Suddenly, more people ran over, and Rogga lost consciousness in the severe pain. He may have thought many times that he would die on the battlefield, but he would never have thought that it would be the result of such cowardice.
During the blasting of the tunnel, almost four to five hundred soldiers were killed or injured, and nearly half of the city's defenders were killed in one go. Who would believe it?
Uncle and nephew Shen Qizhong and Shen Shuoqing opened their mouths like wood carvings and clay sculptures. It was not until the flag of the Dongjiang Army was planted on the top of the city that they slowly woke up and looked at each other in shock.
"Lifting the city is like peeling off paper, how terrifying is the Dongjiang Army?!" Shen Shuoqing's face was full of shock, and his voice was trembling.
Shen Qizhong swallowed hard, blinked slowly, and said in a low voice, "This is General Guo's siege method. During the war to aid Korea, he once exploded Longchuan and Xuanchuan."
Shen Shuoqing lowered his eyes and thought for a while. When he raised his head again, he seemed to have some realization. He pointed forward and said, "It was to dig a hole directly to the bottom of the city and then load it with gunpowder. Before the city was breached, I saw the ground collapse."
Shen Qi stroked his beard and nodded, pretending to be serious. He roughly knew something about bombing the city, which would definitely require the use of gunpowder. As for the specific operation, it would be better for laymen to say less to avoid revealing the truth.
"General Guo's use of troops can only be done with ingenuity and elusiveness." Shen Shuoqing breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that he had thought of the secret of breaking the city, and said with great admiration: "It's a blessing for my nephew to be able to practice with him."
Shen Qizhong reached out and patted his nephew on the shoulder. His eyes were serious and sincere, meaning: Study hard, uncle will take good care of you.
The gunfire became more intensive, which not only indicated the fierceness of the battle, but also showed that the number of troops entering the city had greatly increased. No one doubted whether they could win. After the city was defeated, it was only a matter of time.
Geng Mingzhan and the soldiers in the Tu camp were excited, but he still held up his binoculars and couldn't wait to observe the place where the city wall was blasted.
While looking at it, he muttered: "If the medicine room was bigger and the charges were more, it should be able to explode more powerfully and cause more casualties among the prisoners."
In order to destroy the city and kill casualties, they only dug more than 100 meters of tunnels and used more than 1,000 kilograms of gunpowder, but they were able to kill many people with one stone and reduce the Dongjiang Army's casualties a lot.
"Sir, if we are from the local camp in the army in the future, can someone treat us to a drink?" A soldier chuckled, looking a little complacent.
Geng Mingzhan put down his telescope, rolled his eyes, and cursed with a smile: "Look at your little potential, and you asked someone to buy you a drink, why don't you invite me? They are bleeding and fighting, we are just digging holes, don't expose yourself. Face, that’s the face.”
"Yes, yes." The soldier hurriedly agreed seriously and said: "When it's time to treat them to a drink, I will fight for them with real swords and guns against the slaves."
Geng Mingzhan chuckled and said: "General Guo has already said that we will give our camp the first credit, and the reward will be enough to drink wine and eat meat. We can also give more than ten acres of land. The key is reputation. Let's see who dares to say that they don't know. Our local camp doesn’t know our powerful methods?”
The officers and soldiers of the Tuying camp burst into laughter. The reward was just the same. The most valuable thing was to be able to make a reputation as a Tuying camp in the army and hold one's head high wherever he walked.
More than 3,000 musketeers from the Houxie Front Battalion poured into the city, and Guo Dajing felt that the reserve troops left behind did not need to join in the fun.
"Good fellow, the city wall has been completely torn down." Liu Qishi came to him at some point, tut-tutting, "The prisoners on the city are in bad luck, they are either dead or injured!"
Guo Dajing turned around and said with a smile: "Brother..."
Liu Qishi raised his hand to stop Guo Dajing, raised his hand and saluted, and asked for instructions: "The city has been conquered, and the Jianlu are about to be destroyed. The flying cavalry requests to go to the ambush place to help our army annihilate the enemy and aid the enemy."
Guo Dajing gave a helpless smile and said, "It won't be too late for Feiqi to leave the city once the rebels in the city are eliminated."
Guo Dajing was not worried about the Jianlu who ambushed Fengcheng.
There are 6,000 troops in the two battalions of the Hou Xie, plus the special operations battalion. There is no chance of an ambush and there is no problem in blocking the attack.
Liu Qishi did not argue. He stood next to Guo Dajing and said, "If more than a thousand war horses can be captured, the flying cavalry camp can be expanded."
Guo Dajing nodded and said: "When winter comes this year, I will take at least three thousand fine cavalry to fight. It will be a decisive battle."
