"Check the musket!"

"Check the ammunition!"

"Check the fire note!"

In the Song army camp, the captain's roars came one after another.

In the neat queue, the musketeers rushed out their lives and checked them carefully one by one with the faint light of fire.

The musketman does not need the archer's strength, but the steps to set off the muskets are complicated. Once there is a negligence, it will not be able to kill the enemy, which will harm himself. "Oh, my fire pie can't shake!" A musketman shouted in a crying voice. He shivered while blowing, and the fire pie is not lit. "Huh?" Captain Wu Zhuang snatched the fire pie, squeezing the cheek and blew it hard, and the fire pie lit up immediately. "Blow with some strength!" The team

He was amused and laughed. Those who had never been on the battlefield may not do well now if they were trained countless times. This is the difference between a new recruit and a veteran. Wu Zhuang stuffed the fire sack into the other party's hands and walked towards another new recruit named Huo Jue Buliang. He blew it twice and frowned and said, "There is a tide of fire paper!" He threw the useless one on the ground and stepped on it. He took out a fire sack, rubbed the wax seal, and handed it over: "Change a new one!"...

When the musketeers checked the ammunition, a large group of officers had gathered at the central camp.

Zhang Xian was wearing cavalry armor and did not wait for the helmet. He looked at the Liao army's camp with a cold expression and looked back at the officers. At this time, even the officers who had been through many battles showed a hint of tension. After careful investigation, the Liao army had 30,000 to 40,000 troops, and the main force was the Meerbo cavalry, artillery battalion, infantry were the Xi army, and the Song army surrendered. In terms of force alone, the Liao army even exceeded Zhang Xian's troops and occupied a territorial advantage. This battle was both hasty and dangerous for the Song army. If the Song army did not attack effectively, it would be defeated by the Liao cavalry counterattack, or even wiped out the entire army.

"Don't be afraid, follow the team of people later, don't fall behind!" The veteran whispered to the little fellow villager.

"Big, brother, I heard that the meat eaten by the Khitans is fast, and the knives are fast, and it's just a head that stretches out your hand."

"Yes, the Khitans are amazing. They eat meat, we eat grass."

"The Khitans are like us, with their legs pressed against one head, and remember everything in the cāo dictionary!"

"His grandma, you kid can't wet your crotch, right?" A rough voice attracted Li Ruoxu's attention.

Immediately afterwards, a firecracker phalanx turned out from the left of the camp. This was the first group of war vanguards rushing towards the enemy. "Don't panic, follow the team with your eyes closed. When you open your eyes, you will either die or get a hundred acres of land!" Another burst of laughter. The commanding officer with a thick voice loudly boosted morale and saluted the central camp. Zhang Xian waved to him, and another cheer rang out in the camp. After the battalion passed, seven or eight battalions were transferred to the front, and none of them cheered at Zhang Xian. Soon, the war vanguards were arranged in front of the Song army camp, and scarlet military flags fluttered in the wind, waiting for the military order to attack.

Li Ruoxu stood beside Zhang Xian, watching him look down and discuss with the deputy general, and constantly issued military orders briefly.

"It's time," Zhang Xian ordered in a deep voice, "Let's start!"

The sky gradually became brighter, and today was a beautiful sunny day. The Liao army camp was very clear in the morning light. The black smoke from burning out the bonfires was particularly obvious in the white sky. A low sound of cannons broke the silence of dawn, and the earth was clearly trembling. "It's beginning!" Li Ruo said humbly, his eyes turned to the distance, and the Liao army camp was still quiet, as if there was no one. Then, the second and third sounds of cannons stirred the cold air, and the Song army fire

The cannons began to bombard the opposite camp, one after another, scrambling to the forefront. The Song army's artillery sounded in groups, and round iron cannon shells drew black shadows in the air and landed near the Liao army camp. While the Song army was bombarding, the war vanguards formed a square formation in battalions. The musketeers walked towards the Liao army camp with neat steps. A dense sound of horse hooves came, and two thousand cavalry were transferred behind the Song army camp, and the cavalry dismounted and prepared to attack at any time.

The commander camp of the Song army was behind the cannon and beyond the range of the opposite cannons. From where Li Ruoxu stood, the main camp of the Liao army was between two tributaries of the Yellow River that entered the sea. Under the dawn sunlight, the morning mist on the river beach was slowly dissipating, transparent, and the black smoke ejected by the cannon continued to rise. On the vast battlefield surrounded by smoke, the spears of the Song army's musket camp reflected the morning sunlight, and the dense square formation slowly moved towards the Liao army camp.

After the Song army launched an attack, with about one stick of incense, the Liao army's artillery base began to shoot towards the marching square formation. Because Li Ruoxu was far away, he not only did not feel fear, but instead felt a sense of passion. As if he was magical, balls of smoke rose from the Liao army's artillery base. With these thick smoke, he distinguished the natural terrain of the Liao army's camp and the surrounding woods, depressions, heights, river beaches, etc. Amid the roaring cannons, accompanied by the wind and the density of the cannon fire, the black smoke on the battlefield was sometimes dense and sometimes sparse, and the smoke mixed together covered the entire battlefield's vision.

