Chapter 345 The Dead Zone
The infantry formation that stretched across the field moved forward slowly and firmly like a moving city wall.
The front is the shield.
Behind the sword and shield hand are countless spears pointing to the sky, and behind them are heavy armored iron pagodas...
Infantry can also be called Tiefutu, it is nothing more than heavy armor on its body and a helmet with a silence. Anyone who is protected by iron armor can be called Tiefututu. There were records of the Jurchen infantry's attacks with this heavy armor during the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Behind them are countless archers, and even the Jurchens have significantly increased the number of crossbowmen in view of the heavy armor of the ever-winning army.
This is not the Jurchen either.
These were mainly the Later Han army of Geng Shouzhong's troops descended to the mountain.
That is, the Han people in Xuanda, who betrayed the Liao Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, are still the main vassals under the Jurchens. A legion of 40,000 people are fighting around with the Jurchens, just like a group of wild dogs following the wolves. They are also the main force of Nianhan's attack, at least 10,000 dead in Chaya Mountain, and the rest have to follow him south. However, as the real power of the women declines, they are more important.
Geng Shouzhong was even named king.
Of course, they still have to be cannon fodder on the battlefield.
Important cannon fodder.
The cannon fodders moved forward without hesitation, of course they had to, because behind them were the Jurchen cavalry supervising the battle, and the genuine iron pagodas lined up with continuous steel walls behind them, pushing them forward and entering the firepower coverage of the ever-winning army.
The first thing to fire at them was the big gun, but not the shotgun, but the new granite solid bullet.
Although these large guns are very weak, after all, they are only less than 100 kilograms of cannons, and their caliber is large and short. The farthest range of the shooting from the back is only one mile. In fact, the power is only used as a gunboat, but it can also be used to shoot solid bullets, which is just a tragedy of penetration. Many solid bullets falling from the sky still fall into the formation of cannon fodders, and many unlucky ones are hit, and then blood and flesh fall down...
A granite ball falling from hundreds of meters high!
These blows from three hundred meters away made the cannon fodders obviously a little confused. Fortunately, there were not many such unlucky guys after all, so they still maintained order and continued to move forward resentfully amid the drums and the scolding behind them.
It's really like a group of wild dogs who want to turn back and bite people but don't have the courage.
The fire of the big guns continued.
They formed a formation and continued to move forward.
Then he entered the shooting coverage of the bow and arrow, and the archers on both sides shot at the other side at the same time...
"Don't they know it's meaningless?"
Wang Yue looked at the top of his head speechlessly.
The sharp arrows in the sky fell like rainstorms because they were the most hated targets. Almost all the enemy archers on the front of Tashan used this abandoned beacon tower as their targets. Thousands of sharp arrows really looked like rainstorms, and even Yue Fei had to raise his shield. After all, there was no iron mask on his face. Wang Yue, wearing an iron mask, looked up at the sky at 45 degrees, as if he was a helpless car owner in hail, listening to the dense sound of collisions on his body.
This is indeed meaningless.
Although it can indeed cause certain damage to the ever-winning army, because of the 100% armor rate, even the archers are protected by half-body armor and hat helmets, the casualties are actually minimal.
Of course, the ejaculation here is almost the same.
The archers on the opposite side are also protected by armor.
The distance continues to be closer.
The crossbowman on the opposite side joined, but the big guns here also replaced them with large shotguns. The targets were all the infantry behind the shield wall, but the killing effects of both sides were completely different. The crossbow was useless. The shield wall and armor of the Changsheng Army were enough to withstand it at such a distance. However, the shields and armor of the cannon fodders on the opposite side could not withstand the direct shot of the large shotguns of 100 meters. In the flame spray, one cast iron shotgun with more than two taels of weight easily penetrated the shield, and then the cannon fodder behind them splattered blood and flesh.
The cannon fodders were even more panicked.
But they still have to move forward because the distance is not enough to sprint.
But, they didn't know, their nightmare had just begun.
They keep moving forward.
In the two ever-victorious military formations, the flags were waved almost at the same time, and next to the trenchers in the formation, the soldiers holding torches quickly ignited the porcelain balls in the leather pockets, but instead of the flowering fuzes, they were directly stuffed into the cloth strips. The cloth strips soaked in whale oil immediately burned, and then the militia knocked on the brakes, specially designed small field thrusts instantly threw the porcelain balls forward, and then dragged smoke into the enemy.
Then it was smashed at the feet of the cannon fodder.
The whale oil inside instantly turned the surroundings into a sea of fire.
The unlucky cannon fodders screamed with flames, seeking help in the dense formation, and then passing the flames to everyone they encountered, causing the originally ordered formation to fall into chaos or even collapse.
But then they were shot to death.
The elite Jurchens who were supervising the battle behind would not let them destroy their formation.
The distance continues to be closer.
