Chapter 40: The Great Victory
Liu Qi's plan to attack is very simple, that is, to put several times the number of people in the height into one attack, hoping to use the tactics of the sea of people to break through the large camp of the gunpowder army in one fell swoop, and the effect is also very good, under the protection of those steel shields, the Jingzhou soldiers have attacked the position of the first twenty steps of the camp.
The rifle battalion and the steel crossbow battalion have been withdrawn by Zhuge Liang, and the main force of defense has become the heavy infantry, these black-armored warriors who are protected to the teeth have all been concentrated behind the low earth wall of the camp at this moment, each holding two gunpowder bullets in their hands, and then just across the trench, staring coldly at the attacking enemy.
Pang Tong looked at the Jingzhou soldiers who came suddenly, and kept repeating in his mouth: "Don't worry! Don't be in a hurry! Wait until the enemy gathers. ”
With Pang Tong's continuous shouting, the enemy troops who rushed finally began to pile up, and at this time, those teams resolutely threw out the gunpowder bullets in their hands, and then the other defenders also did the same and threw the gunpowder bullets at the enemy's head.
The sound of the explosion spread again, and the Jingzhou soldiers who rushed to the trench first were torn apart in an instant, and the pungent smell of blood was blown by the cold wind, filling the entire air, and those splashed internal organs fell everywhere, even Pang Tong saw it, and felt a wave of nausea rolling in his stomach.
From this moment on, the battle completely evolved into hand-to-hand combat, although the equipment of the gunpowder army occupied a huge advantage, but the number of enemies was there, so the advantage of the battle situation began to continue to favor the side of the Jingzhou army, and even the earthen wall in front of the camp was breached, and a large number of enemy troops wearing yellow clothes poured in.
Zhuge Liang was standing on a high platform in the camp at this moment, and when he saw that the battle had reached this level, he no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered his men to start lighting the gasoline that had fallen into the trench.
When the flames that rushed to the sky ignited in an instant, the attacking Jingzhou soldiers were immediately cut in half, and there was no way to retreat at the moment when they charged, and those outside the wall of fire could only watch their colleagues being surrounded by gunpowder soldiers, and then slaughtered in batches.
Jingle ......
Zhuge Liang only felt such a sound in his ears at this moment, because countless arrows had been shooting at him, even if the lookout on the high platform was not big, there were still countless arrows that would drill in, thanks to his black armor protection, so these arrows could only cause some crisp sounds.
"If Zilong doesn't attack again, as soon as the flames in the trench are extinguished, our large battalion will inevitably be engulfed by the enemy." When Pang Tong spoke, he had already rushed into the high platform.
Zhuge Liang glanced at Pang Tong's appearance, and saw the black armor he was wearing. It's already covered in blood, and there is even a section of intestines hanging on the shoulder, which looks very embarrassing.
"Shi Yuan, don't be impatient, the reason why Zilong hasn't moved yet, he must be looking for Liu Qi's location, if we can capture or kill him here, we will save a lot of trouble later, and maybe Xiangyang can be self-defeating." After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he looked at the dark and vast field through the wall of fire, and it was impossible to predict where Zhao Yun was at this moment.
Pang Tong nodded, and as Zhuge Liang swept his eyes into the field, he continued: "I hope Zilong won't delay too much, otherwise once the enemy rushes into the camp, we will suffer very heavy losses, and there are too many of them." ”
Zhuge Liang is still calm, he is very confident in Zhao Yun, and he is also very confident in the 20,000 Hu cavalry led by Zhao Yun, as long as these people start to attack, it will definitely be a thunderous blow.
Soon those Jingzhou soldiers who had previously attacked the camp were cleaned up by the gunpowder army infantry, none of them were spared, none of them survived, their bodies were thrown in the open space in the camp, and the murderers who killed them began to assemble towards the earthen wall again, the gasoline in the trench because it was not carried much, so it could not maintain a longer burn, once extinguished, then it was really hard to carry, and the enemy army could not stop the attack, and the camp would inevitably be swept away by the other party immediately.
At this moment, the Jingzhou soldiers on the periphery of the fire wall set up steel shields one after another, and just stood around the entire gunpowder army camp several times, causing the attacks of the rifle battalion and the steel crossbow battalion to almost completely lose their effect.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The explosion of gunpowder shells finally came out again, and the walls of fire in some positions had begun to be extinguished, and the Jingzhou soldiers began to pour in, and they were greeted by a new round of gunpowder bomb attacks.
By the time almost all the walls of fire had begun to be extinguished, the all-out assault had finally begun, and the entire Powder Army camp was like a boiling iron pot, and there were countless struggling ants around the pot, and the sound of swords clashing came and went, mixed with some explosions.
Pang Tong's brows furrowed more and more, because at this time, Zhao Yun still did not move, and the pitch-black wilderness in the distance was still calm as usual, which was in stark contrast to the fierce battle nearby.
