Chapter 305: All the People Are Soldiers

Even if the commander Wu Jingtian did not issue this military order, the three generals would take the initiative to request and bring more than half of their subordinates into the city.

Otherwise, his subordinates only need one attack from the Iron Cavalry of the Tiger and Par Army, and they will be completely lost.

Therefore, as soon as Coach Wu Jingtian finished speaking, the three generals showed a heartfelt surprise on their faces, and replied loudly: "Xie Dashuai... I'm going to take the rest of my brothers into the city right away......."

The three subordinates who had left in a hurry completely disappeared from their view. Wu Jingtian's gaze once again converged on the military advisors around him. With a puzzled face, he asked, "Military Master, I have already done ...... of your first construction."

"However, I don't understand the second opinion...... In the case of a limited number of firearms, even if I have more brothers, I will not be able to further increase the strength and strength of our firearms troops..."

Under the gaze of several pairs of eyes at the same time, the military advisor opened his mouth and analyzed: "Great Marshal, whether it is the battle last night or the rumors about the Tiger and Leopard Army in the past. One thing we have undeniable is that the muskets of the Haw Par Army, both in range and rate of fire, far surpass us..."

"In such a situation, the two musketeers would be very disadvantaged if they were to fire at each other, even if we had the cover of the city walls. And this will lead our musketeers to suffer a lot of casualties in the course of the battle..."

Seeing that several people, including Wu Jingtian, nodded in agreement, the military advisor urgently needed to open his mouth and analyze: "Let's not talk about whether we can achieve the goal of killing and injuring a large number of tigers and leopards in Baode County this time." There is also a fact that everyone cannot deny. That is, we have been trapped and died in the county seat of Baode County. “

"This time. It doesn't matter if we can achieve the goal of sending troops. Exiting Baode County alive has become our ultimate goal invisibly. “

"However, if you want to exit Baode County alive, there is one thing that must be done, and that is to force the Haw Par Army to take the initiative to retreat."

"Otherwise, under the pursuit of the superior cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army, there will only be us in the infantry. It is impossible to escape the pursuit of the cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army on the field battlefield..."

"Speaking of which, the student said again... If we want to force the Haw Par Army to retreat, there is only one way for us now... In the ensuing city defense battle, a large number of Haw Par troops were killed and wounded. ”

"Judging from the current equipment situation of our two armies, the only ones that can kill the Tiger and Par Army are our artillery and musketeers. Therefore, after the battle began, under the counterattack of the superior muskets of the Haw Par Army. No matter how great the losses of our musketeers and gunners are, they must be replenished by a steady stream of musketeers and gunners. Keep our firepower up. ”

"And if we can't kill a musketeer by the Haw Par Army, we'll have one less musketeer... Kill one gunner, and we have one less gunner... It doesn't take long for the battle to start and we'll be in an awkward situation where we have a lot of muskets and artillery to spare, but no one will use them......"

As a battle-hardened veteran, Wu Jingtian's wisdom definitely surpasses that of most people in the lobby.

Therefore, as soon as the military advisor finished speaking, Wu Jingtian's face showed a thoughtful expression.

After taking a deep breath, he asked the military advisor bluntly: "Advisor, you mean, even if we don't have enough muskets and artillery, we have to teach our brothers to use muskets and artillery..."

"When the battle starts, as long as there are muskets and artillery free, these brothers will be sent to the city wall to fight."

"In this way, as long as the muskets and artillery we are equipped with are not destroyed, we will have a steady stream of musketeers and artillerymen to fight... The fierce and dense fire of Tong Guò killed and wounded a large number of the Tiger and Par Army who wanted to attack us. ”

The military advisor affirmed loudly: "The handsome and wise...the student is what it means..."

Hearing this, Wu Jingtian affirmed loudly: "This is indeed a good way....The remaining seven or eight thousand brothers outside the city, I originally planned to use them as cannon fodder." Now it seems that cannon fodder is no longer needed...."

"Pass me on the order....after the brothers outside the city enter the city, they will immediately learn to use muskets and artillery....we must learn to use muskets before the Haw Par Army attacks us...."

The military advisor followed up and added: "The commander....not only these brothers who are preparing to enter the city must learn to use muskets and artillery, but also the four thousand spearmen stationed in the city..."

"Although the 4,000 musketeers are in case of close-range combat after the Haw Par Army reaches the city walls, they must also learn to use muskets and artillery just in case..."

"In addition, the students also heard from the Tartars that when the Haw Par Army attacked Zuoyun half a year ago, they directly used explosives to blow up the Zuoyun city wall."