The large shotgun's large gun still harvests the lives of cannon fodder, and the incendiary bombs are still falling. The crossbows and bows of cannon fodders are also continuing to attack here. Although their shield walls are broken, they are still intact. In the end, as long as there is enough quantity, the firepower projection ability of this era is far from reaching the level of solving combat by relying solely on long-range attacks. What's more, the large gun is not a real cannon. This short and thick primary firearm is actually similar to the tiger squat cannon in the early Ming Dynasty, which is used to spray shotgun at close range. It is impossible for a shell to penetrate the formation five hundred meters away, just like the twelve-pound cannon.
The distance was finally narrowed to twenty feet.
Almost all three-eyed gunmen behind the shield wall ignited their fuse.
At the same time, it seemed like the dam on the opposite side collapsed, and all the cannon fodder roared, and then began to run wildly regardless of everything.
Run wildly with all your strength.
They persisted until this moment for this final sprint.
However……
There are caltrops under their feet, and there are trenches under their feet. There are bamboo sticks inserted in the trenches. In front of them are countless horses, and there are ropes in the horses. Although the wire mesh is indeed a bit exaggerated, it is still possible to pull up ropes in the horses. These ropes are very thin and low, so low that they cannot be seen at all if they are not careful, but tripping by them is fatal.
Because there are bamboo sticks on the ground.
Because there are their companions behind them who will step on their backs.
The cannon fodders who charged were screaming in horror, hugged their legs and wailed because they stepped on the caltrops. They were tied into bloody corpses by bamboo sticks because they stepped into traps. Because they could not dodge and hit the ruling horse, they were directly pierced by pointed woods. Because they tripped over the ropes, they were stabbed by bamboo sticks. The big feet behind them made the bamboo sticks that had not been pierced into their armor directly pierced into their bodies.
In almost the blink of an eye, the formation of the Changsheng Army was bleeding into a river.
Their tragedy has dragged down others' speed, and even the charge in some places has been blocked.
Then……
Those three-eyed guns spewed out flames.
Bullets shot directly from close range instantly create countless killings.
Then the archer joined, and a distance of twenty or thirty meters, a stone bow was full of lethality, and the direct sharp arrows continued to penetrate the cannon fodder's armor.
The big gun was replaced with medium-sized shotguns. This distance does not require two taels of shotguns. One tael is enough. In fact, half taels are fine. In short, professional trolls are specially spraying in dense areas.
However, many people still rushed through this death zone, especially those heavily armored Tiefutu. They were originally the protagonists. Once the gun and shield soldiers collided with the Eternal Victory Army, they would use heavy weapons such as axes, maces, long-handled swords and their bravery in their hands to quickly tear open the Eternal Victory Army's defense line. Unfortunately, the gun and shield soldiers were killed or injured before they could get close. However, they suffered the least losses because they were protected from the rear, and this was the time when they needed to fulfill their responsibilities as soldiers who were trapped in the battle.
These iron cans stepped on the dead bodies of their companions, held up the various heavy weapons in their hands, and rushed to the defense line of the ever-winning army frantically.
Then what awaits them are countless spears.
The dense spear forest collided with them in an instant. Their armor did have certain protection, and even the spears could not be pierced. However, the spearmen of the Changsheng Army did not fight alone. They all dealt with a few spearmen. The six-meter spear and shield wall ensured their safety. Then one was responsible for picking and pulling the iron paused, and the other was responsible for pricking their faces. These spearmen were trained countless times. The spears in their hands were like their arms, and could complete any movement they wanted to complete.
Pick the helmet.
Kill the face.
Then the iron pagodas screamed and looked beyond recognition.
Almost at the same time, the three-eyed gunmen picked up their various weapons, and drilled out from the underworld like a group of lurking little monsters. Many people even used their hands and feet. Taking advantage of the entanglement of the Tiefutu and the spearmen, they chopped the special weapons such as axes, hammers, pickaxes and other special weapons in their hands towards Tiefututu's legs and even feet, and shamelessly smashed them into special parts.
The latter can't do anything even if they see them.
Because a forest of spears is above their heads, unless the spears are cut off, the front ends of these spears are actually covered with iron, just to prevent them from being cut off.
"Give them the last blow. Although they betrayed the country and the nation, they were eventually forced by Geng Shouzhong. Seeing them die meaninglessly, I still feel a little pity in my heart!"
Wang Yue said.
It is also good to let them go back and create a pessimistic atmosphere, so that the Han army and the miscellaneous cannon fodders can resist the Jurchens. After all, if they know that the attack is bound to die, these cannon fodders can not really grit their teeth and die. Since the left and right are dead, why not create the Jurchens to rebel, maybe they can still fight for a way out. The king's compassion is always so soft.
The flag beside him immediately waved.
Immediately afterwards, soldiers carrying axes and guns stepped forward...
Chapter completed!