Chapter 456: Blitzkrieg
On May 15, the 11th year of Chongzhen, Yinshi.
Thirty Hongyi cannons were all aimed at the Liukou's military camp outside Luoyang City, and the soldiers of the 5,000 cavalry battalions were all ready, waiting for three rounds of artillery bombardment to start killing the Liukou.
Liukou's negligence, or the deliberate arrangement of tactics, so that the Zheng Jiajun soldiers have enough time to prepare, after the boat arrived at the Luoyang wharf, Wang Xiaoer led the soldiers of the scout battalion, began to clear the nails between the wharf and Luoyang Fucheng, to ensure the secrecy of the army's actions, even Zheng Xunrui did not expect that the Liukou did not set up any guard posts within the distance of these eight miles, of course, Wang Xiaoer led many soldiers of the scout camp, or cleaned up some households along the road, As for how Wang Xiaoer dealt with these households, it is no longer something that Zheng Xunrui needs to care about.
The transportation of Hongyi cannon is very smooth, according to the suggestions of Long Huamin and Deng Yuhan and others, Hongyi cannon is placed in a place three miles away from Luoyang Fucheng, this is the best firing position of Hongyi cannon, and it is also the place where Hongyi cannon can show the greatest power.
The entire Luoyang Mansion City is still sleeping, and the military camp outside the city is also sleeping.
Inside the makeshift Chinese military tent.
Zheng Jinhong, who was heavily armed, knelt on one knee.
"Report, the time has come, Zheng Jinhong, the chief soldier of the Zheng family's army, is waiting for the young master to issue an order to attack."
This time, Zheng Jinhong will lead 5,000 Zheng family army cavalry to charge and fight, which is a rare situation, in order to be able to complete Zheng Xunrui's deployment, he can defeat the rogues in the shortest possible time. Zheng Jinhong also made up his mind.
Zheng Xunrui looked at the map on the table again and spoke categorically.
"Ordered the artillery battalion, the attack began, the shelling lasted three rounds, and there were three shells from the Hongyi artillery. At the end of the day, the cavalry began to attack, and it was necessary to defeat the rogues in the barracks in the shortest possible time. ”
"Boom ......", "Boom ......", "Boom ......"
The deafening sound of the cannon made the earth tremble, and the fire from the muzzle of the cannon brightened the surroundings.
Thirty Hongyi cannons opened fire at the same time. Thirty shells fell into the barracks, such a lethality must be huge, Zheng Xunrui, Zheng Jinhong, Liu Zeqing and others, all holding monoculars. Looking at the situation of the Liukou military camp, this is the first time that the Hongyi cannon has participated in the battle after the transformation.
The barracks instantly became a living hell.
The barracks collapsed in an instant, and some stones flew into the sky, or burst out in all directions, and the naked eye could clearly see the blood stains and skulls and limbs flying in the air.
The bombed rogues began to run around the barracks, and some of them even stared blankly at the bombed and incomplete barracks, they really didn't understand. What is it, so powerful?
"Boom ......", "Boom ......", "Boom ......"
The launch of the second round begins.
Every time a shell landed in the barracks, a large number of rogues fell. Many of them were thrown into the air by the powerful air current, and they fell down hard, no longer moving.
The barracks were even more chaotic, and the rogues had become headless flies, scurrying around, and they didn't know where to hide. Some people habitually take refuge in the open field, but unfortunately the shells seem to have eyes. Let the rogues in the open space suffer a large number of casualties.
Some of the rogues who looked like officers had begun to sober up. They beckoned the sergeants to concentrate and prepare to break through in the direction of Luoyang Mansion City, the military camp was only five hundred meters away from Luoyang Mansion City, and it was very easy to escape into the city.
The shouting rogues finally gathered and prepared to evacuate in the direction of Fucheng.
"Boom ......", "Boom ......", "Boom ......"
The launch of the third round began.
An even more tragic situation appeared, the shells continued to explode in the already concentrated ranks of rogues, and the miserable cries were heard by the Zheng family army two miles away.
After the improvement, the Hongyi cannon is not only a change in the shell, but also a bigger change in the accuracy, the gunner can constantly adjust the position of the cannonball according to the distance provided by his companions, which is an attribute that the previous Hongyi cannon does not have, and it is precisely because of the improvement of accuracy that the Hongyi cannon has truly become the god of war in the future battle.
The rogues were indeed blown up, they didn't even know to dodge, there was blood everywhere on the ground, there were incomplete corpses everywhere, the surviving rogues, trembling with weapons, and the alarmed war horses, were scurrying around in the camp, unable to control at all, it can be said that by this time, the rogues had been defeated by fear and lost the ability to resist.
Zheng Jinhong raised the spear in his hand.
