Chapter Forty-Eight: The Battle of the River Bridge (Part II)
The left flank of the Jin army was attacked by Hu Cai and Wang Teng's troops, and the formation was slightly chaotic.
He was a little depressed in his heart, there were too many soldiers, the battlefield was too open, and with his ability, it was really difficult to command and dispatch. The key is that Wang Ze's camp was only newly built, and it was attacked by the Hu army, and it was not yet complete, and there was no high turret erected. To tell the truth, from his position, it is difficult to see the battle situation on the two flanks clearly, although he saw that the banners of the Lu Yan Department on the left flank were a little scattered, but he had to wait until the sentinel mounted nearby galloped to report it, so that he could understand what was going on, and then send troops to rescue, which would inevitably be a beat slower.
Since the Northern Expedition, because of Tao Kan by his side, every large-scale positional battle, mostly by Tao Shixing commanded, he Pei Dadu often just climbed the oars and looked, or immediately under the big line, in order to show that he would not retreat. It's a pity that Tao Kan is not here now, and according to Pei Gai's judgment, whether it is Liu Yetang or Zhen Sui, mobilizing thousands of horses and thousands of troops, it is still too immature - it is better than himself - so he has to bite the bullet and go on top of his own house. However, when I watched the battle in the past, I boasted that I had heard Tao Kanzhi's ability, learned seventy or eighty percent, and actually commanded, only to know that it was still far away......
Originally, I thought that the unprecedented tiger squat cannon could break the enemy's courage in one fell swoop, but who thought that the Hu army would just retreat slightly in the middle, and the left and right wings would be fine. Think about it again, it's right, after all, the tiger squat is too small, and the power is not enough, one launch, but it covers dozens of steps, not like the Franc machine and red-coated cannon of later generations, which is known as "eroding for miles" with one shot. And there are only seven tiger squats in total, and in the battlefield where tens of thousands of people are fighting, the role they can play is actually limited, and it is difficult to bluff people even by relying on their prestige - Hu Bing, who is a little farther away, but when they hear the sound of cannons, if there is a drum, who will understand what is happening? How can the ignorant be fearless, and be astonished and afraid?
The power of the tiger squat may need to continue to ferment for a period of time, so that those Hu soldiers who barely escaped under the muzzle of the gun can spread ten, ten, and hundred, so that it is possible to truly deter the enemy. However, it is estimated that it is unlikely that such an effect will be seen in today's battle......
As long as he can withstand the onslaught of the Hu army, and wait for Guo Mo and others to arrive, the balance of victory will be completely tilted towards his side, and it will be difficult to deflect again. Therefore, for today's plan, it is still necessary to stick to it, and to respond to all changes with the same, and it is really not appropriate to rush forward and fight.
The key is that he is not Zhen Sui, and he does not have the ability to fight, and even if Zhen Sui, I think he will lead hundreds of people to fight at most, and it will be the end......
Therefore, Pei Caicai sent Yao Yizhong away, and immediately ordered the flag to be waved, and the three armies temporarily retreated, still restoring the original circular formation garrison. Zhen Sui in the middle lane was the first to withdraw, with the heads of two generals hanging from his waist, although he was covered in blood, there was no tiredness on his face - it is estimated that if he was the only one, he would not have to take care of his subordinates, and he could still charge and kill three or five more times in the enemy formation until it was dark.
Then Liu Yetang also led his troops to retreat slowly. He was lucky, facing Liu Ya, the general of Hu Han Anxi, was cautious in his use of troops, and he didn't dare to chase after him when he saw that his formation was strong - in fact, Liu Yetang and Liu Ya's military style was very similar. But Wang Teng on the right flank of the Hu army was much braver, repeatedly attacking Lu Yan's department, even if Yao Yizhong rushed to help, he couldn't stop Hu Shi, so it was difficult to break away from contact with the Hu army and retreat slowly - unless you turned around directly, butt to the enemy, and collapsed dozens of hundred steps.
The Hu cavalry on the north side galloped through the left flank of the Jin army and approached the camp, and Wang Ze ordered the archers to shoot repeatedly in the camp, so that the Hu cavalry did not dare to approach. But then more than 1,000 Hu rode around in a circle, galloped back, and harassed Lu Yan's department from the flank, and Lu Yan was gradually unable to support it.
On the one hand, they tried to confuse the enemy and weaken the enemy's position, and on the other hand, it also made it difficult for the foot soldiers to determine which direction the enemy cavalry would launch a fierce attack, and it was inevitable that the psychological pressure would increase. However, if the infantry army can hold a strong position, the spears on the outside, and even the ring carts and digging fortresses as a base, and the infantry bow on the inside, it is generally difficult for the light cavalry to succeed. It's a pity that Lu Yan still has to deal with Wang Teng's onslaught head-on, and the order to temporarily retreat and reorganize came later, and many flaws were exposed in the whole formation during the mobilization, so he was attacked by the Hu army and suffered heavy losses.
