The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 256 We Still Have Elite Troops
"Chariot formation! Move across and block the advance of the Ironclad Cavalry!"

Several train conductors nearby were giving orders loudly.

Several chariots converged from both sides, blocking the Ironclad Cavalry once again. The musketeers in the chariot formation couldn't help but fire a few shots at the Ironclad Cavalry.

However, they were too hasty. The Iron Pagoda was still far away from them, not even within three zhang (approximately 10 meters). The bullets from the muskets were too small and lacked kinetic energy, so they couldn't penetrate the two layers of iron armor at all.

The Ironclad Cavalry charged forward, their warhorses clad in heavy armor, their eyes covered, so the horses had no idea what lay ahead and were not afraid of the wooden wall, stubbornly charging headfirst into the chariots...

The wooden structure of the chariot couldn't withstand the pressure. With a crack, the wooden axle broke, and the huge door panel fell backward, almost crushing the soldiers behind the chariot. They were so frightened that they quickly spread out to both sides.

But an interesting scene unfolded: after the chariot fell apart and became a pile of rubble, it tripped up the warhorse's legs.

A warhorse with its eyes covered is easy to trip over.

"Ironclad Cavalry, dismount!"

A muck roared.

The roar had barely faded when a loud "bang" rang out in the distance. Zhang Wazi fired a shot that struck Mouke squarely in the face.

His face didn't have two layers of iron armor; it was just an iron mask.

The bullet easily pierced the mask...

Mouke fell backward.

But the order was finally given, and the Ironclad Warriors dismounted and, with heavy steps, stepped over the wreckage of the chariots.

The pressure on the first few cars suddenly increased.

A chariot commander brandished his flag spear and thrust it at the Ironclad Cavalry, but with a "crack," the spear shaft broke. The Ironclad Cavalry, however, was unharmed and instead swung his straight-bladed saber backhand.

The chariot commander was terrified and retreated hastily. Fortunately, he wasn't fighting alone. Once the chariots in the chariot formation were damaged, they would transform into a reinforced version of the Mandarin Duck Formation. A long shield bearer rushed over and slammed his huge, door-like shield on the ground...

The Ironclad Cavalry's two strikes landed squarely on the long shield, without injuring the chariot commander.

Two spearmen seized the opportunity to thrust their spears, stabbing the Ironclad Pagoda twice, but it was to no avail; they could not penetrate its armor.

But their valiant fighting bought time for the musketeers in the unit.

A standard convoy would be equipped with four musketeers, one of whom, the most agile, would have already loaded the gun and yell, "Hold them down and fire!"

After shouting, the musket soldier, under the cover of his comrades, desperately stretched his musket forward, almost hitting the chest of a cavalryman. "Bang!" A muffled sound rang out.

The invincible Ironclad Cavalry has fallen.

"It can work, even with a musket."

The musketeer shouted excitedly, "As long as we're close enough!"

However, it's easy to pay a price for this...

Another musketeer next to him also wanted to get closer and fire, but the Ironclad Pagoda soldier opposite him was agile and quick-witted. Just as the musket was handed out, before he could fire, the Ironclad Pagoda soldier swung a long stick and with a "bang", swept the musket away.

The arquebusier was slightly taken aback, and before he could make a next move, the Ironclad Pagoda's second blow came at him, a horizontal sweep that struck the arquebusier squarely in the side of his abdomen. The arquebusier screamed and fell to the ground, it was unclear how many bones were broken.

The melee soldier next to him immediately turned red with envy!
According to the military regulations of Qi Jiguang's army, if a musketeer dies in battle, a melee soldier will be beheaded. If one does not want to be beheaded, one must bravely advance and not retreat.

In an instant, four spears pierced the Ironclad Pagoda simultaneously, but still failed to penetrate its armor.

Just then, a spearman had a sudden inspiration. He flicked his spear upwards and caught the helmet of the Ironclad Pagoda soldier. With a forceful upward flick, he knocked the helmet off.

Without the helmet, the Ironclad Pagoda's head was left unprotected.

The other melee soldiers were overjoyed. Three spears and two halberds were thrust at the head of the Ironclad Pagoda at the same time.

"Ah!" A scream tore through the battlefield and shot into the sky...

The cooks in the group crouched down, rolled over, and dragged the wounded musketeer backward to safety. After taking a closer look, they exclaimed with delight, "Don't worry, everyone, he's not dead. He just broke a bone. We have a celestial physician who was sent down to earth by the True Lord. He can cure him."

not dead?

The melee soldiers breathed a collective sigh of relief. Whew, that was close; they almost got wiped out as a whole.

"It's loaded, it's loaded."

Zhang Dashu roared, "Brothers in front, get out of the way!"

The wagon formations blocking the way for the heavy musketeers were momentarily stunned, thinking: "We're fighting so fiercely here, how can we possibly give way? You think we can just give way like that?"
Fortunately, they were among the earliest rebel forces, the elite of the elite, otherwise they wouldn't have been sent to deal with the Iron Pagoda.

The elite squads were all very quick-witted. After a moment's thought, the tank commanders almost simultaneously shouted, "Lie down and get out of here!"

The soldiers leaped backward, instantly creating distance between themselves and the Ironclad Cavalry, then lay down on the ground and rolled backward in a flurry.

"Fire!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The heavy arquebusiers have struck again...

Another group of Ironclad Pagoda soldiers fell instantly.

By this time, there were not many Ironclad Cavalry left, less than a hundred, and they could no longer cause trouble.

Gu Wei was completely numb; his gaze swept across the battlefield…

But what he saw horrified him: the rebel army's chariot formation, when attacked by the Iron Pagoda, did not fall into disarray at all. There were only slight changes in formation and localized hand-to-hand combat in the direction facing the Iron Pagoda, but no chaos or spread to the entire army.

The entire army formation remained as stable as Mount Tai.

Those who should be dealing with the cavalry are still dealing with the cavalry, and those who should be dealing with the pseudo-Jin traitors' infantry are still dealing with the pseudo-Jin traitors.

The massive military formation displayed an unshakeable momentum.

Bone Wei: "What...what...what kind of devilish bandit army is this?"

While he was still at a loss, Yue Wenxuan chuckled in the main camp of the rebel army: "Alright, it's time for our decisive battle force to be mobilized."

Qi Chongli was overjoyed: "Do we still have elite troops that we haven't deployed?"

The thirty-second eunuch craned his neck: "Are we that strong? What elite troops do you have? What weapons do you use?"

Yue Wenxuan chuckled, offering no explanation.

Elite troops are certainly available! Yue Wenxuan himself hasn't even made a move yet.

Two days before the Jin invaders arrived, he withdrew all the command he had invested in domestic affairs.

During the primary school holiday, all teachers brought the sand table outside.

The artisans of the Firearms Battalion were all temporarily recalled under the pretext of "returning to heaven to attend the Queen Mother of the West's Peach Banquet."

Yue Wenxuan even suspended the supply of grain for a few days, allowing the people to consume the grain he had previously provided over those few days, thus freeing up almost all of his command power.

Yue Wenxuan used all of this leadership ability to build a vanguard force of plastic human soldiers.

Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun, three special generals, led three hundred Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

(End of this chapter)