sweeping the world

Chapter 1028
As Liu Shen who stepped on the battlefield for the first time, he could hear his heavy breathing, as well as the vigorous and fast beating heartbeat.

Liu Shen's queue is in the fourth queue of the entire queue, which is considered a relatively backward position.He understood that this must be the result of a deliberate arrangement. The position he was in was at a distance that even the enemy's arrows could not reach. If the enemy could break through the three columns in front, they would be in the fourth rank The location also allows enough time for evacuation.

Being able to fight has given Liu Shen the greatest satisfaction. He really doesn't just want to experience life in the army. He has a deep desire to participate in the battle. He also understands how important a prince who has actually participated in the battle is in fighting for the throne of the prince. .

If Liu Shen's status as the eldest son of the imperial emperor gave Liu Shen an [-]% chance of becoming the crown prince, then having personally participated in the battle would be a greater bonus, increasing the chance of becoming the crown prince to more than [-]%.

Although Liu Shen is young, but he grew up in the imperial family, so precocity is inevitable.

No one has spoken to Liu Shen...or analyzed it.But he is quite clear that his father would never choose someone who is not close to the military as the prince. It should be because he is afraid of the military alienating the royal family. It will affect the overall layout of the empire.

So, Liu Shen has no complaints about being sent to the army at the age of 11, on the contrary, he feels extremely happy.

Two armies separated by kilometers.

The side of the Han army is mainly divided into three parts, with riflemen holding flintlock guns in front, the left and right wings are composed of various arms with cold weapons, and the rear is artillery.

On the side of the Anti-Han Axis Allied Forces, a piece of red Roman legion occupies the left side, and a piece of gray Sassanian army occupies the right side. It is a horizontal column formation. It seems that the thickness is not small. It is composed of two empires. They are at the forefront, and behind them are armed personnel of various ethnic groups who have no formation at all.

Compared with the Han Empire, Persian Sasanian, and Rome, all ethnic groups are indeed not qualified to be called the army, they can only be regarded as armed personnel.

The gap is not only reflected in the installation, but actually in all aspects including the installation, the most obvious of which is about organization and discipline.

"It's a very traditional legion battle line." Marus has a telescope in his hand. He keeps patrolling back and forth in the dark green, and said with a heavy expression: "At least [-] firearms troops can be seen from the rear." to their artillery positions."

The telescope is no longer a unique thing of the Han Empire. It was made in the eighth year of Yuanshuo, and it was strictly controlled. It’s just that after so many years, it is impossible to guarantee that it will not be obtained, that is, other countries do not have it. Mastering the manufacturing technology, holdings are very rare.

Elbata also has a telescope in his hand, the style is exactly the same as that in Marus's hand.

There are two ways for Rome and Sasanian to obtain telescopes. One is to purchase from countries that are at war with the Han Empire, and the other is to purchase from the Han Empire.

Knowing the importance of the telescope, the Han Empire didn't want to sell it at first, but the price offered by the two countries was really too tempting. Furthermore, it planned to paralyze the two countries. It was not good to refuse everything. After discussion, only a few were sold. a batch.

In fact, even the warships of the Han Empire were sold to various countries, so it is really not good to list telescopes as not for sale.

"Cannon..." Elbata's cheeks twitched, "There are no less than eighty cannons."

Didn't they drive armed men of all ethnic groups as the first troops to charge this time, isn't it because the Han army dispatched bronze cannons?
Those ignorant people of all ethnic groups regard the firearms invented and manufactured by the Han people as weapons of gods.

For example, yesterday the Han army used firearms, and the originally good situation was immediately reversed. In fact, the number of people who actually died from firearms was not that many. They were not as many as those who trampled or killed each other after the collapse, but they really It's the fear of firearms!

"The artillery firing interval of the Han army is about 3 minutes to 5 minutes." Marus looked at Elbata and said sincerely: "Our army is too slow, we can only rely on you."

In the Persian Sasanian army formation, there are nearly [-] chariots at the front, traditional cavalry archers and light cavalry on the left and right sides, and about [-] heavy cavalry and infantry are in the back position.

