Chapter [Going North to Yangzhou, the Battle of Trapped Beasts] Next
Mu Linfeng led the lieutenant generals to advance all the way to the west. However, at this moment, the Yangzhou Army had merged into three groups: east, west, north and west. This time, the enemy sent iron shield soldiers to guard the formation, covering the enemy's army tightly.
, no matter how Mu Linfeng's musketeers attacked, they did not move at all. Countless iron bullets shot at the iron shield, making a clanging sound.
At this time, the enemy troops to the east had also followed up. Those who rushed to the line were all light cavalry. These light cavalry were holding iron shields to protect themselves. Although the muskets could shoot horses, they could not hit people. As long as the horses fell down,
, they can transform into Iron Shield Infantry.
Due to the suppression of both sides, the range of the steel cannon is behind both sides, and the steel cannons are all anti-aircraft guns. They are really incompetent against short-range shields. If there is only one enemy, the steel cannon can also adjust the range forward and backward, and the two sides
If the enemy comes, the steel cannon will have no room to move.
The enemy forces from the east and west were gradually encircling Mu Linfeng's camp, and the muskets and artillery had no effect at the moment. Mu Linfeng immediately ordered people to stop shooting to save bullets. As soon as Mu Linfeng's musketeers stopped shooting, the Yangzhou Army immediately
Moving towards Qian, the enemy forces from the east and west have gradually begun to close together. Once they do, Mu Linfeng's previous sneak attack will be meaningless, and he will go around in a circle and return to the starting point.
Mu Linfeng immediately ordered the warship to sail towards the center of the river. After adjusting the firing range, he immediately wanted to fire at the enemy. However, it took time for the warship to adjust the firing range, and Mu Linfeng was not confident that he could persist until that moment.
While Mu Linfeng was hesitating, he suddenly heard screams from the people next to him. Mu Linfeng was shocked. He looked up and saw arrows raining down from the sky. He screamed out of nowhere: "Zhuge Nu!"
Mu Linfeng naturally knew what the Zhuge Crossbow was. It was invented by Zhuge Liang. In the era of cold weapons, it was a melee weapon. It could fire more than twenty arrows in a row. Moreover, these arrows were generally made of blunt iron. The arrows were even
It was also fed with poison, which can kill people as long as it scratches the skin. Later, after modifications in various dynasties, the range and accuracy were greatly improved.
Mu Linfeng took a closer look and saw that all the enemy's crossbowmen were hiding behind their shields. At this moment, his own people were like lambs waiting to be cooked, but his own muskets were of no use, and there were many casualties. Mu Linfeng was shocked.
Mu Linfeng suddenly had a thought, and immediately picked up a steel cannon, still on the ground, and yelled: "Get out of the way!" He immediately lit the gun and fired, with a "boom", the cannonball went straight through the enemy's shield soldiers, and there were more than a dozen enemies at once.
The army's shield soldiers were blown to pieces, and their iron shields were blown out of their original shape.
When the other steel gunners saw it, they immediately moved the steel cannons down, placed them parallel to the ground and fired. Suddenly the enemy's iron shield soldiers were blown to pieces and retreated continuously. Mu Linfeng took advantage of the chaos and quickly launched a counterattack. The musketeers
In an instant, they became hunters, chasing and killing them wantonly. At this time, the warships also arrived within the shooting range and began to fire cover. In an instant, the enemy troops were bombed into chaos.
Mu Linfeng directed the main force to the west and annihilated the enemy forces in the west first. The enemy's defense was as strong as an iron barrel, but once a gap was breached, it immediately collapsed. Mu Linfeng's muskets
While being pursued by Mu Linfeng, the enemy's troops in the west began to move northeast, while the troops in the east gradually began to converge with those in the west. Unable to follow Mu Linfeng for a while under Mu Linfeng's artillery fire and shooting, Mu Linfeng and the others returned.
When you arrive at the navy barracks, it's like going around in a circle to reach the starting point.
When Mu Linfeng failed to follow up the attack, he counted the number of people and found that nearly three hundred people were lost. The morale of the soldiers suddenly disappeared. Long Qingyun's face was also very ugly, and he cursed loudly:
"Damn it, these idiots actually used Zhuge crossbows, and the arrows were poisoned. If I caught this Shi Kefa, I would have to skin him alive!"
