You Shilu saw the marksman he had trained so hard.
However, most of them were destroyed by the bullets of the thief in yellow.
His eyes widened in disbelief, and the corners of his eyes cracked.
I didn't expect that the thieves in yellow had so many cannons.
They were severely bombarded by Ding Deyao, but they were still hiding their cannons.
He sent troops to test, and they all attacked near the stone house, but the thieves in yellow didn't even fire.
You Shilu roared heartbreakingly: "Get back, get back quickly."
Su Hu saw that most of the sharpshooters of the officers and soldiers were wiped out by artillery.
The rest of the marksmen wanted to turn around and run away.
The musketeers, who had been waiting for a long time, followed the artillerymen and pulled the triggers.
An extremely large number of bullets were poured into the ranks of officers and soldiers.
Most of the sharpshooters had been wiped out by the first wave of shells, and they received the second devastating blow.
This attack achieved great results.
Of the more than five hundred sharpshooters, only twenty or thirty people escaped from the shooting range of the bunker.
When Commander-in-Chief You Shilu saw this scene, he clenched his fists in pain and his knuckles cracked.
"Let me attack, take down the thief in yellow, and avenge my brothers."
Under the command of You Shilu, the officers and soldiers launched three attacks.
The archers directly faced the cannonballs and bullets and fired with their bows.
Both muskets and cannons have firing intervals.
Some officers and soldiers actually rushed into the vicinity of the bunker and used their knives to chop down the concrete bunker. Sparks erupted from the slashed bunker.
They were greeted by a large number of grenades.
When You Shilu saw the heavy casualties among officers and soldiers, he knew he could not continue to fight like this.
He ordered the withdrawal of troops, but still sent troops to surround the fort to prevent the rebel leader Su He from having a chance to escape.
…
Yang He and his troops had crossed the Wei River, and he received a report from You Shilu.
The thieves in yellow resisted fiercely. They attacked many times and suffered heavy casualties, but they failed to capture the fort.
Gao Qiqian read You Shilu's report.
There was a displeased look on his face and he asked: "Is this You Shilu okay? If not, just find another person.
We have blocked Su He, the leader of the yellow-robed thieves, at the fort, and we cannot let him escape."
Yang He replied calmly: "Eunuch Gao, don't worry, the thieves in yellow are resisting fiercely.
This just shows that Su He, the leader of the yellow-robed thieves, is here at the fort.
Our army will soon surround the fort.
My current strength is more than ten times that of the defenders of the Yellow Robe Fort.
This fort is not a fortified city. I am fully confident that I can capture this fort and capture the leader of the yellow-robed thieves, Su He.
We had a total of 70,000 troops and surrounded the fort.
The garrison of the yellow-robed fort consists of only 5,000 men.
There is no doubt that we will win, there is no need to worry.”
Gao Qiqian heard the disparity in military strength between the two sides, and he also knew a little bit about military law.
Knowing this disparity in military strength, it is not difficult to win the battle.
Unless you encounter a strong force like Jiannu, you can't defeat it with more than ten times the force.
Yang He patiently explained the current situation.
Prevent him from using his power to supervise the army and interfere with his own command.
The army arrived in the evening.
Commander-in-Chief You Shilu came to greet him personally and took the initiative to apologize.
Yang He commanded more than 70,000 officers and soldiers, surrounded the fort of the thieves in yellow, and cut off all access to the outside of the fort.
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Su Hu looked at the Weihe defense line being surrounded by officers and soldiers.
The camps of the officers and soldiers can't be seen at a glance, and this is the main force of the officers and soldiers.
Su Hu saw Su He walking to the front line.
It was night, and the artillery on both sides had ceased fighting.
Su He inspected the situation on the front line.
"The officers and soldiers have sent all their main forces here. How is the mood of the soldiers?" Su He asked.
"Before the war started, our soldiers had some fear.
But they saw that the performance of the officers and soldiers was completely different from what they imagined.
