Chapter 31: Step by Step
In the middle of the night, the rebels quietly went out of the city in three groups from the east, west, and south gates, and killed the new army camp with horses, hooves, and open flames.
The three armies bypassed the city walls, then covered by the terrain and approached the main camp.
Half of the new army battalion was guarded after the fortifications that had already been repaired, and the earthen bags and lanes surrounded the entire camp.
The other half of the people are on rotation, sleeping in tents.
Guards are stationed around the perimeter.
In the dark night, the moonlight is bright, because it is located in the plain, and it is still clear at night within fifty meters.
The three rebels came from three directions, there were too many people, the footsteps were too dense, and it was difficult not to find them, and the scouts who were hiding a mile away from the pit were the first to discover them, and then, under the cover of night clothes, they rushed to the ground and returned to the camp to make a report.
Zhang Xiahai had already expected that the rebels might steal the camp at night, and when he heard the scout's return, he secretly ordered a high level of vigilance, and everyone entered a state of combat readiness.
In the hot summer, the nights are still cool, but not many people can really sleep.
Hearing the military order, half of the new army, which was originally on rotation, went out of the account and entered the fortifications.
Behind the dirt bags, a figure lay in ambush, and the barrel of a flintlock pistol stretched out, aiming towards the wilderness in front of him.
A hundred paces away, a large number of figures could already be seen in the dark wilderness, carefully approaching the camp.
At seventy paces, the rebels entered the firing range and began to speed up, and the footsteps suddenly expanded.
The entire battalion is clearly visible.
Tang Xidong sat in the camp tent, listening to the footsteps rushing and approaching outside, showing a sneer, waiting for work, waiting for a long time, and finally came.
Fifty steps, a drum sounded, and the call to counterattack was released.
In an instant, there was a burst of gunfire.
After the fortifications, the flames were shining in the direction of the anti-army, without stopping.
Suddenly, the screams were dense, and the figures in the front row could be clearly seen, falling to the ground after running a few steps under inertia.
In addition to firearms, Zhang Xiahai also equipped sword and shield men and riders with bows and arrows to increase firepower and counterattack.
After rounds of gunfire, a large number of rebels fell to the ground in the darkness.
And the leading general also knew that the other party had already prepared, but after all, there were many people, even if the firearms that suddenly appeared on the other side were very dense, and he was not the first to take the initiative, he still stubbornly let his soldiers scatter and rush forward.
Unfortunately, there were too many rebels, and the camp of the new army was not large, and no matter how scattered they were, it was difficult to dodge the bullets and arrows that came from them.
Fortunately, just when it was difficult to get close to the front, the archers of the rear team of the anti-army came up.
Lined up and began to fight back.
As soon as Zhang Xiahai came to suffer casualties, he hurriedly asked everyone to hide, and also took the opportunity to give the illusion of anti-army.
As soon as the rebels saw that the bow and arrow were fired, the opponent's firepower was immediately suppressed, and they hurriedly sent strong attackers to attack it.
Once again, the mighty rebels rushed up.
At this moment, in the battalion of the new army, more than a dozen artillery shots rang out deafeningly, and the shells streaked across the sky and exploded fiercely above the heads of the rebels in the rear.
The rebels suffered heavy casualties in an instant, more than a dozen artillery pieces just exploded, and the next moment, more than ten artillery shots, this time, the range of the guns was closer, falling among the archers, the explosion sounded, and the figure of the Dao Dao was blown away in the firelight, and rolled in the air.
This is the power of the long-range and process artillery of Tang Xidong's artillery team.
As soon as the attack of the anti-archers was interrupted, gunfire rang out again after the fortifications.
The anti-army attackers, who had finally advanced fifty paces, were once again shot to the ground in large swaths.
The artillery was constantly fired, and the sound of explosions created sparks on the plains, and the rebels had completely lost their morale.
A lot of people started to dodge around.
Zhang Xiahai saw that the opponent's camp was in chaos, and hurriedly ordered to go out of the camp to attack.
One by one, sword and shield bearers armed with homemade grenades, fell down and rushed out of the trenches, rushing towards the rebels, with a mighty firearms behind them.
Half of the new army rushed out of the camp, and after that, began to face the opposition and attack head-on.
The sword and shield men in front scattered and threw grenades, the long-range artillery behind them was constantly firing, and the musket team in the middle was still in shifts, scattering fire.
In the wilderness, explosions and fires are lit.
The rebels began to completely abandon the offensive and retreat back.
The Forces nouvelles followed in pursuit.
Seeing that the two sides were distancing, at this moment, the cavalry rushing out of the large camp began to pegasus in pursuit.
