Chapter 62: The Datong River is attacked and the North Weikong City is crushed

Li Kui followed Ningde and them for a day, and the next day they divided their troops to advance to Xining. This time, Li Kui took the 1st Division of the 1st Infantry Army and the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the 1st Cavalry Army, and also brought a heavy artillery battalion and three heavy artillery pieces. Most of the soldiers of the First Infantry Army who crossed the Yellow River and followed Ningde had horses, and the division that followed Li Kui even had horses.

Li Kui: On the way to Xiningwei, they had to solve the problem of Nianbeiwei (Ledu County) on the edge of Huangshui. In fact, it turned out that during the Ming Dynasty, this place had been reduced to a thousand households in Xining Weiyou. After the Dashun army occupied here, it took in the original Ming Dynasty troops, and sent some soldiers and horses, and more than 3,000 people were originally here to guard here. The mighty general of Xiningwei stationed in Xiningwei is a veteran who has been with Li Zicheng for many years, he heard that the Yaogang people are coming, and he knows that he can't hold Xiningwei, but he has already made up his mind to be loyal to the prince of Chuang. With this determination to die, he began to think about how to deal with the kiln people. This mighty general has been on the battlefield for a long time, he knows that there is no way to fight hard, and he also knows that the people of Yaogang are too powerful, they are invincible, but they are also easy to be careless. So he decided not to defend this time and to take the initiative. Because if you can't win, it's not too late to come back and defend the city. Now there is no shortage of soldiers, there were more than 8,000 people, and later more than 7,000 people came from Hedong, and now there are nearly 16,000 people. He thought to himself, if he waited for work at ease and used his troops properly, he could fight with more than 10,000 people.

After Li Kui and the Ningde brigade divided their troops, they went all the way southwest to the north bank of Huangshui, and went west along Huangshui. Due to the drag of three heavy guns, the route was not easy to walk, and the march was very slow. The front team marched to the place where the Datong River and the Huangshui River meet, and found that there was a large flow of water. They managed to find a few boats, but it was impossible to cross this large group of people with such a few small boats. There was no way, and the brigade had to go north along the Chase River. After walking for five miles, I found a wooden bridge where the river was a little gentle. The sappers stepped forward to fix it and said that they could cross the river. Li Kui still let the cavalry pass first, and he took this cavalry regiment, which was mainly formed by the old cavalry from Yulin. Li Kui was very relieved to use them. This time, Li Kui used it right again.

When the cavalry regiment cautiously crossed the river, it had not yet caught its breath. There was a cannon bang on the hillside west of the bridgehead, and countless soldiers of the Dashun Army appeared on the hillside, and bows and arrows rained down. Although the distance was a little farther, a dozen cavalrymen were shot off their horses. Then a group of cavalry rushed out from behind the hillside, and it was clear that the soldiers on the hill also understood that their bows and arrows would not cause much damage to the cavalry below, and their purpose was to cause them panic and create conditions for the cavalry to raid. The incident happened suddenly, but this cavalry was not chaotic. They quickly took off their automatic rifles, and the "pop" bullets fired at the Dashun army on the mountain and the cavalry rushing over. The mighty general of the Dashun army on this mountain thought that after the galloping cavalry rushed over, he would be able to disperse and destroy the 1,000-strong cavalry that had just crossed the river. How have they ever seen such a weapon as an automatic rifle. The Dashun army on the mountain was shooting arrows with bows and arrows, when they heard a sound of "popping" at the bottom of the mountain, and many people looked back at the brothers around them, and the heads were hit by bullets, and there was a fist-sized hole in the back of the head, and their brains would fly out; If you get shot in the body, you will have a big hole in the back. Many of them vomited when they saw the tragic death of their brothers. There was chaos on the mountain for a while. The cavalry who shouted and rode their horses were a little puzzled, and the power of the cavalry was in the impact of running. But the kiln men did not come back on horseback, but waited for them. Not only did it not recoil, but it was not concentrated, but it was also spread out and stretched into a horizontal line. These cavalrymen were secretly happy in their hearts, they thought they had met a newbie who had been frightened stupidly. However, the war horses that charged together around them kept falling down with men and horses, which made them understand that the opponent was sitting on the horse, not waiting for them, but constantly "snapping" their brothers off the horse with the things in their hands. Some even horses were killed and fell. Their tragedy came when the fallen horses and corpses fell into piles to block the cavalry charge behind. With the strange cry of "squeak", one by one **** fell into their charging team. "Boom, boom, boom" continued to explode, blowing their horses and corpses into pieces and flying around. It turned out that Li Kui, who was on the east bank of the river, saw the cavalry regiment that had just crossed the river being ambushed, and said in his heart, "It's not good, I'm too careless!" I didn't send anyone to scout first. "They are also careless, they all feel that the Dashun army only has to run away and be beaten now, so they didn't expect that people would fight back. Li Kui was annoyed, but he quickly and calmly ordered: "Mortars are concentrated on the river bank to support the cavalry regiment." ”

