258. Artillery fire tactics
The commander of the Yuan army naturally wanted to come up with a foolproof plan to minimize the losses.
But alas, he didn't have that much time.
At this moment, gunshots suddenly rang out in the street not far from the south city gate. It was on the west side that the Yuan army, which had a circuitous past, had begun to engage the Song army.
The Yuan army commander immediately realized that the army he had sent out had already launched a charge.
He didn't have any time to hesitate any longer.
Although he didn't know if the Yuan army on the west side would be able to break through the Song army's defense line and rush straight to the Song army's formation, if he hesitated any longer, he might delay the fighter.
Thousands of soldiers, the possibility of them rushing through the Song army's defense line is still very high, right?
He thought to himself.
Although the Song army was extremely powerful, their troops were too weak.
"Boom!"
But just as this thought was in his mind, he heard a sudden burst of cannons in the street on the west side of the city gate.
This made him chuckle in his heart, and suddenly felt that the confidence in his heart was no longer as sufficient as it was just now.
It's just that he naturally can't give up.
No matter what the resistance of the Song army was, at this time, the situation of a roundabout attack had been completed, and he was stubborn, and he had to launch a frontal charge from the Song army. Otherwise, an army outflanked on both sides is meaningless.
Because, they are the main force that broke through the Song army's military formation.
At that moment, the commander of the Yuan army no longer hesitated, and said to a cavalry general on the right: "Send a hundred people to charge." ”
The cavalry commander understood his intentions in an instant.
The cavalry hundred-man team undoubtedly went to the mines. He dismounted and walked backwards, his eyes drooping slightly, wondering which centurion to send.
This is a mission with no return, and he naturally will not be willing to send a centurion close to him.
Dozens of meters behind, he walked up to the hundred commanders and said, "You lead the army to charge the Song army, immediately." ”
This centurion is one of the centurions under his command who is quite compatible with him.
The centurion is not a fool either, and when he hears this order, he glares and wants to refute it.
However, the commander said, "This is the general's order!" ”
The centurion opened his mouth, unable to speak.
There was indignation in his eyes, and more than that, helplessness.
In the army, he had no choice. Even if it is a mortal task, it can only be obeyed.
If he doesn't go, he will disobey the military order, and the end will also be death.
Glaring at the commander with a vague gaze, he waved his hand at the soldiers behind him, "Charge with me." ”
The cavalry of the Yuan army behind was even more helpless.
They drove their horses on the way.
In front of the army, the commander of the Yuan army said in an indifferent voice: "Charge, your family, this general will take good care of you." ”
He's got it right.
This is the task that sent you to your death.
The centurion said nothing, nodded slightly, slammed his gun on the horse's buttocks, and shouted, "Kill!" ”
This shout is full of resentment.
Blame it, he's not from this Centurion's faction. It turned out that the general who could protect him had been blown away by the thunder.
The cavalry of the nearly 100 Yuan Army rushed forward.
In the Song army's formation, Zhao Dongting saw this scene, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, there are really no fools who can be generals in the army.
The Yuan army used cavalry squads to go through the thunder array, which would undoubtedly greatly weaken the power of the thunder array.
Horses are inherently fast, and in the absence of a large army attack, the lethality of mines is limited.
He also knew that as long as this group of cavalry was destroyed, the Yuan army should be able to charge.
At this time, on the east side of the city gate, there was also the sound of thunder and thunder.
Both sides have already begun to fight with the Yuan army.
Encirclement tactics.
Zhao Dongting and Qin Han next to him looked at each other, and then shouted: "Flying Dragon Army, Fire Gun Soldiers, prepare to fight!" ”
The Song soldiers were all ready to fight.
The Yuan army filled the streets, and the torches stretched without their tails, which was originally a solemn enough scene.
Everyone can see that the strength of the Yuan army is far more than their own.
Although they still have a way to retreat, they can retreat from the south gate, and they have war horses outside. But the emperor is here, will he really retreat?
The cavalry hundred-man team of the Yuan army passed through the front hundreds of meters in just a few tens of seconds, and the speed became faster and faster.
There was thunder.
But Zhao Dongting never ordered the gunners to shoot.
This hundred-man team really achieved unexpected results, and it flowed through a thunder array of nearly 300 meters, and it was only about 600 meters away from the Song army's military formation.
