The rebels' artillery was really powerful. When the cannons sounded, Shi Dayong knew that the left and right battalions of the infantry were about to collapse. Sure enough, the former rebel prisoners who had just been training for a few days couldn't stand the bombardment. The guns roared and they didn't fall.
When the time came, the crowd collapsed. [Website]
Soldiers who have not experienced brutal battles and have not climbed through seas of blood and mountains of corpses are definitely not trustworthy. What's more, these people were members of the rebels a few days ago. They have no determination to fight for their country and no loyalty.
The loyalty of the emperor. In the face of crisis, they will instinctively choose to evade or surrender, just as they did in Shahe.
The Second Infantry Battalion was too short and had too many soldiers. It should not have entered the battle so quickly, let alone face the main force of the rebels head-on in the first battle. If they had only encountered a small group of rebels first,
Under the leadership of Chang Pingbing, I am afraid it can be tempered to become a strong army that can fight and dare to fight. The current performance is indeed unacceptable.
But no matter what, in order to allow these two battalions of infantry to enter the battle as soon as possible, Shi Dayong invested a lot in them. Not to mention anything else, even in terms of time, Shi Dayong gritted his teeth and made the decision. He was enough in Shahe.
It took six days to delay before setting off for Laizhou.
After six days of hard training in Jinzhou, it stands to reason that their performance would be better than when they were in the rebel army. However, what is unexpected is that these new recruits collapsed so quickly. Shi Dayong thought that he could at least hold on.
It took half a stick of incense, but it was only one round of shelling, and they collapsed before their muscles and bones were damaged.[
What makes people most angry is that these two thousand bastards haven't fired a single shot!
The rout came so fast that Shi Dayong had to adjust his strategy and decided to abandon these useless soldiers.
If they want to run, let them run, as long as they can attract the rebel cavalry.
"Run!"
After the first cannon shot fell, I don't know who was the first to scream for escape. Soon, the two thousand captive soldiers of the Second Infantry Battalion began to run away behind them.
This kind of escape is completely sequential, and the competition is based on whose legs are faster.
The disintegration was so fast that Li Dashan and Shao Wu, who were supervising the formation, could not even suppress the pressure. Seeing the rebel cavalry rushing up, they could only lead the two hundred Changping soldiers who did not escape with the prisoners and fought to the rear and retreated.
The fire cannons of two hundred Changping soldiers caused some damage to the rebel cavalry, but without the cover of reinforcements, it was impossible for two hundred men to stop a thousand cavalry.
The rebel cavalry also discovered these Ming troops who were still resisting. The cavalry that was chasing them divided into two groups and came towards the Changping soldiers. The number was about three hundred.
Obviously, those rebel cavalry knew that the resisting Ming army might be the servants leading this Ming army, and it would be difficult to eat them in one bite. Therefore, they wisely used their advantages - speed, one group attacked from the front, and the other group attacked from the front.
The branch then surrounded the rear, hoping to cut off the retreat of these Ming troops in one fell swoop, allowing them to escape.
The impatient rebels even began to search the crowd for the general who led the team. According to experience, there can be two hundred servants who can fight. The general who led the team was also a deputy general. If he were captured alive, he would be so handsome.
The rewards from the side will never be less!
"Brothers, capture the high official!"
The rebels rushed towards the Changping soldiers with red eyes. The cry of capturing the high officials attracted dozens of rebels who were chasing the deserters. Without hesitation, they turned their horses and joined the siege of the Changping soldiers.
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"Fire the gun!"
Li Dashan and Shao Wu were one behind the other, each leading a hundred Changping soldiers to resist. Under the sound of gunfire, dozens of rebels were killed, but more rebels rushed closer.
Different from the Liao cavalry, the rebel cavalry did not use fire guns as weapons, perhaps because they did not have three-eyed fire guns. Also because the members were mixed, they had a variety of weapons, including some who used hammers and axes. This
As a result, the rebel cavalry had no long-range weapons, not even bows and arrows, and relied entirely on the strength of their numbers to attack. Therefore, within the distance of Changping soldiers and artillery, the rebels suffered greatly.
But if they were allowed to charge forward, the consequences would be dire. There were too few soldiers in Changping, and it was difficult to form an array that could compete with the cavalry.
Both Li Dashan and Shao Wu had led their troops to participate in the Songshan Army's previous battles against the Jiannu, so they were deeply impressed by the impact of the cavalry. In the absence of sufficient defensive weapons and troops, their brows were always furrowed and they looked at each other from time to time.
Looking deep into the dense forest.[
"His grandma's!"
Seeing that Changping soldiers were trapped, Cao Bianjiao cursed in anger and asked Shi Dayong to fight: "General, come on!"
Shi Dayong did not say a word, but only looked at the swarming rebel cavalry.
He was waiting, waiting for the rebel cavalry to be scattered; he was waiting, waiting for the corpses of the new recruits to make the rebel cavalry go completely crazy.
The battle of Xiaoguantun was not within his expectations, and the speed of the rebels also surprised him. He regretted that he should not have wasted the precious six days. Otherwise, he should have led his troops to garrison in Laizhou City at this moment, not here.
Encountered the main force of the rebels head-on.
