Chapter 334 Dao Cong rushed to the top of the mountain
After Sui Zhizhong and Huang Sanhu discussed it, they decided to use the third regiment as the main attack and asked Huang Sanhu to assist.
Huang Sanhu was very happy and did not attack.
In the previous battles and this time across Qingzhou Prefecture, Huang Sanhu and Jian Zongan fought well. After study, the military department has decided to let Huang Sanhu take over as the commander of Zuo Hua's second brigade.
And Jian Zongan will serve as a brigade-level officer in the third division under preparation.
Zuo Mengeng is still in his old habit.
Although he moves with the army, he only controls the formation and does not interfere in commanding operations.
With him in charge, the young officers felt at ease and commanded more calmly.
Sui Zhizhong's battle plan was nothing fancy, it was a frontal attack coupled with flanking detours.
In mountain warfare, flanking is very necessary.
Lushantou is a low mountain running from northeast to southwest. Sui Zhizhong planned to lead a battalion to attack Duozhuang from the west, while Wei Qiyou led another battalion to attack from the northeast ridge.
There is also a battalion that serves as a reserve and can be replenished at any time.
Meng Lianggu, Bai Dasheng has not had a good night's sleep for a long time.
He knew it when the new army first attacked. He also knew that he was bearing the brunt and could not hide.
But the problem is, he has nowhere to escape.
The three directions of east, north and west are blocked by the New Army. If you want to run, you can only go south. Pass through the Meng River Valley and enter the Mengshan Mountains.
But the problem is that there is Murong Cai on Mengshan Mountain. If he goes there, he is afraid that he will die faster.
I had no choice but to defend with all my strength.
Most of the Yimeng Mountains are rocky mountains, so the vegetation is not good, and it is difficult to hide the deployment of troops.
When he learned that the new army was going to attack Lushantou, Bai Dasheng personally led his confidants to set up defenses.
"If it falls into the hands of the imperial court, I don't need to say more about what will happen, right? This time the army is coming in force, and Zuo Mengeng is an even more famous general. But there is no other way. In order to survive, we brothers have to fight tooth and nail."
Seeing people's panic, Bai Dasheng had no choice but to boost morale.
Not to mention, his words are very effective.
Just because after the White Lotus cultists were caught by the imperial court, their fate was extremely tragic. The confiscation of their homes and the extermination of their clans were child's play.
"Brother Bai, don't say anything. We all listen to you and we will never let the officers and soldiers have an easy time."
"Yes, I've had enough fun these days anyway. Fight hard with the dog officers and soldiers, kill one without losing money, kill two and you'll make a profit."
The morale is ready, I am overjoyed with the victory, and start making arrangements.
"Then Zuo Mengeng defeated the Holy Aunt, the left and right guardians, and drove the master of Murong Altar into the mountains to the south. It must be extraordinary. We must fight hard, but we can't fight forcefully."
He named someone.
"Wang Gouzi, take your people and guard the northern mountain ridge. If my guess is correct, the army will definitely attack from that side."
Some people don't believe it.
"I saw that the army would come up from the front, and there were a lot of cannons deployed."
Bai Dasheng is full of confidence.
"The front terrain is steep. If the army dares to attack, even if there are cannons, we can beat them to death."
These people are most familiar with the terrain of Meng Lianggu. When he said this, everyone was convinced.
When it comes to matters of life and death, Bai Dasheng is very careful.
"Wang Gouzi, remember, you must guard the middle section of the hillside, not the top. I will have someone watch behind you to make sure nothing goes wrong. If you can't guard the middle section, you can't guard the top of the hill. The top of the hill is lost.
, the whole mountain is gone.”
Wang Gouzi said hurriedly: "I will remember it."
Bai Dasheng said to another person: "Kuang Xiaoqi, do you remember the ditch on the east side of the hillside? Take your people and hide there. If the officers and soldiers attack Wang Gouzi, you can take your people with you."
You are trying to trick the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers are greedy for life and afraid of death. As long as you shout twice, the officers and soldiers will definitely escape."
In this way, the orders were arranged one after another, and it turned out to be very orderly.
When all the thieves saw that their leader was so organized, they felt at ease for a moment.
The night passed, and the sky was slightly bright. Xinjun had a good night's sleep. When he got up, he had a hearty breakfast, and there was actually meat in the noodle soup.
But this is also the tradition of the new army. The food before every war will be very good.
War is a strenuous job, so the officers and soldiers should be well fed so that they will not be exhausted during the fight.
Menglianggu is a stone mountain, but at the foot of the mountain there is still mud.
The artillerymen entered the position first, dug pits, pushed cannons, and when the artillery was deployed, all the breakfast food was consumed.
Looking at Huang Zongyan who came back covered in black and gray, Zuo Mengeng smiled.
"How about you try it yourself?"
Huang Zongyan didn't care about his dignity anymore. He drank a big gulp of water first, and then said after regaining his breath: "Isn't our cannon more than a thousand catties?"
When the artillery began to deploy their positions, Zuo Mengeng asked Huang Zongyan to take people from the Secretariat to help on the pretext that the artillery company was short of manpower.
Huang Zongyan didn't take it seriously, but when he actually started working, he suddenly realized that he couldn't even hold a cannonball.
