The distance is too close. At this distance, the power of firearms can be said to be exerted to its limit. The shotgun bullets fired are very powerful and can penetrate the ordinary armor of the Liao army. Not a single one of the dozens of cavalry in the front row
Fortunately, the volleys of more than a hundred bastard boxes were enough to form a barrier without blind spots. They seemed to have hit a wall, and both men and horses were beaten to pieces. When they fell to the ground, some of the Liao cavalry
It was no longer human, and pieces of flesh shattered by shotguns and splashes of blood filled the air.
In just a dozen breaths, the firearms fired four rounds, and almost no one of the more than two hundred Liao cavalry was spared. When the roar of the firearms ended, only seven or eight trembling cavalrymen were left around Han Zongchang.
The cavalry, they and Han Zongchang stood alone behind the corpses on the ground, their faces full of shock and fear.
"What is that? Is it a firearm? The kind of firearm that appeared in the legendary Zhou Dynasty?" Han Zongchang stared blankly at the black smoke rising in front of him, recalling in his mind the information he had collected about the powerful firearms that appeared in Da Zhou.
Rumors. The rumors were not detailed, and I didn’t take them to heart, but did I encounter them today? Isn’t this a firearm?
"Han... General Han. Let's... let's retreat quickly." A cavalryman beside him warned in a trembling voice.
Han Zongchang suddenly woke up. How long will he wait if he doesn't withdraw now? Are he waiting to die? Han Zongchang trembled, turned his horse's head suddenly and drove away without saying a word. Behind him, black smoke caused by a volley of firearms was rising.
Dissipated. More than a hundred cavalrymen like Hell Knights had already inserted the bastard box into the leather pouch at their waists. What they held up in their hands were the shining Greedy Wolf swords and repeating crossbows. They did not want to waste too much ammunition, after all.
This thing is expensive to make, so save it if you can. You only need to deal with the opponent's powerful cavalry, and the remaining infantry will not be a concern at all. If they want to charge forward, they will have their own crossbows and long knives to serve them, which is enough.
Han Zongchang still had the idea of breaking through the blockade. The power of firearms had already frightened all the Liao soldiers. All the Liao soldiers who had witnessed the tragic situation of more than two hundred Liao cavalry being shattered and killed by firearms in the roar had no idea at all.
If they dare to take another half step forward, the only thing they can do is to turn around and run away to the south. But this means that they must once again be hit by crossbows from both sides. But compared with firearms, the attack of repeating crossbows is considered
It's a very mild method. At least it won't be as violent as a firearm, so there is no chance of survival.
Thousands of Liao troops were routed south, and Lian Nu ruthlessly harvested their lives. Due to the chaos and the asymmetry of information between the front and rear troops, the Liao troops themselves were jammed and trampled. After escaping a hundred steps away, Han
Zong Chang's 5,000 Liao army had less than 3,000 men left. More than 2,000 men and horses lost their precious lives forever just by going back and forth on this long street. What's even more terrifying is that they didn't even know what the enemy looked like.
They didn't know anything about it. At this moment, Han Zongchang finally fully understood that the other party had basically set a trap waiting for them to rescue them. They knew that someone would definitely come to rescue the Grand Prince's Mansion, and the Grand Prince's Mansion was just their bait. So at the same time, Han Zongchang also
I was vaguely aware of a problem. That is, although the Zhou soldiers and horses attacking the city outside the city were huge in number and seemed to be the biggest threat, in fact... maybe the city was the real main battlefield tonight. Outside the city
The soldiers and horses attacking the city are just attracting the attention of the defenders, but the real combat operations are in the city, in the streets and alleys. The enemies who enter the city are the most terrifying opponents, not
Outside the city, the siege troops were watching eagerly.
Han Zongchang guessed correctly. This was Lin Jue's original intention to fight. Lin Jue understood that the cost of attacking the city was huge, especially the siege troops without siege equipment, whose number was 20,000 less than the defenders in the city.
