Although the speed was not very fast, the Yuan army cavalry still approached the camp little by little despite the hail of bullets.
"This kind of protective table is still very effective. It can block the fire from the muskets from the south," Arakhan, who was directing the battle from behind, secretly said.
When the Yuan army rushed to more than 30 meters away from the camp, the coach Lu Wenhuan suddenly shouted: "Throw bombs," and as soon as he said this, five or six hundred missiles were thrown into the Yuan army rushing to the front. , Immediately, explosions sounded everywhere and smoke filled the air. The Yuan army holding the table shield was immediately blown up and turned into pieces. Without the protection of the table shield, the following Yuan army was immediately exposed to the gun, even if they had a shield in their hands. The cavalry shield troops also fell to the ground one after another because their horses were shot.
After a burst of gunfire, the Yuan army abandoned hundreds of corpses and withdrew eastward.
At this time, the sky gradually brightened.
I raised my binoculars and looked into the distance. I saw only a mass of darkness, countless in number. No matter how I looked at it, I felt that there were more than 40,000 to 50,000 Yuan troops. Yuan Ji on the side said: "Your Majesty, it seems that A Shu This time it’s time to spend a lot of money,”
"Well," I nodded and said, "order the artillery battalion to prepare for bombardment."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Gongsun Xiaochen waved the flag in his hand.
Azahan retreated to the front of the Yuan army and said: "Marshal Boyan, Marshal Ashu, our army has not been attacked by the artillery of the Southern Dynasty for the time being. It seems that most of the artillery of the Song Army in Dengzhou has gone to Xuchang. The two marshals, Should we launch a main attack?"
Boyan looked north: "Is there any news from General Zhang?"
"Come back to Marshal, not yet. General Zhang and General Zhang have agreed to inform each other immediately as soon as there is news about artillery."
"Okay," Boyan and A'shu looked at each other and then ordered, "The cavalry and archery troops will go out and fire thousands of arrows. Marshal A'shu, you hold the battle here while I lead 30,000 soldiers forward to strive for a successful battle. "
Ah Shu nodded slightly and said, "Bo Yan, be careful when doing this."
Tens of thousands of cavalry troops were dispatched together, and their momentum was far greater than that of tens of thousands of infantry troops. In an instant, tens of thousands of horses were seen galloping, causing dust to fly everywhere. The sound of horse hooves shook the ground and the mountains, and it seemed to be able to shake the world. , weeping ghosts and gods, I thought to myself: "The ancients had a poem that said, 'Thousands of horses' hooves are coming like a sudden rain.' This formation is really extraordinary, and it would be almost unimaginable in later generations."
At this time, I heard Fang Ling say: "Brother, it seems that A Shu is going to fight for his life,"
"Well," I said with a smile, "it may be difficult for the Yuan army to have such an opportunity again." The longer the time goes by, the more firearms the gunpowder supervisor will produce. When it is used as artillery, the number of thrown bombs reaches a certain At that time, I really didn’t know what else the Yuan army could do.
The Yuan army's first attack was just a tentative one, and not even the archers were sent out. This second time was different. The tens of thousands of cavalry archers at the front first fired bursts of feather arrows, and the overwhelming rain of arrows came with them. The sound of "whoosh, whoosh" came straight towards them, and under the cover of feather arrows, the cavalry troops began to attack the camp one by one.
Since the Yuan army was pressing forward heavily, there was no need to hide the artillery. After receiving instructions from Lu Wenhuan, Crete immediately issued the order to fire the artillery.
The twenty-five cannons were divided into three teams and fired in turn.
The roar of artillery suddenly covered up all the sounds on the battlefield. To the Yuan army, the sound of artillery was like the drums of the King of Hell, which was frightening. But in the ears of the Song army soldiers, it was undoubtedly the sound of nature. sound.
Although timid, the soldiers of the Yuan army still moved forward bravely despite the military orders.
After careful analysis, Boyan said to Shi Yuqi next to him: "There are only twenty-five artillery pieces in the Southern Dynasty. General Shi, give me the order to let the troops spread out their formation. The table shield troops in front will advance in a roundabout way and attack in a loose formation."
"Yes, Marshal,"
Faced with the swarming Yuan army that was not afraid of life and death, the twenty-five artillery pieces gradually failed to block the Yuan army's attack path. More and more Yuan army cavalry broke through the artillery blockade and rushed towards the Song army camp. , however, under the bombardment of artillery, the Yuan army's cavalry archers could only retreat.
The Yuan army that rushed within 100 meters, under the cover of the Table Shield Army, began to attack the camp again.
"Generals of the Royal Forest Army, aim and fire, archers, launch," Lu Wenhuan ordered after the Yuan army entered the effective range of the muskets.
When Fang Ling saw the Yuan army's outpost holding a table shield, he couldn't help but praise: "Brother, these Mongols have thought of many ways."
"Well, fortunately, our army has enough missiles. I estimate that as long as we hold on until evening, Wu Songhan and others will be able to rush back from Jiaxian County. However, if they are attacked from both sides, A Shu will lose his skin even if he doesn't die."
Yuan Ji said: "Your Majesty, rest assured that with the power of General Wu and General Fan, we can quickly annihilate Ali Hague's command."
"Xiao Chen, how is the situation at the north gate?"
"Back to the emperor, so far, there are only Zhang Hongfan's 10,000 troops at the north gate. The fighting is not fierce. No Yuan troops have been found at the south gate and west gate."