The earth began to tremble again, and the cavalry of the five thousand Zheng family army launched a charge.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves made some rogues unconsciously kneel on the ground, they didn't know who the opponent was, they didn't know what kind of situation they would encounter, the Fucheng City, which was only five hundred meters away, had become an insurmountable chasm in their eyes, and they had no way to enter the Fucheng.
The one-sided slaughter began again.
Zheng Jinhong soon felt bored.
The cavalry charged and killed, not encountering any resistance from their opponents, more of them were rogues who surrendered on their knees, their bodies still trembling, and their eyes revealed deep fear, as if their opponent was the devil.
Some of the rogues had already recognized the cavalry who had rushed to kill, and some of the rogues shouted loudly in fear for the name of the Zheng family.
Zheng Jiajun's three words, like a plague, made more rogues give up the idea of resistance, in their minds, it should be said that included in the mind of Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, Zheng Jiajun is the devil, a chasm that the righteous army can never cross.
More rogues surrendered on their knees, and those who resisted stubbornly were mercilessly killed, and most of these rogues were officers, or the subordinates of the Red Lady, they either couldn't surrender, or they didn't know the power of the Zheng family's army.
Their resistance had no effect, and as the rebels were beheaded, more rogues surrendered on their knees, giving up resistance altogether.
Zheng Jinhong also felt shocked, not to mention the Liukou, even if he encountered such a powerful artillery, it was difficult to resist, Zheng Xunrui insisted on taking out millions of taels of silver to invest in the Firearms Bureau, Zheng Jinhong was difficult to fully understand, but at this time, he completely understood that with such a sharp Hongyi cannon, it is not impossible to exterminate the Liukou, and even to exterminate the Houjin Tartar.
It was also at this time that Zheng Jinhong understood the meaning of Zheng Xunrui's blitzkrieg, the so-called blitzkrieg is like lightning, defeating the opponent in the shortest possible time, it is said that there are 10,000 rogues in the barracks, no matter what, they can resist for a while, but unfortunately the shock of the Hongyi cannon has made most of the rogue lose the courage to resist.
The attack that began at the end of the day was not yet over.
The number of rogues who were killed was very small, and more were killed by the explosion, and as for the rogues who surrendered, they are still being cleaned up for the time being.
Zheng Jinhong looked at Luoyang Mansion City not far away.
Quite a few torches have been lit on the walls.
Zheng Jinhong, who suddenly understood something, ordered the cavalry to disperse quickly.
Li Yan watched the military camp outside the city, all of which were destroyed in just one hour, and the 10,000 righteous soldiers stationed in the military camp fled into Luoyang Mansion City less than 1,000 people, in fact, on the Luoyang city wall, there were also Hongyi cannons, Li Yan did not order the sergeant to fire, Li Yan at this moment fell into deep self-blame, because of the negligence of the guard, let the official army launch a surprise attack.
It is useless to regret it, Li Yan knows very well that his main duty is to defend the city of Luoyang Mansion, there are still 10,000 soldiers of the righteous army in the city, and it is enough to guard the city.
After the sergeant of the righteous army shouted the name of Zheng Jiajun, Li Yan was surprised to find that the faces of several officers standing beside him had changed, and two of them trembled slightly.
Could it be that Zheng Jiajun is really so afraid.
Li Yan, who was so strong, was actually a little unconvinced, he quickly forgot the fact that the military camp outside the city was destroyed in an instant, and spoke to the officers around him with a serious face.
"King Chuang ordered us to hold on to Luoyang City, no matter who our opponent is, we must resolutely carry out King Chuang's orders, Luoyang City must be defended, the official army is not three heads and six arms, if you want to take Luoyang Mansion City, it is not that simple, all the sergeants are ready, do not fire the cannon for the time being, and then launch it when the official army attacks, oil pots, stones and other things have been lifted on the city wall, I want to see what kind of magic the Zheng family army has."
An officer whispered.
"Mr. Li, it's better to pay more attention, the Zheng family army has defeated the Houjin Tartars many times, and the righteous army and the Zheng family army have fought and have not won a single victory."
"At present, how can the great enemy extinguish his own prestige."
A crisp female voice appeared, and the red lady also came to Li Yan's side and scolded the officer who had just spoken.
Although Li Yan and the Red Lady are responsible for guarding the city of Luoyang, the sergeants under their command, especially the officers, are basically the subordinates of King Chuang, so these officers may not completely obey Li Yan's orders, and there will also be disobedience.
Sure enough, when the red lady came to Li Yan's side, everyone bowed their heads slightly.
The red lady looked at everyone and spoke to Li Yan.
"Mr. Li, how to resist the attack of the official army, the slave family listens to your arrangement, if anyone dares to disobey the military order, the slave family will not be polite......"
Li Yan's heart was hot and looked at the red lady.
"Red lady, you and I have a division of labor, you still go to the city, the city must be stabilized, at this time there must be no riots, the soldiers of the righteous army must resist the attack of the official army, if the rear is unstable, it will seriously affect the morale of the army." (To be continued)