Volume 1 Study Tour Chapter 42 The Battle Begins with Different Means

Where the ghost city is located, the Shenwu cannon roared, and wherever the cannonballs went, they saw stumps and broken arms everywhere.

However, the iron-clad heavy cavalry under King Yan still maintained a silent charge, and the forward formation was like a steel knife, stabbing straight towards the enemy's heart. The cavalry was armoured, and when they charged, the ground shook and the mountains shook, and it seemed that there was a tendency to be inappropriate.

Flesh and blood flew on the battlefield, but the ironclad sergeant was like a machine, without fear or hesitation. It seems that it is not his own robe that fell in the shell, not the comrades-in-arms who were still playing and joking together a few days ago, but just some inconsequential passers-by, who died and died, what did they have to do with themselves.

The heavy cavalry is the most money-consuming type of troops, the armor covers the whole body, plus one person and two horses, and the equipment of one person alone is also expensive, which is not something that ordinary rich can support. War horses are the best of the best, and their body shape and endurance are the best choice. The flowing silver money consumption is exchanged for extremely terrifying combat power, which brings victory after victory for the generals.

When the iron cavalry gallops with all its might, the sergeant does not need to defend, the rain of arrows thrown by the enemy is extremely difficult to penetrate the armor, just keep waving the steel knife in his hand, he can harvest a life, and when the steel knife rolls the blade, he will take the flail behind his waist, and move with all his strength, and the enemy's bones will be broken at every turn, and the brains will burst, and the battlefield will be more tragic than this.

Ironclad heavy cavalry charge, firearms are the most effective method of restraint, the loud sound and fire fired by firearms is not only a great deterrent to people, but also a fear when sitting on a mount. However, this contrast of strength and weakness is based on the balance of strength of the two sides or the advantage of the firearms side, if the heavy cavalry side has an overwhelming numerical advantage, firearms can only be used as the icing on the cake, and cannot turn the tide of the war between the two sides.

What's more, at this time, the expert who knows the most about firearms combat in the Han Dynasty is none other than King Yan. This gentle and elegant middle-aged man, when planning the battle situation, is the enemy's worst nightmare, the opponent will only gradually suffocate under his pressing rhythm, so that the head can only be used as a proof of his achievements at the celebration banquet.

The fiefdom of King Yan is close to the grassland, and he has to go deep into the grassland to train troops every once in a while, and confront the grassland cavalry, from the light cavalry chasing like the wind, to the heavy cavalry collision with men and horses in armor, the more battles there are, the grassland people and the subordinates of the King of Yan are constantly getting supplies from the war, so as to create a more efficient way of fighting.

Facts have proved that the Mandate of Heaven is in the Han Dynasty and not in the grassland, and King Yan finally relied on the firearms of the Shenji Battalion to trap the advantage of the iron cavalry of the camp, chased the death to the north, and slaughtered several large grassland tribes, so that the border could be considered stable.

However, despite this, the collision of small rangers has never stopped, and many hundreds and thousands of households among the cavalry under King Yan at this time have been fighting from the rangers step by step. is the second son of King Yan, whose identity is respected, but he has also hidden his identity and fought on the battlefield. The generals under King Yan, so most of them belong to the second prince to inherit the royal banner, not to say that the prince is mediocre, but only the master is martial, and the status of the generals under his command can be stable. Who said that martial artists are all rough people, but they are not usually calculated in front of others.

The encirclement and suppression of the ghost city, for the warring parties, the cavalry is still the absolute main force, although the Shenwu cannon is powerful, but because of its own weight is extremely difficult to transfer, it is only suitable for fixed-point combat or defending the city. The fog of the ghost market is broken, there is no danger to defend, and once the infantry's defense line is torn by the iron cavalry, the war will come to an end. Therefore, how to make full use of your own light riding is the key to the victory of the ghost market.

Naturally, Sect Leader Lin is still controlling the battle situation with King Yan and others on the frontal battlefield, and the descendants of King Yan are brave and brave to kill the enemy, and the rest of the directions are besieged by the forces of the rivers and lakes, and the forces of the rivers and lakes tacitly choose to besiege but not attack, if the forces of the rivers and lakes are like an army to attack to the death, it is naturally impossible, and the benefits promised by King Yan are not enough to make people forget about death.

King Yan and the Demon Sect and other Jianghu forces formed an alliance to plot the ghost city, and few people knew about it before, even if some discerning people knew that the two forces had formed an alliance, they couldn't imagine that the target was here. The ghost market has been operating for many years without falling, and it really doesn't make sense to say that there is no temple boss behind it, and you can even boldly guess that there are royal people behind this ghost market.

A big tent was erected behind the military array, the flag of King Yan fluttered in the wind, King Yan sat here, if there was a horse to break through the iron cavalry defense line, tea time could be attacked here. The great temptation of capturing the flag is really impossible to refuse.

In the tent, King Yan sits on the main seat, and the rest of the people sit on both sides, behind King Yan, an inner attendant sits quietly with low eyebrows, it is the overseer sent by the prince, just looking at his respectful appearance, it is more like the house slave of King Yan's mansion.

King Yan originally wanted his seat to be the first on the left-hand end, in the name of the overseer. But Xiao Nei was stubborn, saying that he was just here to reward the army, and he really didn't want to be the material for the overseer, as long as he could attach it to the wing tail of the prince and make some merits indiscriminately. King Yan disagreed, but he really couldn't resist him, so he let it go.

