"The commander-in-chief has a far-sighted vision, and only the last general can reach it." Li Jiucheng said with a cupped hand: "One is to build captives to attack the DPRK, one is our Dongjiang Army, the other is to plunder grain and supplies and force the DPRK to open trade. If our army can crush both of them
If this attempt is made, Jianlu will be in vain and busy in vain."
Mao Chenglu nodded repeatedly and said: "Our army is also short of food and grass supplies. If we can get them from the enemy, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
The generals all agreed and guessed where Mao Wenlong's goal was. The closest places to Depi Island and Yuncong were Xuanchuan and Pukou, and they were also the most likely to obtain grain and grass supplies from there.
If it were in the past, the Dongjiang Army would not dare to attack the city guarded by Jianlu, even if there were only one or two thousand defenders.
The current situation has changed a lot. With blasting methods, trebuchets, and an absolutely superior military strength, we are still very sure of victory.
Mao Wenlong pressed his hand downwards and said in a deep voice: "Azig's three thousand elite cavalry are stationed in Longchuan, but they don't carry much food. They have sent troops to Xuanchuan to transport food. Fortunately, Guo Dajing's troops are advancing.
Xiaotieshan, prepare to intercept Jianlu's grain transport team."
Opening his hands, Mao Wenlong made a two-sided attack gesture and said: "I decided to send Kong Youde and Li Jiuzheng to lead an army of three thousand to capture Xiaotieshan, and join forces with Xu and Guo's troops to transport grain and build captives. The rest of the troops will be sent by me.
Commander, land on the coast of Tieshan and attack Xuanchuan."
According to the intelligence, there were only a thousand Jianlu going to Xuanchuan to transport grain. Mao Wenlong believed that there was still a chance of winning with five thousand troops intercepting the enemy.
As for Xuanchuan and Pukou, there were more than 2,000 built captives. He led seven or eight thousand soldiers to defeat them all, and he was quite confident.
The reason for this judgment is that the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town and Yuncong worked together on Pidao and quickly made a large number of mines and wooden cannons. In order to fight against the Jianlu, they had to re-evaluate the comparison of force strength.
Of course, Mao Wenlong still wanted to avoid large-scale field battles with Jianlu. The Jianlu in Xuanchuan and Pukou also mainly defended the city, and they were not guaranteed to win in field battles outside the city.
Of course, the safest thing is not to divide the troops, but to mobilize all the troops and attack Xuanchuan and Pukou with all their strength.
But it's good to see that Mao Wenlong was a little worried. Guo Dajing's army was small in strength, and it was very dangerous to force an interception.
The plan was finalized and many details were discussed before the generals took the order and left.
"Commander." An officer hurriedly came over and reported: "Denglai Governor Li Sir has sent Denglai Commander-in-Chief Zhang Keda to escort dozens of ships of supplies to the dock."
Mao Wenlong chuckled and said, "I will go to greet Mr. Zhang right now."
Although Zhang Keda is also the commander-in-chief, his rank and title are far inferior to Mao Wenlong. Since Yuan Keli resigned, Denglai's military strength has dropped significantly, and he has almost lost the ability to attack. It is difficult to even support Liaonan.
But Mao Wenlong still wanted to say that he had no choice but to rely on Denglai's blood transfusion! In addition to food and grass, there were also armor and weapons, and more importantly, the sudden increase in the amount of gunpowder and nitrate.
After the last victory, Li Song, the governor of Denglai, quickly dispatched 30 ships of rice and grain, but he was in arrears with Dongjiang Town and wanted to gain military honors for it.
This time, Mao Wenlong continued to ask for supplies after sending the emperor and the heads of hundreds of captives. It was the decision of the emperor and the court to vigorously aid the DPRK. They all relied on the Dongjiang Army. If we don’t fight for it now, there will be no store after this village.
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The fact that dozens of shiploads of supplies were delivered to Pi Island so quickly was obviously due to the human heads.
Killing a Baylor has already set a record in the battle between the Ming army and the Jianlu. Lord Li Song must be very happy to be able to share the military merits, so he is so happy.
Denglai was not without supplies, but the imperial court was stuck and the civil service group was restrained. Li Song was not as good as Yuan Keli, and his authority was limited, so he did not dare to make arbitrary decisions in normal times.
It's different after winning a battle, not to mention an unprecedented victory. Li Song's generous support is not his own anyway, and he deserves to be given the military credit.
You must know that Mao Wenlong is a general with Shang Fang's sword and the right to play directly.
Although there were no civilian officials to supervise the army in Dongjiang Town, there were eunuchs. If Li Song did not provide supplies, Mao Wenlong could blame him for the unfavorable reasons for aiding the DPRK.
In normal times, when arrears and deductions were made, the civil service clique was colluding, and they could cover it up and get past it. But in this critical period of aiding the DPRK, Li Song had already made contributions, so why should he be at odds with Mao Wenlong?
