A Shu said: "Two generals. In the Xiangfan area, my army in the middle already has ten return artillery pieces. Although they are all experimental products, their power is also extraordinary. It is far better than ordinary heavy trebuchets. I have decided to use these Eight of the ten trebuchets will be transferred to your army. Tomorrow morning, your army will concentrate all the trebuchets and trebuchets to bombard the north gate of Fancheng. Utilize the continuity of the trebuchet firing to suppress the artillery of the Southern Dynasty. Just remember to widen the distance between the trebuchets. After the bombardment, the infantry begins to launch a siege campaign. If they are bombarded by artillery on the way, they can avoid it by lying on the ground. As long as they are close to the wall of the inner city of Fancheng. Then the opponent's long-range weapons will be useless."
"Commander, I will finally understand."
"Also, General Ali Hague. Are there any musketeers in Fancheng?"
Ali Hague said: "Come back to the commander-in-chief. So far, there have been no musketeers in Fancheng."
"Okay. General Ali Hague and General Kong Yuan. I will allocate five thousand more elite troops to you. Starting tomorrow, we will launch a fierce attack on Fancheng. Try to open a gap from the north gate of Fancheng."
"Yes. Marshal."
"General Liu Zheng."
"The end will be here."
"The Navy has stepped up its attack efforts and strives to gain the initiative in the Han River Basin."
"Yes. Marshal."
"General Yisi Mayin, you are responsible for commanding the artillery troops at the east gate of Xiangyang City. Continue to bombard Xiangyang. Like the trebuchet troops outside Fancheng, pay attention to the distance between each trebuchet. At the same time, our army also takes The shooting method of the Southern Dynasty musketeers. Bombardment in three stages."
"Yes. The last general takes the order."
"General Akhan and General Zhang Hongfan, you two each lead 5,000 troops. As the vanguard, we will set out at the end of the early morning tomorrow (three o'clock in the morning) to attack the Guanzitan camp of the Southern Dynasty. I and General Boyan will lead five Ten thousand troops arrived soon after and stormed the Southern Dynasty's camp."
It was night. After approving the memorial from Yingzhou in the tent, it was almost midnight. Suddenly on a whim, I called Fang Ling, Yuan Ji and Zhang Quanyi and walked slowly towards the Han River to the west of the camp. After walking for about ten minutes, I felt that the surrounding area became cooler and the air became moist and fresh. Although the edge of the Han River did not have the wild and unruly smell brought by the sea breeze, it felt a little more soft.
Looking around, I saw a few tall willow trees swaying gently in the breeze. They seemed to be guarding the Han River without any regrets for hundreds of years. And further away, there was the north-south Han River. On the river. A tranquility. flowing silently in the darkness.
"Brother, I didn't expect that there are willow trees here. There are just a few. Otherwise, it would be a good place for people to spend summer."
"Yes. After the enemy is eliminated, let Xiangyang Prefecture mobilize the people to plant more trees along the river."
When I returned to the big tent, I accidentally saw the imperial flag erected in front of the big tent being blown "pop, pop". I subconsciously said: "That's not right. The wind is not strong tonight. How could you blow this The flag is blown like this."
Hearing what I said, Fang Ling also said: "Yes. The wind on the riverside is much stronger than here. I have never seen willow branches and leaves look like this."
I thought about it and said: "Quanyi, go and call Gongsun Xiaochen."
There are such descriptions in many ancient books. Suddenly, a strange wind blew and blew down the big flag in the middle. The protagonist shuddered involuntarily. The counselor next to him would follow suit. This is God's message to The lord warns us. Enemies will come to rob the camp tonight.
This kind of record in the novel is very mysterious. But tonight I encountered it. Could it be that the guardian appeared. Is this really possible?
Gongsun Xiaochen walked back and forth under the flagpole for several times. Then he took out an instrument similar to a compass and started to deduce it by himself. In my opinion, his steps were messy and irregular. Yuan Ji told me that this was the Jiugong Step. The Nine Palaces divides the heavenly palaces into tic-tacs. In addition to the eight trigram directions such as Qian Palace and Kan Palace, there is also the Zhong Palace in the middle.
About a quarter of an hour later, Gongsun Xiaochen, who was sweating profusely, said: "Your Majesty, judging from the celestial phenomena deduced by the last general, the stars are out of Disu, and the number of water is six in the northwest. From the northwest rapids, you can enter the Qiguan star. To put it simply It is said that this phenomenon is beneficial to the northwest. From the perspective of the confrontation between the two armies, the Yuan army located in the northwest will make some moves tonight. Of course, the ability of the general's deduction is not enough to reach the point of entering the room. But this possibility is quite high. Please make your decision, Your Majesty."
"Really? I'd rather believe it." I thought for a while and said. "Xiao Chen, please send more scouts and increase the patrol area. Sir, please inform Jiang Wanzai and ask him to launch an attack tonight according to the enemy's plan. Come and set up defenses."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Sure enough, when the scouts sent back the news, tens of thousands of Yuan troops had arrived more than a thousand meters away from the Guanzitan camp. Ah Shu, carrying Suluding, took the lead and led the army to advance another five hundred meters south.
Although the sky was dark, Ah Shu, who had excellent eyesight, could see clearly. Ah Shu reined in the reins and said: "The 100 steps in front of the Southern Dynasty military camp are covered with wooden stakes and other obstacles that hinder the movement of the horse army. But the camp is quite quiet. No preparations can be seen."
