The next day,

On the surface of the Xiaoqing River, a large area of water stained with blood turned a light red color, and on the edge of a dozen or so temporary pontoon bridges, there are even more corpses of all kinds.

And those who desperately waded back to the south bank, in the violent breathing and detachment, despite being covered in mud, couldn't wait to sit or lie on the muddy shore, most of the expressions and demeanor of most people did not seem to have recovered from the before, some kind of huge panic and fear.

Because when planning the long wall, although the distance and amount of work were more rounded, it also made the original several sections of tortuous defense line more irregular, but it just included the Kankan Xiaoqing River into the condescending range edge of a long gun.

Thus, when the soldiers on the other side of the river, who were forced to cross on foot by the shallow water, and were able to come ashore first, they became the first wave of targets that were quite slow to move under the ready-made free fire of the hunters and gunners.

In the splash of the stray bullets, from time to time someone fell from the sparse and loose queue, slid from the trampled and rotten riverbank, into the turbid water, and floated one after another blood splashes.

However, these casualties and threats have not been able to affect or shake their determination to move forward.

Almost in a short time, a regular formation of attacking the camp, with swords and shields in front, guns in the center, bows and crossbows on both flanks, and the layout of the subordinates of the baggage workers following closely behind, had been assembled on the opposite bank.

When they have accumulated enough size and number, and then the first wave of the offensive, in the rapid sound of golden drums, covered each other in groups, rushing through the obstacles of various bamboo sticks and hoof pits,

Again in the open space they encountered an embankment, a silent embankment, an invisible embankment that was constantly spitting out the line of death with fire and smoke. After crashing into this wall of death, almost every moment of their lives, someone fell to the ground screaming in pain as blood bloomed.

And as the distance progressed, the figures standing in rows behind the low walls of earth and wood made the last dozen or so steps of most people's charge become the end of their lives.

Only a few brave or lucky fish slipped through the net, rushed into the corner under the wall, and disappeared into the inconspicuous trench, stuck upside down on the spikes, wailing and waiting for death in vain. Or a few people are lucky enough to escape the trap, but they can only wander alone under the wall, and then be poked to death by the spear marked on the head.

At this time, the crowd of the second wave of the offensive also poured up without stopping, and more platoons and shields were concentrated in front of them, although soon these platoons were pierced and broken by the flying projectiles, and fell to the ground together with the holders behind them, but they were quickly picked up by the follow-up people and blocked in front of the trot.

Such measures and behaviors have also been reduced and avoided again, and the secondary damage of the **** projectile after penetrating the front row **, and the killing effect of the front-facing firepower has been somewhat weakened and slowed down.

Then the sound of the cannon shattered their ranks again, and the arc that flew out with the green smoke slammed diagonally into their fronts, tearing several large rows and their bearers to pieces, and bouncing up with unabated cheerfulness, smashing into the panicked crowd and faces behind them again.

When the third wave of attacks followed, and the crowd that had retreated to both sides came out again, a large number of crossbowmen also rushed up from both flanks, joining in the accumulation and suppression of the wall.

Although standing in the uncovered wilderness, firing at the enemy behind the wall was a kind of exchange that did not pay off, and in a short period of time caused a lot of casualties, it also succeeded in dispersing and pinning down the fire that should have been projected on the foot soldiers.

Thus it was easy for more people, under the cover of the makeshift protection or the corpses of their companions, who had worked so hard to put together, to rush over the distance from the wall to the river, and after filling in the trenches and traps under the wall; began to roar with great morale, and in the face of the threats and killings overhead, along a large section of the long wall like a burst of water, rushed into the several large gaps that had not yet been filled.

However, with several seemingly inconspicuous barbed wire fences laid in it, it has become a new round of death traps in a sense.

Because it was these few low barbed wire fences that once again restrained the mouth of the bottle that came out of the catharsis of the gushing stream, and stumbled the footsteps of most people from advancing forward; Let those who rush into the gap can only be pushed by the allies in the rear, and those who have no way to dodge and evade will become live targets that are hooked and hung on barbed wire, unable to move or difficult to move.

However, these barbed wire fences obviously could not stop the determination and courage of the followers, and after the accumulation and trampling of life, more enemy soldiers still made a bloody path on the corpses of their comrades who were trampled or crushed to death.

But after rushing through the blockade of the long wall, they who wanted to kill and vent, they were still disappointed

Because behind the gap is a wall, although it is only a very simple pile of earth and wood, and the two fan sides extend the breast wall, but for these northern soldiers who are easy to break through, shoot and throw incendiary objects overhead, and emerge from the gap, it is unscrupulous bad news.