I have wronged Guo Dajing this time, and I will compensate him next time.
Mao Wenlong walked towards the dock and sighed in his heart.
He handed over the two heads of Baelor to Yue Tuo first, and he personally commanded the battle before slaying the slave chieftain. Speaking of which, this was his contribution and the result of the collective battle of the Dongjiang Army.
Since the imperial court was providing supplies as they were needed, and Governor Denglai was squeezing out supplies like toothpaste, Mao Wenlong naturally wanted to separate his military exploits and ask for more.
In the victory report, it was said that Guo Dajing attacked and killed Yue Tuo. Mao Wenlong was worried that the court was opportunistic and only rewarded Guo Dajing, but ignored the entire Dongjiang Army.
But with two heads, Mao Wenlong couldn't always bury Guo Dajing. The next victory, the important head was to thank Guo Dajing and establish him as a banner of the Dongjiang Army.
Since Zhang Pan's death in battle, the Dongjiang Army has not had a general known to both the government and the public for a long time.
Although Zhang Pan is not too famous, he set up an ambush to defeat the Jin army in the Lushun Defense Battle, and beheaded more than a thousand people. This was actually the greatest contribution of the Ming army in field battles since the Jianzhou Rebellion. He also took advantage of the situation to go north to regain Jinzhou, and to the south.
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Nowadays, Guo Dajing, a rising star, is no less than Zhang Pan in terms of military exploits, or even worse.
Perhaps, supporting Guo Dajing can bring changes to the Dongjiang Army and bring attention to the government and the public.
Mao Wenlong thought this way, and several approaching figures appeared in his sight. He quickly put away his thoughts, took two steps quickly with a smile on his face, and exchanged greetings.
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The tired sun slowly set towards the horizon. The afterglow dyed the corners of the sky red, and also reflected the gradually quiet battlefield.
The shouts of killing seemed to still be echoing in his ears, and the screams and wails made Tekuyin even more furious. But it was all over, and he could only retreat in defeat, in a state of embarrassment.
The weeds and snow on the hillside were littered with corpses. Wounded soldiers were struggling to escape downwards. Bows, arrows and muskets were fired from behind, knocking them to the ground mercilessly.
Tekuyin could only watch helplessly. Not to mention retrieving the corpses, even retrieving the wounded soldiers would incur greater casualties, which he could not bear.
Ah - amidst the long screams, a wounded soldier fell down with an arrow stuck in his back.
Tekuyin raised his gaze. The top of the mountain was not too far away. He could see flags waving and figures swaying, but for Jianlu, it was out of reach.
Thinking back on the insidious and vicious arrangement, Tekuyin and other Jianlu felt chilled.
After arriving at Xiaotieshan, Tekuyin observed that there were not many defenders on the mountain, at most 1,800 people.
Moreover, the mountain is not high and the slope is not steep, so the difficulty of attacking does not seem to be great.
Tekuyin invested three Niulu, nearly a thousand people, and wanted to attack the mountain with one drum. He adopted the most common attack mode, with one Niulu's bow and arrow shooting backwards to suppress it, and two Niulu's heavy armor soldiers in front.
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In fact, Tekuyin also knew this tactic. In other words, the only methods used to attack mountains at that time were to use people to climb up and attack from above. There were no new tricks.
However, Tekuyin and the captives led by him never expected that what awaited them would be a fierce counterattack different from the past.
According to the tactics of the time, killing the enemy from far to near was the most common operation.
For example, the positions of the Ming army are usually configured according to the range of the general cannon, light Franco machine, bow and arrow or musket. The enemy will open fire when they enter the range, which is also a layered strike.
If you are on a plain in the wilderness, this tactic is worthless. When the enemies who have been killed and wounded rush forward, the strength and impact of the troops will be greatly reduced. For the Ming army, which is poor in melee combat, the pressure will not be so great.
The advantage of this is obvious, but the disadvantage is that the enemy can use cavalry to make repeated false attacks, luring the Ming army to waste artillery fire. They can seize the disadvantage of slow reloading and firing speed of artillery guns and wait for opportunities to attack.
But Guo Dajing did not follow the conventional arrangement. Instead, he wanted close, medium, and long-range firepower to explode at the same time to maximize the damage to the enemy.
What he relied on was the layout in front of the position on the top of the mountain. It was difficult for Jianlu to fight in close combat.
In order to ensure the continuity and persistence of the attack when the strike firepower was deliberately concealed, Jianlu only had a small number of troops to carry out exploratory and decoy false attacks, which was meaningless.
In fact, just as Guo Dajing expected, Tekuyin mobilized his troops and began to attack the mountain, and encountered no resistance all the way to the mountainside.
Obviously, the enemy's blocking position was on the top of the mountain, which was a line of defense. This was a bit unexpected, but Tekuyin didn't care.
