Chapter 418: Coordination

"Your Highness, these Xiliang soldiers have some tricks up their sleeves."

Ma Han also noticed that despite being attacked by Lime Bombs, these Xiliang soldiers were still fighting fiercely.

However, even so, the Heavy Infantry were no pushovers, and they were still suppressing the Xiliang soldiers.

In less than half an hour, the city wall was filled with silver figures; the Heavy Infantry had occupied the wall.

"Kill!"

Inside the breach, Lv Chang let out a roar, and without even a moment's hesitation, he led the Heavy Infantry to charge toward the Xiliang soldiers fifty meters away.

Braving the rain of arrows and Stone Bullets, the Heavy Infantry did not retreat a single step.

Moreover, these attacks did not cause them any major casualties.

As they closed in, the Xiliang Archers and Firearm Soldiers retreated, hiding behind the Long Spear soldiers.

The Xiliang Long Spear soldiers immediately leveled their upright spears, pointing them like a hedgehog's needles toward them.

Lv Chang and the Heavy Infantry immediately fell into trouble.

The Long Spear soldiers' spears were very long, constantly thrusting toward them.

Although these spears could not pierce the Plate Armor in one strike, each time they left deep indentations on the armor.

It was also painful enough.

Lv Chang was furious to the point of madness, but their Weapon was too short, so they could only keep hacking at the enemy's spears, attempting to engage in close-quarters combat.

After being struck in the chest by a spear again, Lv Chang was enraged; he suddenly knelt on the ground, lunged from beneath the forest of spears toward the Xiliang soldiers, and used his blade to hack at the Xiliang soldiers' lower bodies.

A Xiliang soldier's thigh was slashed, and he immediately fell down screaming.

Seeing this, the other Heavy Infantrymen lowered their bodies one after another, imitating Lv Chang to approach the Xiliang soldiers.

Xiliang Long Spear soldiers were constantly having their legs and feet hacked off.

But the Xiliang soldiers reacted quickly; the second row of Long Spear soldiers immediately withdrew their spears and thrust them fiercely at the Heavy Infantry on the ground, making it impossible for the Heavy Infantry to advance.

Then, even more Xiliang soldiers holding Short Hammers began smashing down at the Heavy Infantry.

This type of Short Hammer consisted of an iron ball attached to a Metal Rod.

Struck by the Short Hammers, many of the Heavy Infantrymen were immediately injured.

Lv Chang rolled out from under the forest of spears to escape, and at this moment, he saw more Xiliang soldiers holding Short Hammers appearing.

They squeezed through the gaps in the spears to fight them.

Clearly, these were Xiliang soldiers who had just been deployed, and they were specifically meant to deal with their Heavy Infantry.

"Damn it," Lv Chang cursed.

There was only one type of Weapon on the battlefield against which all Armor was ineffective, and that was the hammer.

Yan Wang had pointed this out to him when urging him to pay attention to firearms.

In the Jinzhuzhizhan, there were Xiliang soldiers carrying large hammers.

Now, they had further switched to small hammers that everyone could use to deal with their Heavy Infantry.

Yet, even though he was aware that Plate Armor had such a nemesis, it did not affect his love for Plate Armor.

Because Plate Armor remained the most suitable armor for the battlefield.

But the spear formation combined with the Short Hammers still delayed their advance.

They were blocked fifty meters outside the breach and could not move forward.

Zhao Xu soon learned of the situation here.

Ma Han frowned, "This time, Xiliang really came prepared; I fear this Weicheng cannot be taken in a short while."

Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, Zhao Xu ordered the horns to be blown, letting the soldiers return to the camp to eat, rest, and fight again the next morning.

As for the city wall and the breach, he was not worried about the Xiliang soldiers taking them back.

Any Xiliang general in the city with a brain would not send soldiers back onto the city wall to be baptized by Lime Bombs again.

As for the breach, the Xiliang people could not block it either.

A few Cannonballs from the Smoothbore Cannon could make the things they piled up collapse.

