The first land forty-seven chapters the decisive battle (8)
After several gaps appeared in the camp wall, it was basically declared that the camp was broken. In fact, when the first gap appeared in the camp wall, the Luoyan Army defenders had already begun to retreat. They retreated in a hurry, even in a panic.
None of the swarms of rocket launchers on the earth platform behind the camp wall were taken away.
The soldiers on the camp wall held on for a while, until it seemed that all the archers had evacuated. Then they climbed down the steps from the rear and evacuated into the camp. The Jurchen cavalry could not stop them because they did not dare to rush into the camp.
, but waited for several gaps in the camp walls to open before rushing into the camp together.
After the camp wall was lost, the two camp gate passages in the northeast were no longer obstructed, and there were no firearms or bows and arrows to attack. More than 50,000 attacking cavalry from the northeast poured in frantically from the gaps in the camp wall and the camp gate passage. Soon, the northeast sides of the camp were
Then they were all occupied by the Jurchen cavalry.
Although Liang Qi, Ma Bin and others were willing to fight to the death, what they received was an order from Lin Jue to abandon the camp wall and retreat to the inner camp. Both of them were confused, where is the inner camp? Lin Jue wanted to abandon the camp.
Wall, isn't this battle just lost? The opponent's cavalry rushed into the camp, and we were afraid that we would be slaughtered. There were still 80,000 Jurchen cavalry on all sides, and 10,000 or 20,000 infantry were nothing. Just this
The 80,000 Jurchen cavalry are already unstoppable. No matter how powerful Ma Qingshan's 40,000 cavalry are, they are probably no match for the 80,000 Jurchen cavalry. No matter how brave the tens of thousands of infantrymen of the Luoyan Army are, they will be slaughtered in front of the cavalry.
.This is not a problem of personal ability, but a problem of suppression of military units, which is difficult to make up for in a short time with force and bravery.
Liang Qi and Ma Bin were extremely frustrated, but they had to order the evacuation in batches. Protecting the archers and throwers retreated first, and then Ma Bin and Liang Qi broke up and evacuated to the middle of the camp with their troops and horses on the two camp walls.
Everyone is depressed and anxious. The Luoyan Army has fought so many times, and it has never been so frustrating and so close to defeat today. Everyone knows in their hearts that this time the Luoyan Army will not be defeated.
He was afraid that he would be defeated. He had not lost a single battle in a hundred battles, but with just one defeat, the entire army was wiped out. All the previous efforts, struggles, and glory were in vain.
"The commander-in-chief has given orders to quickly retreat into the inner camp. The crossbowmen occupied the fortifications and prepared for shooting, and the horse and infantry troops reorganized their formations and prepared for hand-to-hand combat." Dozens of guards galloped among the frustrated soldiers and horses retreating to the center of the camp.
, conveying the order loudly.
"Inner camp? Do we still have fortifications in our inner camp?" "I haven't heard of an inner camp. Where did the inner camp come from? The wall fortifications of the outer camp have not been completed, so where can there be an inner camp?"
The infantry soldiers asked each other in surprise and confusion. But just as the infantrymen withdrew to the middle of the camp,
After hundreds of steps, they were pleasantly surprised to find that there was indeed a strict barrier in front of them. Although it was not tall, it was indeed a fortification wall, and the area surrounding it was quite large. It was a circular area with a radius close to
Land of Rich.
This is the temporarily built inner camp. Lin Jue ordered Ruan Ping to build the inner camp in less than half an hour, with a radius of about a mile. It took half an hour to build the inner camp fortification wall with a radius of about 10 miles.
, of course it is impossible under normal circumstances, but people who are willing can do it.
Lin Jue's original design of the camp was divided into inner and outer camps. The outer camp was three miles in radius and was the outermost line of defense against the enemy. Because the company's combat and logistics manpower totaled 200,000, the camp had to be so open and huge.
And there is a large area left for cavalry to rush to support operations in the camp, and to build dozens of firearms positions. Therefore, the important defensive measures naturally focus on the construction of the camp wall outside the camp. However, Lin Jue had to take precautions and consider the possibility of being attacked outside the camp.
When the camp is broken down, you need to quickly stabilize the situation and prevent the enemy cavalry from rushing into the camp and killing them wantonly. Building an inner camp is the best way to deal with this situation.
However, due to time constraints, the pressure to build the camp is huge. The outer camp cannot be completed yet, and there is no time and manpower to build the inner camp. Unless there are three more days and three nights, it will be possible to complete the construction of the outer camp.
