserk.

In the front row of the battle line, all the soldiers turned red. This is true even for the junior officers who command. They desperately wanted to grab the rifle in their hands and give it a shot to the opposite side, so as to relieve the pressure in their hearts - the center of the pressure was Zhou Qingfeng alone. His brain was swollen and aching at the moment, and his hands and feet began to shake uncontrollably. The side effects of the Formation Technique were eating him back.

I can't help it, I can't stand it......

Although the skill of the Divine Soul is good, and the way of the military formation is also very powerful, the taste of this kind of brain being used as a switch by the army is not pleasant. Especially when countless ideological pressures are constantly surging, and the brain is about to explode!

"Fire!"

The negative emotions were turbulent, and Zhou Qingfeng had bruises on his forehead and blood-red eyes within a minute or two. When the enemy closes to a distance of 100 meters, the pressure of the military formation reaches its peak. Although he knew that this was not the best opportunity to fire, he still shouted uncontrollably, followed by vomiting blood.

Bang bang......

On the battle line of the three infantry phalanxes, the soldiers in the front row immediately grabbed their rifles in unison, aimed at the flat end and opened fire. The first platoon turned back mechanically after firing, and the second platoon stepped forward, aiming again and pulling the trigger. And so on three times.

During the whole process, many soldiers were too nervous and their movements were deformed. Ropes fail to ignite the potentiaries. Some people didn't even aim and just pulled the trigger with their guns. Others were so shabby that they couldn't pull out the bar after firing, let alone reload it. Some people even forgot to pull the strip out of the chamber of the gun, and as soon as they fired, the strip flew away.

No matter how well you practice on the training ground, it can't compare to a shot in actual combat.

The three platoons took turns firing, and the results were achieved.

Zhou Qingfeng's heart relaxed a lot after vomiting blood. The staff officers beside him looked nervously, as if they wanted to put him down. But his head drooped, and he wiped the blood drops from the corner of his mouth and shouted: "According to the infantry drill code, give me an evaluation of the effect of the first round of attacks." ”

Every time you attack, you have to know how well you're fighting. You can't fight for half a day, and you don't even know if you exchange enemies with us, and this is a confused war. It is even more impossible to provide a basis for follow-up decision-Zhou Qingfeng shouted angrily, and the rookie staff officer of the brigade headquarters remembered that he had such an important thing to do.

Taking advantage of the gap between the staff officers' assessment, Zhou Qingfeng looked back at the rear road of his phalanx. A few hundred meters away, there were already horses and cannons. But Zhenjiang is already a mountainous area, and the horses with cannons are tired and tired and break their legs, and it can't be fast. At a distance of a few hundred meters, those artillerymen were in a hurry. They are trying to figure out how to carry the cannon with manpower.

In complex road environments, people's adaptability is greater than that of livestock.

"Fortunately, this is a light artillery with a full weight of just over 300 kilograms, and if it were a few tons of big guys, I wouldn't be able to count on them at all." After firing, Zhou Qingfeng also laughed at himself. He turned his head to look at the North Korean musket queue opposite, and from a distance of 100 meters, he could still see a group of people falling from the other side.

The Koreans also have military formations, but there are not many of them. Most of its firecrackers are streaking. Only nine hundred infantry in the three phalanxes of the Guards infantry used arquebuses. At a distance of 100 meters, the hit rate is only about 10 percent. That is, after one round, the opponent died eighty or ninety. And the Guards phalanx also had more than a dozen casualties.

Both sides entered a period of stagnation of firepower at this moment. There are a lot of people who are shivering and reloading. Whenever a platoon is fully loaded, the platoon commander raises his saber in his hand. After about a minute, a forest of knives could be seen on the battle line of the Guards phalanx - the strict daily training still worked, and the Guards reloaded significantly faster.

"Boss, the second round of shooting is ready." The staff officers were reporting loudly, hoping to hear Zhou Qingfeng shouting the order to open fire.

But Zhou Qingfeng saw that most of the North Koreans on the opposite side were still loading, and he immediately ordered and shouted: "Forward!" ”

"Forward!"

