Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 73

"What are you doing in a daze, you can still move, charge forward!" Xiao Anguo, an officer of the Xi clan in Tiebiying, was the first to react, pushed the soldiers around him, and shouted loudly, "It's a firecracker, rush forward, chop Turn them over!" Xiao Anguo was also born in aristocratic family, the firecracker is very common among the nobles of the Liao Kingdom, but everyone keeps it as a plaything, and the horse bow is the foundation of the Liao Kingdom.At this time, the cavalry on both wings of the Liao army also saw something was wrong, and rushed to the middle desperately, trying to interfere with the launch of the central formation of the Song army.

Zhao Xingde observed the situation in front of him silently, the smoke from the firing of the black gunpowder filled the air, affecting part of his vision.But the commander's silence did not prevent the capital who commanded the centurions from calling the shots.

"Third row front row!"

As the password sounded, the soldiers standing behind the deputy commander in each column took two steps forward. When they passed by the deputy commander, they handed over the firecrackers in their hands to the deputy commander, took over the empty firecrackers, and loaded the spears. , half squatting beside Shi Chang in the first row, the density of spears on the front of the entire Fire Gun Battalion doubled.

The distance of forty steps was very short, and the projectiles fired by three hundred firecrackers at the same time caused dozens of injuries. The Tiebi Battalion of the Liao State, who had come to its senses, began to charge towards the Firebolt Battalion's position under the command of the Xi clan officers. A group of five tall heavy armored infantry made a neat thumping sound, getting closer and closer.The soldiers of the Firebolt Battalion in the front row could even see the bloodthirsty or indifferent fierce light from the gap in the opponent's helmet.

"ignition"

Three hundred firecrackers were ignited again, accompanied by the sound of burning, the soldiers of the Firecracker Battalion had never hated the length of the gunpowder lead wire as much as they did before, just as they hated Zhao Xingde for trying every means to shorten it. .Guan Erye bless!Up to now, there has not been a single gun that has exploded.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom" The continuous sound of firecrackers sounded again.

Many soldiers of the Liao army who were charging forward fell to the ground with their heads up, their shouts stopped abruptly, and blood was gurgling from the shot holes, which could not be stopped.The thick armor of the soldiers of the Tiebi Battalion in the Liao army was also penetrated at this distance without exception, and unlike usual, they were able to charge with arrows. As long as they were hit by firecrackers, most of them fell to the ground. Bleeding profusely in the crevice, a group of five soldiers of the Iron Wall Camp, as long as two or more cannot move, the other three will be dragged down in the area.

"Fourth Row Front"

The soldiers in the fourth row, who were already standing behind the deputy chief, took two steps forward, exchanged firecrackers with the deputy chief, loaded the empty firecrackers with bayonets, and squatted beside the first row of chiefs.The density of the guns in front of the Huo Gun Battalion was three times that of before firing. From a distance, the dense guns looked like a jungle with fangs, waiting for the blood of the enemy.At this time, the soldiers of the Tiebi Battalion of the Liao State who rushed forward had already rushed to the front.

With a sound of "铛", the five heavy axes were like wheels, and they were smashed on the spears one after another. The huge physical strength of the soldiers of the Tiebiying almost made the soldiers of the Song Army throw their weapons out of their hands. The soldiers of the Gunbattalion looked up at this opponent who looked like a copper wall and iron tower, feeling oppressed and fearful from the bottom of their hearts.At this time, Dutou's password was issued.

"ignition"

The deputy chiefs who had already replaced the firecrackers ignited the "drug" lead one after another, and rushed to the front. The soldiers of the Liao army who were temporarily blocked by the guns were almost in front of the firecrackers. The attitude of disregarding life and death made the hands of some deputy heads of the Fire Gun Battalion tremble while holding the fire folders. However, the ignition action that had been repeated hundreds of times was still completed.

