Seeing that the artillery was suddenly defeated by Li Zhi's riflemen, Zhang Shenyan was furious.
The reason why the Jiangbei Army was confident enough to challenge Li Zhi relied on these 600 Hongyi cannons. If the artillery was knocked out and all the cannons misfired, how could they still fight this battle?
His face turned red and white, and he was very excited.
Zhang Shenyan glanced around, and finally pointed at Wu Sangui and cursed: "Wu Sangui, why are you so confused that you let Li Zhi's gunman approach our queue!"
Wu Sangui was scolded by Zhang Shenyan until he was speechless. He had just said that he wanted to disperse these gunmen, but it was Zhang Shenyan who said it was not necessary. However, something went wrong at this time, and Zhang Shenyan placed all the responsibility on himself.
Although Wu Sangui respected civil servants, he also had a temper. He couldn't help but said angrily: "Why did Master Shangshu say this? Just now Sangui said that he would disperse these gunmen! If Shangshu listened to what Sangui said, how could the artillery be defeated!
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The two were still arguing there, when 2,500 sharpshooters from the Tiger and Ben Army fired again.
This time, the sharpshooters targeted the generals and officers at the forefront of the Jiangbei Army. Those small military officers wearing armor all became the targets of the snipers. Only a series of crackling gunshots were heard, and the officers standing in the front were killed one by one.
The bloody arrow screamed and fell down,
Zhang Shenyan looked at the scene in front of him and was dumbfounded for a moment. He actually lost his ability.
Zuo Liangyu frowned and no longer asked Zhang Shenyan, who was at a loss of ground, but waved to the cavalry behind him.
"The Cavalry Bureau attacks!"
With the flag fluttering, the 10,000 cavalrymen behind Zuo Liangyu mounted their horses, rushed out of the queue and rushed towards the sharpshooters of the Tiger and Ben Army in front.
Seeing the cavalry of the Jiangbei rebels coming out, the sharpshooters jumped on the horses behind them one by one and began to retreat.
"Boss Wei, leave quickly!"
Boss Wei had a temper that kept him from looking back. When the other sharpshooters around him were already riding back, even if the others were urging him, he still stayed there. He loaded the gun and aimed it in the scope.
A cavalry general rushed over.
Boss Wei pressed the trigger, and there was a crisp sound. The cavalry captain wearing fish scale armor was shot in the chest, and fell under the horse while covering the wound.
Boss Wei laughed loudly, then got on his horse and urged the horse to gallop north.
While galloping on his horse, Boss Wei used a knife to score three times on the butt of his rifle, proving that he had killed three enemies today.
Seeing that the snipers in front had succeeded, Li Xing no longer wanted to fight. He asked the artillerymen to connect the cannons and artillery carriages, and led the army to retreat to Yizhou City in the north.
Now that Jiangbei Army's artillery has been taken away, it is not suitable to engage in wild battles with Jiangbei Army. If they fight outside the city, Jiangbei Army can take advantage of the large number of people. Eighty thousand people still have an advantage against 20,000 people. But if the Huben Army
It is said that the numerical superiority of the guards and Jiangbei Army was meaningless in the face of artillery.
The battlefield was only eight miles away from Yizhou City, and the distance between Jiangbei Army and Huben Army was five miles. Jiangbei Army couldn't catch up even if it broke its legs.
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On June 30, Zhang Shenyan, Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu sat in the Chinese army's tent in disgrace, looking at the generals who came up to report the situation.
It has been half a month since Jiangbei Army surrounded Yizhou City. Ever since Jiangbei Army's artillery was lost at Qiangzigou end, Li Zhi's younger brother Li Xing did not hesitate to retreat into the city and defend it. Without artillery, Jiangbei Army could not at all
There is nothing you can do against Yizhou City.
Zhao Zhu, a general under Zuo Liangyu's command, half knelt on the ground, clasped his fists and said: "Zhao Zhu is incompetent and cannot withstand the artillery at the top of Yizhou City. Twenty thousand soldiers walked two hundred steps to the city wall and were shelled by shotgun shells from the top of the city."
In just one round of artillery fire, more than a thousand people were killed. The soldiers could not withstand it and collapsed!"
Zhang Shenyan's face turned pale and he was speechless as he looked at Zhao Zhu.
What Zhao Zhu meant was that the siege army was about to collapse at the first touch, and was defeated by a few cannonballs from the cannon on the city wall.
Without artillery, attacking a fortified city is simply a fantasy.
Zhang Shenyan was angry and irritable, but had nowhere to vent. He was beaten several times by Wu Sangui, and now he didn't dare to get angry at Wu Sangui anymore. After thinking about it, he said: "Commander Zuo, why don't we bypass Yizhou City and go to the hinterland of Shandong
Attack it."
Zuo Liangyu frowned and said: "That's ridiculous! If we don't care about taking Yizhou City, how will our supplies be provided? The big cities in Shandong are now guarded by Xiangyong. We don't have cannons. It will take time to attack any city. The supply line is at Li Xing.
In our hands, our soldiers may not have food and fodder for a month."
"When the army disperses in a flurry, can Lord Shangshu bear the responsibility?"
The combat effectiveness of the soldiers in Jiangbei Town is entirely due to the good command of Zuo Liangyu and Wu Sangui. The two generals are both famous generals of the Ming Dynasty. They can be said to be iron-clad generals and cannot be replaced. Although Zhang Shenyan wants to
He put on the air of being a noble man and a lowly man who used civility to control military affairs, but in fact he was fierce and cruel. Zuo Liangyu scolded him for being ridiculous, but he did not dare to talk back.
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Shenyan said: "According to Commander Zuo, we can only wait for a new batch of artillery troops to be trained?"
Although thousands of key artillery pieces were wiped out by sharpshooters at the front of the battle line, a few gunners, surveyors and chargers survived. Now the Jiangbei Army can only use these people as coaches to train gunners and technical gunners from recruits.
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But this work cannot be accomplished overnight. Thousands of artillerymen cannot be trained without four or five months.
Zuo Liangyu played with a piece of Japanese silver cake in his hand and nodded.
Zhang Shenyan said sarcastically: "After four or five months, Li Zhi has finished fighting in Liaodong. Can we just wait here and wait for Li Zhi to return from fighting in Liaodong and attack us?"
Zuo Liangyu took a breath and did not answer Zhang Shenyan's words.
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Qitamuwei was a guard station set up outside the pass by the Ming Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty.
Of course, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the guardhouse of Nuergandusi had long ceased to exist and was lost in the dust of history. Today, this northeastern wasteland is the horse ranching land of the Mongolian Golorols tribe, and is called Yansita by the Mongols.
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But since Li Zhi was the Ming Dynasty's general who conquered the north, he naturally still had to call the place names according to the Ming Dynasty. In the mouths of Huben Army and Liaoxi Minzhuang, this place 800 miles away from Alchuka is still called Qitamu.
guard.
The 10,000 grain transport army led by Zheng Kaicheng set out from the 30,000-guard camp and walked for four days to Qitamuwei. Zheng Kaicheng wanted to deliver the grain and grass transported from the rear to the army of Jin Guogong, 200 miles away.
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It was okay a few days ago. The roads in the wilderness were smooth and Zheng Kaicheng walked very quickly. But today, Tatar cavalry kept appearing, forcing the 10,000 tiger soldiers transporting food to maintain fighting formation at all times. In just ten miles, the soldiers
He had to constantly pick up his rifle and prepare for battle. He walked in and out for four hours.
