Chapter 172 The counteroffensive begins
The next day, early in the morning.
The closed gate of Luoyan Pass suddenly opened, and 30,000 Modao sergeants holding sharp Modao and wearing strong and heavy armor strode out of the pass.
Their faces were stern and their steps were firm.
"Creak, creak, creak!"
After all 30,000 Mo Dao sergeants walked out of Luoyan Pass, ninety black artillery pieces were slowly pushed out by the gunners of the Qi Army.
"Tap, tap, tap!"
Behind the artillery troops were 30,000 artillerymen led by Qi Jiguang himself.
"Speed up and move forward, we must complete the deployment within half an hour!"
The majestic-looking Qi Jiguang raised his head and glanced at the sky, then loudly issued orders to the surroundings.
"promise!"
After hearing the order, the soldiers of the Third Army responded in unison.
They advanced ten miles in half an hour in the cool morning air.
This speed is already very high. After all, the Third Legion also includes those heavy and huge divine machine cannons.
"All units will deploy according to the original plan!"
After entering the designated area, Qi Jiguang deployed the troops of the Third Army according to the previously planned plan.
The reason why they abandoned the city wall of Luoyan Pass and went to this place to form an array was because only in this area could the Qi Army's artillery fire cover the main camp of the Lie Tao Army.
Following Qi Jiguang's order, various military units of the Third Army quickly entered the planned designated area.
Let’s briefly list the formation of the Third Army. At the front is a steel city wall composed of 30,000 Mo Dao sergeants. Behind this steel city wall is the core of the Qi Army’s firepower output, the fire gunner phalanx. After that, there is
Qi's army's artillery phalanx.
"A quarter of an hour later, the artillery unit opened fire first!"
"Don't be stingy with the shells, open them up for me to blast!"
After each military unit entered the designated position, Qi Jiguang issued another order.
"Pah, pah, pah!"
At this moment, there was no promise from the sergeant, and the only sound was the sound of shells being loaded.
Black artillery shells were taken out of the ammunition box by the gunners.
Qi Jiajun's gunmen also began to repeatedly inspect the guns in their hands during this precious quarter of an hour.
A quarter of an hour passed quickly.
Qi Jiguang, the commander of the Third Army Corps, opened his eyes filled with murderous intent at this moment.
"Fire!"
His voice was very short, like thunder suddenly exploding.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
As this order was issued, ninety black divine machine cannons began to tilt their shells at the same time.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
Two miles away, Lie Tao Legion is stationed.
A large number of unaware soldiers from Dayan were blown up into the sky by the sudden artillery fire.
Screams like ghosts crying and wolves howling were heard continuously in the station.
Underneath the strong smell of sulfur, there were scenes of shocking tragedy.
Broken limbs, dark red blood, and a corpse that could not be seen until death.
The iron cannonball easily tore into pieces the unsuspecting Sergeant Dayan's body.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Before Sergeant Dayan could react, the Qi Army's second round of shelling began again.
"boom!"
A Sergeant Dayan who was trying to escape was directly blown into two pieces by the cannonball.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
The tragic scene makes veterans who have been tested for many years feel terrified.
"what happened?"
Yan Tiantao, who was alarmed by the sound of artillery fire, rushed out of his tent with a gloomy expression.
After he witnessed the scene outside the tent, his expression became more and more gloomy.
"Commander, yes, yes, they are those Qin people in the pass!"
A deputy general who was lucky enough to survive the artillery fire replied with lingering fear.
"Trash, what a bunch of trash!"
"Notice, all troops must assemble!"
After Yan Tiantao heard the sound, he cursed a few times, and then issued the order to assemble.
"No, no, no!"
More than a dozen military generals rushed out of the tent. After hearing the order, they responded solemnly.
After a stick of incense, a little order was restored to the Lie Tao Legion's station.
During this period, Qi's army's artillery fire did not stop for a moment.
Under Qi Jiguang's instruction, the artillerymen of the Qi Army opened their sleeves and worked hard!
"The whole army advances in an array!"
After seeing that the soldiers had barely gathered together, Yan Tiantao issued the order to fight.
"promise!"
Hundreds of thousands of people agreed in unison, and it would be no exaggeration to say that the momentum was overwhelming.
Perhaps due to the huge sense of security brought by the number of people, the sergeant of the Lie Tao Legion was not so afraid of the artillery fire of the Qi Army at this moment.
"Tap, tap, tap!"
Following Yan Tiantao's orders, they lined up in an almost rigid formation and advanced forward.
Yan Tiantao, with a cold face, held a cold sword in his hand and galloped at the front of the team.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
At this moment, Qi's army's artillery fire struck again.
The cannonballs with a strong smell of sulfur tore up the air, and then slammed into the Great Yan army formation.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
An unlucky soldier from Dayan was blown up into the sky by a cannonball.
But this still failed to stop their progress.
After three more rounds of artillery fire, their array had advanced to the firing range of the cannons.
But the firecrackers did not rush to fire, but continued to check the firecrackers.
Because before them, there was still a steel line of defense.
"Kill them all!"
Yan Tiantao, whose face was extremely gloomy, saw the 30,000 Mo Dao sergeants at the front of the Third Army and gave a stern order to attack.
"Hoo, ho, ho!"
The hundreds of thousands of sergeants from the Lie Tao Legion behind him seemed to have found an outlet at this moment, rushing towards Modao's formation to the right.
They prefer head-on fighting to sudden artillery attacks.
At the front of Mo Dao's army formation, Li Siye, with a cold face, glanced coldly at the Lie Tao army sergeant who was rushing towards him, and then ordered in a deep voice to Sergeant Mo Dao behind him: "Disperse the formation!"
"Tap, tap, tap!"
His order was quickly implemented with all his might by Sergeant Modao.
The 30,000 Modao soldiers quickly dispersed into formation so that the gunmen behind them could get the best shooting view.
This move of Mo Daojun stunned the charging Lie Tao Legion sergeant!
What the hell is going on? Are they not fighting?
And those things that look like fire sticks, what are they?
"Pah, pah, pah!"
No one answered their questions, the only answer was lead bullets that exuded a strong smell of death.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft!"
The shooting distance was too close, and the power of the firecracker was fully exerted.
A single salvo fired by 30,000 gunmen directly knocked down a large number of the sergeants at the front of Lie Tao Legion.
Chapter completed!