"About a thousand people were driven out, followed by about a thousand infantry from Cao Cao's left wing, who will attack the first division's front on our left wing.
Three hundred men from the Chemahe Chuangtaotian Division attacked the Second Division's front along the post road."
The sentry standing high on the horse reported loudly. Pang Yu, who was five steps away, was observing the First Division with a telescope. Since the First Division was advancing, from his point of view, the rogue bandits' front line was partially blocked.
Although the sentry stood a little higher, he couldn't see clearly, but the chaos in front of Cao Cao's banner was very clear.
Xie Zhaofa said in a low voice, "Sir, Cao Cao's offensive has more than a thousand people, and there are thousands of civilians in front. I am afraid that the position will be disrupted. Should we ask the Department of Marine Warfare to reinforce the two bureaus..." "Those who are attacking head-on."
They are all my enemies, and there are no common people on the battlefield."
Xie Zhaofa lowered his head and sighed, "It should be like this, it's just pitiful, pitiful."
Pang Yu glanced at him without saying anything. When he turned back, the artillery on the slope fired a round, hitting the middle of the crowd of people rushing towards him. Blood mist flew up in the crowd, and several gaps appeared. However, they were immediately covered by the people rushing from behind, and the shelling
The cruel scene didn't even have time to show.
After a while, the crowd of civilians at the shelling position began to disperse to both sides, and then were driven back by the rogue infantry on the outside. Then they were shelled again, and the sharp cries were heard even by Pang Yuneng, who was two hundred steps away.
The first division's queue advanced to the position of several guerrilla squads, stopped with a sound of gold, and formed a formation of one row of swords, shields and four rows of spears. The gaps between each round were filled by the guerrilla squads.
The crowd of common people continued to advance under the driving force and passed the artillery bombardment area. Behind them were the huge and chaotic infantry of Cao Cao. The artillery continued to fire at the original position, hitting these people.
The crowd was about to rush to the front of the formation. Some civilians raised their hands and waved wildly towards the garrison array, signaling to the officers and soldiers that they were civilians.
A shower of arrows flew out from the first division's array, and all the people in the front row fell down, tripping those behind them. Continuous arrows were shot out from the officers and soldiers, and the rushing crowd suddenly became a mess.
Stagnated in place, people from behind were still coming. After the queue stopped, the driving bandits began to slash and kill wildly from behind. Another round of shelling caused limbs to fly. Thousands of people were killed by both sides at the same time.
They were running wildly on both sides, most of them exhausted, unable to advance or retreat in the middle of the battlefield, crowded together, screaming and crying.
Behind these common people, more than two hundred bandit archers took the opportunity to approach and fired intensively at the queue of the first division. In just a moment, thousands of light arrows were fired. The first division began to suffer casualties, and the accompanying firemen from each division continued to shoot.
The dead and wounded were carried out and transported back to the post road.
The number of casualties evacuated was about ten. Pang Yu carefully observed the queue of the first division. In order to improve mobility, except for the infantry division, the other infantry divisions were basically not equipped with auxiliary armor. Their limbs lacked protection and were attacked by intensive bows and arrows.
There will inevitably be casualties when striking.
Whether the first division can withstand the opponent's attack is the basis for him to evaluate the fighting strength of the rogue bandits, so that he can decide how to invest subsequent troops.
Although the following queue of rogue bandits in the far shot is huge, it is in a chaotic formation. Most of the infantry are ragged and skinny. The only thing Pang Yu needs to worry about is the old thieves in red who are gathering together. At this time, most of them are throwing arrows from behind.
The sound of artillery was also heard from the east side. Pang Yu turned to Chemahe Town. There were paddy fields on both sides of the post road in this direction. The rogue bandits could only attack along the road. The dense crowd of people on the post road shook. Two small cannons from the Second Division
They had been prepared long ago. When the rogues entered the 100th step, they immediately fired rapidly at the post road. Each two and a half kilograms of iron bullets could kill several people and stop their advance momentum for a moment.
The old thieves in red were in the rear and drove them away with swords and guns. There were also guards who jumped off the post road and howled in the paddy fields with their line guns. The expulsions of the infantry continued to advance. Some archers also jumped into the paddy fields and headed directly towards the post in the water.
Road launches bow and arrow.
Pang Yu only watched for a moment and knew that the second division could be defended. The front of the post road was extremely narrow. After multiple hits from the two artillery pieces, the rogue infantry was already struggling. This round of offensive in Chuangtantian might not be able to reach the second division.
In front of the formation.
