Chapter 350 Ferry Battle
In the early morning, there are no clouds in the sky, the moon is hanging high in the sky, and countless stars are shining.
Against the moonlight and starlight, dozens of fishing boats at the ferry were constantly walking on the fishing boat. They did not make a sound, like ghosts in the dark night.
This is the elite division. No matter under what circumstances, it can maintain the order and prohibition. Xu Da looked at the soldiers on the ship and felt proud in his heart. What he brought this time was the elite troops in the whole army.
Because the boat is small, it can't carry horses. Besides, it is a small island to attack, and it is useless to carry horses. Therefore, the horses are left on the shore, leaving a hundred-person team to guard.
The rest of the people, holding the weapon in their hands, had been painted with soil in advance to cover the reflection of the weapon.
Suddenly, a sharp-eyed soldier found a rhythmic sound of water in the black night. Then, I saw a huge thing.
The left-behind steam engine warship arrived on time. Because the night was very dark, it could not aim at a long distance, so the warship was ready to approach the range of 200 steps and then cover the other party with fire.
Because of the ban, he did not make a sound. He just stared at a dark outline in the distance with his own eyes.
As the warship approached, more and more soldiers heard unusual sounds, and more and more soldiers saw a huge thing appearing in the night.
What is that?
Xu Da also saw it. Similarly, he didn't know what it was, but his battlefield intuition for many years told him that the other party was absolutely not good.
"Prepare the bow and arrow. If the other party approaches again, shoot the bow and arrow." Xu Da's voice was so clear in the dark night.
At this time, they have all pedaled on the warship. As elite soldiers, each of them has a long gun and a pair of bows and arrows, which can be used for close combat and long-range attacks. Their combat effectiveness is above the elite cavalry of the Tutars.
Because the fire gun of the equipment can be unstable, the range is close, and the loading is troublesome, Xu Da did not carry the fire gun in this attack.
The steam engine warship kept moving forward. In the dark night, the gunners on the ship finally found the fishing boats huddled together.
If Xu Da knows what he will face next, he will never let these people wait for the other party to approach at the ferry and immediately disperse, which is the most correct choice.
All the scattering cannons are already rapidly aiming at each other, and the fishing boats crowded together are their best targets.
If the fishing boats disperse and escape, then in this night, both sides are in motion, and they can't successfully complete the shooting task at all.
And now, it's just like routine training.
The soldier who first found the giant on the other side suddenly saw that there seemed to be sporadic fire on the giant.
That's the twist of the cannon burning.
Then, I heard a huge roar, and countless fierce fires suddenly appeared on the huge thing.
That's the launch of the scattering cannon.
They are already in great trouble.
"Bow and arrow, shoot immediately." Xu Da ordered.
At a distance of 200 steps, the bow and arrow can't reach so far, but since the other party makes a move, he has to respond.
Due to the dark night, some gunners did not complete precise aiming.
Some of the warheads of the cannon fell into the water, some of which deviated from the target, and about one-third of the cannon shells were above the fishing boat, completing the last step of the explosion.
Suddenly, all kinds of nails and fragments mixed in the warhead flew down at a very high speed. As long as they were unfortunately hit by fragments, it was a sea of blood.
"Ashore, retreat immediately." Xu Da said.
In the night, the enemy is not clear. Although Xu Da is brave, he will never be reckless. In this case, the most important thing is to temporarily preserve his strength.
Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. Although I haven't seen it in person, Xu Da knows that Zhang Shicheng's army is equipped with powerful artillery, so it can defeat the millions of troops of the imperial court. These people are not enough for those cannons.
The elite division is reflected here again. Although it was hit hard, Xu Da immediately ran to the ferry in an orderly manner, without crowding and chaos.
The scattered fireworks only fired twice, and the fishing boat was already empty. Such a result must have made the commander of the warship dissatisfied.
The first shot can only be called test shot. The second shot can be more accurate by adjusting the shooting Zhuyuan according to the first bullet point. As a result, as soon as the second shot, the other party ran away. It seems that this elite division is not bragging. Run away, it is indeed elite.
The task of the warship is to give the opponent the greatest blow when he gets on the ship. After landing, it will not be in the control of the warship. If the firepower is extended, it is easy to shoot your own people by mistake.
Because the army led by General Chang has surrounded the ferry.
In addition to leaving 2,000 troops guarding in the murder port, Chang Yuchun brought 10,000 people and surrounded the ferry.
After retreating from the fishing boat, 20% of the troops have been lost. Xu Da knew that there was something wrong this time, and his whereabouts were found.
