"Beat the drums and meet the enemy!"

Han Zhen commanded indifferently.

Knock knock ~ knock ~

The impassioned and rhythmic sound of war drums echoed over the military formation.

Generally speaking, for an army of more than 50,000 people, the effect of war drums is not great, and the initial stage is better, once the two sides are short-handed, the soldiers' blood is on their heads, and the earth-shattering shouts of killing are enough to overshadow the sound of war drums.

At this time, it is necessary to rely on the flag and countless heralds to convey the general's military orders.

Large-scale legion battles are difficult here.

Han Zhen actually did not have experience in large-scale legion operations, and the generals such as Han Shizhong, Wu Bao, and Wei Da also did not, but fortunately, there was one person in the Qi army who had rich experience.

Ho Guan!

This person was born in martial arts, served in the army for 30 years, and served under the command of General Liu Fa when he was in the northwest.

In the battle of the ancient bone dragon, Liu Fa led an army of 150,000, and He Guan was his partial general, helping to arrange troops and make suggestions, so as to defeat the Western Xia army.

In the first year of Xuanhe, Liu Fa accidentally fell off a cliff in the battle with Western Xia, broke his legs, and was killed by the soldiers of the Western Army.

The commander died in battle, the Western army was in chaos, and it was He Guan who was ordered to take over the army, which made Richard unable to expand the results of the battle.

With the assistance of He Guan, Han Zhen can be a lot easier.

Boom Boom!

The elite of the front army was dressed in the armor of the people who hung on the foot, held high the big shield, and marched in a uniform pace.

The battalion of crossbowmen in the rear, under the command of each head, stepped on the pedals on both sides of the crossbow arm with both feet, and pulled the crossbow string vigorously with both hands.

While developing firearms, Han Zhen did not drop the Divine Arm Crossbow.

After all, in the era when there were no flintlock pistols, the advantage of the Divine Arm Crossbow in long-range shooting was outstanding.

After capturing Tokyo City and taking over the general as a prisoner, Han Zhen immediately ordered to vigorously manufacture the Divine Arm Crossbow.

In the past, during the Zhao and Song dynasties, the crossbow was scarce, because the crossbow machine was extremely difficult to manufacture, and only a few masters would make it, so how could the output be high?

Those masters just worked overtime day and night, without eating or drinking, and they couldn't produce 100 pairs a month.

After being improved into an assembly line operation, the production capacity suddenly increased by seven or eight times.

One workshop, one component in charge.

In this way, not only the production capacity has been increased several times, but the confidentiality is also guaranteed.

Because the crossbow machine is extremely complex, there are dozens of large and small parts, and it is possible to imitate them unless they have been in all the workshops.

In fact, the Western Xia and Liao countries also have divine arm crossbows, after all, this thing was originally invented by Li Hong, a native of Western Xia, and later presented to Zhao Song as a great gift to Toucheng.

However, the supporting industry in Western Xia is too poor, and the parts of the crossbow machine have to be made by those craftsmen themselves, and only a dozen pairs can be made a year.

As a result, there were only three or five hundred pairs of divine arm crossbows in the Western Xia army, and even fewer in the Liao State.

Coupled with the previous seizures, the number of divine arm crossbows in the Qi army now has reached more than 23,000 pairs.

In addition to a few crossbowman battalions, the scout battalion has one for everyone.

The reason why the Qi army scout battalion is fierce is that one of the individual combat capabilities is one, and the second is the ordnance crushing.

A scout, a firearm and a divine crossbow, who can withstand it?

"Kill, !!"

Led by the Jurchen Overseers, the front army of the Jin Army was as fierce as ever, roaring with a hideous face and rushing in.

The front army of the Qi army remained calm, and under the iron helmet, a pair of cold eyes stared at each other.

Victories in several major battles have raised the morale of the Qi army.

The new firearms have made them even more confident.

Jin Jun?

But that's it!

It's closer, it's getting closer.

If you look down from above, the nearly two-mile-long battle line is like two huge waves of steel.

Rumble!

The next moment, the front armies of the two sides collided fiercely.

"Feather Arrow!"

"The elevation angle is one inch and four minutes!"

"Shoot in three bursts, release the arrow!"

Swish!

The sound of tearing cloth and silk sounded in unison, and a dense rain of arrows flew out of the Qi army and fell into the Jin army.

Wu Ji squinted slightly, his face full of enjoyment.

Some people like to smell the smell of gunpowder burning, but he likes to hear the sound of the crossbow pulling the trigger.

Crisp and crisp.

Never get tired of hearing it.

Soon, a series of terrible screams rang out from the camp of the Jin army.

The priority target of the Divine Arm Crossbow is not the heavily armored infantry in the front row, but the crossbowman battalion hidden in the front army.

As for how to find the other person's position, it's easy.

Because the effective range of a normal crossbow is only about 120 paces, the position of the enemy's crossbowman can be roughly deduced according to the range.

In an instant, dozens of Jin Army crossbowmen died under the divine arm crossbow, and more than 100 people were injured.

Without waiting for the crossbowmen of the Jin Army to react, another round of arrow rain struck.

At the same time, the crossbowmen who shot in the first round were in full swing to wind up their arrows.

After the third round of arrows was over, the first round of crossbowmen pulled the trigger again.

Although the range of the three-stage burst was small and the arrows were not dense enough, it was better to shoot continuously, and the rain of arrows in waves did not give the enemy crossbowman battalion the slightest respite.

For a time, the crossbowman battalion of the Qi army used the range and power of the divine arm crossbow, and the Jin army crossbowmen who were pressed could not lift it, so they could only hide under the big shield.