"Okay, move half of the troops stationed at the south gate and half of the troops stationed at the west gate to the east."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
The story is divided into two parts, and it is said that after receiving the order from Tian Xiuyan, Wu Songhan and Fan Tianshun immediately joined forces and headed south. In the early morning of the 27th, they met near Xiangcheng, south of Jiaxian County. Arriving at Ali Hague led an army of ten thousand men.
Due to the low visibility, when the soldiers from both sides met, they were already less than a hundred meters away.
"General Fan, I will lead the Royal Forest Army and the infantry to charge from the front, and you will lead the cavalry to outflank the two flanks. We will fight quickly and decisively."
"So good,"
After Wu Songhan and Fan Tianshun finished their discussion, they and Tian Xiuyan took the lead and rushed towards the Yuan army. When they were about 40 to 50 meters away, Wu Songhan reined in his horse and shouted: "Ali Hague! Today is the day you die,"
Ali Hague laughed loudly and said forward: "Wu Songhan, we'll see."
Wu Songhan snorted coldly, bent his bow and nocked an arrow, released his right hand, and an arrow shot out of the air. Wu Songhan was known as the "Arrow God" of the Song Army. His archery skills were very powerful. This arrow was not aimed at the target, but Find the sound and pronounce it.
Ali Hague waved his big gun, exerted his strength with both arms, and said "open".
After smashing the feathered arrow, Ali Hague turned around and said: "Archer, release the arrow."
At the same time, the musketeers who arrived later also pulled the trigger in their hands. Ali Hague realized the power of the muskets and hurriedly rode back to the army. The shield bearers beside the musketeers raised their shields to protect them. The musketeers were shooting, but the Yuan army's cavalry archers had no protection, and the soldiers in the front row were shot and fell off their horses.
Ali Hague seemed reckless, but he was very scheming. Seeing the large number of Southern Dynasty musketeers, and the sound of fast horse hooves coming from both sides, Ali Hague, who grew up on horseback and had rich experience, quickly judged that the Southern Dynasty was outflanking the enemy. There are at least five or six thousand cavalry troops, plus the Song Army musketeers and infantry attacking from the front, there are approximately more than 30,000 people. In other words, the number of Song troops in Dengzhou has been greatly reduced. Ali Hague sneered secretly, and then The order was given: "The entire army retreats and returns to Nanyang."
As soon as the well-trained soldiers of the Yuan army received the order, the rear army became the front army, and they immediately turned their horses and headed south. When Fan Tianshun led the cavalry to rush in, he only intercepted a thousand leading troops of the Yuan army. Although these thousand Yuan troops were trapped in a battle, they could only become the early prey of the Song army.
Seeing that Ali Hague had escaped, Wu Songhan quickly rode up to Fan Tianshun and said, "General Fan, you and General Tian Xiuyan will lead the cavalry to Dengzhou immediately. The emperor is waiting for us to attack the main force of A Shu. After the Yulin army and the infantry have destroyed the remaining Yuan army, I will lead the army back to Dengzhou,"
"Okay, General Wu, then Fan will take the first step,"
Not long after, the remaining Yuan army was wiped out by the musketeers.
Seeing that there were more than 200 war horses on the battlefield, Wu Songhan called to Brigadier He Quchen of the Second Division of the Royal Forest Army and asked: "Commander He, can your troops ride horses?"
"General Wu, meeting,"
"Okay, Brigadier He. There are hundreds of Yuan army horses here. Some of your troops will go ahead and catch up with General Fan."
"Yes, General," He Quchen led two companies of Imperial Guard soldiers onto their horses and headed south.
According to the plan, a brigade from the Third Division of the Royal Forest Army went north to garrison in Xuchang, while the rest of the troops followed Wu Songhan and quickly returned.
It was completely different from the battles in Xuchang and Xiangcheng, but the battle in Dengzhou became more and more fierce.
Once the artillery cooled down, the Yuan army's cavalry and archers were dispatched one after another to cover the army's forward attack. Fortunately, there were a lot of projectiles. At critical moments, the projectiles showed their powerful power. Every attack of the Yuan army Every attack was eventually repulsed by thrown bombs, and they always stopped twenty meters in front of the camp.
As the war progressed, the intention of the Yuan army became very obvious. Perhaps because my banner was set up in the east camp, the Yuan army just pretended to attack the north, and its main force was concentrated on the east.
While the artillery was firing again, Lu Wenhuan came to me and said: "Your Majesty, more than 8,000 projectiles have been used. Do you want to get the ones from the north gate?"
"What, there are already more than 8,000." I was stunned for a moment. I didn't expect to use them so quickly. I thought for a while and said, "Okay, General Lu, there are 3,000 projectiles in the Beimen Camp. Get them all. Judging from the current situation, the Yuan army's attack on the north gate was just a feint. Gongsun Xiaochen, conveying my order, will dispatch a regiment of musketeers from the north camp. If the war continues, the soldiers of the north camp will be ordered to withdraw into the city and rely on the city wall for defense. This can save personnel to support Dongying,"
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
Seeing that I was a little worried, Lu Wenhuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, after most of the day's battle, the Yuan army suffered heavy casualties. At most, one or two more rounds will be the end of the war. However, our army has almost no casualties. With each gain and loss, A Shu You can’t hold on for long,”
"General Lu is right," Yuan Ji said with a smile, "Since firearms were used in warfare, the casualties on both sides have been disproportionate. In the long run, it will not be much different from a unilateral massacre. The ancients said, kill a thousand enemies. , self-destruction of eight hundred, this sentence has become completely wrong with the use of firearms,"