Chapter 263: New Tactics, New Weapons
In this battle, both sides tacitly agreed not to use powerful troops, but only dispatched ordinary infantry cavalry, after all, the existence of a cyclops is too rare and too precious, and it is not yet time to consume it at will.
However, there are still some small ambushes on the goblin side, and that is a hundred powerful Pyg crossbowmen hiding inside.
After the last time the vanguard army fled back, the commander was whipped by Nebiros, but it also gave them some information about the flower king**, and this time, it was the second test carried out by General Nebiros.
Despite the fact that there are only a hundred of these crossbowmen, the strong crossbows in their hands are the most sophisticated, and the quality is far better than that of the vanguard army, and these crossbowmen are so skilled that they can almost be called marksmen.
Seeing the Flower King** pressing towards him, the goblin commander ordered the troops to start defending, and immediately, a large number of shields were transported to the front of the large array.
Looking at the shield wall that appeared in front of him, Grant's brow furrowed, but he didn't give other orders to the troops.
In a few moments, the musketeers of the Flower Kingdom were a little and a half kilometers away from the Goblin army, and at this time, the commander of the Pyg crossbowmen smiled sinisterly, and if they advanced a little further, they would step into their range, and at that time, the raindrops of crossbows would deal a fatal blow to the enemy.
But at this moment, with Grant's order, the army of the flower planting army stopped.
"What's going on?"
The Goblin Commander and the Pigg Commander were stunned.
"Get ready to shoot!"
Looking at the goblin army array in the distance, Grant sneered and issued the order.
"Tiger!"
Upon hearing the order, the goblin musketeers roared, and everyone except the first row put their muskets on the shoulders of those in front of them, took out an extra-large bullet from their arms, put it into the chamber, and then aimed at the goblin formation.
"Put!"
As soon as he saw Grant's sword, countless fires burst out around him.
"It's stupid to start shooting from such a distance. ”
The Pigg Commander sneered, he had learned from others that Sun Licheng's musket could hit a kilometer at most, beyond this distance, it was almost no more lethal, and now, they were far from being able to reach the effective range, he guessed that the Flower King ** was probably emboldening himself.
But then, he couldn't laugh anymore.
As soon as the goblin musketeers fired, the front shield array exploded violently, and as the sawdust flew away, the soldiers hiding behind the big shield screamed and fell to the ground, even the armored Pig crossbowmen.
"How can they hit so far?"
Seeing the shattered shield array and the soldiers suffering heavy casualties, the Pig Commander exclaimed.
On the other side, Grant smiled and said in his heart: "The king's tactics of raising the gun really work!"
It turned out that since the last conflict, Sun Licheng realized the weakness of the Huayi rifle, and when facing the opponent's superior long-range troops, the killing distance was too short.
But now he was not allowed to make new weapons, and after thinking about it, he remembered a strange weapon that had once appeared on the earth—the carrying gun.
In Sun Licheng's view, it is more appropriate to call the gun a cannon than a gun, and by World War II, its variant, the anti-armor rifle, was still active on the battlefield.
In order to ensure the accuracy of shooting, Sun Licheng limited the amount of charge, and if the charge was increased, the power could be greatly improved. Of course, with the increased charge, the goblins will not be able to fire standing up, but they can put the rifle on the shoulders of their comrades in front of them, so that they can ensure a certain stability.
In fact, the army shoots at a long distance, and the coverage effect of the rain of bullets is more important than accuracy, after all, it takes a lot of time and resources to train marksmen.
With this idea, Sun Licheng made a batch of large bullets and asked Grant to test fire, except for the slow rate of fire and the inability to shoot standing alone, there are really no shortcomings, and today, it is the debut of this new tactic.
The first volley of the Flower King** blinded the Goblin King**, and by the time of the second salvo, the shield array in front of the Goblin army was almost swept away.
"Order the troops to charge on all fronts!"
The Goblin Commander knew that if he was beaten in this way, his troops would soon collapse, so he gritted his teeth and gave the order to charge, and finally his side had the absolute advantage in numbers.
Immediately, the goblin soldiers shouted and rushed towards the Flower King**.
"Stop shooting!"
Seeing the enemy rushing towards him, Grant raised his sword and shouted loudly, and the musketeers immediately took the muskets off the shoulders of their comrades.
"Replace it with regular bullets!"
A new order came, and the musketeers removed the large bullets that had not fired from the chambers and replaced them with normal musket rounds.
The suppression team stepped forward. ”
After Grant gave the order, a team of nearly 100 people carried a large pipe and a large basket to the front of the queue, and at this time, the battle puppets and monsters still did not move.
Although he was skeptical that the goblins didn't continue firing, the Goblin and Pigg commanders were relieved to see their soldiers quickly pass through the battlefield. As long as you get close to the other party, you believe that the final victory belongs to you. Thinking of the fame and fortune that would come with it if they won the first victory, their hearts were full of expectations.
Finally, the goblins' musket array opened fire again, but at this time, the Pyg crossbowmen hidden in the goblin army also began to shoot, and even the goblin archers joined in the shooting, and the goblin warriors with spears and broadswords in their hands ran faster.
Running at the front was a tall ogre, he was wearing a rare suit of leather armor, this guy was the leader of a clan, because of the influence of Sun Licheng's policy, his people overthrew him, and now is his chance for revenge.
Seeing the goblin musketeer not far away, the ogre raised his head to the sky and let out a roar, only to see that his eyes immediately turned scarlet, and his body seemed to swell in a circle, and then he took his giant axe and rushed towards the musket array, behind him, there were dense goblins and ogres.
"Okay, I'm going to rush in right away!"
Seeing the soldiers getting closer and closer to the musket array, the Goblin Commander felt his heart rise to his throat, and he was about to see the excitement of harvesting the other man's head.
But at this moment, like a volcanic eruption, nearly a hundred flames stretched out from the Great Array of Flower King**, and then the charging formation was like being bitten by a monster, and countless goblins and ogres fell to the ground with a scream.
Everyone in the Goblin King** was dumbfounded, and soon, another burst of fire shot out, and more Goblin Kingdom soldiers were knocked to the ground.
"The king's tiger squat cannon is really good. Grant sighed in his heart, and then ordered the soldiers to continue shooting at the Goblin Kingdom soldiers who stayed there.
The Tiger Squat Cannon, invented by Qi Jiguang, one of the most outstanding military strategists in the history of the Flower Planter, is a portable light infantry cannon. In later history, it served until the period of the Anti-Japanese War. This cannon can be said to be the ancestor of infantry artillery, which can fire not only shotshots, but also projectiles, the key is that it is easy to make, very light in weight, and can be carried by a person on his back to follow a large army forward. It was precisely by relying on the tiger squat cannon and the mandarin duck array that Qi Jiguang was able to sweep the ** and set an incredible record.
And this is also a new weapon made by Sun Licheng after thinking hard and meditating to enhance the firepower of the musket group, and when it first appeared, it gave the Goblin King** a shocking blow.
This is the case with the battles of the Cold Weapon Age, it is the courage of the whole army that rushes to the forefront, and once these people are eliminated, then the army can almost collapse.
After two more volleys of Flower King**, the remaining Goblin Kingdom soldiers let out a heart-rending scream, and ran to the back, and at this moment, the battle puppets and demonic beasts that had been waiting for a long time also dispatched.