At dawn, the first rays of Chen Xi on the horizon finally dispelled the darkness, and the position of the old trees and hills had turned into a scorched earth.

Blazing flames and billowing smoke enveloped the shattered forward positions, and the last line of defense in the rear had been smashed by boulders thrown from the return artillery.

The sound of the horse's hooves was getting closer and closer, and the terrifying torrent of steel could already be clearly seen through the gaps in the smoke.

The Black Flag Army, the most feared army in the world, will make people feel creepy whenever they see him, because for the enemy, it is synonymous with death and defeat.

"It is said that the Wuling pro-army is strong and unparalleled, in fact, the commander of the other party is the most terrifying existence, our army has basically lost its combat effectiveness, but the other party has not the slightest carelessness, one before and one after the two killer weapons will never leave their hands, it is really a knife to kill chickens."

Zhang Zuofeng withdrew his gaze from the position and said with a wry smile.

Cao Siyuan, who was still lying on the position and observing outside, smashed his fist on the dirt bag and said viciously: "Now the line of sight is clear, if the artillery position is still there, as long as a few rounds of salvo fire, the unparalleled strong army you are talking about will be wiped out immediately!" ”

Zhang Zuofeng sighed: "This is exactly the strength of the opposing commander, they have dragged on in front of the position for so long, forcing countless cannon fodder to death, just to note the location of the artillery position for the first time, and then destroy it in the first round of attacks."

Their strategy is simple and unpretentious, and it seems to be the most stupid method, but it can achieve the effect, which is really a great coincidence, and the ordinary place can be seen in the real chapter.

Speaking of which, if I were the commander of the army of the Southern Dynasties, I would at most think of avoiding the attack of artillery fire at night, but I would not have deliberately killed our army's artillery positions like this, perhaps this is the gap between me and the famous generals. ”

As he spoke, he glanced back at the soldiers on the position, and only half of the men who returned to the rear position remained, most of them were wounded, and some were even carried to the rear on a stretcher and briefly bandaged their wounds before joining the battle again.

Even if some people were lucky enough to be able to escape after a full night of fierce fighting, their physical strength was already seriously overdrawn, and when the Black Flag Army rushed here, it was when the entire Apocalypse Guard collapsed.

"I didn't expect it to fall short in the end......"

Zhang Zuofeng sighed secretly, pulled out his scimitar, and said to Cao Siyuan: "I will lead people to hold the position, you go to find the adult and take him to retreat into the back mountain, but if there are a few people, you may be able to escape, I will definitely buy time for you." ”

Cao Siyuan stood up, his eyes full of worry: "Even if you can escape, with the body of an adult at this time, how long can you last in the deep mountains?" ”

He shook his head, patted Zhang Zuofeng's shoulder lightly and said, "You are a man, although the days of getting along are short, if there is someone in the next life Cao is willing to marry you as a brother of the opposite sex!" ”

After speaking, Cao Siyuan also pulled out his scimitar and walked in the direction of the handsome tent.

"Take care of the adults!"

Zhang Zuofeng suddenly shouted at Cao Siyuan's back, as if he was the last entrustment when he was dying.

Cao Siyuan's footsteps paused slightly, but he didn't look back.

"I will!"

He muttered softly, and his steps suddenly accelerated, rushing towards the handsome tent where Xu Rui was at the fastest speed.

"Boom Boom Boom ......"

The Black Flag Army gradually accelerated, only a mile away from the old tree hills, usually at this time the artillery positions were already ready to shoot, but at this time the Apocalypse Guard not only lost artillery, but also ran out of ammunition and food.

"Brothers, come on, fight with this group of Southern Dynasty dogs!"

Since the baggage company had already been fully put on the position, the crossbow arrows stored near the tent could not be transported to the position, and the crossbows were no longer effective, so Zhang Zuofeng had to raise his scimitar and raise his arms and shout.

The exhausted, wounded soldiers followed his example, silently drew their scimitars, and then suddenly burst into a loud shout.

And the sound of shouting changed from scattered to neat, and it only took a few breaths.

