Chapter 494: Xiaoshang Bridge Again? (Two Chapters in One)
Chapter 494 Is it Xiaoshangqiao again? (two-in-one chapter)
Author: Uncle Long Legs
Chapter 494 Is it Xiaoshangqiao again? (two-in-one chapter)
He raised his right hand and touched the brim of his helmet with his palm.
After I noticed that there was already an obvious moist feeling on my palms when I started using it.
At that time, he was in the 3rd Infantry Division, at the Fenghua Meeting in the guard battalion queue. This rookie couldn't help but turn his head and looked towards the position of the Chinese army.
At the same time, in his mouth, he cursed like this in a very anxious and angry tone:
"What the hell! Why didn't Hu Biao take action when he was so desperate?
Is there a woolen mark on the ink? The rain seems to be getting heavier and heavier. If we don't start fighting now before it rains heavily, will he wait until all the gunpowder is damp before he is willing to take action? "
Let Fenghuahui, a rookie, come up with such a sentence.
That's because the time now is already early eight in the morning.
In fact, at about 7:20, the New Army of the Song Dynasty was already outside the camp. In a large open wheat field that had been harvested long ago, the entire army set up a strict and huge battle formation.
As for the Jinren side, there are now a total of 180,000 troops in the formation, but it was not until this one that the assembly was completed in a chaotic manner.
In comparison, in terms of formations between the two sides, the Jin army was completely outclassed.
What Fenghua Club pays attention to is not the team's ability to challenge the Jinren in terms of queues, but why Hu Biao has not launched an attack for such a long time?
And why haven't those Congreve rockets prepared by the warehouse management been fired yet?
Shouldn't it be possible to take advantage of the fact that the Jin's foothold is not stable and the battle formation is not strict, first use rockets to wash the ground, and then the whole army takes the opportunity to push over?
On the contrary, there has been no movement. Instead, as time goes by, a very cold drizzle has finally fallen.
In fact, the doubts in Fenghuahui's mind are actually very simple for Hu Biao.
Wanyan Zonghan, one of the commanders of the Jin army, should have been leading a cavalry force of at least 20,000 people, but he is still missing.
This means that there is another huge uncertain factor in such a most critical decisive battle.
In such a situation, he really couldn't decide what to do.
As for missing the fact that the Jin army had not yet established a stable foothold and could take the opportunity to launch an attack, Hu Biao didn't care much about it.
Damn it! I just want to blow them up with rocket bombs when they have made all preparations and think everything is foolproof.
Wouldn’t such a scene become more and more enjoyable?
Just when the drizzle that was falling indiscriminately was almost condensing on Hu Biao's chest armor, a whole drop of water was gradually forming.
A war horse moved its four hooves and galloped towards Hu Biao.
When he saw the fat man on the horse, the gainful expression on his face, and the top-notch Haidong Qing and Erhei who landed on his shoulders, etc.
Suddenly, Hu Biao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that if nothing unexpected happened, the traces of Wanyan Zonghan's grandson should be found out.
Sure enough, it was the same. After Erhei galloped over, he grabbed the horse and shouted at Hu Biao: "Old Hu, Erhei must have found Wanyan Zonghan's grandson.
In Lijia Village in the northwest, it saw a large number of cavalry galloping towards them.
Erhei even had a fight with another Haidongqing during the investigation; so besides being the men led by Wanyan Zonghan, I can't think of any possibility that it could be someone else."
After hearing this, Hu Biao discovered that there were still some obvious traces of battle left on Er Hei's body.
For example, the beautiful feathers on his body are now somewhat fallen off and messy, and there are still some mottled blood stains on his beak and paws.
For a king of the air like Erhei, apart from fighting another Haidongqing, there is no other opponent that can cause such damage.
Immediately, Hu Biao also believed Er Pang's judgment.
In the following time, my head began to analyze this important situation quickly...
We have been fighting on the battlefield of Zhuxian Town for so long. Every day, I don’t know how many times He Duizheng, the head of the staff department, studied the sand table with Hu Biao.
It can be said that after hearing a place name like ‘Lijiacun’, some information automatically came to mind:
No! It was a small village only about twenty miles away from the main battlefield of Zhuxian Town.
If Wanyan Zonghan's cavalry was allowed to go straight to the back of Zhuxian Town and give them a fierce double attack, then the problem would not be as serious as usual.
Even if they can't do it well, they will face a huge defeat.
Fortunately, as soon as you leave the town of Zhuxian Town and go all the way to the west, there is a stone bridge called Dashiqiao only five or six miles away at most.
If we can hold on there, we can buy enough time for the Zhuxian Town battlefield.
After all, if Wanyan Zonghan wanted to outflank them, he would have to cross the canal called Yunliang River; without a bridge, it would not be something that could be done in a short while.
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After thinking about this, Hu Biao finally made a decision in his mind.
In a hurry, he didn't care whether such a decision was reasonable or whether the selected personnel could bear such an important task, so he could only bite the bullet and get on with it.