Pang Yu no longer paid attention to the right wing. The formation in front of Tufeng Village changed. The rogue infantry did not have military uniforms. It was difficult to tell whose family it belonged to. However, it can be seen from the movements that the Tufeng Village did not respond to Cao Cao's call.
Under the command of flags and drums, Wang Zenglu said that the middle section was mainly composed of men and horses from the Western Camp. Their formation position was blocked by paddy fields and they had not yet engaged with the garrison battalion.
The formation in front of Chenghe Village is dense. There are many figures in red. They should be the old camp of the Eight Kings. There had been no movement before. At this time, a large number of infantry are moving along the river towards Chemahe Town. The formation is also chaotic.
, the management team in red kept driving them away.
"Sir, the eight thieves are bringing reinforcements to break through the sky."
Yang Xueshi looked at it and said, "They are going to attack from the east."
Pang Yu looked at Xie Zhaofa and said, "What do Xie Sili think?"
"My subordinates thought they were going to attack from the paddy fields."
Xie Zhaofa said without thinking, "The post road is narrow and it doesn't matter how many people come. The eight thieves will use infantry to enter the paddy fields to contain our middle road."
"That makes sense."
Pang Yu nodded and said, "The eight thieves will take advantage of the large number of people to contain each section of our battalion and prevent me from breaking through Cao Cao's front on the west."
Seeing that Pang Yu agreed, Xie Zhaofa quickly continued, "The infantry raised by thieves on the left and right are not worth anything. It's not heartbreaking to rush into the paddy fields and die. It's pitiful."
Pang Yu smiled. Yang Xueshi was not recognized, so he changed the topic and said, "Then why don't we put the personal soldiers on guard? Although the thieves are in chaos, they are always numerous."
Pang Yu looked back and saw that the soldiers were resting on the west post road. Their full set of armor generally weighed more than forty kilograms. Wearing armor required a lot of physical strength, and they were always sitting down when on standby.
The position of the Chinese army is in the protruding part of the post road to the north. This area used to be a small village, and it is one of the few places nearby where troops can gather troops. It was here that the sweeping king stopped Wang Zenglu last night and withdrew before dawn. At present, the second division
The troops are deployed here, and the artillery is also here, which can defend the east side and the middle section at the same time.
The current battle situation shows that Wang Zenglu's assault last night was very important. After occupying the position of this small village, the space for the rogue bandits to array was very narrow. Tens of thousands of people were piled on this broken terrain. The rogue bandits had an advantage in numbers and horsemen.
It is difficult for them to perform their best, and it is difficult for them to support and respond to each other.
Suddenly there was a shout on the post road. The three hundred infantrymen who had broken into the sky had been defeated by the artillery fire. The bandits in the front row jumped into the paddy fields one after another, evading the artillery shells and the old thieves who were supervising the battle. The following swarms fled towards the Chema River.
Back then, the guards couldn't stop them, so they all retreated in defeat.
Pang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xie Zhao, "The Guards Division is taking a rest. Let Wang Zenglu deploy a bureau to deploy defenses along the paddy fields, move the artillery positions, and bombard the west camp of Tufeng Village when they are not attacking."
Yang Xueshi whispered, "Sir, do you still want to attack Cao Cao?"
"Yes, once the first division blocks this round, let Yao Dongshan attack."
At this time, a soldier ran from the direction of the First Division holding a triangular flag. He knelt down in front of Pang Yu and said loudly, "Yao reported to the general manager that more than a thousand people on Cao Cao's right wing have come out and want to go west around the outside of our left wing."
, please show me."
Pang Yu frowned, "Can a bandit carry out such a complicated action?"
Xie Zhaofa is good at geography, but has not been sent to the army for training. He does not know the difficulty of this kind of flanking operation, especially in such terrain, and he does not know how to reply at the moment.
Yang Xueshi also couldn't answer. Everyone in the Anqing camp had no experience in fighting, especially fighting in formation.
Pang Yu's telescope could not see the outer position of Cao Cao's right wing, and the information from Yao Dongshan did not make it clear whether the formation was neat, whether they were old thieves or co-workers, and whether there were any cavalry among them.
After scolding Yao Dongshan in his mind, Pang Yu said briefly to Xie Zhao, "Go to the left wing immediately to check, and order the Marine Warfare Department to send two bureaus to extend the front to the outside of the left wing. If there are many thieves or the formation is strict, we will defend on the spot.
, if the enemy is in confusion, attack head on."
