555 Lian Zining's Zhang Liangji
I have to say that the absurd moratorium policy of the Ming Dynasty for decades was still very unexpected, for example, the enemies around the Ming Dynasty almost never saw what kind of virtue artillery was, so Lian Zining could receive unexpected effects every time he used firearms against them.
The Jurchen soldiers were still looking around.
Then the next moment, a dense burst of shells fell on the Jurchen camp.
There is a Youman River between the Jurchen camp and the Wuyi army camp, and the distance is about two and a half miles - that is, four hundred zhang, and the effective firing distance of the Franc cannon is within seven hundred meters, but this does not mean that their range is seven hundred meters, and it can be reached even farther - in fact, the range of the Franc cannon can reach about six miles at most - but the accuracy of this shooting is not guaranteed, just like the shooting distance of the 38 big cover in later generations is actually more than 2,000 meters, but the effective shooting distance is only two or three hundred meters. No matter how far away, you can't see anything, and you're still a fart?
But with such a big Jurchen camp open there, can it be beaten?
Hundreds of scorching shells, with extremely high temperatures, crashed into the gates, fences, and camps of the Jurchen camp.
The Jurchen camp is also brightly lit, so it is not difficult to aim, just smash it directly at the place where there is a bright light.
The cannonball smashed on the gate, and suddenly, the large wooden piece that was used to build the gate was smashed fiercely, and there was a groan of pain that broke directly from it. Fold into two sections. The stubble of wood in the fracture was exposed, and countless cannonballs smashed it, and the wood was discounted at the moment. The entire gate was smashed and fell to the ground. The soldiers above the gate also fell down with their hands and feet open, and fell heavily to the ground. Broken arms and legs broke necks, and let out a ghost cry wolf howl!
This is lucky, some unlucky ghosts were directly hit by cannonballs, and they died immediately and could not die again, not only that, but there were no corpses.
The fence made of big trees and the gate facing Wu Yijun's side was immediately broken into pieces, like a cake for a dog to gnaw. Those collapsed fences fell horizontally and vertically on the trenches, just enough to cover the trenches, which happened to kill two birds with one stone.
The two large rows of blazing braziers in the gate were hit by several shells, but in the Jurchen camp, the snow was swept away a little bit, after the shells smashed on the hard ground. It catapulted up again, smashing the two rows of braziers.
The fire oil spread everywhere on the ground, and suddenly there was a wildfire, and along with the fire oil, a large piece burned on the ground!
And quite a few tents. It was also hit by a cannon with a long range, and the red-hot iron ball with extremely high heat smashed on the top of the tent, and the tent was immediately ignited, like a burning torch! The sleeping soldiers in the tent were naturally killed, some were directly killed and injured by shells, and some were struggling to get up in their sleep - they did not bomb the camp, but accidental injuries in the chaos and darkness were inevitable - and then when they opened their eyes, they were full of red flames!
Because of this round of shelling, the Jurchen camp was in chaos.
At this time, a part of the cannons specially responsible for the women's Manhe River were also powerful, and dozens of cannonballs smashed heavily on this section of the river in front of the Wuyi army camp, the river was covered with thick ice, and the ice was covered with snow, originally this thick ice was several feet thick, but it was very difficult to deal with, if it was dug by manpower, it was extremely laborious, and I am afraid that it would take a few days to chisel. But dozens of ten taels of iron balls with huge kinetic energy smashed up, and at that moment they passed through the ice and snow, smashing a big hole in the ice, and the holes were connected to the holes, and the snow-white ice surface was full of holes. …,
The ice, which had become very fragile, could no longer withstand the huge gravity of the snow on it, and it didn't use the second round of bombardment at all, but it just collapsed with a bang, and the snow was pressed down with the thick ice.
The water in this section of the river is not deep, and it is even narrower in winter, so this time, the river water is directly pressed around, and the snow and ice press this section of the river to be solid.
This was beyond Lian Zining's expectations - originally Lian Zining bombarded the ice and snow in this section of the river, because marching on the ice is really more dangerous than crossing a river full of ice water, countless soldiers plus war horses, plus the weight of galloping, will undoubtedly crush the ice, and when the time comes, it will fall into the river, and people will turn over on their backs, which is extremely difficult, but I am afraid that it will lose a lot. That's why Lian Zi Ning Ningyuan collapsed the ice and crossed the icy river directly, which was at least safer.
But unexpectedly, the ice and snow directly compacted the road.
