Chapter 40: Counterattack on Yulin A key battle

Liu Yun and Liu Chenghuang were right to stay and recuperate after occupying the important military town of Yulin. Because the attack at this time has lost its suddenness, and their forward soldiers and horses are too far forward, it is also necessary to wait for the large number of men and horses behind. In particular, the mighty general of Yulin has already sent the emergency military information to the Yan'an Mansion behind, and it is better to see how the Dashun army reacts, and at the same time, it can also clean up several surrounding county towns and piers, and the piers will be handed over to Zhou Yuji's men and horses to receive, and the county town will be handed over to the kiln cadres and police who will follow up behind.

Yan'an Prefecture has jurisdiction over 16 counties in three prefectures. The three prefectures are Yanzhou, Jiazhou, and Suidezhou, and the sixteen counties are Fushi, Ansai, Ganquan, Anding, Baoan, Yichuan, Yanchuan, Yanchang, Qingjian, Luochuan, Central, Yijun, Mizhi, Wubao, Shenmu, and Fugu.

Liu Chenghuang and they led people to Yulin for a long distance, and directly took Yulin, those officials loyal to Li Zicheng in the county were unwilling to hand over power, and some resisted desperately, although the strength of resistance can be ignored, but after all, it needs to be dealt with by dividing troops, which takes some time.

Although Li Zicheng has been staring at Beijing since he seized Shaanxi, thinking about the Forbidden City of Emperor Chongzhen every day, he also knows that the threat from the north requires special attention. Therefore, he sent a lot of troops to guard the Great Wall in the north, and also fought a few battles with the Ordos, although they were all big victories, but they also figured out that the Mongols should not be underestimated. He divided into two parts to defend in the north, one part led by an army led by a general Guo Yi, stationed in Yan'an Province and responsible for the defense of the eastern part of the Great Wall. Part of the army was stationed in Yulin, which was closer to the Great Wall, so that it was convenient to support nearby. The other part was also led by a general Guo Yi, stationed in Guyuanzhou, and unified the northern Ningxia Wei (Yinchuan), Ningxia Zhongwei (Zhongwei City), Ningxia Houwei (Yanchi County), Jingyuwei (Jingyuan County, Wuzhong City) and Lingzhou (Lingwu City) to guard the Qianhu Station, responsible for the defense of the western part of the Great Wall.

After General Guo Yi, who was stationed in Yan'an Mansion, received a report from the mighty general stationed in Yulin, he thought that it was still a small group of Mongols who crossed the border to harass him, and he didn't take it seriously, thinking that with the garrison of Qingshuihe Fort in Yulin, he would just beat them away and teach them a lesson. They didn't even think about the Kiln Gang attack.

But after waiting for a day, some soldiers who fled back said that the Qingshuihe Fort in Yulin was occupied by the Yaogang people, and General Guo Yi knew that this was a big deal. Hurriedly sent someone to report to Xi'an Kuaima. But General Guo Yi also knew that if he couldn't take Yulin back, he wouldn't be able to save his head.

However, the one who got mixed with General Guoyi was not incompetent, he knew that the Yaogang people who occupied Yulin so quickly must have succeeded in a sneak attack, otherwise they would not have had any faith here, and the military town of Yulin would have been lost. It was also one of the nine important towns of the Ming Dynasty. Now concentrate the troops and horses, take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Yaogang people, and recapture Yulin itself There is still a chance of life. Therefore, he ordered 30,000 soldiers and horses, and mobilized 15,000 soldiers and horses from several surrounding guards, and marched towards Yulin. As soon as they set out, the special forces carrying the radio sent the information back to Liu Yun's headquarters. Liu Yun hurriedly ordered the troops who were sweeping all over the counties to withdraw, and the cadres and police of Yaogang were also temporarily withdrawn. to avoid the large group of men and horses of the Great Shun Army. In fact, this General Guo Yi did not go to Shanxi to fight directly with the Yaogang people, and he did not know the combat effectiveness of the Yaogang people. At this time, he didn't know how many people came from the kiln? I don't understand that if the kiln gang people attack, they are fully prepared.

In fact, it is no wonder that this General Guoyi is like this, because after Li Zicheng's defeat, in order not to affect the morale of the army, he deliberately understated how strong the Yaogang people were. These troops, who did not participate in the war, only knew that the Yaogang people had a lot of firearms, and the Dashun army suffered losses, and the specific Dashun army was not allowed to talk about it below, and they did not know. Such a foolish general came to attack Yulin with tens of thousands of horses, so what will the result be?

