Fang Xiaoyu finished inspecting the city wall and had just returned to the command post when a man appeared from a dark corner: "Master, I have something to ask you." Fang Xiaoyu took a closer look and saw that it was Zhao Quan. He was surprised and said: "Why are you here?
?" Zhao Quan smiled and said: "Master, this battle is the foundation of our existence. How could I not come in person? I have been hiding in the Iron Guards and sent intelligence agents to the front line."
Only then did Fang Xiaoyu know how he came. This time, Fang Xiaoyu brought two thousand iron-blooded guards just in case. In addition, he also brought ten elf snipers led by Egg. These are all his own people. It is natural to want to hide Zhao Quan.
no problem.
Fang Xiaoyu asked: "Is there any news from the front line?" Zhao Quan said: "Yes, but the situation is not good. Cheng Hub underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, but Bayange sent troops to intercept the baggage train, and all the reserve grain, grass and ammunition were burned." Fang Xiaoyu
He struck his left fist into his right palm and said: "This Cheng Gu is really an idiot. He can't even tell the enemy when he's so simple. His name is unlucky. Cheng Gu, this time Bayange really pretended to be in Gu.
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Zhao Quan said: "Master, what should we do? Should we pass the news to Xiahou De?" Fang Xiaoyu shook his head: "With Xiahou De's courage, if he knows about this, he will definitely run away immediately. If it causes chaos in the city, he will not
Okay. You first contact my father's troops and ask them to guard the other four mountain passes. I will guard the Helan Pass."
Zhao Quan was surprised and said: "Master, Bayange has 300,000 troops. Our Iron-Blooded Guards and the Ninth Brigade only have 5,000 troops in total. How can we defend it?" Fang Xiaoyu said: "We don't have many troops. If we divide all the troops equally,
It is probably very dangerous to go to the five mountain passes. It is better for us to use the garrison to defend Ulan City. With the elite first garrison army and so many supplies, it should not be a problem. Besides, young master, I am well prepared. This time I will
Let Bayange tremble when he thinks of me from now on."
Fang Xiaoyu turned to Zhang Tong, who was following the Iron-Blooded Guards, and said, "Ask the guards to secretly invite all the blacksmiths in the city to me. I have some use." Zhang Tong went immediately. Fang Xiaoyu said to Zhao Quan, "Send intelligence agents immediately.
I want to know how many cavalry from the Monte Empire will attack here." Zhao Quan also obeyed the order. Fang Xiaoyu took out a few drawings from his arms and said to himself: "I didn't expect that the things just in case would actually be useful.
Once I get there, this war will be the first stepping stone for my rise."
"Sir, we are surrounded by the Montes." An officer reported in a trembling voice. "What?" Cheng Hub was shocked when he heard that the Montes had surrounded them so quickly: "We sent the messenger to report
Have everyone left?" The officer shook his head and said, "No one ran out. Just now, the Monte cavalry placed the corpses of more than a dozen groups of people we sent for summons in front of the formation."
Hearing the officer's report, Cheng Hub's hands shook. Now he was really scared. "We formed an array to attack. We can't let the morale of the troops be low. We must take the initiative to attack while there is still food." Cheng Hub was not ready yet.
Being extremely stupid, he decided to take a gamble.
After all, the Mongolian army was smaller than our own. Even though hundreds of thousands of militia troops escorting grain and grass were wiped out, he still had a numerical advantage. Cheng Hub felt that he still had a chance to fight. The militia troops were left in the camp to suppress the formation to prevent
The opponent attacked the brigade from behind, and all 450,000 regular troops slowly drove out of the camp, facing away from the continuous camp, and formed a formation.
The musketeers were arranged in six rows in the middle, with the artillery at the back, and more than 100,000 cavalry on both wings. Cheng Hub's formation was quite satisfactory. The only drawback was that he did not leave enough reserve for emergency response. "Marshal, we still have more than 100,000 cavalry.
Do you want to fight or not?" Monte General Dadar rode up to Marshal Bayange, the coach of the Monte Empire, and asked softly.
Marshal Bayange, with a smile on his face, looked at Lanfang's army who was setting up their formation in the distance and said: "What? Do you think we shouldn't fight?" Dadar said: "Lanfang's army is short of food and grass. We should hold off the opponent and wait until they
Don't start until the food and grass are exhausted." Marshal Bayange said: "You have to remember that war is not necessarily about obtaining the maximum benefit at the minimum cost. Sometimes the improvement of morale is equally important. A strong army must be tempered through hard battles.