At this time, the soldiers of the eighth and ninth guards who had already been ambushed under the city were like rats out of a hole, and the soldiers of the eighth and ninth guards had been under the city wall before, because it was dark under the lights, but they were not discovered.
They were the slaves of the Han army at the beginning, Wang Ji and Dong Hanchen were also shallow in the Wuyi army, and they did not make any contributions, even the combat effectiveness of the troops was quite weak, and they were the bottom in the Wu Yi army - of course, even if it was the bottom of the Wu Yi army, in other armies, it was also a first-class elite division - so Lian Zining arranged this undangerous errand and errand.
Paving!
Don't fight for steamed buns, Wang Ji and Dong Hanchen are not clay people, they are also angry, and they also have the intention of impressing adults, they have already held a meeting to mobilize, and they have promised some benefits. So as soon as the cannon sounded, these soldiers wearing big red fat jackets, who looked bloated but were not slow, rushed out, and the snow from the Wuyi army's camp to the section of your Manhe River had already been cleared, and it did not arouse the suspicion of the Jurchens.
The soldiers stood in groups of two, each carrying in their hands a huge plank, which was more than two feet long, nearly two feet wide, and an inch thick, and seemed extremely thick at first sight.
The soldiers who ran to the front ran to the river, and when they reached the river, they put the planks on the snow and ice. Then the soldiers in the back moved forward, and put the plank close to the plank. Wave after wave of soldiers went forward. It's just a few dozen breaths of effort, and you have formed a broad road two feet wide and purely composed of heavy wooden planks on the river! There are officers commanding on both sides. Shouting loudly, if there are some uneven places, they are bulldozed, and some of the land is too low, so they are covered with a few more pieces.
And after the wooden bridge road on your river was paved, the soldiers did not stop, but continued to step on the road, stacking the planks one by one. The pavement formed by the wooden planks quickly spread in the direction of the Jurchen camp!
Yang Husheng waved his hand heavily: "Let's go!" ”
"Let's go!" The order passed quickly to the back, and the cavalry slowly walked out of the city gate, controlling the war horses under their crotches so that they would not run too fast, and the war horses walked smoothly on the boardwalk.
These days, snow after snow, these snow surfaces have already frozen extremely firmly. But this does not mean that they can bear the weight of the war horse - in fact, because the knights concentrated all the weight of people and horses on the four hooves of the war horse, the gravity of the four hooves is very large, and the war horse has to step on the fragile ice as soon as it comes up. It sank solidly, unable to move in the thick snow. Not to mention cavalry, foot soldiers are not successful! …,
This is also an important reason why Wanyan Wushu is so big, he really can't imagine how the enemy can pass through this snow layer that is several miles long, such a thick snow, and right under his own nose, if the enemy dares to attack, his side can just take advantage of the time when they are stuck in the snow and can't move, and once the other party has the movement to eradicate this snow, his own side can also improvise.
It's a moat!
But after laying the plank, the weight is dispersed on the whole large plank, which is very insignificant, so the snow layer below can withstand the weight, even if it collapses, it is the whole plank that collapses, and there will never be a situation where the war horse is stuck in the snow and can't pull out its hooves.
This is also the intention of Lian Zining to send people to cut down big trees, and the sound of axes and pounds all day long - these days, Wu Yijun's more than 100,000 people have not done anything else, so they have done this, and these days, thousands of these large planks have been made.
Lian Zining wants to make one-
Kangzhuang Avenue!
The moat becomes a thoroughfare.
The planks were laid out at a very rapid pace, and the cavalry was rapidly approaching the Jurchen camp.
The artillery on the city wall was adjusted to a higher angle, shooting as far as possible, extending in the direction of the Jurchen camp, and one shell after another fell heavily in the Jurchen camp, bringing death and fire, and suppressing the fire for the infantry.
Fire suppression!
This is also the first time in the history of mankind that large-scale infantry artillery has appeared in this world!
Lian Zining hasn't realized what a great moment he has created!
What a great precedent.
The Jurchen battalion's handsome account was already in a mess, when the first cannon sounded, it had already alarmed Yan Wushu, and his face suddenly changed slightly, although he didn't know what this voice was, but it was definitely not a good thing, but after all, he was the prime minister for a long time, and he was a big man who could hold the shelf, so he got up unhurriedly and said with a smile: "Everyone, come, let's go and see, what kind of tricks are those Wu Yijun's jumping clowns playing on the other side?" ”
At this time, many generals were already drunk and were lying on their seats and falling asleep, and only a few were awake and drunk, and their heads were not very bright.
