Iron Powder and Spellcasters

   Chapter 291

   There is no sense of ceremony to start a war.

  The sound of horns and snare drums echoed on both sides of the Pangtuo River, and the Turdun cavalry rushed into the shoal and killed the Tiefeng County militia on the north bank.

  Bud took a deep breath, pulled out a flat-headed arrow, and put it on the bow.

  He lowered his shoulders, straightened his left arm, half-rotated his elbows, put his weight on his left leg and stretched out his upper body, and pulled the bowstring in a slightly awkward position all the way to his ears.

   In order to control this one hundred and forty-pound stiff bow, Budd's arms, back, waist and abdomen were not without strength.

   I saw his back muscles bulge high, his waist and abdomen were tight, blood vessels in both arms swelled, and his left hand holding the bow was even redder.

   The process of archery was long and short, the bowstring and bow body made a crunching sound due to the stress, and Bud's body was also trembling slightly.

  Strictly speaking, he is not aiming because his sight is not in line with the arrow.

   His target is not a fixed target, but an enemy galloping on horseback.

   He wasn't even holding the bow, he was closer to using the tiger's mouth against the body of the bow and using his fingers to assist.

   At a certain moment, as if his heart suddenly stopped, and as if there was a cold wind blowing through his spine, Bud relaxed his right hand according to his intuition.

  The bowstrings sounded like strings, and the arrow was pushed away from the bow in an instant.

The    arrow swept across the water in an incredible flight, hitting the Terdun cavalry who were riding and shooting ten meters away.

   There was only a short delay, and the flat, sharp arrow penetrated through the robe, skin and flesh, and penetrated deep into the lungs from under the left rib cage until the energy was exhausted.

  Air rushed into the chest cavity, blood and alveoli poured back into the trachea, and the Terdun man who was hit by the arrow lost his strength all at once. He fell from the saddle clutching his throat and plunged knee-deep into the river.

   The prelude to the battle was opened by this arrow, and the militiamen who saw the enemy fell from their horses were all excited and cheered.

  Bud didn't see this scene because he didn't care about the outcome.

  Only the first-time militiamen will release an arrow first, watching the trail of the arrow feathers, cheering when they hit, and annoyed when they miss.

  While the hitter was still sitting on the horse, Budd had drawn another arrow and opened the bow again.

  If the militia's archery skills were half of Bard's, it would not be difficult to repel the hundreds of Teltown cavalrymen.

  Unfortunately, most militias did not.

   So as soon as they fought, the Tiefeng County militia, which was four times as large as the enemy, was faintly suppressed by the Teldun people.

  If it wasn't for the fact that Bard had filled the river bank with fences and refused horses in advance, his men would have been destroyed by a charge of the Teltown cavalry.

  The archery method of the militia archers is similar to that of Bard: three fingers buckle the string, lean forward, and put bundles of arrows at the feet, and shoot one to take one.

The Terdun cavalry is completely different in the way of shooting: stepping up and standing up, holding the bow and arrow in the left hand at the same time, the thumb buckles the string; like a gust of wind, before passing through the formation, shooting several arrows in a gallop, one arrow. Hit to escape.

   Hail-like arrows came along with the sound of thunderous hooves—the sound of riding and shooting was terrifying.

   If it were not for the strict military law of the refugee camps and the presence of supervising teams, many militiamen would have fled long ago.

   "You bastard! What are you afraid of?!" Ish, who was carrying a cane whip, shouted as he walked among the militiamen.

   He lashed out and whipped the cowardly militiamen who were shivering behind the shield: "Think about your wives and children! Don't hide! The cowardly fighters are strangled!"

  Under the urging, coercion and even intimidation of the sergeants at all levels, the cowardly militiamen also stood up and shivered to counter the Teltown people.

  For the militiamen, bows and arrows are also luxury goods, and half of the militiamen only have rudimentary slings.

The    sling has a little benefit too - there's no shortage of ammo, and the beach is full of rocks.

   From time to time, militiamen were hit by stray arrows, screaming for help, and immediately someone specially carried him to the rear of the front line to avoid affecting morale.

   From time to time there were also Terdon people who fell, and the fate that awaited them was much more tragic. Not only will there be no one to rescue, but the cavalry will even be trampled by the cavalry who can't dodge.

"Full of bows! Don't **** waste your arrows!" Seeing some militiamen fluttering arrows out, Ish's anger was about to burst above his head: "Don't aim at people! Shoot the barbarian's horse! Towards the two horses in front of the barbarian. Location shot!"

