Heaven and earth form a line, the lower is the green grassland, and the upper is the blue sky and white clouds.
After the firearms unit waded across the river, the formation was adjusted at the position of the river beach, and a rectangular line of riflemen formed in a very short period of time, and then formed a large line formation in a horizontal and straight line and slowly advanced forward.
Li Tan was on the right flank to watch the arrival of the firearms unit.
Just from a practical point of view, they were able to drive the enemy forces away and block this half-bent river beach area, which in itself represented that they had the strength to annihilate them.
"The big man needs to know the actual combat ability of the riflemen line formation."
Li Tan was not unhappy about this place, he was able to lead his troops to surround the enemy army has proven his talent: "Many people are waiting for the result. ” The rest of the soldiers weren't so happy.
It took them nearly three months to engage the Steppe Alliance, repeatedly advancing hundreds of miles north, and it was not easy to encircle an enemy army, and the result was that the ripe peaches were plucked Whether it is willing or unwilling, military orders must be obeyed.
The Han army on the left and right flanks watched in silence as the steppe coalition army dispatched cavalry to the south to try to break through, and watched the riflemen forming a long horizontal line to advance steadily, one would have the idea that there was no shortage of people waiting to see the jokes of friendly troops.
"The border army, the standing army, and the Junjishan Captain's Department have been busy for several months just to see today's scene."
"We can solve the matter by charge, and we have to give it to others."
"I want to see how powerful that firearm is."
"Look."
As the steppe coalition forces trying to break through to the south got closer and closer to the line of riflemen, the disgruntled soldiers could no longer bear it, and gossip spread.
The steadily advancing riflemen line lined up, and stopped at the sound of military order slogans.
"Enter Shooting Preparation" The riflemen, who were at the front of the line, began to charge and reload.
Gunpowder is packed in a fixed amount of paper, and it only needs to be torn open and put into the chamber of the gun, and it is no longer necessary to rely on experience to measure the amount of gunpowder to be loaded as before.
After the gunpowder is loaded, the rifleman puts the lead bullet into the chamber and pushes it back and forth several times with the strip.
After the reloading action was completed, the riflemen in the first line did not immediately make a move to aim, but stood quietly in place and waited for the next order, just like the last two rows of robes in the same line.
"It's complicated to watch."
It's not the first time I've seen a musket, but he's never seen the process of loading a charge: "They're waiting for the enemy to get closer."
"There is information that the rifles of the Han army have a maximum range of more than three hundred Han meters."
Flavis looked at the cavalry of the Prairie Coalition Army who were constantly galloping: "Look at the process of loading their ammunition just now, the average is about thirty Han seconds.
The cavalry assault of 300 Han is only about 20 Han seconds."
"The rate of fire is slower than that of archers, and only the range has an advantage."
Julian said in a speculative tone: "They can only have one salvo at most, is it that they will have hand-to-hand combat behind" Not only the Romans were speculating, but the people from all over the world were discussing, and most people were not optimistic about the confrontation between the Han riflemen and the steppe cavalry, believing that based on the speed of the cavalry's charge, the Han riflemen could only shoot one round at most.
The artillery behind the riflemen was only twenty guns in a state of readiness, and the rest of the more artillery did not move.
Twenty guns that entered the state of readiness for fire were not of large caliber, all of them were of seventy-five mm style.
In the sound of undulating passwords, the artillerymen completed the action of charging and reloading, and adjusted the elevation angle of the muzzle and the direction of the muzzle in a flurry of passwords.
"One Thousand Meters" "900 meters" "Six hundred meters" "500 meters" Twenty guns arranged in a transverse straight line, one of which was arranged for calibration, was fused and ignited during the captain's movement of waving the red flag.
The short fuse soon burned into the chamber of the cannon, and the propellant inside the barrel exploded with a muffled sound, and the shell was fired out with a huge force.
The cannonball whistled in mid-air, breaking through the air and tumbling and flying, it still had a burning fuse in the process of flying, and when it almost completely lost kinetic energy, the fuse also fell to the core of the cannonball, and a muffled sound exploded in mid-air about five meters above the ground, and countless iron balls shot at the center of the explosion to the periphery.
