sweeping the world

Chapter 961

The sky and the earth form a line, with the green grassland below and the blue sky and white clouds above.

After the firearms troops waded across the river, they adjusted their formations on the river beach. A rectangular line of riflemen was formed in a short period of time, and then a large line of horizontal lines slowly moved forward.

Li Tan was watching the arrival of the firearms troops from the right wing.

Just proceeding from reality, they were able to drive and intercept the enemy forces in this semi-curved river beach area, which in itself meant that they were fully capable of annihilating them.

"Big men need to know the actual combat capabilities of rifle formations." Li Tan has nothing to dislike about this. He was able to lead his troops to encircle the enemy army, which has proved his talent: "Many people are waiting for the result."

The other soldiers were not so happy.It took them nearly three months to fight the coalition forces on the grasslands, repeatedly advancing hundreds of miles to the north, and it was not easy to form an encirclement of an enemy army. The result was that they were beaten, and the ripe peaches were to be picked go?
Regardless of willingness or rejection, military orders must be obeyed.

The Han troops on the left and right flanks watched in silence as the grassland allied forces dispatched cavalry to try to break out to the south, and also watched the riflemen forming a long horizontal line advance steadily forward. One person would have an idea, there is no lack of waiting Friendly jokers exist.

"The frontier army, the standing army, and the Junjishan Colonel Corps have been working hard for several months just to see today's scene."

"Things that we can solve in one go, we have to give up to others."

"I want to see how powerful that firearm is!"

"Look at it."

As the grassland coalition forces heading south to try to break out got closer and closer to the riflemen line, the disgruntled soldiers could no longer stand it, and gossip spread.

The steadily advancing line of riflemen stopped with the sound of military orders and slogans.

"Get ready to shoot!"

The riflemen at the front of the line array began to charge and load ammunition.

The gunpowder is packaged quantitatively by paper, and it is only necessary to tear the package and put it into the barrel of the gun. It is no longer necessary to rely on experience to measure the amount of gunpowder loaded as before, and there are fewer mistakes that the chamber will explode if the gunpowder is loaded too much and the power is insufficient if the gunpowder is loaded too little.

After the gunpowder is fixed, the rifleman puts the lead bullet into the barrel, and then pushes the barrel back and forth a few times with the cleaning rod.

After the reloading action was completed, the riflemen in the front line did not immediately aim. They stood quietly waiting for the next order, just like the last two rows of the same line.

"It looks very complicated." This is not the first time Julian has seen a musket, but he has never seen the process of charging and reloading: "Are they waiting for the enemy to approach?"

"It is reported that the rifles of the Han army have a maximum range of more than [-] Han meters." Flavis looked at the cavalry of the Allied Prairie Army galloping forward: "Looking at the process of their reloading just now, the average time is about [-] Han seconds. It only takes about [-] Han seconds for the cavalry to attack [-] Han meters?"

"The rate of fire is slower than that of the archers, but the range has an advantage." Julian said in a speculative tone: "They can only fire a round of salvo at most. Could it be that they are fighting hand-to-hand?"

Not only the Romans are speculating, but people from all over the world are discussing. Most people are not optimistic about the confrontation between the Han army riflemen and the grassland cavalry. They think that based on the charging speed of the cavalry, the Han army riflemen can only shoot one round .

The artillery behind the infantry formation only had [-] guns ready to fire, and the rest of the artillery did not make any moves.

The caliber of the twenty guns in the ready-to-fire state is not large, all of which are 75 mm.

Amidst the ups and downs of passwords, the artillerymen completed the action of charging and loading ammunition, and then adjusted the elevation angle of the muzzle and the direction the muzzle was facing in a series of passwords.

"1000 meters!"

"900 meters!"

"...600 meters!"

"500 meters!"

Twenty guns are arranged in a horizontal line, and one of the guns is arranged for calibration firing. It ignites the fuze during the action of the gunner waving the red flag.

The short fuse quickly burned towards the barrel of the gun. The propellant inside the gun body exploded with a muffled sound, and the shell was ejected with a huge force.

