The rebel army has begun to attack Baoding City, but the reinforcements are standing still a hundred miles away. This is both unreasonable and unreasonable. How can we not save people even if they are facing death?
The consequences of this will be very serious, not to mention being settled by Qiu Hou, once the bandit army breaks through Baoding City and sweeps all the way north to the capital, this line of defense will immediately collapse and be of no use.
Li Yan was resourceful and knew the importance of it, but at this time he was a little undecided. The young eunuch had told him to set up a defense line here and not go south easily, so he listened to his orders and chose the right time to close the net together.
Furthermore, the two cities are hundreds of miles apart, whether the rescue can come in time, whether the bandit army is setting up a trap... these are all factors that make him tangled.
"The governor is hundreds of miles away. Maybe his messenger encountered something unexpected..." General Qin Songwang frowned and said: "We are here to rescue, but at this time the thieves have already begun to attack the city..."
"Send troops"
Before he finished speaking, Li Yan interrupted him with gritted teeth and ordered Qin Songwang to lead five thousand men and horses across the river to entangle Liu Fangliang. Li Yan personally led the main force to rush to Baoding. Of course, the rest of Wu Weiying's Shenji Battalion participated in the battle except the artillery.
Liu Fangliang and Gu Yingxiao burst into tears after being reported to the confrontation more than ten miles away. Li Yan finally fell into the trap!
Yes, this is a trap. The purpose of Li Zicheng's order to attack Baoding City was to attract reinforcements from outside the officers and soldiers to die and help him consume cannon fodder. Liu Fangliang took advantage of this and deliberately stood still to lure Li Yan across the river. Once the officers and soldiers came over,
The river has lost that natural barrier, so we need to carefully weigh the weight of Li Yan's rebel army!
In the evening, the two sides finally started fighting on the south bank of the Juma River. Qin Songwang's men killed them with 5,000 men, covering Li Yan's men as they rushed through the line of defense.
Liu Fangliang first responded with cannon fodder and gradually lost ground. When he saw that the officers and soldiers were about to sweep away again, he transferred the main force over. Qin Song was suddenly exhausted and was about to fight across the river.
Li Yan, who wanted to take advantage of the situation and pass through the east wing of the battlefield, was horrified when he saw this, and hurriedly led his troops to fight. The two sides fought for nearly a stick of incense, but they were evenly matched, and each was frightened.
Liu Fangliang did not expect that Li Yan, who was also a traitor, had such high combat power. However, he did not know that his troops had hardly fought since the Eastern Expedition, and Li Yan's subordinates had all followed Li Zicheng and the young eunuch in Taiyuan.
Those who had kowtowed, then rushed thousands of miles to the outside of the pass to fight with the Tatars. Those who had been blown by the cold wind and drank blood were different in terms of momentum and strength.
What frightened Li Yan was that Shi was easily repelled in the previous battle, but now he used the main force. The two sides were equally matched. After thinking about it, the doubts were solved. Liu Fangliang and Gu Ying definitely used their direct descendants. No wonder they were so hard-core.
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Exhausted from the double attack, the rebels relied on artillery fire to consume most of the combat power of the officers and soldiers, and used the main force to take advantage of the danger. Li Yanbu had no choice but to grit his teeth. He knew clearly that if he took a step back, the defense line would collapse and there would be no hope for Baoding City.
, and even affected the capital.
In the end, he had to use the big killer weapon, the Shenji Camp!
The Shenji Battalion was ordered to shoot the rebels on the outside. Because the Shenji Battalion had sharp firearms, its combat effectiveness was mediocre.
But Li Yan made a fatal mistake. The first bandit army used cannon fodder as a shield. No matter how fierce the Shenji Battalion's firepower was, it did not cause any damage to the bandits' bones and muscles. Good steel was used on the blade, but he used it on the handle.
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Secondly, the firearms of the Shenji Battalion are suitable for concentrated fire suppression, which is most suitable before the start of a war. At this time, the two sides are locked in a close battle, and the scattered firepower points cannot bring much suppression, and soldiers usually shoot and kill friendly forces. After all,
These days, the accuracy of muskets is worse than that of bows and arrows.
The Shenji Battalion's investment hardly played any decisive role. It only killed some cannon fodder. Whether it injured friendly troops is another question.
Seeing that the deployment of the Shenji Battalion did not achieve the expected results, the counterattacking rebel army became more willing to fight. Our own troops were already slightly exhausted and could be overwhelmed at any time. The situation was once in danger!
