On the bank of the Taizi River in the southeast of Liaocheng Prefecture, with the sound of the alarm horn blowing one after another,

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The Binzhou battalion was shouting Feng Lang to the left.

"Put them out in turn."

As his words fell, a group of three men were placed in several makeshift artillery barracks on the bank of the river, and the roar of artillery fire rang out one after another.

In an instant, the section of the river they were guarding was like a pot had exploded, and it was full of splashes of water and a large number of wailing and howling, which was the sword and bow paddling while trudging through the crowd trying to swim ashore onto the shore.

All of a sudden, their bodies or torn limbs were beaten like a mess of floating objects in the water stirred up by their dying struggles, and in an instant they stained a large area of the river red.

Then, with the command of "free fire" one after another, after the shooting of ping-pong, there was no more moving figure and splash in the river.

At this time, the counterattack and suppression on the other side of the bank were finally belated in the whistling sound, and with a few pops, the long-pole arrows fired by more than a dozen bed crossbows were also obliquely inserted in the front line of the Huai army's position.

"Where is the artillery regiment?"

Feng Lang's loud voice rang out again.

"Countering the other side, the direction of 3:11 o'clock."

In an instant, a dull artillery bombardment sounded again, and dozens of solid iron balls crashed into the barracks on the opposite bank in an instant, blasting out many fragments and severed limbs, and in the midst of the howling of wolves, the crowds fled in a hurry.

On another stretch of the riverbank, not far downstream, a failed landing battle had just ended, with hundreds of corpses sinking or floating on the mud-covered shallows.

"That's a lot of enemies."

A recruit who had just come up with reinforcements couldn't help but look at the continuous camp on the other side of the bank with some amazement, as well as the dense figures running back and forth in it.

"You're afraid of a ball, what if there are too many people."

Another veteran who led the team, Chen Yuanchao, couldn't help but reprimand

"It's all a lot of chickens and dogs, what can they do if they have more."

"This army has gone through two northern expeditions of the country and the dynasty, and there are dozens of battles in large and small battles."

"That time it wasn't outnumbered or encircled,"

"In the end, it wasn't the same way that those northern captives and Saihu were left to escape. Only then did he lay down the huge territory and situation step by step. ”

As more trumpets sounded, and as the successive pieces pushed up the river bank and roared with earth-shattering artillery fire, a large number of floating boards and light soldiers jumped off the river bank and rowed into the river one after another, and a new round of rushing began.

Rows of guns also took the initiative to stand on the river bank with their bodies exposed, using bursts of curved volleys to contain the movement on the opposite bank, while some hunters with a longer range were also looking for key targets at artificially created commanding heights.

However, despite the full force of suppression from the rear, some of the light soldiers were still hit by the volleys and fell into the reddened water, but more of them continued to silently and resolutely cross the corpses of their comrades, took the pontoons and continued to paddle forward

In a short time, the first group of light soldiers who were pushing the floating objects without wearing armor and short blades had already set foot on the river beach between the rocks and the dead grass on the opposite bank. Then they stopped, took out the fire and thunder bombs from the waterproof package on the pontoon, and threw them at the fence and the back of the horse in unison.

After the roar of smoke and fire, mixed with the screams that could not be dodged, they also opened a gap in the obstacle and defense line in front of the river beach, which was enough to pass through without obstacles.

The light soldiers who climbed the river beach in the rear began to tie up with ropes, pontoons, and inflatable sheepskin bubbles, and finally joined together to form a relatively narrow pontoon bridge.

At this time, the Xiandeng light soldiers gathered at the gap had once again used the thrown explosive bombs to blow up and repel the second wave of defenders who tried to counterattack, and took out the beads and ammunition on the floating board one after another.

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And on the battlefield watchtower composed of several carts, I was also looking at the Liaodong City shrouded in faint smoke in the distance, and the surrounding camps and fortifications that were as dense as anthills.

Just a few years ago, I was still guarding this huge Liaodong city, with a small number of Huai troops and the remnants of the Luo clan army, the traitor Luo Zhanrong gathered several times the strength of the troops, and finally ceded the land and paid compensation before the whole division retreated.