"Forward!"

"Forward!"

After being stunned for a moment, the staff officers still issued Zhou Qingfeng's order. Orders rang out on the battlefield. Zhou Qingfeng even pulled out the saber of light and raised it high above his head, running directly to the front of the central phalanx. His tall figure was extremely eye-catching on the battle line, and his dazzling saber attracted the attention of all the soldiers in the three infantry phalanxes.

"Come with me and get closer to the enemy."

Zhou Qingfeng held the 'Fengyun Banner' in one hand, held his saber high in the other, and leaped forward towards the more than 2,000 enemies on the opposite side with his long legs. The soldiers behind him were collectively dumbfounded, followed by roars of excitement and rage. The sound of drums marching in formation sounded in the phalanx, guiding the soldiers to walk in unison and not to be chaotic.

The three phalanxes, fifteen hundred people, none of them hesitated, and all of them followed closely.

Zhou Qingfeng, who was standing in front of him, set an example for all the soldiers, and the original fear and pressure immediately disappeared, and all turned into great courage. The brilliance of the military array has more than doubled, and everyone's steps are extremely firm, confident that they can face any strong enemy.

The soldiers of the Guards were out of pressure, and all the pressure was given to the enemy.

The North Korean team of 1,000 people was originally taking turns to reload, but when they heard a sudden roar from 100 meters away, many of them were startled. And when they saw Zhou Qingfeng personally leading the team, holding high the flag and approaching actively, the North Korean firecrackers were even more confused. Some people can't stand this fear of confronting the enemy and open fire indiscriminately.

Thin white smoke rose from time to time in the ranks of the Korean thousand-man detachment, and some of the soldiers who had already finished loading opened fire without waiting for the officer's order. Even some of the North Korean officers themselves felt fear in their hearts and took the initiative to ask their soldiers to fire first.

The sound of thumping gunfire rang out in a sporadic manner......

As the Guards strode forward, the white smoke from the opposite side began to obscure their vision. On Zhou Qingfeng's side, although occasionally soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, the entire phalanx still approached the enemy in a complete form. Queuing up for shooting requires a speed of progress, even in the face of a roaring rain of bullets, the pace must be steady and calm.

Those who can face death are truly fearless!

Eighty meters ......

Sixty meters......

Forty meters......

Finally, when he reached a distance of thirty meters, Zhou Qingfeng shouted loudly, "Stand!" ”

Along the way, the casualties of the Guards phalanx increased greatly, and fifty or sixty people fell one after another. When moving, there will always be gaps in the defenses of the formation. But except for the 1,500 soldiers who were shot and fell, no one was left behind, no one fled, no one was cowardly - everyone was inspired by Zhou Qingfeng who was standing in front of him, and his courage did not fall!

"Raise your gun!"

Zhou Qingfeng's voice echoed on the battlefield, and the three hundred rifles in the front row stood up steadily.

Facing the muzzles of the black holes, the North Korean firecrackers were as if they were being stared at by death, and their souls were not possessed.

"Fire!"

Bang bang bang......

At a distance of thirty meters, the accuracy of shooting is increased several times. White smoke erupted from the muzzles of the 300 rifles, and more than 200 people immediately fell on the opposite side.

The corpse was crooked, revealing more enemies behind it.

The North Korean gunners in the back row only felt that their eyes were empty, and they saw the enemy on the opposite side turn around, revealing the muzzles of another group of guns raised and aimed at in the back row.

"Raise your gun...... fire!"

Bang bang bang......

Rows of enemies are falling, and the effect of such an attack is invigorating and full of accomplishment!

We're awesome, we're awesome. We walked up to the enemy's bullets, and then dealt those bastards a hard blow, hitting them crying dad and mother, and shitting!

After a round of three platoons of Guards infantry, five or six hundred people fell on the opposite side. Dried up a quarter of the enemy in one go. And when all the arquebuses were fired, Zhou Qingfeng did not let the soldiers reload. He shouted in a louder, tearing voice......

"Brothers, put on the bayonet and tie the enemy into strings!"