In fact, the position of chief logistics officer of the New Army is not something that ordinary people can hold.
"The logistics supplies of the New Army must be completed in accordance with the standards I have set no matter what. Please make sure there are no mistakes, Mr. Li."
As Zhu Han spoke, he handed Li Shanchang the logistics system for the New Army that he had drawn up.
Li Shanchang took it and looked at it carefully. Unexpectedly, the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. He couldn't help but said before he even finished reading: "Deputy Commander, the logistics of this new army is so extravagant!"
"Mr. Li, you might as well speak frankly." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Deputy Commander, your new army's logistics are very generous. I have never seen such a high configuration. The military rations alone cost a hundred thousand taels of silver! And there are also additional requirements for meat and vegetables.
More than 100,000 taels, oh, there are also emergency rations for each soldier, etc. This is simply better than the food of our personal guards in Prince Wu's Mansion! Isn't such a high supply too much?"
Li Shanchang couldn't help but sigh.
"This is formulated for the purpose of training the new army. The combat effectiveness of the new army will be the benchmark for the personal guards of Prince Wu in the future!" Zhu Han said,
Zhu Han set strict standards for the supplies of the new army. Each soldier can receive one and a half kilograms of staple food, about half a kilogram of vegetables and meat, and even one tael of candied rice crackers every day. This is simply to make Li Shanchang happy.
It's amazing how a group of rough guys who serve as soldiers can eat so well every day. Ordinary landowners and wealthy people don't eat and drink so generously!
"Deputy Commander, even if this is the case, it is too much. In my opinion, even if it is cut in half, it is still very rich. For example, changing the meat and vegetables to one meal every three days is also very good." Li Shanchang was in charge of Hong.
The Logistics Officer of the Red Scarf Army naturally knows what standards ordinary Red Scarf Army soldiers eat.
An ordinary Red Scarf Army soldier can basically eat staple food every day, but fish, meat and meat are all improved meals every three days. If according to the standards of auxiliary soldiers, it will take five or six days to have a meat and fish meal.
"No, sir, you may not know that my new army has to train every day. It cannot survive without meat and fish." Zhu Han shook his head and said.
"What? Deputy Commander, you said the new army has to drill every day?" Li Shanchang was shocked again.
Ordinary armies do drills every ten days, drills every five days is normal, and drills every three days is considered elite.
Zhu Han, on the other hand, just started practicing every day, something Li Shanchang had never heard of.
"That's right, just practice every day!" Zhu Han repeated with a smile.
"Deputy Commander, you practice every day. How powerful is this formation?" Li Shanchang couldn't help but ask.
Zhu Han shook his head, "Actually, there is no powerful formation. The purpose is to train their temperament and turn them into soldiers who can unconditionally execute military orders on the battlefield!"
The high-intensity training of soldiers naturally requires some special means, which will inevitably place high demands on the physical fitness of these soldiers.
Although Li Shanchang felt that this method might not be very good, he did not dare to refute it.
"Deputy Commander, is it possible that such a new army will be able to form a combat force within a year?" Li Shanchang couldn't help but ask.
When Zhu Han heard Li Shanchang's question, he couldn't help but laugh: "One year? That's too long. To be honest, according to my method, it only takes three months to train a strong army!"
"What? Is what the deputy commander said true?" Li Shanchang was surprised again.
"Of course it's true. How could I lie to Mr. Li?" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"That's great, deputy commander, if the new army can reach this level, that would be great!" Li Shanchang said while recording it on paper.
"Mr. Li, don't worry. I'll leave this matter to you. No matter what, military needs must be met," Zhu Han said.
"Yes, I will go back and compile a detailed charter and submit it to the deputy commander." Li Shanchang said.
Zhu Han nodded, gave a few more instructions, and then asked Li Shanchang to leave.
Soon after, Zhu Han was very satisfied with the logistics supply plan for the New Army written down by Li Shanchang, so he was not worried at all.
It is said that before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and fodder should be put first. Now that the food and fodder problem has been solved, the next step is naturally the issue of training.
"Chang Yuchun, you all can train the new troops with peace of mind, and strive to train these new troops into elites in the shortest possible time!" Zhu Han ordered.
Chang Yuchun and others heard this and quickly agreed.
