A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 814 Cover
Han Kaihui entered the low wall. He looked around and nodded. He was obviously satisfied with the defense inside the low wall. Then he looked at the plain opposite and his expression became serious.

Mr. Yang Qian of the new army stood on his right side, looking at the dark crowd on the opposite side, his fists were slowly clenched, loosened, clenched, and then loosened again, and finally he said firmly: "Although there are many thieves, today we still Will win big!"

Gao Guerzilla, the battalion soldier standing on the left of Han Kaihui, hummed. His expression was equally determined, but his hands on the low wall trembled involuntarily.

The camp-breaking brigade, like a sea of ​​people, was getting closer and closer to the ditch, thunderous roars sounded, thick smoke billowed on the plateau, and the artillery on this side fired again, puffs of smoke and dust rose from the opposite plateau, sandwiching some mud and blood. fog.

However, the two ends of the ditch on A[-]'s side are far away, more than two miles away, and the artillery can't hit it. Enter the platform on both sides of the road.

The road and the platform have been widened, and their speed seems to be very fast. Han Kaihui watched closely. He saw that the bandits had set up ten formations on the platform. These formations started from Banpo, and there were five formations on each side of the road. , each front has about a thousand people.

Han Kaihui held up the binoculars and took a closer look. There were bandits, infantry, and hungry people on every table, and it seemed that there were more infantry.Moreover, at least half of the infantry were archers, firearms, the rest were swords and shields, and some cold weapons. Some of them seemed to be holding iron hooks in their hands.

Most of the hungry people carried earth bags, some carried short ladders and wooden planks, and most of them had no weapons in their hands.

Obviously, the bandits have learned their lesson and invested more long-range forces to suppress their own firepower, and then used the hungry people as human shields to lead the formation with swords and shields, waiting for an opportunity to break through.

Han Kaihui saw that the bottom two lines were thicker in numbers, and there were more archers and gunmen in them, obviously to prevent their own side from chasing them to the plateau after they were defeated.

Han Kaihui suddenly put down the binoculars: "This time the bandits are not good, I need to adjust our tactics, and listen to my orders later, if the bandits use hungry people as shields, shoot with bows and arrows in turn, and wait for the bandits to rush up , and then use the bird guns to shoot, and the rockets cover the enemy archers. If the bandit infantry rushes to the front, the bird guns are not strong, use the three-eyed guns to bombard, and finally use ten thousand enemies."

Mr. Yang Qian and Gao Guerrilla were not as clear as Han Kaihui, but they also vaguely saw some arrangements on the opposite side. Hearing what Han Kaihui said, he hurriedly passed on his words.

The crowd on the opposite side was getting denser, and another quarter of an hour later, the sound of trumpets and drums suddenly came from the field opposite, and the world seemed to be quiet, and then the noise broke out. The remaining nine thieves remained motionless.

Han Kaihui watched through the binoculars. This wave of thieves is estimated to have about a thousand people. There are thieves at both ends, and the hungry people are caught in the middle. When they came down from the road, they were relatively silent. They were not as loud as the day before yesterday, but they were pressure Not small.

He looked at the rest of the place, except for the thieves facing No. [-] A, amidst the sound of trumpets and drums, there was a steady stream of thieves coming down from the tabletops of the plateau everywhere. The crowd is still staggering.

He looked at the opposite side again, and the bandits were still coming down the mountain road. Because the road had been widened, their speed appeared to be faster, and the marching team was also thicker.

In the binoculars, the armor of these people is yellow, and they are still soldiers and horses of the rear battalion of thieves. Most of them wear red tasseled felt hats and yellow cloth jackets with serial numbers on them.At the back of the team was a flag holding a brigade, which was equivalent to Chief Qian in the Ming army. It seemed that the bandits had really paid for today's attack.

Soon they went down to the bottom of the ditch, and then they crossed the ditch one by one amidst the dust and the sound of footsteps.

Surprisingly, they no longer rushed up straight, but stooped and tiptoed, paying attention to covering themselves with the small slopes of earth cliffs of varying heights on the slope.And after about seventy steps away from the low wall, they stopped, leaned forward, and spread out along the path to the slopes on both sides.

As more people came up, more and more people spread out to both sides, and some of them took advantage of the cover of the terrain to continue to bend their backs and walk from the slope to the second road more than a hundred steps behind the first low wall. Touching in front of the low wall of Tiya, he also stopped sixty or seventy steps away from the low wall.

Watching their actions, Han Kaihui realized that the thieves were much smarter. In fact, they have been fighting in camps all year round. It is hard to say in terms of strategy, but they are indeed unique in terms of tactical cognition.

The defenders leaned against the low wall, looking at the thieves all over the slope below, nervously waiting for the superior's order.

Han Kaihui saw that the bandit soldiers kept shouting and setting up dozens of steps away. After many infantry scattered all over the slope, some hungry people carrying soil bags were pushed up from the back of the road.

These hungry people were full of tension, and behind them were some supervisory sword-shield fighters. These sword-shield fighters drove them forward while roaring.It also seems to have made some promises, such as those who fight to the death and never flee, if they survive, they can become infantry like them.

Those hungry people were incited, and there was no way to retreat, and their expressions became distorted and hideous. Han Kaihui sighed in his heart, he was an ordinary family, but he was threatened by thieves.

