At this time, Li Yingyuan lined up a dozen ships in front of him, and the ships were connected. The soldiers lay on the ground and held up their shields. When the arrows fell, most of them were blocked by the shields. For Li Yingyuan, the methods used by the peasant army were inferior to those of the Jurchens.
The Tatars were far behind, at least in terms of archery skills. In this way, Li Yingyuan's soldiers and horses, carrying the bows and arrows of the peasant soldiers, approached the south bank of the Yellow River step by step.
When the distance got closer, Yuan Ma also discovered the problem. It seemed that the officers and soldiers had been prepared. In fact, Yuan Ma didn't know how to fight this water battle. When he thought about it, the other party was rowing in the river, and he was raining down arrows.
, all problems were solved. Only when they started fighting did they realize that it was not the case at all. In a hurry, Yuan Ma made a decision that he would regret for the rest of his life.
"Go, push up the prepared boat, get on the boat, and be sure to block these officers and soldiers and not let them go ashore." Yuan Ma stared with a fierce expression. Since bows and arrows are of little use, he will fight in close combat. As long as he is close,
, what else are you afraid of? Yuan Ma has infinite confidence in the close combat capabilities of his brothers.
Wei Yang always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't dare to stop Yuan Ma. Yuan Ma was a wild beast, and he refused to recognize his relatives during the war. In the blink of an eye, Yuan Ma's people had already taken a boat to meet him. But Li Yingyuan was worried about it.
I was so happy that the other party didn't just set up defenses on the shore, but actually took the initiative to fight. This was simply a gift.
Li Yingyuan is a person who has been fighting water battles all year round. This time he was the vanguard of crossing the river. Naturally, the people he selected were those with good water skills. It was impossible for him to train these people into a regular navy in a short period of time, but he still had no way to deal with the peasant army.
He pulled out his knife, knocked it on the deck, and said loudly: "One team and two teams entered the water, and scuttled the ship behind the thieves for me. Brothers, get ready. The time has come to perform meritorious service."
At the command, many soldiers took off their thin military uniforms and jumped into the water. At this time, Yuan Ma was still directing the people to rush forward, unaware that the danger was approaching step by step.
"Where are the musketeers? Where are the musketeers? Squat down and shoot me." Li Yingyuan waved his hand, urging the few musketeers to attract the opponent's attention. Sure enough, under intensive shooting, the thieves rushing in front began to suffer casualties.
, Yuan Ma was furious and even more crazy, "Rush over quickly and kill all these bitches for me..."
Yuan Ma was only thinking about getting closer and making those musketeers pay the price, so he ignored the danger from the water. However, Wei Yang, who stayed on the shore, had already seen that something was wrong. The dense formation of officers and soldiers on the water was slowly moving.
They dispersed, seemingly intending to let Yuan Ma rush in. There was some deception involved.
Wei Yang couldn't care less about anything else and shouted at the top of his lungs, hoping that Yuan Ma would turn around quickly. But there was so much noise on the water and gunfire bursts that Yuan Ma could not hear. Finally, the distance between the two sides was less than ten feet, and in the blink of an eye they were
They would bump into each other. Yuan Ma was overjoyed. As long as they came into close contact, these officers and soldiers would definitely be overwhelmed.
Unfortunately, before I could laugh out loud, there was a sudden change, and there was a sudden chaos in the rear. Countless heads emerged from the water. These people either cut the boat, or grabbed a peasant soldier and dragged him into the water. For a moment, the rear was in chaos.
, the boats collided together. At this time, the shortcomings of the landlubbers were fully exposed. They could still row the boat without any problems, but suddenly something happened and the boat could not even be stabilized, let alone anything else. Many boats actually capsized directly, and people kept falling into the water.
inside.
The desperadoes under Yuan Ma are a group of tigers on land, but when they get into the water, most of them turn into insects. Many of them can't swim and can only struggle instinctively. At this time, someone swims over, catch them and go to Pulled into the water, many people drowned in a short time.
Yuan Ma was also panicked at this time. No matter how reckless he was, he could see that the other party was not a good person. He wanted to retreat, but there was a mess behind him, ships were scattered, and some even overturned, blocking the way back. For a moment, he suddenly Can't go back.
Li Yingyuan would not let go of this great opportunity. He took advantage of the chaos of the bandits and had no intention of joining the fight. He urged the ships to get close to him. First he fired with muskets, and then he started to fight at close range. At this time, almost all the boats were swaying. , many people were unable to stand firmly, but it was the people under Li Yingyuan who were specially selected and were much stronger than the bandit soldiers.
In just a quarter of an hour, Yuan Ma, a thieves known for their ferocity, was completely defeated and was unable to fight back. Even Yuan Ma himself, seeing that the situation was not good, jumped in in embarrassment In the water, a life was saved.