Every round iron cannonball that landed in the Song army's phalanx would knock down a piece of musketeers.

However, this did not stop the Song army's phalanx from slowly advancing, and the muskets gathered some of the phalanxes in front of them.

Li Ruoxu could only see the flying camp flags, and he could only imagine the scene of the musketeer rushing forward against the Liao army's shells.

"Don't panic!" "Everyone is in the queue!" "Everyone is thrusting to death!"

Looking back at the old military magistrate outside Daming City, Li Ruo's vision was a little blurred.

As the Song army's formation became closer and closer to the Liao army's artillery base, the Liao army replaced the shotgun, and the Song army's artillery base became increasingly concentrated on the Liao army's artillery base. In front of the Liao army camp, there was a trench half a person high. When the Song army's musketeers passed through the trench, the Liao army cannons on the front and side suddenly fired shotguns together. The thick smoke from the cannon covered the entire sky. Countless musketeers were caught off guard. Whether walking, standing, or falling down, they were inevitably knocked down by the shotgun. Several camp flags also fell down.

In a short time, the trench on the front of the Liao army's artillery was filled with a layer of corpses. However, the heavy casualties did not stop the Song army. During the pause of the heavy rain of the shotgun, a group of war vanguards who were not afraid of death rushed through the trench. Under their leadership, they were frightened and crazy, and could not understand what to do now. The musketeers got up from the ground and rushed up with muskets. In front of the Liao army's central artillery, they encountered Liao army infantry protecting the artillery. The two sides met close forces, and people fell down every moment!

"Zhang Chi's cavalry boarded up and rushed over immediately!"

"The Musket Battalion of the King Quan's troops came out!"

Zhang Xian narrowed his eyes and stared at the front, as if he wanted to penetrate the smoke and see the Liao army commander's plan.

The battle was extremely fierce at the beginning. Through the wide battlefield covered by smoke, generals, including Zhang Xian, did not understand the real situation of the battle ahead. At this time, the generals' experience in the battle became particularly important. Since Zhang Xian had to ensure that the central artillery for the Liao army was taken down at the lowest cost and push his artillery to the city of Hejian, the flag officials rode back and forth on horseback, passing on Zhang Xian's military orders, and the infantry, riding men and horses were quickly mobilized due to the military orders.

The opportunity to use the phalanx of the musketman to attract the artillery fire of the Liao army, the two thousand cavalry did not hesitate and desperately urged the horse to rush towards the opposite side. Each of the cavalry of the Song army was hard-won. Zhang Xian watched the cavalry rush into the battlefield filled with smoke, and his face became much more serious. Behind the cavalry, ten musket battalions also moved forward. The battlefield changed rapidly. After the infantry and cavalry heads came out, they were basically controlled by the commanders and battalions in front of the formation. Unexpected situations often occur in front of them, such as suddenly discovering the enemy cavalry, the enemy's hidden artillery suddenly fired, and the infantry formation collapsed by shotgun fire. On the battlefield where artillery fire was scattered, everyone may lose his most precious life at any time. Faced with the threat of death, it is not easy for officers to control the battalion, and it is even more difficult to make the right decision. Sometimes the expected situation will not happen, and sometimes there will be unexpected surprises.

Shortly after the Song army's cavalry were dispatched, about a thousand cavalry of Meerbo cavalry rushed out and rushed straight into the already scattered Song army.

In an instant, the muskets who were waving everywhere were waving, and the muskets who had no time to line up fell to the ground like wooden stakes. The Song army muskets who were still fighting bloody before were instantly defeated. Many people fled back in a mess. The Melbo cavalry did not pursue too far, but slowly retreated before the Song army cavalry rushed up. At this time, after a while, the Liao army artillery began to be launched in intensive quantities, and black rocks rose into the air. The dense shotguns knocked the Song army muskets in front of the camp to the ground like autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves. Many Liao army infantry who had no time to withdraw were also hit by the shotguns and fell to the ground.

"Bastard!" Li Ruoxu heard someone cursing, not knowing who he was scolding!

"Zhang Tongzheng?" Deputy General Du Yi whispered to Zhang Xian that this time had failed. Should he withdraw his troops first?

"Beat the drum! rush again!" Zhang Xian said in a stern face and said in a low voice, "The Liao bandits are not clear in reality, and the brave ones will win when they meet!"

The sound of war drums, with some firm determination, the morale of the Song army infantry and cavalry, who were hesitating on the battlefield, stabilized again.

The cavalry accelerated and urged the war horses, almost carrying the rear of the Meerbo cavalry team just now, and the phalanx of the musket camp behind also accelerated its pace. The musket gunmen who had fled just now passed through the gap in the rear formation, and the officers began to reorganize their formation and wait for further orders from the commander of the battalion. The commander Wu Lun led another 3,000 cavalry to appear on the battlefield and ready to rush forward at any time. Coming forward, the infantry commander Zhang Zhi died in the battle, Li Ruoxue stood beside Zhang Xian and saw that every officer had a serious expression. The Liao army artillery, infantry and cavalry cooperated well. It was impossible to take down the cannon tower outside Hejian City without paying major casualties.

The war is in danger, and the next time the battle is rushing, I don’t know who died in the battle?
Chapter completed!