Burst! Burst! Burst!
Three flares were shot into the night sky from the northern part of the camp, and the bright colors could still be seen clearly even from a distance of two or three miles.
When the three flares were raised, Pang Tong's frowning brows finally relaxed, and even a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, not only him, but even the guards around him also showed a smile.
Zhao Yun finally began to attack, in the dark night in the distance, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves resounded throughout the land, and the Jingzhou army guarding the rear felt all this for the first time, but before they could react, they suddenly found that there was already a silver steel knife stabbed out in front of the pitch black.
The cavalry's method of dealing with the infantry was to charge, and after passing through the entire enemy formation, they would turn around and do it again, and so on several times, and any unprepared infantry phalanx would be scattered and crushed.
Zhao Yun still took the lead, carrying his wolf tooth gun everywhere, leaving only countless corpses and mournful wails everywhere he passed, and the Hu cavalry behind him had already divided into countless long snakes, fiercely piercing in the enemy formation.
When the battle array had become a Yama hell, Zhao Yun's eyes suddenly saw a banner, which was being slowly and carefully put away, and around this banner, there were dozens of the enemy's few cavalrymen.
After seeing this, the corners of Zhao Yun's mouth finally put a sneer on the corner, and in an instant, this sneer turned into a loud shout, and then the silver spear and white horse shot out like lightning, and behind this lightning, it was closely followed by more than a hundred fierce-looking knights.
Liu Qi looked nervous at the moment, even if the horses that sat down had begun to foam at the mouth, he was still whipping fiercely, only hoping that the speed could be faster, the surprise attack of the Luoyang cavalry was too fast, causing all those pack horses to be lost in the night.
He has counted many times in his heart, even if it is very bumpy on horseback, Liu Qi can still calculate that he has fled far away, but it is not enough, after all, the enemies in Luoyang are all cavalry, and only farther away can people really feel safe.
The dozens of personal soldiers who were still following on his side made Liu Qi feel a little safe, as long as he could get out of here and return to Xiangyang City, then he could hold on to the tall city wall, so as long as he got the support of Liu Bei or Sun Ce, Jingzhou could not be lost!
Liu Qi fantasized like this, and then continued to beat violently and sat down on the war horse, and those guards who followed were obviously left behind for a long distance, but Liu Qi didn't want to pay attention to it, he just thought now, even if he escaped alone, there was still hope for Jingzhou.
Suddenly, when Liu Qi looked back at those guards again, he was suddenly shocked, dozens of people had all disappeared, and in the vast darkness, only he was a lonely ghost, and a war horse sitting down panting.
And just when Liu Qi was in doubt, a beam of bright silver suddenly flashed in front of him, taking advantage of the firelight of the siege a few miles away, he could vaguely see that it was a tall knight, and at this moment the spear in the knight's hand had been raised in parallel, and in an instant, the charge like lightning was launched.
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When Zhuge Liang put down the binoculars, the battle around the camp was nearing the end, and the rear camp of the Jingzhou army was attacked by Zhao Yun, causing the non-commissioned officers who were still fighting on the front line to immediately become confused, and the officers who commanded also had great differences, some advocated continuing the attack, and some wanted to return to rescue their own camp, in such an environment, the rhythm of the entire attack was also completely disrupted.
And the gunpowder army is not a vegetarian master, when the enemy is a little loose, immediately jumped out of the earthen wall, but began to attack the Jingzhou army, at the same time, in the local camp swept a circle of Hu cavalry, at this moment finally freed up, so more than 10,000 cavalry began to return to charge.
Caught in the front and back, the battalion has fallen again, the Jingzhou soldiers on the battlefield finally understood what to do next, the smart ones have already begun to retreat carefully, their brains are not very bright, when they saw others fleeing, they naturally gave up resistance, so the great escape of tens of thousands of people began to be staged again.
"After this battle, the soldiers of Jingzhou have lost everything, and Xiangyang is already in our pocket." Pang Tong was full of smiles at the moment, and no one would be unhappy after a big victory.
Zhuge Liang was still very indifferent, glanced at the direction of Xiangyang, and then replied: "If Zhao Yun can kill Liu Qi's head tonight, we don't need to launch a siege battle in Xiangyang, this is the best situation, otherwise the war will be together, Xiangyang will inevitably be razed to the ground, so if you want to rebuild, I'm afraid it will take a lot of hands and feet." ”
Pang Tong also nodded when he heard this, and said, "Let's see our Zhao Zilong's methods......
"See what I do?" Pang Tong was only halfway through his words, and Zhao Yun's loud voice had already drifted to him, and he was dressed in red silver armor, holding a gun in his right hand and a package in his left hand, and walked into the camp in such a hurry.
With a bang, the package still fell to the ground, and Zhuge Liang instantly glanced at Pang Tong, and had already guessed whose head was in the package.