Chapter 1726: Fighting at Night
The battle under the city has entered a white heat, the shouting and killing sound is earth-shattering, and the iron drum at the head of the city has also been broken several times, Xiao Chen, Lin Yue They have to shout loudly to hear when they talk on the city tower.
"Order, cavalry retreat, detour on both flanks, infantry phalanx, ready for battle!" Xiao Chen ordered loudly.
The herald repeated the order, and then flew down, and in a moment the drumming of the city suddenly stopped, replaced by the relatively crisp sound of the pounding of the cymbals.
Everyone knows a word called 'Ming Jin Collecting Soldiers', the gold here is not a gong, but a cymbal, the cymbal is a bit like an ancient bell, the sound is long and long, the rhythm is full, but it is not as noisy as the gong......
In ancient warfare, the flag was watched during the day and the lights were watched at night.
The Chinese military order flag is the only command system for their own side, and all officers and soldiers must strictly abide by it, advance if they want to advance, retreat if they want to retreat, no matter whether they win or lose, no matter whether they live or die!
The order is forbidden, which is the order of the Chinese military order flag.
But there is also a problem here, but when the two armies are fighting, they may not bother to turn around and look at the Lingqi, even if the commander sees it, it is useless, because among the tens of thousands of troops, even if you shout loudly, you may not be able to hear it.
If you hear it, you may not hear it, but if you hear it near you, you can't hear it from afar.
It's like our little general Xiao Ye, he never looks back at Lingqi when he fights......
And what if you can't see the flag at all during the night battle? Then you have to look at the lights, the lights and flags are the same, and they both rely on dancing to command the battle.
There is a word called 'lantern night battle', which refers to the lamp of the Chinese army, but it does not mean that the soldiers on both sides each carry a lamp or a torch to fight.
The Chinese military order flag is generally divided into five colors, representing five directions, which is called the five-color flag, also known as the five-square flag. Red represents the front, black represents the rear, cyan represents the left, white represents the right, and yellow represents the middle, so when fighting, the Chinese military command flag is not one, but five.
So someone asked, how to distinguish colors in night battles? Don't you know that lights can also be colorful?
What is covered with red cloth is red, and what is covered with white cloth is white...... Then someone asked, how can the black light be lit in the dark night? Say you're stupid, you have a runny nose, and you won't use lanterns instead?
Some people may also ask, what if it is color blind...... You can't be a soldier if you're color blind!
Not now, not in the past, and not in the future.
Now it was the red order light slowly turning in circles, and then slamming a little downward, which was the meaning of the retreat of the front army.
In addition, the cyan and white lanterns also followed in a circle, and then drew a hook to provoke, as if it was the current 'checkpoint' shape, which is the meaning of the retreat of the front army and the detour of the two wings.
The yellow lantern was raised high and swayed back and forth, which was the meaning of the Chinese army's preparation for battle.
If you can't see it, you have to listen to it, the simplest is to attack with drums, Mingjin to collect troops, of course, there are many rhythms and rhythms, and the meanings represented are also different.
For example, Mingjin, if it is continuous and endless, then there is no doubt that it is a retreat, but now the rhythm of Mingjin is intermittent and incoherent, and it also has a certain rhythmic rhythm, which means something else, and only the soldiers of the headquarters can understand it.
The order lamp and the copper cymbal will completely and clearly express Xiao Chen's handsome order.
Some people may ask, what if it is pouring rain and thunder is rolling? Then there is no way, the command systems of both sides are basically out of order, and they can only fight...... Of course, this is extremely rare.
But it was said that Li Qiu and the others followed Xiao Yewu back and forth to kill, and suddenly heard the sound of the copper cymbal, and turned their heads to see the lantern dancing, but they didn't dare to retreat immediately.
Because the Wang Qi is in Xiao Ye's hands, and it is also thanks to Xiao Ye, the big guys have followed him all the way to fight for more than half an hour, and the stormtroop formation has not been dispersed by the enemy, and it is still in the group.
So if you want to retreat, you have to retreat first, but this kid is still pulling his neck and shouting, and he can't see the lamp or hear the copper cymbal......
After shouting for a long time, he shouldn't have it, Qu Baimei was helpless, so he had to jump up on the horse, condescendingly, and landed on his shoulder, which attracted his attention.
"Retreat? Then you didn't say it earlier. "Xiao Ye is still not happy, you can say something if you have something, what are you stepping on my shoulder? Master, my shoulders stand up to the sky, and only my sister Ling'er can step on it...... What kind of thing are you?
Qu Baimei is still very smart, and he feels that Xiao Ye's tone is not good, and his eyes are not right, so he is afraid that he will give himself a turn with a flagpole...... Therefore, after giving the order, he immediately leaped away without stopping for a moment.
Li Qiu and the others were in the middle of a fight, and suddenly retreated, shaking the Langya army again, and they didn't know whether to pursue or retreat for a while?
Looking back, I made the lamp stand still, and although the drum sounded loudly, this was the drum beat to help the battle, but it was not a charge order.
In such a moment's hesitation, Li Qiu and the others completely broke away from Langyajun.
By the time Duan Fengnian reacted and ordered the pursuit, Li Qiu and the others had already divided their troops into two routes, withdrawing from the two flanks respectively, showing a phalanx of 3,000 infantry!
In the darkness, only the terrifying sound of swishing wind was heard, and countless tiger head bows and crossbows shot out, such a close distance, coupled with the powerful power of the tiger head bow and crossbow, shot through a large area of Langya's former army and horses!
Then there was a continuous sound of muskets, and in the thick smell of gunsmoke, countless bullets were fired, and hundreds of people and horses were shot into blood sieves!
The cavalry charge relied on speed, and the main focus was speed, but the front army was suddenly taken down a large area, and the cavalry behind couldn't contain the momentum at all, and were blocked by their own men and horses, and fell a large area.
On the top of the city, there were feathered arrows flying one after another, overwhelming the sky!
It is said that the two sides are so close, why does the city dare to release arrows? There are two reasons, the first is that the infantry phalanx is covered with patches of cowhide curtains, which cannot prevent fire-resistant guns, but can protect against bows and arrows.
Even if there are some loopholes, they are covered by the infantry's raised shields, which is actually to prevent the opponent's bow and arrow attack, and of course, to prevent their own bow and arrow.
The second reason is that these guys who released the arrows are all disciples of Yu Linwei, everyone knows how superb their archery skills are, right?
I can't say where to shoot, that's not much worse.
Ironclad ballistas, especially those that have been modified and upgraded, are still a defensive weapon for infantry in the era when there were already artillery muskets!
Especially the old brothers who followed Xiao Chen out of the customs at the earliest, they have always had a soft spot for ironclad ballistas.
So despite the fact that the ironclad ballista is large and difficult to carry, they will try to carry as many ballistas they can in almost every battle.
Because this is really so special, it can be arrayed, camped, and can directly push the charge when you are in a hurry!