In fact, Chang Yuchun and the others also wanted to see how strong the newly formed army was. If it could really achieve the effect Zhu Han said, it would be incredible.
The organization of Zhu Han's new army is basically based on the military reforms of Gustav II of Sweden. The 15,000-strong New Army is basically organized into battalions and brigades. Each battalion has more than 400 people, of which three-thirds are
One is a spearman, and the rest are basically musketeers, with a small number of elite skirmishers with swords and shields.
The spearmen and musketeers of the new army were also improved by Zhu Han. Among them, the spears of the spearmen were shortened from the original common 1ft 8ft to 1ft 2ft, giving them better strength.
Flexibility, the muskets of the musketeers all adopt the newly improved muskets of Jinling Arms Factory. They have changed from the bulky heavy guns of nearly 20 kilograms to the lightweight muskets of less than 10 kilograms. As for the bracket when firing, they are also completely thrown away.
Lost.
Zhu Han's new army formation is the Gustavus phalanx, which is more advanced than the Spanish Grand phalanx, and is very suitable for rapid training of new recruits.
Of course, Zhu Han also has his own unique advantage, that is, Chang Yuchun and other fierce generals are good at cavalry. The coordination of cavalry and infantry is not difficult at all.
Zhu Han's new army was basically born for field battles, and the artillery was also greatly improved. The original weight of the artillery was 700 to 800 kilograms, but now it has been modified to about 300 kilograms. This kind of weight is simply not enough for ordinary infantry.
There is no impact.
In addition to Chang Yuchun's shock cavalry, Zhu Han also set up another musketry cavalry regiment of about 500 people. They all used new muskets and rode in front of the enemy's formation to fire. The ferocious muskets could crush the enemies.
All armor and shields.
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Zhu Han's musket cavalry had been invented a long time ago, but the previous muskets were too heavy and were not suitable for use by riders. This time, the Jinling Musket Workshop transformed a new type of musket, which made Zhu Han feel that it was the right time.
The musketeers are trained.
"Zhang Dingbian!"
"Qi Xiang!"
"You two will be the commanders of the left and right battalions of the Musketeers from now on!"
In the school grounds outside Jinling City, Zhu Han was inspecting the newly formed new army musketry cavalry regiment.
In front of 500 musketeers, Zhu Han appointed the commanders of the left and right battalions of the cavalry regiment. They were Zhang Dingbian, whom he had met in Suzhou before. Since he joined the Red Scarf Army and fought all the way, he has made many achievements.
Zhu Han admired his great achievements and his loyalty.
The tactics of the musketeers were somewhat novel and unusual. Chang Yuchun and other powerful generals did not like such wretched tactics and were unwilling to serve as generals of the musketeers. Zhu Han chose Zhang Dingbian, a man with not much seniority.
As for Qi Xiang, he had already joined the Red Scarf Army as a refugee when the Longxing Army gathered in Haozhou. He is considered to be a very senior group of people. However, Qi Xiang's own qualifications are limited.
He did not have many dazzling achievements. He was a group of loyal soldiers who worked hard and had no talent for commanding the old-style army. Zhu Han arranged for Qi Xiang to serve in the Musketeers.
Of course, there is another important reason why Zhu Han chose Qi Xiang, that is, Qi Xiang is relatively unknown in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but among his descendants there is a generation of famous generals who will shine through the ages. Even Zhu Han can be counted among them.
Han is half a master.
The descendant of Qi Xiang is Qi Jiguang!
As the ancestor of Qi Jiguang, Qi Xiang may not have high talents, but Zhu Han has no doubt about his loyalty and courage.
Upon hearing Zhu Han's appointment, Zhang Dingbian and Qi Xiang responded with military salutes.
"Yes, deputy commander!"
Both of them performed the military salute of the New Army. They did not need to kneel down, but raised their arms in front of their chests. It was also an ancient Chinese military salute.
"Have all the troops and horses of the Musketeers been transported?" Zhu Han asked Zhang Dingbian and Qi Xiang while inspecting.
"Reporting to the deputy commander, 1,500 horses have been transported from Tamluo Island, and the general has selected 500 of them!" Qi Xiang said.
He was originally a member of the cavalry of the Red Turban Army, and he was a person who knew horses well.
"Five hundred horses? It's too few. How can it be possible?" Zhu Han shook his head.
