Nanming Engineer

Chapter 168
Ma Wannian became nervous. This was the first time he had seen such a majestic army on a bloody battlefield. No one had fought with real swords and guns. When he saw the bloody head falling to the ground, he felt that death was happening around him, and he would never die. You don't understand what war is. The numbers of casualties on paper are cold and indifferent. You can't become a real leader and general just by being familiar with military books.

Wang Huan used to be like this too. It was written in the history book how many thousands of people were killed in a certain battle. It didn’t make sense to read it. Those death figures were no different from how many ants died. , ignoring the lives of small soldiers and only focusing on the final victory or loss, that is the top commander.But in this era, seeing the living people die in front of his own eyes, the cries of his family broken up and his wives scattered made his heart throb deeply. He realized that every soldier under his command is alive and has Thinking, like myself, is one of the ordinary people struggling in troubled times, there is no distinction between high and low.

You treat soldiers as people, and soldiers regard you as a master you can rely on, not a simple boss.

People who fear you will betray you one day, but people who love you will never do so.

The current Kuizhou soldiers have already regarded Wang Huan as the enlightened master in the troubled times, the irreplaceable master in their hearts, he is the one who pays the salary, the life is given by him, and even the family members after death can be entrusted to him How could such a person not die for him?

"Calm down, don't panic, hold on to your spear and follow me." Wang Huan slowly whispered and encouraged Ma Wannian: "The white-armed soldiers are invincible. As long as you trust the comrades around you, Nothing to be afraid of."

Ma Wannian swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and nodded with a tense face. He wanted to say something to explain that he was not in a panic, but he opened his mouth and found that his mouth was so thirsty that he couldn't even speak.The hand holding the spear tightly was trembling slightly.

This is the tension, the tension of the first battlefield, no one can avoid.

Wang Huan began to issue orders, his tone as calm as chatting with people in the official hall of Longevity City: "Command the ancestors to lead the three columns of the front army to stand still and prevent the frontal enemy from attacking. If the enemy rushes into the formation, shoot them with a strong crossbow. .”

"The last three rows change into a hollow phalanx, the fourth row faces to the right, the fifth row faces to the left, and the sixth row faces to the rear. The width of each row is maintained at 500 people. There is no gap between people. Hundreds of people stand on their own Right head of the queue, change formation immediately!"

Following his orders, the ordering soldiers carried order flags and rushed in all directions, repeating the orders loudly. Suddenly, orders were issued continuously in the formation, and countless voices were repeating Wang Huan's orders. The entire army formation was composed of hundreds of people. As a unit, run quickly.

In the era of cold weapons, there was no modern means of communication, all relying on oral communication, semaphore, and the sound of drums, and there was no strict training in usual times. Such a large-scale temporary change of thousands of people is very dangerous, and it is easy to cause chaos in the entire army. Therefore, the ancient To judge whether a general is high or not, we only need to see whether his army can change according to his ideas.

The drums of Wang Huan's army also sounded, and the three rows of white-robed soldiers behind the drums were like rows of flexible machines, moving quickly in rows, divided into three directions, left, right, and back, and found their positions while running. Roaring loudly, he took his position first and directed his soldiers to line up with himself as the benchmark, forming a large square formation.

Wang Huan led the hundred guards with him, strode to the right side, and lined up behind the soldiers, forming a short second line.

Ma Wannian and Chen Xiang followed him, each holding a spear, staring at the cavalrymen who were approaching in the distance.

Wang Xiang was shocked again. He almost couldn't believe his eyes. The Kuizhou soldiers who were attacked on both sides actually completed the transformation from a three-fold horizontal formation to a neat square formation in a short period of time. Chaos, that calmness, just like practicing every day.

"This, is this really a savage in the valley? Not a Tartar?" A general murmured out.

The faces of the other generals also turned pale. If the rain of arrows just now could be attributed to the crossbow that Shizhu bought from someone who didn't know where, and with the sharpness of the weapon, he killed his side by surprise, then this change of formation must be made by a strong army. reacted.

Wang Xiang asked himself, with the group of prostitutes under his command, it is impossible to do it.

An unreasonable chill spread down his spine, and he was a little shaken. Was it a wrong choice to be the vanguard himself?At that moment, the idea of ​​withdrawing his troops first to preserve his strength flashed in his mind.

But looking at the hundreds of bird commanders who died in front, he changed his mind again. Now that he is retreating, showing weakness to the enemy is the next best thing. It doesn't matter if Zeng Ying is angry. The lost bird commanders died in vain?If the city of Chongqing cannot be occupied, there is no need to mention Kuizhou. If there is no territory, there is no way to recruit troops. Is it true that I will never be able to hold my head up again?
no!The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. Today, life and death must be decided. Either Wang Huan will die or I, Wang Xiang, will die!