"Great Wei is mighty! Our army is mighty! ”

Zhang Zuofeng looked at the remaining hundreds of soldiers in unison, his vision was slightly blurred, and shouted: "Fight to the death!" ”

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The tragic and firm voice immediately resounded through the four fields.

At this time, the Black Flag Army had already rushed to the foot of the mountain, and unlike other cavalry, the heavily armored Black Flag Army did not dismount and fight on foot, but rode directly onto the hills.

The Luo Heng horse under their crotch has both explosive power and endurance, and its strength is more than several times that of the war horse, coupled with the superb horse skills of the Black Flag sergeant, it can actually allow them to fight mountain warfare with the attitude of a cavalry.

It was an unexpected difficulty, as if as long as he faced this army, there would be countless shocks, Zhang Zuofeng was used to it.

The so-called lice are too much and itchy, and they can't escape the defeat anyway, so what does it matter?

"The whole army is ready!"

The herald behind Zhang Zuofeng immediately blew the horn, and all the soldiers were ready to fight the last big battle.

"Boom !!"

At this moment, there was a sudden loud noise on the top of the mountain, and tongues of fire gushed out, and in the blink of an eye, a ball of flames appeared on the front line of the Black Flag Army at the foot of the mountain.

"Artillery?!"

Zhang Zuofeng was shocked, Huo Ran looked back, and saw that the old trees on the top of the mountain had been cut down at some point, and the artillery pieces were exposed, constantly spitting terrifying tongues of fire.

Due to the top-down bombardment, both mountain artillery and howitzers could fire directly flat, without even resetting and aiming, and the rate of fire was at least doubled.

And thousands of Black Flag troops happened to be crowded in the narrowest mountain pass, not only could not be avoided, but also often killed by a single shot, and the casualties were more than one or two times higher than usual!

"How could it be...... How so? Herald, wasn't our artillery knocked out by the enemy? How did it appear at the top of the mountain? ”

originally thought it was a fatal situation, but he didn't expect it to turn around in an instant, Zhang Zuofeng was pleasantly surprised, and at the same time, a deep incomprehension rose in his heart.

The herald came behind Zhang Zuofeng, and his face was also blindfolded: "The last general personally went to the artillery position to inspect before, and there was already a sea of fire, and there was indeed nothing!" ”

"I see, I see!"

Zhang Zuofeng suddenly thought of something, and almost jumped up with joy.

"General Zhang!"

Lin Shaodong shouted Zhang Zuofeng while jumping down from the mountain wall, ignoring the camouflage uniform on his body that was scraped by tree branches.

When Zhang Zuofeng saw that it was him, he immediately exclaimed: "Lin Shaodong! Didn't you lead the third company to garrison Qingtian County, why are you here? Could it be that Qingtian has also fallen? ”

Lin Shaodong didn't answer his question, panting and rushing to Zhang Zuofeng and said, "My lord, my lord said that you have completed the task excellently, and the final battle will be commanded by his old man!" ”

"What, the body of the big marshal can already command the battle himself?"

Saying that, Zhang Zuofeng seemed to suddenly realize something, and exclaimed: "Didn't you and Sanlian go to Qingtian at all, and the mines on the front were also buried by Dashuai?" ”

Lin Shaodong nodded: "Exactly, the third company went to Qingtian is just a trick, the marshal has long expected that the enemy will give priority to attacking the artillery positions, and before the start of the big battle, he ordered the artillery to move to the top of the mountain and opened up a new position there."

After a whole night of rushing work, the artillery position on the top of the mountain has been built, and all the artillery can fire at full strength. ”

As he was talking, the artillery on the top of the mountain suddenly stopped firing, and dozens of Apocalypse Chariots suddenly poured out from the valley on the other side, it turned out that Xu Rui had already hidden all the Apocalypse Chariots in the valley in advance, and at this time, they rushed out, instead surrounding the Black Flag Army that had rushed up the hillside.

The old trees and hills had long been smashed into bare pieces by the successive fires, explosions, and boulders, and the chariots of the Apocalypse did not go up the mountain, but lined up in a long line of snakes, and fired crossbows with Gatling.

