Chapter 62: The Battle of Fengyang Sixteen
Sure enough, soon he saw a big man coming out. When he saw that it was indeed Lin Dong, two lines of tears flowed down unknowingly.
"General, it's really General Lin, we are saved." Lao Wu shouted loudly.
"Really General Lin?" Then there was a burst of chaotic footsteps inside, and soon more than ten men were seen walking out.
"Where are the others?" Lin Dong asked, looking at Old Wei in front of him.
"Hey..., they are all gone..."
Lin Dong felt a pain in his heart. These were all the technical soldiers he had chosen. How come there were only these few people left in such a short time? What a huge loss.
"General, you don't have to be sad. Deaths and injuries are inevitable. Let's leave quickly." Old Wei had already looked down on life and death after many years of fighting. Although the death of so many brothers made him very sad, he behaved very calmly.
"You're right, let's leave quickly, Old Wei, take your dead brother with you and let's get out of the city." Lin Dong nodded.
"Take them with you?" Old Wei was obviously taken aback, but he quickly came to his senses: "General, benevolent and righteous! I will take my brothers and the general out of the city right now."
Lin Dong nodded, and soon Lao Wei and others walked out carrying the bodies of several soldiers.
"Let's go!" Lin Dong waved his hand and led Old Wei straight to the city gate.
At this time, many intruders had gathered at the city gate. When they saw the Anton army coming, they all took up their bows and shot arrows at the Anton army. Unfortunately, the Anton army was wearing heavy armor, and ordinary bows and arrows could not penetrate it.
What's more, they all have shields on their heads, and their bows and arrows are of little use.
Even so, the constant shooting of bows and arrows made Anton's army extremely troubled.
"General, Wei Haisheng requested to join the battle." Seeing that the Anton army was blocked by enemy bows and arrows, Old Wei immediately stood up and said.
"You?" Lin Dong glanced at them, hesitating in his heart. It would be a pity if the seeds of his Musketeers were lost here.
"General, our brother's life was saved by the general. Even if he dies, there is nothing to be afraid of. Please give the order, general." Old Wei continued to ask for a fight.
"Forget it." Lin Donglue hesitated before agreeing. The reason why he agreed to Old Wei and others' participation in the battle was firstly because he wanted to use Old Wei's muskets to suppress the opponent's bows and arrows, and secondly because he wanted Old Wei and Anton's army to fight side by side.
Let them better integrate into the Anton Army.
"Thank you, General." Old Wei was overjoyed when he saw Lin Dong agreeing.
"Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy, and I will take you home!" Lin Dong shouted and strode towards the army.
"Go home, go home..." roars came from the mouths of every soldier of the Anton Army.
After being here for so long, and having experienced another day and night of fighting today, everyone has already become war-weary and is ready to return home. If anyone blocks him at this time, they will tear him to pieces without hesitation.
Gao Jie and Liu Zongmin stood on either side of the city gate. Both of them had suffered heavy losses from Anton's army. Now seeing Lin Dong wanting to leave the city, they immediately ordered: "Block the city gate and no one is allowed to take a step back.
Those who retreat will be killed..."
They finally blocked Anton's army here. If such an opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to come across again.
"Yes!" The supervising team drew out their long knives one after another and stared at the soldiers in front of them. As long as anyone retreated, they would immediately kill them with one strike.
"If you cut Anton's army with a sword, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If you kill one of Anton's soldiers, you will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver... Brothers, charge forward." In order to boost morale, Liu Zongmin prepared to bribe with money.
"If you cut Anton's army with a sword, you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If you kill one of Anton's soldiers, you will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver..." Liu Zongmin's orders were conveyed by shouts.
Everyone is gearing up. They have been in the army for so long and have never received military pay. Since the general is willing to pay, why not move forward?
"Kill..." A large group of people rushed towards the Anton Army's spear phalanx.
"Brothers, no one can block our way home, go ahead!" Lin Dong was not to be outdone, and strode towards the city gate with firm steps. Although the speed was not fast, he was extremely determined.
"Boom!" The two armies collided together, and the Anton Army's spear phalanx moved again. A popping sound was heard, and the intruders fell to the ground row after row.
Then, the musketeers led by Lao Wei also started shooting, and bangs and bangs were heard one after another. Unfortunately, the gunshots were very sparse and could not form an effective fire network at all.
Lin Dong shook his head and said: "General Wei, this is not how muskets are used."
"Oh, does it mean that the general also has research on musket warfare? General, please give me some advice." After getting along with each other for this period of time, Old Wei already admired Lin Dong very much. They were able to defeat the invaders with only a few hundred Anton troops.
He can come and go freely. What kind of army is this? It has such combat effectiveness. He has never experienced such a one-sided war in the border army for so long. It is simply a killing machine.
Lin Dong pointed at the musketeers and said: "You ask them to line up in three rows. The front row is only responsible for shooting, and the back two rows are responsible for loading."
"Is that so?" Old Wei was obviously stunned. When they were in the border army, the musketeers basically only fired two shots at the beginning and then withdrew immediately. He had never heard of Lin Dong's tactics.