Since the brigade was still behind, the mortars that could be assembled immediately were limited. Fortunately, more than a dozen 60 guns were concentrated. The biggest artillery commander Li Kui could find was a very young artillery platoon commander. Just after the cavalry regiment had resisted for a while, the artillery platoon commander had completed the range measurement and organized the artillery to open fire. Fortunately, the commander of this artillery platoon was still very experienced, and he did not calibrate the shooting, and the shells that were fired basically fell into the middle of the cavalry team of the charging Dashun Army.

The cavalry charging of the Dashun army was stopped alive. At this time, the artillery platoon commander found that the bows and arrows of the Dashun Army on the hill still posed a threat to the cavalry regiment, so he immediately ordered the artillery to turn the muzzle and fire at the hill. "Dong Dong" smashed another row of shells on the mountain, blowing up the soldiers of the Dashun Army on the hill and howling wolf. The pressure on the cavalry was suddenly relieved a lot.

Li Kui saw that the mortar behind him was quickly sent up, and the stone in his heart fell. He knew that the cavalry regiments that had crossed the river would unload their heavy machine guns as soon as they breathed a sigh of relief, and that they would have no worries at that time. As long as they don't mess up, no one can help them.

The mighty general who organized the ambush of Li Kui had never seen such a weapon as the Yaogang people. They didn't know what was going on with automatic rifles and mortars, but he knew that such a good opportunity today could not inflict heavy damage on the opponent, let alone the battle that followed. Therefore, he strictly ordered the cavalry to organize an attack again, and it will not stop. At the same time, the infantry on the hill was ordered to charge down at the same time.

The Dashun Army, which has always been known for its strict military aircraft, immediately began to attack again. But now they were greeted by more shells and a rain of blazing bullets from heavy machine guns. However, this attack on the Dashun army was even more resolute, and the order they received was not to die, this time it was a decisive charge. Although the shells and heavy machine gun bullets turned their men on their backs, the charging team did not pause for a moment, and continued to accelerate towards the Yaogang Cavalry Regiment, and the infantry of the Dashun Army of the mountain also rushed down the mountain with a shout. This bridgehead was too small, and the defensive front of the Yaogang Cavalry Regiment was piled up by Roshan at once. What is even more terrifying is that the mortar shells on the east bank of the Chase River suddenly ran out. The shells from behind did not arrive. Moreover, the heavy machine guns of the cavalry are all air-cooled, and the barrels of the guns have to be changed after a while. The firepower suddenly weakened a little.

The mighty general was worried when he saw the attacking soldiers suffering too heavy casualties. Suddenly, the cannonballs of the kiln man were gone, and he knew that the opportunity had come, so he personally rushed over with the last cavalry.

In fact, even so, it was difficult for them to rush in front of the kiln cavalry with brake rifles. But the danger was always there, because the impact of the cavalry could not be underestimated.

Li Kui, on the east bank of the Datong River, knew that no matter how many people were sent across the river now, he would not be able to use it. He ordered the infantry to carry water-cooled heavy machine guns and hurry across the river to support the cavalry regiment. Just as the heavy machine gunners of the infantry were carrying their heavy machine guns to the middle of the Datong River, Li Kui rubbed his hands together and kept saying, "Hurry up!" Let's go! Suddenly, there was a loud explosion on the opposite hill, followed by a puff of white smoke.

"130 heavy artillery?" Li Kui was certainly familiar with the sound of the explosion.

Then there was a "boom" and the explosion of heavy artillery shells. This time, the bombing point was closer to the crowd of the Dashun army's attack.

As soon as the third shell "boomed", it exploded directly in the ranks of the attacking army of the Dashun army. A large area of the landing site was directly emptied by the shells, and the horses and men were scattered like sand.

Li Kui understood that the heavy artillery battalion in the back took the initiative to participate in the battle. At this time, there was a terrible sound of "woo" in the sky, and then three heavy artillery shells exploded in the cavalry pile of the Dashun army. The smoke and dust of these shells did not disperse, and three more shells fell.

At this time, Li Kui shouted happily: "Enough is enough!" Bunnies, those shells are expensive. It is not easy for us to come all the way from the kiln to this place. ”

It seems that I heard Li Kui's order. After three shells per gun, the heavy artillery did not fire. At this time, the **** was also sent. Water-cooled heavy machine guns across the river also began to join the chorus.

