Chapter 886 Breakthrough
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Li Jing stared at the battlefield. The camp was surrounded by Baishuilu Lake. In fact, the so-called surrounds of the Hu people were unable to surround them in the north. There was a vast lake on the other side. The Lakers could not surround the wide lake without ships. However, although the Qin army had a small number of ships, Li Jing could retreat from the lake at any time, but it was impossible for 20,000 troops to retreat from there.
This is a battle of back and forth.
Now, Li Jing asked the four ambushers to continue to stand by, but he wanted to fight against the 70,000 Hu soldiers' attack with 20,000. This was an extremely dangerous thing, and Gongsun Lan and others were extremely surprised. But they quickly understood the reason for Li Jing's choice. At this time, let the four ambushers attack, and it was difficult to annihilate the Hu people. The reinforcements behind had to take time to come one after another. Li Jing wanted to gain more time to drag these Hu people here and wait for more troops to encircle.
This is a dangerous decision, using oneself as bait, 20,000 to 70,000. This is not Yunzhou, there are no strong city fortifications, and there are not even enough troops. There are not even the strong men who assist in defending the city. The only thing they have is more than 20,000 soldiers, as well as a large number of gunpowder and flying thunder cannons.
Gongsun Lan clenched her fists and finally nodded. Li Jing's plan was a little crazy, but the war was like this, and he was taking risks at any time, but he believed in his own man and the commander of the entire army.
Li Wei and Wang Chong, fifty miles away, received letters from Feiying almost at the same time.
"Continue to stand by on time and pause attacks. No exposure!"
Wang Chong looked at Li Jing's handwritten military order with a serious expression, and his heart was full of worry. This was to implement Plan B. He had discussed this plan for later replenishment before. Once the follow-up troops could not arrive as soon as possible, he would implement Plan B and gain time without the possibility of complete annihilation.
"Commander, Your Highness uses his body as bait, this is too dangerous." A general said.
"This is Your Highness's military order and must be abide by. At this time, we must believe in the commander's decision." Wang Chong said solemnly, "But." He sighed, "Send a team of scouts to be careful to approach the battlefield to reconnaissance, and pay attention to the situation on the battlefield at any time. If the situation is unfavorable, we will attack immediately."
"yes!"
Almost all the three main generals of Li Wei and others made such a choice. Li Jing was not only the king, but also the commander with absolutely authoritative throughout the army. No one could disobey his orders. Because, over the years, even in the difficult circumstances, the decisions made by the King of Qin were always correct in the end.
After the military orders were passed down, the Qin army in the battalion began to adjust its deployment and make a battle plan according to the code B pre-designated by the staff. At this time, the 20,000 Qin army not only did not all send their positions, but instead began to withdraw one-third of its troops one after another, leaving only about two thousand soldiers on the three positions.
The flying thunder cannons in front of the three sides began to fire one after another, but most of them were just test shots. There were only one or two cannons shooting each time, but when they gathered, there were also one or two hundred flying thunder cannons bombarding. It sounded like the Qin army was fighting back with all their might. The 30,000 troops from three sides led by Shi Wei Sanxiong were adapted to these artillery fire at this time, and the formation was not greatly affected.
The tribal soldiers galloped in the fire of artillery. They saw that the Qin army had only a simple wooden fence. Although there were a few more mortar ditches, they didn't take it seriously. If it were a city wall like Yunzhou, they might be worried, but they would be able to deal with such wooden fences easily.
Under the order of Yelu Shilu, under the central army of Hu people, one hundred cowhide drums were ringing at the same time, and one long cow horn was whistling. A total of 30,000 Hu cavalry attacked from three sides. They crossed the wilderness plains and covered the wilderness. Li Jing in the camp could clearly see their formation. These Hu people also became much smarter. This time they adjusted the array and no longer charged in neat arrays, but used the cavalry formations that the Hu people had always been accustomed to, and the fields in front of the camp were spread far away from each other.