Even so, he did not want to doubt Lin Dong, and immediately asked more than a dozen people to line up in three rows. The people in the first row only concentrated on firing guns, and the two people in the back were responsible for loading.
As a result, the gunshots immediately became thicker, and the intruders suddenly screamed again and again. It was obvious that many people were injured.
"Old Wei, shoot at their archers and leave the infantry to our spearmen." Lin Dong reminded him immediately when he saw that Old Wei was specifically shooting at the infantry in front.
Upon hearing Lin Dong's order, Old Wei was startled, secretly cursed his stupidity, and immediately turned his gun and shot at the archers in the distance.
Suddenly, the archers were shot down by muskets. For a while, everyone was frightened and could no longer organize an effective attack.
"General, what kind of battle is this? Look at my brothers, think of a solution!" Seeing the comrades in front of him being killed like rabbits by the Anton Army, a mid-level general of the Chuang Army said with a sad face.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Order your team to charge forward." Seeing that most of the soldiers in the first team were killed and wounded, Liu Zongmin was furious. From last night until now, his team has never taken advantage of him.
"General, my life, Wang Gang, was given by the general. Today I will return him to the general!" Wang Gang shook his head and made up his mind. After speaking, he waved his hand and said: "Brothers, charge with me and kill them all.
, to avenge our brothers.”
Under the leadership of Wang Gang, a team came to kill again.
Wang Gang took the lead and went to kill Anton's army. Before they arrived, a spear was already swung out.
In his opinion, although the opponent's spear was long, it was not much longer than his own. What's more, riding a horse, he could break the opponent's formation by just tearing a hole.
Naturally, Lin Dong would not let him succeed. When he saw him charging over on horseback, he immediately ordered: "The two rows in front squat down, and the two rows behind hold their spears flat."
This is an action that the Anton Army has trained countless times. The requirement is that the two rows in front move their bodies and then insert the spear shaft into the ground with the spear at a 45-degree angle. This tactic is used to break the opponent's cavalry charge.
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Wang Gang had just rushed to the front of the spear formation when he suddenly saw a forest of spears waiting for him. He was frightened and hurriedly pulled his horse to stop.
"Damn it!"
"Spear, stab!" Lin Dong ordered at the right moment, and suddenly the spears were thrust out one after another. The horse was in pain, and with a long neigh, it spread out its legs and ran wildly.
Wang Gang desperately pulled on the horse's reins to pull the war horse back, but it was to no avail. The war horse began to run quickly around Anton's army.
The spear phalanx of the Anton Army was surrounded by sharp spears from all directions. Wang Gang ran around the Anton Army but did not find any opportunity to attack. Instead, he had a few wounds on his body.
"At this moment, the team led by Wang Gang also arrived in front of Anton's army. Seeing that Wang Gang's horse was frightened, it was stunned on the spot and was at a loss."
"Kill..." Lin Dong would not let go of such a good opportunity and immediately commanded Anton's army to move forward. The invading army was caught off guard when they were killed.
Seeing that Liu Zongmin's men were unable to take down the Anton Army, Gao Jie didn't care. He waved his hand to the soldiers behind him and said, "Fire the arrow."
The archers who had been prepared for a long time took action one after another, shooting arrows towards the Anton army as if they were free.
Seeing another archer starting to shoot arrows, Lao Wei immediately led the musketeers in the direction of the archers led by Gao Jie and started shooting.
As gunshots continued to be heard, the archers were hit by bullets and fell to the ground.
Seeing that a dozen muskets produced such great power, Old Wei couldn't believe it. Where did Lin Dong come from? He was so familiar with musket warfare and it was very effective. If the frontier army used muskets like this, it would be impossible.
He won't be beaten to pieces.
However, Lin Dong didn't even look back, and led the Anton army to attack the troops brought by Wang Gang and kill them.
Soon, arrows came like raindrops, but no one in Anton's army evaded or even took a look. They just kept walking forward according to Lin Dong's orders. Occasionally, someone was shot by an arrow because of bad luck.
, but they didn't make any sound.
After several rounds of arrows, the Chuang army fell silent. Are they all made of steel and not afraid of bows and arrows at all?
Lao Wei's muskets still didn't stop. The more the archers fired, the more frightened they became. No one else was hurt, but many of their own were killed and wounded. If this continued, all of his brothers would be killed.
The most hateful thing is that your own bows and arrows cannot hurt the enemy at all, but this is not the case for your own people. No matter how strong their armor is, they will definitely be seriously injured if they are hit by musket bullets.
The unlucky ones even died. How could these fire sticks that had no effect in the past become so powerful in the hands of the enemy? What kind of war was this? They asked questions in their hearts, but unfortunately no one could answer them.
As time went by, they became less and less confident in fighting. Anton's army was simply a devil, and they would never die.
In fact, the Anton Army is not immortal, but their will is too firm. In order to win, they are not afraid of sacrifice, let alone bloodshed.
This was also when the Chuang army later saw the blood left behind where Anton's army walked, they realized that it was not that they had not been hit by arrows, but that none of them had made a sound.
After this charge, Wang Gang's troops finally could not withstand the pressure of death and began to collapse.
Chapter completed!