Chapter 3726 Fierce Firepower
Yuwen Long's cavalry charged toward the Youtun Guards like a tide. The soldiers' eyes were red, and they just wanted to rush into the formation and kill. They defeated the Youtun Guards outside the Xuanwu Gate in one fell swoop, and then rushed into the Xuanwu Gate to overthrow the East Palace. , and make immortal contributions!
However, in front of them, countless lead bullets in the diffuse smoke formed an airtight fire net. The projectiles flying in all directions penetrated the bodies of the men and horses wantonly. The infantry of Youtun Guards, who seemed to be able to ravage at will, were right there In front of me, before the array of sword and shield soldiers could reach them, several cavalrymen and their horses fell on the charging road, densely packed one on top of another.
Don't go too far.
Intense fire coverage is the natural enemy of the cavalry...
The sudden change made Yuwen Longyuan's eyes wide open and dumbfounded, and he was unable to react for a long time. He naturally knows about firearms. Since the advent of muskets, their powerful lethality has shocked the world. Naturally, the Yuwen family has used various means to obtain more than a dozen guns for research.
But after some research, the well-informed elders of the Yuwen family agreed that this thing was nothing more than sensationalism. Although muskets were tested on dolphins and dogs, and the bodies were cut open after being shot, it was found that the deformed lead bullets had wreaked havoc on the internal organs and muscles. It was indeed extremely lethal, but the complex operation was considered to be an obstacle to its large-scale application.
It is good to use it for hunting or assassination. Unless the crossbow hits the vital point, it is difficult to kill, while the musket only needs to hit the torso. Serious wounds are extremely difficult to heal and death is almost certain... Even if the muskets are used in Youtun Guard every time since then He showed great brilliance in the war and was invincible, but he still did not give rigorous recognition.
The conservative class always resists, resists, rejects, or even kills any new things that try to change the existing model.
However, at this moment, when thousands of muskets roared in unison, rows were completed, rows were on top, and rows were ready, raindrop-like projectiles formed an airtight firepower network in front of the two armies, and Yu Wen, who was charging bravely, was The cavalrymen and their horses were beaten into a hornet's nest and fell to the ground wailing and screaming. Yu Wenlong finally felt deep fear.
With his expectation, sporadic cavalry finally broke through the fire net and arrived in front of the sword and shield array. However, trying to rush through the dense array of shields and attack the musketeers behind them was like running into a copper wall and could not shake it at all.
Yu Wenlong's eyes turned red. The victory he had just grasped and Yun Danfeng Qing were all gone. Instead, he was filled with endless panic and anger. He waved the sword in his hand repeatedly and said sternly: "Charge forward! We must charge forward at any cost." ! The rear infantry speeds up, taking advantage of the cavalry in front, and rush forward regardless of casualties! "
The Tubo Hu cavalry behind them have already come one after another. If they defeat the Right Guards in front of them, and then organize their formation to face the Tubo Hu cavalry, they will naturally not be afraid. Although the Hu cavalry are fierce, the Han army's array can still effectively restrain the Hu cavalry. No matter how heavy the casualties are in the charge, the final victory can still be achieved by relying on the superiority of troops.
Annihilating the Gaokan tribe and the Tubo Huqi would be equivalent to cutting off half of the arms of the Youtun Guards. The entire Western Region west of the Xuanwu Gate would be open, allowing the Guanlong army to approach the Xuanwu Gate.
However, if the charge is blocked by the Youtun Guards, and the whole army cannot advance an inch, tightly entangling the Guanlong army, then the Tubo Huqi coming from behind will become a life-threatening talisman.
The infantry could not turn around and formed a formation. Under the charge of the Tubo Huqi, they were like dolphins and dogs. They could only be killed by their necks...
The generals on the left and right also changed their colors in shock, and sent orders to all the ministries, and the entire army gathered to charge to the death.
Breaking through the formation of Youtun Guards will not only make a breakthrough, but also make a great contribution. If you cannot rush through, you will have to fall into the front and rear attacks of Youtun Guards and Tubo Huqi...
All the excitement disappeared in an instant, and everyone panicked, shouting and urging the army to attack forward.
But Youtunwei was extremely calm.
Back then, Dadou Bugu was still able to hold on impregnably against tens of thousands of Tuyu Hunjing cavalry. What did the ragtag Guanlong army in front of them count? Although there is no concrete fortress rising from the ground at the mouth of the valley, the tens of thousands of Guanlong troops cannot be compared with the Tuyuhun Jingqi.
