Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 126 fierce battle
In the big tent of the Hunan army camp, Jia Ying immediately sat across the chair of Huwei Taishi, with a solemn expression, and issued an order to the generals in the tent: "Babshou, Zhou Xier!"

"The last general is here!" Zhou Xi'er and Ba Bushou, both wearing thick armor, came out in response.

Jia Ying said, "Zhou Xi'er, I will use all the troops and horses in the battalion for you to use. You have only one task: to lure the enemy! Let me firmly attract Yang Huang's firearm battalion!"

"The last general takes orders!" Zhou Xi'er replied with a serious face.

There are also two or three hundred army horses in the Hunan army camp. If Jia Ying has enough time and financial resources, it is enough to form a careful cavalry, but right now they can only make do with it. I just don’t know if these army horses will be left after this battle. how much.

Seducing the enemy with his body is still the enemy's firearm camp, and the danger involved can be imagined, but Jia Ying can only entrust this important task to Xi'er at the moment, he cannot trust others.In addition, Xi'er is Jia Ying's confidant, and the whole battalion knows it. Only when the general sends out his confidantes, the soldiers below will do their best. It is easier for Jia Ying to unite the army.

"Babshou, I have transferred all the hard and soft shields in the battalion to you, and you have only one task. After Zhou Xier restrains the enemy's firearms battalion, you lead the troops of the headquarters to use the hard and soft shields as a Blocking, advancing towards the enemy's firearms battalion, regardless of casualties, as long as you push the front line within thirty steps of the enemy's firearms battalion, is it possible?"

The two Babu Shou brothers were promoted by Jia Ying to be the generals when they first joined the army. They were grateful in their hearts. They died for their confidants. Of course he knew how difficult it was, but he still said resolutely: "General, please rest assured. , even if the last general dies, he will push the front line to within thirty steps of the enemy!"

"I know what you're worried about. Are you wondering if it's true, as I said, that a hard and soft shield can block the projectiles of the firecracker?" He laughed and said: "You don't have to look like you are going to die resolutely, as long as you can ensure that your subordinates hold the formation, I will assure you that it is not difficult to do so!"

Jia Ying knew about the disappearance of the firearms assigned to Huguang by the Ministry of War. He also guessed that the King of Chu must have a firearms battalion in his hands. So from the moment the Hunan army battalion was formed, Jia Ying began to think about how to deal with it. The problem with the firearms battalion.

Nowadays, the effective range of firecrackers ranges from sixty steps to eighty steps. The projectiles shot by firecrackers can easily penetrate the superposition of two pieces of pork, and can even be embedded in pork leg bones. If you want to advance from eighty steps to Within thirty steps, if it is an ordinary rattan armor shield, it will take human life to pile it up, and I am afraid that it will not be able to pile it up.

Finally, Jia Ying racked her brains to search for the memories of her previous life, and finally imitated a hard and soft shield.The Rigid and Soft Standing Shield weighs [-] jin. It is framed with balsa wood, covered with raw cowhide on both sides, and nailed firmly. The surface of the cowhide is coated with gray paint and oil for waterproofing.There are two layers of quilts sandwiched inside the cowhide, and a thick paper layer made of tissue paper is sandwiched between the two layers of quilts.

This kind of thick paper layer is made of paper pulp laminated together. After being exposed to the sun, it is much denser than wooden boards. Jia Ying once tested that the bullets of the firecrackers cannot be fired at a distance of [-] steps. wearing a shield.Of course, this does not mean that the soldiers hiding behind the standing shield are absolutely safe. The gap between the shield and the stray bullets formed by the projectile hitting the shield will cause fatal damage to the soldier. In this era, projectiles entering the body After that, it is impossible to take it out.

However, with the Rigid and Soft Standing Shield, the casualties will be minimized, which is considered the most effective weapon against firecrackers nowadays.

"Babli!"

"The end is here!" A majestic voice came from Babli's mouth.

"You lead your troops to follow behind the shield soldiers, wait until you are within [-] steps of the firearms battalion, and rush up to destroy the enemy's firearms battalion! When the time comes, Ben will act with you!"

"General." In the big tent, Mu Enci, Zhou Xi'er and others all showed worried expressions when they heard the words, and wanted to speak out against it.

But Jia Ying waved his hand to stop him and said, "I will be the bravest of an army. Naturally, this general can't watch the soldiers of our Hunan camp go all out, but as the chief general, he hides behind all the soldiers. No need to say more, it's settled like that ! Mu Enci, Liu Tianbao, Zhao Hezhong!"

"The end is here!"

"You wait for the leader of the three people, Mu Enci, to lead our troops to resist Yang Huang's army!" After Jia Ying finished speaking, he looked around the crowd and said, "I understand, let's all go down and get ready!"

