In the first hour, the Dragon Roar Cannon and Tiger Roar Cannon used their range and firepower advantages to destroy all the long-range firepower points on the shore.
Competing with the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expeditionary Army for long-range firepower, the Tatars clearly overestimated their capabilities. The first firing exposed their firepower position. The Longyin Heavy Artillery attacked with explosive shells. On average, every three shells hit a firepower point, one after another.
Knocked down the opponent's artillery fortifications.
Dozens of tiger roaring cannons on the three wooden sailing ships launched a large-scale indiscriminate attack on the other side. While destroying the swivel cannon, they also caused a large amount of damage to the Tatar soldiers and horses on the other side.
All kinds of explosive shells were continuously poured into the Tatar fortifications on the other side. Rocks fell like rain on the cliff top of the ferry on the opposite side, and the smoke and dust blocked the sun. People turned their backs on their horses.
After the artillery and revolving guns were destroyed, the pontoon bridge on the river continued to extend under the cover of artillery fire. Sporadic attacks by the Tatars were unable to stop the construction of the pontoon bridge.
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But the closer the distance is, it means that the Tatars' other strike weapons can come in handy. The Tatars' strong bows can strike from a high position at a distance of 150 steps, and when the Tatars gather together, the crossbow can strike at a distance of 300 steps.
It has a strong lethality inside, as well as a large number of catapults, crossbows and other strike equipment. These are the confidence that the Tatars dare to station on the other side.
No matter how fierce the Ming army's artillery was, its ammunition was limited, and its bombing range was also limited. As long as the Ming army dared to cross the river, they would be hit by large-scale crossbows, catapults and other medium-range equipment.
In the second hour, the Ming army successfully advanced the pontoon bridge to within 200 steps. The Tatar soldiers and horses on the other side seemed to be dumb and did not offer any obstruction. The pontoon bridge smoothly extended forward, with a large number of small boats carrying wooden rafts.
and fixed stones rushed to the end of the pontoon bridge to speed up the construction. Thousands of Ming army soldiers building the pontoon bridge were busy shuttling back and forth like ants on the foot-long bridge deck.
The Tatars on the other side did not attack and did not take action. This gave the Ming army the illusion that the Tatars had been bombarded by artillery fire.
However, in an instant, the Tatars launched a storm-like attack. When the pontoon bridge extended to a distance of seventy or eighty steps from the river bank, various bows, arrows, crossbows, stones, and giant crossbows suddenly attacked from the other side, and the river seemed to be raining water.
A heavy rain.
A large number of crossbow arrows and stones fell in the vicinity of the pontoon bridge. The densely packed Ming army soldiers who were busy on the pontoon bridge were hit by arrows or hit. The crossbows with a roaring sound bombarded the thick crossbow arrows on the pontoon bridge deck.
Among the crowd, blood and flesh were splashed, and wood chips were flying.
Thousands of Tatar archers fired burning grease arrows in the direction of the pontoon bridge. Although these arrows were made of animal fat-impregnated cloth wrapped around the arrows, they were crude, but they were effective rockets. The burning rockets dragged black strands.
Smoke cuts through the space, and the scene is terrifying and spectacular.
Dense rockets were nailed to the planks of the pontoon bridge, quickly igniting a fire. Some Ming soldiers tried to put out the fire, but they would only become living targets. The more than a hundred Ming soldiers crowded at the front of the pontoon were quickly cleared.
Five small boats loaded with wood and stones were also pierced by huge crossbow arrows, and soon took on water and capsized in the river. All the soldiers on board fell into the water and struggled.
Under such a scale of intensive firepower, all the Ming soldiers within a hundred and fifty steps of the pontoon bridge had no chance of avoiding or surviving. The pontoon bridge that took more than an hour to extend out of more than a hundred steps soon fell under
Scattered and collapsed under the fire and blows.
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The artillery fire rumbled on the three wooden sailing ships, and a large number of artillery shells were poured on the other side, trying to suppress the Tatar troops. But after all, the coverage of dozens of artillery was indeed limited. The battlefield spread over a large area on the other side, and the artillery wanted to completely suppress the opponent.
Impossible. The fortifications built by the Tatars are just above the cliff. They use rocks as barriers and are difficult to destroy. The catapults on the grassland above the top of the cliff were smashed to pieces, but they could not completely suppress them.
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Seeing this situation, Zhang Yanling immediately ordered the soldiers on the pontoon bridge to retreat to a distance of 300 steps. In order to prevent the fire from spreading on the pontoon bridge, he quickly demolished the pontoon bridge outside the rocket range. When the personnel and the pontoon bridge were all out of the opponent's fire range,
The ferocious attacks by the Tatars gradually stopped.
"What should we do? The Tatars have very strong firepower, but what should we do? Why don't we just use boats to carry the soldiers and rush over and storm the other side. There is no need to build a pontoon bridge." Zhang Lun said anxiously.
Zhang Yanling shook his head and said: "That can't be done. The pontoon bridge is for cavalry and vehicles to cross the river. It must be built. Besides, even if three large ships and dozens of small boats charge together, only one or two thousand people can cross the river at one time.
Do you think you can survive under the intense firepower of the Tatars just now? Are you going to die?"
Zhang Lun said: "What should we do? We can't attack it, and we can't fight the pontoon bridge. What should we do?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Why are you anxious? If you can break through the natural barrier of the Yellow River so easily, how can the Yellow River serve as a barrier to the Loop? Do you really think that the Tatars are just paper? They have been deploying their troops for so long, so they must have some tricks. But
I, Zhang Yanling, am not a vegetarian."
Zhang Lun said happily: "What? What else can you do?"
