Chapter 311: A Difficult Battle

Zhang Dashou was menacing with tens of thousands of peasant troops, and soon cleared the outer defenses of the ferry port on the south bank. Due to the pressure brought by Gao Yingxiang, Luoyang was unable to mobilize reinforcements. At this time, all the pressure came to Tiemo.

Tiemo didn't expect Zhang Dashou to fight so hard, in order to recapture the south bank ferry, he pressed all the soldiers and horses, he was not afraid that he would lose his wife and lose his troops when the time came? The current situation was not expected by Wang Zuojiao and others. The soil of the ferry on the south bank of Maojindu is soft and the terrain is not open, which is simply a nightmare for cavalry. Unable to use cavalry, the combat effectiveness of the Xuanfu army was greatly reduced.

Because it was to fight in Henan, considering the mobility, the main army had only a small number of musketeers and shield soldiers. Of course, cavalry can also be used as infantry when dismounting, but Tiemo is not stupid enough to let the cavalry dismount and fight for his life with the rogue, and be kicked by a donkey, right?

Reinforcements, it would be nice if there were reinforcements. Now in addition to Henan Mansion, only Hangu Pass is left who can send reinforcements. But for Hangu Pass, Tiemo didn't dare to think about it. There are not many soldiers and horses under Ding Luyan's hands, and it is not easy to stick to Hangu Pass, in this case, it is a bit whimsical to expect Ding Luyan to break common sense and sneak attack Zhang Dashou from behind.

If Ding Luyan had enough soldiers and horses in his hands, he believed that Hangu Pass would definitely send troops to rescue, but the real fighting strength of Hangu Pass was less than 6,000.

Under the repeated orders of Tiemo and Wang Zuohang, the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu had gradually shrunk and concentrated at the ferry. Now we can only see if we can rely on artillery and musketeers, and whether we can repel Zhang Dashou by relying on the terrain of the ferry. If you can't retreat, then you have to go back to the north shore. I never thought that the first battle of crossing the Yellow River would be so difficult.

Zhang Dashou's soldiers and horses hadn't pressed up yet, but Tiemo's face was already extremely ugly. From the beginning of his army in Weimo to the rise of Zhangbei, he has never fought such a wretched battle, as if he was bound hands and feet.

He has 30,000 elite cavalry, and if he puts it in a flat place, it is 100,000 rogues, and he will not be afraid. It's good now, let a Zhang Dashou be beaten so aggrieved. Ten miles south of the ferry, Zhang Dashou's army was divided into four parts, recuperating and preparing to launch a general attack on the ferry, driving the officers and soldiers back to the north bank in one fell swoop. At this time, the riverside pier is also a busy scene.

Hai Lanzhu, who was dressed in red armor, stood at the bow of the boat, staring at the shore, and behind her stood several scribes, one of whom persuaded with a bitter face: "Madam, don't be embarrassed to get off the official, the inspector asked you to go back to the north shore first, and it is also for your good." Now that the war is not in our favor, if you make the slightest mistake, the overseer's mind will be in turmoil. ”

"Shut up, I'm back on the North Shore, what about those baggage?" Hai Lanzhu gritted her silver teeth, and her beautiful face was covered with a layer of frost. It was not easy to get the supplies to the South Bank, but this was the case. Those materials were finally raised, and for these materials, he and Chang Minyue worked sleepless for almost four days and four nights.

A few scribes didn't dare to say a word, heavy? At this time, how much baggage is not as important as that of the lady. If something really happened if the lady was not sent back to the north shore safely, the overseer would definitely cut down a few of their followers first.

It didn't take long for Chang Minyue to get on the boat with a cold face, and after seeing Hai Lanzhu, she shook her head gently, "It's useless, that guy is determined to let us go back to the north shore." ”

"Then let's go back, we can't help with the next thing, so let him worry less!" Hai Lanzhu sighed softly.

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On the first day of the eighth month of the third year of Chongzhen, near noon, Zhang Dashou, who had finished resting, finally ordered a general attack on the ferry. On this day, the sound of killing on the south bank of Maojindu shook the sky, and the earth shook the mountains. In order to be ashamed, Yuan Ma led his cannibal troops to be the vanguard. Sometimes you really have to admire Yuan Ma, he relied on a ruthless strength to create a terrifying beast army. This cannibalistic army of less than three thousand people is bloodthirsty and crazy, and is not afraid of death, and the blood only makes them more excited.

Yuan Ma carried his bloody head, his eyes were red, and he grinned wildly: "Kill..... Brothers, rush over and capture the king of Hades alive, Lao Tzu will cook him and eat him separately......"