Keep slashing and slashing.
A battle lasted only half an hour, and the victory and defeat were divided, and the rebels suffered a crushing defeat.
Running all the way to the broken grain bags, there were constantly backward rebels, who were chased by the cavalry, slashed and killed for a while, and then pursued again.
Finally escaped back to the city, and the surviving rebels were frightened and frightened after the catastrophe, and the city gate was tightly closed, and there were still many rebels outside the city who had not entered the city.
The rebels gathered under the city began to desperately call the gate and insult it, but the gate was closed.
At this moment, the cavalry killed the city and shot bows and arrows from a distance, and the rebels under the city suddenly scattered.
The soldiers in the city could only watch as their comrades were shot at random by the opposing cavalry.
Fortunately, after several cannon shots rang out from the city, the cavalry began to retreat back.
The whole Yangcheng spent the night in the hustle and bustle.
Waiting for the dawn, ordering the troops and generals, there was an uproar in the city.
Ten thousand people left the city, and only 3,000 survived and returned to the city.
Seven thousand people were gone.
But for the new army that cleaned up the battlefield, only 4,000 people were wounded and disabled last night.
The remaining 3,000 people were probably turned away from the city and fled.
The person who led the team last night was Wang Jiayin's seat under the king of chaos, this person is indeed not shrewd or brave, as soon as he saw that the new army was powerful, he fled back to the city with the rear camp with his legs, and then he was so frightened by a thousand cavalry that he didn't even dare to open the door, and locked his own people outside the city, not caring about life or death, and it was really cold to say.
At dawn, the cavalry escorted the baggage team, pulled a cart of corpses and disabled rebels, and sent them to a distance of 300 meters outside Yangcheng, and then unloaded them one by one in front of the rebels in the city.
It was only after half an hour that the rebels dared to open the city, and the cavalry escorted them and pulled the corpses and wounded soldiers back to the city.
This is Tang Xidong's meaning, guarding these dead and wounded is a burden for Tang Xidong, and it is not okay to leave it alone, so it is better to disgust Wang Jiayin, and also deter the rebels in the city.
In the Yangcheng meeting hall, the court meeting was held again.
The King of Chaos knelt on the ground and bowed his head and confessed his sins.
Wang Jiayin is itchy and helpless, this is the old brother who followed all the way after he started his army, he couldn't kill, he couldn't fight, but he lost 7,000 elites last night, and when he thought of those 7,000 elites, Wang Jiayin was distressed.
That's the loyal brother who has followed him to fight in the north and south for many years!
And now that the bandits have sent the corpse and mutilation back to Yangcheng, Wang Jiayin was so angry that he went crazy for a while, this is a slap in his old face!
"King, what the king of heaven said, that thief soldier has sharp firearms, and he is better than the Ming army, so the other party is not easy to deal with! If you don't fight, it will be difficult for the dead rebel families in the city to resolve their hatred, and if they do, they will inevitably lose their troops and lose their generals. "Sit down and go out of the line, playing.
Wang Jiayin covered his head and lowered his head, but secretly regretted in his heart, he knew that this was the case, he shouldn't have provoked the demon king of the world in the first place, but now it's too late to say anything.
He was born in the border army alone, and in addition to being brave, his strategy is really not good, so when he was irritable, he subconsciously looked at Wang Ziyong.
Wang Ziyong coughed, sat on the chair and said: "Now that the thieves are not retreating, it seems that they are going to be forced to consume, if the other party attacks, according to the opponent's firepower, even if they can't enter Yangcheng, our army's casualties will inevitably be even heavier." ”
"The only way to do this now is to order the battalions outside to quietly return to help, and when the time comes, there will be enough men and horses, the elite will gather, and surround him, and we will have the final say on how to fight and kill at that time."
Wang Jiayin thought about it, although he was forced by the five thousand thieves to beg for help like other camps, it seemed that there was only that.
So he ordered to send his own guards to deliver the message, and his soldiers and horses guarding the three passes and the rest of the battalions in Shaanxi, such as the battalions of King Chuang, the Eight Kings, Cao Cao, and the King of Sweeping.
At this time, the Shaanxi rebel army was entrenched in Shanxi, known as the 36th Battalion, although they fought separately, but because the Ming army was too oppressed before, everyone understood that it was difficult to last for each other, so they expressed their willingness to obey the leadership of Wang Jiayin.
At this time, it is the time to reveal his prestige Wang Jiayin.
It's just that Wang Jiayin and the others didn't know that the new army outside the city had already set up a road for them, just waiting for them to step into the ambush circle step by step.
Then each one is broken.