Under the circumstances, this kind of siege is actually a joke
Lin Jue originally thought that once he sneaked into the city, he could seize control of the city gate and let the siege troops enter the city. But don't say how difficult it is to do this. Even if he could do it, he could seize the city.
When our own army invades the city, it will face the Liao Army's 50,000 soldiers and horses. The number and combat power of the soldiers and horses can guarantee victory in the street battle in the city, but the greatest possibility is still a failure.
Even if he wins, it will be a disastrous victory. In view of this, Lin Jue categorically gave up this plan and formulated a plan to contain the siege troops outside the city, with the Luoyan Army inside the city as the main force, and to use internal flowers to lure the enemy to clean up, one after another.
A plan to eat up the opponent's vitality.
The implementation of this plan requires prerequisites. One is to create momentum for siege. The Liao army must realize that the siege troops outside the city are the biggest threat, and must defend the city wall with all their strength. But the siege troops outside the city must
Ma Qingshan could not really attack the city, which would cause them great casualties. Because of this, when leaving Zhuozhou City, Lin Jue formulated a strange tactic for Ma Qingshan to attack the city with a square formation and huddle up to be beaten. This kind of
The tactics seemed to make no sense. It seemed too stupid to put tens of thousands of soldiers and horses within the opponent's attack range and allow the opponent to bombard them without fighting back. But it was precisely because he learned from the captured Liao army generals that
Knowing the strength of the Jin Mansion and the lack of defensive equipment, Lin Jue concluded that the opponent's strike force would not be too strong. The soldiers and horses huddled in a shield formation under the city would not cause too many casualties. The opponent would only suffer superficial casualties.
A huge advantage, but in reality the casualties of the siege troops will be very limited.
Since it is a battle, casualties are inevitable, but these casualties must be valuable. What is important is that the casualties of the siege troops outside the city can bring effects. This is the most important thing. As long as greater results are exchanged, then the casualties will also be
worth it.
Because of this guiding ideology, the siege troops adopted the tactic of being passively beaten, which seemed stupid and strange. This is probably the only siege battle in ancient times that was passively beaten without fighting back.
The second prerequisite is that the soldiers and horses in the city must be powerful in combat. They must be able to run rampant in the city and be invincible. They must be able to turn the entire city upside down. They must be able to cope with the encirclement and suppression of the opponent's large number of soldiers and horses. With only a thousand men, I think.
To achieve this, among the soldiers and horses in the world, only the Guards Battalion of the Luoyan Army can do it. Not only are they equipped with repeated crossbows, but they also have more than 150 bastard box firearms. This is their trump card. This
It is no exaggeration to say that the cavalry of more than a thousand guards battalions is enough to be worth tens of thousands of elite soldiers. In the narrow terrain of the city, even if the opponent has a large number of troops to clear it, it will be of no avail. In fact, the opponent cannot use all their troops.
The horses came to surround and suppress Lin Jue's more than a thousand soldiers and horses. Lin Jue wanted to make the other party think that they could eliminate the enemies in the city with only a small amount of soldiers and horses, so that they could send out a small number of soldiers and horses to fight, and then attack them one by one.
Eat their living strength. When the opponent realizes the strength of the soldiers and horses in the city, they are actually in a dilemma. If too many soldiers and horses are deployed to encircle and suppress, they will lose sight of one thing. The soldiers and horses attacking the city outside the city will immediately come from
When a feint turns into a real attack, the opponent will be in a dilemma, making it difficult to decide whether to start or end.
When these two conditions were met, this bizarre plan was launched, which was unprecedented and unprecedented. The large number of siege troops and horses were used as auxiliary forces. The thousand-man team in the city that originally assisted in the siege became the main force of the battle.
Lin Jue sent a small team to set fire to destroy and create chaos. Then he set up an ambush in the middle street and waited for the arrival of rescue troops from the other side of the city. Surrounding 5,000 people with 1,000 people was probably the only one thing he could do. To be able to achieve such a feat,
In addition to the strong combat effectiveness of the Luoyan Army Guards Battalion, it also requires the commander's courage and self-confidence.
