Chapter 244 miscalculation

Over the years, Wu Fan has fought with Liu Chao many times, so he is no stranger to artillery. But today he was surprised to find that there would be shotguns spilled over after a few breaths, and according to previous experience, it seemed that there were six or seven cannons firing non-stop, and each time there were only three puffs of white smoke rising from the opposite side—what a powerful artillery group, the rate of fire was so fast!

A distance of more than three miles is absolutely impossible to charge. After all, this group of Shuixi troops was elite, and after a short period of panic, they still started a queue under the leadership of the leaders of the village, and pushed forward in a fan-shaped skirmish line against the artillery fire of the Huben battalion.

The body barrel of the Tiger Squat Cannon is very short, and at such a long distance, the range of shotgun dispersion is very wide. Therefore, the actual lethal effect is mediocre, and for every shot fired, it is very good that one hundred and ten stone iron bullets can cause two or three casualties. However, its deterrent effect should not be underestimated: hundreds of clusters of dust burst out from time to time on the entire front, and the companions next to them fell without warning, and the hole in their bodies was the size of a duck's egg and gurgling out, the scene was absolutely terrifying. They were still lucky, but those who were hit by iron pills in the limbs were much more miserable, half of their arms or calves seemed to be torn off by force, and the painful wails and rolls of the wounded taught everyone fear. As a result, the skirmishers advanced much slower than the Ukrainians expected - that is, they were exposed to artillery fire for much longer!

Shangou watched with satisfaction the artillery crew trained by Liu Tieniu in turn: it really deserves its reputation! The auxiliaries brought large buckets of water to cool the barrels, and after each shot, the bristle brushes of the rifpers were poked into the barrels, and as soon as they were drawn, the loaders' medicine packs had been stuffed in, and then the sackcloth-wrapped projectiles...... The guns were all firmly nailed to the solid ground in front with two-foot nails, and there were several planks of different thicknesses under the feet of several gun commanders, who were calmly observing the distance of the Miao army, and selecting the appropriate planks to pad the tail of the guns to adjust the muzzle elevation angle, so that the projectiles could be spread as much as possible in the densest part of the enemy crowd. No lethal effect can be seen from such a distance, but the clumps of dust that blow up from time to time in the group of thieves show that these guys are really good!

Wu Mi estimated that more than half an hour had passed since the whole team attacked, and the front team had just driven to the Han dogs. At this distance, the dispersion surface of the shells is much more concentrated, and the lethal effect of the artillery is greatly improved, and every puff of white smoke rises, and the fallen people in the stragglers are clearly visible. Seeing it in his eyes and anxious in his heart, the black leader blew the horn of the attack.

The Shuixi Army shouted and began to charge. Because the three tiger squat guns were all fixed on the ground, they could only adjust the firing distance by lowering the elevation angle of the muzzle through the skids, and could not turn the gun body to adjust the firing range. Wu Fan regretted it a little: there were still fewer people sent to the two wings to outflank. However, everyone has been pressed, and at this time, it is useless to pass on the order, and it can only increase the chaos of the troops in vain.

Several artillery commanders leaned over and stretched out their hands to quickly touch the barrel of the cannon whose cooling effect was getting worse and worse, secretly thinking that they could fire a few more shots, and then ordered the auxiliaries to throw all the inexhaustible gunpowder packets twenty or thirty paces away in front of the gun. Seeing that the faces of the Miao soldiers at the front were clearly recognizable, and the bamboo arrows that had sporadically counterattacked by the enemy were flying, at the sound of an order, everyone threw down their artillery and rushed back to their own defense line regardless of it.

At the long command of the archers, the first round of arrows rained down and swooped down on the approaching Miao soldiers. The time for the Wu Mi to attack was a little early, and after trotting Lixu, most of the Miao soldiers began to pant and couldn't help but slow down, so the archers of the Tiger Camp got more time to shoot. At the same time, just as the archers were firing a volley, the auxiliaries of the earthen camp carried their repulsion horses forward, placed them in a few tiger squat cannons and pulled out three lines of defense, the first was a whole row, and the last two left a passage, and then dragged back several partners who had been hit by Miao arrows and grinned and cried out in pain.

The iron armor is sonorous. The spearmen of the Tiger Battalion drove up, in groups of five, three in front and two behind, and they all put their spears on their horses, and looked coldly at the Miao soldiers who had crossed the Tiger Squat Cannon and were getting closer and closer.