In about half a meal, Hu Jun had already torn apart the Jin formation three times, and it was all blocked by Lu Yan and Yao Yizhong and other relatives, and they were covered in blood and sweat through heavy armor, and it was not easy to stabilize the array again. Lu Yan was so anxious that his eyes were red, although he knew that the defeat was already present, and if there were no thousands of fresh troops to help, the left wing would collapse sooner or later, but he still gritted his teeth and stiffened - maybe in a few moments, there would be a turnaround?
Because he knew that Pei should not be able to come up with many soldiers and horses to help. At present, only Wang Ze's department has not yet gone into battle, but they have already fought with Hu Jun for a morning, and then they were ordered to repair the camp in the rear, where can they still say the word "vitality"? If the Metropolitan Governor sends troops from the Chinese army or the left flank to help, it will be easy to empty the other place, and it will be taken advantage of by Hu......
When he was anxious, a herald suddenly came on horseback and informed Pei Gai's order: "The governor of the capital has an order, General Lu quickly broke away from contact with Hu Kou and retreated to the camp, there must be no mistake!" Lu Yan glared and said, "In such a situation, how can you retreat?" I'm afraid it will be out of control as soon as I retreat! The herald said: "The governor of the capital has a word, General Lu will retreat, and there will be a response later." Retreat and scatter without responsibility, and continue to fight and kill! ”
When Lu Yan got this promise, he immediately left the first-line soldiers and led the main force to turn around and leave. When the front-line Jin soldiers saw the main general's banner backwards, they were all panicked, and they also turned around and fled. Wang Teng was overjoyed when he saw this, and ordered his soldiers to speed up their pace, all the way forward, and kill the Jin people.
If the left flank of the Jin people can be completely defeated, then he can turn his head and attack the middle of the Jin division with the general, then Pei should be defeated!
As soon as Lu Yan retreated, he directly retreated past the original array, until he was still in the camp. He found that the outermost ditch of the camp had been basically dug - although it was not deep - several passages had been opened in the middle, and the outer columns were rejecting the horses. Lu Yan rode into the camp and turned his head to take a look, according to the trenchers, most of them were soldiers of the "Fierce Wind Right Battalion", and he said that the governor really had nothing to do, so he could only transfer these toiling ghosts to use......
A herald was waiting in the camp, conveying Pei Gai's latest order: "Order General Lu to quickly reorganize the army in preparation for another battle." This defeat is the order of the Grand Governor, not the fault of the Emperor, and those who still have the equipment in their hands are not to blame; If there is a person who abandons the armor rod and flees, he will be remembered for a great time, and if there is no military merit to atone for his sins in the subsequent battle, he will be severely punished! ”
Lu Yan knew that the soldiers of Wang Ze's "Lifeng Right Battalion" were also tired, and even if they were based on the stronghold, they might not be able to stop the Hu army for much time - the trenches were still too shallow, there were not many horses to reject, and the walls were not erected - he had to rely on himself to reorganize his troops and horses as soon as possible and return to fight. Fortunately, although the trenches are shallow, after all, it is a psychological support for the soldiers, and it is much more stable to escape back to the camp than to scatter in the wilderness.
But in fact, at this time, the defeated soldiers of the Jin army have not yet returned to the base, and the last group of people were bitten by the Hu army, seeing that the Hu army was about to chase after them and enter the Jin camp - the rejected horses had already moved away, but there was no time to re-block. Wang Teng saw it later, and was overjoyed, when he suddenly heard a few loud noises, thick smoke billowed up on the base, and at the same time, the soldiers of Jin Hu who were crowded at several passages in the Jin base were all covered in blood, screaming miserably and slamming to the ground......
Pei Cai, this is to move the tiger squat cannon to the left flank again.
He heard that the situation on the left flank was critical, and he was afraid that once Lu Yan's army was defeated, Hu Kou could flank the central army, and then he would lose the battle. In desperation, he could only break his wrist and order Lu Yan to break away from contact with the Hu army as soon as possible, regardless of casualties, and retreat to the camp, while he himself led the Chinese army and ordered Liu Yetang on the right flank to retreat slowly and refuse to defend the base.
Although there is basically only one trench, it is better than nothing.
The two armies have been fighting for a long time, and it has reached the beginning of Shen, and in Pei Gai's estimate, the sun will set in an hour and a half at most. As long as you can survive until dark, you can protect this army, and then you can plan again whether to build a fortress overnight or take advantage of the darkness to escape.
However, the central and right flanks suffered few losses and could hold on to themselves, while the left flank, relying on the defeated troops that Lu Yan had not yet been able to reap, and Wang Ze's exhausted army, would have difficulty resisting Hu Ko's rapid offensive. Therefore, he hurriedly moved all the Tiger Squat artillery groups to the north side, asking them to try to stop Hu Kou's advance.
A cannon is carried by two people, one person wields a hammer to fix, two people fill with gunpowder and projectiles, one gunner ignites the fire and casts it, plus five people to guard the long and short weapons, a total of eleven people, seven groups are seventy-seven people, less than one team. But its artillery commander is the leader of the governor's Lu, this person's name is Dou Fuyu, Jiaozhou Nanhai people's clan. The Dou family of Fufeng Pingling was originally the surname of the Later Han Dynasty, and then withered, but even so, Dou Fuyu claimed to be a descendant of the Dou family, and his ancestor was the Han Dynasty Sikong Dou Rong, which was basically not believed.
