Three hundred and twentieth chapters if unsuccessful, become benevolent
Following Hao Bainian's order, the soldiers of the Tang Army also boarded the ship one after another!
It was naturally impossible to hide such a large-scale crossing of the river at dawn from the Ming army on the other side of the river. In fact, when the Tang army and others arrived at the river, they were already discovered by the Ming army on the other side of the river.
When the deputy Qianhu of the Ming army who was responsible for defending this place saw this scene, he secretly thought something was wrong.
These pseudo-Tang rebels did not appear last night, nor did they appear at dawn. Instead, they only appeared when the fighting broke out at the Lanjiang Ferry.
what does that mean?
This means that these pseudo-Tang rebels are definitely not simple. They are most likely the main force of the pseudo-Tang rebels. They have been hiding until now and started to raid across the river.
Even if the more than a thousand Pseudo-Tang thieves on the opposite side are not their elite main force, but just ordinary troops, they are a force that cannot be underestimated. At least the four to five hundred people under his command are absolutely impossible to stop these Pseudo-Tang thieves.
The thieves.
As for whether those pseudo-Tang rebels were not as strong as those at No. 2 Ferry, just ordinary young men, this Qianhu was not stupid enough to speculate like that.
If they were just ordinary young men with weak combat power, they would not cross the river at this time, because it would be of no use at all.
So after guessing and guessing, he came up with an answer. These pseudo-Tang rebels must be real soldiers, and they are most likely the main force of the pseudo-Tang rebels, that is, during the last battle of Lanjiang.
, the main force that defeated our own side's main force of more than 2,000 soldiers.
When he thought of this, his face turned a little pale, and he might be doomed now.
No, we must request reinforcements immediately. As long as we wait until reinforcements can resist, then the matter can still be undone.
But, can I rely on the more than 400 to 500 guardsmen and young and strong troops to stop this pseudo-Tang traitor army?
He didn't want to think about it because the result was something he didn't want to face.
Soon, he sent his own soldiers to report to Song Zhiwen, asking Lord Song Zhiwen to send reinforcements.
When he sent his own soldiers to ask for reinforcements, the puppet Tang rebels on the other side of the river also began to cross the river. Looking at the densely packed puppet Tang rebels on the other side of the river who began to cross the river, he forced down the uneasiness and fear in his heart and shouted loudly
He shouted: "Line up and prepare to meet the enemy!"
But like himself, the soldiers of the Ming army were also panicked. Qianhu could imagine that the puppet Tang bandit army in front of him was the main force and they could not defeat them. Even if these soldiers had little experience, they would not be able to defeat them.
Silly.
The pseudo-Tang bandits on the opposite side could tell at a glance that they were the main elite, and the most important thing was that their number was four times as many as theirs.
The main combat force led by Hao Bainian totaled 1,400 people. In addition, there were about 400 young men recruited to carry rafts and transport baggage.
The total number of people has reached more than 1,900, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is 2,000.
Facing four times the number of enemies, even ordinary Ming soldiers knew that this battle was going to be dangerous, and they would most likely lose their lives on the beach.
As a result, almost every one of these Ming soldiers who were urged to line up had expressions of nervousness, uneasiness, or fear on their faces.
The two sides have not yet formally engaged in battle. The Ming army, from the commander-in-chief to the ordinary soldiers, has lost all morale.
However, Hao Bainian, who was on the bow of the boat, naturally did not know the specific status of the Ming army on the other side of the river. He only saw that the Ming army on the other side of the river had begun to form a formation to fight. For this reason, he was also prepared to pay a certain amount of casualties or even fight to the death.
Mentally prepare for battle.
As long as they can rush to the beach and defeat this Ming army, the balance of victory will completely tilt to the side of the Tang Dynasty.
As long as they are allowed to land, it will not be easy for the Ming army to stop his main force. Even if two or three thousand people come, he is confident that they can be defeated in a field battle.
As long as they are allowed to land, then this strategic decisive battle aimed at annihilating thousands of remnants of the Ming army and conquering Xingquan City, which is related to the eternal foundation of the Tang Dynasty and the honor of the new army of the Tang Dynasty, will be more than half won.
He, Hao Bainian, knew very well that in order for the main force he led to cross the river smoothly, the entire New Army of the Tang Dynasty was working hard for this purpose. There was a drama at No. 2 Ferry for several days. A few hours ago, in order to contain more
The Ming army even launched an almost inevitable operation to cross the river. According to the news that reached him, dozens of soldiers and more than 200 young men were killed and injured at the No. 2 Ferry.
In addition, the Lanjiang Ferry also launched a strong attack in advance. What does launching a strong attack in advance mean? It means more casualties.
These are all the prices paid by many friendly forces to ensure that his main force can cross the river smoothly!
After having paid so much, how could he, Hao Bainian, disappoint His Majesty and thousands of friendly troops?
No, absolutely not!
Standing on the bow of the boat, he saw that the troops crossing the river had crossed the center of the river and would reach the other side of the river in a short time. He once again ordered: "Officers at all levels must display the spirit of loyalty to the emperor and serve the country and defeat the enemy in person!"
