Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 370 Battle of Sand River 4
Kong Youde led the cavalry and rushed towards Heluo's new army. Countless horseshoes rolled up smoke and dust in the sky, and the ground rumbled like a big drum being beaten fiercely by countless powerful drumsticks. The momentum was terrifying.

However, a row of crossbow arrows came, and the cavalry on the front line rolled into a ball with men and horses, and were almost wiped out.This time, the Heluo new army began to spread when the cavalry was 120 steps away from them. At this distance, the extremely fast crossbow bolts still caused a lot of casualties to the rebels. Their leather armor and cotton armor were the same. The arrow just pierced through and couldn't be resisted at all.The vast majority of recruits in Heluo's new army also turned slightly pale in the face of the cavalry coming in like a tide. They are also mortals with naked eyes, raised by their parents, how could they not be afraid?But the strict military discipline and strong sense of honor overwhelmed the fear of death. Everyone knew that if they were deserters, they would be executed immediately by the military police, their relatives would be shamed, and they would even be driven out of Nanyang , This is far more terrifying than death in battle!But if they die on the battlefield, their family members will not only get a pension that they may not be able to save for a lifetime, but also get more than ten acres of fertile land. No matter where they go, they will be greeted with respect and envy. Know how to choose!Therefore, facing the terrible pressure brought by the charge of thousands of troops and horses, Shaanxi Lengwa, who has always been taciturn, became more and more silent. poured out in a row.

Xue Siming asked Yang Menglong loudly: "Should the Lancers attack?"

Yang Menglong turned his attention to Qi Hu.

Qi Hu shook his head: "No need, the infantry can resist it!"

Yang Menglong immediately said: "No need, the infantry can resist it!" After speaking, he kicked the horse's belly and backed away.

Qi Hu grabbed him tightly: "Where are you going?"

Yang Menglong smiled hippie: "I... I'll go to the Lancers to have a look!"

Qi Hu was expressionless: "No need, Zhong Ning and Cao Jun are watching over the Lancers. When the time is right, just give them a firing signal!"

Yang Menglong said: "I have to go and have a look before I can rest assured..."

Qi Hu said: "You are the commander-in-chief of an army, and you have to learn to command the whole army to fight. That kind of thing that kills generals and captures the flag is not something you should do! Wang Rui, look after him, if you let him run to lead the cavalry to charge into battle , I want your head!"

Wang Rui responded loudly: "Obey!" Looking sideways at Yang Menglong, it meant that my lord, please don't make things difficult for me.

Yang Menglong sighed, the old man stared so closely, it seemed that he couldn't get over the addiction of charging into battle!Of course he has a way to get rid of Wang Rui and sneak to the Lancers. The problem is that Qi Hu has said something harsh. If Wang Rui doesn't keep an eye on him, he will chop off Wang Rui's head. He will do what he says!He didn't dare to make fun of Wang Rui's head!

At this time, bang, bang, bang——it was that weird sound like a big firecracker exploding in an iron barrel. A dozen explosive packets were thrown out by the shock wave of the propellant explosion, and fell into the middle of the rebel cavalry... ... There are too many rebel cavalry, so you don't need to aim, you can shoot with your eyes closed.I only heard a loud explosion that seemed to shatter the pores of people, and orange-red fires rushed up, and many rebels, including their horses and men, were thrown into the air, let alone how many people there were. The elite cavalry fell to the ground and wailed in the devastating explosion, extremely terrifying.The blood of the Heluo New Army was surging, and they howled wildly: "Great wind! Gale! Gale" Amidst the high-pitched howl, the archer fired three rows of crossbows at the same time against the sharp arrows shot like locusts. Then, three hundred fire The gunman stepped forward, three hundred electric guns were leveled, and the thick barrels were turned in a pause, spraying out one after another long flames, and the front of the phalanx of the Heluo New Army was instantly covered. Fireworks shrouded the gunshots like popcorn, and it was impossible to distinguish the counts, and the lead bullets with pointed ends and concave bottoms were so dense that people couldn't open their eyes.The charging rebel cavalry had endured five rounds of crossbow shooting, and suffered heavy casualties. They finally approached thirty or forty steps away from the Heluo new army, and were hit by three rows of crossbow volleys, almost falling down in piles. Next, when the gunshots sounded with dense scores and unclear points, the rebels who were lucky enough not to be recruited groaned in pain: "My God, there is no end!" In the beginning, they let the Heluo New Army's long-range attack firepower suppress and beat them. The artillerymen were shot out of their bodies by the unconscionable bombardment, and the infantry were shot by the Heluo New Army's archers. Fight with muskets and knock people off their feet!Hell, when did infantry get so hard to deal with!
It seemed that only a dozen seconds had passed, and it seemed that a century had passed before the terrifyingly dense gunfire finally stopped.In the white smoke, a few horses covered in blood, carrying cavalrymen who were also covered in blood and had a few crossbow bolts in their bodies, crashed into the formation of Heluo's new army, hissing sadly.Immediately, countless four-meter-long spears nailed into the ground mercilessly stabbed the horse into a sieve, and the stabbed horse rushed forward like a madman, pressing the shaft of the gun into a bow... According to the past With experience, these long spears will definitely be twisted by the crazy horses, and the pikemen will be hit or crushed to death by the horses.However, this scene did not appear. Although the long spears were pressed into a bow shape, they were not broken, just like this, they held the horse firmly, making it a human shield!
Puff puff puff———