The sound of the flying sword breaking through the air came, and everyone in the tent felt a pang in their hearts: the White Emperor had arrived. In the final analysis, no one can ignore the name of the Blue Shirt Sword Saint in White Emperor City, if his iron heart is a disaster today, it will definitely be a big trouble for his side. Before he could see the figure of the Sword Saint, a black-clothed man with a long box on the right side of the tent stood up straight and walked out of the tent.

"The beginning of spring, the rain, the sting..."Every time you recite a solar term, you will hear a sound of breaking the sky, and the solar term will be reported according to the time, and the twenty-four swords have been suspended in the air.

It always sounds like the handwriting of an old farmer, this fake old farmer, a real blacksmith, walks lame on the kendo, but he was also a famous swordsman back then, but unfortunately it is difficult to enter the country in this life. The road ahead has been decided, and he can only go narrower and narrower, saying that it is difficult for Lao Tzu's son to achieve kendo, and he is not unable to escape from the cage.

The sergeant entered the account and reported the battle situation on the front line, "Commander, our army's iron cavalry is unstoppable, and the heavy cavalry of the two sides collided, but it has torn through the enemy's formation in a moment, and now on the battlefield, it is a great victory." ”

When the people in the tent heard this, their expressions were excited, and even those who claimed to be good and had more active thoughts had ordered their subordinates to organize a celebration banquet, and the rest of the people were also flattering.

It's just that the few people who really said it in the tent all looked solemn, although it was expected to achieve such a result, but today's victory was too easy. For those behind the enemy's scenes, if the ghost market is breached, the reputation accumulated over the years will also be destroyed, and the years of accumulation will be useless. Put yourself in their shoes, this is an absolutely unacceptable loss.

During his contemplation, the second prince came back to his life, his body was covered with blood, his hair was sticky together, and even a little minced flesh was hung, the fishy smell was disgusting, and the heroic young man of the past was gone, more like a demon god from hell. After the report, as soon as he entered the tent, he offered a rank and a treasure carving bow in front of the steps.

"Qi Yu Marshal, his subordinates were ordered to pursue the first-class archers, and now they have been ambushed, and they have come to return to their lives, and they will submit a detailed battle report after the war. "There is no father and son in the military camp, and the second prince was just a young brave general under the command of King Yan during the war.

"My son is hard, and I like this treasure carved bow very much, and my merits will be rewarded together after the war. King Yan set the tone with one sentence, today's victory has been decided, just the end.

"Report, the enemy army is defeated, scattered and fled, and our army is in pursuit!"

"The newspaper said that all the people in the east had been intercepted, and they did not use force, but only persuaded them with good words. ”

"The people in the north have been intercepted and have not been rude. ”

"Report, a group of people from the west are hiding and moving forward here, and they are attacking the defense line at this time!"

King Yan and the monk Liming glanced at each other, on the surface, they had locked the victory, but if the news of the ghost market leaked out, the current situation, they became more and more like fish biting bait. But then again, the offensive and defensive situation on the battlefield is volatile, and it is true that it is a fish that bites the bait, but what if this fish makes a living by swallowing boats?

"Who will relieve the worries of this king? ”

"The subordinates are willing to relieve the worries of the marshal. As soon as King Yan's words fell, he saw the second prince come out and ask for battle.

In addition to the generals who were still pursuing the enemy's rout, there were still dozens of generals present who could be used, and the strength of King Yan's power can be seen from this.

Since the second prince has been listed, the rest of the generals have not said much, what kind of identity they are, dare to compete with the second prince, not to mention, today's battle, always feel weird.

King Yan's face was full of relief, "Wu'er is brave, and his lonely heart is very comforting, so you can order all the people of the headquarters, and send another five hundred righteous servants, Han Chenglin as the deputy general, to rush to the western defense line." ”

King Yan's pro-army righteous servants, a total of 2,000 people, all of them are outstanding arm strength, outstanding military achievements, waist with war knives, mounts hanging on the gun bag, each bag of ten short guns, hard throwing, not inferior to flying swords within 100 steps. This force was suggested by Monk Liming, and it was specially set up to deal with the people who came to assassinate them.

It seems to remember that the second prince's department has just experienced a fight, and King Yan sent five hundred righteous servants to add another force to his son. The second prince looked at King Yan and frowned, as if he had a question. King Yan signaled with his eyes that he didn't have to worry, and the second prince had no choice but to take the order.

At this time, there were only 500 Yi servants left around King Yan to drive, and the rest of the men and horses had already been put into the battlefield.

The situation is becoming more and more confusing, although Sect Master Lin has always said that the second prince is not surprised, brave and invincible, and has the grace of his father.

In my heart, I have a different idea, and there are too many forces involved this time, such as the Dao Sect, the Buddha Sect, the Sword Sect, the Demon Sect, and even the overseers of the imperial court. Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor, who was far away in Jinling, wanted to take advantage of this matter to kill King Yan? But if King Yan died, wouldn't it be his own Demon Sect that would take advantage the most, and Shuntian, who was not in charge of King Yan, would lose its role as a barrier.

No, it's not to catch them all, but I just want to weaken the power of King Yan in disguise and achieve the goal of cutting the domain. The joints in this are easy to figure out, but as for how the two sides are arranged, it is necessary to test the school's real planning skills, and what the ending will be, it is really exciting.