Chapter 90 Hukou Attack and Defense Battle II

The match rope is burning, and the copper fire door holds the match rope firmly. Everyone's eyes are focused on this focus. They need to adjust the match rope from time to time to keep shooting at any time.

There is no need to see where the enemy is in the distance.

Just follow the orders.

The matter of observing the enemy is left to the higher-ups.

That's when He Hutou did it.

He held the long sword in his hand, and arrows rained down from beside him.

Either in front of him or behind him, there were several others who aimed at him, but he casually chopped them down.

"Let go." When He Hutou saw the officers and soldiers rushing to the front of the formation, he gave the order suddenly.

The sound of cannons that originally sounded from time to time was immediately suppressed by a burst of explosions. It seemed that countless firecrackers went off in an instant. This dense explosion suppressed all the sounds, and the smell of gunpowder smoke spurted out, white gunpowder smoke,

The whole formation was solemnly held in an instant.

Then he was blown by the wind and rushed towards the back of the formation.

Even Zhang Xuan, who was watching the battle from the back, was stimulated by the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and sneezed several times.

However, the effect is still good.

A large amount of gunpowder smoke blocked everyone's sight. However, the distance between thirty and fifty steps was within the killing range of the bird's gun. If it were further away, the bird's gun might not be able to break the armor, but within the distance of thirty or fifty steps,

Even if an average person wears armor, it will feel as if a sledgehammer has hit their chest. Even if no bones or muscles are broken, they will still be unable to breathe for a while.

And the Fire Gunman's shooting is not a one-time deal.

The subsequent shooting continued continuously, almost within a few breaths, there was a wave of shooting. As long as a person stopped, a continuous rain of bullets was waiting for him.

Almost instantly, countless officers and soldiers were knocked to the ground. Thirty steps away, it was almost as if there was an invisible wall. Everyone was blocked by the invisible force, and almost all of them fell to the ground.

"Stop." He Hutou suddenly ordered.

The sound of firecrackers suddenly stopped.

He Hutou could see clearly that the officers and soldiers automatically stopped the attack without any command. Such casualties were simply not something they could bear.

The sound of gunfire stopped, and the sound of cannon seemed to have stopped. For a while, there was only the sound of wind in the sky, passing over everyone's heads. There was no other sound.

Of course some people are alive and some are dead.

The dead people remained motionless, letting blood flow all over the ground, but the living people lay on the ground, hiding among the broken corpses. Some calm people knew how to crawl back slowly.

But some people couldn't bear the pressure and started shouting.

This kind of shouting sound is especially obvious on the silent battlefield.

He Hutou remained unmoved.

He knew that the accuracy of a firecracker was always a problem. Therefore, if he wanted to kill someone, he had to concentrate his fire and shoot. But the most important thing about a firecracker was the barrel, and if a barrel fired too fast, it might be scrapped, so

He wants to save money.

A mere lunatic, no matter how loud he is, may be able to demoralize the officers and soldiers.

But Zuo Liangyu couldn't tolerate it anymore.

Zuo Liangyu waved his hand, and someone immediately shot an arrow from a distance, and the sound of a bowstring was heard. This person arrived in response, and there were no more cries on the battlefield.

"Okay, that's great." Zuo Liangyu's expression remained unchanged and he said, "I didn't expect that Luo Rucai would be smart enough to do this for me."

"I leave it to you, old horse," Zuo Liangyu said.

"The last general takes orders." Ma Shixiu said. Although Ma Shixiu and Ma Shiying have similar names, they are not related at all. He is from Liaodong and is also Zuo Liangyu's old team. The leader is Zuo Liangyu's old team, and he is a hi cavalry

.

Although Cao Ying's fire gun soldiers are powerful.

But he still doesn’t pay attention to Ma Shixiu.

After all, firecrackers were a common weapon in the Ming army. Although they had never fought against them, they knew how to deal with them.

Ma Shixiu roared past with thousands of cavalry.

The billowing smoke and dust seemed to be heading straight towards He Hutou's military formation.

