Chapter 47: Armageddon (8)
After a few breaches in the camp wall, the camp was basically declared broken. In fact, when the first gap in the camp wall appeared, the defenders of the Luoyan Army had already begun to retreat. They retreated in a hurry, even in a bit of a hurry, and did not even take with them a swarm of bazooka on the earthen platform behind the camp wall.
The soldiers on the camp wall held out for a while, until all the archers seemed to have withdrawn, and then they withdrew from the rear earthen wall and into the camp. In fact, the Jurchen cavalry could not stop it, because they did not dare to rush into the camp rashly, but waited for several camp walls to open up before rushing into the camp together.
After the camp wall was lost, the two northeast camp gate passages were no longer barrier-free, and there were no firearms and bows and arrows to strike, and more than 50,000 cavalry attacking from the northeast direction poured in frantically from the gap in the camp wall and the camp gate passage, and soon, the northeast side of the camp was occupied by the Jurchen cavalry.
Although Liang Qi, Ma Bin and the others had the heart to fight to the death, what they received was an order from Lin Jue to abandon the camp wall and retreat to the inner camp. Both of them wondered, where is there any internal camp? Lin Jue wants to give up the camp wall, isn't this battle just lost? The opposing cavalry rushed into the camp, fearing that they would be slaughtered. There are still 80,000 Jurchen cavalry on all sides, and 10,000 or 20,000 infantry are nothing, and these 80,000 Jurchen cavalry alone are already unstoppable. No matter how powerful the 40,000 cavalry under Ma Qingshan is, I am afraid that they are no match for the 80,000 Jurchen cavalry. No matter how brave the tens of thousands of infantry of the Luoyan Army are, they will also be the targets of slaughter in front of the cavalry. This is not a matter of individual ability, this is a question of the suppression of the troops, which is difficult to make up for in a short period of time with force and bravery.
Liang Qi and Ma Bin were extremely depressed, but they also had to order to evacuate in batches. The protection archers and throwers retreated first, and then Ma Bin and Liang Qi retreated to the middle of the camp with the soldiers and horses on the two camp walls.
Everyone's mood was depressed and anxious, the Falling Goose Army had fought so many battles, and it had never been as frustrating as it was today, so close to defeat. Everyone knew in their hearts that this time the undefeated golden body of the Luo Yan Army was afraid that it would be broken. There was not a single defeat in a hundred battles, but this defeat would wipe out the entire army. All the previous efforts, all the struggles, all the glory came to naught.
"The commander has an order, and quickly retreats into the inner camp. The crossbowmen occupied the fortifications and prepared for shooting, and the horse infantry formed their formations and prepared for hand-to-hand combat. Dozens of guards rode their horses and galloped among the frustrated soldiers and horses retreating towards the middle of the camp, shouting orders.
"Inside? Do we still have fortifications in the camp? "I haven't heard that there is an inner camp, where did the inner camp come from? The outer camp wall has not been built, where is the inner camp? ”
The infantry officers and men asked each other in surprise, confused. But just as the infantry retreated to the middle of the camp
After hundreds of steps, they were pleasantly surprised to find that there was indeed a tight barrier ahead. It was not very tall, but it was indeed a fortification wall, and the area enclosed was not small, it was a circular area, and the radius was close to that of Miles.
This is the temporary inner camp, which Lin Jue ordered Ruan Ping to build in less than half an hour. Half an hour to build an inner camp fortification wall within a radius of miles, of course, is impossible under normal circumstances, but those who have a heart can do it.
The camp originally designed by Lin Jue was divided into internal and external camps. The outer camp is three miles in radius, and it is the outermost line of defense against the enemy. Because the company's combat strength and logistical manpower totaled 200,000, the camp had to be so open and huge, and a large area was left for cavalry to rush to the aid of the battalion and build dozens of firearms positions. Therefore, the important defensive measures naturally focus on the construction of the camp wall. However, Lin Jue also had to take precautions, thinking about how to quickly stabilize the situation once the outer camp was broken, so as to avoid the enemy cavalry rushing into the camp and wantonly slaughtering. The best way to deal with this situation is to build an internal camp.
However, due to the tight schedule, the pressure to build the camp was enormous. The outer camp could not be fully built, and there was the time and manpower to build the inner camp. Unless there are more than three days and three nights, it will be possible to mobilize manpower to build the inner camp fortifications when the construction of the outer camp is completed. However, it is clear that this is an extravagant hope.
