Lu Wenhuan and Zhao Huai understood Yin Yinglei's intention. They were both decisive and decisive people. They said without hesitation: "Okay, General Yin, once the emperor is blamed, the three of us will bear the responsibility together."
"Okay." Yin Yinglei said.
The next day's street fighting in Dadu began with the explosion of thrown bombs.
Lu Wenhuan, Yin Yinglei, and Zhao Huai each commanded the central, eastern, and western armies, taking the company and capital as units, and took the lead in launching an attack on the Yuan army. The attack methods of each army were basically the same. They first used thrown bombs to clear the way, and then
The musketeers and shield bearers took turns moving forward, followed by the infantry of other services.
The frontline troops received instructions from their superiors and no longer cared about the civilians mixed with the Yuan army. Whenever they encountered obstacles or saw people holding weapons in front, they would throw grenades or shoot.
As the battle line lengthened, the Song Army's attack gradually slowed down. The battle for every position and even every house became extremely fierce. Although the thrown bombs were quite powerful, they were not artillery after all and could not attack all the houses.
The bombing, coupled with the fact that the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty were brave and good at fighting and relied on the broken walls to resist desperately, this also hindered the progress of the Song army to a certain extent.
From time to time, I walked to the heights of the dilapidated city wall, raised my binoculars, and looked forward through the bursts of smoke left by the muskets and grenades. The fierce scene was very much like the war blockbusters of later generations. In street fighting, the role of grenades
Beyond the muskets, the soldiers
It was used vividly. Although I couldn't see clearly, I could detect that our army's casualty rate was far lower than that of the enemy, and we firmly grasped the initiative. Even so, the health workers in the army were still busy.
It's so popular that it can be seen everywhere.
"Just slow down the advancement speed." I thought.
By noon, the army had only advanced more than thirty meters.
However, the people who were forcibly kidnapped gradually began to change. They were unwilling to become the dead souls of the Song army together with the Yuan soldiers. There were several strong men in the houses who took advantage of the chaos of the war to escape from the control of the Yuan army.
Running around wildly. Numbers escaping to the north
The people were quickly shot dead by the Yuan army's archers, and seven or eight other people chose to flee south. These people who fled south were familiar with the terrain, and it didn't take long for them to run into the Song army's defense line. The Yuan army behind them
Although the army wanted to pursue them, they were forced back by the Song army's muskets and thrown bombs.
When I learned the news, I immediately asked people to bring these people over.
"You are free." I said to these people with a smile, "Are you all Han?"
These common people had just passed the line of life and death. Their faces were pale and they were speechless for a moment. They just nodded and answered my question.
"When you reach our army's lines, you will go home. Ling'er, give them some water first."
Fang Ling said "hmm" and handed the water to them. After drinking, one of the older men saluted me and said, "Thank you, general."
"General?" I was stunned for a moment, and then thought, I am wearing armor.
"Presumptuous." Hu Yande on the side scolded, "This is my emperor of the Song Dynasty. Why don't you bow down and bow down?"
"Your Majesty?" This time it was the turn of several people to be surprised.
I smiled: "What? Don't I look like him?"
"Ah? No, no." Several people knelt down quickly and said, "The common people are bowing to the emperor."
"Without ceremony, get up and talk." I said gently.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, the common people don't dare."
Seeing this, Fang Ling took a step forward and said: "It doesn't matter, just get up. The emperor is the lord of all Han people and will protect you."
Perhaps infected by Fang Ling's affinity, these people hesitated for a while, then stood up and thanked him again: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."
"I would like to ask you, do the people in this capital city have Yuan troops in their homes?"
Several people looked at the person who spoke before, and only heard this person say: "Your Majesty, the southern area of the capital city is dominated by Han people or middle- and lower-class Han officials. On the second day after the Song army's bombardment, south of the imperial palace
People gradually moved into all the houses.
The soldiers of the Yuan army, even the families of officials, were no exception. At the beginning, these soldiers were quite good and did not disturb the people. They only wanted to stay. But after the Song army entered the city yesterday, they banned the common people and others from going out, saying that they were
The people of Dadu should live and die together with Dadu.”
"Kublai Khan is making a desperate move and even bets with the lives of ordinary people. Okay, you can go to the camp outside the city to rest. After the war is over, our army will rebuild your homes for you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Gongsun Xiaochen, please send an order to the front army. When encountering the common people breaking through, use all your strength to rescue them."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
There is a big difference between street fighting and field fighting. The battlefield is no longer open, but divided by countless buildings arranged according to certain rules. Any tactical unit is in a relatively closed and narrow scene, which brings difficulties to the attacker's observation and attack.
Relatively speaking, the defenders also have this problem, but they are more familiar with the structure of the scene and are on the defensive.