"Huh..... ....."Many people let out a beastly roar, and they seemed to have forgotten what had happened in Mizhi City. Geng Zhongming commanded a defensive line composed of 1,000 men and horses, but in less than half an hour, Yuan Ma rushed through a gap, and in desperation, he could only order to retreat.

Under the escort of his own soldiers, Geng Zhongming retreated without saying a word, and occasionally glanced back, and his scalp suddenly went numb. I saw a thief soldier grasping an arm, opening his mouth, his teeth exposed, and blood dripping from the corners of his mouth. He..... He was eating meat, and the madman-like smile in his eyes was so mad.

Geng Zhongming met Yuan Ma for the first time, although he had heard of cannibalism, but when he really saw it, he still felt a little sick to his stomach. When I was in Liaodong, what did I never see? But it is unheard of to swallow human flesh directly on the battlefield like this, even the wild wolves in the woods can't do such a thing. In a way, this cannibalistic army is more hateful than the Tartars.

Enduring the nausea, Geng Zhongming quickened his steps to retreat, retreated to the second line of defense, pushed away the person in front of him, and lay on the ground and vomited. It wasn't until I spit out the acid water in my stomach that I got better.

Liu Guoneng patted Geng Zhongming's shoulder and said with a wry smile: "It seems that Brother Geng has seen the terrible thing about Yuan Ma. ”

Liu Guoneng never dared to underestimate Yuan Ma, and he could not be ashamed of himself, but the group of beasts gathered by this person was definitely the most capable soldiers and horses under Zhang Dashou's command. In the blink of an eye, a large number of peasant troops had rushed to the second line of defense, but fortunately, the terrain on the south bank of the ferry was not open, and the peasant army could not deploy all the troops and horses, otherwise, it would only be more stressed. But even so, the two defense areas of Liu Guoneng and Zhou Dingshan's Gongwei are still in danger, especially the northeast Tianpo highland guarded by Zhou Dingshan.

Tianpo Heights, in fact, is a mound, but unfortunately, the mound is too narrow and long, Zhang Yichuan with Wei Yang, Du Wen three people in one place, from the east and west two directions to attack, make Zhou Dingshan difficult to take care of. In the final analysis, there were only more than 2,000 musketeers under Zhou Dingshan's command, and if these musketeers formed a musket array, they would be infinitely powerful, but if they were scattered on the high ground of Tianpo, they would not be able to form a firepower cover.

The gunfire continued to ring, and the peasant army continued to fall in wailing, but these gunshots could not stop the peasant army's advance. Zhou Dingshan really had no choice but to order all the soldiers and horses to be concentrated in the east, and temporarily repelled Du Wen's attack with dense firepower. Duwen was repulsed, but the western side was seized by the peasant army.

"Chen Yaofeng, you lead half of the soldiers and horses to watch the east, no matter what, you must carry Ben for two hours, if you let the thieves over, Ben will cut off your head!" Zhou Dingshan gave the order very seriously, Chen Yaofeng was shocked in his heart, and suddenly felt extremely stressed.

Zhang Yichuan and Wei Yang still have nearly 10,000 combat strength under their hands, and 1,000 musketeers under their hands can they stop it for two hours? But the military order is like a mountain, Chen Yaofeng didn't dare to say no.

"Don't worry, general, if you can't withstand it for two hours, the last general's body will be thrown here!" Putting down the cruel words, Chen Yaofeng turned around and went to supervise the battle. Looking at the other party's back, Zhou Dingshan couldn't bear it. He knew how cruel this order was, and how difficult it was. However, he Zhou Dingshan can't help it, there are so many soldiers and horses under his hands.

The battle for Tianpo Heights has entered a white-hot stage, and after a long time of fighting, the thieves' heads have been congested, and many people don't know what death is. Chen Yaofeng personally supervised the battle and led the troops to fight, but looking at the thieves who kept coming up on the other side, he sighed in his heart. This time, eighty percent is finished, I didn't expect him Chen someone to die in this place.

At the ferry command office, there was an angry scolding from Tiemo. The battle situation on the Tianpo Heights was very tragic, and more than half of the soldiers and horses under Zhou Dingshan were lost, and if there were no reinforcements, it was only a matter of time before they fell. Olge stood aside and said loudly: "Supervisor, let the last general take people up, if you don't go, General Zhou will really not be able to hold on." ”

Tie Mo propped his hands on the table, not saying a word, his brows furrowed, his shoulders trembling, as if he was making a difficult decision. After a long time, he raised his head, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, "Olge, half of your people will be divided and I will go to the high ground of Tianpo." ”

"Whoa!" Olg straightened up and said loudly. At this time, Wang Zuo was in a hurry, and hurriedly rushed up to stop Olge, "Governor, no, that's a cavalry that has been on the battlefield for a long time, let them go and guard the high ground...... No matter how we fight, we will lose this battle......"

