Chapter 1118: Bloody Battle (II)
For an hour, Ma Xin looked up at the sun in the sky, from the morning the Ming army launched an attack, and now the sun has just risen a little from the east, and the Ming army has already hit the halfway up the mountain, breaking through his two lines of defense.
The Ming army under the mountain seemed to be very stubborn, so they aimed at the north slope and launched a fierce attack on him again and again, which surprised him, the other party didn't seem to be worried at all that the army he had arranged in several other directions suddenly went down the mountain to counterattack, several times Ma Xin couldn't help but do this, but in the end, he endured it stubbornly.
Chen Shaowei is not a novice, this is a veteran with a lot of experience, he would not fail to think of this, the reason why such a big flaw is exposed is nothing more than to attract himself to go down the mountain to attack him.
I can't say that at this time under the mountain, a trap has been set up waiting for me to jump in! Ma Xin sneered, and the more stubborn Chen Shaowei became, the more he believed in his own judgment.
Since you're going to use the North Slope as a flesh millstone, then I'll fulfill you! He said fiercely in his heart.
The next line of defense can no longer be lost, and if the Ming army breaks through a line of defense, the living space of his troops will be further compressed, and the higher he goes, the more stable it seems to be, and there will be more sufficient troops, but the space that can be moved is also smaller. It's not a good thing that so many troops are crammed into a small space.
"Counterattack, mobilize troops, and drive down the Ming army in front of you!" He snapped.
"General Ma, our strength in the north is only enough to defend, and we don't have the strength to launch a counterattack." One lieutenant said in a low voice, "We have suffered heavy casualties."
Ma Xin was silent for a moment, indeed, his casualties were very large, it was the first time he had seen a battle in which the defending side suffered much greater casualties than the attacking side. There are many reasons for this, such as the unexpectedly sharp long-range attack weapons of the army, the weaponry of the soldiers far superior to their own, and more importantly, the combat experience of the soldiers. That's the biggest headache.
The 10,000 people under his command are all assembled from the county soldiers from all over the country, and it is not necessarily true to say that there is no combat effectiveness, they have also accumulated a lot of combat experience in the suppression of bandits, because the land of Daqin has never been calm, but the suppression of bandits, quelling chaos, after all, are two completely different modes from such a large-scale operation, and the combat intensity is completely different.
The Ming army under the mountain was adapted from the Tiger Prison Border Army before, that was the Tiger Wolf Division that often fought with the Qi Army, 100,000 Tiger Prison Army, and finally after being reorganized by the Ming Army, only 30,000 people remained, and these 30,000 people, of course, are the best among the elite. These soldiers can be said to be accustomed to this kind of intense war, and when fighting, they will not have the slightest emotional fluctuations.
This is the real gap between the two armies. The gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides may be offset by the fact that they occupy a geographical position, but this difference in morale and combat experience is not so easy to make up.
More importantly, such an army under their command is absolutely unable to fight against the wind, and they lack the spirit of tenacity and the courage to swim against the current. Therefore, he must strike back immediately and drive the Ming army down while they are still on hold. Only in this way can their soldiers have more courage to confront the enemy. Let them realize that the enemy in front of them is no different from the rogue they are chasing. It's just better dressed and better weaponized.
Chen Shaowei is fighting hard to one point at a time, constantly adding casualties, or it is precisely this idea that is being played. He knew very well that if he crushed one of his points, it would cause the collapse of his entire defense.
He must be given a head-on blow!
"Send a sentinel from each of the other directions." Ma Xin said with a calm face.
Under the mountain, Chen Shaowei looked at the movement on the mountain, his face that had been cold, and finally showed a slight smile, for him, he finally reached the first goal, to be honest, he was really worried that the other party would come down the mountain from the other direction to counterattack him, although he also made some arrangements, but these arrangements were difficult to block the opponent's blow.
What he bet on is that the other party will not dare to go down the mountain.
Now it seems that he made the right bet, and the other party really wants to give him a head-on blow on the north slope.
He let out a long exhale, "Intensify the attack on the north slope. We're going to force the other side to keep increasing our troops to the northern slope."
What Chen Shaowei didn't know was that at this moment, not far from the battlefield, a small group of cavalry was watching the battle between the two sides in Huanghua Mountain.
"It's too risky." Yang Zhi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is completely a lonely throw, it is an adventure, if I am commanding the Qin army to fight, at this time, I will definitely concentrate my strength, go down the mountain from the other side, and deal a fatal blow to the opponent's headquarters."
Father-in-law Le also nodded: "Yes, this is completely a reckless way of playing!" Your Majesty, this Chen Shaowei is also a veteran, why is he so risky."
Listening to the discussion between the two, Qin Feng shook his head, "Although this Chen Shaowei's gambling nature is a bit heavier, but the consideration of the problem is relatively comprehensive, this kind of general who takes into account the psychology of the other party, morale, and the composition of the soldiers when fighting and does not limit his vision to the point in front of him is really rare. It's no wonder that he was able to rise from a pawn to a heavy general in the Tiger Prison Army, and he does have some ability."