In countries around the world today, chariots are still regarded as a powerful force. For example, Sassanid has a huge chariot force. Rome, which cannot play well with cavalry, also has its own chariot force. Other regional powers can The formation will also bite the bullet and form a chariot unit.

The sound of long horns was blown, which was a military instrument used by the Persians for more than 2000 years.

The neighing of war horses and the continuous roar of battle horns resounded across the battlefield, and eight hundred Persian chariots lined up in front of the army were driven up.

The Persian chariot is pulled by two strong horses. The body of the chariot is shaped like a spoon, and the wheels on both sides have saw-toothed spikes that go out horizontally, and they twist continuously when the wheels roll.

The huge drums of war were sounded in the Han army's formation, followed by the firing of bronze cannons like thunder.

The projectiles were driven out of the gun barrel by the thrust of the gunpowder explosion, and they shot out with heat all over their bodies, rolling their bodies in mid-air, and the fuze was burning "squeaky".

What was fired were explosive bombs. When the fuse burned out, they would detonate the explosive in the core of the projectile. They would usually explode three or four meters above the ground, shooting out lead pellets in a circular shape to the surrounding area.

What was fired just now was a 120mm bronze cannon. In less than 30 seconds, the projectile flew more than 1000 meters and exploded over the troops of the Anti-Han Axis Allied Forces who had not moved. The blood flowers bloomed from the human body, and it also caused a lot of miserable howls and muffled groans.

Marus woke up when he saw the covering with his own eyes. People in the explosion range were swept down in pieces. Each bullet could cover about ten meters. After the explosion, people in that area fell to the ground in groups.

"The firing range of the Han Empire's artillery is farther than our information." Albata was very grateful that he did not raise the general flag: "Shall we retreat a certain distance?"

The reason why they didn't fly the general flag was that they were deliberately targeted by the Han army two days ago and had a psychological shadow, and then they were afraid of being saturated and covered by the artillery fire of the Han army.

If it is really covered by artillery fire saturation, it means that the war will end as soon as it begins. Not only will the country's army lose its command, it will collapse, and the armed personnel of all ethnic groups will definitely run faster than anyone else, and they will simply stop flying the general flag.

It is very correct to command the troops to fight only by ensuring their own safety, but Marus despises Elbata for temporarily wanting to retreat.

The general can only advance but not retreat during the war, but the Persians have repeatedly done things like retreating while the battle is in full swing, so that the enemy can seize the opportunity every time to defeat the Persian army, which is clearly not at an absolute disadvantage.

The most famous one is the battle between Darius and Alexander.The situation on the battlefield is that the Persian army is forcing the Macedonian army to retreat continuously. Darius just because he found a cavalry charge straight towards him. As the ruler, Darius retreated, which directly confused the Persian generals. , Alexander spread another rumor that Darius had escaped. As a result, the Persian army, which was originally in an advantage, turned around and ran away.

A war that would have been won was due to a ruler's timidity or misjudgment, but not only did not harvest the fruits of victory, but he swallowed painful consequences.Similar things are not uncommon in the history of wars, but the Persians are really the nation with the most occurrences.

"The Han army didn't move." Marus chose to ignore Elbata's proposal: "They are just taking advantage of their weapons to carry out the necessary deterrence."

There are only eighteen 120mm bronze cannons in the Junjishan Captain's Department. Even if each bronze cannon fires every time, it can cause dozens of casualties to the enemy. The enemy army, even if it fires until the barrel explodes, it is impossible to wipe out the enemy army.

The existence of the bronze cannon is more of a deterrent effect, and then it is to seize the opportunity to bombard a certain part that needs support to stabilize the front that may collapse.

Only when the type of artillery has developed to a certain stage can it be qualified to influence the course of a war. For example, a single artillery shell can sweep across a range of tens of meters, or it is more powerful, has a higher rate of fire, and has a longer range.

After the Persian chariot troops charged, they were about 800 meters away from the Han army's front line, and the rest of the Han army's bronze guns also fired one after another.

The number of projectiles that continuously swept and exploded was not exaggerated. They only served to disrupt the Persian chariots.

