Chapter 361: 20,000 vs. 100,000
Glancing back at Qin Liangyu, Zhu Xieyuan's face became very serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Pro-general, the old man is in charge of the affairs here, the general should go down to reorganize the army!" As soon as the cannon fire outside stops, the army in the city will rush out. There are too few reinforcements outside the city, this is a decisive battle, and there is no room for failure! ”
"Yes, sir!" Qin Liangyu respectfully hugged his fists, replied loudly, and turned around and walked down after speaking.
While talking on the city wall, the Ming army under the city seemed to be almost ready, the artillery had been erected, and the soldiers stood motionless. Behind the artillery, there was a large force of the Ming army, and in the front row were a small number of cavalry, which seemed to be about two thousand people. Behind the cavalry, there were groups of soldiers with muskets on their backs, which were the Shenji Battalion. Behind the Shenji Battalion were a group of soldiers and soldiers, all of whom stood there calmly, no one spoke, and they could see that they were ready for it.
Under the high flag, Sun Chuanting and Yuan Keli were riding on horses, and both of them looked at the scene in front of them with a smile, obviously very relaxed.
"Master Sun, this time I want the old man to open his eyes and see how you win the battle!" Yuan Keli stroked his beard and said with his eyes squinted slightly.
Yuan Keli has already seen the combat power of the Ming army led by Sun Chuanting, but the enemy was also an opponent last time, so there is naturally nothing to look at in this fight. Now there are more than 100,000 rebels on the opposite side, and with 20,000 against 100,000, it must be very interesting to fight like this.
Shaking his head with a smile, Sun Chengyi said quite modestly: "Lord Yuan has praised it falsely, but it is just a small skill of carving insects, how dare Chuan Ting get an axe in front of Lord Yuan!" ”
"Okay, we don't need to do this for either of us, let's get ready to fight! The old man can't wait! As he spoke, Yuan Keli laughed loudly, his tone full of anticipation.
The Ming army is ready to go, and Yu Chongming's side is almost ready, and he personally led 50,000 people to prepare to fight against the Ming army that came to reinforce him. As for the rest of the army, led by his son Hao Yin, he guarded the army in the city on the other side. After all, the soldiers of the Tu tribe led by Qin Liangyu are also very elite.
Sitting on his elephant, Yu Chongming looked left and right from time to time, and nodded with a smile on his face. With such an army, he will soon be able to become a hegemon.
When he saw that the Ming army began to arrange artillery, Yu Chongming also jumped, and he naturally knew the power of the Ming army's artillery. But seeing the size of the artillery, Yu Chongming's face was full of disdain, what is the use of such artillery! Yu Chongming has a certain understanding of the artillery of the Ming Dynasty, the bigger the artillery of the Ming Dynasty, the more powerful it is, this kind of small artillery is really bad!
Seeing that he was almost ready on his side, Gao Chongming raised the knife in his hand high and shouted loudly: "Rush!" At this time, his face was full of excitement, and it seemed that he had seen the dawn of victory.
Sun Chuanting, who was on the other side, frowned when he saw this scene, how could it be like a gangster fighting? Shouldn't we test each other? How did you rush over directly!
Shaking his head with a smile, and glancing at Yuan Keli beside him, Sun Chuanting said helplessly: "Lord Yuan, what do you think?" ”
"Lord Sun, you are the commander, you still have the idea of how to fight!" Yuan Keli's expression suddenly became serious, and he said to Sun Chuanting.
Nodding slowly, Sun Chuanting's expression was neat, he pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted loudly: "General Zhang, you lead a thousand cavalry to detour back to the enemy's left flank and assault from the left side!" ”
"Yes, handsome! Obedience! A general on a horse replied respectfully, picked up his men and left the group.
Turning his gaze to the other general, Sun Chuanting still looked serious, and said in a stern voice: "General Li, you lead a thousand cavalry to detour back to the right and break through from the enemy's right flank!" ”
"Yes, handsome! Obedience! "Another man went away with his men and horses, and there were no more cavalrymen in the brigade.
Looking at the rebels on the opposite side, Sun Chuanting smiled coldly and said loudly: "Gunner, shoot in a row according to the distance from far to near!" Shenji Battalion, you use three strikes to shoot the rebels who rush through the artillery charge. ”
As for the foot soldiers behind Sun Chuanting, Sun Chuanting felt that he would not need these people for the time being, after all, he was afraid that he would not be able to fight for a while.
The army of Extravagant Chongming is constantly moving forward, but the Ming army is motionless, and Zhu Xieyuan at the head of the city is a little anxious. His hands were clenched into fists tightly, and his eyes were staring straight at the Ming army camp, for fear that he would miss something. The innermost still mutters quietly from time to time, fire! Fire the gun!!
Although the King of Shu's face was expressionless, his hands were a little trembling, and it was obvious that his heart was not calm!
"Fire!" Sun Chuanting waved the sword in his hand violently, and shouted loudly, and this shout immediately spread throughout the battlefield.