Tuyuhun had been resting and recuperating for more than ten years, and it took the whole family to gather together such a brave and unparalleled cavalry. He was ambitious and wanted to invade the west of the river. His courage and fighting power were the best choice. As for the Guanlong army in front of us, the Yuwen family's "Woye Town" private army, which is the main body, still has some combat effectiveness. The armies of the other clans are completely useless. Not only can they not give the "Woye Town" private army any combat effectiveness. Help will only affect their morale and morale, and will only hold them back...
Youtunwei, who was used to seeing strong enemies and winning many battles, had a rock-solid morale and never took the Guanlong army into their eyes.
The more stable the morale of the military, the better it will perform.
In order to find a way to survive, the Guanlong army charged desperately, trying to fill a passage with human lives, directly breaking through the obstacle of the sword and shield formation in front of them and slaughtering all the musketeers. However, the guards of Youtun fought steadily. Even if the enemy had already rushed in front of them, they did not panic. They calmly loaded, aimed, and fired. Thousands of people held muskets and fired in unison, over and over again without stopping. The intensive firepower destroyed all the enemies in front of them. All the troops were strangled.
The Guanlong army moved forward one after another, but they could only leave behind dense layers of corpses, making it difficult to make any progress.
You can be angry but can't vent it. When the Guanlong army charged wildly, they could only fall prey to the opponent's strangulation. The projectiles that penetrated everything flew up and down in their own formation, harvesting lives unscrupulously. It was inevitable to bite this breath in your mouth. The leaked out.
At first, some cavalrymen hesitated to move forward, trying to fish in troubled waters, shouting slogans and whipping their whips, but they did not move a few steps forward for a long time... This was especially true for the infantry who were charging behind them. The copper and iron walls of the defense line were generally insurmountable, and the cavalry on one's own side were slaughtered like chickens. Waves of coldness rose from the bottom of my heart, the pace began to slow down, and the formation began to unravel.
Yu Wenlong saw something bad and quickly ordered the war supervisors to hold down the formation. These ferocious war supervisors were armed with wide and bright swords. When they saw someone retreating, they would rush forward and chop them down with one blow. The soldiers were often cut in half with the sword, and the blood spurted out and screamed loudly to encourage them. The soldiers had no choice but to rush forward.
However, the war team can intimidate the infantry, but it has no binding force on the cavalry.
The cavalrymen braved the hail of bullets and charged desperately. They watched as the people on the left and right in front of them were hit one after another by projectiles trailing orange flames, and they all fell off their horses and died. The distance of 20 to 30 feet in front of them was as insurmountable as a chasm between life and death. I can't help but feel fear.
Finally, some cavalry rushed to the sword and shield formation despite the rain of bullets, but they heard a "boom" in their ears, and thunderbolts were thrown out from the opponent's formation and landed on the cavalry formation. The explosion immediately caused people to fall over. , stumps flying everywhere.
This destroyed the last bit of morale of the cavalry troops.
If you are too far away, you will be shot by ferocious muskets, and you will be beaten like a hornet's nest. If you are too close, you will not be able to break through the opponent's sword and shield array, but you will also have to guard against being blown up by thunder. How will you fight this battle?
The bloody battlefield quickly exhausted the courage of the soldiers. Many cavalrymen suddenly pulled the reins of their horses during the charge, turned their horses' heads from the position, and galloped all the way north. The mighty Yong'an Canal crosses the Forbidden Garden and flows northward into the Wei River. You only need to run along the canal to reach the Wei River, and you can naturally escape from the battlefield.
As for whether they could avoid the encirclement and suppression by Youtun Guards, these soldiers had no time to think about it, and even if they thought about it, they would not care.
The worst they can do is just be prisoners, so what's the difference between the slaves of the Yuwen family and the slaves of the Fang family? Anyway, they are just like animals working hard to earn a living...
Soldiers are the courage of a group. When everyone is united and charged to the death, individuals are coerced and cannot think of other things at all, and they regard it as nothing if they die heroically. But once someone runs away halfway and loses this breath, all the fear and panic will burst out. One moment, tens of thousands of people are charging forward, united as one, and the next moment, the army is shattered and defeated like a mountain. Such scenes are not uncommon.
That's it for now.
The Guanlong cavalry, holding back their energy, charged at the risk of death. There were layers of corpses on the ground. The strong pressure and fear finally crushed the string in their hearts, and their morale was completely exhausted. The first person rode his horse and fled north, and soon there were others following him, followed by three, five, ten, and a hundred people...
In an instant, the cavalry troops rushed and fled northward along the Yong'an Canal. Even though Yu Wenlong was so angry that he became dizzy and almost fell off his horse, it was of no avail.
As the cavalry troops fled, the infantry following them suddenly faced the muskets of the right guard. While their eyes widened, these soldiers began to flee in the direction of the cavalry...
The army was defeated like a mountain. (End of chapter)