While one of the artillery positions on the right flank had to switch to shotgun mode to deal with the onrushing cavalry, Lomin had two other artillery positions that could fire at Beran's infantry without hindrance.

At distances where it is difficult for bows and arrows to cause effective damage, as long as the cannonball hits, it can still easily kill any soldier, and sometimes it can knock down several people one after another. Even the swordsman may not be able to successfully block the cannonball, and most of them can only dodge.

This is a far greater blow to morale than the damage caused by the shells themselves.

Of course, Beran's army was not going to collapse like this, they just became a little more impetituous and quickened their pace.

This certainly made their formation a little more chaotic, but originally Belan's army was not known for its strict infantry formation, and on the surface it didn't seem to be a big problem.

Finally within the effective range of the bows and arrows, the archers on foot, as well as the retreating light cavalry, dismounted and raised their bows, and eagerly fired arrows at Login's array.

Of course, this wave of arrows was sent almost at the limit of range, and the accuracy was so poor that even if it hit, it was impossible to penetrate the armor, and at best it would only hurt a few unprotected exposed parts of the soldier.

But at least that's enough to change the situation of being beaten unilaterally and boost morale a little.

At this time, the other infantry roared and began to trot.

Although they did not sprint at the speed of sprinting in order to prevent physical exhaustion in real combat, it only took thirty or forty seconds to cross this distance at best.

"Military band, play music, let the rear army sing to me!"

However, arrogantly facing the roaring enemy troops, Luo Ming did not waver, and even gave an order that sounded a little strange in advance.

The drum and trumpet sounded, and the passionate prelude was played, and then the three phalanxes in the back of Luoming's army sang the military song together.

Praise Luo Ming's superior military strategy and extraordinary prowess, praise his countless heroes, harvest the heads of his enemies like grapes, and with the sword he wields, there is the sound of artillery.

Simply unorganized and undisciplined yelling, and still in a running state, it doesn't take long for the roar to be ventilated.

And what better way to stand still and sing to the beat?

Although the sound was invisible, it was like a tangible tide at the moment, gathering huge waves on Luo Ming's side, while the enemy army fell into a trough.

The great waves, the great waves, grew and slammed towards the enemy, interrupting their accumulated arrogance!

Of course, no matter how the momentum changes, the war will still have to settle down – but in this regard, Lomin and his soldiers are equally confident.

"Formation!"

Without Lomin's special order, his officers had already issued slogans in accordance with the drill code, and the junior officers quickly urged the soldiers to lay down their spears and organize a patchwork phalanx.

This is not simply a stack of people, for example, the spears in the first row should be held in a half-squat, one end can be supported on the ground, the other end is tilted upwards, the second row of people put the spears on the shoulders of the first row and stretch forward, the third row ...... Some of the men in the back row put their spears up, ready to fill in any loopholes and gaps that might arise somewhere in the policy.

These coordinated postures ensure the density and stability of the spear, which is an art in itself.

But fortunately, it only has a few movements in total, and it doesn't take long to learn these movements alone, and Luo Ming's soldiers, including those who have just become regular field troops for a few days, have basically learned them, and at most they are not so familiar with them.

In the face of this square array of spears densely arranged, even the most brave soldiers will find it tricky, but the overall momentum of the large army will not allow anyone to stop, and if they stand in place, they are likely to be knocked down and trampled to death by their companions, so they can only grit their teeth and rush forward.

The soldiers in the first row were armed with swords, battle axes, long knives and other weapons of a certain length that were suitable for chopping, trying to cut off the spear heads, and some were holding shields or portable short weapons trying to find a gap to get into the spear array.

But most of the time, doing so will not lead to results at all.

Although the spear shaft is made of wood, it is not easy to cut, and ordinary soldiers must place the spear shaft in the right place and chop it with all their strength to ensure that it is cut - but the spear held by the Luo Ming soldier is not completely fixed, there is a certain buffer room, and very few can really be cut.

Besides, who said you can't kill someone without a gun?

And many of the Beran soldiers didn't even have time to make a few slashes before they were pushed forward by the friendly forces that came from behind and crashed into their spears.

However, there was no one behind the soldiers in the back row, and there was no need to worry about the stampede, so they raised their bows and arrows and threw them at a small angle at the spear array at close range.

This is also a helpless move, after all, Luo Ming's spearmen have a high armor rate, not to mention the steel cuirass, that thing can basically only be shot through by the top strong bow and crossbow, and sometimes the hardness of the arrow material is not as high as the cuirass, and as a result, the arrow will be deformed or even shattered as soon as it is shot, and it may not be able to penetrate once if you shoot a hundred arrows......

Even if it's paper armor, it can basically defend against bows and arrows from a certain distance, and it can't cause serious damage if it is shot through, unless the opponent is cultivated, and it can be effectively penetrated and killed by shooting with that kind of perverted strong bow.

At too long distances, it is good that a bow and arrow can hit people, but it is even more difficult to shoot a face or other place that is not protected by armor, and also make sure that it shoots enough damage.

That's why the archers had to shoot closely, just to make sure they did enough damage to shake the phalanx, and then the hand-to-hand soldiers had a chance.

This is indeed a threat to simple spearmen, but it is not something that can be done in an instant to solve the spear phalanx with a high armor rate by relying on this kind of projectile.

At this moment, shotguns and muskets of lead flew from both sides of the battlefield, bombarding the archers from both sides, competing with them to withstand the risk of death.

As for the soldiers armed with melee weapons, some were still trying to challenge the front of the phalanx, and some were using their brains to bypass the side of the phalanx.

Luo Ming placed in the first row of two squares, there is still some distance between the two squares, and there are three squares behind, these five squares show the black and white arrangement of chess, at first there is no deep meaning, but then it is different.

Luo Ming saw that the two phalanxes in the front row had already suffered a lot of damage, so he immediately issued an order to let the three phalanxes in the rear take a posture and move forward.

The Belan soldiers who originally wanted to bypass the front phalanx were immediately blocked by the three phalanxes that came forward from the rear, not only could not outflank the back of the front phalanx, but instead collided with a new neat spear formation and pressed towards them, some soldiers turned their heads and ran directly, and some screamed miserably, and they became ghosts under the spear.