Steel Dynasty - Chapter 747

[Chapter 746 Beishan’s Waterloo]

The melodious music lingered in front of Haigu City.

For Beishan, this is not a kind of enjoyment, but a kind of despair.

Four consecutive days of siege destroyed most of the army he brought this time, and the Goryeo army was directly defeated. Now he was isolated and helpless and could only face the army of Dayu by himself.

“Taiji, withdraw.” Gu Duo looked at the troops of the Chongqing Kingdom that were coming towards the camp.

In the past, they would have led the cavalry to charge, but after experiencing the hollow square array deployed by the Chongqing army, they no longer had absolute confidence, not to mention that his current soldiers were very tired after four days of fierce fighting, and in He no longer had the advantage in numbers.

The music of the marching army of the Chongqing Kingdom was getting closer and closer, and Beishan’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper. He really couldn’t understand why an army marched and fought with gongs and drums.

But he understood that this was a dangerous signal.

Looking at the 20,000 cavalry behind him, Beishan’s eyes flashed with a fierce look, and he said to Guduo: “If I retreat, I will never be able to raise my head in front of my father, and other Taijis will also laugh at me. Only the heads of the generals of Dayu can wash away my shame.”

After that, he shouted: “Kill these bastards of Dayu!”

At his command, the horn sounded suddenly, and the barbarian cavalry moved wildly. He dismounted his horse and charged towards the Chongqing army in front of Haigu City.

Ye Qingyun looked solemn when he saw this, and he ordered the army to transform into a hollow square formation.

In the past, the Chongqing army had never had a direct conflict with the barbarian cavalry in the open field, and some had only relied on the advantages of chariots to offset the advantages of the cavalry.

This time he very boldly chose to rely only on the hollow square formation to fight against the barbarian cavalry. This was not Ye Qingyun’s recklessness, but his trust in the current Chongqing army.

Excellent training, complete meals, and experience in hundreds of battles have gradually transformed the Chongqing army from a poor and weak army into a powerful force of tigers and wolves.

Under Ye Qingyun’s order, the marching array suddenly changed rapidly, and in a short period of time the soldiers formed five hollow square arrays.

There were twenty heavy muskets in front of each hollow phalanx, and they aimed their guns at the cavalry that was charging over.

Amidst the rumbling sound of horse hooves, the smoke and dust from the earth were swept up. The barbarian cavalry in silver armor raised their sabers in the air, glowing with a cold light under the golden sunlight.

The soldiers of Dayu were holding their breath at this moment. The soldiers in the front row tightly held the flintlock guns in their hands as if they were holding on to their own lives.

This was their first face-to-face confrontation with the barbarian cavalry, and while they were nervous, they also felt a little more heroic.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

Before the barbarian cavalry could approach the hollow phalanx, the artillery on both sides of the hollow phalanx began to pour out artillery fire.

As the soldiers were proceeding, the artillerymen followed the soldiers with a six-pounder field gun. This six-pounder field gun was light and could be pushed forward by three men.

When the field artillery bombarded the barbarian cavalry, the soldiers carrying the mortars also used lime bullets to bombard the barbarian cavalry.

Under the artillery attack, the barbarian cavalry suffered casualties four hundred meters away.

This time, in order to attack the idle square array set up by Dayu State, Beishan chose to charge intensively, because only in this way could he break through this array in one fell swoop.

Once the formation was broken, they would massacre the soldiers of Dayu.

But the dense formation immediately became the target of artillery attack at this moment, and the solid bullets took away the lives of more than a dozen barbarian cavalry like gourds.

These cavalrymen fell to the ground, hindering the movement of the cavalry behind them. Some cavalrymen were tripped by the fallen cavalrymen before they could dodge, and they were suddenly turned upside down.

The cavalrymen who were evading the attack suddenly became disorganized.

Lime bombs are more terrifying than practice bombs. These shells have little lethality, but are enough to blind the cavalry.

The sightless barbarian cavalry and horses bumped around like headless flies. The formation organized by Beishan soon fell into chaos and was completely disrupted.

Ye Qingyun watched this scene with satisfaction. The purpose of artillery was to disrupt the enemy’s formation.

It is terrible to fight the cavalry in such an open space, but it is easy to deal with the cavalry if they cause chaos.

However, despite the chaos, the barbarian cavalry still rushed towards the hollow phalanx. When they were 200 meters away, the heavy muskets in front of the hollow phalanx opened fire on the barbarian cavalry.

Groups of steel balls rushed towards the barbarian cavalry along the muzzle of the gun. Suddenly another barbarian cavalry fell, and the formation was further disrupted.

The distance of two hundred meters is just a blink of an eye for the cavalry, and the heavy musket has one more chance to shoot.

The soldiers immediately loaded their bullets and fired a second time.

After completing the shooting, the heavy musketeers withdrew into the inside of the hollow phalanx.

While heavy muskets are shooting, rifled gunners are also designed. With the advantage of range, they can shoot at a distance of more than 200 meters.

After rounds of shooting, the barbarian cavalry who rushed in front of the hollow square formation were in chaos. When they entered the range of 100 meters, the flintlock fired for the last time.

Immediately afterwards, the first row of soldiers in front of the hollow phalanx immediately squatted down and tilted their flintlock guns in the direction of the cavalry. The second row of soldiers continued to shoot, followed by the third row.

Under the fierce firepower, the barbarian cavalry dropped corpses on the ground, and the remaining sparse cavalry rushed towards the hollow phalanx like moths to the flame.

The war horse was penetrated by the bayonet, and the barbarian cavalry slammed into the soldiers of the Dayu Kingdom. Under the huge impact, the soldiers of the Dayu Kingdom suddenly fell backwards, and there was a trace of chaos at the place where they were hit.

However, the soldiers behind immediately withstood the impact of the cavalry to avoid being broken through by the cavalry.

Under the constant blows of firearms, the barbarian cavalry that rushed over were just water splashes hitting the rocks, and the space phalanx remained as stable as a rock.

The first wave of 5,000 people failed to attack, Bei Shan’s face was ashen, and the soldiers of the Chongqing Kingdom in front of them seemed to be an insurmountable obstacle.

He was surprised that the army of Great Yu had become so refined.

“Taiji, please withdraw. Our people are not afraid of death, but we cannot give up our lives in vain. It is not worth it for Korea.” Guduo said urgently.

Beishan’s eyes darkened, and the army of the Great Chongqing Kingdom moved forward again. Every time they passed by an injured cavalry, the Great Chongqing soldiers would use bayonets to end the lives of the Golden Horde soldiers.

This round of impact made Bei Shan understand that he could not break the formation as easily as he had defeated the Chongqing army before.

Turning the horse’s head, Beishan headed towards Liujing City. At this moment, he suddenly understood that the Golden Horde needed time to train a firearms army, otherwise it would never be able to defeat the Chongqing Kingdom.

Maybe he should follow the Japanese people’s advice and go see the Englishman.

(End of chapter)