Seeing that the distance was almost over, Wang Huchen, who was eager for meritorious service, shouted at the rows of heavy infantry behind him: "Hurry up! Throw all the sandbags out of your hand! There are those who dare to stay on the body or litter to engage in military law! ”

After receiving the order of the commander, the heavy infantry in the back began to throw sandbags hanging on their bodies into the trench in front, but even if it was such a simple job as throwing sandbags, it was not thrown blindly with their eyes closed, it was still planned, the plan was to throw them in rows, after the soldiers in the first row threw the sandbags, they immediately spread out to both sides, picked up their weapons and hid behind the shield array to prepare for hand-to-hand combat, and then the soldiers in the second row went up again, and so on.

This process may seem simple and mechanical, but it's not easy to do, because the other side won't watch you throw the sandbags down, and they will have to protect the trench or they will have to fight hand-to-hand with powerful reinforcements.

The commander of the Uighur front line, seeing that the combined forces of Su and Hami had begun to throw sandbags into the trenches, immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and brandished his sword and shouted: "Quick! Aim at their infantry and fire your arrows! Hurry up and release the arrows! ”

Rows of Uighur arrows rushed at the infantry of the combined Su and Hami armies, and although they were protected by chariots and shields, there were gaps in the chariots and shields, through which many arrows killed and wounded the soldiers behind. What's even worse is that in order to rush to the city of Turpan as soon as possible, Zhu Ao carried fewer chariots than usual, which made the soldiers of the forward battalion and the left battalion of the infantry quite nervous. With a crowd huddled behind a chariot, it was inevitable that one or two unlucky buddies would show their butts or somewhere else, and be killed or wounded by Uighur arrows.

Compared with the Su army, the casualties of the Hami army were more serious, because they had no chariot protection at all, and the chariots they relied on were basically reimbursed under Jiuquan City, and they had not had time to build a new one, so they caught up with such a thing. The few remaining stocks of chariots in Hami City were also taken to Turpan by Di Linaza, because she felt that the city of Turpan was difficult to hold, and after the city wall was destroyed, she could still rely on the chariots to form a certain fortification.

Therefore, the Hami army basically relied on shields and flesh and blood to fight against the Uighur army's arrows at this time, and the defensive area of the shield was much smaller than that of the chariot, because the casualties of the Hami army were larger than those of the Su army, and the Uighur army also discovered their weakness, so they began to concentrate their firepower to attack them, causing the casualties of the Hami army to rise in a straight line.

But at this time, the greatest threat to the combined forces of Su and Hami is not these archers standing on the ground, but the archers guarding the enemy platform and arrow tower, these archers can be condescending, overlooking the entire battlefield, see the enemy's reality clearly, and can eliminate the targets they think are threatening or valuable, which is extremely dangerous.

Although in yesterday's artillery battle, the firearms battalion of the Su army destroyed some enemy towers and arrow towers, but after all, they were a minority, and the power of the cannons in the early Ming Dynasty was too small, and a lead bullet smashed on it often could not cause fatal damage to an arrow tower or enemy platform, after all, these arrow towers or enemy towers were also built by professionals, and the stability had reached the best, and there was no danger of collapse if one or two pieces of wood were broken.

Therefore, it often takes several lead bullets or even a dozen lead bullets to hit them together to cause fatal injuries.

Yesterday's artillery preparations in Suguo were a bit of a bluff, and they did not fight seriously for fear of wasting ammunition, so the overall damage to the enemy's arrow towers and enemy platforms was very limited.

At this time, when their arrow tower and the enemy platform were in full swing, the ten-captain on an arrow tower pointed to a centurion in the Hami army formation who was half-exposed from behind the shield and shouted: "Sharp eyes! Don't see that? ”

A Uighur archer, who was skilled in archery, bent his bow and fired an arrow at the centurion of the Hami army with lightning speed.

It should be said that the Uighur archer's archery skills were quite good, and as soon as the arrow left his hand, the centurion of the Hami army fell to the ground, his left shoulder was deeply inserted by the arrow, and he fell to the ground and screamed.

Fortunately, the position of the centurion of the Hami army was at the junction of the Su army and the Hami army, and a soldier of the Su army saw that the buddy next to him was hit by an arrow, and hurriedly pulled him behind the chariot of the Su army with the arrows flying overhead, and then began to treat the centurion of the Hami army with his comrades.

The ordinary soldiers don't understand zhengzhi, they don't know what Xiao Jiujiu is fighting in the hearts of the high-level leaders on both sides, they only know that since they are fighting side by side, they are friendly troops, and if they are injured, they should try their best to treat them. This is the purest form of military affection.

