Chapter 85: Opportunity
The dense stone bullets of the "Boom ......" fell on the battlefield, rolling up pieces of smoke and dust, and in an instant, they enveloped the battlefield together with the smoke of gunpowder.
The shield that was held above the head by the musketeer was like a piece of paper, smashed to pieces in an instant. Then, the stone projectile that fell from the sky continued to be powerful and smashed directly into the soldier's body.
Round 1, Round 2...... When the officers and men of the Haw Par Army greeted the stone bullets, the musket battalion itself also tried their best to shoot a rain of bullets forward, shooting the most buckshot in the shortest time.
Dense buckshot flew with a whooshing sound towards the infantry phalanx close at hand from the Tartars. The stone projectile weighing ten catties, after drawing a beautiful arc in the air, smashed into the front-line position that had been completely shrouded in smoke and dust with a whistling sound.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen soldiers of the Tiger and Par Army were hit by stone bullets.
Although the Tartars, who were constantly advancing towards the position, paid several times as many casualties, the distance between the two armies advanced directly from more than thirty paces to less than twenty paces.
Facing the Tatars who were close at hand, Wang Feng decisively ordered: "Retreat, retreat immediately......"
The Haw Par Army withdrew from its position, losing hundreds of Tartars, and occupied the position without surprise.
"Lord Belle, win, we won......"
"The trebuchet really worked, and the Haw Par troops on the position were all beaten away by us with stone bullets...... Lord Belle, you are so godly that you have come up with a trebuchet......" said the men who gathered around Dolgon, one after the other, with a compliment on their faces.
The position of the Tiger and Par Army, which others failed to take at the cost of thousands of casualties, was easily taken down as soon as they came out, and it was all fake to say that they were not excited, even if this person was Dolgon.
So, amid the compliments of his subordinates, Dolgon's face was slowly covered with excitement.
With an increasingly confident expression, Dorgon commanded loudly.
"In that case, why are you still stunned? Ordered the trebuchets to move forward immediately, advance directly to the front-line positions of the Haw Par Army that we had just occupied, and continue to attack them with stone projectiles. Take the Haw Par Army before it gets a firm foothold in the second line of defense......"
"Yes, Lord Belle, the minions will go and give orders right away......"
Two hours later, fifty trebuchets and countless stone bullets were all sent to the front-line positions by the infantry.
In order to command the battle more intuitively and feel the pleasure brought by the victory on the battlefield, Duo Erlu, who did not realize the danger, directly took all the follow-up troops and gathered all the front-line positions that had just been abandoned by the Tiger and Leopard Army.
On the city wall of Mushroom Valley, in the face of the scene of the entire Tartar army advancing forward, Wei Zheng not only did not have the slightest feeling of black clouds overwhelming the city, but his calm face showed a smile full of strange surprise.
Under the inexplicable gaze of his subordinates, he shouted excitedly: "Opportunity, our chance to win the opposite Tartar army has come......"
After speaking, his face was full of excitement, as if he had won the jackpot, he continued to shout: "You, immediately go to the military division, tell the military division, and then extract a thousand catties of explosives from the artillery battalion, all of which will be used for ** bags." As for the number of trebuchets, I want forty, and I must make them all before dawn tomorrow, and I will be of great use. ”
"And you, find the battalion commander of the front line Wang immediately, now there is more than an hour left before dark, let him hold the second line of defense, without my order, no one is allowed to retreat a step......"
"Also, inform the second and third teams of the spear battalion and the first and second teams of the cavalry battalion to rest in Mushroom Valley, and give me a good rest tonight. Early tomorrow morning, I'm going to break the Tartar army on the other side. ”
In the second-line position of the Haw Par Army, taking advantage of the gap between the Tartar transfer trebuchets, all the officers and men of the Haw Par Army, including Wang Feng, sat in the trench, panting for breath, replenishing the body consumed after the fierce battle just now.
At this moment, Wei Zheng's order suddenly came down, not only in Wang Feng's ears, but also in the ears of the surrounding soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Army.
"Why? The order that the general gave me a few hours ago was still to block the attack at the right time, how could it change so quickly......" Wang Feng, who was very familiar with Wei Zheng's entire battle thinking, asked with a puzzled face.
The herald shook his head and replied: "Battalion Commander Wang, I don't know the specific reason, the general asked me to tell you that you must carry out the order, and the specific reason will be revealed in the evening......"
For the Haw Par Army, Wei Zheng is definitely a god-like existence.
Therefore, just for a moment, the doubt on Wang Feng's face was replaced by firmness, and he led loudly.
"Please rest assured, general, I, Wang Feng, will definitely hold the position and will no longer retreat ......"
Looking at the herald who quickly left, the determined expression on Wang Feng's face was replaced by solemnity again, and he fell into deep thought.
In the battle that had just ended, Wang Feng personally experienced the tremendous power of the stone projectiles fired by the Tartar trebuchet.
It is safe to say that if his next style of play does not change, even if he holds his position, he will pay a very heavy price under the attack of Tartar stone bullets.
Although in the order just now, Wei Zheng did not mention casualties. However, Wang Feng, who is very familiar with the real situation of the Haw Par Army, knows that in the case of limited troops, the Haw Par Army almost beats one person less.
The order that the general Wei Zheng did not give to himself was: to hold the position with the minimum casualties and block the Tartar attack.
Easier said than done.
Faced with the Tartar trebuchet that had no way to crack it for the time being, Wang Feng's only way was to protect himself.
In such a short period of time, the positions were rebuilt and the positions were changed...... Absolutely unattainable.
Wang Feng, who frowned, immediately thought of the several captains and platoon commanders gathered around him, and ordered loudly: "Give me a good thought, how can we reduce the damage of stone bullets to us......
As soon as Wang Feng finished speaking, a captain spoke: "Battalion commander, the stone bullets shot by the Tartars will jump several times after they land, if they can't jump, the losses of the brothers will definitely be much smaller......"
"Spread the ground, we can throw some dirt in the trenches...... As long as there is broken soil, the stone bullet will not be able to jump......" As soon as the problem was raised, a team leader came up with a concrete solution.
Wang Feng nodded and ordered: "This method is good, and it will be implemented immediately...... Captain Zhang, the solution is what you came up with, you go and arrange it, you must hurry up, I feel that the attack of the Tartars is coming. Others continue to ......"
At Wang Feng's signal, another platoon commander said: "Battalion commander, the stone bullet shot by the Tartars is too strong, and our shields are all hard, and they will be broken when they are struck...... Not only will they not be able to stop the stone bullets, but the broken wood smashed by the stone bullets will kill and injure us. ”
"My idea is if we can put a layer of cowhide on the shield. It's okay to wrap a quilt without cowhide......"
"I guess the cowhide and quilt are soft, and even if the stone bullet from the tartar hits the shield, it won't shatter the shield......"
Wang Feng's eyes lit up, and he said categorically: "Whether it's useful or not, try it first and then say: Captain Zhou, this task will be handed over to you, immediately go to Mushroom Valley to find enough quilts and shields...... In addition, in order to prevent the attack of Tartar fire, all quilts must be wet in advance......"