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"They want to use iron carts and iron shields to defend against our musket attacks?" Kong Jie, political commissar of the Lengfeng Second Regiment, looked at the formation of the Jiaozhi soldiers in front of him, and said emotionally.
"Hmph, the individual bazooka is ready to launch." Captain Luo Po just glanced at it casually, and then made targeted deployments.He wanted to let the other party know how ridiculous the so-called iron carts and iron shields were in front of mercenaries.
Of course, this is just preparing for the worst.After all, things like rocket launchers cannot be considered as one of the conventional weapons because of the production capacity of Chixiancheng Arsenal. If you can save them, it is naturally the best.
"Give them a wave first, and see how it works." Luo Po did not give the order to launch the bazooka immediately, but gave the order to shoot. He wanted to see if those iron shields and iron carts were It is not really able to prevent the attack of bullets.
Leng Feng and the auxiliary soldiers, who couldn't help but want to attack for a long time, were waiting for these words from the head of the regiment.Immediately, after the order was issued, gunshots rang out intensively.The copper-colored bullet casings collapsed everywhere, and the fired bullets also hit the iron shields and iron carts that came out first.
The Cochin Army, which is fully prepared in this regard, performed well when faced with the attack of bullets.Except for some shield-bearing soldiers who accidentally exposed their heads, most of the Cochin Army blocked this wave of offensive and did not suffer any damage.
As the commanding general Fan Yuhai standing behind Iron Shield, seeing the results of this battle, his face was full of joy.Taking the opportunity, he loudly encouraged his soldiers, "Very well, everyone should have seen that their muskets are no longer useful to us. Listen to my orders and move forward."
Needless to say, General Fan said that the faces of these Cochin soldiers were full of excitement.I was still worried about whether the iron shield in my hand could block the seemingly omnipotent musket, but seeing that it was really effective, the morale of the army couldn't help being shocked, and after a loud shout, they moved forward. It also seems to be a lot easier.
With these iron shield soldiers and iron chariots blocking the front, more and more cochin elites rushed out of the city behind them, moving forward slowly while preparing for a full-scale charge.
The iron shields are all made of pure pig iron. The strength of nearly ten centimeters makes them not afraid of long-range bullets, but at the same time, it also increases the weight of the iron shield itself, making their moving speed extremely slow.
But even so, they are still working hard, at least they see the hope of success because of this.
"It really can block the bullet attack." Luo Po, the head of the second regiment, looked at the description in front of him, frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.
"Head, can we blast them away with a bazooka?" Political Commissar Kong Jie said worriedly.
"Don't worry, wait a little longer, there are more people waiting for them to come out. Didn't the political commissar see that the artillery fire from the Sixth Young Master also stopped? Hehe." When talking about these things, Luo Po was very relaxed.Obviously, what happened in front of him did not surprise him.
Originally, Political Commissar Kong Jie wanted to say something more, but when he heard that even the Sixth Young Master hadn't moved, he nodded as if suddenly enlightened.It seems that the Sixth Young Master wants to eliminate the main force of the Cochin Army outside the city. If they use the bazooka now, it will only scare those people back. Once they enter the city, it will be much more troublesome to start street fighting.
When the head of the regiment and the political commissar had figured everything out, the mercenary side naturally became much quieter.It's just that this quietness is nothing but the calm before the storm.
Naturally, the Cochin Army didn't know about this, even the commanding general, Fan Yuhai, one of Cochin's famous generals, didn't think too much about it.In his opinion, the mercenaries must be helpless in the face of their own style of play, and then it is time for him to perform.
As for why the so-called god's anger didn't show up, it's probably because the other party's shells have run out.It's no wonder Fan Yuhai thinks this way, even though he is a famous general, when faced with unknown advanced firearms, his little imagination becomes very pitiful.
The Cochin Army is still speeding up their formation, sending soldiers out of the city continuously, preparing for the next decisive battle.When this news was sent to the temporary palace in the city, King Li Li, Prince Li Yuanlong and others could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
When the shells fell and began to wreak havoc in the city, they really thought that the general situation was over, and their hearts couldn't help being cold.But the instant change of the battlefield situation gave them new hope again. "Okay, okay, tell General Fan and General Chen to do it freely, as long as you can defeat the mercenaries and capture the advanced firearms in their hands, no matter how much you pay, it will be worth it."