Han Zongchang took two thousand remaining soldiers and fled south quickly, but how could Lin Jue allow them to escape?
Lin Jue was sure that these five thousand men would be defeated. A thousand cavalry quickly gathered and charged along the long street. The rest of the Liao army were infantry. How could they escape the pursuit of the cavalry? They were soon overtaken by the cavalry.
What followed was a massacre. The Liao soldiers who were not clear-headed still tried to fight, but of course they were hacked to death with long knives. Some smart ones had already fled into the residential alleys on both sides of the street.
It was the safest place. This was a completely crushing battle. From the beginning to the end, the five thousand Liao soldiers had never had a decent battle, and had been in a state of being passively beaten and fleeing for their lives. The five thousand Liao soldiers came with great momentum not long ago.
But after more than half an hour, only a few hundred of the five thousand Liao troops fled into the alleys to survive, and the rest were wiped out.
Relying on the speed of his horse, Han Zongchang had already thrown away his armor and fled towards Nancheng when the Luoyan Army cavalry charged.
Not long after, Han Desui and the generals listened in astonishment to Han Zongchang's description of how his five thousand men were ambushed and annihilated on the Nancheng tower. Everyone was dumbfounded. The five thousand men had only been gone for less than an hour.
Then they were all destroyed by the enemies in the city. How many enemies should have entered the city? Ten thousand? Twenty thousand? Or more?
"How many people do they have? How did they defeat you and five thousand soldiers and horses so quickly?" Han Desui asked sharply. At the end, he did not hear Han Zongchang say how many soldiers and horses the opponent had.
Han Zongchang looked ashamed. He knew that this embarrassing moment could not be avoided after all, so he could only tell the truth: "They... they... should be more than a thousand cavalry."
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Everyone was dumbfounded. How embarrassing. Five thousand soldiers and horses were surrounded and destroyed by more than a thousand enemies? Some people secretly felt sorry for Han Desui. King Han was a hero, but it was a pity that his sons were all pustules. He had already killed one of his relatives in a righteous cause, and I am afraid that this one is in front of him.
He must be so angry that he needs to be cut with a knife to relieve his anger.
"Only more than a thousand people? You idiot!" Han Desui waved his hand and gave Han Zongchang a slap in the face, shaking with anger.
"Dad, they are very powerful in combat. They have firearms. Didn't you hear the roar of the firearms?" Han Zongchang defended loudly, covering his face.
Han De then shouted: "So what? You have five times as many soldiers and horses as theirs, what firearms are you afraid of? Five of them hit one. With the combat power of our Daliao soldiers, how can the whole army be wiped out? It's beyond stupid."
Han Zongchang was in trouble and couldn't tell. He wanted to give an explanation, but he knew that the more he explained, the angrier his father would be. The more the generals would think that he was looking for excuses. So explanations were actually useless.
"Send an order to mobilize five thousand soldiers and horses. I will go and eliminate them personally. Zongchang, you must guard the city wall for me. Don't let your guard down again. Wait for me to come back." Han Desui said in a deep voice.
He, the father-in-law, has to make up for his son's incompetence. He cannot let other generals do it. Otherwise, would it mean that his son is not as capable as other generals? Then Han Zongchang, the newly appointed deputy privy envoy and deputy commander of the Nanyuan Army,
Doesn't the job of being handsome mean that one will be criticized?
Han Zongchang heard this and said hurriedly: "Dad, I'm afraid five thousand people are not enough. We need to bring more troops and horses. At least ten thousand people. By the way, we also need to bring shield soldiers. They also have crossbows and firearms.
have……"
"Shut up!" Han Desui's face was full of sullen anger. He thought that his son was frightened and confused, and he had reached the point where he was talking nonsense and exaggerating the opponent's strength out of thin air. No matter how powerful he was, it was just a joke.
Is it just a thousand people? He, Han Desui, can let them run free if he takes action?
However, Han Desui was smart and brought an extra thousand men and horses with him when ordering his troops, and all the men he brought were cavalry. Wouldn't six thousand cavalry defeat the opponent?
