1161.Battle of Tongchuan Prefecture (M)

The Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army suddenly stopped caring about the actions of the people, so that when this battle had just begun, the defenders of Tongchuan Mansion fell into an absolute disadvantage.

To fight a war, you need to have morale.

Although the deputy palace master of Guigu still has arrangements to deal with hot air balloons, grenadiers and other things in the city, it is definitely not a good thing to let the soldiers retreat just after the battle begins.

It is likely that he will not have another chance to let the army retreat.

Because if we withdraw again and again, the morale of the army is very likely to be weakened. This will be fatal for the army.

When the defenders of Tongchuan Province retreated, the sound of artillery was still continuous.

Yue Peng would never let go of such an opportunity.

After six rounds of artillery fire, there were no longer a few Tongchuan defenders in sight on the city.

Yue Peng waved his gun and shouted: "Kill!" ”

Arrows rang out into the air.

The sound of the Great Song Forbidden Army on the ground was shocking, and they rushed towards the city almost at the same time.

The grenadiers were no longer aimed at the head of the city, but at the base of the wall.

Before the army could rush to the city, the grenadiers blasted out a gap in the city with their grenadiers.

Under such a firepower bombardment, the entire northern wall of Tongchuan Mansion was useless in such a short period of time.

In the air, the hot air balloons of the Great Song and Western Xia armies were also pressing towards the city at the same time.

The hot air balloon in Tongchuan Province slowly retreated.

Only withdraw, but dare not withdraw too far. Because if they withdrew, the city would face the bombardment of the Song army and the Western Xia army with hot air balloons.

It is impossible for the deputy palace master of Guigu to arrange all the soldiers in the tunnel, unless it is almost the same as hollowing out the entire underground of the northern city of Tongchuan Mansion.

And this is naturally impossible.

Even if the deputy palace master of Guigu had already made this kind of plan, it was not a huge project that could be completed in just a few months.

And with the construction technology of this era, it is probably impossible to build such a ghostly dungeon. Even if it could, the national strength of the New Song Dynasty would be difficult to support.

There are many soldiers of the Tongchuan Prefecture, who must be hiding in the bunkers in the city.

Although those bunkers have some protection against hot air balloons, they are unlikely to withstand the repeated bombardment.

In just a few minutes, the Great Song Dynasty forbidden army entered the city.

It was the shield soldiers who led the way into the city.

They were followed by the dragon warriors in the army.

Such a formation no longer needs to be ordered by Yue Peng, because for the Great Song Forbidden Army, this is a conventional siege method.

And in the city, there is really an ambush in Tongchuan Mansion.

The Tongchuan army that hurriedly went down to the city did not evacuate the city wall too far.

As soon as some of the soldiers in the Great Song Dynasty forbidden army entered the city, they encountered resistance from the defenders of Tongchuan Mansion in the city.

There were arrows, thunder, and so on, all falling towards the soldiers of the Song army.

The sound of explosions was incessant.

"Kill!"

And the Great Song Dynasty forbidden army just shouted to kill the sky, and swarmed towards the city to kill.

They didn't even pay attention to those arrows.

There were many arrows that only clanged at the armor of the soldiers, let alone on the shields.

Yue Peng, who was already the generalissimo of the Xianglong Military Region, did not enter the city with the army this time.

Hearing the continuous sound of cannons in the city, he only said to the herald next to him: "Let the hot air balloon army press forward and clear a foothold for my Great Song Forbidden Army!" ”

The herald fires the arrow again.

The hot air balloons of the Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia armies in the air received orders, and the soldiers in the hanging baskets shook the fans vigorously and pressed towards the city.

The hot air balloons of the defenders of Tongchuan Mansion have no way to retreat.

Because they retreat further, the ambush soldiers inside the city will all be exposed to the hot air balloon fire of the Song army and the Western Xia army.

The commander of the army gritted his teeth and ordered, "Release the arrow!" Stop the enemy hot air balloons! ”

The hot air balloons in Tongchuan Mansion were slowly lined up and rocketed towards the hot air balloons in the Western Xia and Great Song Dynasty armies.

Only at this time, no one noticed that after hundreds of Song soldiers arrived under the city wall, they did not enter the city, but threw flying claws towards the city.

They are all skillful.

After throwing the flying claws on the top of the city, he pulled the rope hard, and when he saw that it was firm, he climbed towards the top of the city.

These soldiers are still carrying things on their backs.

These are undoubtedly cupola cannons and shells.