Qingshuihe Castle in Yulin couldn't accommodate Liu Yun and their army, Liu Yun just arranged a group of people in the city, and the team of people and horses were hiding behind.

When General Guo Yi led a large group of men and horses to march to the end of the sunset, the scouts sent out to report to General Guo Yi that the people of Yaogang had probably discovered our army, and that they had closed the city gates and could not see anyone outside the city.

General Guo Yi ordered to set up camp in Yulin Cheqian Wuli and attack the city tomorrow.

Because the forty or fifty thousand troops were pulled out far away, they needed to be encamped and assembled. He also knew that Yulin Castle had undergone several large-scale constructions, and it was very strong and easy to defend and difficult to attack. But now that the matter has come to this, it is not a matter of whether it is difficult to attack, but a matter of how to attack. Besides, this time he was different from Li Guo and their attack on Yulin, this time he brought a lot of artillery, and it was easier to bombard it with artillery before attacking. He knew there that he wanted to use cannons, and that his opponent cannons were more powerful and more powerful. General Guo Yi didn't know that his opponent was not only far more equipped than him, but also had a lot more people than his team.

An infantry battalion in Yaogang has an artillery battery of five mortars, a regiment has an artillery battalion of three artillery companies, and a division has an artillery regiment. At present, Liu Yun's team not only has its own artillery regiments of each infantry division, artillery battalions of each regiment, and artillery companies of each battalion, but also has a heavy artillery division. Liu Yun and Liu Chenghuang are studying and preparing to use artillery to solve the battle. They were overjoyed to hear that their opponents were concentrating on Yulin. Because the opponents are concentrated, it is very suitable for them to exert their firepower to solve their living forces at one time. Otherwise, they will be scattered and it will be really difficult to deal with.

This time, Liu Yun planned to concentrate the use of combat units above the artillery battalion level of each regiment, that is, all artillery battalions and artillery regiments together, leaving only the artillery companies of each battalion not to be used in a centralized manner. At present, the regimental artillery has been completely equipped with 120 heavy mortars and infantry guns, and the artillery battalions are also half of the heavy mortars. Plus that 130 heavy artillery division, the artillery firepower is amazing. Such artillery fire is used against a camp without strong fortifications, and the effect can be imagined, can Liu Yun and Liu Chenghuang not be happy?

Hearing the news that the Dashun Army had set up camp in front of Yulin, Liu Yun and Liu Chenghuang, Lin Feng, commander of the Third Infantry Army, Li Feng, commander of the First Cavalry Army, and the commander of the newly attached heavy artillery division held a meeting to make operational arrangements.

The commander of the heavy artillery division was a veteran of Li Wei, and he was also very familiar with Liu Yun, so he was happy to be able to go out with Liu Yun this time. After listening to Liu Yun's deployment, he knew that this battle was mainly to be solved by artillery, and said to Liu Yun: "Senior brother, the artillery matter will be handed over to me to command!" I'm good at playing with cannons. "The commander of the heavy artillery division has been following Li Wei to call Liu Yun his senior brother, and this time he rushed to command the artillery and did not see Liu Yun.

"Okay! Playing with cannons, we are indeed inferior to you. I will hand over all the artillery to you for this operation. You must be fully arranged before dawn. Liu Yun is still very relieved about this heavy artillery division commander, and when he went to Li Wei and them before, he studied artillery with them. Li Wei's several artillery division commanders have been grinding out on the shooting range with Li Wei in the past few years. They exaggerated that they were more skilled in using artillery than chopsticks. Not only did they boast about themselves, but the artillerymen who came to them to study did not throw themselves to the ground that they did not admire.

"Also, senior brother," said the commander of the heavy artillery division, "send my artillery scouts to your troops, and with them, within twenty kilometers, our heavy artillery will be ready to provide you with artillery support." In the future, when you fight infantry, you must get used to calling for artillery support. ”

"You're saying that within 20 kilometers of us, we can really call at any time, and you can shoot the shells over?" Liu Chenghuang became interested, "It's so far away, you can't see it, don't hit ourselves." ”

"Haha! Sometimes, it is impossible to completely avoid hitting yourself. "However, with our artillery scouts after a few corrections, the shells can fall on the target." Where you can't take it with great effort, we can solve it with a few shells. ”

The special forces who came back from reconnaissance came back and reported that the Dashun army was divided into two camps in front and behind, the front was their main army, and the back was their grain and grass supply camp. Because their queues are too long.