"Beat the drums! Charge into the formation! Those who break the formation will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver and be promoted to three ranks!" Wang Xiang roared through gritted teeth.

He urged his horse out, and led the last five hundred spearmen of the Chinese army with two layers of inner and outer armor to move slowly with the front army. At the same time, the thousand archers who did not have much loss moved forward on both wings at the same time.

The army formation of nearly 4000 people moved forward slowly, and the big red mandarin duck battle uniforms surged like waves, approaching the white army formation wave by wave.

"Hold on! Keep your shield still, mount your horse-repelling gun! The third row is ready to kill the captives!" Zu Bian stood in the first row, already carrying the bird on his back, and holding a huge horse-repelling gun on the shield wall Go up, hold your head high, and face straight ahead.

"Steady! Stand still and don't move!" In the row on the right, the five centurions were also shouting. Sweat dripped from their dark faces, and the cavalry that circled around had begun to accelerate. , changing from a slow walk to a canter, the horses' hooves stepped on the ground and the ground shook. Their direction was obvious, they were heading towards the right wing.

Wang Gui was very relaxed, and even wanted to laugh. There are too few soldiers in Kuizhou, but they still have to form a hollow square formation. In this way, in addition to the three rows of spearmen in the front, there is only one row of spearmen in the left, right and rear directions. The soldiers just want to block the five hundred cavalry?funny huh?
Originally, he thought about forming a wedge-shaped charging formation to break the formation because of the prestige of the white-armed soldiers, but seeing the posture in front, it was unnecessary, let the big guys line up in a horizontal line, one cavalry faced a pikeman , there is no need to slash with the knight's spear and bayonet on the horse, just charge the horse directly.

"Come on! The army has said that anyone who breaks the formation will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. If you want anything, follow me! The ladies in Chongqing are still waiting for me to take off my clothes." Wang Huan shouted, and there was a burst of laughter from all around. .

The riders are all members of Wang Xiang's family, all of them have killed people and seen blood, and the soldiers who have fought old battles, what scenes haven't they seen?We all know that something good happened this time, so let's do it all, and it won't be credited if it's too late.

The five hundred horses were getting faster and faster, changing from jogging to sprinting. When they approached a distance of about a hundred steps, the horses accelerated to the highest speed. To the seemingly extremely weak Kuizhou soldiers.

In the pupils of the Kuizhou soldiers who were facing the cavalry, the cavalrymen who were approaching rapidly looked like monsters, getting bigger and bigger.

"Prepare for the extermination bomb!" Wang Huan yelled sharply, took out a bamboo tube from the cloth bag beside him, lit it with the matchlock wrapped around his hand, and held it up high.

The centurions repeated loudly, and the sound spread throughout the entire platoon. More than 600 people held long guns with one hand at the same time, freed their right hands, took out bamboo tubes and lit the fuses, and held them in their hands, the fuses creaked.

"Listen to my orders!" Wang Huan's face was extremely serious, his eyes fixed on the cavalry line approaching like a wall, and his heart was nervous and happy at the same time. This group of cavalry was so damn cooperative!
If they lined up in a wedge shape, a row of extermination bombs would not be able to blow up cleanly, there must be surplus, lined up in a horizontal line, it is like queuing up to die.

Wang Gui didn't know what Wang Huan was going to do, and he smiled even more happily. Those Kuizhou white-armed soldiers held guns in one hand and held a bamboo tube to drink water?
"Throw!"

With all his strength, Wang Huan twisted his waist and body, exhausted all his strength, and threw the bamboo tube in his hand.

The bamboo tube drew an arc, flew twenty steps away with sparks, and landed right in front of Wang Gui's horse.

"Huh? Firecracker?" Wang Gui was stunned, and subconsciously read a sentence, his riding skills are very good, he pulled the temporary rein, and manipulated the horse to turn away from that strange bamboo tube.

"boom!"

A blinding bright light exploded, blinding Wang Gui. At the same time, a loud noise surged around him, and a shock wave mixed with nails and gravel burst out from the ground, tearing apart his horse and shattering it. his body.

At that moment, [-] bamboo tubes were thrown out at the same time following Wang Huan's order, and the distances were far and near, falling within the range of fifteen to thirty steps ahead, immediately turning this area into a Avichi Hell.

The Kuizhou soldier who threw the bamboo tube made a movement at the same time: holding the spear in his hand and pointing forward with both hands, he squatted down and lowered his head to prevent himself from being injured by flying nails and gravel.

Five hundred cavalrymen were drowned in gunpowder smoke and ashes. Blood rained and pieces of flesh filled the sky. Before all the people could react, they were blown to pieces. The stumps and broken arms fell from the sky like dripping rain. It's chilling to look at, and nauseating to hear.

(End of this chapter)