"Ah? What does that handsome guy mean?" Qi Xiang was a little surprised and couldn't believe it.
Horses are so expensive nowadays, especially the fine war horses on Tamna Island. They are all high-quality horses that can be bought for dozens of taels of silver each in Jiangnan!
"One person and two horses. Nowadays, the cavalry regiment has a small number of people. It is easy to feed a thousand horses." Zhu Han said with a smile, "Moreover, the musketeers need to use muskets to attack. As long as the gunpowder is loaded, it does not require much effort at all.
It’s not as energy-consuming as shooting with a bow. As long as the horses have energy, the musketeers can attack without limit!”
It does not require innate physical fitness to be strong and strong, which is also a focus of Zhu Han's plan to vigorously develop the musketeers.
If ordinary bows and arrows want to have armor-piercing lethality, they must either risk their lives to approach the enemy and shoot arrows, or choose a stronger bow with greater power. No matter what the case is, shooting a bow and arrow is extremely energy-consuming, just like ordinary
People play hard with arm strength sticks. A fifty-pound arm strength stick can exhaust ordinary people after playing with it a few times. What's more, the power of a battle bow is much greater than a fifty-pound arm strength stick.
The musketeers wore the latest wide-brimmed helmets and breastplates, which protected important body parts. The muskets in their hands could penetrate any armor at a distance of twenty steps, making them an excellent killing machine.
"Our musketeer regiment's future combat principle is that when horses rest, people don't rest, so we need to prepare more horses!" Zhu Han finally said.
"As ordered, Deputy Commander, the general will prepare as soon as possible!" Qi Xiang said quickly.
"Deputy commander, the sergeants in the regiment have been practicing formation for ten days. I wonder when they can mount their horses?" Zhang Dingbian asked quickly.
The Musketeers were formed for about ten days. According to Zhu Han's order, everyone did not train at all. They only stood on the school field to train in military formation.
The base of the Musketeers is an independent area, and the other bases of the New Army are actually in the same situation. They are all training military formations, but the soldiers of the Musketeers don't know it, and they think they have received unique treatment.
"They have only been practicing for ten days and they can't stand it anymore? If you want to practice riding horses, then I have to see how you are doing!" Zhu Han smiled slightly.
The entire New Army, with more than 10,000 people, is currently undergoing boring military posture training. This is the entry-level method of the modern army. If you cannot practice this, there will be no basis for the implementation of the harsh military laws of the modern army.
"Don't worry, Deputy Commander, our brothers have practiced very well!" Zhang Dingbian immediately became energetic after hearing this.
"Then you practice it again, and I will review it myself!" Zhu Han said with a serious face.
"Yes, deputy commander!"
Zhang Dingbian gave a military salute and immediately went to pull up his soldiers from the Zuoying to start forming a formation. The soldiers from the Zuoying followed the commander of the Zuoying and formed a neat team.
The soldiers in Zuoying are all new recruits, so the training time has not been long. Now it seems that these recruits are pretty good. Although they are a little jerky, the basic formation training has reached the standards of the general army.
"Deputy Commander, look, their movements are so standard!" Zhang Dingbian said to Zhu Han from the side.
Zhu Han looked at the marching queue and said nothing.
"Deputy Commander, our right battalion is not bad either!" Qi Xiang said from the side.
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"Listen carefully, follow my orders!" Zhu Han walked to the reviewing stand, shouted to the soldiers of the left camp, and waved the riding crop in his hand.
Snapped
With a sound, Zhu Han's riding whip hit the ground, making a loud noise.
"Three teams become two teams!"
"The front team becomes the back team!"
"Turn left in the left column, turn right in the right column, gather!"
Zhu Han's series of orders were all complex orders from the drill. After several combinations, the soldiers of Zuoying, who were originally in good order, turned into a mess.
Zhang Ding, who was standing next to him, looked at his subordinate soldiers and suddenly blushed, cursing in his heart: It's over, it's over, I, the cavalry, have to continue walking on two legs again, ugh!!
"stop!"
Zhu Han suddenly stopped his riding whip and shouted.
When Zhu Han shouted, the soldiers immediately stopped as if they were frightened.
"Zhang Dingbian, Zuoying looks like this, what do you think we should do?" Zhu Han pointed with his riding crop.
