"Array—"

With Su Qi's order, the fifty soldiers of the front team quickly began to move, forming ten small military formations in groups of five, which were the improved Five Elements Formation.

The overall structure is the same as Shen Baiyi's initial plan, with one soldier in the front holding a shield, one in the back holding a wolf to block the enemy's weapons, and the last two holding spears on the left and one on the right to assassinate.

Only the last soldier, who was replaced by a cannon with a palladium boring, and ten artillery men, each with an old-fashioned firearm, fired at the enemy at long range.

Although this kind of gunpowder is light, it is already the style of more than 10 years ago, and it is relatively backward, and it takes a lot of time to fill gunpowder once it is fired, and it takes a long time to fill gunpowder, and the distance between the two sides in the current exercise is only enough to fill gunpowder at most.

Therefore, the artillerymen seized the time, quickly loaded the gunpowder as soon as the column of the Five Elements Formation was completed, and aimed it at the pirates on the opposite side.

Su Qi decisively ordered: "Open the cannon!" ”

Seeing this, Shui Sanzi's pupils shrank, and he shouted: "Everyone, bend down and spread out immediately!" ”

Pirates are good at sneak attacks and assassinations, but they are short boards in defense, especially against the artillery of the imperial court, there is no other way than to dodge, let alone face it head-on.

The gun is filled with gunpowder and fires a number of small lead bullets or iron bullets, similar to the shotguns of later generations, although the lethality is not strong, but the radiation range is very large.

This is an exercise, and the ammunition is made of finely stained gravel, which is lighter than lead bullets and iron bullets, and can hardly hurt people, but it is easier to blast a wider range in the air. Once a soldier is hit by gravel and leaves a clear color mark on his body, according to the rules of the exercise, he must be counted "killed".

Shui Sanzi did not dare to be careless at all, and ordered his men to disperse in all directions at once, avoiding piling up and being hit by the ammunition fired by the firecracker.

As soon as the fire bolt appeared, all the people's spirits instantly became tense, especially the people of the cultivation faction. Pirates have money and can spend a lot of money to buy sophisticated weapons and equipment, but the technology of making firearms is firmly held in the hands of the imperial court, which is not something that can be bought with money.

Firearms are the shortcomings of the pirates and the imperial court, and they are also the insurmountable gap between them and the imperial court. Today, every military formation was equipped with a musket, and it could be seen that Mei Feng and the others attached great importance to this exercise.

However, the artillery, which was regarded by the pirates as a "hole card of the imperial court" and a "weapon to hurt people", was fired with a shocking result.

Ten firearms, three dumb fires, and the remaining seven because most of the soldiers are miners, they have only recently begun to contact firearms, and the operation is not very familiar, the accuracy is outrageous, and they are shocked off the direction by the recoil.

Looking at the situation of the pirates being "shot", it is either the hands or legs, and there is almost no vital position of the torso. It was determined that they were not "killed", but only "wounded", and could be returned to the rear unit and rested before fighting.

At the beginning of the acting, the imperial court took out the "big killer" artillery, but it did not cause casualties to the enemy. Seeing this result, Shui Sanzi was stunned, and then laughed presumptuously: "Hahahahahahaha...... Firearms can be used by you like this, and they can be regarded as talents, I see, the imperial court is really not good hahaha......"

Su Qi's face sank, although he understood that firearms would not exert much power, but this was even worse than he expected.

Don't look at the backwardness of the style of these firearms, but this is already the best firearm that can be found in a short period of time, the military salary of the local guard station has been in arrears all the year round, and it is already thankful that the money can be distributed, where can you still have the luxury of sending the allocated firearms from the central government.

It is not impossible to have sophisticated and advanced firearms, but the imperial court has limited manufacturing capacity, so they are basically supplied to the Jingying troops first. Most of the things issued to the local government were eliminated by the Shenji Battalion, and the local generals lacked professional knowledge and did not know how to maintain them, which led to the absurd scene of ten firebolts and three dumb fires.

However, the initial defeat did not affect Su Qi's mood, and he calmly ordered: "Fire hand, take it!" ”

The artillerymen neatly put away their guns and carried them behind their backs, and the rest of the soldiers, who had just separated to make room for the gunners, immediately closed together and rearranged themselves in a five-line formation.

Shui Sanzi sneered: "Your fire guns are finished, now it's our turn." Archers prepare—"

Su Qi shouted: "Get closer-shield soldiers!" ”

As soon as Su Qi's voice fell, all the Five Elements Array quickly ran towards the middle, and the soldiers of the rest of the squad were close together, and then the ten shield soldiers stepped forward and used their long shields to discharge a "high wall" in front of them, strictly protecting their comrades behind them.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Woooo

The arrows came with a crackling sound and struck the shield with a dull sound.

The main body of this shield is a wooden plank, which is wrapped in multiple layers of leather, and there is a layer of iron sheet on the outermost part, which is thick and hard, and the sharp blade is difficult to penetrate, not to mention the arrows that have been removed from the sharp head during the exercise, all of which are blocked by the shield one by one, as if tickling, and all the officers and men are unharmed.

Previously, the pirates were still laughing at the artillery of the imperial court, but they didn't expect that after a round of fighting, they suffered more "casualties".

"Damn it!"

Shui Sanzi cursed in a low voice, his face was fierce, and he didn't care about any tactics or tactics, so he simply yelled at the subordinates in front of him: "Rush directly to Lao Tzu!" Disrupt their bullshit formation! ”

"Kill—"

Pirates are not as disciplined as the military, and they are uncomfortable with long-range shooting, preferring free-handed combat.

Finally waiting for Shui Sanzi to give the order, their eyes flashed with excitement, raised the long knives in their hands, and rushed over specifically to the gap between the five element formations, preparing to cut off the connection between the various teams and disrupt their formations.

The Five Elements Formation is a group of five people, and it is aimed at the small group of Japanese robbers who wander between the mountains and fields, and is suitable for fighting in narrow terrain. However, the position of the group was an open beach at the moment, and the pirates spread the people very openly, and it would not be good to use the small Five Elements Formation against their large army.

Facing the pirates rushing towards us, Su Qi was not in a hurry or panic, and shouted: "Change formation-"

"Change formation?" Mei Feng looked dazed, "Could it be that Lord Shen has also researched a new formation in addition to the Five Elements Formation?" ”

Gu Yunji smiled slightly: "Senior brother, look at it, you will understand immediately." ”

I saw that all the five elements on the field were in twos and twos, forming a large formation of ten people, and the artillery had already put away the firearms, and at this time he drew out the short knife on his waist and embellished it at the end of the ten-person team to prevent the pirates from outflanking and play the role of rear cover.

The two shieldmen gave way to the middle and stood slightly back on the flanks, covering the entire group from the flanks and fronts. In this way, it becomes the wolf soldiers and pikemen who occupy the main field, and they also play the most important attacking role.

The changed formation has more people than the previous Five Elements Formation, a larger battle area, and although the mobility has been weakened, the integrity and pressure resistance have also been enhanced, even if one or two soldiers are lost, they will not face paralysis, which is more suitable for operations on open terrain.

In this way, the exercise can only be regarded as a real contest when it has been carried out at this point.

(End of chapter)