"Boom, boom!" A series of loud noises exploded in the Miao soldiers' formation, and a burst of fiery locusts shot down, detonating the gunpowder packets that had been thrown by the artillery crew. Seven or eight corpses flew into the air, many burning men screamed and ran aimlessly, and then staggered and fell, rolled and struggled, and the Miao soldiers in front of them dodged in horror, and there was a great chaos.

The leaders of the two wings found that the defensive firepower of the Ming army was concentrated on the front, and in addition to the overlapping horse rejection array in front of them, it seemed to be calm, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and they waved Miao knives and commanded their men to rush forward. Unexpectedly, it was still a few zhang away, and the Miao soldiers at the front screamed one after another and bowed down, and then fell down!

The Miao soldiers went forward one after another, but everyone was much more cautious, and every step they took had to be crossed with their weapons on the grass in front of them. It wasn't until someone picked up a string of six thistles that everyone knew why the Han dogs were so "careless" to ignore the defense. And at this moment, a rain of arrows came - the archers of the Huben battalion had already turned their direction under the order of the chief and deputy officers, and began to shoot at close range at the Miao soldiers more than ten feet away on both wings!

"Kill!" The spearmen launched the first round of melee spurs across the rejection horses, and the Miao soldiers at the front jumped nervously to the side, and a few others collapsed limply in front of the first rejection.

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Wu Fan watched the tragic fight not far ahead, and it had been nearly half an hour. The eyes were full of the corpses of Miao soldiers, and together with those behind them who were hit by cannons, there were almost a thousand people killed and wounded. However, the clansmen were all warriors, and despite such casualties, they still fought to the death, whether it was on the front or on both flanks, the Ming army had been forced to retreat to the last line of defense. Behind the Ming army's formation is a dense shield wall, well, it's better to break through on three sides - this Han dog is really fierce, and can even be called a warrior, if it is surrounded on all sides, they will completely cut off the back road and do the battle of trapped beasts, which will be more troublesome to solve. It is better to complete the breakthrough in a certain direction, leave an escape route behind, teach them to rush to run, and then take advantage of the situation to chase and cover the kill, it is much easier!

However, the black fan miscalculated again. Due to the fact that the perspective is level, and there are Miao soldiers and obstacles in front of them, Wu Fan has not discovered a very important and even fatal fact: so far, the main force of the Tiger Battalion, the sword and shield soldiers of the full four infantry teams, have not been put into battle by the good hook machine!

"Beat the drums, attack, kill the Miao dog!" Seeing the smoke and dust rising from the rear of his own front, Shangou shouted again.

Drums rumble.

Hearing the sound of drums, the spearmen at the front who were so tired that they were almost out of strength lifted their spirits, shouted and stabbed hard, and then moved out of the way, and the sword and shield soldiers of the four infantry teams of A, B, C, and D shouted in unison: "Medium! "Four hundred javelins burst out!

"Medium!"

"Medium!"

Javelin three throws!

The standard tactics of the Sun family's saber and shield soldiers.

1,200 javelins were thrown vigorously, and the Miao soldiers' attack front in front of them suddenly became much thinner to the naked eye.

"Kill the seedling dog!"

Several team officers have been experienced in a hundred battles, and they were whipped by the good hook machine, although they almost didn't feel anything when they were in armor, but they were scolded by the commander in front of their subordinates, and they were already full of fire, and at this moment the shame, grievances and anger all turned into a fighting spirit, and they took the lead in throwing themselves at the Miao soldiers who were still standing!

There were seven or eight hundred people sent to outflank the two wings of the Huben battalion, and in addition to the casualties, there were more than 2,000 Miao soldiers in front of Wu Mi. The Ming dog on the opposite side took the initiative to kill it, indicating that they couldn't hold it, and the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry! Of course, Wu Fan couldn't ask for this situation, so he resolutely ordered: "Bragging, the whole army will attack!" ”

With the sound of "woo" horns, all the Miao soldiers rushed forward. However, the soldiers of the Tiger Battalion Infantry Team who met them did not fight separately, but quickly formed four single-layer hollow circles after stepping into the battlefield, and slaughtered into the scattered front of a large group of Miao soldiers in a uniform manner under the command of the central officer. Although the number of Miao soldiers exceeded that of the Ming army several times, they were scattered everywhere, and the circle of the circle to meet the enemy was not large, and each soldier could be covered by teammates on both sides when attacking or defending, on the contrary, the Miao soldiers on the periphery of the battle line were often on the side of the few people and the outnumbered. The four small circular formations were like four rapidly rotating circular saws, and the Miao soldiers fell like rice under the sickle, while the wounded soldiers of the Ming army were dragged into the formation by their teammates to protect them, and the circle formation was only slightly reduced, and it was still difficult to be sharp!

