Otherworldly Castle Era

Vol 4 Chapter 92: Battle of Makihara

   "Shoot~!"

   The command to fire the cannon spread far away from the high mountain bag.

   "咚咚咚~!"

The rhythm of the    war drums changed instantly, becoming very rapid, as if chasing and shocking something.

   "Woohoooo~!"

   The horn sound came again. The difference from the previous one was that this time the horn sound was rapid and powerful, as if it was warning or warning.

   "Boom boom boom~!"

   As the order was given, the artillery in front of the formation and the smoke after the salvo caused a piece of white smoke to float in front of Xia Guo's position, making the whole formation hazy, as if the generals of the heavens were coming.

   In addition to the cavalry brigades that were not equipped with artillery because they needed mobility, the other two brigades and a battalion all had artillery.

   A total of 150 field artillery, a volley of 70 siege artillery, that is, there are 220 artillery shells flying towards the enemy.

   But compared to the numerous enemy troops, this ignition power is still a bit stretched. As for the enemy's 50,000 slave army, on average, more than two hundred talents are allocated to one shell.

   "Boom~ boom~ boom~!"

   High-explosive shells exploded one after another in the enemy's formation, and while flying up a ball of flames, they also let the enemy's soldiers fly into the air.

   Even if the enemy's slave soldiers had casualties, he was shocked by the power of Xia's weapons, but because Xia had used artillery many times, the enemy was prepared, and he still launched an offensive regardless.

The distance between the two armies before the battle was about three kilometers. Xia’s army waited until the enemy rushed to eight or nine hundred meters before launching artillery. According to the rate of fire of field artillery three rounds per minute and siege artillery two rounds per minute To calculate.

   In the process of the enemy rushing from 900 meters to 300 meters, it was enough for Xia’s field artillery to launch five to six rounds of artillery, and the siege artillery to launch three to four rounds of artillery.

   Xia Guo’s artillery attack method is not only the use of flower shells.

   In field warfare, the rules for siege artillery are that one kilometer away is an open round, between one kilometer and three hundred meters is a solid round, and within three hundred meters is a shot, and there is only one chance.

   So at the beginning of the attack, the siege artillery was directly leveled, and dozens of fleshy channels were plowed in the enemy's assault array with solid bullets, and as the enemy's distance got closer, the power of the attack increased.

   Field artillery also has operational regulations, that is, use open rounds at 600 meters away, solid rounds between 300 meters and 600 meters, and shot bullets within 300 meters.

   Therefore, Xia Guo’s logistics for artillery has more solid ammunition for siege artillery, and for field artillery there are more explosive ammunition, and shot ammunition is the least.

   In the process of the enemy's charge, the artillery did not need the commander to give an order. The commanding officer knew when to use the shells, unless the general had other plans and gave detailed instructions.

   "Long-range infantry, start attacking!" "Melee infantry, advance!"

   After a round of shots emptied a large area of ​​enemy troops in front of them, taking advantage of the brief time when the enemy was in a panic, Di Qing and Zhou Wu gave instructions for the infantry to advance in time.

   With the order to attack, the strong crossbowmen and archers began to project. The melee soldiers stepped over the artillery position in a neat pace amid the sound of drums, erected heavy shields, and erected their long spears.

  The sword and shield soldiers also held their round shields to protect the heads of the crossbowmen and pikemen nearby, preventing the enemy's arrows from falling into the sky.

  Heavy infantry gathered together, ready after the sword and shield hand, they can attack at any time, their heavy armor does not need defense at all.

   The artillery positions were originally located on the slopes, and they could attack the enemy from a high level. When the infantry on the hillside crossed the artillery positions, the artillery reloaded the bombs and launched a continuous attack on the enemy behind the front.

Li Jing watched from the top of the hill that the enemy had lost at least eight or nine thousand people under the attack of artillery. Before the short-arms crossed, the enemy's forward had lost one-fifth, especially at 300 meters. That round of shotgun salvos caused the enemy to lose at least two to three thousand people.

   This is also the reason why the enemy can have that moment of chaos. No matter who sees the comrades in front of them with a loud noise, they will be panicked.

   But there are still too many enemy troops behind. This loss is only a small part of the enemy troops. Not to mention the regular troops behind the enemy troops, even the 50,000 slave army still has more than 30,000 people.

   "Order, long-range infantry and artillery to suspend attack."

   "Order, the cavalry charge!"

Taking advantage of the enemy's artillery attack, when the formation became sparse, Zhou Wu made the entire heavy cavalry battalion of the Imperial Guard 1,500 heavy cavalry and the entire brigade of 900 light cavalry to launch a counterattack against the enemy. .

   At the same time, Di Qing next to him gave the same order, but the regular brigade had only 1,200 light cavalry and no heavy cavalry. Fortunately, the enemy's offensive focus was placed on Zhou Wu's Imperial Guard. This is also one of the reasons why Li Jing put the conventional brigade on the left.

   The order was issued, and the cavalry launched a charge from the passage of the army formation. A total of 1,500 heavy cavalry, 2,100 light cavalry, and a total of 3,600 cavalry launched a counter-charge against the sparse enemy army.

   The short distance of two to three hundred meters is just enough for the cavalry to lift up the speed and exert the power of charge. When the cavalry charged, the artillery also suspended the attack in order to cause accidental injury. The artillery took advantage of this to cool down the hot artillery.

   The chaotic enemy forces ahead couldn't stop the cavalry's charge at all. The light cavalry's three-shot hand crossbows also launched against the dense enemy forces when they charged.

   When the cavalry rushed into the enemy formation, UU reading www.uukanshu. The enemy soldier who was blocking the cavalry horse was knocked into flight. This was when the soldier fell, and the softness had long ceased to live.

   It was like a sharp steel knife slicing across the tofu block, without even a trace of blocking, the enemy army was cut into pieces under the impact of Xia Guo's cavalry.

   Even if the infantry is waiting for the attack of the cavalry, it must be prepared for heavy losses. Three thousand six hundred cavalrymen must have at least five times more steps to be able to resist them head-on.

   Not to mention that the slave army in front of Xia Guo went through a series of artillery attacks, how can such an army block the cavalry charge!

   Soon the cavalry killed the enemy's slave army. Seeing the many enemy troops waiting in the back, the Xia Guo cavalry wisely turned their horses, and then killed them from the slave army.

   After such a round of impacts from the cavalry, especially the attack from the enemy's back, when the cavalry returned to the front of the army, the current army of 50,000 slaves was left with less than 20,000.

   In the course of the battle, Li Jing did not intervene in the battle ahead, except that he ordered the artillery to attack at the beginning of the war, leaving Di Qing and Zhou Wu to play.

   He watched the tacit cooperation and mutual assistance between the two brigades below from the mountain bag, causing the enemy's vanguard to collapse in an instant. He nodded very satisfied.

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