After everyone left, Jia Ying called Baochun and Lurong, who were pretending to be personal guards, in again.

Both of them were dressed in men's clothes at the moment, and they had lost a lot of weight in the past few days. Jia Ying looked at the two with a smile and said, "Are you still used to being the master's personal guards? You have worked hard for following the master these days!"

Lvrong smiled and said, "As long as we follow Master, we won't find it hard!"

Baochun on the other side looked at the leaving crowd and asked aloud, "Second Master, is there a war going to start?"

After all, there was a look of worry on his face, and he warned: "Second master, when you came here, the old lady and Miss Lin have told you that you are not allowed to take risks and be brave again, but you must never take the risk of fighting against me again. There are so many people under him, everything can be done by them.”

Jia Ying smiled slightly, but said: "Don't worry, Second Master won't let you worry. There is an important matter right now that needs you to help Master."

Immediately, he explained to the second daughter, and sent a team of personal guards to follow, watching the second daughter leave the courtyard gate and go west.

"My lord, they're moving!" the palace official pointed at Jia Ying's camp and said to Yang Huang who was on the side.

Yang Huang glanced at the army in the distance, with a trace of anxiety on his face, and asked, "Have the people sent to Jiangbei not come back yet?"

The Wangfu official was silent for a while, and then replied uncertainly after a while: "Maybe there is something wrong there?"

Yang Huang glanced at Jia Ying's camp, and at the slowly mobilizing army of Mu Mansion in Yunnan, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Send someone to investigate again!"

Fu looked into the distance again, and issued an order to the generals beside him: "Zu Difeng, you lead the [-] cavalry in the headquarters, and I will transfer another [-] infantry and firearms battalion. You may stop the cavalry of the Mu Mansion for the king." ?” Yang Huang used more than half of his strength to guard against the two thousand cavalry from the Mu Mansion in Yunnan.

"Don't worry, my lord, the final general will not disgrace his fate!" A general in a fine robe and gold armor responded.

"The rest of the troops, follow this king to crush Jia Ying's mob! After this battle is successful, all the generals will be rewarded!" Yang Huang drew out the sword from his waist, headed to Jia Ying's Hunan army camp, and shouted loudly. : "Follow me and kill!"

All of a sudden, angry horses were galloping outside Jiang Xia city, golden swords were screaming, and shouts of killing were everywhere. Suddenly, like a thunderbolt, they rushed towards Jia Ying's side!
On the other side, Jia Ying was also dressed in heavy armor, and slowly approached Yang Huang's army with more than [-] people from the Hunan Army Camp. But like an old cow slowing down, they lined up in a long and neat line, chanting in unison the chant during the usual practice, and approaching the battlefield step by step in a slow rhythm.

This is the only battle formation that the Hunan Army Battalion has mastered proficiently. There is only one word for the essentials: steady!

Once there are more than a thousand people, there will be an overwhelming momentum when they act. Under the oppression of this momentum, ordinary people may even lose their courage to hold their weapons tightly. Share the rope together to resist the enemy twice as powerful as yourself.

"Shields are at the front, spearmen are at the back, and archers are at the back. Hold on! Hold on to the formation and don't mess it up!"

Mu Enshi and several generals shouted loudly in their respective teams, and there was a bamboo whistle sounding from time to time.

At the same time, Jia Ying shouted to the guards of Mu's native soldiers, "Raise the banner and notify the Mu's allies!"

"Four hundred steps!"

"Steady! Hold down the formation and don't mess it up!"

"Three hundred steps!"

The Hunan Army camp has never experienced the bravery of a battle formation, and it is already a little flustered at the moment, but the formation of the team is extremely compact. Once one person falls or stops, he will be trampled by his colleagues who catch up. Meat Noodle, even if you are afraid in your heart, you can only move on.There are also veterans of the guard patrolling back and forth, so that the team will not be scattered in an instant.

Disintegration on the battlefield always happens before the enemy and us confront each other. Once a soldier is overwhelmed by the enemy's momentum, he will subconsciously flee behind, leaving his back and butt to the enemy. As long as there is one person Start running away and there will be a chain reaction.

Therefore, when Jia Ying practiced the Hunan Army Camp, he only let everyone practice this kind of battle formation, which was not deformed, just a rigid square formation. The first row selected veterans to clear the way with shields. The front line advances.When the two sides clash and fight together, the thought of killing the other to survive will overwhelm the thought of running for life out of fear.By that time, the Hunan Army Camp will be truly reborn.

Facing Yang Huang's operation of rushing around relying on the large number of people, Jia Ying showed a sneer on his face.