Now, I have returned with a larger army and have been on the offensive initiative. This feeling of offensive and defensive transposition makes me sigh a little.

Obviously, most of the enemies gathered under the city of Liaodong as scheduled; From the stone mound in the east of the city to the small black mountain in the west of the city, between the seven or eight satellite cities and sub-forts on the periphery of Liaocheng, the joint venture of people and horses from all walks of life seems to be boundless for dozens of miles, and all kinds of flags are lined up as if there is no end.

Is this a plan to set up a camp and a position under the city against the wall and against the mountain, and thus "form a stubborn village and fight in a dumb battle" with our army? Obviously, there is no shortage of capable people who know the soldiers of the opposing army, and in this unfavorable situation, they can make the most of the usefulness of the miscellaneous soldiers and horses of various walks of life with uneven combat power and inconsistent orders.

If my expectation is correct, the other side is trying to use a sufficient scale of camps and peripheral cannon fodder to resist and wear down the sharpness and momentum of our army section by section; and then gather in the rear with heavy troops to sit and prepare for a counterattack;

At least from the specific tactical point of view, the other side's correspondence and strategy of deploying layers of defenses to allow them to supervise each other and suppress the formation is undoubtedly quite reasonable and correct, and it is also the best choice under the combined forces of multiple parties.

It's a pity that this kind of plan and tactics are obviously still stuck in the way of thinking and routines under the traditional cold weapon warfare, and in front of my firearms unit, it seems a little outdated and outdated.

You must know that the escape tactics of hardening the village and fighting in a daze are what our Huai army is best at, not to mention that I have prepared several new toys for this Liaodong raid, and I have stored at least tens of thousands of catties of refined double-base gunpowder for blasting alone;

Moreover, the men and horses under my command have gone through the offensive and defensive battles of Luodu in the Northern Dynasty, all the way from the outskirts of the city to the imperial city of Da Nei with qualifications and experience; After seeing the Northern Korean military horses that desperately resisted and deployed layers of defenses on the periphery of Luodu, and even launched local counterattacks from time to time, and their corresponding courage and determination.

The pediatric-like formation now in front of me is just an appetizer for our army to warm up a little before attacking Liaodong City.

Therefore, I soon saw that several roads had been successfully crossed, and the vanguard troops that had broken through the river defense were already in the opposing camp, and the dust and smoke were billowing out of the great movement of several people on their backs.

However, having said that, who said that I must uproot these peripheries according to the other party's deployment and countermeasures step by step, and then go to gnaw on the large fortified city of Liaodong City.

A voice interrupted my thoughts.

"The army, people have already brought it."

But it was Marquis Yu, Xue Huiyan reminded in a low voice.

"This time..."

I know in my heart that if these forces that have been temporarily gathered together because of the pressure of the Huai army's army can always unite and work together and even be harmonious regardless of their previous suspicions and personal gains and losses, then there are really ghosts.

"Then let's watch a good show."

I waved my hand.

A moment later, I sat behind a deliberately screened screen and watched as one of my men joined the army and was coercing and luring people.

"Your family still refuses to make up your mind?"

"Do you really want to bury those people in Boluo under the burning of jade?"

"Then there's nothing to say. Please feel free to do so. ”

"Anyway, this army has it. . . Those who are willing to contribute. ”

"Please also ask your pardon to do so."

The other party was also a little anxious.

"Those traitors are really watching our old subordinates very closely."

"It takes time and effort to contact and gather those people."

"What does this have to do with us."

The soldier arrived a little impatiently

"There is not much time left for this army,。。"

"If you stay until the soldiers come to the city, what use do you have to wait?"

"Or make a pre-battle rebellion right away."

"Either retreat and take the initiative."

"There are only two ways to go. There is no other choice. ”

After all, Liaodong City is still the nest and base camp that the Luo clan has been operating for many years, even if it is stolen by the new forces that should be combined with the outside world, but in the middle and lower classes and the people, there are still a lot of residual influences and origins, and it is impossible to be cut off all at once.

As a result, after the Huai army was overwhelming Liaodong, they were also able to become active in private, mainly as agents and messengers, trying to contact our own formation through various channels, and seeking a way out and a turnaround for certain forces and certain people. (To be continued.) )