On the entire front, the muffled sound of gun blades piercing into flesh could be heard endlessly. The rebel cavalry who tried to rely on the speed of the horse's sprint to smash into the gun array, and then slashed wantonly were pierced into meat skewers.To the astonishment of the rebels, their war horses failed to break the barrels of the spears as before, but instead were worn by the spears and became the meat shields of the new army of Heluo!Kong Youde saw with his own eyes that many of the barrels of the guns were stretched into a bow shape, but it continued!
Hell, what kind of wood is this gun barrel made of? It's so tough!

Comrade Kong Youde made a mistake. The spears and barrels of the Heluo New Army are not made of wood!In the battle of Daling River, the Heluo new army refused to ride with a single step, causing countless casualties in Houjin, but their own casualties were also extremely heavy. Their long spears were too long, and they were often twisted by the crazy horses after piercing through them. Pikemen were killed, crushed, or trampled by horses.After returning to Nanyang, Yang Menglong asked everyone to use their brains to make the barrel of the gun tougher and not so fragile. The improvement method proposed by the craftsmen is to no longer use wood as the barrel of the gun, but to use a stick that is slightly thinner than the little finger and elastic. The full steel bar is used as the tenderloin, and bamboo strips soaked in tung oil that are not easy to crack and deform are glued with the steel bar as the center, and then coated with raw lacquer and wrapped with Ge cloth to make a gun shaft the thickness of an egg.By the way, a hook sickle is also installed at the head of the gun, which can be used to hook the enemy's calf, but the more important function is to play a stagnant role. When the gun head pierces the body of the enemy or the horse, this The hook sickle will prevent the gun barrel from going further.This kind of gun shaft is not as high-end and elegant as dragon tendon wood, but it is extremely tough and elastic. Even the most powerful horse can't break it, at most it can only deform it.It is rare to make gun shafts in this way, at least the rebels have never seen it. The first time they encountered it, their cavalry suffered a lot.Without exception, the cavalry who rushed forward and tried to mount the spear formation were held tightly by the spears piercing the horse's body and turned into flesh. The spear formation was unbreakable and could not be smashed away at all. , those archers stood on the carriage with a strong crossbow and shot at the rebel cavalry who were blocked by the gun formation and could not advance, causing them to fall on their backs.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Kong Youde quickly led some elite cavalry around the hedgehog-like spear formation, trying to find the weak point of the spear formation.It's a pity that this hollow phalanx has no weak points. Even if they find a weak point, the Heluo New Army can quickly dispatch spearmen from strong places to quickly reinforce them. This is the benefit of the hollow phalanx.He circled the hollow phalanx twice, but couldn't find any flaws. He was suffering from a headache when a whistle came from the hollow phalanx, and hundreds of smoking guys in the shape of cans jumped over the gun formation and fell on the rebels. In the middle of the army.The hairs of the rebels stood on end. Although they didn't know what the hell it was, their instinct to avoid danger told them that it was definitely not a good thing!

Sure enough, those seemingly exquisite cans fell among the rebel cavalry, exploded rumblingly, burst into flames, and scorching iron nails splashed out of them, and slammed all around, piercing deeply into the rebel cavalry. In the body of an army soldier or a war horse.A terrifying explosion zone rose from the front of the Heluo New Army. The rebels were blown to pieces, and the screams were piercing.The Heluo new army showed no intention of showing mercy. With another whistle, the grenadiers swung their arms, and another row of grenades flew out!
The rebels once again turned on their backs.

Li Jiucheng is going crazy!

Kong Youde is going crazy!

The rebel cavalry has been beaten mad!