And, even here, they haven't been wiped out yet. The frightened war horse was staggeringly fast and continued to rush towards the Song army.
At this time, the main general of the Yuan army finally showed a little success on his face.
He also did not expect that the thunder array that had been dealt with by a small force of cavalry against the Song army would achieve such good results.
"Kill!"
Suddenly, he raised his hand and swung his spear forward.
The trumpeter next to him hurriedly blew the horn.
The whining sound of desolate trumpets echoed through the main street.
The cavalry and foot soldiers of the Yuan army on the left and right sides of the main general of the Yuan army roared loudly and rushed towards the Song army formation.
Some people think that the shouts of the two armies before the battle are to deter each other, but they are not. This cry is to give yourself courage, because if you rush forward, you may never come back.
It's going to be a decisive battle.
Zhao Dongting's eyes became solemn, and his eyes were firmly fixed on the Yuan army rushing in front of him, estimating their approximate distance.
The mines are still going off.
The cavalry hundred-man team in front had been killed and wounded, but in just a few tens of seconds, the cavalry of the Yuan army behind was already surging like a tide.
Six hundred meters.
Five hundred meters.
The thunderstorm is about to pass.
Zhao Dongting finally shouted violently: "Fire!" ”
Immediately the trumpets sounded in the Song army. They attacked the city lightly and did not come with heavy cowhide drums.
Drum beating to give orders, that is usually only used when the two armies are facing each other in formation. The Song army's sneak attack on the siege city was obviously not a battle of formation.
Sound of cannons.
Cannonballs burst out of the muzzles of the grenadiers and poured down on the charging Yuan cavalry.
The shouts of killing could no longer be heard, and the sound of shells exploding covered all the sounds in the streets.
Four hundred grenadiers were arranged in ten rows, and they fired in rows and columns.
The entire street was covered with artillery fire.
The cavalry of the Yuan army rushing in front suffered numerous casualties, but after all, someone still rushed through the coverage of the shells.
Zhao Dongting raised his hand and said, "Fire Gun Soldier prepare!" ”
He couldn't let these Yuan cavalry rush to the front, because if the two armies clashed, they would not be able to stop the cavalry's advance.
Fortunately, the momentum of the Yuan cavalry was hampered by the shells that covered the entire street. It was only a few people who rushed out.
When they were about 300 meters away from the Song army's formation, Zhao Dongting shouted again: "Fight!" ”
The musketeers in the front row immediately opened fire.
The three thousand five hundred firecrackers were divided into seven phalanxes, and Zhao Dongting tried his best to line up the firecrackers. It has filled the entire gate of the city.
There were about 100 people in each platoon, and they also staggered and fired at the Yuan cavalry.
At this point, the battle has undoubtedly entered the white-hot stage.
The Yuan army attacked the Song army's army with their lives, while the Song army blocked the Yuan army's momentum with cannonballs and dragon guns.
Familiar victory and defeat depends on whether the Yuan army can rely on the numerical advantage to break through the Song army's firearm formation.
The explosion of shells was constantly resounding.
It turned out that more and more Yuan troops rushed over from the stone debris artillery cover and rushed towards the Song army's formation.
Before the official start of the war, everyone was scared, but when they really went to the battlefield and died, many people had forgotten that they were afraid.
Time passes slowly.
There were also thunderous explosions on the east and west sides of the city gate.
Obviously, it is impossible for these two sides to be able to separate the winners and losers in a short period of time.
Yue Yue quietly blocked in front of Zhao Dongting.
Zhao Dongting noticed this scene, and the corners of his mouth pulled a smile slightly. Although Yue Yue always looked at him unpleasantly, in the final analysis, he still took care of him.
Behind the artillery coverage, the only remaining commander in the Yuan army did not charge with the army.
He saw the smoke and dust in front of him, and the streets were blown up in disarray under the bombardment of artillery, and his brows were furrowed, and his face was very ugly.
He knew that even if they could break through the Song army's military formation, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties in this battle.
However, he did not have the slightest solution.
The firearms of the Song army made the art of war and formation he had learned in the past completely useless.
What if you put up a mysterious formation?
The Song army had no intention of fighting at all, and it was impossible for any formation to block the bombardment of artillery shells.
He only hoped that the soldiers charging in front of him could break through the Song army's military formation as soon as possible.
However, he gradually became disappointed.
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