Pharmacist Guo was not wrong. There were indeed fewer hand-to-hand combat soldiers in the Song Army's infantry!
The national policy of the Song Dynasty was actually based on defense. The equipment of the troops and the deployment of various arms certainly gave priority to defense. Specific to the infantry, half of the soldiers are crossbowmen, archers account for more than 30%, and the rest are divided into swords, shields, spears, and swords and axes (long swords and axes).
In other words, although Zhao Kai brought tens of thousands of infantry, there were no more than 800 professional hand-to-hand combatants who could actually wear infantry armor and hold long weapons to charge into battle. Now that He Guan can gather 600 people to launch an attack, he has really tried his best.
He Guan's son He Ji also put on a suit of infantry armor weighing dozens of kilograms, and walked at the end of the 600-man square with a few soldiers, his face full of excitement.
Although he only had 600 soldiers on hand, he was still confident of victory. Because the enemy's coach Guo Yaoshi is probably dead! Moreover, there was a king on his side who dared to kill the enemy on the battlefield... which boosted the morale of the troops to the highest level.
So now is the time to go all out and capture the camp gate!
As long as the camp gate is breached, the cavalry behind can follow. Once the cavalry enters, the chaos in the Jin Army camp will increase!
Moreover, although the soldiers and generals of the Song Army are timid, their various equipment are still quite good. Taking advantage of the opportunity of sending money to their doorsteps, Zhao Kai's army brought up many cannons and eight-oxen crossbows. These are all powerful weapons for attacking cities and demolishing strongholds!
"One, two, three...run!"
The voice of the command came from behind He Guan, and he knew it was the command for firing the cannon.
The so-called tip cannon is a stone-shooting machine, but it is not a counterweight type. Instead, people drag the rope and run to pull the tip rod. Through the movement of the tip rod, ammunition such as stone bullets, earth bullets, caltrop fireballs and poison smoke balls are fired. Launch it!
What was thrown out by the cannon this time was a high-tech weapon called Tribulus Fireball!
This weapon is amazing. It is not only a firearm, but also a primitive chemical weapon! The outer shell is made of multiple layers of paper, containing gunpowder and poisons such as wolfsbane, croton, aconite, arsenic, etc., and is then sealed with a thick coating of external medicine. When using it, first use a red-hot branding cone to completely burn the ball shell, and then use a tip cannon to project it until the enemy explodes and burns. The poisonous gas is scattered and the smoke is filled.
As dozens of poisonous smoke and fireballs were thrown into the south gate of Jinying by the cannon, the area near the south gate of Jinying was immediately flooded with choking black poisonous smoke.
"Long live! We will win..."
Seeing that the Jin Army camp was filled with poison and the 600 Song Army infantry soldiers approaching the south gate of the Jin camp step by step, they cheered again and quickened their pace. They all covered their faces with black cloth to resist the choking poisonous smoke, so they had to take advantage of the chance that the poisonous smoke in front of them had not dissipated and rush forward in one go!
As long as they can rush forward and use their spears to disrupt the opponent's infantry formation, these 600 infantry soldiers will be able to show their prowess in the enemy's formation!
Not everyone can wear the foot armor of the Song Dynasty. It is a heavy-duty armor made of more than 1,800 pieces of iron, with a total weight of fifty-eight Songjin (almost 35 kilograms). Add the weight of spears, long knives, large axes, short-handled hammers, and hand knives, plus the weight of drinking water and dry food. The weight of an infantry soldier can easily reach more than 70 kilograms!
Ordinary people can actually carry a load of seventy kilograms, but only for a short time, and when you go to the battlefield, you don't have to get off work at the same time! And when you go to the battlefield, you can't just stand still. You have to carry a load of seventy kilograms, march, mobilize, charge, retreat, and of course you have to fight with people. The physical exertion is huge. If you are not a big-bodied man, you cannot be a foot soldier.
Therefore, once these 600 invulnerable infantry soldiers break into the enemy's formation and engage in close combat, they will become 600 murderers!