  This shoal that the two armies are fighting for has no official name, and the people of Tiefeng County just call it "Tushechang" or "Pangtuohe Tushechang".

   Once upon a time, Ivan Horseshoe's gang ambushed the Wolftown convoy here.

   Now it's Bard's turn to lead the troops here against the Teltons.

   It is no coincidence that this place is repeatedly stained with blood.

   As a tributary, although the water volume of the Pangtuo River is not as good as that of the Dajiao River, there are not many places suitable for crossing the river because of the dense mountains and forests along the bank.

   For a long time, I thought about the Pangtuo River and there are only two ways to go:

   Either go through Xiaoshi Town, where the terrain is flat, the river channel is narrow, and there are bridges across the river; or you go through the shoal between Heishui Town and Niuti Valley - that is, "Tutorial Field".

   From the topographical point of view, Doshichang is the gate of Zhongtiefeng County. The people of Teltown were going to attack, and the people of Iron Peak were going to defend, so it was inevitable that there would be a brutal fight over this shoal.

   Gritted his teeth and survived the first few rounds of arrow exchanges, and the numerical advantage of the Tiefeng County militia gradually came into play.

   In order to pursue the speed of fire, the Terdun people have limited accuracy and strength in horseback shooting.

   The accuracy and strength of the people of Tiefeng County in throwing stones and foot shots are not very good, but there are many militiamen.

  When the battle is carried out in an exchange of casualties, that is, when the victorious balance slides to the side of Iron Peak.

The leader of the Telltown Hundred Riders, Turukota, was stationed on the south bank of the horse to watch the battle. The situation was clear at a glance: the two-legged man was able to defend only by resisting horses and fences, fighting knives to knives and guns to guns. Kill, and the two-legged man will be defeated immediately.

   Seeing that the "beast exorcism" tactics didn't work, Chew Corpse summoned his cronies, Hong Lingyu, to whisper a few words, and the latter immediately led a dozen armored cavalry from the right side to the edge of the shoal.

As soon as   Telden's armored cavalry came into battle, it attracted bursts of exclamations from the Tiefeng County militiamen.

  Because these armored riders are not wearing the common armor of various ministries, but a complete set of black three-quarter plate armor.

   Accompanied by the sound of the horn from the south bank, the Terdun light cavalry shrank their formation and focused their arrows in the direction of the attack of the armored soldiers, suppressing the Paratus.

  Teldenjia rode out and dismounted at thirty paces, and approached the river bank with shield and rope.

   They stayed out of the attack range of halberds, spears and other long-handled weapons, tethered the horses and fences like oxen, and then used the power of war horses to drag the stakes away by the roots.

  The stones thrown by the militiamen and the arrows shot by the militia hardly hurt the vital points of the soldiers.

The   Terdun armored soldiers relied on the solid plate armor, and they also did not evade the arrows, attacking the psychological defense line of the militia with an unstoppable attitude.

  The fence built by Budd has no horizontal beams, and is shaped like an erected horse-rejecting stake, one for the other. The disadvantage is that it is easy to be pulled down, and the advantage is that it will not be pulled down in rows.

  Bud sighed softly in his heart. The last time he saw these black three-quarter armors, they were still worn by Custer's pistol cavalry.

   "Blow the trumpet, the second quarter." Bud put down his bow and instructed the trumpeter beside him.

   As if echoing the sound of the horn, the sharp bugle sound also sounded on the north bank, and even suppressed the dull horn sound.

   The formation of the Tiefeng County militia changed, and the skilled longbowmen who were individually organized into a team were switched to the left flank and began to suppress the Turdun archers.

  A Turdun soldier recklessly pulled down the fence and rejected the horse, ignoring the sound of the bugle. He wore the best armor of a two-legged man, and unless Tengri did not bless him, the bow and arrow would never hurt him.

   There is no need for a big gap, as long as three horses can be accommodated in parallel, the cavalry can rush into the two-legged man. At that time, the first credit for reaching the enemy's line is his.

   Suddenly, the sound of wind and thunder rang in his ears, and a huge force came from above his head. Even through the helmet, this huge force still beat the Teldun armorer to the point where his skull cracked and his seven orifices bleed.

The   Terdun armored soldier's eyes darkened as he slowly poured into the river. The bludgeoning didn't kill him on the spot, and he eventually died of choking in a coma.

  The armored soldier didn't understand what killed him until he died, but the chewing corpse watching the battle could see it clearly.

   The two-legged man on the opposite bank raised wooden poles as long as those used in the ritual of hanging meat to the sky, like swatting flies, slapping several of his elite soldiers to death.

