Three days later,

Jiuyuan calmed Han Tai, looking at the trenches on the other side, shrouded in blood and gunsmoke, it was these inconspicuous layers of ravines that devoured at least six or seven thousand of his elite soldiers, and he was still blocked here.

Although this already included the casualties of the enemy, it was clear that the soldiers and wounded who had been forgotten in the trenches because of repeated defeats and retreats were not to be justified.

This does not include the number that has not been counted today, seeing that it is easy to have more than half of the three military personnel in Yanmen, they just got into it like they were soaked in water.

And after dark, when the camp and the stove were up, there were cold guns from far away, although there were no casualties, only some pots and pans were destroyed, but it made the soldiers become a little suspicious and nervous, but the officers could not be suppressed no matter how much they pressed it.

He was known for his tenacity in the field and his ability to strike first, but he did not expect that there would be a time when he would be stopped in front of a pile of dirt slopes and ravines, and he would not be able to advance an inch for days. It's a completely new way of fighting and fighting that leaves people feeling a little overwhelmed.

Of course, strictly speaking, it is not impossible to advance an inch, as those generals who have learned their lessons, in the midst of heavy casualties, gradually changed their tactics and countermeasures, such as trying to climb the hills on both sides, carrying out roundabout attacks and pinning down, only to be smashed back by the prepared enemy troops, only using rolling stones and other arson;

Then, by the moonlight, they went forward with a floating raft from the old canal, trying to break through the blockade, but when they were almost successful, they broke down on a few wooden stakes laid in the middle of the river, and their rafts were hung in the dark, and they were in a dilemma, and then after a few blows from the shore, they had to jump into the water and flee. The last regiment of daring fighters, only a dozen people were able to climb ashore.

After many efforts and attempts, in the end they returned, and the strong attack did not succeed, relying on the numerical superiority, and adopting the strategy of advancing step by step with the brigade.

The trolley full of earth, under the cover of a large platoon of makeshift production, broke forward a little bit of excavation regardless of casualties.

Therefore, after paying enough sacrifices, they have filled in more than a dozen trenches, including the first two lines of defense, and thus gained a corresponding foothold, and then rely on and support them, and strive to attack the third line of defense in full swing.

It's just that they have just dispersed the enemy in front of them, and their morale is like a rainbow and they rush in again, but in the roar and dirt splashing, the disgraced ones are busy again and are driven back.

The infantry archers who were responsible for covering and suppressing were obviously exhausted and could only let the infantry go their own way, but the opponent's firearms were still endless, disjointed in the advance section by section, and the foot soldiers who were trapped in the trench section could not raise their heads.

The ground that had just been charged was littered with corpses, most of the wounds in front of them, and some of them were killed in the back, and they were like piles of wood, lifeless on the ground.

This kind of scene naturally made him not optimistic at all, just the formation of a field battle is so difficult, if it is a further battle. Although this is an army that is a mixture of old and new, and has not been expanding for a long time, according to this kind of casualties and exchanges, even if it is taken down in the end, wouldn't it be necessary to put these local disciples and old people into it.

As a generation of border generals and senior martial artists, he certainly has the grace to complete the task and serve the officials, and the consciousness and determination of the horse leather shroud, but on the other hand, he has to consider the future and future of his Han clan.

Once these soldiers lose too much here, in this world where only soldiers are strong and strong and respected, the family is likely to lose the credentials and security of their own existence, and fall into decline or become the fat coveted by others, which is also what he does not want to see.

On the one hand, it is the strict statement of Yan Envoy, and on the other hand, the survival of the family is powerful. As a result, with the stalemate on the battlefield, this experienced veteran general also fell into the hesitation of this difficult trip.

But his hesitation did not last long, and a new change appeared on the battlefield.

Gu Laosi carefully put a torch pipe, **** bullet bottle, and then wrapped it with strips of cloth, put it into the dug hole and fixed it with loose soil. Ruori concocted four, which was all he could distribute so far.

After a few days of fighting, they deeply felt the power of firearms. In trench warfare, the most effective things are such things as horn guns and fire and thunder bombs.

The former spewed out a piece of fan-shaped iron sand head-on, and the enemy soldiers who rushed into the trench had almost nowhere to dodge, and several people could be killed and wounded at once, and a few combined forces could easily suppress a fork;

And the latter can be quickly emptied into a large section of the trench, although only if it is thrown around and exploded, there will be casualties, but because of the air waves and sounds generated, it is enough to make the surrounding people really meaty, and if they don't die, they will go to half a life, let alone lose their minds in the battlefield.

However, those who can be selected as grenadiers are veterans who must be particularly bold and careful, so as not to be accidentally injured and self-harmed by accidents and panic.

