Chapter 786: The autumn wind is bleak and the flood surges up (3)
It is late autumn, and the temperature in Xiaoliang Mountain is pleasant. Up and down the mountain, earthy yellow and green colors are mixed together, and there are not many signs of decay. Crowds are already pouring in from all over the mountains and plains.
The mighty army of 100,000 flooded everything that could be seen. In the valleys, on the mountainside, and at the foot of the mountains, parallel military columns spread out for more than ten miles. The scouts and scouts responsible for liaison and planning routes were
The warriors sent by the Mangshan Ni tribe walked through the rugged roads, responding to the numerous military columns nearby and adjusting the speed of the groups of troops.
Due to the rugged terrain of Liangshan, it was impossible for the 100,000-strong army to maintain a unified military posture once they entered the mountainous area. To ensure safety, Luqiaoshan carefully planned and divided Wu Xiang's army into six units, slowed down the pace, and responded to the previous
Go. Every day, with the assistance of the Mangshan tribe's scouts, the next day's itinerary and goals must be planned in detail. While the infantry and cavalry are clearing the way, the crossbows and artillery must follow closely to avoid appearing at any time.
The disjointed military formation aims to advance to the northeast of Jishan County and launch operations in the most secure manner.
Although the speed was not fast and the posture was conservative. When the 100,000-strong army advanced, the forest of banners swept across Liangshan, and the majestic power was like washing the ground. It still gave great confidence to the soldiers of the Mangshan tribe who came to respond. The majesty of the Wu Dynasty.
, the name is well-deserved, the situation in Liangshan has finally ushered in another turning point since the death of Shi Meng, the barbarian king of the Hengqing tribe.
Brother Lang of Mangshan tribe, Lianniang and Luqiao Mountain immediately sent envoys to lobby the other Ni tribes. These things were all started in the first one or two days, because just after that, Yu Liangshan
After resting for several years, the Huaxia Army, which had remained in a shrinking state even when the Mangshan Division was raging for a long time, completed its assembly the day after Ning Yi returned to Hedeng, and then rushed in the direction of Wu Xiang's Army.
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In the past few years, there have been close to 200,000 soldiers and civilians in the three counties of Hedeng, including nearly 60,000 troops. Excluding the elite troops who rushed to Xuzhou to guard the three counties, this time, a total of 24,300 troops were dispatched.
Among them, veterans who experienced the Northwest War accounted for about a quarter.
Around midnight on July 26, a long black flag appeared in Wu Xiang's army's field of vision. An hour later, the hot air balloon took off and the battle began.
Black Flag mainly attacked, while Wu Xiang's army defended.
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
There was the sound of neat drums at the foot of the mountain, and figures spread forward and backward. In the mountains of Liangshan, groups and groups were waiting in formation. In the field of vision, they almost stretched to the other end of the sky.
There is a small outpost of the Chinese Army on the mountain. Over the years, it was set up to maintain trade routes, and a platoon of soldiers was stationed there. Now, with this outpost of the Chinese Army as the center, attacking troops are coming one after another, along the foothills, slopes, and streams.
The people gathered in the valley and formed an array. The team usually consisted of hundreds or hundreds of people. Some of the iron cannons were already deployed on the top of the mountain.
Mao Yishan was talking to his companions behind him in an inconspicuous wasteland with shrubs at the foot of the mountain. This Wuruiying soldier who grew up in Xia Village is in his thirties this year. His features are steady and his body is like an iron tower.
, the skin on his hands is rough, and the tiger's mouth is covered with calluses, which are the marks left by the training outside the battle array and the slashing and killing in the battle array.
Having originally started as a sword and shield soldier, he still carries a heavy shield and holds a steel sword over the years. In a battle at Xuanjia'ao in the northwest seven or eight years ago, he, Luo Ye, Hou Wu, Qu Qing, Zhuo Yongqing and others faced each other head-on.
He faced and killed Wanyan Loushi, the arrogant Jurchen military god, and made a great contribution. The five people who survived the war experienced several years of bloody battles in Xiaocanghe, and now have their own positions in the Chinese army.
and position. Because Mao Yishan has a down-to-earth temperament and is suitable for the front line but does not have outstanding leadership skills, his promotion in the army is not fast. Up to now, he is leading a reinforced battalion of the First Regiment of the Fifth Division of the Chinese Army.
There are four hundred people, half of whom are veterans, and the rest of the recruits are mostly remnants of the Western Army who have been trained in the cruel environment of the northwest.
