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- "General Zhou asked me to tell you that the reinforcements are already five miles away from here and will arrive at the battlefield soon. Therefore, I hope that you can drag the enemy here and annihilate them all when the reinforcements arrive. ."
At this time, Mang Gurtai had ordered the entire army to rush over.
The Kyushu Army has also changed its formation, forming a large formation like a hedgehog.
Do you just need to hold off these enemies?
President Xiaolin pondered for a moment, feeling a little reluctant.
It¡¯s not that he¡¯s not convinced by Jay Chou¡¯s arrangements, it¡¯s that he feels he can do more.
The Eight Banners Soldiers who were rumored to be "invincible", after a collision, seemed to him to be nothing more than that. They were not as powerful as the rumors said.
????????? Wasn¡¯t this just a face-to-face meeting that already destroyed the opponent¡¯s thousand-man team?
¡°Obviously, these Eight Banners soldiers are far from being as powerful as people say.
Although we are at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, it is not impossible to win this battle.
Besides, the morale of Kyushu soldiers is very high now, and they can definitely fight a fierce battle.
¡°But it¡¯s hard not to disobey Jay Chou¡¯s orders. After all, if you want to be appreciated, then you definitely can¡¯t hate high-level officials like Jay Chou.
So, after some thought, President Kobayashi nodded.
"Go back and tell the general, I will definitely drag the enemy here, please don't worry."
The ordering soldier turned his horse's head, left the military formation and galloped away.
Governor Xiaolin turned around and looked at the Eight Banners cavalry rushing towards his own army formation, and his mind was still spinning rapidly.
It¡¯s not a problem to hold back the enemy, but you can¡¯t just do it to this extent.
If you want to leave a deep impression on General Zhou, you still have to use some means here.
Otherwise, how can I realize my ambition and step up to a high position?
There is no doubt that the people of Song Dynasty were powerful and very wealthy.
"If you can enter the eyes of the empire's high-level officials and be accepted by the empire at the same time. Then your future has unlimited possibilities.
At least, it is much stronger than in Japan.
People, there is nothing wrong with following the strong.
When the time comes, it will not be impossible to change your nationality.
¡°Sir, Gotaro Yoshida is back.¡±
While President Kobayashi was deep in thought, a military commander beside him called him back to reality in a low voice.
Yoshida Gotaro, who previously led a thousand-man team to fight the Eight Banners soldiers. At this time, he came over covered in blood.
It¡¯s not that Kogoro Yoshida was injured, because the blood on his armor was left by the Eight Banners soldiers he killed.
However, this makes Gotaro Yoshida look a lot more fierce.
"My lord, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission."
After arriving in front of President Kobayashi, Yoshida Kogoro knelt down.
President Kobayashi showed a look of satisfaction on his face. He nodded slowly at him.
"You did a good job, and I will report your merits after the war. But now the battle is still going on, and the enemy has already pressed forward with his entire army."
Hearing this, Gotaro Yoshida stood up and laughed heartily.
"Hahahaha, with just these guys with pigtails, it won't matter if the whole army rushes forward! Sir, please rest assured, we will definitely not lose this battle."
Of course, this battle cannot be lost. After all, the reinforcements from the rear are about to arrive.
As long as you can withstand the enemy's offensive here for a little while, then when the reinforcements arrive, the enemies on the opposite side will definitely be wiped out.
Governor Kobayashi is very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army.
"Okay, don't say any more. I don't want us to capsize in the ditch. As long as we withstand the enemy's attack well, then we will all take credit. I'm not afraid to tell you that 15,000 reinforcements are now ten miles behind us. As long as we can delay the enemy for a little bit, then when the reinforcements arrive, the victory of this battle will belong to us."
Hearing what President Kobayashi said, Gotaro Yoshida couldn't help but feel happy.
"Gotaro Yoshida is also one of the people who knows the power of the Imperial Army.
Unlike President Kobayashi who came from other places, Gotaro Yoshida is a native of Kyushu.
And, he is also one of the survivors of the Mirokuhara battle.
so. How could he not know how powerful the Imperial Army was?
Yoshida, who originally belonged to the lord of Nagasaki Domain, surrendered to the empire after the lord abandoned them.
And because of his good performance, he was promoted to a mid-level military commander by the empire.
so. How could he not be happy when he heard that the empire had sent reinforcements.
In his opinion, as long as the imperial reinforcements arrive, the enemies with ugly braids on the opposite side are destined to be wiped out.
In this world, at least Yoshida has never seen an army that is more powerful than the empire.
Having said that, after a battle, Yoshida believed that the legendary 'invincible' Eight Banners soldiers were just that, not that powerful at all.
¡°At least, compared to the Imperial Army that Yoshida had seen, it wasn¡¯t even the slightest bit worse.
"Turtle shell formation! Spearmen and shield soldiers are ready!"
At this time, the Eight Banners soldiers were getting closer and closer, and the low-level generals around them also began to shout loudly.
The soldiers began to line up neatly as usual.
On the outside, the shield soldiers holding transparent explosion-proof shields were closely adjacent to each other, leaving no gaps.
A riot shield as tall as one person can completely block the arrows fired by the charging Eight Banners soldiers, providing safety to the companions behind.
There are five layers of shield soldiers in total. These five layers of shield soldiers can completely prevent the cavalry from charging into the formation.
At the same time, behind the five layers of shield soldiers, there are five layers of spear soldiers holding spears.
The formations of these five layers of shield soldiers and spearmen are arranged in a crosswise manner.
In other words, if there is a group of shield soldiers in the front, then there is a group of spearmen in the back.
The spears used by these spearmen are all sports equipment "javelins" purchased by Zhao Hongyu from the virtual world, and they are still as long as two javelins.
It goes without saying that the virtual world has the same technology as the other modern world of time and space, so industrial technology is also very powerful.
Therefore, according to Zhao Hongyu¡¯s requirements, the elongated javelin manufactured using modern industrial technology is not only strong. Also very sharp.
¡°Compared to the weapons of this era, they are countless times more sophisticated.
These spearmen placed their spears flat on the shoulders of the shield soldiers, extending a large distance in front of the formation.
Therefore, at first glance, the formation formed by the Kyushu Army looks like a big hedgehog.
If the Eight Banners soldiers rush towards the formation, they will not only be blocked by the shield soldiers. It will also inevitably hit the sharp spear.
This Spanish square formation from Europe was taught to the Kyushu soldiers by Zhao Hongyu.
Cannon fodder, they must be taught some practical gadgets before they can cause a lot of damage to the enemy.
¡°These Kyushu soldiers don¡¯t know that they are being used as cannon fodder.
But no matter what, cavalry in this formation is still somewhat useful, right?
but. President Kobayashi and the others were not used to calling this formation the Spanish Phalanx. Instead, they changed the name and called it the 'Turtle Shell Formation'.
¡°It¡¯s just a name anyway, and Zhao Hongyu has no interest in it.
An overwhelming barrage of arrows fell, all blocked by the transparent shield and pushed aside.
What I have to say here is that the modern anti-explosion shield purchased from the virtual world is really easy to use.
Those sharp arrows, to use game terminology, ¡®do not break defense¡¯ at all.
At most, it is on the surface of the shield. It just left a small white dot mark and did no damage to the shield at all.
You should know that most of the shields in this era were made of wood. When they were held up to the sky, they were covered with a layer of cowhide or something.
Although such a shield also has defensive power, it will be penetrated by arrows when it encounters it.
But explosion-proof shields are different, arrows cannot penetrate them at all.
At the same time, the explosion-proof shield can defend a larger area. After all, a riot shield the size of a person has a greater defensive range than a shield that is only a dozen inches in size in this era.
When the explosion-proof shield is raised high, even the spearmen behind the shield soldiers can be covered within the defensive range.
Therefore, no matter how many arrows the Houjin Cavalry fired, there was still no way to cause any harm to them.
The crossbowman shoots freely!
It's rude to come and go without reciprocating, why should I express my gratitude to you?
so. The Kyushu Army also began to fight back here.
It¡¯s just that the Kyushu Army doesn¡¯t have many crossbowmen, only a thousand people.
But, the crossbowmen in the Kyushu Army. The crossbow used was also purchased from the virtual world. Therefore, neither the shooting distance nor the lethality can be compared with the bows and arrows of the Eight Banners soldiers.
At the same time, the crossbows they are equipped with are also made of absolutely pure iron.
In this era, it is absolutely unique and very wasteful.
Whoosh whoosh!
The crossbowmen in the formation pointed their crossbows at the sky, and then pulled the triggers of the crossbow arrows in their hands.
As the crossbowmen fired, the crossbow arrows were scattered into the air, and then bursts of air-piercing sounds were heard.
Because it is due to scattering, there will inevitably be some unsatisfactory accuracy.
¡°However, there will always be some unlucky ones who are shot from their horses.
After all, it is a thousand crossbow arrows.
Among the charging Eight Banners soldiers, some kept falling off their horses and falling to the ground.
At the same time, some horses were shot and then fell to the ground neighing.
These unlucky guys who fell off their horses or fell with their horses were doomed to die.
In a cavalry charge, basically those who fall off their horses will not end well. They will not be killed by the enemy but will be trampled to death by their own companions or horses.
"The enemy is not in chaos at all. Do they want to rely on infantry to resist us?"
Mang Gurtai, who was charging behind, couldn't help but feel strange when he saw that the enemy on the opposite side had no intention of running away at all.
Because he was at the back, he couldn't clearly see the formations listed by the Kyushu soldiers, as well as the dense spears in front of the formation.
But the Eight Banners cavalry rushing in front were different. As the distance got closer and closer, they could clearly see the situation in front of the Kyushu Army formation.
"However, the Eight Banners cavalry are also old at fighting, and they also have countermeasures for this.
Aren¡¯t you the hedgehog that makes it impossible for us to start?
It¡¯s easy to say, the man doesn¡¯t collide directly, but shoots arrows around you.
Now, you have no choice.
After all, the Manchus of the Later Jin Dynasty can be regarded as a riding and shooting nation, and they are also a branch of the Mongols.
So, they are not unfamiliar with the Mongols¡¯ riding and shooting tactics.
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The cavalrymen who were rushing at the front, all urging their horses, turned around and rushed to the left when they were still 200 steps away from the Kyushu army formation.
Although they turned around and had no intention of charging into the formation, the Eight Banners cavalry sitting on their horses kept firing their bows and arrows at the Kyushu soldiers.
It seems that they are going to use the bows and arrows in their hands to defeat the enemy.
"It's a pity that because the Kyushu soldiers have riot shields, even if they face the overwhelming falling arrows, not a single hair is hurt at all."
It can be said that the idea of ??the Eight Banners Soldiers was bankrupt.
The crossbows of the Kyushu Army began to fight back, and the Eight Banners soldiers used Mongolian tactics to fight.
As time went by, Mang Gurtai and the others also saw some clues.
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Has his mother's ghost!
And at this moment, a cavalry group wearing iron armor appeared not far away. As soon as they appeared, they urged their horses to rush to the rear of Mang Gurtai. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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