Fearing that the two famous generals in front would not be able to give it a go, King Li Li gave them great power at this moment.
But this King Li Li didn't know, or he had already put all his attention on the battlefield in the east of the city, and he didn't know at all that in the west of the city, a force against him was growing, and the behind-the-scenes of this force The owner is Chen Di, a court official and governor of Xiyu City.
Last night, he said that he had reached a consensus with Skylark, whether it was for himself to survive or for the Chen family behind him, now he has no way out, either you die or I die, then of course he Will choose others to die and live.
After Chen Di made his decision, his advantages in running Xiyu City for several years finally showed up. After he gathered some trustworthy subordinates and members of the Chen family, he put forward the slogan against King Li Li, He also claimed that it was because of King Li Li's arrogance that he wanted to send someone to assassinate Duke Zhongdan of Ming Dynasty, which led to the national crisis of the entire Jiaozhi Kingdom.
But there is only one way to solve this problem and survive, and that is to overthrow King Li Li and form a new kingdom in Jiaozhi area under the leadership of mercenaries.
In order to get everyone to support and trust him, Chen Di also said that he had already talked to the mercenaries, and the other party promised to allow him to build a [-] army by himself.There is no way, although most of the people called here can be trusted, but after all, the opponent is King Li Li, who knows if there will be an informer?
Sure enough, after Chen Di said that he had already met with the mercenaries, the restless crowd quickly quieted down.
As opponents, mercenaries are very scary.But once they become friends, this fear will no longer appear on them, but it will become a good help, won't it?
Next, it is not so much everyone's trust in Chen Di, but rather the trust in the mercenaries.But no matter what the result is, these people have been successfully instigated.The first thing they did next was to target the catapults that were ubiquitous in the city.
The catapult was one of the most advanced and commonly used long-distance throwing weapons in that period.These were originally prepared to deal with the mercenaries who entered the city, but when the huge stones suddenly fell from the sky, although their own people would suffer losses, the situation of the mercenaries must not be much better.
This thing is exactly what Skylark and the others in the foreign affairs team of the city's security bureau are afraid of, so after getting the order of the sixth young master, they decided to remove these dangers first.This also makes Chen Di and others have the value of being used.
With the response of these people, and with the addition of their subordinates, the nearly ten thousand Cochin Army was soon under their control, and then rushed towards the catapults placed at various intersections in the city, and began the journey of destruction.As for this matter, King Li Li was not aware of it, and when he got the news again, the overall situation was settled and the loss was already irreparable.
Besides, in the west of the city and the east of the city, except for the prince Li Yuanlong who, according to his father's will, brought back the [-] prince's guards, the other nearly [-] elites are rushing out of the city, setting up a formation.
Nearly one hundred thousand troops, if all of them are deployed, it will be a very huge force, even if you take a look at it from a distance, you can't help but feel weak in your heels and tremble all over your body.After all, that scale is enough to make any step forward feel cringeworthy.
Captain Luo Po, who also knew this truth, did not want the soldiers below to experience such a feeling.Although he still had confidence in the mercenaries, especially Leng Feng, it was better not to try some things.
So only when the opponent left the city with about 5 people, he waved his hand and ordered the five bazooka players to move westward under the east gate of the city with five assistants each.
There is no way, the effective attack distance of the bazooka is only about 200 meters, and now the distance between the two sides is at least 500 meters away. Although this distance is shrinking as the Cochin Army continues to leave the city, he really can't wait any longer. The bazooka soldiers took the initiative to attack.
Chapter 532 Fighting Elephants (additional chapters)
A total of 30 people left the team and rushed forward. This scene was also seen by Fan Yuhai, the commanding general of the Cochin Army.Although he didn't know what these people were doing, his instinct told him that it must not be a good thing.It's just that knowing this, he really has no better way. After all, the iron shield soldier's movement speed is too slow, and sending other people to rush out will usher in countless musket attacks, which is no different from courting death.