And at the end of the breastwork, there was a new front formed by three rows of guns.

The black smoke that represented the surprise attack behind the long wall, although it was still steaming on the dozen or so fires behind the front line, and the figures standing behind the long wall were also shouting one after another, but there was no sign of panic and running, only some mules and horses that were spurred, and the smoke and dust dragged out on the ground by hanging branches were rolling not far away......

After such a series of scenes, even a fool can see the fraud and malice.

However, most of the people who were pushed and crowded in by their companions who came forward from outside and pushed them involuntarily could only raise their weapons and fight to the death, and rushed out with a half-loud roar of despair;

Then, these exhausted enemies, who were almost at the end of their crossbows, were indiscriminately pierced through their bodies by the fire of the short-shots, trumpets, and wheel-guns that were closer to the left and behind the cover; Or with the bloody holes on their faces, they were knocked down and knocked to the ground by the oncoming lead, and the last two ends of the humble breastwork became the dead line that they had to stop drinking.

There are also people who want to break through to both sides when they see that the situation is not good, and they try to jump up or smash through those chest walls, and then they will be picked up by the spears hidden behind them, or the thighs and lower abdomen will be stabbed by the spears that protrude from below, and they will lose their strength and roll down again with blood rushing inward.

When the rest of the people were no longer able to fight anymore and fled in a hurry, these gaps had been filled with corpses that were scrambling to push into a ball, and they had become the new Jedi of death.

In desperation and fear, people tried to climb the slope of these corpses; Then, under the blows from behind and from the side, it becomes part of the pile of heights; When the corpses in the gap were piled up to the height of a wall, the battle was basically over.

Thus, in addition to the more than 3,000 corpses left on the inner line, we ended up with several hundred prisoners who had lost their fighting spirit after being battered and frightened.

The outer walls, with the exception of the crossbow formations that stood far away, were scattered in all directions, and the rest became corpses scattered in the field.

It seemed that he was frightened by the losses and tragedy of this battle, until the soldiers of the Luo clan came out of the gap to clean up the battlefield and clean up the corpses, and there was no action or repercussions in the camp on the other side.

To be honest, after a long time of fighting with the main forces of the Northern Dynasties, I will feel that this battle will taste like beating children.

Although it is a conservative consideration in terms of strength, it is slightly advantageous to use the means of calculating to use the double defense line to break through.

But the other party's performance is more like not knowing the power of our army's firearms tactics, and there is no corresponding evasion and sufficient protection of the experience means, so they mustered up blood and courage and fearlessly in accordance with the traditional battle formation, and went straight to our front in one go.

Then, even the grenadiers and artillery loaded with shotguns, which were the reserve of the rear, did not come in very handy, and the white-knuckle charge with the bayonet alone had already achieved the finishing goal.

Could it be that once upon a time, the armies of the Northern Dynasties were already weakened and weak to the point of being so inexperienced?

Of course, as far as I'm concerned, this kind of fighting will and spirit, similar to the bloody and brave one-tendon delivery style of the enemy, of course, the more the better, with fewer casualties and more experience, and you can give full play to the advantage of firepower.

However, it is a pity that after this attack was frustrated, the enemy seemed to have lost the idea of continuing the attack.

Then it turned into frequent infiltration and harassment confrontations, for example, that night, there were groups of archers, taking advantage of the cover of night to sneak across the river with weapons in tow, and then using bows and crossbows with less sound and movement, sporadically sneaking up on the patrol posts on the wall or something.

Although the resulting damage was limited, it was also quite annoying to be beaten piecemeal, greatly increasing the fatigue and mental tension of the soldiers.

As a countermeasure, in addition to adding more traps and triggering bells, I naturally sent a team of hunters and runners to hide in the trenches and pits in the wilderness to counter-snipe those infiltration squads that sneaked over.

But that wasn't enough, and then the staff team made a recommendation that convinced me.

"Come and don't be rude,"

In the temporary military tent, I said to Yao Pingzhong and the generals led by Zhe Keshi, Du Sang, and Shen Huoyi

"The clippers who stayed nearby and stood by, there are a few ...... left"

"There is still one small flying fish boat with 800 materials, two sea falcon boats with 300 materials, and five pulp sail clippers with 100 materials......"

Du Shiyi, who joined the army, replied

"Except for the Exocet and the two paddle clippers that remain on standby......"

I nodded

"I need other ships to set off immediately and go south to reconnoiter coastal hydrology and enemy ......"

"In addition......"

Then I turned my head and continued

"In addition to the daily reconnaissance, how many cavalry are available in our department......"