Liu Qishi turned to look at his brother and said with a smile: "Not to mention three thousand, even five or six thousand can be obtained. Since it is a decisive battle, we simply bring the entire flying cavalry battalion."
Guo Dajing smiled bitterly, knowing that this was a bit difficult.
It is not that simple and easy to significantly increase the navy's carrying capacity. In the Gyeonggi battle, it is impossible for the Dongjiang Army to use all its strength. Guo Dajing would not make the mistake of ignoring family when winning a game.
The main purpose of King Qin's operation was to defeat the attempts of the rebels to plunder people and money, causing them to decline in the great famine, rather than to devote all their strength to a decisive battle against them.
Speaking of a decisive battle, it is a little inaccurate. If the Jianlu who took a detour to enter the pass can be wiped out, it will be called a heavy damage or a fatal blow, and there should be no problem.
But it is obviously not that easy to truly pacify the Liao Dynasty and eliminate the barbarians. The established barbarians may become a border trouble like the northern nomads. This is not possible in a few hundred years, and it will not be surprising in another dozen or so years.
"Can the losses be made up soon?" Guo Dajing changed the subject and asked with concern: "This battle can be won so easily, and the flying knights have made the most of the contribution, which has greatly boosted the morale of our Dongjiang Army."
The purpose of bringing the flying cavalry out was firstly to continue to master the tactics, and secondly to increase the morale and courage of the infantry. But even Guo Dajing did not expect that the situation on the battlefield turned out to be one-sided.
In this way, the bravery of the flying cavalry gave the infantry greater encouragement and gave them more firm and reliable assistance.
Once upon a time, I could only see Jianlu's iron cavalry wreaking havoc and galloping in a mighty manner. Seeing the flying cavalry beat Jianlu to a pulp, this was a good reinforcement for the infantry's combat psychology.
"One hundred and sixty-three people were killed and 182 wounded." Liu Qishi's voice became lowered and he said, "Nearly a hundred wounded people will be able to return to the team after recovery. There is no problem in replenishing the Flying Cavalry Battalion."
Guo Dajing said slowly: "In the future, I plan to mix lance cavalry and flying cavalry to give full play to the strengths of both, which will be more conducive to mobile combat."
Liu Qishi nodded repeatedly and said: "If faced with the chaotic and scattered enemy cavalry, the flying cavalry has a high chance of winning and the casualties will be very small."
The battle with Jianlu on the battlefield proved that first using firearms to inflict large amounts of damage on them and frighten their horses was a very effective tactical strategy.
Compared with flying cavalry, the training and formation of lancers is much easier. To put it bluntly, they are musketry infantry riding horses.
Guo Dajing had already included horse riding in his infantry training. It did not require good riding skills, but he must be able to ride.
The only difficulty in forming the Lancers was the number of horses and the resources consumed in raising the horses. These were all problems that could be solved with money. For Guo Dajing, it was much easier and he was not in a hurry.
"How is the hand crossbow used?" Guo Dajing asked: "Which flint-hair handgun do you think is better?"
Liu Qishi didn't think much and answered, "Let's go with the hand crossbow. It may be less lethal, but it's easier to load. With the flintlock handgun, you can fire a single shot in battle."
Guo Dajing was not surprised by this answer, but it did not change. That was the upgrade and improvement of the opponent's crossbow, which improved its range and power.
When the two armies are in confrontation, a round of shooting from the hand crossbow is still very effective. At least it can disrupt the enemy's rhythm and cause certain damage to people or horses.
The key is that the hand crossbow is relatively light, and it is not cumbersome at all for the cavalry to carry it. The range of twenty to thirty meters is not satisfactory.
"You have seen the flying knight's training and actual combat. There have been many adjustments." Liu Qishi gently shook the whip tied to his wrist and said: "Especially after the quality of the saber has been improved, under a fierce slash, the two knights
By working together, we can already compete with a Jianlu who is more skilled in martial arts."
Guo Dajing nodded slightly and said: "I have already read the suggestions you have made. Everything is based on training experience and actual combat experience. There is no need to be rigid."
Regarding "wall charge" or "cavalry wall", Guo Dajing also obtained knowledge from the Internet. But in training and application, it is obviously not as simple as imagined.
If the cavalry are arranged too closely and encounter some obstacles, such as bushes, ditches, pits, or relatively strong resistance from the enemy, it will easily cause chaos, push each other, and then affect the whole.
In addition, the distance between rows should not be too close, and the horse speed should not be too high. Because, without a buffer, it will be difficult to remedy once the front is in chaos.
In the final analysis, there is no one-size-fits-all tactical approach. When objective conditions change, such as different terrains, tactics must be flexibly adjusted.
But one thing is certain, the coordination of infantry and cavalry is certain. If conditions permit, artillery must be added to greatly increase the chance of victory.
