Chapter 430: A Thousand Cuts
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At this time, although the time for the camp to take root was still short, all aspects of affairs, whether it was Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, and Zhang Pan, had done their best.
All of this is just waiting for time to be tested.
The movement of the Houjin army was very fast, less than half an hour, about half past one in the afternoon, dense with various figures, like raging ants, swarming towards the Ming army camp.
"Yuanqing, these dog-day tartars, I'm afraid of no less than 15 cows. Look at the back, there are at least a dozen Niu Lu. There are more than 10,000 people. ”
Zhang Pan stared straight at the figure of Jin Jun in front of him, and his voice trembled a little.
Chen Zhong had already gone to the front-line command behind the earthen wall, and Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang were also transferred to the safer riverside fort, where only Li Yuanqing and Zhang Pan were left.
Li Yuanqing nodded, and there were not too many waves on Yingting's face.
"The Jurchen is less than 10,000, and there is no one invincible! Hehe. The old slave is doing his best, which is good. ”
A sneer suddenly appeared at the corner of Li Yuanqing's mouth, and he looked at Kong Youde not far away, "The artillery is ready!" Wait for them to get 500 steps closer! Give Lao Tzu a hard beating! ”
"Yes! Obedience! ”
Kong Youde's side couldn't wait for a long time, he couldn't wait to test the power of these cannons.
The gunners around him had already finished proofreading, but Kong Youde was still not at ease, so he was busy checking it again.
At this time, behind the earthen wall, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's two soldiers also poked their heads out from behind the simple battlements and raised their swarthy guns to the front.
Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's two divisions, with a combined number of birds, have exceeded 2,500 people, but in this long defense line of more than four miles and nearly five miles, this still seems a little too little.
Fortunately, the two auxiliaries are sufficient, more than 10,000 people.
In such a state, without the tall city walls as a backing, the effect of the sectional shooting method cannot be maximized.
Li Yuanqing simply opened up, and equipped each bird soldier with an auxiliary assistant to let them shoot freely.
At this time, the main force of Houjin in front was probably still two miles away, and it was rapidly approaching forward.
And these miscellaneous servants, under the coercion of the real slave master behind them, held sandbags and quickly forced towards the earthen wall.
In this kind of siege of the city, the effect of the cavalry is not great, and the main forces of Houjin are all on foot.
For more than two miles, they had at least ten minutes to go.
But these miscellaneous servants had already approached eighty paces and entered the shooting range of the Ming army's birds.
At this time, how could Li Yuanqing hesitate?
He waved his hand, "Let's get started!" ”
"Yes!"
The standard-bearer around him quickly passed Li Yuanqing's latest instructions to the front line.
In a moment, 'bang bang bang', a continuous stream of bird guns rose one after another, and the smoke of the earthen wall under him splashed.
Although these Houjin miscellaneous servants had been prepared, they had no equipment, and the masters behind them did not treat them as human beings at all, and under the salvo of 2,500 bird guns of the Ming army, they could only completely become live targets, and fell one after another.
Along the faint north wind, the strong smell of blood could not stop wafting towards the camp of the Ming army.
"Well done! Hahaha! The sons and daughters are so good, they must not be allowed to come! ”
Seeing that at least hundreds of Houjin handymen had fallen in front of him, Zhang Pan couldn't help but swing his fist excitedly, and the green tendons on his hands were bulging.
Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, "Brother Zhang, the darkness before dawn has passed. Now, with the blood of these Tartars, prove our glory! ”
Zhang Pan couldn't help laughing, "Yuanqing, that's a good point!" I'm getting my blood boiling all over my body right now! I can't wait to rush up and kill the Tartars now! ”
Li Yuanqing smiled, "Brother Zhang, don't worry, we should all have this opportunity today!" ”
Li Yuanqing said, but his face was awe-inspiring, and he actually looked ahead.
At this time, even if you are well prepared, the number of Tartars is too many.
More than 10,000 soldiers, what is this concept?
Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong combined, there were only 6,500 soldiers, although there was an earthen wall, but the Houjin army broke through the defense line, I am afraid that it will be a matter of time.
The most important thing is to see how to rush back and stabilize the defensive line.
At this time, although the Ming army had few soldiers, whether it was Li Yuanqing's Changsheng battalion or Chen Zhong's auxiliary troops in Guangludao, they had undergone a certain amount of military training.
Especially the auxiliaries of the Changsheng Battalion, after Li Yuanqing's last trip to the North, they also have at least one layer of leather armor to protect themselves.
Although these auxiliaries of the Changsheng Battalion had to engage in a certain amount of manual labor when they were on Changsheng Island, they were almost no different from the soldiers in terms of training and requirements.
However, due to the limitations of productivity and financial resources, their equipment is poorer.
But at this time, with the barrier of the earth wall, they don't have to rush out, and they can ensure their safety to the greatest extent by facing the power of the main force of Houjin.
And once the Houjin army rushed into the earthen wall and the formation was scattered, it was time for them to play.
Li Yuanqing's fists were also clenched.
As An Chongrong said, 'Son of Heaven, the strong soldier and the strong horse do it!' ’
If you want to do great things, you must have the courage to be cut by a thousand knives in order to become a dragon and phoenix among people.
Although the main force of Houjin is fierce, they don't know that Li Yuanqing has used this place as his training room!
At this time, in the face of the sound of birds one after another of the Ming army, the Houjin army miscellaneous servants in front couldn't raise their heads at all, and in a short time, they had fallen a thousand people.
The rest of the handymen are not fools, who dares to rush forward?
They threw down their sandbags and lay on the ground, not daring to face the Ming army.
The Houjin masters behind them also realized that there was no way to rush forward so recklessly, and hurriedly ordered the cowhide chariot to be pushed up, so that the miscellaneous servants could hide behind the cowhide chariot and continue to move forward.
