Chapter 479 Total Annihilation! Total Annihilation?
As the flag rockets exploded in the air, two thousand surrounding North Korean troops launched an attack from behind enemy lines, and the sound of muskets sounded like exploding beans across the battlefield.
As soon as Cui Xiao issued the order, dozens of mortars suddenly opened fire, violently bombarding the Jianlu who were in chaos on the opposite side.
Although Dongjiang Town supported a lot of artillery, and Lin Qingye also built some of his own, the quantity was still far less than that of the Dongjiang Army's equipment.
Especially for rockets that are easy to carry, Dongjiang Town itself has a huge demand, and North Korea is naturally unable to supply them.
But this level of firepower is already quite astonishing for the North Korean army.
Jianlu was shocked by the sudden and violent attack. The failure of the flanking detour made Zhukhtu Dun feel that his troops were insufficient, and he was also surprised by the combat effectiveness of the Korean army.
Obviously, the enemy's strength is not as small as it appears on the surface. Zhuketu can only understand it this way. Otherwise, it cannot explain the fact that the outflanking troops were completely annihilated.
But the current crisis does not allow him to think too much. The enemy has a huge appetite, and this is a plan to block them from the front and eliminate them all.
Judging from the intensity of the gunfire, there were a lot of enemies, but there was only one choice left for Zhuktu. If he didn't want to be besieged and eliminated, he could only turn back and attack to fight his way out.
Amidst the explosions one after another, Zhuketu roared loudly, led hundreds of captives to retreat quickly, and rushed towards the road on horseback.
Two thousand North Korean troops, under the command of Li Chuli, Jin Liqi and others, occupied the road and the woods beside the road, using musket fire tactics, firing a continuous rain of bullets at the enemy.
When the enemy was on their backs, Jianlu had to jump off his horse, fight back with bows and arrows, and advance step by step, ready to wait for an opportunity to rush into the enemy's formation and start the close-quarters combat that they were good at.
At this time, more than a thousand troops led by Jin Zongmin, Li Zhongjie, and Hong Longhai had passed through the woods, detoured behind the retreating Jianlu, quickly formed a formation, and launched an attack on Jianlu from behind.
"Come forward and kill!" Zhuketu ordered Niulu Erzhen, who he considered to be the most brave Jianzhou warrior.
This Niulu Erzhen held an iron shield, shouted loudly, and led his only two hundred men to charge towards the opposite side under the cover of missing arrows.
From the front and sides, bullets were fired in rows, the roar was deafening, and blood burst out brightly. Prisoners were constantly knocked down, and corpses could be seen everywhere on the charging road.
The roar of the brave Niulu Erzhen came to an abrupt end. A heavy lead bullet shattered his head. His body fell to the ground like a rotten tree, and the dirty blood instantly dyed the snow red.
Still, more than a hundred Jianlu rushed over and started fighting with the Korean soldiers.
The North Korean army blocking the road had three battle formations, each with more than 300 people, which was both dense and heavy.
This made the North Korean soldiers in front unable to retreat even if they were timid. They were almost pushed by their comrades behind them and could only thrust their bayonets forward.
The North Korean troops on the flank continued to move forward in the woods, opened up a longer shooting line, and fired fiercely at the enemy.
Zhuketu left behind a hundred men and led all the men and horses to rush forward. Waiting was death. The enemies behind him were already pressing forward, and the roar of muskets was like the sound of a death knell.
At this time, the remaining men and horses were no longer enough to divide the troops to resist the enemies on the flanks. The captives could only brave the rain of bullets and continue to pay casualties, rushing into the Korean army's battle formation, waving their swords and guns, roaring and fighting desperately.
Finally, Jianlu's desperate battle achieved a breakthrough, and the Korean army was defeated and fled in all directions.
Roar, roar, roar! Boom, boom, boom!
Accompanied by a chorus of roars, the desperate scene of Zhu Ketu and other Jianlu appeared.
Alerted and coerced by the roars and stamping of feet, the defeated Korean soldiers were awakened and turned around one after another, avoiding the road and fleeing to both sides of the road, allowing Jianlu's line of sight to be clear.
More than forty meters away, another battle formation appeared in front of them, with the black muzzles pointed forward, pointing directly at the Jianlu who continued to charge.
"Fire!" the officer roared, swinging his sword.
Countless bright lights flashed, white smoke rose in clouds, and a row of lead bullets swept across. The front row retreated, the rear row advanced, and another row of muskets rose with flat ends. Under another passionate order, dense lead bullets were fired.
Together with a dozen or so frightened Korean soldiers who still fled towards the main team, as well as the Jianlu who were chasing after them, they fell to the ground screaming and screaming under the repeated fire of muskets.