Mu Linfeng looked at his watch and saw that it was already past four in the morning. He said anxiously in his heart: "That bastard Chen Dahan still hasn't come yet..."
But at this moment, someone suddenly heard someone shouting: "Another enemy is coming from the west..." Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Mu Linfeng immediately ordered everyone to prepare for war.
But I heard Xibei shout: "Mu Shuai, it's me!"
Mu Linfeng was overjoyed when he heard this: "It's Chen Dahan!"
Long Qingyun cursed: "This turtle son is finally willing to come back!"
After Chen Dahan led the Second Brigade into the military camp, Mu Linfeng said: "What the hell are you doing, why are you here now? Are you in love with fighting again?"
Chen Dahan said: "Those turtle boys set up a trap and wanted me to go deep. I saw through his mother's trajectory at a glance, but he didn't go deep. He just stayed on the shore and wasted time with them, waiting for them to come out.
, a group of people came out and I collected a group of them, and I killed nearly ten thousand people."
Long Qingyun patted Chen Dahan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Damn it, you're so capable, even Long Er's hands are itchy!"
Mu Linfeng said: "How many people have we lost?"
Chen Dahan smiled and said: "A hundred people, maybe less!"
When Chen Dahan said this, the expressions of Long Qingyun and Mu Linfeng were not as happy as expected, but darkened. Chen Dahan asked curiously: "What? I have tried to reduce casualties as much as possible, how many more are there for a hundred people?"
Long Qingyun slapped Chen Dahan on the head and shouted: "You damn well beat me, we are here fighting hard waiting for your rescue, and we have been waiting until now..."
Mu Linfeng knew that there was no use in talking about these things except hurting the spirit, and now it was the time to employ people, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "It's good to come back. Next, we should discuss how to deal with the enemy in the east..." As he said
He turned to Chen Dahan and asked, "Ximian has nothing to worry about anymore, right?"
Chen Dahan said: "There were nearly 20,000 horses in the resistance, but I killed nearly 10,000, and the rest all fled to the northeast!"
Mu Linfeng nodded and said: "Well, it seems that their main target is not you, but our side!" Then he asked: "How did you fight against the enemy?"
Not only was Mu Linfeng curious about this, everyone present except for the first brigade was also curious about how Chen Dahan could wipe out more than 10,000 enemy troops, but his second brigade was so useless.
Chen Dahan smiled and said: "It's very simple. At that time, the enemy troops were hiding in the woods, so I ordered the entire line to block one side of the woods. I only fired steel cannons and muskets. After a burst of indiscriminate bombardment, I asked the soldiers to retreat to the stone forest on the river.
We lay in ambush, waiting for the enemy troops to come out of the woods, and annihilate as many as they came out. Anyway, we just didn't go into the woods..."
When Mu Linfeng heard the words, he thought in his mind: "It turns out that Chen Dahan still has some brains, but his battle plan will not work here, and it is a plain with no woods at all. Moreover, there are 60,000 to 70,000 horses gathered in the east. If they are annihilated,
Easier said than done?" Then he thought: "Although that kind of combat plan won't work, this method of annihilating them one by one is good. The opponent has a large number of people. If it is consumed, it will definitely be our own side that will suffer. But how to annihilate them one by one is indeed a problem.
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Mu Linfeng only regrets that the range of the artillery on the warship is not far enough. If the range of the artillery on the warship can be doubled, there will be no suspense in this battle. He can directly aim the artillery at Yangzhou City and light up all the cannonballs on the ship. Unfortunately, the artillery at this moment
The range of the cannon is far from reaching this standard, and the range of the small steel cannon is similar to that of the artillery. Although it is convenient for portable combat, it cannot get close to Yangzhou City.
Mu Linfeng thought about it, but couldn't find a complete solution. Suddenly, he had an idea and thought to himself: "We have always been passive before. If we take the initiative and surround these 60,000 to 70,000 people and shoot them, that would be good..."
Thinking of this, Mu Linfeng immediately clapped his hands and said: "Now we are divided into three groups. The second brother will continue to stay here. Dahan will go north from here and go around to the north of the enemy. I have a book road and continue eastward and go around to the rear of the enemy. The three of us
To form an encirclement is to use steel cannons and muskets to encircle the enemy. All three parties must defend and resolutely not allow a single enemy to break out..."
