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The small boats on the river shook violently, but instead of stopping, they got closer and closer to the other side. And the Ming artillery on the shore also found a Mongolian trebuchet hiding behind the earthen rampart, and the shells rained down, not to mention a trebuchet, the entire earthen rampart was directly erased, and there was no trace of what had ever existed.

A large number of Mongolian crossbowmen jumped out of the grass and potholes with a shout, and the arrows swept across the river with a roar, and the speed of several small boats slowed down suddenly, and when the small boats washed up to the shore along the waves, there were no people on the boats who could stand, and the bodies of several Ming soldiers lay quietly in the boat, and the half of the corpses hanging outside were still bleeding blood, staining the river red.

On the banks of the Daling River, fierce battles are raging!

"The Mongolian Tartar's trebuchet is almost exposed, I didn't expect this Mongolian Tartar to be so powerful, not only can it hide two or three trebuchets under our noses, but it can also hide so many crossbowmen in the grass and potholes." Wang Dayong put down his clairvoyance and sighed softly, "If it weren't for our caution, I'm afraid that this first time we crossed the river, there would be a lot of casualties." ”

"Even so, so many soldiers were sacrificed," Wang Huchen shook his head, "But without their sacrifices, we wouldn't know that there are so many mysteries on this side." Let's prepare the second batch, the Mongolian Tartars are almost all that can be taken out. ”

The artillery of the Ming army was still firing covering the fire, and the arrows of the hundred tigers were also pushing towards the ship. After all, although the rockets of the Ming army have leapfrogged to achieve the second stage of the rocket in one step, there are still many instabilities in performance, coupled with insufficient production, so it is difficult to achieve accurate fixed-point strike clearance at a long distance, so in order to ensure that the Ming army can be covered more effectively and in a timely manner, Wang Huchen and Wang Dayong still took the risk of carrying the hundred tigers to the ship after discussion.

The Mongol troops on the other side fled in all directions under the shelling of the Ming army, and most of them were able to rush into the original hiding place, but there were still hundreds of people who ran on the river beach like headless flies, and were soon torn to pieces by the shells.

"Cross the river!" Wang Huchen ordered in a deep voice, and the second batch of prepared Ming soldiers and soldiers quickly boarded the ship.

The Mongols had almost destroyed the ships on both sides of the Xiaoling River before this, and it was naturally impossible to leave so many ships to squander for the Ming army, which were all snatched from the Beiyang Fleet by the Zhen Navy. Knowing the difficulties of the Zhen Navy, the Beiyang Fleet didn't say anything, took out all the sampans in the fleet, and gathered these hundreds of ships, so that they finally didn't have to face the embarrassing situation that there were no boats available when the two Huai armies forcibly crossed the Baigou River before.

When the smoke and dust caused by the shelling gradually subsided, the Mongol soldiers on the other side were nowhere to be seen, and they were either torn apart by the shelling or hiding in the potholes. Wang Huchen and Wang Dayong didn't know that under the pressure of the Ming artillery, in fact, the Mongols used natural potholes and some tunnels dug by themselves to defend, and they already had the prototype of modern trench warfare in another time and space.

Different from the tunnels used in modern warfare, although there were also tunnels in ancient times, the tunnels were mainly built underground, and their purpose was naturally to serve as a fortress and a place to hide soldiers, forcing the other side to fight with themselves in the tunnels that they knew well, so as to occupy the absolute upper hand. The underground tunnels built by the Song army during the Song and Liao periods, which can still be found in the Hebei area, are the best examples. Of course, the construction of this kind of tunnel, in the final analysis, was because the Song army at that time lacked enough geographical advantages to block the Liao cavalry, once the Baigou River froze, the entire Central Plains was the place where the Liao army put horses, so it had to take the way to go underground similar to tunnel warfare to entangle with the Liao cavalry. Such a tunnel is more of an authentic nature, and naturally it is not a real trench.

The purpose of these tunnels dug by the Mongols was to prevent the Ming army from shelling and causing a large number of casualties to the soldiers, and at the same time, it could also intercept the Ming army through bows and crossbows in time when they came ashore.

Wang Huchen and Wang Dayong did not realize that they had inadvertently actually promoted the progress of military thought in the entire era, of course, this was also due to Ye Yingwu's emphasis on firearms and the continuous development and reform of firearms by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry.

But now, after all, it hasn't been long since the artillery came out, and these artillery cannons have not really been able to play the role of destroying the world and "the god of war", so these tunnels of the Mongols. It is mainly to use the original natural conditions, and it does not really achieve the role of crisscrossing and communicating inside and outside.

"Brothers, follow me!" Without waiting for the ship to land, the Ming army leading the team had already rushed off the boat first, and the soldiers behind were also scrambling to jump down and rush forward.

