Chapter 239： Hollow square two

Joss loaded the ammunition tremblingly, looking forward from time to time to watch the movement of the enemy.

In the short few seconds before shooting, he experienced the most thrilling scene in his life so far. A spear flew over with lightning speed and directly hit the companion beside Jos. Poor The companion flew upside down into the open space in the middle of the phalanx like a rag doll that was thrown out. Although he was immediately dragged down by the medical soldiers, Joss guessed that the unlucky comrade-in-arms was in danger, because he The sound of the spear piercing the human body was clearly heard.

Heavenly Father blesses, the knight who threw the javelin turned his hand a little bit, and it was he who flew upside down.

It wasn't just one person who was shot by the gun, and there were many screams of pain from both sides. The officers yelled "Steady" and "Steady", for fear that the formation of the phalanx would be destroyed. Fortunately, the enemy's attack only caused a small commotion. Thanks to the daily training, the soldiers' mood quickly stabilized.

In the past, Joss didn't have any intuitive understanding of the strength of the knight masters. He only knew that these people were very powerful. round.

Only now did he know how wrong he was. Judging from the strength of the spear thrown just now, the knight's strength is estimated to be able to lift him up like a chicken and throw him out. Facing him head-on, he may only be killed by an instant. portion.

Fortunately, he is now holding a musket, and all his companions are holding muskets.

After hearing the order to fire from the third row, Joss pulled the trigger immediately. After a crackling sound, the knight of the Kent family and the mount under his crotch sprayed out blood mist, and the knight's head fell backward. On the ground, the horse can't survive.

The first wave of cavalry rushed over dead and running, and there was no longer any threat. The cavalry behind stopped their charge and wandered from a distance to watch the phalanx.

But the soldiers at the outermost edge of the phalanx—the platoon of Sergeant Makarov—still put their rifle butts on the ground, with their bayonets pointing obliquely in the air. They kept this posture without reloading ammunition after shooting. If the enemy continued to charge desperately, they had to use their flesh and blood and the bayonet to block and delay the opponent's attack.

Gunshots also sounded from the left side of the phalanx. The Kent family's cavalry was divided into two teams, one team rushed to the right side of the front of the phalanx, and the other team charged from the left side of the phalanx. After the attacking cavalry took a shot, another group of cavalry who was slightly behind immediately reined in their horses. Although they didn't know what happened, the tragic situation of their companions made their brains make a judgment that they thought was the safest.

But the horses running at high speed didn't just stop. Some people had already entered the range of the flintlock guns. Joyce, who was in charge of commanding the left side of the phalanx, immediately ordered the two rows outside to fire at the same time, beating the cavalry. The first part of the people turned on their backs.

When the sound of bumping sounded, Jayce felt the danger was coming, and he immediately tried to stop his mount. In the process, he saw the family knights rushing forward one by one fell on the Down.

Firebolt! Jais immediately thought of this weapon.

It is said that Greiman easily wiped out the pirates in the Northwest Gulf with this weapon. Before that, Jia Aisi also regarded this weapon as an exaggeration of ordinary people. He had never seen any weapon since he was in contact with the military since he was a child.

Unexpectedly, this legendary weapon turned out to be real, and...and there are so many of them!

Accompanied by flashes of fire and rising smoke, deadly projectiles shot out at a speed invisible to the human eye, taking away fresh lives one by one.

The rumors described this weapon in this way, and the scene I saw today was generally the same as the description in the rumors.

What a terrifying weapon, I have underestimated the Greiman family.

But he did not give up. As a son of a nobleman who received an elite education since he was a child, the first thing Jaais thought of when encountering difficulties was how to solve them, not to escape.

In his previous life, he had encountered many unexpected difficulties, but they were all overcome by his tenacious will, and he believed that he could solve them this time as well.

Arda's army only has infantry, which has a natural disadvantage against cavalry, and has formed a square formation with a hollow in the middle and facing all sides. This formation does not need to mention any movement, and the initiative is still firmly in his hands. inside.

"Woo-woo-"

Making up his mind, Jaes blew the horn, and the cavalry wandering around gathered around him one after another. While moving, they kept a safe distance from Arda's army, and finally merged into a large group. Roughly speaking, there are still nearly 200 people.

Jaaisi led the cavalry into a trot and slowly circled around the phalanx of Arda's army.

While circling around, he observed the phalanx, trying to find the opponent's weakness But he found that with the range and power of the "Fire Crossbow", this kind of phalanx facing enemies from all sides has almost no weaknesses. Even with kite-flying long-range harassment attacks, they can't get too close to each other. Before the bow and arrow can play a role, they will be knocked down by the "fire crossbow".

Although there are only three to four layers of soldiers on the periphery of this hollow phalanx, which looks very weak, but Jaes can see that Arda's army can maximize the firepower output density of the "fire crossbow" in their hands. , and it will not make soldiers feel lonely and helpless.

"Firepower?" Yes, this word that popped up in his mind is very suitable for the weapon in the opponent's hand.

If it is placed in a solid square formation, the width of each side will be greatly shortened, and the output firepower will also be greatly weakened. People staying in the middle of the square formation will have no effect at all if they are blocked by those in front.

hateful! What strategy should be used to break through this **** phalanx? The opponent was so motionless, showing no flaws, and the general army could not sit still when they saw cavalry running around them.

While he was thinking hard, there was a change in Arda's army.

Jia Aisi was overjoyed, the other party finally couldn't bear it anymore. Come on, come and chase us!

However, the opponent did not disperse as he expected! It just opened a hole in the four corners of the phalanx, and some soldiers pushed out something with great effort.

Jia Aisi's face turned pale in an instant, and he suddenly remembered one thing: Since the rumored "Fire Crossbow" is true, then another powerful weapon in the rumor...

He raised his whip and slapped the horse's buttocks fiercely.

"Spread out! It's 'Thunder Hammer'!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous voice sounded, and there seemed to be something roaring in the air...