As the smoke gradually spread in the forest, something rushed out of it. In the blink of an eye, the soldiers in the array were shaking and the gravel under their feet was beating.
A patch of brush fell at the edge of the woodland; from it protruded a hideous, twisted, misshapen giant.
Like a giant deer with a head full of growths and forked antlers, it suddenly jumped out of the forest cover with large vine leaves, moss, gravel and sand attached to its body; it rushed across the forest.
Straight forward and diagonally, the array rushed down the front line in the wilderness; and this was like a beginning.
Along with the movement of large trees being broken and overturned, beasts with large and small body parts or most of the deformities surged out of the smoke-filled forest in almost groups.
came out; and then rushed towards the wilderness, just blocking the forest-like defense line in front.
Suddenly, in the waiting battle line, the sound of drums and trumpets seemed to have stopped, and the flags suddenly stopped flying and swaying in the wind; only the rapid breathing was left overhead,
There are continuous pieces of faint smoke, and when the body shakes slightly, the weapon in hand rubs against the armor.
There was a moment of complete silence, which was completely broken by the roar of the cannon fired immediately after. With the horses, barriers and wide trenches arranged in advance, there was a scramble to escape.
The large ball of fire and gray smoke burst out, shredding and dispersing the clouds in the formation in an instant.
The detailed trajectories emitted by hundreds of cannons in the military formation were like falling meteorites; they bombarded among these running herds of deformed beasts, instantly exploding large swaths of blood.
There were springs and minced meat; or there were large clouds of sand and gravel flying around like a fountain, knocking them over and knocking them over.
The herd of beasts at the forefront will also be disrupted and scattered, becoming loose and sparse. But then more waves of beasts emerged from the mountains and forests, trampling them over without any impact.
Abnormal beasts with dead and wounded bodies, broken limbs, or pierced intestines and stomachs; approaching with billows of smoke and dust.
At this time, the sharp sound of suonas resounded in the military formation again; and firecrackers shot out in rows like exploding beans; in the roaring rain of bullets, the monsters in the front row were hit hard.
His body was bleeding, and he fell down or rolled to the side; he was knocked away and trampled by more monsters.
Just a few rows in front of the formation, the gunners were reloading for a short period of time; the deer-shaped monster, covered in tatters and bleeding profusely, had already smashed the heavy resistance horses and tops at the forefront.
After climbing over the chain-wrapped barrier, he wailed and fell headlong into the wide trench dug from the inside.
The shattered pieces of the horse and the barrier even fell into the musketry that was being loaded nervously. They immediately knocked down and overturned several figures; but they were dragged to the ground by the auxiliary soldiers who ran out of the formation.
On the two wings, the gunners in the back row silently filled the gap; they fired again at the place where the suona sound was triggered.
This time, another dozen monsters were beaten with blood all over their bodies, and they were knocked down dozens of steps away from the front of the formation. However, more monsters stepped on the corpses as springboards, and passed over the bodies that had been hit.
After hitting and breaking through, the barrier and the horse-rejection became incomplete, and the stinking smell came out in an instant.
In the third round of loading, there was finally some panic and commotion in the gunner array; one after another, some people were trembling in fear and accidentally dropped the lead, gunpowder, and rods to the ground.
, or it is too late to press the igniting fire line and flint; it is fired under instinctive conditioned reflex.
Therefore, there are only more sparse radiated sounds, resounding in the uneven array. But the whistle sounded again at this time, which saved their plummeting morale in disguise. Only
Seeing a group of tall and sturdy heavy armored soldiers suddenly pouring out from the gaps between more than a dozen fire cannons.
I saw that they were wearing scaly one-piece armor with shimmering cold light, with large pieces of plate-like steel armor attached to key points such as the chest, abdomen, shoulders, and waist; they were holding long shields or large shields that were over the shoulder
The thick steel spears, like walking iron men, quickly completed the protection in front of the formation.
Then, they all shouted in a deep voice, stood up their shields, bent down, and raised their spears diagonally. They were met with a fierce collision from the leading beasts. All I heard was a dull clanging sound and a heart-wrenching sound.
The friction, twisting, and popping punctures intertwined with fierce whines and roars.
Those monstrous beasts that could easily smash and overturn the heavy horse and chain-bound barriers; in front of this hastily formed shield wall of armored soldiers, they were like fluttering and impacting slightly.
The waves on the loose earth bank were never able to tear it apart, or break through or break up the line.
Although these armored soldiers were slightly retreated by the continuous impact, through their skillful cooperation and mutual support and transmission, they were able to resolve the waves of momentum and maintained their formation.
And the shield wall is basically intact, while also slightly adjusting the direction of the spear to cause more effective damage.
Although there were some armored soldiers who were unexpectedly knocked over their shields, took off their spears, or fell to the ground in the formation, they were quickly pushed back by their comrades in the rear. change
In the blink of an eye, piles of corpses were piled up on pillows in front of them, forming a wall of corpses.
