Chapter 429: The Mongol Cavalry with Heavy Losses
"With such an offensive, we can hold it for a year, come on, give me more strength, and give me the Tartar back. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info"Standing on the earthen wall about seven or eight feet high, the Qin army did not have any pressure to counterattack, they didn't know that when the Tuntian battalion assisted the main force of the Qin army to advance to this area, it deliberately selected such a place as the second-line defense area for future operations in the north, so the camp was built according to the standard of permanent stationing.
Otherwise, this time when setting up the engagement area, such a place would not be chosen, but in this way, the attacking Mongolian Tatar cavalry would be uncomfortable, the original camp was set up in a higher place than the surrounding area, and there was a small river on the mountain next door, if it was to prepare for a long-term battle, then stationed a partial division on the top of the mountain to protect the water source, with the main force at the bottom of the mountain to resist the enemy, if the troops were enough, it could even hold out for a long time, of course, this time it was only required to delay the advance of the Tartar soldiers and horses, so the main force of the Qin army was gathered in the camp.
"Give me a hard beating, what about the cannon? What about the Tiger Squat Cannon? Give me a shot at the Tartar Shooters and disrupt their formation! "Responsible for the direct command at the east gate is the second battalion Zhang Huichang, at this moment is letting his subordinates move the tiger squat cannon over, this newly cast artillery, even 120 steps away, is a bit expensive, the cannon is also made of a container with unified specifications, there is no danger of exploding, and the number of artillery ammunition that can be fired per minute has also reached two,
"Quick, aim, put it on me."
"Poof~!"
With a loud bang, the iron bullet that left the muzzle splashed out, and smashed directly into the Mongolian archers, which immediately made them stupid, you must know that the range of the bow and crossbow is not as far as that of firearms, plus their bows and arrows are not heavy arrows, and the range of lethality is not good, they could not suppress the counterattack of the Qin army, and this time they were hit by the enemy's artillery, although the casualties were not large, but the pressure in their hearts increased exponentially.
"Ah~Help me~!" The crowd swept by the hot iron bullet, no matter where it touched, directly brought up a blood flower, the foot was next to the broken foot, the body was directly killed, and even behind, the iron bullet that rolled more than a dozen steps away, exploded with a bang, because of the high temperature and violent shaking, the layer of iron wrapped outside finally couldn't withstand the pressure and broke, and countless iron nails and fragments suddenly blew up the people and horses within four or five steps of the surrounding area into a cloud of blood mist, no one could survive this attack.
Even if there are those who do not die on the spot, they are seriously injured and dying, and even under such medical conditions, whether it is wound infection or high fever that does not go away, they can easily take their lives, if they can tolerate the lead bullets fired by firearms, then they cannot accept the situation of two rounds per minute, a total of two artillery guns firing constantly.
"It's still a good shot, a dozen lives are gone, this battle is enjoyable, enjoyable!" Zhang Huichang looked at the Mongolian tartars that the people below were turning on their backs, and suddenly smiled happily.
"Isn't it? The power of this flowering bullet is enough to be worth the previous three bullets, and the speed is faster than before, but this price is a bit expensive, don't you know, those people in the logistics department have their hair pulled out, I heard that one such iron bullet costs 1 tael of silver. The platoon in charge of the artillery scratched his head and said with a smile, but he didn't care about the counterattack of the Mongols below, after all, what was he afraid of on this occasion?
"Hehe, I don't care how much silver, anyway, this cannon can kill more than a dozen enemies, this is what is good for us, change the front to take over the melee combat, how many people can kill so many enemies at once?" Even if Zhang Huichang doesn't know much about logistics management, he should know that a soldier who died in the main barracks of the war, the king of Qin ordered a pension of 30 taels and then counted the acres of land, at least 50 taels of silver, and after a battle, if he could save the life of a soldier with 50 shells, or even 100 shells to save a soldier, it would be worth it.
If the money is gone, you can earn it again, but if the people are gone, then how can it be done.
"I'm all cheered up, hurry up and replenish the ammunition, load all the firearms, be quick, and no one will be idle." After just a dozen shells, the Mongol archery team collapsed, after all, no one could withstand the continuous blows and stay in place, and more importantly, there was a firearms team dedicated to protection near the location of the two guns, and the Mongol cavalry could not rely on it at all, unless they were willing to fill it with human lives.
"Master Qianfu, no, my centurion has gone up to 90 people, and now less than half of them can continue to fight after retreating, if they continue to fight like this, I'm afraid that before these horses are emptied, my centurion will be over." A centurion with a wound on his body walked up to Ulaanbari, who was leading the attack, and he really couldn't fight.