Outside the city, due to the influence of the city wall and firing range, they could not hit the hot air balloon of the defenders of Tongchuan Prefecture. And if you go to the city, it will be a different situation.

In just a short time, these sturdy gunners climbed to the top of the city one after another.

There were no Tongchuan defenders on the city. As far as the eye can see, it is just full of devastation.

Bloody or charred corpses lay all over the ground.

After the cupola gunners entered the city, they hurriedly set up cannons at the head of the city.

At this time, the hot air balloons of both sides were still firing at each other.

Countless rockets flew through the air.

There was an explosion.

There are also the shouts of soldiers in the slowly falling hot air balloons.

The hot air balloons on both sides were damaged.

And under the city, the Great Song Forbidden Army is still pressing forward against the defenders of Tongchuan Mansion.

Whether it is the Tiankui Army, the Tianyong Army, or the Tianmeng Army, they are all battle-hardened armies.

Such armies tend to be easier to command.

There is no need to wait for the commander to give the order, and the generals below in the army know what to do with their soldiers.

The first to charge towards the city were the Sixth Regiment of the Tiankui Army, the Seventh Regiment of the Tianyong Army, and the Sixth Regiment of the Tianmeng Army.

All three regiments were foot soldiers.

They were damaged when they stormed the city, but they did not panic. The soldiers scattered at a rapid pace.

In the Great Song Army, there were regiments, regiments and battalions, and platoons in the battalions, and the platoons were also divided into squads. Although there are only more than 10 people in each squad and more than 100 people in each platoon, they are all organized into separate formations. As soon as they poured into the city, the Great Song Dynasty forbidden army seemed to be very methodical, and they were killed in platoons to the places where the defenders of Tongchuan Mansion were ambushed.

It looks messy, but it's actually not messy at all.

That's what you've been trained for.

And the legion trained by Zhao Dongting's modern method is obviously not comparable to the New Song Dynasty and Dali Army.

Although they also have different formations in the army, they are not as clear as the Great Song Forbidden Army. There are many armies that are quite bloated.

Such an army is also cumbersome to command, and in many cases it is difficult to convey orders even in a timely manner.

Even if the deputy palace master of Guigu is a great talent, he can't do it to all the soldiers.

In the final analysis, most of the Tongchuan army was in their own positions at this time.

What the deputy palace master of Guigu can do is to assign tasks to them early and let them ambush somewhere. It was the generals of the armies who commanded the battle.

And the ability of these generals can only be said to be high and low.

Whether it is the New Song Dynasty or Dali, the selection of generals is not as strict as that of the Great Song Dynasty. It can even be said that some generals can be called wine bags and rice bags, and they rely on nepotism.

This is a very common situation in this era, and the same is true of the previous Great Song Dynasty, and it is still surpassed.

It can be said that it is the disadvantage of the hereditary system.

There is such a thing as a son inheriting the father's position, and there is no way to guarantee that the generals in the army are talented. After all, some generals may not have a sound IQ.

The combat effectiveness of the Great Song Forbidden Army undoubtedly shocked the New Song and Dali armies in the city again.

They lay in ambush in the city, and they didn't seem to have any upper hand.

Those Song troops with the Divine Dragon Gun were simply not afraid of death, and rushed forward with a roar.

And except for the thunder, it was difficult for them to strike a blow to these Song troops.

The Tongchuan army in ambush in the city soon suffered losses.

Gunshots rained down.

At the same time, there were also constant Tongchuan army killing generals from everywhere.

The deputy palace master of Guigu, as well as Chi Fenggu and the others, were obviously not ready to retreat further. Most of their arrangements are within the walls.

Finally the cannon rang out at the top of the city.

After setting up their cannons, the cupola gunners in the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army immediately shot at the hot air balloon in Tongchuan Mansion in the air.

Cannonballs shot into the air.

The boom continued.

In an instant, I only saw a burst of fire in the sky.

The defenders of Tongchuan Mansion in those hot air balloon baskets were blown to pieces by shells one after another.

The hot air balloons within the range of the cupola suffered heavy damage.

This directly beat the hot air balloon army of Tongchuan Mansion into a little confused.

Someone noticed the Great Song Forbidden Army at the head of the city and shouted: "Their cannon is on the top of the city!" ”

Only such sounds were drowned out in the sound of gunfire.

The commander of the army glared angrily, but he didn't know what to do.

He could not retreat, but could only sacrifice those soldiers who were within the range of the cupola.

This was actually within his expectations, but he probably didn't expect that Song Jun's cupola cannon would come so quickly.