Zhang Dingbian blushed and said loudly: "Deputy Commander, I will practice more drills with them in the end!"
"Of course I have to practice more. I can't control my two legs well. I have to mess up my position after riding on the horse!" Zhu Han didn't blame him too much. He turned to look at Qi Xiang, the commander of the right battalion next to him, "Qi Xiang."
Xiang, how about your right battalion, do you want to practice this again?"
After hearing these words, Qi Xiang shook his head repeatedly. He knew that the level of his right battalion was as poor as Zhang Dingbian's left battalion. If he really followed Zhu Han's drill method just now, it would be a mess.
"Deputy Commander, no, no, the last general will also lead the right battalion to practice together!" Qi Xiang said quickly.
Zhu Han nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll give you three more days. If you can't complete such a simple exercise, then go to the kitchen and work as a cook!"
"Yes, deputy commander!"
When Zhang Dingbian and Qi Xiang heard this, they were immediately shocked. They jumped off the reviewing stand and took their left and right battalions for additional training.
Looking at the enthusiastic training of the soldiers, Zhu Han was actually quite satisfied. In just ten days, the soldiers of the Musketeers had basically completed the requirements of the drill for half a month, and they could definitely complete it in a few more days.
"Hu Yiba, go to the Munitions Department and deliver a thousand pieces of the newly arrived batch of canned meat to the Musketeers to reward them for their hard work!" Zhu Han said to Hu Yiba, the deputy general of the guard next to him.
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"Deputy Commander, the Munitions Department only has 3,000 canned meats in total!" Hu Yiba said in a low voice.
"Looking at the way you are digging around, there will be a lot of canned meat in the future!" Zhu Han laughed and cursed.
Today, the New Army Munitions Department has produced a batch of galvanized iron cans, also known as tinplate cans, according to Zhu Han's guidance.
With this galvanized iron sheet technology, it is equivalent to opening the door to military cans.
As long as you put meat and seasonings in the can, then seal it and steam it, it can basically be stored for three to five years without any problem. Even if you add more salt, it may not be damaged in fifty or sixty years.
This new batch of canned meat was made. Although Zhu Han felt that the taste was not good and there was a lot of room for improvement, but after the whole army tasted it, they all regarded this canned meat as oily, salty and seasoned.
Military luxury!
After only two distributions, the New Army's tin cans of meat became the most in-demand hard currency in the army!
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Henan, Bianliang City.
Yuan Dynasty generals Cha Han, Wang Baobao, Li Siqi and others gathered an army of more than 200,000 people, carrying more than 20 newly cast heavy cannons, and surrounded Kaifeng City.
At this time, the Bianliang city wall was already scarred by the artillery bombardment of the Yuan army!
Under the supervision of Liu Futong and Han Lin'er, the Red Scarf Army is resisting desperately.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
There was another burst of artillery roar, and the Yuan army's artillery shook off large areas of the rammed earth on the Bianliang city wall!
"Fire for me, counterattack!" Liu Futong stood on the city wall, directing the artillery at the top of the city to counterattack. Unfortunately, the range of the Yuan army's artillery was far beyond Liu Futong's estimate, and the Yuan army had built strong fortifications on the artillery position. Liu Futong's artillery
There was no damage at all, but the Kaifeng city wall was beaten to pieces by several rounds of artillery fire from the Yuan army!
The Red Turban soldiers on the city wall were all trembling with fear and did not dare to act rashly.
"Prime Minister, what should we do? Our artillery can't fight back at all. Are we going to just watch the Tatars knock down the city wall?" A general under his command asked eagerly.
Liu Futong looked very embarrassed. He never thought that the Yuan army would build so many heavy artillery pieces in such a short period of time!
If the Tartars were given a few more years, I'm afraid their artillery would be even more powerful!
He was convinced of this, because since the Yuan army crossed the Yellow River to attack, such heavy artillery had been continuously transported to the battlefield. It was obvious that the Yuan Dynasty still had many skilled craftsmen in Dadu.
"Prime Minister, we can only wait for reinforcements now. Only when the reinforcements arrive can our crisis be resolved!" A general comforted Liu Futong.
"Wait, hold on for another month, reinforcements will arrive!" Liu Futong gritted his teeth and said.
"Yes, Prime Minister!"
