Chapter 376: Blocking (1)
Baishan Mountain and Lei Gong Mountain are both tall mountains in the north of Datong Town, and the two mountains stretch for tens or hundreds of miles, forming a natural defense line of Datong Town.
At this time, General Sun Xu and General Yan Hu respectively led the soldiers of the front and rear battalions of Yanzhou Town to arrive here, and stationed on a hill of more than 20 miles between Baishan Mountain and Lei Gong Mountain, preparing to block the Wara army here.
This is a hill connected between Baishan Mountain and Lei Gong Mountain, although the terrain is not as rugged and steep as the two mountains, but it is also regarded as a dangerous terrain, which can be defended by the army to meet the battle.
Although the strength of the two battalions is only more than 20,000 people, it is very small in the face of more than 100,000 Warat troops, but the two people are equipped with a secret weapon designed by Liu Juntao and developed by the Yushan Town Military Bureau.
When Sun Xu and Yan Hu led their troops to lay out the defense line, the general of Wara, Arazhiyuan, led an army of 30,000 to arrive, and the battle began.
However, after a fierce battle, the 30,000 Wara army could not take the defense line closely defended by more than 20,000 elite Ming soldiers.
Sun Xu and Yan Hu didn't take a breath, the Great Khan of Warat and the King of Saikan led the main army of Warat to arrive, and the two of them joined forces with the general Arazhiyuan, and the three of them joined forces with 130,000 troops, and once again launched an attack on the Ming army's defense line.
"This defense line of the Ming army is a lonely mountain, if I am the chief general of the Ming army, I must put the large number of soldiers and horses on the left side of the mountain, and put the small half of the soldiers and horses on the mountain to protect the high place. Isn't this arrangement of the Ming army commander now the same as the Ma Tan Lost Street Pavilion back then. ”
He also spoke in a deep voice, but Ah Ra Zhiyuan said: "Great Khan, although the defense line of these Ming troops is not as terrifying as the Yanghepo defense line, it is also very difficult to fight, and there are at least more than 20,000 Ming troops on the defense line, and it is unlikely that our army will pass through in a short time!" ”
He also looked at the mountains around the army, as if considering the possibility of the army bypassing the mountains, but then shook his head slightly.
The Ming army is mainly infantry, and the army can pass quickly in the mountains, but the vast majority of the Wara army are iron horses, and they can't go fast in the mountains, but they have to risk being ambushed by the Ming army!
Therefore, he also made up his mind to break through the defense line of the Ming army in front of him at all costs and rush north as soon as possible.
A moment later, the general Arazhiyuan personally pressed the formation and led an army of 60,000 to prepare to attack the Ming army's defense line.
Of course, these 60,000 troops will definitely not be able to be completely unfolded on the battlefield, so the Arazhiin divided the 60,000 troops into three groups, and it seems that they are going to start a wheel war.
The Great Khan of Warat first ordered King Saikan to lead an army of 30,000 to fortify in the south to prevent the main force of the Ming army led by Liu Juntao from coming from behind the army.
At this moment, there were only 35,000 or 6,000 soldiers and horses left in the Wara army around Yexian.
Soon, the first wave of 20,000 varat troops assembled in the open area in front of the Ming army's defensive line, and then launched a charge with a clamour.
At this moment, a puff of gunpowder smoke rose from the Ming army's defense line.
Although the officers and men of the front and rear battalions of Yanzhou Town did not bring artillery teams in a hurry, they still brought ten artillery pieces with the army for the sake of safety.
At this time, under the bombardment of two battalions and ten guns, there was a commotion in the sea of people, and the dust mixed with flesh and blood bloomed, although only a small part of the affected was affected, but in a moment it spread like a ripple, and it was difficult for many Warat clans to gather in formation.
"Rush up! It's full of mountains and valleys, and the Ming army's firecrackers can't use it, as long as they rush up, we can defeat them if we fight one out of ten! ”
The general Arazhiyuan shouted loudly to the many generals in front of the battle, only to see the crowd of people on the battlefield, the lonely Ming army defense line seemed to be about to be flooded, and the 20,000 troops surged forward quickly, and the scene was overwhelming.
Seeing that the Warat army was approaching again, the forward was only two or three hundred steps away from the first-line position at the foot of the mountain, and on the mountainside, the staff general Sun Xu and the staff general Yan Hu looked coldly at the Warat army under the mountain, murderous.