Liu Yun ordered the big plan to remain unchanged, first to hit the camp in front and then to the back.

After a while, the special forces went out of the city first, and all the sentries sent by the Dashun army to monitor were cleared. The whole brigade began to move. The first to move was the artillery, and they obeyed the unified command of the commander of the heavy artillery division and arranged artillery positions. The artillerymen carefully measured the camp of the Dashun Army, and each unit was assigned specific tasks. The infantry involved in the attack also entered the starting position. Participating in the offensive from the front were one infantry division of the 3rd Infantry Corps with one infantry division on each flank. The infantry command was specifically commanded by Lin Feng, commander of the Third Infantry Army. The cavalry in charge of outflanking was personally commanded by Li Feng.

As soon as the sky was hazy, the Dashun army, which had already arranged for today's attack on Yulin, got up early to prepare for dinner. According to the rules, the soldiers who participated in the attack today can have a full meal. Maybe a little bit of meat.

Liu Yun glanced at Liu Chenghuang, and Liu Chenghuang said, "It's okay!" Liu Yun waved his hand, and a mortar man beside him sent a shell into the barrel, only to hear a muffled sound of "dong", and a shell shot out, but the shell flew over the camp of the Dashun army and exploded in the air, and then a dazzling light came out of the sky above the camp. Liu Yun used a flare to signal the start of the shelling.

Just when the officers and soldiers of Dashun in the camp were frightened by this signal flare, the artillery group of Yaogang opened fire, and the shells of the 60 artillery and 120 heavy mortars flew towards the camp of the Dashun army like raindrops, and each artillery group rolled from east to west to cover the entire camp in front of it according to the assigned target. The Dashun army had seen such a formation, and the tents, horses, and people in the camp were blown up all over the sky. Under the cover of the artillery group, the officers and soldiers of the Dashun army had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. In particular, ten 130 heavy guns fired two more rounds. The Great Shun Army was shaken as if the sky had fallen.

By the time Lin Feng commanded the infantry to rush into the camp, the Dashun army had no organized resistance at all, except for a few individuals who were extremely strong-willed and carried out limited resistance. With the automatic rifle fire in the infantryman, those who were unwilling to surrender were beaten to the ground covered in blood, and they were loyal to their Dashun Emperor.

The commander of the heavy artillery division arranged for someone else to take his command and several artillery commanders, and rushed into the camp with the infantry, and they wanted to see the effect of the artillery on the spot. Such first-hand information can only be obtained on the battlefield, and these artillery commanders will definitely not miss such an opportunity. They were accompanied by photojournalists, who wanted to grab the news, and this time they also had a mission to make movies. They had to use the camera to record the scenes of the war for the first time.

The officers and soldiers of Dashun in the camp in the back, seeing the camp in front of them being bombed into the sky, and the smoke billowing out, they were also frightened. However, the discipline of the Dashun army was very strict, and none of them dared to run, but they were all watching, hoping that an officer would order a quick retreat, and the arms and legs of the camp in front of them could be bombarded by the kiln gang people, and the next one would be the same for us here. At this time, no one would think about fighting the kiln people.

When the two divisions outflanked them on the flank, they noticed that something was wrong and immediately began a large-scale rout, and the generals in the camp even cut down a few deserters to stop the soldiers from fleeing. Liu Yun, who wanted to shell them, found out that the situation had changed, so he ordered the shelling to stop, because the Dashun army had already retreated, and the main food and grass of the Dashun army were in the second camp.

While Liu Yun ordered the two wings to encircle the Dashun army, he also sent a report to Li Feng, informing him to come back from the back bread and not to let go of a soldier of the Dashun army.

The two divisions outflanked from both flanks blocked a part of the soldiers of the Dashun army in the second camp, and they sent out a division to form a line to pursue the fleeing Dashun army from behind, and they always maintained a line of pursuit, and the pursuit was not in a hurry, because they knew that there were cavalry from Yaogang in front of them to outflank them, and they could meet the soldiers of Yaogang after a while.

Sure enough, those Dashun officers and soldiers who ran in front thought that this would be regarded as an escape. But suddenly a platoon of cavalry in front blocked the way, and when they went further, a volley of bullets came from the cavalry in front of them, and warned them. They couldn't do it and ran back immediately, but the pursuers came up again.

