The battle below the city has entered a fever pitch. The shouts of killing were earth-shattering. Several iron drums at the top of the city were broken. Xiao Chen, Lin Yue and others had to shout loudly to be heard when they were talking on the city tower.
"Send the order, the cavalry retreats, the two wings move around, the infantry forms, prepare to fight!" Xiao Chen ordered loudly.
The herald repeated the order and ran down. After a while, the sound of the drums at the top of the city suddenly stopped and was replaced by the relatively crisp sound of the hammer.
Everyone knows a word called "ringing the gold to retreat the troops". The gold here is not a gong, but a copper cymbal. The copper cymbal is a bit like an ancient chime. The sound it makes is long and distant, full of rhythm, but it is not like The gong is so noisy...
In ancient battles, one had to look at the flag during the day and the lantern at night.
The Central Military Order Flag is the only command system of one's own side. All officers and soldiers must strictly abide by it. If they want to advance, they will advance and if they want to retreat, they will retreat. Regardless of victory or defeat, regardless of life or death!
Orders and prohibitions refer to the orders of the Central Military Order Flag.
But there is also a problem here, but when the two armies are fighting in full swing, they may not bother to turn around and look at the command flag. Even if the commander sees it, it is useless, because among tens of thousands of troops, even if you shout out, Even those with big throats may not be able to hear.
Even if you hear something, you may not hear it truly. If you hear something close, you may not hear something far away.
Just like our little general Xiao Ye, he never looks back at the flag when fighting...
Also, what should I do if I can’t see the flag at all during a night battle? Then you have to look at the lamp. The lamp and the flag are the same. They both rely on dancing to direct the battle.
There is a term called "fighting at night", which refers to the lamp of the Chinese army. It does not mean that the soldiers on both sides each carry a lamp or hold a torch to fight.
The Chinese military order flag is generally divided into five colors, representing the five directions respectively. This is called the five-color flag, also called the five-square flag. Red represents the front, black represents the rear, cyan represents the left side, white represents the right side, and yellow represents the middle. Therefore, during combat, the Chinese military order flag is not one, but five.
Then someone asked, how to distinguish colors when fighting at night? Didn’t you know that lights can be colorful?
What is covered with red cloth is red, and what is covered by white cloth is white... Then someone asked again, how do you turn on the black light in the dark night? If you say you are stupid, you will have a runny nose. You will not use lanterns instead?
Some people may also ask, what if you are color blind... You can't be a soldier if you are so color blind!
It doesn’t work now, it didn’t work in the past, and it won’t work in the future.
Now the red command light is slowly turning in circles, and then suddenly moving downwards. This is the meaning of the retreat of the former army.
In addition, the cyan and white command lanterns also followed in a circle, and then drew a curved hook and lifted it up, just like the current 'check mark' shape. This is the meaning of the front army retreating and the two wings detouring.
The yellow order light is raised high and swings back and forth, which means that the Chinese army is preparing for battle.
If you can't see it, you have to listen. The simplest ones are beating drums to attack and ringing gold to withdraw troops. Of course, there are many rhythms and rhythms, and they all represent different meanings.
For example, if Mingjin is continuous and endless, it will undoubtedly mean that the troops have retreated. But now the rhythm of Mingjin is intermittent and not coherent, and it also has a certain rhythm and melody, which means something else. Only the soldiers of the headquarters can understand it.
The command lantern and the copper zheng fully and clearly expressed Xiao Chen's commanding command.
Someone may ask, what if it is pouring rain and thunder is rolling? Then there is no other way. The command systems of both sides are basically out of order, and they can only fight in a melee... Of course, this situation is extremely rare.
However, Li Qiu and the others were following Xiao Yewu as they were rushing back and forth. Suddenly they heard the sound of a bronze bell. They turned around and saw the lanterns dancing, but they did not dare to retreat immediately.
Because Wang Qi was in Xiao Ye's hands, and thanks to Xiao Ye's gift, everyone followed him and fought all the way for more than half an hour. The charging formation had not been broken up by the enemy troops, and they were still in a group.
Therefore, if we want to retreat, Xiao Ye must retreat first, but this kid is so eager to kill, he is still yelling at his neck, and he can't see the order lamp, and can't hear the copper...
Even after calling for a long time, he didn't respond. Qu Baimei had no choice but to jump up on his horse and land on his shoulder condescendingly, which attracted his attention.
"Retreat? Then you didn't tell me earlier." Xiao Ye is not happy yet. If you have something to do, just say it. Why are you stepping on my shoulder? Young Master, my shoulders are as high as the sky and the earth. Only my sister, Ling'er, can step on them... Who do you think you are?
Qu Baimei was still very smart. She felt that Xiao Ye's tone was not good and his eyes were wrong, and she was afraid that he would kill her with a flagpole... So after passing the order, he immediately flew away without stopping for a moment.
Li Qiu and the others were fighting in full swing when they suddenly retreated, shaking the Langya army for a moment. They didn't know whether to pursue or retreat.
Looking back, I saw that my order had remained motionless. Although the drums were beating loudly, they were drumbeats to aid the battle, but they were not an order to charge.
With just such a moment of hesitation, Li Qiu and the others were completely separated from the Langya Army.
By the time Duan Fengnian reacted and ordered the pursuit, Li Qiu and the others had already divided their troops into two groups, withdrew from the two wings respectively, and revealed a phalanx of three thousand infantry!
In the darkness, only the frightening whooshing sound of the wind could be heard, and countless tiger-headed crossbows were fired out. At such a close distance, coupled with the powerful power of the tiger-headed crossbows, Langya's former army was defeated. The man and the horse shot through a large area!
Then there was a continuous sound of muskets, and in the strong smell of gunpowder smoke, countless bullets were fired, turning hundreds of people and horses into bloody sieves!
The cavalry charge relied on speed, and its main focus was swiftness. However, a large area of the front army was suddenly knocked down. The cavalry behind them could not hold back at all. They were blocked by their own men and horses, and another large area fell.
On the top of the city, there were arrows flying one after another, overwhelming the sky!
The two sides were so close to each other. Why did the city dare to shoot arrows? There are two reasons. The first is that the infantry phalanxes are covered with large pieces of cowhide curtains. They cannot protect against muskets, but they can protect against bows and arrows.
Even if there were some loopholes, they were all covered by the infantrymen raising their shields. This was actually to prevent the opponent's bow and arrow attack, and of course, it could also prevent our own bow and arrow.
The second reason is that the guys who released the arrows are all disciples of the Yulin Guards. Everyone knows how superb their archery skills are, right?
You can't say where to shoot, but it's not much different.
Armored ballistae, especially armored ballistae after modification and upgrade, are still the infantry's defensive artifacts in an era where artillery and muskets already exist!
Especially the first batch of old brothers who followed Xiao Chen out of seclusion have always had a soft spot for the armored ballista.
Therefore, although the armored crossbows are large and difficult to carry, they will try their best to bring as many crossbows as possible in almost every battle.
Because this one is so damn easy to use, it can form a formation, set up camp, and even push it to charge when you are in a hurry!
