A large group entered the city and retreated quickly if they encountered a strong enemy. Qin Lili did not think about it for long.
Now that you are here, you must enter the city and have a look. There is an empty city in front of you, just like a beautiful virgin taking off the last piece of cloth. If you don't get there, you are worse than a beast. As for the possible adverse consequences, you have to try it before talking about it.
It was bright outside the city, but it was dark inside the city. When a large group of the 95th Division ran into the city gate, they could not see the road ahead clearly.
At the end of the street leading directly to the city gate, Shen Fansheng was placed in a special team, holding a strange-shaped crossbow in his hand.
Stand still, six people in a row, you can relax a little, don't panic! There are horses and iron pulleys in front of you, you are safe! An officer who looks like a captain directs the formation.
Shen Fansheng stood in the middle of the team, in the second row. There were five rows and six columns in total, forming a small square formation of thirty people.
This improvised team consisted of one hundred people, divided into three groups of thirty people each, and ten reserves.
Flat-end your ‘anti-cavalry crossbow’, check the trigger and throw length again and walk back and forth in front of the team.
It turns out that the strange crossbow held by Shen Fansheng and others is called an anti-cavalry crossbow. It can shoot a crossbow with an area of several square meters and is specially used to contain cavalry charges, hence its name.
Of course, Donglai City will not be undefended. There are fortifications on the long street behind the city gate. There are crossbowmen ambushing on the roofs of the houses on both sides, and infantry hiding in the houses. The composition of Shen Fansheng's team is relatively complex, with some from the military academy. The trainees, including researchers from the arsenal and observers from other legions, are specifically responsible for testing new weapons.
Da da da da, da da da, the horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone ground, and there was a crisp sound. Shen Fansheng could feel the door panels of the houses on the street shaking.
Get ready! The captain raises his voice, the first row leans forward 30, the second row leans forward 35, and the fifth row leans forward 50! The second team prepares, and the third team winds up.
Shen Fansheng picked up the crossbow, looked down at the aiming port, and aimed at the place where 35 was engraved on the scale. The soldiers in the same row did the same action.
A large number of cavalrymen rushed out of the darkness, shooting out several streaks of red light across the dark streets, barely illuminating the street scene for an instant.
There is no horse!
There is an ambush!
Keep the speed down! Throw the torch!
The cavalry of the 95th Division showed good combat qualities and changed their fighting posture when discovering the enemy.
Phew, a lot of black things were dropped on the roof, and then a row of rockets flew out of the roof.
It's a fireball! Don't break it up, push it away! Just after the cavalry officer shouted, boom, the black things were ignited by the rockets, and they turned out to be fireballs the size of baskets.
The cavalry rushing into the street were clearly illuminated by the fireballs. Although some of the fireballs were lifted up to the roof by the cavalry with their spears, most of them still fell on the street.
The sound of horse hooves became louder and louder. The cavalry was almost rushing to the end of the street and had already begun to attack the small obstacles on the street.
Beep!
The captain suddenly blew the brass whistle.
Shen Fansheng and his teammates subconsciously pulled the trigger, and bang! Thirty bullets were shot out in unison.
The first team is down, the second team is up, and the third team is ready! The captain waved the first team to retreat to the side.
Shen Fansheng followed his teammates and ran to the street. After receiving the new weapons from the auxiliary soldiers, another group of soldiers ran out from behind and lined up in the middle of the street.
Such a change of formation had already been built into their instincts during normal training. Although they were a newly formed team, they did not panic at all.
Beep, beep, beep, whistles rose and fell on the rooftops on both sides of the street, row after row of crossbow arrows poured down, and the crossbowmen began to attack.
Both sides of the cavalry team hurriedly put up large shields, but they could not block the powerful crossbows from firing at close range. One after another, the cavalrymen were hit by arrows and fell down.
The cavalry captain became anxious. He waved his sword to deflect the crossbow arrows and ordered: Charge! Charge across this street!
The cavalry in the front row were just trying to speed up when thirty of them fell from the sky. Some of them were unable to escape and were covered by their hoods. Then several arrows flew in and shot them off their horses.
Prepare! The first row leans forward 30, the second row leans forward 35, and the fifth row leans forward 50! Three teams prepare, and one team winds up. The captain repeated the order, but the execution team changed.
Shen Fansheng quickly pulled the string of the crossbow and installed it in the launch slot.
Qin Lili outside the city quickly received the reward, and the brigade entering the city was ambushed.
The Second Brigade was preparing to respond, the scouts spread out towards the two wings, and the rearguard formed a formation on the spot! He immediately adjusted his deployment.
The staff officer came forward and said: Sir, there is an ambush in the city. It is difficult to protect the outside. Before he finished speaking, there was an exclamation from the right wing troops, enemy attack! There is an enemy! Put up your shield! Put up your shield quickly!
The scout in charge of sentry fell silently, and a hail of arrows shot out in the darkness. The enemy had long been ambushing underground.
Bah! Bah! Bah! Several magic light bullets rose into the air.
Kill! A loud shout erupted in the distance.
Flags were fluttering on the city wall, and people were looking forward to it. Countless enemy troops jumped out from the cavalry who climbed up the city wall, and were cut down to the ground in a matter of seconds.
The right wing countercharged, the Chinese army turned to the right, and the left wing circled back, and ordered the first and second battalions to withdraw the Chinese army. Qin Lili tried his best to maintain calm.
