Chapter 1373 I really can't help but worry
The sound of the cannon was not a simple threat. A few shells actually hit the cavalry ranks, and they also caused real casualties.
After experiencing this, the Jianzhou Jurchen cavalry didn't dare to lean over, and seeing this, the former Jinzhou defenders finally put their hearts back in their stomachs.
"It turns out that these two ships are used as forts, the Xuzhou people's tactics are very stupid, but there is no risk, they are always in a formation for the city, the soldiers form an iron formation, the cavalry responds, and the firearms beat people, just like a walled city, as long as you run into it, it will be blocked by the defenders of the city, and it will be bloodied by the firepower of the city." Chen Jisheng said with a deep groan.
He is more thoughtful than others, he knows that when he observes and analyzes, others are also watching, and he can vaguely think of it, but he may not be able to come to such a conclusion.
"But the cities elsewhere can't be moved, and the Zhao Jiajun has feet in this city." Zhang Pan added a few words, and everyone thought so.
The boats they were in were also close to the shore, and with the experience of the previous landing, the soldiers who were carrying the sampan along the rope net this time wore only cuirass and the leather ropes that connected the front and rear parts were not fastened so that they could get out of the water in time after falling overboard.
Chen Jisheng, Zhang Pan and the officers and soldiers from Liaodi were also equipped with armor, and they set off on the ship together, and the landing area was actually restricted, that is, between the two Dafu ships, the people from Liaodi also saw the scene of the bow of the Fu boat, and there were six guns of different sizes pointing forward on the wide bow of each ship.
These are simply two batteries, and with the cover of these guns, there is really no need to worry about the front attack of the Tartar cavalry, and when they see these two guns, they feel that they have won.
In the distance, I have seen the Jianzhou Jurchen brigade, but these battalion leaders have never come, and in the end they still shrank back into the city, they can also guess that Chen Jisheng is in this mind, it is indeed a dilemma, if they don't come out, they can only sit back and watch this army land on the shore to attack the city, but if they come out, they have already seen the power of this artillery, and they really can't stop it, and they can only be sent to death if they come over.
When there were more than 2,000 soldiers ashore, the outside of Fuzhou City was quiet, and the Jianzhou Jurchen soldiers and horses who left the city had retreated to the city, relying on the fortified city to resist, which was the safest and most sure means, and there was only one choice at the moment.
The other party couldn't shrink out, so the Zhao family's army moved much more calmly, first set up a camp at the port, controlled the connection with the sea route, and then unloaded a cannon from the ship, as well as the cattle, horses, and livestock dragging the artillery, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were still gearing up, wanting to show their own martial courage in this siege battle, your firearms are sharp, you are in a neat queue, but when it comes to the fight of real knives and guns, we are not bad, when they saw twenty artillery pieces sent ashore, they also had no mind to fight.
"How can we go into battle...... "The people in Jinzhou who have already seen the artillery of the Zhao family army understand it very well in their hearts.
This time, there were not so many cattle, horses and livestock on the ship, and the large livestock carried were all used in heavy artillery, and the six-pounder cannon and below needed people to drag it forward
"The Zhao family army in Xuzhou is not happy to fight this battle, and there are not many happy fights with real knives and guns, just hard work!"
"Don't you say a few words, don't you see that those generals of the Zhao family army are also busy? Even Chen Sheng went down to do it, what else do we have to say, let's do it quickly! ”
"Work is work, where is this war, it is clearly to repair the city, come to repair a place, you can live for a few days, what are you doing so tired."
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When all the heavy equipment was transported to the city of Fuzhou, the sky was already dark, the gate of Fuzhou was pressing, and the head of the city was heavily guarded, which showed that the Jianzhou Jurchens were ready to hold on, whether it was the Jianzhou Jurchens or the Zhao Jiajun, the risk of night battles was very great, and no matter how you looked at it, it was going to be overnight.
I thought it was a temporary camp, but I didn't expect the Zhao family army to build the camp unambiguously, from digging trenches, to erecting camp fences, deep pits for storing ammunition, and even temporary roads for the army to march, there was no ambiguity, Fuzhou and Jinzhou have been fighting all year round, and the people were either taken to the heart of Liao Town, or they were scattered, and they couldn't requisition the people, but these former Jinzhou defenders didn't know that even if there were people Ding Zhuang, the soldiers of the Zhao family army had to participate in the work. even did a lot more than the people's husbands and soldiers.
Even if he has not participated in the battles of the Zhao family army a few times, everyone has seen the power of artillery, and he thinks that he has already dragged the cannon to the city.
There have always been frequent activities in Fuzhou City, and the spies who used to monitor other city gates kept reporting, saying that the Tartars had cavalry that kept going north, obviously calling for help, but the brigade of soldiers and horses was always in the city without moving.