After the 10,000-person formation south of Bala, Yelu Yangu only personally assembled two 10,000-person formations, obviously preparing to respond to Bala's offensive at any time. The overall combat plan is still a very simple middle assault and the old tactics of encircling the two wings.
The Qin army's array was also adjusted. At the front were a thousand soldiers. Standing in the trench, there was a chest wall built by digging trenches in front. They held long spears, crossbows, and longbows on their backs. Beside them were thunderbolts and bombs issued. A little behind them, there were two artillery battalions, one thousand people, equipped with one hundred flying thunder cannons, and fifty catapults, one hundred three-bow and eight-ox crossbows, and two hundred two-person fuyuan crossbows. These long-range troops were placed in the trenches, with very dense arrays. For the Qin army, it was the first time that the use of artillery battalions was used on this scale. For this battle, Li Jing personally brought almost half of the firearms in the armed warehouse.
Behind these artillery battalions, Li Jing also set up a cavalry battalion on each side as a reserve team to support the battlefield ahead at any time. This cavalry will not only be a reserve team, but also a commando. If an opportunity arises, Li Jing will throw them into the battlefield without hesitation and fight back.
Although outside the Great Wall, the weather in July is still extremely hot. Although the breastplate of the Qin soldiers is strong, they are also incapable of breathable stuffiness. Under the high temperature, the two armies are full of fighting spirit and both become angry.
With the Hu people's full attack, Li Jing finally waved his arms, and the Zhongjun King's flag shook the order flag, and the sound of order artillery sounded. The military band began to storm, and the trumpet soldiers blew the bronze trumpet.
The entire army shouted long live the Qin King and the bloody battle began.
Li Jing stood in the arrow tower, staring at the battlefield, his face was calm, but his heart was full of tension. The enemy had a large gap in strength. He placed his hope on the first large-scale artillery team, and he didn't know what the result would be. After all, these artillery were not the powerful artillery of later generations. These were just black gunpowder, which was effective and could only replace the quantity with weight, but it was just like a catapult. In such a large-scale battle, what effects these artillery battalions could achieve eventually have been verified.
Put the equipment that defends the city into the field to serve as firepower for offensive action. This is also the pioneering era.
Shiwei's tiger Bala acted as the important task of breaking through the central army, and with the rumbling sound of war drums, he rode his horse, and the wind in his ears was warm, and sweat beads were constantly oozing out of his forehead. However, it was not because of fear or fear, but because the armor on his body was too impenetrable. The shot just now made Bala still feel a little afraid of artillery fire. Therefore, this time, he put on a piece of armor on the Qin army officer he grabbed when he went south.
Wearing this armor, it does feel much safer. But it's just too hot. It's July, and there's a big sun on your head.
The afternoon sun burned the earth, and the sweat from his forehead burned his eyes. The Qin army opposite did not come out to fight, or even lined up. They were all hiding in the trench behind a blocked earth wall, just like a group of mice. These southern barbarians, except for shooting cannons and digging holes, wouldn't they dare to show off like men in a dignified duel?
The Qin army's cannons fired again. This time, dozens of cannons were fired, and there were also shooting with catapults and heavy crossbow chariots. However, after experiencing the initial panic, it was not so scary. After they launched a Mercedes-Benz charging, the Qin people's artillery crossbows were not so lethal. Although there were too many people attacking, most of the Qin army's crossbows fell down. However, most of them could hit people, but they only hit one or two people at a time. It was impossible to kill dozens of people at once like the cannon at the beginning.
What he was vaguely afraid of was not the Qin people's cannons, but the Li royal family floating in the camp. Even for the Wei soldiers far away in the north of Mo, Li Jing's name was also known throughout the Mobei grasslands in recent years. They didn't know what Li Jing had done in the Central Plains, but Li Jing crossed the Liaohe River and entered Liaodong, captured the Han forces in Hu and Liao, destroyed the Goguryeo tribe who restored the country, annihilated the Bohai army that went south, and beat Khitan and Xi again and again. It can be said that in the northeast outside the pass, Li Jing and Qin army were simply synonyms for invincibility.