The brave soldiers of the Dashun Army also had to retreat. Because a heavy artillery shell fell near the mighty general's warhorse, the war horse was killed, and the mighty general's calf was blown off and one arm was injured. The soldiers tied him to his horse and fled.

Li Kui ordered the cavalry regiment not to pursue, but to quickly occupy the hill west of the opposite bridge.

After Li Kui and the commander of the 1st Division crossed the river, the commander of the cavalry regiment stretched his face and said: "The deputy commander blames me, and he should send someone to the mountain to have a look before crossing the river." This time it was really unlucky, two brothers died, and more than 20 brothers were cheaper. ”

The commander of the cavalry regiment meant that two brothers died, and more than twenty brothers were injured. Why did he call the injury cheap? Because he was injured, he could go to the medical team in the back, march in a steel spring carriage, and there were beautiful female nurses waiting for him, and the food was still the best. That's why the soldiers called the wounded cheap. This is also an unlucky thing that will be injured, to use an obscure statement.

Li Kui comforted him and said: "I don't blame you for this, blame us for being a little underestimated." But you've done pretty well. If you panic, you will be scattered by their cavalry. That's going to be a big loss. ”

"Humph! Just because they want to break us apart? The cavalry commander said confidently, "In fact, even if you scatter them, you can't take advantage of them." But this guy is very good at fighting, and if it weren't for the fact that our weapons are so powerful, the average team would be finished in one fell swoop. ”

"yes!" Li Kui also agreed, "This guy has chosen the terrain well, the timing of the attack is well controlled, and he can calculate it accurately, we will definitely take this road." It's a man who can fight, and you should all learn that. ”

"Huh!" The cavalry commander said, "Maybe this battle can still be told by Mr. Ouyang as a combat example." However, the shells of the heavy artillery battalion were too timely and accurate. How did they fight so far behind the line? ”

"Huh! I don't know what's going on," Li Kui said, "These people made by Li Wei are usually chattering, and they really work when it's critical." And a platoon commander of the mortar on the east side of the river bank today, who made a great contribution. The artillery was accurate, and the command was good. I'm going to mention him as a company commander. ”

"Hey, hey!" The cavalry commander smiled and asked, "Isn't it very young?" ”

"It's very young." Li Kui said.

"Then you don't need to be promoted," said the cavalry commander, "it must have just graduated from the military class of the Yaogang Academy, and now he is a trainee officer in the ranks." In the future, it will be the general's material. ”

"No wonder, he is too young to be young," Li Kui said, "I don't care what happens to him in the future, now I want to promote him as a company commander." ”

When the brigade was almost finished crossing the Datong River, the heavy artillery battalion came. They dismantled the heavy artillery into several large pieces before they were able to transport it across the river.

At this time, the commander of the heavy artillery battalion came over and briefed Li Kui on the situation of the artillery that had just been fired.

It turned out that the heavy artillery was too bulky, and the sequence of their march was relatively backward. When they heard the sound of mortars in front, they knew that there was a battle in front, but the heavy artillery could not go to the front immediately. The commander of the heavy artillery battalion asked the heavy artillery to arrange the gun positions on the spot, and he led several staff officers with the radio and rode to a small hill next to him. When they reached the top of the hill, they immediately set up the cannon mirrors. It just so happens that the summit is a little higher than the previous one, and it is less than five kilometers away from the Odori River. After calculation, they reported the parameters by radio to the artillerymen below. At this time, the commander of the heavy artillery regiment found that the mortars in front had stopped firing. The regiment commander judged that now was the critical time, and the front shelling must have been insufficient to prepare for the halt of the shells. So he immediately ordered the artillery to be fired, and after two school shots, they fired three shots at each gun.

After listening to the words of the commander of the heavy artillery battalion, the commander of the First Division couldn't help but ask: "The place where you fired the artillery is nearly ten miles away from here, and it is separated by a mountain, how can you shoot so accurately?" ”

"Actually, when Mr. Ouyang gave you a lesson, he asked our General Li Wei to introduce to you that the firing range of our 130 heavy guns is more than 20 kilometers. Your infantry can call in artillery fire support at any time within a range of 20 km. I guess you didn't take it to heart, thinking that you could sweep the world with mortars and heavy machine guns. To tell you the truth, when you fight in the future, bring my artillery scouts with you, and as long as you are within twenty kilometers of me, I can support you with shells at any time. "Although the commander of the artillery battalion is two levels lower than the commander of the infantry division, his tone of voice is not low. Artillery is cattle.