The cannonball roared in mid-air, breaking through the air and rolling around. It was flying with a burning fuse. When it almost completely lost its kinetic energy, the fuse was also directed to the core of the cannonball. A muffled sound was heard as it was farther away from the ground. There was an explosion about five meters in the air, and countless iron beads started from the center of the explosion and shot out to the surroundings.

Seen from the outside, the moment the shell exploded, blood holes appeared in the bodies of the grassland cavalry within seven or eight meters below, and the huge bodies of the horses under them were covered by iron beads. There were more hits, and people and horses were killed in an instant. For a time, there were scenes of people falling on their backs.

"preparation!"

"fire!"

The rhythmic sound of the cannon came one after another, and every time the bronze cannon fired, the ground trembled.

The gun barrels of the bronze cannons that fired were vibrating under a thrust. The base was set so that the two wheels rolled backward under the thrust to relieve the recoil, and the gunner reset the bronze cannon.

The sound of continuous explosions once again appeared above the heads of the charging prairie cavalry, creating a scene of burning gunpowder and sparks flying, and the splendid spectacle of iron beads flying fatally.

At that moment, more than one person made a gasping sound of "Hiss!!!", it was because they couldn't help but gasped when they saw the gorgeous and bloody scene.

The prairie cavalry within the range of the shelling were dead, and those who were not dead had lost the ability to think.

The surviving prairie cavalry simply let their horses make their own decisions in a dazed state. Some of the frightened horses stopped, and even more ran around in fear. The scene was completely chaotic.

"This, this, this..." Xyas came back to his senses and found that he was lying softly on the grass, but his head was turned from an unnatural angle, looking at the front, which was absolutely miserable for the grassland cavalry. : "It's terrifying!"

Xias was not the only crooked nut who was so frightened that he fell to the ground. There were also a large group of people lying or kneeling around him. Apart from being absent-minded, everyone's face was full of shock and distortion.

It is not the first time for some of them to see the scene of shelling. Although the shelling of Asan Continent is huge, its power is like a volcanic eruption. Same gore and horror.

The better people's eyesight is, the more they can understand the power of shelling. Just imagine being in an environment where iron beads are scattered and lasing. Every part of the body will start to feel pain, and the internal organs will also have the illusion of trembling.

"It's hard to guard against..." Cambyses paled: "It's hard to guard against."

The rain of arrows all over the sky is already terrifying enough. After the explosion, the iron balls shot out are much denser than the arrow rain. Looking at the penetration power of the iron balls hitting the human body or horse, it can be predicted that shields cannot prevent it at all. Everyone couldn't help but tremble when they thought that they would suffer that kind of blow sooner or later when they were enemies of the Han Empire.

As the prairie cavalry charging on the front line, they were lucky enough not to be within the range of the bombardment, but everyone turned their heads and stared dumbfoundedly at the rear, subconsciously wanting to escape from the battlefield.

"The first row is ready!"

The prairie cavalry charging on the front line, they have entered within 180 meters of the line of riflemen.

"shooting!!!"

The sound of "popping" sounded like roasted beans. The riflemen who used smokeless gunpowder did not fall into the fog. Shooting position.

The riflemen who made up their firing positions saw the enemy troops in front of them being swept down in large numbers when they were aiming.

"preparation!"

Seeing the miserable situation of the enemy, the riflemen, regardless of whether they were nervous before, found that they could sweep down the enemy in such a long distance, and their mentality immediately stabilized.

"shooting!!!"

There was another crackling sound of fried beans. After shooting, the rifleman turned around and stepped forward. He missed Pao Ze, who was forward to fill the shooting position, and began to clean the barrel.

Two volleys of guns were fired, as far as 240 meters away, and as close as 90 meters. Only a handful of prairie cavalry within the range of the shooting range were safe and sound, and the rest were shot and killed on the spot. He became a blood man lying on the ground crying.

There were only scattered prairie cavalry left, so there was no need for the third volley of guns.

The Riflemen entered a short resting stance, and the Rangers who were placed on the flanks were dispatched to deal with the standing prairie cavalry.

"Okay!" Li Tan's eyes were full of light: "I have lived up to my general's expectations!"

The bombardment using special ammunition was amazing. At least seven or eight hundred of the two thousand or three thousand prairie cavalry fell under the shelling, and the rest of the prairie cavalry were horses that were frightened out of control. The ensuing battle became one-sided as expected matter.