The gunshots kept ringing out, and under the command of the officers, the Korean soldiers in the woods on the flank rushed onto the road and swept toward Jianlu.
"Kill, kill!" Zhuketu roared in despair, wielding his shield and swinging his sword, and continued to charge forward.
At this time, he already knew his next fate. There were only one hundred and eighty men left, and they were still suffering casualties. They had no chance of escaping, and the only thing they could do was to kill a few more enemies.
Gunshots continued, and lead bullets were fired from the opposite side, from the side, and from behind. A canopy of blood flowers bloomed on Jianlu's body, and the sickle of death swung the harvest mercilessly.
Only about twenty remaining Jianlu rushed forward and fought with the Korean soldiers. They were like a stone dropped into the water, causing a ripple, but it soon disappeared and the water surface returned to calm.
As the shouts of kill and the gunfire gradually subsided, Li Lili, who clenched his fists nervously and widened his eyes, exhaled a long breath. The thick white mist quickly dissipated in front of his eyes, and his stern face returned to his face.
As a North Korean general who had been trained in the Dongjiang Army for a long time and participated in many battles, after victory, he also noticed the gap between the North Korean army and the Dongjiang Army.
Even if Jianlu rushes forward, the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army will rarely retreat and flee. They will fight to the death with Jianlu, row upon row.
Even if the soldiers in front can only resist for a while, they will buy time for the comrades behind to reload their ammunition.
In this case, when the second or third row rushes forward, they will first fire the bullets from their guns, and then use their bayonets to engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.
Obviously, this style of fighting greatly reduces casualties and speeds up the enemy's destruction.
If the North Korean army wants to do this, it needs to strengthen training and gain actual combat experience.
Not being afraid of melee combat is the same, but being able to reload ammunition quickly amidst shouts and screams is a test of psychological quality.
Li Zhuli had no choice but to open fire without distinguishing between friend and foe. However, despite sternly emphasizing this during training and before the battle, there were still frightened and dizzy soldiers who rushed into his own battle formation.
The cold and even cruel orders prevented the enemy from pursuing them one after another, as well as the greater losses caused by the wavering of the formation.
A big hand reached over and patted Li Jingli's arm gently. When he turned around, it was deputy commander Jin Liqi who cast admiring glances at him and extended his thumb to express his praise and recognition of his command.
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Li Zhuli responded with a helpless smile, but Jin Liqi smiled freely and led his people forward to clean the battlefield.
With nearly 5,000 troops, they surrounded and annihilated thousands of Jianlu people. This was definitely the most outstanding performance of the Korean army against Jianlu.
No matter what the battle damage was, even if it was one to one or one to two, it would be enough to make Li Jingli, Jin Liqi and other Korean generals feel proud.
This is due to the fact that the backbone of the North Korean army are generals and officers who have been trained in the Dongjiang Army and have been tested in actual combat.
Of course, weapons and equipment are also an extremely critical factor. Another point is that the favorable terrain limits the vertical and horizontal charges of the Jianlu cavalry.
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Boom, boom, boom... one after another explosions resounded among the Jianlu group, the bursting fire was wrapped in clouds of black smoke, and the shooting shrapnel and flames continued to cause death and chaos to the Jianlu.
Du Du desperately controlled the horse, and the guards protected him and moved him to a safe place regardless of the danger.
But there is no security on the battlefield, and it is only temporary. The Jianlu who are trapped in the front blockade and the rear interception are almost all within the range of the Dongjiang Army's rocket strikes.
Du Du was still careless after all, or he simply did not expect to be encircled and annihilated by the Dongjiang Army in North Korea.
Yes, according to the comparison of military strength, the Dongjiang Army and the North Korean Army totaled only 7,000, but they dared to take the initiative and set up an encirclement in the narrow area west of Longchuan.
Ahead is a narrow road, blocked by branches, ice, snow, stones, and wood. There are only two narrow passages that can only allow one person to pass. Behind the obstacles are a thousand Dongjiang troops who are waiting in full formation.
The back road was blocked by 3,000 Dongjiang troops and 2,000 North Korean troops, leaving only a mountain road, with 1,000 Dongjiang troops relying on danger to block the attack.
Nearly five thousand Jianlu were trapped in an area of less than five miles and were bombarded by rockets from three sides. There were almost no blind spots on the battlefield.
Liu Xingzhi held up his telescope to observe the situation of Jianlu, and from time to time issued orders to the messengers next to him.
Guo Dajing did not return the third of the two Zuo Xie battalions originally stationed on Pi Island before the war. However, he sent 600 additional artillery troops, and transported thousands of rockets and dozens of rocket launchers.
