Chapter 471

The airships turned into orange fireballs, and this gorgeous and tragic visual effect was a kind of vigilance, a threat, and an incentive for the pilots, and for the ground troops who were anxiously waiting for the opportunity to attack on the ground.

"Don't waste the sacrifice of your brethren on the airship team." Facing the battalion leaders who were neatly arranged in front of him, anxiously waiting for the order to attack, Cheng Chi only reminded lightly. It turned out that I don't know how many people envy those people of the airship team, they are the rarest class of troops in Yunzhou, with good treatment and an enviable identity, but now, these heavenly pride or at some levels are still superior to those of them who rely on traditional ways to fight, but it seems that the gap is not so big. The airship is also very dangerous, the airship suffers a little damage, maybe it can safely exit the battle and escape to the area under its own control and make a forced landing, but once it is a little more seriously injured, or the control is a little bit less timely, the airship and the members above are all shattered, and there is no chance to escape.

The airship crew were so proud that when they realized that they had been damaged uncontrollably, they almost did not hesitate to turn off the heat generator and swoop straight down towards their target. The violent explosion also became their weapon of incineration. The sturdy fortress watchtowers may be able to resist round after round of bombardment by fire and oil bombs, especially the accuracy of aerial bombs, which is not so reliable until now, but when a wounded airship with half a cabin of fire oil bombs and a large tank of high-quality fuel oil collides with huge kinetic energy, there is nothing that can be done. What can hurt the inside of the watchtower is not only the scorching flames, the huge shock wave, and the deafening sound is also considerable for the killing of the people in the watchtower.

The air raid was carried out for half an hour, many airships have finished throwing all the fire oil bombs and began to return, at this time, the entire Dalun Mountain is full of fire, almost every building, either has been ignited and is burning, or with scorched black burn marks, the Northern Liao soldiers do not know how much spirit and sacrifice they have paid to save the most important support points of the Dalun Mountain Fortress.

Cheng Chi launched the attack in advance, and while the airship team was still attacking, exuding scorching power throughout Dalun Mountain, six combat infantry battalions, divided into four directions, rushed towards Dalun Mountain.

"Captain Shebo sent a contact saying that after the ammunition is replenished, he will guarantee that a hundred airships will cooperate with our attack." A staff officer read out the paperwork handed to him by the herald. Cheng Chi nodded and said, "Re: Thank you for the heroic fight of the airship team, we will do our best." ”

Cheng Chi is not polite at all, and the airship team has set an example for everyone this time. These pilots, who were originally envied by many soldiers and officers, have laid a solid foundation for an all-out attack with their courage, skill, and blood. When the six battalions of combat infantry were carrying out the first wave of assaults, the sergeants of the Northern Liaoxi Route Army at the foot of the mountain were unable to organize a decent resistance. On the one hand, the first line of defense was originally equipped with not much manpower and material resources, but it was indeed because of the repeated bombardment, although the air counterattack of Northern Liao had achieved certain results, but the morale of the people up and down Dalun Mountain had been dispersed.

Gao Senqi is no longer in Dalun Mountain, he is now the core of the entire Western Route Army, and Dalun Mountain is just an important link. Now commanding Dalun Mountain and all the surrounding Northern Liao armies is an uncle of Gao Senqi, Gao Mengzhong. Gao Mengzhong asked for this drudgery, which in the eyes of others was absolutely dangerous, in the final analysis, because although he was not optimistic about the goal of the Western Route Army to resist and win honor for Northern Liao, he was still willing to become the first batch of people to sacrifice for this goal. No one has ever been able to persevere in the face of a predetermined failure, never. Gao Mengzhong understands this very well. When this day came, when the airships of Yunzhou were overwhelming, he knew that the young marshal Gao Senqi and the large array he carefully arranged for the Yunzhou airship were probably far from being able to achieve the initial preset goal of annihilating the invading airship. When the combat infantry battalion began to attack Dalun Mountain, Gao Mengzhong really didn't react at first, he was very anxious just now, and he demolished the east wall to make up the west wall to deal with the airship attack, so that he couldn't turn his brain around all of a sudden. But when the six fighting infantry battalions attacked the second mountain gate, Gao Mengzhong did not hesitate to send his own soldiers, and the last killer weapon that Gao Senqi had left for her that had been hidden in the cave just now, the 15,000-strong Flying Tiger Battalion infantry.

The addition of the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Battalion made the battle of the second mountain gate stalemate. The soldiers of Yunzhou suddenly discovered that the weapons and armor in the hands of this group of strong soldiers were completely different. These armors were simply the kind of armor that Ye's workshop sold to Chunnan, and those weapons. In order to adapt to the relatively short body size of the southern warriors, these armors are specially designed, and they are not very suitable for the same tall and large northern men, but on the one hand, the design margin left by the armor itself is sufficient, and because the protective power of the armor is not detracted from because it is slightly ill-fitting, the protective power of the soldiers of these Flying Tiger Battalions is more than twice as strong as that of ordinary Northern Liao soldiers. And the heavy long handle in their hands saw that the spear with the tip of the triangular spear was a sharp weapon produced in Yunzhou.

