Chapter 1440: Attack from both sides

The two Niu Lu who came for reinforcements received the news when they set off that Haihan had sent a small force to land in the rear to harass. According to their understanding, the small force could only be two to three hundred people at most.

Not to mention that Ge Niulu's troops can completely annihilate the opponent, at least they have a clear advantage in terms of strength. It should not be a big problem to restrict the opponent's further actions.

But halfway through, they received news that groups of cavalry from the other side had also landed. The two Niu Lu'ers who led the team could only curse in secret. The Haihan cavalry was a nightmare for the Hou Jin Army.

Although this cavalry is not large in scale, its individual firepower will make every Houjin Cavalry who encounters them feel headaches and fear. The Houjin Cavalry uses traditional weapons such as sabers, bows and shields.

, in almost every battle with the Haihan Cavalry, they are at a very passive disadvantage. If they encounter a Haihan Cavalry with dozens or hundreds of riders, they can only avoid it even if the number of troops is two or three times larger.

Less than.

The Haihan cavalry they saw at this time, numbering at least two hundred, were forming a column and marching slowly along the coastline from north to south. Behind them was a beachhead that was beginning to take shape, except for the statues.

There are decent bunkers and fortifications, and there are even two forts built with sandbags on the position. God knows how these Haihan troops who had just landed recently built fortifications in such a short period of time. People with good eyesight can still faintly see the fortifications.

Some tents have been erected in the rear, and it is obvious that they plan to stay here.

On the sea behind the beachhead, several large sailing warships were moored near the coast. Their gun windows facing the coast were all opened, aiming inland. This kind of fire cover was very important to the Jin army.

It is not unfamiliar to them. In the past year, the Haihan Army has used similar methods to complete landings in many places on the Liaodong Peninsula several times. The Hou Jin Army, which once tried to prevent the Haihan Army from landing, was without exception after approaching.

They were all bombarded by the Haihan warships, and many people died. It can be said that they were all lessons learned in blood.

Now seeing this familiar scene again, Niu Luezhen, one of the people who had suffered a loss before, quickly reminded his companions not to rush up in a hurry, because the faster you rush up at this time, the faster you will die.

However, they did not take the initiative to attack, but the Haihan cavalry did not intend to wait for the Hou Jin army to see that they were full. They quickly adjusted their direction and attacked the Hou Jin army who came for reinforcements.

Of course, the battle did not involve the close combat that Hou Jin expected. When the two sides were still a hundred meters apart, the Haihan cavalry on horseback opened fire, using their firepower advantage to form the first attack on Hou Jin's army.

Waves of blows. The repeating rifles equipped by the Haihan cavalry fired fiercely and frequently. Even the Hou Jin army knew this feature, but in this case they could not avoid fighting, otherwise they would be cruelly criticized afterwards.

Gu Li was sentenced to death, so he had no choice but to rush up.

When the Haihan Cavalry saw the enemy move, they immediately adjusted their direction of travel and kept the engagement distance beyond the range of the Hou Jin Cavalry's light hunting bow. Although this tactic would slow down the enemy's killing speed, it provoked the Hou Jin Cavalry very much.

It's uncomfortable. Fighting or escaping is not an easy task in this situation.

If you want to fight, you have to keep up with the Shanghai Han's pace and try to close the distance. But only about one-third of Niu Lu's Houjin army is cavalry. With such a small number of troops, there is no way they can keep up with more than 200 cavalry.

The Haihan cavalry competed head-on. Moreover, if the cavalry wanted to pursue, they would have to abandon the infantry. This was undoubtedly a very dangerous move, but if they wanted to leave the battlefield, they would inevitably face the same problem. The Houjin infantry was not as good as the Haihan infantry.

They have strong abilities and can rely on their weapons and tactics to fight against cavalry on foot. If they are left alone, what awaits them is bound to be a scene where they will be shot as prey by the Haihan cavalry.

Under the dilemma, Commander Houjin could only order the infantry to cover themselves with shields as much as possible, and the archers to use projectile attacks at the rear when they saw the opportunity, while the cavalry provided support from the periphery, trying to prevent the Haihan army from directly attacking the infantry.