"After landing, you are only allowed to advance but not retreat. The supervising team will obey orders. Without any orders from the officer, anyone who retreats without authorization will be executed on the spot!"
If this battle fails, it will be a disaster. Not only him, but the entire army is like this!
In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Hao Bainian also specially brought a supervising team. This supervising team can be regarded as the first professional supervising team in the new army of the Tang Dynasty. It was formed by Li Xuan himself.
There are not many people, only half a team of more than fifty people, but they are all the most ruthless people selected from the entire army.
This supervising team cannot be used for fighting, but it is naturally most appropriate for enforcing military law, because they will not show mercy at all when killing their own people.
The war team's first appearance in the Second Battle of Lanjiang a few days ago was to execute more than ten people on the spot at the Lanjiang Ferry, including a second lieutenant platoon leader.
And today will be their second time participating in actual combat!
After hearing Hao Bainian's order, the officer supervising the battle team, Zhou Shanbao, who was a personal guard of Li Xuan, immediately came out, holding the command knife engraved with dragon patterns given to him by Li Xuan himself, and said expressionlessly: "Yes!"
Looking at the expressionless Zhou Shanbao and the golden dragon pattern command knife in his hand, a group of officers felt a little chilly.
This Zhou Shanbao is not a good person. During the Second Battle of Lanjiang, he was the one who personally used this royally-given golden dragon pattern command sword to kill the second lieutenant who retreated without authorization.
For such a ruthless man, a group of officers instinctively rejected him, but Zhou Shanbao obviously didn't care about the looks of these people.
The boats crossing the river are getting closer and closer to the river!
The Tang Army officers and soldiers on the boats and rafts were all ready, waiting for the boats to land and rush aboard as soon as they docked.
As for the musketeers and archers, they were already ready. When they were almost close to the shore, they opened fire one after another according to the orders of officers at all levels.
The Ming army on the shore would not sit still and wait for death, and soon fought back with bows and arrows.
After the ship under Hao Bainian's feet had completely docked, officers at all levels were shouting loudly without Hao Bainian's orders: "Quick, get off the ship and rush aboard!"
As soon as the boats and rafts of the Tang Army crossing the river docked, countless Tang Army soldiers jumped out and rushed towards the Ming Army's defense line in front of them on the river's slurry!
For a moment, this narrow river beach of only a few hundred meters turned into a Shura field, and the smell of gunpowder smoke mixed with blood filled the surrounding space.
Shouts, screams and gunshots resounded throughout the river beach!
Hao Bainian stood on the bow of the ship, motionless as he watched his own soldiers charging ahead!
The first to rush forward was the 1st Infantry Battalion, the elite main force of the entire army. They did not form a complete and neat formation as they did in previous frontal field battles because time did not allow them to do so.
The landing stage was too chaotic. Many ships that were scheduled to arrive together did not arrive at the same time. Because the ships were relatively small and the troops were scattered, it often took five or six ships to transport soldiers from one team across the river. Therefore, the officers of each team
It is almost impossible to summon all of your subordinates in a short time.
The only organization that can maintain a relatively complete organization is the platoon-level establishment, because when crossing a river, a platoon often rides a large raft or small boat together.
Each of these platoons with only a dozen people was able to maintain a complete organization and formation after landing, and then gathered in rows.
When the situation is urgent, I don't care whether you are in the first team or the second team, just take them with you, and then line up to charge.
Before crossing the river, the staff around Hao Bainian considered that during the landing, due to the tight time and chaotic situation, it would be difficult to maintain the complete organization and launch an attack. They must act according to the authority urgently. After landing, they should immediately organize the troops based on the principle of proximity.
Formation launches an attack.
At the same time, considering that the Ming army would be intercepted by dense bows and arrows when landing, which would cause casualties to the officers, it was also stipulated that the battlefield command should be directed by the person with the highest rank nearby.
This is to avoid casualties among officers, or the situation where there is no mid-level or low-level commander to lead the soldiers after chaos occurs in the army.
When the soldiers rushed to the river beach, Zhou Shanbao also led the supervising team to the river beach. However, he did not lead the supervising team to rush up. Instead, he watched the soldiers fighting in front from behind.
Although in the eyes of outsiders he is a murderous executioner, in his heart he does not want to point swords and guns at his own people, and the people participating in the war this time are all the elite main forces of the new army of the Tang Dynasty, especially the first wave of the first wave of landing.
The infantry battalion was the earliest infantry battalion in the army. The quality of the soldiers was the strongest in the entire new army of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, he was not worried that the 1st Infantry Battalion would retreat without authorization.
In his sight, the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Battalion were scattered at first, but as the team officers, deputy team officers and other mid-level officers stepped forward, they gathered nearby platoons and even the scattered soldiers began to
As they lined up and started to attack, some of the soldiers in the front row even rushed forward and started fighting hand-to-hand with the Ming army.
The most brutal battle broke out at the beginning of this battle across the river!