Yang Huang was ambitious, but he didn't understand half the art of war. He seemed to be powerful, but he had no rules. How could infantry fight infantry with fists?

In fact, it's not Yang Huang's fault. Although he gathered tens of thousands of troops, he didn't dare to practice blatantly. He could only scatter around the river as bandits to avoid the court's eyes and ears. It's not that the Chu Palace has elite soldiers, but most of them were captured by Yang Huang. Let Zu Difeng take him to stop the army of Mu Mansion in Yunnan. Most of the people who faced the Xiang army camp were gathered by bandits in the middle of the river, so it is conceivable that the discipline is loose.

"Two hundred steps!"

At this time, the Hunan army camp suddenly divided into two groups, one group led by Mu Enci with 2000 people continued to approach Yang Huang's army, and the other group consisted of Jia Ying leading Xi'er and Babu Shou, Babu The two Li brothers, about [-] people, rushed in the direction of Zu Difeng.

At the beginning of the battle, Mu Jun ordered the army to approach Jia Ying's Xiang army camp, so the distance between the two sides was not too far away. Jia Ying led the crowd out of the infantry battlefield before Yang Huang's side had time to react. He rushed to the front of Zu Difeng's team.

"One hundred steps!" Another loud shout sounded from the Hunan army camp on the other side.

"Zhou Xi'er!"

Jia Ying shouted at Xi'er, and Xi'er immediately rushed towards Zu Difeng's side formation with more than two hundred riders behind him, where the Firearms Battalion was located.

Yang Huang naturally noticed Jia Ying's actions, but when he wanted to send troops to stop him, he found that the army under his command was in a mess at the moment, with only hundreds of personal guards around him, and he wanted to redeploy the army again It is no longer possible.

Zu Difeng naturally also saw that the charge of cavalry requires distance, so Zu Difeng placed a thousand cavalry at the back, and the furthest effective range of the firearms battalion is only [-] steps, so it must be placed at the end of the array. In front, the infantry was placed behind the firearms battalion to delay the offensive of the local cavalry.It's just that he never expected that Jia Ying would dare to divide his troops when he was absolutely weak.

Right now, a group of cavalry should be dispatched to stop the enemy, but just when his side made some moves, the horseshoes of Mu Jun's cavalry on the opposite side also began to step lightly. Facing the elite of the Zhennan Army, Zu Difeng naturally dared not Careless, he vomited blood anxiously, and could only issue a command flag to the infantry in front at the moment.

It's just that there is still some distance between the infantry and the firearms battalion. Before his infantry arrived, the firearms battalion had already opened fire on the cavalry led by Zhou Xier!

clap clap clap!
After a burst of gunpowder smoke, more than a dozen of the two hundred riders led by Zhou Xier fell down. Zhou Xier lowered his figure as low as possible, stuck to the horse's back tightly, and continued to charge forward. Ying and others fought for enough time.

When approaching the firearms camp fifty steps away, there were only about 180 generals around Zhou Xier.

"I can't move any further!"

Zhou Xi'er, who was at the forefront, turned his horse's head first, and made a detour towards the side of the Huoqi Battalion.Dagan's light firearms are mainly three-eyed blunderbusses, lifting blunderbusses, and bird blunderbusses. Those who hit within thirty steps must die. If they are beyond fifty steps, the projectiles fired by firearms must rely on luck if they want to hit the target. This distance of walking is the most effective distance for Zhou Xier and the others.

At this moment, Jia Ying, who was behind him, brought the army into the effective shooting range of the firearms battalion.

"Shield hand step forward!" Babu Shou ordered to the crowd: "Raise the shield! Come in!"

The standard establishment of the Dagan Firearms Battalion is 3000 people in the first battalion, 600 people on the front side, lined up on four sides, and the front side is divided into five shifts for release.

It's just that it's impossible for Yang Huang to gather a full firearms battalion of 3000 people. His firearms battalion only has more than [-] people, and he is on the sidelines.At this moment, the two hundred riders led by Zhou Xi'er had already turned their guns. Seeing that Jia Ying led the army to kill them, they could only temporarily divide some people to stop them.Just such a turn and turn, the opponent's formation has already been disrupted, and before the enemy arrives, he himself became confused first.

When Jia Ying and his party rushed within [-] steps, the enemy's firearms battalion fired their first firearms.

Seeing this situation, Jia Ying could only temporarily change her strategy, and kept the shield hand at the front to reduce the casualties behind.

Twenty steps!
Fifteen steps!
Ten steps!

Jia Ying took a shield from a soldier beside him, unsheathed his long knife, and shouted: "Brothers, kill!"

At this moment, the situation outside the battlefield is also changing.

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