"Concentrate your firepower and knock out their arrow towers. Give Lao Tzu punctuality, don't waste shells! Li Mian, the general of the left who was in charge of commanding the firearms battalion, was patrolling back and forth in the firearms battalion to supervise the battle, and at the same time ordered loudly. Everyone can see that the biggest threat to their side is the opponent's arrow tower and the enemy platform, if you don't quickly defeat them, let them run rampant, causing huge losses to their side, then according to the prince's temperament, you have to pick your own skin, so while supervising the battle, while repeatedly emphasizing that you will kill the opponent's arrow tower, for fear that your soldiers will not be able to understand.

"Knock knock!" A few iron mortar cannons rang out, and a team of five iron mortar cannons roared at the front of the enemy at the same time, but the effect was not ideal, only one cannonball barely hit, smashing a piece of wood, and the rest of the cannonballs fell to the side, without any impact on the arrow tower, the arrow tower still stood majestically on the enemy's position, firing deadly arrows at the soldiers on their side, obviously, without that wood, it would not have a fatal impact on it.

"What's the fight? A group of rice buckets, all the things that Lao Tzu usually teaches you are eaten by the dogs?! "The chief flag officer in charge of commanding this iron mortar artillery team saw that his subordinates were so watery, he was so angry that he scolded, and yesterday he made a bet with another chief flag officer to see who would bomb down the arrow tower and the enemy platform today, and now his subordinates are fighting like this, which really makes his face dull, and he seems to have seen that the chief flag officer is secretly laughing at himself.

"What are you doing? Hurry up and reload, this time you're going to get me right! The chief flag officer slapped an iron mortar gunner who turned his head and looked at him with cute eyes, and scolded with a tiger face, if he went down in such water, no matter if there was a dull problem on his face, his hundred households would definitely clean him up.

After all, this is a long-distance attack, and there are not too many shells carried, how can you be so wasted?

The arrow tower at the front of the enemy army is very arrogant, and the archers who are hiding in it are experienced archers, and the archery is fascinating, and shooting arrows in this condescending situation is like killing people like a roll call, and at the time of this loading, there have been three or four Ming soldiers who have been killed or wounded under their arrows.

However, being too arrogant on the battlefield is not a good thing after all, and the top management of the Su Army Firearms Battalion has noticed this huge threat, and put downward pressure layer by layer, saying: "Immediately knock out that arrow tower for me, and if there is any delay, military law will be engaged!" ”

At this moment, the nerves of the gunners below were tense, not only the pair of iron mortar gunners just now, but also several other gunners all stared at the arrow tower, adjusted the firing distance one after another, and invariably sent out a roar announcing the existence of the arrow tower!

"Knock knock!" In an instant, more than a dozen shells hit the arrow tower, smashing the main structure of the arrow tower into a mess, no matter how strong it was, it could not support it, and it collapsed with a bang. The Uighur archers above also fell to the ground, either killed or wounded.

"Well played! That's it! Although they did not have the ability to go out of the city to attack each other, this battle was also related to their life and death, and no one would not care, so regardless of the casualties, they climbed up to the top of the city to watch the excitement and shouted for the reinforcements. Seeing that the opponent who had abused him for so many days was smashed by the reinforcements on his side, the hearts of the vast number of Hami officers and soldiers were also very happy.

"Tuo Kuotai, you kid stole a lot of Lao Tzu's wine, Lao Tzu remembers it in his heart." Captain Bahu picked up the flask and muttered a few sips very happily, let out a sound of refreshment, and looked at Tuo Kutai Wanfu with a smile.

The captain of Tuokuotai had already hidden the wine, but he didn't expect that this Bahu was simply an alcoholic at the same time, and he actually found the wine by smelling it through his nose from a long distance, looking at this old guy who had been fighting side by side with him for many years, and at the same time had carried the bar with himself for many years, he snorted very arrogantly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, old goods, when you return to Hami City, Lao Tzu's wine pipe is enough." But according to my meaning, from now on, you will not do it, and report to Lao Tzu's hounds, otherwise it will be a pity for your good nose. ”

"Fuck you." Captain Bahu gave him an angry look and said. This old boy is a mouthful, and he must have a few more eyes when talking to him, otherwise he will be entangled by him if he is not careful. Over the years, the upright temper of the commander has suffered a lot.

"Collapsed, collapsed. We hit! Seeing that the arrow tower with teeth and claws was overturned by his own cannons, the gunners of the Su army also felt a great sense of accomplishment, and began to dance and cheer happily for a while.

"What are you talking about? How many shells did you waste to knock out that arrow tower, but you're embarrassed to show off here, hurry up and get to work! Don't you see another one on the left? Seeing that his men were so frivolous, one of the hundred households of the firearms battalion was so angry that he straightened his face and cursed, and kicked the ass of the soldier who jumped the tallest. Frankly speaking, these cannons killed the opponent's arrow tower, and the results are not bad, but the truth that arrogant soldiers must be defeated can never be forgotten, and they can't their tails because they have made some achievements, so they will suffer a big loss sooner or later.