The troops were insufficient and firepower was needed. Since North Korea was not used as the main battlefield, Guo Dajing did not want to invest too much force, but concentrated his forces in Liaodong.
But Liu Xingzhi's ambition was not small. He finally persuaded the North Korean generals to abandon Longchuan and turn it into an empty city.
Subsequently, he ordered a thousand Dongjiang troops and 500 Korean soldiers to continue to contain and harass, holding back the march of the captives along the way. The main force came in full force, set up an encirclement, and attacked the other camp of the captives.
The encirclement was originally set larger to avoid being discovered by the Jianlu in advance. When the battle started, Liu Xingzhi led the main force to advance with all his strength, and the rockets bombarded the enemy overwhelmingly, compressing the enemy to its current state.
Jin Nianliang and other North Korean generals were shocked when they looked at the fierce battle on the battlefield. Such a fierce and violent bombardment was something they had never seen before and could not even imagine.
Each salvo fired by more than twenty rocket-launching vehicles behind the infantry formations brought down nearly two hundred rockets. Amidst the fire and gunpowder smoke, a large number of captives turned on their backs and fled in a hurry.
"General Liu——" Jin Nianliang swallowed dryly, blinked slowly, and said with some difficulty: "Are you going to light up all the rockets you are carrying?"
Bai Zongnan scratched his head and said uncertainly: "If we can wipe out all the Jiannu and burn out all the rockets, is it worth it?"
Huang Shanli clicked his tongue and said with envy: "If we had so many rockets, we could compete head-on with Jianlu."
"Jianlu is going to fight back again!" Jin Nianliang suddenly became nervous and raised his binoculars.
Bai Zongnan and Huang Shanli also quickly changed their gaze and looked at the corner of the battlefield where the Jianlu cavalry had gathered and was running slowly forward.
There were probably more than a thousand cavalry, led by Jia La E Zhen Chuo and Nuo, and launched a charge and counterattack towards the advancing Dongjiang Army.
After all, Du Du had experienced hundreds of battles and was keenly aware that he could not allow the enemy to continue to sweep in and advance.
The Dongjiang Army's operational intention is obvious, which is to push its own army north and east so that its own army will be attacked from three sides.
The enemy's battle formation on the main road is strict and narrow, making it difficult to break through. Jianlu has already suffered two setbacks in his attacks. However, the wilderness to the south of the main road is relatively open and more suitable for cavalry operations.
Of course, there was thick snow on the field, which had a negative impact on the cavalry's galloping. But similarly, the Dongjiang Army's advance here was also relatively slow.
If the enemy here can be defeated, Jianlu may be able to open a passage and escape from the encirclement through this gap.
Even if it's not possible, the end of the wilderness is the woods, and passing through the woods is the mountains, which can be regarded as the last way to escape.
Du Du no longer had any illusions about defeating the enemy, and only wanted to lead as many troops as possible to break out.
The enemy's troops are not weaker than our own, and their firepower is even more ferocious and frightening. After fighting until now, Du Du can also see that this is definitely the elite of the Dongjiang Army.
Advancing step by step in the field were five infantry battle formations forming a plum blossom shape less than a hundred meters apart, staggered forward and backward, each with 300 people.
Facing the rushing Jianlu, the Dongjiang Army officers were not panicked. Under the command of the officers, they first opened fire with heavy muskets.
The lethality of the heavy lead bullets is still astonishing at a distance of a hundred meters. Whether it is a man or a horse, he will be killed or injured if he is hit. The crossfire formed by the first three battle formations fired dense rain of lead bullets towards them.
Jianlu.
Accompanied by bursts of screams, dozens of rockets flew up from behind the formation and landed one after another on the ranks of the Jianlu cavalry.
The rocket launcher adjusted quickly, but not all of them. The remaining launchers continued to bombard the Jianlu on the battlefield, destroying the speed of their assembly and continuing to cause damage and chaos to the Jianlu.
Jianlu kept falling off his horses, and horses kept getting injured and neighing and falling to the ground. Jianlu was still rushing forward tenaciously, drawing his bow and shooting arrows on his horse, and launched a counterattack against the Dongjiang army.
Jianlu, who had lost his horse, also howled and charged forward, showing his ferocity and madness.
Liu Xingzhi commanded calmly, and the Dongjiang Army troops on the road suddenly accelerated their advance, with more than a dozen artillery carts in the lead, muskets roaring, and they pressed towards Jianlu.
They put on a posture of total annihilation, but Liu Xingzhi still didn't want to force Jianlu to jump over the wall. The mountains and forests to the south were the escape route for Jianlu.
Of course, only God knows how long Jianlu could survive in the icy and snowy mountains and forests after losing his baggage. This chapter has been completed!