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Chapter 151 The Glory of Players (Part )
Because of his previous experience, Black and White Bear thought he was about to face a fearless charge from the enemy cavalry.

However, it did not happen. After approaching the large square formation, those mighty cavalrymen who had made up the scene were subjected to volleys of fire from two hundred flintlock musketeers and bombardment from two tiger squat cannons as per convention.

After a large number of enemy cavalry fell, the flintlock soldiers quickly retreated back to the large square formation, fixed their bayonets and prepared to resist the attack.

However, after approaching, these cavalrymen did not charge the formation. Instead, they fired at the large square formation from three directions with bows and arrows, short-barreled muskets, and projectile weapons such as javelins and throwing axes.

For a moment, arrows rained down on the battlefield, flying axes and javelins whizzed through the air, and the roar of short-barreled muskets rose one after another.

The black and white bear standing in the front naturally bore the heaviest attack from this wave of projectiles.
When the first wave of axes rained down from the sky, the black and white bear shook his spear and knocked down two axes with the spear head. The third axe landed on his left shoulder blade. The sound of the three layers of shoulder blades deflecting the axes was as clear as the cracking of ice.

One of the cavalrymen was too complacent and got too close to the phalanx. He was ready to throw the javelin in his hand at the black and white bear at close range, killing the mighty warrior.

The black and white bear responded by rushing forward two steps, swinging his spear and thrusting it forward with force. When the four-sided sword pierced through the horse's neck, hot and bloody blood flew out along with the screams of the cavalry on horseback.

The black and white bear stood firmly on his horse. He raised his strength from the ground, and the power was transferred from his thighs to his waist, and finally to his arms, so that the spear shaft was bent into a long bow, and the dying warhorse was thrown out. The corpse of the beast knocked away three subsequent cavalrymen.

After doing this, Black and White Bear immediately took two steps back and returned to the queue, receiving protection from the spears of other Han and Tang warriors.

This scene really scared the other light cavalry who tried to pass in front of the large square formation. They turned their horses around in panic and fled in the opposite direction.

The actions of these cavalrymen naturally hindered the attack of other cavalrymen on the large square formation.

At this time, the flintlock player in the large square formation finally extended the gun barrel from the spearman's shoulder and opened fire.

Firing right next to other players' ears will inevitably affect their hearing. However, at this moment, neither the shooter nor the injured person can care too much.

The dense volleys formed a wall of smoke outside the large square formation, and caused the enemy light cavalry that was close by to fall down in large numbers like wheat.

Such a scene not only happened in front of the black and white bear, but also on the left and right sides of the large square formation.

These light cavalry surrounded the large square formation. They tried to charge, but were stopped by players holding spears and axes.

The three rows of spearmen that once seemed vulnerable to the cuirassier charging cavalry turned into an indestructible Great Wall of Despair at this moment. No matter how the light cavalry fired with various long-range weapons and repeatedly attacked in groups, they were like reefs in the waves.

The thick fish scale armor, Roman muscle armor, and three-quarter plate armor all protect the players very well. Even if someone falls in this intensive attack, the axe spearman behind will automatically fill in the position.

When all the pikemen were killed, the flintlock men took over, picked up the weapons on the ground, stepped on the corpses of the former, and continued to swing their spears and axes to attack the cavalry who dared to approach the phalanx.

The gunners in the large square formation were firing wildly. They no longer cared about volleys. They were just firing freely, loading gunpowder as quickly as possible and then firing lead bullets.

After the Republic Light Cavalry charged back and forth repeatedly for several rounds, although they caused huge casualties to the players, the outermost horizontal formation of the large square was reduced to only one layer of gap due to lack of manpower.

But the players ultimately withstood the onslaught. Each flintlock player in the large square fired an average of twenty rounds, leaving the light cavalry bleeding and suffering heavy casualties. They retreated in disarray, leaving behind over two hundred bodies. Far from defeating the player square, these Republic cavalrymen were instead completely routed.

Immediately afterwards, the Republic's infantry moved forward and surrounded the phalanx for a while. After four or five rounds, the player's phalanx shrank by one third again.

But the former collapsed and retreated, leaving behind enough dead bodies to form a wall of corpses around the phalanx.

After going back and forth like this for more than an hour, the Republican Army still failed to break through the player's large formation.

This surprised Chris, who was standing on the wall of Bolas Fortress.

The Republican Cuirassiers have occupied the gap and repelled three waves of militia counterattacks, but why are the enemies behind them blocked by the players?

There are only three or four hundred people left now, and you can't even get through?
Are the cuirassiers the only elite troops you have?
Lieutenant General Dalek wanted to go all in, so Chris naturally had the idea of ​​luring the enemy deep into his own defense line, letting the enemy's main force penetrate deep into his own defense line, and then wiping them out in one wave.

Therefore, in the counterattack at the front line, Chris held down the player, stopped Isaac from asking for battle, and only allowed two companies of militia to launch a counterattack.

It was obviously impossible to recapture the frontier positions by relying on the militia alone, but the crackling of gunfire from the former was still very impressive, creating the illusion that "Prince Chris is trying hard to fight back", which greatly stimulated the speed of the Republican Army's advance...

Then, these guys were stopped by the remaining players.

Until they became a little angry and pushed forward 32 artillery pieces, fired a round of volleys at the player's phalanx, plowing out several bloody paths, but the player's phalanx still did not collapse. They stood behind the wall piled with the corpses of both enemies and friends, and continued to set up their guns.

After being bombarded for a while, there were less than two hundred players left, and all the gunpowder was used up. The flintlock rifles could only be used as short spears with bayonets, and they had no ability to control the battlefield or take the initiative to attack.

The Republic soldiers, surging like a tide, were able to bypass the enemies standing in the sea of ​​corpses and blood from both sides and rush to the front line of the fortress.

Lieutenant General Dalek, who was eager to attack, had already rushed to the front line. After sending people to encircle the remaining soldiers, he waved his saber and immediately commanded his cavalry infantry and elite heavy infantry to rush towards the front line still in the hands of the cuirassier.

"Charge, charge, attack Bolas Fortress, capture the castle, and kill the false Prince Chris!"

Lieutenant General Dalek shouted, ordering thousands of soldiers to advance, and at the same time ordered his 32 artillery pieces to fire at the hilltop positions on both sides to provide fire suppression.

Seeing this, Chris immediately ordered the messenger to wave the command flag and use flag signals to order the artillery positions on the hills on both sides not to fire, and only allowed the soldiers to fight back with muskets and shoot at the approaching enemy.

It is not time to fire yet, because the big fish has not yet entered the net. Any act of alerting the snake is unforgivable.

As long as I don't fire, Lieutenant General Dalek of the Republic will not be able to guess how many artillery pieces I have, and he will naturally command his soldiers to rush in with confidence.

Chris was not a fool. After he offended Alanka, he began to be wary of the earth priest in some confidential matters and blocked the believers of the earth goddess from accessing key positions to prevent the latter from leaking all their secrets.

(End of this chapter)