First, he drew a big pie in his mouth in front of Erhei, who had a very high IQ:
"Hao Erhei, you are such a good bird. After this battle, I will get you two female sea turtles, so that you can have a good time."
Then, it didn't matter whether the roar coming from Erhei's mouth was to thank him or to curse him.
He turned to the AT next to him again and spoke with great seriousness:
"Brother, I will hand over the entire independent cavalry battalion to you, plus the Beiwei Army led by Yang Zaixing, so there will be a total of more than 700 cavalry.
After that, before the battle here ends, you must be nailed to me at the big stone bridge, so that Wanyan Zonghan's army cannot pass.
Wanyan Zonghan has at least 20,000 riders under his command, so I know this task is difficult, but..."
Hu Biao was only halfway through what he was saying when he was abruptly interrupted by the white-collar worker AT. He didn't even say the words "but why and what must be" in his mouth.
AT, who had already understood everything on the side, started to speak:
"Okay! I understand, time is precious, so there is no need to waste time. Even if I die on that broken bridge, I will block Wanyan Zonghan's grandson there."
After saying that, it was a shame to even look at Hu Biao.
While turning the horse's head, he shouted in his mouth: "Zai Xing, Zai Xing, I called you, bring your people and follow me."
Haven't you been clamoring to stay in the Chinese army on standby, but failed to kill some Jin men? Now the opportunity has come.
All members of the Independent Cavalry Battalion, listen to the order, you also have a share in this good thing; everyone, grab some more explosive packs and grenades, and follow me to kill the golden man."
Under such an order, all the current cavalrymen under Hu Biao and others.
Counting AT and Yang Zaixing, there were a total of 711 people who immediately took action.
They hurriedly picked up some explosive packets and grenades from the Chinese Army's baggage truck, then turned their horses and, led by AT and Yang Zaixing, bolted toward the northwest.
Soon after, he disappeared from the sight of Hu Biao and others.
During this process, AT could see that Yang Zaixing, an idol who was still a younger brother now, looked back three times in a row.
He didn't even need to guess, he knew what Yang Zaixing was planning to see when he turned around.
I couldn't help but mutter helplessly in my heart: "What a sinful concubine!"
In the following time, he quickly adjusted his mood and began to think about how to complete the difficult task he was currently shouldering.
After thinking of something, he immediately turned to face the commander of the independent cavalry battalion sitting next to him.
Like firing a machine gun, he asked a series of questions:
"Battle Commander Zhou, I heard that you are from Zhuxian Town. Are you familiar with the terrain at Dashiqiao?
Do you know how wide the river is there, how fast or slow the water is, and how deep it is? If you can swim across it by hugging the horse's neck, will it be difficult and can you do it?"
After hearing such a series of questions, Battalion Commander Zhou opened his mouth and said:
"My husband, I know these situations very well.
The water flow in the section of the river where the big stone bridge is located is relatively gentle, so the river is wider, about seventeen or eighty feet wide, and the deepest part of the water can be three feet.
Although those Jin cavalry are all heavily armored, although it is a bit difficult to swim across, it is not completely impossible.
By the way! That big stone bridge also has a name among our locals, and it is called Xiaoshang Bridge by everyone."
After hearing the first half of the sentence, AT's mood was still quite good.
Mainly because he was thinking that as long as the only big stone bridge was blocked, no matter how powerful the Jin cavalry were, their bows, arrows and short muskets would be nothing more than targets when they were swimming across the river.
But after hearing the second half of the sentence, I suddenly felt that something was wrong with me.
Why? As a fan of Yang Zaixing, he didn't know that this little brother died in Xiaoshangqiao in the original historical line.
AT originally thought with pleasure that the small Shangqiao was in the Luohe area, more than 200 miles away from the Zhuxian Town battlefield.
So Yang Zaixing, this little brother, was finally able to escape the damn fate of being stuck in the mud and shot to death by the Jin soldiers.
As a result, after hearing such a statement, my heart was inexplicably filled with sadness.
I had a vague feeling that Yang Zaixing might be in a lot of trouble today...
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The situation of AT, Yang Zaixing and others at Xiaoshangqiao will be discussed later. Now let us re-adjust our sights back to the main battlefield of Zhuxian Town.
He made a decision in his mind and issued an order for AT and Yang Zaixing to immediately lead people to block the bridge.
Hu Biao chose to believe in his teammates, and then gathered all his thoughts and focused them all on the current battlefield.
After taking a deep breath of the cold, moist air, his breath sank to his dantian, and he shouted:
"All-army attack~"
Under such an order, the flag bearers around him immediately waved the flags vigorously; the loud sound of war drums also sounded at the same time.
Then, under the command of such signals, junior officers like Hou San also issued "advance" orders one after another.
Suddenly, amidst the relaxed drumbeats played by the military musicians, everyone moved forward in neat steps.
Only here in the Chinese Army, about 3,000 people remained stationary for the time being; even the artillery pieces of the Independent Artillery Brigade began to move forward.