The more critical the situation, the less likely he is to be chaotic. Being ambushed is a foregone conclusion. Fortunately, there are not many troops entering the city. The most important thing now is to stabilize the position and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
The general of the Tenth Legion was not intimidated by the enemy, and was still thinking about how to repel the enemy's ambush.
Lei Feixiang regretfully looked at the arrows that were not fired from the crossbow. The only enemy troops were divided up by his men. Beat the drum! He had no choice but to climb to the top of the city tower and continue to direct the battle.
Dong dong dong, the war drums on the city roared, and the whole Donglai City seemed to be moving.
The cavalry who were crowded outside the gate and had not yet entered the city were the first to be unlucky. Twenty crossbows opened fire, mowing down a large area with both men and horses. The dozen who reacted fastest ran into the darkness, and the highest number managed to escape back to the central army, 95 The remaining troops of a large group of the division were left in Donglaicheng.
Shao Diancheng looked steadily at the cavalry charging from a distance, feeling very complicated. Niu Erbing stood beside him chewing grass roots and said: As you expected, the enemy counterattacked, and those traps were not dug in vain.
Before he finished speaking, a cavalryman who had just charged suddenly stumbled, failed to hold on to the reins, and fell off his horse. Then one after another, the horses stumbled, and the cavalrymen fell off their horses.
Huh! On the battlefield set by others, charging without probing attacks, such an arrogant army will lose when encountering any of our legions. You should be careful. If you encounter the same situation in the future, you must persuade the general. You cannot Launch a charge at will. The following sentence was told by Shao Diancheng to the students in the staff class.
He expected the reaction of the Tenth Army Corps. In front of the Third Infantry Regiment, there were not only traps, but also fire ditches and fire pits. They were scattered across the frontal battlefield, causing the counter-charging cavalry to suffer a great deal.
As the fire lit up, the crossbowmen behind the fortifications began to name the cavalry, and the black crossbow arrows flew towards them with a deadly sound. Almost no one could escape one arrow, and if there were any, another arrow would come.
Huh? The enemy was about to turn around. Niu Erbing found that the enemy had sent a group of cavalry around to the flank.
Shao Diancheng raised his telescope and observed the moving fires in the distance. He sent a signal to the direct cavalry brigade to guide the flanking enemy troops to the ballista position. He gave the order calmly.
On the opposite side of the city, a crossbow vehicle position had been set up. Ten crossbow vehicles and two phalanx crossbows plus two platoons of repeating crossbowmen were guarded by a cavalry brigade directly under the division behind it, guarded by nearly two thousand people.
The 95th Division's left and right wings had a thousand men each. Seeing that the counterattack on the right wing was almost crippled, the left wing made a circle and finally came to the side of the battlefield, but they found that a group of cavalry also ran out from behind the enemy's position.
The commander on the left wing judged that the number of enemy cavalry was about the same as his own, so he temporarily put aside the crossbow position and ordered a charge against the enemy cavalry.
The brigade directly under the division may have been frightened. When approaching the enemy, it suddenly turned around and ran wildly towards its own position, throwing away the torch in its hand as it ran. The left wing of the 95th Division followed closely.
Running, running, a whistle suddenly sounded in the darkness, and the commander on the left wing suddenly felt as cold as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. There were long-range troops ambushing them on their flanks.
Sure enough, the powerful bowstrings played a deadly movement, and the sharp sound of wind came. The cavalrymen approaching the city suddenly transformed into hedgehogs, with the left half of their bodies covered with arrows.
Turn right! Turn right! Get out of the battlefield! The commander on the left wing whipped his horse whip crazily, driving the horse to turn while running at high speed.
Run away, run away! Do you want to give the order to pursue? The smile on Niu Erbing's face became even brighter.
The enemy's left and right wings have been defeated by him, and the minimum combat goal has been achieved ahead of schedule. Next is the time to expand the results.
No! The enemy's central army has not moved. If they attack rashly, they will be defeated by the counterattack. Shao Diancheng was excited and excited. He did not expect that the elite regiment he had admired so much before would be defeated like this. They had not even killed a single person.
The Second Brigade broke off the rear, changed from rear guard to forward, and we retreat! Qin Lili was completely powerless, and every move he made tonight was planned by the enemy. The charge that went against all odds in the past was like dying, and it felt like a punch hitting a steel nail.
The enemy wants to run, send the order and pursue! Lei Feixiang runs to the bottom of the city.
He wanted to personally participate in the pursuit.
Outside the city, Shao Diancheng patted Niu Erbing on the shoulder and said: You lead the cavalry brigade to follow the enemy. If the enemy fights, you retreat. If the enemy flees, you chase him. You must not defeat him!
Okay! Take a look. Niu Erbing ran to the back of the position, where there are war horses.
Night was not suitable for cavalry to charge, but it was suitable for cavalry to escape. The infantry in Donglaicheng could not catch up. Only the troops led by Niu Erbing chased them to the woods to the west. They found that they could not get any advantage before they retreated.
In this battle, more than 3,000 people of the 95th Division were killed and injured. The Third Infantry Regiment ambushing outside the city had only a dozen or so lightly wounded. The Second Infantry Regiment inside the city allowed the enemy to enter the city, and eight of them were killed in the battle to retake the city wall.
The number of people and wounded was twice that of the Third Regiment.
Hahaha, old captain, he also dealt a deadly blow to the royal army. This time, you will definitely be rewarded. Lei Feixiang smiled from ear to ear.
No one in the small imperial court could achieve such results against an elite army.