The Uighur archers were temporarily suppressed by the Soviet artillery and gun-carrying attacks, and their artillery was too small to pose a limited threat to the enemy, so the Soviet infantry took the opportunity to rush up and throw their sandbags into the trenches in rows.

"Quick! Fast! In the next row, don't rub in, hurry up and fill this ditch for Lao Tzu. "A hundred households of the infantry of the Su army stood behind the chariot, holding a shield in his left hand, protecting his diagonal top, and waving his right hand constantly, urging the infantry to throw sandbags to fill the trench, and fill it half an hour earlier, so that they would be less dangerous. At this time, time is of the essence.

The infantry shooters in the next row did not dare to slack off, and when the comrades in front of them withdrew, they immediately stepped up, tore off the sandbags hanging from their waists, and threw them into the trenches.

At this time, although the attack of the Uighur archers was temporarily suppressed, it was not without any threat. A recruit rushed to the commander's predetermined position, took off the sandbag and threw it upward, perhaps because he was too nervous to go to the battlefield for the first time, or he wanted to throw the sandbag a little farther, but his body involuntarily jumped up when he threw it. At this moment, a sharp arrow shot from the opposite side, directly penetrating the palm of his right hand and knocking him to the ground.

"Ahh My hand! "That recruit of Su Guo rolled on the ground in pain, the so-called ten fingers connected to the heart, not to mention the entire palm of his hand was shot through by the other party, that kind of pain is unbearable for ordinary people.

"Don't move! Lie there and don't move! Seeing the appearance of the recruit, the Su army Baihu, who was in charge of commanding the infantry to fill the trenches, couldn't help but feel anxious, if he rolled around again, he should get out of the protective range of the chariot, and he had to let the other party shoot him into a hedgehog.

However, as if they had not heard the orders of their commander, the new recruits of the Suppression of the Kingdom of Su were still clutching their right wrist with their left hand, rolling on the ground incessantly, screaming in pain.

Seeing this scene, the Su army didn't care about commanding the troops to fill the trench, and rushed up with an arrow, grabbed the neck of the Su recruit, slapped him in the face with two slaps, and scolded: "Tell the not to move!" Donkey hair stuffed in your ears? Want to die? ”

The recruit didn't move in an instant, looking at his centurion with a bewildered face, like a kitten, lying on the ground obediently, motionless, the man in the army is such a hot temper, he will never move his mouth when he can do it, the battlefield is all about burning eyebrows, a little delay, you may lose your life, who has time to do ideological work for you?

Seeing that the recruit finally did not move, the Su army pouted angrily, braved the sharp arrows of the Uighur army, grabbed the recruit's right foot, dragged him to the back of the chariot like a dead dog, and then, with the assistance of other soldiers, began to give him simple treatment.

Zhu Ao stood under the banner of the general behind, climbed high and looked into the distance, observing the situation in front, frankly speaking, the offensive rhythm of the Su army satisfied him, but he still wanted to put some more burden on the army, after all, the strategy on his side is to fight quickly, and if it drags on for one more day, there will be more danger, so he sent someone to call Qu Neng over, and asked with a majestic face: "Former general, how long do we have to fill the trench?" ”

Qu Neng walked up to Zhu Ao, made a military salute, and before he could stand up straight, he heard Zhu Ao ask, he had been following Zhu Ao for so long, he knew Zhu Ao's temper, under normal circumstances, calling him General Qu or Qu Neng was not too urgent, and at this moment Zhu Ao just called him lightly, not by name, which means that the matter has reached a very serious point, and he did not dare to slack off at the moment, and replied cautiously: "Your Highness Qiqi, at this rate, it should be almost tomorrow." You can attack the day after tomorrow. ”

"No way!" Zhu Ao's face was categorical, he knew that Qu Neng was not lying, under the attack of such intensive firepower of the enemy, if he wanted to fill this trench, he would have to wait until tomorrow, but he had always been cautious and still wanted the army to improve efficiency, and said: "Tomorrow, this king will see the scene of my Ming soldiers going straight into the enemy camp like a tiger driving sheep." ”

Although this goal has a certain degree of difficulty, Qu Neng also knows that it is very disadvantageous for them to delay one more night, after all, it is close to the home field of others, and it is impossible to fight if they can't fight, Zhu Ao's words also aroused his pride as a brave general, and he stood up straight, his cheeks were red because of the blood and gas, and shouted: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, at the end of tomorrow, you will definitely take the strong men straight into the enemy camp, and you will never quit the battle alive!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Ao nodded with deep satisfaction, glanced at Qu Neng with very appreciative eyes, pressed the heavy sword with both hands and said, "Do it!" ”

"The last general obeys!" Qu Neng gave another military salute to Zhu Ao, then turned around, pressed the sword in his hand, and strode towards the front line to supervise the battle.

