Chapter 571: Stalemate

Three miles north of Zhuzaozhuang, a big battle was very loud, and the army of thieves besieged the 800 infantry soldiers of the Three Guards Army and hundreds of artillery regiments on the right side of the Grand Canal. White smoke filled the battlefield and filled the nostrils with the stinging smell of burning gunpowder. Niu Jinsong wiped the sweat that had already dripped from his face, and the residue of gunpowder on his hands immediately turned his whole face into mud.

It's just that he couldn't care about the unrecognizable face that had been painted on his face, and the eight hundred soldiers of the infantry battalion all looked at death as if they were at home, and with the muskets in their hands, under the cover of Heisenberg's cannons, they actually repelled the attacks of the thieves three times in a row. At present, although the opponent's offensive has slowed down, they have blocked all the way out, and it seems that they cannot stop until they are completely annihilated, and the reason why the offensive is slowed down is to continue the strength of the next wave of attacks.

Taking advantage of this rare intermission, Heisenberg came over to discuss with Niu Jinsong with a stern face, "General Niu, your style of play is too conservative, if you are a great general, you will inevitably take the initiative to attack as a means of defense, and maybe it will disrupt the offensive rhythm of this group of thieves..."

Heisenberg's words really reminded Niu Jinsong, and he slapped his head, as if he had suddenly realized, thinking about how he hadn't thought of it just now. This Heisenberg is really well versed in the tactics of muskets and artillery, it seems that his thinking is still too cramped, who would have thought that the Three Guards only had 800 soldiers and dared to attack head-on?

As soon as he thought of this, Niu Jinsong had already made up his mind. The general has said more than once that when the battle is about to be fought, the decisive factor is not only limited to the comparison of the strength of the two sides, but sometimes morale is even more important than the number of troops.

Perhaps this is the reason why the general always fights more with less, defeats the strong with the weak, but is full of confidence. Niu Jinsong sued himself, but there were only 800 people under his command, and the other party's men and horses were more than 10,000 people, such a huge disparity in strength, I am afraid that the general has never taken the initiative to attack in such a situation, right?

Niu Jinsong grinned on his chapped lips and showed an ugly smile, and he was going to break this precedent today. Yan Ling's sword was raised high, "The whole army obeys the order, slowly moves forward, and attacks the left flank of the thieves..."

After the 800 soldiers received the order, they suddenly responded to the promise, and with the rhythmic sound of whistles and drums, they immediately went straight to the left flank of the thieves. The reason why Niu Jinsong chose to attack the left flank of the thieves was because their left flank was the closest to his side, and the closest was only a hundred paces away. It was also Heisenberg's artillery that kept staring at the front of the thieves and bombarding them indiscriminately, which created an illusion for them that it was difficult for the artillery of the officers and soldiers to affect them.

However, this time, Heisenberg suddenly ordered the muzzle of the cannon to turn, and at the beginning of the launch of the 800 soldiers, countless lead projectiles were fired, which gave the left wing of the thieves a nightmarish blow, they really could not imagine that the cannons of the officers and soldiers would fall from the sky at this time, and each lead projectile was like an iron plow, and after the first landing, it continued to eject forward, and the ridges of flesh and blood were plowed out in the places where they passed.

"Kill... Kill... Kill..."

The roar seemed to make the entire battlefield tremble, and Niu Jinsong's sudden attack really caught the thieves off guard, and the entire left flank showed signs of collapse in an instant. While the Chinese army tried to move closer to the left flank, Heisenberg's cannons were like eyes, and the lead projectiles fell one after another, causing the formation to immediately be in confusion and crowding with each other.

The musketeers had already fired three volleys, and the line of thieves was only a dozen paces away from their own phalanx, and not a single one dared to rush closer. Niu Jinsong spat twice at Dou Da's slap and scolded: "The thief is just these two hits... If it weren't for the large number of people, we would have beaten the fart and urinated, and the brothers would have worked harder and beat them back to their mother's womb..."

Niu Jinsong's loud voice effect was comparable to a rumbling war drum, and the morale of the eight hundred soldiers suddenly flourished, and the salvo was launched again. The pikemen have the blood to kill the enemy, but the thieves are in chaos, and they can't contact them at all, so they can only watch their brothers kill the enemy with one shot after another.

Just when everyone thought that Niu Jinsong would continue to order the assault, Niu Jinsong gave the order categorically.

"The whole army obeys orders... Slowly retreat..."

Although the group did not understand, they still carried out the order.

Niu Jinsong didn't know that there was a pair of eyes in the army among the thieves, staring at him deadly.

"Big leader, the officers and soldiers are only a hundred people, we have tens of thousands of soldiers, even one person can drown them with a mouthful of spittle, why do you have to tie your hands and feet to fight with them? In the opinion of the following, it is better to fight quickly, and it is the most important thing to take Linqing as much as possible. Then it can form a flank threat to Yang Sichang, who is shrinking in Kaifeng, and can also solve the dilemma of the entire Henan......"

He Yilong's brows were already wrinkled more and more, and the old man in the robe was still chattering, if it weren't for the fact that he had been a master in the county government and had some knowledge of literacy and hyphenation, he would have pulled out this guy and cut it clean with a knife. But He Yilong's silence did not exchange for the acquaintance of the old man in the robe, but intensified, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily: "You know a fart, can't you see that the main general of the eight hundred people in the official army is a capable person?" It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty didn't have the wisdom to know people, so it's not too much to be a general. Since the Ming Dynasty does not use this person, the big leader will use it for him in the Ming Dynasty, if this person is captured alive, the big leader is willing to share half of the people with him...... As for Linqing, wait for the big boss to accept the good generals......"

"The big boss must not, the fighter plane is fleeting, if we wait for the Ming Dynasty to react and the Beijing division sends troops south, we may fall short with this surprise attack...... Oops...... "He Yilong finally didn't hold back, and kicked on the stomach of the old man in the robe, and the other party sat on the ground, covering his stomach with a painful expression, but finally quieted down.

"General, there are too many big stones under the city of Dongchangfu, and the progress of our digging tunnels is very slow, I'm afraid, I'm afraid that I may not be able to ...... it at dawn."

"Report, General Niu was surrounded by bandits outside Zhuzaozhuang on the Grand Canal, and still did not break through......"

In the face of a series of unfavorable reports, Li Xin's face did not change, and only lightly ordered: "Continue to dig tunnels, and report back when there is progress... Continue to closely monitor the outside of Zhuzaozhuang on the Grand Canal, and report any abnormalities immediately..."

Now he is alone, and Niu Dan is besieged by He Yilong's army, but objectively it is equivalent to containing it in Zhu Zaozhuang by the Grand Canal. If you don't take Dongchangfu City, the time drags on for a long time, and you may face a situation where you will be attacked by the enemy. Li Shuangcai, who entered the city as an internal response, didn't know whether it would disappoint people, and how much of a role this person could play in a hurry was still unknown, and it was still extremely necessary to prepare with both hands.

The city of Dongchang was built of rammed earth, no more than two zhang high, and it would not be difficult to blow it up with gunpowder. However, the difficulty of the problem lies in the fact that the entire city wall of Dongchangfu City seems to be built on a whole huge rock beach, and there are many boulders underneath it, which brings great resistance to the auxiliary soldiers digging tunnels.

On the other hand, in order to confuse the rebels in the city, Kong Youde's artillery covered the city of Dongchangfu rhythmically with firepower to deter the rebels and discourage their will to resist. Coincidentally, a projectile hit the south gate of Dongchangfu City, and the wooden gate was smashed in an instant. There is no iron gate that can be hung up and down in Dongchangfu City, and there is no obstruction once the city gate is broken. But the rebels in the city were obviously prepared, and the excited Three Guards found that the inside had been blocked by earth and rocks, and the height had occupied half of the city gate, but it was not easy for the infantry soldiers to rush in.

It's a pity that Kong Youde will look at it. sighed again and again, there seem to be people in this Dongchang Mansion City who know how to fight, otherwise how could they be so clear-sighted, but it is a pity that the implementation of these chaotic soldiers is always discounted. Kong Youde smacked his lips, if he was in charge of the army, he would have ordered the generals to rush in at this time, even if he paid a few more lives, it would be worth it. But he knew Li Xin too well, valued the lives of his soldiers, and sometimes even indulged the loss of fighters. Therefore, no matter how pity it is, I can only look at the hole in the city gate that has been smashed and sigh.

Li Shuangcai summoned Cao Zhaoji's personal soldiers to learn from the style of the town captive marquis, but his mouth was open for a long time, and he didn't say a complete sentence, and he didn't even know what to say to decorate the façade. But if you can't say a word in front of everyone, won't you throw this face into the dunghill?

So he also let go, "It's all for Lao Tzu, I am the confidant of the big boss, you are my henchman, I will serve the big boss to death, you will also serve to death, do you understand?" ”

At this time, the soldiers had already taken off all the women's clothes on their bodies, and it was a pity that the beautiful clothes could not be worn on their bodies, but the big boss had an order, so he had to find a few coarse cloth clothes to wear on his body.

It's just that these people didn't understand why Cao Zhaoji didn't let them wear these fancy clothes, and they all wishfully thought that the reason why the big boss didn't let them wear them was because they were not qualified. But right now, this pro-soldier captain should be qualified, right?

"General, here come the pants you wanted..."

Li Shuangcai glanced at it, it was a pair of water-green satin pants, he sniffed hard, it seemed to be a little fragrant, and it was a woman's pants. He suddenly remembered the little lady in the room again, and his belly was ready to move again.

As soon as he thought of the lovely beauty and little lady, Li Shuangcai had no thoughts, so he immediately let the soldiers disperse, and he rushed to the house where the little lady was with the water-green satin pants.

As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw a tearful pretty face suddenly turn around, and his eyes showed infinite horror. Looking at the hemp rope on his body, I don't know when it has been scattered on the bed.

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