Li Yingyuan waved his hand, and the ship accelerated, chasing the defeated soldiers and covering them up. At this time, less than half of Yuan Ma's men had escaped. They all lost their courage and had no intention of staying on the shore. After being rushed by the chaotic soldiers, they had finally organized themselves before. Wei Yang's defense line was also washed to pieces. Wei Yang was about to cry but had no tears. How could he defend the south bank in this situation? It's all this bastard Yuan Ma's fault. He always puts his eyes above his head and looks down on people. He couldn't defend the bank properly. Well, he even went to the river to fight with others.
If Yuan Ma cooperates with Wei Yang and solidly strengthens the shore defense, it will be really difficult for Li Yingyuan to break through. After all, landing on the shore and attacking forcefully often does not have the advantage. As a result, Yuan Ma is arrogant and loses a big defeat, giving Li Yingyuan the hand. A chance to beat up the drowned dog.
After two hours of fierce fighting, Wei Yang was finally defeated. In order to save the few troops under his command, he had to temporarily retreat towards Mianchi. Li Yingyuan did not pursue him, and took advantage of the opportunity to occupy the entire south bank of Maojin Ferry, while organizing defenses to prevent thieves. When the troops arrived, they sent troops to the north bank to welcome the main force across the river.
Maojin Ferry is no better than Fengling Ferry, with limited transportation capacity, and the Xuanfu army is also different from the peasant army. The king himself used a hundred thousand peasant troops to cross the river, most of which were to transport people. But on the Xuanfu side, because the main force was cavalry, Transporting war horses is a arduous task, and those heavy artillery are even more troublesome. In order to transport the artillery, Tie Mo borrowed several large ships from the Chang family, but even so, it would take at least four days for the army to completely cross the Yellow River. .
These four days are definitely the most dangerous four days. If the peasant army launches a counterattack and retakes the south bank of Maojin Ferry, everything they have done before will be in vain, and the baggage transported will be an advantage for the rebels.
Wang himself attacked Xiaozhou, but left Zhang Damou to stay at Mianchi, with the purpose of defending Maojin Ferry. Now Zhang Damou had 40,000 troops under his command. If these people really attacked, it would be a big trouble.
After crossing the Yellow River, Tie Mo discussed the next plan with Wang Zuoguan. The peasant army in Mianchi was definitely a new and serious problem, and it was impossible to count on Luoyang soldiers and horses to help. Recently, Gao Yingxiang sent his troops north, and a large number of peasant troops attacked. The soldiers and horses of Ruzhou, Luoyang and Kaifeng are not enough to defend Ruzhou, so how can they have the energy to control Mianchi? Therefore, if you want to deal with the traitors in Mianchi now, you can only rely on yourself.
On the south bank of the Yellow River, a man in military uniform was angrily scolding the soldiers on the opposite side, "A bunch of trash, I asked you to quickly fix the artillery. What's wrong with you? Why haven't you found a suitable artillery position yet? Now
The soldiers on the front line are in urgent need of fire support. What do you think we will do once the rebels launch a massive counterattack?"
"Mr. He Qian, the terrain on the south bank of Maojin Ferry is low and the soil is very soft. There is no suitable place to find it. We forcibly set up an artillery array, and once the cannons were fired, the entire artillery barrel wanted to lie on the ground..."
"Fuck..." He Jingyuan also knew that what the soldiers said was the truth, but he couldn't help but be impatient. The rebels' counterattack was almost certain, but there were not too many soldiers crossing the river now. Can they stop the thieves?
The counterattack depends entirely on the strength of the artillery support. When there are insufficient troops, the only thing the army can rely on is artillery. The terrain at Maojin Crossing is not suitable for artillery, let alone cavalry.
With a headache, He Jingyuan hurriedly went to the temporary command post to find Tie Mo, "Superintendent, this place is too weird. There is not even a high slope, and the soil is soft. Our artillery can't guarantee the accuracy at all..."
Tie Mo was furious, pointed at He Jingyuan's nose and cursed: "The accuracy of artillery can't be guaranteed, what do I want from you? The war is about to begin, why are you telling me this?"
Can Tie Mo not be anxious? Whether he can block Zhang Dashou's counterattack all depends on the artillery. But He Jingyuan ran over and said that the artillery had a big problem, "He Jingyuan, I don't care what method you use, you must set up the artillery for me."
Okay. Don’t say any reason, that’s your business. What I want is that once the rebels attack, my artillery can fire out the shells accurately. Do you understand?”
Tie Mo roared, and He Jingyuan shuddered and stood up quickly, "I understand."
He Jingyuan rolled out of the command post in dejection. As soon as he came out, he was slapped on the face. What can I do? If the problem is not solved, if the war goes unfavorably, the supervisor will definitely have someone He He.
He was hung up and beaten.
