Chapter 182: The Only Chance
Zhou Yuhong asked with the nature of the examination school: "Tell me what you think?" β
The adjutant general said with a stern expression......
"General, the last general thinks that no matter how powerful the muskets and artillery equipped by the Haw Par Army are, in order to form a strong lethality, they must be concentrated and formed into a dense musket array."
"And the strength of the Haw Par Army is only so many, if we concentrate our forces and attack the Haw Par Army from different directions, then the Haw Par Army firearms unit with limited cases will not be able to defend in every direction of our attack while maintaining the density of firearms."
"And this is an opportunity for us to defeat the Haw Par Army......"
"Of course, if the Haw Par Army, which has limited strength, dares to divide its forces, then the defense strength of the Haw Par Army in all directions will definitely be weakened to the lowest level. And this situation is also an opportunity for us to break through the Haw Par Army......"
The further back he listened, the stronger the smile on Zhou Yuhong's face......
When the deputy general finished the last sentence, Zhou Yuhong, who was in a good mood instantly, shouted directly excitedly: "That's right, these are the two opportunities brought to us by the lack of strength of the Tiger and Leopard Army." β
"Even so, though, we must be prepared to suffer a lot of casualties and losses."
Speaking of which, Zhou Yuhong, who had no other choices, immediately made a decision. Facing the order of the deputy general in front of him, Yan SΓΉ: "It's so decided...... Command the whole army, continue to advance, destroy the tiger and leopard army, and break through the Datong ......"
On the huge battlefield, except for the ground that was brightly dyed red by the rebels, the slightest smell of blood still permeated the air. Zhou Yuhong who came to the battlefield for the first time. It's almost impossible to tell that this place has just experienced a very tragic fight.
More than 2,600 elite musket battalions under his command. He died in battle on the ground under his feet.
Looking at the terrain in front of you, which obviously doesn't have much advantage for you. Zhou Yuhong's face became gloomy again.
Because of the unique mountainous and hilly terrain of Datong Province, the earthen wall built by the Haw Par Army not only cut the official road, but also connected two small hills scattered on both sides of the official road.
Under such circumstances, if he wants to achieve his predetermined strategic vision, he must launch an upward attack against the Tiger and Par Army in front of him, which is very unfavorable to him and even has to pay a lot of losses.
Zhou Yuhong, who also has no other choices, can only accept this reality with a gloomy face.
After a brief contemplation, he ordered to the subordinates who had quickly gathered in front of him.
"Everyone has seen the terrain of the battlefield. Very disadvantageous, so to speak, for us. However, even so, we must fight this battle. Therefore, I decided: Adjutant General Li, with 3,000 soldiers, will launch an attack on the Haw Par Army from the front to attract the firepower and attention of the Haw Par Army. Without my orders, not a single soldier can retreat, nor can the attack stop. β
"General Wang. General Yuan. Each of you commands a thousand elites. When the frontal attack came, find a way to quietly bypass the small hills at both ends of the Haw Par Army's defensive line. From the flanks, launch a surprise attack on the positions of the Tiger and Leopard Army, and fight them together. The Haw Par Army is a musketeer and is not good at close combat. As long as the soldiers can rush into the position of the Tiger and Par Army, then the final victory must be ours. β
"There is another thing you have to remember, I only gave Vice General Li 3,000 soldiers, and in the current form, 3,000 soldiers will definitely not last too long on the frontal battlefield. Therefore, you must hurry up when you are making a roundabout assault. β
"Otherwise, the whole operation will be burned and we will pay a very heavy price for it."
"From now on, I will give you half an hour to prepare, and after half an hour, launch an attack on the position of the Haw Par Army on time. Fight to take it down before it gets dark and wipe out the Haw Par Army in our way. β
In the position of the Tiger and Leopard Army, in the face of the main force of the rebels pressed by the army, Wei Zheng still stood on the battlefield as a spectator, quietly watching every move of the rebels in front of the position.
"The rebels have begun to attack......"
As an exclamation sounded on the front line of the earthen wall, Wei Zheng clearly saw that hundreds of rebels were holding broadswords in one hand and shields in the other, forming a very loose straggler attack formation, pressing towards the position little by little.
This attacking phalanx of 100 rebels had just advanced more than ten paces forward, and another straggler attacked the formation, slowly walking out of the rebel position and rushing towards his position......
One after the other, and the ...... keeps on
As far as the eye can see, these attacking formations are like wave after wave, constantly lapping towards the front line of the earthen wall.
Seeing that Wei Zheng beside him did not speak, Wang Feng decisively ordered: "All the artillery use scattered bullets and fire at the rebels who enter the firing range......"
The powerful lethality of the scattered bullets fired by the artillery is definitely not covered.
The cannon sounded, and a storm of steel made of buckshot swept directly towards the rebels with the sound of wind and whistling.
After a dense rain of buckshots, the rebels who charged at the front, without the slightest accident, were all cut to the ground and shot into a hornet's nest by the buckshots, even with their shields.
However, what disappointed Wang Feng was. Because the rebels lined up in a very loose straggler formation, the rebels who rushed to the front were only thirty or forty rebels at full duty.
Although the power of the artillery cluster was great, it only caused less than 40 casualties to the rebels.
Those who are familiar with artillery know that after a round of artillery fire, the artillery must reload the gun that has already been fired. And reloading, it takes time.
Therefore, the aftermath of the first round of shelling on the battlefield has not completely disappeared, and the rebel attacking troops on the battlefield are like chicken blood, taking advantage of this short period of ten seconds, or even a few seconds, to spread their legs and rush forward a few steps at their fastest speed.
Then, under the stunned gaze of the tiger and leopard army, it was like a hungry wolf that had found its prey, and fell directly to the ground.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom" and at this moment, the second round ......of artillery on the position of the Haw Par Army happened to reach everyone's ears.
Because many rebels fell to the ground in time, the results of the second round of lead bullets fired by the Haw Par Army can finally be described in four words.
At this time, the rebels who were lying on the ground moved again......
Rising from the ground, he took a few steps forward before falling to the ground again to meet the third round of buckshot that the Haw Par Army was about to fire.
"Holy shit, I didn't expect the rebel commander to be so cunning and come up with such a method, even knowing the pattern and interval of our shelling." Wang Feng said with a face full of hatred.
However, after only a blink of an eye, a sneer appeared on Wang Feng's face.
With a confident face, he said to himself.
"All the demons are one foot high and one foot high, you have a way, and my Wang Feng also has a way to ......" (to be continued......)