Seeing the other people in the secretariat acting as usual, he asked out of curiosity and found out that the big guy had been carrying artillery shells as early as in the military academy.
Although Huang Zongyan was not as arrogant as Huang Zonghui, he had a misunderstanding of military operations in the past. He thought that with feather fans and silk towels, enemy troops would be wiped out while talking and laughing.
It wasn't until I got started on the ground that I realized that fighting, let alone technical skills, would not be enough if you don't have enough strength.
Zuo Mengeng looked at the mountain with a telescope, but his words were addressed to Huang Zongyan.
"This is what I'm dissatisfied with you literati. Your words are all empty talk, and your actions are completely useless. From now on, do more practical work, and you will know how hard your brother has worked."
Huang Zongyan has a relatively silent personality and just nodded, but deep down, he already had doubts about past experiences.
It is so hard to even push an artillery piece. It is really hard to imagine how Huang Zongxi fought in the Battle of Qingshui Pass?
The new army wanted to attack in two directions, so a liaison post was arranged on the slope behind.
In this way, both sides can learn about the situation on the other side through the semaphore of the contact post.
When the infantry entered the attack position, Sui Zhizhong said: "Contact the Political Commissar of the Guard and the attack can begin."
The messenger waved the flag and conveyed the order to the liaison post. The liaison post then passed the order to the guards, so that the time difference between the two sides could be minimized.
The first to show off their power was naturally the artillery.
Fifteen Zuoying cannons aimed at the ridge on the north side and poured three rounds of shells at once, blasting the entire mountain into flying dust and making the ground dragon roll.
However, Zuo Mengeng observed through the telescope and found that only the White Lotus Sect's defense line had been damaged, and there seemed to be no casualties.
He did not make a conclusion immediately, but continued to observe.
When the artillery attacked, the infantry began to move forward. One group moved forward about a hundred meters, divided into left and right lines, and established a fire position.
The rest of the infantry continued to climb up the hillside.
Because of the rugged mountain roads, the front-line musket array commonly used by the new army in the past could not be used. The soldiers had to divide into groups and rush up the mountain with alternate cover.
On the real battlefield, there is no such thing as killing Zhentian.
Apart from anything else, just doing various tactical moves is exhausting. Everyone wants to use their strength on the blade, so how can they waste it on shouting.
And you shout so loudly, for fear that the enemy's firepower won't be able to find you, right?
Therefore, if you are on the battlefield observing on the ground, what you see will be a bit boring.
The top of Lushan Mountain is not high, and the hillside is right in front of you.
When the New Army soldiers were halfway through the charge, many heads suddenly appeared on the originally quiet White Lotus Sect position.
These people didn't rush out, they just stood there and threw stones in a condescending manner.
At the same time, rows of arrows rained down from an invisible place behind the position.
Although the bows and arrows looked crooked and weak, more than a dozen New Army soldiers were still hit by arrows.
The soldiers in front put up wooden shields, which offset most of the stones and bows and arrows, and continued to charge upward.
Under a wave of blows from the covering musket array, dozens of unprepared White Lotus thieves fell out of the ditch screaming.
Seeing that the White Lotus seemed to be unable to withstand it any longer, clouds of dust suddenly burst out from under the feet of the New Army soldiers. Many soldiers were overturned, and some of them even had their hands and feet broken off. It was a horrific sight.
Forced by helplessness, the soldiers who attacked the mountain had to retreat and renovate.
Zuo Mengeng and Mao Yuanyi looked at each other, not expecting that the White Lotus Sect would actually lay landmines.
"What is the origin of this Bai Dasheng? I need detailed information about him."
Zuo Fu hurriedly took the order.
The first wave of attacks failed, but Wei Qiyou was not discouraged. After a short rest, he started the second wave of attacks.
This time, the New Army's artillery did not attack all the positions, but used artillery to plow the area where the White Lotus Sect had laid mines.
Not to mention, it actually detonated many landmines that have not yet been discovered.
But this time the White Lotus Cult came up with a new trick.
More than a dozen sidecars were pushed out, and they were actually equipped with rockets.
After they were all ignited, they were like countless meteors flying randomly and rushing into the formation of the New Army soldiers.
Many people were unable to escape and died on the spot, and the number of injured also increased.
But the White Lotus Sect did not take out these things without a price. Under the artillery fire of the New Army, not one of these side cars was recovered, and they were all blown up.
Taking advantage of the lack of rockets, the New Army soldiers advanced again and were already facing the White Lotus Sect rebels from a distance.
This time, they finally couldn't help it and rushed out of the position.
Are the New Army still polite?
A volley of guns went down, killing hundreds of thieves.
But just as the soldiers were reloading, a group of thieves suddenly ran out from their flanks and ran into the ranks of the new army brandishing cold weapons.
In an instant, hand-to-hand combat began on the hillside.
Although the soldiers of the New Army were well-trained, the Third Regiment of the Second Division had mostly new recruits, and many of them were inexperienced. In addition, the White Lotus Regiment had more people, and the artillery was unable to support them, so they were driven down after repeated attacks.
It was obvious that his own attack was thwarted, but Zuo Mengeng was still smiling.
"This Hundred Victory is quite interesting. Its various arrangements are more powerful than many famous generals."