Xuanhu is one of several mountain ridges located about four miles southwest of Jiepai Ridge. The highest point is shaped like the spout of a pot and is named after it. Since the fall of East and West Chushan, it has faced attacks from the allied forces of the princes.
As long as Xuanhu is captured, the coalition of princes can attack Niushan behind Jiepailing. Niushan is the rear support point to support the three highlands of Jiepailing, Xuanhu and Shizuitou. Once Niushan is exposed to the attack of the coalition of princes,
Jiepailing will lose the support to continue fighting, and will also fall into siege.
Starting from October 1st, Liang Jun He Delun's troops launched a more violent attack on Xuanhu. Liang Jun used batches of three to five hundred people to continuously attack the front beam of Xuanhu. The attack lasted for a day and night.
The tragic situation also caused huge casualties to the defenders. The Dingzhou Army mixed battalion stationed here has replenished sergeants three times in a row.
Under the main beam, two hundred steps away from the front beam, was stationed a newly transferred supplementary battalion, numbered "Sixth Supplementary Battalion". Ren Suihuan, the third man of the Ren family, sat in the ditch with his brothers, his heart pounding
He jumped, and the handle of the knife he held tightly in his hand was covered with sweat.
The team officer patrolled along the small ditch, kicking the squatting soldiers from time to time, and shouted: "Don't squat, either sit or simply lie down... Your mother, it's like shit, like a very
What the heck!"
Ren Sui'an had learned before in training that when facing a battle, he must not squat for a long time. This would cause stiffness in the legs and feet, which was not conducive to fighting. But here, there are still many recruits, especially those from farmers who cannot change.
, they habitually squat when they are nervous, just like they squat in the fields all year round.
The team officer patrolled around Ren Sui'an and suddenly kicked Ren Sui'an in the calf. Ren Sui'an was shocked and murmured: "Team officer, I am not squatting..."
"Qiu! Put down the knife, look at how nervous you are... Listen, you guys, wipe your hands clean, the handle of the knife is covered in sweat, how can you hit someone with all your strength then?"
Ren Suihuan quickly released the horizontal knife and kept wiping the sweat from his palms between his legs. As he wiped it, the tension in his heart was relieved a lot.
The sound of fierce fighting coming from the other side of the front beam always echoed in their ears. Almost everyone had their eyes fixed on that side, as if they could see through the thick soil and see the other side.
After less than half an hour, the sound of fighting suddenly disappeared, and the few puffs of thick smoke rising into the sky seemed to have faded a bit. The brothers from the logistics battalion's medical team caught up, crossed over to the resting place of the 6th Replenishment Battalion, and climbed up like flying. After a while,
, more than ten stretchers were carried down, and more than thirty brothers were either supporting or walking alone, limping down.
A head appeared on the front beam, and a small black triangular flag was raised beside the head. The flag wavered twice, and the team officer took out a wooden whistle and blew a familiar and harsh whistle. Ren Suihuan and the brothers in the team hurriedly
The copycat stood up and quickly lined up.
"Supplement the Sixth Battalion Jiadu Left Team. Listen to the command, everyone is there, run forward!" After the team officer gave the order, he took the lead along the ditch. Ren Suihuan followed closely in the team and ran over. As he ran, he was still used to it.
Counting "left, right, left, left, left," and after running for more than ten steps, the entire left team formed a queue and ran together, and the footsteps of the fifty soldiers all stepped on a certain point.
With such a simple action, Ren Suihuan suddenly felt that the momentum of his team had increased, and a force was also generated within himself.
After running under the front beam, Ren Suihuan followed the team and climbed up. Fortunately, several simple earthen steps were dug into the wall of the beam, which was not steep. The brothers wearing armor, holding knives, and carrying shields climbed up without much effort.
.The moment he jumped onto the front beam, Ren Suihuan saw not far away the officer who had just waved the flag to the foot of the mountain ridge. From the armband, it could be seen that this was an officer with the rank of captain of the imperial guard. At this moment, he was waving the flag to the foot of the mountain ridge.
Waving a triangular yellow flag, the last thing Ren Suihuan saw when he turned around was a group of heavily armored spearmen approaching.
This is a position composed of three trenches. It is well known throughout the world that the Yan army likes to dig trenches in battle. Regarding the role of trenches in combat, the princes of the world have different opinions. Some believe that the army should be deployed in trenches.
, it still has a certain significance for defensive operations. Some military leaders in Liang Junzhong have this view, such as He Delun and others, and they are also actively following suit. But more people believe that this method of warfare may be able to reduce the number of arrows that the army needs.
There were casualties, but the indirect blow to morale was huge. It should be said that the gain outweighed the loss.
Strictly speaking, the first trench of the Yan Army was not a trench. It was a flat horizontal road dug in the middle of the mountain ridge. There were various wooden posts and antlers placed in front of the road, and there were many deep pits. But at this moment, there were many wooden posts and deer antlers.
All were burned, and some were dragged down by the enemy troops. They could be seen overturning under the beams from a distance. The armored spearmen were stationed here, fighting from a high position with the attacking enemies. At this moment, the enemy troops had retreated.
, the gunmen took off their outer armor and were taking the time to rest and eat.
The third trench is located at the highest point, twenty or thirty steps away from the first trench. It is dug to waist height and is where the crossbowmen are stationed. The third trench has several forward longitudinal connecting channels, connecting the middle
Ren Suihuan and others were deployed in the second trench.
Before going into battle, the team officer had already explained in detail that once the enemy troops broke into the first trench, they would attack the enemy troops and fight them out; or when the armored spearmen were under too much pressure, they would attack from both sides.