He Guan's eldest son, He Ji, was a big-armed, round-waisted man with great length and strength. He could still run very fast even though he wore heavy walking armor and held a long-handled axe. He did not lead alone, but led twenty or thirty giant men holding big axes like him to supervise the formation at the end of the team.
He was very tall, and even if he was standing at the end of the team, he could see that the golden soldiers inside the camp gate in front were enveloped in poisonous smoke. The screams, violent coughs, and roars that changed their voices all highlighted that they were disturbed by the poisonous smoke, frightened by the Song army's surprise attack, and were already in chaos.
There was also a mess of horns and golden drums coming from behind the golden army formation. It was impossible to tell what kind of signal they were conveying, they were just beating desperately. This shows that the command of the Jin army has been completely confused... Guo Yaoshi and Guo Tiannu should have been shot by His Highness King Yun!
Thinking that victory is in sight, everyone unconsciously speeds up their pace and strives to move forward!
"kill!"
As the 600 infantry soldiers ignored the choking poisonous smoke and shouted in unison, the spears in the two or three rows in front had been leveled, and the spears, like a forest, pierced into the chaos with the inertia of the infantry soldiers running. The golden infantry formation.
As expected, these golden soldiers were no match for them. They were thrown into disarray by the fierce charge of the infantry soldiers, and were stabbed to death and hacked to death. The golden soldiers in front of the formation and behind the enemy's cavalry were all dead and wounded golden soldiers.
In an instant, the blood stained a large area of land within the south gate of the Jin Army's camp. The shouts of killing were earth-shattering, and occasionally there were harsh screams and calls for help. As a row of horse-repelling guns placed in front of the Jin soldiers' formation were moved away by the Song army's infantry soldiers, the battle formations of both sides soon became entangled. Fighting, no, a one-sided massacre is about to take place in the blink of an eye.
"Okay, okay, good fight..." Zhao Kai, who was supervising the battle in his own army formation, also yelled "ok", and while shouting, he also ordered the people around him, "Han Shizhong, Xiang Ke, are the Tiance cavalry ready? ?”
"alright!"
"Just wait for the foot soldiers to kill the gold thieves back, and then we can go in."
"Okay, King Gu will charge with you!"
"The king is mighty!"
Of course, it is impossible to break through the Jinbing camp with tens of thousands of soldiers stationed by 600 infantry soldiers, so at the same time as the infantry soldiers launched the attack, Han Shizhong, Xiang Ke and other Tiance cavalry generals had gathered more than 3,000 cavalry, and they were waiting The soldiers on foot break down the gate of the Jin army's camp, and then they can rush in and cut off the heads!
Now, you are just one breath away from charging!
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"Dad, it's almost done... I'll let my daughter lead the team to fight for a while, so that I can get rid of all the birdiness!"
When Zhao Kai was about to invest his 3,000 Tiance cavalry to cut off a wave of heads, Guo Tiannu, who was still alive after being shot in the chest by an arrow, was facing Guo Yaoshi with a livid face to ask for a fight.
She was extremely embarrassed this time. Not only was Zhao Kai deceived by using her as a queen, but she also shot Zhao Kai in the chest with an arrow in front of so many people. Zhao Kai, the pretty boy, "acts first and then kills". Although he didn't kill, everyone can see Zhao Kai's murderous intention!
Thinking of this, Guo Tiannu felt chest pain! It really hurt... Although the sharp arrow shot by Zhao Kai did not penetrate the chain armor she was wearing and the cotton armor padded inside the chain armor. But it still caused a certain amount of damage, which was almost equivalent to Zhao Kai punching her in the chest! It hurts just thinking about it, and it’s also embarrassing!
Pharmacist Guo glanced at his daughter who was about to explode with anger, and had no choice but to nod and ordered: "Be careful...don't rush too far, just rush back. That person named Zhao also has cavalry, and they are better than We have more!”