"They deafened the horses." Yang Rui put down the binoculars in his hand and said to Li Kuang, "It should not only be the horses that pull the chariot, but also the rest of the cavalry mounts."

After the appearance of firearms, war horses did have to undergo special training so that they would no longer be afraid of those loud explosions, including the sound of ammunition exploding.

The Persians did not know how to properly train their horses so that they would lose their fear of firearms.Their approach is quite simple and brutal, stabbing the deaf horse and blindfolding the horse's eyes.

The opening of the bronze cannons would definitely cause damage to the Persian chariot troops, but the effect was not obvious. When nearly [-] bronze cannons of various types fired at most in one round, they destroyed nine Persian chariots. The Persian chariot is simply a drop in the bucket.

The riflemen's array line was already busy when the Persian chariots charged. They placed the prepared rows of repelling horses from 80 meters to the nearest ten meters in front of the array line. It didn't take long for the entire array line to There are four obstacle lines formed by rejecting horses.

The Han troops on both wings were doing the same thing, and at the same time, the few bed crossbows also started shooting themselves.

Just now Liu Shen was carrying the refusal horse to arrange it, and when he returned to the back and looked forward through the gap in the human wall, he happened to see the riflemen in the front row firing a volley amidst the sound of whistles.

The Type 400 flintlock gun has a range of up to 120 meters, but that is only the farthest range, and the effective range is only 120 meters. After exceeding the effective range of [-] meters, the projectiles actually have no strong lethality, even if it is Hitting the target is just a slight "ding".

The riflemen who finished shooting retreated, and the second row who had been ready to shoot had long been ready to take too strong aiming action. They pulled the trigger amidst the officer's whistle, and also retreated after shooting.

From the perspective of the Persian chariot soldiers, the long distance made them watch the Han army carry out the barrier line and see the long lines of rejecting horses. Apart from scolding the Han army for being cowardly, It's just a look of bewilderment and despair about the next fate.

A chariot without an axle does not have any small turning maneuvers after galloping. Wanting to turn is a large roundabout way.

At the same time, the Persian chariot did not have a brake device. They used to run wildly with their horses. If they wanted to stop, they could only restrain the horses and reduce their speed until the previous kinetic energy was exhausted. It was impossible to stop when they wanted to.

"The artillery position should be set up in the array line." Xu Guang looked at the Persian chariot in front of him, which was horribly smashed into Juma, turned his head and said to Liu Shen: "The artillery can fire shotgun, and the range is a little shorter, only 50 meters or so, but it covers a wide area."

There are not many opportunities for the Han army to use bronze cannons, and for the time being, they have not sorted out a set of combat methods that can fit their own positioning.

In terms of using bronze cannons, many generals actually used them as a tool of intimidation, and did not release the true power of the bronze cannons.

"The enemy's cavalry has charged." Liu Shen didn't know how to use the bronze cannon, even if he knew how to use it to be the most effective, he would not express his opinion."We've got a chance to shoot," he said deadpan.

The second wave of charge was still the Persian army, which seemed to be the kind of head-on charge that had no formation at all.

The short legs of Rome, after the second wave of the Persian army charged, formed a large column of skirmishers in a row of nearly a thousand people, trotting and started their own advance.

The temporary obstacle line put up by the Han army to resist the horse played a great role. The fierce charge of [-] Persian chariots was contained. About [-] of them were destroyed by artillery fire, and nearly a hundred of them rammed into the horse-rejecting line. , the remaining ones continued to charge on the road that their companions had trodden with blood, but in the face of the rounds of gunfire from the Han army's riflemen, less than twenty rifles successfully rushed into the Han army's rifles. Soldier formation line.

Not far from Liu Shen's left side, a Persian chariot rammed. The riflemen on the other side did not do anything to evade, but just accepted the impact. The horse hit the wall blocking the way, and the rest of the impact force It just advanced about four meters forward, and then was overwhelmed by the riflemen.

It's not that the riflemen can't dodge, it's that their tactics don't allow them to dodge. Once a certain phalanx moves, the entire line of the riflemen's formation will be messed up. The consequences may not be as simple as losing dozens of people in battle, so it can only be Hard hit.

(End of this chapter)