The artillery is arranged in an arc shape and sinks towards its own formation. Its purpose is naturally very simple. All the artillery can send the shells to one point, and the destructive power can be imagined.
The Tuyuhun army was obviously aware of the threat of these artillery, so they mobilized cavalry to attack again and again. However, Xue Wang and his cavalry kept restraining them, making it difficult for the Tuyuhun cavalry to get out.
Tuyuhun's army had already saved a force, and there were still seven to eight hundred cavalry left in the camp. At this time, they rushed out from the gate on one side of the camp. Unfortunately, they still had a few soldiers and horses left behind. The Han army and weapons
The gunners and crossbowmen had already been prepared, and they easily pushed the people back.
In the end, Tuyuhun's army could only watch helplessly as the Han army's artillery arrived at the attack position.
The rumbling sound of artillery sounded immediately. This seemed to be a nightmare that the Tuyuhun army had already experienced outside Wuwei City. Soon there were sounds of commotion in the camp, and even the flags were waving. I don’t know if they wanted to notify the friendly forces ahead.
Come to support or simply it has been messed up.
Except for the cavalry, the rest of the Tuyuhun army did not set up defenses outside the camp. Obviously they also knew the power of artillery. If groups of infantry were arrayed outside the camp, and the enemy's artillery pushed up, they might not be able to use two rounds of artillery fire.
The infantry at home could no longer hold up at first.
Moreover, Murong Fuyun had obviously already prepared for the Han army's attack. Not only were the front walls of the entire camp made of rammed earth, but they were also made taller and thicker. If it were taller, it would be like a city wall.
There is no problem anymore.
Solid artillery shells hit the wall one after another, and soon many pits and depressions appeared, and dust was also flying.
On the Gobi Desert, there are either large rocks or fine sand. If the cannonball hits it, the sand will naturally collapse, and the stones that originally played a supporting role are rolling around. The Tuyuhun people should be there.
Based on experience in building city walls under such circumstances, these stones were specially woven into tamarisk baskets to avoid the embarrassing situation of the stones rolling down on their own. Unfortunately, these wicker baskets did not rise even under the impact of the cannonballs.
What effect did it have? It rolled down with the stones, causing the Tuyuhun soldiers behind the wall to panic again.
A gap suddenly appeared in the wall, and the Han soldiers naturally launched an attack without hesitation.
It's a pity that Murong Fuyun is not so easy to deal with.
The Tuyuhun crossbowmen seemed to have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and the arrows whizzed down.
"Raise your shield!" Du Zha, holding a horizontal sword and shield in his hand, ordered loudly.
The vanguard goes first, with a horizontal sword and a shield, which are often more useful than anything else. The arrows are nailed to the shield, but the steps of the Han soldiers did not slow down at all.
At this time, even if Brother Paoze around him has fallen, he must rush forward, no matter what, he must rush into the gap!
The musketeers also pulled the triggers one after another, causing dust to fly on the wall. Some of the crossbowmen who had dared to stick their heads out and shoot arrows fell down in response.
As the sound of killing rang out again, thousands of Tuyuhun soldiers came out from both ends of the camp with the cavalry as the vanguard.
Murong Fuyun was obviously waiting for this opportunity.
You take the initiative to attack and expose the flanks, and then I will command the soldiers and horses to attack and shorten the charging distance of our infantry as much as possible. In this way, your firearms will not dare to make any moves because they are afraid of hurting your own people.
Infantry against infantry, cold weapons against cold weapons, what else can you do?
This trick is obviously similar to the one used against Wei Yuancheng before. In short, it is to lure the enemy deep and then attack from both sides.
In fact, this is somewhat similar to the combat method of the Turkic cavalry. Obviously, in many years of fighting with the Turkic cavalry, the Tuyuhun people have learned a lot of experience and gradually integrated it into the combat tactics of their own army.
And what is surprising is that Murong Fuyun adapted to local conditions and was always able to create favorable situations for himself that were needed for this kind of combat. This is the true command quality of a general.
However, compared to the last time when Wei Yuancheng was negligent and was taken advantage of by Murong Fuyun, this time the Han army was not in any panic. The forwards responsible for attacking did not even let go of the enemies who were coming from the flanks.
In their eyes, they are still attacking the barrier in front. It seems that in their eyes, there is nothing that can attract them except the wall of the camp in front of them.
Although the enemy's operation methods are different, the essence of the entire strategy is the same.
How could Li Xun be unprepared after learning Wei Yuancheng's lesson?
After all, the same tactics cannot make the enemy suffer every time without learning lessons, and may even be exploited by the enemy in turn.
Li Xun had decisively given the order. Wei Yuancheng's troops, who were originally in reserve, immediately pressed forward from the flanks. At the same time, the two groups of cavalry that had been hidden in the military formation by Li Xun also followed. Although the number of cavalry was not large, but
Each one was well-equipped and fired with the muskets in their hands, directly defeating the interception of the cavalry on the opposite side.
At the same time, the Han army's musketeers had already fixed their bayonets and moved forward in neat steps, reloading as they went. There were bursts of gunfire, and bullets directly covered the queue of Tuyuhun soldiers.
It's a pity that the soldiers of Tuyuhun should have received the death order, or they have realized that the success or failure of this battle actually depends on their attack, so even if the outer robes continue to fall, the rest of the soldiers are stepping on their corpses
Still determined to move forward and attack.
"Change!" Seeing that the barrier was still some distance away, but the enemy was already close at hand, although Du Zha felt reluctant to give up, he also knew that he could not wait any longer.
Following his order, the Han soldiers who were running forward desperately stopped one after another. The soldiers in the front row raised their shields and stepped back slowly. The soldiers in the rear began to face the left or right side, also raising their shields to cover the ground.
Enemy arrows.
The originally seemingly loose queue suddenly gathered together and began to retreat.
How could Tuyuhun's army satisfy the Han army? Many soldiers rushed out from the gap to attack the Han army, and those who originally came from both sides screamed and rushed forward. Obviously, the retreat of the Han army gave
gave them enough courage.
It's a pity that they probably haven't read "On the Battle of Cao GUI". They don't know that this kind of enemy with a strict military formation and slowly retreating is the most difficult to deal with, so it's better not to pursue them.
Tuyuhun's army had already moved forward and was quickly overwhelmed by the Han army's dense bullets.
Just now, in order to engage the enemy as quickly as possible, the Han army's musketeers had to reload while advancing. Only the front row of soldiers could reload before firing. But it was different now. When the Tuyuhun people came up to kill them, the musketeers could naturally stop.