In the early morning of July 6, before our troops were dispatched, we saw many scouts returning to the camp one after another to report: "The Mongols dispatched tens of thousands of troops and came towards our camp." As for how many tens of thousands of troops there were, actually None of the scouts could explain clearly, and after verification by all the scouts, they could only come to the conclusion that there were many more people than the last time the Mongols attacked the Guanzitan camp.
"It seems that Kublai Khan is going to make a desperate move," I ordered. "Every army enters the designated position and prepares to fight."
About two-quarters of an hour later, a large number of Yuan troops arrived outside Guanzitan. At this time, it was just dawn. I was still standing on the hidden archery tower. Looking out, I saw something more than 300 meters away. Bilie, surrounded by Yin Tianya, A Shu and others, immediately raised his whip and personally directed the battle.
"This distance is not too far. It would be great if there was a sniper rifle from later generations. With just one 'jumping' shot, Kublai Khan could be easily killed," I thought to myself, but I could only Just thinking about it.
The offensive tactics of the Yuan army were not much different from the last time. The first ones to act were the archers. Nearly 10,000 mounted archers lined up in a loose formation and fired arrows at the Song army camp from more than 100 meters away.
"It's bows and arrows again," I snorted, "order Crete, artillery, shoot, target, straight ahead,"
Crete, who was about thirty meters behind me, was standing on a high platform. Although the platform was not big, it was the commanding height of the entire Guanzitan camp. When he saw Gongsun Xiaochen beside me, he was waving a blue After raising the red flag, Crete immediately ordered: "Each artillery position, prepare, target, 170 meters to 250 meters directly ahead, the first team, the gun barrel angle is 52 degrees, the second team, the fifth team Nineteen degrees, third team, sixty-eight degrees,"
The gunners below could not see the situation outside and acted completely according to Crete's instructions. The main gunners at each gun position gave orders to adjust the firing positions of the artillery.
"Filling the shells,"
"ignition,"
"First team, let go,"
Ten breaths later, Crete continued to order: "Second team, release,"
After another ten breaths, Crete said again: "Team 3, let go."
The shells exploded among the Yuan army's cavalry archers. Although the accuracy was very inaccurate and not many people were killed or injured, it also caused panic among the cavalry archers. Especially after the explosion, the smoke was everywhere, which made all the cavalrymen panic. The shooters lost their direction of shooting.
The Mongolian archers calmed down for a moment, and the infantry launched an attack. At the front was still the Mongolian divine army. Some of these strong men held a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, while some held shields in both hands to protect the front and back respectively. Above, rushing straight towards the main camp, each divine soldier was followed by two or three ordinary sword and shield soldiers. The shields of these sword and shield soldiers were much smaller.
Xie Daolin and Zhao Huai squatted half-crouched on the middle layer of the guardrail. Seeing the enemy troops rushing towards them, they nodded to each other, and Xie Daolin gave the order: "All troops listen to the order and light the match ropes."
Ninety meters, eighty meters.
"Let it go," Xie Dao shouted loudly as his Qi gathered in his Dantian.
Following the order from Xie Daolin, deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, the musketeers on the upper, middle and lower floors pulled the triggers together. The musketeers on the lowest floor still used the traditional three-stage shooting, and the gunshots were continuous. The soldiers of the Royal Forest Army lying on the upper and middle floors used free fire.
Nearly ten thousand muskets were fired frequently, and the sound was deafening. However, the soldiers of the Yuan army seemed to have adapted to the sound of gunfire, and they were far less panicked than during the first attack.
When approaching the guardrail of the camp, the divine forces rushing at the front gathered together in twos and threes, with a soldier holding a double shield as the core, forming small defense bodies. This was somewhat similar to the tanks of later generations, moving towards them step by step.
Push forward.
Suddenly, the musketeers at the bottom found that they could not find a target to attack. The ammunition of the muskets could not penetrate such a large shield and could only wait for an opportunity to shoot at the feet of the enemy. However, the feet of the Yuan soldiers were not there.
Moving around, the soldiers of the Divine Force pulled down their shields from time to time, causing gaps to appear for a while.
Fortunately, the soldiers in the middle and upper levels can still find shooting targets through the gaps in the shields of the Divine Force, but the difficulty has also increased a lot.
For the Yuan army, it was relatively safe to rush close by, but it was easier to be shot by muskets at a distance of seven or eighty meters. This made the attack speed of the Yuan soldiers accelerate.
"Nine companies, one throwing bomb for each person, the target is the magic force at the front," Wen Zhang saw this and immediately changed his tactics. Regarding the use of throwing bombs, I have explained in advance that we should try to save them as much as possible. After all, the quantity
Not many, and including the ones that just arrived, there are less than 5,000 in the entire camp.
One hundred grenades exploded at the front of the Yuan army one after another, which immediately disrupted their defensive formation. They were then randomly fired by muskets, causing numerous casualties to the Yuan army. The cavalry archers in the distance were suppressed by artillery from time to time.
Unable to provide timely support.