Liu Futong firmly believed that during this period, the Red Scarf Army from all walks of life must have received news that the Yuan army was moving south, and reinforcements from all walks of life would surely arrive soon.
However, Liu Futong only guessed half of it right.
The various Red Turban armies indeed knew that the Yuan army was heavily surrounding Kaifeng, and they all sent King Qin's reinforcements. They had all arrived in Henan, but not a single troop came near Kaifeng.
They all stopped and watched, because the Yuan army was really too powerful this time!
The entire Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty plundered all the financial and human resources from Dadu, Liaoyang, Shandong, Shanxi and other places to fully support Chahan, Wang Baobao and others in this encirclement of Kaifeng!
No one has the guts to go deep alone to rescue Kaifeng!
Therefore, the rebel generals from all walks of life are waiting for the Yuan army to make mistakes, or waiting for the Yuan army to hit their heads and bleed bloody in Bianliang, and then rush to rescue them, thereby reducing their responsibilities and avoiding losses.
heavy!
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"Report!" Just as Liu Futong was anxiously waiting for reinforcements to arrive, his subordinates ran over quickly and whispered a few words into Liu Futong's ears.
Liu Futong was startled when he heard this, and then his face turned completely gloomy!
"Send the order and let the brothers at the top of the city prepare for defense!" Liu Futong ordered.
"Yes!" The ordering soldier took the order and left!
Liu Futong took Han Lin'er and others down the city wall quickly, and after returning to Bianliang Palace, Liu Futong said with a worried look on his face.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid Kaifeng really can't be defended!"
When Han Lin'er and others heard this, they were immediately stunned.
Obviously just now Liu Futong said that the soldiers should defend the city well, why can't they defend it now?
"Prime Minister, how do you say this?" Han Lin'er asked anxiously.
Next to them, Guan Duo, Dong Da and others also looked at Liu Futong with worried faces.
"well!"
Liu Futong sighed first and then said.
"I just got a secret report from outside that the Tatars are surveying the embankments of the Yellow River!!"
"Researching the river embankment?"
Han Lin'er was confused.
As a young man, he didn't know what this sentence meant.
However, the faces of Guan Duo, Dong Da and others next to them were already pale!
"It's broken! The Tatars are planning to flood Kaifeng!" Guan Duo said through gritted teeth with fear and anger on his face.
"Dog Tatar, you are so vicious!" Dong Da also gritted his teeth and said bitterly.
Everyone else was equally frightened and furious!
Once the Yuan army digs the Yellow River embankment, Kaifeng will definitely fall.
Moreover, not only Kaifeng, but also the whole of Henan may suffer again.
At that time, even if Liu Futong and the others wanted to break out and escape, there would be no place to escape.
Once the mighty Yellow River water rages, there will be a muddy swamp for thousands of miles around. No matter what kind of hero you are, you will be fed by fish and turtles.
"Prime Minister, what should we do?" Han Lin'er was almost crying. He now realized what it meant to dig up the Yellow River embankment.
"Your Majesty, don't panic. The Tatars have not yet dug up the Yellow River embankment. The water level is not enough now. We will have to wait until summer at least two or three months later!" Liu Futong consoled him.
"Great, doesn't that mean we have enough time? As long as reinforcements from all walks of life arrive, Kaifeng will be saved!" Han Lin'er seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, in order to repel the Tartars, I would like to ask Your Majesty to personally supervise the battle and boost morale!"
Later, Liu Futong persuaded Han Lin'er to go to the city wall to personally encourage the Red Scarf Army to fight, because Liu Futong planned to lead the generals out of the city to counterattack!
"Prime Minister, don't worry. From today on, I will kill the enemy together with the soldiers!" Han Lin'er did not flinch at the critical moment and directly agreed to Liu Futong's proposal.
"Your Majesty is wise, I will fight to the death to protect and drive away the Tartars!" Liu Futong said with some emotion. Although his eldest nephew, the emperor, is young, he is very courageous. As long as he trains him more, he may not be as good as Zhu Han.
Poor ability!
There was plenty of food and grass in Kaifeng City, enough to feed the entire army for at least half a year. Now Liu Futong was anxious to repel the Yuan army, so he simply began to reward the entire army lavishly to boost the morale of the soldiers. Everyone ate with open stomachs. Anyway, if they were to fight
If the Yuan army does not retreat, these grains and grass will be fed to fish and turtles.