"Your Highness has an order, attack the village tomorrow, and work hard!" Qu Neng pressed the sword in one hand and took his own personal guards to the forward battalion and the left battalion of the infantry army to read the order.

Seeing that there was a strict order from the prince and Qu Neng, who was the head of the military attaché, personally went to the front line to supervise the battle, the combined forces of Suguo and Hami worked even harder, throwing sandbags into the trenches desperately.

Seeing this, one of the Uighur commanders was anxious, and at this rate, he was afraid that the Su army would almost fill the trench at ten o'clock in the evening, so he hurriedly ran to the rear and asked the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front for instructions: "Deputy General, the enemy is filling the trench too fast, let's use the rest of the treultenucets." ”

He knew that the stone thrower couldn't do the cannon of the Ming army, but at this time it was better than nothing, and if he could kill one more Ming army, it would be a Ming army, and when it came to hand-to-hand combat, the pressure on his side would be much less.

He also stood on the platform, squinting at the situation in front of him, the commander of the Uighur army did not lie to him, according to the current efficiency of the Ming army, this trench can indeed be filled almost before dark, to be honest, he also moved the idea of using a stone thrower in his heart, that thing is only suitable for siege warfare, and when the enemy army kills over, it will not have much effect when the two sides are twisted together, it is better to take advantage of the current launch to kill a few more Ming troops, but after thinking about it, he changed his mind again, and said to the captain with a slight smile: " No need, I have another good use for the stone thrower, you go to the front to supervise the battle, and take this opportunity to shoot as many Ming troops as possible. ”

"This ....." The commander of the Uighur army was puzzled for a moment, what was there to keep that thing, if the battle was won, it could be used to capture the artillery of the Ming army, and if it lost, it would be finished, and it would be able to lay cubs if you kept that thing.

"Go! This is a military order! Seeing him like a mother-in-law, his heart was on fire, and he shouted with a straight face, how can Lao Tzu's plan be understood by a vulgar person like you? If you could understand, you would have been a lieutenant general.

The commander of the Uighur army was taken aback by the sudden shout of the Uighur army, and almost did not stand firm, the official was crushed to death, and the majesty of the leader was much more powerful than the artillery of the Ming army, and he no longer dared to hold any objections, so he immediately put his right hand on his chest, gave a military salute and shouted: "The last general obeys!" The last general must not let Zhu Ao Xiao'er step over the trench! ”

Anyway, he turned around and ran to the front line to supervise the battle, it seemed that it was safer there.

As the generals on both sides expected, the battle reached dusk, and the trench in front of them had been filled by the Ming army with a passage more than ten zhang wide, and the sandbags on this road were less than one person high from the ground.

At night, Zhu Aohe also spent a lot of money to collect troops, the sight at night was not good, not conducive to the movement of the army, only a small number of troops could be sent to harass, so both sides were as promised, all the troops returned to the camp, only defended and did not attack, and there was a short period of calm on the battlefield that was noisy and abnormal during the day.

Although they fought for a day, the soldiers of Su did not feel tired, on the contrary, they all felt very excited, because the king stipulated a very detailed system of military merit and knighthood, as long as they made meritorious service on the battlefield, no matter who could get the title, and live the life of a superior from then on. The daytime battle looks brutal, but it is nothing more than a drizzle for these people who lick blood on the knife all year round, because everyone is a long-range strike, and the truly tragic white-knuckle battle has not yet begun.

Waiting for the white-knuckle battle is their chance to show their skills, although cruel, although dangerous, but that is the easiest moment to make meritorious contributions. Wealth and danger are sought.

In the evening, piles of bonfires were lit in the camp, reflecting the starry sky in the sky, showing a piece of excitement and peace. At this moment, the soldiers of Su Guo seemed to have forgotten that they were still on the battlefield, and gathered around the fire in groups of three or five, telling all kinds of meat jokes while roasting cattle and sheep from Hami Country.

"Hard, hard! Fall, fall, fall! "You're trying hard!" Dozens of soldiers gathered around a big bonfire and kept cheering and shouting, the sound shook the world, and the scene was very lively.

Zhu Ao happened to bring people to this area to inspect, and when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but be curious, and quietly took people over to take a look, it turned out that the two people inside were wrestling, and no one could help anyone for a while. These dozens of Su soldiers obviously made bets, and they were all concentrating on shouting for the players they supported, and they didn't even notice that Zhu Hao had come here for a while.