Chapter 1074: Different Offensive and Defensive Battles (9)
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Liu Yidong said to the flag bearer beside him: "Send orders to the reserves in the west to attack the right wing of Goguryeo."
A moment later, a force of 500 elite troops quickly entered the battlefield from the starting point on Wang Junlin's left wing, and attacked the Goguryeo mobile force that was caught off guard and was falling into chaos...
As night fell, the cries of killing on the battlefield gradually stopped. Wang Junlin's side attacked with precise long-range attacks twice in a row. Then, taking advantage of the chaos on the Goguryeo side, he dispatched an elite reserve team to attack the flanks, leaving the Goguryeo soldiers' two flanks to retreat. The wall fell for a time, and the Goguryeo soldiers paid a heavy price to stabilize the battlefield situation. The Goguryeo soldiers who stood firm built temporary parapets with earth bags to protect the two wings in an arc.
Fires were blazing behind the Goguryeo earthen wall, and more than two thousand auxiliary soldiers were busy behind the shield car wall, digging trenches and heightening the earthen wall. The Goguryeo soldiers who oversaw the work frequently waved their whips, and the exhausted auxiliary soldiers were constantly slacking off. He was beaten so hard that he rolled all over the ground and screamed repeatedly, frightening the other exhausted auxiliary soldiers who did not dare to stop and rest.
During this process, the trebuchets and long-range crossbows on the earthen walls and the hillsides on both sides attacked the Goguryeo soldiers who were accidentally exposed from time to time. Every now and then, there would be screams.
Especially the trebuchets and long-range crossbows on the west hillside fired intermittently. Their range basically covered the range from the west hillside to the north of Bailing City.
Since the beginning of the war, these trebuchets have each fired nearly two hundred rounds of stone bombs. According to verification data, a trebuchet can be scrapped after firing about 600 rounds of stone bombs at most. Even replacing parts is useless.
Most of Wang Junlin's soldiers inside the earthen wall took the time to rest on the spot. There was an endless stream of Sui refugees in the city transporting supplies. A small number of wandering sentries led some hunting dogs outside the earthen wall to guard against night attacks by Goguryeo soldiers.
Wang Junlin observed with a telescope for a while and found that Goguryeo's earthen walls were basically taking shape. Under the cruel force, the Goguryeo auxiliary troops were very efficient and the earthen walls were growing taller. Their earthen walls were not completely closed, leaving a lot of gaps. Gap to facilitate the army's attack.
Yang Kongchan took the telescope in Wang Junlin's hand and looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but said: "Sir, it seems they want to make it higher than our earthen wall."
Wang Junlin said calmly: "But they are not as high as the hillsides on both sides, and they are not as high as the city wall, so they will never be able to gain geographical advantages."
Luo Chunlai also nodded and said: "All the high points inside and outside the city are in our hands. The threat from the west and east slopes is always there. No matter how they build earthen walls, they can't stop the stone throwing and long-range force attacks from the west and east slopes. Crossbows, the soldiers stationed at the earthen wall are under threat at all times."
Luo Shixin also said: "If I were commanding inside the city, I would not need to emphasize the intensity on the western slopes. I would only need to maintain continuous attacks to keep the Goguryeo people highly nervous and consume their physical strength and energy."
Wang Junlin glanced at Luo Shixin with admiration and said to Zhang Tiangang: "Send the letter that Xin'er just said to Liu Yidong in the city and let him implement it as appropriate."
Luo Shixin immediately looked happy and glanced provocatively at Li Xuanba next to him. The last time the two teenagers each led troops to attack a pirate island, Li Xuanba captured more people and successfully obtained Silla as a reward from Wang Junlin. Luo Shixin was extremely envious of the beautiful palace maid, and the two secretly competed with each other even more fiercely.
Before Zhang Tiangang could send a message to Liu Yidong, a request for instructions from the latter was sent via Hai Diao.
"It's Liu Yidong's request for instructions on night arrangements." Yang Kongchan looked at it first and said.
Wang Junlin did not take it, but asked: "What are Liu Yidong planning to do tonight?"
Yang Kongchan said: "General Liu is preparing to organize an elite assault on the center of Goguryeo at night."
"Did he say anything about how to cover, or specifically how to play?"
"Sir, General Liu is preparing to attack at the end of noon. He will use trebuchets and long-range crossbows to attack across the board, and feign attacks to contain Goguryeo. He has selected 500 elites, brought 500 fire oil cans and 500 porcelain grenades, and is preparing to quickly
Fight and leave quickly, and arrange five hundred rapid-fire crossbows to respond."
The five hundred fire oil cans mentioned here are newly invented weapons by Wang Junlin. However, they were not invented by Nie Xiaoyu and Wang Junlin, but by a craftsman in the arsenal. Wang Junlin directly ordered a reward of one thousand taels of silver and was promoted to
Stewardship.
The porcelain grenade is a semi-finished product when the grenade invented by Nie Xiaoyu failed to be mass-produced, but it can still bring a lot of damage, and the cost is very low. The last batch of fleets also brought some, tonight.
If it is used, this is the first time it has been used on a large scale on the battlefield.
"Tell Liu Yidong that if the surprise attack is effective, we will expand the attack range, be sure to hit the Goguryeo people's middle road hard, and especially try to burn down their shield vehicles on a large scale. By the way, we will use our porcelain grenades to frighten the enemy and take away their momentum, so as to attack them.
morale."
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Overall, Wang Junlin felt that he was satisfied with the results of today's battle. Goguryeo probably paid a price of more than 700 auxiliary soldiers and more than 300 elites. With Goguryeo's medical capabilities on this island, the wounded could not be saved, so they would naturally
They become a burden to the Goguryeo people, and these people are still alive, screaming and complaining in the rear, which will also greatly affect the morale of the Goguryeo side.
Wang Junlin's side suffered ninety-one casualties, and only more than fifty were killed. The exchange ratio reached ten to one, and the ratio of the two sides' forces on the island was five to one, so Yeon Gaesumun could not hold on for long.
According to Wang Junlin's guess, after the Goguryeo soldiers' earthen wall is formed, there will be a confrontation period, and the focus of the battle will shift to trench fighting. However, even if the Goguryeo people can go to the sea to fish and find some food on the island, plus Yuan
Gesuwen deliberately ignored the consumption of auxiliary troops, just to let the food last for a few more days, but even so, how long can their food last?
Moreover, according to Wang Junlin's plan, the two thousand naval forces floating on the sea belonging to Luo Chunlai will also land at night to carry out sneak attacks. They may not achieve much results, but they will contain a lot of Goguryeo's troops and energy.
As time goes by, Yeon Gaesumun will be stretched thin.
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After midnight, the Goguryeo front line still did not stop, and the auxiliary soldiers were still busy. Torches flew out from the earthen wall from time to time, and fell far away in the pothole area to observe whether there was a night attack from Wang Junlin's side. Wang Junlin
There was silence on one side of the front, except for the occasional sharp sound of a long-range crossbow piercing the air, accompanied by the scream of a Goguryeo soldier.