The red scarf army, with high morale, immediately changed its defense to counterattack, and frequently used the cover of night to launch surprise attacks on the Yuan army outside the city!
During the day, the Red Scarf Army's offensive continued unabated. Under the leadership of Liu Futong and others, the Red Scarf Army attacked from the east and west sides at the same time. With less than 60,000 troops, they counterattacked the Yuan Army's 200,000 troops!
Boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Bursts of artillery sounds rang out inside and outside Kaifeng City, and the Yuan Army and the Red Scarf Army were locked in a fight again.
Liu Futong personally led the elite Red Scarf Army out of the city to form a fierce attack on the Yuan army on the east side of Kaifeng City, trying to defeat the Yuan army's camp and open a gap in the encirclement, so as to give the surrounding reinforcements the confidence to advance!
The Yuan army's camp was also very tight, and the defenses would be changed every two hours.
Therefore, the resistance of the Yuan army was not small.
Liu Futong led the army and charged continuously on the Yuan army's front on the east side of Kaifeng City, trying to drill through the Yuan army's camp and open a gap!
The soldiers of the Red Scarf Army kept launching offensives, but they were unable to defeat the Yuan army!
The Yuan army's defense line was as unbreakable as an iron barrel, and there was no way to break through it!
Another charge failed, and the Red Turban Army suffered heavy casualties. Although they killed more Yuan Army soldiers, they still failed to break through the Yuan Army's security circle.
"Prime Minister, let all the soldiers evacuate! We can't fight this battle!"
General Dong Da looked sad!
retreat?
Of course you can’t retreat!
"Retreat? Where to retreat? Kaifeng City is behind you. If you retreat, you will die! If you don't repel the Tatars, you will die sooner or later!" Liu Futong was angry and immediately ordered the war drums to be beaten and started a new round of attack.
This time, Liu Futong, wearing armor and holding a long knife, charged forward with the soldiers!
The leader of the Lu Yuan Army was none other than Wang Baobao. The fierce counterattack by the Red Scarf Army was almost too much for Wang Baobao. Now that he saw the Red Scarf Army that had just failed in the attack come back like crazy, Wang Baobao was shocked!
The soldiers of the Yuan army under Wang Baobao also had palpitations. This was the first time they had encountered such a desperate tactics.
"Bang the drum!"
"Send the order and kill anyone who takes half a step back!"
Wang Baobao also felt ferocious in his heart. Braving the arrows fired from the front, he personally came to the pro-army formation to supervise the battle.
Woohoo!
As three horns sounded, the Red Scarf Army on the opposite side launched a new round of charge!
"Come forward and chop off the heads of these beasts!"
When Liu Futong saw this, he shouted loudly!
"yes!"
Then, dozens of Red Scarf Army generals were seen pulling out the long knives from their waists, then jumping up, holding long knives and killing the Tartars in front.
"kill!"
Liu Futong also raised his sword and faced him!
"kill!"
"Come on, fight to the death with the Tatars!"
The two sides immediately fell into a melee in the wilderness outside the city gate!
This is a fierce battle, both sides are desperately trying to win!
During the melee, soldiers from both sides trampled on each other and died one after another!
For a time, the bloody atmosphere overflowed!
Liu Futong led his soldiers on the city wall, waving their swords and shouting to kill the Tartars in front!
The same goes for the Tartars on the opposite side. They also rushed forward while waving their weapons and launched a countercharge towards Liu Futong and others!
"Go! Go! Go!"
"Come on!"
For a moment, the sound of fighting was loud, the shouts of killing were deafening, and a thick smell of blood filled the air!
The fighting sounds between the two sides became more and more intense, and blood splashed into the air, dripping on the ground beneath their feet, forming a small stream!
This chaotic fighting, under the command of Liu Futong, lasted until late at night before it stopped!
This melee also came at a great price. Liu Futong's soldiers lost at least 2,000 people!
However, the Red Scarf Army did not kill the Yuan Army!
In the next few days, the Yuan Army and the Red Turban Army continued to fight fiercely, with both sides losing troops and generals!
After these few days of fighting, Liu Futong was seriously injured. However, this battle made Liu Futong completely understand one thing!