From the perspective of the periphery, the next moment when the cannonball exploded, the steppe cavalry located within seven or eight meters below suddenly appeared one blood hole after another in their bodies, and the huge body of the war horse under the seat was hit more by the iron balls, and even the people and horses were killed in an instant, and for a time there were scenes of people turning over on their backs.
"Prepare" "Open the gun" The rhythmic sound of cannon fire was one after another, and with each firing of the bronze cannon, the ground trembled.
The bronze cannons are fired, their bodies shake under a force of thrust, and the base is set so that the two wheels roll backwards under the thrust to remove the recoil, and the gunner resets the bronze cannons.
The continuous sound of explosions reappeared above the heads of the steppe cavalry on the way to the charge, staging a picture of gunpowder burning and sparks splashing, and the iron balls flying fatally.
At that moment, more than one person let out a "hiss" inhalation, and it was they who couldn't help but gasp when they saw the gorgeous and bloody scene.
The steppe cavalry within the range of the shelling, those who died died, and those who did not die lost the ability to think.
The steppe cavalry who did not die was simply in a state of dazed and let the war horses under the seat make their own decisions, and some of the frightened war horses were stationed, and more were scurrying in horror, and the scene was completely chaotic.
"This, this, this" Ksiaias came back to his senses and found himself lying limply on the grass, but his head became an unnatural angle to look at the absolute misery of the steppe cavalry ahead: "Horror" Ksiaias wasn't the only crooked nut to fall to the ground in fright, he was also surrounded by a large number of people lying or kneeling, each with a look of shock and distortion on their faces, except for distraction.
It is not the first time that some of them have seen the scene of the shelling, although the shelling of the Asan Continent is huge, and the power is like a volcanic eruption, the current shelling movement is not as big as that of the Asan Continent, but what they see is different bloodshed and horror.
The better the eyesight, the more they can know the power of the shelling, and imagine being in an environment where iron balls are scattered, everywhere on the body begins to feel pain, and the internal organs will also produce the illusion of trembling.
"It's impossible to prevent" Cambyses turned pale: "There is nothing to be guarded against." ” The rain of arrows in the sky is terrible enough, the iron beads shot after the explosion are far denser than the arrow rain, looking at the penetrating power of the human body or horse body being shot by the iron beads, it can be expected that the shield will not be able to prevent it at all, and the thought of the enemy of the Han Empire will sooner or later suffer that kind of blow, everyone can't help but shudder.
As the steppe cavalry charging at the front line, they were lucky not to be within the range of the shelling, but everyone turned their heads and looked at the rear dumbfounded, subconsciously wanting to escape from this battlefield.
"First Row Preparation" The steppe cavalry, who were charging in the first line, had already entered within one hundred and eighty meters of the line of riflemen.
"Shooting" The sound of fried beans sounded in pieces, and the riflemen who used smokeless gunpowder did not fall into the fog, and the riflemen after firing did not have time to see the results of the battle, so they gave way to the firing position according to the usual training.
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The riflemen who were in the forward firing position, and when they were aiming, they saw the enemy troops in front of them being swept down in pieces.
"Prepare" Seeing the tragic situation of the enemy, the riflemen, regardless of whether they were nervous or not, found that they could sweep down the enemy troops in pieces from such a distance, and their mentality immediately stabilized.
"Shooting" There was another "pop" pop of fried beans, and the riflemen who had finished shooting turned around and stepped forward, sideways missed the robe that was in the forward firing position, and began to clean the chamber of the gun.
Two volleys of guns were fired from 240 meters away, and within 80 or 90 meters, and only a very small number of the steppe cavalry within the firing range remained unharmed, and the rest, if not shot on the spot, became bloody men lying on the ground wailing.
There were only scattered steppe cavalry left, and there was no need for a third volley of guns.
The riflemen went into a brief trimming stance, and the rangers who had been arranged on the flanks were sent out to deal with the sluggish steppe cavalry.
"Okay" Li Tan's eyes were full of essence: "I lived up to General Ben's expectations" The shelling with special shells was extremely amazing, at least seven or eight hundred of the two or three thousand steppe cavalry fell under the shelling, and the rest of the steppe cavalry were frightened out of control, and the next battle became a one-sided thing.