Zhang Yanling did not answer, but issued a series of orders.
"Instructions are given that all pontoon boats should be tied securely, covered with dry soil on the wooden rafts, and anchored at the end of the pontoon three hundred steps away on the other side to stand by."
"Instruct Xu Tai, Wu Hao and others to prepare their troops for a charge. Once the pontoon bridge is penetrated, they will immediately rush to the top of the cliff on the other side."
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"Send the order, Chen Shiyi, lead a thousand bombardiers and carry enough grenades to follow the charge. After landing, be sure to open the passage up the cliff."
"Instruct the gun battalion and machine gun battalion to follow the charging troops and set up a defense line after climbing the cliff to prevent the Tatars from counterattack."
Everyone agreed and immediately started to take action. The calls came one after another. The boats on the shore began to lay the pontoon logs. A total of sixteen boats were laid in just one stick of incense. After that, they arrived at the front of the pontoon and parked at the front of the pontoon.
The position is on standby.
The soldiers and horses of the Fourth Foreign Army, with sword and shield soldiers as the front team, organized a formation, and 5,000 suicide squads were lined up on the river beach. Chen Shiyi led a thousand bombardiers, each carrying an ammunition basket, with a fire bomb in his left hand and a golden gua Lei in his right hand.
Finished. Three hundred gunners and five teams of soldiers equipped with Mrs. Xu's machine guns are at the rear.
Zhang Lun didn't know what Zhang Yanling was going to do, so he asked from the sidelines: "Yanling, don't you still have to rush through? The bridge has not been built yet, how can you rush across?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Brother Lun, will you come with me to the warship and supervise the battle personally?"
Zhang Lun was shocked when he saw that Zhang Yanling had already strode onto the pontoon with Chang Shun, Feng Gang and other personal guards. He quickly walked to the front of the pontoon and watched as he led people onto a wooden sailboat moored at the lower end of the pontoon.
Zhang Lun thought for a while, but finally didn't have the courage to follow him. There was no need to risk his life in front, as crossbows and artillery shells didn't have long eyesight.
Zhang Yanling got on a wooden sailboat and looked up at the wind direction of the flag on the mast. It was the southeast wind. The wind was not strong, but it was enough.
"Command, all artillery fire is to be replaced with white phosphorus smoke grenades. The angle is fifty-five, the direction is thirty degrees southeast of the pontoon bridge, and the distance is six hundred steps. Get ready!" Zhang Yanling ordered loudly.
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The gunners on the three wooden sailing ships acted quickly, filling all the sub-cannons with white phosphorus smoke grenades, rotating the muzzles, adjusting the orientation, and getting ready for firing.
"Light up all the smoke bombs in the shortest possible time and release them!" Zhang Yanling shouted loudly.
Boom boom boom boom! The Tiger Roaring Cannon made a huge roar continuously, resounding across the river.
The shells roared out, and the next moment, clouds of white smoke erupted in the air in front of the cliff on the other side. There were bright fires burning in the smoke, like lightning spreading in the clouds.
It was the firelight of white phosphorus splashing and burning in the air. This kind of combustion would erupt into a large amount of white smoke, which is the characteristic of white phosphorus smoke bombs. In an instant, a huge smoke screen formed in the air, like between the cliff and the river.
A bunch of white clouds appeared out of thin air.
The artillery fire continued, and the Tiger Howling Cannon fired rapidly. The smoke in the air became thicker with the sound of roaring explosions. The southeast wind blew slightly, and the smoke moved horizontally, as if a thick curtain had been opened between the cliff and the river, covering
The lines of sight between the enemy and ourselves were completely cut off.
Almost instantly, both the Tatars and the Ming army began to take action. The Ming army boats, which were ready to go, began to move forward quickly, and the operation of building a pontoon began. Immediately afterwards, the rocket bed crossbow stones on the top of the cliff on the other side
It also came roaring, passing through the smoke screen and hitting the river like a storm.
Some people were killed or injured, some rafts and boats were on fire, and some bodies were penetrated by giant crossbows...
But this time, the Ming soldiers did not stop and flinch when building the pontoon bridge, because they knew that the Tatars could not see them. Although the opponent's attacks were fierce, they were obviously random shots. They could only fire arrows based on feeling and direction. Obviously, they lacked accuracy.
Many trebuchet stones and crossbow arrows shot dozens of steps away from the pontoon area. Apart from splashing water, there is no threat at all. In this case, being shot can only be regarded as bad luck.
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The wooden rafts on the boat are covered with a layer of dry soil, which will not ignite even if hit by a rocket. The wooden rafts have already been laid and can be fixed by hooking them into place. The pontoon bridge is built very quickly and continues to extend forward.
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At the same time, the smoke bombs continued to explode, and the curtain showed no sign of being opened. A large amount of smoke was constantly blown by the wind, ensuring that the line of sight was isolated for a long time. Each of the Tatars seemed to be blind.
Facing the vast white fog in front of them, all they could do was to keep shooting the bows and arrows in their hands into the smoke, which seemed to give them some sense of security.
Less than half an hour later, when the Ming army's artillery shells were replaced by explosive shells and large iron balls began to roar on the top of the cliff, from the gradually thinning fog, the Tatars saw countless Ming troops rushing from the pontoon bridge.
After crossing the river, some of them have already climbed onto the river beach below.
They had to brave artillery fire and shoot arrows at the Ming army on the river beach below. The Ming army held their shields and regardless of casualties, they shouted loudly and rushed along the pass to the grassland on the top of the cliff.
After lighting a stick of incense, Xu Tai took the lead, holding a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, leading the first batch of 300 sword and shield bearers to rush to the top of the cliff.
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