  [Note: about six meters]

  Chewing Corpse finally understood why the fence on the opposite side didn't add a beam—with the beam, the long pole couldn't slap through the gap between the fence.

   The few armored soldiers who were still alive fled the river bank in embarrassment. The attack range of the long pole is also limited, as long as the distance is widened, it is safe.

As soon as the    soldiers retreated, the battle turned back to throwing stones and shooting arrows at each other.

"Retreat for now! Kota! Tai Chi asked you and me to find out the water situation, not for you and me to fight!" Hong Lingyu, who followed the corpse chewing, persuaded: "If you delay any longer, the children of this clan will all It's going to be folded clean!"

   Chew Corpse shook his head.

  Telden's light cavalry in the field is like a swarm of bees. It seems to be running wildly, but in fact it contains a certain order. At the sound of the horn, they regrouped again.

   Only this time they did not break through from the right flank, but concentrated their forces on the left flank.

  The field is about a hundred paces wide, and the infantry will not be fooled around by the cavalry.

  Bard also adjusted the formation, changing the best longbowmen to his right flank (corresponding to the left flank of the Teltown people).

The   Terdun people lined up in three rows, and suddenly rushed towards the horse-rejecting stake like a mountain and a sea, with a vague imposing momentum of a Palatine cavalry group charging.

   At least half of the Platoons believed that the Tertuns wanted to use their lives to fight the horses, and the rest of the Palatuns—mostly veterans—thought the Tertuns wanted to kill themselves.

   But this astonishing charge ended up only drawing an arc in front of the refusal of horses, and the Terdun cavalry turned a corner and ran back to the south bank.

   At the same time, while the attention of the Paratus was caught by the mighty charge of the left wing. Several Turdun riders galloped silently to the right flank and dragged away the corpses of the beaten soldiers.

And so the Teltown people retreated to the banks and disappeared into the woods, as if they had never been there.

  The militiamen looked at each other and stood in a daze, speechless for a long time.

   "Fuck!" Yish slapped his leg and cursed: "The barbarian is so reluctant to give up those sets of plate armor!"

   Beside Ish, a middle-aged farmer asked timidly: "Lord Ish, we... did we win?"

   "Dad, we won!" Ish laughed and hugged the middle-aged farmer's shoulders: "Laugh! Sing! Cheers!"

  Ish wanted the militiamen to shout the battle cry that once frightened the Hurds: "Uu! Uu!—khai!!"

   He waved his arms, stirring up the emotions of the crowd, shouting until his voice broke: "Come on! Come along!"

  The battle cry of the Paratus celebrating victory is different from the charge. There is only one [Uukhai] when charging, while the battle cry when winning is two [Uu] and one [khai] echoing back and forth.

  Ish climbed up the arrow tower and shouted to guide the crowd: "Uu! Uu!—khai!!"

  The victory is so unreal that many people realize that they have just won the first victory of their lives.

   No one spoke at first, but gradually everyone began to chant in a low voice. The cheers grew louder and more tidy as the militiamen opened their throats.

   "Uu! Uu!" This is Ish's guide.

  The militiamen raised their weapons and responded with tears in their eyes: "khai!!"

   "Uu! Uu!"

  “khai!!”

   The roar was deafening, the sound stopped the clouds, and the river and forest trembled with it. A large flock of birds in the distance was frightened and flew into the sky.

  The retreating Corpse Chew and his subordinates also heard the post-war celebration of victory. The expression of chewing the corpse gradually became gloomy, while the eyes of his followers were a little gloomy.

With the battle roar resounding through the sky, Anglo flew to Bud and took out a letter from his arms: "Lieutenant, a letter to you from Centurion Montagne."

  Bud took the letterhead, removed the lacquer seal, and glanced at it quickly.

  Anglo looked at the cheering people around him, and said with some emotion: "I always feel... a little bit like an army."

   "Win another battle." Bud put away the letterhead and sighed: "They can go to the battlefield."

   This was the first attack of the Teltown Department on the Pangtuo River defense line. It started with a sudden onslaught and ended in an absurd way, leaving more than thirty corpses and twice as many wounded.

   The militias defending the field may think they can breathe a sigh of relief, or even think they have won.

   But that night, the Teltowners launched a second raid.

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   [The tactic of shooting down with a pole (covering your face), it still feels quite suitable for these farmers who have just picked up weapons - a bit like threshing. However, there is no bamboo in Tiefeng County, so the poles have only oak cores, linen wrapped around the outside, and pitched asphalt. And because the wood is not dried, it is heavy and inconvenient to use]

   (end of this chapter)