He had a cannon with a bayonet mounted on it, pointing it at the Jin man's head and firing.
Specifically, those smaller Folan cannons, which were much lighter in weight, were added to the array of each infantry company.
Each gun was equipped with a mule, a total of ten gunners, guards, and support personnel, which strengthened the firepower of some infantry companies.
Those Napoleon field guns are just a little more troublesome.
Because the 6-pounder gun, including the wheels and the gun mount, weighs 400 kilograms; the 12-pounder gun weighs 550 kilograms.
Therefore, these cannons were basically grouped into groups of three, and started to move forward under the drag and push of a large amount of manpower.
Each group of artillery also has a large number of gunners, mules and horses pulling propellant and shells, logistics personnel to transport shells, and personnel responsible for security.
After adding up the total, the number of people exceeded 200.
This also includes the cannons that have been continuously replenished from Kaifeng City during the past half month; now the number of large and small artillery pieces in the entire New Army is only 23.
But these 237 artillery pieces are the biggest reason why there are 8,600 people...
After shouting the order of "all-army attack", Hu Biao waited for about three or four minutes before issuing a new order to a guard next to him:
"Send signal for Congreve rocket launch."
Under such an order, a guard took out an unusually large Sky Monkey, placed it on the ground and quickly lit it on fire.
This thing immediately shot up into the sky and exploded with a 'pop' sound.
The reason for this is that at this moment, the golden formation on the opposite side also started to move.
To be more specific, I saw that the Song people in front of me actually started to advance towards this direction in the drizzle.
Wanyan Zongwang's face immediately revealed a disdainful sneer, and at the same time he cursed:
"Things who don't know how to live or die, since you want to seek death, then I will help you."
Then, he shouted again:
Xiyin, bring me the kidnapping horses to attack the opponent's central army from the left and right wings, and capture Na Hu Yiyi alive. Let these Song people know that without the strength of their camps and firearms, they are nothing more than local chickens and dogs.
He also informed the rest of the army to attack together, and after the battle, they would go to the Song army's camp to enjoy the court food.
These people from the Song Dynasty were very skilled in craftsmanship, and the food they made called 'canned braised chicken' tasted quite delicious. They just captured it and served it with wine for such a big victory today."
After hearing such a sentence, Wanyan Xiyin's face was immediately filled with excitement.
That's right! In today's decisive battle, these Jurchens finally planned to join the battle themselves, instead of driving their cannon fodder to die.
It is better to put the most elite "Kaizi Ma" they currently have on hand into the battlefield.
I have to say that Wanyan Zongwang had a good plan in his mind.
Although under the current circumstances, the "Guaizi Horse" is dispatched to take the lead in charging into the battle, there will still be considerable casualties in the process.
But compared to the time when the Song army occupied the camp and the firearms in their hands were not affected, the number was much lower.
The more critical point is that these Jurchens want to establish their authority.
Use the powerful impact of the kidnapper horse to establish his power in front of his cannon fodder, so that they can suppress all the thoughts they have had during this period of time.
So, in such a plan to kill two birds with one stone, those crippled horses who were blown into the sky also took action.
The so-called kidnapper horse is actually a kind of light or medium cavalry, which is used on both wings in conjunction with the iron pagoda.
Generally, the Iron Buddha is three war horses all covered with heavy armor. After being connected together with iron chains, they are driven by knights with the same heavy armor and forcefully charge into the formation.
It may not be fast in terms of speed, but its impact in cold weapon warfare can be fully explained by terror.
When the Tiefu Tu was charging head-on, the Kaizi Ma circled around on both sides to outflank it.
But even if it is a kidnapping horse, which is used to use light and medium-sized cavalry on both wings, the Jurchens above are all stout and armed to the teeth with iron armor and various weapons.
For infantry in field situations, it still possesses terrifying power.
As long as you are willing to pay a certain amount of casualties, it will also be an infantry nightmare when rushing into battle.
So it was a scene when 15,000 kidnapper horses were activated one after another, and under the command of Wanyan Xiyin in a golden helmet, they charged towards the new army of the Song Dynasty.
For a time, they were much stronger than those miscellaneous cavalry from the past few days.
And a minute after the Kaizima started to charge with huge momentum, except for the Jurchen cavalry of more than 10,000 people led by Wanyan Zonghan.
Everyone in the entire golden army formation, whether they were cavalry or infantry, rushed out one after another.
Good guy! 170,000 people launched an attack at the same time. The momentum of the scene can be said to make people's scalp numb.
At this moment, all the faces of the golden soldiers were filled with expressions and thoughts that they must win this battle; right? With such a comparison of strength, they would never lose no matter how hard they fought.
Under such a situation, Hu Biaocai issued the order to launch the "Congreve rocket".
The flying monkey shot up into the sky with a whoosh and exploded hundreds of meters in the air. When Wanyan Zongwang and Cang saw such a scene, they both became inexplicably panicked...