Wu Songhan, who was slightly behind, received Wen Zhang's signal and hurriedly led more than a thousand archers to shoot a round of feather arrows in a projectile manner. This group attack shooting method also caused a lot of losses to the Yuan army.
The musket, with arrows above it, suddenly became a mess.
The fall of the divine force in the front row slightly slowed down the Yuan army's first attack. However, before the imperial guards on the guardrail could breathe a sigh of relief, the divine force behind them formed a new formation and charged forward.
As I watched, I said: "This attack by the Yuan army looks very determined,"
"Yes, brother," Fang Ling said, "Kublai Khan is desperate and will not stop until he breaks."
Under the repeated bombardment of thirty artillery pieces, the Mongolian cavalry and archery army basically had no effect. With each round of explosions, many people fell off their horses and fell to the ground. However, because they did not receive the order to retreat, the military discipline was strict.
The Mongolian cavalry could only hold on and take advantage of the artillery
During the shooting gap, a round of feather arrows is occasionally shot. Since it cannot form a rain of arrows, the power is much smaller. However, the formation formed by the divine force is still somewhat effective. The casualty rate of the soldiers is much lower than last time. This point
It was also a major improvement of the Yuan army's defensive muskets.
The Yuan army approached Guanzitan Camp every time. Although it paid a considerable price, it also cost the Yulin Army hundreds of throwing bombs.
However, the number of divine forces is limited after all. Almost all of these strong men are born with divine power, and every one killed in battle will lose one. Gradually, more and more Mongolian sword and shield troops began to be exposed in front of the camp, becoming the life of the guardsmen's gunners.
target.
The musketeers on the three-story guardrail kept lighting and firing, repeating the same actions.
Within a few dozen meters outside the camp, a group of Yuan soldiers fell down, and then another group rushed up. They were simply persistent. It is not an exaggeration to describe these Yuan soldiers as "brave and tenacious".
At this time, I saw another group of swordsmen and shieldmen rushing up from behind. Although these people were wearing the same Yuan army uniforms, they were all agile and seemed to be far more powerful than ordinary swordsmen and shieldmen. This group of soldiers rushed to Behind the front, he discarded the small shield in his hand and picked up the huge shield dropped by the divine force on the ground. Although no one could hold double shields, a group of two people, one holding the shield forward and the other holding the shield upward, formed an instant Defensive formations were set up one after another.
Yuan Ji said: "Although the sword and shield wielders who just rushed up are not as powerful as the soldiers of the Divine Force Army, their control of power is better. It is obvious that they have a foundation in martial arts."
"Then he is no ordinary Yuan army soldier,"
Yuan Ji said with certainty: "Your Majesty, it is very possible." Yuan Ji's judgment was correct. These hundreds of sword and shield bearers were the cowardly Xue army of Mongolia. Although the northerners were generally stronger than the southerners, But there can't be many strong men.
After obtaining Kublai Khan's consent, Ah Shu and Boyan formulated a plan to dispatch Qixue.
Hundreds of Qie Xue used giant shields as cover and led a large number of infantry to rush towards the camp. The distance was shortened little by little. Covered by the large shield, the musketeers' shooting targets began to have blind spots again. At a distance of 20 from the Yuan army, A few meters away, Xie Daolin ordered the musketeers on the middle and upper floors to shoot at the Yuan army a little further away. The Imperial Forest Army on the lower floor, under the command of Wen Zhang, once again threw projectiles.
"Boom, boom," the explosion of the grenade sounded in front of the camp, shattering the giant shield defense formation at the front. Almost at the same time as the grenade exploded, the musketeers on the lower level of the guardrail pulled the trigger. A musket fired straight out, instantly turning the Yuan army in front into a hornet's nest.
During this attack, a small number of Qie Xue Army soldiers accidentally discovered that at the moment of contact with the projectile, if they were one step ahead, they would have a chance to deflect the projectile with their shields. However, there was not only one projectile. This one was ejected, and that one exploded again. Moreover, the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army had basically calculated the time of explosion when throwing them. Such batch throwing made it difficult for the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty to resist.
However, the Yuan army has become more and more experienced every time in how to defend against firearms.
The battle had lasted for more than half an hour. Although the Yuan army in front of Guanzitan had suffered numerous casualties, Kublai Khan had no intention of retreating. At this time, Yin Tianya, who had been speechless, looked at the remaining cavalry and archery troops and suddenly Said: "Great Khan, the firing interval of the artillery in the South is gradually increasing, our archers will soon be useful,"
Kublai Khan said: "Well, what the Lord said is true. Alao Wading and his son Fumou have only studied the artillery of the Southern Dynasties. They believe that the heat resistance of the barrel is limited. After a moment at most, the Southern Dynasty will be destroyed." The artillery needs to rest for at least half an hour, and this half hour is an opportunity for our army,"
Sure enough, after another quarter of an hour or so, Yin Tianya said: "Great Khan, the artillery of the Southern Dynasty has basically stopped."
"Well, Boyan, order the cavalry and archers to shoot with all their might,"
"Yes, Your Majesty," Boyan clamped his legs, stepped forward on horseback, and personally commanded the cavalry and archery troops to shoot at the Guanzitan camp.