He said: "Pay attention, the archers are ready!"

"Archer ready!"

Gao Guerrilla quickly passed on his words.

Behind the first low wall, there were more than 100 battalion archers and more than 50 rocketmen. Immediately, [-] archers and rocketmen stepped forward. He lit the matchlock, and also took out the rocket from the quiver and put it between his thighs.

The thieves below seemed to have finished their arrangement, and suddenly they uttered a cry, and saw a group of hungry people rushing straight up from the passageway. The ditch in front of the low wall rushed straight.

Seeing these lowly hungry soldiers rushing forward, Han Kaihui shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "Get ready..."

The archers on the first floor slowly pulled the bow body away, and the tires creaked. Those rocketmen also aimed at the enemy, and slowly pulled the arrow body back. matchlock.

Those hungry people were still screaming and rushing forward, and soon, they rushed forty steps.

"put!"

With the vibration of a bowstring and the roar of rockets, more than 20 hungry people fell to the ground, and some of them rolled directly from the slope.

The archers on the first level retreated, and the second level stepped forward.

"put!"

Nearly [-] hungry people howled miserably, and one hungry man was shot in the face, and he covered his face and screamed loudly.

Archers and rocketmen on the third floor launched another volley, and more hungry people rolled down the road and slopes. Amidst the screams that tore through the air, a hungry soldier was even shot out by a rocket with a trail of fireworks. It flew two meters in mid-air, and then rolled all the way down the slope.

Except for the slightly slower rate of fire and unsatisfactory accuracy, the rocket has no other problems, especially unlike archers who need to train for several years.

If the gunpowder has a strong driving force, let alone its strength.

"Archers free fire..."

Suddenly there was a shout from below, and the dense bandit archers on the slope stood up. They shot directly in front of them and threw them behind them. Amidst the sound of the bowstring, a bunch of arrows roared over.

There was a muffled sound, and someone was injured behind the low wall. Although that side is a little far away from here, and thieves rarely have strong bows, the rate of officers and soldiers in the hinterland is not high, especially the rate of iron armor is not high. Whether the arrows are shot directly or projected, they are quite threatening to them.

The rogues shot a few rounds quickly, and the arrow feathers were pouring down. The shooting frequency of the archers behind the low wall was greatly reduced. Those hungry soldiers carrying short wooden ladders took the opportunity to step forward. , holding the shield and began to approach.

"Pay attention to concealment, big rocket, press down their archers, gunners get ready!"

Han Kaihui slapped an arrow that fell on his head, and ordered loudly, he saw that the camp soldiers behind the low wall were a little flustered, but the new soldiers were quite calm, even if someone was hit by an arrow, they would still be clenching their teeth. Not a word.

Some doctors and assistants appeared, carried the injured away and treated them, and the new army gunners followed the instructions and began to put their own guns on the low wall.

Relying on the meat shields of the hungry people in the front, and the cover of the archers in the rear, more and more thieves with swords and shields came, cutting down those hungry people who ran away before throwing their soil bags into the trenches.

Their archers also got up from the slope and began to approach the cover. They kept shooting arrows at the low wall, and the sky above the slope was filled with screams that pierced the air.

Amidst the flying arrows, a series of dazzling flames exploded suddenly on the low wall, and large puffs of thick white smoke rose up. Amidst the whistling sound, sharp arrows with fireworks trails screamed out from behind the low wall. They roared in the air, dragged their long white tails, and rushed towards the rogue archers on the slope.

But the defenders behind the low wall ignited large rockets such as swarms and fire dragon arrows. A dozen of these rockets cost thirty shots. The Rockets, the situation immediately turned around.

The whistling and whistling sound continued, and the defenders behind the low wall fired two more big rockets. The rockets drilled out of the quiver one after another. They were carrying flames and light smoke, and they kept slashing towards the sky, visible to the naked eye. The white smoke quickly covered the range of the low wall.

In just a moment, they fired thousands of arrows. Although they were not direct shots, driven by the gunpowder, these rockets were still equivalent to the throwing power of a strong bow and heavy arrows. The dense arrows fell head-on, and the thieves on the slope The archers screamed, and from time to time someone was shot and rolled down the slope.

Seeing that the bandit archers were suppressed at once, Han Kaihui nodded secretly. The rockets are powerful, especially the coverage is very good, but it is a pity that the arrows are not easy to make, and the consumption is too high. Although there are many rockets on the defense line, the battle It can't be finished in a day or two, so it must be used sparingly.

The rogue archers were in a mess, but taking advantage of the previous opportunity, the hungry soldiers carrying the short ladder planks and the infantry behind them had already moved up.Also because of the oppression of the bandit archers earlier, many hungry people rushed to the low wall and threw the soil bags they were carrying into the trench.

"The gunners are ready!"

Han Kaihui didn't care about these hungry people, he just looked at the hungry soldiers carrying short wooden ladders and the infantry behind them.Some arrows fell on them from the previous rocket coverage, but these bandits held up their shields, and the rockets did not pose a threat to them.

"preparation!"

Seeing those hungry soldiers and infantry getting closer and closer, they suddenly shouted and rushed up, Han Kaihui sternly said: "Let go!"

The musketeers behind the low wall fired violently, and billowing gunpowder smoke spewed out of the muzzle...

(End of this chapter)