No one has been able to discover what is special about this battalion yet. Or perhaps in the eyes of the soldiers of the Wuxiang Army who are all over the mountains and plains on the opposite side, the black flags in front of them all have the same mystery and terror.
"...I'll say it again. After the first cannon was fired, the fight began. Our target was the Xiufeng North Ridge on the opposite side. There is no need to rush, we are one step behind and avoid the explosion along the ditch on the side. Once we cross the ditch, take
Use your strength to rush forward, stay back on the North Ridge, don't worry about the artillery shells on the road, it is bad luck to encounter them. The second company attacked the fortress, the third company carried the shells and dug trenches, the fourth company defended the surrounding area, and finally
The entire fifth division will gather at Xiufeng, there is no need to be afraid—"
Stretching out his discus-like palms, Mao Yishan slowly repeated the steps of the battle. Rather than arranging tasks, it was better to say that even he himself was reviewing this battle plan. By the time he finished speaking, the second company commander had already started.
He said: "Boss, who is afraid?" He turned around and said with a smile: "If you are afraid, please speak up first."
The drum beat on the mountain was heavy and slow, and someone from behind hit the iron shield with a steel knife: "What a joke, there aren't many people over there."
"It seems like a hundred thousand."
"Hahahaha, there are so many."
A group of people discussed this matter and laughed in a tacit understanding. Mao Yishan also grinned, and then raised his hand: "Okay, don't joke, I have recorded all the tasks! Four years.
Now, we are killing the Jurchens in the north, and these guys hiding in the south regard us as soft persimmons. The Xiaocang River is gone, and the northwest has been killed and turned into a white land. My brothers, your relatives, are left there... It's time
...Let them understand what a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood are—"
This last sentence was roared from the deepest part of his throat. After saying it, Mao Yishan's eyes turned slightly red, and he turned back to look at the military formation of Wu Xiang's army on the opposite side.
The three-year war at Xiaocanghe has passed. It can seem heroic and generous now, but the elite Jurchen attacks and the bloody battles with millions of troops can only be understood by those who have participated in it.
The conflicts and guerrillas in the mountains, the persistence of the Xiaocang River and its subsequent bursting of its banks, the bloody breakout, and the successive battles in the northwest. What Mao Yishan can remember is the fallen figures around him and the people on the battlefield.
Blood and hysterical roars, he led the team to kill countless times, the steel knife in his hand was cut into holes, the tiger's mouth burst open, covered in blood, and he was tired and ready to collapse among the piles of corpses at any time.
, and even struggled to crawl out from the pile of putrid corpses, and finally found the Chinese army's brigade by luck, which was also an experience.
I closed my eyes and opened them again. What flowed past my eyes was the aura of hell that gathered blood and gunpowder smoke. Behind me, after a burst of violent shouting, there was already a murderous aura like a forest.
A hot air balloon rose in the sky. Mao Yishan shook his hand at his side and pulled out the steel knife.
"Let's go." he said.
Noon has arrived.
The black flag spread down the foothills and rushed through the valley. Soon, arrows and cannon fire were mixed and passed by. The black flag launched a charge against Wu Xiang's army. On the front lines of Changqing Gorge, Dawang Mountain, Xiufeng Pass and other places,
An attack was launched at the same time.
At this time, the size of the Chinese army exposed on the offensive front was less than 10,000 people at first. But for Wu Xiang's army, which experienced the Chinese army's offensive for the first time, even an offensive of 10,000 people had a huge impact on it.
Pressure, the first hot air balloon rose from the southwest, drifted towards the main formation of Luqiao Mountain with the wind, and dropped explosive packets along the way. A part of the Chinese army even launched a formal attack in the direction of Luqiao Mountain, and the shells were scattered by each other.
The dense formation that has always required infantry was required, and the terrain of Liangshan also caused the infantry of Wu Xiang Army to lose the calmness of arraying on the plains. Only at this time did the soldiers of Wu Xiang Army surprisingly discover that the veterans of the Huaxia Army
In fact, they are not afraid of the roaring artillery. The artillery shells flew and exploded in the rugged mountains. The soldiers of the Chinese Army dispersed and charged, constantly hiding according to the terrain. On the relatively vast terrain, the power of the artillery seemed powerful, but against
The relatively scattered soldiers are actually limited.
