The armored war horse beneath Yu Jiaxuan paved the ground restlessly, and he was also a little worried at this time.

Because this friendly army seems to have no chance of winning!

However, the order he received was to wait until the Jin soldiers were defeated before leading the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Army in pursuit. So even if he was worried at this time, he could only wait patiently for the military order.

As for Wen Junshi and other old parties, they are even more confused about what the situation is now.

They had seen the terrifying power of the new artillery before, and a few shots could sink a large Jinbing ship.

But at this time, the Flying Tiger Army had no idea at all about the weird-looking new weapon that the Flying Tiger Army was holding, with spikes on its head similar to a spear, but much shorter than a spear.

It is more like a special combination of a musket and a spear.

Although they couldn't understand what kind of weapon this was, judging from the formation of the Flying Tiger Army, the old party officials felt that this was really not optimistic.

Because this formation completely subverted their previous understanding of the battlefield.

If pikemen are used to fight cavalry, they must form a square and dense array so that they can confront the cavalry head-on.

But even a dense phalanx of pikemen can easily collapse instantly when faced with an unreasonable heavy cavalry like Iron Buddha.

After all, humans are not machines. It is impossible to watch a half-ton steel behemoth charging towards them and remain indifferent. It is impossible to watch a war horse break into the crowd and trample the friendly troops in front to break their bones and muscles, and still remain calm.

Therefore, most of the Qi Dynasty's troops simply collapsed when they encountered Tiefu Tu.

At this time, the formation formed by the Flying Tiger Army was not even as good as those of the Qi Army that was about to collapse at the first touch.

At this time, the Qi army still had a lot of research on formations, but the Feihu army formed a formation similar to a "one-word formation". The entire team was spread out on the shore. It seemed that there were weak points everywhere.

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Moreover, these infantrymen basically did not wear armor, nor did they carry divine arm bows or other weapons, nor were they coordinated by pikemen or other arms.

The strange weapon in their hands is the only equipment on their bodies.

How is it possible to go to the Iron Pagoda and the Kidnapping Horse?

Even though this is a new type of musket, the musket is not taken seriously in this era at all. It is not even the slightest bit worse than a strong bow or a hard crossbow.

Use it to deal with Iron Buddha? Maybe it's because you don't want to die fast enough.

The old party officials were all puzzled.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and soon, Jin Bing's cavalry is approaching!

The kidnapping horse was faster than the Iron Buddha, and it had already come around from the flank.

At a distance of nearly a hundred meters, the Jin soldiers on Guaizi's horse had already taken out their bows, ready to set up their bows and arrows, and launch the first round of harassing attacks on the Qi army.

And the faces of these kidnapping cavalrymen were all filled with smiles.

Because in their view, this battle is already a sure thing.

The range of the riding bow is not as good as the walking bow, let alone the divine arm bow.

Therefore, in previous battles, the Jin soldiers' cavalry often had to withstand the first round of divine arm bow fire before they could cause effective damage to the Qi army.

Although the Divine Arm Bow, as a major weapon in the army, cannot be equipped by all members and can only appear in the hands of a small number of elite troops and elite infantry, it still caused a lot of trouble for the Jin soldiers.

The reason why they were able to withstand the damage of the God's Arm Bow and launch an attack was because the cavalry of the Jin Army were indeed elite. Even if there were casualties, they would never retreat or collapse. They firmly believed that they would win the war.

But at this time, the cavalry was almost a hundred meters in front of the Qi army's infantry, but these infantry were still motionless and did not make any reaction?

For the Jin people, the next script is completely predictable.

First, the kidnapping horses started to harass from both wings, taking turns to attack the weak positions on both wings of the infantry formation with mounted fire, causing a commotion in the infantry.

Immediately afterwards, the Tiefutu heavy cavalry broke through unreasonably from the central position and penetrated the Qi army's infantry array.

After that, it was a massacre without any suspense.

After all, there is a big river behind the Qi army. Even if they want to escape, they have no way to escape.

What's more, how could the two-legged Qi army outrun the Jin army's cavalry?

In an instant, Tiefu Tu and Guaizima had entered a distance of sixty or seventy meters from the dense formation of the Flying Tiger Army.

At this time, the cavalrymen of Guaizima had begun to set up their bows and prepare to start the first round of shooting.

The shooting range of the riding bow is enough to cover such a long distance. Although the hit rate is not too high, the first round of shooting is mainly used to harass and disrupt the opponent's formation.

Compared with the infantry bow, the cavalry bow has a shorter range, but the cavalry archers can often defeat the infantry phalanx. This is because the cavalry can repeatedly attack the front row or sharp corners of the infantry phalanx and other prominent positions during high-speed movement, and focus fire instantly.

causing serious casualties.