The Gatling Repeater equipped with the Apocalypse Chariot is capable of firing 400 crossbow arrows in succession, and since there are too many crossbow arrows, it takes less than half an hour to reload, so each Apocalypse Chariot will carry two reloaded spare ballbow beds.

The original ballista bed can be replaced directly after the bullets are fired, so that the ammunition load of the Apocalypse Chariot can be increased to 1,200 rounds, avoiding wasting a lot of time on the battlefield to reload crossbow arrows and reducing combat efficiency.

In addition, the size of the repeating crossbow bed is larger, and although it is a continuous shot, its power and range are comparable to that of a single-shot moon-chasing repeating crossbow.

Dozens of Apocalypse Chariots fired at the crowded Black Flag Army, which was completely like another world using machine guns to beat the flock.

Even if the Black Flag soldiers and horses were all heavily armoured, within a range of two hundred meters, in the face of crossbow arrows that were several times more powerful than the three-stone strong bow, the effect of heavy armor was greatly reduced, and the Black Flag Army almost immediately experienced a rapid attrition.

After a whole night of observation, the artillery company had already found the Southern Navy's Huihui artillery position hidden in the distance, and after blocking the Black Flag Army's offensive with artillery fire, it immediately turned its guns and aimed at the Southern Dynasty's long-range killers.

Although Xu Rui ordered the artillery to first fire several rounds of salvos at the Black Flag Army at the foot of the mountain, wasting some time, when the artillery was recalibrated and aimed at the return artillery position in the distance, the opponent still did not complete the preparation for firing.

Although the return cannon also has a cannon word, it is a simple machine after all, and to put it bluntly, it is a more complex catapult, and it does not break through the boundaries of cold weapons.

Whether it is power, accuracy, range, transportation difficulty, adjustment time or firing speed, all aspects cannot be compared with the artillery made by Xu Rui, which is why Xu Rui dared to put the return cannon and hit the Black Flag Army first.

When the first round of the artillery company's counterattack fell on the return artillery position, the stones and oil drums waiting to be fired had not even been transported to the return gun.

A terrifying cloud of fire mixed with a large amount of smoke rose from the return artillery position, and the oil barrels that had no preventive measures were immediately ignited by the explosion, and the return artillery position turned into a sea of fire in another round of explosions.

The return cannons that were not directly hit by the cannonballs could not escape the fate of destruction, and the flames became their last movement.

However, Xu Rui did not intend to let go of the enemy, as if to vent the grievances in his heart, the shells still fell like raindrops, and after being smashed on the head by the return cannon all night, the artillery company finally doubled all its anger.

Zhang Zuofeng looked at the sea of fire in the distance in a daze, and muttered: "I understand, my lord has been waiting all night, the army of the Southern Dynasty wants to stick to us, why don't you want to stick to the army of the Southern Dynasty?" As long as the Apocalypse Guard resists the onslaught of the Southern Dynasty army and holds out until dawn, the tide of battle will be reversed immediately! ”

Lin Shaodong nodded: "So the lord didn't tell all the plans, in addition to keeping it secret, he also hopes that everyone will have the belief that the cauldron will be broken, otherwise the soldiers will be lucky once they know that there is a way to retreat, and it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Southern Korean army at that time." ”

Zhang Zuofeng sighed: "The use of soldiers by adults is really amazing, not only perfectly controlling the psychology of both sides of the enemy, but even every detail around ......"

As he spoke, he shook his head, and a touch of happiness suddenly rose in his heart, if he could follow a general like Xu Rui, why would he not make progress?

"What about grenades, how many more grenades are there?"

Zhang Zuofeng said loudly: "Hit all the grenades and crossbow arrows, now it's our turn to beat the water dogs, use grenades and crossbow arrows to open the way, and cooperate with the Apocalypse chariot at the foot of the mountain to attack on both sides, this time we will leave all the Black Flag troops who rushed over, and completely hurt them!" ”

In this way, Zhang Zuofeng gave the last order for this battle, and at the same time issued a final judgment on the Black Flag Army.

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