As Liu Qishi concluded, if two or three cavalry attack side by side, they will be more adaptable to the terrain and easier to adjust.
"I'll leave it to you to study and improve the tactics of flying cavalry. I only have a little understanding of cavalry combat."
Guo Dajing was not humble and did not want to interfere too much. He was not good at cavalry combat, but he just pieced together some theories that he thought were advanced. It was time to stop.
Liu Qishi did not think that his brother was telling the truth. Although his riding and horsemanship skills were indeed average. But how could someone who could propose coordinated cavalry operations to restrain the rebels only have a brief understanding of it?
"The fighting in the city has almost stopped." Liu Qishi pointed to Zhenjiang Fort where gunfire had become sparse, and said, "I'm going to reorganize the cavalry and prepare to set off."
Guo Dajing nodded and gave a few more instructions before letting Liu Qishi leave.
He also knew that the battle in the city was coming to an end. Under the crushing force of several times the troops and absolute firepower, the failure of Jianlu was inevitable.
The east gate and west gate were all opened, and the flags of the Dongjiang Army were also planted on the four city walls. Although there were still sporadic battles, Kong Youde had sent someone to report that all the enemies in the city had been eliminated.
Guo Dajing rode up to Mao Wenlong and asked to go into the city to check, and then sent someone to invite Mao Wenlong into the city.
"Listening to the sound of gunshots, it's just a few scattered rebels who are still resisting." Mao Wenlong waved his hand and said: "Go to the city and take a look, don't stay too long, how can there be any danger?"
As he spoke, Mao Wenlong rode forward and called for Guo Dajing to follow him.
At this time, it was almost noon. Judging from the time, there was no problem in retreating today. Mao Wenlong had already said that he would not wait any longer, which was essentially a decision.
Guo Dajing didn't want to stay too long, so he fought quickly and retreated quickly.
As for the fact that the enemies coming to Fengcheng for reinforcements had been wiped out and Fengcheng was empty and seemed ready to be captured, he had no such greedy thoughts.
The strategic goal has been achieved. If Jianlu dares to defend the city with a thousand or eight thousand troops, or two to three thousand troops, he needs to think carefully.
"Since Jianlu suffered such a blow, Zhenjiang Fort will probably not send any more troops to garrison in the short term." Mao Wenlong rode on his horse and said slowly: "But our army should not waste its troops. Let the special operations battalion handle it flexibly!"
Jianlu's ability to maintain the long defense line from Liaoshen to Zhenjiang relied on the ferocity of combat, the mobility of the cavalry, and the lack of combat power of the Dongjiang Army.
But in the battle of Zhenjiang Fort, Jianlu had to consider spreading out the garrison for defense, which would give the Dongjiang Army opportunities to defeat them one by one.
Of course, if the current deployment of heavy troops in Liaoshen is changed, the defenses in various places can still be greatly strengthened, but the disadvantages of doing so are not small.
Guo Dajing also agreed with Mao Wenlong's judgment and said: "Zhenjiang Fort is not an important place that our army should rush to occupy and consolidate. It is the best policy to gather the main forces in Jinzhou and wait for the opportunity."
Jianlu is holding back his energy to take a detour to enter the pass, and the Dongjiang Army is also making full preparations to close the door and beat the dogs. If troops are wasted in places that have little value, both the enemy and us will almost make wise choices.
The Dongjiang Army has set its development focus in southern Liaoning, and Jianlu must also strive to ensure the safety of Liaoshen. The main battlefields for both sides have been determined.
"After this great victory, I will recommend you to be promoted to deputy general again." Mao Wenlong said with a smile: "The imperial court should agree. There will be no more excuses for delay or disapproval."
"Thank you, General, for your recognition and promotion." Although Guo Dajing didn't really care, he still bowed and thanked him.
In fact, after time-traveling and possessing, his path has been too smooth. From his own perspective, this may not be a good thing.
In fact, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is the great skill of time travellers.
In addition, he joined the Dongjiang Army, which eliminated a lot of intrigues in a difficult and difficult environment, and gave him room to display his talents.
If he had been in the mainland or in western Liaoning, Guo Dajing believed that he would not have achieved his current achievements and status.
There are too many constraints. Conservative, corrupt, and unenterprising bureaucrats are everywhere. If you don't get blackened in the big dye vat, you will be treated as an alternative and be isolated and suppressed.
Having both ability and room for display made General Guo what he is today, and soon he will be Deputy Commander Guo.
Mao Wenlong always had a smile on his face, and he was obviously very satisfied with this battle. From the process to the results, and the performance of the participating troops, Mao Wenlong felt gratified and inspired.
"Although all the generals are very respectful, the official position of deputy general will still give you greater help." Mao Wenlong waved his hand, and he and Guo Dajing walked into the city gate almost side by side, and the light dimmed.