Phi-Fic Chapter 415 Fighting to the Death
Chapter 415 Fighting to the Death
After Ulaner's cavalry jumped onto the mound, they rushed down all the way. The sound of their galloping horses was deafening, and they brought up the mud wrapped in the remaining snow, which splashed behind them like snowflakes.
On the Qin army's side, the shields built a tight defense like a solid city wall, as if quietly waiting for their charge.
On the other side, Wei He's army, being infantry, had only just begun to show its presence and was struggling to come this way.
The distance was more than two miles, and the difference between galloping at full speed on war horses and marching with difficulty on two feet was truly enormous.
When Wulaner saw the scene, the corner of his mouth unconsciously rose slightly, revealing a golden canine tooth, and his eyes were full of confidence and determination to win.
The distance is getting closer.
On the Qin army side, Deng Liu calmly watched the changes around him without any panic on his face.
A colonel behind the shield kept reporting the enemy's distance.
"Alright, there are still six hundred steps left. The first team of shield soldiers will retreat."
As early as when the formation was being deployed, each shield soldier would unconsciously pay attention to the people around him and be aware of what was going on.
At this time, when someone retreated to the position of the ammunition box, the third person also retreated quickly.
Before everyone had finished retreating, the officer shouted again: "Second team, third team, retreat."
In fact, the colonel was at one end and his voice could not be clearly heard at the other end.
But everyone acted according to their daily drills, and only knew what they should do based on the performance of their teammates.
The Di cavalry of the Dingbian Army were running at full speed when they suddenly noticed that the formation of the Qin army in front of them had changed. After taking a closer look, they were shocked to find that there were rows of Tiger Barrel Cannons on the ground.
Although they were not very keen on these firearms, they witnessed the powerful force of these weapons with their own eyes when they were in Dingbian.
The people at the front began to panic, but how could their horses, galloping at such high speed, stop? Otherwise, everyone behind them would be implicated.
The Di tribe had 60,000 cavalrymen. This time, Wulaner made up his mind and directly ordered 50,000 cavalrymen to charge.
Of course, they would not charge forward at the same time, but in batches, with each batch separated by a distance of two or three hundred steps.
The first group of people lined up horizontally, numbering five thousand, with a distance of three horse heads between the front and the back.
The Qin army's Tiger Cannon was firing almost horizontally on the ground, and even if there was an elevation angle, it would not be greater than ten degrees.
Facing the Tiger Barrel Cannon in front of them, the cavalrymen still advanced bravely, but in fact they were already in a panic.
"God bless me, Satan. As long as I am alive, I will go home and burn paper for you..." Many Di cavalrymen prayed silently in their hearts.
"Open fire..." When they were still four hundred steps apart, the Qin army's officer gave the order!
Those who heard the order opened fire immediately, and those who did not hear it also quickly opened fire when they saw someone moving.
As deafening explosions rang out from the Qin army positions, a thick cloud of smoke rose into the sky.
"Open fire..." the officer shouted again.
In fact, the noise at that time was deafening, and many people had tinnitus, but those who were closest to the officer saw his gesture and couldn't help but complete the subconscious action.
Everyone thought this way. When they saw the people next door firing, they immediately prepared themselves.
The artillery pieces in groups of three finished firing one after another.
Almost none of the enemy's first batch of cavalry could still stay on their horses, and even few of their horses were still alive.
The first gunner to finish firing skillfully loaded the shells.
The man who lit the fire looked up and saw that the cavalry, who were three hundred steps away, were already very close.
He did not hesitate at all, because this was the free shooting moment, and he would show no mercy as long as he saw the enemy approaching.
Each cannon has five people in charge, and two people in the back are responsible for loading the shells.
When I saw the green smoke coming out of the fire in front of me, I knew it was my turn.
The continuous artillery fire knocked down almost all of the three groups of enemy cavalry.
Maybe more.
No one can guarantee that stray bullets will not hit the people behind.
Perhaps because of the heavy losses suffered by these three groups of cavalry, the people who were preparing to charge at the back became timid and turned their horses around and ran back.
It is true that they are warriors, but they are not brainless fools. Rushing forward even though they know they cannot win is not bravery, but foolish suicide.
Before Wei He and his men got close, they realized something was wrong.
The Di soldiers in the front threw away their tiger-barrel cannons and rushed forward with swords in hand. However, they found that the situation was not right and slowed down one by one.
The veterans who had experienced the Battle of Shangjun were different. Although they ran slowly, each of them carried the gun barrel and gun mount steadily.
The Huzun Cannon designed by Zhao Hong's army was different from that designed by the Qin army.
The gun mount uses a quadruped with two handles on the barrel. When assembling, an iron rod is passed through the round holes on the handles and the bracket to fix it. The rear end has a reverse lifting ear facing downward, which is also fixed by perforation.
The shape of the shells is similar, but the fixing method is still perforation. It is faster than muzzle-loading gunpowder, but much slower than the Qin army's Tiger Cannon.
The only advantage is that it is relatively easy to cast.
In addition, when there is no bracket, the hand-held or reverse lifting lug can be inserted into the soil to facilitate fixation and aiming. Even if there is recoil, the gun will not fly away.
Seeing that the enemy also had Tiger Barrel Cannons, Wei He thought to himself that something was wrong, so he ordered his men to replace the shells with long-range explosive bombs.
In fact, when the Qin army saw that it was infantry coming, they had already switched to explosive bombs.
After the Dingbian Army opened fire, the Qin Army began to regret it, as the enemy's range was obviously much longer than theirs.
Moreover, the Qin army was too concentrated in number, and almost 200% of the shots hit the target.
When countless artillery shells fell into the troops, countless Qin soldiers were killed or injured.
An artilleryman from the Qin army was lying on the ground to avoid the shells. Seeing his comrades being mercilessly bombarded by the shells, he quietly crawled to the side of the gun and loosened the buckle on it.
"Brothers, if I die, you must avenge me, ahhhhhhhh..."
The people around him heard that the man's cry was not tragic, but heartbreaking.
Just when people thought he was a coward, he suddenly picked up the gun barrel and rushed towards the enemy position.
Because the Dingbian Army used explosive bombs, it was difficult to hit the target moving forward.
When he ran two or three hundred steps, the man suddenly crawled on the ground, placed the gun barrel on a mound of earth, lit the fuse on it, and then quickly rolled to the other side.
"bump……"
A cannon shot was heard on the Qin army's position, and a shell flew towards the Dingbian army and then exploded in the enemy's army.
Even though I didn't aim, I couldn't resist the crowd!
"Brothers, I'm here too. Remember me..."
Another Qin soldier shouted, carrying a cannonball and a gun barrel and rushed forward.
Once there is one, there will be two, then three, four... more and more people rush forward.
Finally, some people directly transported the gun carriage and shells forward, which was a heroic scene of a cannon carriage and bayonet!