If compared with the previous army, I am afraid that the most eye-catching thing about the Ming army is the leading charge of the grassroots generals, these veterans who have experienced the war, when facing the enemy, shouting is not "give me up" but "follow me", and no matter how much deep meaning is represented behind the change of these two words, but simply in the momentum of the soldiers naturally prefer the latter. It is precisely because the grassroots generals of the Ming Dynasty have lost the most, but the basic strength and grassroots combat effectiveness of the Ming army have not been weakened because of this, but there are still many soldiers who want to be the head and ten generals who want to be the vacant capital, even if they know very well that they are likely to be the first to fall because they are the first to fall in the next battle.

This spirit of the grassroots soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is due to the fact that when Ye Yingwu first established the Tianwu Army, it was in line with the purpose of only being elite and not afraid of death, coupled with the victory of several major wars, which completely condensed the soul of this army, making it a fine tradition passed down from generation to generation when competing for the enemy. The main basis of the army's combat is whether the soldiers work together, the hearts of the people are united, Mount Tai moves, and all the soldiers are fighting for victory, so it will naturally get closer and closer to victory.

There are many ways for an army to obtain unity strength, in all dynasties in China, in fact, through the way of private army or village army, people from the same land or with the same background, naturally more able to unite in the face of difficulties, as long as there is a qualified commander can be invincible, but correspondingly, if the commander is not qualified, although this army can also work together, but this concerted effort is a concerted escape.

For Ye Yingwu, who formed the Tianwu Army at that time, the garrison troops in various places have been rotten except for the fierce people in Sichuan, Shu, Guangxi and other places and many conflicts and confrontations with Mongolia for many years, and this traditional way of forming a strong army is naturally useless, so Ye Yingwu can only choose another way in desperation, forming an army supported by faith and loyalty to himself.

In this way, Ye Yingwu will have to take a big risk, and he may even lose the first battle and never turn over again. But looking at it now, whether Ye Yingwu has grasped the pulse of history or has been favored by God, Ye Yingwu finally took the Tianwu Army and his Ming Dynasty step by step to today. And the Ming army has also become stronger in the tempering of wars again and again, and I don't know that it has become a tradition for the Ming army to take the lead in the charge of grassroots generals.

Looking at the soldiers of the Ming army who were getting closer and closer, the Mongolian crossbowmen hidden in the potholes and grass also stood up and shot one after another, after all, in order to facilitate their movements, they did not carry many long blades except for bows and crossbows, if they could not stop the Ming army that was covering up and killing head-on, then there was only a dead end.

The Mongolian cavalry, which had been without a trace, finally couldn't hold back at this time, and the two teams of cavalry killed from the slopes in two directions and rushed straight to the beachhead. In the face of the Ming army's infantry with only long-range artillery support, these seven or eight hundred Mongolian cavalry were enough to make them come to naught.

"There is still a hand," Wang Dayong smiled coldly, and Wang Huchen, who was beside him, turned around and walked straight down the hillside, obviously preparing to lead the main force to cross the river. Beside the two of them, artillery and flying thunder cannons began to roar at the same time, blocking the Mongol cavalry.

Cannonballs whizzed through the Mongol soldiers, but the Mongol crossbowmen and cavalry persisted in attacking the enemy, and no one wanted to be left behind in this life-and-death struggle. A cavalryman passed through the smoke and dust kicked by the cannonballs, and the saber in his hand was raised high, and rushed straight towards the Ming army, which was still on the beachhead.

"Put!" The ten generals who stayed behind on several small boats shouted loudly.

The hundred tigers on the bow of the ship roared at the same time, and the streamers with a terrible whistling sound completely tore the heavens and the earth, and the green mountains in the distance and the Daling River in the vicinity seemed to be distorted and blurred in this scorching air, and the streamers plunged into the Mongolian cavalry, and the earth-shattering explosions and dazzling fires replaced everything.

Heaven and earth seemed to fall silent at this moment.

On both sides of the Daling River, the soldiers of the Ming army also subconsciously held their breath, they couldn't imagine what kind of pain would be caused if such a firearm fell on their heads. The broken limbs of the Mongols were scattered all over the ground, blood moistened the dry grass swaying in the wind, and some of them were moaning helplessly before they were killed; Or some soldiers found that the lower half of their bodies were gone, and their blue and purple intestines were wriggling, and they screamed in fright; Some of the horses were blown off their legs and fell to their knees, all their white bones were exposed, and the horses let out a chilling roar.

"Kill!" After a brief pause, the leaders of the Ming army roared loudly.

Although shocked by the scene in front of them, the soldiers of the Ming army still did not forget their duty as soldiers, this word seemed to arouse the tense string in their hearts in an instant, and everyone almost subconsciously moved their steps to keep up with the figures of the heads in front.

The Ming soldiers who were like a tide soon swallowed up the panicked Mongol army, and more Ming troops rushed to the beachhead, and soon Wang Huchen's flag was floating on the shore.