The Tatars were all killed and fell on their backs. Is it possible that today when they meet their former colleagues, they are going to be defeated miserably? Li Yan's face is dejected. The consequences will not only be embarrassing!
At this critical moment, the real killer weapon came. Jia Waixiong, who was originally ordered to defend the city, led his Black Panther Battalion across the river and entered the battle group.
Chang Yu had four battalions under his command, two of which were heavy armored cavalry, and the Black Panther Battalion was one of them. At first, Jia Waixiong stayed behind in Dingxing City because of his injuries, and with a fire in his heart, he watched the battle across the river.
Li Yan was in a hurry, and the Shenji Battalion's investment had no effect, so he could no longer bear it and led his troops to kill him.
The power of heavy armored cavalry is huge. When encountering infantry, they are like meat grinders. When encountering cavalry, they are like chopping vegetables. They are almost invincible. Jia Wai Xiong is a professional soldier and has far more combat experience than Li Yan. After he led his troops across the river, he
They charged directly into the battle circle, bypassed the west wing of the battlefield and went straight to the rear position of the main force of the rebel army in the south, where the main generals Liu Fangliang and Gu Ying were.
Two hundred heavily armored soldiers rushed over with murderous intent. Liu Fangliang and Gu Ying, who were commanding behind the formation, were also shocked. They raised their hands and asked someone to intercept them. Unexpectedly, they were scattered as soon as they met, and they were killed in front of them in the blink of an eye. They were shocked.
Continuously mobilize troops to fight!
However, the heavy armored cavalry was so powerful that no one could stop it. Moreover, Liu Fangliang's large forces were fighting fiercely with Li Yan's troops. The troops around him were limited. Even after repeated mobilizations, they could not stop Jia Waixiong's Black Panther Battalion.
If he tried to escape, he would be crushed into pieces, so he led his troops to retreat in a hurry.
The bandits and soldiers who were in the middle of a fierce battle suddenly saw that their general had escaped. They were still interested in fighting. Seeing this, Li Yan took advantage of the situation and violently counterattacked. The bandits were defeated and defeated. The officers and soldiers took advantage of the victory and pursued them for more than ten miles before giving up.
This battle was brutal. It was the first tough battle that Li Yan fought after surrendering. When he was sniping at the Tatars outside the pass, he also gained a lot in several battles, but almost all of them missed assists, but this one was a real fight.
It was a tough attack, and its significance was even more extraordinary, making his subordinates truly realize the change in their identity!
Killing Tatars outside the customs is to resist foreign invasion. I am a Ming citizen and I want to kill you as a Qing citizen. It is my duty to kill you! This is my natural duty as a Ming citizen.
But in front of us is a civil war and my former colleagues are fighting for their lives. I am an officer and soldier of the imperial court and you are a thief. It is natural to kill you! This is my duty as an officer and soldier!
This battle made Li Yan's subordinates truly realize the change of stance. We are no longer bandit soldiers, but officers and soldiers of the imperial court who protect our country and our country, and keep domestic and foreign affairs at bay.
Of course, this battle made Li Yan realize his own shortcomings. During the break, Jia Waixiong was even more outspoken and merciless: "General Li, you are good at planning but not good at fighting!"
Li Yanshen thought so. He was good at planning but was insufficient in adapting to the situation in actual combat. Just like the previous call to the Shenji Battalion, he made a huge mistake!
However, this is not the time to review mistakes. This battle has resulted in a lot of damage. We are exhausted. Should we continue to rush for reinforcements? It is dark now. Is the bandit army ambushing in the front again...
When he was hesitating, the scouts came to report that Baoding City was safe and sound. The bandits attacked the city several times in one day and could not even cross the moat.
This is impossible! There are hundreds of thousands of thieves. Although Baoding City has high walls and thick walls, if they attack with all their strength, they can fall in one fell swoop, but they will not even attack the moat, and they will do so several times a day!
After Li Yan pondered for a while, he understood what Li Zicheng was thinking. After all, he had been a thief for many years and knew the old tricks of the thief army. This move was called surrounding the corpse to call for reinforcements, which was cruel and vicious!
Li Zicheng didn't want to take down Baoding City so quickly now. He just wanted to take this opportunity to use cannon fodder to kill the officers and soldiers, and use the officers and soldiers to polish the cannon fodder so that he could come and go easily!
His heart is sinister and chilling! (To be continued)