The face of Wan Yan Lou Room, who was sitting in the front army, was sad and joyless, and the temporary setback of the crossbowman battalion of the front army was insignificant to the entire battle situation.

What really changed the tide of the war was firearms and artillery.

However, Qi Jun can obviously calm down, and has no plans to use it at present.

Minutes and seconds passed.

The elite front troops on both sides, dressed in heavy armor and holding huge shields, gradually began to exhaust their strength.

Carrying hundreds of pounds of weight to fight is extremely physically demanding.

A big battle is often decided at this time.

Because the front army is the fortress of an army, if the front army does not collapse, the rear army of the Chinese army will be safe and sound, so this battle cannot be lost no matter how it is fought.

Hu Zhong stood on the loess platform, holding a telescope, constantly searching among the Jin army opposite.

Suddenly, his face turned overjoyed, and he shouted: "I have found Wanyan Lou's room and Wanyan Zonghan!" ”

Hearing this, the herald army on the side immediately rushed wildly, jumped straight off the high platform, and rushed towards the Chinese army.

"Your Majesty, Battalion Commander Hu has discovered the traces of Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Lou, the commander of the Jin Army!"

Han Zhen smiled slightly: "It's time to let these barbarians in the northern land see the way of fighting in the new era." ”

The advent of firearms and artillery is bound to change the combat methods of traditional warfare.

Before, because the fire and gas artillery had just appeared, a group of army generals were not familiar with it, and they did not turn a corner from their inherent thinking and habits.

With the passage of time, with the efforts of Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Liu Qi, Nie Dong, Wu Jue and other generals, a set of three-dimensional tactics dedicated to field warfare was finally constructed.

Today, the opportunity has finally come true.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen ordered: "Pass on my order, inform Han Shizhong, the former military firearms open the way, and chisel through the Jin army's military formation." Inform Hu Zhong to snipe the generals of the Jin Army remotely, and prepare for the left wing artillery to defend the camp and stop the Jin Army cavalry! ”

As military orders were issued, the rhythm of the war drums of the Qi army changed in vain.

At the same time, the riders on the high platform also began to change their flags.

Hundreds of heralds continued to rush wildly, sending Han Zhen's orders to all parts of the army.

Han Shizhong ordered: "Use firearms, change the edge of the arrow formation!" ”

"Use firearms, change the blade formation!"

Hundreds of heralds passed this military order to all brigade commanders, battalion commanders, and even commanders and team leaders.

The knife and axe hand behind the shield soldier immediately untied the firearm at his waist and took out the fire breaker and lit it.

Snort!

Countless sparks flickered, and the leads burned rapidly.

After silently counting seven times in his heart, Qi Qi threw out the firearm in his hand.

Thousands of firearms, thrown high, fell into the formation of the Jin army.

Boom Boom!

Deafening explosions came and went, and thick black smoke filled the air, blocking the Jin army's vision.

A terrible scream and wail echoed over the battlefield.

"Kill, !!"

The Qi army changed its previous posture and roared and rushed towards the Jin army.

On the loess platform in the rear of the front army, Hu Zhong was directing the gunners: "The muzzle of the gun is raised by three points, and the left is moved by two inches and four minutes." ”

"Fire!"

Boom Boom!

Thirty siege guns fired a salvo, and the power was earth-shattering.

Among the Jin army, Wanyan Lou's room was guarded in the formation and hidden in the crowd.

Listening to the deafening explosion, Wan Yan Lou's face changed, and he ordered: "The Qi army has used firearms, let ......"

Before he could finish speaking, his pupils shrank suddenly.

I saw bursts of thick black smoke floating on the loess platform in the distance, followed by thirty black cannonballs flying rapidly.

Thirty cannonballs almost covered the 100-step radius where Yan Lou's room was located.

There was no time to react, the shells had already fallen into the crowd.

The iron armor and the big shield were like paper paste under the cannonball, and after smashing a Jin soldier to death, the cannonball was undiminished, and it smashed into the second and third ......

Sou!

A cannonball almost grazed Yan Lou's helmet and flew by, and there was an immediate sound of flesh tearing behind him.

Coincidental?

Wan Yan Lou was shocked in his heart.

"Ten thousand households, ten thousand households!"

At this moment, there was a loud roar in my ears.

Wanyan Lou Room came back to his senses, turned his head to look, and saw that the guards were yelling at him with an anxious face: "The whereabouts of Wanhu have been exposed, move to another place quickly!" ”

"Good!"

Wan Yan Lou nodded, and immediately set up his horse and ran to the left.

He is a former army commander-in-chief and must not die, otherwise the impact on morale will be too great.

Although the round of shelling did not hit Yan Zonghan, it also took hundreds of lives, and made the Jin army frightened and frightened.

"It's a pity!"

Hu Zhong held the binoculars and said in a regretful tone.

Seeing that Yan Lou fled to another place, he continued to order: "The angle of the muzzle remains the same, move three inches to the right, and open the cannon!" ”

Boom Boom!

Another puff of smoke rose.

Wan Yan Lou had just reined in the reins of his horse and was about to give an order, when a deadly sense of crisis suddenly welled up in his heart.

Almost without any hesitation, Wan Yan Lou Room clamped the horse's belly between his legs, raised the horsewhip and whipped it on the horse's buttocks.

The war horse under him immediately shot out.

Not long after he ran, he saw that the place where he had just stopped was covered by a round of shells.

Gollum!

Wan Yan Lou Room swallowed his saliva, like falling into an ice cellar, his face full of horror.

One time it was a coincidence, the second time it wasn't.

At this moment, there was only one doubt in his mind.

How did the gunners of the Qi army find themselves in the army of ten thousand?

(End of chapter)