When the camp was completed, it was already dark, and the lights were lit up for the defenders at the head of the city and the camp under the city, and in any case, the battle blood station would begin the next morning, and everyone could sleep well tonight.
From landing to repairing the camp, the Zhao family army was extremely tired, and after arranging the shift, all the battalion leaders began to rest, but Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan and others did not dare to sleep.
After fighting with the Jianzhou Jurchens for so many years, the Ming army generals from Liao did not dare to have the slightest carelessness, if they were in the city, there were city walls and deep ditch protection, and they could rest assured, if they were camped in the field, there were too many variables, and the number of Jianzhou Jurchens who could fight at night was far more than that of the Ming army, and they dared to die and were good at fighting, which often made the Ming army camp collapse at night, and there was no dignified field battle to defeat it.
Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan wanted to remind Chen Sheng, but after hesitating again and again, they didn't say that as a descendant, they should be measured in what they say and do, as a general of the defeated army, and they are far inferior to the weak brigade of the Zhao family's army, if they always advise and propose, they will inevitably be suspicious and disliked by the other party.
And this camp is quite complete, and the Zhao family army as a whole is purged again, even if it is attacked by the Tartars at night, as long as it can respond in time, the situation can still be controlled, and there will be no disaster results, Chen Jisheng and others do not sleep, just to have more strength when reacting.
In the bottom of his heart, Chen Jisheng is very hopeful that Zhao Jiajun will suffer a loss, not that he has any dissatisfaction with Zhao Jiajun itself, Chen Jisheng has always felt that this young army is too smooth, the battlefield is cruel, and the bloody battle between Liao and the Tatars is even more cruel.
After camping, Chen Jisheng and his companions had already sighed at the abundance of materials here, and there were no patches on the tents, how much silver did this Zhao family army have, could it be that all the equipment and armor of such a powerful battalion were new, could it be that they came out of thin air?
Chen Jisheng didn't take off his armor, his weapons were also kept at hand, and even the curtain of the camp tent was hung, because he didn't want to miss the wind and grass outside.
The Zhao family military camp is not so quiet at night, there are patrolling soldiers, there are regular drums and trumpets, and even shouting orders, which makes Chen Jisheng and others very incomprehensible, the camp of the Ming Dynasty is extremely quiet at night, even if it is not wartime, because the danger of bombing the camp and the camp roaring is too great, one person makes a noise, the whole army is in chaos, cannibalism is not to mention, and even the whole camp will collapse in a short time, so it is necessary to be quiet, and the person who makes noise is a capital crime.
As the night deepened, the camp of the Zhao family army gradually quieted down, and when they walked out of the military tent and looked at the opposite side, there seemed to be fewer people moving in Fuzhou City.
In such an atmosphere, Chen Jisheng slowly relaxed, exhaustion began to roll up, his eyelids couldn't open, just when he gritted his teeth and insisted, he heard a commotion outside, Tartar really did not give up the opportunity to attack at night, Chen Jisheng subconsciously woke up, the armor on his body clanged, and woke up the other people in the tent, everyone was prepared, and immediately took weapons and prepared to leave the camp.
"Slow down first, no order to move, this is a big taboo!" Chen Jisheng stopped everyone in time.
Almost at the same time as these words, the firecrackers exploded intensively, and at the same time as these explosions, there was a dull roar, which corresponded to screams and exclamations.
Judging from the approximate direction and distance, the screams and exclamations were all in the outermost part, and they should have been found to be beating the night raiders, but in this night, it was sudden, and no one dared to say it too accurately, so they only listened there with concern.
"Lao Chen, the camp is really quiet, the fight outside is terrible, and there is no movement inside." Zhang Pan whispered.
The Jianzhou Jurchens were very well prepared for this night attack, they did not rush from the front, which was the most heavily guarded in their habits, but made a big circle and started to move from the rear, but they didn't expect to be found and hit.
Chen Jisheng nodded, walked out of the tent with the knife, took a step but retreated, put the knife down, and glanced at Zhang Pan, who was still a little confused.
After a while, the sound of firearms exploding stopped, and it was quiet again, Zhang Pan breathed a sigh of relief there, and said in a muffled voice: "This Zhao Jiajun looks young, and he is really old, and he can't see any omissions in the marching formation." ”
Chen Jisheng hesitated and said in a low voice: "It's that we are reckless, we went out just now, and saw that there were troops around to watch, if we moved, I am afraid that it would be a big disaster with good intentions." ”
Zhang Pan was stunned for a moment when he said this, and only reacted after a while, and said with a wry smile: "I have been bullied by the Tartars for so many years, and seeing that Liaodi can't come back, when we see a team like them, we really can't help but worry a lot." ”