Rise of the Empire Total War

"It's really difficult."

Looking at the barbarian chariots slowly advancing in the distance, the line infantry company commander Radner swallowed his saliva and said through his dry throat. Beside him, a man in dark blue The soldiers in uniform also frowned, not daring to be careless. They clenched their muskets tightly, and their eyes were fixed on the two-horse chariot that they had never seen before. Although they had never seen it with their own eyes, they still had some sense of its power learn.

Each group of barbarian chariots is drawn by two horses. There are three people standing on the chariot, one is a groom, and the other two are equipped with bows and spears. The spear stabbed the enemy soldiers along the way, and in addition to the soldiers on the vehicle, there were also narrow and sharp sickles on both sides of the axle. was directly torn.

"Check your guns, chances are only reserved for those who are prepared!"

The voice of the captain commander came from not far away. As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of gun checking in the team. It’s okay not to check. Many soldiers forgot to load ammunition because of nervousness. What's more, they actually inserted the cleaning rod into the barrel and forgot to pull it out. The soldiers who discovered the problem hurriedly took advantage of the enemy's range to make amends.

But at this moment, the artillery deployed behind the army formation began to bombard. Although the artillerymen were only conducting a round of test firing, they did not expect that the heavy artillery sound calmed the slightly uneasy hearts of the soldiers, and also frightened them to trot forward. war horse.

The coachman quickly stabilized the frightened horse, and then they whipped the horse, causing it to spread its limbs and run. The formation of hundreds of chariots running together is really shocking. The movement of the horseshoe was raised high, and the whole ground seemed to vibrate. Feeling the vibration was getting bigger and bigger, the expressions on the soldiers' faces became more and more ugly.

"Ready to shoot!"

"Raise the gun! Raise the gun!"

Amidst the shouts of the officers, the soldiers standing in the first row followed the officer's movements and raised their muskets to their chests, pointing their muzzles at the barbarian chariots running faster and faster. Each of them knew very well in their hearts that as long as the enemy was not allowed to rush through the firepower net, no matter how powerful the impact of the chariot was, they would be safe.

"preparation!"

"Fire!"

Just after the barbarian chariot rushed into the range of the musket, the commanders of each brigade gave an order, and the soldiers in the first row immediately pulled the trigger, and the hot flames spurted out, sending the deadly clamping bullets out of the barrel,

The formation of thousands of muskets firing at once is more shocking than the firecrackers set off during the Chinese New Year. The barbarian soldier standing on the carriage holding a bow and ready to shoot could only feel a series of sparks flashing in front of his eyes, and he was surrounded by dense crowds of flying firecrackers. The bullets turned into a sieve, not only the soldier himself, but also the carriage he was in.

The galloping war horses only had time to let out a shrill neigh, and the whole horses fell forward with inertia, and the carriages behind them were also thrown away, and the carriages were destroyed and people died.

In just the first round of shooting, dozens of chariots running at high speed were destroyed, and a large number of soldiers were shot to death. The remaining horses hurriedly raised their hooves and stopped running, but how could the chariot stop so easily? Well, although the horse stopped, the carriage continued to move forward with inertia, hitting the horse that was caught off guard and throwing away the soldiers standing on it.

After the first round of salvo, the soldiers in the front row quickly squatted down, took out the paper-wrapped ammunition from the pouch on their waists, and loaded the muskets, while the soldiers in the second row raised their muskets immediately after the comrades in the front row squatted down, and pulled the guns. Trigger to send out the second round of barrage. The black lead bullets instantly flew out of the gun barrel along the flames, and in just a few seconds, they crossed the space, flew into the chaotic group of chariots, penetrated into the bodies of those barbarian soldiers, and also penetrated into the flesh of the poor horses. Inside the body, the bullet easily tore through the creature's body, splashing bloody flowers.

After several rounds of volleys, the barbarian chariots were wiped out and all fell on the way of charging. Each horse had more than ten bullet holes in its body, but even so, these tenacious guys did not die. They opened their big eyes and panted heavily, but they couldn't do anything, they could only feel the life passing away from their bodies.

As for the soldiers on the carriages, they were either shot into sieves by lead bullets, or were thrown out. They fell from a high position and were paralyzed if they landed poorly.

After annihilating the barbarian chariots, the line infantry marched forward in neat steps. The commanders of several brigades walked in the forefront, taking the lead and motivating the soldiers under their command. They quickly walked to the corpse of the barbarian chariot and looked at the mess. The captain was very puzzled. Why didn't the barbarians let the infantry charge when the chariot charged? If the chariot could charge Passing through their firepower net and rushing to the infantry line, wouldn't the infantry following behind be able to take advantage of the trend and expand the results of the battle?

Not only did they not understand, but Richard Bono, who was sitting firmly in the middle army, also did not understand. Being able to engage in a coordinated charge of infantry and vehicles, and a luxurious lineup of artillery and muskets can also teach them how to behave. (There are examples in history of only letting chariots charge without sending infantry to keep up, just like the battle of Mons Grabius that broke out between the Roman Empire and the British barbarians, that is the case)

Seeing that the enemy dared to take the initiative to attack, the barbarians immediately became angry. Under the command of the elders, they uttered battle roars and rushed out. On their two wings, Roman cavalry armed with carbines roared out and charged the barbarian light cavalry actively. This was an action made to prevent the barbarian light cavalry from attacking the flanks of the line infantry.

Facing the active charge of the Roman cavalry, the barbarian light cavalry bravely charged forward, but before they could fight, they were overturned by a volley of carbine cavalry, and then chaos broke out because of the harsh gunshots. At that moment, the carbine cavalry put down their muskets, pulled out their sabers, roared and rushed into the chaotic cavalry group, and cut off the first barbarian knight facing him off their horses with their swords in their hands, and the two sides immediately fell into a bloody melee.

When the cavalry was fighting, the frontal infantry also fired at the barbarian infantry rushing into the range amid the roar of the artillery. The soldiers methodically and calmly fired violently, sending rows of deadly ammunition into the successive barbarian infantry groups. middle.