rise of empire total war

Chapter 505 Battle of Karsi
"It's really difficult."

Looking at the barbarian chariots slowly advancing in the distance, the line infantry company commander Radner swallowed his saliva and said through his dry throat. Beside him, a man in dark blue The soldiers in uniform also frowned, not daring to be careless. They clenched their muskets tightly, and their eyes were fixed on the two-horse chariot that they had never seen before. Although they had never seen it with their own eyes, they still had some sense of its power learn.

Each group of barbarian chariots is drawn by two horses. There are three people standing on the chariot, one is a groom, and the other two are equipped with bows and spears. The spear stabbed the enemy soldiers along the way, and in addition to the soldiers on the vehicle, there were also narrow and sharp sickles on both sides of the axle. was directly torn.

"Check your guns, chances are only reserved for those who are prepared!"

The voice of the captain commander came from not far away. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of gun checking in the team. It’s okay not to check. Many soldiers forgot to load ammunition because of nervousness. What's more, they actually inserted the cleaning rod into the barrel and forgot to pull it out. The soldiers who discovered the problem hurriedly took advantage of the enemy's range to make amends.

But at this moment, the artillery deployed behind the army formation began to bombard. Although the artillerymen were only conducting a round of test firing, they did not expect that the heavy artillery sound calmed the slightly uneasy hearts of the soldiers, and also frightened them to trot forward. war horse.

The driver quickly stabilized the frightened horses, and then they whipped the horses, causing them to run wild. The formation of hundreds of chariots running together was really shocking. Under the gaze of the line of infantry, smoke and dust filled the sky. The movement of the horse's hooves was raised high, and the entire ground seemed to be shaking. As the vibrations became stronger and stronger, the expressions on the soldiers' faces became more and more difficult to look at.

"Ready to shoot!"

"Raise the gun! Raise the gun!"

Amidst the shouts of the officers, the soldiers standing in the first row followed the officer's movements and raised their muskets to their chests, pointing their muzzles at the barbarian chariots running faster and faster. Each of them knew very well in their hearts that as long as the enemy was not allowed to rush through the firepower net, no matter how powerful the impact of the chariot was, they would be safe.

"preparation!"

"Fire!"

Just after the barbarian chariot rushed into the range of the muskets, the commanders of each brigade gave an order, and the soldiers in the first row immediately pulled the triggers, and the hot flames spurted out, sending the deadly clamped projectiles out of the barrels, thousands of The formation of muskets firing at once is more shocking than the firecrackers set off during the Chinese New Year. The barbarian soldier standing on the carriage holding a bow and ready to shoot could only feel a series of sparks flashing before his eyes, and he was shot by the densely packed bullets. Becoming a sieve, not only the soldier himself, but also the carriage he was in also suffered the same fate.

The galloping war horses only had time to let out a shrill neigh, and the whole horses fell forward with inertia, and the carriages behind them were also thrown away, and the carriages were destroyed and people died.

In just the first round of shooting, dozens of fast-running chariots were destroyed, and a large number of soldiers were shot and killed. The remaining horses hurriedly raised their hooves and stopped running, but how could the chariot stop so easily? Well, although the war horse stopped, the carriage continued to move forward with the inertia, hitting the war horse that was caught off guard and throwing away the soldiers standing on it.

After the first salvo, the soldiers in the front row quickly squatted down, took out the paper bags of ammunition from the small bags at their waists and loaded their muskets. The soldiers in the second row immediately raised their muskets and pulled the trigger after their comrades in the front row squatted down. Pull the trigger and send out the second round of barrages.The black lead bullets instantly flew out of the barrel along with the spurting flames. In just a few seconds, they crossed the space, flew into the chaotic group of chariots, penetrated into the bodies of the barbarian soldiers, and also penetrated into the bodies of the poor war horses. Inside the body, the bullet easily tore apart the creature's body, splashing blood.

After several rounds of volleys, the barbarian chariots were wiped out and all fell on the way of charging. Each horse had more than ten bullet holes in its body, but even so, these tenacious guys did not die. They opened their big eyes and panted heavily, but they couldn't do anything, they could only feel the life passing away from their bodies.

As for the soldiers on the carriage, they were either shot into sieves by lead bullets, or were thrown out, and they fell from a high position and were paralyzed if they landed poorly.

After annihilating the barbarian chariots, the line infantry marched forward in neat steps. The commanders of several brigades walked in the forefront, taking the lead and motivating the soldiers under their command.They quickly walked to the corpse of the barbarian chariot and looked at the mess. The captain was very puzzled. Why didn't the barbarians let the infantry charge when the chariot charged? If the chariot could charge Passing through their firepower net and rushing to the infantry line, wouldn't the infantry following behind be able to take advantage of the trend and expand the results of the battle?
Not only did they not understand, but Richard Bono, who was sitting firmly behind him in the center, also didn't understand. However, he did not intend to go into details. If this was a tactical mistake of the barbarians, that would be great. What's more, even if they Being able to create a coordinated charge with infantry and vehicles, and a luxurious lineup of artillery and muskets can also teach them how to behave. (There are examples in history of only letting chariots charge without sending infantry to follow, such as the Battle of Mons Grabius that broke out between the Roman Empire and the British barbarians.)
Seeing that the enemy dared to take the initiative to attack, the barbarians immediately became angry. Under the command of the elders, they uttered battle roars and rushed out. On their two wings, the Roman cavalry armed with carbines roared out and charged the barbarian light cavalry actively. This was an action made to prevent the barbarian light cavalry from attacking the flanks of the line infantry.

Facing the active charge of the Roman cavalry, the barbarian light cavalry bravely charged forward, but before they could fight, they were overturned by a round of volleys fired by the carbine cavalry, and then chaos broke out because of the harsh gunshots. At that moment, the carbine cavalry put down their muskets, drew out their sabers, roared and rushed into the chaotic cavalry group, and cut off the first barbarian knight facing him from his horse with a knife in his hand, and the two sides immediately fell into a bloody melee.

When the cavalry was fighting, the frontal infantry also fired at the barbarian infantry rushing into the range amid the roar of the artillery. The soldiers methodically and calmly fired violently, sending rows of deadly ammunition into the successive barbarian infantry groups. middle.

(End of this chapter)