Morale must also be boosted by a big victory.”
After speaking, Marshal Bayange waved his hand and pointed his horsewhip at Lan Fang, who was facing the army.
We can win easily even if we fight head-on." Dadar handed over his hand and said: "The marshal is far-sighted and will never catch up. He doesn't know when we will start to charge." Bayange smiled and said: "If you can't catch up, wait first, so you can concentrate so much.
They will soon tire of their vigilance."
The Montes, who had the initiative on the battlefield, had no intention of attacking, but the Lanfang army, who had set up their formation, did not dare to be careless. The Montes cavalry were very fast and would get close to them instantly once they launched a charge. They did not dare to be careless at all.
The Monte troops took turns to dismount and rest, while Bayange looked leisurely at the formation of the Lanfang Army on the opposite side, not in any hurry. The Lanfang Army soldiers who were in formation gradually became impatient. At noon when the sun was shining brightly, the temperature
Getting higher and higher soon made the soldiers feel thirsty.
Cheng Hub was also standing behind the formation on horseback. He was a little irritated because the Monte troops had not attacked. Cheng Hub moved his mount back and forth impatiently and drank some water from time to time. The excessive nervousness made him feel more and more dry.
Thirsty. Cheng Hub's irritability seemed to have affected the entire army. The soldiers of Lanfang Army felt a little helpless. There was even a small commotion in the cavalry formation.
"Okay, it's time to attack." Seeing that the opponent's formation was slightly scattered, Marshal Bayange slapped his thigh and ordered: "The whole army is divided into three groups and begins to attack." After hearing Marshal Bayange's order, he stood still
The 250,000 Monte cavalrymen on the front cheered up, quickly mounted their horses, and launched an attack according to the predetermined plan.
The siege of the Monte army was just a bluff. There were even less than 20,000 Monte cavalry in the other three directions. They tied branches and other debris to their horse tails to deliberately create smoke and create an illusion for the opponent. In fact, the main force of the Monte army was
Only by concentrating in this direction can so many cavalry launch an attack.
"They are coming, get ready." Seeing the dust rising in the distance, the officers scolded the soldiers and told them to prepare to face the enemy. The soldiers standing in the front row tightened their rifles in their hands, and the cavalry of the Monte Army
The charge is famous all over the world, and they were very nervous standing on the battlefield at this time, some of them were even trembling slightly.
"The first platoon raised their guns, prepared and fired." The senior commanders this time were also close confidants of the Cheng family. Since the Cheng family was not strong in the army and their direct descendants had little combat experience, these people
As a commander, one can imagine his abilities.
The current commander is such a person. He has only theoretical knowledge and has never been on the battlefield before. When he saw the Monte Cavalry charging on the opposite side, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. People have a sense of self-protection.
When a soldier is nervous, the first thing he thinks of is the gun in his hand. Shooting to embolden people is a method chosen by most novices. As a result, he ordered the soldiers to shoot far beyond the effective range.
Chaotic gunfire sounded, but the dense bullets did not cause any effective damage. Although they used a rifled breech-loading gun, the air tightness of this modified breech-loading gun was not good, which caused the burning gas of gunpowder.
It was a waste of time, so the effective range of this rifle was only two hundred meters. At this time, the Monte Cavalry was still far away from 600 meters away, so the lethality can be imagined.
The sudden sound of gunfire surprised Cheng Hub. He did not expect that a commander would be so nervous and fire from such a distance. Even the short-range field artillery of the Lanfang Empire could barely reach this distance.
Just arrived.
"Fire." Seeing that the troops had already opened fire, Cheng Hub had no choice but to order the artillery to open fire. The artillery of the Lanfang Empire was still very backward. Due to the substandard materials, most of the Lanfang Empire used cast iron cannons.
Bronze cannons are harder and more resistant to deformation, but cast iron is relatively brittle.
The Lanfang Empire's main guns all used the clay mold casting method. The method was to first make a clay outer mold. Based on the gun mold caliber, the outer mold and the inner mold were made from clay, and the outer mold was hoisted using a lifting device.
It is placed outside the inner mold with one axis, and the gap between the two molds is the thickness of the barrel.
Then pour the sintered iron juice into it. After cooling, the inner and outer molds are removed, and finally the complete artillery is processed with various accessories. The biggest flaw of the artillery cast by this method is that when the clay mold is baked with charcoal fire, the outer mold is often damaged.
It is dry and wet inside, and the water evaporates into moisture during casting, causing the cast artillery to often have honeycomb-like holes, which are prone to bursting when fired.