Chapter 242 Hollow Phalanx 2
Joss was loading ammunition tremblingly, looking forward at the enemy's movements from time to time.
In the few seconds before shooting, he experienced the most thrilling scene in his life so far. A gun flew over at lightning speed and hit Jos directly. The poor companion next to him flew upside down to the open space in the middle of the phalanx like a thrown rag doll. Although he was immediately dragged down by the medical soldiers, Jos estimated that this unlucky comrade was a murderer. He felt less fortunate because he could clearly hear the sound of the spear piercing the human body.
God bless me, the knight who threw the lance raised his handle just a little bit, and he was the one who flew over.
Not only one person was shot by the gun, but there were many painful screams from both sides. The officers shouted "hold on" and "hold on", for fear that the formation of the phalanx would be destroyed. Fortunately, the enemy's attack only caused a small commotion. Thanks to their daily training, the soldiers' emotions quickly stabilized.
In the past, Joss had no intuitive understanding of the power of the knights. He only knew that these people were very powerful. After receiving a period of assassination training after joining the army, he estimated that he could get a few steps in front of the knights no matter what. round.
Now he realized how wrong he was. Judging from the force of the spear just now, the knight's strength could probably lift him up like a chicken and throw him out, facing him head-on. I'm afraid the only thing you can do is get killed instantly.
Fortunately, he is holding a musket now, and his companions around him are all holding muskets.
After hearing the order to fire from the third row, Joss immediately pulled the trigger. After a crackling sound, the Kent family knight he was targeting and the mount under his crotch were covered in blood mist. , the knight's head fell to the ground, and the horse could not survive.
The first wave of cavalry that rushed over ran as fast as they could. There was no threat anymore. The cavalry behind stopped charging and wandered in the distance to look at the phalanx.
But the soldiers at the outermost edge of the phalanx, Sergeant Makarov's row, still held their rifle butts firmly on the ground and pointed their bayonets diagonally into the air. They remained in this position without reloading their ammunition after finishing shooting. If the enemy continued to charge regardless, they would have to use their own flesh and blood and that bayonet to block and delay the opponent's offensive.
Gunshots also rang out from the left side of the phalanx. The Kent family's cavalry was divided into two teams. One team attacked the right side of the front of the phalanx, and the other team rushed from the left side of the phalanx. After the cavalry in the frontal attack took a shot, another group of cavalry who was lagging behind immediately reined in their horses. Although they didn't know what happened, the tragic situation of their companions made their brains make what they thought was the safest judgment.
However, the high-speed running horses did not just stop. Some people had already entered the range of the flintlock. Joyce, who was responsible for commanding the left side of the square formation, immediately ordered the two rows outside to fire together. They beat some of the leading cavalrymen off their backs.
When the sound of the bumping sound sounded, Jais felt the danger coming, and he immediately tried to stop his mount. In the process, he saw the family knights rushing at the front. One by one they fell under the horse.
Fire Crossbow! Jaais immediately thought of this weapon.
It is said that Grayman easily wiped out the pirates in the northwest bay with this weapon. Previously, Jiaaisi regarded this kind of weapon as an exaggeration of common people. He had been exposed to military matters since he was a child and had never seen any weapons.
Unexpectedly, this legendary weapon is actually real, and there are so many of them!
With the flash of fire and the rise of smoke, deadly projectiles shot out at a speed that could not be seen by the human eye, taking away every living life.
The rumors described this weapon in this way, and the scene I saw today was exactly the same as the description in the rumors.
What a terrifying weapon. I underestimated the Graiman family.
But he didn't give up. As a child of an aristocrat who received elite education since childhood, the first thing Jiaais thought of when encountering difficulties was how to solve them, rather than escaping from them. In his previous life, he had encountered many unexpected difficulties, but they were all overcome by his perseverance. He believed that he could solve them this time as well.
Arda’s army only had infantry, which had a natural disadvantage against cavalry. It also formed a square formation with a hollow in the middle and faces on all sides. This formation did not allow for movement, let alone movement. , the initiative is still firmly in his hands.
“Woo——Woo——”
Having made up his mind, Jayais blew the horn, and the cavalry wandering around gathered around him. They moved with each other. The Arda army kept what they thought was a safe distance, and eventually formed a large group, roughly counting nearly 200 people.
Jais led the cavalry into a trot, slowly circling around the phalanx of Arda's army.
He observed the phalanx while circling, trying to find the opponent's weaknesses.
But he found that, combined with the range and power of the "Fire Crossbow", this kind of phalanx facing enemies on all sides had almost no weaknesses. Even if they use kite-style long-range harassment attacks, they cannot get too close to the opponent. Before the bows and arrows and throwing guns can work, they will be knocked down by the "Fire Crossbow".
Although there are only three to four layers of soldiers on the periphery of this hollow phalanx, which looks very weak, Jais can see that the Alda army can maximize the "firepower" in their hands by arranging the formation like this. The density of firepower output of "Crossbow" will not make soldiers feel lonely and helpless.
"Firepower?" Yes, this word that suddenly popped up in his mind was so suitable for the weapon in the opponent's hand.
If it is arranged into a solid square array, the width of each side will be greatly shortened, and the output firepower will be greatly weakened. People staying in the middle of the square array will be blocked by those in front and will have no effect at all.
Damn it! What strategy should be used to break this damn phalanx? The opponent was so motionless, showing no flaws. The general army would be unable to sit still when they see the cavalry running around them.
While he was thinking hard, there was a strange movement in Arda's army.
Jia Aisi was so happy that the other party finally couldn't hold it any longer. Come on, come after us!
However, the opponent did not disperse the formation as he expected! Just openings were opened at the four corners of the phalanx, and some soldiers struggled to push something out.
Jiais's face turned pale instantly, and he suddenly remembered something: since the rumored "Fire Crossbow" is true, then there is another rumored powerful weapon...
He raised his hand The riding crop whipped the horse's butt hard.
"Spread away! It's the 'Thunder Hammer'!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous voice sounded, and something seemed to be roaring in the air...
(End of this chapter)