"These boys are really ruthless," Wang Huchen looked at the tragic situation on the shore, and couldn't help but shake his head, the second batch of boats crossing the river carried a full fifty fire dragons out of the water, accounting for almost one-tenth of all the fire dragons in the town navy, and they were beaten out at once, basically the thousands of Mongolian foot riders on this beachhead were either wiped out by rockets or completely frightened.

Looking at the prisoners who came over with a shudder, Wang Huchen couldn't help but show a wry smile, every time there is a battle, people should be bold, these guys are not wrong, but no matter how you think about it, you feel that it is too wasteful.

"The forward cavalry has already gone straight to Kaiyi," Wang Da walked to Wang Huchen's side with three steps and two steps, "Today's battle is really thanks to the Hundred Tigers Rushing Arrows and these sampans of the Beiyang Fleet, otherwise this group of Mongolian Tatar cavalry will kill us, and we will really have a headache." ”

Wang Huchen nodded: "Let the brothers hurry up and clean up the battlefield and take a rest, Da Linghe will be taken down so easily, the Mongolian Tartars will definitely not give up, and it is estimated that they should fight back later." ”

Wang Dayong didn't say much, and hurriedly went to give the order. After all, judging from the arrangement of the Mongols in the Daling River, the Mongolian Tartars were also very prepared for this battle, and the Tibetan soldiers in the potholes and reeds and grasses alone almost caught the Ming army off guard, not to mention the two teams of Mongolian cavalry who could join the battlefield at any time on patrol on the periphery, if it weren't for the reason why a hundred tigers rushed together, I am afraid that the second batch of Ming soldiers who crossed the river would also be driven down the river.

And Wang Huchen unfolded the map, looking at the distance on the map, the big and small Linghe and Jinzhou, from the point of view just now, the Mongolian Tatars are obviously more prepared for this northeast fortress, and even just arrived at the first line of defense of the Daling River, they can encounter such a stubborn resistance, and they can imagine that if they want to defeat the enemy behind, the town navy also needs to pay a great price.

Subconsciously glanced to the west, Wang Huchen muttered: "Xu Chen, you played your own prestige in the battle of Hecai Town, I respect you as a good man, I hope this time you will not let the soldiers of the town navy die in vain." ”

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"Ahh Xu Chen sneezed and couldn't help but wipe his nose, "I don't know which guy is saying so-and-so behind his back." ”

On the rugged mountain road, the soldiers of the First Brigade were trudging hard, because considering that the mountains inside and outside the Great Wall were steep, and there was no need for war horses, so just yesterday the First Brigade simply slaughtered all the war horses on the spot, so as to replenish everyone's dry food bags that had long been dried up. In this regard, even those Praetorian Guard soldiers who loved horses as much as their lives did not hesitate at all, and even made their moves faster than many of the first soldiers, which made the surrounding soldiers of the First Brigade can't help but be amazed.

It is said that the Praetorian Guard is the iron army of the Ming Dynasty and has strict discipline, but this is true.

"It must be those Mongolian Tartars who we calculated to poke the brigade commander's backbone in the back." Several generals next to him said jokingly.

Xu Chen snorted: "Joke, so-and-so killed so many Mongolian Tatars, and there are more Mongolians who hold a grudge against so-and-so, if they scold so-and-so and sneeze, then they won't let people live?" ”

The surrounding soldiers couldn't help but chuckle, now after all, it is in a high place, even if the mountain wind is howling, if this laughter is loud, it will still be heard by others, so everyone can only hold it, and even some people's faces are already red. A soldier who was exploring the path in front of him ran over quickly and whispered, "Brigade Commander Qiyu, you can already see the outline of the Great Wall in front of you!" ”

"What?!" Xu Chen was stunned for a moment, and immediately took three steps and two steps to the top of the mountain not far away.

In the mist, a Wolong shuttles through the green mountains, and you can clearly see the color of this Wolong and the surrounding green mountains, which is the color of Qin bricks and Han tiles, the color of one once prosperous dynasty after another, and the color of the Chinese barrier and the symbol of China.

"The Great Wall, it's here." Xu Chen exhaled softly, this Wolong is naturally the Great Wall built in the Qin and Han dynasties, and the entire Chinese nation relied on it as a barrier to create the Great Wall of the Han and Tang dynasties.

After a three-hundred-year absence, the Chinese army once again stood at the foot of the Great Wall.

The soldiers of the 1st Brigade also supported each other to the top of the mountain, looking at the long city wall that sometimes hovered into the clouds and sometimes roared through the sky in the mountains not far away, and their eyes were a little moist unconsciously. Everyone died down, day and night, and after such a long journey, they finally saw the end.

"Yutu, get Yutu!" Xu Chen hurriedly beckoned, his hands even trembling a little.

However, before Xu Chen could finish speaking, a sentry suddenly shouted, "Mongolian Tartar!" ”

Smoke and dust billowed down the mountain, and I don't know how many Mongolian cavalry were roaring.