Mobilize manpower to build the inner camp fortifications. However, it is obvious that this is an extravagant hope.
In view of this, Lin Jue thought of a way to build the inner camp in a short time without consuming too much manpower. He called Ruan Ping to talk, and Ruan Ping repeatedly said that he liked it and thought it was a good way to save time and effort.
In fact, it is very simple. The more than 8,000 carts accompanying the army are movable fortification walls. The only thing required is to fill the carts with mud bags. Just put them there and it will be the most perfect fortification wall. Of course, this is
It was not difficult, because trenches were being dug outside the camp wall, and the soil needed to be transported, which required large trucks to load it. Ruan Ping mobilized thousands of large trucks, filled them with soil, and pulled them to the middle of the camp to park.
The Jurchens attacked very quickly, and Ruan Ping did not have time to set up the inner camp, but thousands of large trucks loaded with soil were already ready. Lin Jue had previously asked him to set up the inner camp within half an hour, so for
It was a piece of cake for Ruan Ping. After receiving the order, he immediately asked tens of thousands of cartmen to drag the carts to the location that had been surveyed before, forming a circular area with a radius of about a mile. The inner camp was actually set up.
The only thing that takes a lot of effort is to fix the position of these carts. You need to nail stakes to fix the wheels. And use thick ropes to hinge these carts together, so that they can withstand the impact, push and pull of each other, and become solid.
The fortification wall was up.
Of course this kind of work
The fortification wall is actually quite simple, only about one person high. It is not wide and strong enough. However, the inner camp fortification wall composed of such a large vehicle is enough to withstand the charge of the opponent's cavalry. It is impossible for the cavalry to ignore such obstacles.
Even in order to prevent the opponent's cavalry from charging into the car formation, Ruan Ping placed hundreds of spiked horses at certain positions on the periphery, which strengthened the entire camp's anti-cavalry impact.
This kind of inner camp allows archers and firearms soldiers to have bunkers to protect themselves. Important materials in the camp, such as food, grass, water, military supplies, etc. can also be protected in it, so that they will not be trampled and destroyed in a chaotic battle.
Under the current situation, the outer camp wall has been breached, a large number of the opponent's cavalry has rushed into the camp, and the outer camp has actually been breached, the role of this inner camp will be obvious.
The flags on the command platform of the inner camp were waving and orders were issued continuously. Nearly 50,000 Luoyan Army infantry quickly retreated into the inner camp from more than a dozen gaps. The crossbowmen and throwers quickly got into position and deployed their defenses along the walls of the inner camp. The infantrymen
The spearmen were at the outermost position of the vehicle wall, preparing to stab the opponent with their spears when the opponent's cavalry charged. There were also 20,000 infantry swordsmen on standby at the rear, ready to block the breached gap and engage the opponent's soldiers and horses in a deadly collision.
When the infantry was settled, tens of thousands of Jurchen cavalry who broke through the camp wall on the outer camp battlefield had already begun to encircle the cavalry led by Ma Qingshan. Lin Jue ordered the cavalry to withdraw to the inner camp. Ma Qingshan led the cavalry to retreat to the inner camp. How could the opponent's cavalry be willing?
Let them escape and pursue them closely. In the end, the Luoyan Army cavalry paid a price of nearly 2,000 men before they were able to rush to the gap in the inner camp. After thousands of companies of crossbowmen rushed out of the inner camp and the bows and arrows of the inner camp fortifications on both sides,
With the cover of his hands, the cavalry was able to rush into the inner camp.
The opposing cavalry wanted to follow the Luoyan Army cavalry and rush into the gap in the inner camp, but was blocked by hundreds of melon grenades. They had no choice but to give up and watched helplessly as the opponent closed the gap of dozens of steps in the inner camp.
At this moment, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the inner camp, a circular area with a radius of only a few miles. It was suddenly crowded with people and war horses neighing everywhere, making it quite chaotic. But soon, the discipline of the Luoyan Army was revealed.
After a moment of confusion, the people and horses calmed down and quickly put themselves in order.
Lin Jue returned to the high command podium in the middle. It was already setting sun. From the high podium, he looked in all directions and saw that the area for several miles was densely packed with enemy and enemy troops. Their armors were shining and their swords were shining like a sea.
It was like a sparkling sea. Wolf smoke and dust were flying on the ground. The yellow dust kicked up by the hooves of tens of thousands of Jurchen cavalry galloping around the outside of the inner camp looking for fighter planes was like a huge dragon flying. This situation, this scene,