It is indeed difficult for this army under my command to repel the opponent!
If we go head-to-head, the 50,000 men and horses in our hands will not be able to compete with the 200,000 Yuan army, let alone repel the Yuan army!
Therefore, on the battlefield, the only way is to continue surprise attacks!
The constant harassment of the Yuan army made the Yuan army tired, and the constant attrition of troops caused the Yuan army to fall into panic!
The effect of this soon became apparent. The casualties of the Red Turban Army were getting lower and lower, while the casualties of the Yuan Army's soldiers were getting larger and larger. Gradually, the Red Turban Army actually gained the upper hand.
And such a situation not only did not scare away Wang Baobao, Chahan and others, but instead gave them a stronger fighting spirit!
Wang Baobao, Chahan, Li Siqi and others discussed and decided not to give the Red Scarf Army a chance to make a surprise attack, but to take the initiative to launch a fierce attack on Kaifeng City.
The Yuan army began to concentrate artillery and intensively attack the city wall on the east side of Kaifeng. This was the best direction to break out. Attacking from here would not give the Red Turban Army a chance to escape.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom!
Bursts of artillery roared, causing pieces of rammed earth to fall from the Kaifeng city wall.
The Yuan army's concentrated artillery tactics were immediate and achieved great results.
The Kaifeng city wall suddenly became in danger!
At this time, Liu Futong had to rest in bed because of nearly a month of hard fighting and multiple arrow injuries on his body.
"Report!"
"The east city is in danger! The Tatars are attacking the city wall!"
"Brothers fought hard and finally drove the Tatars back!"
Groups of messengers brought the tense battle situation in Dongcheng to the Emperor Han Lin'er of the Song Dynasty and others.
Now that Liu Futong was unable to go into battle and the battle situation in Dongcheng was in crisis, Han Lin'er suddenly felt that he needed to stand up.
"Someone, put me in armor!"
"I am going to Dongcheng to personally supervise the battle and inspire the soldiers!"
Han Lin'er's words made Liu Futong, Guan Duo and others on the side extremely moved.
They all knew that the Yuan Army had already seen through the Red Turban Army's plan and wanted to attack and block the Red Turban Army in Kaifeng City!
The situation is so critical that it is indeed necessary for Han Lin'er, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, to step forward!
"Dong Da, you go and protect His Majesty without making any mistakes!" Liu Futong said to his beloved general.
"As you command, Prime Minister!"
Under the protection of the fierce general Dong Da and others, Han Lin'er led the crowd to the east city of Kaifeng, holding high the emperor's banner.
The surrounding Red Scarf Army soldiers, who had just been in panic because the Yuan army attacked the city wall, now saw Emperor Han Lin'er of the Song Dynasty personally coming to the battle to comfort the soldiers, they immediately cheered, and their morale instantly rose again!
"Long live your Majesty! Long live! Long live!..."
After Han Lin'er and others arrived at Dongcheng, the soldiers on the top of the city shouted long live, and their morale instantly rose!
"Long live!"
"Long live the Song Dynasty!"
The officers and soldiers of the Red Scarf Army on the city wall bravely moved forward one by one and started a bloody battle with the Yuan army. They fought until the sky was dark and the blood flowed everywhere.
The Yuan army outside the city couldn't help but be stunned when they saw this situation.
"what happened?"
"How did it become like this? What happened to the red scarf thief?"
"Didn't the red scarf thief have been beaten to a pulp by us just now? How did he regain his morale again?"
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Seeing the scene on the city, the Yuan army also felt incredible!
Wang Baobao, the general of the Yuan Army, also noticed the situation in Kaifeng City.
I saw a gorgeous banner appear on the city wall, and a group of red scarf soldiers wearing iron armor surrounded a man in yellow robes and gold armor.
"It must be the leader of the red scarf thieves!"
"If it's not Liu Futong, it must be Han Lin'er!"
Wang Baobao suddenly felt that he had seen an excellent opportunity.
He endured the excitement in his heart and summoned several generals from the Yuan army.
"quick!"
"Point all the cannons at the bandit leader!"
"Look at my flag, all the artillery fire at once!"
Wang Baobao said loudly.
Almost all the powerful artillery of the Yuan army were concentrated in Dongcheng.
