Chapter 561: Decisive Battle of Dadu (2)

Lu Wenhuan and Zhao Huai understood Yin Yinglei's meaning, both of them were decisive people, and they did not hesitate to say at the moment: "Okay, General Yin, once the emperor is blamed, the three of us will bear it together." ”

"Okay." Yin Ying Lei said.

The next day's street fighting in Dadu began with the explosion of throwing bombs.

Lü Wenhuan, Yin Yinglei, and Zhao Huai respectively commanded the central, eastern, and western armies, and took the lead in attacking the Yuan army with Lian and Du as units. The attack of the armies was largely the same, with the first hurling of bullets to clear the way, followed by musketeers and shield-bearers taking turns, followed by the foot soldiers of the other armies.

The forward troops were instructed by their superiors to no longer care about the common people who mingled with the Yuan army, and whenever they encountered obstacles or saw people with weapons in front of them, they would throw grenades or shoot.

As the battle line lengthened, the speed of the Song army's offensive gradually slowed down. The competition for every position, and even every house became extremely fierce, although the projectile was quite powerful, but after all, it was not artillery, and it was impossible to blow up all the houses, and the Yuan soldiers were brave and good at fighting, relying on the broken walls and ruins to resist desperately, which also hindered the pace of the Song army's advance to a certain extent.

From time to time, I walked to the top of the ruined wall, raised my binoculars, and looked forward through the smoke left behind by muskets and grenades, and the fierce scene was very much like the war blockbusters of later generations. In street fighting, the role of throwing grenades surpassed that of muskets, and was used to the fullest by the soldiers. Although I didn't see it very clearly, I could perceive that the casualty rate of our troops was much lower than that of the enemy, and we firmly grasped the initiative. Rao is like this, but the health workers in the army are still busy, and they can be seen everywhere.

"If the pace of progress is slow, let's slow down." I thought.

By noon, the army had advanced just over thirty meters.

However, the forcibly abraded people gradually began to float, and they were unwilling to become the guns of the Song army together with the Yuan soldiers, and the sturdy men in several houses took advantage of the war to break free from the control of the Yuan army and run wildly. Several of those who fled to the north were quickly shot and killed by the archers of the Yuan army, while another seven or eight civilians chose to flee south, and these few people who fled south were familiar with the terrain and soon ran into the Song line. Although the Yuan army behind was willing to chase and kill, they were forced back by the muskets and projectiles of the Song army.

When I heard the news, I immediately had these people brought in.

"You're free." I smiled and said to the people, "You are all Han Chinese, right?" ”

These people had just passed the line of life and death, their faces were pale, and they were speechless for a while, but they just nodded, which was considered to answer my question.

"When you are within the line of our army, you will be considered home. Ling'er, give them some water first. ”

Fang Ling let out an "um" and handed them the water. After drinking, one of the older men saluted me and said, "Thank you, General." ”

"General?" I was stunned for a moment, and then I thought, I'm wearing armor.

"Presumptuous." Hu Yande on the side scolded, "This is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, you are not ready to bow down." ”

"Your Majesty?" This time, it was the turn of several people to be surprised.

I smiled, "What? Isn't that like me? ”

"Huh? No, no. Several people hurriedly knelt down and said, "The grass people knock on the emperor." ”

"Excuse me, get up and speak." I said gently.

"Emperor Xie, the grass people don't dare."

Seeing this, Fang Ling took a step forward and said, "It's okay, you just get up." The emperor is the lord of all Han people, and he will protect you. ”

Perhaps infected by Fang Ling's affinity, these people hesitated for a while, but still stood up, and thanked again: "Thank you for the emperor's grace." ”

"I ask you, do the people in this capital have Yuan troops at home?"

Several ordinary people looked at the person who had spoken before, and only listened to this person: "Your Majesty, the southern part of the capital is dominated by Han people or middle- and lower-class Han officials, and since the day after the Song army shelled it, all the houses south of the palace have been occupied by Yuan army soldiers, even the officials' homes. At the beginning, these soldiers were fine and did not disturb the people, only said that they would borrow, but since the Song army entered the city yesterday, they forbade the grass people and others to go out, saying that the people of Dadu should live and die with Dadu. ”

"Kublai Khan is desperate, and he even gambles with the lives of ordinary people. Well, go to the camp outside the city and rest, and when the war is over, our army will rebuild your home for you. ”

"Your Majesty."

"Gongsun Xiaochen, give an order to the front army, encounter the people to break through, and go all out to rescue."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Street fighting is very different from field warfare, the battlefield is no longer open, but is divided by countless buildings arranged according to certain rules, and any tactical unit is in a relatively closed and narrow scene, which brings restrictions to the attacker's observation, attack, etc. Relatively speaking, the defenders also have this problem, except that they are more familiar with the structure of the scene and are on the defensive.