Most importantly, darkness was actually favorable for cold-weapon combat.

He would not let the Flintlock Infantry engage the enemy at night; that would be abandoning their own advantages.

"Frustrating! How frustrating."

Lv Chang returned with his troops, throwing his Helmet on the ground in anger.

He had originally thought they would be unstoppable, but he had not expected to be stuck fifty meters from the breach, unable to move.

"This time is different from the battle at Jinzhou; at Jinzhou, we never encountered a city guarded by one hundred thousand men, and the Xiliang soldiers were also throwing themselves into the fray one after another," Chang Wei said, "Do not be impatient, continue to fight."

Then his expression turned stern, "Your being blocked this time has also shown me the shortcomings of the Heavy Infantry; in war, you must have the Flintlock Infantry coordinate."

"That is because the Artillerymen did not fire Lime Bombs; once they fire Lime Bombs, they cannot see, and breaking through them is very easy," Lv Chang said.

Chang Wei snorted coldly, "You are tangled up with the Xiliang soldiers; how can we fire Lime Bombs? To blind you all together?"

Lv Chang could not refute this; after all, the Heavy Infantry had not performed very well this time, but he was still unconvinced, "In that case, this subordinate will see how well the Flintlock Infantry can fight."

Zhao Xu smiled lightly; Lv Chang was still a bit unconvinced.

However, to deal with the forest of spears set up by Xiliang, it was indeed only the Flintlock Infantry that could suppress them.

Of course, what Lv Chang said was not entirely unreasonable.

After entering the city, the Artillerymen and Infantry had not coordinated well.

He said, "There is no need to argue about this; tomorrow, the Artillerymen, Flintlock Infantry, and Heavy Infantry must coordinate well."

"Yes, Your Highness," everyone said in unison.

They returned to their respective camps.

The next morning, after the soldiers had eaten, the sound of horns rang out once again.

This time, the Heavy Infantry did not rush to attack after entering the city.

Instead, they waited for the Flintlock Infantry to pour in through the gaps in the city wall and form a line.

At the same time, the Artillerymen hauled the Mortars up onto the city wall.

Facing the Xiliang soldiers fifty meters away, they fired the Lime Bombs once again.

But this time, the Xiliang soldiers had grown smarter.

Because it was flat ground rather than a city wall, there were many places for them to hide.

When the Lime Bombs struck, they simply ran further away.

Once the Lime Bombs had exploded, they returned to reform their ranks.

After all, within the white mist, they could not remain, and neither could the troops of Yan Wang.

Seeing this scene, Lv Chang was dumbfounded and finally understood that Lime Bombs were not omnipotent.

They were only useful in narrow areas like city walls, or when the enemy was charging.

If the enemy intentionally dodged, the effect was not very good.

This situation also reached the ears of Zhao Xu and Chang Wei; he ordered the use of Lime Bombs to be stopped.

Ammunition was limited, the Northern Di had not yet appeared, and the fierce battle had not yet been fought, so he did not want to waste it.

"Order the Flintlock Infantry to attack!" Zhao Xu commanded.

Upon receiving the order, the Flintlock Infantry, having finished forming their ranks, aimed their muzzles at the regrouping Xiliang soldiers.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

Within fifty meters, the power of the flintlocks was immense, and the Xiliang spearmen immediately fell in droves.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." The first rank of Flintlock Infantry finished firing, and the second rank continued to shoot; with such continuous firepower, the Xiliang soldiers kept falling in the hail of bullets.

While the Flintlock Infantry were firing, the Xiliang Archers began their counterattack.

Waves of arrow rain tore through the air and fell into the ranks of the Flintlock Infantry, but because the Flintlock Infantry were all wearing Scale Armor, which had a defensive effect against Arrow, although some soldiers were injured, it did not cause major casualties.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Seeing the Xiliang Archers gathering to strike back, the Artillerymen naturally did not let this opportunity pass.

They loaded Shrapnel Shells and fired directly at the position of the archers.

Firelight and explosions immediately appeared within the archer ranks.

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