Chapter 347: The Battle Has to Be Fought
Yue Tuo couldn't figure out Lu Hongniang's purpose for a whole day, but he didn't have much time left, Hong Chengchou had already led the main army out of the pass, and it was only two days away from here, so he had to wave his army to the camp of the Phoenix Legion.
Of course, it is impossible to build a complete large civil fortress in one day, but a civil fence built in front of it, filled with sandbags on both sides, and surrounded by blocking cars in the back, can be regarded as a simple large-scale fortification, large enough to enclose the entire Phoenix Legion of 18,000 people.
Yue Tuo regretted that it was too late, who let him miss a whole day, fortunately, the wall was not too high, and the war horse ran with all his might, it was still possible to cross the past, this time he did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered an attack.
Qierharang and Abatai each led 20,000 horses to attack the two wings, Amin led 40,000 horses to attack the back, and at the same time guarded against the main force of the Ming army under the command of Hong Chengchou, he himself 70,000 main forces attacked from the front, and the army of more than 100,000 almost filled the entire vast prairie, the battle flag fluttered like the sea, the war horses galloped, the dust and smoke rolled, and the rumbling hooves almost crushed the entire vast prairie.
Several wooden platforms were built in the center of the simple fortress, and generals such as Lu Hongniang and Li Qing stood on the high platforms, holding monoculars to observe the movements of the Jin army.
Boom Boom Boom ......
The Franc cannon took the lead in firing, shooting the flowering cannonballs one by one at the swarming Jin cavalry, Lu Hongniang's Phoenix Legion only carried 30 Franc cannons, to defend the front and the left and right wings, the firepower was seriously dispersed, the sparse shells fell in the swarming enemy group, blowing up a cloud of fire and billowing gunsmoke, the stumps and broken arms were thrown away, and the war horses neighed and fell.
"Steady, don't be afraid, they can't rush up, they're all steady, listen to my command, first row, prepare."
Behind the improvised wall, the officers commanding in front of the battle shouted loudly, comforting and encouraging his soldiers, the Phoenix Legion was expanded into a division-level unit, and a large number of recruits were recruited, although after more than a year of training, there were experienced veterans in the team, but after all, it was the first time to go to the battlefield, it was normal to be nervous and afraid, even if it was a veteran of a hundred battles, in the face of the crazy charge of thousands of war horses, it would still be nervous.
The speed of the war horse galloping at full speed is very fast, almost in the breath can rush in front of the front, the collective charge of thousands of war horses is indeed very scary, the rumbling hooves almost break people's hearts, feel the ground under their feet shake violently, the soldiers behind the wall are so nervous that fine beads of sweat ooze from their foreheads, some soldiers who are less timid or too nervous and scared instinctively turn their heads to look, and then they see those political officers with short guns in their hands and serious expressions seem to be staring at them, It frightened them so much that they shivered, and they didn't dare to turn their heads and move anymore.
How can I say that, in the eyes of ordinary soldiers, these political work officers are usually like their elders, taking care of their daily life, asking for warmth, caring for them in all kinds, teaching them to read and write, helping them write letters to their families, taking care of them when they are sick, and helping them fight for various benefits, and are very loved and respected by the soldiers.
However, in the daily training, these political work officers are so severe that people are afraid, especially those soldiers who violate military regulations, the punishment is really iron-faced and selfless, and the six relatives do not recognize it, which is really respectful and fearful, however, their existence makes many nervous and scared soldiers have an inexplicable sense of dependence and security, and the officials are standing at the forefront of the battle with them, they are not afraid, what else are they afraid of?
"First platoon, shoot!" The officer commanding in front of the formation shouted loudly, and the command knife in his hand slashed down hard, giving the order to shoot.
Bang bang bang......
The soldiers in the first row pull the trigger, regardless of whether they hit the approaching enemy or not, and quickly collect their guns and retreat under the officer's command, the soldiers in the second row take two steps forward, take their guns to aim, and then obey the command, pull the trigger, take a few steps back, reload their ammunition, and the soldiers in the third row step forward and shoot, and so on and so forth.
Under the dense rain of bullets, the soldiers of the Jin Army in the charge fell in pieces, and the painful neighing of the war horses, the terrible screams of the people, and the rumbling guns and cannons were mixed together.
The Kanwai tribes are all natural war horses, they let out an earth-shattering roar, leaping horses and saddles, front servants follow, shoot a wave of arrows when they rush, and then put away their riding bows, wield swords and axes and other weapons, and bravely rush forward until they are shot and fall.
There is a trench dug in front of the civil wall of the simple fortress that is nearly two meters wide and more than one meter deep, and those who are not well controlled to straddle the war horse will be cut down, and the war horse will break its legs, and the knights riding on it will either be thrown away, or break their hands and feet, and the unlucky ones will directly break their neck bones and die on the spot.
Skilled horsemen rode their horses and jumped over the trenches, but they could not break through the death nets constructed by the dense barrage, and even the men and horses fell on the road of the charge, and there were also a few tribesmen with great riding skills and super good luck jumped over the not too high civil and wooden walls, and trampled and cut down several soldiers of the Phoenix Legion, but their luck ended there, they were either dragged down the horses and beaten to death, or they were shot indiscriminately, and the soldiers of the reserve team led the horses away.
The range of the riding bow is not as long as that of the musket, and most of the knights are shot and fall before they have time to shoot the arrows in their hands, or are thrown away by the horses that are in pain from the bullets, and there are not many arrows that can be shot, plus the soldiers of the Phoenix Legion are wearing iron helmets, and the front of the tactical vest is loaded with an iron plate to protect the chest, and there are not many soldiers who are hit by the arrow, and most of them are slightly injured, and only a few unlucky key arrows are killed.
The wounded soldiers were carried down by the medical guards for treatment, and the bodies of the dead soldiers were also carried aside and put aside, and then dealt with after the battle, the battle continued, the Jin army was besieged on all sides, and had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, the battle was extremely fierce and tragic, in the face of the crazy attack of the Jin soldiers, the soldiers of the Phoenix Legion resisted stubbornly, and shot and killed wave after wave of gold soldiers with dense bullet rain, the grass was full of human corpses and horse corpses, and a large number of wounded soldiers, and the green grass was stained red with blood.
One drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, the Jin army surrounded the simple civil fortress on all sides, but it was not able to overcome it for a long time, the spirit has been frustrated, coupled with heavy casualties, morale has been greatly reduced, Yue Tuo had to Ming Jin to withdraw the troops, replace with new troops into the attack, the earth-shattering roar and rumbling guns resounded through the grassland.
Standing on the high platform and observing the battlefield with a monocular, Lu Hongniang took a long breath, to be honest, she was really worried that she would fight too hard, and she scared Yue Tuo, and ordered to stop the attack, she regretted building this civil fortress a little.
"Sister, you can rest assured, even if Yue Tuo is scared, when our soldiers come to Chaganhot City, he can't help but stop fighting."
Li Qing on the side smiled and comforted, there are too many recruits, this battle is just a real combat training, and it can only stand the test when it is a real field battle.
Lu Hongniang smiled, this is the first battle of Daming to recover the Keerxin grassland after many years of weakness, Xu Sheng is not allowed to lose, she is a little nervous.