Chapter 39: Close Quarters

Seeing the Pope and Archbishop Lal seated, Clark, the intermediary between the city administrator and the Ashshantes, slowly got up, walked to the front of the stage, and turned to bow to the adults.

Turning to face the training ground again, he announced loudly through a loudspeaker: "Prepare for each other!

As soon as the words fell, I heard a shout from the heavy infantry team led by Lao Yu in the middle: "Yes! sir!"

Unified! Neat! Loud!

In comparison, only a small part of the other three large phalanxes reacted, and when the response of the heavy infantry team was over, they responded intermittently!

This snake-like response not only made the officers who led the team feel extremely embarrassed, but even the sheriff and others sitting on the stage were also with the same fever on their faces!

It's a shame! It's a lot weaker in terms of momentum, and now it seems that it's so nervous that it's messed up!

If it weren't for the fact that the Pope and the City Lord were around!

These bastards!

The city defense officer gritted his teeth, and the anger and shame in his eyes were almost irrepressible!

It was said that it was two minutes to prepare, but the heavy infantry did not move, and the so-called preparations seemed completely unnecessary to them! As for the other three formations, for a while, the shouts and scolds of officers at all levels and the sound of orders were constantly heard!

The gap between the two military personnel is high!

In the blink of an eye, the preparation time was over, the venue was quiet again, and Clark nodded: "The competition is over when one side completely falls to the ground or surrenders!

After the uninterrupted encouragement just now, the ordinary soldiers of the three squares have now largely returned to their normal level! After hearing Clark's order to start, the entire team immediately changed!

The soldiers in the front row lay down, the soldiers in the second row fell to one knee, and the third row stood. The rest of the soldiers held the two short spears behind their backs with one hand and got ready!

Three groups of 500 people stood in five rows, with a total of 1,500 people, almost completely encircling the heavy infantry in the middle! The absolute superiority in numbers made the soldiers who had just been frightened feel that they were not weak.

What the hoplites did was much simpler!

I only heard Lao Yu, who was standing at the center of the line, shouting: "Defense!"

"Yes"!

All the heavy infantry drew out the large metal shield behind them almost simultaneously, half a man tall and a finger thick, and the corners overlapped and connected, and in just five seconds, everyone was enveloped in a huge round shell made entirely of metal!

The church personnel and the administrators of Gaya City who were sitting on the stage were all amazed! It only took 5 seconds from the order to the completion of the tight shield wall of 200 people!

The discipline of the heavy infantry and the most basic orders and prohibitions have been trained to a whole new level by this gentleman!

If they can achieve this level in a month and a half, even if they just complete the discipline training, and there is no improvement in their combat effectiveness in the future, these people will be able to accept this result!

Even in the eyes of the sheriff and other military officials, it is better not to improve the combat effectiveness! Otherwise, it will not appear that he and others are too incompetent?

Next, as the three rows of soldiers pressed the obsidian charge button in front of the trigger, there was a soft "buzz", and the energy display bead in the middle of the spear, which was about 1.2 meters long, slowly lit up.

Three seconds later, the charge was over! Accompanied by a series of gunshots, the continuous sound of metal impact sounded.

And then, the second row, the third row, back to the first row!

Waves and waves, although they could not cause any damage to the defense of the heavy infantry team, not even the slightest scratch on the shield! But this could make the Pope, the City Lord and others see the strength of their own and others, and this was the only thing they could do against the heavy infantry at a long distance!

The gunfire continued, and the Lord of Fornes on the stage was satisfied with the performance of the three square soldiers. However, when he saw that the heavy infantry did not move at all, he frowned!

Advancing with the continuous force of shock, how did these infantry maintain a defense as steady as Mount Tai?

When I looked closely, I found a detail!

It turns out that all shields have formed a slightly inclined slope from bottom to top, and when the bullet hits, it is not a plane block, and it bounces upwards at an angle! Moreover, this way of tilting the shield can also indirectly increase the thickness of some shields, and it also increases a lot of defense!

The Pope and Clark have picked up a treasure!

From the discipline at the beginning to the details of the current defense, the corresponding intensive training has been carried out!

Well, what about melee and assault combat?

Especially on the battlefield where artillery is roaring, once the heavy infantry can penetrate into the enemy's position at close range, it will immediately become a steel fortress that cannot be bitten and cannot be torn apart! It can not only provide a safe forward position for the follow-up troops, but also cause psychological pressure on the other side to the greatest extent!

The city lord of Fornes was still distracted, and the three rows of soldiers had already finished firing the first magazine! The charging display bead in the middle of the gun had not been completely extinguished, and the magazine was collectively withdrawn with two "clicks"!

The moment the obsidian in the magazine separates from the gun, the display bead immediately extinguishes. Then put away the empty magazine and replace it with a new one, and after the energy is turned on again, the display bead gradually lights up again!

It's just that I didn't shoot this time, after all, the time for the competition is limited, and it is enough to be able to shoot a high-frequency bullet rain like a plantain with a three-stage shooting!

Then, the two rows of soldiers behind the spearman immediately drew two short spears of about 1.5 meters behind him! The spearman put away his guns and took out the shield hanging behind his back.

The formation quickly converged from about half a meter apart, hoping to gain greater advance and defense in this way!

In the past, when facing enemies with more weight, height, or even defense than you, this tactic did work well!

The three long phalanxes were divided into small phalanxes of 25 people for a while, and the front row of soldiers had spears in the gap between their shields, and the cat's waist was leaning over and advancing with neat steps!

Seeing this, Lao Yu also issued a second order: "Prepare your weapons!"

The heavy infantry still maintained a circular shield array, and drew out the weapons behind them in unison!

It's a long-handled warhammer made entirely of metal, and the whole weapon feels like it's one piece!

The 1.7-meter-long shaft is carved with dense depressions, which not only prevents slippage and escape, but also adds a lot of visual beauty.

One side of the hammer body is about seven centimeters long and wide, and the other side is tapering to form a graceful arc similar to the axe surface. It can not only smash the enemy into pulp, but also use inertia to slash vigorously, causing tendons to break and fracture!

And the middle of the hammer body also reveals a sharp one about 10 cm long, which has the partial effect of a spear!

Being able to lift such a weapon is already considered a strong man, but the heavy infantry has to use this kind of iron lump of more than forty kilograms as a weapon, which shows how talented these warriors are!

The moment the word charge was spoken, all the heavy infantry let out a soft shout and made a hammertail movement in unison. All the lines on the weapon lit up at this moment! The brightness around the hammer hit surface was especially noticeable!

Fifty meters! Forty meters! Thirty meters!

When the ordinary soldiers of the three squares quickly advanced to about five meters of the heavy infantry and were about to meet each other, Lao Yu yelled again: "Shock!"