Everyone hadn't experienced the power of artillery, and they didn't pay much attention to it, they all laughed out loud, and they came out of the big tent with the completion of the Yan Wushu.
As soon as he came out, there was a loud noise not far away, and then there was a shock on the ground. Wanyan Wushu was also trembling, and if he was not supported by the attendants behind him, he almost fell.
After finishing the Yan Wushu, his eyelids twitched, and his heart was broken.
At this time, many tents in front of them were already lit and on fire, and red light was faintly visible.
Then, thousands of shells smashed heavily on the Jurchen camp!
The ground trembled violently again, and the tents that were set on fire were even more numerous, and then the cold wind followed. The fire is getting bigger and bigger, and there are already soldiers running to put out the fire.
"What is this?" After finishing Yan Wushu, he saw countless red lights flashing in the direction of the Wuyi army's camp in the distance, and then the ground shook on his side. The flames were everywhere, and I couldn't help but be horrified, thinking that this was some kind of demonic magic. I was trembling all over, and I couldn't hold the shelf anymore.
The generals next to them were no better, and their faces were shocked.
Human beings are always full of awe and fear of what they don't know.
A thousand households who have been built with Nalan for a long time and have been serving around him still know something, and he stumbled on the side and said: "My lord, this thing may be an artillery ......"...,
"Artillery? What's that? Wanyan Wushu was stunned. He asked rhetorically, not knowing what it was. He hadn't heard of it at all, in fact, he couldn't be blamed for it, let alone the Jurchens in this cultural desert, even in the Ming Dynasty, after banning firearms for so many years, I'm afraid there are few people who know it.
The thousand households were also stunned? How can this be explained?
I racked my brains and thought about it for a long time. Only then did he come up with a slightly complete wording: "It's just a kind of big iron bucket, which can be filled with gunpowder and iron balls, and then smash the iron balls far away." It's like a trebuchet or a bed crossbow, but there's nothing to be afraid of! ”
He shouldn't have added the last sentence, and when he heard this, he was immediately full of feelings, and said, "What do you mean?" Taunting me? ”
He glanced at the thousand households lightly, and the thousand households suddenly fell into the ice cellar, eager to slap their own big ears and scrape.
But after such a fuss, after figuring out what was going on, these people were not afraid.
It's just that in the face of the current situation, these people are also a little at a loss.
A thousand households who had just been promoted said loudly: "Prime Minister, what should we do?" ”
This guy used to obey the command of others, so why should he command others all of a sudden, and he was suddenly extremely uncomfortable.
"What should I do?"
Wanyan Wushu has never commanded an army at all, if he is very experienced? Immediately, he was also panicked, and he didn't know what to do, so he asked back: "Yes?" What to do? ”
The general was also staring at each other with big eyes, and he didn't know what to do.
I know what to do, but I'm degraded now, and I don't have an identity here.
The only one on the scene who knows what to do, is lying on the snow on the side!
"My lord, why don't you give the order to extinguish the fire first?!" The officer touched his head and came up with an idea.
"Okay, put out the fire." After finishing Yan Wushu, he didn't have any ideas, but he responded in a row, his hands were swinging out, and he blasted those generals away like coaxing chickens: "Hurry up, go back quickly, organize the soldiers to extinguish the fire, if something goes wrong, this official will cut off your heads!" ”
Wanyan Wushu jumped up and down, almost jumping up and down in a hurry, a heart was pounding, cold sweat was dripping all over his body, and he secretly cursed in his heart for being unlucky, his limbs were weak for a while, he couldn't stand anymore, and sat on the ground with his ass.
The soldiers around him hurriedly supported him, and Wanyan Wushu was anxious at this time, anxious and helpless, and secretly hated his incompetence, which made him almost annoyed and angry.
The entourage around is also trembling, not daring to speak, for fear that if he speaks carelessly at this time, he will be angry, but he also has that deep mind, plus a person who is exquisite, but he knows that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, once the plan is successful, it will definitely be remembered by adults, saving several years of work.
An eyebrow and eye were transparent, and at a glance, the very clever entourage turned his heart for a long time, and suddenly said respectfully: "My lord, now that Han dog is shelling, the military heart in the camp is floating, and the soldiers are panicked. ”
When Yan Wushu heard this, he was immediately moved, knowing that this was a good time to increase his prestige in the camp, and just wanted to speak, the other one who was robbed of the talk, and the entourage who was jealous and unwilling snorted coldly: "Didn't you see those Han dogs' cannons bombarding down without long eyes?" If it is under the guise of the prime minister, who can take it? You're putting the prime minister at risk! ”
The entourage who spoke before was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "We have all seen it, the artillery bombardment has fallen in the front battalion, presumably the cannon of the Han dog can't hit so far, so let's just go around in this safe place?" ”…,
As soon as he said this, the people around him no longer objected.