Everyone once again hated the length of the gunpowder lead. The Liao army did not have experience in attacking the crossbow array. They knew that this moment was the time to change their lives bravely. The soldiers of the Biying even tried to get rid of the chains, and jumped into the spears, but the Song army's spears could not penetrate his entire tough armor, and they were oppressed and retreated steadily.

At this moment, the firecracker rang.

The sound of "boom" and "boom" was as beautiful as fairy music to the ears of the soldiers in front of the fire gun battalion.

At this distance, the firecracker is almost the same as firing it on the forehead of the enemy, and it can penetrate even the strongest iron helmet.Those tall and unable to move soldiers of the Iron Wall Battalion who were stuck among the spears were almost the best targets.Even people who have no aiming training at all can hit it effortlessly.

It's not just a hit, the huge impact of the heavy guns fired with double doses unreservedly hit the body of the Liao army in front at this distance. Almost all of them would involuntarily lean back violently, blood spurting out. If there was no protection of the helmet mask, the face door would be a big hole with bloody flesh. Did not die on the spot.

"Fifth Row Front"

Thick smoke rose from the battlefield, and the soldiers in the fifth row quickly ran to the front following the command of Dutou. After handing over the guns in their hands to the deputy commander, they stabbed their guns, and with the help of the forward momentum, they used the spears to shoot The corpses and bodies of the enemy soldiers stuck in the front line struggled to push out.

The firecrackers rang, and those Liao troops who had rushed to the front, the bravest and most combative, were finished. The hearts of the soldiers in the front line were only slightly relieved, and the deputy chiefs realized the size of the thing in their hands After the power, the posture and expression of blowing fire notes added a bit of ease and even chic.

"fire"

Just before the Liao army in the front line had time to replenish, the firecrackers rang again, with a bang bang bang bang sound, and another Liao army fell into a pool of blood. The not-so-broad front line of the "Sixth Row Front" Fire Gun Battalion is now densely distributed with [-] long spears, even the most fearless Liao pawns risked their lives to charge, It is also difficult to break through at once.And just behind this dense forest of guns, a row of black muzzles has already established the impression of invincibility for the Liao army in front.

"Run!" The morale of the frontal Liao army finally collapsed.

Unable to move forward because of the death of two comrades, Xu Ding, who stayed in the formation, saw the Liao soldiers retreating like a tide, leaving behind a pile of corpses. Usually, at this time, the crossbowmen usually shoot It was the best time to kill and retreat the enemy, but the Song army's front line was eerily silent, only the arrow feathers that ran from the central army's formation were still shooting obliquely from midair.

The thicker and thicker smoke blocked Zhao Xingde's sight, but he still felt together with all the soldiers of the Fire Gun Battalion that the enemy army was retreating.The deputy chiefs of the Firebolt Battalion rushed to their foreheads with blood, and they all had a strong urge to empty all the Firebolts in the team.Zhao Xingde was in a chaotic and noisy environment, but his mind fell into a strangely ethereal and quiet feeling, as if he was not a part of the battlefield where thousands of troops were competing, as if he was standing alone on an empty battlefield, with a pair of calm His mind's eye is observing everything around him.The feeling of being out of tune with the environment made Zhao Xingde feel very uncomfortable and uncomfortable. "Impulsive? Excited? Nervous? Ebullient?" He even secretly thought for a moment, "Why can't I feel these things I've heard, and I can't devote myself to the state of the two armies fighting? Problem? It's a war! A war! You need to focus! Focus!"

"Take the battle." He issued the military order in time, preventing the capitals from continuing to issue the "fire" command.

"Back up"

Following the command of the battalion, the captains dragged out the military order in a long tone, the soldiers in the front breathed a sigh of relief, and arranged the tight formation a little more neatly, and the deputy chief behind him took the fire fold away from the lead in time.Everyone realized that the enemy army had retreated, and now they should continue to fire at the enemy's back, or... A young general like Su Wenyu not only had a secret expectation in his heart.

"Advance fifteen steps." The military order was issued later.Zhao Xingde hoped to get close to the enemy and then fire the last four salvos to ensure the damage of the firecrackers and at the same time shorten the distance of the whole army.