With Sun Chuanting's order, the sound of artillery suddenly remembered. These gunners are obviously experienced, and they should have also conducted drills, they ignited the guns in batches, and then calmly loaded them, keeping the guns on the mind all the time.
The first shell landed in the middle of the Ming army, and it was clear that the range of the Ming artillery could cover the rebels in the first half. After the cannonball landed on the ground, it exploded violently, and immediately blood and flesh flew sideways, and a rebel army was directly blown into the sky and was torn apart.
In the face of the explosion of the first shell, countless shells were rushed, and for a time the cannon rumbled. The entire battlefield was filled with the sound of artillery of the Ming army, and the screams of the rebels were also one after another, and countless people were blown into the sky.
The rebels at the front of the line seemed to feel that there was no hope of retreat, and all of them shouted and rushed towards the Ming army, but at first they were not met with resistance until they entered the thirty zhang.
The Shenji Battalion, which had been prepared for a long time, quickly came to the sides of the gunners, in a group of three, the ignition fire in the front, and then took a step back, and the row in the back immediately made up for it. The three platoons of non-commissioned officers coordinated very well, and the rebels who entered the firing range fell in rows, and not one of them could rush to the front of the artillery.
The battle had just begun, and it was already showing a one-sided trend, and the rebels were killed in pieces. Suddenly there was chaos, and some people wanted to run back, and suddenly the battle array became a pot of porridge.
The cavalry of the Ming army, which had already been prepared on both sides, knew that their opportunity had come, so they naturally did not rush to the place covered by the artillery fire of the Ming army, but chose the position where the rear formation was located. The two generals knew in their hearts that the outcome of the battle had already been decided. What we have to do now is to grab the credit, and the biggest credit is naturally to capture the enemy chieftain alive.
Each led a thousand cavalry, and rushed towards the army formation of tens of thousands, and it was clear that the two generals did not feel that this was an army. In a panic, the rebels were already in disarray, and as the cavalry broke through, even greater confusion began.
Luxury Chongming kept shouting and urging in the back, and his guards also killed a few people who retreated. But apparently it had little effect, and the whole army began to move back, at first little by little, but it soon turned into a big rout!
The defeat was like a mountain, and the entire rebel army bowed down like a tide, and before Hao Yin could figure out what was going on, the defeated army had already swept his army formation. Upon hearing the words of the Ming army rushing over, his military camp also began to be in chaos, followed by a huge rout.
Seeing Hao Chongming, who was coerced and ran down, Hao Yin knew that the general trend had gone, and under the escort of the guards, Hao Yin was also defeated to the south.
Sun Chuanting sat on the horse, and the expression on his face was not only not Gao's, but also a hint of loss. Raising the sword in his hand high, Sun Chuanting shouted loudly: "Attack on all fronts!" Grab people's heads! ”
The foot soldier standing behind Sun Chuanting was stunned at first, but he quickly reflected, his face was full of excitement, and he rushed forward screaming.
"Lord Sun, it's really breathtaking! 20,000 against 100,000, it can be crushed with one blow, which is really extraordinary! Yuan Keli looked at the scene in front of him, his beard was puffed out, obviously his heart was unprecedentedly happy. The haze was also swept away, and his face was a little red because of the excitement.
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Sun Chuanting looked a little embarrassed, and said helplessly: "Lord Yuan, what do you think is the reason for our great victory after this battle?" Because of Sun? ”
Yuan Keli is also a lot, the power of this artillery is too great, if it is a cavalry, it is still possible, and the foot soldiers will not be able to rush at all. Maybe the elite foot soldiers who are not afraid of death can, but these are definitely not.
Looking at Sun Chuanting with a smile, Yuan Keli said in a deep voice: "The elite soldiers are trained by the generals, and they are properly commanded on the battlefield, and they are not cowardly at all. In this great victory, Lord Sun has made great contributions! ”
Sun Chuanting was slightly stunned, and nodded gratefully at Yuan Keli, obviously he had understood the meaning of Yuan Keli's words.
Zhu Xieyuan and the King of Shu in the city were stunned at this time, the large-scale artillery bombardment, the cavalry raid on the flank, the whole battle was hearty, and it was not muddy at all. It wasn't until the infantry below began to pursue that Zhu Xieyuan remembered that he also had to help, and hurriedly turned around and ordered: "Open the city gate and go out to help!" ”
With the opening of the city gate, Qin Liangyu took the lead, waving the big gun in his hand and rushing out. But when she got outside, she was stunned, she didn't have to rush and kill herself, and she was left to chase and kill the remnants of the defeated army.
turned around and told her soldiers not to steal the merits, Qin Liangyu asked people to take them to chase and kill the rebels, and she herself was a dozen. Qin Liangyu was not interested in the rest of the things, but he was a little interested in seeing the commander of the Ming army.
After a short time, Sun Chuanting and Yuan Keli came to the city, and they had already explained that they were only allowed to chase and kill for fifteen miles, and as for the rest of the matter, they didn't have to worry about it.
When they came to the city gate, all the civil and military officials headed by Zhu Xieyuan, the political envoy of Sichuan, were standing at the city gate, obviously coming to greet them.
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