On the high platform, Li Yuanqing suddenly showed an indescribable smile.
The cowhide chariot was pushed away, which meant that the main force of the Houjin in the back would be completely exposed to the artillery cover of the Ming army.
As for these handymen, they are almost unarmed, and in addition to being used as stepping stones to pave the way, can they have a bird?
At this time, the main force of Houjin in front had approached five hundred paces and entered the coverage area of the Ming army's artillery.
Li Yuanqing sneered slightly, waved his hand and said to Kong Youde: "Let's start!" ”
Kong Youde was overjoyed, "Sons, the time has come for us to make meritorious contributions!" Fire! ”
The gunners had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and as soon as they heard the order, they lit the arquebuses one after another.
In a moment, there was a thunderous roar around him, and more than a dozen swarthy cannonballs suddenly rushed out of the barrel, crossed a wonderful parabola in the sky, and smashed down from the battle formation towards the main force of Houjin.
At this time, the earth is white, and the figures of the main forces of the Houjin Army are like standing on a white curtain, which is simply a living target.
In addition, the ground under his feet is frozen in ice and snow, and it is just beginning to melt, and it is far from the time when it is soft, which is conducive to the ejection of cannonballs.
In an instant, more than a dozen shells landed one after another, smashing into the crowd of the main force of Houjin, like a mountain rock rolled up by a hurricane, and instantly bloomed in the crowd of the main force of Houjin.
A post-Jin Bujia was too backy, and the swarthy cannonball was smashing down from his left shoulder, and he didn't even have time to react, the entire left shoulder was smashed in an instant, and most of the sternum and ribs were broken.
He screamed in pain, the blood in his mouth and nose couldn't stop gushing out, and after struggling for more than ten seconds, he fell to the ground without a trace of movement.
But he was still lucky enough to meet their Immortal Heaven in a short time.
One of his companions next to him was also affected by the cannonball, and happened to be smashed on the surface of his feet.
Even though he was wearing thick cowhide boots, this step armor cushioned most of his strength, but five hundred steps was the moment when the 8-pounder cannon was the most powerful, how could the impact be blocked by the strength of one person?
The arch of this step armor was probably broken, and the dark red liquid continued to seep out of his upper.
"Ahh He screamed like a pig, and jumped back and forth with his injured foot, but it didn't relieve half of his pain.
For a moment, he couldn't hold back any longer, hurriedly threw away the steel knife in his hand, planted his head on the ground, and rolled over and again.
In an instant, the entire Houjin main battle formation was noisy and chaotic.
Their masters were also taken aback.
But the old slave is behind him to supervise the battle, who dares to slack off? Hurriedly shouted desperately, shouting these warriors to continue to move forward.
But in a moment, with a loud 'boom' sound, another row of unidentified black flying objects overhead actually smashed down towards the middle of them.
"Hahaha! Well played, well played! Xiao Kong, keep aiming, kill these dog tartars for me! ”
On the high platform, Zhang Pan couldn't help but dance excitedly.
Five hundred paces away, at a height of more than ten meters, and with the help of the snow, you can just see all this clearly.
Although Zhang Pan had long expected that the power of the artillery would be good, he did not expect that it would be so good.
Kong Youde was also extremely excited, "Master Zhang, don't worry. I'll be more accurate soon. ”
As he spoke, he hurriedly shouted to the gunners around him, "Sons and daughters, all eyes are wide for Lao Tzu, dry tartars!" ”
"Master Kong, don't worry! The next round will be good right away! ”
The gunners were also extremely excited.
The auxiliary generals are by their side, how can they not behave well? I only hate to give birth to two hands and feet, and I quickly reload and reload.
Li Yuanqing didn't have much expression at this time.
His eyesight was excellent, and from his angle, he could see everything in front of him clearly, and even, he saw the tartar who was smashed on the surface of his foot for more than ten seconds, until he was drowned in the flow of people, and then he withdrew his gaze.
It's just that Li Yuanqing is clearer.
Although the power of these Franc cannons is not bad, the effect is still too poor compared to the flowering shells.
This kind of thing can only be used as a threat, and if you want to kill and injure the enemy, this is not enough.
This battle still relies on hand-to-hand combat.
"Boom".
Another round of artillery rang out beside him, and another row of shells smashed down towards the Houjin battle array.
Li Yuanqing frowned slightly.
It dawned on him that he had made a mistake that could not be counted wrong.
It was a mistake to build the command platform on top of this battery.
The main thing is that the sound of artillery firing is too loud, which has seriously affected his thinking.
"Brother Zhang, you come to watch the fort here, I'll go to the front to supervise the battle! Stay connected! Li Yuanqing informed Zhang Pan and strode off the fort, Niu Gensheng and more than a dozen other personal soldiers hurriedly followed behind Li Yuanqing.
Zhang Pan reacted for a moment, and hurriedly laughed: "Yuanqing, don't worry." Today, I'm going to kill these shit! ”
Li Yuanqing hurried to the middle of the earthen wall, Chen Zhong's temporary command place, and Chen Zhong was shouting loudly to order the bird soldiers to open fire and suppress the advance of the cowhide chariot.
At this time, the cowhide chariot had advanced fifty paces beyond the earthen wall, and was about to approach the moat.
Seeing Li Yuanqing coming, Chen Zhong was overjoyed, and hurriedly pulled Li Yuanqing to the back of the earthen wall, "Yuanqing, look at this appearance, you can't stop it!" We have to prepare in advance! ”
Li Yuanqing smiled, "Big brother, aren't we ready a long time ago?" ”
As he spoke, Li Yuanqing's face suddenly turned pale, "Niu Gensheng, notify all the auxiliaries to come forward and be ready to deal with them at any time!" ”
"Yes!"
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