The war continues, and it is a bitter battle that no one expected.

The degree of hardship was harshly tested even with the tenacious fighting spirit of the Song army.

The defense line of the Song army has been damaged, the Khitans and the Song soldiers have become turbid, and the battlefield where 200,000 people attack each other has begun to be in chaos. Neither the Song army nor the Khitan army's chief general can effectively pass the orders to every corner of the battlefield.

The only soldiers who can command are only part of the central army, and this situation is beyond the expectations of Xiao Jie and Zhang Zhou.

Why did it become like this?

The answer is very simple. It was caused by the order issued by Zhang Zhou. He ordered the army to fight in a dispersed manner. This military order was issued before he fought with the Khitan army.

Zhang Zhou reserved musketeers since the beginning of the war, and these musketeers have never appeared in the chaos.

They existed like a reserve team. When the Song army and the Khitan army fought in chaos, they naturally appeared.

The battles of the Song Dynasty mostly depend on formation cooperation, and few people survived by fighting alone. Even if they were attacked by the Khitans, they would use six or seven people as combat units to fight against each other.

The advantage of doing this is that you never have to worry about the enemies behind you. There will always be robes on your side to resist you, and you just need to concentrate on dealing with the enemies in front of you.

Although this small detail is indeed the only way to save lives on the battlefield. The various troops cooperate with each other, and the combat bonus is completely beyond the current level. The sharp horizontal sword, a strong shield, a long iron spear, and a ratchet crossbow with extremely fast winding.

These things seem messy, but once they are combined together, they immediately become a weapon to kill the enemy. Even if the Khitans siege, they feel that they have no idea where to start.

The iron sword hit the shield and was bounced away. The spear suddenly stabbed out. After snatching the life of a Khitan, it retracted like lightning. The Khitans on the side got the opportunity and quickly rushed up. Three or four swords were slashed, but one person was shot by a ratchet crossbow on the way. The shield blocked again. The spear like a snake letter attacked again. At the same time, the horizontal knife hand grabbed the flaw and slashed from the side, and used a licking strike to pass the Khitan soldiers' armor from bottom to top. Blood splashed out on the huge shield.

This is a perfect combination of a small formation, but there are countless small formations with amazing combat power in the Song army, and they together form the powerful combat power of the Song army.

Of course, the Khitans were not stupid either. They were quite fierce and soon discovered that the "hard to crack" of the Song army formation was as difficult as a hedgehog. This is the most troublesome place, but such a military formation has one disadvantage, which is insufficient movement.

So these Khitans began to attack the single military formation in groups, dragging other Song troops with a small number of people. The Song army's military formation finally could not withstand the pressure, the spear was clamped, the shield was shattered by iron bones, and the flexible jumping soldiers had nowhere to move.

Whether the Song people killed the Khitans or the Khitans against the Song army, the fighting and casualties between the two sides were not a minority. In this battle, the long-range power of the Song army was not used, which was one of the main advantages of the Song army over the years.

Crackling!

A sound like fried beans and much louder than fried beans appeared on the battlefield. Both the Song army and the Khitans were shocked and even subconsciously shrank their necks.

Musketeers appeared in the Song army. They did not form groups of three or five, but dozens of people formed a military formation, constantly advancing forward and shooting at the same time.

A battlefield that can accommodate 200,000 people in a melee is not small. Although it seems to be filled with people, there is a lot of room for it. The musketeers behind the central army started from the outermost periphery of the battlefield and continued to move forward.

Thanks to the progress of firearms, the Song army's muskets have long been different from the past. They are fast loading, powerful, long range, and high accuracy, but the popularity rate is low. However, this time Zhang Zhou brought more than 10,000 musketeers.

Although the remaining 90,000 infantrymen are nothing, their combat power cannot be underestimated.

While advancing, they kept dispersing. This was a battle they had already "practice" thousands of times. More than a dozen people were in a team, three rows were fired in rotation, and all the Song army entangled with the Khitans retreated to both sides as quickly as possible.

This scene is quite dangerous, but fortunately, the musketeers fired when the distance was very close, and some even had to hit the Khitans before firing.

Those who are pointed at the gun will inexplicably feel fear, and the Khitans are no exception, especially after knowing that the musket is powerful enough to penetrate iron armor.

But no matter how fast you are, can you be faster than bullets? Obviously not. The Khitans who besieged the Song army fell down like wheat, while the Song army behind them all fell to the ground. Even so, there were accidental injuries, but in comparison, it was much better.

The situation of the Song army gradually occupied the top. The emergence of musketeers increased the great momentum of the Song army and put the Khitans under great pressure. They could only use the courage in their hearts to overcome this fear, but in fact, it was not as simple as imagined?

The Song army gradually gained a foothold and gradually reversed the situation. The smoke of the musket was like the breath of a demon. Whenever he spread on the battlefield, the Khitans would fall, but the Khitans also found a way to deal with it and fought with the Song army with all their might. The two sides were in a mess, making it difficult for the musket to aim at them.

This method was very effective. The two sides returned to a tug-of-war again, while the musketeers abandoned the long-range power of the musket and installed sharp bayonets at the muzzle and started charging.

These musketeers were wearing light iron armor and only wore their upper body. They rushed very quickly. In addition, the unique body shape of the bayonet was very fast, so almost all the human power was concentrated on the tip of the bayonet.

Dozens of people charged forward like a long line of troops at a very fast speed. The bayonet on the musket plunged into the Khitans with human power. There was only a clang of the sound of the bayonet passing through the iron armor. It was a bit harsh...

The Khitans were shocked. Unexpectedly, the iron armor on their bodies was vulnerable in front of the bayonet. These were all iron armor provided by the Song people to the Black Water Army!

They didn't know that these iron armors were indeed fine, but the power of the bayonet was concentrated at a point at the tip of the knife. Of course, it could pierce the plate armor when stabbing, not to mention that the bayonet concentrated the inertia and speed of the entire person.

Muskets and bayonets are basically perfect combinations. Zhang Zhou could see clearly in the central army. It was not until this time that he ordered the Mo Dao Hand in the army to enter the battlefield. The central army of the Song army still had a terrifying force, the Great Song Mo Dao Hand.

They are the key force, and Zhang Zhou has always been hiding without making any noise, in order to take action after the musketeer has entered actual combat and see the effect. Now he has seen what he should see, and he already has confidence in his heart, so he will naturally not hide it anymore.
Chapter completed!