In view of this, Lin Jue thought of a way to build the inner camp in a short period of time without consuming too much manpower. He called Ruan Pingyi and said that Ruan Pinglian claimed that it was good, thinking that it was a good way to save time and effort. The method is actually very simple, the more than 8,000 carts accompanying the army are the movable fortification wall, and the only thing needed is to fill the cart with dirt and mud bags, just place there, it is the most perfect fortification wall. Of course, this is not difficult, because a trench is being dug outside the camp wall, and the earth needs to be transported, which needs to be loaded by large trucks. Nguyen Binh mobilized thousands of carts, loaded them with dirt, and pulled them to the middle of the camp to park.
The Jurchens attacked very quickly, and Ruan Ping didn't have time to set up the inner camp, but thousands of carts full of dirt were already ready. Lin Jue had asked him to set up the inner camp within half an hour, which was easy for Ruan Ping. After receiving the order, he immediately asked tens of thousands of coachmen to haul the cart to the location that had been surveyed before, and enclosed a circular area within a radius of miles, and the inner camp was actually built. The only thing that takes a lot of effort is to fix the position of these carts, and to fix the wheels by nailing the stakes. These carts were hinged together with thick ropes, so that they could resist the impact and push and pull of the other party, and became a strong fortification wall.
Of course, this kind of work
The wall is actually quite simple, and the height is only more than one person high. Nor is it wide and sturdy enough. But the inner fortification wall of such a cart was enough to withstand the charge of the opposing cavalry. It was impossible for the cavalry to rush in in defiance of such an obstacle. Even in order to prevent the opposing cavalry from charging into the car formation, Ruan Ping placed hundreds of spiked horses in some positions on the periphery, which strengthened the impact of the entire camp against cavalry.
Such an inner camp can allow archers and firearms soldiers to have a bunker that can protect themselves, and important materials in the battalion, such as grain, grass, water, armaments, and other materials, can also be protected in it, so that they will not be trampled and destroyed in the chaos of the battle. In the present situation, when the outer camp wall has been breached, a large number of cavalry from the other side have rushed into the camp, and the outer camp has actually been breached, the role played by this inner camp will be obvious.
The command of the inner battalion waved the flag on the high platform and constantly issued orders. Nearly 50,000 infantry of the Luoyan Army quickly retreated into the inner camp through a dozen gaps. Crossbowmen and throwers quickly took up their positions and set up defenses along the walls of the inner camp. The infantry pikemen are on the outermost part of the wall, and when they prepare for the charge of the opposing cavalry, they stab their opponents with their spears. Another 20,000 infantry swordsmen were on standby in the rear, ready to plug the breached gap and fight the opponent's soldiers and horses.
When the infantry was settled, the tens of thousands of Jurchen cavalry who broke through the camp wall on the battlefield of the outer camp had already begun to encircle the cavalry led by Ma Qingshan. Lin Jue ordered the cavalry to withdraw to the inner camp. Ma Qingshan led the cavalry to retreat to the inner camp, but the opposing cavalry was unwilling to let them flee and chased after them. In the end, the cavalry of the Luoyan Army paid the price of nearly 2,000 men and horses to rush to the gap in the inner camp. The cavalry was able to storm into the inner camp under the cover of thousands of crossbowmen who had rushed out of the inner camp and the archers who had fortified the inner camp on both sides.
The opposing cavalry wanted to follow the cavalry of the Luoyan Army and rush into the gap in the inner camp, but was blocked by hundreds of melon grenades, so they had no choice but to give up, and watched the other party close the gap in the inner camp dozens of paces.
At this moment, more than 100,000 people gathered in the circular area of the inner camp, which was only a mile of land, and suddenly there was a crowd of people everywhere, and there was the neighing of war horses everywhere, which was quite chaotic. But soon, the discipline of the Falling Goose Army was manifested. After a moment of confusion, everyone calmed down, and soon they were in order.
Lin Jue returned to the high command platform in the middle, it was already sunset at this moment, and at a glance from the high platform, the land within a radius of several miles was densely packed with enemy soldiers and horses. The armor glittered, and the sword sparkled like a sparkling sea. Wolf smoke and dust were flying on the ground, and the yellow dust of the tens of thousands of Jurchen cavalry who were rushing around the camp in search of fighters outside the inner camp was like a vast dragon. This situation and this scene will make everyone who sees it feel extremely shocked.