Gui Zi Scroll Chapter 685: Bloody battles, life hanging by a thread
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Seeing more and more Jianzhou troops gathering from both wings, and the cavalry taking the initiative to move around and attract firepower from their own side, Tao Dasheng knew that from this moment on, the war would really begin.
All the previous victories and advantages were based on the premise that the opponent did not understand our own situation. If we knew that we had deployed artillery array, we would not have so hastily attacked the camp head-on with a dense push. This was purely
Create the best bombardment target for the artillery array.
But now the situation is becoming increasingly clear. The location of the artillery array and the size of the gunners are basically known to the Jianzhou Army.
In this case, the Jianzhou Cavalry's galloping fire will definitely be greatly strengthened. Even if they risk being shot by firecrackers, they will still have to create interference and damage, forcing their own artillery and firecrackers to be unable to go all out in the attack that is about to begin.
The second round of siege.
Just as the northwest battlefield was preparing for the real fierce battle that was about to begin, the main battlefield on Zhu Mei's side had actually already ushered in the climax of the offensive that Fei Yingdong disliked.
Compared with the twists and turns on the northwest camp battlefield, both sides on the main battlefield knew the basics and entered into a fierce battle from the beginning.
Fei Yingdong's cavalry continuously launched attacks from the flanks from the beginning, trying to create a breakthrough from the flanks and rear. However, facing the conventional tactics of the Jianzhou Army, Zhu Mei and He Kegang had already been prepared.
By this time in the fight, both sides were no longer strangers to each other, and all kinds of routines had been basically used up.
It was nothing more than a duel between the approaching Jianzhou archers and the Zhou army's gunners and artillery teams, and then the Jianzhou cavalry continued to attack and harass from all directions in an attempt to seek a breakthrough.
The Zhou army's cavalry was at a disadvantage and could only respond passively, and was often suppressed. Gradually, the battle distance became closer and entered a state of hand-to-hand combat.
However, the Jianzhou Army also did not have much advantage in close combat.
Taking advantage of the time it takes to pull into this space, the Zhou army's fire cannon fire can give full play to its firepower advantage, and the artillery team can also adjust the strike direction in a timely manner to cause damage to the Jianzhou army.
Although the Jianzhou Army continued to change their formations and no longer adopted the method of intensive charge, after entering hand-to-hand combat, the spearmen could still firmly resist the attack of the Jianzhou Army, giving the fire cannons an advantage.
Under this situation, Zhu Mei and He Kegang were sure to withstand Fei Yingdong's offensive, and they could also use Fei Yingdong's proactive attack to wait for work and continue to cause damage to Jianzhou's active forces.
Now Zhu Mei is not worried at all that Fei Yingdong can defeat her side on the frontal battlefield. Even if there are some problems in certain parts or areas, she has a reserve team, led by You Hegang personally, and can be pressed in at any time.
He is very confident on this point.
The key to the fairy is that on the battlefield on the Heiyunlong side, an army of more than 10,000 people is twice as big as the Heiyunlong tribe. Can it withstand it?
Hei Yunlong is a general who can fight hard and tough battles, but it is conceivable that the character who can make Nurhaci confidently lead an army of 10,000 to 20,000 people to bypass the border wall and walk through the Liaohetao swamp area is certainly not an easy-to-come-from-with person. He is also experienced.
A veteran of hundreds of battles.
With twice the strength of our own and a hastily built fortress like ours, Zhu Mei was also unsure whether we could give full play to our firearms advantage to hold back the opponent.
Likewise, Hei Yunlong had no confidence in Tao Dasheng's persistence in the fortress he came from.
At this time, Heiyunlong still organized a line of defense in the two areas behind. He wanted to hold on here until the Ji Zhen army's pincer attack came from behind, and completely annihilated this strange army from Jianzhou.
Tao Dasheng's camp was now like a small boat in the angry sea, and was being besieged by the Jianzhou Army three times his own size.
In addition to Sajiala pressing up all the Jurchen soldiers in the East China Sea, Hu Erhan also deployed 3,000 Jianzhou infantry to attack from the flanks. In addition, he also sent an additional 1,000 rangers to constantly harass and shoot on the outside, creating opportunities for Tao Dasheng's troops.
Kill and apply pressure.
A trench dug in advance twenty steps outside the camp could only act as a hindrance.
Because the ground was too frozen, even a trench that was less than two steps wide and less than one person deep still took more than two thousand people a day.
But no matter what, this trench can still act as a hindrance. No matter how they attack, these Jianzhou and Donghai Jurchen soldiers have to jump off the trench and then climb up the trench again to organize the attack. Such a delay is at least
It can win one more round of shooting opportunities for the fire gunners who live in high places.
Previously, the Zhou army cleverly covered the trench with branches and a straw curtain, so at first the Jurchen army did not notice that the trench was more like a trap. When they finally reached the camp, they naturally fought with all their might.
When they pounced on them, they fell into the ditch one after another, which also created a good opportunity for the gunmen to kill them in one round.