The surprise attack is a strange word. Now it has been found that all the targets have been ruined, and it is most important to retreat to a safe place.
"Quick, get on the horse and get ready to retreat." Xu Da said.
Before the soldiers ran to the place where the horses were, they heard the familiar sound of fire, all over the way.
Chang Yuchun's team has been killed.
Who said that Zhang Shicheng's army can only defend, not attack? Chang Yuchun is to make an example and take the initiative to attack!
Two thousands of cavalry rushed up fiercely while making a fire.
Under the training of Chang Yuchun and Tang, many soldiers have made rapid progress. Some of them have mastered the essentials of shooting on the running horse. They run skillfully and raise the sky to shoot at the same time.
At this time, the moon is high and the clouds are faint, and there is a layer of white light everywhere. Within a hundred steps, you can roughly see the figure clearly.
"Quick, line up to resist." Xu Da said.
Because the other party came too fast, most of Xu Da's soldiers had not found horses. If they became infantry and had no formations, they would be ** by the cavalry. Therefore, Xu Da immediately responded and let the soldiers who did not ride on the horses set up on the spot.
The spear was quickly raised. They rushed the tip of the spear forward, squatted down in the first row and stood in the second row. The people behind raised their spears through the gap between the people in front of them, forming a metal forest.
This is the standard phalanx for infantry against cavalry. If the cavalry wants to break through this phalanx, they have to pay the price of blood, and the spear will not hesitate to pierce them.
Of course, in this process, the infantry will also bleed into a river.
Xu Da was in the rear of the spear array, so that the cavalry who found the war horse was quickly ready and launched a charge at any time to counterattack the other party.
"Ban, bang, bang." The cavalry were very happy to see the dense phalanx formed in front of them. Now they don't need to aim much. As long as they put it in front of the crowd, they will definitely hit the other side.
They deliberately slowed down the speed of the horse and could send out a few more rounds of bullets to let the rain destroy the other party.
The disciplined infantry phalanx did not move. Just like this.
They finally waited until the other party's cavalry approached, and in another 20 or 30 steps, their spears will be full of their blood.
Unexpectedly, at thirty steps, the other party slowed down, and then saw countless things thrown from the other party's cavalry camp.
Because it was very dark, no one noticed that those things were smoking.
"Boom, boom!" Flying to the top of their heads, under their feet, these things around them suddenly exploded violently.
Then, the cavalry in the front row turned the horse's head beautifully and ran back! I guess I want to turn around again and attack again.
The infantry kept falling down. Xu Da found that the situation was not good. His own people simply came to die, and they could not even touch the other party.
Since the rise of firearms, the dense formation of war in ancient times has lost its function, and this is the reason. If there were Marktin, two people would be able to kill all these live targets.
"Criders, charge!" Xu Da knew that it was time for him to use all his strength, otherwise, he might really bury all his people here.
The five hundred cavalry gathered in a hurry rushed up fiercely under the command of Xu Da. At this moment, they were already full of anger.
I saw that the cavalry in the place where they were still aggressive just now suddenly turned their horses quickly and evacuated collectively?
Lu Feng took the cavalry and immediately chased them desperately to kill them!
Suddenly, "Bun, bang." The sound of fire was still ringing, and there were people around him, falling off the horse.
Under the training of Chang Yuchun, the cavalry can not only aim and shoot skillfully on the flying horse, but also turn around and shoot the enemy in the process of running!
At the beginning, Genghis Khan's army's expedition to Europe used such tactics. While running and shooting arrows backwards, the enemies in the rear will be pursued less and fewer and fewer, like cutting potatoes, killing the other party layer by layer.
Now Chang Yuchun's cavalry also uses this tactic. This tactic can only be used by his cavalry, because they have an advantage in firepower.
This is a technical job. If the two sides are too far away and the other party feels that they can't catch up, they won't catch up.
If you are close, you will be attacked by the other party's arrow rain while you can hit the other party, which will cause you a lot of casualties.
Only soldiers who use Tianque plus skilled horse control technology can complete this work.
The king of hell's desperate training finally got fruitful results on this night.
Looking at his cavalry, he chased the enemy in front of him and disappeared in the night. The sound of fire kept ringing. Although Xu Da was a little worried, he also knew that sometimes he had to break his wrist.
" Hurry up and get ready to fight." After the threat was lifted, Xu Da let his soldiers ride horses quickly so that they could more confidently cope with the next battle.
At this moment, in the night, the other party's black troops appeared again.
This is the main force of the other party!
(to be continued)