Xie Zhaofa immediately ordered a few of his men and rushed to the left wing together. Pang Yu looked around and then ordered the two Tang horses beside him, "Go and pass my command to Chen Rulie. Pay attention to Cao Cao's troops on the left wing of our front. The cavalry is prepared for infantry combat."
Prepare."
Tang Ma repeated the story and left. Pang Yu felt a little thirsty when he turned back. This was the first time he felt nervous since arriving at Chema River. He captured Erlang Town easily yesterday, and Wang Zenglu's advance to Chema River was also very smooth.
, when Pang Yu set out in the morning, he actually thought that the bandits would be defeated in one wave, and he did not even tell Pang Ding to stay on the Erlang River.
Now he was not sure whether Cao Cao had the ability to carry out a flanking attack. According to the intelligence he had, Cao Cao was the most powerful among the bandits in each battalion. It was not like other small camp heads who were just a group of refugees. Because Luo Rucai and Gao Yingxiang were both
He was born in the army, and he liked to gather the officers and soldiers to surrender. After Gao Yingxiang's defeat, he took in a considerable number of people who broke into the camp. His infantry had a certain combat capability.
Now that the rogue bandits have a numerical advantage, if Cao Cao is allowed to outflank or even cut off the post road, the garrison will be surrounded here instead, and morale may quickly collapse.
On the post road outside the town of Chemahe, several red-coated men and a group of slaves were escorted out and beheaded in public on the roadside. It seemed that they were going to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys, so as to launch the next round of attacks.
Pang Yu pulled the lower edge of his neck, and then drank some water to make his throat more comfortable. Under the current circumstances, he did not dare to attack the personal troops. He could only wait until the situation on the left wing became clear, but the time was delayed because
The rogue bandits occupied Chenghe Village and Tufeng Village, which were actually the home ground of the rogue bandits. There were a large number of supporting battalions in the direction of Erlang Town. However, because of the defeat of Fengjiadian, the garrison camp was fighting alone. Time was not on its side. In my heart,
The anxiety is gradually increasing.
There was the sound of hoofbeats behind him, and two pond horses came quickly. When Pang Yu saw the flag on his back, he knew it was from the third division, and he thought about it again.
After the guards checked the token, the leader of Tang Ma dismounted and knelt down, "The Third Division reported to the general meeting. The Third Division defeated the 300 rogue vanguards outside the town. According to the interrogation, there were old Hui Hui in each camp in the pass.
Wang, ten kings, Guo Tianxing, Feihu and other seven battalions are arriving outside the town one after another. There are about 5,000 infantry and 1,200 horsemen. There are also more than a thousand rogue bandits on the other side of Erlang Bridge. Their flag is Ge Liyan. It is estimated that
The attack on Erlang Town will begin within half an hour."
Pang Yu's heart tightened slightly. The strength of the rogue bandits at the pass has always been unknown. According to the current situation, more than just the Lao Huihui group arrived yesterday. Among the seven battalions, Hunshi Wang is the leader of the camp, and Guo Tianxing is also uncertain.
, because there are two Guo Tianxing, one is the big camp head and the other is just a small bandit leader. If there are three big camp heads attacking, the hundreds of people of the third division may not be able to defend Erlang Town.
Yang Xueshi said anxiously, "It's okay for the leather eyes in Hexi. Go back and tell Mr. Zhou that the direction of the pass is the most important."
He only came to report the situation on Tuesday, and Pang Yu didn't have any reply. However, the situation in Erlang Town is undoubtedly very serious. The eight thieves put up a defensive posture. It seems that they have contacted Lao Huihui. The two major bandits are responding to each other.
Yes, the Eight Bandits were waiting for the pass bandits to capture Erlang Town and in turn besiege the garrison. Time seemed even more pressing for Pang Yu.
Na Tangma responded and looked up at Pang Yu firmly, "Boss Zhou said that no matter how many thieves come to attack, the Third Division will definitely defend Erlang Town. Sir, please feel free to destroy the eight thieves and the Sweeper King."
"good!"
Pang Yu's anxiety suddenly calmed down, and he blurted out, "Tell Tuesday that I will not let the thief go."
There was a burst of artillery fire from the left wing. Pang Yu turned around and saw that four artillery pieces on the slope were shooting towards the outside of the left wing. They were probably attacking Cao Cao's soldiers. Then there was the sound of conch horns from the direction of the Chema River, and the second batch of Chuangtantian attacked.
The team appeared on the post road, in the direction of Chenghe Village, and hundreds of Xiying infantry slowly stepped into the paddy fields.
Pang Yu licked his lips and whispered, "Eight thieves come, let's see how you go this time."