Yang Chaodong's cavalry galloped towards the Qin Army's formation at full speed. The Qin Army's archers focused their attention, aimed at the front, and waited for the cavalry to enter their firing range before launching a round of three shots.
A series of gunshots rang out, and smoke rose. The Qin Army's archers had completed a round of three shots in a very short period of time, and then immediately retreated back into the protection of the formation.
The three rounds of lead also caused a lot of trouble for the Yang cavalry. Either the horses were hit, or the riders were hit. Blood splattered everywhere.
Those who fell and screamed miserably, and those who fell in front were trampled into meat paste by those who followed behind. The horses couldn't distinguish between friend and foe, and only focused on galloping forward, and couldn't stop.
Of course, this was just a little trouble, and wouldn't affect the overall situation. But it was enough to make the Qin Army reorganize their formation. With the big spears pointed at the front, the horses naturally didn't dare to rush over, so they turned around and circled around the circular formation of the Qin Army.
They had never seen a battle formation like this before. They circled around in circles, looking for a breakthrough point. Some of the braver ones charged straight up, wanting to risk their lives against the Qin army. However, they were pierced full of holes by a few snow-white spears in a matter of minutes.
Then, the archers finished loading the ammunition, and stuck their muzzles out of the formation.
"Fire!"
Once the order was given, the gunners formed three rows within the formation and fired at the circling cavalrymen from all directions. Lead pellets flew everywhere, and no one knew which one would hit which person or horse. Anyway, the pellets were quite efficient, and the circling cavalrymen were confused and disoriented.
One round, two rounds, three rounds, one round, two rounds, three rounds.
The archers of the Qin Army had knocked countless cavalrymen off their horses, and countless horses were hit, neighing in pain and falling down, breaking the necks of their own cavalrymen.
Yang Chaodong's eyes twitched as he watched from the back. He never thought that the cavalry, which was regarded as the trump card by his father, could do nothing to a group of infantry.
"General, we've lost too much, what should we do? Should we push the infantry forward? "
A general rushed up to ask for instructions. Just as the cavalrymen rushed forward, the Yang army gathered the defeated soldiers, regrouped, and planned to fight again.
But now, the cavalry had lost too much, and the infantry's morale had been hit. It was time for someone to stand up and save the situation.
Yang Chaodong was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.
The general immediately rushed forward to pass the order. In the end, before the infantrymen could take a few steps forward, a few green fireworks exploded in the sky. Clouds of green smoke filled the sky, and then there was a violent battle cry.
Three thousand Qin cavalrymen were dispatched as well. To begin with, the Yang cavalrymen could not do anything to the infantry formation and had suffered heavy losses from the muskets. While the Yang cavalrymen were feeling helpless, the Qin cavalrymen who had been waiting for an opportunity at the back of the formation charged forward. With an unstoppable momentum, they crushed the Yang cavalrymen and pierced into the Yang infantry formation.
The Qin Army's cavalrymen had defeated the Yang army's cavalrymen, and in a very short time, they rushed to the Yang army's infantry. Before the Yang army's infantry could react, the Qin Army's cavalrymen had already arrived and killed them as easily as chopping melons and vegetables.
The infantry quickly fell into chaos. The Yang army was not as organized as the Qin Army, so they couldn't fight against the cavalrymen effectively. The entire formation of the frontline was torn apart by the Qin Army's cavalrymen, and began to collapse, affecting the center formation where Yang Chaodong was.
Yang Chaodong panicked, watching the Qin Army's cavalrymen tear his army apart.
"General! Fire the arrows now! Or we won't be able to stop the imperial army! "
It was the general's suggestion again. Seeing that the Qin Army's cavalrymen couldn't be stopped, he immediately suggested Yang Chaodong to fire the arrows to stop the Qin Army's cavalrymen.
"But … where are we …?"
Yang Chaodong seemed to be worried about the soldiers who were being chased by the Qin Army's cavalrymen.
"General! At this critical moment, we can't care about those people! If we don't fire the arrows now, once the center formation falls into chaos, we'll be finished! "
The general's roar woke Yang Chaodong from his thoughts. Yang Chaodong quickly nodded and said, "Yes! Fire the arrows! And the archers! Fire the arrows! Let's stop the cavalrymen! "
"Yes!"
The archers and archers of the Yang army were quickly organized, firing arrows and firing guns at the place where the Qin Army's cavalrymen were fighting. This had indeed brought some trouble to the Qin Army's cavalrymen, but it seemed that it had brought more trouble to their own soldiers.
The armors worn by the Qin Army were of excellent quality, and had great protection. The vital parts of the soldiers were protected by special armors, so even if they were hit in other places, they might not die. However, not every soldier of the Yang army had armor.
However, some of the Qin Army's cavalrymen were still shot dead by the arrows, and some unlucky ones were knocked off their horses by the flying lead. But compared to the Qin Army's losses, the Yang army's own losses were much greater. Under the rain of arrows, eight out of ten soldiers who were killed were the Yang army's soldiers.
But it was useless, because right behind the cavalrymen, the Qin Army's infantry pressed forward again, killing the Yang army's soldiers one by one. The Qin army was advancing rapidly, and their momentum was unstoppable.
The cavalry was fighting in the front, and the infantry was following closely behind to consolidate the victory. The front of the Yang army had completely collapsed, and the middle army was in danger. Yang Chaodong had already retreated to the rear under the protection of his trusted subordinates, planning to escape.
Ma Qiancheng advanced slowly under the protection of the army. As he moved forward, he was impressed by the organization and combat effectiveness of this army.
These were not the untrained soldiers he had trained, but the troops he had brought from Beijing, the troops that had already been trained.
After arriving in Sichuan, this army maintained good habits. Every morning, under the leadership of the team officer, they would go out for morning exercises, run laps around the military camp, and practice formations. Every day, they would go through the training of quickly dispersing and forming the formation. After that, they would take a bath and eat.
Not only that, they had to go through literacy training at night. Every soldier had to learn how to read and write with the clerks in the military camp. It was completely different from the traditional training. But when they were on the battlefield, this kind of organization and proficiency was very good.
His inspection did not seem to be able to bring about better habits in this army, because their habits were already very good. Their daily training programs were reported to Ma Qiancheng, and after Ma Qiancheng saw it, he did not have much to say. He just followed the rules.
He did not need to urge them, because their team officer would lead the soldiers to practice every day. Every day, he would yell the slogan of sweating more during training and bleeding less during battle to urge the soldiers. When they fought, they had their own set of rules, and they were as steady as Mount Tai.
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