The ranks of deserters consisted mostly of infantry, as well as nearly a thousand horses. Some of the brave people got together and discussed it, and decided to gather all the war horses to rush once, and rush out to count, if they can't rush out, it's the end of the matter. Nearly a thousand horses, like trapped beasts, gathered together and rushed towards the platoon of cavalry that was blocking the way. It should be said that the charge of a thousand war horses is very terrifying. However, the heavy machine guns that swept towards him formed a metal storm that was even more terrifying. Before the charging horses approached the cavalry defense line of the Yaogang people, they were all beaten to pieces. Now the air-cooled heavy machine guns in the kiln are very tolerant and can be carried away by horses. Therefore, these more than 1,000 cavalrymen faced the strafing of dozens of heavy machine guns, where could they rush through.

The charging cavalry did not restrain their horses and rushed over, but they were all defeated by the men and horses. It was only a moment of effort, and less than half of the thousand war horses remained. Seeing that the cavalry in front of them could not rush through, the infantry and cavalry turned around and tried to deal with the infantry who were following. But when the infantry approached, the automatic rifles in their hands were also grabbing guns and biting meat. Those with their swords in their hands were all knocked down. Only those who kneel on the ground will survive. In the end, the soldiers of the Dashun Army obediently knelt on the ground and surrendered. No matter how brave a person is, he will not hit someone's bullet with his head. These Dashun officers and soldiers who knelt on the ground are not convinced in their hearts, you kiln gang people are relying on the guys in your hands. It's just too easy for those guys to kill. But if you don't accept it, you can't help it, the good guys are in the hands of others.

The soldiers of the Dashun Army, who were blocked in the second camp, put up a desperate resistance. Since they were not hit by the shelling, their fighting spirit remained. Looking at the shelling, they were afraid, that thing was really impossible for people to fight, but in the face of the infantry of the Dashun Army who surrounded them, they found their bloody nature again. Organized many charges against the kiln soldiers, but their courage to charge was easily knocked out by the bullets of the kiln soldiers. However, there were still nearly 5,000 people blocking the camp, and their will to resist was very strong. The soldiers of Yaogang were not merciful, and they were also killed. In the end, there were more than a thousand soldiers left in the Dashun army, kneeling in the bloody camp and surrendering.

In this battle, more than 20 Yaogang soldiers were still wounded by the soldiers of the Dashun Army with bows and arrows, and three of them died of serious injuries.

According to a brief count, a total of more than 15,000 soldiers of the Dashun Army were captured. More than 8,000 war horses. More than 3,000 horses. There are countless other grain and grass vehicles.

Liu Yun understood that after this battle, the Dashun army would no longer have strong opponents around Yan'an Mansion, and they could no longer organize such an operation. This battle is very important.

Liu Yun sorted it out a little, and then sent the battle report to Chen Yufeng and the Yaogang Command Center.

Ouyang He sent a telegram back to Liu Yun, congratulating the Eastern Route Army on their brilliant results, and ordering them to make a little repair, and then divide their troops according to the plan.

Li Yan and Zhou Yuji sent a report to Liu Yun, in addition to congratulating them, let them leave the wounded and prisoners behind, and they could move forward lightly.

After arranging for the prisoners and wounded to be sent away, Liu Yun ordered the troops to rest and recuperate.

Then Liu Yun and Liu Chenghuang held a meeting attended by Lin Feng, Li Feng, and the commander of the heavy artillery division.

The commander of the heavy artillery division said: "We personally checked the results of today's shelling, and the results were really good. When we entered the camp, there was not a good tent in the camp, and the brave General Guo Yi had been bombed. But we all agreed that our artillery fire was too dense and too wasteful of shells against such a camp. In the future, we can completely halve the density of artillery fire. ”

Liu Chenghuang said: "Although we are not specialized in artillery, we can also feel that the density of artillery shells is too great. However, we can't draw conclusions without actual combat testing. ”

"Yes! We will become more and more experienced in the future. Liu Yun said, "Today's incident with the soldiers and cavalry of the infantry, you go back and summarize it yourself." Remember that the soldiers of the Dashun Army still have a strong will to fight, and in the face of our strong firepower, most of them were killed in the second camp. We should not take it lightly in the future, otherwise we will suffer a big loss. After a day's repairs, we divided our forces according to the plan. Before dividing the troops, everyone tried to be as comprehensive as possible. ”

Lin Feng said: "There's nothing to think about, let's take a day off, get a good night's sleep, and we can start immediately!" ”

Seeing that everyone had no problems, Liu Yun said, "Okay! Let's split up! ”

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".