After the troops attacking the mountain readjusted on the mountainside, they suppressed them with bows and arrows, charged the infantry, and launched an attack toward the top of the mountain.
The counterattack on the mountain became more intense, but it was not enough to stop Jianlu's charge. The attack went smoothly, allowing Jianlu to press Niulu again.
This is a normal command, and there is no reason to put the forward troops up and ignore them. Once the forward troops are defeated, the follow-up troops can launch another attack, leaving the defenders no time to breathe and replenish.
Only fifty or sixty meters away from the top of the mountain, the Jianlu who attacked the mountain had to avoid the low wooden spear forest on both sides.
The sharpened wooden sticks were only over one meter high, inserted diagonally into the snow, watered and frozen, and they were so densely packed that it was difficult to pass.
When Jianlu climbed up the mountain to attack on the more than 20-meter-wide passage, the firepower on the top of the mountain suddenly intensified, and all of it was side fire.
Bows, arrows, and muskets were shot diagonally from both sides, and the Jianlu soldiers continued to suffer casualties, but they showed off their bravery and continued to attack upwards with their shields on their backs.
In order to cover the attacking troops, Jianlu's archers advanced from the mountainside and fired a shower of arrows at the defenders' position.
Fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters, Jianlu pushed tenaciously towards the mountain, and his troops became more and more concentrated.
When Jianlu, who was rushing ahead, could clearly see the faces of the defenders, they were only about twenty meters away from the top of the mountain.
More than a dozen wooden cannons suddenly revealed their black muzzles, pointed at the attacking Jianlu, roared, and sprayed hundreds of broken iron and sharp stones at the enemy.
The Jianlu were hit at close range and suffered many casualties. However, using shields, many Jianlu resisted the bombardment, adjusted their feet, and continued to howl and attack upwards.
Boom! Jianlu, who was rushing in front, slipped under his feet and fell down. His shield vibrated on the ground and hit him in the face. He immediately became dizzy and his nose started to bleed.
Then, Jianlu who was charging upwards fell down continuously, and the Jianlu behind him also rushed upwards, causing chaos due to the collision.
Jianlu fell down and struggled to get up. Just as he was about to take a step, he slipped and fell again. His movements were ridiculous and funny.
Only then did they realize that there was actually slippery ice under the empty snow. The slope was so slippery that it made it difficult to even stand firm.
The Jianlu were crowded and chaotic, but the firepower on the mountain never stopped.
The side-fired muskets fired round after round, with a clear rhythm and a stable rate of fire. At such a distance, even with heavy armor, the protection of the muskets was greatly reduced, and prisoners kept falling down screaming.
Fujino Hide hid behind the fortifications and stared at the battle with wide eyes. He couldn't help but show some white teeth and laughed.
She had never seen such a destructive trick before, and she had no idea that Guo Dajing was inspired by a certain historical battle.
It's just that spreading beans has turned into ice and snow, but the effect is almost the same, or even more effective.
This guy is really bad.
Arrows flew in, and Fujino Hide's head was pressed down. His father, Fujino Masaru, had a relaxed smile on his stern face, and loudly commanded the musketeers, maintaining the firepower to kill Jianlu.
On the main position, Guo Dajing observed the situation of Jianlu. He thought that the concentration of Jianlu was almost complete, so he loudly issued an order, "Trebuchet, launch!"
The soldiers who had been waiting behind the position for a long time swung their hammers, smashed the iron hooks, raised their long arms suddenly, drove the ammunition bags, and threw the stones.
More than a dozen trebuchets throw about two to three kilograms of stones and mines, each with more than ten pieces, which adds up to dozens of pieces.
The artillery shells passed through the air, and with the condescending momentum, they hit hard, covering the attacking troops in the center and rear of Jianlu.
Boom, boom, boom! Explosions, screams and exclamations came one after another. The Jianlu archers in the rear were injured and killed by the explosion, and the bows and arrows were suppressed.
For indirect strikes, the trebuchet has been tested for a long time, and there is no need to adjust the counterweight. The operating soldier only needs to pull the rope, pull down the raised long arm, hang the iron hook, load stones or mines, and launch again.
Rolling logs and rocks were pushed down, hitting Jianlu who was still struggling in the snow on the ice. More than a dozen wooden cannons were brought up, ignited and sprayed, raining bullets on the panicking enemy.
Muskets and bows and arrows were fired from the flanks, several times more intensive than before. The defenders' firepower was fully unleashed and there was no reserve.
Explosions, screams, wails, exclamations and screams all mixed together to form the main theme of the battlefield filled with blood and flesh and smoke.
A landmine rolled to the ground and exploded at the foot of Niulu'ezhen Karta. Karta's ears were ringing, and he couldn't support his injured leg in the rising smoke, so he knelt down weakly.
Before it was over, a stone weighing several kilograms fell and hit his head.