"Get grenades ready!" a Qin Army artillery sergeant shouted loudly. All the Qin Army's artillerymen began to be busy loading artillery shells.

"Ready." The sergeant major raised one of his arms and shouted loudly.

The loaded artillerymen left, leaving two firing artillerymen.

"Let go." The sergeant major saw the artillery officer's signal and immediately waved his arm.

"Bang." "Bang. Bang. Bang." One after another, the cannons began to roar crazily. The thick black powder smoke after being fired quickly obscured the artillery position.

The shells whizzed past and exploded in a large pile of hay in the distance.

"This is really spectacular." Fan Yuqi looked at the effect of the shell explosion with a telescope.

"Yes, more than a hundred cannons were fired at the same time. If Li Mu saw this, he would be scared to death." A staff officer replied.

"We must be scared, but we don't have to be scared to death. Li Mu will never attack us from the front." Fan Yuqi said thoughtfully.

The artillery continued to rage, shaking like thunder in the sky. The Qin army's infantry phalanx was arranged in three rows in battalion units. Their guns were on their shoulders, and the bayonets on the gun heads were unusually dense.

On both sides of them are the militia teams. Their teams are somewhat scattered, but they still have formations. Their temporarily elected militia officers are shouting loudly to the militiamen to stand in line. If they don't shout loudly, the militiamen will not listen at all. No. Because the sound of the cannons is too loud.

The militiamen seemed extremely excited because it was their first time to participate in such a large formation. These one hundred artillery pieces were enough to excite them for a long time. Most of them were veterans who had experienced battles for a long time, or they had just reached their age. Young people, but they have never seen the power of artillery. Because the weapons used by veterans before were cold weapons such as halberds and halberds. When they were told to join the militia, they were immediately given Lee muskets. This was their first contact with them. After a short period of training, they are still not used to this kind of weapon, which is very troublesome to load and has a limited range, but it is very powerful.

But soon, they were excited again. Because the Qin Army settled their military pay for the first time. And they were told that as long as they served for one month, the musket would be a personal weapon. They were very happy. They cared for the musket like a wife.

The militia were excited, while the regular army was serious. Their faces were expressionless and they stood quietly waiting for orders. The cavalry was hidden. They were reserve forces. The timing of investment was very critical.

The reporters were busy running before and after observing and recording. The Qin army had ordered that reporters from major newspapers could visit, but they must pay attention to safety. Otherwise, they would ignore it. The reporters were very dedicated. When the artillery fired, they stood with the artillery. Behind the position, the rumbling sound of artillery made their hearts tremble.

The Qin Army's exercise first started in Fan Yuqi's Taiyuan Military Region. The venue was Langmeng County. This is the edge area between Zhao Army and Qin Army. The exercise became a stage to promote force. Fan Yuqi prepared for this moment early. I couldn't wait any longer. When the war between the north and the west was in full swing, his troops were constantly being transferred away. From more than 120,000 people, more than 80,000 people were transferred away at once. In early January, their army He had just begun to receive the first batch of muskets. He had long heard about the power of this weapon. He was very excited at the time. Especially the artillery. It was so powerful. That night, he didn't sleep all night. Instead, he watched excitedly all night Artillery. Later, a large number of weapons and equipment began to enter his military camp continuously. Then they were adapted. With the addition of Shangdang County, Hexi and other places, he suddenly became the top officer of the Taiyuan Military Region. His military rank was three stars. Lieutenant General. He didn't care about these. What he cared about was weapons and equipment, and whether there was a battle to fight. When the exercise order was issued, he was very well prepared.

The militiamen recruited as many as 120,000 people at once. The muskets in the armory were distributed at once. The total number of his troops suddenly expanded to 180,000. In comparison, the Zhao army on the opposite side seemed much quieter.

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Like the reporters, Zhao Jun could only watch silently. Facing Qin Jun's artillery fire, they could only sweat for their lives. As soon as the artillery fire passed by, it exploded. Those grass targets were hit in a large area. And

There is also a dense infantry formation on the opposite side, all equipped with muskets. And they are second-rate troops. The muskets are not visible. Only the elite have them.

After half an hour of bombardment, the artillery fire began to gradually subside. A large number of calls began to be heard from the infantry square. It was the officers giving orders. Then under the officers' orders, they slowly pressed forward.

The Qin army began to understand the benefits of the reserve. They sent out only two infantry regiments with about 6,000 people. The left and right wings also began to move. There were also two infantry regiments. The infantry formation of more than 12,000 people began to press over.

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In order to boost morale, there was an orchestra playing behind them. The artillery fire still did not stop. Their shooting was sparse, but they still fired.

The infantry team began to slowly press forward. When the team entered the middle of the journey, Fan Yuqi waved his hand and signaled a cavalry regiment to launch a frontal attack. Amidst the tense and rhythmic trumpet sounds, the cavalry team quickly assembled and then formed a formation.

Three lines of formation began to attack.

The gaps in their three huge formations penetrated the front of the regular army, and then formed a black line. They gradually began to accelerate. What they were holding was not muskets, but already obsolete spears. They were spear cavalry. They broke through frontally.

A weapon for the enemy's defense line.

The cavalry quickly approached the enemy's position like a black line. Before that, the artillery stopped firing. This was required by close coordination. The cavalry quickly tore through the enemy's frontal defense line. The spears in the hands of the cavalry were disposable weapons. After the charge was completed.

So he threw it away. Then he pulled out his saber and slashed everywhere. Then the infantry who followed started shooting sporadically, and then used bayonets. The war basically ended here, and it seemed very boring. Because their opponents couldn't stand it.

Such a blow.

The reporters exclaimed as if they were watching a performance. They believed that in the face of such a closely coordinated military formation with sharp weapons, Qin's opponents could only be defeated. Since there were no cameras, the reporters could only think of everything they could think of.

The words used to describe the spectacular scenes of the exercise, especially the artillery, gave them a great shock.

The rumbling sound of artillery and the whistling shells are like the punishment of God on our enemies. They beat them hard with thunder. We are inviolable, provocative and insulting. ----- "Xianyang Daily"

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