The soldiers hid in bunkers and suffered very few casualties.
After killing the officers and soldiers with their own hands through guns and cannons, most people no longer fear the officers and soldiers."
After Su Hu introduced the situation of the officers and soldiers, he asked with some concern: "According to our observation, there are more than 70,000 officers and soldiers.
We have only over 5,000 people here, including the artillerymen in the fort.
The difference in numbers is too big, I'm really worried that I won't be able to hold the line of defense."
Su He patted Su Hu on the shoulder and encouraged: "You must have confidence in yourself and your soldiers.
The officers and soldiers looked at the large number of people, but they were just paper tigers.
Most of these people are untrained farmers.
They are not even as good as our new recruits, who are still training in the Guards Brigade for three or four months.
The real combat effectiveness of officers and soldiers is the servants, but the number of servants is smaller.
When they encounter a crisis, they must first ensure the safety of their loyal generals, not the victory of the war.
It is simply impossible to use servants to turn things around.
A servant soldier, he is a servant first, and then a soldier."
Su He pointed to the army camp in front and said in a relaxed tone:
"We only have an eight-hundred-meter defense line.
There are many officers and soldiers, but the enemy we face is only a small number of officers and soldiers.
We only need to defeat the officers and soldiers in front of us, no matter how many there are.
No matter how many people there are in this terrain, they can't use it.
You tell the officers that in the bunker, just like the military formation, the musketeers should attack in multiple batches.
This way our soldiers will have enough rest time."
Su Hu showed confidence again on his face, nodded and said: "Commander Su, I understand.
The officers and soldiers surrounded us, and they were very strong.
But the number of troops we face each time is only one regiment. No matter how many we have, we can't fit them in this place.
Officers and soldiers can replenish soldiers continuously, and we also store a lot of gunpowder and artillery shells.
This is about fighting against consumption and who can persist longer."
Su He said confidently: "It doesn't take long.
We only need to wait until Su Xiong defeats the officers and soldiers in Baoji County.
Or Li Dazhuang's Guards Brigade captured the army granary in Fengxiang Prefecture and cut off the food route for the officers and soldiers.
As long as one of these two goals is achieved, the officers and soldiers will inevitably fail."
Su Hu also smiled after hearing this. He calmed down and said, "I don't know what Li Dazhuang is about. My brother has a very stable character.
He is a mature hunter. Every time I hunt, I cannot catch prey, but my brother can always hunt prey."
Su He encouraged the soldiers to continue to hold on, and the final victory would definitely belong to them.
Condolences to the wounded soldiers, telling them not to worry, they will receive the best treatment, and there will be people to take care of the disabled.
Su He dared to stay here at the Weihe defense line because he believed that one of Su Xiong and Li Dazhuang would succeed.
If both of them fail, Hanzhong Mansion will definitely not be able to defend it.
Su He could only use his backhand to escape and become a bandit like Li Zicheng.
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In the main tent of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Yang He looked at the general who bowed his head and sighed in front of him.
He looked crazy and shouted loudly: "Trash, you are all trash.
There were more than 70,000 of us, and we fought for five whole days. Only the fort guarded by more than 5,000 people could not be defeated by you.
General Ding Deyao on the other side of the Wei River also directed the artillery to attack the fort every day.
The cannons on the yellow-robed thieves' fort are not even aimed at you, yet they have sacrificed so much and still can't defeat you."
Yang He didn't look as calm and composed as he did a few days ago.
For four whole days, troops were dispatched every day to attack the yellow thief fort with high intensity.
After five days of continuous siege, the city was not captured.
The thieves in yellow resisted very resolutely, and their firearms were sharp.
So far, the stone house of the thief in yellow has not been broken into.
The officers and soldiers couldn't charge forward at all, they could only continue to fight and consume.
The thing that made Yang He lose his temper the most.
Gao Qiqian saw that his advance was unfavorable and had already begun to seize the command of the army.