All he has to do now is to wait and see what the opponent is going to do. Of course, if the opponent really rushes to a distance of about 130 meters from him, the crossbowmen in the iron cart can play their role Yes, those bows and crossbows have been heavily modified and can be fired at a distance of [-] meters. Within this distance, they are the kings.
Obviously, the bazooka fighters with a range of 200 meters will never rush into 130 meters.When the distance reached 180 meters, they stopped actively, put the bazooka on their shoulders, and were ready to launch the bazooka.
"What are they going to do?" The Cochin soldiers stopped involuntarily when they saw this scene.The same is true for those iron shield soldiers and iron chariot soldiers.No one would rush forward foolishly before they understood the opponent's purpose.
So under the attention of everyone, five fighters carrying bazookas launched their unique attack.boom boom boom boom
Five bright lights flashed away, and in less than two seconds, there were bursts of loud bangs.In the front row of the Cochin Army, a group of Iron Shielders were swallowed by the powerful force and artillery, and fell to the ground.Even two of the ten iron wagons were hit. The instant high temperature and aftermath of the explosion turned the iron wagon into a "flaming" chariot, and the Jiaozhi soldiers inside turned into red-hot roast ducks.
"No!"
Seeing how powerful the bazooka was, Fan Yuhai, who was hiding behind the iron shield soldier, yelled out in pain.
As if to verify his shout, bursts of gunshots came, and those cochin soldiers who did not have iron shield soldiers in front of them became the targets of the mercenaries. Flying horizontally, one after another the Cochin soldiers fell to the ground after being shot.
Boom boom boom boom!
Another wave of bazooka attacks, pieces of iron shield soldiers were blasted into the air, and two more iron carts were bombarded, turning them into existences like scrap iron.
More Cochin soldiers were exposed and became the target of mercenaries again.Under the sound of gunfire, every moment, every breath, every second, Cochin soldiers will die, and the balance of victory and defeat on the battlefield seems to have begun to tilt at this moment.
"The whole army attack, attack!" Fan Yuhai, who was protected by a group of personal guards, saw more and more soldiers around him being shot, he knew that if he continued to wait, the morale of the army would be disintegrated, and the battle would definitely fail. He directly issued an order for the entire army to attack.Fortunately, the distance between the two sides is only 500 meters. As long as the impact is fast enough, there is still a chance to kill the mercenaries. If this is the case, the situation will probably develop in their favor.
"Retreat!" Seeing that the Cochin Army launched an attack, the bazooka fighters who originally wanted to take a shot retreated quickly. Six people formed a group. After training for countless times, the speed of retreat was so fast that the pursuers The Cochin soldiers are far behind.
Not to mention, if you want to pursue, are you still facing the rain of bullets?
Yes, it is pouring out.Yang Chendong, who had known that the Cochin Congress would send out soldiers, came to this battle with the advantage of the number of soldiers, equipped the third battalion of Leng Feng's main force with nine squadron machine guns early on.On average, there is one per row.
The bullets are prepared with three bases, in order to prevent the sudden charge of the Cochin army.
As a result, the soldiers of the Cochin Army rushed in like a tide, and what greeted them was a rain of bullets.When the squad used machine guns to continuously fire bullets at a rate of nearly a thousand rounds per minute, the rushing Cochin soldiers fell to the ground in pieces.
Such a blow greatly curbed the momentum of the Cochin Army's charge.No one is not afraid of death, so what about elite soldiers?
With the help of the squad's machine gun, the Jiaozhi Army's charge momentum was greatly suppressed.This made the faces of the two famous commanders, Fan Yuhai and Chen Heijin, painful.
Especially when Chen Heijin saw the elite black soldiers rushing forward one by one crazily, and then fell to the ground, and when he couldn't stand up, his eyes were completely filled with tears.
These black soldiers are the elite he has accumulated in the army for many years.With them, I have achieved myself, and made the Jiaozhi Army dare to wrestle with Nanming, and even interfere with other people's internal affairs.
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