Yang Zhi blinked, "Your Majesty, do you think he did the right thing?"
"Killing pigs and tails, each has its own way of killing." Qin Feng smiled, "At least Chen Shaowei is successful now, Ma Xin did not organize people to go down the mountain to counterattack, but to increase troops on the northern slope, and this is what Chen Shaowei wants, look at it, next, Ma Xin will fall into a strange circle, a large number of casualties, and then keep increasing troops to the northern slope, and finally he can't stand this kind of oil-adding style of play, he will gather all his forces and Chen Shaowei to fight for a comprehensive battle on the northern slope, and at this time, the battle of Huanghuashan will end."
"Kezhen hasn't appeared until now." YANG Zhidao.
"Yes, there are not many people under Ke Zhen's command, but it is certain that these people under his command will definitely be the most elite group of the new third battalion and the new fourth battalion." Qin Feng beat his horse and walked back, "There's nothing to see here, let's go to Bauhinia Mountain to have a look. By the way, Father-in-law Le, tell the death battalion to lean over here and help Chen Shaowei. Strengthen Ma Xin's determination to hold on to Chen Shaowei on the northern slope."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Grandpa Le nodded.
"Your Majesty, this is not very fair to Tiger Ben and Yulin!" Yang Zhi hesitated for a moment and said.
"What does it mean to be fair? What does it mean to be unfair?" Qin Feng glanced at Yang Zhi and said lightly: "First, I have already seen the hope of victory in Huanghua Mountain, if I can win Huanghua Mountain in one day, it will be a huge blow to Nian Chunfeng in Wanxian County, Huanghua Mountain, Bauhinia Mountain will not last. Second, the death battalion only made a tactical move in the direction of Huanghua Mountain, and did not participate in this battle, so what Ma Xin thinks, that is his business."
Yang Zhi opened his mouth and didn't say anything more.
"Yang Zhi, when did you start standing in line?" Qin Feng asked lightly.
Yang Zhi shook his head: "What is standing in line?" It's just that Tiger Ben and Yulin are the old troops of our Ming Dynasty, and they are the subordinates of the wild dogs, and the new three new four battalions ......"
"They are all my subordinates, the army of the Ming Dynasty." Qin Feng rode his horse slowly: "Yang Zhi, you don't want to think like this. And you said you didn't take sides?"
Yang Zhi was stunned, "No, I am now the general of the new battalion, if I want to stand in line, I will also stand in the new army, but I still hope for ...... above my feelings."
"Come on, come on, I know your thoughts!" Qin Feng smiled and said: "You won't stand in line, you are very arrogant, but you still have to think like this. If you look at things a little higher, you'll come to a different conclusion."
"Your Majesty, this is saying that my realm is low!" Yang Zhi said a little unconvinced. But you didn't give me a higher position, now I take the new battalion, just look at the new battalion this acre and three points of land!"
Qin Fengha laughed, ignored Yang Zhi anymore, and walked forward.
Private Li Daxiong naturally didn't know about these movements above, because now he couldn't care about anything. Because it was a back-fire, he now had to get down on one knee, raise the crossbow head, the sound of clattering kept ringing, the crossbow arrows shot upwards like splashing water, and with him there were more than a dozen crossbow machines, which together weaved a dead area, so that the enemies who rushed forward and pounced fell under the arrows.
But there are too many enemies, and there are more and more enemies who are slowing down, and the first ones have been mixed with the foot soldiers, and from time to time the Qin army will break through the defensive line of the Ming army and kill them. In addition to dealing with the enemy, they had to deal with the rounds of feathered arrows thrown from their heads, the rumbling logs, the stones falling from the sky, and the powerful crossbow arrows that roared to them.
Li Daxiong felt terrible, because during this period of time, his secondary shooter had died, and was smashed on the helmet by a stone upright, the helmet was deflated, and the person was out of breath. An auxiliary soldier was hit by an arrow, and seeing that there was only air in and no breath, he fell to Li Daxiong's side and kept convulsing, but now, there was no time to rescue him. He was the only one left in the crossbow crew and one loader.
But he felt that his luck was not bad, because in this moment, he saw that at least three crossbow crews were targeted by the enemy's strong crossbows and hit, and even the crossbow machines and men were scattered.
He's still alive, and he's still providing support to the soldiers at the forefront. And all of this stems from the position he first chose, the charred stone, which provided him with the greatest protection. The most dangerous time was when a bone rolled over the wood was cushioned by the stone and flew up in the air, flying over his head, and then overwhelming several of the soldiers who had come up behind him.
There was nothing else in his eyes, and the noise of war seemed to be far away from him at this moment, all he could see in his eyes was the swaying earthy figures in front of him, and all he could hear in his ears was the sound of his own crossbow machine.