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But this kind of countermeasure was also expected by the Haihan Army. The cavalry kept their distance and surrounded the rear Jin army from the outside. They circled calmly, but the sound of shooting never stopped.

Down. Amidst the shouts of the Haihan cavalry, Hou Jin soldiers kept falling from their horses with the sound of gunfire. Although they seemed to be scattered and scattered, they were subjected to continuous attacks all the time. Only then did the Hou Jin army find out.

He was actually trapped.

After killing and wounding dozens of people one after another, the commander of the Hou Jin Army finally made up his mind to break out of the encirclement. However, in order to reduce the risk after dividing the troops, he still did not dare to let the cavalry break away from the infantry. This idea originally

There was nothing wrong with it, but unfortunately the Haihan cavalry they encountered happened to be good at handling this situation, and the Jin army's caution brought them greater casualties.

Due to the limited marching speed of the infantry, this post-Jin army could only bear the bullets constantly fired from the surroundings during the march. The cavalry, which could have tried to quickly leave the battlefield, still had to bear the burden in order to provide mobile cover for the infantry.

Casualties continued.

Fortunately, Commander Houjin quickly realized his stupidity and quickly adjusted his strategy to allow the cavalry to break out immediately. After fighting for a long time, he realized that only when the cavalry became active could the Haihan Army have some scruples, otherwise they would just follow the infantry.

If they stick together, the final result will only be more people dying to improve Haihan's record.

After the Jin army finally got rid of the entanglement of the Haihan cavalry, they had lost nearly a quarter of their troops. The trouble they caused to their opponents was only a few scattered arrows. They realized the gap in strength between the two sides.

Later, the Jin army did not dare to fight, and withdrew all the way south from the activity range of the Haihan cavalry.

At this time, on the beachhead at the seaside, Wang Tom was complaining to Harugong, who had just returned: "It took a lot of effort to see a group of people coming, but you and your troops drove them away in a few seconds...

You should put it nearby so that my brothers can practice shooting!"

Harugong said disapprovingly: "What kind of spear training? Don't improvise at this time! Drive them out so that they can retreat and bring more reinforcements to fill the hole!"

Of course, Harugong also knew that Wang Tom was just joking. The division of labor between infantry and cavalry was different. However, the infantry did not have anything to do in the battle just now. Harugong and his men dispatched the opponent without much effort, and could not intervene.

Tom Wang, who got started, naturally complained a few words.

When Yangguli received the report for the second time, he learned that there were well-established cavalry among Haihan's troops landing in the rear. He knew that the two Niu Lu he sent over were more likely to be in danger, but he did not want to play a ploy to add fuel to the fire.

He waited patiently until news of the defeat came back, and then he ordered again and sent a thousand-man cavalry team to the area to limit the opponent's scope of activities. At this time, he still did not think that the seamen who had landed in the rear were

The Han army will be the main attack direction and does not want to allocate too many troops to encircle and suppress this enemy army that may retreat to the sea at any time.

If he could go and take a look in person and see the beachhead that is constantly expanding and extending inland, as well as the heavy weapons and combat supplies that are constantly being transported ashore, he might immediately change his views and send more troops there.

However, it was getting dark now, and even if we rushed over, it would be too late to launch another round of offensive.

Of course, another reason why Yangguli did not pay attention to the landing troops in the north was that the artillery attacks by the Haihan Army outside Sujiapu and Jijiapu had not stopped.

Considering the expensive ammunition cost and the firing life of the artillery, Qian Tiandun suspended the use of the four new artillery and handed over the task of attacking Jijiabao City Gate Tower to ordinary artillery. Although the power and accuracy of these guns were not as good as the new ones

rifled cannon, but the advantage lies in their large number. After one round of bombardment by more than a dozen cannons, part of Jijiabao's gatehouse will collapse. Before it gets dark, the two-story gatehouse above the city gate has completely collapsed.

, losing the role of lookout and watchtower.

During this period, all the Houjin officers who tried to command the counterattack on the city wall were invariably hit by bullets from the sniper squad. Even those who climbed up with a few shields could not survive. In succession,

After losing four or five officers, Yanguli finally realized that this was a targeted attack method and stopped forcing the officers to die on the city wall.