At this time, the soldiers of the two battalions of the Ming army have turned into a huge war machine, and it is running at high speed, Yan Hu and Sun Xu, the two commanders, have all been arranged, and now this situation is more dependent on the subordinates to grasp the front line, and the two of them will hold the reserve team and be the captain of the firefight.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
In the blink of an eye, the roar of birds on the Ming army's defense line rang out, and the two thousand birds in front of the position were blocking the advance of the Wara army, and more than a dozen groups of heavy armor with a scale of 100 people suddenly stagnated.
But this was only a delay, and despite being defeated, the heavy armor of the other Warat armies still rushed forward without fear of death, even if they could not rush in front of the enemy formation, they would disrupt the opposing Ming army.
At this time, there was a blockade in front of the Wara army and a chasing soldier in the back, and it had reached a critical juncture of life and death.
Soon, the 2,000 Ming soldiers who had blocked the first arrival of Warat retreated after firing two or three shots, and all of them moved to the main position.
As a result, not only the surviving Warat Pioneers became excited, but the large group of men and horses that rushed up behind them also gained some confidence, and the thousands of archers mobilized by the Arazhiyuan even rushed forward with loud howls, trying to get close and fire a salvo.
Just as these Warats tried to rush forward again, and approached within 100 steps of the main defense line of the Ming army, a huge roar of birds sounded, and looking down from mid-air, a twisted white line opened in front of the Ming army's defense line, showing a clear outline of the side of the mountain.
At this time, Arazhiyuan had already come to a place two or three miles away from the Ming army's defense line, and his brows furrowed even more when he saw the winding line of gunpowder smoke rising up.
At this time, he also climbed a high hill under the protection of a large number of guards, and through the thick smoke of gunpowder on the Ming army's defense line, the opponent's defense line suddenly came into view. There was only a low wall made of trees, mud and even stones, which was less than chest high, and it seemed that the Ming army in front of him was really in a hurry to respond to the battle, and even had no time to dig a trench.
"This line of defense is nowhere near as vicious as the Yang and Slope defense line!"
He was thinking about it in his heart first, but then he took another breath and saw that the heavy armor of those armies was lying sporadically between a hundred and sixty or seventy steps in front of the defensive line, and none of them could rush to within fifty steps!
However, he still did not give up, seeing that this wave of 20,000 troops had approached a mile position, although thousands of soldiers and horses had been lost, but the remaining more than 10,000 people were still rushing, which showed that this battle still had to be fought.
"Herald, attack!"
also immediately ordered, after receiving the order, the general Alazhiyuan also immediately mobilized the second wave of 20,000 soldiers and horses to rush forward, ready to rush to the Ming army's defense line in one go, and use the advantage of troops to start a melee with the Ming army, so that the Ming army's firearms could not exert their combat power.
However, Arazhiyuan still felt that something was wrong, the firearms of the Ming army were extremely sharp, although their own soldiers and horses were always fighting, but the morale of the army was declining, so he hurriedly issued an order for the whole army to charge.
Arazhiyuan knew in his heart that the Ming army's defense line in front was divided by mountains and depressions, and it could not be connected as a whole.
Although the attack of your own army is also divided, the more fragmented this terrain is, the more beneficial it is for your side, 10,000 weak soldiers may not be able to defeat 1,000 strong soldiers, but 10 weak soldiers can always beat a strong army!
"This Arazhiin is very difficult......
General Sun Xu said coldly.
Yan Hu snorted coldly and said, "If you want to break through our defense line, it depends on whether the men and horses of the Warat army are enough to die!" ”
Seeing that the army of 20,000 or 30,000 Warat was coming in several ways, Yan Hu and Sun Xu didn't pay much attention to it.
The defense line of the Ming army seems to be gentle, but it can still be arranged into a position with layers of firepower, although it is not as terrifying as the Yanghepo defense line, but it can also stop the Wara army for a long time.
"Don't panic, it's like solving a problem, just follow the steps."
Meng Fanchen, a guerrilla general in the front battalion of Yanzhou Town, looked at one of his bird-bearers and said lightly: "Can you count one, two, three, four, five?" One plus one equals two! Pick the trigger and the enemy dies, it's as simple as that! ”
This time, the Ming army's defense line was relatively weak, and the Wara army was fighting desperately, so some of the newly added Ming troops were a little panicked, but it was limited to that!