All of this makes street tactics a very complex infantry tactic. The walls on both sides of the street block the enemy's sight and also protect our own tactical units from direct fire. Therefore, in a sense, street tactics are centered around
A tactic that is deployed against walls. It is precisely because of this characteristic that the corner has become a very important location. Whether it is observation or offense and defense, it is all achieved through the corner.
Kublai Khan naturally did not understand this advanced infantry theory of later generations, but my generals all learned it from me.
What's more, the Song army, which mixed hot and cold weapons, had an advantage in weapons that the Yuan army could not match.
In the afternoon, our army's offensive methods began to show new changes.
While advancing steadily, small commandos began to attack forward. These teams were divided into groups of ten, each group consisting of one heavy infantryman, three musketeers, three archers holding hand crossbows, and three
Composed of famous sword and shield players, the attack targets are the commanding heights on the front. This team is like the special forces of later generations. In the melee between the two armies, it seems insignificant but of great significance.
Every time a stronghold is breached, dozens of Song troops will immediately follow and kill the enemies inside. Afterwards, at least one platoon of musketeers will climb up the tall building and shoot from a high position. Occasionally, one or two of them will appear.
Once the snipers and musketeers occupied favorable terrain, the surrounding Yuan troops could only retreat into their rooms, which created favorable conditions for other attacking Song troops.
The more enemies were eliminated, the greater the casualties suffered by the people. At this time, the people in the house could not figure out whether it was the Yuan army or the Song army that killed them. Everyone had only one idea, to escape for their lives.
With the lessons learned from the past, the people's choice of escape direction was naturally to the south. Although the Yuan army tried their best to stop them and even waved their swords at them, many lucky people still escaped.
When night fell, the Song Army advanced a full two miles forward. Two miles is one thousand meters. Even if you walk slowly, it only takes about ten minutes. However, in this street battle in Dadu,
It took a whole day.
I ate some dry food and came to Lu Wenhuan's temporary command post.
"See Your Majesty." Lu Wenhuan and three other people saw me entering and saluted quickly.
"Today's battle has achieved great results. Moreover, hundreds of people in the city have fled to our army's lines. Including the people rescued by our army, there are nearly 5,000 people. Although the number of civilian casualties is far more than these, this
It can be considered a meritorious deed, and I feel quite gratified.”
Upon hearing this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that I had no intention of blaming them. Lu Wenhuan said: "Your Majesty, the results of today's battle were much greater than yesterday's. According to preliminary estimates, five thousand Yuan troops were killed.
And destroyed some of the trebuchets installed nearby by the Yuan army. Our army has gradually become proficient in the use of street fighting techniques and tactics, especially the attack of the commando team, which has accelerated the speed of advancement. If this continues, there will be a day stronger than the
A day's situation."
"What are the casualties of our soldiers?"
Lu Wenhuan said: "Your Majesty, we are still counting, and it is estimated that it will not exceed 2,000."
"Your Majesty, there is another good news." Yin Yinglei, who was in charge of commanding the East Road, said, "Before the end, a team of 100 people in the Yuan army rebelled collectively. This team was Han soldiers in the Yuan army. The leader was
His name is Wu Yunfeng and his nickname is Wu Jiu. He said that his cousin Wu Liu had met His Majesty and said that they were all willing to join our army."
"Wu Liu?" I thought for a moment and said, "There seems to be this person, General Yin. Where is this person now?"
"Your Majesty, they are not far outside. The general will let them eat first and then change into our military uniforms."
"Well, Xiaochen, call Wu Jiu."
After a while, a dark-faced man followed Gongsun Xiaochen and walked in.
"Similar, very similar." I smiled, "Wu Jiu, you and Wu Liu look very similar."
Wu Jiu looked at me and suddenly fell to his knees: "Little Wu Jiu kowtows to the Emperor."
I was stunned and said: "Wu Jiu, how do you know that I am the emperor?"
"Your Majesty, this..."
"Speak frankly and I will forgive you."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Jiu was still kneeling on the ground and said in fear, "Although my younger cousin looks rude, he is very good at painting. After returning, he has been hiding in an old house in the western suburbs of Dadu and painted based on his memory.
A picture of a portrait of the emperor. I have seen it before, so I can recognize the emperor. At that time, my brother told me that if one day the emperor goes on a northern expedition and reaches Dadu, he will choose an opportunity to surrender to the Song Dynasty."
In ancient times, privately painting the emperor's portrait was a serious crime against the Nine Tribes. No wonder Wu Jiu was hesitant when speaking.
"Wu Jiu, get up. Where is your cousin now?"
"Your Majesty, my cousin is no longer alive." Wu Jiu said lonely.
"Hey, what's going on? I remember that Wu Liu was in good health when he left."