Li Kui and the commander of the 1st Division looked at each other and smiled after listening to the words of the commander of the artillery battalion. Li Kui said: "Okay! Today, you have made a great contribution, and we have gained a lot of knowledge. In the past, I thought that your cannons could only shoot directly, but now it seems that you can shoot so accurately across the mountains, so it will be much easier for us to fight in the future. ”

"Yes, in the future, as long as our opponent is within twenty kilometers of our artillery, don't think about safety." The infantry division commander also understood that this cannon was not something that Mr. Ouyang could forget after speaking. True, their previous interests were in mortars and heavy machine guns.

All the teams crossed the river, and Li Kui left the bridge. At this time, the following report said that in this battle, more than 5,000 Dashun troops were killed and countless horses were killed. A thousand were taken prisoner, but half were wounded. Li Kui said: "All the prisoners should be brought, and the wounded and sick prisoners should also be bandaged and treated." ”

At the same time, Li Kui asked the transport team to dispose of all the dead horses, and then take away everything that horse meat could take. Since it was an expeditionary operation, the convoy behind it was also very long, and these horse meats were all good things. Fortunately, the weight of the steel spring carriage in Yaogang is still very large, and Yang Jing and their large transportation team have their own maintenance team and carry a lot of wearing parts. As soon as they arrive at the campsite, they check the vehicle to make sure there are fewer problems on the road the next day.

However, what Li Kui admires most is that Zhang Zhimu let them bring a lot of oranges with the team. Every once in a while, the soldiers were asked to eat an orange, and the soldiers would not get on fire. Oranges were very popular with the soldiers.

Since the road from here along the west of the Huangshui is all the valley of the river, the road is rugged, although there are still sappers in front of the road to repair the road, the speed of the march is not fast. After the fourth day of the Datong River, the cavalry in front came back and reported that the front was Nian Beiwei (Ledu County). Li Kui rode forward, looked at Beiwei with a look, and saw that this was a square city. But it was lifeless, not a little angry.

After a while, the front detective came back and reported: "Report to the deputy commander, there may be an empty city ahead. I looked through my binoculars and there was no movement. There was no cover in front of me, and I didn't dare to go too far. ”

"Hmmm! Go and scout with a troop of cavalry. Li Kui ordered. I wondered if they had all abandoned the city and fled.

Sure enough, Li Kui guessed correctly, and the cavalry who had been scouting in the past came back to report, saying that there was an empty city in front of him, and there was not even a single common man.

Li Kui led the people around the city and found that not only the soldiers and civilians had left, but even the bridge across the Huangshui had been destroyed by them.

Li Kui ordered to enter the city to rest and settle down, and the sappers repaired the Huangshui Bridge as soon as possible, and at the same time sent scouts to search for it. Li Kui was worried that these Dashun troops would set up an ambush again in the back.

Tanma came back and reported: "No one has been found. ”

"In this hellish place, I can't see people, but it's a little crazy." Li Kui said, "Order the sappers to repair the bridge quickly, I guess they are all concentrated in Xining, they must want to fight us there." ”

It took a whole day to repair the bridge. Li Kui ordered a company to be left to guard this northern guard. Tell the company commander: "After a while, the people and soldiers who were forced to leave their homes will come back slowly, and you should be kind to them." This is their home, and they can't hide forever. ”

Li Kui and his team crossed the Huangshui River, traveled west along the south bank of the Huangshui for a day, and came to Pingrong City (Ping'an County). The defenders had withdrawn, but the people had not. When Li Kui and his soldiers approached the city, the city gate was opened, and more than a dozen old men came out. They came to Li Kui and their team to give a salute, and a Hui imam said, "We don't have any defenders in Ping'an City, and the people of Ping'an City welcome you." I also hope that the general will be kind to the people in our safe city. ”

Li Kui also hurriedly turned over and dismounted, went over to help the old men, and said: "The old people are so gifted, I, Li Kui, can't stand it, please get up!" ”

Li Kui's actions obviously moved these old men very much, and with this, they felt that the army in front of them should be good, and maybe they could avoid this military disaster. An old man of the Han nationality said: "We know that you fought a battle with the Dashun army, and the Dashun army was defeated, and when they passed by, they withdrew all the soldiers who were originally stationed there, and forced us to go together, but we have not wanted to leave here for generations, so we went together to beg the injured mighty general." The mighty general is quite reasonable, so he doesn't embarrass us. We are here to hope that the general's army will not attack the people here, and if the general asks for anything, we will do our best to meet you. ”

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