The soldiers of the Chinese army who rushed nearby gathered towards one point with a tacit understanding. At the same time, their own military formation had been scattered by a few artillery shells flying from the opposite side. The infantry was not allowed to retreat, under the order of military law.
They could only move forward. The soldiers from both sides collided with each other, and then were forcefully knocked open by the other side.
In the first round of fighting, a small artillery position was rushed into by the Chinese army. Someone ignited the gunpowder, causing a shocking explosion.
The disadvantage of the front line at the first moment of the battle was only a small problem that could be compensated for by Wu Xiangjun. The one who was really frightened was perhaps Lang Ge, the leader of the Mangshan tribe who had been urging the battle on Luqiao Mountain.
Since then, the Mangshan Ni tribe has never seen the true power of Black Flag. Even though he has been making trouble in the mountains for a long time, the Chinese army has always maintained a restrained attitude and wants to unite many Ni tribes to attack him. Therefore, when Wu Xiangjun
When the mighty and mighty army of 100,000 people heard that Black Flag was coming and suddenly began to maintain a defensive posture, Brother Lang still had doubts in his heart.
Especially when the Black Flag Army, which numbered no more than 20,000 men in total, launched a brazen attack on Wu Xiang's army, he once thought that the entire army was crazy.
"This is not their intention...prepare Hou Yi's crossbow to shoot down the balloons in the sky for me -" Lu Qiaoshan, who was in charge of the Chinese army, remained rational and ordered the Chinese army to press forward, using water to withstand the Black Flag Army's offensive.
, while arranging modified bed crossbows specially designed to deal with hot air balloons to defend the sky - over the years, the study of objects has emerged in Jiangning with the support of the prince. Finally, it is not too hard to do. In order to prevent hot air balloons from flying over the city wall and causing another regicide
Tragedy, the transformation of the powerful bed crossbow air defense is not fruitless.
At a quarter past noon, the Chinese army's intentions were initially revealed in front of Luqiao Mountain.
Less than a quarter of an hour after the "all-out" strong attack of less than 10,000 Chinese troops was launched, the offensive force that truly belonged to Black Flag launched an assault on Xiufeng Pass. The battle line stretched wildly, like a steel knife, slashing in heavily.
After looking at the map twice in a row, Lu Qiaoshan realized slightly. What appeared in front of him was a tactic that others regarded as arrogant and almost crazy. Perhaps it was also a tactic that could only be mastered by the Black Flag Army.
At this time, the 100,000 Wuxiang Army was inevitably divided into several groups in the Liangshan area. However, in order to avoid the division attack of the Black Flag Army, Lu Qiaoshan and others also deliberately strengthened the response between the various units. The 100,000 Army
, extending in the northwest and southeast directions at this time. Although the scattered parts each have a certain response time, in theory, it is still a relatively complete whole.
Xiufeng Pass is a relatively flat passage connected by two small mountains. It can be regarded as a dividing line among the army. However, in the field of "common sense", this line is of little significance. It divides the entire army into a 30-70 split.
The situation is divided into two parts, but even so, there are about 70,000 people on the Luqiao Mountain side, and there are 30,000 people on the other side of Xiufeng Pass. If 30,000 people are divided among the 100,000 people, that is also a fully organized army.
Army.
However... Lu Qiaoshan remembered Ning Yi's attitude a few days ago.
"I beg you, give them a way to survive..."
"...There's a war."
That simple attitude turned into today's simple attack.
"At all costs...take back Xiufeng Pass! Send people over immediately and ask Chen Yuguang and the others to resist me! I don't ask for merit! Just resist!"
Lu Qiaoshan issued an order. At this time, Xiufeng Pass was still struggling to support the last section of the North Ridge. At the same time, in the mountains at the other end of Xiufeng Pass, far away and even visible, the battle began.
Already.
The 15,000 Chinese troops were divided into three groups and rushed towards the more than 30,000 people led by general Chen Yuguang and others. The sound of artillery continued, and the explosions rose up and shook the mountains. Chen Yuguang and other generals immediately launched defenses
At the same time, Lu Qiaoshan led his troops to launch a crazy scramble for Xiufeng Pass, and all the artillery focused on Xiufeng Pass. On the high ground, the Chinese soldiers who rushed to Xiufeng also followed the terrain in the mountains.
Digging trenches and deploying iron cannons like crazy.
The brutal attack and defense started from this moment and lasted for the entire afternoon. The pervasive smell of gunpowder smoke and blood stretched for more than ten miles, floating in the mountains of Liangshan...