What kind of rotten battle is this fighting? From the very beginning, people suppressed and fought, and there was no room for fighting back. Now that the soldiers are fighting hand-to-hand, they are blocked by the hateful iron bone spears. Those countless long spears are like an iron fence. No matter how hard they hit, they couldn't break open, so that's fine, there are still a large group of people inside who are constantly hacking them, with crossbow arrows and grenades, and the gods are played to death by them!Those Liao soldiers even missed the Houjin Eight Banners. Although the Houjin Eight Banners were extremely fierce, they still had a little room to fight back. But when they fought against the Heluo New Army, they would only be beaten from the beginning to the end!After receiving hundreds of grenades, the rebel cavalry's position began to become chaotic, their morale fluctuated, and they no longer had much courage to continue fighting!

Qi Hu raised a black flag.

Wang Tiechui held up his Mo Dao and shouted, "It's our turn!" He pulled down his mask.The trumpeters beside him blew their horns and separated the rebel spearmen to the left and right, leaving a gap. The rebels who had been beaten dizzy rushed in dizzy.

What greeted them was a mountain of swords, lights and axes like a wall.

The [-] heavily armored warriors lined up in three rows, and the one hundred veterans who chopped down Jiannu and cried for their father and mother in the Battle of Daling River stood in the first row centered on Wang Tiehammer, and at the same time swung their huge axes. .

The first person to rush in was Li Jiucheng's precious son, Li Yingyuan.When he saw the copper wall for the first time, his eyes were bigger than pig urine and he screamed: "No!!!"

What responded to him was the whistling sound of the Mo knife in Wang Tiehammer's hand splitting the air.The knife flashed, and the neck of his horse was severed, and the horse fell down, throwing him off, and his eyes turned black... He tried his best to widen his eyes, and the last scene he saw , It was a giant ax that slammed down with a strong wind...

Li Yingyuan, the eldest son of Li Jiuzheng, one of the chief culprits who launched the Denglai Rebellion, was beheaded by the heavily armored warriors of the Heluo New Army.

Along with Li Yingyuan, there were dozens of his confidant soldiers.The faces of these soldiers were also pale. Before their weapons were handed over to the heavily armored warriors, the giant axes slashed down. Such a violent slash made them powerless to fight back, and even their horses and men were knocked over.Six hundred warriors in heavy armor advanced alternately in three tiers, the huge axes were raised and lowered continuously, and the light of the axes shattered the men and horses.The sharp arrows and javelins shot by the rebels kept falling on them, but they had no effect. They all bounced off as soon as they touched them. The projectile weapons equipped by the cavalry wanted to pierce the heavy armor made of manganese steel. , so sad, if they use blunt weapons like chain hammers and maces, it might be of some use, sabers and bows and arrows?Save it!If the cavalry were tanks and armored vehicles, then these heavily armored warriors were bulldozers wearing thick armor, pushing them all the way, blood splashing everywhere they went, and broken limbs were thrown everywhere, which was horrible.

The slow and unstoppable charge of the heavily armored warriors almost broke all the courage and confidence of the rebel cavalry, and they were scared to death in the face of these invulnerable monsters.Kong Youde's face changed in shock. He realized that he was in a very bad situation. The left wing was suppressed by the Heluo New Army, and they were also at a disadvantage on the right wing. The Tianxiong Army's [-] musketeers stood in groups of three, leaning against each other. Back, stabbing the rebels' vitals with a three-edged bayonet.Their assassination techniques are extremely exquisite, and their shots are as fast as lightning. The rebels are often stabbed to the point and have not reacted yet.The rebels often go up to more than [-] people and cannot solve such a group of musketeers. Even if they solve it, they will have to pay five or six times the casualties.The performance of the Zhejiang Army was equally fierce. The fierce offensive of the Heluo New Army and the Tianxiong Army had completely mobilized their morale. The bird's anger was unreservedly vented on the rebels, killing the rebels until they cried for their fathers and mothers!Although they couldn't keep fighting against the rebels, they still defeated the rebels steadily.To put it bluntly, although the rebels are fierce, they are a group of rabble after all. They have grown stronger like a snowball thanks to the few victories since the formation of the army. Once their arrogance is knocked out, they will realize that the officers and soldiers are more fierce If there are too many, their morale will fluctuate, or even collapse!Now whether it is the Heluo New Army, the Tianxiong Army or the Zhejiang Army, they are all displaying strong combat effectiveness. It is impossible for the rebels not to panic!
The more Li Jiuzheng looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and shouted: "Retreat! Retreat! Regroup and fight again!"

The golden drums of the rebel army blew together, urging the troops who were tangling with the officers and soldiers to retreat.

Unfortunately, Qi Hu would not give them a chance.The old man narrowed his eyes and ordered: "Lancers attack!"

(End of this chapter)