Chen Dahan said: "This method is good, but if the sound of artillery fire is heard and half of the defenders in Yangzhou City rush out at this time, then Mu Shuai's east will be in danger. Let me go to the east..."
Long Qingyun also nodded and said: "Yes, those gangsters in Yangzhou City will never refuse to save you. If they continue to surround you behind Mu Shuai, then you will be in danger..."
Mu Linfeng naturally thought of this, but at this moment he could not think of any other solution except this. Mu Linfeng said: "Of course I have a way to do this. There is no need for warships in the north where Dahan goes. I will leave three ships for my second brother and I will take them away.
The two ships, our east and west ones, are along the river. However, we must warn all brothers not to rush into the enemy camp, cause accidental damage, and die under their own cannonballs. That would be called a humiliation..."
Chen Dahan insisted on changing directions with Mu Linfeng, but Mu Linfeng refused and said firmly: "That's it. Remember, everyone must stay hidden and not be discovered by the enemy. Second brother must pretend that nothing happened here.
If the enemy troops charge forward, be sure to resist."
Long Qingyun patted his chest and assured Mu Linfeng: "Even if Long Er dies, he will die standing here and will never take a step back!"
After the plan was agreed upon, Chen Dahan immediately led his brothers from the Second Brigade to the north. Mu Linfeng boarded the warship and sneaked eastward with his five hundred personal followers. More than a hundred steel cannons were left at Long Qingyun's place.
Fifty caps. After all, this place was still the focus of firepower when it was never found to be surrounded. Chen Dahan and Mu Linfeng each had more than twenty caps.
Sneaking eastward, this was Mu Linfeng's second time, and he was naturally much more skillful than last time. However, this time the enemy army should have been prepared after being attacked by a sneak attack last time. Mu Linfeng suddenly thought: "I think so.
, then the enemy must also think so. They must also think that after my last sneak attack, they will definitely think that their defense has begun to be complete, and they will not dare to make another sneak attack easily. Will they engage in psychological warfare because of this?
Is their defense basically the same as it has been in the century?"
Thinking of this, Mu Linfeng couldn't help but began to hesitate: "Should I take this risk? But once the enemy has set up defenses, wouldn't I have fallen into the opponent's trap? But if they haven't set up defenses, wouldn't I be missing out if I don't go?"
A great opportunity?"
In the end, Mu Linfeng decided to take a risk, because after all, this was an opportunity and it was definitely worth the risk. Mu Linfeng ordered the warship to sail to the place where it had just docked. Five hundred troops and more than twenty artillery were disembarked at the same time.
Mu Linfeng asked the warship to continue sailing to the center of the river. As soon as the gunfire sounded here, the cannons would be fired immediately.
Although Mu Linfeng decided to take the risk, it definitely did not mean that he was not worried about the enemy's fortification, so he was more careful than last time, allowing more than 500 people to lean on the shore and walk through the stone forest, although the pace was much slower.
, and it makes the walking of the steel cannon more difficult, but after all, it is safer this way.
After walking for dozens of minutes, I finally saw enemy troops in front. As expected by Mu Linfeng, the enemy's rear defense was still empty this time. It could even be said that it was no different from last time. Mu Linfeng secretly said with joy: "God help me.
also!"
Mu Linfeng saw that the stone forest on the riverside was a natural barrier, and immediately asked everyone to start setting up their formations, preparing to attack. After everyone had set up their formations, the sun slowly rose from the east, and the riverside gradually began to get brighter.
Mu Linfeng thought to himself: "Fortunately, I made it in time... If the sun had risen earlier, this sneak attack might not have been discovered!" Then he immediately shouted: "Fire!"
Then "Boom, boom..." After dozens of cannons were fired, the two warships in the center of the river also received the signal and began to fire hard at the shore. The enemy did not expect Mu Linfeng's second sneak attack, and immediately began to fire again.
Confused.
At this moment, the sound of artillery and gunfire also sounded in the north. Mu Linfeng expected that Chen Dahan must have started to attack, so Mu Linfeng immediately shouted: "Fire with all your strength!"
Suddenly five hundred musketeers and a thousand musket bullets flew towards the enemy camp in an instant. The enemy's rear defense was still composed of some infantry and light armored soldiers. There was no defense at all. In an instant, nearly a thousand enemy soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
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Mu Linfeng immediately said: "Fight as you advance, don't advance rashly! Keep shooting, don't stop!"