However, it is difficult for infantry to concentrate on attacking light cavalry.

The first round of arrows fired by cavalry fell one after another.

Although the hit rate of cavalry shooting at this distance is not very high, there are still some unlucky soldiers in the Flying Tiger Army who are hit by arrows.

But what everyone didn't expect was that the others didn't move at all, still holding up their flintlock guns, waiting patiently.

The teammates who were hit by arrows were completely ignored by these people.

The members of the old party who were watching the battle from a high place could no longer restrain themselves. Isn't this obviously a target for Jin Bing?

Why not fight back?

Judging from the way these Flying Tiger soldiers hold the weapon, it seems to be a long-range weapon. But why are they holding it flat at this time and doing nothing?

Or is this just a new type of spear that does not have the ability to attack from a distance?

Perhaps the only good news at this time is that there were casualties among them but they did not collapse on the spot. But what's the use of just being beaten?

Li Hongyun was also standing in the formation. At this time, he said loudly: "Stay steady - maintain the formation -"

This Flying Tiger Army is trained purely for the use of flintlock rifles. In addition to shooting, they also have an important training content, which is to stand in line.

Stand in a neat queue, advance and retreat together. No matter what happens, you are not allowed to retreat or shoot. Violators will be severely punished.

As for why he hasn't fired yet after he has reached a distance of sixty or seventy meters, the reason is actually very simple. Of course, he wants to get closer before firing.

Although the long-distance hit rate of the flintlock gun is slightly improved compared to the matchlock gun, the improvement is not obvious. At a distance of 75 meters, the hit rate is only less than 60%.

Moreover, although the reloading speed of the flintlock gun has also been improved, the improvement is not too great. It can only fire three rounds per minute.

The biggest advantage of flintlock guns over matchlock guns is that they can stand in a dense formation.

Therefore, in order to maximize your advantage, there is only one secret - wait until the opponent is close enough before fighting.

Although this secret is simple and crude, not every army can do it. After all, after entering a hundred meters, the distance between the two sides is already very close, and to withstand the opponent's first round of fire without firing means that

You are gambling on your life.

In terms of probability, since the distance is relatively far, the number of hits in the entire array will not be particularly large, but for a specific individual, being shot means amputation or death, and it is difficult for these soldiers to endure it.

Therefore, in the era of queuing to kill tactics, whichever side can hold back and then shoot will have an absolute advantage.

The battle with the Jin soldiers and cavalry at this time is actually the same.

Of course, Li Hongyun was sure that the range of Jin Bing's cavalry bow would not be too far, so he dared to shoot at a closer range. If it was a foot bow with a longer range and more lethality, he would have to use another way of fighting.

Already.

The cavalry moved very quickly, reaching a distance of fifty meters in an instant.

For the cavalry, this is a distance that can be crossed in an instant.

The cavalrymen of Tiefutu have already lassoed each other with leather ropes, and have reached their fastest speed, ready to crush these desperate Qi troops in front of them with the irresistible torrent of steel.

However, in the next second, Li Hongyun finally gave the order.

"put!"

Following his order, the soldiers who had been forcibly controlling themselves with the reactions they had developed in training finally pulled the trigger against the enemy troops that were already pressing down like a mountain.

"boom!"

"Bang bang bang——"

Intensive gunfire sounded!

After firing, the soldiers in the front row did not look at the results of their shooting. Instead, they bowed slightly to make room for the soldiers in the back row to attack. At the same time, they began to pull out the purge bar to clean the barrel of the gun as if they were muscle memory.

, take out the fixed-loading ammunition and install the propellant, then insert the remaining fixed-loading ammunition into the barrel and compact it with a purge bar.

This complex step has completely become muscle memory through training day after day.

Of course, since it was their first time on the battlefield, many aboriginal soldiers still made mistakes, such as inserting a second bullet without realizing that the bullet had not been fired, or the reloading speed was greatly reduced in a hurry, etc.

wait.

But none of these will have much impact.

As the gunfire rang out, a burst of smoke rose in front of the array, and a loud noise was made at the same time.

Not far in front of them, the galloping Iron Buddha cavalry fell neatly like a mountain.

This is a veritable defeat!

Obviously, these Iron Buddha cavalry could not figure out why they were covered in heavy armor, but they were still inexplicably pierced by something flying from a distance.

Some of the horses were shot, and the knights fell down with a dazed expression; others were the knights of the shot, and they only felt a sharp pain, and then quickly became unconscious.
To be continued...