At this time, the team at the rear, acting as the suppressing force, once again threw out a row of sparking balls; they were thrown at them almost without interruption, and they were biting and hitting endlessly close at hand.
In the herd of beasts, there was an explosion of fire and billowing air waves, and fragments were scattered in all directions.
In the blink of an eye, flesh and blood were flying everywhere, and residual limbs were scattered, creating large bloody gaps and blank spaces in the herd. And suddenly suffered such a series of intensive blows, it turned out that
For the first time, confusion and hesitation, dullness and sluggishness appeared in the fervent and restless beast tide.
There are even some monstrous beasts, which are mutilated and bloody and painful, biting each other desperately and devouring each other's flesh and blood. And with this brief appearance
The fighter planes were also knocked over by the approaching fighters, and many soldiers who were knocked down also retreated with the help of their companions.
It once again surrounded the reorganized gunner array; reorganized more than ten small hollow square formations based on the team; but faced the loose herd of beasts that came forward again, revealing its side
There was only a gap of a few steps to more than ten steps wide, so the beasts spontaneously poured in and then crossed and stabbed to kill them.
At the same time, more smoke pillars rose from behind these small square formations, and exploded loudly among more beasts that were at a loss to advance or retreat. After a while, the fire cannon array continued to emit
The column was divided again, revealing the muzzles of multiple loaded cannons; it fired dense shotguns at the approaching beasts.
And this time, the huge roar of the close-range shooting finally defeated and dispersed the remaining beasts, completely driving away the remaining violence and bloodthirsty in them; they began to scatter in twos and threes and fled in other directions; only some huge ones were left. Those who did not move quickly were rounded up and killed on the spot.
Seeing this scene, the newly promoted Zhonglang General Pang Xun, who had been standing on the observation deck at the rear, commanding and issuing orders, also let go of the sweaty whip handle and secretly let out a long breath.
Next to him, a Privy Council envoy in light purple official uniform also sighed with emotion:
"Is this the method of firearm formation combat and combined attack that Jiang Jianxian, the Xijing Lixingyuan, has been advocating and training? Sure enough, it has some skills and miraculous effects! But the best thing is still
The formation battle of these fire cannons is much closer and more lasting than the original array of bows and crossbows! "
"What the (Privy Council) signature said is true. In fact, it is not just these benefits." Pang Xun also took advantage of the situation and complimented: "The advantage of this firearm is that it strikes later and continuously, and it has no
The bow and crossbow are in danger of being exhausted after rapid fire; even after traveling a long distance, there is still strength left to form a formation to protect themselves. "
"Therefore, it is not only about defending city fortresses or deploying defenses in dangerous mountains and rivers, but also in field battles after a long-distance attack. As long as there are sufficient weapons and medicine, you can attack and defend freely, and even fight for victory. Of course, the most important thing is Yes, the training required is not too wasteful."
"As long as the imperial court can open the license and provide more equipment output, it can easily expand the army several times on the current basis, and even have more people under its command." At this point, Pang Xun said carefully: "Of course If we want to deal with monsters, we need more strengthened armored soldiers."
"This is a bit embarrassing for me." The special envoy couldn't help but chuckled after hearing this: "If it were just the teaching army, I could barely say a few words, but these blood-strengthened special armored soldiers are not only the ones in Xijing. The exclusive members of the academy are also the darlings of all the ministers."
"However, with your record as verification, it can at least temporarily put an end to the current controversy between the Privy Council and the General Chapter regarding the emphasis on offense and defense. To tell you the truth, some people have suggested before that that monsters occur frequently everywhere. At the source of the epidemic, local people were mobilized to build walls to block it."
"But since Pang Zhonglang has successfully verified that even an ordinary economic master, after being properly trained and equipped with firearms, can not fall behind in a field battle against beasts, and even win at a relatively small cost, I think political affairs Both the church and the Privy Council will have something to discuss."
"I would like to be here. I would like to congratulate Pang Zhonglang in advance on his bright future. He will inevitably be put to great use in the future." When the special envoy said this, he smiled meaningfully and said: "I have heard that some of these mutated beasts have been concocted. Later, it can also be of benefit to people.”
"I have indeed heard of some signatures as a clear guide, but I still need people from the Xijingli Academy to identify and appraise them." Pang Xun also heard Xian Ge and said knowingly: "Later, I will ask you to be kind to me." Clean up the battlefield so that we can collect as much as we can for the imperial court."
At the same time, on the top of another mountain, there was also a man wearing a mask of Yama. He put down the close mirror looking at the battlefield. He sighed heavily and said to the others around him: "This world has changed too fast. It seems that those people in the Qilin Society can no longer be counted on."
"Beasts are beasts after all. No matter how well they are domesticated and modulated, their potential is insufficient, let alone against the military. Next, I need further means and more power. You and I will try to cut them off as cleanly as possible. , the further away, the better.”