"In order to prevent the Haw Par Army from approaching the city wall, we will plant explosives under the city wall....We will also arrange rolling logs and rolling stones on the city wall, as well as boiling water....as long as the Haw Par Army approaches the city wall, they will throw rolling logs and rolling stones downwards and pour boiling water..."

Wu Jingtian, who looked deeply appreciative, affirmed loudly: "Just do what the military advisor said....If you can't find enough rolling stones and rolling wood in the city, you will demolish the house....this matter will be handed over to the military advisor..."

The day after the traitor coach Wu Jingtian made his decision, gunshots like bursting beans and shelling like thunder began to sound in the small county seat of Baode County.

At this time, after anxiously waiting for the Wei Zheng, 15,000 musketeers and artillerymen under the command of Zhou Yuhong himself were also ushered in.

As soon as the infantry arrived, Wei Zheng planned to attack Baode County and eliminate the tens of thousands of rebels still stationed in Baode County.

In Wei Zheng's eyes, it would be superfluous for these traitors who were inferior to beasts to live one more day in this world.

So, Zhou Chenguang, who had just returned from the reconnaissance in Baode County, was called by Wei Zheng to the handsome tent located in the middle of the barracks before he had time to take a breath.

As for Zhao Yun and Zhou Yuhong, they were already sitting in the big tent, waiting for Zhou Chenguang's arrival.

Walking into the big tent, Zhou Chenguang had just given Wei Zheng a military salute. Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "General Zhou... Without further ado, let's first introduce the current situation of the traitors in Baode County to Ben Shuai and the two generals..."

"Yes, Sir..."

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, Zhou Chenguang quickly told the situation he had detected.

When Wei Zheng heard that all the traitors outside the city had withdrawn into the city, and that there had been gunfire and cannon fire inside the city for a whole day. Wei Zheng's brows furrowed directly.

After taking a deep breath, he said to himself to his subordinates in front of him: "The gunfire and cannon sound in Baode County must have been sent by the traitors for training. “

"Evacuate all the remaining seven or eight thousand men from outside the city into the city, and also train musketeers and gunners without interruption... Judging from this situation, this group of traitors is planning to use artillery and muskets to kill us in large numbers while we are besieging the city..."

At this time, Zhao Yun, who personally participated in the night attack battle, spoke: "Dashuai... The last general did not know the specific equipment of the traitors in the city. However, judging by the night raid the night before, this group of traitors was armed with at least thirteen medium-sized Franc machines...."

"The range of the medium Franc guns is between 100 and 180 paces, and the range of our flintlock muskets is 150 paces, which is exactly within the range of the traitor's medium Franc guns.

"As soon as the battle began, the bullets fired by these medium-sized Francs were enough for our musketeers...."

Zhou Yuhong, who personally commanded Zuoyun's offensive half a year ago, followed up and reminded: "It is not only the artillery that threatens us, but also their musketeers..."

"The traitors are far inferior to us in their muskets, but if we attack the city, they will rush into the range of their muskets."

"You know, this time we are facing a traitor who is not as good as a beast, and has long since stopped taking life and death seriously. In addition, their retreat has been cut off by us, and there is only one way to fight to the death with us. Unlike the night raid the night before, they can also rout on the battlefield and flee for their lives. ”

"In Baode County, no matter how much they escape, they can't escape the pursuit of our Tiger and Leopard Army."

"Under such circumstances, I believe that the rebel commanders in the city will definitely take advantage of this and turn the traitors under their command into madmen who do not know life and death. When the time comes, after the battle starts, these traitors who want to survive will definitely not retreat because of their own casualties..."

"In this way, if we want to capture Baode County and eliminate the tens of thousands of traitors in the county, we must face the rounds of lead bullets shot by the traitors from the city, and keep attacking forward..."

"Only then will we be able to rush to the foot of the walls, plant explosives, and blow up a gap in the walls..."

As soon as Zhou Yuhong finished speaking, Zhou Chenguangtian, who suddenly thought of something, followed and added.

"Marshal, two generals....I have another situation here that is very unfavorable to us..."

"Maybe the traitors in the city are ready to trap Baode County... Today, in one day's time, these traitors actually blocked all the four city gates of Baode County with bricks and stones..."

"In such a situation, even if our demomen rush under the corner of the wall, they will have to withstand the traitor's attack, dig their own hole under the corner of the wall, plant explosives, and blow up the wall..."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuhong's brows furrowed even deeper, and he said to Wei Zheng without concealment: "Marshal, in this way, the casualties faced by the attacking troops will be greater....The rare use of explosives to blow up the city wall will also become very large." ”

At this time, Wei Zheng spoke: "You have said so much, Ben Shuai summed it up in just a few words....As the traitors know us more and more, the difficulty for us to easily eliminate them has become more and more difficult, and it can be said that it is difficult." (To be continued......)