The riflemen formed a line and fired volleys, and the scene was pleasing to the eyes of the generals, who were looking for order, from any point of view.
A salvo is because it is far away, so that the results can be observed more clearly, it is a kind of projectile dense sweep, the dense fire within the shooting range that people do not know how to dodge.
"Isn't it just to break up the enemy's charge?"
"Just, that is, we can lay out an arrow array, and we can also make the corpses of the enemy all over the field."
"It's the pole, it's the pole.
The arrow array will not lose to their volley at all, and the scene is even more spectacular. ” "Even if you don't set up an arrow formation, the cavalry can easily deal with the enemy army."
The Han army on the left and right flanks continued to talk about it, and there were all kinds of non-admitting in their mouths, but whoever looked at it was either weird or convinced.
They knew very well that they could do it, but they would never be as clean as the firearms troops, and at the same time, it would be difficult for them to destroy the two or three thousand enemy cavalry in a charging posture without casualties like the firearms troops.
"Well, I'm curious, pure curiosity.
How to pass the selection in order to enter the firearms army. ” "Yes, I'm just as curious.
But who brother knows" "I really like that burning stick, and it's pretty good to wear a new military uniform."
Getting closer to the strong is the commonality of intelligent creatures, and becoming a member of the strong is an idea that people yearn for.
The standing army can only be selected after repeated selection, and it is not that there are cultural classes every few days in the state of war, but only after seeing a stunning display, people with more flexible brains immediately understand what is good and what is not.
"Bastard things, since they are experimental, as long as they perform well, they will definitely be gradually promoted and installed."
"Our unit is elite, and once we decide to change our outfit, it will definitely be faster than other troops.
What a hurry."
"Ha, ha, that's going to be a gift, we worked very hard to surround the enemy, the credit is great, we must be given priority in changing clothes."
From disdain, to shock, to envy, it was a change of thought in a very short period of time.
If the appearance of the firearms unit is not so amazing, they will still be resentful that their credit has been robbed, waiting to see the performance of the firearms unit, although they are still a little dissatisfied, but more want to devote themselves to it.
Li Tan could also roughly find out what kind of mental journey the troops under his command had gone through, and he was willing to give the firearms troops more opportunities to perform, and ordered: "Let them advance all the way." ” The firearms unit was temporarily planned to the shogunate sequence of the northern expedition, and the order from Li Tan was naturally to be carried out.
The movement on this side was heard by the rest of the grassland coalition forces, but it was difficult to get a glimpse of the whole picture from a distance.
The firearms unit continued to advance in a line formation, encountering several steppe cavalry on their own initiative along the way.
When the number of enemy troops was small, the firearms unit did not carry out large-scale artillery bombardment, but only fired one or two cannons to intimidate the enemy's horses.
The riflemen are riflemen who fire a salvo according to the number of enemy troops, and demonstrate the riflemen shooting demonstration of a single row of fire in a line formation, a three-stage round of fire, a crossfire salvo in a line formation, and so on.
"The enemy's war horses have not been specially trained, and there are few that do not get out of control when they hear the explosion."
Li Tan saw very clearly that the movement of the artillery bombardment had an extremely serious impact on the enemy's war horses: "Only the rangers belonging to our firearms unit have undergone special training, and it seems that it is an inevitable trend to train war horses not to be frightened by the sound of artillery in the future." ” On the battlefield, the firearms units had advanced to within five miles of the enemy, the riflemen's line formation and columns had changed again and again, and the bronze artillery had begun to be deployed according to the difference in caliber and firing range.
"Firearms units do not seem to be suitable for an open battlefield," Xi said, referring to the fact that once the enemy's horses were no longer frightened by the explosions: "With the rate of fire of riflemen, there should be no more than three chances to fire in the immediate formation." ” Li Tan thought for a moment and nodded in approval.
He began to think about how he would deal with the cavalry charge if he commanded the riflemen.
Before every great war, there is bound to be a special period of tranquility on the battlefield.
The current battlefield was plunged into that period of silence, and the situation was broken by the constant shouting of military orders, and the riflemen formed a line and advanced again.
The artillerymen, who had entered the state of readiness for firing, had completed the action of charging and reloading, and as the order to open fire was given, a special roar on the battlefield sounded: