Turbulent Times Chapter 1267: Like a forest of spears

The enemy is afraid of their grenades and crossbows, but within a hundred paces, the soldiers of the Tiger Battalion are also worried about the enemy's short-range shooting. Both sides within this distance hope to enter the critical close combat as soon as possible.

The infantry archers on Yang Su's side looked a little panicked, but they had already approached fifty paces and began to switch to heavy arrows. Some of the fierce ones continued to move forward, holding armor-piercing cones and bows in their hands, and were still shooting arrows when they rushed twenty steps away, causing certain damage to the Tiger Camp.

On the hillside next to the two wings of the nine thousand-man phalanx on the side of the tiger camp, a thousand cavalry from the tiger camp were ordered to step forward, holding fast crossbows and continuing to shoot fiercely. They were divided into four rows and took turns. Shooting, the front row - back after shooting, the second row goes forward and shoots again, taking turns. Under the usual rigorous training, they are able to advance with the middle spears while loading crossbow bolts, providing continuous long-range support.

The long phalanx rolls forward, no matter how close the distance is, there are always quick crossbow salvos from both wings.

The enemy archer in front of him drew his bow and crossbowmen to shoot at each other. The heavy armor-piercing cone pierced through the iron armor of the soldiers of the Tiger Camp with the sound of breaking wind. .

After the formations of both sides marched, they left a lot of casualties, and the battlefield was filled with the screams of those who were hit.

The soldiers of the Tiger Camp wore iron armor and helmets with low eyebrows. Only half of their faces were undefended. The enemy shooters aimed specifically at the faces of the soldiers of the Tiger Camp. Wang Junlin from the rear witnessed this scene, and thought that after the battle, the salt field could try to study the face-protecting helmet, leaving only the eyes out.

The same line of spears on the enemy's infantry was getting closer and closer, but their front row and two wings suffered heavy losses. Under the repeated attacks of grenades and fast crossbows from the Tiger Camp, they had already lost in just three or four hundred steps. There are more than a thousand people, especially in the position where the fast crossbowmen on the two wings of the tiger battalion are shooting continuously. There is a gap in the enemy's spear formation. , those places of the enemy were pierced, and just after making up, they were wiped out by the next round of salvo.

The enemy's skirmishers and heavy arrows also pose a great threat to the soldiers of the Tiger Camp. Although it takes more than 20 steps to shoot through the armor of the Tiger Camp army, in a short time

It also caused more than 200 casualties in the Tiger Camp, but the power of the bow and arrow was limited, and not many people died directly.

Finally, there were only twenty steps left. The two sides endured the blows of long-range weapons and approached the distance to engage in combat. A close-range death battle was about to come.

The marching drums of the tiger camp phalanx suddenly stopped and changed to slow drums with intervals.

"Long spear flat stab!"

Twenty steps away, the roar of the captain and the centurion sounded, and the three rows of spears in front of the five thousand-man square in front of the Tiger Camp square were all leveled, and each soldier turned his body to the right, with his left hand in front of his right hand In the back, the spear is aimed at the direction of the enemy. This action uses the left hand as the support point, and the right hand plays the role of controlling the body of the spear. It can be held all the way to the tail of the spear shaft, which can not only save energy relatively, but also prevent the attack of the spear Range increased to max.

Since the lengths of the spears on both sides are similar, it is difficult for the soldiers to accurately judge the timing of the thrust. Looking for an opportunity is the most suitable for the battle with the Tiger Camp's side with longer spears.

Dense spearheads appeared in front of the array, and the enemy's drumbeat slowed down, and their spearmen also leveled their spears, keeping a flat front and approaching step by step, but there were various ways of holding them, from far and wide. There is no tiger camp where the battle formation is uniform.

The 2,000 cavalry on the two wings encountered many enemy counterattacks with heavy arrows during this process. Because the horses had relatively large targets, more than 100 people and horses were killed together, but Wang Junlin ordered to keep one dead Add one, so the number of people has not decreased.

At this time, they fired the last round of salvo, causing the last long-range damage to the opponent, and then the two thousand cavalry on the two wings began to retreat, but they did not retreat completely, but were at the waist of the front phalanx, standing on the hillside. continue to shoot at the enemy.

At the same time, the infantry in the fourth row of the tiger battalion phalanx slowed down on the phalanx, drew out their daggers and waist knives, squatted down along the front line and got under the line of spears, and then hid behind the front row of spears. in the gap.

Different from dealing with cavalry, the infantry of the Far Eastern Army has a different method of fighting against infantry.

The sound of shooting from the crossbow on the outside of the two wings continued, using intensive long-range attacks to suppress the enemy soldiers beyond their own front line, and the enemy archers on the outside were also counterattacking. among.

The ears of the soldiers in the Tiger Camp only responded to the beat of the drum, and they took a step forward every time the drum sounded. The other sounds seemed to be far away in the sky. As they approached, the soldiers' eyes were red, and they subconsciously approached the enemy step by step according to the slow drumbeat.

The enemy army is not a fool, and they will not rush forward to the muzzle of the gun. As the two sides get closer and closer, the pace becomes smaller and smaller. They are all cautiously approaching the attacking distance.

The soldiers of the Tiger Camp did not look at the opponent's spear blade not far in front of them, but stared at the opponent's shoulder position without blinking, paying attention to the opponent's movements, moving their feet slowly, judging the relationship between each other distance.

The soldiers of the Tiger Battalion can’t keep their super long guns lying flat for too long. The ones who should come will come sooner or later. Slowly passing by, the guns and spears made a light collision sound from time to time. At this time, the drums had stopped, and the soldiers confronting each other on the front line were all focused on the frontal opponent, judging the most suitable time to assassinate while slowly approaching. , No one has the time to make a sound, only the captain and the centurion shouting reminders, and the rustling of footsteps.

Every soldier is like being in a jungle of long spears. On both sides are the gun heads of his comrades in the back row, and in front of him are his own and the enemy's gun barrels. They were all within the last four feet.

The soldiers of the Tiger Battalion have benefited from the usual infantry spear confrontation training, and this feeling of facing the head of a gun is no stranger.

But this is not a drill after all, the gun head in front of it is shaking slightly, probably approaching the attack range of the assassination, the soldiers of the Tiger Battalion dare not approach any more, the three gun heads in the front and side are a great threat , Stimulating the nerves of every soldier, the soldiers in the front row had dense beads of sweat on their foreheads.

PS: There is a fourth change———