Chapter Ninety-Seven: Assault

This battle on the West Road is just a microcosm of the entire Nanchang Outer Battlefield. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info In the west, middle, and east, tens of thousands of troops on both sides fought for their respective goals. On the vast battlefield, the rangers of both sides galloped back and forth, and constantly passed the situation on the battlefield to their respective commanders.

The fishing village on the West Road was under siege, and it seemed that Huguang Town had a follow-up force around it...... Tan Tai was not too surprised when he learned of this situation, he had expected in advance that Huguang Town might use this direction as a breakthrough point. But even if it's expected, it's a matter of trade-offs.

At present, although the total strength of the Qing army around Nanchang is more than that of Huguang Town, it does not have an overwhelming advantage. If too many troops are invested to reinforce the west road, the troops on the middle and east roads will inevitably be weakened, and it is difficult to guarantee that Huguang Town will not turn the gun and kill directly from the middle or east roads.

If it were another Ming army, Tan Tai would not be so difficult to choose. Most of the Ming armies he encountered in the past lacked the ability and determination to take the initiative to attack, and even if they had sophisticated weapons and sufficient food and grass, they generally mainly defended themselves, which often gave the Qing army the opportunity to calmly mobilize troops to break through. But judging from the previous series of engagements, Huguang Town in front of him obviously does not lack the ability and desire to take the initiative to attack, not only is it not lacking, but it is also quite strong and vigorous.

Although it was a little difficult to choose, Tan Tai still transferred some troops from the reserves in his hand to reinforce them. This support army consisted of more than 500 Mongolian soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner and more than 500 green battalion soldiers of the left battalion of Taiyuan Town, Shanxi Green Battalion, totaling more than 1,000 people.

By the time the reinforcements arrived near the fishing village on the West Road, the morning's battle had come to an end. After a bloody battle, the Qing troops stationed in the fishing village repelled the Ming troops who attacked the village. After the Ming army withdrew from the village, it did not go far, but stopped around, firing rockets from time to time and sending small groups of troops and horses to attack and harass, so that the Qing army could not even eat at noon. In the aftermath of the battle, the village was crisscrossed by blood-soaked streams, dried or semi-dry, glowing a chilling dark red.

Not long after the Qing reinforcements arrived at the fishing village, a cavalry with a total of more than 500 people under the banner of the Flying Tiger also came to the flood land of the Gangfeng Battalion.

"Report to General Lu, the first division of the 1000th Brigade of the Flying Tiger Battalion was ordered to come to reinforcements, Yang Jinxin, the 1000th Brigade of the 1000th Brigade!" The leading cavalry officer jumped off his horse and came to Lu Qiwu to stand up and speak loudly.

Lu Qiwu, who was hurrying to eat, put the bowl down and stared at his little eyes: "Who asked for help?" Just the little Tartar on the other side, Lao Tzu will take it down if he works harder in the afternoon, and you Yang Xiucai will come here to make a fool of yourself? ”

"This is the order of the marshal, if you can persuade the marshal to take back his life, I really don't dare to obstruct your eyes in front of you." Yang Jinxin handed over the written order issued by the Central Military Department and smiled, "Also, Lu Ye remembered wrongly, before I joined the army, I was a lifter, not a showman." ”

"Whether it's a person or a showman, don't you kid be Qiu Bagan's murderous business? What's the fucking difference? Since it was Pang Yue's order, Lu Qiwu naturally could only get over it, and he didn't lose time in beating Yang Jinxin in advance, "Come on." But when the time comes, if you can't complete the task, or simply drag the Gang Feng Battalion back, don't blame Lao Tzu for being unsympathetic! At that time, it will not be easy for the big man and the big man Shi to intercede together! ”

Yang Jinxin smiled confidently: "With the prestige of Lu Ye, I don't dare not go all out!" ”

There are not many cavalry in Huguang Town, but now there is a full division of cavalry to reinforce, and it is not difficult for Lu Qiwu to see that Pang Yue is determined to win the fulcrum of the important battlefield on the West Road, which also enhances the sense of urgency in his heart. It is really undeserved that we failed to take the fishing village as soon as possible in the morning, and now with the support of the cavalry, if we can't take it in the afternoon, where will our old Lu's face go? Even if he wasn't punished by the big handsome, he had to let the big man and the birdmen see the jokes.

In the afternoon, the curtain of battle resumed.

Lu Qiwu, who was holding back the fire, commanded the Gangfeng battalion to launch another round of onslaught.

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"Yikes!" A short, sturdy man with a sturdy blue flag roared loudly, holding a knife in both hands and slashing it down.

"Boring!" The "black bear" on the opposite side, who was also in iron armor, reacted quickly, and only waved the mace in his hand casually, and he blocked the knife that slashed Huashan. A long string of sparks popped out of the weapons of both sides, and the armor leaves of the iron armor were shaken.

The moment the knife was framed, Bayala was shocked to the point that his mouth was numb, and he felt as if there was a surge of power, and the knife in his hand was almost out of his hand. He was horrified to see that the black bear in front of him was a head taller than himself, and the pitch-black face under the thick iron helmet was still smiling at him. With a black face, white teeth, and a bloody mouth, he is really much better than the evil ghosts of the underworld.