Boyan said: "Commander, give the order."
"Yes." Ah Shu nodded slightly. "General Achahan, you lead an army of three thousand cavalry and archers. Use bows and arrows to suppress the Southern Dynasty's muskets between 150 and 200 steps away from the enemy camp. This The distance is the bombardment range of the artillery. You must form a loose formation to reduce casualties. General Zhang Hongfan, you lead an army of 5,000 swords and shields to attack the Southern Dynasty camp. Remember, first, the speed must be fast, and second, before the artillery explosion You need to lie down immediately."
"Yes. I will obey your orders."
After receiving the news, I rushed to the Guanzitan camp while sleeping in my clothes. Naturally, the camp was not as strong as the city wall. After everyone's repeated persuasion, I stood on a building about ten meters away from the main entrance of the camp. On the hidden archery tower, Yuan Ji, Fang Ling and Zhang Quanyi were closely guarding me.
"Here we come. Ah Shu and Boyan are both here. They are about 600 steps away from our army." Yuan Ji said.
In the darkness, I couldn't clearly see the Yuan army five hundred meters away with my eyesight. I just felt that there were countless figures vaguely in front of me.
"The enemy's cavalry has dispatched. Five hundred steps, three hundred steps, two hundred steps..." Yuan Ji was talking. He heard the sound of "boom, boom". Thirty artillery fired. The first round of roaring.
Suddenly, the already dark sky was filled with gunpowder smoke, making my vision even more unclear. I could only hear the neighing of war horses not far away.
During the interval between artillery firings, a hail of arrows flew towards the camp. Yuan Ji and others were there. I was not worried that such cold weapons would hurt me. I just stared straight ahead. After a while, at Thousands of sword and shield bearers of the Yuan army appeared one hundred and twenty steps away. These sword and shield bearers tightly protected their bodies with their shields and rushed toward the camp at extremely fast speeds.
The commander of the artillery camp, Crete, said: "Lower the muzzle ten degrees, ignite, and fire."
The artillery roared again and exploded among the Yuan army cavalry more than a hundred steps away. Although the ears of these war horses were all blocked by cloth strips, they began to become manic after two consecutive rounds of artillery bombardment.
The sword and shield men of the Yuan army took advantage of the gap between artillery reloading and rushed forward desperately. The soldiers at the front had already rushed to a place 120 steps away from the camp. This distance was out of the explosion range of the artillery shells.
Bypassing each wooden stake, thousands of yuan troops rushed towards the Guanzitan camp.
"One hundred and fifty steps. One hundred and thirty steps." Xie Daolin calculated silently in his heart. "One hundred and twenty steps. One hundred and ten steps. Light the fire."
The imperial guards guarding the forefront of the camp were under the command of Xie Daolin and Zhang Shijie. The musketeers lying on the guardrail fired bullets one after another according to the three-stage shooting method. The sword and shield hand guarding the side held a shield. The musketeers blocked rounds of arrows.
The Mongolian cavalry archers under artillery attack gradually lost their accuracy, and the arrows they fired were not as good as each other.
The Yuan Saber Shieldbearers got closer and closer, and the power of the muskets became more and more powerful. Even some shields that were not strong enough were penetrated by the ammunition fired by the muskets. After paying the price of more than 800 casualties, the first batch of Yuan Saber Shieldbearers became more and more powerful. We reached the front of the camp, thirty steps away from the guardrail. At this time, the Mongolian cavalry archers in the distance stopped shooting. Their bows and arrows had no eyes. In the large-scale group shooting, no one could guarantee that they would only hit the Song army.
It is different from the flat shooting in front of the two armies. The arrows shot at a 45-degree angle can only attack in groups and cannot target a single target. This is also one of the weaknesses of bows and arrows compared with muskets.
The guardrail at Guanzitan Camp is not very high. It is only about two meters high. It is divided into upper and lower layers. It uses logs as vertical piles. Each pile is about ten centimeters apart. Only one child can squeeze through. .It is impossible for a fully armed adult to pass through. The upper level is paved with wooden boards. The width is about two meters.
The Yuan army who rushed forward held a shield in one hand to prevent the muskets from shooting from above, and brandished a sword in the other hand. They rushed forward with the intention of cutting off the wooden stakes of the guardrail. At this moment, the musketeers who were ambushing below heard. Wen Zhang shouted loudly: "Let it go."
Wen Zhang was so angry that all the soldiers could hear him clearly even amidst the sound of artillery.
Thousands of musketeers fired at the same time and pulled the triggers together. When the round of muskets sounded, the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty rushed just a few steps away from the guardrail. With such a close distance, these Yuan soldiers could only become musketeers. plate of Chinese food.
Many Yuan Saber shield-hands who reacted quickly lowered their shields immediately to resist the bullets fired by the imperial guards on the lower level. However, it was difficult to avoid being hit by the ammunition fired by the musketeers on the upper level.
The advantage of three-stage shooting is that there is almost no gap. After three rounds of shooting, all the Yuan troops in the front fell to the ground.
The ability to shoot at close range is another major advantage of muskets.
Later, Zhang Hongfan saw this and immediately issued an order to withdraw his troops. After leaving nearly a thousand corpses, the Yuan army ran northward as if fleeing for their lives.