So this retinue hugged Wanyan Wushu and got on the horse, and raised the torch. Like a fiery dragon, it headed for the rest of the camp.
The generals had already returned to their camps one after another, directing the soldiers to start extinguishing the fire. After Yan Wushu let go, everyone didn't dare to slack off, and they worked hard. I'm afraid that it will be no good to end up with the handle in his hands.
However, these people didn't think about what would happen next after Wu Yijun's actions, they only thought that this was a simple artillery bombardment, and because they were used to fighting outside of winter, if there was a cavalry attack, at least there would be a sound of hooves to send the alarm. Therefore, they didn't think of this stubble at all. And in the end, they are very confident in the two-mile-wide snow between their camp and your Manhe River.
At this time, the benefits of artillery suppression can be seen, if it weren't for the previous rounds of artillery fire of Wu Yijun's army, which destroyed the sentry posts, watchtowers, watchtowers and those soldiers in front of the Jurchen camp, their whereabouts would have been discovered by this time.
The artillery fire on the head of the city was suppressed, and the cavalry under the city raided. Behind the cavalry, followed by the elite foot soldiers of Wu Yi's army, the black pressure was trained into a large area, like a black tide that stretched for several miles, and the black pressure came towards this side.
Everyone was silent. The horses' hooves and the soldiers' boots were wrapped in a thick coarse cloth, and they trampled on the heavy planks, but there was a soft sound, and in the dark night it was as if countless ants were speeding through the grass before the rainy night, making a rustling sound.
At this moment, the torches above and below the city of Wu Yijun's camp have all been extinguished, but they are afraid that the bright light will leak traces.
Although he was so cautious, when he was still dozens of feet away from the Jurchen camp, he was finally discovered by a few Jurchen soldiers who ran to the front to put out the fire.
They were like seeing ghosts, their faces were full of horror, and then they subconsciously wanted to call the police, but at this time, the alarm bell used to call the police on the sentry tower had already been destroyed by intensive artillery fire, how did they call the police? Therefore, after being stunned for a moment, he ran quickly towards the interior of the camp, shouting as he ran: "Attack the camp!" Raid the camp! The Han dog is attacking the camp! ”
Although he didn't know what he was shouting, Yang Husheng, who was at the forefront of the horse, knew that it was definitely not a good word, and he wanted to order the soldiers to shoot these Jurchen soldiers to death with a round of fire, but after a little thought, he knew that in this deep silent night, the effect of the crisp dense gunfire was definitely more than the shouting of a few people, and at that time, these Jurchens could be regarded as knowing that Wu Yijun was attacking the camp.
Yang Husheng took a deep breath: "Accelerate forward!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Everyone responded in a low voice, and the soldiers of the eighth and ninth guards in front of them also held their breath, although they were already tired and sweating profusely, and their arms were almost sore, they couldn't lift them, but they still gritted their teeth and endured the pain.
Finally, the last big board landed quickly, and the hooves of the first knight's war horse stepped heavily on the hard ground in front of the Jurchen camp, and the war horse seemed to have recovered from the patience of walking cautiously, and wanted to raise its head and neigh, but its mouth was restrained by the bridle, but it couldn't make a sound.
War horses converge in the open space like a tide, Yang Husheng knows that time is not waiting, at this time the news of the attack on the camp must have spread in the Jurchen camp, because at this moment, he can already hear the piercing gong sound from the camp, and hundreds of Jurchen soldiers poured out of these tents in front of them, and began to line up to prepare for defense under the leadership of a general, but the number of people is too small.
Yang Husheng didn't dare to slack off, he knew that with the number of Jurchen soldiers, it would definitely gather more and more in a short period of time, and once the number was formed and a strong defense was formed, all his efforts tonight would be in vain!
After gathering hundreds of people, Yang Husheng shouted: "Wu Yijun, charge!" ”
Hundreds of soldiers under the leadership of Yang Husheng's elite guards, began to instigate the war horse, accelerated and galloped, the slow speed is to the extreme, Lian Zining's group of elite cavalry tempered in the continuous war at this time embodies a very high tactical literacy and team cooperation ability, in the charge, is led by Yang Husheng and others, forming a thick arrow formation for the charge! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )