Chapter 618: Calculating with each other
The main position of the Korean army, when he saw that the soldiers under his command were getting closer and closer to the city wall, and even some archers with amazing arm strength had begun to throw arrows at the head of the city.
Except for the king of Joseon, Ren Zu, everyone else had a heartfelt excited smile on their faces.
He shouted excitedly at Ren Zu: "Your Majesty, the warriors are already approaching the city wall...... Victory will be ours......"
As soon as the subordinate's words fell, an old general retorted: "It's too early to rejoice, don't forget, the Haw Par Army still has that kind of fist-sized firearm that can explode without using ......."
"If the Haw Par Army had enough of these firearms, we wouldn't have been able to get close to the city walls......
Speaking of this, the old general seemed to think of something, frowned, and continued: "Your Majesty, the last general has another concern...... According to intelligence, the Haw Par Army stationed in Pyongyang City was equipped with a large number of artillery, but in the battle just now, the Haw Par Army did not use even a single artillery. The last general is worried that the Haw Par Army defending Pyongyang is not planning a plot against us......"
After the old general finished speaking, the excited expressions covering everyone's faces disappeared completely.
However, to everyone's surprise, in the face of these problems, Ren Zu showed a sneer on his face.
Then, he spoke directly: "Everyone, although this firearm of the Tiger and Leopard Army is @powerful, it is not without flaws......"
In the King's view, the biggest flaw of this firearm is that it can only be used to deliver bombs at close range. The distance is far away, and there is no way for the Haw Par Army to throw this firearm at us. Kill us ......"
"In this case. We just need to hide out of the throwing range of such explosives. This explosive can't hurt us......"
"As for why the large number of artillery pieces equipped by the Haw Par Army have not moved, although this king does not know the reason. However, this king believes that if we can inflict a lot of casualties on the Haw-Par army on the city wall, after losing the musketeers, the Haw-Par army will not be able to stop our attack even if they have more artillery. After all, it's really just a ranged attack weapon. Can't be used for close-quarters combat......"
As soon as Ren Zu finished speaking, the old general's eyes shot out two rays of fine light.
Facing Ren Zu with a thoughtful expression, he asked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by increasing the attacking troops, especially the archers......"
"Yes......" Ren Zu said affirmatively without thinking about it.
"Not only archers, but also artillerymen must be all sorted...... Only by inflicting a large number of casualties on the Haw Par Army on the city wall will the Haw Par Army put all its energy on us, and will not have time to take care of the city, giving us the opportunity to create a zĂ o hidden in the city......" Ren Zu, who had already made a decision in his heart, did not hesitate to say what he thought in his heart.
Until this moment. Confident he is still inside the city of Pyongyang. The so-called inner should be full of hope.
As a result, more than 10,000 Korean troops, under the order of Ren Zu, joined the battlefield without hesitation.
With the replenishment of fresh blood, the number of troops attacking each of Pyongyang's walls reached an astonishing six or seven thousand. More importantly, of these six or seven thousand, at least a thousand were archers with longbows.
Under the cover of gunfire, the sound of arrows leaving the string can almost be said to be minimal.
Just as thousands of musketeers kept repeating the same action, shooting out of the city to sign in. A sudden and dense rain of arrows had appeared above their heads.
The arrow landed, and dozens of musketeers, without even having a chance to react, were hit by the arrow and fell heavily on the city wall.
Facing the death that could befall him at any time above his head, he listened to the constant screams of his colleagues. The faces of the other tigers and leopards who were not hit by the arrows showed a worried expression on their faces.
However, the harsh military law of the Haw Par Army still forced them to continue to repeat the shooting action in their hands.
Of course, the officers of the Haw Par Army, scattered along every section of the city wall, did not watch the archers of the Korean army arrogant outside the city.
As soon as the North Korean army fired a round of arrows, more than half of the musketeers on the city wall aimed their guns at them.
The archers, who boasted of following behind the infantry and having infantry blocking bullets for themselves, seemed to have forgotten the height advantage possessed by the Haw Par Army, and that the Haw Par Army could condescendingly jump over the infantry in front of them and shoot lead bullets at themselves.
Gunshots rang out, and dozens of North Korean archers fell heavily on the battlefield with shocked and unwilling faces.
Compared to a bow and arrow that fires a projectile, a musket that shoots directly at the point of view is significantly higher.
In addition, the Haw Par Army uses three-stage shooting, which is no worse than bows and arrows in terms of rate of fire.
On the battlefield where the guns and cannons shook the sky, almost every three or more archers of the North Korean army died, only one tiger and leopard army was hit by arrows and lost its combat effectiveness.
In less than five rounds of shooting, the archers of the North Korean army lost more than half of their archers, and they lost the courage to shoot at the tiger and leopard army. Faced with the fact that the intensity of lead bullets did not decrease at all, the remaining archers of the Korean army had to disperse the battle.
At this moment, the only dozens of Francophone guns of the North Korean army were finally sent to a position less than a hundred paces away from the city wall. Then, without the slightest hesitation, he fired a round of solid cannonballs at the head of the city.
Solid shells mixed with a screeching sound, although only five hit the target. However, the results of these five solid shells were not small.
Three of the shells smashed directly into the stomp, smashing the stomp into a pile of fragments. What's more, the flying fragments of masonry directly killed seven or eight Haw Par Musketeers.
As for the other two shells, they were very lucky to land on the city wall, and in the middle of the Haw Par Army musket array, they made two bloody paths, killing and wounding seven or eight Haw Par Army officers and men.
Faced with this result in front of them, the North Korean army, which had just been demoralized because of heavy losses, became fanatical again, as if they had eaten chicken blood. Amid the constant rumbling of artillery behind him, the attack on the city of Pyongyang continued.
At this time, the division commander beside Zhao Yun spoke again: "Commander, the North Korean army has pressed more than 20,000 people, and even dozens of precious artillery pieces have been used...... You see, our artillery, is it possible to open fire......"
The calm expression on Zhao Yun's face remained unchanged.
Facing his subordinates, he refused in a calm tone: "It's not time yet...... There were more than 10,000 people around the king of Joseon...... Even if we inflict heavy losses on these attacking Korean troops, there will be at least 20,000 men left in the hands of the Korean king, which is not enough to inflict a devastating blow on the Korean army......"
After finishing speaking, Zhao Yun directly ordered: "Order all regiments, concentrate all archers, and shoot the archers of the Korean army...... Put the Korean infantry close to the walls and destroy them with grenades......"
"In addition, at the appropriate time, we can also put a few North Koreans on the city wall to make the North Koreans feel the predicament of our insufficient troops......"
"At this point in the war, it is time to give the Koreans the last glimmer of hope and force them to send all their forces to the battlefield ......" (to be continued...... R1292