All of this makes alley tactics a very complex infantry tactic, with walls on both sides of the street blocking the enemy's view and protecting your tactical units from direct fire, so in a sense, street fighting tactics are tactics that unfold around the wall. It is precisely because of this characteristic that the corner has become a very important position, whether it is observation or attack and defense, it is achieved through the corner.

Kublai Khan naturally did not understand this advanced infantry theory of later generations, but my generals learned it from me.

What's more, the Song army, which had a mixture of hot and cold weapons, had an advantage in weapons that was incomparable to the Yuan army.

In the afternoon, new changes began to appear in the offensive mode of our army.

While steadily advancing, small assault teams began to assault forward. These squads consist of groups of ten, each consisting of one hoplite, three musketeers, three crossbow-wielding archers, and three sword and shield men, and attack on the commanding heights of the frontier. This squad is like the special forces of later generations, which is insignificant but significant in the melee between the two armies.

Each time a stronghold was breached, dozens of Song troops would immediately follow and destroy the enemy inside, and then at least one platoon of musketeers would climb the tall building and shoot condescendingly at the outside, including an occasional sniper or two. Once the musketeers occupied the favorable terrain, the surrounding Yuan troops could only retreat into the house, which created favorable conditions for the other attacking Song troops.

The more enemies are destroyed, the greater the casualties among the civilian population. At this time, the people in the house couldn't figure out whether it was the Yuan army or the Song army that killed them. Everyone has only one thought, to run for their lives.

With the lessons of the past, the direction of escape chosen by the people was naturally south. Although the Yuan army desperately tried to stop it, and even did not hesitate to wave their swords at each other, there were still many lucky people who escaped.

By nightfall, the Song army had advanced two miles forward. Two miles is a thousand meters, and even if you walk slowly, it only takes about ten minutes, but in this street battle in Dadu, it took a day.

I casually ate some dry food and came to Lu Wenhuan's temporary command post.

"See Your Majesty." When Lu Wenhuan and the other three saw me enter, they hurriedly saluted.

"Today's battle has been quite effective, and hundreds of the people in the city have fled to our front, and together with the people rescued by our army, there are nearly 5,000 people. Although the number of casualties was far more than that, it was a merit, and I felt quite gratified. ”

When the three of them heard this, they saw that I didn't blame, and they each breathed a sigh of relief, and Lu Wenhuan said: "Your Majesty, today's battle is much greater than yesterday's results, according to preliminary estimates, roughly killed 5,000 Yuan troops, and destroyed part of the Yuan army's stone throwers set up nearby, for the use of street fighting techniques and tactics, our army has gradually become proficient, especially the assault team's attack, which has accelerated the speed of advancement. If this continues, there will be a situation where each day will be stronger than the other. ”

"What about the casualties of our soldiers?"

Lu Wenhuan said: "Your Majesty, it is still being counted, and it is estimated that it will not exceed two thousand." ”

"Your Majesty, there is good news." Yin Yinglei, who was in charge of commanding the East Road, said, "Before the end, there was a team of 100 people in the Yuan army who collectively rebelled against the water, this team was the Han soldiers in the Yuan army, and the leader was named Wu Yunfeng, nicknamed Wu Jiu, who said that his cousin Wu Liu had met His Majesty, and said that they were all willing to join our army. ”

"Wu Liu?" I thought for a moment and said, "It seems that there is this person, General Yin, where is this person now?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's not far outside, and the last general will let them go to eat first, and then change into our military uniform."

"Well, Xiao Chen, call that Wu Jiu."

After a while, a black-faced man walked in with Gongsun Xiaochen.

"Like, very like." I smiled and said, "Wu Jiu, you look very similar to Wu Liu." ”

Wu Jiu looked at me and suddenly knelt on the ground: "Little Wu Jiu knocked on the emperor." ”

I was stunned and said, "Wu Jiu, how do you know that I am the emperor?" ”

"Your Majesty, this ......"

"If you have a straight word, I will forgive you for your innocence."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Jiu still knelt on the ground, and said in fear, "Although the little cousin looks rude, he is very good at painting, and after he returned, he has been hiding in the old house in the western suburbs of Dadu, and painted a picture according to his memory, a portrait of the emperor, the little one has seen it, so that he can recognize the emperor." At that time, my brother told the little one that once one day the emperor went on a northern expedition and hit the capital, he would let the little one choose the opportunity to surrender to the Song Dynasty. ”

Privately painting the emperor's portrait was a great crime in ancient times, no wonder Wu Jiu was stumbling when he spoke.

"Wu Jiu, get up. So where is your cousin now? ”

"Your Majesty, my cousin is no longer alive." Wu Jiu said lonely.

"Huh, what's going on? I remember that Wu Liu was in good health when he left. ”