Due to the three-party encirclement attack by Mu Linfeng, Chen Dahan, and Long Qingyun, the enemy troops were huddled together, and it was not easy to break out for a while. The number of enemy troops killed and wounded by Mu Linfeng alone had already reached four to five thousand.
The enemy troops also resisted in different places. Instead of sending cavalry to break out, they were beaten back by muskets and steel cannons. After dozens of times, the enemy troops began to stop sending troops. Then they heard a bang and a red light over the enemy camp.
Appearance.
Mu Linfeng knew that this was a signal for the enemy to ask for help in Yangzhou City, and immediately shouted: "The enemy can no longer hold on, increase the firepower immediately and continue shooting!"
The three forces of Mu Linfeng, Long Qingyun, and Chen Dahan surrounded the enemy in a semicircle. This semicircle became smaller and smaller. The musketeers gradually moved forward, while the steel gunners still stayed at the original place and continued to face the enemy's position.
During the bombing, the warships had stopped firing. After all, the encirclement had shrunk. They were not in the battlefield like steel gunners. They could see the changes in the war. Their artillery was basically blind firing. They ceased fire at this moment because they were afraid of accidentally injuring their comrades.
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A total of 60,000 to 70,000 enemy troops were wiped out by Mu Linfeng and less than 5,000 men. Nearly half of them were annihilated. At this time, the spies came to report: "Reinforcements from Yangzhou City have been dispatched."
Mu Linfeng ordered people to continue shooting for more than ten or twenty minutes before the entire army retreated to the warships and headed west. As soon as the enemy troops saw that the siege in the east had retreated, and a gap appeared in the east for retreat, they immediately swarmed like swarms.
Mu Linfeng quickly ordered the warships to retreat to the west while continuing to shoot towards the east shore. This burst of shooting also killed more than a thousand enemy troops.
After Mu Linfeng and Long Qingyun's men reunited again, as soon as Mu Linfeng got off the boat, Long Qingyun held Mu Linfeng's hand and laughed loudly: "Damn you, Long Er has been feeling aggrieved from last night to now.
It was a fucking stupidly enjoyable game. If I had fought like this earlier, I’m afraid you and I would be sitting in the most famous brothel in Yangzhou City right now, hugging women and having fun..."
Mu Linfeng said seriously: "We are lucky this time. I think Shi Kefa will never take it lightly anymore. I am afraid that he is discussing changing the combat method at this moment..."
Before Mu Linfeng finished speaking, Chen Dahan's second brigade also returned to the military camp. Mu Linfeng patted Chen Dahan on the shoulder and said: "Yes, it is correct not to pursue this time. If we fall into the enemy's trap, I am afraid that our battle will be ruined."
It’s a complete loss and there will be no hope of recovery!”
Chen Dahan smiled and said: "The big man naturally knows how to apply it for a while and ruin the plan!"
Mu Linfeng held Long Qingyun with his left hand and Chen Dahan with his right hand. The three of them looked at each other and laughed. Chen Dahan laughed and said: "The killing this time was really satisfying. I also took a gun and went up and killed dozens of people."
Man, I still think it’s not enough, I even played with a steel cannon myself..."
After Chen Dahan laughed for a while, he then sighed: "But this kind of combat seems to be far different from the naked hand-to-hand combat we used to do. When will you be able to go into battle with the enemy and cut a few flesh-on-flesh cuts?
It’s called satisfying one’s cravings…”
Long Qingyun laughed and said: "You kid got an advantage and still act like a good boy!"
Mu Linfeng, Long Qingfeng and Chen Dahan continued to discuss how to respond to the battle. Although they had wiped out 30,000 to 40,000 enemy troops in the previous battle, after all, the enemy army still had a main force of 70,000 to 80,000 people, which could not be ignored.
Long Qingyun said: "We should continue to carry out annihilation according to the plan just now, and join forces to encircle and annihilate..."
Mu Linfeng shook his head and said: "The enemy has already suffered a huge loss here, how could they give us such a chance? It was just a fluke..."
Chen Dahan said: "Let me go to the rear of Yangzhou to attack the main force that attracted them. How about Mu Shuai and Er Ye start attacking the city from the front?"
Mu Linfeng said: "This is not impossible, but will the enemy be fooled? It is still unclear whether the main force will be sent there..."