"Well, sir, do you think this master doesn't know the truth? But sometimes fighting a war is not just a transaction, the life of the cavalry is the life, and the life of other people is not the life? Now, they need reinforcements from their division, and if we don't do anything, what will the brothers who are still fighting bloodily think? In order to keep the precious cavalry, in vain the life and death of those brothers? ”

Tie Mo's expression was heavy, and he slammed his fist on the table, "No, I can't do it, Olge, go ahead..... After carrying it for two hours, he withdrew ......"

With Tiemo's order, half of Org's cavalry turned into infantry and was pushed up the high ground of Tianpo. The reason why this choice was made was also a helpless move, if you really want to use reinforcements, only the soldiers and horses under Olg are the most suitable. A considerable part of the soldiers and horses of the Olg headquarters were the original Naimans, and these Naimans were skilled in bows and horses, and they were cavalrymen on their horses, and they were not inferior to others in melee combat when they dismounted and carried knives.

Using cavalry as infantry is definitely the most stupid act, but anyone who knows a little military common sense knows this truth. A long time ago, someone calculated that a cavalryman, at least five infantry, the life of a cavalry is much more valuable than that of infantry. The training and training of cavalry consumes more than ten times more materials than that of musketeers.

Musketeers, training is simply simpler than the previous infantry, basic drills plus operations, you can look good in half a year, but cavalry can't. It was precisely because he understood that when Olge's soldiers and horses rushed up the high slope, the front-line soldiers felt another warm current in their hearts. The Overseer didn't treat them as cannon fodder to attract firepower, and the feeling of being taken seriously was really wonderful.

With the addition of Olge, the offensive of the peasant army on the Tianpo Heights was suddenly blocked, and what made Zhang Dashou even more unacceptable was that the officers and soldiers who had just been beaten and put out the fire suddenly burst out with a force, and they actually blocked the offensive that they had grasped very much.

At the ferry command office, Tiemo and the others waited anxiously, and Olge's soldiers and horses had already pushed up, but no one knew how much impact it would have on the battle situation, because, with this reinforcement in time, in general, Zhang Dashou was still the dominant side.

Hurried footsteps rang out, and one of the heralds slumped and stumbled. stumbled into the command office, gasped and said, "Supervisor..... The thieves retreated..... Retired ......"

Tie Mo's eyes widened, and he was stunned for a moment, then he stood up and waved a fist in the void, "Great! Tell He Jingyuan to give him another hour, and after an hour, if the cannonball still can't fall on the thief's head, Lao Tzu will unscrew his head and stuff it into the barrel. ”

Wang Zuohang let out a long sigh of relief, and at the same time, he also admired Tiemo's previous decision. It was only now that he realized the difference between him and Tiemo.

Tiemo may not be able to do everything, but he has the courage to grasp people's hearts, which is beyond his reach.

The morale of the army is sometimes more important than anything else!

On the other hand, Zhang Dashou was not discouraged, in his opinion, no matter what the officers and soldiers did, it was a useless struggle. After attacking for a long time, the various departments were already exhausted, perhaps because they were too confident, Zhang Dashou made a stupid decision at this time. Even later, whenever he thought about it, he would feel the urge to commit suicide.

The peasant army retired after the whole process, which gave the Xuanfu soldiers and horses a rare respite. Zhang Dashou wanted to recuperate and drive the officers and soldiers back to the north shore in one fell swoop tomorrow, but how did he know that in these short hours of more than a dozen hours, the hand of death was slowly opening.

On the second day of August, in the early morning, the sun drove away the thin fog, and the rested peasant army launched a new offensive with infinite confidence.

Just as Zhang Dashou had expected, the peasant army, which was in full swing, broke through the defense line by pushing the withered and decaying, especially on the Tianpo Heights, and yesterday's difficult officers and men were also beaten to the ground.

Victory, it seems, is within reach!

Countless peasant armies rushed down from the high ground of the fields, and the crowds were like black ants. Yuan Mahaha laughed, constantly licking the blood from the corners of his mouth, rush, the tide of victory will drown the position of the living Hades.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from afar, and then, a spark seemed to bloom in the crowd, the earth shook, and the sky and the earth lost color......

Boom, boom, loud noises kept coming, and scenes of blood-colored fireworks bloomed in front of him, and under each firework, it was heralded that several brothers had died.

Cannons, artillery......