"This account, I have to settle it with Chunnan when I go back." All the soldiers and generals had such a thought in their hearts. All the ordnance of Ye's workshop has never flowed directly into the hands of Northern Liao, and the time and quantity of each batch of products and shipments are clear, and Ye's workshop has long required the merchants or imperial departments in charge of the intermediate links to issue an end-user certificate to ensure that each batch of goods will not flow into the hands of people with unknown origins. Chunnan may be negligent in management, maybe it is rampant, or maybe it is intentional, anyway, no matter what the reason, it is enough to make these soldiers in the north of Dongping who are fighting on the battlefield indignant.

"The other four roads kept in contact, the left and right combat infantry battalions of the main mountain gate retreated, and the heavy infantry battalion, the longbow battalion, and the heavy equipment battalion went up. Advance little by little, don't rush. After thinking about it for a while, Cheng Chi ordered. Dalun Mountain doesn't seem to be overnight, you have to take a little water grinding kung fu, fortunately, everyone is not too unfamiliar with this kind of thing.

The battalions of the two heavy infantry battalions were taking the order, and the heavy equipment battalions were already ready to go, and the horses were pulled in batches and put on towing ropes, and marched towards the mountain gate. Although the ground had been slightly leveled in a controllable place, the dust raised by the heavy equipment battalion could still be heard for miles, after all, it was not a quiet march in peace, but a flat push all the way in full armor.

The phalanx of the heavy infantry was in front of the ballista convoy of the heavy equipment battalion, and in order to speed up preparations for the attack, the heavy infantry battalion specially practiced this method of marching in the middle of the march. In addition to the standard-bearers of each phalanx, each heavy infantry quickly dressed in heavy armor, took up arms, and then quickened their pace to follow, taking a small squad of a hundred people, starting from the middle and heading out to fill the entire phalanx. This was in fact a disruption of the original detachment structure, with heavy infantry being used in battalion units. It is required that the combat effectiveness of each soldier must reach above the level line, and everyone must be able to give complete trust to colleagues who may not know him. This tactic has never been used in practice. However, the heavy infantry battalion in Yunzhou enthusiastically accepted this more self-directed challenge, and after completing the basic queue drills, they continued to mix the troops to train in various subjects to ensure that the soldiers could build mutual trust at any time. The heavy infantry battalion has also become more and more cohesive because of a series of such trainings and because of this style, and they are now the most united force in the entire Yunzhou.

The warriors of the Longbow Battalion carried quivers on their backs, curved off-hand blades, and carried longbows in their hands and slowly moved forward behind the heavy infantry battalion. The relationship between the heavy infantry battalion and the longbow battalion was delicate. Due to the indiscriminate coverage of the longbow that Ye Tao developed in Baishi City for the time of crisis, the soldiers of the heavy infantry battalion have always joked that the longbow battalion is a warlord. The only thing that can be injured by arrows on the heavy infantry is the eye area, but as long as the heavy infantry is unstoppable, it is actually impossible to hurt the eyes from behind...... This is definitely a matter of character.

When such troops marched up the mountain road with a gentle slope in a neat queue, and when the sonorous metal sound vibrated neatly, the whole Dalun Mountain seemed to tremble.

"The combat infantry battalion was withdrawn. However, the heavy equipment battalion can only attack a little behind the mountain gate, and then forward, I'm afraid it won't work. ......" the staff officer reminded quietly. This type of attack is not aimed at mountains and fortresses in the first place, and I am afraid that it cannot be repeated again and again. Heavy infantry wearing heavy armor to attack on the back is already a super crazy act.

"If we can break through the second mountain gate, there is nothing behind us to stop us. When the time comes, let the light infantry go up and charge, as long as the third mountain gate is broken, the cavalry can directly go up the mountain to hit the top of the mountain, and there will be no tricks in the back. Cheng Chi explained. The staff officer nodded and said no more.

Suddenly, another herald rushed into the camp tent and said loudly: "General, Team B of the Special Battalion is Barrett asking to see you." ”

Barrett? Cheng Chi was surprised and delighted. Team A of the special battalion should have been behind enemy lines under the leadership of Zhou Rui by now, and God knows how Team B suddenly appeared here. The special battalion is the most powerful unit in Yunzhou. With less than 1,000 people in Team B, it is not possible to make any changes in the comparison of forces on the battlefield, but the combat effectiveness of the special battalion can never be measured by the number of people.

"General, we have carved out two mountain roads in the back mountain. They are all rope ladders and simple rope bridges, and the traffic capacity is about 1,000 people up and down in an hour. We want to attack, but ...... It is not our forte, and I am afraid that the special battalion will not be able to consume enough and will not be able to do its best. Barrett rushed in and saluted Cheng Chi slightly, and immediately reported.

"Oh? Where? Cheng Chi hurriedly asked.

"Here, there's a small platform after going up the hill, and we've cleared the sentry around it. There will be no more patrols in the back mountains. From here, it is probably less than 500 steps to the sump pool. Barrett pointed at the model.

In the tent, the generals and staff gasped in unison. The sump pond is less than 300 steps away from the back door of the main body of the Dalun Mountain Fortress. If you move fast enough, you can climb the mountain and take down the catchment pond and attack through the back door of the fortress, and the battle will be over directly. But Barrett is right, although there will not be many enemies on this attack line for the time being, it must be fast enough, the attack must be fierce enough, the attack must be continuous, and the sacrifice must be willing to be effective to obtain results.

"Zhao Yao, Dai Mo, you two go, I'll ...... Give you three hours, and after three hours, I will launch a full-scale attack head-on to cover you. You've got to get me in. ”

"Yes." The two battalions were overjoyed.