After discovering the rebels, Shi Dayongnai, who was at a disadvantage, chose to respond passively. He originally wanted the second battalion of infantry to contain several waves of rebel attacks. Then he led the wolf cavalry to suddenly rush out and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. In this way, even if he could not severely damage the main force of the rebels
, can also cause them to break their muscles and bones.
But now it seems that the change in the battle situation is no longer under his control.
Damn artillery!
Shi Dayong gritted his teeth and cursed. Damn it, the rebels really used the artillery in Dengzhou City. I wonder if Sun Yuanhua really built hundreds of artillery. If it was true, wouldn't every battle in the future be like this?
You have to use your flesh and blood to fight against the cannon!
How many fucking soldiers do you need to fill those hundreds of cannons?!
Shi Dayong couldn't imagine what kind of bloodthirsty monster the rebels with hundreds of artillery would be like. He couldn't imagine that far. All he could do now was to kill the rebels to the maximum extent before the entire army was annihilated.
The rebel cavalry and the advancing infantry became Shi Dayong's targets. It seemed that the 2nd Infantry Battalion, which was on the verge of collapse, made the opponent's commander underestimate the enemy.
No matter what kind of hard fight Li Dashan and Shao Wu were in, Shi Dayong had to wait until the rebel infantry entered the attack range of the wolf cavalry and then rush out with all his strength, killing them individually. If he rushed out now, he would be able to scare the snake away, which would be very dangerous.
Maybe they were shot down by rebel artillery on the way to charge.
As for the cavalry, Shi Dayong didn't take it seriously. These cavalry could not be called cavalry.
Now, he could only watch Li Dashan and Shao Wu fall into a bitter battle without making a choice.
The Changping soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Battalion led by Li Dashan and Shao Wu were locked in a bitter battle and suffered heavy losses under the crazy attack of the rebel cavalry.
Although the new firecrackers captured from the rebels are powerful and have a long range, they still have the same complicated loading and cannot suppress the firepower of the rebels at all.
After the last salvo was fired, Li Dashan and Shao Wu could only order their subordinates to discard their muskets and draw their long knives for hand-to-hand combat.
Melee combat between infantry and cavalry.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. At this moment, the battle is all about courage and blood.[
Cao Bianjiao's eyes were almost bleeding. He saw corpses chopped to death by the opponent's saber, and the faces of the warriors who were pierced by the opponent's spear.
Although the two hundred Changping soldiers were not afraid of death and overturned more than a hundred rebel horses, their lives were taken away in an instant. The remaining people were also surrounded by the enemy and were being compressed into a small group.
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Li Dashan and Shao Wu fought like bloody men, and the fierceness of the battle was no less intense than any battle they had experienced before.
Seeing those Changping soldiers who were still alive and kicking just now, one by one turned into cold corpses and lay on the ground. Shi Dayong's heart felt like being stabbed hard by a needle. These familiar subordinates were not afraid of death at all and fell to the ground.
Shi Ye also had a calm look on his face, perhaps because he was calm because of his vocation, or perhaps because he was calm when he saw that he had successfully slowed down the opponent's attack speed.
Of course, there was a hint of unwillingness on their faces, but whether that unwillingness was for their own lives or for not killing a few more rebels, no one could tell clearly.
They did not die on the Liaodong battlefield in the decisive battle with the Donglu, but died on the battlefield of the civil war where fratricide was fought. It cannot but be said that it was the regret of these Changping soldiers who were bent on avenging their family and country.
Seeing that the number of surrounded Changping soldiers is getting smaller and smaller, some people are constantly being nailed to the ground with spears and knocked to the ground by war horses. If they don't get reinforcements, they will soon be slaughtered!
Cao Bianjiao couldn't bear it any longer. Regardless of Shi Dayong's lack of orders, he turned to his subordinates and shouted: "Follow me, we can't let our brothers die in vain!"
After saying that, he was about to rush over with his horse, but Shi Dayong suddenly pulled him off the horse, stopped him tightly, and shouted: "Wait a minute!"
"What are you waiting for?!" Cao Bianjiao's eyes were red with anxiety. Li Dashan and the others couldn't stand it anymore. If they didn't, it would be all over!
Shi Dayong pointed his hand towards the rebel infantry who had already rushed over, and said in a deep voice: "Wait until they get closer!"
If you get closer, it will be enough if you don't fight. After all, the battle will be successful!
Cao Bianjiao gritted his teeth and punched himself in the thigh. He had to obey the order.
The fighting continued, the screams continued, and the rebels' proud cheers continued.
Finally, Shi Dayong's cold voice came from behind the mask: "Put on armor!"
Behind them, the light cavalrymen who had been waiting impatiently immediately put on heavy armor for the Wolf Riders, and the sound of the armor's collision was very clear in the woods.
After the wolf rider finished donning his armor, Shi Dayong looked back at them, pulled out his long sword, and roared: "Long live the Emperor!" He then rushed out on horseback, and the tip of the long sword he waved in his hand drew long marks in the sky.
"Long live the emperor!"
The three hundred wolf cavalry responded like thunder and ran slowly out of the forest. The horse speed was getting faster and faster. When the horse reached the extreme speed, a torrent of heavy armored cavalry and more than a hundred were chasing the deserters. They were unprepared.
The rebels collided fiercely.
"Damn, what's going on!"
To be continued...