But such an opportunity could only temporarily delay the opponent's attack. When the 6,000-strong army surged up, the trench was quickly obliterated. At this time, the fence of the camp was quickly pushed by the Jurchen army, and gaps began to appear one by one.
Exposed, the real hand-to-hand combat began.
Bows and arrows flew wildly, fire cannons sounded, and within fifty steps, the two sides started fighting to the death.
One thousand spearmen and two hundred sword and shield soldiers were pushed directly to the front line, and now it was time for them to fight hard.
Wherever the fence fell down, they would push it up without hesitation. Even if they were instantly stabbed to death by Jurchen soldiers or shot dead by Jurchen archers, they would not hesitate.
The fire gunners who had already become red-eyed also lined up and fired, focusing their fire on more and more Jurchen soldiers pouring in. At this time, there was no need to aim at a distance of thirty or fifty steps. They just mechanically raised their guns and fired, and then
Mechanically, he retracted the gun and retreated, cleaning the chamber, reloading the gun and tightening it, then stepped forward and fired again, without stopping, until he was hit by an arrow and fell down or was chopped down by a Jurchen soldier who broke through.
The most dangerous moment was when a piece of the fence was pulled down, suddenly opening up a gap of fifty or sixty steps wide, which immediately attracted all the Jurchen soldiers to gather here, hoping to directly break through and capture the entire camp from here.
But the Tiger Crouching Cannon, which had adjusted its shooting angle, finally caught up with this wave.
More than a dozen squatting tiger cannons thundered suddenly, like a storm sweeping over, instantly sweeping away the hundreds of Jianzhou soldiers surging through the gap in the fence. It was like a hurricane passing by, leaving only a pile of broken limbs and flesh and blood.
fly.
Having already been ordered to step aside, Zhou's sergeants took advantage of this momentum and charged forward with their spears raised high, driving the dizzy Jianzhou Army out of the gap again, while the fire gunners who followed them fired again in succession.
, the Jianzhou Army that had just had time to follow up was massacred again.
Hu Erhan's heart felt cold.
He never expected to see the fence being pushed down and the Jianzhou Army rushing into the gap, only to encounter such an unacceptable heavy blow.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon, which can flexibly adjust the shooting direction and angle, has become the nightmare of the infantry. It uses spearmen and sword and shield men to block the gap, and the fire gunmen shoot from both wings to kill people. When necessary, they simply suddenly make way for the gap.
Then use the Crouching Tiger Cannon to blast and kill, this routine has become an invincible trump card, but the most powerful cavalry galloping in my hand is unable to exert its advantage in it.
Hu Erhan was extremely anxious as he saw the soldiers who kept coming up suffered heavy losses under the rounds of fire from the opponent's guns.
The outcome of this battle was completely beyond his imagination. The strength of the troops deployed by the Zhou army here, and the types and power of firearms they possessed were all beyond imagination, and the consequences were also serious. An hour and a half passed.
It actually achieved this, even failing to break through the fence, and had to focus on fighting for the gap in the fence.
Fortunately, the strength advantage of the Jianzhou Army was still reflected at the other end. Fences were constantly being pulled down and destroyed. Although the Zhou Army's spearmen continued to fill in and block the resistance, it was obvious that they could not cover every gap.
At this time, the strength advantage of the Jianzhou Army can be gradually reflected.
Although they paid a heavy price, but seeing the fences constantly being destroyed and pulled down, the Jianzhou Army could finally start to besiege the Zhou army who kept tightening their embrace.
However, the soldiers of the Jianzhou Army were always prepared to fire a round of Crouching Tiger Cannon from time to time. They maintained their rhythm during the attack and tried their best to stay entangled with the Zhou army to avoid being exposed.
This situation continued. Finally, when the first fence was completely destroyed and the Zhou army began to retreat behind the second fence, Hu Erhan was sure that the battle would be resolved in an hour. In this case, the Tiger Crouching Cannon
There was nothing left to do, and at least half of the fire gunners had been lost. Hu Erhan even deliberately slowed down the attack pace to avoid too much loss. He could bring up the archers and solve the battle in a more effective way.
But for Hu Erhan, this was only the first level, and it only took him two hours. According to Fei Yingdong's request, the battle situation here must be resolved in three hours. If this continues, it will definitely not be possible.
However, while Hu Erhan sent people to explain to Fei Yingdong, he also began to urge the army to bypass the camp that was about to fall and move forward quickly.
The Zhou army must still have a line of defense in front, but Hu Erhan knew that the Zhou army would never find such good terrain again, and if he learned a lesson from the losses, Hu Erhan would not let the opponent succeed again.
Looking at the Jianzhou Army surging past in the distance on both sides, Tao Dasheng, who took an arrow on his shoulder, could not help but sigh. He knew that he could not hold on for much longer. Two hours was already all he could do.
At the extreme limit, maybe everyone here will be killed in half an hour, but he has a clear conscience. He has completed the task assigned to him by the Lord in two hours.
As for the arrival of reinforcements, he had never placed any hope on it.