The riflemen formed a line array and fired in salvo. The scene made the general who pursued order watch it, no matter from which point of view, he would find it pleasing to the eye.

A salvo was fired just because we were far away, so we could observe the results of the battle more clearly. It was a kind of intensive firepower that swept across the projectile densely, and people within the shooting range didn't know how to avoid it.

"Isn't it just to disrupt the enemy's charge..."

"Just, just..., we set up the arrow array, and the enemy's corpses will be scattered all over the field."

"Extremely, extremely. The arrow array will not lose to their salvo at all, and the scene is even more spectacular."

"Even if you don't set up an arrow array, the cavalry can easily finish off the enemy by charging each other."

The Han army on the left and right wings kept talking, and there were all kinds of denials in their mouths, but whoever looked at them was either weird or convinced.

They knew very well that they could do it, but they would definitely not be as clean as the firearms troops, and at the same time, it would be difficult for them to wipe out two or three thousand enemy cavalry in a charging posture with zero casualties like the firearms troops.

"Well, I'm just curious, pure curiosity. How to pass the selection to enter the Firearms Army."

"Yes, I am also curious. Does any brother know?"

"I like that fire stick very much, and the new military uniform looks pretty good too!"

Approaching the strong is a common feature of intelligent creatures, and becoming a member of the strong is an idea that people yearn for.

The standing army can only be selected through repeated selection. It is not that there are cultural classes every few days in the state of war. It is only after seeing an amazing display that people with more flexible minds can immediately understand whether it is good or bad.

"This damn thing, since it is experimental in nature, as long as it performs well, it will definitely be gradually promoted and installed."

"My unit is an elite unit. Once you decide to change your outfit, it will definitely be faster than other units. What's the hurry?"

"Ha, ha..., you have to thank me for that. We worked very hard to surround the enemy. We deserve a lot of credit. You must give priority to us when changing clothes."

From disdain, to shock, to envy, it was a thought change in a very short period of time.

If the appearance of the firearms unit was not so amazing, they would still be resentful that their credit was robbed and wait to see the performance of the firearms unit. Although they are still a little dissatisfied, they want to join it more.

Li Tan could also find out what kind of mental journey the troops under his command had gone through, so he decided to give the firearms troops more opportunities to perform, and ordered: "Let them advance all the way."

The firearms unit was temporarily planned to be in the shogunate of the general who conquered the North, 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 see the whole picture from a relatively long distance.

The firearms troops continued to advance in a line formation, encountering several groups of prairie cavalry that were actively attacking along the way.

When the number of enemy troops was small, the firearms troops did not carry out large-scale shelling, but only fired one or two shots to scare the enemy's horses.

Riflemen are riflemen who fire volleys in several lines according to the number of enemy troops. They demonstrate the rifles of line array firing in a single line, three-stage firing, line array cross-fire volley, etc. Soldier shooting demonstration.

"The enemy's war horses have not undergone special training, and they rarely lose control when they hear the explosion." Li Tan could see clearly that the sound of the shelling had an extremely serious impact on the enemy's war horses: "Our war horses only have firearms troops. The rangers they belong to have undergone special training, and it seems that it is an inevitable trend to train horses not to be frightened by the sound of guns in the future."

On the battlefield, the firearms troops have advanced within five miles of the enemy. The line formations and columns of the riflemen have been repeatedly changed horizontally. Bronze cannons have begun to be deployed with different calibers and ranges.

"The firearms unit doesn't seem to be suitable for a battlefield that is too open?" Xi Yin refers to that once the enemy's horses are no longer frightened by the explosion: "With the shooting speed of the riflemen, there are no more than three chances to fire in front of the battle."

Li Tan thought for a while, then nodded his approval.He began to imagine how to deal with the charge of the cavalry if he wanted to command the riflemen.

Before every big battle, there must be a special period of tranquility on the battlefield.

The current battlefield fell into that period of tranquility, and what broke the situation was the military orders that were constantly shouted out, and the riflemen formed a line array and moved forward again.

The artillerymen who have entered the ready-to-fire state have completed the action of charging and reloading. As the order to fire is issued, they make a special roar on the battlefield...

(End of this chapter)