Although the trench is not shallow and the breastwork is not low, it may not be an insurmountable obstacle for the cavalry who are good at riding and shooting. Especially the thousands of cavalry are so powerful that the ground trembles slightly.

The soldiers under He Hutou all felt that their throats were dry and their palms were sweaty. Unknowingly, the barrels of their guns were wet. Everyone had the urge to fire immediately. But when they thought of this, they dared to move.

With a chill in their hearts, they realized that there was a knife at this position behind them.

Once anyone opens fire without permission, you don't need to wait for orders, they will be killed immediately.

Ma Shixiu led the cavalry to a distance of fifty steps, pulled the reins suddenly, and the cavalry divided into two parts and went back from both sides.

He Hutou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Although he didn't do anything, there was a slight sweat on his forehead.

The timing of firing is very important. The first salvo is the most powerful. If the first round of firing cannot give the enemy the greatest blow, it is likely to fall into hand-to-hand combat. He Hutou knew very well that his soldiers all came from the Yangtze River.

The peasants recruited from both sides of the Taiwan Strait were all honest according to Qi Jiguang's selection method. They had never been trained in fighting skills.

Once you get into a hand-to-hand fight, the situation will be very dire.

Fortunately, He Hutou kept his composure and was not lured out.

After Ma Shixiu returned, he reorganized his team and his face became slightly gloomy.

Many times, there are not so many bells and whistles.

Just like a Russian wheel, both sides test one-on-one. This is a game of courage and wisdom. The rules of the game are very simple. See who can't keep calm. If He Hutou is frightened by Ma Shixiu, Ma Shixiu will rush into the battle.

When the time comes, take the upper hand.

And if Ma Shixiu never lured He Hutou into firing the first volley, then after a while, he would receive a solid volley.

Between entering and exiting, it is life, victory or defeat.

Ma Shixiu said: "Divide into three teams, take turns moving forward, draw your bow and shoot."

"Yes." The generals agreed.

Immediately, Ma Shixiu's cavalry team was divided into three groups, with more than a thousand people in each group. Each group was separated by dozens of steps. Just like before, they rushed to within a few dozen steps in front of the formation, suddenly moved around to both sides, and then

When shooting with a bow, there is no need for accurate aim, just shoot at a 45-degree angle from a distance, and when the arrow falls, it will fall completely into Ma Hehutou's army.

The arrows falling from the sky are not weak in power under the blessing of gravity.

Many soldiers still knew what was going on, but they were hit in the head by arrows. They didn't even make a sound, and then fell to the ground and died.

There was some commotion in He Hutou's department, but it was immediately calmed down. The corpses were dragged behind and replaced one by one.

He Hutou glanced at these things from the corner of his eyes, and thought to himself: "It's okay if the fire gun soldiers don't have armor. They don't even have an iron helmet. It's really too much."

Fire gun soldiers have always been given second-rate treatment in Cao's camp. They don't have armor at all. Armor is usually only equipped with elite troops. Even Zhang Xuan's army rarely has troops equipped with iron armor. Naturally, there is no excess.

Some will be given to the gunmen, and at most some will be given to the officers.

However, He Hutou believes that after today's battle, his treatment will be very different.

This thought just flashed through He Hutou's mind. His eyes followed the movements of Ma Shixiu's men. The hand holding the long knife was also sweating profusely. It turned out to be a newly replaced cloth wrapped around the handle.

It was also wetted by sweat, and the original white color turned into a yellow color wetted by sweat.

Zhang Xuan also held his breath and looked at the situation in front of him.

This battle was not only the hard work of He Hutou, but also the hard work of Zhang Xuan.

Fifty steps, forty-five steps, forty steps

Ma Shixiu's cavalry took a few steps forward every time it passed by the formation. Although it was not conspicuous, it was extremely eye-catching in He Hutou's eyes.

Ma Shixiu was a little irritated. He looked behind him repeatedly, but he couldn't see Zuo Liangyu's face clearly from his position. It was really weird. His tried and tested methods were of no use at all. For a while,

He estimated that he had shot over a hundred of his opponents.

But everyone on the opposite side was like a wooden pile, one fell down and was dragged away without any wavering at all.
Chapter completed!