When he returned to the artillery camp, he saw the leaders of the generals under his command chatting around a person. When he saw the person clearly, He Jingyuan's face turned green with anger. It was a woman, a beautiful woman.
This shameless woman, if it were normal times, He Jingyuan would really sit down and enjoy it, but now, he is not in the mood. This time, even the Fairy of the Moon Palace was a red and pink skull in his eyes.
"Bastard, what are you doing? Is everything okay? And you...who are you? Who asked you to come here? The artillery camp is an important military place, but you, a little girl, can come here? Hurry up, otherwise
Don’t blame me for being rude!”
After that, he pointed to the generals under his command, "Have you found the artillery array yet? Believe it or not, I have peeled off your skin?"
The artillery camp has always been He Jingyuan's talk house. Everyone in the camp was very scared. Several generals shrank their necks and stood upright without daring to speak. But the woman next to him said calmly: "Why is Mr. He Qian so angry?
The woman is Dai Qimeng, the new manager of the ordnance station. The supervisor knew that the artillery camp encountered a problem, so he sent the young woman over to see if she could be of any help. Just now, I was discussing with several generals how to solve the problem."
"Huh?" He Jingyuan looked at Dai Qimeng, and he didn't believe it. But he was sent by the supervisor, and his appearance was even more stunning. He didn't know what the relationship was with the supervisor, and he didn't dare to be too disrespectful, so he didn't
He curled his lips without sarcasm, "Oh, then you found a way?"
"Of course, as for whether it works, I still have to give it a try..."
He Jingyuan was surprised, is there really a way? He Jingyuan rolled his eyes, not hiding the contempt in his heart, and Dai Qimeng was not angry either.
Next, under the watchful eye of He Jingyuan, Dai Qimeng directed people to lay the foundation. Just like building a house, he forcibly piled up several high platforms on the south bank of Maojin Ferry. A special tripod was fixed on the high platform, and the bottom was more
It was solid, and the artillery was fixed in the tripod. Naturally, He Jingyuan couldn't see anything, but Tie Mo could see something. Wasn't this the later fort?
It's just that the forts are mostly irrigated with bricks and stones. Unfortunately, the soil quality on the south bank of Maojin Ferry is not good and there is a lack of bricks and stones. The fort is not strong, so it is supported by tripods to prevent the artillery's recoil force from shaking the fort.
Naturally, this kind of fort cannot be used for a long time, but for Tie Mo, it is enough. As long as these forts can withstand the counterattack of the peasant army, the mission has been completed.
.......
Mianchi, after being looted by two waves of rogue bandits, Zhang Xianzhong and Wang Ziyong, almost became an empty city. At this time, Mianchi became Zhang Damou's private residence, and most of the people living in the city were peasant soldiers. Originally, Zhang Damou wanted to live in Mianchi.
After resting for a while, I never thought that Yuan Ma would lose the south bank position so quickly.
If the main force of the Living Hell King is allowed to cross the river, then Zhang Damhou will have no choice but to flee for his life. There is still a chance now, that is, taking advantage of the lack of troops and horses of the Living Hell King to cross the river, he can launch a major counterattack. Zhang Damhou feels that this time he
There is still a great chance. The cavalry is useless in the Maojin Ferry area. In the past, the cavalry was the most lethal to the peasant army. Without the advantage of the cavalry, Zhang Damou was really not afraid of only relying on the musketeers.
However, Zhang Damou was not in a hurry to launch a counterattack. On the one hand, it would take time to mobilize troops and horses, and he also had to see how the officers and soldiers in Luoyang reacted. On the other hand, Zhang Damou had other thoughts. He might as well let the officers and soldiers be more mobile.
The baggage is crossing the river. When the time comes, a counter-attack will be carried out. As soon as the Living King of Hell withdraws, the baggage will be his responsibility.
The day after Li Yingyuan crossed the river, Zhang Damou immediately issued a counterattack order after confirming that Luoyang had no signs of moving troops north. In addition to leaving 5,000 men to defend the city, the rest of Mianchi rushed towards the south bank in a mighty manner.
go.
Zhang Damu was approaching fiercely and his troops were pressing down on the territory. He wanted to take back the position on the south bank in one go. The war was about to break out.
On July 29th of the third year of Chongzhen, the northernmost Li Jiucheng tribe and the Jiutiaolong Du Wen tribe took the lead in contacting each other. Without saying a word, the two sides started fighting for the warehouse dock near the south bank of Maojin Ferry. After half an hour of fierce fighting, Tie Mo
Li Jiucheng had to be ordered to withdraw from the battle and move closer to the main camp on the south bank.
Li Jiucheng's battle was miserable because he lacked artillery support and cavalry. His two thousand men had to block Du Wen's repeated attacks of nearly ten thousand people. If he hadn't retreated in time, he might have been swallowed up by the thieves.
Dropped.
Victory in the first battle, Zhang Dasheng's confidence doubled!