"Fifteen steps forward" "Fifteen steps forward"

After hearing the military order clearly, the commander in front led the soldiers who were waiting for the enemy to stand up. The dense spear jungle seemed to grow half a foot taller, and then slowly advanced under the guidance of the battalion commander and the head of the capital.Looking to the left from Zhao Xingde's position, the tips of the spears, some reflecting the white light of sharp blades, and some still stained with blood, are arranged in several rows that are constantly jumping up and down.Fifteen steps forward, wherever they passed, the Liao army who had not had time to climb back to the main formation were all nailed to death in the mud by iron spears.

Fifteen steps later, the spear forest took root again, and Zhao Xingde was able to see the situation on the opposite side clearly. The Liao army began to bend their bows and set up arrows, and shot arrows in the direction of the Huobao Battalion to prevent them from approaching. Although the soldiers in the front line shook Long spears can play a certain role in blocking arrows, but at this short distance, no matter whether it is a flat or thrown dense arrow, the penetrating power cannot be underestimated, causing the soldiers of the Firebolt Battalion to be repeatedly hit by arrows. fall down.

An arrow almost brushed Zhao Xingde's iron helmet and flew over. He was a little surprised that he didn't pay much attention to it, but calmly ordered: "Light it up."

"ignition"

Can't wait for a long time, Deputy Shi Changmen quickly ignited the fuse of the gunpowder. Accompanied by the sound of bang bang bang bang, many Liao soldiers in the front line, especially the tall and inconvenient soldiers of the Iron Wall Battalion, fell down. .The Firebolt Battalion opened fire at a distance of less than [-] steps. The generals of the Liao Army in the front hesitated a bit. They didn't know whether to rush forward to fight or continue to shoot arrows. The "seventh row of the front line" was ordered, and another [-] spearmen who had emptied their guns were added to the front line. The level of arrow rain of the Liao army was short for the Song army's heavily protected infantry. For a short time, it can still be supported.

The "ignition" dense blunderbusses hit the Liao soldiers in the narrow front again, and many people fell down in front of them, clutching their bloody blunderbuss eyes.

The "eighth row front row" three hundred spearmen squeezed into the dense queue of the front row again, and they almost couldn't get in.

After the "ignition" banging, almost all the soldiers holding the long gun in front of the "ninth row" were almost crowded. Will be pushed forward and fall over.

At this time, the Liao army in the front line finally couldn't bear the pressure of firing arrows and firecrackers face to face. Facing the dense Song army spearmen, they began to retreat sparsely.And the elite soldiers of the Iron Wall Battalion, dragged down by casualties, were unable to retreat quickly, fell behind, and were still standing, so they became the targets of the intensive fire of firecrackers alone.

"Go out!" Zhao Xingde stopped shouting, and Su Wenyu was taken aback, because the general himself had never given such a loud order since this battle, and in an instant, he understood, and shouted loudly with the other flag officers: "Go out!" "Go out!"

"out"

The command of the battalion and the military orders of the capitals seemed to open the floodgates, and the spearmen of the Song army who had already crowded in the front line, no matter under the attack of the Liao army's arrow rain or the pushing and shoving of the soldiers in the rear, , like rolling stones from high mountains, like flying waterfalls, rushing forward indomitably.

Zhao Xingde was deeply impressed by the huge impact of thousands of soldiers rushing forward. The situation is dangerous, but its knot is short. The momentum is like a crossbow, and the knot is like a machine." "The nature of wood and stone is that when it is quiet, it is quiet, when it is dangerous, it moves, when it is square, it stops, and when it is round, it moves. Therefore, the momentum of a good fighter is like turning a circle." Those who are stones on the mountain of thousands of feet have power." This sentence in the military book suddenly appeared in my mind, and I understood a lot in an instant.

He nodded thoughtfully, as if he didn't care much about the fact that he had no sense of the battlefield for the time being.