This person was sold to Jingzhou as a teenager and worked as a servant, and later followed Tao Kan as a ministry, and Tao Shixing recommended him to Pei Gai because of his prudence, and once served as a captain in Pei's ministry's battalion.
Let's say that Dou's father had an order, and hurriedly led seven artillery groups to the north base, and placed the tiger squat cannon behind the base, crossed firepower, and blocked several external exits. When it was put into most of the "Pengshan Cong Battalion", the chasing soldiers of the Hu army and the defeated soldiers of the Jin division were mixed together, so that the bows and arrows on the base did not dare to be boldly cast, but Dou Fuyu ordered: "All cannons are fired in a salvo!" ”
Some subordinates hesitated, saying: "Our army has not yet entered the base, I am afraid that there will be accidental injuries......
Dou Fuyu's eyes widened: "If you can stop Hu Shi, what are you afraid of accidental injury?" If Hu soldiers are allowed to enter the base, we will not be able to live - don't say much, shoot a quick salvo! ”
Most of the barbarians who are well-connected are of this temperament, on the surface they look short and thin, and their strength is often insufficient, and they do not seem to be threatening; And because its dialect is bent and toothy, even if it speaks with an official accent, it is usually afraid of people's jokes and speaks little, as if it is loyal; In fact, there is an indomitable spirit in his bones, and he is even arrogant and ferocious.
When Dou Fuyu was still a captain in the trilogy battalion, he was known for training his soldiers to the death with a board and a glance, and he was known for being ruthless. Therefore, as soon as Balabala made a call, in fact, most of his subordinates did not understand it, and they only saw the boss's glare, and they only understood the words "rapid salvo", and they did not dare to delay at the moment, and the gunner hurriedly ignited the fire - the gunpowder and projectiles were naturally filled in long ago and could be fired at any time.
This round of artillery killed and injured not many - and nearly half of them were their own people - but it caused strong psychological pressure on Hu Jun in front of him. The forward momentum of the Hu army was stopped, Wang Ze hurriedly ordered the archers to shoot, but before they could completely force the Hu soldiers back, Dou Fuyu ordered all the artillery groups to turn the tiger squat gun muzzle in the direction of due south, and another round of salvo fire.
Even Wang Teng in the back couldn't help but be shocked when he saw it, not to mention those ignorant Hu soldiers? The front-line Hu soldiers immediately turned around and fled, shaking the array, and Hu Nai retreated slightly.
But the Hu army retreated slightly, and the cannon stopped ringing—the distance was out of reach, and it was in vain—the Jin base was only far away with bows and crossbows. Seeing this, Wang Teng knew that although the Jin people's strange equipment was powerful, the range was short, and as long as they remained fifty paces away, they would have nothing to do. So he mobilized the cavalry, ordered them to gallop left and right in front of the base, and shoot at the Jin people, and he also reorganized his infantry in the back, and the archers lined up to shoot into the Jin camp - the main target was the place where the smoke had just made a loud noise!
The tiger squatted and fired two cannons in a row, and the smoke of gunpowder billowed out, and before it dispersed for a while, it became the target of the enemy's arrows. Although its cannon is light, it takes time to pull out and move, after all, Dou Fuyu's movements are only half a beat slower - the main thing is that he is still looking forward to Hu Jun approaching again, and he can fire the third time, according to the previous trial and error, three or four shots in a row are no problem - resulting in more than ten subordinates being hit by arrows, one of them is not coincidental, and it is estimated that he will not survive......
Dou Fuyu was so angry that his eyes were split, but he thought that Pei Cai had repeatedly taken care of him before, saying that protecting the tiger squat and the artillery crew was the first thing, and whether he could break the enemy or not, but second, so he gritted his teeth and retreated, and even helped carry the cannon himself, and withdrew all the seven tiger squats from the camp and looked for a place to hide.
The tiger squat retreated, but Hu Bing also set his heel outside the Jin base, and when the two sides shot each other for a long time, Wang Ze's troops suffered a lot of losses, and Lu Yan had not been able to regain control of the loose team. Liu Ji in the middle of the Hu army and Liu Ya on the left flank also moved forward steadily, approaching the Jin base. Liu Ji sent people to report to Liu Can, saying that after the confrontation, the Jin people retreated to the camp, and our army pressed directly in front of them, if nothing else, before dark, they should be able to destroy the Jin division and capture Pei Gai alive.
I'm afraid that today is like yesterday, and it gets dark early, which leads to a mountain and a failure...... Brother, hurry up and prepare a few thousand more fresh troops, and be ready to go south to support at any time.
The messenger had just left north, when suddenly dust was flying in the southwest, banners were waving, and a cavalry was rushing towards him at a gallop. Wang Teng was on the right wing, and when he saw it first, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Who is this?" If you are a promoted teacher, how can you not report it?! ”
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