Horizontally outflank the enemy's flanks and disrupt the enemy's offensive; when the enemy retreats, if the opportunity is good, they are also responsible for rushing down to cover up the enemy's attack to expand the results of the battle.
There was blood-stained soil everywhere inside and outside the trench, and fragments and broken weapons could be seen from far and near. Thick smoke and dust were still rising from several wooden villages, which smelled pungent. Under the antlers of the wooden villages and even on the slopes of the mountain ridges,
There were densely packed corpses, and there was another corpse hanging by a stone ridge, the red silk on his wrist swaying gently in the wind.
While Ren Suihuan was sizing up the battlefield, a batch of masks made of linen kerchiefs were sent from the rear and passed to each soldier hand by hand. An unfamiliar officer stepped on the trench and shouted condescendingly to the recruits. His left shoulder
The entire piece of leather armor had fallen off. Bai Bu was wrapped around his shoulders, with faint traces of scarlet blood.
"The enemy will launch rockets when they come up. Everyone must wear a mask to prevent smoke..."
"The team officers and team leaders are always paying attention to the flags on the ridge, and are always ready to lead the team to fight... The round flag is the first line of defense for reinforcements, and the square flag is to attack from both sides. This is contrary to what I told you before. This is to confuse you.
enemy……"
"As soon as the horn sounded, we went down to cover the killing, but we didn't hear the sound of gold. We were not allowed to retreat..."
"As soon as the gold rings, withdraw immediately. Those who continue to move forward will be held responsible for the war..."
Just as he was talking, the big flag on the command platform on the mountain ridge suddenly shook, and the officer immediately said: "The enemy is coming, brothers. Prepare to fight!"
Immediately afterwards, the team officer's voice shouted: "Reinspect the armor again!"
Ren Suihuan quickly tightened his leather armor, checked his leggings, straightened his helmet, and helped a brother next to him to straighten his belt again. At the command of the team leader, everyone took off the shields behind them and tied them to their arms. The knife was resting at an angle by his feet.
Looking around, more than a dozen small military formations were slowly approaching under the mountain ridge. Each military formation ranged from dozens of people to hundreds of people. The first few rows of the military formation were all shields raised diagonally toward the sky. A shield formation was formed at such a distance. It seemed that the enemy was frightened by our own arrow formation.
At the front of these small military formations, more than a dozen shield carts were pushed up, and they did not stop until they reached the base of the mountain ridge.
The Yan Army's armored spearmen in the first trench began to line up. After forming into two rows, they took three steps forward and reached the wooden village and the deer's horns to join them. A chilling air hit their faces, and the men beside Ren Suihuan Like him, many brothers began to breathe heavily.
Many archers appeared from behind the enemy's shield vehicle and kept firing rockets towards the slope of the mountain ridge. Most of the rockets were ineffective until they burned out, but there were still a small number of rockets that burned the surrounding bushes dry. and grass ignited again. The fire was not big, but when the smoke rose it was really choking, causing a series of coughs. Fortunately, the brothers all used masks to protect their mouths and noses, so the impact was not serious.
A cloud of stone bullets suddenly flew out from behind the mountain ridge. It was the catapults of the Yan Army showing off their power. Ren Suihuan had not seen where the catapults were deployed before, and he still doesn't know now, but judging from the flight direction of the stone bullets, it should be southeast of the front beam. side.
The targets of the Yan army's stone bullet attacks were these shield vehicles. After the first round, none of them hit the target. The most accurate ones were only about two feet away from the shield vehicle, but the power was quite amazing. The second round of stone bullets hit the head accurately. When the sub was raised, a stone bullet directly hit a shield cart, immediately smashing the shield cart into pieces. The fire hidden behind the shield cart also exploded, doubling the attack effect of the stone bullet.
Several enemy archers were killed on the spot, and several others were rolling on the spot and screaming, unable to see where their injuries were.
In addition, two stone bombs caused splash damage and partially destroyed two shield vehicles, causing a burst of exclamations.
The war drums in Liang Jun's rear formation were beating loudly, and more than a dozen military formations accelerated their advance and arrived around the shield chariot. At the same time, a swarm of dark arrows flew out from behind the mountain ridge and crashed into Liang Jun's formation, again It caused a mass of casualties. This was the Yan Army's big arrows showing off their power, and the Liang Army's shield array looked very weak under the big arrows.
More than a dozen military formations suddenly let out a shout and turned into more than a dozen torrents, rushing up the mountain ridge.
After another shot of arrows covered it, the Yan Army archers in the third trench began to fire arrows and crossbows. Ren Suihuan hurriedly sat down at the greeting of the team leader. A whooshing sound flew over his head, making Ren Suihuan's scalp numb. .
Hearing loud shouts and a fierce clash of weapons, Ren Suihuan knew that this was a fight between the enemy and his own armored spearmen. He couldn't help but want to look up, but was attacked. The commander rushed over and pushed it down. Ren Suihuan could only see countless black shadows flying above him, drawing tracks under the blue sky and white clouds.
I don't know how long I lasted, but suddenly I heard the team leader shouting: "Get ready to attack, attack the enemy's flanks!" Obviously, the enemy's attack on the armored spearmen was very fierce, and we, the sword and shield men, had to attack to reduce the pressure on the frontal defense line. .
Ren Suihuan crouched and lined up behind the wooden door on the left side of the trench. He heard an order and the wooden door opened. The team officer rushed out first. Ren Suihuan followed. The brothers quickly lined up in a row and pounced on Liang Jun. And go.