"Coward, your centurion is responsible for suppressing the southern barbarians on the earthen wall, but you actually withdrew with men and horses without permission, resulting in the loss of more than 30 of our warriors, since you can't fight anymore, then hand over the remaining men and horses and go to the slave camp to feed the horses." Ulan Bari was also resentful, just a little effort, after two rounds of attacks, his team of 900 men and horses lost nearly 100, what a huge casualty, if they didn't still have an absolute advantage now, I'm afraid they should all collapse on the spot.
"Come on, gather me again, this time I will personally lead the team into battle." Ulan Bari looked at the direction of the earthen wall hatefully, he was really unwilling, as long as he could break through the earthen wall, their cavalry would be able to quickly kill it, and no one would be able to resist it at that time, but he couldn't go up or down in such a place near the door, and he was also uncomfortable in the bottom of his heart.
"Elder Qianfu, you can't fight anymore, the firearms and artillery of the Qin army are too powerful, I looked at it for a while just now, we have at least more than 100 warriors killed and wounded, and they only have a few casualties, this kind of fighting, I'm afraid all of us will be filled, and we won't be able to break through the earthen village, why don't we change the fire attack?" A centurion was frightened by this huge casualty, after all, people's hearts are made of flesh, and everyone is afraid of death, to attack a camp that is destined to hit the head and bleed, how many casualties must be born?!
"Get out of here, I finally won this opportunity, for the sake of the future of our right-wing 30,000 households, you dare to talk nonsense to disturb my military morale, believe it or not, I will directly cut you with a knife." Ulan Bari roared angrily at this group of worried-faced subordinates, but there was no other better way to alleviate it, after all, two attacks lost a hundred people, which is equivalent to this thousand-man team directly losing a centurion, this kind of casualties, how can the Mongols bear this kind of casualties?
"Elder Qianfu, Taiji has an order, suspend the attack, and do not attack privately." As he was talking, the heralds of the Mongolian Taijiharbara also arrived, and after listening to it again, the battles in the other three directions were roughly over.
"Why?" Ulaanbari wanted to continue an attack, but suddenly he was stopped halfway through, and he was immediately depressed.
"Lord Taiji has an order, if you continue to fight like this, it will be a loss to our own warriors, so we must think of a good way, Taiji also ordered you to stop the attack first and go to the South Gate camp to meet him." The herald said 1510, but from the corner of his eye from time to time he looked at the corpses and war horses that were dragged down, and he was also afraid in his heart, after all, in such a little time, the loss was so big, so if he continued to fight, he would not be able to bleed.
"Good! I'll go right away. "Ulaanbari is now gradually sobering up his head, after all, such a big loss, he is also distressed, in the Mongolian tribe, the more warriors under his command, the most majestic voice to speak, not to mention that his team of thousands has now received 1,000 stone of grain, and he is no longer so eager for other appeals.
"Taiji, this can't continue to fight like this, our warriors have lost so much at once, in total, more than 300 people have been lost in just such an hour, and if we continue to fight, I'm afraid we can't afford to lose." A commander who has always been known for his bravery also has to admit that the Qin army's fighting power in defending the city is much more powerful than that of the Ming army, even if it is just such a camp, they can kill and injure many Mongolian elites with the help of it.
"Yes, Taiji, we have to think of a way to get the best of both worlds, otherwise, no one can afford this loss." The counselor who accompanied the army for military affairs, a rare wise man of the Mongols, also spoke at the same time.
"What's the solution? The firearms and artillery of the Qin army are much stronger than those of the Ming court, if they are all equipped with this kind of equipment, then this battle will end early, and Bet Niang's will continue to fight, our warriors can't waste it in this place, otherwise they will fight with the Jurchen Tartars in the future, where will they win. Seeing this, the remaining few people also excused their war-avoidance behavior, after all, not everyone is qualified to escape.
"Taiji? What's wrong? I'm about to arrange for the Warriors to line up and continue the attack? Why did it stop all of a sudden? As soon as Ulan Bari entered the account, he muttered loudly, but everyone present ignored him, after all, everyone is trying to avoid their own losses, and this fool has been going to fight a decisive battle, isn't this forcing everyone to death?
"Okay, you just don't say a word, I see that your thousand-man team has also lost a lot, what? Do you want to continue to drive your subordinates to death like this? "Halbara is also really angry, although the right-wing tribe is not under his control, but after all, it belongs to the whole of the Han Department, if the loss is great, Lin Dan Khan will ask him for guilt.
"But how fast is the food in it? Aren't we going to fight? "Ulaanbari can't figure it out, with so much military ration in it, how can everyone retreat? You must know that no food is the most terrifying. (To be continued.) )