The spearmen who had withdrawn from the front slowed down slightly, and then joined the defense on both flanks, and the headquarters of the Tiger Camp was still as steady as a rock.

Wu Fan looked at all this not far away in disbelief, thinking that fighting more should be a sure victory, but he never imagined that the small army formation with tacit understanding could play such an effective role! It seems that the question now is no longer whether they can eat this Ming army, but whether they can take most of the clansmen out of danger......

Calculating the time, it may not take another hour, and the support of the Ming dogs should appear on the horizon, right? Just thinking of this, I subconsciously looked up, and then ......

He saw the one that had been forced three or four miles away, rapidly growing in size and becoming more and more conspicuous in the billowing of smoke.

The armor of the Ming army!

"Withdraw troops, withdraw troops!" The black fan shouted hoarsely.

However, it was too late.

The thunderous sound of hooves came from far and near, and the shield wall formed by the auxiliaries behind the formation brushed the ground to make way for a passage. The two horsemen in the front were the good tiger and the good man, and they were worried about the safety of the head of the house, so they did not hesitate to gallop back first. Seeing the reinforcements of the horse team from afar, Shanxiong, who had been guarding Shangou's side, couldn't stay any longer, and the war horse that stepped down seemed to know the master's thoughts, and snorted uneasily, and stepped on the ground with four hooves. Shangou waved his hand and scolded with a smile: "Grandma's, I'm afraid I'm not going to suffocate you donkey, go ahead!" Shan Xiong was overjoyed, pulled out an iron shovel from the saddle, and rushed into the battle group with his legs between his legs and the belly of the horse.

The armored cavalry of the brigade rumbled out of the Tiger Ben camp, turning a blind eye to the two armies of the enemy and the friend who were still fighting fiercely on the two flanks, and went straight to the main battlefield in the direction of the four circular formations.

Wu Mi originally felt that he could always run away even if the battle was unfavorable, but unfortunately he miscalculated. Not only because he thought that what he could bully was a good hook that few people could afford to provoke, but more importantly, he had to face Shangguan Fei at this time.

Ma Jun General Shangguan Fei.

The horse team of two hundred people, the chief officer is the rank of general, and it is reasonable to put it in other military towns in the Ming Dynasty, but in Sun Jie's army, you really have to have deeper qualifications and much higher military merits than guerrilla - Sun Jie himself is also a cavalry general, under normal circumstances, such a small-scale horse team is often detained by the general as a personal guard, Sun Jie can rest assured that he can be handed over to Shangguan Fei to become an independent army speaks for itself!

The horse team that rushed into the battlefield did not take care of themselves to kill the Miao soldiers in front of them, but swept past the war group and rushed all the way to the northwest, making a big circle from a distance, cutting off the retreat of the Miao soldiers in the direction of the Lao Ying River, and then pulled out two fronts to kill them head-on!

The Shuixi Army finally collapsed.

Although the field of vision was limited, the team of brightly armored armored horses rumbled past not far away, which could not be seen? When they rumbled back in the shouts of killing, there were miserable cries of Miao language everywhere, and blood arrows soared in the air from time to time, and most of the Miao soldiers turned around and fled towards the swamp of Huang Ni Ma Wo.

The black fan who was also riding on a horse was naturally very conspicuous in the Miao army, but the first task of the Ming army's horse team was to drive the enemy army into the swamp, and Shangguan Fei did not deliberately arrange manpower to deal with him. The black leader relied on his superb riding skills, and successively avoided the attacks of the two horsemen in front and behind, the horse's speed had slowed down, and he was about to drive the horse away with a breath, and a very bad premonition suddenly welled up in his heart, and when he turned his head to look back, a fierce face with a stubbled beard had approached, and there was a loud shout in his ears, and a heavy iron shovel smashed firmly on the neck, and the neck bone was broken in response.

Wu Mi didn't recognize that the one who killed him until he died was the good man who escaped from his eyes in embarrassment not long ago.