Fortunately, it was getting late at this time, and Haihan took the initiative to stop the bombardment and showed no intention to attack the fortress defense line at night. This made Yanguli breathe a little relieved. Looking back on the day's confrontation, Hou Jin

They were completely on the defensive, and several attempts to counterattack failed to achieve the desired results. Instead, they lost a lot of troops. Haihan was obviously more prepared for such a situation, and did not rashly launch a melee offensive after taking control of the situation.

, and also leisurely sent a force from the sea to land behind the Jin army.

Yanguli sent his cronies to Azig in the rear to hear today's battle situation and hear Azig's opinion on the current battlefield situation. But it lasted several hours, and when he was about to sleep,

The confidant finally brought back Azig's message.

Azig's opinion was simple. He was asked to try to re-block the city gate overnight, and send heavy troops early the next morning to drive away the Haihan army behind the defense line, and be sure to drive it away from the Houjin controlled area.

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Azig did not explain in detail the reasons for doing so, but Yanguli decided to trust Azig's opinion because he could not think of any better solution for a while. Compared with the few on the plain south of the defense line,

Thousands of Haihan soldiers and horses, it is indeed easier to deal with the Haihan army at the rear with less than a thousand soldiers.

Blocking the doorways that had been blown to pieces by Haihan artillery fire was also a laborious task. For this purpose, Yanguli mobilized hundreds of army laborers to carry large rocks, sandbags, tree trunks and other building materials dismantled from the houses in the fort.

, filled into the empty doorway. In order to avoid attracting Haihan's artillery attack, Yanguli also specifically ordered that lights should not be lit in the doorway, so he could only carry out the construction in the dark, which was naturally not very efficient.

By daybreak, most of the door-blocking project was finally completed, but before Yangguli could relax, the Haihan Army fired another burst of artillery fire into the doorway early in the morning.

After the smoke and dust dissipated, Yang Guli almost went crazy when he saw the scene inside. After finally blocking most of the doorway, it was blown to pieces. Dozens of people who were still working on the doorway were killed or injured.

Many people were injured, and many people were trapped in the ruins of broken walls, unable to escape and unable to die for a while, and kept making miserable screams.

"I think these southern barbarians are just trying to get in trouble with Yang Guli!" Yang Guli was so furious that he was about to order the entire army to attack. If his officers hadn't tried to dissuade him, the Jin Army would have become the Far East Army.

The first defender blocked the city gate with his own body.

"What do you think the other side will do next?" Qian Tiandun put down his telescope with satisfaction and asked Chen Yixin and Morgan who were watching the battle together.

Chen Yixin was the first to respond: "Now the only entrance and exit channel is tightly targeted by our artillery. The Hou Jin Army inside will definitely not be able to get out, but it is not easy for us to attack. After all, their effective strength is not too big.

losses. I think the variable still has to fall on Commander Wang’s side, and only if he fights well can Hou Jin really mess up his position.”

Morgan continued: "I think so too. If the Houjin Army wants to hold on to this line of defense, it must try to solve its worries first. The harder Tom's side fights, the more Houjin will be at a loss. However, Tom's side has limited troops.

The waves that can be set off are also limited, and we still have to control the main direction of attack. Having said that, this new artillery is powerful, but it is impossible to blow down all the walls outside Jijiabao, right? I think at most today

If we delay for one more day, it’s time to use some new tactics on the enemy!”

Qian Tiandun said: "We sent all the engineers out for construction last night. If everything goes well, it should be enough in one night. However, this demolition operation is relatively large. I am not sure of the final effect."

Morgan said nonchalantly: "Even the city of Hue was demolished back then. How difficult can it be to demolish an adobe wall? Besides, the technology we have today is much better than it was back then. I played with them for two or three times.

God, it’s been interesting enough, now it’s time to get serious.”

At this time, Yangu Li had no intention of wondering what other hidden tricks were in the Haihan people's combat plan. He was now having a headache dealing with the Haihan army that had landed in the rear.

According to the scouting report, the army is gradually advancing southward along the coastline, forming a pincer attack on Jijiabao from the north and south directions. If left unchecked, the attack on Jijiabao will take place in a day or two at the latest.

Convenience will appear within the sight of the Jijiabao defenders from the north.
Chapter completed!