Chapter 1067: Different Offensive and Defensive Battles (2)
In addition to testing, this group of Goguryeo people also had to clear away the marking stones along the way. Yeon Gaesumun's mind was undoubtedly the best and smartest in the world. He judged these markings yesterday.
The role of stones.
When the Goguryeo shield chariot was five hundred steps away from the opposite side, a sound of breaking through the air was heard from the opposite side.
With a "whoosh" sound, a stone bullet weighing ten kilograms flew out at a speed visible to the naked eye, passing through a low trajectory. It landed with a bang before it reached the shield vehicle line, splashing a cloud of smoke and dust on the ground.
The polished round stone bullet flew forward again, its speed slowed down a lot. It bounced on the ground again and hit a shield car on the left wing of Goguryeo.
There was a loud "bang" sound, and the stone bullet slammed into the front fender. The decelerated stone bullet was blocked by the thick wooden board. The shield car shook violently, and the front half jumped up. Countless missiles were shot out from the back of the fender.
The splinters of wood sprinkled to the rear like raindrops, and the flying wood splinters became like sharp blades, piercing the bodies and faces of the auxiliary soldiers behind. The auxiliary soldiers pushing the cart behind screamed at the same time, covering their faces and chests and screaming loudly.
Call.
The two Goguryeo soldiers who were supervising the battle team behind them slashed at the ground with their swords, hacking to death all the auxiliary soldiers who were howling miserably, affecting the morale of the army, and being a burden even if they survived.
The Goguryeo soldiers reached the 500-step mark on Wang Junlin's side. There was a continuous sound of cracking in the air in front, and the catapults at the gaps in the earth wall were firing. On this front of more than a mile, there were a total of twenty catapults and ten
Long range crossbow.
As early as these days, all catapults and long-range crossbows in Wang Junlin's party were pre-calibrated at angles and tested many times in advance. This greatly increased their accuracy and the hit rate was as high as 50%.
After the shield car, sawdust flew everywhere, and the injured Goguryeo auxiliary soldiers rolled on the ground and howled. The supervising soldiers who supervised the auxiliary soldiers showed no mercy and hacked all the howling auxiliary soldiers to death. They forced the remaining auxiliary soldiers to move away the shooting marks.
The main formation of shield vehicles continues to advance, and they still need to fill in the holes outside the blocking ditch.
As they approached, Wang Junlin's catapults and long-range crossbows became more accurate. Each shield vehicle stopped after being hit, and the line became no longer neat.
Amidst the screams, the number of casualties among the Goguryeo auxiliary soldiers increased rapidly. The screams continued continuously. The auxiliary soldiers who suffered from mental breakdown screamed and ran away. They were beheaded by the supervisors behind the formation. The place where the shield car passed was full of people.
corpse on the ground.
The auxiliary troops of Goguryeo are also called cannon fodder, and many of them are made up of prisoners and the most humble people in the country. This has been a tradition of Goguryeo for hundreds of years.
"Don't look back, go forward!" the Goguryeo war supervisor shouted loudly, waving his sword, "cover your face with your hands, don't try to run away!"
But at this time, the auxiliary soldiers' faces were covered with sweat, their lips were trembling violently, and their eyes were full of panic. The whistling stone bullets and harsh crossbows. The sound of guns piercing the air, the wounded with bloody intestines and stomachs, and the miserable cries,
Such a scene has never appeared in the most terrifying nightmares of these auxiliary soldiers, and their spirits are already on the verge of collapse.
"Bang!"
There was another loud noise, and a stone bullet weighing more than ten kilograms fifty steps away smashed a shield cart into pieces with a roar. The shield cart exploded with countless pieces of wood, flying into the air, and falling into the archers behind.
In the group, there were two loud noises, and the two shield carts turned into parts, and the auxiliary soldiers and archers behind them filled the ground.
One of the auxiliary soldiers shouted, turned around and was about to run away. He was chopped down to the ground by a supervising soldier. Several other auxiliary soldiers dropped their shields and ran around. The bowstrings behind them rang continuously, and they were shot by the supervising soldier.
Like a hedgehog.
Suddenly there was a sound of gold ringing, and the surviving auxiliary soldiers were startled. At this time, a Goguryeo general from behind shouted loudly: "Retreat according to the training, no running around!"
The Goguryeo soldiers turned around and retreated, much faster than when they came, and the formation was still neat. A small number of archers guarded the remaining auxiliary soldiers to prevent them from leaving their shield chariots. Although there were many trees on Baengnyeong Island,
Making a shield car is also very time-consuming and laborious.
The auxiliary soldiers unleashed their potential for survival, pulled the shield cart and walked very fast. After leaving more than a hundred corpses behind, they quickly retreated from the dangerous distance.
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Wang Junlin used a telescope to witness the entire process of the first battle. He could only say that he was relatively satisfied. The stubborn stones and crossbows were consumed too quickly, which made him a little worried. When long-range attacks became unavailable, there would inevitably be casualties in close combat.
, their troops are too few and cannot withstand the attrition.
Putting down the telescope, Wang Junlin turned around and asked Zhang Tiangang, who was following him: "Is there any information from Guo'er?"
"Sir, I was just about to report to you. Guo'er used a porcelain bottle to drift a piece of information. It was discovered by our patrol ship and some useful news was sent. Goguryeo now has more than 14,000 troops. They need food and supplies.
After careful calculation, we could only persist for half a month at most. Guoer also secretly spread some rumors according to the adults' instructions to shake their military morale as much as possible."
"Guoer did a good job. After this battle, maybe Guoer will make a mark." Wang Junlin recently discovered that Shen Guoer's ability was even better than that of his brother Shen Guang.
"Where are the prisoners fished from the sea? Have you gained anything?" Wang Junlin asked again.
"We captured a Goguryeo navy general. However, this man was from a noble family in Goguryeo. He was also a county magistrate. His name was Lee Hyori. When he was at sea, he led his three thousand navy and hundreds of large and small warships to attack us.
The navy caused a certain amount of chaos in our formation. Fortunately, he survived, but his leg was injured and was captured alive by our people in the sea."
Wang Junlin raised his eyebrows and said, "You specifically mentioned him. Did this person provide any useful information?"
"Sir, he is willing to surrender." Zhang Tiangang grinned.
Wang Junlin stopped and asked: "When he said he wanted to surrender, what kind of sincerity did he show? How can we be sure that he was not pretending to surrender?"
"He said that Yeon Tae-jo was in a bad situation in Goguryeo, which was consistent with what we knew before. He knew that even if Yeon Gaesoo captured the small town where Baeknyeong fell, as long as we didn't rescue Baengnyeong Island, Yeongaesoo would
The army led by Wen will only die on the island in the end, so he thinks that he is dead, and he wants to take refuge with you."
"This is a good start." Wang Junlin said with a smile: "This is the first time that a captured Goguryeo general has offered to surrender. He is a nobleman with a title in Goguryeo. I don't know what he will do with his wife, children and family Yuan Taizuo?
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"According to what Lee Hyori said, Yuon Taejo would probably kill all the men in his family and make all the women slaves."