However, no matter how many artillery pieces there are, poor accuracy is still a big problem. Wang Baobao's plan to use artillery to kill the leader of the Red Turban Army actually only has one chance.
If he missed a hit, the leader of the red scarf thieves on top of the city would definitely have fled. By the time the Yuan army's artillery was reloaded, he would have disappeared long ago.
"As you command, General!"
As several Yuan military generals took their positions, more than 20 heavy artillery pieces of the Yuan army were immediately ready, and all the muzzles were aimed at Han Lin'er's position!
Wang Baobao stared at the gorgeous cannon in front of him, holding the command flag with his own hands, waiting for the best opportunity to fire!
Finally, Wang Baobao saw the opportunity and suddenly waved the flag in his hand!
boom!
Rumble!
More than twenty powerful artillery pieces opened fire, and shells flew towards Han Lin'er on the tower.
boom!
Boom!
Along with bursts of roaring sounds, more than twenty artillery shells hit Kaifeng City at almost the same time.
The cannonballs exploded the city wall!
The moment the burst of gravel hit the human body, the Red Turban Army on top of the city suddenly let out a scream.
"not good!"
"The enemy is attacking, get out of the way!"
"Get out of the way!"
...
In an instant, the area where the fire was focused on the city wall was full of casualties! Some Red Scarf Army soldiers who were lucky enough to escape the artillery bombing fled towards the distance. Some Red Scarf Army soldiers rolled and crawled to where Han Lin'er was.
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"Rescue Your Majesty quickly!"
"Quick!"
I saw Han Lin'er, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, who just came to the battlefield in person to boost morale, and now his head and face were covered with red blood!
Seeing this scene, everyone on the city was in an uproar!
"What?"
"How can this be?"
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
"Go get the doctor quickly!"
...
There was chaos on top of the city. Emperor Han Lin'er of the Song Dynasty was attacked by heavy artillery fire from the Yuan army and was seriously injured immediately.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
There were cries on the top of the city, but Han Lin'er's face was pale, her lips were purple, and she was already dying!
"Go and ask for Dr. Sun!"
"Hurry up and return to the palace quickly!"
"Your Majesty is injured, go back quickly!"
"..."
There was a sudden chaos on the top of the city. Everyone was busy, carrying Han Lin'er and running down the city, preparing to invite a doctor for the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!
Seeing Han Lin'er dying after being bombarded by the Yuan army's heavy artillery, the red scarf soldiers on the city were all in panic!
The city wall was busy with people, and for a while people were on their backs, and it was chaos.
When Wang Baobao, the general of the Yuan army, saw this scene, he also looked happy and laughed loudly:
"Kill, take the city head!"
After giving the order, the Yuan army's camp resounded with shouts of charge!
Hearing the roar in the Yuan army camp, the red scarf troops on the city wall were also in panic!
"kill!"
"Take Kaifeng, take Kaifeng!"
In the camp of the Yuan army, shouts rang out one after another, and the shouts of the Yuan army became louder and louder, as if they were about to break through the sky!
As for the Red Scarf Army at the top of Kaifeng City, all of them were disheartened, and their morale had hit rock bottom!
The Red Scarf Army, which used to have high morale and high morale, is now in panic!
"kill!"
"Kill them all!"
"Kill them all!"
...
Seeing the low morale of the soldiers on the city wall, the soldiers of the Yuan army were also very excited!
They knew that as long as they captured Kaifeng City, their mission would be completed.
At that time, they can report to the court!
Once they complete this mission, they will be able to enjoy wealth and glory!
In this era, only money and women are everything!
Thinking of this, their spirits were also boosted, their morale was high, and their morale was great!
In the camp of the Yuan army, Wang Baobao was also overjoyed.
Facing the Yuan army's crazy siege, the Red Scarf Army in Kaifeng City exhausted all their strength before finally repelling them.
As a gust of cold wind blew by, the smell of blood in Kaifeng City finally dissipated.
Although Kaifeng City was not captured, Wang Baobao and other Yuan army generals were very satisfied. The leader of the red scarf thieves who was concentrated by heavy artillery today must be a big shot!
At this time, inside Kaifeng City.
In the simple Imperial Palace of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Han Lin'er of the Song Dynasty was lying on the dragon bed, motionless.
After diagnosing the pulse, several imperial doctors shook their heads and sighed solemnly.
