Chapter 168: Blowing it upside down.
Withdrawing troops halfway through the way is the most dangerous, and if one is not good, it will turn into a rout. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Pang Chong summoned the generals, carefully arranged, and adopted the strategy of inverted roller blinds. He also reaffirmed the military law, and those who do not obey orders and act without authorization will be killed without mercy and will be executed.
With this withdrawal, Xia Ye's troops came out from all corners. When reoccupying the three prefectures and counties, they were still like wolves, following behind, and sneaking up from time to time. Pang Chong was so angry that he ordered a counterattack, but these troops ran away again. This method of gathering and scattering at will, stalking and fighting, so that Pang Chong had no choice, the army under Bi Jing's own command was recruited by other states, which could compare to this group of local snakes.
Retreating without defeat caused serious damage to the morale of the army. Coupled with the constant harassment of attacks, the sergeant was miserable. Originally, this expedition could reap a lot of military feats and make a lot of benefits, but who knew that it would make it disgraced and ruin its reputation.
Hengdian, a small village that is not marked on the map. But it is in the direction of the capital, on the only way to enter Chuzhou. It belongs to the end of a small branch of the Hengduan Mountains, and the terrain is hilly, which is not dangerous. There were no people in the village, and everyone fled after the war, and the official road passed through the foot of the mountain in front of the village.
was about to be relieved, and Pang Chong's army was all relieved, and there was no longer vigilance. In an abandoned house in the village, several people dressed as villagers watched nervously at the army passing below. "Boss, light the fire. One of the villagers urged, "Don't panic, now it's the striker, and the big fish is in the middle." Another villager replied in a deep voice, his fist clenched.
Shuai Qi finally appeared, and several villagers quickly dug out several fuses buried in the ground. Unpack the damp-proof tarpaulin, blow the fire origami, light the fire, quickly retreat to the grove behind the village, ride a horse and gallop away. If you don't run wildly, you can't do it, within a mile, under the official road and on the side of the road, gunpowder is buried. That amount makes people's scalp tingle when they think about it, and this explosion is absolutely earth-shattering.
During this time, Pang Chong's heart was pounding. The other party's seemingly shameless style of play, but the effect is surprisingly good, at a very small price, let his army become frightened birds, and even exhausted. He knew that the closer he was to a successful evacuation, the more dangerous it would be, so he personally took command of the rear army to prevent the enemy from sneaking up.
The earth-shattering explosion kept ringing. Smoke and dust billowed out, people neighed and horses screamed, and the hills on both sides of the official road were blown flat. It's over! It's all over! Pang Chong's face turned pale and he fell from his horse. The explosion sounded like a signal, and several strong teams suddenly appeared, shouting to kill.
"Form a formation, erect a handsome flag!" Pang Chong, with the support of his personal guards, turned over and got on his horse, shouting sadly and angrily. At this time, the general is the backbone of the backbone, and he must not panic. The army recruited this time was also well-trained and quickly stabilized its position. The enemy troops who rushed over were all iron cavalry, and the first was a volley of arrows, and a large shield was erected under the hurry, but many sergeants were still killed by sharp arrows.
After shooting the arrow, the rider took off the hook from the horse and took off the spear. It was not in his hands that he was ready to charge, but he stood high and threw it with all his might with the speed of his horse. This type of blow is more terrifying than a bow and arrow. The power was so strong that many large shields were pierced, nailing the shield bearer directly to the ground.
After the two rounds of blows, the iron rider did not rush into battle, but split into two in front of the formation, and roared away from the road on the left and right. Another iron horseman, following closely behind, played the same way. Pang Chong's rear army, with countless casualties, has signs of collapse. "Pass my order, the whole cavalry will attack!" Pang Chong shouted, and at the same time waved his sword and slapped the horse, killing first.
It is worthy of being the head of the martial arts academy, and the title of earl obtained for his military exploits. He could see at a glance that he couldn't be beaten and defended passively, now he was attacked before and after, and he was in danger, and he could only fight back to fight his way out.
Fortunately, there were not many iron cavalry who sneaked attack, and they were obviously unwilling to fight hard, and under the counterattack led by Pang Chong, they quickly withdrew. Pang Chong was very sensible, and ordered to stop the pursuit, it was not advisable to stay here for a long time, and quickly retreated to the nearest Dengyun Mansion. The situation along the way was terrible, with stumps and rotten flesh everywhere, wails one after another, and some of them were buried by the blasted earth, revealing only one hand and one face, still struggling unconsciously.
After fighting for most of his life, Pang Chong, who was killed in the sea of corpses and blood, felt sick to his stomach and wanted to vomit. This is not a war, but a massacre, and the road of more than a mile has been blown upside down beyond recognition. The Chinese army, which numbered more than 10,000 people, failed to put up a single resistance and was basically wiped out.
How much explosives do you have to bury for such an effect? How much manpower does it take? How much time does it take? Moreover, the fact that the former army did not find the slightest trace shows that the time for laying it was not short. Everything is in the other party's calculations, attacking Chaojing, just a false shot, the purpose is to ask Xia Wei to give an order and transfer back the army. Then there is the ambush, and this ambush is not with people, but with a huge amount of gunpowder.
Gunpowder was not very valued in the military circles of the dynasty. Because its power is not very large, and its use is restricted by many factors, it is very inconvenient, and it is mainly used in urban attack and defense. But this time, it taught Pang Chong an unforgettable lesson, at the right time, in the right place, the concentrated use of a large amount of gunpowder, the lethality is by no means human can compete.
Xia Ye, how vicious your heart is! How shameless! The 50,000 army led by yourself may now have less than 20,000 left, and it has not fought a few decent battles before it has been slowly eroded. If he stayed in the Chinese army this time, he might be buried under an unknown handful of soil now, thinking of this, Pang Chong shuddered.
Suddenly, Pang Chong thought of Xia Ye's great exploits when he was in the west and resisted the alien army. That time, it was also a shocking explosion and the victory was decided. Thinking of this, he gasped, this son is good at using gunpowder, and if you fight him in the future, you must be careful. Also, where did he get so much gunpowder, gunpowder is an item that is very strictly controlled by the dynasty, could it be that he was addicted to gunpowder, got a secret recipe from the Ministry of Industry, and secretly made it privately.
The army returned with a crushing defeat, and Rui and Emperor Xia Wei, unexpectedly, did not punish the leading generals. "The defeat in this battle is not the responsibility of the soldiers, but the fault of the alliance! I did not expect that the seventh prince Xia Ye would be so incorruptible and shameless." Xia Wei was in the court, heartbroken, and recounted the course of the battle. Xia Ye's misdeeds and shameless practices made the minister resentful. And Xia Wei established the image of a brother who sacrificed himself at the expense of his brother in order to save his misguided brother.
A fiasco, as soon as Xia Wei said this, the situation was reversed. Lost the war, but won the hearts of many people and established a tall image. In fact, his heart was full of anger, 100,000 troops! This is the limit of what he can mobilize now, but he came back in disgrace, less than 40,000. He couldn't wait to kill Pang Chong, cut him with a thousand knives, and wipe out his family. But he must endure, Pang Chong has a very great influence in the army, and now that he is tolerant of him, he will definitely be grateful to Dade and serve himself. There is one more thing that made him really panicked, he has succeeded to the throne for almost a year, and the immortal gate that covers the dynasty has remained silent, without any statement or arrangement.