However, there are also times when he misses, Gu Laosi has seen an unlucky ghost who blew himself up with the enemy because his reaction was slow for a moment.

Today's grenadiers are issued with two types of fire and thunder shells, one is a light bullet for field use, which can be thrown far away but has limited power when exploded, and is mainly used to destroy the enemy's dense formations that are strictly defended, blast out a breakthrough, and then rush in to divide and encircle the enemy's formation.

The other is a special defensive bomb, which has a large charge and is relatively not far away, so it can only be used behind a preset trench breastwall or other cover, or when it is on top of a walled city, to interrupt and disrupt the momentum of the enemy's climbing and leapfrogging attack.

It is this kind of thing in Gu Laosi's hands, but unfortunately the quantity is really limited, so he has to save a little bit to use good steel on the blade.

The use of more firearms inevitably builds a certain blind confidence among these transformed soldiers, as if as long as the firearms can still be fired, they can be full of confidence and have a high morale.

When the horn sounded and the new order was issued, Gu Laosi couldn't help but sigh, and he could finally retreat to the rear. An hour ago, the batch rotation and transfer began, and as grenadiers assigned to each team of the pro-direct regiment, they were arranged in the tail order after each break, which belonged to the extraordinary task of some kind of master artist.

Suddenly, not far away, the earthen wall collapsed, and in the rolling dust, several probes were revealed. Gu Laosi suddenly secretly screamed in his heart.

The two nearest auxiliaries in the wall had already rushed forward with a low roar, one holding a short spear and stabbing through the faint figure, and then he was stuck by the other party, and several long knives, axes and shovels fell on him at the same time.

The other one took a step slower, holding a trumpet at the gap, and released a shower of sparks, which immediately knocked back the enemy soldiers who were outcropping, and then was stabbed through the body by several spears that suddenly stretched out from inside, and nailed it to the back wall, dripping a large cloud of blood along the soil.

At this time, Gu Laosi, who was lying low, also held a incense stick in his mouth, quickly crawled across the ground, and rushed to the gap, but saw that it was actually crowded with a whole team of enemy soldiers, and he also copied his hand cards to rush out first.

He quickly threw a burning fire and thunderbolt down the slope between those dense ankles, and then looked at the crowd that was caught off guard, and was blasted into a piece of flesh and blood by the flowering dust storm in the center, and flew up in various strange postures, and then hugged the shattered legs and feet and wailed, not to mention how sour.

Although the same thing had happened to his former comrades.

On the back slope of the small village set.

I watched the change of temperament on the small sand table, as the troops entered the battlefield one by one or retreated, mobilized, and turned, the dice that determined the outcome were also thrown down over and over again, and then added or subtracted a new balance of power.

The so-called art of classical warfare, whether it is to attack the enemy to save it, or to lure the enemy deep, or to ambush and raid, or to stifle the essentials. In the final analysis, it is just a simple principle of detecting and predicting the enemy, attacking the enemy's shortcomings with one's own strengths at the right time in the right place.

In the deliberately set up front of the trenches and the slopes of the mountains, the enemy can only invest a relatively limited number of troops, and then they are compressed into a certain sector, and as the attack progresses, they are gradually divided by the trenches, but the other side is not a fool, and this advantage is gradually being smoothed out with the civil engineering work over time.

After all, the other party is worthy of being a veteran of the border army, and he can quickly come up with a trench to deal with the trench excavation tactics.

It's a pity that what they learned is the superficial skin, but the essence of the corresponding supporting tactics can't be reproduced, so after digging through the trench in front of the formation, the prepared horn guns and fire and thunder bombs will teach them to be new people every second.

"Urgent ......"

A voice came from outside the tent

"What ......"

Although the battle in the battlefield was impressive, and the shape was good, but then a piece of news made my mood sink.

"Met the rout of the Yunlin Army to the west of Yongcheng......"

The rest of the people in the military tent were also stunned, and the rout of the Yunlin Army appeared in Yongcheng, which means that the defense line in the west has been lost, or the corresponding defense area has been broken through.

"Are these allies used to cheat on their fathers......

I couldn't help but complain loudly

"When the situation is critical, don't you know how to report a letter first......

It's a pity that no one can answer me.

So I had to think about how to lead my whole body out and turn into the rear, after all.

The battle of Xiaozhuang has only been fought for three days, and the ammunition consumption has far exceeded expectations, especially the hand-thrown fire and thunder shells, which have gone for most of them at once. In addition, under the attack of the enemy army with a large advantage, the fatigue of the soldiers also accumulated to a considerable extent.

Although the weapon can be used to replenish ammunition and replace spare parts, the physical fatigue is incurable, so I even sent out my own regiment to suppress the formation.