In battlefield fighting, life and death are often in an instant. Before Bayala could make the next move, another force roared in. This time, it was the mace in the hand of the "black bear" that smashed head-on, and it was Bayara's turn to subconsciously raise his knife to block.

It's "boring!" again. With a bang, the knife made of fine iron flew backwards, and Bayala was smashed on the shoulder by the unabated all-iron mace, and the whole person immediately knelt down, and the sound of armor and bones breaking could be heard clearly.

"Ahh Bayara let out a terrible scream, but it soon came to an abrupt end. His head and helmet were smashed into a rotten watermelon by the mace swung back in reverse, and his body fell into a pool of blood like a pocket.

"Yikes!" The other well-armoured, with a slanted pointed flag on his back, stabbed him with a tiger spear. This tiger gun can be used to pierce the skin of a tiger bear directly in hunting, and it is even more powerful in hand-to-hand combat.

The "Black Bear" had just killed the Bayara, and before the mace could be raised, the tiger spear was already approaching with a whistling. In the midst of the lightning, the "Black Bear" immediately abandoned the mace, dodged the sharp blow with a flexible sideways body that did not match his figure, and at the same time grabbed one of the arms of the strong man, and pulled the short axe from his waist like lightning.

"Poof!" Before Zhuang Da could even scream, blood spurted out from the gap between the helmet collar and the breastplate, splashing the "black bear" in the face.

This "black bear" is none other than the captain of the King Kong Commando Team in Huguang Town. On the battlefield with a murderous sound, after Poult killed two enemies in succession, before he could wipe the blood on his face, a huge impact came from his back, causing him to stumble. By the time he turned around, the assailant behind him had been hacked to the ground by another commando.

Poult, who had escaped the disaster, threw a good-natured smile at the comrade who had struck in time. At this time, around them, the other King Kong commandos were also fighting with the Eight Banners.

As a surprise soldier, the King Kong Commando was thrown into this most powerful part of the Qing army after the start of the white-knuckle battle. And it did get good results as well. The Eight Banners, who were known for their ferocity and savagery, were caught off guard by such a group of soldiers who had never seen before, more ferocious and savage than them, and the originally solid defense line began to appear chaotic little by little.

White-knuckle combat is bloody and brutal. When the first small gap was pierced by the King Kong commando in the defense line deployed by the Qing army at the front of the village, the melee soldiers of the Gangfeng battalion naturally did not let go of this great opportunity and stepped forward to gradually expand the gap. Since then, more and more new forces have been pouring in from this gap......

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"Well done!" Groups of officers and men of the Steel Front Battalion ran past Bolt and the others, giving them a thumbs up from time to time.

Covered in blood, Boert and the others grinned, revealing their snow-white teeth, and smiled exceptionally brightly. The only thing that made them feel a little regret was that they had been ordered to withdraw from the front and could no longer participate in the rest of the battle.

This is also what Pang Yue personally explained, and the King Kong Commando is only used as a surprise soldier when attacking fortifications. And now that the Qing defense line in front of the village has been defeated, the next street battle is by no means what those big black men are good at.

The ensuing battle also developed more smoothly than in the morning.

The arrival of the 1st Division of the 1000th Corps of the Flying Tiger Battalion effectively contained the Qing cavalry in the village. The terrifying wall-mounted charge tactics left the Eight Banners Mongols who were known for their cavalry and archery at a loss.

The steel front battalion, which was free from cavalry attacks, was able to devote itself to full force. After defeating the Qing army's defense line at the entrance of the village, combat groups composed of mandarin duck killers and musketeers poured into the village like a tide and engaged in street battles with the Qing army.

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Near evening, a herald with a white feather on his helmet rode a horse and galloped to the location of the Central Military Headquarters in Huguang Town, quickly turned over and dismounted, checked his identity, and came to Pang Yue's side: "Report to the commander, the Gangfeng battalion has taken the fishing village on the West Road!" The Tartars fled in disarray, and they were defeated! ”

This news was like a cannon fire during the Chinese New Year, which instantly drove away the tense and solemn atmosphere of the Central Military Department, and a group of staff officers high-fived each other, and the stone in Pang Yue's heart suddenly fell to the ground.

Taking that fishing village is equivalent to seizing an important fulcrum on the battlefield on the West Road, which is of self-evident significance to the overall strategy of Huguang Town.

The day's fighting gradually came to an end, and the first all-out confrontation between the two armies ended with Huguang gaining the upper hand. With satisfaction or regret, each side withdraws its troops. Sunset, too, seemed unwilling to witness this bloody battlefield on earth again, slowly descending behind the mountains in the western sky.

Today's battle made an important breakthrough on the West Road, which is also a small start for Huguang Town. However, the general situation in the world is changing, and before Pang Yue can be relieved for long, in the evening, a dusty person has checked his identity and entered the Zhongjun tent: "Marshal, the situation in the north has changed!"