Among the rumors on the grassland, Li Jing is a fierce man who is three feet tall, weighs a thousand pounds and has three eyes. He has to eat a hundred children in a meal, and he has to rest every night with ten women in Ye Yu. His weapon is a big knife weighing 300 pounds, and his mount is a dragon with horns on his head...
In short, in Mobei, if there is a child who is disobedient and directly says to give him to Li Jing, it will immediately make the child extremely well-behaved and have the effect of stopping the crying of a child.
Barra naturally knew that Li Jing could not be such a monster, but Li Jing's great military achievements would not be fake. He was always a little uneasy to fight against such a guy who defeated those powerful races in Northeast China, such as Goguryeo, Marce, Khitan, Xi, Tatar, etc. one after another.
As he got closer and closer, Bala had already taken off his riding bow. This was a strong bow weighing 300 kilograms. At that time, he was awarded the title of Shiwei Tiger with the 300 kilograms of strong bow that no one in the tribe could pick up. Damn Nanman, don't think that your cannons were so great. Now, let you also compensate our Shiwei people for their powerful bows and arrows.
He narrowed the distance of three hundred steps again, which was within the range of the Qin army's thunder cannon. Bala heard a whistle on the opposite side, and then several flags were waving in front of the formation. He immediately understood that it was the other party's shelling. When he was in Yunzhou City, the defenders on the city used the flag to command the shelling. The situation was similar this time. The Qin people placed the flying thunder cannon in the trench, revealing only a small half of the cannon barrels that were tilted towards the air, and the gunner behind them could not see them at all.
Flying Thunder Cannon, this thing is really amazing. It is small and light, but can shoot so far. How did the damn Qin people come up with this thing?
Bala narrowed his eyes. He didn't like this kind of fighting style. Fighting with a group of invisible enemies made him feel uneasy. These Qin people were really powerful, surrounded by 20,000 cavalrymen, but they didn't even escape. If they were on the grassland, no matter which tribe, facing such an endless group of cavalry, they would have escaped without a trace.
Although he was vaguely uneasy in his heart, the sound of war drums was still ringing, and the sound of charging cow horns was also whimpering, and he could not stop. Perhaps, although the Qin army's artillery was powerful, without the defense of solid fortifications, they could break through the enemy camp in one fell swoop.
Zhao Zhang's one was lined in front of the two round artillery battalions in the south. At one time, two artillery battalions went to fight. His one was lined in the trench in front, and there were two soldiers from the battalions in front. They had school soldiers, village soldiers, united soldiers and foreign soldiers. At this time, they all got off the horse and leaned in the trenches to protect their artillery battalions.
At the beginning, the artillery battalions in the Qin army were only assigned to the military level. However, now the artillery battalions are increasingly valued, and they are starting to equip the navy and army's capital teams. At the same time, they are independent. Just like this time, although the artillery battalions have not yet been organized, the artillery battalions have separated from the original army and gathered together to use it. The eighteen artillery battalions are such a huge number.
Zhao Zhang stood in front of a medium-sized stone catapult with an observation mirror. The stone catapult could throw a weight of 100 kilograms to 100 steps. Although it was not as good as the range of the thunder cannon, it was better than the amount of the shot. He stood on a pile of soil in the trench, revealing a small half of his head staring at the Hu Qi who was running towards him quickly. Many small flags inserted on the battlefield had already prompted him that the Hu Qi had entered within 200 steps at this time.
He was also considered a veteran. When the King of Qin was appointed as the general of Shamen Town, he was carried by a group of bandits to attack the King of Qin's village without exception. As a result, the King of Qin not only did not send him to the government, but also recruited him into the craftsman camp. With the old skills of carpenters, their family survived and their lives were getting better and better. Later, he was transferred from the craftsman to the Ordnance Bureau, and finally became a squadron of the catapult.
Later, he became an independent artillery soldier. He participated in many wars and made many contributions. Now he is already the commander of a cannon capital. Although this small commander is a little unfavorable than those who joined the King of Qin, he is still very satisfied. However, he is often criticized by his wife at home. He sometimes wants to be powerful and be promoted to a battalion-level officer. He gets a seventh-rank or something, so he can go home to revive his husband's principles.
He is full of confidence in defeating the captives. This confidence comes from his infinite trust in His Highness King Qin. Are you still afraid of not winning the battle with the King of Qin?
But in his heart, he was still a little nervous. Their number was less than one-third of the Hu people. In front of their artillery battalions, there were only a thousand soldiers. There were no solid city walls, no sufficient fortifications, only a few ditches and earthen walls. If the two battalions in front could not stop Hu Qi, their artillery could not bayonet the crossbows, right?
He looked down at the horizontal knife on his waist and the two-foot-two-foot-flag gun standing next to him. Although he was an artillery, he had also been strictly trained. The stabbing gun and the horizontal knife were subjects that had been trained for a long time. However, if he had to command the cannon to take the knife to fight, it seemed a bit bad.
It’s better to trust the guys ahead. He heard from the third brother that the previous ones were all from the Iron Cavalry Legion. The Iron Cavalry Legion is mainly composed of the surrendered Wuhu tribe, the village soldiers, united soldiers and the scholars. These newly surrendered Hu people are still very fierce and are now fighting for the King of Qin. It is said that they have strong combat power. For these surrendered tribes, fighting for the King of Qin and earning military merits and land rewards, it seems that it is much better to stay in a resettlement home, but facing the loess and facing the sky all day long to take care of the crops.
The messenger in front of him heard a loud command, and Zhao Zhang waved: "Two big firecrackers first!"
After saying that, Zhao Zhang covered his ears and skillfully opened his mouth, turned his head and squatted aside, waiting for the artillery to ignite the large explosive pack weighing 100 kilograms on the two medium-sized stone catapults.
"Boom!" Two stone casters bounced off at the same time, and two large explosive packs weighing hundreds of pounds flew out, drawing a lonely line to rush towards the Hu people in the distance.
"Bang!" Two explosive packs fell a hundred steps away, and burst out with a loud bang, like a celestial girl emitting it.
"Hahaha!" The Hu people who rushed in front were so scared that they looked pale when they saw the explosive pack flying over, but at the end they saw the explosive pack falling dozens of steps in front of them, they couldn't help laughing. Damn Qin people, who saw such a large explosive pack flying over just now, was so scared that he could hardly jump. Who knew that his accurate head was so bad, dozens of steps away.
Is this the Qin people’s trump card?
Just as the Hu people were extremely proud and mocking the Qin army for shooting accurately, more gunpowder packs were shot, but most of them fell dozens of steps ahead of them, and no one was killed or injured.
What's wrong with this?
Shi Wei's Hu Bala put away the sarcastic smile on her face. This could not be a mistake. If it was a mistake, it would make sense, but it would be a bit strange that so many cannons were so far apart. What exactly did the Qin people want to do?
The distance of dozens of steps was approaching quickly.
The Hu cavalry who rushed in the front had already rushed to the landing point of the explosive pack just now. They couldn't help but look at the big firecrackers just now. As a result, the war horse under them suddenly screamed and neighed, and then the horse fell to the ground with a loud bang. The knight was distracted and had no time to pick the stirrups off the horse, and his whole leg was crushed under the war horse.
After the first cavalry fell, the war horses rushing in front were as if they were infected with a plague and began to fall one after another. One by one, the war horses and the knights fell to the ground, screaming and wailing.
"What happened?" Balah was shocked. Could it be a trap?
Is it a trap or a deer's foot?
Many cavalry behind had no time to slow down and rushed over. The battlefield and cavalry that fell to the ground also became fatal tripping ropes. The war horses that could not be avoided hit the ground and then fell down.
Chapter completed!